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McGrath, Slater put Aussies on top BRISBANE, Nov 23 — England’s cricketers face the daunting prospect of batting through the final day to get something out of the first Ashes Test after Glenn McGrath and Michael Slater put Australia in a commanding position today. Australian captain Mark Taylor sent England in to bat just before the close when he declared Australia’s second innings at 237 for three. Rediscover virtue of Asian hockey: Rasool NEW DELHI, Nov 23 — India and Pakistan should quickly rediscover the best of Asian hockey if they are to regain the eminent status they once enjoyed in world hockey, Pakistan Hockey Federation president Akhtar Rasool said, yesterday. |
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Hingis lifts Chase Championship
title NEW YORK, Nov 23 — Second-ranked Martina Hingis topped world number one Lindsay Davenport in the Chase Championships final yesterday to close out a most unpredictable women’s tennis season in which rivalries were born and reborn, and dreams came true. German plea to scrap all
world records Waqar
recalled for final one-dayer Gebrselassie,
Jones athletes of year Punjab
get 5 points from drawn tie Mohun
Bagan annex IFA Shield Windies
‘A’ pile up 350 for 5 Upset
victory for Baljit Singh BSF,
PSB set up title clash
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McGrath, Slater put Aussies on top BRISBANE, Nov 23 (Reuters) — England’s cricketers face the daunting prospect of batting through the final day to get something out of the first Ashes Test after Glenn McGrath and Michael Slater put Australia in a commanding position today. Australian captain Mark Taylor sent England in to bat just before the close when he declared Australia’s second innings at 237 for three. Set a challenging 348 to win after trailing by 110 on the first innings, England were 26 without loss at stumps with Michael Atherton on 18 and Mark Butcher on seven. Taylor’s early declaration gave England an outside chance of victory although history is against them. The only time they have ever scored more than 300 in the fourth innings of a Test to beat Australia was at Melbourne in 1928-29 when they made 332 in a day and a half. McGrath and Slater were at their brilliant best today as they turned the match Australia’s way. Mcgrath finished with six for 85 as England collapsed to be all out before lunch after starting the day at 299-4. Slater then blasted a daring 113 in less than three hours. McGrath, who has taken 48 wickets in just nine Tests against England, snared five for 19 in an inspired performance in the opening session. Graham Thorpe was the first to go, departing for 77. The Surrey left-hander began the day on 70 but was far less comfortable than the previous day. Lifted by the wicket, McGrath immediately went to work on Dominic Cork, striking the Englishman on the body in his next over and harassing him with a series of short-pitched balls. The tactic paid off when Cork, after just 16 minutes at the crease, tried to pull McGrath through midwicket, but succeeded only in top edging him straight to Stuart MacGill at mid-on for a duck. McGrath was even more lethal in his second spell. He trapped Darren Gough leg before for a duck then claimed Alan Mullally first ball when he skied a pull shot. He missed out on a hat-trick when Angus Fraser survived his first ball but picked up the Middlesex bowler in his next over for one, fending a ball to Mark Waugh at second slip. England vice-captain Mark Ramprakash finished 69 not out after starting the fourth day on 29. Given a sniff of victory, Australia signalled their intention to post a big score early as Slater went on the attack. He smashed 25 runs from Gough’s first three overs and was 20 not out when Taylor was bowled by Cork for a duck in a disappointing display in his 100th Test. Justin Langer joined Slater at the crease but was completely overshadowed by his team mate who scored 36 runs from the first 30 balls he faced and brought up his half century in 72 minutes. Slater, who was dropped from the Australian team in November 1996 and did not win back a place until the start of 1998, reached his ninth Test hundred and fifth against England off 129 balls in 172 minutes. He celebrated his achievement by kissing the Australian emblem on his helmet, just as he did when he scored his maiden Test century at Lord’s in 1993, and running over to dip his bat to his wife Stephanie. Slater’s century included 13 boundaries and a towering six straight over the head of English off-spinner Robert Croft. The Australian departed to a standing ovation. Langer went for 74 when he sacrificed his wicket in the chase for quick runs before Mark and Steve Waugh shared an unbeaten stand of 38 before Taylor called them in. SCOREBOARD |
