20 Sunday, November 26, 2017 SPORTS Sunday, November 26, 2017 21 Smith hits masterful ton as England crack Iran supreme leader is Steve Smith walks off at the end of Vijay, Pujara Australia’s innings hundreds put after an unbeaten 141 ‘new says Saudi Arabia’s Hitler’ crown prince Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad bin Salman IndiaNagpur Vijayin and Pujara control Brisbane at 33 for two, leading by just pener Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar made sure India ram teve Smith produced a seven runs with Root, on five, Riyadh told The New York Times in than they do in Saudi Arabia Earlier this month, the involved. influence in Iraq, where its Pujara hit sublime centuries to put home the advantage defiant unconquered and Mark Stoneman, on 19, at audi Arabia’s crown an interview published on today, and Islam existed prince blamed Iran for a The Saudi also accuse proxy militias have played a IndiaO in command of the second Test from day one as they centuryS and Josh Hazlewood the crease. Sprince has called Iran’s Thursday. alongside Judaism and missile attack aimed at the Iran of helping Shia Houthi key role in defeating so-called against Sri Lanka, as the hosts took a recorded their fifth claimed two wickets to leave England captain Root did supreme leader “the new The 32-year-old prince Christianity. Saudi capital, Riyadh, by rebels in Yemen, where Islamic State, and in Syria, 107-run lead on Saturday’s day two. century stand in their England reeling as Australia everything to remove the Hitler of the Middle East” and has positioned himself at the The promise of a return rebels in neighbouring a Saudi-led coalition has where it has militarily helped The overnight batsmen put together last seven Test innings cracked open the first obdurate Smith, but the world’s warned that as in European forefront of an economic to a more moderate Islam Yemen. He said the attack been fighting a war since President Bashar al-Assad a 209-run partnership to together. Ashes test at the Gabba on top-rated batsman laid waste history, “appeasement and social upheaval in Saudi is coupled with a bid might be considered an act 2015. gain the upper hand in the pulverise the opposition Vijay, who replaced Saturday. to the tourists’ well-laid plans doesn’t work”. Arabia. to encourage economic of war. Saudi Arabia has also civil war. attack after the hosts Shikhar Dhawan in the The Australian skipper to give the Australians the In his first comments since “We are ‘restoring’ Islam growth. Iran denied it was warned against Iran’s growing Tensions soared this month started the day on starting lineup after the left- played one of his greatest test advantage at the Gabba, where a widespread anti-corruption to its origins — and our when Lebanon’s Saudi-allied 11-1 in response to Sri handed opener knocks with an unbeaten 141, they haven’t lost a test since purge Mohammad bin Salman biggest tools are the Prophet’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri Lanka’s 205. crafted over eight and a half 1988. fired his strongest criticism practices and [daily life in] “We don’t want the new Hitler in resigned in a television India were 312 for hours, to deliver his team a “I think we’re in a reasonable yet of Saudi Arabia’s regional Saudi Arabia before 1979,” he broadcast from Riyadh, citing two at stumps in their 26-run lead over the tourists on spot being around 30 in front arch-rival. said. Iran to repeat what happened in the influence of Iran-backed first innings with Pujara, on 121, and the third day. – we didn’t look like we were “We don’t want the new According to many of the Hezbollah in Lebanon and skipper Virat Kohli, on 54, batting to Paceman Hazlewood going to get there for a while,” Hitler in Iran to repeat what records of life during the Europe in the Middle East” risks to his life. push the visitors out of the game. pulled compounded the tourists’ woes Smith said. (AFP) happened in Europe in the Prophet Muhammad’s time Hariri, recently suspended Vijay, who made an impressive out due to personal reasons, hit 11 with the wickets of Alastair Middle East,” bin Salman, around 570-632 CE, women - Prince Mohammad bin Salman his resignation (The Telegraph, return to the team after a long injury fours and a six during his 221-ball Cook (7) and James Vince known by his initials MbS, and men mixed more freely BBC) lay-off, registered his 10th Test ton knock. (2) in his opening two overs before falling to Rangana Herath in the Pujara played the sheet anchor’s before a nasty Mitchell Starc