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8 Ponting to lead Mumbai Indians FORMER Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will replace Harbhajan Singh as captain of the Mumbai Indians for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, starting April 3. Ponting, who retired from international cricket late last year, was bought by Mumbai Indians at a base price of $400,000 during the IPL players’ auction held in Chennai earlier this month. ROB HUGHES LONDON, FEB 21 SO how does a faded Milan, whose owner sold the club’s best assets last summer and gave the coach journeymen players instead, put Barcelona on the brink of elimination from the Champions League? Two Ghanaians, Kevin- Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari, struck fine opportunist goals. No Barcelona player—not Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta or any of them—reached their level or was allowed to in Milan’s San Siro stadium on Wednesday. When it was over, with the Italian squad in shock at leading 2-0 against the best club side on earth, Milan Coach Massimo Allegri lauded his employer, the team president Silvio Berlusconi. Some diplomat is Allegri. “We dedicate this to the president,” he said, “because he has given me a team I can work with.” They are a team divested of their previously talismanic striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and their top defender, Thiago Silva, who both joined Paris Saint- Germain before the season got ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, FEB 21 LANCE Armstrong won’t interview under oath with the US Anti- Doping Agency to reveal all he knows about doping in cycling, his attorney said on Wednesday. USADA officials told Armstrong he must speak with them if he wanted to reduce his lifetime ban from sports. Under their offer, Wednesday was the deadline for him to agree to the interview. Armstrong attorney Tim Herman said that, after two months of negotiations, the disgraced cyclist refused to participate in a process designed “only to demonize selected individuals.” Armstrong said previously he under way. At the same time, Milan removed a lot of big names from their payroll: Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf, Pippo Inzaghi and Alessandro Nesta. Maybe that is the key to what Allegri was talking about, a clearing out of ageing players, and, in Ibrahimovic’s case, of a self-centred leader, that allowed the coach to restructure the team to his own ideals. Allegri had claimed, before the Wednesday match, that he frequently discusses tactics with the owner. And Berlusconi, taking his case through the media as ever, had given the coach the solution to beating Barcelona: Mark Lionel Messi tightly at all times, and don’t give Barcelona’s finest was willing to participate in an international effort to clean up a sport that was based mostly in Europe. USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said it had expected Armstrong would agree to talk and would be “moving on” without him. “Over the last few weeks he has led us to believe that he wanted to come in and assist USADA, but was worried of potential criminal and civil liability if he did so,” Tygart said. “Today we learned from the media that Mr. Armstrong is choosing not to come in and be truthful and that he will not take the opportunity to work toward righting his wrongs in sport.” For more than a decade, Armstrong denied using performance-enhancing drugs. But last year, the USADA released a report that detailed extensive doping on his seven Tour de France-winning teams and stripped him of those titles. Armstrong admitted last month that he doped. He still faces several legal challenges. Armstrong was the subject of a two-year federal grand jury investigation that was dropped a year ago without an indictment, but the Department of Justice is still considering whether to join a federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis. individual an inch of freedom. Messi, it is true, had one of his very rare off nights. He seldom got into the Milan penalty box, and he never got in a shot, much less threaten to score a goal. For that, and for the suppression of Xavi’s creative passing and for the minimization of Iniesta’s great dribbling skills, we must thank the president? For unleashing good, strong, hungry talents, like Stephan El Shaarawy, who was tireless in his running, and even an older one, Giampaolo Pazzini, who was brave and smart as he stood in for Mario Balotelli, who cannot suit up for Milan because he previously played in the tournament for Manchester City? Should we thank Berlusconi for the team discipline that was led by Massimo Ambrosini and followed through by every man in Milan’s black and red striped shirts? “We played in a certain way tonight, but against Barcelona you have to play like that,” said Ambrosini, the captain. “Maybe