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Sundaram Infotech solution for IFMR Capital
CHENNAI: SundaramInfotech Solutions Ltd., the IT armof
SundaramFinance, has landed a signicant domestic IT
deal fromIFMRCapital, a Chennai-based NBFCfounded
in 2008 by IFMRTrust. SundaramInfotech has around
10 customers in the NBFCspace, including one in the
Middle-East region. SundaramInfotech will design,
develop and implement a customised nancial software
solution for IFMRCapital using Microsoft technologies.
As part of the deal, SundaramInfotech will create a
scalable systemon a single software platformthat will
enable IFMRCapital standardise its current business
operations and achieve further operational excellence.
This deal further strengthens our growing presence in
the domestic IT market, a release quoted Deepa
Ramesh, Head, SundaramInfotech, as saying. Special
Correspondent
John Veihmeyer is global Chairman of KPMG
NEW YORK: KPMG International, the worlds fourth-largest
accounting and consulting network, said its U.S. rms
Chief Executive, John Veihmeyer, would become the
groups next global chairman.
He will succeed Michael Andrew, who has held the job
since May, 2011, and is retiring after being diagnosed
with a serious medical condition to focus on his recovery,
KPMG said in a statement on Thursday.
The change would take effect when Mr. Veihmeyers
appointment is ratied, which was expected at the March
meeting of senior partners, a spokesman said.
Mr. Veihmeyer has been Chairman and CEOof KPMGs
U.S. rmsince 2010. A graduate of the University of
Notre Dame, he is a member of the Business Roundtable,
the U.S.-India Business Council and the Business-Higher
Education Forum. Reuters
New head for General Motors India
NEW DELHI: General Motors, on Friday, announced the
appointment of Arvind Saxena as its new President &
Managing Director of its India operations with effect
fromMarch 1, 2014. Mr. Saxena, who was Managing
Director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, replaces
Lowell Paddock, who is moving to GMInternational
Operations (GMIO) as Vice-President, Planning &
Programme Management. Special Correspondent
TOKYO: Mt. Gox, once the
worlds biggest bitcoin ex-
change, led for bankruptcy
protection on Friday, saying
it might have lost all of its
investors virtual coins due to
hacking into its faulty com-
puter system.
Chief Executive Mark Kar-
peles, bowing in contrition
and wearing a suit instead of
his customary T-shirt, apol-
ogised in Japanese at a news
conference for the companys
collapse, blaming a weakness
in our system. Angry inves-
tors have been seeking an-
swers for what happened to
their holdings of cash and bit-
coins, an unregulated crypto-
currency, onthe Tokyo-based
exchange. The collapse of the
company has shaken the vir-
tual currency world.
Mt. Gox deleted its website
on Tuesday after freezing
withdrawals earlier this
month in the wake of a series
of technical difficulties.
The exchange had liquid
liabilities of 6.5 billion yen
($63.67 million), dwarng its
total assets of 3.84billionyen,
the company said. It had
127,000 creditors in bank-
ruptcy, just over 1,000 of
whomare Japanese.
The company and Mr. Kar-
peles have said little in the
days before the ling, whichis
similar to Chapter 11 bank-
ruptcy in the United States,
except that they were work-
ing with others to resolve
their problems.
Mr. Karpeles told the news
conference that Mt. Gox
wanted to le a criminal com-
plaint against what he said
was a hacking attack, but had
no specic means of doing so.
Reuters
Says it might have lost all its investors bitcoins to hackers
Mt. Gox CEO Mark
Karpeles bows in
apology at a press
conference at the Justice
Ministry in Tokyo on
Friday. PHOTO: AP
Mt. Gox les for bankruptcy
CHENNAI: VE Commercial Ve-
hicle (VECV), the equal joint
venture between Eicher Mo-
tors and Volvo Group, is plan-
ning to make a foray into the
lower tonnage vehicle seg-
ment.
It is reported to be working
onthe development of a small
commercial vehicle (SCV).
Company officials are
tight-lipped on the plan.
