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Peru hold Brazil; USA, Russia triumph Qualifier shocks
Andre Agassi Total overhauling needed: Gopichand Indian men, women triumph Refresher courses for coaches Uma Bharti holds back tax exemption letter Suman Puri leads the field Bagan edge
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India go down to UAE
Ai Ain (Abu Dhabi), April 26 The all-important goal was scored by Zubaith Khatir in the 63rd minute of the game, two minutes after the Indian captain Baichung Bhutia was shown the red card and sent out by the referee. In a keenly contested match in front of a capacity crowd, India and UAE played their hearts out in what was a crucial encounter for both sides. The teams raided rival areas frequently but were unable to find the goal. The first half remained goalless. The second half saw heightened action from both teams as their desperation rose. The Indians suffered a major setback in the 61st minute of the game when Bhutia was shown the red card by Malaysian referee Abdul Halim Hamid for kicking an UAE defender. With the most inspirational player out, Indian defences went down for sometime which was capitalised by UAE forwards. Within two minutes of Bhutia being shown the red card, UAE were able to find the winner through
Khatir. Though India regrouped themselves and went on the attack after that, UAE defenders steeled themselves and did not give any chance to the Indians to
equalise. UAE thus took a sweet revenge for their 1-0 loss to the Indians in
Bangalore. UAE now have six points and top the group followed by India and Yemen on four points each. India, though have played one match more than Yemen. The team were tied 0-0 at half time. The home team, out to avenge their 0-1 loss to India at Kochi earlier this month, started off on an aggressive note, raiding Indian citadel time and again but the visitors’ defence held firm, hardly allowing the enthusiastic UAE forwards to sneak through. The UAE team, despite being on the offensive, lacked ideas and plan to translate their mid-field superiority into
goals. UAE skipper Mohammed Omar came close to scoring twice but Indian goalie Virender Singh effected tremendous saves. The UAE’s best chance came in the 43rd minute when Omar unleashed a ferocious drive from the top of the box but Virender did well to punch away the ball. The Indian
frontliners, especially Baichung Bhutia, was effectively marked by UAE defender Abdul Rahim
Jumma, thus preventing the ace Indian striker from breaking free. Bhutia was also warned for dangerous tackling just before the breather. The only Indian try, though a feeble one, came from Bhutia in the 32nd minute but the striker was way off the target, much to the chagrin of a large number of Indian supporters at the packed al Qattara
stadium. UAE coach Henry Michel of France has come under tremendous pressure from football authorities here for the team’s indifferent performance in the qualifiers. UAE are placed third in group 8 behind Yemen and India. India play Yemen in their next match on May 4 and Brunei on May 12.
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B’desh struggle to reach 198 for 6
Harare, April 26 Bangladesh, who had lost the toss and been asked to bat, finished the day with Akram Khan on 15 and Mushfiqur Rahman on nought at the crease. Bangladesh slipped to 48 for three at lunch before Hossain and Bashar embarked on their fourth-wicket partnership of 114, the first century stand mounted by the tourists in their three test matches. The partnership was ended an hour after tea when Bashar was stumped by wicketkeeper Andy Flower off left-arm spinner Ray Price for 64. He was at the crease for three hours, faced 132 balls and hit eight fours and a six. Four overs later, Price had Hossain caught at short mid-wicket for 71, a product of almost five-and-a-half hours at the crease in which he faced 224 balls and hit two fours. Hossain was dropped twice off fast bowler Brighton Watambwa, on 12 by Heath Streak at extra cover, and on 56 when Watambwa spilled an awkward return catch. Eight balls before the close, Naimur Rahman attempted to heave Price over midwicket and was trapped in front for 16. Price ended the day with figures of four for 47. Scoreboard
Bangladesh (1st innings): Omar c Blignaut b Streak 1 Hossain c Carlisle b Price 71 Al-Shariar c Flower b Streak 11 Islam c Campbell b Price 12 Bashar st Flower b Price 64 Khan not out 15 Rahman lbw b Price 16 Rahman not out 0 Extras : (lb-4, w-2, nb-2) 8 Total: (for six wickets) 198 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-23, 3-48, 4-162, 5-171, 6-196 Bowling: Blignaut 20-5-53-0, Streak 22-6-33-2, Watambwa 12-2-40-0, Nkala 14-7-21-0, Price 22-7-47-4.
