MUMBAI, India: Australia captain Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka were both nominated Tuesday in four categories for the International Cricket Council awards.

The two are the only nominees for captain of the year and are also in contention for cricketer of the year, test player of the year and one-day international player of the year.

The awards consist of eight prizes based on performances between Aug.

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MUSCATINE, Iowa: Fijian-born fullback Andrew “Tui” Osborne was added to the United States squad on Tuesday for the rugby World Cup after Francois Viljoen tore knee ligaments.

Viljoen was hurt last week and wouldn't recover in time for the World Cup, which starts in 10 days in France.

He'd captained the U.S.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — defensive lineman Derrell Hand, arrested last month on a misdemeanor charge of propositioning a prostitute, will be allowed to play for the Fighting Irish after serving a three-game suspension imposed by coach Charlie Weis.

Hand appeared before the school’s disciplinary committee on Monday, was reinstated to the team and began practicing that day, Weis said Tuesday.

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OSAKA, Japan: Veronica Campbell and Lauryn Williams waited and waited on the track for a winner to be announced in the finals of the 100 meters.

Then again, it takes a while to calculate a time out to the thousandth of a second.

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BOSTON — quarterback Tom Brady’s newborn son has the initials JET.

Actress Bridget Moynahan announced Tuesday the name of their son — John Edward Thomas Moynahan — saying Brady arrived in Los Angeles in time for the child’s birth last week.

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JACKSON, Miss. — Defensive tackle Jerrell Powe will be ineligible to practice and compete for this season barring a successful appeal.

The NCAA said in a statement Tuesday that the highly sought-after recruit can attend classes at Ole Miss and receive financial aid, but he can’t play football until at least the fall of 2008 — and only then if he’s met academic eligibility requirements.

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Briggs, speaking to reporters after practice on Tuesday, said he called a tow truck after leaving the scene and then reported his car was stolen.

“When it happened, the first thing I did was, obviously, I panicked,” Briggs said. “I didn’t want there to be a big scene there. And so I left the scene. When I left, I called the tow truck. I also was startled, and I called to report that my car was stolen.

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Former NHL goaltender Ed Belfour has signed a contract with Swedish second-division club Leksand.

Canadian-born Belfour, 42, will join the team at the start of the season in October, Leksand said on its Web site.

“I see it as an honor to play in a classic club like Leksand,” Belfour said, adding he was lured to Sweden by “the adventure and the challenge.”

Belfour became a free agent in July after spending last season with the Florida Panthers.

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MOSCOW: An International Olympic Committee delegation completed its second day of meetings Tuesday with Russian officials to discuss preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.

“Since we had our first meeting with the Sochi team on the morning after their election as the host city for 2014, they have done a great job of setting the wheels in motion to get the Sochi 2014 project underway,” said Gilbert Felli, the IOC's executive director for the Olympics.

Sochi, on Russia's Black Sea coast, was awarded the games in July.

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COOLUM, Australia: Ostensibly, Brett Lee's trip to India last week was for some promotional work. Instead, the Australian fast bowler turned it into a bit of a scouting mission.

Returning from ankle surgery that forced him out of Australia's victorious World Cup cricket team in the Caribbean in April, Lee will tour India for seven one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match in late September and early October.

His five days in New Delhi and Mumbai were mostly spent on the speaking circuit, sightseeing and doing some shopping.

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