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India salvage a goal-less draw CHANDIGARH, July 27 — The executive committee of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is scheduled to meet in New Delhi on Saturday (July 29) to take a final decision on the dates of the sixth National Games, scheduled to be held in Punjab. The New Delhi meeting will also take stock of the preparation of the Indian contingent for the Sydney Olympics as also India’s bid to host the 15th Asian Games in the national capital. Venus crushes Panova WHITE PLAINS (New York) July 27 — One hundred and three of the top 104 women in the WTA Tour singles rankings have entered the 2000 U.S. Open, tournament director Jay Snyder announced yesterday.
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Brazil down Argentina RIO DE JANEIRO, July 27 (Reuters) — Brazil finally produced a performance worthy of their tradition in the World Cup qualifiers yesterday as they beat Argentina 3-1 in a pulsating match. The result, a much-needed boost for the four-times world champions after they had slumped to fifth in the South American group, ended Argentina’s 100 per cent record in the competition. Uruguay’s progress toward the 2002 World Cup was slowed when they were held to a goal-less draw in Montevideo by a defiant Peru, who had lost their previous three games. Afterwards, Uruguay coach Daniel Passarella lauchned an astonishing attack on his opponents. Argentina stayed top of the group with 15 points, while Brazil moved into second place on 11 points, ahead of Uruguay on goals scored. Colombia and Paraguay have nine points and Peru stayed in eighth place with five. Brazilians had feared the worst against Argentina in Sao Paulo, after their team suffered a shock defeat in Paraguay last week. Brazil’s form, with two wins, two draws and one defeat, had been a stark contrast to the rampant Argentines, who had swept aside all before them. Coach Wanderley Luxemburgo, in particular, had been under fire for constantly chopping and changing the team. He had become so unpopular that Brazilian soccer bosses advised him to wear a track suit instead of one of his trade mark designer suits for the game to bring him “closer to the public.” Luxemburgo declined and was immaculately turned out as usual. Alex gave the Brazilians a perfect start with a sixth minute goal, while midfielder Vampeta was the hero by scoring the other two. Striker Ronaldinho Gaucho was involved in both Vampeta goals and was a constant torment for Argentina, provoking them so much that at one stage Argentine midfielder Diego Simeone was seen to put his hand around the Brazilian’s neck. Alex, one of six changes to the team which lost in Asuncion last week, headed home in the sixth minute as he took advantage of unusually slack Argentine marking. Vampeta’s first goal in the 45th minute came in a move which he started on the edge of his own penalty area, continued by playing a one-two with Ronaldinho and then feeding Alex, and finished by shooting home the rebound from Alex’s shot. Matias Almeida pulled a goal back on the stroke of half time from a Hernan Crespo flick. But six minutes after the break Vampeta scored again when he fired home from a chance cleverly set up with a subtle pass by Ronaldinho. The two great rivals were meeting in a World Cup qualifier for the first time and produced a typically hotly contested match with nearly 50 fouls, most of them committed by Brazil. Uruguay dominated most of the action in Montevideo, but failed to find a way past a stubborn Peru defence. It was clear that it would not be their night when Alvaro Recoba and then Gianni Guigou both missed two gilted-edged chances early in the second half. Uruguay had also come close in the 22nd minute when Peru defender Juan Pajuelo fired the ball onto his own crossbar. Peru, who badly needed a good result, were missing five key players through either injury or
suspension. Uruguay’s Argentine coach Passarella accused Peru of not playing ball and time-wasting. “I have never seen a Peruvian team do what they did, it was a disgrace,” he said. “We were unlucky, we missed a lot of chances,” said Passarella, whose own team made blatant use of time-wasting tactics in a previous draw away to Brazil. |
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India salvage a goal-less draw LONDON, July 27 (PTI) — India put up a spirited performance to salvage a goal-less draw against West Bromwich Albion in their second exhibition soccer match on the historic tour of England late last night. It was a far better display compared to their opening match against Fulham Football Club which the visitors lost 0-2 on July 22, especially in the second half when the Indians actually looked to turn the tables on the English side. West Brom dominated the first half and most of the second half but failed to convert opportunities into goals. The Indian defence was kept busy throughout the match and they did a great job. Roberto Fernandes, Mahesh Gawli and Hardeep Saini were solid in the defence and were able to thwart the continuous onslaught of the Englishmen. The Indian attack depended solely on their skipper Baichung Bhutia and veteran I.M. Vijayan who did penetrate the rival side on a few occasions but were unable to convert. India’s best chance came in the 68th minute when Bhutia and Vijayan made a fine move with the Indian captain passing the ball to Vijayan in the penalty area. Vijayan got through the defender and chipped the ball back to Bhutia whose desperate header just missed the target. But it was the enthusiasm and energy of the Indians coupled with the near total crowd support that made the match quite exciting. Such was the support that the Indians, visiting England after a long gap of 52 years, were asked to take a victory lap after the match with the crowd giving a standing ovation to the players. |
