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DC
Hernandez is Churchill England’s Peter
going nowhere,
says Manchester
United coach
Alex Ferguson.
Brothers rope
in HAL
midfielder Xavier
Vijay Kumar.
Crouch dismisses
claims that he is
quiting international
football.
Games
Afridi drags PCB to court
Karachi, June 7: Suspend-
Fit Serena set to make
comeback after a year
Federer pulls
out of Halle,
officials fume
ed Pakistan captain Shahid
Afridi on Tuesday filed a
petition in court demanding
Shahid is London, June 7: Serena
Williams will make her
Shortly after her Wimble-
don win last year, Williams
Halle (Germany), June 7:
French Open finalist Roger
that sanctions imposed on
him by the Pakistan Cricket immature, return from a year-long
injury absence when she
cut her foot on glass at a
restaurant in Germany. She
Federer’s late withdrawal
from Halle’s ATP event has
Board (PCB) be overthrown contests the Eastbourne played in an exhibition angered the tournament
and calling for justice.
A long running slanging
says Waqar tournament next week, sig-
nalling she should be fit to
match in Belgium against
Kim Clijsters days later.
director, who insists the
Swiss let him down at the
match between Afridi and Karachi, June 7: Pak- defend her Wimbledon title. But when she returned to eleventh hour.
Pakistani managers has istan coach Waqar You- A statement from her man- the United States she had World number-three Fed-
rocked the game, still reel- nis and manager Intikhab agement released Tuesday the first of two operations erer traditionally uses
ing from the aftermath of a Alam criticised former in the U.S. said she will for the injury. The second Halle’s grass-court tourna-
spot-fixing scandal which captain Shahid Afridi as compete in the tournament surgery was in October, and ment to prepare for Wim-
ended in lengthy bans on “immature and unwilling on England’s south coast she said she spent 10 weeks bledon and has a permanent
Salman Butt, Mohammad to listen”, according to which is one of the tradi- in a cast and 10 weeks in a contract to play at the west
Asif and Mohammad tour reports leaked to the tional grasscourt warm-up walking boot. German event.
Aamer. media on Tuesday. events for Wimbledon, Serena Williams. The 29-year-old American The publicity campaign
Afridi took legal action Excerpts of their which begins June 20. was then diagnosed in Feb- for this year’s event includ-
after announcing his retire- reports were published in Williams has not played statement. “These past 12 ruary with blood clots in her ed Federer’s image. How-
ment from international the Dawn newspaper, on tour since winning her months have been extremely lung. After that, she said she ever, with the action
cricket to protest against fuelling a public slang- 13th Grand Slam singles tough and character build- needed treatment for a already underway, the tour-
being replaced as one-day ing match between the title at the All England Club ing. I have so much to be hematoma - a gathering of nament suffered a huge
captain last month. star player, who last July. grateful for. I’m thankful to blood under the skin - on her blow late Monday when the
The Pakistan board said announced his retire- “I am so excited to be my family, friends, and fans stomach. She had returned top seed pulled out because
Afridi breached a code of ment last week, and Pak- healthy enough to compete for all of their support. “Ser- to practice in only in April. he did not want to risk a
conduct by announcing his istani cricket manage- again,” Williams said in the ena’s back!” — AFP groin injury. — AFP
retirement and levelling ment.
allegations against the “As captain I feel he is
board. still very immature, has
The PCB suspended his poor discipline, lacks
central contract, revoked all game plan and is unwill-
his no-objection certificates ing to listen to others’
which would have allowed opinion or advice,” wrote
him to play in England and Waqar of the West Indies
Sri Lanka and served him tour where Afridi led the
with a show-cause notice team to a 3-2 win in May.
last week. Afridi last month pub-
They also formed a three- licly accused Waqar of
man disciplinary committee “undue meddling” in
before which Afridi was team selection, which
summoned to appear on Shahid Afridi comes out of Sindh High Court in Karachi forced the Pakistan
Wednesday. after filing a petition against PCB on Tuesday. — AFP Cricket Board (PCB) to
“I have taken a plea that serve him with a show-
the show-cause notice client Afridi and have court on Thursday. “We cause notice. It then
served on me is illegal and appealed for a stay order respect court’s decision,” replaced him as captain.
