World Sport Briefs Tendulkar rewrites record books

CHANDIGARH – Prolific Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar established a slew of records en route to his 79 in the fourth one-day international against Australia yesterday.

Tendulkar, who reached his 84th fifty with a double off Andrew Symonds, became the most prolific half-centurion in one-day international cricket, surpassing Inzamam-ul Haq’s 83. He also became the player with the highest run tally against Australia in one-dayers, surpassing Desmond Haynes of West Indies.From 51 matches against the Aussies, Tendulkar has 2 321 runs while Haynes scored 2 262 in 64 games.The Mumbai “master blaster” also surpassed 1 000 runs in the current calendar year, becoming the second Indian to do so after Sourav Ganguly.Ganguly has compiled 1 065 runs in 25 matches while Tendulkar has 1 026 from the same number of games.Liang eyes period in merit race KUALA LUMPUR – Liang Wenchong said the next few weeks would be “crucial” after taking another step towards becoming the first Chinese winner of the Asian Order of Merit.Liang finished joint 12th in this weekend’s Korea Open, extending his season’s earnings to 469,708 dollars and stretching his merit lead to 42,023 dollars over South African Anton Haig.The consistent Liang, 29, will be hoping for a strong finish with seven Asian Tour events remaining.Manaudou Down Under for WC SYDNEY – French swimmers Laure Manaudou and Alain Bernard will headline next month’s swimming World Cup in Sydney, officials said yesterday.Manaudou, a favourite for the Beijing Olympics and a star of this year’s world championships in Melbourne, where she set a world record in the 200-metre freestyle, will race along with locals Libby Lenton and Leisel Jones.The November 2 and 3 meet will also feature a British team which includes backstrokers Gregor Tait and Liam Tancock and freestyle swimmers Caitlin McClatchey and Joanne Jackson.Nampa-Reuters and AFPHe also became the player with the highest run tally against Australia in one-dayers, surpassing Desmond Haynes of West Indies.From 51 matches against the Aussies, Tendulkar has 2 321 runs while Haynes scored 2 262 in 64 games.The Mumbai “master blaster” also surpassed 1 000 runs in the current calendar year, becoming the second Indian to do so after Sourav Ganguly.Ganguly has compiled 1 065 runs in 25 matches while Tendulkar has 1 026 from the same number of games.Liang eyes period in merit race KUALA LUMPUR – Liang Wenchong said the next few weeks would be “crucial” after taking another step towards becoming the first Chinese winner of the Asian Order of Merit.Liang finished joint 12th in this weekend’s Korea Open, extending his season’s earnings to 469,708 dollars and stretching his merit lead to 42,023 dollars over South African Anton Haig.The consistent Liang, 29, will be hoping for a strong finish with seven Asian Tour events remaining.Manaudou Down Under for WC SYDNEY – French swimmers Laure Manaudou and Alain Bernard will headline next month’s swimming World Cup in Sydney, officials said yesterday.Manaudou, a favourite for the Beijing Olympics and a star of this year’s world championships in Melbourne, where she set a world record in the 200-metre freestyle, will race along with locals Libby Lenton and Leisel Jones.The November 2 and 3 meet will also feature a British team which includes backstrokers Gregor Tait and Liam Tancock and freestyle swimmers Caitlin McClatchey and Joanne Jackson.Nampa-Reuters and AFP