India's tour of West Indies

First Test, Georgetown, day three:
India 237-4 v West Indies 501 all out.

Sachin Tendulkar was foiled in his attempt to equal Sir Don Bradman's mark of 29 Test centuries but sparked India's recovery.

Tendulkar went for 79 after leading India away from trouble at 21-2 chasing West Indies' 501 all out.

He shared a 78-run stand with Shiv Sundar Das before adding a further 43 with Rahul Dravid. Tendulkar was eventually trapped lbw by leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo with the last ball before tea to leave his side on 144-4.

But Dravid (57 not out) and VVS Laxman (46 not out) maintained the momentum to see India to the close without further loss.

The 28-year-old Tendulkar is playing in his 92nd Test compared to legendary Australian Bradman, who compiled his 29 hundreds from just 52 matches.

Match report | Scorecard

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World Cup 2003

The prize pot for next year's World Cup will be five times as much as it was for the last tournament, the South African organisers have announced.

A total of $5 million (£3.48m) is available, with the winners taking home £1.39 million, in addition to the money they accumulate in the earlier matches.

But cash is on offer for every game and even the smallest countries, if they lose all of their six pool matches, will earn £20,873 in prize money.

The prize fund will be paid jointly by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and United Cricket Board of South Africa.

The marked increase is due to an increase in money from sponsors plus a wish to reward successful teams in line with global sporting trends, said tournament executive director Ali Bacher.

Counties

At Canterbury, day one of three:
Kent 443-6 dec v Loughborough UCCE 45-0.

Kent's Robert Key scored the first century of the English season on Saturday's opening day against Loughborough UCCE at Canterbury.

Looking to capitalise on a successful winter spent with England's Academy, Key reached three figures from 110 deliveries, with 18 fours.

And were it not for the toil of Northants left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, who took four wickets in 28 overs, the scoreline would have been even more one-sided than their 443 six declared. The students reached 45 without loss by the close.

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