it’s not aesthetically beautiful, it’s not very nice to watch,” he added. “They force you to play like that, and history teaches us that Barcelona were eliminated KATHMANDU, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 | WWW.EKANTIPUR.COM Pistorius contract suspended by Nike US sportswear giant Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend. “We believe Oscar Pistorius should be afforded due process and we will continue to monitor the situation closely,” a Nike spokesman said. It recently pulled ads that featured Mr Pistorius and the line, “I am the bullet in the chamber”. POST REPORT KATHMANDU, FEB 21 in this competition only by teams who faced them in a certain way.” He spoke of the Italian way, the solidarity of keeping the defense and the midfield so tightly together that there is no space for Barça’s renowned passing and moving to go anywhere. Ambrosini also spoke of the luck that contributed to the first goal, and then the “very nice” second one. The luck was misjudged by Barcelona players, and by most of the audience. It had seemed, after a Milan free kick ricocheted first off the Barcelona defender Jordi Alba and then off Milan’s Cristian Zapata, that the ball struck Zapata’s hand. In fact, as seen in slowmotion replay, Zapata had taken the full force of the shot in his face. From there, it fell to Boateng, who drove it handsomely into the net. In shock and losing rhythm, Barcelona could get little help from thier bench. It has been said, even from within their DEEPAK Thapa Magar won the title of the CMS Open golf tournament at the par-67 Royal Nepal Golf Club on Thursday. Thapa Magar carded one-under 66 for a total score of two-under 199 to register two-stroke win over defending champion and Nepal No 1 pro Shiva Ram Shrestha in the eighth event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2012-13. This is Thapa Magar’s 10th career title and equalled Deepak Acharya’s tally to share the second position. Shiva Ram is atop with 20 career titles. Shiva Ram shot three-under 64 for a total of even-par 201 to finish second, while fellow RNGC pros Rabi Khadka (66) and Sanjay Lama (66) shared the third position with the score of two-over 203. Thapa Magar won the cheque of Rs 100,000, while Shiva Ram earned 72,000. Rabi and Sanjay received Rs 48,000 each. The tournament—sponsored by International Society for Medical Education (ISME) Pvt Ltd—is the largest among the locally organised events in terms of cash purse, which amounts to Rs 500,000. The tournament will come to its end on Saturday following the twoday amateur event at the RNGC. Junior Tournament was held on Monday. Three others, Surya Prasad Sharma (68), Toran Bikram Shahi (67) and Ram Thapa (67) finished tied fifth at 207. They got Rs 25,000 each. Ramesh Nagarkoti produced the camp, that Barca have such an intelligent group of players that they can think for and manage themselves, regardless whether their coach, Tito Vilanova, is in New York for cancer treatment. Wednesday, perhaps, was when the coach might have made adjustments to help his men out of an impasse. But, in pursuing the equaliser, Barcelona left themselves short in defense and exposed to the crucial second goal. Milan hit the Catalans with the perfect counterattack. M’Baye Niang had come on with the freshness of youth to put pressure on Barcelona’s Carles Puyol on the right. Having won the ball, Niang fluently passed it to El Shaarawy, whose own touch was brief but sublime. The Italian simply helped the ball on its way, with the deftest of flicks, into the path of Muntari. And then the Ghanaian— who had spent some time at a financially doomed English club, Portsmouth, and spent months this season battling a Wenger’s job safe despite CL defeat ARSENE Wenger will attend Arsenal’s monthly board meeting on Thursday but his future is not on the agenda. It is understood the club have no intention of sacking Wenger, even if they fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League. The manager retains the unequivocal support of majority shareholder Stan Kroenke and his fellow directors. Milan bring Barca down to the ground In fact, as seen in slow-motion replay, Milan’s Cristian Zapata had taken the full force of the shot in his face, not on his hand AC Milan’s Riccardo Montolivo (centre) walks next to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (left) and Daniel Alves as they lie on the pitch following a tackle, at the San Siro stadium on Wednesday. REUTERS Armstrong denies an interview with USADA AC Milan’s goal scorers Kevin Prince Boateng (left) and Sulley Muntari celebrate after winning their Champions League round of 16 first leg match against Barcelona. AP/RSS knee injury—applied the final hammer blow to Barça. Muntari met the ball with a volley, with his left foot almost as high as his knee, and struck it inside the far post at a ferocious, but