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ScorecardNorthern Districts reached 137 but that wasn’t enough to deny Canterbury an innings victory at Christchurch. Joseph Yovich scored 52 to salvage some pride from the lost cause. Chris Martin achieved career-best figures when he claimed 5 for 40, worthy reward for the mayhem he stirred on the third afternoon as ND crumbed. Paul Wiseman had a good final morning and finished with 3 for 31.
ScorecardJames Franklin entered first-class cricket after a promising schoolboy career as a batsman, but it has been more of a bowler for Wellington. However his ability with the bat has resurfaced in the past few years. At Carisbrook, he scored his maiden first-class century (108*) as Wellington fell 84 runs short of Otago’s first innings score. It was a long haul by Franklin, who started the day on 57. Matthew Walker’s 77-minute vigil aided him in reaching the mark. Franklin’s 408-minute effort included 11 fours. Nathan Morland, the Otago offspinner bowled a marathon 61 overs and ended with 2 for 82. Otago batted out the day and finished on 91 for 2 before play was called off. Mohammad Wasim cashed in with an unbeaten 50.
ScorecardJust as they did in the first innings, Auckland had to rely on their last pair to save their skins against Central Districts at Eden Park’s outer oval. Brooke Walker and Kerry Walmsley defied Central Districts for nearly 30 minutes to deny them an outright win. Central Districts began the day with some quick scoring, after rain had ruined the whole of the third day’s play. Craig Spearman clattered 133 off 114 balls, including 11 sixes and nine fours. Rob Nicol was the victim of this carnage with his four overs costing 54. Mathew Sinclair was unbeaten on 127 when the declaration arrived. Brooke Walker was among the wickets again with 3 for 62.Of all the Auckland batsmen, only Nicol (77) performed, with Brent Hefford (4 for 38) and Glen Sulzberger (3 for 32) running through the Auckland middle order and put them in a precarious position when stumps were drawn. Canterbury now lead the State Championship with 18 points. Auckland have 13, Wellington six, Otago five, Central Districts 4 and Northern Districts 2.

The Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board is warning of the danger of burn-out in international cricket.Lord MacLaurin believes the number of centrally-contracted players, which currently stands at 12, may have to increase.”With the programme stretching out over the next four or five years, I would imagine that there may have to be more players contracted to the board,” MacLaurin told the BBC.”That would mean people are not obliged to go on each and every tour. Otherwise you will have burn-out,” he said.England’s programme over the next 12 months includes seven home Tests, a large quantity of one-day internationals, an Ashes tour and the World Cup in South Africa.”We want to prolong their cricketing lives as much as we possibly can,” MacLaurin said. “I think we have to be very sensible about it. These cricketers are married and have young families and are growing up.”We have to be very sensible about the way we care for our players and guardagainst burn-out.”

Bihar scored a crushing innings and 88 run win over Assam on thesecond day of their East Zone Under-14 Tournament match at the KeenanGround in Jamshedpur on Wednesday. Bihar with this outright win earnedeight points.Having taken a handsome 148 run lead in the first innings, Biharbundled out Sikkim for just 60 runs in 27.2 overs. Only two ofSikkim’s batsmen, Bimal Singh (11) and S Rai (12) managed to reachdouble figures. While Santosh Kumar (2 for 10) rattled the Sikkim toporder, S Nadeem (3 for 13) and Madan Kumar (3 for 13) ripped throughthe middle and lower order.Earlier, on the opening day, opting to bat Sikkim were all out for apaltry 79 with only three batsmen, opener HD Bhutia (19), Bimal Singh(16) and D Chettri (12) getting into double figures. Opening bowlerSantosh Kumar (4 for 22) and Madan Kumar (4 for 11) ran through theSikkim batting order. In reply, Bihar put up 227 on the board withuseful contributions from Sukhbinder Singh (48), Arvind Jha (29) andJeetender Kumar (21).

Tottenham Hotspur correspondent Alasdair Gold has now shared a Spurs stadium naming rights update during a questions and answers session on Reddit.

The Lowdown: £500m talks?

In the last week, there have been rumours of a major development in £500 million talks with an unnamed company as Spurs and chairman Daniel Levy continue to seek out a mega money naming rights agreement for the club.

