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India fritter away gainsSri Lanka batsmen always believe in positive play. And 23-year-old Mahela Jayawardane 59 not out underlined thi...

India fritter away gains
Sri Lanka batsmen always believe in positive play. And 23-year-old Mahela Jayawardane 59 not out underlined this fact with attacking and attractive batting as Sri Lanka replied confidently to India8217;s huge first innings total of 518 for seven declared on the second day of the Asian Test championship league match on Thursday.

Selection put off
The Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI has put off the national selectors8217; meeting to prune the World Cup probables list from February 27 to the first week of March. 8220;The meeting would be held tentatively in Mumbai on March 3 after the Indian team8217;s return from Colombo and the exact date would be finalised after consultation with team coach Anshuman Gaekwad,8221; BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele said.

India win
Spirited Indians crushed higher rated Indonesia 3-0 to raise its stature as upcoming tennis nation in the continent at the Asia-Oceania Zone-I Fed Cup qualifiers today. Top Indian Nirupama Vaidyanathan gave India the winning 2-0 lead with 6-2 6-3 demolition of Indonesian Wynne Prakusya in the third round-robin league match in pool-A here after Uzma Khan overcame Irawati Moerdid in straight sets.

Vijay shines
Vijay Kumar, currently the Order Of Merit leader, was the only player to unravel the mystery of the Noida Golf Course as he shot six-under 66 to open a huge gap on top of the leaderboard on the opening day of the Sir Padampat Singhania Open today. While the going was good for Kumar, the next best score was one-under 71 by Delhi8217;s Dinesh Kumar. In joint third place were Gaurav Ghei, Indrajit Bhalotia, Shiv Prakash and Devendra Kumar at par 72.

Games end
The fifth National Games came to a close today with hosts Manipur finishing overall champions with 484 points. Kerala followed with 481. A bronze would have made the difference for Kerala. However, Kerala can draw satisfaction from the fact that they have the maximum gold medals 52 to Manipur8217;s 49.