Saqlain Mushtaq brings Pakistan back in gameTwo classy half-centuries by Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly, first rate spin bowling by Saqlain Mushtaq, a keen battle for the first innings lead, extended play till 5.36 pm before bad light finally halted the entertainment. The 30,000 strong crowd almost had it all on the second day of the first Test between India and Pakistan at the M A Chidambaram stadium on Friday.Watch on RanatungaSri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga would be closely watched over the next 12 months to ensure he did not breach cricket's code of conduct, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced. ICC match referee Peter van der Merwe last night found Ranatunga guilty on the serious charges of contravening clause one of the ICC code of conduct, but the Sri Lankan captain received only a 12-month suspended six ODI sentence.Kafelnikov in finalTenth seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov spared the 1999 Australian Open a dubious place in tennis history when he beat Tommy Haas 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 today to reach the final against in-form Swede Thomas Enqvist. Kafelnikov's clinical win over Germany's Haas guaranteed one seeded player will contest Sunday's final at the end of a star-starved men's singles draw.England winOnce again Sri Lanka succumbed to the short-pitched ball and their capitulation against England has put a realistic end to any chance they had of making the Carlton United series finals.
