[sport in brief]

Inter-Club Sevens :

Kandy SC rout Kurunegala

By Jatila KARAWITA

RUGBY: Defending Club Sevens Champs Kandy SC led by Fazil Marija registered the day's highest score of 71-0 when getting the better of Kurunegala RFC on day one of an upset free second-leg of the Inter-Club Sevens which got under way at Longden Place, yesterday.

Kandy SC, the favourites to retain the Sevens Title also saw off Eheliyagoda RFC by 42 points to 0 while their closest rivals CR & FC too moved in for the last 16 of the Cup Quarter Finals smoothly.

Another notable feature in the day's action was the presence of the eldest son of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Namal Rajapaksa in the Navy SC team who also got through their preliminary games sans a hassle.

The last 16 for the Cup Quarter Finals draw:

Kandy SC vs Galle RFC, CH & FC vs KRFC, Navy vs CH & FC `B', Air Force `A' vs Seethawaka, Army vs OWSC, Police vs Panadura RFC, Havelocks SC vs Petersons SC, CR & FC vs OZSC.

The losers of the Cup Quarter finals will compete in the `Bowl' segment while the losers of the Cup semi-finals will contest the `Plate' Trophy.

S. Africa shot out for 220

CRICKET: JOHANNESBURG - Australia dismissed South Africa for 220 in their first innings on Saturday, but did not enforce the follow-on despite holding a lead of 246 runs. Mitchell Johnson bowled Makhaya Ntini for one in the second over with the second new ball, leaving middle-order batsman AB de Villiers undefeated on 104 at the other end. Johnsons haul was 4-25, while Peter Siddle finished with 3-76. AP

AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
   SOUTH AFRICA - 1ST INNINGS
         (overnight 85-3)

N. McKenzie lbw Siddle     		  36
G. Smith c Haddin b Johnson   		   0
H. Amla c Ponting b Hilfenhaus		   1
J. Kallis c Hussey b Siddle	   	  27
A.B. de Villiers not out	         104
J.P. Duminy c Haddin b Johnson		  17
M. Boucher c Haddin b Johnson 		   0
M. Morkel c and b Siddle 	  	   2
P. Harris lbw North	        	   1
D. Steyn c North b McDonald		  17
M. Ntini b Johnson    			   1
EXTRAS (b4, lb6, nb4)           	  14
TOTAL (all out, 66 overs)            	 220

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-1 (Smith), 2-2 (Amla), 3-27 (Kallis), 4-93 (McKenzie), 
5-138 (Duminy), 6-138 (Boucher), 7-154 (Morkel), 8-156 (Harris), 
9-208 (Steyn), 10-220 (Ntini). 

BOWLING: Johnson 18.1-7-25-4, 
	 Hilfenhaus 25-9-58-1 (2nb), 
	 Siddle 21-1-76-3 (2nb), 
	 McDonald 10-4-22-1, 
 	 North 7-0-29-1.	   

AUSTRALIA - 2ND INNINGS
 
P. Hughes not out   	  		 22 
S. Katich not out    			  6 		
EXTRAS (lb2)				  2 
TOTAL (0 wkts, 10 overs)		 30 

BOWLING: Steyn 5-2-14-0, 
	 Ntini 2-0-9-0, 
	 Morkel 3-1-5-0.

England on top

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 28 - Ravi Bopara collected his maiden Test hundred to help bat England to a formidable first innings total in the fourth Test against West Indies on Friday.

Bopara followed up his blistering hundred in a two-day, warm-up match last weekend with an equally purposeful 104 which allowed England to declare their first innings on 600 for six, 45 minutes after tea on the second day at Kensington Oval.

England then enhanced their position when James Anderson claimed West Indies captain Chris Gayle for six before stumps were drawn as the home team reached 85 for one in reply. Bopara arrived in the Caribbean Saturday before last from the England Lions' tour of New Zealand to cover for the injured Andrew Flintoff.