Jeremy Clarkson’s fastest cars

10: Noble M12 GT0-3R 170mph
9: Aston Martin V8 Vantage 175mph. £51,500.
8: Chevrolet Corvette C6 180mph. £52,595.
7: Vauxhall Monaro VXR 185mph. £36,995.
6: Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder 190mph. £115,000.
5: Lamborghini Gallardo 192mph. £115,000
4: BMW M5 204mph. £61,760.
3: Porsche Carrera GT 205mph. £330,000
2: Koenigsegg CCX 250mph £368,700
1: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 253mph £810,345

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Creteil Open, France.

Italy’s Manuela Manetta clinched her 2nd World Tour title this year when she defeated Ireland’s #3 seed Aisling Blake 9-3 9-5 4-9 9-7 to win the inaugural Creteil Open at Centre Marie Therese Eyquem in Creteil, France.

Aisling claimed an unexpected place in the final after upsetting #2 seed Joshna Chinappa in the semi-finals. Manuela beat South Africa’s #4 Tenille Swartz in a tough battle which lasted 53 minutes.

Cricket World Cup week 2

Mar 24 England won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining). Kenya 177 (43/43 ov); England 178/3 (33/43 ov)

Mar 24 Australia won by 83 runs. Australia 377/6 (50 ov); South Africa 294 (48 ov)

Mar 23 West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 59 balls remaining) (D/L method). Ireland 183/8 (48/48 ov); West Indies 190/2 (38.1/48 ov)

Mar 23 Sri Lanka won by 69 runs. Sri Lanka 254/6 (50 ov); India 185 (43.3 ov)

Mar 22 Netherlands won by 8 wickets (with 157 balls remaining). Scotland 136 (34.1 ov); Netherlands 140/2 (23.5 ov)

Mar 22 New Zealand won by 114 runs. New Zealand 363/5 (50 ov); Canada 249 (49.2 ov)

Mar 21 Pakistan won by 93 runs (D/L method). Pakistan 349 (49.5 ov); Zimbabwe 99 (19.1/20 ov)

Mar 21 Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (D/L method). Sri Lanka 318/4 (50 ov); Bangladesh 112 (37/46 ov)

Mar 20 South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 160 balls remaining). Scotland 186/8 (50 ov); South Africa 188/3 (23.2 ov)

Mar 20 New Zealand won by 148 runs. New Zealand 331/7 (50 ov); Kenya 183 (49.2 ov)

Mar 19 West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Zimbabwe 202/5 (50 ov); West Indies 204/4 (47.5 ov)

Mar 19 India won by 257 runs. India 413/5 (50 ov); Bermuda 156 (43.1 ov)

Mar 18 England won by 51 runs. England 279/6 (50 ov); Canada 228/7 (50 ov)

Mar 18 Australia won by 229 runs. Australia 358/5 (50 ov); Netherlands 129 (26.5 ov)

Cricket World Cup videos

Lasith Malinga four wickets in four balls 

Herschelle Gibbs hits six sixes in an over

Zimbabwe vs Ireland tied match

Bob Woolmer R.I.P

Bob Woolmer was one of world cricket’s most recognisable characters and authority. Following a successful England playing career of nineteen tests and six one-day internationals, Bob turned to coaching and arguably became the most successful international player-turned-coach. After success at county cricket, Woolmer’s international coaching career started in South Africa where he moulded a group of young players – all of whom were new to international cricket – into one of the best teams in world cricket at the time.

A pioneer in modern coaching methods, including the use of computer technology to analyse his opponents as well as hone his own player’s skills. Coaching was based on a simple premise: the more enjoyable he could make the game, the better his players would respond. Creative and adventurous and no two practice sessions were alike when Woolmer was in charge.

Cricket World Cup week 1

9th Match, Grp D: Ireland v Pakistan at Kingston – Mar 17
Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) (D/L method). Pakistan 132 (45.4 ov); Ireland 133/7 (41.4/47 ov)

8th Match, Grp B: Bangladesh v India at Port of Spain – Mar 17
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining). India 191 (49.3 ov); Bangladesh 192/5 (48.3 ov)

7th Match, Grp A: Netherlands v South Africa at Basseterre – Mar 16
South Africa won by 221 runs. South Africa 353/3 (40/40 ov); Netherlands 132/9 (40/40 ov)

6th Match, Grp C: England v New Zealand at Gros Islet – Mar 16
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining). England 209/7 (50 ov); New Zealand 210/4 (41 ov)

5th Match, Grp D: Ireland v Zimbabwe at Kingston – Mar 15
Match tied. Ireland 221/9 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 221 (50 ov)

4th Match, Grp B: Bermuda v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain – Mar 15
Sri Lanka won by 243 runs. Sri Lanka 321/6 (50 ov); Bermuda 78 (24.4 ov)

