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India upset England in semis
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India does not lack spinners: Bedi Panel
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Rs 46 lakh subsidy for HPCA Hearing
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Kiefer goes down to qualifier IA clinch title Tennis tourney from April 23
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India upset England in semis New Delhi, April 16 India twice came from behind to ambush the English for whom the defeat will be a bitter pill to swallow. Drawing strength from the in-form old warhorse Chetan P.Baboor, India went on to upset the applecart of England who at one stage were dreaming of celebrations. But Chetan put the spoke in the English
wheel. England led 2-0 after the first two singles. Chetan entered the fray at this precarious position. He not only reversed the trend of the game but also struck the last nail in the English coffin. England had fielded Syed Matthew, their top player, who could be called the surviving specimen of defensive play. This kind of play is extinct like Dinasaur these days. But Matthew carries on this trade regardless, drawing himself 5 or 6 feet away from the table and executing return after return. Today, he is ranked 52nd in the world and is top seeded at the ongoing Commonwealth Championships in the men’s singles seedings. This returning machine from England was running smoothly till Chetan spoiled the English party. England made a great beginning with Matthew winning both his singles matches against S. Raman and Soumyadeep Roy, yet as the time lapsed, English ship sank in the Indian sea. In the other semifinal, Nigeria blasted Singapore 4-0. Thus tomorrow evening will decide who between India and Nigeria carries the ultimate honours at the present Commonwealth. As for the Indian women, their further progress was stalled today by Malaysia, who defeated them convincingly (4-1). None could stand up to the guiles of the Singapore team who made short work of this tie. P. Ghatak, Mouma Das
and M.S. Mythili watched helplessly as girls from the small city-state romped home to victory. India could salvage some pride with a doubles victory through Ghatak and Mouma Das. However, to be fair to the Indian women, they have already improved upon their last performance in the Commonwealth championships, where they had finished fifth. The women added another feather to their cap when in the classification matches, they took the better of New Zealand 4-3 to finish third and win the bronze model. According to a TTFI official though Indian have finished third yet, bronze medal will be awarded to both the losing semi-finalists. But win against the Kiwis did not come the easy way, all Indian women had to stretch themselves before they could pocket the third-placed position. Indeed, the Indian women, like their men counterparts, who are in the final, are ending the campaign on a very satisfying note. However, it must be admitted that the main focus of attention was the semifinal match between India and England. But things did not go in the right direction for India from the word go. Soumyadeep Roy playing the first singles lost to Alex Peri of England without putting up any worthwhile fight. The two played close to the table, offensive game in which Peri won 21-25, 21-24. Defensive player Syed Matthew, who is England’s top player outwitted S. Raman of India in a battle of nerves. Though Raman won the first game 21-27, yet he failed to cope with the returns of Matthew, who wet back about 5 or 6 feet from the table and executed deep chops (backspins) to upset the rhythm of Raman. Whatever Raman hit, forehand drive or a flat shot, Matthew returned it without hitch. Needless to say, the match produced a number of sot-and-chop rallies, which are rare in today’s modern day game. If Raman tried a drop shot, Matthew was quick to rush and hit a winning forehand repeatedly. Thus in the tussle Raman started avoiding giving a drop shot. Mattew won the second and third games, 21-11, 21-11 to put England 2-0 ahead. It was at this stage that Chetan P. Baboor came to India’s rescue. Though he won the first game 21-23 against Andrew Baggaley of England with his strong forehand drives, yet he found the going tough in the second in which Baggaley suddenly turned the heat on Chetan. Baggaley hit powerful shots to win the second 21-18. But fortunately, for India, Chetan returned to form in the deciding game in which Chetan matched offence with offence. Often Chetan ended with winners in a battle of fast close-to-the-table rallies. Chetan won the third game 21-11 to reduce the match margin to 1-2 for India. The doubles was a crucial tie. To the misfortune of the Indians, Chetan and Raman lost the first game 17-21 to Alex Peri and black player Herbert Gareth. It looked then that it was a matter of time before English players perform the last rites. But the Indian pair had other ideas. They turned the match around from this stage and there was no looking back. Complimenting each other stroke for stroke, both Chetan and Raman established a close rapport and upset the rhythm of Peri and Gareth who suddenly found their games in pieces. The Indian pair went on to win both the remaining games 21-16, 21-12 to bring India on par with England (2-2). But defensive Matthew again returned to give England the lead. Though Soumyadeep Roy tacked the backspin returns of Matthew with furious forehand drives on both flanks of the table, yet the English player mastered the art of containing Roy after a while. Matthew taught Roy a lesson or two by handing Roy an under-10 defeat in the
