MITCHELL STARC "revived memories of the WACA pitch at its fearsome best when he delivered the fastest recorded delivery in Test history on Sunday." The radar gun "showed Starc had hit 160.4 km/h when he speared in a thundering yorker" to New Zealand batsman ROSS TAYLOR shortly before 3pm local time (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 11/15). ... PRINCESS ANNE officially opened a new grandstand at Cheltenham Racecourse "that is named after her." The Princess Royal Grandstand is the final part of a £45M ($68.5M) redevelopment of the course, "which has taken 19 months to complete." The stand, which replaces the previous 1920s structure, "houses restaurants, bars and a new royal box" (BBC, 11/13). ... DAVID BECKHAM revealed "there had been concern" before a UNICEF charity match between his Great Britan and Ireland XI and a Rest of the World side at Old Trafford went ahead. Former France int'ls ZINEDINE ZIDANE and PATRICK VIEIRA dropped out and, after his side won 3-1, Beckham said, "There was slight concern obviously once the news hit last night. ... I think security was very tight in this game and I am sure for a while now security will be heightened at every major sporting game that goes on" (London GUARDIAN, 11/14). ... American UFC fighter HOLLY HOLM said that she wants to give fallen champion RONDA ROUSEY a rematch for the title she took from her in what is being described as the "greatest upset in UFC history" at Etihad Stadium. Rousey was immediately transported to a hospital after being knocked out by Holm early in the second round, and she was reportedly "bummed out and depressed" after suffering the first loss of her career in front of 56,000 in Melbourne (SMH, 11/15).
