Sri Lanka cricket officials say Kumar Sangakkara’s hamstring injury is not serious and he is expected to play in the first Test against Australia starting at the Gabba, starting on November 8.

Sangakkara was yesterday forced to retire hurt early in his innings on the opening day of the match against a Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI at the Adelaide Oval.

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Posted on October 28th, 2007 by Klaus Roe
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2007 Kawasaki Z1000 - First Ride

The standard, or naked-bike, class poses somewhat of a conundrum for manufacturers. On one side of the coin is performance, expected in many categories to be close to that of the companies’ full-on sportbikes-especially when practically identical engines are used. On the other side is price, which should be significantly less than an equivalent sportbike’s-after all, the naked bike doesn’t have that expensive bodywork, right? Cost-cutting goes hand in hand with sacrifices in performance, and it is that trade-off that manufacturers constantly grapple with.

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The Toronto Argonauts continued their stunning turnaround this season by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16-8 Saturday and seizing first place in the CFL’S East Division in the process.

For a second straight game the Argos offence was held to just 16 points, but a second straight outstanding defensive effort was again the difference in an otherwise ugly game.

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Posted on January 28th, 2007 by Klaus Roe
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