Anderson and Tremlett put England on top - Sanga & Mahela continue their poor form !

Sri Lanka 81 for 4 (Samaraweera 24*, P Jayawardene 10*, Anderson 2/24, Tremlett 2/17) v England

Ten out of eleven days in this series have now been impacted by the weather after the Rose Bowl's entry to Test cricket was limited to 38 overs, but James Anderson and Chris Tremlett took two wickets apiece to ensure England gained control. The start of play was delayed and two further interruptions made it tough for the batsmen as Sri Lanka limped to 81 for 4, although they did well not to be in deeper trouble.

(Photo; Thilan Samaraweera had to dig deep as England's seamers dominated, England v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Rose Bowl, June 16, 2011)

Andrew Strauss had no hesitation asking Sri Lanka to bat first and two lengthy stoppages meant the pace bowlers remained fresh. Anderson highlighted his value to the team, and reaffirmed how much he was missed at Lord's, with a probing performance even though his consistency of line wasn't quite at its best, while Tremlett caused a host of problems with steepling bounce from a good length. There certainly wasn't much in Sri Lanka's favour but failures by Kumar Sangakara and Mahela Jayawardene, coupled with Tillakaratne Dilshan's absence, left them exposed.

It took a few overs for England to find their feet and a highly critical assessment of the day would say Sri Lanka's batsmen weren't made to play enough throughout. Anderson pushed a series of deliveries across the left-handed openers and it was a change of line that did the damage when he came round the wicket to draw debutant Lahiru Thirimanne into a loose drive which flew to Strauss at first slip. Thirimanne, replacing the injured Dilshan, had looked solid on his first appearance at Test level but Anderson's skills eventually proved too much.

Tharanga Paranavitana needed early treatment after a blow on the glove from Stuart Broad and also survived a review when England were convinced he was caught behind on 6 but Billy Doctrove, the third umpire, didn't see enough evidence to overturn the on-field decision. Paranavitana collected the only boundary before lunch off Broad, who had been given the new ball ahead of Tremlett but struggled for rhythm during his four-over spell.

Tremlett, on his former home ground, was introduced in the 10th over and immediately found some extra bounce from a good length and that pressure played a part in Anderson's success. However, moments after England made the breakthrough more rain forced the players off for two hours.

On the resumption it didn't take long for England to cause further problems. Tremlett trapped Paranavitana lbw with a very full delivery that caught the batsman on the crease and there wasn't any point using a review. Anderson then claimed the key scalp of Sangakkara who played a horrid drive at a wide delivery, symptomatic of a player with plenty on his mind performing a role he doesn't want to in this match. Sangakkara knew the shot did him no favours and left with a frustrated swipe of the bat.

England were sensing blood when further heavy rain descended and it wasn't until 6pm that play resumed. Mahela Jayawardene was given a thorough working over, by the height of Tremlett and swing of Anderson, before edging a lifting delivery from Tremlett to Matt Prior leaving Sri Lanka in deep trouble at 39 for 4.

With the last pair of recognised batsmen together England could have got close to running right through Sri Lanka but the visitors dug deep during the final hour. Thilan Samaraweera played a couple of handsome drives while Prasanna Jayawardene hung in against the moving ball although the quicks may have gained further reward by pitching a touch fuller, particularly Broad who still waited to make a significant impact.

However, England know there isn't much to come in Sri Lanka's lower order and will have visions of keeping them below 150. All that, though, depends on the weather playing ball and the forecast suggests there will be more significant time lost in this game.

Al-Zawahiri named new al-Qaeda chief - Group's second-in-command appointed leader following killing of Osama bin Laden

Al-Qaeda has named Ayman al-Zawahiri as its new chief following the killing of Osama bin Laden, the group has said in a statement issued in the name of the group's general command. (Photo; Al-Zawahiri, right, had been bin Laden's deputy for several years )

"The general command of al-Qaeda announces, after consultations, the appointment of Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri as head of the group," the statement, posted online on Thursday, said.US special forces killed bin Laden in a raid on the Pakistani city of Abbottabad on May 2.

 Al-Qaeda under the new leadership of al-Zawahiri will pursue its fight against the US and Israel, the group said in the statement.

"We seek with the aid of God to call for the religion of truth and incite our nation to fight ... by carrying out jihad against the apostate invaders ... with their head being crusader America and its servant Israel, and whoever supports them," it said.

Al-Zawahiri has been al-Qaeda's number two for years.

$25m reward for whereabouts of Al-Zawahiri

His whereabouts are unknown but he is widely believed to be hiding along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The United States is offering a $25m reward for any information leading to his capture or conviction.

"Only a few weeks ago when the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was here in Pakistan she reportedly gave Pakistan what's been described as a hitlist", Al Jazeera's Imtiaz Tyab, reporting from Islamabad, said.

"It listed five names and Zawahiri's name was on the list. Whether that means the new al-Qaeda leader is here we don't know for sure, but it certainly raises some questions".

Believed to be in his late 50s, al-Zawahiri met bin Laden in the mid-1980s when both were in Pakistan to support fighters battling the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

Al-Zawahiri, who was born in Egypt, vowed earlier this month to press ahead with al-Qaeda's campaign against the US and its allies, in what appeared to be his first public response to bin Laden's death.