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Games: decision on July 29 CHANDIGARH, July 27 — The executive committee of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is scheduled to meet in New Delhi on Saturday (July 29) to take a final decision on the dates of the sixth National Games, scheduled to be held in Punjab. The New Delhi meeting will also take stock of the preparation of the Indian contingent for the Sydney Olympics as also India’s bid to host the 15th Asian Games in the national capital. The meeting will take stock of the progress made by the state in regard to the construction and renovation of the various infrastructure and other facilities. The pace of progress of work like laying of Astroturf for hockey and a synthetic track for the track events will also be closely monitored. Functionaries of the Punjab Olympic Association have also been invited to attend the meeting to give a clear picture as regards the preparations made by the state for the conduct of the first National Games of the new millennium. The meeting will also discuss the report submitted by the two-member delegation of the Indian Olympic Association which visited the various venues in Punjab and Chandigarh last month and inspected the venues where the various competitions of the National Games are scheduled to be held. The delegation consisting of Mr R.L. Anand, vice-president and chairman in charge of the National Games, and Air Vice-Marshal S.M. Mayor, Director, National Games, had detailed discussion with senior functionaries of the Punjab Olympic Association as well as the Punjab Government. The National Games were scheduled to be held in Punjab from November 18 to 29. However, even as early as April last functionaries involved in the conduct of the games had expressed their apprehension about the successful conduct of the games in November specially since the cream of Indian athletes would have just returned from the Sydney Olympics, scheduled to be held in September, and might be inclined to give the National Games the go-by. Even then the Punjab Olympic Association functionaries had said that the games should be held at a later date so that the best of Indian sportspersons could take part in the National Games. The Punjab Olympic Association have also taken pains to explain that holding of the National Games in the years of the Olympic Games and the Asian Games is against the rules of the IOA. According to reports available, the games will now be held in the second half of March next. But if these dates are indeed finalised the Organising Committee of the National Games might find it difficult to organise accommodation for all the participants as at that time of the year the various universities would be having their annual examinations. Under the plan of action drawn up by the National Games organising committee the participants are scheduled to stay in the various university hostels. The Indian Olympic Association will have to take all these things into consideration before finalising the dates of the sixth National Games. However, a lot will depend on the briefing given by the Punjab Olympic Association. |
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Venus crushes Panova PALO ALTO, (California), July 27 (Reuters) — Wimbledon champion Venus Williams began her summer hardcourt season in stellar fashion, crushing Russia’s Tatiana Panova in the second round of the $ 535,000 Palo Alto Classic yesterday. After her victory Williams declared that she would like to dominate tennis the way Tiger Woods does golf. “I didn’t know much but I took the opportunity to read an article about him after he won the British Open,” said Williams. “I told my sister, Serena, ‘this Tiger Woods, he’s the man. We really have to be like him — dominating.’ All the other golfers were in awe of him in the way they were saying, ‘we can’t win.’ We definitely have to take a chapter from his book.’’ Serena was asked if she and her sister could dominate the women’s tennis the way Woods commands golf. The No. 3 ranked Williams said: “I think so. It’s all in the mind.” No. 4 seed Monica Seles had a much tougher struggle on Wednesday, overcoming Meghann Shaugnessy 7-5, 6-3 in one hour, 40 minutes. Seles agreed that the Williams’ sisters could take over the sport. “They have a fantastic chance of it, the way they’re improving. Now that they have a trainer, they’ll be able to better avoid all those injuries,” Seles said. Playing in front of a sold-out crowd of well-wishers, the agile 20-year-old Williams put on a devastating serving display, smoking 10 aces and winning all 20 of her first serve points. The tall free swinger was equally effective off the ground, walloping backhand and forehands winners to all angles of the court. “I was just having fun, hitting out, trying a lot of different things,” said Williams. The diminutive yet muscular Panova, who barely stands over five feet tall, said that Williams was simply too powerful for her. “She played so tough and so great, I had no chance on some balls,” said the number 49-ranked Panova. “The last time I played her she made many more errors. Tonight, I saw a different Venus.” Williams next goal is to take the US Open title, a feat that has so far eluded her. In the next month leading up to the open, Williams plans on stepping up her level. “I need to keep improving on my game, my serve and my consistency,” said the No. 2 seeded Williams. “I’m giving up my Marshmallow second serve. I don’t want to have a big first serve and then follow it up with a krispy kreme. I’m not going to serve less than 85 mph on my second serve anymore. I’m going to go after it.” Williams, who became the first Africa American woman since Althea Gibson in 1958 to win Wimbledon, said she feels better than ever. “I’m serving better because I have the opportunity to practice my serve and I’m hitting the ball harder than normal,” she said. Seles, a two time titlist here, was despondent after her performance, saying that it was the first time in her career that she let go of so many games when was ahead 40-0 on her opponent’s serve. “It’s good to know that I can pull out a match like this even though I couldn’t feel the ball out there,” said Seles, who last won a Bay Area crown in 1992. |
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Top women players for US Open WHITE PLAINS (New York) July 27 (Reuters) — One hundred and three of the top 104 women in the WTA Tour singles rankings have entered the 2000 U.S. Open, tournament director Jay Snyder announced yesterday. Irina Spirlea of Romania, ranked 68th in the world, is the only player in the top 100 not entered in the Open, which will be staged from August 28-September 10 at the National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows. Leading the list of entries is defending singles and doubles champion Serena Williams, the current world number seven, who beat Martina Hingis of Switzerland in the 1999 final 6-3 7-6 (7-4) to capture her first Grand Slam singles title. Williams then teamed with her older sister, Venus, to capture the women’s doubles title. Venus Williams, who made her U.S. Open debut in 1997 and became the first unseeded finalist at the event since 1958, is ranked third in the world and captured her first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon in June. Four other past U.S. Open women’s singles champions are among the 104 direct entries into this year’s event, including current number one Hingis, the 1997 champion, second ranked Lindsay Davenport, who claimed her first Grand Slam title at the 1998 Open fifth-ranked Monica Seles, who won consecutive Opens in 1991-92, and number nine Arantxa Sanchez-Vicaro of Spain, the 1994 champion. Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, ranked 105, was the 104th and last player accepted directly into the women’s field of 128. Sixteen more players will gain entry through the qualifying rounds from August 22-26, while the remaining eight spots are wild card entries awarded by the USTA. Players from 33 nations received direct entry into the singles field. The USA led all nations with 18 players receiving direct entry. France and Spain tied for second with nine each. Russia (8) and South Africa (5) were the only other countries with more than four direct acceptances. |
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Athletes to bet on themselves, opponents The country was still staggering from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Four Corners programme’s massive exposure into cricket betting in the subcontinent, when the story broke of the Olympic hosts allowing athletes to bet on themselves and their opponents during the Games. Barely had the dust settled from Monday’s ABC programme (which named Mohammed Azharuddin as the $50 million cricket betting man – among other revelations) when the Australian Olympic Committee revealed that it was powerless to prevent its athletes from betting on the 28 sports at the Games. Allowing athletes to bet on the Olympics is ridiculous and could leave them vulnerable to corruption, sports bodies and bookmakers have warned. International and inter-state gambling on the Games is expected to be intense, reaching a total of $70 million. Just last week, Australian sporting bodies met at the MCG to discuss ways of eliminating corruption and betting in sport. There were suggestions of banning betting in New South Wales. Centrebet, based in the northern territory and the largest sports betting agency in the Southern Hemisphere, said a crackdown on Olympic gambling within NSW was ridiculous unless athletes were banned. NSW-based bookies have been banned from offering gambling on the Games because it is in the host state. Mr Gerard Daffy, manager of Centrebet, said: “The IOC and the government has gone to so much trouble to limit gambling during the Games, it just seems