Karachi, Jun 29 (PTI) Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won
the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first in the Super Four
stage match of the Asia Cup here today.
Pakistan made two changes in their line up, including
leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad and left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz in
place of Fawad Alam and the injured Umar Gul.
Sri Lanka, as expected, called back their experienced
trio of Chaminda Vaas, Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah
Muralitharan for the game while replacing out of form Dilhara
Fernando with Thilan Tushara.
Teams:
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (Capt), Salman Butt, Younis Khan,
Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi,
Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz, Mansoor Amjad.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (Capt), Kumar Sangakkara,
Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva,
Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Thilan Thushara, Muttiah
Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara.
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) Ian Gould (Eng)
TV umpire: Akhtaruddin (BD)
Match referee: Alan Hurst (Aust).
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Serena blasts Gimelstob's Kournikova 'bitch' outburst
LONDON: Serena Williams lashed out at fellow American player Justin Gimelstob on Friday after he launched a lurid tirade of abuse which included calling Russian beauty Anna Kournikova "a bitch".
Gimelstob, a 31-year-old veteran of the men's tour, let rip during an interview on US radio, which included describing Czech star Nicole Vaidisova as "a well developed young lady", and calling French pin-ups Tatiana Golovin and Alize Cornet "sexpots".
As well as calling Kournikova "a bitch", he claimed female players "lack the social skills, they don't go to high school, they don't go to parties".
But former world number one Williams, who reached the last 16 of Wimbledon on Friday, said Gimelstob's comments were unnecessary.
"Being pro-women's rights, I just think we've come farther than to be referred to like this," said Williams. "Anna is a great girl. For anyone to say that about her is not professional. It's just totally uncalled for. Unless you really know these people, you talk to these people, you never know what people go through. It's not good to say those things about people."
World number 22 Vaidisova, speaking after her third round victory over Casey Dellacqua at Wimbledon, insisted Gimelstob's comments were just a joke that had backfired.
"I know his sense of humour a little bit. I know he kind of talks like that a little bit. So I can cut him some slack," Vaidisova said.
"I have briefly seen it. I know Justin. He's a very nice guy. I heard he apologised for it. I think it's just you say something and you don't really mean it. It happens."
Gimelstob and Kournikova will come face-to-face during the American team tennis series, but the Russian beauty refused to get into a slanging match.
"It's not about these things; it's about keeping it fun and positive for the fans," she said.
Gimelstob has since isued an apology to the lague and Kourniova.
Gimelstob, a 31-year-old veteran of the men's tour, let rip during an interview on US radio, which included describing Czech star Nicole Vaidisova as "a well developed young lady", and calling French pin-ups Tatiana Golovin and Alize Cornet "sexpots".
As well as calling Kournikova "a bitch", he claimed female players "lack the social skills, they don't go to high school, they don't go to parties".
But former world number one Williams, who reached the last 16 of Wimbledon on Friday, said Gimelstob's comments were unnecessary.
"Being pro-women's rights, I just think we've come farther than to be referred to like this," said Williams. "Anna is a great girl. For anyone to say that about her is not professional. It's just totally uncalled for. Unless you really know these people, you talk to these people, you never know what people go through. It's not good to say those things about people."
World number 22 Vaidisova, speaking after her third round victory over Casey Dellacqua at Wimbledon, insisted Gimelstob's comments were just a joke that had backfired.
"I know his sense of humour a little bit. I know he kind of talks like that a little bit. So I can cut him some slack," Vaidisova said.
"I have briefly seen it. I know Justin. He's a very nice guy. I heard he apologised for it. I think it's just you say something and you don't really mean it. It happens."
Gimelstob and Kournikova will come face-to-face during the American team tennis series, but the Russian beauty refused to get into a slanging match.
"It's not about these things; it's about keeping it fun and positive for the fans," she said.
Gimelstob has since isued an apology to the lague and Kourniova.
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