WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 SPORTS Police asked to probe Chile eyes 2030 World Cup, Wales recall Warburton, Twitter abuse of Toure Argentina not interested Halfpenny for Cardifft Test LONDON: The police have been called to investigate claims that Manchester City’s SANTIAGO: Chile is interested in hosting the 2030 soccer World Cup LONDON: Wales have recalled flanker Sam Warburton and fullback Leigh Halfpenny Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure was racially abused within hours of re-activating but Argentina will not be bidding to stage the tournament, local media for Saturday’s test against Australia in Cardiff. Hooker Richard Hibbard and scrumhalf his Twitter account on Monday. reported yesterday. Chilean soccer federation president Sergio Jadue, Rhys Webb, who also missed this year’s tour of South Africa due to injury, were also The 31-year-old left Twitter five months ago to focus on the World Cup but with- who was re-elected on Monday, said his country had spoken to soccer’s included in the starting line-up. in hours of sending his first tweet on the social network site since then, he was sub- ruling world body FIFA about hosting the competition, either alone or George North and Jamie Roberts form a formidable centre partnership and prop jected to racist insults, the Anti-Discrimination group Kick It Out said in with Uruguay. Paul James continues in the front row alongside Samson Lee and Hibbard. Wales have a statement. Jadue has previously expressed interest in Chile holding the 2030 lost their last eight tests against Australia by single-figure margins. “We have Toure, tweeting about City’s derby win over Manchester United World Cup, building on its experience of hosting next year’s Copa spoke a lot about this autumn and the year ahead and we are really excit- ed to kick off the campaign this weekend,” coach Warren Gatland said on Sunday, wrote: “Great to be back on twitter after a good win America regional competition and the Under-17 World Cup. yesterday. “We have had a couple of very hard weeks at training, the yesterday. Now my focus is on the next game... Happy Monday Argentina has also been mooted as a possible host for 2030, but everyone!!” But shortly after posting the message Toure was sent squad have been put through their paces but have come through well. Miguel Angel Silva, the Argentine soccer association vice-president, “It’s good to be able to bring back a number of players who missed the abusive and racist messages from other Twitter users. appeared to rule that out. last two tests, and they add to what is a very experienced side.” Wales Kick It Out was so appalled by some of the messages they con- “Argentina is not thinking about the 2030 World Cup. We haven’t team - 15-Leigh Halfpenny, 14-Alex Cuthbert, 13-George North, 12- tacted the police. A Kick It Out spokesperson said: “At this stage even considered it yet. If you asked me concretely, Argentina will not Jamie Roberts, 11-Liam Williams, 10-Dan Biggar, 9-Rhys Webb; 8-Toby we have received complaints about two separate bid to organise that World Cup,” Chilean local daily La Tercera quoted Faletau, 7-Sam Warburton (captain), 6-Dan Lydiate, 5-Alun- tweets of a racist nature aimed at Yaya Toure and him as saying. Wyn Jones, 4-Jake Ball, 3-Samson Lee, 2-Richard Hibbard, now we are informing the police. The 2030 World Cup will mark the centenary of the global soccer 1-Paul James. Replacements: 16-Scott Baldwin, 17- “Yaya Toure has been on Twitter for a mat- competition which is held every four years. The 1930 World Cup was Gethin Jenkins, 18-Rhodri Jones, 19-Bradley Davies, 20- ter of hours and he has already received hosted and won by Uruguay and many people would like to see it Justin Tipuric, 21-Mike Phillips, 22-Rhys Priestland, 23- abuse of an appalling nature. —Reuters return to South America for the 100th anniversary. —Reuters Cory Allen. — Reuters Humbled Australia scuttle away for home comforts ABU DHABI: Australia head home from Fortunately for Clarke, Australia’s next Abu Dhabi this week with plenty to pon- test series is at home to India, who were der after a humiliating rout by Pakistan routed 4-0 by a mediocre Australia side brought a shuddering halt to their the last time they toured in 2011-12. upward trajectory in test cricket. Clarke took at least some positives After the 5-0 Ashes drubbing of from the Pakistan series, most particular- England and