Coach Kirsten bereaved

asianage.com     08-Aug-2008            

Durban, Aug. 8: Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten’s ailing mother Gayl Hall on Friday passed away in Cape Town after losing a battle against cancer. Gayl was 64 and undergoing treatment for the lung cancer at the Vincent Pallotti Hospital. Kirsten had left for South Africa on Wednesday to attend to her giving a miss to the third and final cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka. Kirsten was to join the team for the five-match one-day series but now it remains to be seen when he would be able to return to be among the players. — PTI *** Classy Jeev tied for lead Bloomfield (Michigan), Aug. 8: On a day when only six golfers managed to break par, Indian-pro Jeev Milkha Singh survived the test of patience to card a two-under 68 and grab a share of the lead in the first round of the 90th PGA Championship here. Jeev was tied with... [read full story]                    


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