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SUNDAY CHRONICLE May 17, 2015
Russell fireworks spur run chase but KKR bite the dust … CSK secure top spot
The Jamaican batsman was caught by Dhawal Kulkarni at long-off after getting an outside edge from a Chris MUMBAI, India (CMC) - Explosive all-rounder Andre Morris delivery. Russell helped to inspire a gallant run chase that later Earlier Pathan, who top-scored with 44, featured in stuttered as Kolkata Knight Riders lost by nine runs to a solid 56-run stand with Manish Pandey for the third former champions Rajaswicket. than Royals in the Indian Shane Watson’s blisterPremier League yesterday. ing knock of 104 highlightRussell featured in a ed Rajasthan innings while healthy 55-run stand for the Morris helped them post fourth wicket with Yusuf their exciting victory with Pathan that kept alive KKR’s four for 23. chances of overhauling the Rajasthan’s win over challenging total of 199 for KKR guarantees them a six in 20 overs set by Raplace in the IPL 2015 playjasthan. offs. In the end, it was too Meantime over in Molate for Kolkata to reach the hali West Indies all-rounder required runs, finishing on Dwayne Bravo picked up 190 for 9 when the overs ran one wicket for 20 runs from out in a thrilling encounter two overs as Chennai Super at the Brabourne Stadium in Kings scored an impressive Shane Watson hit a blistering knock of 104. Mumbai. seven-wicket victory over The 50-run stand beKings XI Punjab at the PCA tween Russell and Pathan came in just 28 deliveries, stadium yesterday. owing to some big hitting from both the batsmen. CSK cruised to 134 for three to easily surpass Russell scored 37 from 20 balls smashing two sixes Punjab’s 130 for seven and secured the top spot in the and picking up four boundaries on the way. league table this season.
BCCI to meet CA, CSA over CLT20 future THE fate of the Champions League Twenty20 will be decided in a meeting that will take place on the sidelines of the IPL final in Kolkata on May 24. The heads of Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa, the two other founding partners of the tournament, will also attend the meeting, according to BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur. “Yes, we have invited the CEO and chairman of Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa for the IPL final in Kolkata and, on the sidelines of this match, we will discuss the future of Champions League with them,” Thakur said. Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland and chairman Wally Edwards, along with CSA president Chris Nenzani and chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat are expected to attend the meeting, which will also be attended by BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya and Thakur. Sundar Raman, who has been the chief operating officer for both IPL and CLT20, will also be at the meeting.
Rajeev Shukla, the IPL chairman, had admitted that the future of the Champions League was in doubt, and said that alternative options including conducting a mini-IPL were being
Sundar Raman, the chief operating officer of the IPL and CLT20, will also be at the meeting between the BCCI, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa ©
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FITZROY Davidson commenced his professional career on May 17, 1980 on a losing note after going under to Trinidadian Lloyd George at the Jean Pierre Sport Complex in Trinidad and Tobago. George was far more experienced at the time with 23 fights under his belt and won the 10-round contest by points. George had been on a straight Guyanese diet in his last six fights having come against Comp-
discussed. “Yes, we are planning to do away with the Champions League T20. In place of that, we are considering an alternative league. But at the moment all this is at the planning stage,” Shukla told PTI on Friday. In April, ESPNcricinfo had reported that the BCCI and the CLT20 broadcaster, Star Sports, was not keen on continuing with a tournament that has failed to garner attention - from fans as well as advertisers - in its six editions. There have been six editions of the CLT20 so far pitting the top teams of various countries against each other. India, Australia and South Africa are the primary stakeholders of the tournament, while teams from West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been regular competitors. The major fallout for the teams would be the loss of monetary benefits. CLT20 appearances are included in IPL teams’ sponsorship deals and the non-Indian teams receive $200,000.
ton Canzius, Kid Carrington, Dennis Dalrymple, Winfield Braithwaite, Roy Smith and Davidson respectively. The fight against Davidson was his last. The junior lightweight Davidson had a career that spanned 13 years and produced 19 fights, six of which were victories. He defeated Tyrone Downes, Sammy Fuentes, Lancelot Cyrus, Colin Morgan, Wayne Briggs and Gordon Carew. Cyrus was his only knockout victim. Davidson had his last fight on February 28, 1993. He was knocked out in the second round by the young and strong Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis who went on to win Guyana’s first world title.
Digicel SportsMax acquires rights to IAAF Diamond League 2015-2017 CARIBBEAN sports cable giants Digicel SportsMax Friday announced that it has acquired the broadcast rights to the coveted IAAF Diamond League 2015 through to 2017. Digicel SportsMax will take Caribbean athletic fans to the track to witness the world’s fastest athletes Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, as they line up in the starting blocks alongside sprinting sensations Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell, Kirani James, Yohan Blake, Veronica Campbell Brown, Allyson Felix and a host of the world’s biggest athletes in the coveted IAAF Diamond League series from May 15 to September 11. The 2015 IAAF Diamond League takes place over 14 worldAsafa Powell class meetings held across Europe, Asia and North America. The athlete with the highest number of points in each discipline at the end of the season wins the ‘Diamond Race’ and actual diamonds. The trophies will be handed out at the two finals in Zurich and Brussels on September 3, and 11, respectively. Digicel SportsMax Caribbean marketing manager Tanya Lee said the Diamond League is the perfect addition to Digicel SportsMax’s sporting line-up. “The IAAF Diamond League is the most watched track event on the IAAF calendar outside of the World Championships and the Olympics, but what’s particularly special about the Diamond League is that track fans are taken on a constantly euphoric high at multiple points throughout the track season with the sport’s biggest names facing off at multiple meets.”
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CLASSY Lennox Beckles had seven fights in 1964. He won five and lost two. One of the two losses happened on May 16. On that day he clashed with Percy Hayles at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica and lost via points after 10 rounds. Judges Tony Bridges and Ganville DeLeon scored it 100-93 while referee Seaside Johnson had it 100-91, all in favour of the Jamaican. Beckles won his next four fights which included a first-round knockout of compatriot Caesar Barrow before losing to Johnny DePeiza. The welterweight Beckles is still considered to be one on the best from Guyana to have entered the fistic sport. To many, his skill and ring craft are unmatched by any of the current crop of pugilists. In his prime Beckles had out-boxed the likes of Rugged Mack, Eddie Perkins and Vernon Lewis to name a few. Beckles started professional boxing in September 1960 and had 10 fights before his first defeat. The slick boxer last fought in May 1979. He won 33 fights, lost 13 and drew two.