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Khawaja Kubica getting leads new Aussies perspective fightback

London “If you think where I was obert Kubica says he is 12 months ago, things have enjoying his Williams changed quite a lot. FormulaR 1 reserve role already “Actually I am enjoying Australia’s plays a fine reverse sweep (Pic courtesy: espncricinfo) because it has allowed a deeper my position, it’s giving me understanding than what he quite a lot of challenges and Port Elizabeth threat because of a lack of ball of the last session BRIEF SCORE had a race driver. also opportunities to see the sman Khawaja scored 75 form, was trapped leg before before Khawaja dashed Australia 243 and 180 for 5 (Khawaja 75, The 2008 Canadian Grand team working, to see different runs to lead an Australia by in home hopes of rattling Rabada 3-38) lead 382 (De Prix winner targeted a stunning point of view of many Ufightback on the third day of the second last over of the day. through the Australian Villiers 126*, Elgar 57, Amla 56, Cummins F1 race return after successfully things. the second Test against South It was a blow to the tourists line-up. 3-79) by 41 runs testing contemporary F1 “When you are a race driver, Africa at St George’s Park, but who had been showing strong Smith, ranked the machinery last year, the first you see things in the race driver succumbed just before close resistance after teetering at world’s top Test batsmen, up his 22nd Test century in time he had done so since the mode. of play after seeing the tourists 86-4 just after tea. went cheaply as he was caught scoring an unbeaten 126 in a 2011 rally crash that almost “The engineers, technicians, cancel out a first innings Marsh played a solid behind for 11 after he got busy morning session to help killed him. mechanics, all the team is deficit. supporting role to be 39 not a slight edge to the spin South Africa into a good lead. Kubica was eventually working, but when you are a Australia will take a 41-run out at the end of the day. He bowling of Keshav Maharaj He had not scored a ton in beaten to a Williams seat by race driver you don’t get so lead into the fourth day after will resume on Monday with while , also key his last 13 Tests but featured Sergey Sirotkin but has been deep as I have opportunity to finishing yesterday’s play at , who has five runs to their hopes, was bowled by in an 84-run partnership with given the reserve role so the get in this situation. 180 for five . to his name. Kagiso Rabada for 13. Vernon Philander (36) for the team can continue to evaluate “It’s a good opportunity Khawaja and Mitchell Australia lost three wickets South Africa had a first eighth wicket and further 58 him. and, I’m enjoying it, it’s Marsh put together a 87-run in the second session after innings lead of 139 after being with Keshav Maharaj, who “It’s a good feeling for me,” also good fun, and I think it partnership for the fifth wicket lunch, including that of bowled out for 382 just before swatted at the Australian he said when asked how he had will be an interesting year.” before Khawaja, whose place Steve Smith, and then lunch. bowling to score 30 off 24 found his first F1 pre-season in (Autosport) in the team has been under with the second AB de Villiers notched balls. (Reuters) seven years. Ogier extends lead with four stage wins Guanajuato, Mexico ebastien Ogier claimed four stage wins on Saturday Safternoon to extend his Rally Mexico lead to more than 35 seconds heading into the final leg yesterday. The reigning World Rally champion began the day in fifth but made progress thanks to an impressive pace and some good fortune as others hit trouble. Friday leaders Dani Sordo and Sebastien Loeb both suffered punctures on SS14, the second run of Guanajuatito, Sebastien Ogier drives Kendall Gretsch from the United States competes during Women’s 12km Sitting Cross- which dropped the pair out of midway through, and lost more third behind Citroen’s Kris Country Skiing of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games at the Alpensia realistic contention. than two minutes to Ogier. Meeke. Errant stones first Biathlon Centre in PyeongChang, South Korea, yesterday. Kendall won the gold medal Loeb had to stop to replace Sordo fared marginally halted Loeb’s Citroen C3 as the (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) his front left tyre during the better, ceding 30 seconds, Frenchman looked set to build stage, after hitting a rock and the Spaniard is now on his overall lead. (Autosport)