Sport in brief

Kirindiwela Central win

The Under 13 cricket team of Kirindiwela Central College recorded a convincing eight wicket victory over Kelaniya Maha Vidyalaya in a low scoring Division III Second round Cricket match played at Upali Gunarathne Ground, Kirindiwela recently. Kelaniya Maha Vidyalaya batted first and were all out for 57 and Kirindiwela Central College reached the target losing only two wickets. Kelaniya M.V 57: (K.R.N Priyantha 08, S.A Namila 3 for 06, S.M Akila 3 for 17 , W. Sachintha 2 for 09)

Kirindiwela C.C 58 for 2: (M. Shane 31, G.A Chamod 10 n.o) A.W.

Table Tennis tourney at Kurunegala

B.I.A. Samarasekara Memorial Trophy Table Tennis Tournament conducted by the T.H. Academy will be held at the Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala on December 28 and 29 from 7.45 a.m. onwards.

The events to be worked off are, Under 8, 10, 12, 15, 18 and 21 Boys and Girls, singles and doubles, open mens, womens and mixed doubles. SB

Ajax wrack up cricket score

Dutch giants Ajax whipped amateur outfit WHC Wezep 14-1 in a mismatched Dutch Cup round of 16 tie on Wednesday. Markoi Pantelic started the rout for former Tottenham boss Martin Jol’s trigger-happy team in the 18th minute and Ajax had raced to a 6-1 lead by the break.

Ajax’s seventh goal came when the second half was minutes old, with goals 12, 13 and 14 coming in the final five minutes.

The night proved a personal triumph for Ajax’ Uruguay winger Luis Suarez who scored no fewer than six of the Amsterdam side’s haul. WHC Wezep, who play in the amateur C league, were unable to exploit home advantage, their ground boasting a 500-seater covered stand.

Launched in 1930 WHC have fallen on hard times compared to their halcyon days back in the 1960s when they were crowned second division champions five times. THE HAGUE, AFP

Blood doping kits found at Astana

Blood doping kits were discovered in a search of medical equipment belonging to Lance Armstrong’s former Astana team during this year’s Tour de France.

Blood transfusion is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The find, which was first reported by French newspaper Le Monde, was confirmed on Wednesday to AFP by a source close to a French judicial investigation. The source stressed that the initial inquiry by a Paris magistrates’ court was continuing and that it was premature to suggest the equipment might constitute illegal activity. The court in Paris opened its inquiry in July after the discovery during the Tour de France won by Armstrong’s teammate Alberto Contador of medical equipment such as “syringes and perfusions”. PARIS, AFP

Algerian ‘Foxes’ back in African big time

Algeria abandoned African football obscurity this year to reach the 2010 World Cup and share the FIFA Best Mover award with Brazil.

A stunning victory over West Germany highlighted two consecutive World Cup appearances during the 1980s and the ‘Desert Foxes’ began the following decade by hosting and winning the African Nations Cup.

But a solitary-goal success over Nigeria in Algiers proved the high-water mark for a national team that experienced far more lows than highs since with coaching changes failing to arrest the slide. JOHANNESBURG, AFP

The Nokia Stableford Golf Tournament 2009 organized by Royal Colombo Golf Club and sponsored by Nokia was held at RCGC recently. Here, the Seniors Masters Division winner with 45 point BB 9 Kumar Boralessa receiving the trophy from Prem Chand, Managing Director Nokia Emerging Asia while the Lafies Bronze Division winner with 43 point Sharma Perera receiving the trophy from Ashok Pathirage, Chairman Softlogic Holdings at the prize giving.