 | England hits Sri Lanka hard ENGLAND bounced back
after being spun out cheaply
by Sri Lanka to leave the first
Test evenly poised at the Galle
International Stadium on
Tuesday.
At the end of an eventful
second day´s play in which 17
wickets tumbled on a slow
pitch, Sri Lanka led the
tourists.
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| | Easy wins for top seeds
Djokovic, Azarenka |
 TOP seeds and defending
champions Novak Djokovic
and Victoria Azarenka
advanced on Monday while
third seed Roger Federer
crashed out of the ATP/WTA
Miami Masters tournament.
Djokovic defeated No. 27
seed Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-4 in
an all-Serb third round
matchup on Monday.
American Andy Roddick
upset 16-time major winner
Federer 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-4,
snapping the Swiss star´s win
streak at 16 matches.
The world number one
Djokovic, who won Miami
titles in 2007 and 2011, saved
seven of eight break point
opportunities as he beat
Troicki for the 11th consecutive
time.
"Generally I feel that I have
been playing well," Djokovic
said. "I did have some... | | | Kiwis hang on for
draw against SA |  A HEROIC century by 21-
year-old Kane Williamson
trumped a hostile South
African bowling attack and
allowed New Zealand to hang
on for a tenacious draw in the
third Test cricket match on
Tuesday.
South Africa secured the
series 1-0 but were on the
verge a second victory before
tea after a sensational bowling
performance by Morne
Morkel reduced New Zealand
to 83-5.
In a dramatic final session,
New Zealand lost only one
further wicket as Williamson
held firm in a defiant 80-run
stand for the sixth wicket with
Kruger van Wyk, following
that with an unbeaten 37-run
partnership with Doug
Bracewell.
The South African fieldsmen
grounded multiple... | | | United escapes penalty
call, Ferguson admits |
 SIR ALEX Ferguson admitted
that Manchester United had a
narrow escape - despite establishing
a three point lead at
the top of the Premier League
with eight games remaining.
Wayne Rooney´s 21st topflight
goal of the campaign
earned Ferguson´s side a narrow
1-0 win over mid-table
Fulham at Old Trafford on
Monday - United´s sixth
straight league victory.
But the win was shrouded in
controversy as Fulham were
denied an 89th minute penalty
when United midfielder
Michael Carrick clipped substitute
Danny Murphy.
Fulham manager Martin
Jol said referee Michael Oliver
had not been brave enough to
make the decision.
Even Ferguson said it
looked like a ... | |
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