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This is an archive article published on August 25, 1999

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Hussain urges shake-up of county cricket systemSYDNEY: Australia's World Cup winning cricket coach Geoff Marsh will quit at the end of th...

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Hussain urges shake-up of county cricket system

SYDNEY: Australia8217;s World Cup winning cricket coach Geoff Marsh will quit at the end of the current tour of Sri Lanka for personal reasons, the Australian Cricket Board said.

ACB chief executive Malcolm Speed said Marsh8217;s family commitments and personal priorities prompted the decision, which comes just a month after he signed a two-year contract.

Norris next Tyson opponent

LAS VEGAS: Orlin Norris has emerged as the likely comeback opponent for Mike Tyson, whose first fight since getting out of a Maryland prison will take place in late October.

Sources close to Tyson8217;s camp said Norris is expected to sign this week for a fight that will take place either October 22 or 23 at the MGM Grand Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas.

The fight was originally set for October 2, but was postponed because of troubles finding an opponent for Tyson. Tyson8217;s manager, Shelly Finkel, originally wanted Buster Douglas, but he was not in shape to fight.

Jordan shocked

AMMAN: Egyptian swimmers ended the Arab Games in triumph, finishing with 19 gold medals, including 10 by a woman who studies medicine in the United States.

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Eight teams resumed the battle for the soccer title, with two surprising results on the first day of the second round: host and defending champion Jordan was drubbed 3-0 by Lebanon, while newcomer Palestinian territories nudged past the favored United Arab Emirates 1-0.

Bayern struggle

COLOGNE: Just two games into the new Bundesliga season and champions Bayern Munich are already in disarray under the combined pressure of injuries to key players, internal dissension and poor results.

Bayern have just one point from two matches and it only came from a lucky 1-1 draw against Hamburg on the opening day when Giovane Elber8217;s desperate 92nd-minute header found the net.

Sunday8217;s 2-0 loss at Bayer Leverkusen has set alarm bells ringing.

 

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