sweetly timed, speed. It was all over, bar the talking. Barcelona’s players admitted they thought they had control of the match, and they can blame neither the field conditions nor the Scottish referee. And they acknowledge that they are staring at elimination from a tournament they were favourites to win (again). Barça require three goals, and since their defense is never airtight, possibly four, to come through in the second leg on March 12. And Milan? “We played as a team, and we listened to our coach,” concluded Muntari. — © 2013 The New York Times CL RESULTS Galatasaray 1 - 1 Schalke 04 AC Milan 2 - 0 Barcelona Deepak wins CMS Open Golf title Winner of CMS Open golf tournament Deepak Thapa Magar plays a shot during the third and final day of the tournament at RNGC on Thursday. POST PHOTO card of three-under 64 to finish eighth at 210, while Yelamber Singh Adhikari and CB Bhandari shared the ninth position at 211. Thapa Magar began the day with two-shot cushion over amateur Dinesh Prajapati and four ahead of Shiva Ram, Rabi and Sanjay along with amateur Tashi Tshiring. He came under pressure from the beginning when he suffered double bogey on the first hole but hung on to win the title. After suffering a bogey on the eight, Thapa Magar carded a birdie on the ninth to take the turn at two-over 35. On the back nine, Thapa Magar carded a birdie on the 10th and sank an eagle on the 13th to finish the last nine holes at three-under 31. Shiva Ram, who at one stage had taken one-stroke lead, failed to keep the momentum going. He took the turn at three-under 30 with the help of birdies on the second, fourth and sixth holes. On the even-par back nine, he suffered a double bogey on the 11th against birdies on the 10th and 18th holes. Dhana Thapa and Mani Rai shared the 11th position at 213, whereas Deepak Acharya came 13th with the score of 214. Umesh Nagarkoti was 14th at 215, while Jaya Ram Shrestha and Ramesh Adhikari shared the 15th position at 217. In Amateur section, Dinesh Prajapati won the title with the total score of seven-over 208. Dinesh carded six-over 73 on the final day to register one-shot victory over Michael Rai. Matchfixing suspect detained in Milan REUTERS MILAN, FEB 21 ITALIAN police arrested a fugitive Slovenian associate of alleged football matchfixing kingpin Tan Seet Eng on Thursday after he flew in from Singapore to hand himself over, they said in a statement. The man, identified as 31-yearold Admir Suljic, arrived at Milan’s Malpensa airport in the early hours to find police waiting for him after a tip-off by Singapore authorities. Police said in a statement that Suljic, who is accused of “criminal association aimed at sporting fraud”, had bought a one-way ticket with the intention of surrendering to the authorities. He had been on the run since December 2011 and is considered a “key element” in Italy’s ‘Last Bet’ probe into match-fixing between 2009 and 2011. Police said Suljic would be taken to a prison in the city of Cremona. Police said in a statement that Suljic, who is accused of ‘criminal association aimed at sporting fraud’, had bought a one-way ticket with the intention of surrendering to the authorities “His direct involvement in the international criminal group, made of Singapore nationals and people from the Balkans, has emerged from the investigation,” the police statement said. Italian prosecutors have accused Tan, also known as Dan Tan, of heading an organisation to fix football matches worldwide and Italian police have issued an arrest warrant for him. A joint inquiry by Europol, the European anti-crime agency, and national prosecutors identified about 680 suspicious matches including qualifying games for the World Cup and European Championships, and for Europe’s Champions League. MATCH-FIXING CONFERENCE INTERPOL chief Ronald Noble, speaking at a conference in Kuala Lumpur on combating match-fixing, said Suljic was part of Singapore national Tan’s network. The international police body has declined to say if it has declared Tan an internationally wanted person, but an Italian judicial source said INTERPOL had pooled together investigations launched by authorities in countries including Italy, Germany, Spain and Turkey. Singapore says he is not wanted there, but that it is working with European authorities investigating the syndicate. Singapore police said on Thursday a team of four officers would be sent to INTERPOL within the next two weeks to assist in matchfixing investigations and that the city-state remained “committed” in the fight against matchfixing. Singapore allows suspects to be sent only to countries with which it has an extradition treaty. Germany has such a treaty with Singapore but Italy, which made the original complaint about matchfixers manipulating Italian games, does not.
