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LEEDS – International Cricket Council (ICC) president Percy Sonn has died aged 57, the governing body announced in a statement from its Dubai headquarters yesterday.

Sonn had spent several days in a Cape Town hospital following complications after undergoing a minor colon operation. He was the first African to head up the ICC but his death leaves the organisation without an obvious successor after England’s David Morgan and India’s Sharad Pawar tied in a recent vote to replace him.SYDNEY – Spurred by negativity and ridicule over their under-strength team, Wales will have plenty of motivation against the Wallabies for next weekend’s second rugby Test after being cruelly denied in the opening game, coach Gareth Jenkins said Sunday.Australia wriggled home with a winning try after the full-time siren to pip a gallant Wales 29-23 in Sydney on Saturday.The Wallabies – who face Wales in Cardiff in their pool at the World Cup in September – only avoided an embarrassing home defeat when replacement forward Stephen Hoiles finished off a passing rush to dive over in the corner.SANTA FE – Man of the match Felipe Contepomi landed a late drop goal to hand Argentina a 22-20 victory over Ireland in the first rugby Test match here.Ireland were without first-choice players Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara and Peter Stringer however for Saturday’s match which served as useful preparation looking ahead to the September/October World Cup, mainly in France.SEOUL – Young South Korean golfer Bae Sang-moon dedicated his maiden Asian Tour victory yesterday at the SK Telecom Open to his caddie, who happens to be his 51-year-old mother.Bae, 21, shot a steady five-under-par 67 to win by six strokes, fending off Australian Aaron Baddeley and compatriot Kim Hyung-tae at the BA Vista Country Club.His 17-under-par 271 earned him the top prize of just under US$130 000 and took him to 13th on the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit.APIA – An All Blacks-laden New Zealand Juniors launched the defence of their Pacific Nations rugby crown with a 31-10 win over Manu Samoa here on Saturday.The Juniors, a pseudonym for New Zealand B and containing 10 players who have represented the All Blacks, took maximum points from the game scoring five tries to one.Nampa-Reuters, AFPHe was the first African to head up the ICC but his death leaves the organisation without an obvious successor after England’s David Morgan and India’s Sharad Pawar tied in a recent vote to replace him.SYDNEY – Spurred by negativity and ridicule over their under-strength team, Wales will have plenty of motivation against the Wallabies for next weekend’s second rugby Test after being cruelly denied in the opening game, coach Gareth Jenkins said Sunday.Australia wriggled home with a winning try after the full-time siren to pip a gallant Wales 29-23 in Sydney on Saturday.The Wallabies – who face Wales in Cardiff in their pool at the World Cup in September – only avoided an embarrassing home defeat when replacement forward Stephen Hoiles finished off a passing rush to dive over in the corner.SANTA FE – Man of the match Felipe Contepomi landed a late drop goal to hand Argentina a 22-20 victory over Ireland in the first rugby Test match here.Ireland were without first-choice players Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara and Peter Stringer however for Saturday’s match which served as useful preparation looking ahead to the September/October World Cup, mainly in France.SEOUL – Young South Korean golfer Bae Sang-moon dedicated his maiden Asian Tour victory yesterday at the SK Telecom Open to his caddie, who happens to be his 51-year-old mother.Bae, 21, shot a steady five-under-par 67 to win by six strokes, fending off Australian Aaron Baddeley and compatriot Kim Hyung-tae at the BA Vista Country Club.His 17-under-par 271 earned him the top prize of just under US$130 000 and took him to 13th on the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit.APIA – An All Blacks-laden New Zealand Juniors launched the defence of their Pacific Nations rugby crown with a 31-10 win over Manu Samoa here on Saturday.The Juniors, a pseudonym for New Zealand B and containing 10 players who have represented the All Blacks, took maximum points from the game scoring five tries to one.Nampa-Reuters, AFP