3rd Match, Grp C: Canada v Kenya at Gros Islet – Mar 14
Kenya won by 7 wickets (with 40 balls remaining). Canada 199 (50 ov); Kenya 203/3 (43.2 ov)

2nd Match, Grp A: Australia v Scotland at Basseterre – Mar 14
Australia won by 203 runs. Australia 334/6 (50 ov); Scotland 131 (40.1 ov)

1st Match, Grp D: West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston – Mar 13
West Indies won by 54 runs. West Indies 241/9 (50 ov); Pakistan 187 (47.2 ov)

SRFI coaching schedule 2007

15-31 Jan Asian Juniors Camp, Chennai
2-3 Mar   Level 1 Coaching Course, Chennai (Part 1)
9-11 Mar   Level 1 Coaching Course, Chennai (Part 2)
12-19 May Coaching Clinic, Mumbai
16-17 Jul   Referees Clinic, Chennai
1-11 Aug   ASF Level 1 Coaching Course, Kolkata
3-5 Aug   Coaching & Referees Clinic
TBC Aug   Coaching Clinic, Hyderabad
12-16 Sep Coaching Clinic, Jaipur
28-30 Sep Referees Clinic, Kanpur
TBC Oct    Referees Clinic, Delhi
TBC Oct   Coaching Clinic, Delhi
4-5 Dec   Referees Clinic, Chennai
TBC Dec   Asian Coaching Conference

SRFI squash calendar 2007

JAN 
2-6 British Junior Open
25-28 Delhi Junior Open
FEB 
3-10 Asian Junior Championships, Hong Kong
APR 
25-28 TNSRA Closed Satellite PSA (Men’s) – Circuit 1, Chennai
MAY 
2-5 TNSRA Closed Satellite PSA (Men’s) – Circuit 2, Chennai
4-6 German Junior Open
12-19 Otters Club Open, Mumbai – Seniors & Juniors
30-4 Malaysian Junior Open, Kuala Lumpur
JUN 
6-10 Penang Junior Open, Penang
6-9 TNSRA Closed Satellite PSA (Men’s) – Circuit 3, Chennai
11-16 5th Chennai Open – PSA Super Satellite
18-23 Otters Club – 2.5 star PSA
TBC State Inter School – All junior age groups
JUL 
6-9  Pioneer Junior Open
13-16  Dutch Junior Open
18-22 National Championship, Chennai – Men, Women, Prof
22-26 Interstate Squash Champioship, Chennai
26-29 Masters National C’ship & National Doubles, Chennai
AUG 
1-11 World Junior Women’s Championships, Hong Kong
3-5 Karnataka State Open – Bellari – Seniors & Juniors
13-18  5th Chennai Open (Circuit 2)- PSA Super Satellite
25-27 8th MP State Open, Gwalior – Seniors & Juniors
TBC Andhra Pradesh Open – Secunderabad- Juniors
TBC Hong Kong Junior Open – Juniors
SEP 
12-16 Jaipur Club Harish Chandra Golcha C’ships, Jaipur
TBC Maharashtra State Open – Men, Women
TBC WSC Little Masters, Mumbai – Juniors
28-30 U.P. State Open, Kanpur
OCT 
TBC Northern India Championships – Delhi- Men, Women & Juniors
TBC 14th DDA Squash Open – Delhi – Men, Women & Juniors
14-18 Sub Jnr / Jnr Nationals, Ajmer – Juniors
18-22 Junior Inter State – Ajmer – B & G U19 & U15
TBC 2nd PSA Kolkata Open, Kolkata
NOV 
TBC Western India – Mumbai- Men, Women, Masters & Juniors
DEC 
6-12  World Men’s Team, Chennai
27-30  Scottish Junior Open, Edinburgh

Siddharth Suchde wins national title in USA

CSA National Individual Squash Championships 2007, Potter Cup (Men’s National Title):
[3] Sid Suchde (Harvard) def [2] Mauricio Sanchez (Princeton) 9-2 7-9 10-8 9-2 (105 min)

CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships

Saurav Ghosal needed 34 minutes to despatch Malaysia’s Timothy Arnold to reserve a place in the main draw of the men’s 4-star PSA Tour event. He plays #2 seed Karim Darwish in the first round.

Men’s qualifying finals:
Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Timothy Arnold (MAS) 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 (34m)
Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt Simon Rosner (GER) 10-11 (2-4), 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (49m)
Kashif Shuja (NZL) bt Paul Davis (AUS) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 (20m)
Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt Dylan Bennett (NED) 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8 (61m)

Women’s qualifying finals:
Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-1, 9-2, 6-9, 9-5 (41m)
Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 4-9, 9-6, 8-10, 9-0, 9-6 (65m)
Annelize Naude (NED) bt Joshna Chinappa (IND) 9-6, 9-7, 9-5 (27m)
Shelley Kitchen (NZL) bt Peta Hughes (AUS) 9-2, 9-2, 9-0 (21m)