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THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1999 11 SaturdaySport Picture: JONNY BEARDSALL Snooker Williams opts to jump after seeing writing on the wall By John Dee REX WILLIAMS, chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association for the past years, resigned yesterday just 72 hours before an EGM was due to decide whether he remained at the helm of snooker's multiBob director pound industrother too, has and one of his main allies. It is also understood that two other leading figures at the WPBSA were relieved of their posts yesterday and that Lord Archer, the president who took charge of affairs just for a day yesterday, has brought in a of accountants who will carry out an independent detailed audit of the association's affairs. Williams's decision, and that of Close, to resign comes at a time when a straw poll suggested a two to one majority would line up against them at the EGM. A total of 78 players and board members are entitled to vote and if informed sources are right, 52 are against Williams and Close. Well aware that the writing was on the wall, Williams has accepted the inevitable.

"While the split in the game is worse than it has ever been, I have been considering resigning for a long time," he said. "There's only so much a man and his family can be expected to take." Steve Davis, who along with fellow board members Dennis Taylor and Jason Ferguson had called for the EGM, said: "I've always stressed that this isn't a personal issue. It is views I disagree with and I lost my respect for Rex over the sacking of Peter Monday's EGM would have been the second at which Williams's leadership was being questioned but he won the day by four votes- -at the first one held in June last year. An attempt Sport in Brief Baseball AMERICAN Oakland 9, Baltimore 6 (1st game); Baltimore 12, Oakland 4 (2nd game); Toronto 7, Boston Detroit 7, Cleveland New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2. NATIONAL Florida 2, Montreal Atlanta 6, New York Mets Milwaukee 11, Philadelphia Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Los Angeles 5, San Francisco 3.

Bowls EUROPEAN TEAM CH'SHIPS (Les Creux, Mixed pairs, 3rd rd: Forrest Mackle (Scotland) bt Hakak Ra'anan (Israel) 5-4, 4-7, 10-2; Johnston Graham (Ireland) bt A Dainton Greenslade (Wales) 9-4, 3-7, 8-7; Horman Greechan (Jersey) bt Dugdale A Smith (Spain) 18-1, 5-4, 9-4; Hartley (Cyprus) bt Kelly Gordon (Isle of Man) 11-1, 4-7, 9-1; A Simon Le Ber (Guernsey) bt Peek van Belzen (Holland) 15-1, 4-8, 13-3; Shaw King (England) bt da Rocha Truran (Portugal) 4-5, 15-1, 14-2; A da Rocha A Truran (Portugal) bt King Jones (Wales) 7-6, 3-8, 9-4; Simon Trebert (Guernsey) bt Callan Maddocks (loM) 9- 2, 15-3, 4-9; Steel Young (Spain) bt Lewin A Quemard (Jersey) 6-11, 11-1, 9-1; Price A Prew (England) bt Braam Littooij (Holland) 9-5, 10-3, 6-3; Kane McCloy (Ireland) bt Gilor Sheffer (Israel) 9-5, 7-5, 7-5; Lindores Peacock (Scotland) bt Allison Walker (Cyprus) 17- 2, 2-7, 7-3. 4th rd: Horman Greechan bt Simon Le by the anti-Williams lobby to take control of the boardroom at the AGM last December also failed, though, with the board split 4-3, harmony was not even a possibility. second EGM must still go ahead, however, as the WPBSA membership also have to vote on the tit-for-tat issue of whether Davis, Taylor and Ferguson remain in office. Snooker's latest round of quite so it has political infighting, never been during Williams's second spell as chairman, began with the dismissal of Jim McKenzie, the chief executive, 1 in November 1997. There were numerous skirmishes in between, particularly when Brian Radford was taken on board as head of media relations, but when Williams also got rid of Middleton, appointed part-time chief executive in June and dismissed eight weeks later, he had signed his own death warrant.

The players were in uproar as flimsy reasoning for the sacking and other propaganda carried no weight with the majority. After Middleton, chairman of the Football League, spoke at length to some of them in Plymouth two weeks ago, they gave him a standing ovation. Middleton is likely to be asked back but who takes over as chairman is not clear. Ray Reardon is the vicechairman and he has accepted the chairmanship for an unspecified period of time. There is also considerable support for Terry Griffiths to return.