first game (9-21). Though Roy won the second game 21-15 yet he was inadequate in third game which the England player won 21-9 to move 3-2 ahead. But Raman took no time to level the score again (3-3) when he totally outclassed Baggaley in two easy games 21-15, 21-19. It was now the turn of Chetan, India’s trump card, to put India on the victory podium and Chetan rose to the occasion. Playing with his tail up, he thrashed Peri and won the first game 21-7. Continuing the form he won the second 21-16 to give India the victory. |
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Change of strategy did the trick New Delhi, April 16 The title clash will be held only tomorrow evening, as during the day time, the stadium will be handed over to different hands, to hold the 13th day death ceremony function of former Deputy Prime Minister Ch Devi Lal. India have had the dubious distinction of always losing to England, whether in the semi-finals, or in the finals of the previous Commonwealth championships. But today, coach Manjit Dua was determined to rewrite the familiar script when in the brain-storming team meeting, it was decided to change the order of play so as to shield Chetan Baboor from England’s top player and reigning Commonwealth singles champion Matthew Syed. The ploy worked as Baboor stayed fit and fresh to take on Alex Perry in the crucial seventh match, and made mince meat of him to guide India to a 4-3 victory over the defending champions. Dua said after the remarkable victory that the idea was not only to shield Baboor from Syed, but also to play him in the seventh match, if the tie went the full distance. But the turning point, indeed, was the win notched up by S. Raman and Baboor against Alex Perry and Gareth Herbert in the doubles, which enabled the hosts to draw parity at 2-2 after Soumyadeep Roy and Raman had lost their opening singles matches to Perry and Syed, respectively, and Baboor opened the account for India, beating Andrew Baggaley, in the third singles. But Roy was crushed by Syed to regain the lead for England (3-2) in the first of the reverse singles matches but Raman played the rescue act, beating Baggaley in the second reverse singles, to leave the field for Baboor to apply the killer punch. This is India’s third entry into the final as on the two previous occasions, in 1991 and 1997, England had stopped them short of the golden gate. In 1995 and 1999, India had crashed to England in the semi-finals. And in 1981 in Mumbai, England had whipped India by 4-1. The Indian camp by fielding Baboor against Alex Perry, was confident of pulling off the tie, as Perry had never beaten Baboor in their previous meetings. And Baboor lived up to his promise to give the hosts a dream win. Baboor, incidentally, has been seeded second behind Syed in the singles matches, starting on Wednesday. Perry is seeded seventh. Raman said there was no pressure on India as “we were underdogs, and the pressure was on them (England). We were confident of winning the tie, if it went to the seventh match, as Chetan was familiar with Perry’s game, having played with him in a Swedish club”. Talking about Mathew Syed, Raman said: “Mathew is a tough customer and though we are generally good at defence, we don’t have any defensive player of Syed’s
caliber to perfect our skills to tackle a player like him”. India look forward to the gold tomorrow, though they know that it will take them quite a bit of slogging to get past Nigeria, who showed remarkable enterprise in shutting out the prospects of favourites Singapore. |
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Mauresmo conquers nerves, Coetzer Amelia Island (Florida), April 16 Mauresmo has made a flying start to the year and can now boast a 20-1 win-loss record in 2001. Her only defeat was by Venus Williams in the Australian Open fourth round in January. She won the Paris and Nice Tournaments in February. “I feel I’m playing strongly,” she said. “I’m playing tactically well for each player.” “My nature is to be very calm. I wasn’t expecting this to happen so maybe I don’t realise it very well. But I really hope it’s the beginning of very good things.” Mauresmo missed major hardcourt events at Indian Wells and Miami which meant she arrived at Amelia Island feeling fresh and with one month’s preparation on clay behind her. Fourth-seeded Coetzer, who had suffered from a stomach upset just before the tournament began, said: “This has been a great week for me.” “Sometimes when you don’t expect to do well you have one of your best result weeks. If you keep your head down, you can pull it out when you least expect it.” Sixth seed Mauresmo said nerves got the better of her when she was serving for the match yesterday for the first time at 5-4 in the second set and threw the game away. “It’s always tough to finish it off,’’ said Mauresmo, whose win was worth $90,000. “I started to think about winning three tournaments in a row at that point.” Mauresmo kept her emotions in check the next time she had the chance for victory, taking the 12th game to love. There were five service breaks in the first set with Coetzer broken three times and Mauresmo twice. Mauresmo served for the set in the eighth game but Coetzer managed to keep her at bay, at least temporarily. Coetzer, winner of the Acapulco tournament last month, started the second set as she had the first by losing her service. ESTORIL (Portugal):
Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero duelled for exactly three hours before subduing Felix Mantilla 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3 in an all-Spanish final at the $ 765,000 Estoril Open on Sunday. In a lengthy women’s final earlier in the day, Spaniard Angeles Montolio, 51st in the world, beat Russian teenager Elena Bovina 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Ferrero lost his first set of the week against the unseeded Mantilla, who stormed out of the qualifying ranks to reach the title match. Spaniards have dominated in Estoril, claiming nine of a dozen titles including the last five-all through different players. Ferrero was treated for a right shoulder problem after the fifth game of the final set, with Mantilla, a former French Open semifinalist, up a break. But the top seed broke back in the eighth game for 5-3 and claimed his second trophy of the season a game later on his second match point. Ferrero won $ 84,000 and could move close to a top 10 place in the season points race. CASABLANCA: Argentine Guillermo Canas won his first ATP tournament by beating Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-5, 6-2 in the Grand Prix Hassan II final on Sunday. Canas took control after coming back from 4-5 down in the first set, efficiently countering Robredo’s impressive attacking style. The 18-year-old Spaniard could not show the same panache he displayed in ousting Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui in the semifinal.
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India does not lack spinners: Bedi Mumbai April 16 Bedi, who was in Mumbai yesterday for a dinner hosted by former president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Raj Singh
Dungarpur, said “We have good spinners in Murli Kartik, Harbhajan Singh and Sharandeep Singh”. However, when asked about the results, he retorted by saying: “We cannot produce results when we do not treat them properly. We have to nurture them to produce results”, he added. On the present series victory over Australia, Bedi said the victory has been important in that it has brought back public confidence in the game. Steve Waugh, who is otherwise such a good leader, committed two errors — enforcing the follow-on in Kolkata and handling the ball in Chennai-which resulted in Australia losing the series. Bedi was also of the view that the Australian leg spin wizard Shane Warne is an overrated bowler. He is a good bowler having bowled well against England, West Indies and Zimbabwe. If he is such a good bowler why does he have to rely on the rough so much. The Australian media has given him undue importance, Bedi added. On the captaincy of Saurav Ganguly, Bedi was non-committal, saying he does not want to comment. He should find his own faults. He also felt that the reason for Indian cricket being in shambles is Mumbai cricket being in shambles. It was once said that if Mumbai is struggling than India is also struggling. Mumbai at the moment is pretty low. The main reason for this is politics. The politicking here is more than anywhere else, Bedi said, adding that he thinks it is mostly administrative.
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Mumbai, April 16 “Bedi’s comments, in a section of the Press, were unwarranted as I and my selector colleagues went to the Indian dressing room and congratulated the boys after their 2-1 win at Chennai and I am sure hundreds of TV viewers too must have seen it”, Borde told PTI over phone from
Pune. “I don’t like to show my emotions in public as I am basically a shy person and I don’t indulge in that kind of publicity”, he added. “It hurts all the more because Bedi has played under me and I have done whatever I could as a senior and I really do not know what he has got against me as this is not the first time he has passed a nasty comment against me and I am sure this will not be the last time as well”, Borde said. In an interview to a Mumbai-based English tabloid, Bedi had queried “has Chandu Borde said well-done to the boys or did anybody hear him congratulate the team after the Test series win against the Aussies”. Meanwhile, Borde said the key to the recent success against the Aussies was “budding of youngsters” and after a long time the Indians played with “fire in the belly” which helped them perform well. “I think the Test series win against the Aussies had come at the right time as it is a tremendous boost for the game in the country, especially after the general public had lost faith following the betting and match-fixing controversies all over the world”, Borde said. “The emergence of young talent like off spinner Harbhajan Singh, the first Indian to take a hat-trick in a Test
matche, and middle order batsmen VVS Laxman and Hemang Badani, new ball bowler Zaheer Khan will also keep the senior members on their toes and this is a big push to the team”, he added. Praising the contributions by Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in both the Test as well as the one-day series which India lost 2-3, Borde said “I think the 281 runs by Laxman at Kolkata turned the match around and then Harbhajan dealt telling blows which put doubts in the (Aussie) batsmen’s minds not only for that match but also for the next at Chennai”. “Though Saurav (Ganguly) was not in the best of form with the bat, I think he captained the side very well with a positive approach”, he added. “I think the form shown by youngsters has taken the pressure off Sachin to a great extent though he can do and undo his magic at any time”, Borde said.
