Inter-Milan beat defending champions Barcelona
SAN SIRO: Inter Milan came from behind to beat holders Barcelona 3-1 in Italy and take control of their European Champions League football semi-final.
Barca went ahead after 19 minutes through a Pedro goal, before Wesley Sneijders levelled on 30 minutes.
Maicon put the homeside ahead just after the break before Diego Milito sealed the tie on the hour.
The result gives Barca a mountain to climb in the second leg in Catalonia next week as they seek to become the first team since AC Milan in 1990 to defend their European Cup trophy.
Bayern Munich and Lyon meet in their semi-final first leg match tomorrow.
Brett Lee ready for Aussie comeback
SYDNEY: Brett Lee has announced himself ready to return to the Australian side for the World Twenty20 tournament early next month.
Lee bowled on Wednesday for the first time since breaking his thumb at the end of a poor four-game stint in the Indian Premier League.
The 33-year-old has found himself outside the national team in recent times thanks to injuries and the form of up-and-coming pacemen Doug Bollinger, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Clint McKay and spearhead Mitchell Johnson.
“It”s been a tough couple of years, hopefully I turned the corner now and things will be a little bit brighter,” Lee told reporters today.
He said he has been cleared to resume playing, despite some pain in his thumb.
“There was limited pain which was good and didn”t stop me from bowling which is great,” Lee said after a nets session at the Gabba in Brisbane.
“It has been difficult coming back but I saw the surgeon (this week) and he cleared me to play.
“I”ve played with pain my whole life and a broken thumb won”t stop me from bowling.”
The World Twenty20 begins in the Caribbean on April 30, with Australia”s first match coming against Pakistan on May 2.
Sindh Dolphins defeat Balochistan Bears by 3 wkts
KARACHI: Sindh Dolphins defeated Balochistan Bears by 3 wickets on the second day of the Pentangular Cup at National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Bears, after winning the toss, made 303 for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. Taufiq Umar (74), Abid Ali (94) and Rameez Alam (52 not out) were their main contributors.
In reply, Dolphins raced home for the loss of 7 scalps. Hasan Raza played a breezy and undefeated knock of 78 off 77 balls to help his team score brilliant triumph.
Hasan Raza of Sindh Dolphins has been declared man of the match.
Summarised scores:
Balochistan Bears 303-8 in 50 overs (Taufiq Umar 74, 92 balls, 5x4s, Abid Ali 94, 106 balls, 11x4s, Rameez Alam 52*, 35 balls, 8x4s, Gulraiz Sadaf 18, Anwar Ali 10-1-72-3, Tanvir Ahmed 10-0-62-2, Danish Kaneria 10-0-46-2) vs Sindh Dolphins 307-7 in 50 overs (Khurram Manzoor 45, 70 balls, 6x4s, Shahzaib Hasan 62, 49 balls, 5x4s, 4x6s, Hasan Raza 78*, 77 balls, 8x4s, Sarfraz Ahmed 41, 51 balls, 4x4s, Lal Kumar 27, 14 balls, 5x4s, Anwar Ali 14, Jalat Khan 2-42, Zulfiqar Baber 3-59, Kashif Naved 1-55)
Umpires: Rasheed Bhatti and Zameer Haider
Referee: Musaddaque Rasool
Scorer: Salman Hussain
NZ Win Toss, Elect to Bat in 2nd ODI vs Pakistan
ABU DHABI: NZ Win Toss, Elect to Bat in 2nd ODI vs Pakistan, Pakistan brought back middle-order batsman Shoaib Malik after New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat in the second day-night international at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Friday.
Malik was rested in the first match on Tuesday which Pakistan won by 138 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Allrounder Malik replaced young batsman Umer Akmal.
Paceman Kyle Mills returned for New Zealand after missing the first match due to a sore shoulder as one of two changes in the side. Also included was Neil Broom with Ian Butler and Nathan McCullum dropped.
The third match will be played here on Monday. Watch Live Cricket
Squads:
Pakistan: Younus Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Neil Broom, Tim Southee, Shane Bond, Kyle Mills
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Zameer Haider (PAK), Tv Umpire: Asad Rauf (PAK)
NZ Win Toss, Elect to Bat in 2nd ODI vs Pakistan was first posted on November 6, 2009 at 4:51 pm.
