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| Monte Carlo Rally returns to world championship Posted: 03 Jun 2011 08:49 AM PDT BARCELONA, June 3 — The Monte Carlo Rally will return to the world championship calendar next year for the first time since 2008, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Friday. However Abu Dhabi's expected debut has been deferred for at least a year. "Abu Dhabi, previously published on the calendar subject to approval of the Event Business Plan, has been removed from the 2012 calendar," the FIA said. "The organiser is invited to submit a proposal to run a candidate event for possible future inclusion in the series." Monte Carlo, the most prestigious and historic event in rallying, returns to its traditional season—opening slot with a Jan 22 date. The rally, first run in 1911, has been part of the FIA—sanctioned Intercontinental Rally Challenge series for the past three years. 2012 calendar: January 22 — Monte Carlo February 12 — Sweden March 11 — Mexico April 1 — Portugal April 29 — Argentina May 27 — Greece* June 24 — New Zealand August 5 — Finland August 26 — Germany September 16 — Britain October 7 — France October — Italy* * Date subject to confirmation. Greece could be June 3. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Sri Lanka strike early in second test at Lord’s Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:41 AM PDT  England's Alastair Cook hits a four during the second cricket test match against Sri Lanka at Lord's in London on June 3, 2011. — Reuters pic Captain Andrew Strauss (4), Jonathan Trott (2) and Kevin Pietersen (2) were all back in the pavilion on a gloriously sunny morning before the first drinks break. At lunch, England had rallied to 75 for three with Alastair Cook and Ian Bell both on 32. The early honours, though, went to Sri Lanka with Suranga Lakmal regularly beating the bat during a lengthy opening spell. Sri Lanka, beaten by an innings in the first test in Cardiff after a dismal collapse on Monday, responded by picking four pace bowlers and dropping spinner Ajantha Mendis, who no longer mystifies the England batsmen. Tillakaratne Dilshan then backed his bowlers to exploit any early life in the pitch by asking England to bat after winning the toss. After a cautious start, both the first two wickets fell to lbw decisions. Strauss missed a ball from Chanaka Welegedara, bowling lively left-arm from the Pavilion End, playing across the line to a ball which would have struck his leg stump. Trott, who scored a double century in Cardiff, propped forward to a full-length delivery from Lakmal without moving his feet and was beaten by another ball destined to hit leg stump. The batsman asked for a referral but the replay showed umpire Billy Doctrove had made the correct call. Pietersen then reached for a ball from Lakmal wide of the off-stump and sliced it to gully where Dilshan gratefully seized a tumbling catch. Bell confidently hooked his first delivery from Lakmal to the boundary but he, too, was troubled by the late movement and was lucky two edges off the same bowler went to the boundary and not to hand. He played two more authentic shots for off-side boundaries while Cook concentrated on survival at the other end. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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