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British boxer emulates Tyson, bites opponent
LONDON: Shades of Mike Tyson. British boxer Adrian Dodson was disqualified for biting his opponent in a Commonwealth middleweight championship fight.
Dodson, who had a big lead over Canada’s Alain Bonamie going into the 12th and final round last night, bit him in the side as they wrestled on the ropes. Referee John Keane dragged Dodson away, ordered him to his corner and disqualified him.
“It is a behavior no one can possibly condone,” promoter Jess Harding said. “What makes it even worse was the fact that Dodson was winning so easily and then he has to shame himself and the sport.”
Dodson’s trainer, Spencer Oliver said, “Adrian was completed (worn out) at the end, but I still don’t understand why he bit him.”
The incident was reminiscent of Tyson biting Evander Holyfield’s ears in their world heavyweight title fight two years ago. Tyson was disqualified.
Rain rules out play, match drawn
DHAKA: The three-day match betweenBangladesh and West Indies ended in a draw as play of the third and final day here today was washed out due to unplayable ground conditions caused by morning rains .
Umpires SB Chaudhury and Mohd Asghar along with the captains of both sides inspected the ground at 1400 hours local time and decided that ground condition was unfit for play.
Bangladesh were all out for 229 runs in their first innings and were 59 for the loss of three wickets in their second at close of play yesterday.
Bangladesh and West Indies will play two One-Day Internationals on October 8 and 9.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 229 & 59-3 in 21.5 overs vs West Indies 249.
Britain’s Davis Cup hopes rise
LONDON: Great Britain’s hopes of progressing in the 2000 Davis Cup were boosted yesterday when they were named as a seed for Thursday’s World Group draw. Britain are one of the eight seeds in the 16-team elite group, meaning they will avoid seven strongest teams in the draw for the first round.
The other seeds areAustralia, United States, France, Spain, Russia, Slovak Republic and Germany.
British Davis Cup captain David Lloyd was furious that his team was not seeded earlier this year when they were drawn against and ultimately beaten by the US in the first round.
