Johnson savours sweet victoryCHELMSFORD: Neil Johnson has stolen the World Cup spotlight from some of the tournament's more illustrious names after propelling Zimbabwe into the Super Six stage with a telling all-round performance against South Africa. Johnson, who opened the batting and the bowling, made his highest cup score of 76 and produced an incisive spell of three for 27 as South Africa's run of four wins out of four ended on Saturday. Johnson's exploits have helped to revitalise a team who were playing below their best and seemed destined to return home after completing their group games against South Africa. Victory over Hansie Cronje's side is particularly sweet for Johnson, who is Harare-born but grew up in South Africa where he played both for their a team and in provincial cricket before returning to his native country.Two fans drown after argumentCALCUTTA: An altercation between two youngsters over the ongoing World Cup led to tragedy with both drowning inthe Ganges in neighbouring Howrah district on Saturday night. Two cricket-crazy fans - Sunil Agarwal and Dilip Singh - sitting on the edge of a jetty at Telkolghat with their friends, suddenly picked up a quarrel over India's performance in the tournament. In the ensuing scuffle, Agarwal, a chartered accountancy student, trying to keep his balance clutched at Dilip Singh, a budding cricketer, but both tumbled into the waters and drowned.Caribbean dynasty leads bidMANCHESTER: The captain, the coach and the manager stood in the the middle of Old Trafford, representing a dynasty that has played in every West Indies match in 24 years of the World Cup. Manager Clive Lloyd, acting coach Viv Richards and captain Brian Lara, three of the greatest cricketers the Caribbean has produced, are heading West Indies' challenge to win the cup for a third time. "Sure, it's quite a trio," Lloyd chuckled yesterday as he watched the team prepare to face Australia. "Yeah it would be a nice batting order butthat just won't happen I'm afraid." Richards and Lloyd starred in the first three tournaments, winning the cup in 1975 and 1979, Richards played in the fourth and Lara has played in every one since.