ridiculous they would allow it for athletes.” Mr Daffy said a code of conduct that stipulated athletes should not gamble would at least be a deterrent. He said Centrebet refused to take money from athletes who wanted to bet on their own sports — a policy that could be extended to the Olympics. Most Australian athletes were not allowed under their contracts to bet on their own sports. But AOC president John Coates, in a statement, said it was impossible to impose penalties on Olympians who gambled. “Our team agreements for athletes and officials already prohibit them from appearing in any advertising of Games betting. But our Olympians are not contracted to the AOC as employees as in the professional sports,” said Mr. Coates. “It is therefore unrealistic to suggest we should ban athletes from gambling. You can’t enforce such a ban.” Though public opinion is divided and there is a mixed reaction from the athletes themselves, most say it was inconceivable that athletes would throw an event to win money. Australia’s swimming captain Chris Fidler said allowing athletes to bet on themselves and their opponents would put a question mark on performances, just as drugs do. “It’s like insider trading in the stock market,” he said. “It will tarnish the Olympic movement and anything which removes the element of suspicion should be encouraged.” Incidentally, nothing (apart from agreements with their Olympic associations) stands between foreign athletes betting on the Games. Criminals seek visas The Department of Immigration said it had no way of knowing how many people on its person alert list, made up of individuals who could put national security at risk, had applied for visas to come to Australia during the Games. This includes Mr Gafur Rakhimov, a senior official of the scandal-plagued International Amateur Boxing Federation and a member of the Russian mafia, who is believed to be on his way to Sydney for the Games. The department also does not know how many of the 150,000 on the list, many of whom have substantial criminal records, have already been refused entry. Meanwhile it has been revealed that security would be provided for about 60 international VIPs, including heads of government, sports ministers and royalty, during the Games. Fifty delegates from 38 countries are currently attending a three-day closed-door conference in Sydney to discuss security arrangements for foreign dignitaries and athletes. Sydney’s Police Commissioner, Mr Peter Ryan, who is overall in charge of security during the Games, played down the issue of guns, repeating that overseas security forces had been informed they were banned from bringing guns into Australia and that none had made any special request. Mr Ryan said Israel was a special case, but was not exempt from the rules. Uniform distribution Clothing the Olympic Games workforce is a big operation in Australian history. A total of 1.1 million items of clothing will be distributed, including about 200,000 polo shirts, 90,000 jackets, 158,000 pairs of trousers and 142,000 pairs of socks. In the cavernous space of an old railway warehouse Games organisers were “processing” some 150,000 Olympic and Paralympic staff before they begin their duties as volunteers, contract workers or part of the official workforce. Canadian backpacker Ms Sara Webster found herself
trailing the system as she collected her uniform for her role as a volunteer at the centre. “I was 12 when the Calgary Winter Games were on and so I was a bit young to see the nightlife but I’m looking forward to it this time,” she said. The 23-year-old signed up as a volunteer after being persuaded by her flatmate to leave her job at a clothing shop. About 42,000 of the 47,000 volunteers needed had confirmed their participation. Discrimination charge The most senior Paralympic official has accused Sydney of discriminating against the Paralympics and failing to live up to expectations. In a letter to the Olympics Minister, Mr Michael Knight, the president of the International Paralympic Committee, Dr Robert Steadward, also complained about the lack of contact from Sydney officials. The letter, follows recent concerns from the Australian Paralympic Committee at the $1,085 entry fee for each athletes and official. Dr Steadward said his executive had “significant and last-minute concerns”, some with regard to “a clear case of discrimination”. Dr Steadward complained that no special Paralympic traffic lanes would be operating — contrary to earlier undertakings. He has accused SOCOG of not treating the second biggest sporting event in Australia’s history fairly. — PMG |
