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The judge who cleared led to a different penalty," required that the words were Hansen also rejected the India's Harbhajan Singh of said Hansen. said," Hansen wrote in his suggestion that the Board of racial abusing Australia's "Overnight I have given judgement. Control for in India Clark replaces Tait says earnest consideration to the "I need to be sure and if I and Cricket Australia human error saved the play- Code of Conduct to see if it am left with reasonable reached an agreement which er from a bigger punishment. empowers me to reopen the uncertainty, then I must find he simply sealed with his rul- in Australia's limited- Harbhajan was fined for a sentencing process. in favour of Mr Singh. ing. lesser charge of verbal abuse Regrettably I have concluded "There was a direct con- "It is incorrect to suggest but John Hansen said he that I cannot do so and the flict as to whether the word that there was some sort of overs squad could have imposed a differ- penalty imposed by me must was used. an agreement reached ent penalty had he been stand. "There are cultural accent between Australian and SYDNEY, lineup for the limited-overs tri-series aware of his past record. "At the end of the day Mr. and language differences and Indian cricket authorities Australia (AP) against India and Sri Lanka starting In 2001 Harbhajan was Singh can feel himself fortu- it is accepted some of Mr that I simply rubber- - Stuart Clark Sunday. fined and banned for nate that he has reaped the Singh's remarks were in his stamped," said Hansen. has been Clark coming in for Tait, who is attempting to intimidate benefit of these database and own language. "I also wish to add that recalled in taking a break from cricket, is the only umpires. human errors." "There remains a possibil- while I was aware of the place of change to the 13-man Australian squad "He can feel himself fortu- Earlier this month, the ity of a misunderstanding in media furore surrounding that beat New Zealand in last month's nate that he reaped the bene- India spinner had been found this heated situation." this matter, no-one has in Chappell-Hadlee series. fit of these database and guilty of calling Symonds, attempted to apply direct Australia's Clark was ruled out of Friday's human errors," he said. Australia's only mixed-race pressure to obtain an out- international against India in Hansen revealed player, a "monkey" during come." Harbhajan could have the second Test in Sydney (BBC Sport) Stuart Clark Melbourne because of a slight ankle has been problem, but was expected to be fit for recalled in the ODI series opener against India in place of Shaun Brisbane on Sunday. Tait in The World Cup winning Australians Australia's line- go into the series after back-to-back test series wins over Sri Lanka and India. up for the limit- Harbhajan AUSTRALIA SQUAD: (cap- ed-overs tri- tain), , , series against Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Brad India and Sri Haddin, , , Lanka start- James Hopes, , Mitchell was lucky, ing Sunday. Johnson, , Andrew Symonds. says Brazilian swimmer suspended after positive doping test

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian to be tested. swimmer Rogerio Karfunkelstein was "I never intended to increase my per- judge suspended two years after testing posi- formance," he said in a statement tive for an anabolic steroid, the second released to local media. received a one-match ban this month. Brazilian swimmer to fail a doping test Karfunkelstein finished third in the had he known about the The charge was downgrad- in recent months. 50-meter breaststroke in the December event, which occurred in a ed and at the appeal hearing Karfunkelstein tested positive for meeting. series against South Africa. Harbhajan pleaded admitted stanozolol during a national meet in Karfunkelstein joins Rebeca Gusmao - He said he had considered to using abusive language Brazil in December, the Brazilian the nation's top female swimmer - who reopening the sentencing and was fined half his match Swimming Confederation said in a state- was ordered to return her four Pan process when he was belated- fee and is free to play. ment. American Games medals, including two ly made aware of the matter, Hansen insisted the The 31-year-old swimmer, who retired gold, after testing positive for testos- but could not. prospect of India possibly from the sport following the meet, said terone just before the July games in Rio "If I had been aware of the abandoning the tour of the doping was likely caused by one of de Janeiro. In 2006, Renata Burgos serious transgression in Australia if the ruling went the medicines he was prescribed to treat was suspended two years after testing November 2001 I would have against their player did not a serious knee injury sustained in positive for stanozolol during the required more extensive sub- influence him. August. He did not request his B sample Brazilian championships. missions as to the offense in "I have not been persuaded mitigation which could have to the necessary level Harbhajan Singh

BEIJING (AP) - Beijing and the Rabbi Shimon The staff and cooks at Dini's Wallabies coach Olympics are going Kosher. are nearly all Chinese. Waiters The capital's only Kosher Freundlich, right, bring new Chinese customers a restaurant opened 10 months checks a fish with handout to explain Kosher, Deans warned over ago, drawing the small Jewish chef Xiao Wei in the which is called "Jie Shi" in expatriate community, tourists, kitchen at Dini's Chinese - "clean food." jetboat near-miss curious Chinese and even a few Kosher Restaurant "When Chinese come, I don't Muslims. Business has been so think they know what to order," in Beijing, Tuesday WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - good at Dini's Kosher said Zhao Haixia, the assistant Wallabies rugby coach Robbie Deans Restaurant, that part-owner Jan. 29, 2008. Rabbi manager. "Normally they just has been let off with a warning by Lewis Sperber is talking about Freundlich, the reli- rely on us to tell