Albie Morkel recalled in place of injured Wiese

Johannesburg: Pacer Albie Morkel may feature in his first T20 international in 18 months as he was today recalled to the South Africa squad for the series against India in place of David Wiese who has suffered a hand fracture

Updated At : 07:23 AM Sep 27, 2015 IST

Johannesburg: Pacer Albie Morkel may feature in his first T20 international in 18 months as he was today recalled to the South Africa squad for the series against India in place of David Wiese who has suffered a hand fracture. Wiese suffered the injury to his right hand while trying to take a catch off his own bowling during a warm-up match and required surgery, which will keep him out for up to six weeks.

Kolkata

Ghosal to face top seed Elshorbagy in final

Ace Saurav Ghosal dished out an error-free display to oust Stephen Coppinger in straight games (11-4, 11-4, 11-3) and set up a summit clash with top seed Marwan Elshorbagy in the Indian Squash Circuit Kolkata International.

Zurich

Prince Ali pushes FIFA bid after Platini is questioned

A day after UEFA President Michel Platini was questioned by Swiss authorities over a FIFA payment, presidential election rival Prince Ali bin al-Hussein today touted himself as the safe choice to rid the governing body of corruption. The Jordanian prince is Platini’s main rival in a February election to replace Sepp Blatter, who became a formal subject of a criminal investigation into football corruption. Blatter was questioned over a 2011 “disloyal payment” of 2 million Swiss francs (about $2 million) to Platini that was supposedly for work carried out at least nine years earlier.

Izmir (Turkey)

Sharan, Myneni reach Izmir Cup final

Divij Sharan and Saketh Myneni earned a shot at their first Challenger title together in the 2015 season by reaching the final of the Izmir Cup. The third seeded Indians humbled top seeds Gero Kretaschmer and Alexander Satschko 6-3 3-6 11-9 in the semifinals of the Euro 64000 hardcourt tournament.

Kaohsiung (Taiwan)

Yuki redeems himself by beating Vesely

Yuki Bhambri avenged his Davis Cup defeat against Jiri Vesely by pipping the Czech Republic’s world No. 40 in straight sets, breezing into the final of the ATP Challenger event. Bhambri recorded the second biggest singles win of his career as he downed the top seed 7-6 (2) 6-0 in the semifinal of the $125,000 hardcourt tournament. — Agencies