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The Supreme Court has allowed the Indian board to keep its autonomy but yesterday’s ruling has not helped resolve the dispute over the telecast rights which has plagued Indian cricket for more than five months. While the working committee of the BCCI is likely to meet on February 6 to discuss the telecast-rights issue, Zee Telefilms, which had contested the BCCI’s decision to cancel its bid of Rs14000million (approx US$320million) for the rights to televise Indian cricket for the next four years, is certain to take the matter to Bombay High Court.The Supreme Court dismissed Zee’s public-interest litigation against the BCCI on the grounds that the board wasn’t a “state”. However, it allowed Zee to contest BCCI’s decision under article 226 at the High Court.A Press Trust of India report quoted a Zee Telefilms spokesman as saying: “The writ petition has been dismissed under article 32 of the Constitution but is maintainable under article 226 before the High Court.” He added that Zee would be approaching the High Court as soon as possible after consulting with its legal team.Zee, which plans to launch its own sports channel later this year – their lack of pedigree in sports telecasting was one of the bones of contention when the bidding process started – had argued that since the BCCI picked and controlled the team which represented India at international events, its actions were subject to the same clauses that governed the functioning of the “state”.

Hampshire Second XI coach Tony Middleton will be looking for his young Academy side to reproduce their Time game form in limited-overs cricket when the ECB Southern Electric Premier League returns to its 50-over format tomorrow.The Academy team clinched the Time pennant when they ended BAT’s long unbeaten record last weekend.It was the Young Hawks’ fifth win in eight Time matches and enabled the county youngsters to pip BAT to the pennant by three points."It was a tremendous achievement by the lads, who won five of their eight matches by playing some very positive cricket, particularly against Havant and BAT recently," praised Middleton.The Young Hawks haven’t fared as well in the limited-overs game, but Middleton says : "It’s all part of their cricketing education to play the different formats of the game."They are in the habit of winning now and I’m hopeful it will continue."If the Academy complete the double over Bournemouth – they recorded a fine 83-run win at Chapel Gate in June – they could step up the pressure on BAT at the top.Bournemouth are unlikely to relish a return trip to the Rose Bowl, just four days after suffering an agonising SEC Cup defeat against Havant in midweek.Chasing Havant’s modest 121-7, Bournemouth cruised to 75-0 … only to finish nine runs short in the end.BAT will expect to strength their position overall with a win at Calmore Sports, who have been cast 31 points adrift at the bottom after losing ten of their 12 matches.They were routed by a massive 209 runs at Southern Gardens in June – the day when Dan Goldstraw returned a season’s best 8-29.BAT will be strengthened by the return of Damian Shirazi tomorrow, while Calmore will be looking to reproduce the spirited performance they produced at Liphook & Ripsley last week.Chris Sketchley is back for Bashley (Rydal),who entertain struggling Portsmouth at the BCG.Bashley lie fourth in the log, compared with second-to-bottom Portsmouth, whose announced title challenge has not quite materialised.Cambridge-bound Bevis Moynan is out of the Havant team, which celebrated an improbable Contracting Cup success on Tuesday night.But Steve Snell, Chris Wright and Matt Cox, who missed the final, will all be back against Liphook & Ripsley at Havant Park.The South Wilts-Andover derby will be preceded by the unveiling of an Honours Board in the Lower Bemerton clubhouse in memory of Gordon Gay, the Salisbury club’s late chairman and president, who died last summer.Jason Laney returns to the South Wilts line up alongside Hampshire’s James Tomlinson, while Chris Travers makes his Andover debut.

