Brit bats for 26 hrs for record
london: A British graduate collapsed in a heap on Tuesday at The Oval cricket ground in london after batting for 26 hours in a bid to break the world record. Alby Shale, a 22-year-old from Oxfordshire in southern England, began his marathon stand in the indoor nets at 6:45 am (0545 GMT) on Monday and finally declared his innings at 8:45 am on Tuesday. The attempt was in aid of the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation — a charity set up to build the first proper cricket ground in the African country. The previous batting record of 25 hours was set in October by Australian batsman Jade Child.
IBl’s lucknow franchise to Sahara lucknow: Sahara India Pariwar on Tuesday joined the Indian Badminton league (IBl) as it bought the lucknow franchise ahead of the inaugural first-of-its-kind event in the sport to be played August 14 to 31. A major business conglomerate and the prime promoter and patron of sports in India, Sahara’s lucknow franchisee will be one of the six teams to be competing in the championship.
ICC admits to seven errors
Dubai: The ICC on Tuesday admitted that the umpires made seven errors during the first Ashes Test between Australia and England of which four were rectified using the Decision Review System, which has ignited a fresh debate on the technology. The three decisions that were marked as uncorrected errors included one against Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad
HI for foreign goalkeeping coach
New Delhi: With the all-important Asia Cup round the corner, Hockey India is all set to hire a specialist foreign goalkeeping coach for the Indian men’s team ahead of the August 24 to September 1 event in Ipoh, Malaysia. “Yes, we are searching for a goalkeeping coach to work with our men’s team. We are looking for a specialist from abroad. We have shortlisted three candidates and whosoever out of them is affordable and acceptable will be appointed within two to three days,” Hockey India secretary general Narinder Batra said.
Bravo duo take Windies to 232/8
Guyana: Darren Bravo scored 54 of 81 runs while Dwayene Bravo remained not out on 43 off 52 balls. Shahid Afridi was the pick of the bowlers as he took two for 29, while Saeed Ajmal took two for 45. Rain interrupted play in the second One-Day International between the West Indies and Pakistan at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday, with the West Indies steady at 95 for two off 26 overs batting first.
rudisha out of world c’ships
Nairobi: Olympic champion David Rudisha has pulled out of the 800 meters at next month’s world championships with a knee injury, his coach said on Tuesday, robbing the year’s top track meet of another star attraction.