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Football Insider recently broke news of the negotiations with discussions having now been held over a potential 20-year deal – coming over two years after Levy commenced his search for a £25 million-per-year contract.

Spurs even appointed former NFL executive Todd Kline last year as the club’s chief commercial officer in a bid to boost their efforts.

Kline has previously played a role in brokering a marquee 18-year naming rights deal for the Miami Dolphins worth around £180m but even his presence hasn’t resulted in a breakthrough just yet.

Now, Gold has shared what he’s heard after Football Insider’s big development.

The Latest: Gold shares update…

Taking to Reddit, speaking in a Spurs fan Q&A, the reliable journalist says that while talks have indeed been held with multiple interested parties, nothing is in fact close.

“I’m told Spurs are constantly having discussions with different interested parties but nothing is close,” Gold explained.

“I can’t believe they haven’t been able to get a great deal for that incredible stadium. I can only presume they’re waiting until the post-pandemic era kicks in and money is more readily available for companies.”

The Verdict: A huge priority…

As managing director Fabio Paratici takes the reins in overseeing Tottenham’s on-field activity, securing the naming rights in a big potential financial boost should be Levy’s number one priority with no distractions.

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The Lilywhites announced an £84 million loss after tax in their latest set of financial results and finally agreeing a stadium sponsorship contract could go a long way to reducing Spurs’ mounting debt.

Tottenham supporters and Levy will certainly be hoping that a breakthrough can be reached sooner rather than later.

In other news: ‘I have to say’…Simon Jordan fires live-on-air dig at Spurs player who gets too much ‘credit’, find out more here.

Australia are scheduled to arrive in India for a four-Test series on September 29, one day after the Champions Trophy final in Lahore. If they fail to make it past the group stage of the Champions Trophy, Australia will get a ten-day break before their only tour match in India between October 2 and 5.Bangalore will host the first Test, as it did when Australia visited India in 2004-05. After a three-day gap the teams travel to Mohali, which will stage its first Test since England toured in 2006, for the second match between October 13 and 17.A week later the sides will meet in Delhi for the third Test followed by the final one in Nagpur, where Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar trophy last time round, from November 5 to 9. Australia are the current holders of the trophy after they won their home series 2-1 in December and January.James Sutherland, the chief executive of Cricket Australia, said the games in India would be particularly interesting after the tight series in Australia, which also featured several controversial moments. “The rivalry between Australia and India has developed into one of the most captivating contests in world cricket,” Sutherland said.”The 2007-08 series was highlighted by dramatic, brilliant cricket which added another chapter to the passionate competition between the world’s two best Test playing nations. I’m sure all cricket lovers in Australia and India are awaiting the 2008 series with great anticipation.”Fixtures
October 2-5 – Tour match
October 9-13 – 1st Test, Bangalore
October 17-21 – 2nd Test, Mohali
October 28-Novermber 1 – 3rd Test, Delhi
November 5-9 – 4th Test, Nagpur

Goolam Raja said the news of Woolmer’s murder had not been as much of a shock to the South African players as the original news of his death © Getty Images