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Panel may probe ticket scam Panaji, April 16 “We are thinking to appoint a commission or a committee to inquire into whole aspect after the police investigations into the criminal cases are over”, Mr Parrikar told reporters here after a meeting of the state cabinet. Mr Parrikar, who also holds the home portfolio, said a final decision about the matter would be taken in consultation with the law department and the Advocate General, once the police completes its preliminary investigations into the criminal angle of printing and sale of fake tickets of the one-dayer between India and Australia. Stating that the government can conduct an inquiry into the affairs of any autonomous body if it takes the public for a ride, the Chief Minister said hundreds of clubs and thousands of people were associated with the Goa Cricket Association. “Police is looking into the criminal angle and there are many other aspects which have to be inquired”, he added. When asked about the progress in investigations into the fake tickets scam, Mr Parrikar said the picture would be clear only after completion of interrogation of all concerned, including top office bearers of the Goa Cricket Association, which hosted the international match. He said the GCA president Dayanand Narvekar could not be questioned so far in connection with the case as he was reportedly out of station. Asked whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was trying to shirk their responsibility as its Secretary Jaywant Lele and match observer K.P. Kajaria did not turn up for investigations and reportedly deputed BCCI executive secretary Sharad Diwadkar to Goa, the Chief Minister said at present the police had sought their presence to verify the procedures and guidelines regarding the conduct of an international match. “If police requires anybody’s presence for investigations, there are established procedures under law to ensure it”, he added. Pointing out that police had already gathered “clinching evidence” with regard to printing and sale of fake tickets, he said about 80 per cent of the issues involved were sorted out in the investigations during the last eight days. “Now police is examining the conspiracy angle and who all are involved”, he added. Mr Parrikar said the police had also registered a separate case under section 336 of Indian Penal Code, which deals with acts that could have endangered human lives.
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Waqar has charisma, says Moin Islamabad, April 16 Wishing Waqar all the best, Moin Khan, in an interview to Pakistan newspaper ‘Dawn’ in Karachi yesterday said: “I believe a captain should lead from the front. And that’s what Vicki (Waqar) has done in Sharjah. He has the credentials, charisma and personality to be the flag bearer”. Moin Khan admitted he was disappointed at losing the job as he thought he was improving but emphasised that he was never keen to keep it. “I never demanded captaincy. In fact, I had rejected the offer twice before accepting it. I am disappointed because I think I was improving. But I have no regrets because on current form Vicki deserves it because his team is winning.” He said England might pose different conditions, different opposition and different ball game. “But Vicki has shown tremendous leadership qualities and has extracted the maximum even out of the inexperienced boys”. Commenting on Moin Khan’s remarks, board sources in Lahore expressed happiness at the ‘grace and humility’ with which he accepted the appointment of Waqar even though board chief Lt Gen Tauqir Zia, few days ago said Moin Khan would be considered for the captaincy, if he recovered from injury. Moin Khan withdrew himself during the last Test match against New Zealand last month following a nagging knee injury, which he is still nursing. Moin Khan, along with sacked coach Javed Miandad, was blamed for the team’s lacklustre performance in New Zealand for losing the one-day and drawing the Test series. Moin Khan asked the board to give the new captain enough time to establish himself. “I am not recommending any time frame but yes, I believe Vicki should be given enough time to mould the boys and team according to his liking.” This is Waqar’s second stint as captain. He briefly held the job in the 1993-94 home Test series against Zimbabwe. He then led Pakistan in the tri-nation one-day series in Singapore where his team finished second. Writing about his new appointment, Dawn said “No matter Waqar’s appointment throws the fast bowling combination in a fix as Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar (if fit), Mohammad Sami and Abdur Razzaq are likely to earn berths for the England tour”. “While only fools would raise their eyebrows over the appointment of Waqar, the PCB will remain a highly unreliable and unpredictable organisation. It created a lot of confusion when one day it said Moin Khan would remain captain, the next day it said Inzamam-ul Haq would be elevated. But eventually threw its weight behind Waqar Younis,” it said. Waqar, also had his share of controversies. He was fined by Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum inquiring into the match-fixing allegations and also served a one match suspension last year in Sri Lanka for ball tampering. Besides, Waqar shared a bitter relationship with Wasim Akram, whom he once blamed for ruining his career.
