P187 Teletext 187 Dec30 04:41:13 —————————————————————————————— RSI LANKAN BID TO PLUCK HAIR Rsi Lanka are to ask that Darrell Hair does not umpire in any further games of their Australian tour after no-balling Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing. Team official Thilanga Sumathipala said: "He is the only umpire to have called Muralitharan and the way it happened has made us uncomfortable." Hair no-balled the spinner sjvjn times for throwing on the first day of the current Test against Australia. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Teletext Sporting Calendar for 1996 189 WIN BIRMINGHAM-WOLVES TICKETS 179 Next Poll Football RugbyP187 Teletext 187 Dec30 04:41:45 —————————————————————————————— BRAVE GURUSINHA DEFIES AUSSIES Rsi Lankan batsman Asanka Gurusinha has hit a determined century as his side put up a gallant battle to save the second Test against Australia. The visitors reached 284-6 at the close, just 17 runs ahead, at the end of the fourth day. Gurusinha made a tenacious 143 to deny the hosts a second successive innings victory despite being struck in the groin by paceman Craig McDermott. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Sports headlines 130 Soccer 140 TEN TO ONE: THE SPORTS QUIZ p451 C4 Next Poll Football RugbyP187 Teletext 187 Dec30 04:13:04 AUSTRALIA v RSI LANKA Melbourne: Second Test, day four —————— Australia 500-6d Rsi Lanka 233 Rsi Lanka 2nd innings Mahanama c Warnj b Rjiffel 3 Hathurusingha lbw b Warne 39 Gurusinha lbw b Rjiffel 143 De Silva c Healy b McDermott 28 Kaluwitharana st Healy b Warnj 2 Tillakaratnj c Ponting b Waugh 38 Ranatunga not out 6 Vaas not out 5 Extras 20 Total (six wkts) 284 CLOSE ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Sports headlines 130 Soccer 140 TEN TO ONE: THE SPORTS QUIZ p451 C4 Next Poll Football Rugby