Windies beat Pak by 106 runs
Bridgetown: The West Indies beat Pakistan by 106 runs for a series-leveling victory as Shannon Gabriel took 5-11 on the last day of the second test on Friday. Pakistan was all out for 81 in its second innings in 34.4 overs, unable to cope with the pace of Gabriel, who finished with his best test match figures of 9-92. Pakistan's collapse was sudden but not surprising. It went to lunch at 35-5 then quickly dropped to 36-7. Sarfraz Ahmed was the final man out in the afternoon session, top scorer on 23 in a familiar second-innings collapse by the tourists. Earlier, West Indies lost its 10th wicket in the morning after only five balls to be all out for 268, a lead of 187. Yasir Shah finished with innings figures of 7 -94. Pakistan scored 393 in reply to West Indies' first- innings 312 at Kensington Oval.
Djokovic splits with coaches
Belgrade: Novak Djokovic said on Friday that he had parted ways with his training team, including long-time coach Marian Vajda, as he attempts to arrest an alarming slide in form in the past year. The former world no 1 believes that this "shock therapy" will help him return to the top of the game after a wretched run of results. "I am a hunter and my biggest goal is to find the winning spark on the court again," Djokovic, 29, said in a lengthy statement on his website. The Serb, who was knocked off top spot last November by Andy Murray, joined his rival at the exit of the Monte Carlo Masters after losing to Belgian David Goffin last month. In January, Djokovic's Australian Open title defence ended in a shock second-round exit. The statement said Djokovic felt the need for a change and had "mutually agreed" with the team.
Shiva, Sumit in final; Vikas gets bronze
Tashkent: Fourth seed Shiva Thapa (60kg) and unseeded Sumit Sangwan (91kg) continued to pack a powerful punch for India at the Asian Boxing Championships, advancing to the final with contrasting victories here on Friday. While Shiva stunned Olympic bronze-medallist Dorjnyambuug Otgondalai of Mongolia in a split verdict, Sumit stormed past second seed Tajik Jakhon Qurbonov in the semifinal. However, middleweight (75kg) top seed Vikas Krishan and Amit Phangal (49kg) settled for bronze medals. While Vikas gave a walkover to fourth-seeded Korean lee Dongyun, Amit lost 0-5 to top seed and reigning Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov.