Isinbayeva meets disaster

Fraser is now the third-fastest woman over the distance, tied with Christine Arron of France. Only Florence Griffith-Joyner (10.49) and Marion Jones (10.65) have run faster.
Bekele emulated his mentor Haile Gebrselassie with a fourth straight 10,000m crown and Yargeris Savigne led a Cuban one-two to defend her women’s triple jump title.

DDCA selection row

The players are unhappy with the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) sports committee which, they claimed, interfered in selection matters and also indulged in corruption.
DDCA Sports Secretary Sunil Dev has refuted the allegations and said he was prepared to talk to the players and resolve the differences.
Apart from Gambhir and Sharma, left-arm paceman Ashish Nehra was another senior player who has Sehwag's campaign against the sports committee.
A concerned DDCA President Arun Jaitley has told his officials not to precipitate the crisis and let things “cool down”.