Irked Boycott calls for ban
Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has called for a ban on syndicated newspaper columns written by current cricketers as the write-ups give them a chance to “spill the beans on what goes on in the dressing room”.
Boycott said there should be a strict policy on the matter as they earn enough and do not need to write such columns for dailies.
Shreyas, Suchith put State on top
Suchith Jagadish’s haul of six for 53 and Shreyas Gopal’s 116 helped Karnataka gain a vital 64-run first innings lead against Andhra on the second day of their three-day match in the Polly Umrigar South Zone (U-15) tourney in Thiruvanathapuram, reports DHNS.
Put into bat first, Karnataka made 275 in 104.5 overs. In reply, Andhra were all out for 211.
Brief scores: Karnataka : 275 all out in 104.5 overs (Shreyas Gopal 116, Adarsh Lokesh 46, Siddarth KV 52; Y Jagadish Kumar 2-18, NLV Subba Reddy 2-48, C Vinod Kumar 2-48, J S Rao 2-72) and 4/1 in 2.1 overs vs Andhra: 211 all out in 83.4 overs (C Vinod Kumar 25, Vikram Surya Teja 64, J Sivakoteshwar Rao 41; Suchith Jagadish 6-53, Aman Raj 2-24).
Song ready for Muralitharan
Confident that Muttiah Muralitharan will overtake Shane Warne as the highest Test wicket-taker during the two-match series against Australia, the Sri Lankans are set to celebrate the spin wizard’s feat with a song, which would go on air after he achieves the record, reports PTI from Colombo.
‘Spin Wizard Murali’, written by Harold Lakshman Fernando of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, is ready to go on air once Muralitharan takes the required nine wickets to surpass Warne’s 708 scalps in the series starting November 8 in Brisbane.
John Woorduff passes away
John Woodruff, the last surviving member of 12 US men who won athletics gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in defiance of Adolf Hitler’s ideas on Aryan racial supremacy, died at age 92 on Tuesday, the New York Times reported, AFP reports from New York.
Woodruff won gold in the 800 metres at Berlin in the last Olympics before World War II.
Pollock included in Test squad
South Africa's leading wicket-taker Shaun Pollock has been recalled for the first Test against New Zealand starting in Johannesburg next Thursday, reports Reuters from Johannesburg.
Squad:
Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Andre Nel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock.
BCCI meeting on Nov 11
The Cricket Board is thinking of barring selection panel chief Dilip Vengsarkar from penning a syndicated newspaper column and a firm decision on the matter is expected when the Board’s office bearers meet on November 11, reports PTI from Mumbai.
Barcelona slip further
Barcelona slipped back in the Spanish championship race when they were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Valladolid, reports AFP from Madrid. The Catalan club stay in second place with 21 points from 10 games, but only hang onto the position on goal difference from Villarreal, and Real Madrid’s lead at the top of the table has now been extended to four points.