The XXXX Queensland Bulls will confront a full-strength NSW Blues teamin the top of the table ING Cup match at the Sydney Cricket Ground onSunday.The Queensland selectors today named the same team that defeatedVictoria in their most recent ING Cup match, with Test players MatthewHayden and Andy Bichel returning to the squad.NSW will field a team that consists almost entirely of internationals,with only in-form pace bowler Stuart Clark yet to represent his country.For Queensland, Clinton Perren, James Hopes and Nathan Hauritz fit intothat category although Hopes and Hauritz have represented Australia inYouth internationals.NSW and Queensland share the lead in the ING Cup with NSW two pointsahead of Queensland in the Pura Cup competition.Meanwhile pace bowler Joe Dawes hopes to make his return from a kneeinjury in the Brisbane XXXX First Grade competition this weekend in abid to make his Bulls comeback in the Pura Cup match against NSW at theGabba next week. The Pura Cup match starts on Sunday, November 25 andwill be a “Dollar Day" promotion.Dawes aborted his planned comeback for the Pura Cup match against theWestern Warriors when he reported residual soreness in his knee afterbowling for Valley and the Queensland medical staff elected to rest himfurther.XXXX QUEENSLAND BULLS v NSW, ING Cup, SCG, Sunday: Stuart Law (c),Matthew Hayden, Jimmy Maher, Martin Love, Clinton Perren, AndrewSymonds, Wade Seccombe, Andy Bichel, James Hopes, Ashley Noffke, MichaelKasprowicz, Nathan Hauritz.NSW: Mark Waugh, Michael Slater, Michael Bevan, Mark Higgs, Shane Lee,Steve Waugh (c), Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Stuart MacGill,Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath.

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsA flirtatious Ashes series which has often been seductive without delivering much in the way of long-term commitment, so much so that the urn might have been sponsored by Ashley Madison, lent its loyalties for the final time to Australia as they claimed the fifth Investec Test by an innings and 46 runs.There has been much to enjoy over the five Tests in a series watched by capacity crowds – and lovers of Test cricket will delight in that – but history is likely to judge this hit-and-miss series one of the more insubstantial affairs between two teams possessing striking inconsistencies – loved for their skill, unlikely to be hailed for their resilience.Alastair Cook, England’s captain, will make light of that, content that after a 5-0 whitewash in Australia the Ashes have been regained. “I honestly believe this is a highly-talented group of players,” he said. “Being underdogs helped us and allowed us to play with a bit of freedom. It has been a very different Ashes series: two-and-a-half day Test matches with one side getting on top and the other unable to respond, but I am very proud of the lads.”As if to reveal this trait, all five matches have been one-sided. There has been entertainment a plenty but little tension. As well as this victory margin – an innings and 46 runs, Australia found further consolation in London when they won by 405 runs at Lord’s. England dominated by 169 runs in Cardiff, eight wickets at Edgbaston and an innings and 78 at Trent Bridge. The ability to fight back in adversity has been strangely lacking. It has not been a series to be holding tickets for the final day.Rain delayed Australia for nearly three hours on the fourth day – not many batsmen on either side can claim to have done that to bowlers during this series – before Peter Siddle, appearing in the final Test like a battle-hardened guest star from a more sober age, took the last two wickets to finish with 4 for 35 and 6 for 67 in the match.England’s winning margin was clipped to 3-2 and properly so. Stuart Broad, the leading wicket-taker in the series, is followed by four Australians. Joe Root is the only England batsman in the top four run-makers.But England won some decisive passages of play, not just Stuart Broad with eight wickets on a heady first morning at Trent Bridge, but also the man who pipped him for the Man of the Series award, Joe Root, who struck centuries at Cardiff and Trent Bridge. The citation from Australia’s coach, Darren Lehmann, praised: “Outstanding knocks in bowler-friendly conditions at key moments.”Chris Rogers, one player whose resilence could be taken for granted, was Australia’s Man of the Series. It has been hard work: the wickets have been tough and England have bowled pretty well,” he said. “I am a very proud Australian but it’s quite fitting for me that I get to finish up in England,. England has been pretty good to me.”Pitches at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge shamelessly played to England strengths. England, although they are far from being a strong Test side, can be an exciting one and they can be grateful to have regained popularity and come away with the spoils. Considering the disenchantment that surrounded English cricket after a feeble World Cup challenge, the director of England cricket, Andrew Strauss will more than settle for that.Michael Clarke, although saddled with an Ashes record of five defeats in seven, at least retired knowing that for his farewell appearance the dressing room had responded to his leadership. “But this was not about me,” he said. “It was about the need to show determination. We are very proud of the result, although Alastair and England deserve a lot of credit.”England still trailed by 129 when they resumed their second innings at 203 for 6. Mark Wood’s appearance as a nightwatchman on Saturday evening had appeared dubious even for those who are not automatically critical of the tactic. Any policy that pushes Moeen Ali down to No. 9, where his involvement can be curtailed in the space of two balls, surely does not have logic on its side, especially considering the prospect that he will be used as an opening batsman against Pakistan in the UAE in October.Since it was pointed out that the umpires have excelled in this series, with 31 of the first 32 reviews falling in their favour (the umpire’s call margin of error helps in this of course), the figures have been slightly tarnished by several reversed decisions for Kumar Dharmasena, the latest being when Australia successfully overturned his refusal of Siddle’s lbw appeal against Wood, DRS showing the ball going on to hit leg stump.The recent introduction of the system where the third umpire’s instructions can be heard on TV and radio has added to the understanding of, and trust in, the system. India’s continued resistance is perverse.Jos Buttler’s disappointing Ashes campaign then came to rest when three overs later he drove Mitchell Marsh weakly to mid-off. Had Moeen’s edge of Siddle carried to slip before he had scored, Australia might well have beaten the rain.Instead, much fidgeting ensured before Siddle bowled Broad with the second ball of the resumption, defeating an intended blow down the ground, and then found the edge as Moeen attempted a back-foot force.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has dropped a worrying injury update on Kyogo Furuhashi.

