■ CricketFire destroys Wanderers
The clubhouse at South Africa's world famous Wanderers cricket grounds was declared a total loss yesterday after fire gutted the building Wednesday evening. Firefighters were unable to stop the spread of the fire that started at around 6.30pm. The building was 120 years old. The Wanderers Club has been at the center of numerous international test cricket matches and has hosted high-profile sport and political figures.
■ Cricket
Dubai to host academy
Dubai Sports City, the world's first purpose-built sports city, will host the International Cricket Council's (ICC) global academy. In a statement on Wednesday the ICC said the academy, scheduled for completion in 2007, would feature a 30,000-seat stadium, three cricket grounds and indoor and outdoor training facilities. Dubai Sports City is also scheduled to host the first Manchester United soccer school outside Europe and a golf course designed by South Africa's Ernie Els.
■ Soccer
`Fake' urine fails test
A Farul Constanta player has admitted supplying urine for two team mates who failed dope tests after a Romanian first division match last month. A Romanian Professional League (LPF) official said yesterday an investigation had shown that the urine samples taken from midfielders Iulian Apostol and Adrian Senin were completed by Mihai Baicu. "Baicu confirmed he had made a contribution to his colleagues' urine samples because they were not able to offer enough substance after the effort of the match," LPF first vice-president Robi Urs said. "Baicu revealed that he had taken the diuretic substance of furosemide in order to lose some weight but he did not know that it was a banned substance," Urs said.
■ Baseball
Pitcher shot in calf
Cleveland Indians pitcher Kyle Denney was shot in the right calf while riding on the team bus as it was traveling to Kansas City International Airport late Wednesday. Denney was not seriously injured. The bullet did not go very deep and was immediately removed by Indians trainers. The right-hander was taken to a hospital, where he was expected to spend the night, club spokesman Bart Swain said. The Indians arrived safely at the airport and boarded a plane bound for Minneapolis early Thursday morning. Swain told The Kansas City Star that the shot was fired into the side of one of the Indians' two buses while it was on a ramp between Interstate 435 and I-70.
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