Cricket Virender Sehwag, the India batsman, will not be allowed to play for Northamptonshire this summer after a U-turn by his national board.
Northamptonshire signed the opening batsman for their Friends Provident t20 campaign and were in celebratory mood last week after the Board of Control for Cricket in India gave the official go-ahead, only to change its mind after reviewing the India team’s calendar.“Now we have to rethink and we are seeking the possibility of bringing alternative potential match-winners to supplement the fine squad that we have,” Mark Tagg, the Northamptonshire chief executive, said.
Higgins reaches last 16
Snooker John Higgins, who begins his defence of the World Championship title at the Crucible in a little over two weeks, beat Fergal O’Brien 5-3 to reach the last 16 of the Sanyuan Foods China Open in Beijing yesterday. Ding Junhui pleased the home crowd with a 5-3 win over Gerard Greene. Marco Fu, of Hong Kong, beat Bjorn Haneveer 5-2 and Neil Robertson beat Mike Dunn by the same score.Sky entry confirmed
Cycling Team Sky have been formally included as one of the 22 teams in this summer’s Tour de France. Bradley Wiggins, the triple Olympic champion, will lead their challenge. The Englishman finished fourth last year behind Alberto Contador, of Spain, who will again compete for Astana. Lance Armstrong, the seven-times Tour winner who finished third last year with Astana, will lead Team RadioShack.
Crews on the water
Rowing The crews for the Xchanging Boat Race on Saturday each had two outings yesterday. Cambridge had a gentle technical paddle and practised starts, while Oxford went for a series of three-minute bursts in choppy conditions. Cambridge have tinkered with their crew recently but Chris Nilsson, the head coach, said that they had “moved on pretty well since Saturday and are in exactly the right shape”.
Williams optimistic
Golf Tiger Woods will be judged by his form rather than taunted for his extramarital affairs when he returns to action at next week’s US Masters, according to Steve Williams, the player’s caddie. The New Zealander said yesterday that the crowd at Augusta National would be too respectful to barrack Woods. “I think they will be very happy to see Tiger playing at Augusta where he’s been successful,” Williams said.
New alliance formed
Bowls Encouraged by Sport England, and the chance of obtaining funding, four governing bodies have formed the Bowls Development Alliance (BDA). The bodies — Bowls England (flat green outdoors), the English Indoor Bowling Association Ltd, the British Crown Green Bowling Association and the English Short Mat Bowling Association — represent more than 400,000 participants at 7,500 venues.
Source:The Times
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