However, it is learnt from
people who have direct
knowledge onthe subject that
it has started work on a vehi-
cle which will fall under the
sub-5 tonne GVW (gross ve-
hicle weight) category.
Vinod Aggarwal, chief ex-
ecutive officer, VECV, said
that the sub-5 tonne segment
would be denitely a good
value proposition for the
company. It will come at the
right time, he said but de-
clined to elaborate.
VECVs immediate-term
focus would be on executing
systematic roll out of its new
Pro Series truck range, which
would cover 5 to 49 tonne
GVW range across applica-
tion areas, he said.
When asked about lower
tonnage opportunity for
VECV, Philippe Divry, Ma-
naging Director of Volvo In-
dia, said everything would be
possible for the JV, whichhad
developed new range of vehi-
cles that were the result of
combining Volvo groups
world class technology with
Eichers frugal engineering
skills.
Ashok Leyland-Nissan
LCV JV has already demon-
strated the success of blend-
ing global technology and
Indian manufacturing skills
in their pick-up truck, a SCV
with a payload of 1.5-tonne
capacity.
SCV segment, comprising
sub-1 tonne payload mini-
trucks and above 1-tonne pay-
load pick-ups, was sustaining
robust volumes before
slipping into negative
growth lane a couple quarters
ago.
These vehicles offer exi-
bility to operators to cover
longer distances at higher
speed and power.
The segment is expected to
be back ongrowth track when
the economy revives and
there will be more choice as
many players are waiting to
launch their products. Pres-
ently, Tata, Mahindra and AL
are among the leading players
in SCV segment.
G. Balachandar
VECV studying small truck option
Starts work
on a vehicle which
will fall under
the sub-5 tonne
gross vehicle
weight category
CHENNAI: Karbonn Mobiles
Chairman Sudhir Hasija is
encouraged by recent steps
by the Centre to promote
manufacturing of mobile
phones and believes that
some manufacturing will
start in the industry this
year.
According to Mr. Hasija,
Karbonn too is interested in
setting up a unit in the coun-
try, in order to have greater
control over the whole go-to-
market process. No plans,
however, have been nalised.
Currently we get from
China and some from Korea
and Taiwan also. Now yes, ev-
erybody is looking [to manu-
facture here] because the
Central Government is com-
ing out with an electronics
clusters policy. The State
Government, too, is really in-
viting on the mobile side,
he told this correspondent on
Friday. Karbonn currently
sells around 2. 3 million mo-
bile phones a month, with
smartphones making up a
quarter of this. Denitely
[we are looking at setting up].
Though right now, it doesnt
make cost-sense. In the long-
run in terms of quality, it
makes sense, Mr. Hasija
added.
The number one factor in
opening a plant, the Karbonn
chief pointed out, was that it
would give the smartphone
maker a sense of control. I
would be able to control
shortages and demand of mo-
bile phones better. Time to
market will be shorter, which
is the real requirement now,
he said.
Local players like Micro-
max and Karbonn, which are
number two and three in the
market respectively, primar-
ily import most of their
phones. This is changing
slowly, with Micromax, for
instance, starting to assemble
phones at its Uttarkhand
plant.
Staff Reporter
Karbonn keen to set up
production unit in India
Sudhir Hasija
HANOI: Vietnamhas banned
its banks fromhandling
Bitcoins, saying the virtual
currency is not legal tender
in the communist nation.
The ownership, trading
and use of Bitcoin and
other virtual money as an
asset carries potential risks
for users, State Bank of
Vietnamsaid in a
statement.
It warned against
investing in Bitcoin or
processing transactions
using the crypto-currency,
saying it was forced to act
after seeing a rise in its use
on some trading oors.
The currency is not
widely used in the
communist country, but
the Bitcoin investor
community is reported to
be expanding rapidly.
PTI
Vietnam bans Bitcoin
MUMBAI: Jignesh Shah-pro-
moted Financial Technolo-
gies India Ltd. (FTIL) has
decided to divest its 24 per
cent stake in Multi Commod-
ity Exchange (MCX) to com-
ply with the order of
commodity market regulator
Forward Market Commis-
sion. The board of FTIL has
also appointed a committee
to propose and oversee a res-
tructuring plan for the com-
pany in its efforts to charter
a new growth path for the
company, said FTIL in a
press release.
