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India goes down by 58 runsSHARJAH: Australia defeated India by 58 runs with six overs to spare in the third match of the Coca Cola Cup three...

India goes down by 58 runs

SHARJAH: Australia defeated India by 58 runs with six overs to spare in the third match of the Coca Cola Cup three-nation cricket tournament on Sunday night. Chasing, Australia8217;s total of 264 for nine, Indian innings collapsed for 206 in 44 overs. Scores: Australia 8211; 264 for nine in 50 overs Adam Gilchrist 25, Ricky Ponting 48, Tom Moody 39, Michael Bevan 58, Damien Martyn 30; Harbhajan Singh 3/41. India 8211; 206 all out in 44 overs Sachin Tendulkar 80, Hrishikesh Kanitkar 35; Damien Fleming 2/35, Mike Kasprowicz 2/40, Steve Waugh 4/30.

Veerappan aides

CHENNAI: Five associates of notorious sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, including a woman who cooked for the gang, were arrested by the Special Task Force STF personnel of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on Sunday at Arasanor village, 500 km from here, police said. They were identified as Kumbi, wife of Veerappan8217;s confidant Thupakki8217; Chittan, Mathayan, Krishnan, Jadayan and Suresh. Two country guns were seized fromthem.

Ghose murder

GUWAHATI: The CBI has announced a cash reward of Rs one lakh each for the arrests of the four ULFA militants suspected to be involved in the reported killing of social worker Sanjoy Ghose. The rewards would be given to those providing information leading the arrest of each of the ULFA activists. The accused were identified as Phatik Hatimota of Kamalabari in Majuli, Mridul Hazarika alias Bhaskar Baruah of Ratanpur, Anjan Borthakur alias Khirod Bhuyan and Prodip Baruah alias Rajib Das from Pokajara.

CR services hit

MUMBAI: The Central Railway cancelled services on the Harbour Line for three hours on Sunday when the engine of a Bandra local on the Up-track stalled at around 6.20 pm. The train first stalled between Wadala and Sewri stations and later at Reay Road station before being shunted off the track.

Technicians desptached from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus failed to revive the engine, railway police said. Services resumed at around 9.35 pm but were yet tonormalise by 11 pm. Up-country services remained unaffected.