Hingis lifts Chase Championship title NEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters) — Second-ranked Martina Hingis topped world number one Lindsay Davenport in the Chase Championships final yesterday to close out a most unpredictable women’s tennis season in which rivalries were born and reborn, and dreams came true. "Overall it was the most interesting year in women’s tennis for a decade," said last year’s winner Jana Novotna, who lost in the first round to old nemesis Steffi Graf. "We had changes in rankings, we had four different Grand Slam champions. If you compare that to a couple of years ago when we had such a dominating era with Steffi or Monica (Seles), I think this year was the most interesting and the best year for the women’s game," added the world number three. Eighth-ranked Nathalie Tauziat, who reached her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon at the age of 30, agreed: "Now you have like 10 or 15 players who can be number one. So it is completely different from five, 10 years ago." In 1997, Hingis did her best as she reached all four Grand Slam finals, winning three, finished with 12 titles, became the youngest player ever ranked number one at 16 and firmly declared that she had no rivals. But as 1998 concluded with Hingis ending a six-month title drought, she found herself looking up the rankings ladder at Davenport and predicting a lively rivalry that will energise a women’s tennis scene suddenly brimming with promising, young talent and established champions. "She is the eighth player to be number one and she deserves that right now," Hingis said of Davenport. "I have been up there so I want to get it back." Davenport holds a scant 7-6 edge in career meetings with Hingis, 3-2 this year. "Right now we are the most solid players on the tour," said the typically undiplomatic Hingis, now 18. "We have been pretty even this year. I think we are going to have more great matches against each other," she predicted. "There is no doubt she is going to be back to number one or definitely a threat in the next year," Davenport said of Hingis. The year began pretty much as a continuation of the previous campaign with Hingis successfully defending her Australian Open title. But after that, all bets were off. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, written off as washed up last year, won her third French Open by beating Seles in the final — a battle of former number ones — as the game’s cocky teenagers watched from the sidelines. Seles, following the death of her father, was ready to concentrate on her tennis again and a rejuvenated Sanchez Vicario made her move back into the top five. At Wimbledon, as Hingis’s puzzling mid-season slump took hold, Novotna finally got the monkey off her back by winning in her third trip to the final at the age of 29. "I won Wimbledon. My biggest dream career came true," gushed the Czech veteran. "I won my Grand Slam title." Davenport took charge of the summer hardcourt season but doubts lingered over whether she had the goods to deliver at a two-week major, especially the U.S. Open, which had been her greatest aspiration. "I was able to kind of break through and play really great tennis and make my dream come true," said the 22-year-old Californian, who took over the top spot in the rankings on October 12. "To end the year number one is unbelievable and to look back and see that I won the U.S. Open is unbelievable. I really can’t describe it," she said. Exciting teenagers such as Hingis, Venus and Serena Williams, Patty Schnyder, Anna Kournikova and Mirjana Lucic should help keep the sport healthy over the long haul. But the greatest shot in the arm for women’s tennis in the past few weeks was the resurgence of Graf after two injury-plagued seasons. The German star came back from September wrist surgery to win consecutive titles this month and posted wins over Davenport, Hingis and Novotna in a span of five days. She had fans at Madison Square Garden on the edge of their seats during a thrilling win over Seles that promised the resumption of one of the sport’s truly great rivalries. "It has been a few years since I felt that I would be able to keep up with everybody," said Graf, whose numerous injuries and surgeries had fans worried she might call it quits. "I’ve been
having a great time. It’s great to be back,"
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Rediscover virtue of Asian hockey: Rasool NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (PTI) — India and Pakistan should quickly rediscover the best of Asian hockey if they are to regain the eminent status they once enjoyed in world hockey, Pakistan Hockey Federation president Akhtar Rasool said, yesterday. "We (India and Pakistan) taught the whole world. But we’ve not built self-confidence and are taken in by the words of others," Rasool, who led Pakistan to triumph in the 1981 Bombay World Cup, said referring to the advice that the Asian giants should learn from their European counterparts. Talking to reporters after the Indian and Pakistan hockey federations announced the holding of a nine-match Test series in February next year, Rasool said both India and Pakistan had to play each other to regain sharpness and also focus on their strong points. "Our style is pace, short passes and dodging. Luckily we had greats like your own legendary Dhyan Chand or an Ajitpal Singh and we had individuals like Hassan Sardar who could decide the course of a match. Today such characters are missing and we have to get our system going," he said. Conceding that the dropping of senior stars like Shahbaz Ahmed and Tahir Zaman was a ‘big risk’ ahead of the recent Lahore Champions Trophy, Rasool said the fact that Pakistan managed to reach the final indicated that such drastic action should have come when such seniors led a revolt at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics which saw Pakistan finish outside the medals. "We threw out six of our seniors. It was a risk, but the same players could not help us reach the semifinals of the World Cup," Rasool said referring to Pakistan, who entered the Utrecht World Cup in June as