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Pakistan out for 376 SCOREBOARD 1st : 356 0, James Franklin 9-1-30- 0, , 1st Innings 47-11-100-4, 1-1-0-0. in reply to NZ’s 356 (Overnight: 134-2) Taufeeq Umar c Guptill b Vettori 70 New Zealand, 2nd Innings Mohammad Hafeez c Young b Southee 1 Martin Guptillnot out 1 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Azhar Ali c Taylor b Martin 67 Brendon McCullm 6 Misbah ul-Haq was dismissed just a Younis Khan c Ryder b Vettori 73 Extras:(2nb) 2 short of his century as Daniel Vettori Misbah ul-Haq lbw b Martin 99 TOTAL (without loss) 9 took four to keep New Asad Shafiqc Taylor b Vettori 0 Overs: 5. Zealand’s hopes alive in the second test Adnan Akmal c Martin b Vettori 22 Still to bat: , , Kane against Pakistan on the third day Abdur Rehman c McCullum b Martin 5 Williamson, James Franklin, Reece Young, Monday. Umar Gul c McCullum b Martin 19 Daniel Vettori, , Brent Arnel, Pakistan was all out for 376 - a first Tanvir Ahmed c Taylor b Southee 7 . innings lead of just 20 - and New Wahab Riaz not out 7 Bowlin: Umar Gul 3-2-3-0(1nb), Tanvir Zealand was 9 without loss at the close Extras: (1b,2lb,2w,1nb) 6 Ahmed 10-5-0 (1nb), Abdur Rehman 1-0-1-0. of play. TOTAL (all out) 376 Toss: Won by New Zealand. Pakistan Misbah toiled for Overs: 133. Umpires: Daryl Harper and Rod Tucker, more than five hours toward his third Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-134, 3-144, 4-28, 5- Australia. test century but was denied when he 294, 6-324, 7-333, TV umpire: Chris Gaffaney, New Zealand. was trapped lbw by Chris Martin on 99 8-360, 9-363, 10-376. Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama, Sri off the 207th ball of his innings. : Chris Martin 32-7-91-4 (2w,1nb), Lanka. Tim Southee 28-7-102-2, Brent Arnel 16-4-50- Series: Pakistan leads two-match series 1-0.

Haye may switch from Wladimir to Vitali Klitschko fight in May BY GARETH A. DAVIES World heavyweight champi- on David Haye will fight in May, possibly against the winner of the Vitali Klitschko-Odlanier Solis bout on March 19, trainer Adam Booth has revealed. It will not be against Vitali Klitschko’s younger brother Wladimir, who takes on Britain’s Dereck Chisora instead on April 30. The fight between Haye and Roger Federer Wladimir Klitschko collapsed in the first week of the year, and although Haye is not yet lined up David Haye to fight another opponent yet, he is currently training in Miami. Haye’s mandatory challenger for Unlike all the 50-odd opponents wins, David would love to take the WBA title is Ruslan Chagaev, who Wladimir has fought, David him on. If Solis wins, it would Defending champion but due to a medical condition, is not going to sit around wait- be a repeat of theirf amateur he may be refused a licence to ing for him. fight. fight in the UK. And for Chisora’s promoter, The other option is Chagaev, Booth said: “The Wladimir Frank Warren, to call me the but we need to see what the Klitschko fight is dead in the hardest person to deal with in British Boxing board say about water. He didn’t want it, simple boxing, I take it as a compli- clearing him here to fight.” Federer eases into 2nd round ment.Vitali Klitschko’s fight as that, but David Haye’s career Melbourne Park last year for things are going.” does not revolve around him. with Solis for the WBC title is (C) The Telegraph interesting because, if Vitali Group, London, 2011 BY JOHN PYE his record 16th major title, Federer worked his Slovak Nadal has won the French rival around the court with MELBOURNE, Australia Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. angled forehands and relentless (AP) - Roger Federer started Open and is aiming to become accuracy. The 23-year-old Lacko his Australian Open title the first man since Rod Laver had no answers, except when Sport Down Under in further turmoil defense with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 victo- in 1969 to hold all four major he challenged some line calls. Williams, but if the Queenslander doesn’t stay in, ry over Lukas Lacko on titles. If the rankings hold true, Lacko twice challenged BY MARK HODGKINSON there is a good chance that the tournament’s second Monday, showing some of the Federer and Nadal will meet in calls on the baseline in one Only the optimists among the Australian public week will be Australian-free. sublime shot-making skills that the final. game on Federer forehands that would have bought tickets for Melbourne Park (C) The Telegraph make him the most obvious The second-ranked Federer looked like winners - he had believing that their tennis players will somehow res- Group, London, 2011 hurdle to Rafael Nadal’s pur- is clearly intent on regaining both turned over to earn a cue this sporting summer. Any cries of “Aussie, Thankfully, the locals are no longer so deluded as suit of a “Rafa Slam.” the top spot. break against Federer’s serve Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi” at the Australian Open to imagine that Lleyton Hewitt should be regarded Trying to become only the “One and two are both very in the second set and make it 3- might have to be accompanied by at least