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Tiger Woods still has a long way to go ST. ANDREWS (Scotland), July 27 (AP) — Nice going, Tiger. Now do it again. And again. And then some. Woods, 24, became the youngest player to claim all four major championships, winning the US Open and British Open five weeks apart by a combined 23 strokes. Where does that leave him? Two more Grand Slams and 14 majors shy of the standard established by Jack Nicklaus in a career that still ranks as the greatest in golf. Woods departed St. Andrews with a silver claret jug. Nicklaus owns three of them. A 12-stroke victory in the Masters made Woods the youngest player to wear a green jacket. Nicklaus slipped one over his shoulders six times. Nicklaus won a record four US Open titles, as many as Ben Hogan and Bobby Jones. Woods’ victory at Pebble Beach gave him as many as Lou Graham and Steve Jones. Next month at Valhalla Golf Club — a course Nicklaus designed — Woods will try to win his second PGA Championship. Nicklaus won five of them. One thing Nicklaus never had is the level of expectations placed on Woods. Not even five years into his career, the countdown is under way. When Nicklaus won the British Open here in 1970, he walked into the Press room and was told, “Only three to go.” He had no idea what they were talking about. It was his 10th major, including two US amateur titles, leaving him three shy of the record set by Bobby Jones. “It never entered my mind until that day,” Nicklaus recalled. “From then on, that was the first time I ever thought about numbers.” He won three of his next seven majors and tied Jones. A year after that, in the 1973 PGA Championship, Nicklaus set a new benchmark that eventually stretched to 18 professional majors. And that’s the only number by which Woods ultimately will be judged. “I’m sure Tiger has a number in mind, but I don’t think he’ll be looking at that number until he gets around 10,” Nicklaus said “If he’s starting to worry about numbers now, it will drive him crazy. When he gets to 12 or 13, that’s realistic.” But four? True, Woods is winning major championships in a fashion few could have imagined. His 12-stroke win at Augusta National was the largest ever in the Masters, and the largest in a major championship since Young Tom Morris won the 1870 British Open by the same margin. The record was 13 strokes by Old Tom Morris until Woods took care of that with his 15-stroke victory at Pebble Beach. He failed to win by double digits in the British Open, settling instead for a record score at St. Andrews (269) and a record score in relation to par (19 under) in any major championship. No one could recite such records until Woods came along and broke them. Because the only record that matters at the end of a career is how many majors a player won. To say Woods is the greatest player ever is a little premature. Nicklaus is still the leader in the clubhouse. Woods hasn’t even made the turn — even though he is playing like he has nothing but par 5s in front of him. “If Jack was in his prime today, I don’t think he could keep up with Tiger,” Mark Calcavecchia said here on Sunday. Nicklaus was asked whether he ever wondered what it would be like if he and Woods had come along at the same time, on the same courses, with the same equipment. He bristled at a question he says he hears at least 20 times a day. In some respects, Nicklaus was an underachiever. He won the Grand Slam three times over, but he probably should have won it at least twice more — seven times a British Open runner-up, four times each in the Masters, US Open and PGA. His record shows 18 majors, and that’s what Woods wants. “My record and my golf is basically done,” Nicklaus said. “I’m kind of rooting for somebody else to come along and if it’s Tiger, that’s fine. Some of the golf I’ve seen from this young man is pretty phenomenal.” Is Woods the best ever? Not yet. Not until he reaches the magic number. But as he has shown time and time again, Woods is always up for an encore. A victory in the PGA Championship would allow him to join Hogan as the only players to win three majors in one year. Perhaps Woods is up to an even greater accomplishment-Hogan’s winning eight of 11 majors he played from 1950-1953. From now on, anything but the majors will merely be a warm-up act. The only way Woods can capture the imagination is to win the Grand Slam in one year, or maybe each of the majors by double-digit margins. In the meantime, everyone will be watching. And waiting. |
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Orissa to host first one-dayer CUTTACK, July 27 (PTI) — The Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) will host the first one-day international between India and Zimbabwe here on December 2, OCA secretary Ashirbad Benera said yesterday.
OCA had earlier surrendered the second cricket Test (November 25-29) between India and Zimbabwe which was allotted to it in view of non-availability of ground and time for five-day pitch preparation. Mr Behera said the new itinerary would be announced after the cricket control board meeting on August 19. But the BCCI had already conveyed to OCA to start the necessary pitch preparation for the first one-dayer, he said. Nagpur was likely to host the second Test, the OCA secretary said. The Zimbabwe team is scheduled to arrive in India on November 5 and play two Tests and five one-dayers. |
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Tyson-Izon fight likely in Sept AUBURN HILLS (Michigan), July 27 (AP) — Promoters say they are working on plans for a September fight between Mike Tyson and David Izon at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The fight would be on September 8 or 9, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News reported in today’s editions. “Right now, we are dealing with details of agreement,” said Showtime spokeswoman Robin Walker.