THE KATHMANDU POST | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 India look to re-establish invincibility at home PRESS TRUST OF INDIA CHENNAI, FEB 21 SHRUGGING off disappointments from the last season, India will seek to reaffirm their supremacy on home soil when they take on a new-look Australian side in the first cricket Test on Friday in what promises to a thrilling fourmatch series. The Indian team under Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s leadership will ideally look to reestablish their invincibility at home—which has largely been dented by their 1-2 Test series defeat against England last year. Australia, on the other hand, will be happy to emulate England and considering that they have come with a no-so experienced side will make it even more praiseworthy. India versus Australia series over the years have had some memorable matches and one would expect that it won’t be any different this time around. While someone like Sachin Tendulkar would like to face the challenges thrown by Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson head on, the sportsdigest Machhindra in semi-finals SAPTARI: Man of the match Dennis Ngolo’s late strike parachuted NMB Machhindra Club into the semi-finals of the Rumpum Gold Cup as they cemented a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Armed Police Force, Pathiwara in Rajbiraj on Thursday. Ngolo sealed the victory for Machhindra with his 65th minute scorcher after Suman Ale had cancelled Karna Limbu’s early lead. Limbu had put Machhindra ahead just five minutes into the game. Wilson Hoops basketball KATHMANDU: Baba and Shridiwa will strive for the title of the girls’ category in the Wilson Hoops Inter-school basketball tournament after the former had escaped with a narrow 8-7 win over Wilson and the latter had grasped a 13-8 win over KISC on Thursday. The tournament being held at the basketball premises of Wilson School saw the hosts two steps away from defending title of the senior boys’ as they reached the last four after realising a 42-36 win over Ullens. Meanwhile, Wilson, Neric, Greenwich and Maha Manjushree sailed into the semi-finals in the junior boys’ category. Schalke doubt Drogba inclusion MUNICH: Bundesliga side Schalke 04 have lodged a protest with Uefa over Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba’s participation in their 1-1 Champions League draw. “There are doubts about the validity of the permission to play Drogba,” the German club said on their official Twitter account. Drugs use ‘should be allowed’ LONDON: British heavyweight champion David Price’s next opponent Tony Thompson believes doping in sport should be legalised because “only the good guys are following the rules”. Two-time world title challenger Thompson, 41, faces Price in Liverpool on Saturday. REUTERS DUBAI, FEB 21 SAMANTHA Stosur’s season of woe continued at the Dubai Championships when she crashed out in the quarter-finals following a 6-2 6-4 defeat by Italian Roberta Vinci on Thursday. The Australian has lost more matches than she has won this year, with her win-loss record standing at 5-7, after she produced an error-strewn performance under the searing desert sun that left her frequently yelling in frustration. Vinci, 30, broke in the opening game and was always in control against a player who has failed to win a title since triumphing at the US Open in September 2011. The Italian has now beaten top-10 ranked players in successive matches—she defeated Angelique Kerber on PREVIEW: INDIA V AUSTRALIA, FIRST TEST (From left) Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the team coach Duncan Fletcher and Sachin Tendulkar during a practice session. AFP/RSS likes of Phil Hughes, Matthew Wade, Ed Cowan and David Warner will aim at successfully negotiating the spin threat of Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha. Australia announced their playing XI 48 hours prior to the start of the game and predictably kept only one specialist spinner in Nathan Lyon in their line-up. The visitors will have a three-pronged pace POST REPORT KATHMANDU, FEB 21 UJJWAL Singh’s goal secured Himalayan Club a 1-0 victory against Sambhunath Youth Club in the semifinal match played in Saptari in the Ncell Youth Cup U-15 Football Tournament, organised by All Nepal Football Association (Anfa) and sponsored by Ncell, on Thursday. Dolakha United’s Samrat Manandhar scored a hat-trick to silence Chanauwati Youth Club 6-0 in Dolakha. In the other matches, Kharidhunga Youth Club, Makaibari Sewa Samaj and Alpine Team managed a 1-0 victory against Dhuwapani, Kalinchowk and Mount Valley respectively. The opening match in Udayapur between Swornim Bal Club and Triyuga Little Flowers advanced to penalties after a 2-2 full time score, where the former won 3-2. In Dang, Newroad Youth Club hammered Leo Youth Club 3-0. Sagar Malla, Suraj KC and Jitendra Oli scored a goal apiece for Newroad. Likewise, Kishan Chaudhari’s fourgoal flurry