Sachin Tendulkar will be
one of the sporting items that will be auctioned in Los Angeles.
A signed match used cricket bat of Sachin Tendulkar will be
one of the sporting items that will be auctioned in Los Angeles along with
memorabilia from boxing champion Muhammad Ali’s career and rise to sporting and
cultural prominence. Julien’s Auctions said on Monday that it expects a signed
white training robe, worn by Ali in November and December 1981 while he
prepared for his final bout against Trevor Berbick, to sell for between $25,000
and $35,000 during a two-day auction starting May 31. Also on offer from Ali’s
early career is a “Most Outstanding Boxer” trophy from the 1960 American
Athletic Union’s boxing championships, which is expected to sell for $20,000 to
$30,000. Tendulkar’s bat is expected to fetch between eight and ten thousand
dollars. Also on sale will be a baseball signed by baseball Hall of Fame
players Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Shakib fined Bulawayo: Bangladesh allrounder
Shakib Al Hasan has been fined 75 percent of his match fee for showing dissent
during the second ODI against Zimbabwe on Sunday. The ICC says in a statement
that Shakib pleaded guilty and accepted the sanction on Monday offered to him
by match referee Chris Broad. Shakib nearly hit Zimbabwe ‘keeper Brendan Taylor
when he smashed his bat onto his pads after being given out lbw off the bowling
of Prosper Utseya. Broad says such a reaction from the former Bangladesh
captain was unacceptable and “when the umpire’s finger goes up the batsman must
leave the crease without showing his emotions”. Zimbabwe won the match by six wickets
to level the series 1-1. ‘Pak strong CT contender’ Karachi: Pakistan’s
vice-captain, Mohammad Hafeez, feels the success rate the team enjoyed over the
last few years after being forced to play away from home, makes it a strong
contender for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England.
Hafeez told reporters during the
national training camp in Abbotabad that despite being forced to play the home
matches at neutral venues, Pakistan still had a 60 to 65 percent success rate
in the last three years. “The good thing about our team is that we have been
playing in different countries and still producing good results with a success
rate of 60-65 per cent,” he said. (Agencies)
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