“All I can say at this point is that there have been discussions, and we’d like to see the event here,” said Stu Mayer, vice president of Palace Sports and Entertainment. Tyson (48-3 with 42 knockouts) took 38 seconds on June 24 to beat Lou Savarese on a technical knockout in Glasgow. Izon is 26-3 with 22 knockouts. “At this point, we’re hoping to have something official at the end of the week. But it’s being seriously considered,” Walker said. Michigan boxing commissioner David Sebastian said his panel would examine whether Tyson should be allowed to fight in the state. |
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World yoga meet in New Delhi CHANDIGARH, July 27 — The 9th World Olympic Yoga Championship will be held at Tal Katora Stadium in Delhi on December 1 and 2. Teams of Argentina, Italy, France, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Mexico, the USA, Alemania, Nepal, Mauritius and Japan are expected to participate in this championship. Disclosing this here today and Mr Dharam Vir, President, Indian Yoga Federation and Commissioner and Secretary, Food and Supplies Haryana, said that 6th World Artistic Yoga Championship would be held in Brazil on September 15 and 16. A six-member Indian team would participate in this championship. Mr Dharam Vir also said that it was decided that preliminary selection trials to select the Indian team for the World championship would be held on August 26 and 27 at Yog Divya Mandir, Sector 30A, here. Sixteen players (eight boys and eight girls) would be selected during these trials. The selected players would attend a coaching camp from Aug 28 to 30. Final trials to select the Indian team would be conducted on October 13 and 14 followed by a coaching camp from October 14 to 20. Final coaching camp would be held at Delhi from November 15 to 30. Ms Shalini Malhotra of Haryana and Mr Bal Mukand Singh of Delhi would impart training to the Indian team at the camp. Giving further details of the activities of the IYF for year 2000-2001, he stated that the 19th Sub-Junior National Yoga Championship would be organised at Surat (Gujarat) on September 9 and 10. The 19th junior and elderly men and women national yoga championship would be held at Bangalore on November 4 and 5 while 19th senior and veteran national yoga championship would be organised on September 29 and 30 in New Delhi. The IYF would also sent delegates to participate in the International Yoga Festival being organised by Ministry of Tourism, Pondicherry Government, from January 4 to 7 at International Centre for Yoga Education and Research near Pondicherry. |
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TT title for revenue board women CHANDIGARH, July 27 — Central Revenue Services Board (CRSB) clinched the women’s title by overpowering Oriental Insurance Corporation 3-2 in the best-of-five thriller on the penultimate day of the All-India Inter-Institutional TT tournament here today. In the men’s section also, the teams of CRSB along with PSEB and SBOP advanced into the semi-finals. In the women’s final played in the afternoon, OIC’s star player Shikha Sharma won both her singles matches but she could not get the desired support from Ruchi, who lost both her singles matches. Ultimately, OIC went down fighting at 2-3. Results: Women — CRSB b OIC 3-2 (Chulbul Das lost to Shikha Sharma 17-21, 17-21; Amary Salam b Ruchi 21-9, 21-11; Chulbul & Amary b Shikha & Ruchi 21-12, 21-14; Amary lost to Shikha Sharma 18-21, 21-5, 20-22; Chulbul Dass b Ruchi 21-19, 23-25, 25-23.) Men: CRSB ‘A’ b SBOP 3-1 (Vaneet Chopra b Sanjiv Mehra 21-12, 13-21, 23-21; N. Ravichandran b Deepinder 21-17, 21-11; Sanjiv Mehra & N Ravi Chandran b Vaneet & Deepinder 17-21, 21-13, 21-8.) CRSB ‘B’ b PSEB 3-1 (K Basak b Vikram; Dipankar lost to Vikas; K Basak b V Mahajan & V Aditya; K Basak b Vikas.) CRSB ‘B’ b AG (Audit) Haryana 3-1 (K Basak b Amod Dixit; D. Adhikari lost to Harish Kumar; Ajay Thukral & Ramakant b Harish & Amod; K Basak b Harish Kumar.) |
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Maharashtra eves beat Punjab VISKHAPATNAM, July 27 (PTI) — Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra scrapped past Punjab in women’s section, while Vijaya Bank (Karnataka) beat Hyderabad District in the men’s events on the third day of the six-day 17th Federation Cup Basketball Championship here today. Results: Women: Tamil Nadu 64 (N Syamala 17, Vidya Sridharan 16, P Anitha 14, Preethi 11) b Uttar Pradesh 50 (J Jose 14, K Marina 12, Shiji Anthony 10). Half-time 34-29. Maharashtra 70 (Pradnya Mane 20, Manisha 18) Punjab 53 (Paveen 13, Kulwinder 12). Half-time 35-20. Men: Vijaya Bank (Karnataka) 67 (Murali Mohan 26, Stalin 12, Basavaraj 14, Austain D Almeda 10) b Hyderabad District 40 (K Vishal Kumar 10, G Ravi Kumar 17, Vinod Kumar 6, P B Srikanth 5, S Prasad 2). Half-time 39-21.
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German coach among
Concorde
victims DUSSELDORF (Germany), July 27 (DPA) — Rudi Fassnacht coach of German Bundesliga Club MSV Duisburg from 1970 to 1973, and his wife,
Siegrid, were among the 113 persons killed in Tuesday’s crash of a Concorde airliner near Paris, the Cologne-based Stadt Anzeiger reported today.
Fassnacht, 65, lived in Odenthal and owned numerous perfumeries in Cologne, where he had coached both Fortuna and Viktoria clubs. |
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