BRIEF SCORE final session of play. role to perfection and took control lifter thundered into Joe Root’s AUS 328 ENG 302, 33/2 (16.0 Ovs) The right-handed opener gifted his after the fall of his overnight partner to helmet grille late in the day. (JE Root5 (28) MD Stoneman19 (49)) Clashes as Pakistani police Aid flights reach Sanaa wicket to the veteran left-arm spinner record his 14th Test century. At the close with two days England lead by 7 runs with 8 wick- after mistiming his sweep on a full toss Pujara, a classical batsman who left, England were hanging on ets remaining to short fine leg where Dilruwan Perera passed 1,000 Test runs this year, played in a torrid ending to the day made no mistake. a sedate knock to frustrate the bowlers try to disperse Islamist sit-in Perera had dropped Vijay on 61 on a gruelling day for Sri Lanka on the at short mid-on off paceman Lahiru field. Kelvin Gastelum pounds Michael Islamabad fired tear gas and rubber bullets as head by a rock, and an AFP journalist Gamage and the spill proved costly He also combined with Kohli for an akistani forces clashed violently the demonstrators blocked roads and saw what appeared to be the body of for the visitors who managed only one unbeaten 96-run stand, forcing skipper Bisping in first round of Shanghai Pwith hardline religious protesters in burned police vehicles around the site at least one demonstrator lying on the wicket in the day. Dinesh Chandimal to continue juggling Shanghai He overpowered the British Islamabad yesterday, with at least one of the sit-in, which has choked a main road in the capital. his bowling options till the end of day. merican Kelvin 38-year-old with a big right person killed, more than 130 injured highway and virtually paralysed the At least 139 injured people have Kohli hit a 66-ball half-century and AGastelum grabbed the and a follow-up barrage that and small demonstrations spreading to capital for nearly three weeks. been taken to the Pakistan Institute BRIEF SCORE had smashed six boundaries so far. title lifeline thrown at him on had the referee waving it all other cities after police cracked down An Islamabad police spokesman of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, a Sri Lanka 205 India 312/2 (98.0 Ovs) The top-ranked India are looking Saturday night, knocking one- away. on an Islamist sit-in. confirmed that a policeman was killed spokesman from the hospital told AFP, to go one-up in the three-Test series time middleweight champion “This is the biggest win of Thousands of security forces in the fighting after he was struck in the adding that 93 of them were members Pujara 121 (284) (V Kohli54 (70) CA Pujara121 (284)) India lead by 107 runs after the first match ended in a draw in Michael Bisping to the canvas my career,” said Gastelum. of the security forces. Kolkata. (AFP) – and out of action – at 2.57 of “I’m going to try not to get The sit-in by the little-known with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings the first round of their headline emotional. I’ve a huge amount hardline group called Tehreek-i- clash as the Ultimate Fighting of respect for Bisping. He throws Labaik Ya Rasool Allah Pakistan A technician unloads doses of vaccines from a plane Championship (UFC) made its a mean left hook but I just (TLYRAP) has blocked the main road after it landed in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa debut in mainland China. worked on that right. There’s into the capital used by thousands of The 26-year-old (14-3) had a main event at the event in commuters since November 6, causing Sanaa The UN humanitarian affairs arrived in Shanghai saying the Australia [Perth] i n hours-long traffic snarls and enraging our aid planes carrying office said on Friday it had fact that Bisping (30-9) had February commuters. Fvaccines, urgent relief received clearance for flights into signed on for the fight on three and I’m up The protesters, who before Saturday supplies and international Sanaa, but that shipments of food weeks’ notice – after original for that.” numbered some 2,000 people, are humanitarian aid workers and medicine to the vital rebel- headliner Anderson Silva’s (SCMP) demanding that Pakistan’s law minister arrived in the Yemeni capital held Red Sea port of Hodeida failed drug test – had made the Zahid Hamid resign over a hastily- on Saturday, marking the end remained blocked. bout all that bigger. abandoned amendment to the oath that of a blockade of the airport by a The World Health It meant, he said, if he won election candidates must swear.