14 Monday 16th May, 2011 Ashen sets new U-16 discuss record K. Ashen Jayawardena of Ananda National School, Chilaw, set a new dis- cuss throw record (Under- 16) at the Sir John Tarbet Senior Athletics Championship, which is being held at the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, on May 15, 2011. He threw a dis- tance of 49.99 metre. (Pic by Nishan S. Priyantha) Ishant Sharma (L), took a catch to send Andrew Symonds back. (AP Photo) Ex-Pakistan player eccan Chargers lifted themselves off the bottom Raza in betting arrest Dof the IPL table and sal- vaged some pride as they beat ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Police also confiscated rupees 45,000 Mumbai Indians by seven runs at Pakistan Test offspinner Akram Raza ($530) from Raza. He was released on Wankhede Stadium on Saturday night, has been arrested for placing illegal bail Sunday morning after depositing cricket365.com reported on its website, bets on Indian Premier League match- surety bonds worth rupees 50,000 ($590). Saturday. es. The 46-year-old played nine Tests Mumbai were heavily fancied to Senior police official Attique and 49 one-day internationals in record their ninth victory of the cam- Sindhu told The Associated Press that between 1989 and 1995. paign and return to the top of the Raza was among five arrested by police He was among six Pakistan players standings, but allowed themselves to in a raid conducted at a busy market in fined by a commission formed in 2000 get bogged down by Deccan’s spinners Lahore on Saturday night. to inquire into match-fixing. on a turning pitch. The home side could manage just 125 for eight in reply to Deccan’s 135 for six on a night when few batsmen scored at better than a run a ball. Kieron Pollard too much to do at the Gebrselassie wins his 4th JP Duminy set the tone for death. Former Sri Lanka skipper, Kumar Deccan’s defence as he took advantage They gave it a good go, hitting 40 in Sangakkara drives during his knock of Great Manchester Run of the turn on offer to remove Aiden quick time to leave just 13 runs 27, Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers, MANCHESTER, England (AP) — to the shoulder of the 38-year-old two- Blizzard and concede just three runs in required from the last three balls, but IPL 2011, Mumbai, May 14, 2011. Ethiopian long-distance great Haile time Olympic 10,000-metre champion at his first two overs. Rajan held his nerve and had Pollard Gebrselassie won the Great one point, before fading and finishing Ishant Sharma then bowled an (24 from 13) caught at third man to Manchester Run for the fourth time, second in 28:21. Sergiy Lebid of inspired spell to dimiss Ambati secure the two points. deliveries, and was helped along by pulling clear of Chris Thompson of Ukraine came third, four seconds fur- Rayudu and Rohit Sharma and put Only a late surge from Shikhar Amit Mishra as the little legspinner- Britain to ease to victory in the 10-kilo- ther behind. Mumbai on the back foot, and although Dhawan had ensured that Deccan fin- cum-slogger hit the last four deliveries metre race on Sunday. "I didn't expect that from this boy," Gebrselassie, the marathon world- Gebrselassie said of Thompson. "He Sachin Tendulkar batted deep into the ished with a run rate above six an over for four off Munaf Patel. record holder who won the event in ran so great." innings he never dominated the bowl- after his teammates had managed a That meant that the last over cost 2005, '09 and '10, posted a time of 28 Britain's Helen Clitheroe, the 3,000- ing. total of just four boundaries among Mumbai 23 runs, and at least gave minutes, 10 seconds in wet and windy metre champion at the European Tendulkar was eventually trapped them before the left-hander came to Deccan something to bowl at after conditions in the northern English indoors this year, smashed her person- lbw by Anand Rajan for 37 from 42 the crease. their top order had underwhelmed city. al best by 30 seconds to win the balls, leaving Harbhajan Singh and Dhawan finished with 27 from 18 against Mumbai’s star-packed line-up. "I am so happy to come back here women's race in 31:45. again and again," said Gebrselassie, Clitheroe led from the start to cross who ran eight seconds slower than his the line ahead of France's Christelle winning time 12 months ago. "It's won- Daunay, who was 14 seconds behind. derful." Kenya's Grace Momanyi, the Thompson kept pace with Commonwealth 10,000-metre champi- Asoka de Silva School of Cricket in Malaysia Gebrselassie for 7km, even coming up on, was third in 