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In recent comments cited by the Daily Record, the 56-year-old Bhoys boss appeared to backtrack on recent comments made regarding the centre-forward’s recovery from a hamstring injury, in which the Greek-Australian coach claimed that the 27-year-old “won’t be far off” making a return to first-team action.

However, in his latest injury update, Postecoglou appeared to contradict this claim, stating that “Kyogo is nowhere near it [making a return to training].”

Fans will be devastated

Considering just how much Kyogo has revolutionised the Celtic attack since his £4.6m move to Parkhead last summer, the news that the striker is still some way off making a return to first-team football is sure to have left Bhoys fans devastated – particularly after Postecoglou’s initial update on the forward.

Indeed, over his 14 Premiership outings this season, the £4.95m-rated centre-forward has been in remarkable form for the Hoops, having bagged eight goals, registered two assists and created four big chances for his teammates, in addition to taking an average of 2.1 shots and making 1.1 key passes per game.

These returns have seen the £18k-per-week Japan international average a highly impressive SofaScore match rating of 7.03 in the league, however, the centre-forward has also been in fine goalscoring form over his 12 appearances in the domestic and European cup competitions, scoring a further eight goals and providing three assists – taking his total haul to 16 goals and five assists in just 26 games.

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As such, it is clear for all to see that the fact that Kyogo looks set to remain on the sidelines for the near future will come as a huge blow to Celtic’s hopes of going on to reclaim their Premiership crown this season – with failure to do so being an outcome that would undoubtedly leave everyone involved with the Bhoys gutted.

In other news: £621k in the bank: Celtic dodged a January transfer bullet on “perfect” £27k-p/w flop

It is almost inevitable that Kamran Akmal will be rested and former U-19 captain Sarfraz Ahmed given a run in his place © AFP

Pakistan will be trialling fresh faces during the five-match one-day international series against Zimbabwe, due to begin from January 26. The relatively low-key nature of the series provides an ideal opportunity for Pakistan’s selectors to test players in three departments, before Australia visit in March for a full tour.”We will definitely try out some new faces in whichever department we need them in,” Salahuddin Ahmed, chief selector, told Cricinfo. “That’s not to say that we are taking Zimbabwe lightly, but we need to assess players on the fringes of the national side and this is a good opportunity.”The bulk of the experimentation will be carried out with fast bowling, opening and the wicketkeeping slot, areas which have for various reasons troubled Pakistan in recent years. Salahuddin suggested domestic pace stalwarts such as Abdur Rauf and Mohammad Irshad would be in line for debuts.”We’re also keeping an eye on the progress of Anwar Ali [former Under-19 star] and Sohail Khan.” Sohail, a right-arm fast-medium bowler from the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) but based in Karachi, has lit up this season’s Quaid-e-Azam trophy with a string of outstanding performances.In nine matches of what is his debut first-class season, for Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), he has taken 65 wickets; he has already taken eight five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket match hauls. This includes, in his last match, a Pakistan first-class record haul of 16 for 189, including 9 for 109 in the second innings.The selectors also have an eye on three openers in particular prospering domestically. “Khurram Manzoor, Khalid Latif and Nasir Jamshed have been very good this season from all reports and they are definitely in the mix for that series, as is Asim Kamal,” Salahuddin said.Manzoor, who opens for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is the only batsman with over 1000 runs this season (including matches for Pakistan A), while the left-handed Jamshed and Latif, with three hundreds apiece, are not far behind. Latif, in fact, was called up to the Pakistan ODI squad for three matches of the series against South Africa in October, though he didn’t eventually play.And following more mediocre performances the stumps in India, it is almost inevitable that Kamran Akmal will be rested and former U-19 captain Sarfraz Ahmed given a run in his place. Sarfraz was called up to India as cover for Akmal and made his debut in the last ODI at Jaipur, impressing most observers with an assured display. The idea that both play, with Akmal as a specialist middle-order batsman, has also been discussed by the team management.Zimbabwe are scheduled to arrive on January 12 and will play a four-day match and a three-day match before the ODI series begins.