Goolam Raja, the South African manager, has revealed that one of his players was approached by a bookmaker during South Africa’s one-day tour of India in November 2005.Responding to a query about speculation that Bob Woolmer may have been about to write a book that lifted the lid on the match-fixing scandal, Raja admitted that there had been an “innocent” incident involving a member of his squad. Although he declined to name the player involved, Raja added that the player was not a member of the current World Cup party.”The question was just ‘What is the team tomorrow?’,” explained Raja.”In the past we would easily say, ‘Joe Soap is not playing’, but nolonger. Now we don’t announce the team, whether it is picked or not.”The players are trained to phone as soon as they’ve been approached, not to get into any discussion with these people, only to take their phone details and pass it onto the authorities. Nothing happened other than that one phone call.”That is the protocol. If a player is approached, he has to let usknow immediately because we have a system for dealing with it.”South African cricket still feels the scars of the Hansie Cronjescandal in 2000, although Raja insisted that the players were olderand wiser for the experience. “There’s a lot more awareness now thanthere was five years ago. The players are aware that there are peopleout there who are interested in finding out things we know, and theplayers are more cautious. Sometimes we took things for granted in thepast, because we never thought that these things would happen.”In the light of the murder investigation now underway in Jamaica, Rajasaid he would welcome heightened security for his players, even if itmeant more constraints on their freedom on tour. “Absolutely, if thereis one lesson that we’ve learnt, it is that you can’t have enoughsecurity,” said Raja. “We’ve made applications to beef up thesecurity, and ICC have assured us that that will be the case.”I think a lot of our players have experience of the subcontinent, andwhat we told them there is the same as what we’ve told them here. It’sa case of being vigilant. If you get a call or a knock on the doorfrom someone you don’t know, I’ve told them repeatedly to please letme know.”At the hotel, the presence of police and plain-clothes hasincreased,” he added. “Of course the central police officers aretrained to look out for people in the foyers of hotels, who notnecessarily don’t belong there, but look suspicious. They’ve beenasked to let us know.”Raja added that the news of Woolmer’s murder had not been as much of ashock to the players as the original news of his death. “The playerswere saddened to hear the circumstances of Bob’s death, it was such amacabre death, but the worse was when we first heard of it,” he said.”That was a total surprise but subsequently, like everyone else,we’ve been waiting for things to unfold.”

Inzamam blamed his team’s performance on poor shot selection and lack of application © AFP

Another top-order failure, another loss and a first ODI series loss in over a year; Pakistan’s top-order starts in this series have made for some horrific reading. After a 50-run stand in the first ODI at Peshawar, Pakistan collapsed to 68 for four at Rawalpindi and 82 for four at Lahore. In Multan, they disintegrated quicker, stumbling to 29 for four and this time, there was no Shoaib Malik-inspired rescue, as they fell for 161.With all games thus far won by the team batting second, losing the toss in the morning and being put in wasn’t the best start. Inzamam admitted he would have fielded first had he won the toss but although India bowled accurately throughout, the majority of batsmen were out to rash shots; some like Kamran Akmal’s cut to short point were poor, others like Imran Farhat’s ugly pull to mid-on, awful. An understandably dejected Inzamam-ul-Haq said later, “Today we just didn’t put enough runs on board. It’s disappointing to lose such a big series against team like India at home. We made some mistakes early on and that’s why we lost too many early wickets.”Inzamam refused to blame the absence of key players such as Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar for the loss, instead highlighting his own side’s fallibility and India’s strength. “One or two of our players were not there, but I will say my team was capable of doing much better than what we did today. The boys have tried hard but we couldn’t succeed. We were weak in some areas but India outplayed us in all three departments of the game.”Despite the rash of injuries and the poor run of form some players were in, only one change was made to the playing XI today; Mohammad Sami came in for Afridi. Umar Gul, also suffering from side strain, missed out. Salman Butt, under pressure after two successive first-over ducks, was under some pressure and many thought he might be replaced. But Inzamam was phlegmatic about changing the line-up. “Salman Butt had given us good scores in the series and it was not possible for me to drop him after just two bad knocks. I don’t think if I had made some changes it would have made a difference. I don’t think we played the wrong combination here.”He also ruled out that his side was under extra pressure after two defeats at home, either from the public or the media. “There is always pressure on the home team in a series, but all the players are used to it and I don’t think that was the reason for losing the series. Sometimes the team does not play well. We played well when we toured India and this time they played well against us – the performance doesn’t remain the same all the time.”Karachi beckons now and only face-saving remains at stake for Pakistan. When Inzamam said before this series began that he might become more selective in the matches he played due to his back injury, he would not have envisaged the rotation policy coming into effect in a dead rubber game. Changes seem likely however. “We will give a chance to some of the bowlers who haven’t got chance in the four matches. It will be difficult to motivate the team but we will try our best to win the last match.”

