Zim official banned for 20 years
harare: A Zimbabwean official has been banned for 20 years by the International Cricket Council after being found guilty of match-fixing charges. Rajan Nayer, who was an influential board member of Zimbabwe's cricket governing body until 2015, was initially suspended and charged for approaching Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer with an offer of $30,000 to influence the outcome of a game during the African team's home test series with the West Indies last October. Immediately after the charges were laid, the Harare Metropolitan Cricket Association, the country's largest domestic cricket body, removed Nayer from his position as its marketing director.
Manu-Anmol win gold
sydney: The duo of Manu Bhaker and Anmol secured India's seventh gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup by winning the mixed 10m air pistol event with a qualification world record on Tuesday. Genemat Sekhon bagged an individual bronze medal in the junior women's skeet, shooting a 36 in the final. In the mixed 10m air rifle event, 17-year-old Shreya Agrawal and 19-year-old Arjun Babuta completed the podium in third place, finishing with 432.8 points, while their country-mates Elavenil Valarivan Elavenil (18) and Tejas Krishna Prasad (20) finished fourth with 389.1.
Oz women eye revenge vs Eng
mumbai: After losing to England earlier in the series Australia will look to settle scores when they lock horns with their arch-rivals in the women's Twenty20 tri-series on Wednesday. With hosts India out of the reckoning after losing all three of their matches, the game will serve as a dress rehearsal for the final to be played on Saturday at the Brabourne Stadium. But it would be an uphill task for Australia, who have defeated India twice in the tournament, to outplay England. In the first game between the two, England crushed the Southern stars by eight wickets, putting up an all-round show. All English batters are in prime form, especially Daniellie Wyatt, whose second T20 century against India helped the visitors pull off a record chase.