Harbhajan Was Lucky, Says Judge

Friday 1st February, 2008 13 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 Cricket in India Clark replaces Tait Andrew Symonds 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 Shaun Tait 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- Twenty20 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: Ricky Ponting (cap- ed-overs tri- tain), Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken, series against Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Brad India and Sri Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hogg, Lanka start- James Hopes, Michael Hussey, Mitchell was lucky, ing Sunday. Johnson, Brett Lee, 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.

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