32.05. Djokovic remains perfect in 2011 No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Murray served for the match at 5-4 in Djokovic will resume their rivalry in the the third set but double-faulted to let the Italian Open final Sunday. Serbian back into it. He then fell apart in Nadal, who has won this clay-court the tiebreaker. tournament in Rome five of the last six “Obviously it’s a great run,” Murray years, ousted Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-1 on said. “I’m just disappointed that I should Saturday.Djokovic was pushed to the limit have ended it tonight.” in extending his unbeaten streak to 38 (AP) matches, beating Andy Murray 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2). In the women’s final, Maria Sharapova will meet Sam Stosur. Sharapova beat top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-3, and Stosur downed Li Na 7-6 (6), 6-0. Djokovic beat Nadal in hard- court title matches in Indian Wells and Miami this year, then also won The squad to Malaysia in Madrid last weekend, his first (Seated from left): M. R. Faiz, J. A. D. D. Jayasinghe, Thilak De Silva (Director, victory over the Spaniard on clay. Coaching), Arun Gunathilake and S.P. Wickramarachchi. Standing (from left): K. D. Djokovic has won all 36 of A. D. Gunasekera, Rusthum Miskin, L. W. M. Irywyman, A. M. D. V. Wickramasinghe, Danindu Arun Gunathilake his matches this year, trailing M. C. Pryasud, H. P. M. Bandara, Akalanka Perera and A. D. V. Lanka. Jayasinghe only John McEnroe’s 42-0 Open era start in 1984. “Anyone who saw the The Under-15 team of the Asoka de The one week tour will see them play spinners and a wicketkeeper. match knew the winner was Silva School of Cricket, is in Malaysia at six matches. The team has two captains - Arun not decided until the last the moment, at the invitation of the The 12-member squad is made up of Gunathilake and Danindu Jayasinghe, point,” Djokovic said. “It was Kujang, High School of Malaysia. four all-rounders, three fast bowlers, four who will share the captaincy. a fantastic match.” Rafael Nadal (L) and Novak Djokovic Maradona meets with Gayle, Afridi, Gibbs among 33 overseas players in SL T-20 league Dubai club Al Wasl Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has Tanvir and Umar Akmal represent matches will be played at the R. Kumar. DUBAI, United Arab training facility Saturday. secured the services of several some of the Pakistani talent on Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo. Ireland: Kevin O'Brien. Emirates (AP) — Diego Al Wasl is fourth in the prominent overseas cricketers, show. Full list of overseas players: New Zealand: Daniel Vettori. Maradona is in the United domestic league and has including the likes of David Warner As many as 12 Indian players Australia: David Warner, Pakistan: Imran Nazir Shahid Arab Emirates amid reports been looking for coach since and Shaun Tait from Australia and are expected to feature in the tour- Shaun Tait, Callum Ferguson, Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail linking him with a coaching firing Sergio Farias in Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard nament. Daniel Christian. Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz. vacancy at domestic club Al March. A spokesman for the from the West Indies for the upcom- South Africa’s dashing batsman Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal. South Africa: Albie Morkel, Wasl. club says it would have an ing Sri Lanka Premier League T20 Herschelle Gibbs and veteran pace India: Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Herschelle Gibbs, Lonwabo The 50-year-old announcement Sunday but tournament (SLPL), according to a bowler Makhaya Ntini are amongst Pathan, Manish Pandey, Manoj Tsotsobe, Makhaya Ntini. Argentine soccer icon, who refused to provide details. report in the 'IslandCricket' website. the other big names who will be on Tiwary, Munaf Patel, Paul Valthaty, West Indies: Chris Gayle Danza has been out of coaching A UAE sports newspa- Shahid Afridi, who will be cap- show. Praveen Kumar, Ravichandran Hyatt, Darren Bravo, Kieron since he led Argentina to per, Sport 360, quoted a club taining a team in the tournament, The first edition of the SLPL Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Saurabh Pollard. the 2010 World Cup quarter- official as saying it was in along with Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail will get underway on July 19. All Tiwary, Umesh Yadav, Vinay (Russ) finals, visited the club's talks to hire Maradona..