A round-up of today's other sports news in brief
Shaw out of Calcutta Cup
RUGBY:England lock Simon Shaw has been ruled out of Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown against Scotland with a shoulder injury.
The 36-year-old had been doubtful ever since damaging his AC joint in the opening minutes of England’s defeat to Ireland at Twickenham.
Stade Français lock Tom Palmer has been called into the squad for the Six Nations tie in Murrayfield.
Britain's defeat 'unacceptable'
TENNIS:British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) president Roger Draper condemned a fifth successive Davis Cup defeat as unacceptable yesterday and called for an immediate inquiry into the humiliating loss to Lithuania.
Britain, without number one Andy Murray, lost the Europe/Africa Zone group II first round match 3-2 in Vilnius on Sunday.
They now face a relegation play-off against Turkey in July to avoid dropping into group III, the bottom tier. They also missed out on a tie against Ireland in Dublin in the next round.
“I share the deep disappointment and frustration at this result. Five defeats in a row is unacceptable,” Draper said.
“So I have asked LTA player director Steven Martens to review last week’s performance and result and report back to me and the LTA main board as soon as possible.”
Moss falls down lift shaft at home
MOTOR SPORT:Stirling Moss (80) is in hospital after breaking both ankles when he fell three floors down a lift shaft. He is in a London hospital after surgery on both his feet following the accident at his Mayfair home on Saturday.
He also suffered four broken bones in his foot and four chipped vertebrae when the lift door opened at the wrong time and he stepped into the empty shaft.
Three coins in a . . . mouth
RUGBY:Welsh legend JPR Williams, who was banned from driving yesterday for 17 months, sucked copper coins in a bid to beat the alcohol breathalyser, a court in Cardiff was told yesterday, writes Mark Hennessy.
Williams, an orthopaedic surgeon, had consumed nearly twice the legal limit when he was stopped by police on January 30th. He had been driven to London for a London Welsh match and driven back to Cardiff where he had left his car. He then started on the eight-mile journey home before he was stopped.
Police told Williams twice to take three one-penny coins from his mouth. The court heard there is a myth that copper from coins can interfere with breathalyser machines.
Australia in semi-finals
HOCKEY:Tournament favourites Australia advanced into the semi-finals of the men's World Cup in India yesterday after they beat Pakistan 2-1 in a pulsating match to finish top of Pool B.
Desmond Abbott scored twice as Australia completed their matches in the six-team pool, finishing level with England on 12 points but topping the group on goal difference.
European champions England, who pulled off a surprise 3-2 victory over Australia in the opening match, lost 2-0 to Spain at the Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium for their first defeat in the competition.
Pau Quemada and Eduard Tubau scored for Olympic silver medallists Spain who finished third in the group on nine points. India meet South Africa in the final match.