defending champions, ending up fifth. The disciplinary problems in Pakistan hockey was behind them and the juniors who replaced the seniors not only showed their talent but also were very disciplined, he said. Rasool took over as interim president last year amidst the row between players and team management and then won the elections last month with Mudassar Asghar - serving in his post since 1993 - as secretary. "Our priority is to develop junior players. We have chosen 45 players under 14 years of age for the Lahore Hockey Academy. We gauge their physical structure in picking them and we are even taking care of their education." "We are determined to develop a system. In fact, we have incorporated even off-season for the national players as part of their training schedule," Rasool said. Asghar said interest in Pakistan hockey had once again been revived with the team reaching the final of the Champions Trophy. "But winning the gold at the Bangkok Asian Games is very important to further push the interest in the game, which is now very much behind cricket." Indian Hockey Federation president KPS Gill credited the revival of the Indo-Pakistan Test series to the present team of PHF officials and said it should do wonders as both countries were in the process of rebuilding their teams. Asghar said the Pakistan team might not have ‘big names’ now, but he regarded it as a ‘big team’ in terms of performances. Players like right-in Atif Basheer and centre forward Anees Ahmed have proved themselves during Champions Trophy which augured well for the future of Pakistan hockey. "We played pretty hockey in Utrecht, but could not reach the semifinal there. Our people don’t want pretty hockey, they want only pretty results," he said on expectations from the team. More than having great players, whose form swung wildly from match to match, a team needed good players who were consistent match after match. "We are result oriented", he said. When Pakistan won the
Olympic gold at the 1984 Los Angeles games and the 1994
Sydney World Cup they were not really playing stylish
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German plea to scrap all world records MONACO, Nov 23 (Reuters) — A German proposal to scrap all existing world records and start afresh in the new century will be put to delegates at next year’s International Amateur Athletic Federation Council meeting in Seville. Mr Helmut Digel, a member of the IAAF council which concluded its final meeting of the year on Friday, believes the move is necessary to restore credibility to the world record list. If accepted, the year’s best performances from next season will be recognised as world records from January 1, 2000, which will inevitably lead to a rash of record breaking in the new year. Mr Digel told reporters in Monaco that some of the records had been set at a time when systematic state-controlled doping programmes were the norm in countries belonging to the old eastern bloc. He said documentary evidence from the former East Germany showed conclusively that drug taking was essential to the athletes’ training programmes. "All through the 70s and also through the 80s there was this manipulation," he said. "But I don’t want to take away world records. Let us start again in the new century with new records." The women’s world record list, particularly in the field events, lends weight to Digel’s contention that some records may be tainted. Ten world records set in championship events have remained unchanged since random out-of-competition testing was introduced in 1989. The women’s field events provide the most striking evidence. No world record has been set in the high jump, long jump, shot put, discus or javelin in the past 10 years. Mr Digel said doping was still a major problem and called on the pharmacology companies to help the sporting federations. "It’s an overall
problem and it’s very important that we solve this
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Waqar recalled for final one-dayer KARACHI, Nov 23 (Reuters) — Pakistan have recalled injury-hit pace bowler Waqar Younis for tomorrow’s decisive third and final one-day international against Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi. Younis has been out of international action for more than seven months with an elbow injury which also prevented him from completing last season with Glamorgan in the English county championships. Younis, who has 281 one-day and 267 Test wickets, last played for Pakistan on the team’s African tour earlier this year. The bowler’s absence was badly felt in the recent home Test series against Australia which the tourists won 1-0, their first success on Pakistan soil in 39 years. "I gave my availability for the one-dayer because I feel that I am now in a position to give my best to the team," Younis, 28, said from Lahore. Chief selector Wasim Bari said: "He confirmed his availability on Sunday and we immediately picked him for the last game. His inclusion should be a great boost to the Pakistan team." The selectors have also recalled veteran pacer Aqib Javed after ignoring him for the one-day series against Australia which the visitors won 3-0. Team: Aamir Sohail (captain), Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Ijaz Ahmad, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Hasan Raza, Yousuf Youhana, Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Azhar Mahmood, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Aqib Javed, Mushtaq Ahmad.