The restructuring plan
shall also include FTIL div-
esting up to 24 per cent in
MCX Limited in the long-
term interest of both FTIL
and MCX, it said, adding,
The committee may also
consider divestment of
FTILs investment in other
exchanges as a part of the res-
tructuring. The decision is
without prejudice to the legal
rights and remedies of the
company.
FMC had told FTIL on De-
cember 17, 2013, that it could
not any longer hold 2 per cent
or more of the equity share
capital of the MCX. FTIL is
having around 26 per cent
stake in MCX, which is the
only commodity exchange
that is listed on a stock ex-
change in the country.
Restructuring plan shall
include exploring the possi-
bility of identifying a strategic
partner who will help drive
growth of the company and
contribute towards leverag-
ing FTILs core DNA of tech-
nology creation to drive
strategic growth into the ter-
ritory beyond nancial mar-
kets, it added.
It also said that the com-
mittee will appoint an in-
vestment bank of repute to
conduct an open and trans-
parent bidding process for
the divestments.
FTIL to divest 24 %
stake in MCX
Special Correspondent
Sonata opens development centre in Redmond
BANGALORE: Sonata Software announced on Friday that it
opened a new software development facility in Redmond,
Washington. The centre would employ over 100 people,
the company said in a statement, adding that talent for
the centre would be sourced locally.Srikar Reddy, CEO
and Managing Director, said in a release. Staff Reporter
Marginal fall in foreign exchange reserves
MUMBAI: Indias foreign exchange reserves fell marginally
to $293.41 billion during the week ended February 21
from$293.79 billion in the week earlier, the Reserve
Bank of India said in its weekly statistical supplement on
Friday. Changes in foreign currency assets, expressed in
dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or
depreciation of other currencies held in its reserves, the
RBI said. Reuters
HYDERABAD: Mariinsky has the best
credentials to emerge as the fastest
runner of the country by winning the
Sprinters Cup (1,200m) while last
years winner Native Knight has the
prowess to retain the Stayers Cup
(3,000m), the twin attractions of the
pre-Invitation Cup days races to be
held here on Saturday (March 1).
1 OWN BEAUTY MILLION
(1,600m), 4-y-o& over, rated upto50
(Cat. III), 1-00p.m.: 1. Patriotic (4) B.
Sreekanth 62, 2. Vijays Splendour
(5) A M. Tograllu 61.5, 3. The Chal-
lenge (3) Mark 61, 4. Graceland (1)
Chary 53.5, 5. Jerrell (2) Christoph-
er 52 and 6. Amazing Power (6) C. S.
Jodha 50.
PATRIOTIC: An impressive winner
of both his starts at Mumbai; in ne
nick. VIJAYS SPLENDOUR: A gutsy
winner of his last start over 2,400m;
may repeat. GRACELAND: Has im-
proved since her fourth to Chief Ex-
ecutive (second win) over 1,600m;
may upset.
1. Patriotic, 2. Graceland
2 ADLERMILLION(1,400m), 4-
y-o & over, rated upto 50 (Cat. III),
1-35: 1. Little Love (2) Suraj Narredu
60, 2. YksiYksi Yksi (6) P. Trevor
57.5, 3. Princess Cruise (1) Chris-
topher 56.5, 4. Tamanna (5) Dash-
rath Singh 53.5, 5. Mount Titlis (4) I.
Chisty 52.5, 6. Musk Melon(3) Aksh-
ay Kumar 52 and 7. Turf Queen(7) N.
S. Parmar 50.
LITTLE LOVE: His nowhere in
Charlatans 2000 Guineas (1,600m)
at Kolkata is best ignored. YKSI YK-
SI YKSI: Won a 1,200m easily; may
score again. PRINCESS CRUISE: A
close third to Symbol Of Victory over
1,400m; in ne shape. TAMANNA: A
runner-up specialist;may raise a
winning gallop today.