ScorecardShortly before play began today, the theme song from the inspiration cricket-centric film Iqbal could be heard from the Karnataka dressing room, a sign of their confidence about the day’s play; next door, the Bengal camp was quiet, the atmosphere inside tense. With 236 runs to get on a fifth-day Eden Gardens wicket, the openers gone and a place in the Ranji Trophy final at stake, the home side were up against the odds.A little over five hours later, however, the tables had been turned as Bengal secured a convincing six-wicket victory. They now travel to Mumbai for the final, beginning next Friday, at the Wankhede Stadium.The win had been scripted on the first day itself, when their fast bowlers ran through Karnataka for 89; today it was the turn of their batsmen, especially Manoj Tiwary, the rookie, and his stupendous unbeaten 151. Tiwary and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, another rookie, put on 164 for the third wicket as Bengal overcame their initial nerves and eventually wrapped up the match an hour after tea.This match had already seen some memorable performances – Ranadeb Bose’s 10-wicket haul, Sourav Sarkar’s supporting act with eight wickets, Karnataka’s turnaround second innings scripted by Bharat Chipli, Chandrashekar Raghu and Yere Goud.Yet it all boiled down to what would happen in the first hour of the last day, as both sides had admitted yesterday. And that’s where Tiwary, starting on his overnight score of 9, stood up to be counted. In stark contrast to his usual attacking style, Tiwary chose a defensive ploy, letting the ball go when in the corridor of uncertainty. Known for his incredible bat speed and ability to play the ball late, as he has shown this season with a 660-run aggregate, Tiwary waited for the odd delivery that strayed down middle and leg.If he was plain watchful, waiting for the odd loose ball, Jhunjhunwala was even more cautious, completely cutting down shots square of the wicket – an even greater departure from his flamboyant, elegant style.Balachandra Akhil, the Karnataka medium pacer who’d snapped up the Bengal openers yesterday with a nagging line and length, tried to choke the batsmen of runs. But there clearly wasn’t enough sting in his bowling.Not that it was all Bengal’s way. There were a few anxious moments in the first session when Vinay Kumar extracted some bounce and inward movement with the old ball to trouble Jhunjhunwala, who survived half a dozen occasions when he as completely baffled by rising off-cutters.The unspectacular batting exposed the limited Karnataka bowling. Much depended on the spin pair of Sunil Joshi and Raghu. But while Joshi, the experienced left-hander, was played out watchfully – he couldn’t get the ball to turn enough, despite sticking to line and length – the less experienced Raghu got a taste of Tewari’s penchant for hitting.Once the morning’s battle was won, Tiwary, a former India Under-19 captain, decided to shake off the shackles en route to his third huge hundred of the season. Perhaps the turning point of the day came midway through the second session when one over from Srinivasa Dhananjaya, the debutant paceman, saw Tiwary hitting four successive boundaries through cover and point.Jhunjhunwala was trapped leg-before soon after by Joshi – the 3rd wicket fell on 221 but Tiwary stepped up a gear, smashing Raghu for for 22 runs in one over that included two massive sixes over long-on. He made Karnataka pay for letting him off when on 64, ‘keeper Thilak Naidu fluffing a simple stumping opportunity off Joshi.After the match Deep Dasgupta, the Bengal captain, said he wasn’t really surprised at the result. “I was confident from the start that 236 [on the final day] was always gettable, going by the way we’ve played throughout the season. It’s inspiring the way Manoj and Abhishek batted, their partnership made all the difference, after Ranadeb and Sourav set us up so well in the first innings.”His coach Paras Mhambrey said he was satisfied with the performance but had ominous portents of the future: “There’s still huge scope for improvement. Personally, I will give this Bengal team 6 marks on a scale of 10. There’s much to work on still. Having said that, we are confident of putting up an impressive show in the final against Mumbai.”Venkatesh Prasad, the Karnataka coach, explained his team’s tactics. “We had no option but to go for the ploy of trying to restrict runs. They needed just 236 today, so we couldn’t afford to overattack and allow them to get away with easy runs. We expected a lot of help from the pitch, but it stayed consistently slow and low, and there was hardly any dangerous turn, not even for Joshi.”