a half-wink as a contender for the men’s trophy. Hewitt was once the world No1, he was once the US Open and the second man to win five good. One is better than two, 1. It only seemed to spur of irony. Everyone at Tennis Australia will be keeping Wimbledon champion, and he was once a beaten Australian titles, Federer was but they still put me on Rod Federer on as he raced through everything crossed that Sam Stosur, the only home finalist here when he was the runner-up to Marat in such a rush to get through to Laver Arena, so I’m not com- the first round in 84 minutes. player who is seeded in the two singles draws, will Safin in 2005, and he should be admired for the way the second round that he barely plaining at all,” Federer said. No. 8 Andy Roddick rushed go deep into the women’s tournament. he continues to get the most out of his talent, but, waited for the ballboys to get “And, look, I’m really enjoying through as well, firing 17 aces Stosur, the world No6 and the beaten finalist at sad to say, he has little chance of winning here. back into place between points. myself playing really well at as he beat Jan Hajek 6-1, 6-2, 6- last season’s French Open, certainly has a chance of Scuffling and scrabbling and hustling simply doesn’t Since Federer won at the moment. Very happy how 2. winning an event that is missing the injured Serena cut it in the Nadal-Federer era.

mind and my heart has been there,” he India announces squad Barcelona smashes Malaga said. After floods, “It’s going to be nice to be able to get for World Cup and records in Spain up there and feel like I can help out in some way. , India (AP) - India has omit- BY JOSEPH WILSON just a game: Watson “I’ve organised a sausage sizzle down ted bastsman Rohit Shamra from its 15- at Booval, which is one of the suburbs. man squad for the upcoming cricket World BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - “It really does free your mind when Cup to be hosted jointly by India, Sri Barcelona extended its unbeaten run BY GREG BUCKLE you’re thinking about other things and Lanka and . to a club-record 28 games on Sunday, it does put the game of cricket into per- Indian selectors on Monday named strolling to a 4-1 win over Malaga to open up a four-point lead in the Shane Watson says the Queensland spective for what it really is. spin bowlers and Spanish league after second-place floods have put cricket in perspective for “My family was lucky enough not to Piyush Chawla to supplement Harbhajan Real Madrid drew 1-1 at last-place him; it’s only a game. be affected, but I know some of my Singh in the squad, which will be cap- Almeria. Watson was the man of the match in friends who live close to the river, and tained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Andres Iniesta, David Villa and Australia’s amazing six- win over also my primary school, the grounds includes veteran batsmen Virender Pedro Rodriguez scored in the first England in the first one-day internation- close to it were all flooded.” Sehwag, , Gautam half and Villa added another after al at the MCG on Sunday night. With World Cup spots on the line Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh. the break to set the record in the 111- year history of Barcelona, which had And he says the victory is a just three days before the 15-man squad previously gone 27 games unbeaten reminder that while Australia were is due to be announced, Australia in the 1973-74 season. beaten in the Ashes series, they’re still bowled poorly at times on Sunday and No.1 in ODI cricket, just a month away missed six chances in the field. from the World Cup on the sub-conti- Australia rested strike bowler Shaun nent. Tait because of back stiffness while But the Ipswich product, who lives in England left out veteran batsman Paul Sydney and plays for NSW at state level, Collingwood. says his thoughts have been on the Game two of the seven-match series Queensland floods rather than taking on is in Hobart on Friday. the Poms. Shane Watson scored a career-best 161 not Watson out as Australia pulled off the highest successful run-chase at the MCG in one- ODI century. day international history on Sunday. Tributes flowed for Watson, includ- ’s 78 in his comeback ing one from England captain Andrew game after being dropped last year Strauss who said Watson’s knock was helped England score 294 in 49.4 overs. one of the great innings in ODI history. FC Barcelona’s David Villa, left, Australia replied with 4-297 as But the Queensland-born all-rounder and Pedro Rodriguez, right, cele- Watson thrilled the crowd with a six, his says his thoughts aren’t on cricket. brate a goal against Malaga during fourth of the innings, on the first ball of The 29-year-old will spend Monday a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the final over to kill off England’s hopes. and Tuesday in Ipswich. the Camp Nou stadium in Watson hit 12 fours and faced 150 “It’s going to be heart-wrenching to Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 16, deliveries in a stunning display, his fifth see the devastation that’s there, but my 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)