Whoever gets the job, there is still a lot of work to be done to get the game back on an even keel. This requires everyone pulling together, has not semperienced for several years. It will not become a bed of roses overnight. Ber 15-3, 10-4, 3-7; Dainton Greenslade bt Kelly Gordon 11-7, 7-5, 2-7; Johnston Graham bt Shaw King 8-7, 5-6, 7-6; Hakak Ra'anan bt da Rocha Truran 11-4, 12-3, 9-3; Forrest Mackle bt Peek van Belzen 6-4, 9-10, 8-4; Hartley bt Dugdale Smith 7-2, 3-5, 7-3; Lindores Peacock bt Callan Maddocks 7-2, 9-4, 6-5; Gilor Sheffer bt Allison Walker 8-4, 10-5, 6-2; Simon Trebert bt Steel Young 7-6, 16-1, 6-7; A da Rocha A Truran bt Braam Littooij 11-6, 17-5, 10-2; Price Prew bt King Jones 9-4, 8-2, 9-5; Lewin Quemard bt Kane McCloy 7-11, 7-6, 12-11. Final placings: 1, Scotland 71pts 213 shots); 2, England 71pts 203 shots); 3, Ireland 69; 4, Wales 65; 5, Guernsey 61; 6, Israel 56; 7, Isle of Man 53; 8, Spain 48; 9, Jersey 47; 10, Portugal 43; 11, Cyprus 39.

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Terms and Conditions apply. Yachting Beadsworth lacks match practice By Tim Jeffery THE second of 11 titles at the Sydney Pre-Olympic Regatta fell to world champions Darren Bundock and John Forbes in the Tornado catamaran, one of six classes in which the Australians threaten to be exceptionally strong a at the Games in 12 months' time. Britain's Andy Beadsworth, Barry Parkin and Richard Sydenham were eliminated from the Soling match racing at the quarterfinal stage, failing to win any of their three matches. Beadsworth said: "'We came here knowing the endgame would be difficult because we've hardly done any match racing for the past eight months. Our whole programme had been set to qualifying the country for the world championships, and that meant fleet racing." The two key matches which sealed the British crew's fate both involved Sweden's Hans Wallen.

Beadsworth lost after leading yet could still have moved through to the semifinals had not Germany's Jochen Schumann also lost while ahead of the Swede. Beadsworth felt his win ratio from starts he had not won had improved but he was lacking in confident decision-making in choosing between sailing the better breeze or controlling his opponent. "It's something we have to work on," he said, "but the encouraging thing is that each time we've set a target, we've been able to take our game to that level." Today determines which medal Ben Ainslie wins in the Laser class, whether Shirley Robertson can claim one in the Europes. Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield gave themselves a medal chance with a third place yesterday that lifted them to fourth overall in the 470 class. "It was a good confidence booster because we ground down the boats in front," said Glanfield.

While Bundock and Forbes wrapped up the Tornado title, Will Howden and Rob Wilson continued their strong showing with a fourth place to lie sixth overall. Details below Top man: Ian Holmes, seeking a hat-trick of wins in the world's hardest race The running man Holmes has a mountain to climb Men of steel from all Holmes has his work cut "Last year the Gurkhas the world gather out. The 1999 British went off like whippets," over champion, Gavin Bland, and recalls Holmes, a fitter for Malaysian summit the runner-up, Robb Jebb, from Keighley, West By Jonny Beardsall a Bingley of Yorkshire. "I knew they'd Holmes, will be lining up never keep that up, so I let SIR HUGH LOW was the alongside him. Still, Holmes them go." first to the summit of Mt remains bullish.

"I just can't The road quickly becomes Kinabalu, in 1851. Dressed see these lads beating me on a trail, along which, annually, in a pair of stout cords, the the descent," he says. "They more than 30,000 trippers government officer, what are good climbers. If they usually take two days to was then British North 'summit' well in front of me, thrash to the top. Borneo, would have found it they'll still need to hold After a lung-bursting risible that 148 years later, it together coming down hour and a climb, his countryman, Ian because I know the track." Holmes reached the first Holmes, be retracing 'Climbathon' is a bizarre rickety ladders up the fissures his leather-shod steps up name for a running race but it in the rock faces.

the peak in Sabah, East is appropriate. A supreme Just later, Holmes Malaysia, in fell-running effort is needed to ascend was in the leading group. "I shoes. But unlike Sir Hugh, through the rainforest- was struggling in the thin spent weeks forcing a swathed crown of granite air and the legs weren't route, tomorrow Holmes will fingers which lead to the working so well," he said. pummel up and down in summit, Low's Peak, which is "At the summit cairn I just over two-and-a-half often wreathed in cloud at was lying second and the hours, attempting to win, For lesser athletes, it leader was just 30 seconds arguably, the toughest race is more a gruelling hike in front.