them what's New Zealand's maritime safety organi- setting up a second branch clos- gious leader of good." er to the Olympic venues in zation after the jetboat he was driving Beijing's Jewish The menu features both northern Beijing. northern European (Ashkenazi) narrowly avoided collision with a community, is likely Like many restaurateurs and Mediterranean (Sephardic) tourist boat. and bar owners, Sperber is hop- to be instrumental food traditions. Mainstays like Deans admitted failing to stop at a ing to benefit with as many as in running the matzo ball soup, chopped liver signposted point before his jetboat and 550,000 foreigners expected to Kosher kitchen at and Gefilte fish are seldom cho- a larger boat carrying tourists were descend on Beijing for the Aug. the Athletes Village sen by Chinese, who more often forced to take evasive action on the 8-24 Games. during this sum- go for Kosher beef dumplings Shotover River near the South Island "What we've thought about mer's Beijing (Jiaozi) or sizzling beef - Kosher resort of Queenstown earlier this is preparing sandwiches and style. Olympics. (AP month. other items at a venue closer Gefilte fish is a hard sell. The boat driven by Deans clipped a than we are now to the Olympic Photo/Greg Baker) "In China eating cold fish sites," Sperber said. "If people rock face but no injuries occured. doesn't sound so good," Zhao leave the Olympics and want a Deans apologized for the incident said. Kosher meal, we could have a Like Beijing's noxious air, and a spokesman for Maritime New place for them." Beijing Olympics going Kosher China's food safety is one of the Zealand said no further action would Eating Kosher - food that most sensitive issues surround- be taken. meets Jewish dietary laws - is ing the Olympics, carrying the "We're satisfied that because the hardly a raging fad. However, with food safety issues driving potential to ruin China's US$40 incident was reported to us, there was there is a real boom in the num- billion (euro27 billion) prepara- no damage or injury and the skipper ber of Chinese factories being tions to use the Games to show accepted full responsibility, we don't certified to export Kosher prod- a mini-boom off a modern nation removed see a need to take any further action," ucts. This is driven partially by from its agrarian roots. recent food safety scares in years. The total number of pastel-colored eatery located on not, Jewish or not, people will spokesman Ross Henderson said. One food poisoning case, like Deans, who has coached the China involving contaminated Kosher certifications is about Super Bar Street, an aptly want food from here because it seafood, pet food and toothpaste. one positive doping test - partic- Canterbury Crusaders to six Super 12 2,000, exporters working to named alleyway lined with is considered cleaner and more Kosher certifications in reach the world Kosher market. restaurants and bars just down hygienic being that we're in ularly by a Chinese athlete - and 14 titles, was appointed Australia China conducted by the "I think business will be the street from the Israeli China," Ramia said. "A Muslim could grab headlines for weeks national coach late last year after Orthodox Union - the best- very overwhelming during the embassy. woman came in recently and ruin the public relations missing out on the New Zealand coach- known certification body - have Olympics," said Minette Ramia, "From the hygiene side, because she can't eat meat any- effort by the communist govern- ing position, which was awarded to doubled to 307 in the last two who manages Dini's, a modern, whether someone is Kosher or where else." ment. incumbent Graham Henry. Patrick McEnroe gets best to play Davis Cup for US team "I've been WASHINGTON (AP) - of its first Davis Cup title players that do skip matches they really do enjoy the "It's very important for extremely lucky. John McEnroe's brief tenure since 1995, he'll once more be here and there." The Feb. 8- weeks together," McEnroe them to keep their wits about We've got a as U.S. Davis Cup was able to rely on Andy Roddick, 10 tie in Austria will mark a said. Roddick is currently them and mentally just stay group of guys marked by frequent laments James Blake and twins Bob record ninth consecutive time ranked No. 6 in singles, with solid," McEnroe said of his that love to play about how tough it was to get and Mike Bryan. that Roddick, Blake and the Blake at No. 9. The Bryans team playing away. "That's for their country, Pete Sampras and Andre "I've been extremely lucky. Bryans comprise the U.S. lead the doubles rankings. something that Andy has that love sup- Agassi to play for his team. We've got a group of guys that team. They ended the longest U.S. really, really improved over porting each McEnroe's successor as love to play for their country, No other quartet from the championship drought in the years. And I think we're other, and that captain, his younger brother that love supporting each country ever participated in Davis Cup history by beating seeing signs that James is have answered Patrick, has no such trouble other, and that have answered more than three Davis Cup Russia in December. starting to do the same thing. the call every getting the current crop of the call every single time I've ties in a row, according to the Now the quick turn- James has, quite honestly, top Americans to participate - asked them," McEnroe said on U.S. Tennis Association. around has the group head- had a little trouble doing that single time I've which probably is why he Wednesday in a conference "I'd love to take the credit, ing to Vienna to face Stefan in some of the away matches. asked them," finally won a championship. call. "That's pretty amazing, but to be quite honest, the Koubek, Jurgen Melzer, He gets a little too up and McEnroe said on And when the United States considering the world we live credit goes to them, because Werner Eschauer and Julian down." Wednesday in a opens the defense next week in. I certainly understand the they really do enjoy it and Knowle on indoor clay. conference call.