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Gebrselassie, Jones athletes of year MONACO, Nov 23 (AFP) — American sprinter Marion Jones and Ethiopian long-distance star Haile Gebrselassie have been named athletes of the year by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF). Jones, the 100 m world champion, won the award for the second successive year after going unbeaten through the season in the 100 m in seven golden league meetings. Gebrselassie, who also shared in the million dollar bonus for winning all seven races, won the award for the first time after regaining both his 5,000 and 10,000 m world records. The 22-year-old Jones, who was also unbeaten over 200 m, edged out Ireland’s Sonia o’Sullivan, the reigning world cross-country champion and who completed a 5,000/10,000 m European Championship Double in August. "I intend to carry on for seven to eight more years. Why shouldn’t I win it every year?" Jones joked. Gebrselassie, who also set the world’s fastest time this year in the 3,000 m, gained the decision ahead of Morocco’s world indoor and outdoor 1500 m champion Hicham el Guerrouj, who broke the 1500 m world record in July in Rome and was the third athlete to share the golden league bonanza. The IAAF were also due to honour legendary American heptathlete and long jumper Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who retired in July after winning three Olympic gold medals and four world championships in a 15-year career. They were also due to pay tribute to Joyner-Kersee’s controversial sister-in-law Florence Griffith-Joyner, who died after suffering an epileptic seizure in September aged 38.
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Punjab get 5 points from drawn tie AMRITSAR, Nov 23 (UNI) — The Punjab-Haryana North Zone Ranji Trophy four-day league encounter fizzled out into a draw at the Gandhi Grounds here today. With this draw Punjab finished their league engagements with 32 points and head North Zone. By virtue of their 93 run first innings lead in this match they collected five points while Haryana secured three taking their tally to 19 points, with one match against Services still remaining from which they can earn a maximum of eight points. Delhi with 26 points are placed second in the North Zone league but still have one match to go against a weak Jammu and Kashmir side. Beginning their first innings at the overnight score of 340 for the loss of nine wickets, Haryana were all out in the first ball of the third over on the final day with the addition of just two more runs. Medium pacer Bharat Bhushan who had claimed six wickets in the innings added another today when he had Vineet Jain caught by Ravneet Rickey. Bhushan finished with a career best haul of seven for 84. Punjab commenced their second innings at brisk pace with their openers skipper Vikram Rathore and Reetinder Sodhi putting on 72 runs in 16 overs but their plans of putting Haryana to bat again fell through after Sodhi (34) and Rathore (46) departed in quick succession. Play was called off after the sixth mandatory over when the hosts had scored 248 for the loss of eight wickets. Dhanraj Singh and Pardeep Jain picked two wickets apiece in Punjab’s second innings while one each was shared by Vineet Jain, Pankaj Thakur and Sanjay Dalal. Scoreboard Punjab (Ist innings): 435 Haryana (Ist innings): Parinder Sharma c Harminder b Bhushan 10, Jasvir Singh c Harminder b Bhushan 9, Rajesh Puri c and b Bhushan 0, Amarjit Kaypee lbw Bhushan 145, Shafiq Khan c Rathore b Harvinder 32, Vijay Yadav c Rathore b Bhushan 6, Dhanraj Singh c Harminder b Bhushan 0. Sanjay Dalal c Harminder b Harvinder 43, Hardeep Jain c Rathore b Navdeep 33, Pankaj Thakur not out 29, Vineet Jain c Ricky b Bhushan 14. Extras: 22. Total (all out): 342 Fall of wkts:12/1, 22/2, 23/3, 129/4, 142/5, 142/6, 234/7, 294/8, 294/9. Bowling: Harvinder Singh: 35-6-113-2, Bharat Bhushan: 32.1-9-84-7, Reetinder Sodhi: 6-3-7-0. Sandeep Sawal: 11-1-49-0. Navdeep Singh : 21-6-44-1. Saranjit Singh :13-2-34-0. Punjab (2nd innings): Vikram Rathore b Dalal 46, Reetinder Sodhi c Jasvir b Vineet Jain 34, Ravneet Ricky c Shafiq b Thakur 17, Dinesh Mongia c Pardeep Jain b Dhanraj 21, Parminder Singh c Shafiq b Dhanraj 25, Sarandeep Singh c Shafiq b Pardeep Jain 26, Navdeep Singh run out 29, Harvinder Singh b Pardeep Jain 9, Bharat Bhushan not out 8, Sandeep Sawal not out 8. Extras: 25. Total (for the loss of 8 wkts): 248. Fall of wkts: 72/1, 115/2, 115/3, 156/4, 163/5, 221/6, 221/7, 232/8. Bowling: Vineet Jain 10-3-40-1, Dhanraj Singh 16-4-55-2, Pankaj Thakur: 22-3-55-1. Pardeep Jain 18-4-50-2, Parinder Sharma 1-0-7-0, Sanjay Dalal 10-2-28-1.