It was really cold up on earth for a third than a race but few dilly-dally there, almost down to zero, consecutive year. on the descent, urged on by so I wasn't hanging around." Mt Kinabalu's 13th gravity, snakes, long-tailed Holmes sensed he had the International Climbathon is a rats, thick mists and, for any edge and took the lead as he daunting 16-mile tussle stragglers, gathering reached the first ropes over the highest mountain darkness. leading from the plateau. between the Himalayas and In its 13th year, it is "Even though I'd been the peaks of Irian Jaya and gaining credibility, with through it before, Borneo, for draws an international stronger fields of better me, is still about entry of around 150 from 30 athletes. headhunters, leeches and countries.

It is a test that The runners line up at creepy-crawlies. When I hit Holmes, 32, a three-times 7am at a chilly the front on the twisty British fell-running Jostling alongside the descent, I think this is why! champion who competes for overseas talent is usually a kept pushing I was worried Bingley Harriers, does not solid-looking bunch of about what else might be approach lightly, not least locals, a section of British looming up behind me." Very because it is worth £2,600 to Army Gurkhas from Brunei worried he broke the the winner. and a few fun-running expats. course record by 26 seconds. (Blackburn), Staunton (Liverpool), Cunningham (Wimbledon), Breen (Coventry), Babb (Liverpool), Roy Keane (Manchester Utd), Kinsella (Charlton), McLoughlin (Portsmouth), Carsley (Blackburn), Kelly (Leeds), Duff (Blackburn), Kennedy (Ma City), Quinn (Sunderland), Cascarino (AS Nancy), Robbie Keane (Coventry), O'Neill (Middlesbrough), Kilbane (West Brom), Connolly (Excelsior).

Golf TEXAS OPEN (San 1st rd (US unless noted): 64 Ames (Trinidad). 65 Beem, Raulerson. 66 -B Gelberger, A Lyle (GB), Moss. 67-J Brehaut, Brooks, Edwards, Edwards, Hoch, Lancaster, Rinker. GB: 76- Faldo.

WOMEN'S ITALIAN OPEN (Poggio Dei Medici, 1st rd: (GB Ireland unless stated): 67-E Poburski (Germany) 68 Duffy. 69-A Arruti (Spain). 70-T Johnson, Brooky (NZ), Hageman (Holland), Maritz (S Africa). 71-S Head, I Calogero (Italy), Carriedo (Spain). 72- A Munt (Australia), Van Ryckeghem (Belgium), Hakkarainen (Finland), Navarro (Spain).

73-J Mills (Australia), Fairclough, Meunier Lebouc (France), -L de Lorenzi (France), Sterner (Sweden), Mendiburu (France), Taylor, I Tinning (Denmark), Fischer (Germany), Reid. HOME INT'NALS (Ryl County Down, Ireland): Scotland Wales Foursomes (Scotland first): Heap Beames lost to Donaldson Edwards 3 Campbell O'Hara bt Griffiths Brookman 2 Watson Hume bt Williams Sullivan 6 Patrick Mackenzie bt Matthews Price 2 Carmichael Fox bt Harpin Roberts 1 hole. Singles: Heap bt Matthews 3 Hume lost to Edwards 1 hole; Loftus hlvd with Donaldson; Beames bt Sullivan 5 Campbell bt Williams 2 Patrick hivd with Brookman; Mackenzie hlvd with Price; Fox hivd with I Campbell; Watson bt Matthews 2 Carmichael hivd with Harpen. England Ireland 61: Foursomes: Storm Mason lost to McGimpsey Fox 3 Dyson Griffiths bt McMonagle Sinclair 2 Wolstenholme A Wainwright lost to Gribben A McCormick 3 Wells Rodgers lost to Cullen A Morrow 2 holes; Harris Sanders bt Power Hoey 4 3. Singles: Storm bt Cullen 2 holes; Dyson bt McMonagle 4 Wolstenholme lost to Gribben 4 Mason hivd with Fox; Wainwright hivd with McCormick; Griffiths bt Campbell 1 hole; Side lost to McGimpsey 5 Rodgers bt Sinclair 4 Sanders bt Hoey 4 Harris halved with Morrow.