1. Little Love, 2. Princess Cruise,
3. Yksi Yksi Yksi
3 COLUMBIAMILLION
(1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50
(Cat. III), 2-10: 1. Mr Glorious (4)
Suraj Narredu 61, 2. Mukhtar (6) K.
Mukesh Kumar 61, 3. Star Experi-
ence (5) Chary 60.5, 4. Pakat Pakat
Pakat (3) P. Trevor 58, 5. True
Friend (10) Christopher 57.5, 6. Daz-
zling Princess (1) J. Vikas 56.5, 7.
Garibaldi (8) B. Dileep 56, 8. Fash-
ionista (7) A. K. Pawar 52, 9. Sharp
Victor (9) Akshay Kumar 51.5 and 10.
Care Less Love (2) N. S. Parmar 50.
PAKAT PAKAT PAKAT: Looks t
enough. FASHIONISTA: Has come
on since her third to Great Guns
(third win) over 1,400m. SHARP
VICTOR: A consistent runner; con-
tinues to shine in the trials. CARE
LESS LOVE:A handicap possibility.
1. Pakat Pakat Pakat, 2. Fashion-
ista, 3. Sharp Victor
4 MANITOU MILLION
(1,400m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75
(Cat. II), 2-45: 1. Indian Touch (8) F.
Da Silva 61.5, 2. Triumph (4) I. Chis-
ty 61, 3. Aware (12) C. S. Jodha 59.5,
4. Decathlon (13) Srinath 59.5, 5.
Drayton (6) N. Rawal 59.5, 6. Any
Given Time (3) Mark 57.5, 7. Winds
And Waves (7) Dashrath Singh 57.5,
8. Amistad (9) P. Trevor 56, 9. Gold-
en Arrow (11) Neeraj 54.5, 10. Ray Of
Light (1) A MTograllu 54.5, 11. Over
Shadow (10) Kiran Naidu 52, 12.
Montauk (5) A. Sandesh 50 and 13.
Stolen Date (2) Koushik 50.
INDIAN TOUCH: After winning
1,400mcomfortably, nished a good
second to Silver Streak (1,400m) at
Mumbai; well tuned. TRIUMPH:
Won both his starts resolutely at
Bangalore; in line for a hat-trick.
AMISTAD: Deserves following on
his consistency. RAY OF LIGHT:
Ahat-tricker; continues to be in
good form.
1. Triumph, 2. Amistad, 3. Indian
Touch
5 STAYERS' CUP (3,000m), 4-
y-o & over (Terms), 3-30: 1. Apple-
jack (12) C. Alford 59, 2. Astapi (4)
Christopher 59, 3. Camorra (3) P.
Trevor 59, 4. Native Knight (2)
Dashrath Singh 59, 5. Okavango (11)
Srinath 59, 6. Rodeo (8) C. S. Jodha
59, 7. Super Storm(6) J. Fortune 59,
8. Wind Stream(5) Suraj Narredu59,
9. Snow Bird (1) Deep Shanker 57.5,
10. Captain Courageous (7) B. Sree-
kanth 54, 11. Sur La Tete (10) A.
Sandesh 52.5 and 13. Winged Foot
(9) N. S. Parmar 52.5.
NATIVE KNIGHT: A stout stayer;
the 8-year-old continues to be zest-
ful. OKAVANGO: An easy winnerof
his last start over 2,800m; retains
form. RODEO: Ran Okavango to 1-
1/4 lengths; in good condition.
WIND STREAM: A failed favourite
in Applejack's 2,400m; may make
amends. CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS:
Won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup
(2,800m) comfortably at Kolkata;
maintains form.
1. Native Knight, 2. Wind Stream,
3. Captain Courageous
6 JAPAN TROPHY (1,400m), 4-
y-o & over (Cat. I), 4-10: 1. Always
Bullish (7) P. Trevor 63.5, 2. Chal
Bhai Chal (4) Suraj Narredu 60.5, 3.
Ocean Side (10) A MTograllu 58.5, 4.
