Ahmedabad—Mahela
Jayawardene ground the Indian bowlers into the
Ahmedabad dust, almost ruling out a defeat for
Sri Lanka in the first Test. This was only the
second time that Sri Lanka took a first-innings
lead in India, and only the first time they
crossed 450 in the country. Jayawardene’s sixth
double-century, and twelfth 150, was one of his
easier ones because for more than half his
innings India didn’t try to take his wicket, and
only towards the end was he made to work hard
for singles.
Lahore—The Higher Education Commission, Young
Blood Sahiwal and Baloch Club Quetta notched up
victories against their respective rivals on the
opening day of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)
League at Lahore and Hyderabad. In all three
matches were played at Lahore and Hyderabad
while Ravi Club-Zamindar Hazara (Group-C ) clash
at PTCL Ground Islamabad was postponed and will
be held on November 24.
London—Middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi has
been stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold
medal for doping, officials with knowledge of
the decision told The Associated Press on
Wednesday. Ramzi was one of five athletes from
the 2008 Beijing Games who tested positive in
April for CERA, an advanced version of the
blood-boosting drug EPO, in new tests using
retroactive blood samples.
Karachi—Azharullah showed his all-round
talent as he hit an unbeaten 33 in a pressure
situation to steer WAPDA to a thrilling one
wicket victory over Karachi Whites in their
Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Trophy 7th round match at
NBP Sports Complex Ground here on Wednesday.
London—A Pakistani student has been conferred
Elite Sportsperson of the Year Award by the
University of East London on the occasion of its
annual awards ceremony. Kaleem Bhatti is a sixth
form student of Newham College and has been
honoured for his excellent achievement in
badminton. The University holds an annual awards
event for students who excel in various aspects
of college life.