"The Sheikh [bin Laden] has departed, may God have mercy on him, to his God as a martyr, and we must continue on his path of jihad to expel the invaders from the land of Muslims and to purify it from injustice," he said in a video message posted online.

"Today, and thanks be to God, America is not facing an individual or a group ... but a rebelling nation which has awoken from its sleep in a jihadist renaissance challenging it wherever it is."

In Thursday's statement, al-Qaeda voiced its "support [to] the uprisings of our oppressed Muslim people against the corrupt and tyrant leaders who have made our nation suffer in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya Yemen, Syria and Morocco."

The group urged those involved in the uprisings to continue their "struggle until the fall of all corrupt regimes that the West has forced onto our countries."

But Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin, reporting from Cairo where a popular uprising toppled longtime President Hosni Mubarak in February, said the so-called "Arab Spring" has undermined al-Qaeda in many Arab countries.

"This has been a significant blow to the ideology of al-Qaeda", he said. "Many believe al-Qaeda has lost a great deal of momentum and support across the Arab world because these revolutions were able to deliver change without the use of violence."

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Nokia wins legal battle against Apple - The iPhone maker agrees to pay royalties for the use of Nokia technology, ending all of their ongoing patent disputes !

The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia has notched up a rare victory against arch-rival Apple as the iPhone maker agreed to settle a long-running dispute over patents.

Nokia said on Tuesday that Apple had agreed to pay royalties for the use of Nokia technology in its devices, ending all of their 46 ongoing patent disputes.

Apple and Nokia have been locked in a legal tussle since October 2009, when Nokia sued Apple in the US, arguing the iPhone-maker was getting a "free ride" on technologies patented by Nokia.

"The financial structure of the agreement consists of a one-time payment payable by Apple and on-going royalties to be paid by Apple to Nokia for the term of the agreement," Nokia said in a statement, adding that the details of the contract were confidential.

The deal constitutes a massive victory for Nokia and ends years of tit-for-tat suits filed by the two companies, with both agreeing to withdraw all complaints they had filed with the US International Trade Commission.

"We are very pleased to have Apple join the growing number of Nokia licensees... This settlement demonstrates Nokia's industry leading patent portfolio," Stephen Elop, the Nokia chief executive, said in the statement.

'Positive news'

"This is the first positive news from Nokia for a long time. They can both focus on their businesses now, and the dispute was settled for Nokia's advantage," Mikael Rautanen, an analyst with Inderes, said.

Nokia, a Finnish company that has been struggling to maintain its position as global market leader, also said the deal should have "a positive financial impact" on its second-quarter performance.

An Apple spokesman confirmed the deal on Tuesday. "We're glad to put this behind us and get back to focusing on our respective businesses," he said.

Just two weeks ago, Nokia warned that its sales for the quarter would be far worse than previously expected and that it could no longer give a full-year forecast, sending its share price to its lowest level since early 1998.

Legal battles have become increasingly common in the mobile phone industry since Apple and Google carved out a large chunk of the lucrative and quickly expanding smartphone market at the expense of older players.

Nokia, which has said it will be more aggressive in licensing its patents, indicated that further legal battles were ahead.

"This settlement .... enables us to focus on further licensing opportunities in the mobile communications market," CEO Elop said in a statement.

Analysts said makers of Google Android phones were the next likely target.

"Emerging victorious from such a war, Nokia is in a strong position to collect royalties from other industry players, particularly from makers of Android-based devices," Mueller said.

However, analysts warned the company still had a long way to go towards any recovery.

"This (the Apple deal) could cause the stock to have a bit of a relief rally today, but does very little to address the stark reality that the company is facing," Richard Windsor, an analyst at Nomura, said.

"Hence we see no reason to remain anything other than negative on the stock."

Technical analysts said Nokia shares had been in oversold territory since late May and momentum indicators had been signalling that it was ripe for at least a short-term, technical rebound.

Hackers break into US Senate website - latest attack on a major US-based institution !

The US Senate's website was hacked over the weekend, leading to a review of all of its websites, in the latest embarrassing breach of security to hit a major US-based institution.

Lulz Security, a loosely organised hacker group, broke into a public portion of the Senate website but did not reach behind a firewall into a more sensitive portion of the network, Martina Bradford, the deputy Senate sergeant at arms, said on Monday.


Despite the breach, the sergeant at arms office, which provides security for the Senate, said that the breach had not compromised any individual senator's information.

Lulz Security announced the hack on Monday.

"We were responding to their allegations. Basically what we're saying that the server they got into is for public access and is in the public side," Bradford said.

Lulz Security, which has previously claimed to have hacked into Sony's website and the US Public Broadcasting System (PBS), posted online a list of files that appear not to be sensitive but indicate the hackers had been into the Senate's computer network.

"We don't like the US government very much," Lulz Security said at the top of their release.

"This is a small, just-for-kicks release of some internal data from Senate.gov - is this an act of war, gentlemen? Problem?"

The comment refers to reports that the US military had decided that it could respond to cyber attacks from foreign countries with traditional military force.

Senate staffers were alerted about the breach late on Monday.

"Although this intrusion is inconvenient, it does not compromise the security of the Senate's network, its members or staff," Bradford said in a statement.