Sanath back to cracking form Mahela hits unbeaten 163

Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya returned to form with an elegant half century but his knock was overshadowed by a majestic unbeaten 163 by Mahela Jayawardena as SSC cruised to a convincing eight wicket victory over Bloomfield in their Tier ‘A’ match worked off at Maitland Place yesterday.

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Ponting to miss fifth Test

Australian captain Ricky Ponting will miss next week’s fifth Ashes Test against England after X-rays revealed further damage to a broken finger suffered earlier in the series, officials said on Thursday.

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Rio set for 2016 Olympics

Jacques Rogge, the head of the International Olympic Committee, said Wednesday he saw Rio de Janeiro as well on its way to preparing to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

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