No apology for England: Mortaza
Chittagong: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza on Tuesday refused to apologise to England for his team's celebrations after Jos Buttler's dismissal during Sunday's second One-day International match in Mirpur. The International Cricket Council fined Mortaza and batsman Sabbir Rahman 20 per cent of their match fees because match officials deemed the duo had overstepped the mark. The ICC also cautioned Buttler, who had reacted angrily to the dismissal following a TV replay. "Actually we didn't do anything wrong so we shouldn't apologise," Mortaza told reporters in Chittagong. "We just celebrated what we've felt. We don't have to say sorry for that. Whatever happened, match referee was there (to judge it)."
Ex-captain Streak is Zimbabwe coach
Harare: Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has been appointed national cricket head coach to replace Dav Whatmore who was dismissed in June. "Zimbabwe Cricket has named former captain Heath Streak as the new national head coach," Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) said in a statement on Tuesday. The 42-year-old was unveiled at a press conference in Zimbabwe's second largest city Bulawayo after accepting a two-year contract. "For me, having captained this country, to be offered the post of head coach is a great honour and I know with it comes responsibility not just to the players but to the fans and supporters of Zimbabwe cricket as well," Streak said.
Harika back in top five in rankings
Ahmedabad: India's Grand Master Harika Dronavalli broke back into the top five in the world chess rankings after a commanding show in the Isle of Man International Chess tournament that concluded earlier this week. This is the second time during this year that Harika has scaled such heights, soaring on a series of wins and commendable performances. Harika not only finished with 5.5 points in the Isle of Man tournament that saw some of the best chess players in action but also emerged as the one of the top woman player at the event. She won as many as four games out of nine, including a breakthrough victory over World No 1 Hou Yifan of China.
Tiger Woods postpones comeback
los Angeles: Tiger Woods rocked the golf world Monday after abruptly cancelling his long-awaited comeback, raising fresh questions about his ability to return to the highest levels of the sport he once ruled. Just three days after the PGA Tour issued a statement trumpeting the former world number one's participation at the Safeway Open in California this week, Woods announced he was not ready to return from his 14-month injury layoff. The 14-time major winner, 40, who has been out of action since undergoing surgery late last year to cure a long-standing back injury, said concerns over form — rather than fitness — were behind the decision to delay his comeback.
lysenko stripped of 2012 Olympic gold
lAUSANNE: Russian hammer thrower Tatyana lysenko has been stripped of her gold medal from the 2012 london Olympics after testing positive in reanalysis of her stored doping samples. The IOC says lysenko tested positive for the steroid turinabol and has been retroactively disqualified from the games. The Russian Olympic Committee was ordered to secure the return of her gold medal "as soon as possible." The gold now stands to go to Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk, who finished second in london.