SYDNEY: Australia's Institute of Sport was subject to fresh claims of abuse today with two former world junior squash champions saying they developed eating disorders on AIS programmes.

Identical twins Kate and Emma Major, 21, say they suffered discrimination and harassment under the AIS squash regime and as a result suffered eating problems. The Courier-Mail newspaper said the pair was seeking 20 million Australian dollars (13 million US dollars) compensation.

The twins had weighed about 57 kg when they started the squash programme in 1995. Emma said her weight was now 43 kg while Kate said she weighed 50 kg.

Sport minister Jackie Kelly would not comment but had asked to be briefed on the accusations.

NZ extend match schedule to play children (Reuters)

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's cricketers may be a little distracted when they play South Africa tomorrow because an extra game has been slotted into their match schedule for Sunday.

Afull-strength New Zealand side is to play a Wadsworth Invitation XI -- a team of mainly 10 to 12-year-olds -- who won the right to play the country's top cricketers in an advertising promotion for Insurer State Insurance.

The game will be sandwiched between two One-day Internationals in a six-game series with South Africa's tour in side which currently is tied at 1-1.

The three-hour promotional match to be played in the Wadsworth family's suburban Auckland back yard on Sunday would be under house rules, state said.

A lost ball would mean a deduction of six runs, a hit over a big tree would be worth 10 runs. Hitting the neighbour's shed would cost the batsman his wicket.

To even up the two-inning match, the New Zealand team would be required to make catches one-handed and play uphill. The `home' side will get unlimited wickets.

The umpiring might also be a little one-sided -- with Grandma Wadsworth appointed as third umpire and final decision-maker.

``Grandma can make a ruling even if she doesn'tsee the incident, and any dissent means an early shower and straight to bed,'' the organisers said.