secured Madhyapaschim Prahari Club an 8-0 victory against Mechikali Youth Club. Saroj KC contributed a hat-trick while Sanjeev Oli scored a single for Madhyapaschim. Wednesday—and has yet to drop a set in Dubai. World number nine Stosur towered over the diminutive Vinci, but she was guilty of trying to be too aggressive, clubbing a succession of backhand returns into the net. Vinci, part of world No 1 doubles pairing along with compatriot Sara Errani, is a percentage player, relying more on her opponent’s mistakes than going for winners herself and Stosur’s approach played into the Italian’s hands. Serving at 4-2 down, Stosur ran to the net but Vinci, world No.17, played an angled backhand dropshot winner for a break point. The Italian duly converted after Stosur, backpedalling from the net, hit a smash long. Stosur then surrendered the set with another errant backhand. The Australian broke for the first time early in the second set, but the Italian responded with an immediate break back. Vinci will now meet her friend Errani or Russian Nadia Petrova in Friday’s semi-final. attack led by Siddle while Moises Henriques beat Glenn Maxwell to a ‘Baggy Green’ mainly because of his ability to bowl seam-up as Shane Watson will be playing purely as a batsman. Amit Chaudhari scored twice as Eleven Club beat Samyukta Youth Club 2-1 in Sunsari. Additionally, in the match played in Siraha, Narendra Yadav’s strike gave Siraha Solace Club a 1-0 win over Mauwai Youth Sports Club. Shivashakti Youth Club defeated Manav Adhikar Club 4-1 in Sindhuli. Suraj Kuwar, Nimesh Dhami, Sanjay Kumar and Kiran Dhami scored a goal each for Shivashakti. Blue Alpine Youth Club also secured a 4-1 win over Siddhathali Youth Club. Single goals from Niran Chaudhari and Karan Chaudhari provided Trisul Club with a 2-0 win over Nepal Khelkud Club in Bara. Meanwhile, Sonu Gupta’s lone goal secured a 1-0 victory for Kalaiya Club against Trishakti Youth Club. POST REPORT KATHMANDU, FEB 21 The Indians however have some brainstorming to do before selecting their playing XI. Among the slots that will be up for grabs, the foremost will be that of Virender Sehwag’s opening partner. As of now Murali Vijay looks to be the frontrunner to partner Sehwag on former’s home turf. What goes in Vijay’s favour will be his century in the Irani Trophy and his experience of having played 12 Tests. Interestingly, his only century has come against Australia in Bangalore, during India’s last home series back in 2010. Delhi opener Shikhar Dhawan has had a good season and has played a lot alongside Sehwag for his state and zonal side. The fact that Dhawan is a left-hander Could come into consideration as the team management might opt for a left-right combination. Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are automatic choices in the middle-order as they take the slots from No 3 to 5. This could well be Tendulkar’s last duel with the Aussies and he would like to cap it with another memorable show. Ujjwal sends Himalayan into final POST REPORT KATHMANDU, FEB 21 WORLD Football Governing Body, Fifa had highly praised Sahara Football Club’s endeavour of safeguarding the future of street kids through the medium of football. Rating the video, made by the team of FIFA.com and FIFA TV, as the video of the week, Fifa had acknowledged the contribution made by the club towards reintegrating the street children back into the society Aussie Stosur extends miserable run with Dubai Open exit Australia’s Samantha Stosur returns the ball to Italy’s Roberta Vinci in their quarter-final match. AFP/RSS NCELL U-15 CUP Nima Tamang’s lone goal gave Knight Chess Club a 1-0 win over Munal Club in Jhapa Fifa praises Sahara’s endeavour The academy caters to more than 20 disadvantaged kids as an ‘exemplary’ social work. “Sahara Football Academy in the Pokhara region seeks to offer fresh hope to street children, using football as a way to open up new opportunities and reintegration into the community,” Fifa had stat- In Sarlahi, Lalbandhi Sports Club beat Akashdip Youth Club 2-1. In the other match Gaurishankar Youth Club defeated Fuljor Youth Club 3-1. Thal Bahadur’s single goal provided Bandehi Mai Youth Club a 1-0 win over Yuwa Sarokar Club in Dhanusha. In the other match, Unnatishil Youth Club pummeled Manimandap Club 3-0. In Ilam, Aayam Club defeated Gems Club 2-0. Samir Tamang and Mangesh Rai scored for Aayam. Sanil Thapa and Bhim Thapa scored a goal each in Young Boys FC 2-0 victory against Gorkha Boys Club in Rupandehi. Pharsa Ticket Youth Club also managed a 2-0 win over Nawa Yuwa Sanskritik Pariwar. Rising Star Club B drew 1-1 against Friendship Youth Club in Nawalparasi. Similarly, Sundar Piyami Club drew 1-1 against Taruka Club in Nuwakot while the match between Victorian Teenage Boys and Treaty Club ended goalless. Nima Tamang’s lone strike gave Knight Chess Club a 1-0 win over