Thai deal could
Thai deal could
face red card
BANGKOK: Thailand's likelihood of buying a 30 percent stake in
English Premiership giants Liverpool has faded markedly since the
kingdom abandoned plans to finance the deal through a public
lottery, analysts and observers said.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gave his assurance at the
weekend that Thailand's 100-115 million dollar bid for the fabled
club was still on the table despite scrapping the 10-billion-baht
(US$245.9-million) lottery.
"As of today the negotiation with Liverpool is still on,"
Thaksin said in his weekly radio address, just days after hinting
at a collapse when he said "we don't even know whether we will
buy the Liverpool stake". --AFP
;REUTERS;
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Sports-Golf-Daly
Daly decides not to try to qualify for U.S. Open
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Daly not to try
to US Open berth
DUBLIN, Ohio: Two time major winner John Daly has decided not
to play in a qualifying event for this month's U.S. Open and
instead will take next week off.
Daly, who won the Buick International in February, has not
qualified for the June 17-20 tournament at Shinnecock Hills
automatically. He is not in the top-50 in the world or won two
tournaments on the tour this year.
"My agents put an application in (for a qualifying event). I
didn't. I told them not to put one in as I wasn't going to try
and qualify, they did anyway," said Daly at the Memorial
Tournament on Friday. --Reuters
;REUTERS;
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Lara century helps put West Indies in control
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Lara century helps
Westin in control
LONDON: Brian Lara, who had threatened to resign as captain if
West Indies failed to beat Bangladesh in the second and final
test in Kingston, helped keep his job safe with a timely century
on the second day on Saturday.
Lara (119) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (106 not out) put on 179 for
the third wicket and the West Indies closed the day on 294 for
three in reply to the visitors' 284.
Bangladesh had started the day on 264 for nine and added 20 to
their overnight score before Pedro Collins had Tapash Basiya
caught for 48. --Reuters