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Rs 46 lakh subsidy for HPCA Shimla, April 16 Stating this at a Press conference here today, Mr Jayawant Lele and Mr K. Rungta, secretary and treasurer of the board, respectively, said the board decided to release the subsidy in view of the good performance of the association over the past two years. He said another Rs 20 lakh would be released after they returned to Mumbai. The two officials of the board who were in the state to identify sites for construction of an international cricket stadium found the Annandale ground quite suitable for the purpose. It was a natural ground and as such construction of a stadium would entail minimal expenditure. When their attention was drawn to the fact that the ground was at present under the control of the Army, they said several grounds were with the Army but is had never opposed construction of stadium. They said the board would share 50 per cent of the expenditure on any stadium to be developed by the association upto a maximum of Rs two crore. If a stadium was indeed constructed at Annandale, the board would hold Deodhar Trophy and Duleep Trophy matches, followed by three-day matches of visiting teams from abroad. Thereafter, it would be allotted one-day international matches on rotation basis. Besides, conditioning camps for the Indian team could also be held here. It could be a profit-earning centre as tourists were keen to visit the hill resort. The board would send its expert, Mr Kasturi Rajan, to provide training for laying the turf. Mr Anurag Thakur, president of the state cricket association, said the board officials would also visit Hamirpur, Bilaspur and Una for selecting sites for the stadium. The association had during the past two years spent Rs 55 lakh on development stadia at Bilaspur and Hamirpur. The association managed to raise Rs 23 lakh through sponsorship last year which helped in providing better facilities to players. He said trials for admission to the cricket academy being set up by the association would be held at Una from April 21 to 23. Players in the 14-19 age group would be eligible for admission. |
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in Azhar case postponed Hyderabad, April 16 The second additional Chief Judge at the City
Civil Court J. Shyamsundera Rao after hearing the arguments today
posted the hearing on the petition. In the last hearing on April 3,
the BCCI had filed a counter affidavit as sought by Azharuddin’s
counsel T. Jagdish. Azharuddin, in his petition, had sought a copy
of the appointment order of K. Madhavan, who probed the match-fixing
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Unlucky day for Shruti Dhawan Chandigarh, April 16 The Shruti-Paterson tie went on unexpected lines. Shruti, who remained out of training for nearly one year from 1999-2000 due to back injury was playing her first ITF meet after the recovery. She had, however, given a splendid performance last year during the various ITF meets abroad and elsewhere in the country. The first set was completely dominated by the UK girl who gained an early 3-1 lead. At this point of time Shruti managed to break and reduced the margin to 1-3, but Paterson with her full velocity serves faced the onslaught of Dhawan who lost tamely at 1-6 in just 29 minutes. The second set saw Shruti learning from her past mistakes and took an early lead at 4-1. But Paterson forced the Chandigarh damsel to commit unforeseen errors and managed to surge ahead at 5-4. At this juncture, Shruti had to review her gameplan and varied it with more baseline volleys. Ultimately Shruti was able to win in the tie-breaker at 7-6(5) in 49 minutes. In the third and final set, Shruti appeared to heading for victory but Paterson was agile in her strokes. The lanky girl from the city could not stage a comeback. Finally she bowed out at 3-6 in 43 minutes. The other tie at centre court involving Sonal Phadke of India and Veronika of the Czech Republic saw. Sonal winning
