Sports Digest/Cricket: India were denied the chance to push for a series-levelling victory in the second Test against Australia in Chennai by the weather yesterday.
India had gone into the final day on 19 without loss, needing 210 to win with 10 wickets remaining but heavy rain completely washed out play.
It was an unsatisfactory ending to an enthralling Test which could have gone either way.
The third Test gets under way at Nagpur on October 26th with Australia knowing a win would see them claim their first series in India in 35 years.
RUGBY: England hooker Steve Thompson is a major doubt for next month's Test match against Canada after being ruled out of action for between two and three weeks.
Thompson sustained damage to his ribs during Northampton's English Premiership defeat by Sale on Saturday and left the field after just eight minutes, with further medical checks revealing he needs at least 14 days on the sidelines to recover.
England host Canada at Twickenham on November 13th and the match could arrive too soon for Thompson, who was certain to claim the hooking duties despite his ongoing efforts to recover his best form.
He will miss the opening two fixtures of Northampton's European Cup campaign, against Glasgow at Hughenden on Sunday and against Llanelli six days later.
DARTS: Teenage darts sensation Adrian Lewis cruised into the second round of the World Grand Prix with an impressive 2-0 win over Welshman Richie Burnett in Dublin last night.
The 19-year-old, who has been working with 11-time world champion Phil Taylor for months, got off to a great start, checking out on 114 to take the first leg.
"I'm delighted with my performance because it was my first time on television and I thought I did well," said Lewis. "I was so nervous last night that I threw up, but I feel a lot better now after that win."
Northern Ireland's Brendan Dolan inflicted a 2-0 defeat on his compatriot Mark Wilton in the second match of the night.
MOTOR SPORT: Jaguar have solved the seat problem that forced Australian Mark Webber out of the Japanese Grand Prix eight days ago.
The Ford-owned team, preparing for their last Formula One race this weekend, said a loose chassis fixing inside the cockpit was to blame.
"(This) led to hot air from the engine entering the cockpit and heating Mark's seat to a point which became unbearable for him to continue," said Mark Gillan, Jaguar's head of vehicle performance.
Webber is moving to Williams after Sunday's race at Interlagos, but Jaguar faces an uncertain future after being put up for sale by Ford.
SNOOKER: The former top 16 player Nigel Bond continued his recent resurgence by racing into the final stages of the Prestatyn Championship.
Bond, who finished runner-up to Stephen Hendry in the 1995 World Championship final, beat Chester's Nick Walker 9-2 to clinch his place in the British Championship at York.
Once as high as fifth in the world, the 38-year-old started the current campaign occupying 35th place in the rankings.
CYCLING: Irish rider Brian Kenneally went on the attack in yesterday's sixth stage of the Malaysian Airlines Herald Sun Tour in Australia, going clear as part of a 15-man group shortly after the start in Colac. The Sungold Milk-Warrnambool rider then made it into a six-man split with Dominique Perras (Active For Life), Karl Menzies (Bicycle Superstore), Phillip Thuaux (Jayco), Luke Roberts (Latrobe City) and Simon Gerrans (Jayco).
Kenneally eventually lost his place in the break, and Thuaux also fell off the pace but despite the loss of horsepower, the four leaders managed to stay clear to the finish.
There, Canadian rider Perras won the sprint for stage honours, crossing the line ahead of Menzies, Roberts and Gerrans.
Australians David McKenzie (Bicycle Superstore) and Baden Cooke (Subaru) led home the main field 21 seconds later. Irishman Dermot Nally also finished in the peloton, losing three seconds due to a small split in the bunch.
