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Australia elects to bowl against Pakistan

Australia captain George Bailey won the toss and elected to bowl against Pakistan in their Super Eight match of the ICC World Twenty20 on Tuesday.

Pakistan has made one change to their side bringing in Abdul Razzaq in place of Yasir Arafat.

Australia has fielded an unchanged side.

Squads: Australia: Shane Watson, David Warner, Mike Hussey, George Bailey (C), Cameron White, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Brad Hogg, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Xavier Doherty.

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (c), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal and Raza Hasan.

Keywords: 2012 World Twenty20

Australian Open increases prize money

Australian Open organisers have increased prize money to a record Australian dollars 30 million ($31.1 million) for the first tennis major of 2013 in response to player concerns about compensation at Grand Slam tournaments.

Tournament director Craig Tiley said the A$4 million ($4.15 million) increase, announced on Tuesday, was the largest from one year to the next in the tournament’s history.

The move followed reports that some players were considering bypassing the tournament if prize money was not increased, particularly for losers in the early rounds.

Tiley said “We’re proud of the fact we’ve gone to record prize money. We are supporting the lower-ranked players in their quest for compensation.”

Tiley said Rafael Nadal had contacted him to confirm he plans to play in the tournament, despite recent injuries.

Keywords: Australian Open

Remembering Bapu

via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/remembering-bapu/article3957957.ece

News in pictures

via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/news-in-pictures/article3958024.ece

Glowing anew

TRANSFORMING THE MAJESTIC LOOK: The historic India Gate aglow in new-look lighting, done by the Public Works Department under the ‘Philips Redefines the Iconic’ programme, in New Delhi on Monday, the eve of Gandhi Jayanti.Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

Donate blood

CREATING AWARENESS: Students of Dr. L. Bullayya College taking part in a rally to create awareness on blood donation on the occasion of World Blood Donation Day organised by Andhra Pradesh State Aids Control Society in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Photo: A.Manikanta Kumar

District gets ready for samba cultivation in 60,000 hectares

via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/district-gets-ready-for-samba-cultivation-in-60000-hectares/article3957909.ece

Tuesday, October 2, 2012