Shaun Marsh(als) Australia to 235 for 5

Put into bat in overcast conditions and on a slow wicket, the Australians shown the way by another masterly knock from Shaun Marsh 81 did well to end the First day of the final Test against Sri Lanka on 235 for 5 when bad light stopped play at 5.32pm at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here, yesterday.

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Korea trounce Sri Lanka at Asian Championship

Favourites Korea breezed past weaker and less experienced opponent Sri Lanka in straight sets in only 53 minutes in a Pool D match of the Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship in Taiwan on Thursday.

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All Blacks embarrass Japan in Cup rout

New Zealand pummelled hapless Japan 83-7 Friday in an embarrassingly one-sided rout which brought back the horrors of World Cups past for Asia’s top team. The makeshift All Blacks, with Richie McCaw, Dan Carter and Mils Muliania among those missing injured, scored 13 tries at a rate of one every six minutes to evoke memories of the Bloemfontein massacre of 1995,

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