Munal Club in Jhapa. In the first match played in Bhaktapur, United FC defeated Ganesh Youth Club 3-0. Nepal Krantikari Youth Club managed a 2-1 win over Pandubajar Friendship Club. ed in its website. Organising an annual Aaha Cup, Sahara Club invests the revenue from the tournament into the protection of the unprivileged children. The academy currently caters to more than 20 disadvantaged kids, focusing on training sessions and educational programmes. The academy also provides accommodation for the young people, bringing them in off the streets and into a safer environment. Kunwar nets 19 in Innovative win INNOVATIVE, Pushpa Sadan, Rarahill, Times International and Greenhill won their respective matches in the U-14 National Inter-school basketball championship on Thursday. Ajay Kunwar’s prolific 19 points ensured a comfortable win for Innovative as they brushed aside the challenge of Navajeevan with a 37-18 scoreline at the basketball court of National Sports Council. Pushpa Sadan made a light work of Om Gyan with an impending 39-9 win in the tournament organised by Nepal Basketball Association. Rarahill had no hard time disappointing Baylor Academy after Suraj Thingle had netted 12 points in their 37-17 win while Times had to burn every ounce of energy to grasp a narrow 20-19 win over Valley Public and Green Land toiled hard to emerge victorious over Deneb School with a 31-29 win. In the girls’ category, Everest, Daffodil and Angels’ Heart thumped their respective opponents. Everest battered Campion 16-2, Daffodil pounced Innovative 22-4 and Angels’ Heart hammered Baba School 16-2. PISTORIUS MURDER TRIAL THE NEW YORK TIMES PRETORIA, FEB 21 THE South Africa police replaced the lead investigator in the Oscar Pistorius homicide case on Thursday after embarrassing revelations that he was under investigation himself for seven criminal charges of attempted murder. The decision by the national police commissioner to remove the investigator, Hilton Botha, was the latest in a series of abrupt twists and setbacks in the prosecution of Mr. Pistorius, the double amputee track star accused of killing his girlfriend. It caused a further delay in the defendant’s hearing on his request to go free on bail in the case that has riveted South Africa and much of the world. The commissioner, Riah Phiyega, said Mr. Botha would be relieved by Lt. Gen Vinesh Moonoo, whom Ms. Phiyega described as the country’s “top detective,” The Associated Press reported. The attempted-murder accusations hanging over Mr. Botha only compounded questions about his work on the Pistorius case. Under cross-examination on Wednesday, Mr. Botha was forced to acknowledge sloppy police work and to concede that he could not rule out Mr. Pistorius’s version of events in the shooting death of his girlfriend based on the existing evidence. “The poor quality of evidence presented by chief investigating officer Botha exposed the disastrous shortcomings in the state’s case,” Mr. Pistorius’s defense lawyer, Barry Roux, said on Thursday. The courtroom itself became part of the drama on Thursday when the magistrate hearing the case ordered an abrupt and brief suspension because of an unexplained “threat to the court.” The case was later adjourned until Friday. While the prosecution has accused Mr. Pistorius, 26, of premeditated murder in the killing, Mr. Pistorius has said he opened fire through a locked bathroom door thinking there was an intruder in his home in a gated community and had no intention of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, 29, a 9 Oscar detective replaced in chagrin setback The courtroom itself became part of the drama when the magistrate ordered an abrupt and brief suspension model and law-school graduate. When the bail hearing resumed on Thursday - Mr. Pistorius’s fourth court appearance since the shooting on Feb. 14 - the chief prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, began by acknowledging the attempted murder charges against Mr. Botha, but said prosecutors did not realize that the case had been reinstated when Mr. Botha testified against Mr. Pistorius on Wednesday. Mr. Nel went on to assail Mr. Pistorius’s defense of his actions in the early hours of Thursday one week ago, when, the athlete has said, he did not realize Ms. Steenkamp was no longer in bed as he rose to investigate the supposed intruder, shouting to her to call the police. “You want to protect her, but you don’t even look at her. You don’t even ask: Reeva, are you all right?” Mr. Nel said. “His version is so improbable.” Earlier, the hearing dwelt for some time on the absence of urine from Ms. Steenkamp’s bladder when she died, consistent, the defense said, with the suggestion that she simply went to the toilet rather than fled from Mr. Pistorius after an argument as the prosecution asserts.
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