Final positions: England 3pts, Ireland 2, Scotland 1, Wales 0. WOMEN'S HOME INT'NALS (Royal Wales Scotland Foursomes (Welsh names first): Morgan Evans lost to Nicholson Stirling 2 1, Brewerton A Highgate halved with A Laing Mackay, Evans Phillips bt Hargan Wood 3 1. Wales Scotland Singles: Morgan bt Nicholson 3 1, Brewerton bt Stirling 2 1, Evans bt Hargan 3 2, Evans bt Burns 2 1, Phillips lost to Wood 6 4, Pritchard lost to Laing 3 2. Wales 4, Scotland 2. Ireland 2, England 7: Foursomes (Irish names first): A Coffey O'Brien bt Fisher Hudson 3 Dickson Gillen lost to Andrew Brown 4 2, Coughlan 0 Purfield lost to Duggleby Lamb 6 5.

Ireland 1, England 2. Singles: O'Brien lost to Brown 2 1, Couglan lost to Andrew 2 holes, Coffey lost to Hudson 4 2, Dickson bt Fisher 1 hole, Gillen lost to Lipscombe 4 2, Purfield lost to Duggleby 1 hole. Ireland 1, England 5. Final positions: 1, Wales 214, pts; 2, England 21 (Wales win on 3, Ireland 4, Scotland 0. WORPLESDON SCRATCH MIXED 1st rd: King (Frilford bt Barkwith A Swale St George's) 5 4.

2nd rd: Burton Smith (St George's Hill) bt Markwell Lewton 3 Mr Mrs Marley bt Mr Mrs Devetta (Sunningdale) 1 hole; Samson Fisher (Wentworth) bt Morgans Ansell (N Wintney) 3 Lowe Williams (Woking) bt Wallis Keet (W 6 Mr Mrs Quinn (S Winchester) bt Wheeler Cricket: Test Match Australia slump to new spinner By Qamar Ahmed in Galle RANGANA HERATH celebrated his first cap by taking four wickets during the rainaffected third day of the second Test here yesterday to leave Australia in danger of losing their first series against Sri Lanka. The left-arm spinner finished with four for 97 as Australia slumped from 188 for five overnight to 228 all out after the first two sessions of were lost to rain. play, Lanka had made 44 for no wicket at the close, a lead of 112, and Australia will not relish facing Herath and the off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who took five wickets on Thursday, in the fourth innings. Sri Lanka won the first Test, their debut win over Australia, in the three-match series. Steve Waugh, the Australian captain injured in a fielding collision in the first Test, was one of Herath's victims when he was caught behind for 19.

Meanwhile, Damien Fleming, the Australian fast bowler, has been spoken to by the match referee following an altercation with Chaminda Vaas during Sri Lanka's first innings but it is unclear whether or not he has incurred a fine. Scoreboard In Galle Sri Lanka won toss SRI LANKA First Innings 296 (P A de Silva 64, Arnold 50). Second Innings Jayasuriya not out 19 Atapattu not out 21 Extras (lb 3, nb 1) 4 Total (0 wkt, 13 overs) 44 To bat: Arnold, A de Silva, A Ranatunga, Jayawardena, tR Kaluwitharana, WPUJC Vaas, Muralitharan, Zoysa, Herath. Bowling: McGrath 5-2-13-0; Fleming 4-0- 15-0; Miller 2-1-8-0; Warne 2-0-5-0. AUSTRALIA First Innings Slater st Kaluwitharana Muralitharan 96 Blewett Muralitharan 62 L.

Langer Ranatunga Muralitharan 7 Waugh Ranatunga Muralitharan 10 Waugh Kaluwitharana Herath 19 A Healy Jayawardene Muralitharan 4 RT Ponting Ranatunga Herath Warne Atapattu Herath Fleming Herath. 16 Miller run out 6 McGrath not out 0 Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 2) Total (96.3 overs) 228 Fall of wickets: 1-138, 2-160, 3-179, 4-182, 5-188, 6-189, 7-189, 8-215, 9-228. Bowling: Vaas 9-3-31-0; Zoysa 6-1-9-0; Herath 34.3-6-97-4; Muralitharan 38-10-71-5; Jayasuriya 9-1-15-0. Umpires: Cowie (NZ) Cooray. ECB expect change By Martin Searby A CHANGE in the system of awarding bonus points and the appointment of pitches liaison officers will be on the agenda at the cricket committee meeting of the England and Wales Cricket Board next month.

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