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Mohun Bagan annex IFA Shield CALCUTTA, Nov 23 (UNI) — A late second-half salvo by ace striker Chima Okeri helped Mohun Bagan triumph over arch rivals East Bengal 2-1 to lift the 104th IFA Shield at the capacity-filled Salt Lake Stadium here today. The match began with a clear domination of Mohun Bagan though holders East Bengal drew the first blood in the 17th minute of the first half off medio Opoku. However, Bagan gained rhythm mid-way through the first half and in the 33rd minute defender Samuel Omello brought parity (1-1). For Bagan the match winner came at the fag end of the post-breather when again Chima filled the cup of joy for the wild green and maroon jersy fans in the 89th minute capitalising on a defence lapse to tap home (2-1). For Mohun Bagan this is 17th time that they annexed the title while East Bengal has emerged champions 23 times so far, including last year.
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Windies ‘A’ pile up 350 for 5 PUNE, Nov 23 (PTI) — Brilliant centuries by Richard Smith (170 not out) and Wavell Hinds (101) propelled West Indies ‘A’ to pile up 350 for five wickets in 94 overs in their first innings against the India Youth team on the opening day of the three-day cricket tie at Nehru Stadium here today. Smith slammed 28 fours in his unbeaten 260-ball essay and piled up a 218-run fourth wicket stand with Hinds (101 - 148 b 201 min, 18 x 4, 1 x 6) as the visitors smartly recovered after the youth seamers had reduced them to 22 for three. At close, Smith and Courtney Browne (9) were together. West Indies ‘A’ skipper Ian Bishop won the toss and chose to bat first on a placid wicket but his decision seemed to backfire when three wickets fell cheaply. But Smith and Hinds effected a fine recovery. Smith got his second century in an international fixture and treated the bowling with disdain as the duo rattled off runs with ease. Hinds was eventually snapped up by wicketkeeper Vijay Dahiya of left-arm spinner Rohan Gavaskar. But Smith was close to his double century. The Caribbeans were 114 for 3 at lunch and continued to add runs at a fast clip by piling up another 139 runs in the afternoon session for the loss of Hinds nearing tea break. The first three wickets fell with only 22 runs in 8.5 overs. Opener Adrian Griffith was caught by Dahiya off seamer Ashish Zaidi for two and Shrewin Campbell (4) was snapped up by Debang Gandhi off seamer Ubaid Kamal. Kamal also bowled Keith Semple for 10 to put the Youth side right on top before Hinds and Smith came together to repair the damage.