Jersey Girl (14) Christopher 58, 5.
Young Soldier (8)C. S. Jodha 57, 6.
Racing Ahead (9) I. Chisty 55.5, 7.
Ratham (15) C. Alford 55.5, 8. Mag-
ical Spell (11) J. Fortune 54.5, 9. Azai-
ba (12) Ajit Singh 54, 10. Brahmani
(1) K. Mukesh Kumar 53, 11. All Pep-
per (3) K. Anil 52.5, 12. PalmSprings
(2) A. Sandesh 52, 13. Supreme Re-
gime (16) B. Sreekanth 52, 14. Mad-
ame Bovary (6) Neeraj 51.5, 15.
Cristiano (13) Chary 51 and 16. Love-
ly Angel (5) Dashrath Singh 50.
CHAL BHAI CHAL: A close second
to Ocean Side over 1,400m; moving
well in the morning try-outs. RAC-
ING AHEAD: As anoddsonfavourite
ran PowerPlanet to half a length
over 1,400m in his last start; war-
rants another chance. RATHAM:
Deserves following onher consisten-
cy. MAGICAL SPELL: Ran second to
Galiat over 1,400m; earlier won a
1,200m in a gutsy manner; working
well. SUPREME REGIME: Judi-
ciously prepared.
1. Racing Ahead, 2. Ratham, 3. Su-
preme Regime
7 SPRINTERS' CUP (1,200m), 4-
y-o & over (Terms), 4-45: 1. Ancient
Wonder (6) Suraj Narredu 59, 2.
Chul Bul Pandy (2) Neeraj 59, 3. Es-
teban (10) A MTograllu 59, 4. Ishp-
ingo (11) Dashrath Singh 59, 5.
Kohinoor Wish (3) I. Chisty 59, 6.
Nefyn (5) J. Fortune 59, 7. Shivalik
Star (4) Christopher 59, 8. Speed Six
(9) L. Beuzelin 59, 9. Iverness (13) C.
Alford 57.5, 10. Dancing Phoenix (7)
Srinath 56.5, 11. Dancing Prances (8)
T. S. Jodha 56.5, 12. Mariinsky (14) P.
Trevor 55, 13. Rosie Sunshine (12) A.
Sandesh 55 and 14. Whispering Gal-
lery (1) C. S. Jodha 55.
SPEED SIX: Won both his starts im-
pressively at Bangalore; may make it
three in a row. MARIINSKY: A note-
worthy second to stablemate Amelia
(1,200m), at Mumbai; in ne trim.
ROSIE SUNSHINE: After winning
three races inarow, did not gure on
the board in Amelia's race; that run
is best ignored. WHISPERING GAL-
LERY: A resolute winner of her last
start over 1,200m; may repeat.
1. Mariinsky, 2. Rosie Sunshine, 3.
Speed Six
8 DECCAN BOOKMAKERS JU-
VENILE MILLION (1,200m), 3-y-o
only (Terms), 5-25: 1. Carlton (8) L.
Beuzelin 55, 2. Countrys Pride (4)
Suraj Narredu 55, 3. Movie Moghual
(3) Neeraj 55, 4. Un Un Un (1) A M
Tograllu 55, 5. Desire (2) I. Chisty
53.5, 6. Dolce (5) C. S. Jodha 53.5, 7.
Maisha (9) S. Zervan 53.5, 8. Nimfea
(6) David Allan 53.5 and9. Mandarin
(7) F. Da Silva 51.
CARLTON: Unbeaten in all his three
starts; continues to be in rousing
form. COUNTRYS PRIDE: Looks t
and well. DESIRE: A uent winner of
both her starts; in ne fettle.
MAISHA: Fit for the fray.
1. Maisha, 2. Carlton, 3. Desire
Day's best:Maisha
Double:Patriotic Mariinsky
Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Tr (i): 1, 2 & 3; (ii): 3,
4 & 5; (iii): 6, 7 & 8.