Peter McGlashan of Northern Districts fell just six runs short of what would’ve been the first century in New Zealand’s Twenty20 competition as his side defeated Wellington in a high scoring match at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Chasing Wellington’s 185, McGlashan faced just 49 balls for his 94, with nine boundaries and three sixes. He shared a second wicket partnership of 124 with Nick Horsely, the opener, who scored 51. For Wellington, Chris Nevin, the opener, got his team off to a good start, scoring 45 off just 17 balls with three sixes. Grant Elliot and James Franklin put on fifty runs in just 12 minutes towards the end to take their team to 185. Graham Aldridge took 4 wickets for Northern Districts, including that of Stephen Fleming early in the innings.A Canterbury line-up studded with national stars defeated Otago comfortably by 6 wickets in the inaugural Twenty20 league match at the Hagley Ovalin Christchurch. Chasing Otago’s total of 153, Craig McMillan led the charge scoring 47 off 32 balls with six boundaries and shared a fifty partnership with Chris Cairns. Peter Fulton and Chris Harris guided Canterbury to the target with over three overs to spare. Earlier, the Otago innings was rocked by Carl Anderson, the Canterbury left-arm spinner, who took three wickets for just 15 runs off his four overs. Jonathan Trott top-scored for Otago with 35 and Greg Todd struck two boundaries and sixes for his 28 off 13 balls.

Pakistanis 8 for 279 (Razzaq 89*, Hafeez 61, Tait 2-49) beat Australia A 266 (Haddin 129, D Hussey 45, Naved-ul-Hasan 3-42) by 13 runs
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Brad Haddin made a superb 129, but the Pakistanis sneaked through in their warm-up match© Getty Images

Brad Haddin’s sparkling century could not prevent a fighting comeback from the Pakistanis in the VB Series warm-up match at the Adelaide Oval. Twice the tourists’ cause seemed lost, but they regrouped through Abdul Razzaq’s blistering 89 off 61 balls, and then sealed the match with three wickets for Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.Australia A were strolling towards victory at 4 for 254 in the 45th over after Haddin, the captain, had reached his hundred in as many balls with help from Brad Hodge (30) and David Hussey (45). Naved then swung the match for the final time as Australia A collapsed with two run-outs and lost six wickets in four overs.Cameron White fell when Shahid Afridi dropped a caught-and-bowled chance off Haddin, and the ball cannoned into the stumps with White out of his ground. Then Haddin was caught short of the crease 12 runs later to end Australia A’s chances. Naved, who had removed Damien Wright and Nathan Hauritz, finished the game by having Shaun Tait caught behind, although Tait was unhappy with the decision.Pakistan’s day began badly when they slumped to 5 for 117, but Razzaq, who has struggled with a mystery illness during the tour, arrived in the 30th over and showed he was in a healthy state by blasting six sixes and four fours to lead the recovery.Razzaq and Shahid Afridi added 68 from 33 balls as Hauritz was hit the hardest, conceding three sixes in six balls, and Pakistan set Australia A 280 for victory. Mohammad Hafeez had stabilised the innings with 61 before he was caught in the deep off Hauritz, and the thrilling late onslaught included 26 runs from the final 13 balls.Wright, Tait and Mick Lewis collected the first five wickets, including the dismissal of Inzamam-ul-Haq. Playing his first game since the first Test because of a back injury, Inzamam scratched out 10 from 40 balls before falling to Tait.

Hampshire will be making no comment today (Wednesday) after a meeting with Ed Giddins this morning to discuss the seam bowlers future.Rumour and speculation in the papers had intimated that he had retired, however a club spokesmen stated that they will not be making any statement today.On the subject of a replacement overseas player for Wasim Akram, Paul Terry the club manager had stated that they had made an offer to Heath Streak the Zimbabwean captain. Streak who played one season for the county in 1995, declined the offer due to his committments with the Zimbabweans Cricket Union. The search goes on.