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Upset victory for Baljit Singh CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Baljit Singh of Punjab created a flutter when he upset international Manjeet Pal Singh of Haryana to move into the finals in the heavy weight event of the 6th All-India Invitational A.K. Misra Memorial Boxing tournament being played at the Sector-10 Skating Rink on the penultimate day here today. Baljit won on points at 4-1 and will now meet Parmod Sharma of IGS, Delhi, who knocked out Gurpreet Singh of PEPSU in the IInd round. Pawan Panwar of IG, Delhi, won from Harjinder Singh of 16 Sikh in a referee stop contest, in the IInd round to enter the final in the middleweight event. He will meet Sunil Kumar of PEPSU who beat Rakesh Kumar of Himachal Pradesh on points in the other semifinal. In the light flyweight event, Ramesh Singh of Chandigarh 'P' will vie with his city mate Anand from Chandigarh 'Y' in the final tomorrow. In the semifinal, the former downed Jasvir Singh of 16 Sikh on points while the latter got the better of Promendra Sharma of Uttar Pradesh by winning on points. In the bounts for six events decided late in the evening, three pugilists each from Indira Gandhi Stadium Centre, Delhi, and Chandigarh, two each from Punjab and PEPSU while one each from Southern Railway and Karnataka reached the final. According to Dronacharya awardee OP Bhardwaj, who is a coach at IGS, Delhi, the performance of boxers this year is far better than what it was in the last championship and it is a healthy sign for the Indian boxing. Doordarshan has made arrangements for the coverage of the finals. Results: Semifinal: Light fly weight (upto 48 kg) Ramesh Singh - Chd 'Y' b Jasvir Singh-16 Sikh (on points), Anand—Chd 'Y' b Promendra Sharma—UP (on pts.). Bantam weight: 51-54 kg: Parmod Singh—Chd 'Y' b Gurdev Singh-16 Sikh (on points), Ravi Prakash—PEPSU b L. Balaji — S. Rly. (knockout Ist round). Light weight-57-60. Ramesh Kumar—IGS, Delhi b Uma Shankar Chd 'P' (RSC-5th round). J. Vinod Kumar—Ktk b Kamal Kumar-Pb. (on points). Welter weight-63. 5-67 kg: Malwinder Singh—Pb. b Naresh Kumar PFC, Delhi (on points), J. Shyam—S.Rly. b Sanjeev- Chd (RSC-IIIrd round). Middle weight— 71-75 kg: Sunil Kumar—PEPSU b Rakesh Kumar—HP (on points), Pawan Panwar—IG, Delhi b Harjinder Singh-16 Sikh (RSC-IInd round). Heavy Weight - 81-91 kg: Parmod Sharma—IGS, Delhi b Gurpreet Singh—PEPSU(knockout IInd round), Baljit Singh-Pb b Manjeet Pal Singh—Har. (on points).
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BSF, PSB set up title clash NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (PTI) — Surjit hockey champions Border Security Force (BSF), Jalandhar moved a match short of winning their second title in two weeks by beating Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) 3-1 in the semifinals of the 35th Nehru-ONGC Senior Hockey Tournament at the National Stadium here today. BSF will clash with Punjab and Sind Bank in a repeat of the Surjit Memorial final. The bankmen defeated IHF Blues 6-5 via tie-breaker, after being level 2-2 in regulation time. BSF, seeded into the super league, were leading a spirited SAIL 2-0 at the break through goals by Sushil Kumar (penalty stroke-24th) and Habil Topno (32nd). Kuljinder Singh converted a second ‘stroke’ 12 minutes after change of ends to make it 3-0 before Prakash Chalke (64th min) scored the consolation goal for SAIL, who came up with a fine performance in their maiden appearance. The second semifinal between PSB and IHF Blues proved a tight affair after the latter struck two second-half goals to level the game 2-2 at the long hooter. PSB were leading 2-0 at half-time through a penalty corner conversion by Ram Saran (8th) and a field goal by Harpreet Singh Channi (28th min) but Daljit Singh Dhillon (39th) pulled one back before international Gagan Ajit Singh equalised with a brilliant attempt from near-zero angle.
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SPS, SD-32 boys enter final CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Shivalik Public School, Sector 41 and S.D. Public School, Sector 32, moved into the final of the Chandigarh Junior Football League for the Deepak Kapania Trophy after winning their respective semifinal ties at the Sector 17 football stadium here today. In the first semifinal S.D. Public School defeated Coaching Centre, Sector 17 by 3-0. Coaching Centre were the first to attack. However, right winger Aatish failed to score in the third minute. S.D. School also attacked but failed to penetrate the tight defence of the rivals. After this the ball remained in the midfield for 15 minutes. Right striker Narender of S.D. School dribbled pass two defenders and beat the rival goalkeeper with powerful shot in the 20th minute and opened the account for his team. Stung by this goal, Coaching Centre boys tried hard to equalise but failed. The S.D. lads scored second goal in the 32nd minute through left-striker Vivek whose long ranger beat the rival custodian. The half-time score was 2-0 in favour of S.D. Public School. After the lemon break S.D. School added the third goal in the 65th minute through right-half Sandeep Singh. In the second semifinal, Shivalik Public School beat Sanjay Public School by four goals. The credit for his victory goes to their nippy right striker Gurpreet Singh who scored a hat-trick. Shivalik boys dominated the proceedings and opened their account in the 10th minute through right-winger Neeraj who scored with a solo effort. He was followed by teammate Gurpreet who scored two quick goals in the 15th minute and 20th minutes. The final will be played on November 26 at 10 a.m.
