Mehran shines for Al Turki; Asif stars for Renaissance
Allrounder Mehran Khan’s five for 23 guided Al Turki NMC to a four-wicket win against IT Works in an Oman Cricket Premier Division (50-over-a-side) game at Al Amerat on Friday.
Also on Friday, in a T20 Premier Division match at the same venue, Asif Khan’s allround show powered Renaissance CT to an emphatic 65-run victory against AER.
BRIEF SCORES
Premier Division (50-over-aside): IT Works 121 in 41 overs (Rana Naeem 37; Mehran 5-23, Jay Odedara 2-29, Hemalkumar Tandel 2-31) lost to Al Turki NMC 122-6 in 26 overs (Akshay Patel Bhandari 28; Nadeem 4-48). 58, Twinkal Mohammed
Premier Division (T20): Renaissance 176-7 (Asif Khan 51, Rafi Ullah 39; Muzahir Raza 2-34) beat AER 111 in 19.2 overs (Mahbub Alam 34; Faizal Jerome 4-15, Asif Khan 2-21).
A Division (50-over-a-side): Basta CT 204 in 47 overs (Prasad Peruli 83, Chirag 41; Khalid al Balushi 2-25, Mohammed Aslam 2-28, Shaed Ali 2-38) beat OCT Muscat 192 in 46.2 overs (Munthir al Balushi 36, Shaed Ali 2; Shaheer Najeeb 3-22, Mohammed Abbas 3-24, Nazish Mohammed 2-34).
Woods in ‘good spirits’ after follow up treatment
Tiger Woods is recovering and in 'good spirits' after a second day of treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following his horrific rollover solo car smash that left him with serious leg injuries. The golf superstar was transferred to Cedars-Sinai on Wednesday night after undergoing emergency surgery the day before at Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center to repair compound fractures sustained in each leg in addition to a shattered ankle. "Tiger and his family want to thank you all for the wonderful support and messages they have received over the past few days," said a statement on Woods' Twitter account. "We will not have any further updates at this time. Thank you for your continued privacy."
Sampaoli named new coach of Marseille
Marseille have appointed Jorge Sampaoli as their new coach, the troubled French club's American owner
Frank McCourt announced in a statement on Friday. Sampaoli, a much-travelled Argentine, replaces Andre Villas-Boas who was suspended on February 2. McCourt, who promised 'profound changes' at the club, also replaced president Jacques-Henri Eyraud, who has become a target of fan discontent, with sporting director Pablo Longoria. Marseille, second when last season was cut short, are seventh this season, 20 points behind leaders Lille. The 60 year old is a former Chile, Argentina and Sevilla coach. He has signed a contract with Marseille until June 2023.