a dramatic 2-1 series win in ly the 164 runs all rounder Mitchell South Africa around the New Year, Marsh scored with the bat in his first two Australia would have returned to the top tests. of the test rankings if they had beaten “There’s have been some individual Pakistan in both matches. Instead, positives but as a group we need to defeat in Dubai by 221 runs and Abu assess where we didn’t go particularly Dhabi by 356 runs for a first series loss to well and that’s over all three facets of the Pakistan in two decades plunged game,” Clarke added. Michael Clarke’s team back into the deep “As a team, there’s no doubt we’ll be trough they inhabited after a 4-0 sweep happy to go home and play in condi- in India last year. tions that we’re accustomed to, that’s for “We have got to obviously talk about sure.” The 33-year-old’s own batting form what’s just happened, we were hopeful — 57 runs in four innings-was as much that we learnt some lessons from our of a concern for Clarke as it will be for his trip to India, but it doesn’t look that way,” country. Clarke told reporters in the Emirati capi- “I’m probably most angry with tal. “Your goal has to be to try and myself,” he said. “I have always prided become better, I say that regularly but myself on leading by example and in the our performances here weren’t any bet- series that we’ve lost since I have been ter than what they were in India. captain, I have been able at least to KHULNA: Bangladeshi cricketer Tamim Iqbal (center) plays a shot as Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva (left) looks on during the second “The best teams win away from home stand up and lead from the front where- day of the secondcricket Test match. — AFP consistently, it just shows we’ve got a lot as in this series I haven’t done that. of work to do,” he added. “That’s a pretty “I don’t have any excuse for underper- accurate reflection of where we are as a forming and I’ll be judged like every oth- Tamim, Shakib hit tons team, we’re much more comfortable er player that is underperforming, playing in our own back yard.” there’s no doubt about that.” — Reuters KHULNA: Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal scored centuries as Bangladesh took charge of SCOREBOARD the second Test against Zimbabwe in Khulna yesterday. The hosts, who plodded to 193-3 on the opening day after electing to bat, made 433 KHULNA, Bangladesh: Scoreboard on the second day of the second Test between Bangladesh in their first innings before being dismissed in and Zimbabwe in Khulna yesterday: the final session of the second day. Bangladesh 1st innings (overnight 193-3): 426 (Taijul), 9-433 (Shahadat), 10-433 (Jubair) Zimbabwe ended the day on 53-1, still trail- Tamim Iqbal c Ervine b Masakadza 109 Bowling: Panyangara 29-10-49-2 (nb2), ing by 380 runs with nine wickets in hand, after Shamsur Rahman lbw b Chigumbura 2 Chigumbura 22-5-60-1 (w2), Chatara 27-7-61- left-arm spinner Taijul Islam trapped Sikandar Mominul Haque c and b Panyangara 35 2(nb1), M’shangwe 40.5-7-127-1, Waller 23-4- Raza leg-before for 11. M Mahmudullah lbw b Panyangara 56 65-2, Raza 11-2-31-0, Masakadza 6-1-28-1. Hamilton Masakadza was unbeaten on 15 Shakib Al Hasan b Waller 137 and Brian Chari was on 21 when stumps were Mushfiqur Rahim run out 11 Zimbabwe 1st innings: drawn. Bangladesh lead the three-match series Shuvagata Hom c Chari b Waller 15 S. Raza lbw b Taijul 11 1-0 after winning the first Test in Dhaka by three Taijul Islam c Masakadza b Chatara 32 B. Chari not out 21 wickets. The left-handed pair of Tamim and Shahadat Hossain c M’shangwe b Chatara 18 H. Masakadza not out 15 Shakib put Bangladesh on top with a fourth- Jubair Hossain lbw b M’shangwe 1 Extras (b1, lb5) 6 wicket stand of 132 on a slow pitch. Shakib Rubel Hossain not out 0 Total (for one wicket, 19 overs) 53 made 137, his third Test century, with the help of Extras (b6, lb6, w2, nb3) 17 Fall of wicket: 1-17 (Raza) 18 boundaries and two sixes. Total (all out, 158.5 overs) 433 Bowling: Shahadat 4-0-12-0, Taijul 8-2-21-1, Tamim scored a painstaking 109, his fifth Test Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Shamsur), 2-78 (Mominul), Shakib 3-0-3-0, Jubair 3-1-11-0, Rubel 1-1-0-0 hundred and the first in four years, with 10 fours. 3-173 (Mahmudullah), 4-305 (Tamim), 5-322 Zimbabwe trail by 380 runs with nine wickets When Tamim reached 100 off 312 balls, he (Rahim), 6-376 (Shakib), 7-383 (Shuvagata), 8- in hand.