The New Vision, Friday, August 6, 2010 SPORT 41 IN BRIEF Dean feels Test hangs in balance COLOMBO Third Test day three, Sangakkara was unbeaten at close pressure SRI LANKA 425 & 45-2 on 12 -- having completed 8,000 Defiant batting by India’s tailend- v`INDIA 436 Test runs in his 91st Test --while RUGBY ers and twin blows by part-time nightwatchman Suraj Randiv had spinner Virender Sehwag left the yet to score. Australia coach Robbie third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka’s openers to leave the The top-ranked Indians, seeking Deans is confident his Sri Lanka evenly poised on hosts tottering at 45-2 in their sec- a series-levelling victory follow- team will be contenders Thursday. ond knock, a lead of 34 runs with ing the 10-wicket defeat in the at next year’s World Cup India, chasing Sri Lanka’s first eight wickets in hand. first Test, have two days to force a in New Zealand, even if innings total of 425, were reduced Sehwag had Tharanga result on a pitch providing turn he is not around to lead to 321-6 in the post-lunch session Paranavitana caught behind with and bounce for the spinners. “We them. “Regardless of the of the third day, before the last his fifth ball and dismissed want to keep Sri Lanka below 200 outcome at the weekend, four wickets added 115 runs to Tillakaratne Dilshan in his next tomorrow because the wicket will there’s no doubt that this take the total to 436. over, snapped up at short-leg by help the bowlers,” said Sehwag. “I time will serve this group Sehwag, who scored a century Murali Vijay. think I was lucky to score a cen- well,” Deans told report- earlier in the day, then dismissed Sri Lankan captain Kumar tury and take two wickets.” India’s batsman Virender Sehwag reacts ers as the Wallabies began their preparations for their Tri-Nations clash with the All Blacks in Christchurch on Saturday. Three Delhi Public Bus Lyantonde 13,000/= Transport rate to Masaka 8,000/= District Kampala to be Phelps claims officials Mpigi 2,000/= refunded Adjumani 25,000/= Mubende 12,000/= 49th U.S record suspended Arua 20,000/= Mukono 2,000/= Bundibugyo 28,000/= Mityana 5,000/= SWIMMING NEW DELHI Busia 20,000/= Nakaseke 15,000/= Nakasongola 15,000/= Michael Phelps chalked Three senior Delhi Butaleja 20,000/= up a record 49th United Commonwealth Games offi- Nyadri 20,000/= Rakai 15,000/= States national swimming cials have been suspended The Organizers of the Uganda Kabale 20,000/= Sembabule 15,000/= title on Wednesday, over financial irregularities Youth Convention 2010 would Kanungu 20,000/= Wakiso 5,000/= though the multi-Olympic during last year’s Queen’s like to inform all those who Hoima 10,000/= champion was far from Baton Relay in London, Kasese 20,000/= happy with the style in organisers said on have been registered in their Kisoro 25,000/= Kibaale 25,000/= which he achieved it. Thursday. respective districts, that the Koboko 15,000/= Masindi 10,000/= Phelps, who had won the Joint Director Generals convention starts on Sunday Manafwa 15,000/= Bulisa 20,000/= men’s 200 metres free- T.S. Darbari and M. August 8 and will end on style earlier, cruised to Jeyachandran, and Deputy Mbale 10,000/= Amuria 25,000/= August 12, 2010 at Makerere victory in the 200 butter- Director General Sanjay Moyo 25,000/= Bukedea 20,000/= fly to move past the 48 Mohindroo were suspended University Kampala. The Kaberamaido 20,000/= titles won by Tracy after the committee received Nebbi 25,000/= convention will strictly take Kumi 25,000/= Caulkins, though he was a report from the panel look- ONLY 50 people per district Pallisa 15,000/= disappointed. ing into the allegations, Soroti 20,000/= who have been pre-registered Budaka 20,000/= Organising Committee Rukungiri 20,000/= Katakwi 20,000/= spokesman Lalit Bhanot by the District LCV Chairman in Kabarole 15,000/= told reporters. conjunction with the Resident Sironko 20,000/= Organising Committee District Administrator (RDC). Tororo 15,000/= Kamwenge 20,000/= Ex-teammate chairman Suresh Kalmadi Registration closed on July 30, Yumbe 15,000/= Kyenjojo 13,000/= set up the three-member Bududa 20,000/= panel headed by chief exec- 2010. Abim 25,000/= accuses star utive Jarnail Singh to look Kaabong 25,000/= Amudat 20,000/= into the charges after India’s The organizers will refund Kotido 25,000/= Buikwe 15,000/= Sports Ministry asked him Buyende 15,000/= Armstrong to remove the officials transport to and from Nakapiripirit 15,000/= involved. Kampala at a public rate Moroto 25,000/= Kyegegwa 12,000/= CYCLING (on the right) and cater for Bukwo 20,000/= Lamwo 25,000/= meals and accommodation Kapchorwa 25,000/= Otuke 20,000/= A former teammate of of all registered participants. 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