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Mumbai skittle out Gujarat for 90 MUMBAI, Nov 23 (PTI) — Mumbai pacemen Paras Mhambrey, Abey Kuruvilla and Santosh Saxena bundled out Gujarat for a paltry first innings score of 90 on the first day of their four-day West Zone Ranji Trophy league match here today. The home team then made a strong reply to be 145 for the loss of opener Sameer Dighe (56) at close. Wasim Jaffer (83), and one-down Jatin Paranjpe (0) were at the crease at stumps. Earlier, the Gujarat batsmen found the going tough against the three-pronged Mumbai pace attack on a grassy pitch after being put in to bat and were skittled out in just over three hours in only 35.4 overs, 35 minutes after lunch. Mhambrey grabbed four wickets for 31, including those of openers Nilesh Modi and Amrish Kotecha. Only three batsmen from the visiting team, who had lost half their side for only 39, reached double figures, number seven batsman Bhavin Mehta (19) being the top scorer. In reply, the Mumbai openers put on 144 runs before Dighe was run out towards close after batting for 205 minutes.
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Pak batsman dies during match KARACHI, Nov 23 (Reuters) — A first-class cricketer died in the central Pakistan town of Hyderabad yesterday when he was hit on the neck by a rising delivery in a club match. Iftikhar Ahmad, 32, who played two first-class matches for Karachi in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, was struck while attempting a hook shot
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Pawan in 4th round of US tennis meet CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 (TNS) — Pawan Kapoor of CITCO made a triumphant entry into the fourth round of the United States Tennis Association Satellite Championship in Tucson (Arizona) yesterday when he trifled with Zoltan Hitts of the USA 6-4, 6-4. Playing a classic serve and volley game, the Chandigarh boy did not face any break point throughout the match. Zoltan has no answer for his big serve and crisp volleys. The one-sided match lasted barely an hour. The former India ranked Pawan broke Zoltan’s serve in the seventh game of the first set and again in the 10th game to wrap up the match. That set up a clash with Junian Knoville of Austria. A victory in the fourth round can earn crucial ATP points for the Indian player. He had got a bye in the first round and had defeated Sando Krisk of Germany in the next. But another Indian player, Amanjeet Gill, was not so lucky, having lost to Zossa Wald 3-6, 2-6 in the second round. Yoga trials CHANDIGARH (BOSR): The Chandigarh Yoga Association will conduct selection trials on November 29 to select the Chandigarh Yoga team for participation in the 23rd National Yoga Championship to be held at Bijnaur. The trials will be held at Arya Samaj, Sector 7, Chandigarh at 3.30 pm, a press note of the association has said. The age groups chosen are 8-11, 11-14, 14-17, 17-21 and 21-25 both for boys and girls. Rakesh, Girish star in GCC win CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 (BOSR) — Godrej Cricket Club clinched the 46th Gursagar Silver Cup by defeating State Bank of Patiala by 30 runs, thanks to fine batting by former Ranjit player Rakesh Jolly who made 78 runs and calculated bowling by Girish Bhanot who took 3 for 14 runs here at the Gursagar ground today. The tournament was organised on the occasion of 300th birth anniversary of the Khalsa and attracted a good number of teams. Mr S.S. Jha, Commissioner, Central Excise, Chandigarh I, gave away the prizes while Mr N.S. Randhawa SSP (HQ), Chandigarh, presided over the function. Brief scores: Godrej CC: 187 all out in 36.1 overs. (Rakesh Jolly 78, Arun Tuli 34, Uuvraj Singh 23, Rajiv 4 for 30). State Bank of Patiala: 157 all out in 37.4 overs. (Suraj 42, Harman Harry 37, Rakesh Raini 33, Girish Bhanot 3 for 14, Yuvraj 3 for 23, Rakesh Jolly 2 for 25 Kohli XI beat MES by 87 runs PATIALA, Nov 23 (FOSR) — Fine knocks by Rajesh Patha (54) and Jatinder (44) enabled Kohli XI beat MES by 87 runs in the Khalsa-300 years’ cricket tournament played at