RACING
Mariinsky for Sprinters Cup;
Native Knight for Stayers Cup
HYDERABAD: Last year the terms
of the Indian Turf Invitation
Cup, restricted to four-year-
olds for the rst 50 years of its
existence, were altered to per-
mit older horses to participate
in the 2,400mrace.
The merit of this welcome
innovation was immediately
evident as the older brigade oc-
cupied all the three spots onthe
board behind the winner, Tin-
tinnabulation, who is back for a
re-match in the 52nd renewal
scheduled for Sunday at the
Malakpet racecourse.
As has become the norm, the
two-day carnival which com-
mences on Saturday features
four Grade I events. At 3-30
p.m. this afternoon exactly one
dozen stamina-laden runners
will clash for the Stayers Cup
(3,000m), which remains with-
out a sponsor for the third year
in a row.
Seventyve minutes later, it
will be the turn of 14 of the
eetest competitors in India to
face off in the Sprinters Cup
(1,200m), set for 4-45 p.m.
Native Knight bids fair
Past results show that the
terms of the Stayers' Cup fa-
vour older, more seasoned run-
ners, and few are older or more
seasoned than Native Knight,
winner of this event in2013and
runner-up the previous year,
who bids fair to repeat.
Camorra and Astapi have
previously shown they belong
in this company, while Apple-
jack has been most consistent
over trips of 2,000mor further.
Both Super Storm and Wind
Stream have been winless for
over a year, but cannot be com-
pletely ruled out. From the
younger lot, Captain Coura-
geous, in ne form of late, has
the most appeal.
At the other end of the dis-
tance scale, the draw is a crit-
ical factor in determining the
chances of the runners. Mariin-
sky has done herself no favours
by getting drawn out with the
washing inthe widest stall of all
in the Sprinters' Cup.
She is usually late on the
scene, and will need the length
of the straight to reel in fellow
members of the 2010 crop
and the likely front-runners
such as Dancing Prances, Rosie
Sunshine and Dancing Phoe-
nix.
Narrowly nosed out by Nefyn
(who is back for another try) in
last year's renewal, the six-
year-old Speed Six will attempt
to make amends and there is
plenty of condence in his
camp.
Invitation Cup carnival set to roll
Anil Mukhi
HYDERABAD: The following
professionals voiced their
opinions on the Sprinters
Cup and the Stayers Cup
races to be held here on
Saturday.
S.A. Shehzad Abbas: In
the Sprinters' Cup, my choice
is Mariinsky; for the Stayers'
Cup, I like Native Knight,
who is looking very well.
L. Beuzelin: My mount in
the Sprinters' Cup, Speed Six,
is extremely well, we feel he
has a serious chance and are
crossing our ngers.
Bezan Chenoy: In the
Sprinters Cup, my ward Ne-
fyn has taken the travel well.
He seems to be in good
enough form and I have
freshened him up after his
last run.
Jaggi Dhariwal: For the
Sprinters' Cup, I like Speed
Six; in the Stayers' Cup, Wind
Streamis my selection.
Narendra Lagad: My
ward, Native Knight, last
year's winner of the Stayers
Cup, has been giving weight
to his rivals the whole year;
the terms now suit him, so I
hope to win. In the Sprinters'
Cup, I like Mariinsky.
Arjun Mangalorkar: The
at track will suit Shivalik
Star better than Bangalore
and he has a good draw in the
Sprinters' Cup; my wards Ap-
plejack and Winged Foot
should both run well in the
Stayers' Cup.
Vijay Singh: The Kolkata
challenger Captain Coura-
geous who has raced well at
that centre, is tracking well
and should be right there in
the Stayers' Cup; I give the
edge to Mariinsky in the
Sprinters' Cup, even with her
wide draw.
Pesi Shroff: I would have
preferred a midway draw for
Mariinsky, but she is such an
honest and talented runner,
she ought to run well. Anil
Mukhi
What the professionals say
HYDERABAD: A staggering Rs.
45.12 millionwill be onoffer for
the Invitation Cup and other
supporting races to be held
here on March 1 and 2.
The Japan Trophy and the
Asian Racing Federation (ARF)
Million races, both over
1,400m, have been specially
framed for the said two days.
