 | Ahli shocks Rayyan in thriller AL AHLI Club qualified for the
final of the prestigious Heir
Apparent Volleyball Cup, to be
held on May 25. Its rival for the
title will be mighty Al Arabi
Club.
In the third and decisive
play-off, played at Al Arabi
Club on Wednesday in a
charged atmosphere, Arabi
held nerves to pull.
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| | Chennai knocks Mumbai out of IPL |  MAHENDRA Singh Dhoni
smashed a 20-ball 51 not out
to set up a comprehensive
38-run win for his Chennai
Super Kings side against
Mumbai Indians in the
Indian Premier League on
Wednesday.
The skipper cracked two
sixes and six fours in his
explosive knock which
helped defending champions
Chennai to 187-5 off
their 20 overs in Bangalore
before they restricted
Mumbai to 149-9.
Chennai will now play the
Delhi Daredevils on Friday
for a place in the final, to be
held on Sunday.
Kolkata Knight Riders
have already qualified for the
final following their 18-run
victory over Delhi Daredevils
in Pune on Tuesday.
Mumbai lost their way
after putting on 47 runs for
the opening... | | | Heat pounds Pacers, take 3-2
lead in best-of-seven playoff |  THE one-two punch of the
Miami Heat is set to deliver
the knockout blow and book a
return trip to the Eastern
Conference finals. League
MVP (most valuable player)
LeBron James had 30 points,
10 rebounds and eight assists,
Dwyane Wade scored 28, and
the Heat pounded the visiting
Indiana Pacers, 115-83, on
Tuesday night to take a 3-2
lead in their Eastern
Conference best-of-seven
semifinal playoff series.
"I felt good tonight," Wade
said after the wire-to-wire
win. "I was in a good groove
and I let the game come to
me." The Heat will look to finish
off the physically intense
match-up in game six on
Thursday night in
Indianapolis but know it
won´t be easy. | | | Japan blanks Azerbaijan
in World Cup warm-up |  ASIAN champions Japan
whipped Azerbaijan 2-0 in a
friendly at home on
Wednesday to boost its
morale before opening its
final World Cup qualifying
campaign next month.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder
Shinji Kagawa, now
hunted by Manchester
United, opened the scoring
just before half-time and
Stuttgart striker Shinji
Okazaki made it two up near
the hour mark.
Japan coach Alberto
Zaccheroni, worried after
they lost their final two
matches in Asia´s next-tolast
qualifying round, fielded
nine Europe-based players
including CSKA Moscow
midfielder Keisuke Honda in
the first team.
"It was great as everything
went the way as I had imagined,"
said ... | |
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