the university campus grounds here today. Brief scores: Kohli XI: 180 all out (R. Patha 54, Jatinder 44, Amit 26, Ravinder 3 for 30, Sanjay 2 for 40). MES: 93 all out (Sanjay 23, Dilip Yadav 19, Amit 3 for 24, Rajesh 2 for 31, Munish 2 for 15). The other team to move into the last four was Air Marshal Club who handed out an eight-wicket defeat to LIC, Chandigarh. Brief scores: LIC: 135 for 8 (Akash 29, S. Rana 31, Jasbir 2 for 28, Roshan 3 for 18). Air Marshal Club: 139 for 2 (Sonpreet Singh 81 n.o., Anup 29, Pardeep 1 for 20). PSB meet results CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 (TNS) — Punjab and Sind Bank Inter Zone Sports Meet concluded at Government College for Men, yesterday. Bara Singh of Hi-Tech Agriculture Branch, Ludhiana, was adjudged the best athlete. Mr G.S. Vedi, Zonal Manager, gave away the prizes. Results: 100 mt: Bara Singh 1, Sukhiwinder Singh 2; 200 mt: Bara Singh 1, Sukhwinder Singh 2; 400 mt: Mohan Singh 1, Sukhwinder Singh 2; 800 mt: Jagroop Singh 1, Gurcharan Singh 2; 1500 mt: Jagroop Singh 1, Mohan Singh 2; High jump: Subhash Chander 1, Dangal Singh 2; Long jump: G.S. Pallah 1, Subhash Chander 2; Discuss throw: Bhupinder Singh 1, Tarlochan Singh 2; Shotput: Gurminder Singh 1, Tarlochan Singh 2; Hammer throw: Sampuran Singh 1, Tarlochan Singh 2; Carrom (singles): N.S. Pahwa 1, Gursagar Singh 2; Carrom (doubles): H.S. Nehra and N.S. Pahwa 1, Balbir Singh and A.S. Ahuja 2; TT (single): Sunil Manchanda 1, A.S. Ahuja 2; Badminton (single): R.S. Arora 1; G.S. Shah 2; Badminton (doubles): Lekhi Ram Sharma and S.C. Rahlan 1, R.S. Arora and G.S. Sandhu 2. Pushpa Thakur shines HAMIRPUR, Nov 23 (FOC) — Pushpa Thakur, a National-level athlete of Himachal Pradesh, won the bronze medal in the 400 race at the All-India Women Festival that concluded at Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh yesterday. She was the only medal winner from Himachal Pradesh. She is working as a clerk in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Hamirpur, and is the Himachal champion in 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 800 m races, since last four years. She was declared the best athlete of Himachal Pradesh at the Ist prize money athletic meet held here recently. Haryana v'ball from Nov 25 HISAR, Nov 23 (FOSR) — As many as 35 teams from all over the state will vie for the top honour at the Haryana State Volleyball Championship for men and women to be held at Kaul in Kaithal district from November 25 to 27. Mr Balkar Singh, chairman of the organising committee, said in a statement issued here today that free board and lodging facilities would be provided to all players. The state team for the National Volleyball Championship to be held in West Bengal from December 24 to 31 will be selected during this championship. NKH XI record win LUDHIANA, Nov 23 (FOSR) — NKH XI defeated Sodhi XI by six wickets and Double Deckor Club beat Malwa Cricket Club by three wickets in the league matches of the sixth Veera Devi Memorial Cricket Tournament at Focal Point, Chandigarh road grounds, here today. Brief scores — Sodhi XI: 123 all out in 19.3 overs. Ranbir Sodhi 27, Vicky 14, Raj Kumar 14, Bobby 17, Deepak Bakshi 2 for 11, Ajit Pal 2 for 29, Satish Kumar 3 for 26). NKH XI: 125 for 4 in 15 overs. (Rakesh Sethi 21, Raj Puri 29, Ashwani Rana 16 n.o. Puneet 16, Vickey 1 for 24, Ranbir Sodhi 1 for 16). Malwa Cricket Club: 91 for 9 in 20 overs (Devinder 22, Vickey 13, Kuldeep 12, Mannu 1 for 14, Surinder 1 for 18, Tinku 1 for 19, Babloo 1 for 14). Double Deckor Club: 92 for 7 in 18 overs (Ashwani 27. Kallu 13, Ganshyam 10, Harjit Singh 4 for 10, Raj Paul 2 for 17, Harinder Singh 1 for 23). MMHS in final CHANDIGARH (TNS): Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21-C, beat Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 45, by eight wickets in the Inter-School Cricket Tournament being organised by the Department of Education, UT, on Monday. Brief scores: GSSS- 45: 56 all out in 11 overs: (Mohammad Nazir 10, Naved 3 for 12, Sandeep 3 for 20.) MMHS- 21: 57 for 2 in 6
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