There will be 16 runners in the
fray for the Indian Turf Invita-
tion Cup, 14 in the Sprinters
Cup, a dozen each for the
Stayers Cupand the Major P.K.
Mehra Memorial Super Mile
Cup.
The ARFs Executive Council
members from Japan, Hong
Kong, Australia, New Zealand,
South Africa, Singapore and
Dubai are likely to witness the
action over the week-end. In-
dia, the other permanent mem-
ber, will host the Asian Racing
Conference in December 2015
or January 2016.
A bonanza on
the anvil
CAPE TOWN: Crushing victories
for either side in the rst two
matches have set up a poten-
tially thrilling decider when
South Africa hosts Australia in
the nal Test at Newlands here
on Saturday.
The tourist blazed its way to
a comprehensive 281-run vic-
tory in the opening game in
Pretoria, but South Africa
proved its resilience with an
equally emphatic 231-run suc-
cess in Port Elizabeth last
weekend.
The Proteas are now seeking
a rst home Test series win
over Australia in 44 years on a
ground where they have lost
just once in 12 years and 16
matches to the Australians in
2006.
Selection posers
Both teams face selection
posers. For South Africa it is
who to replace the injured
Wayne Parnell and whether to
bring in a specialist spinner.
Domingo praised the work of
part-timers Jean-Paul Duminy
and Dean Elgar in Port Eliza-
beth, suggesting it is unlikely
Robin Peterson would be
recalled.
I was very happy with the
spinners in PE, being a spinner
in South Africa is a tough job, it
is more of a holding role. I think
J-P and Dean did a very good
job.
Australia will offer a late t-
ness test to all-rounder Shane
Watson, who will be selected
only if he is able to bowl.
If he clears the test, Watson
is likely to replace Shaun
Marsh, who picked up a pair in
Port Elizabeth.
The teams (from):
South Africa: Graeme Smith
(capt.), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla,
Faf du Plessis, A.B. de Villiers, J-P
Duminy, Dean Elgar, Ryan McLaren,
Rory Kleinveldt (or) Kyle Abbott, Ver-
non Philander, Dale Steyn and Morne
Morkel.
Australia: Michael Clarke (capt.),
Chris Rogers, David Warner, Shane
Watson, Alex Doolan, Shaun Marsh,
Steve Smith, Brad Haddin, Mitchell
Johnson, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle
and Nathan Lyon. Agencies
CRICKET
Stage set for thrilling decider
THE SUSPENSE CONTINUES: Shane Watson will be
included in the team only if he is t to bowl.
PHOTO: MORNE DE KLERK/GETTY IMAGES
LONDON: Emmanuel Adebayor
scored twice in four minutes as
Tottenham Hotspur overturn-
ed a two-goal aggregate decit
to beat 10-man Dnipro Dnipro-
petrovsk 3-2 over two legs and
move into the last 16 of the Eu-
ropa League on Thursday.
It was a painful return to
London for Tottenhams for-
mer coach Juande Ramos
whose side took the lead on the
night through Roman Zozulya,
whowas sent off after Christian
Eriksen levelled and Ade-
bayors quickre double then
sent Spurs through.
Napoli and Ludogorets also
came out ontopinthrilling sec-
ond-leg ties.
The Serie A side scored two
late goals to beat Swansea City
3-1 on the night and aggregate.
Juventus comfortably beat
Trabzonspor 2-0toprogress af-
ter winning by the same score-
line in Italy last week.
The results (second leg): Totten-
ham Hotspur 3 (Eriksen 56, Adebayor
65, 69) bt Dnipro 1 (Zozulya 48); (Tot-
tenham wins 3-2 on aggregate); Napo-
li 3 (Insigne 17, Higuain 78, Inler 90+3)
bt Swansea City 1 (De Guzman 30);
(Napoli wins 3-1 on aggregate); Trab-
zonspor 0 lost to Juventus 2 (Vidal 18,
Osvaldo 33); (Juventus wins 4-0 on
aggregate). Agencies
Adebayors
brace helps
Spurs progress