Buchanan sacked KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday sacked Australian coach John Buchanan after their poor performance in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL). The Kolkata team finished last in the eight-team IPL in South Africa last month, losing 10 of their 14 league matches. They also failed to make it to the semi-finals in the inaugural IPL last year, when Buchanan was cricket manager. Buchanan is set for a coaching role with England ahead of the Ashes series against Australia. — AFP Diouf quits Marseille MARSEILLE: Marseille chairman Pape Diouf has dramatically departed the club after talks with the French league giants' main shareholder Robert Louis-Dreyfus, club sources said on Wednesday. Former players' agent and sports journalist Diouf had been running the club, which finished second in the league last season, since 2005. The billionaire owner had summoned Diouf to his home in Switzerland for discussions following a very public row about how Marseille should be run. — AFP