Rahul Dravid scored a hundred in each innings to boost India’s chances of winning the Kolkata Test© AFP

On how he rates the second century in comparison to the first
It’s very hard to rate hundreds, I hate rating innings. Both hundreds in this game were equally good, and like on the first day, I felt in control today also. Having said that, it is very satisfying because it came in the second innings, when we needed it. The second-innings century was tougher than the first because the pitch played lower and slower. Each innings has its challenges, but the circumstances under which today’s knock was made, made it more special. It’s especially a challenge to get a big score immediately after making a hundred in the first innings.On whether these twin tons are more valuable than the twin tons in Hamilton, 1999
This definitely means a lot more. The first century in Hamilton was a good and important innings, but the second came when the game was all but drawn. This has a lot more meaning. I have always wanted to score a hundred in both innings in a winning match, especially after reading about Steve Waugh’s twin hundreds against England [Manchester, 1997]. That was always at the back of my mind, to score a hundred in each innings and help play a role in the team’s victory.On whether he expected the pitch to have done more on the fourth and fifth days
We knew coming into this game that this would be a good wicket, but we expected a bit more turn. Some balls are keeping low, but the ball hasn’t turned as much as we expected it to. The conditions are quite tough and it is going to be a challenge tomorrow. The side that’s fitter and holds its nerve better will win the day tomorrow. This match is a great advertisement for Test cricket. Going into the final day, all three results are a possibility. The pendulum has swung in every direction, and there will be no predictions today about how this game will pan out. We have confidence in ourselves and are positive about our chances, and I am sure they are too.On Dinesh Karthik’s innings
It was a crucial partnership, a critical phase of the match. Dinesh played beautifully; it was a fantastic knock by a youngster under pressure. The balance could have shifted in either direction, but he played a stand-out innings. I just told him to back and trust himself. He took his time to settle down and then played his strokes, which helped.On what the non-striker feels when he sees a batsman getting hit
You do have concern for your mate, but once you know he is alright, you have got to carry on. You have to focus on your job and stick to it; you have to move on because you have a job at hand and a task to do. I was trying to take the external factors out, play one ball at a time, focus on the present and stick to my plans. I do feel the pressure, everyone does, but you have to try and focus on something else, like the ball or team plans and individual goals.

Sri Lanka A 134 for 4 (Nawaz 46*, Polonowita 38*) trail India A 172 (Badani 47, Herath 4-34) by 38 runs
ScorecardSri Lanka A took the upper hand on the first day’s play at Mumbai as they bowled out India A for 172, and then erased a large part of that score by stumps. Rangana Herath, who took 4 for 34, polished off the lower order with a fine spell of left-arm spin and was instrumental in his side’s dominance of the opening day.Three of the first four batsmen for India A made starts, but none of them could go on. Hemang Badani, coming in at No. 4, top-scored with 47 fluent runs, made off only 65 balls with eight fours. Shiv Sunder Das and Mohammad Kaif made scores in the thirties, but Sri Lanka’s opening bowlers, Lasith Malinga and Tharanga Lakshitha, took two wickets apiece and pegged the Indians back early.India never really recovered from those setbacks. Badani fell with the score on 148, and a middle order of Rohan Gavaskar, Ambati Rayudu and Ajay Ratra mustered up only 28 runs between them. Thereafter Herath worked his magic on the tailenders, as the last four all went for nought.Sri Lanka began their innings even more disastrously, reeling at 69 for 4 thanks to an early introduction of Murali Kartik, who took 3 for 48. But Naveed Nawaz (46*) and Anushka Polonowita (38*) stabilised the innings with an unbeaten stand of 65 for the fifth wicket.

Heavy rain at the Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh has effectively washed away all hopes Orissa might have had of winning their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Punjab. With ten wickets in hand, the visitors now have to chase down a mammoth victory target of 442 runs on the last day in order to book a place in the semi-finals.Punjab had earlier posted 460 runs in their second innings. Ankur Kakkar, who began the day on 50 not out, went on to make 78 while fast bowler Vineet Sharma contributed his mite making 47. The two were mainly responsible in ensuring that Punjab added a valuable 103 runs to their overnight score of 357 for six. Medium-pacer Debashish Mohanty, who claimed four wickets, was the most successful bowler for the visitors.Orissa openers Shiv Sunder Das and Biswa Bijayee Mohapatra set off in hot pursuit of the almost-impossible-to-achieve target rattling 26 runs in 3.2 overs before rain had the final say.