the first set at 6-4 in 36 minutes but was given a tough fight in the second by the Czech girl who equalised in 30 minutes at 6-3. Finally, Sonal playing an intelligent game clinched the tie over 804 ranked Veronika at 6-3 in 32 minutes and the match. Results: SonalPhake (Ind) b Veronika Ctvrnickova (Cze) 6-4,3-6,6-3; Radhika Tulpule (Ind) b Nandita Chandersekhar (Ind) 6-1,6-0; Moica Mileta (Slo) b K.Tamieshi (Jpn) 6-2,6-0; Sheetal Gautam (Ind) b Preeti Rao(Ind) 6-4, 6-2; K.Paterson (GBR) b S. Dhawan (Ind) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3; Jyotsna Vashisht (Ind) b Yamini (Ind) 6-3,6-2; Samrita Sekar (Ind) b Kamini (Ind) 7-6 (5), 6-3; Archna Venkataraman (Ind) b Medini Sharma (Ind) 6-4,6-0; Sania Mirza (Ind) b Geeta Manohar (Ind) 6-0,6-1; Ankita Bhambri (Ind) b Maruthi Devi (Ind) 6-2, 6-1; N Payne (GBR) b Svtla (Slo) 6-1,4-6,6-4; La Jones (USA) b D Sumantri (Ina) 6-0,6-1; Sai Jayalakshamy (Ind) b Nandini Perumal (Ind) 6-1,6-2; Rushmi Chakarvorthy (Ind) b Lata Assudani (Ind) 6-1,6-0; Andrea Nathan (USA) b Shalini Thakur
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Kiefer goes down to qualifier Monte Carlo, April 16 The former world number four was ground into the centre court’s red clay 6-3 6-0 in just 56 minutes by Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny. Youzhny — who won two qualifying matches over the weekend to reach the 64-strong main draw — could barely put a foot wrong. Kiefer, by contrast, looked out of sorts at the Monte Carlo Country Club, and hit 27 unforced errors in the one-sided contest. The German who was ranked fourth in the world last year struggled to find consistency throughout. Despite claiming to prefer fast, indoor surfaces, 86th-ranked Youzhny was far more solid from the back of the court, manoeuvring his 23-year-old opponent from side to side and fooling him with well-disguised drop shots. “This is a great place to play,” Youzhny, who lists Tashkent as his favourite tournament, smiled afterwards. “It’s the first time I have played in a Masters Series tournament and it is great to come through the qualifying like this.” Youzhny is guaranteed a hefty payday in the principality tax haven. The victory secures him a tax-free $ 16,250. The Russian was joined in the second round by Guillermo Coria. The Argentine ousted Sweden’s Andrea Vinciguerra 6-1 6-4. Top seeds Marat Safin and Gustavo Kuerten were given a rest on Monday and will open their campaigns on Tuesday or Wednesday. France’s Cedric Pioline opens the defence of his title with a match against Germany’s David Prinosil later today. Spanish fifth seed Alex Corretja meets Swedish qualifier Magnus Gustafsson while French sixth seed and Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement clashes with compatriot Jerome Golmard. Former French Open champion Michael Chang tackles Swiss 15th seed Roger Federer and Slovakian 10th seed Dominik Hrbaty — finalist last year — plays Spain’s Albert Costa.
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IA clinch title Lucknow, April 16 Batting first, Indian Airlines were all out for 179 runs in 40 overs. In reply, Gujrat Cricket Association made 166 for nine in 40 overs. Indian Airlines team included Vijay Dahiya and Sukhvinder Singh in place of Ravneet Ricky and S.P. Singh. They lost three quick wickets of J. Arun Kumar (20), M. Bisla (13) and Nikhil Chopra (zero) when the team score was 46. Munish Sharma (38) and Shafiq Khan (24) added 56 runs for the fourth wicket when Shafiq was stumped by Parthiv Patel off Niraj Patel for 24. Vijay Dahiya was their top scorer with 44 runs including one six and three boundaries. Chasing a target of 180 runs, Gujrat team’s wicket fell at regular intervals and could make only 166 for 9. Nilesh Modi (35) and Niraj Patel (19) added 42 runs for the fourth wicket when Niraj was declared lbw off Sukhvinder Singh. Parthiv Patel made 21 with three boundaries. Sunil Bhatt remained not out with 28 runs in his 36 ball innings. Brief
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Tennis tourney from April 23 Chandigarh, April 16 According to Organising Secretary Devender Kapoor, matches will take place in the following age groups: Boys: under 10, under 14 and under 16 along with doubles under 16. In the girls section the events will be under 12 and under 16. There will be a special doubles event in which a player can take part along with his guardian (who has to be a blood relation). Nearly 300 players are expected to take part from all over the region in the tournament which will be inaugurated by Mr S.P. Singh, IAS, MD, CITCO. Siti Cable will be covering the tournament. Entries close with Mr Noel at YMCA on April 22 at 8 pm. |
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