Risk-free Aussies go for kill against Windies
Australia coach Mickey Arthur vowed his team will
go for the West Indies' jugular in the third and final Test even if
their full throttle assault backfires. Australia have already
ensured they will keep the Frank Worrell Trophy they have held for
two decades after winning the first Test in Barbados and then seeing
the rain-hit second match in Trinidad peter out into a draw.
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Kenyans on top in London Marathon
Kenya's Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won the
men's and women's events respectively in the London Marathon here on
Sunday as the African nation dominated the podium places in the
elite races. Kipsang, the second fastest man of all time, went clear
of a class field in the closing stages and won in an unofficial time
of two hours, four minutes and 44 seconds, just four seconds outside
the course record set by compatriot Emmanuel Mutai in winning last
year's race.
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Gallant Vidyarthians hold Isipathana to a 19 all draw
Vidyartha College, Kandy came up with a
stupendous performance to hold the more fancied Isipathana College,
Colombo 19 all draw in their Singer League segment one 'A' division
rugby match played at the Royal Sports Complex, Colombo yesterday.
At the breather Isipathana led 14-10. Isipathana points came off
from two goals and a try while Vidyartha points comprised a goal,
three penalties and a drop goal.
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Trinity emerge triple champions
Trinity College, Kandy, cricketers performed
what was thought to be impossible at one time, when they became
triple champions and brought honour to their home town Kandy at the
recently concluded inter-school cricket season. Kandy though
performing reasonably well at school has not maintained the same
standards at club. Though it is the second largest city in the
country with a large following of cricket but at club they have
certainly not delivered the goods having produced two legendary
cricketers like Muthiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara. It had
just two clubs playing club cricket in the P Sara trophy tournament
– Kandy Cricket Club and Kandy Youths Cricket Club. The former has
been demoted to the lower division while Kandy Youths had managed to
keep themselves afloat for another year.
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