Curfew isn’t good for Gayle
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle believes the curfew imposed on the team during their tour of England is an unnecessary restriction — but says he will obey it all the same.
Following several reports of unprofessional and ill-disciplined conduct by West Indies players during the recent World Cup in the Caribbean, where the side failed to make it to the semifinals, officials have imposed an 11.30pm curfew on the squad during their tour of England.
Gayle regretted the move although he said here Tuesday he understood why it had been introduced.
“There’s always changes in life and cricket as well,” he said. “The curfew, I guess it will keep the guys more on their toes and try to get the best out of the players even more. I wouldn’t agree with the curfew but it’s the team rule, team policy so you have to go along with it,” said Gayle.

Flintoff has a bigger role to play: Lamb
If England wants to prevent Andrew Flintoff from drifting off, they should make him a selector, suggested former player Allan Lamb. Flintoff lost vice captaincy after his much publicised late night drinking binge in the World Cup but Lamb believes the all-rounder should be made part of the team management.
“I believe they should bring him on board and into the management team. When David Gower lost the captaincy we did it and got the best out of him. If they don’t do it with Freddie he could drift off and not be the player he was,” Lamb told BBC.
“Captaincy was too much pressure for Freddie. He had an injury to his ankle, it was too much to ask and the selectors got it totally wrong,” Lamb said, referring to the Ashes series.

Executioner ready to strike again
Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins has no doubts he can delay the aging process and beat Winky Wright in their 170 pounds showdown in Las Vegas on July 21.
The 42-year-old Hopkins, who ruled the middleweight boxing division for more than a decade and defended his world title 20 times, flirted briefly with retirement after beating Antonio Tarver last June.
"I wouldn't do it if I couldn't. I can do it. A lot of people have dubbed me as a throwback," Hopkins told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday.
"My lifestyle, my attitude. This is a young man's sport, but I think I'm onto something. Forty-two is the new 32."

Chinese eye bigger haul in 2008
Chinese athletes hold a total of 70 world records to their credit in athletics, swimming, powerlifting, shooting, archery and cycling to remain on top of the world sports for the disabled.
China had a perfect show at the Athens Paralympics 2004, grabbing 63 golds, 46 silvers and 32 bronzes to top both the gold medal table and the overall table.
The athletes have been training hard and made rapid progress since 2004 for the expected harvest at the Beijing Paralympics 2008.
They also reaped harvests at last year’s athletics and swimming world championships for the disabled.
According to the organising committee of the seventh National Games for the Disabled, China holds 28 world records in athletics, 17 in swimming, seven in powerlifting and cycling apiece, six in archery and five in shooting.

Romario ready for the big party
Former Brazil striker Romario will make another attempt to score what he says will be his 1000th goal in Vasco da Gama's Brazilian championship match against Sport Recife on Sunday.
However, the match is being played at Vasco's Sao Januario stadium rather than the Maracana, where Romario had always wanted to reach the milestone, club president Eurico Miranda said in a radio interview.
"The party's ready," Miranda told Radio Tupi. "He will play against Sport and he will score the 1,000th goal."
"The surprise is the statue that he will have at Sao Januario. It should be ready in 20 days. It's a bronze statue which is being produced by a well-known artist."
Romario, 41, is currently on 999 goals according to his own tally, which he admits includes goals scored in friendlies, youth and testimonial games over the years.