the ban on me playing against the punishments Pakistan board said in a In protest, Afridi
abroad should be lifted and I against him,” his lawyer short statement. announced his retire-
hope justice will be done,” Mahmood Mandviwala The 31-year-old former ment from international
Afridi said after filing the said. one-day captain is the latest cricket last week, saying
petition in the southern The court swiftly ordered in a series of Pakistani he would not play under
province Sindh. the PCB to adjourn the dis- cricketers to launch legal the current PCB set-up
“We have filed a petition ciplinary committee meet- battles against the country’s headed by chairman Ijaz
in the Sindh High Court ing and summoned Pakistan cricket authorities. Butt. — AFP
against the sanctions on our board officials to appear in — AFP
Cannot take WI lightly: Laxman
DC CORRESPONDENT last time,” Laxman said here
HYDERABAD on Tuesday.
This is also India’s first tour
June 7: For Indian teams of after Gary Kirsten left the
yore, the West Indies have Indian shores, but Laxman
never been a happy hunting said the new coach, Duncan
ground. But all that changed Fletcher was quite capable of
in 2006 when Rahul Dravid taking the team forward.
led the side to a drought-end- “The last three years (with
ing Test series win. Mahen- Gary) have been fantastic.
dra Singh Dhoni captained We were lucky to have some-
the team to a one-day series one like Gary coach the team
victory three seasons later and I’m sure Duncan Fletch-
and the current Indian outfit, er will continue Gary’s good
full of confidence, would be work. The Indian team
looking to continue the V.V.S Laxman. would prosper under the
recent successful run by tak- guidance of Fletcher,” he
ing both the ODI and Test appointed Test vice-captain Abhinav Mukund and said.
series. V.V.S. Laxman feels that’s Murali Vijay — are excellent “We can never afford to be
The only thing that might hardly a reason to be con- batsmen. It is a great oppor- complacent with a team like
worry the team management cerned. tunity for them to perform. If the West Indies. While it is
is the absence of three key “We will definitely miss the everyone plays to his poten- true they are lacking in expe-
batsmen — Sachin Ten- services of Sehwag, Sachin tial, we will definitely win rience, they are full of talent-
dulkar, Virender Sehwag and and Gambhir as they’re very there.” ed players, who are potential
Gautam Gambhir — from important batsmen. But their “Everyone’s hoping to win match-winners,” Laxman
the line-up, but newly- replacements — Virat Kohli, the Test series there, just like added.
Gary, the right Manpreet
misses out
coach: Pollock on gold
Johannesburg, June 7: I am sure the New Delhi, June 7: India’s
Former South Africa cap- hopes of winning a bagful
tain Shaun Pollock termed methods he used of gold medals at the Giral-
Gary Kirsten’s appointment that were such a do Cordova Cardin Memo-
as chief coach of the nation- rial Boxing tournament
al side as a “good move.” success with India, suffered a setback as the
Cricket South Africa were he will bring with pugilists settled with just
desperately looking for Cor- him to the South one silver and five bronze
rie van Zyl’s and after per- on the concluding day of
sistent requests, Kirsten African camp.” the event in Havana, Cuba.
agreed on a two-year con- Manpreet Singh (91kg)
tract. Shaun Pollock won the lone silver, while
“I am really chuffed for Nanao Singh (49kg),
Gary; it really is a good a major honour. To coach Suranjoy Singh (52kg),
move for South African South Africa was always Santosh Harijan (52kg),
cricket,” said Pollock, who going to be a massive privi- Kuldeep Singh (75kg) and
led South Africa in 26 Tests lege and it is something that Paramjeet Samota (91kg)
and 97 one-day internation- I am humbled by and I am had to be content with a
als was quoted as saying by certainly looking forward to bronze medal each.
the local media. working with the players,” — PTI
“I am sure the methods he Kirsten said in Johannes-
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