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6-wkt win for SA Kingston (Jamaica), April 26 The 29-year-old from
Kwazulu-Natal took five for 23 off 10 overs as South Africa bowled out Jamaica for 185 all out from 46.4 overs in the one-day match. The powerful left-hander returned to smack four boundaries in an undefeated 42 off 64 balls as South Africa reached 189 for four off 45.4 overs to romp home by six
wickets. Klusener was coming off a disappointing Cable & Wireless Test series in which he scored just 75 runs and took eight wickets in the five matches. South Africa won the Test series against the West Indies 2-1. Two tests ended in a draw. Yesterday, Jamaica had a promising start after being sent in. The home team reached 102 for two following half-centuries from opener David Bernard and Ricardo Powell. But
Klusener, back to his regular fast medium style, ripped through the bottom half of the Jamaican order. The 19-year-old Bernard topscored with 59 off 89 balls with eight fours. Powell, part of the West Indies squad of 14 for the first two one-day internationals, was last out for 52 off 60 deliveries. The 21-year-old hit one four and three huge sixes off left-arm spinner Paul Adams. South Africa’s reply stuttered early as Gary Kirsten continued his lean run of form, bowled by Franklyn Rose for nine. But Herschelle Gibbs topscored with 54 off 72 balls to chart a victory
course. Jonty Rhodes shared successive half century stands with Gibbs and Klusener to seal the result. Rhodes eventually fell for 49, which included five fours off 72 balls. Justin
Ontong, in his first senior match for South Africa followed up his two for 38 with his off spin by hitting the winning runs. The first one-day international in the seven-match Cable & Wireless series is at the same venue on Saturday.
(Scoreboard) Jamaica: Garrick c Gibbs b Ntini 20, Bernard lbw b Klusener 59, Hinds c Ontong b Klusener 4, Powell run out
(Ontong) 52, Cuff c Gibbs b Ontong 7, Samuels c Rhodes b Ontong 9, Williams b Klusener 9, Rose b Klusener 3, Sinclair b Klusener 0, McKenzie c Pollock b Adams 0, Cunningham not out 0. Extras (b 6, lb 7, w 7, nb 2) 22. Total: (46.4 overs) 185. Fall of wickets:
1-35, 2-58, 3-102, 4-121, 5-14, 6-176, 7-180, 8-182, 9-183. Bowling: Telemachus 6.4-3-9-0, Nel 6-0-23-0, Ntini 7-1-38-1, Klusener 10-1-23-5, Ontong 10-0-38-2, Adams 7-0-41-1. South Africa Gibbs c Cunningham b Bernard 54, Kirsten b Rose 9, Dippenaar c Powell b Cunninghan 13, Rhodes lbw b Hinds 49, Klusener not out 42, Ontong not out 12, extra: (lb 1, w 7, nb 2): 10. Total:
(wkts, 45.4 overs) 189. Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-45, 3-106, 4-167. Bowling: Rose 8-1-20-1, McKenzie 5-0-24-0, Williams 6-0-36-0, Cunninghan 10-1-49-1, Bernard 5-0-27-1, Powell 8-0-22-0, Hinds 3-0-14-1, Garrick 0.4-0-6-0.
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Harbhajan Singh
honoured Chandigarh, April 26 Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal handed over to Harbhajan Singh a draft for Rs 5 lakh and an allotment letter for a 500 square yard plot in Jalandhar and offered him a job as Deputy Superintendent in Punjab Police. The case of appointment of Harbhajan Singh as DSP will be taken up in the next Cabinet meeting. |
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No plan to retire, says Robin Singh Mumbai, April 26 The 38-year-old Tamil Nadu captain was not included in the 26-strong probables list for the Zimbabwe’s tour but he told ESPN sports channel that “if people have decided that it is time for me to retire, then they are mistaken”. Answering a viewer’s query of his future plans, Robin Singh emphatically answered that he would like to decide his own future hence he was still looking forward to playing in the World Cup in South Africa in 2003. Robin Singh learnt his cricket in Trinidad before returning to India and then representing the country as the team member under Dilip Vengsarkar’s leadership in 1989-90 in West Indies. Since then he has played 136 one-day internationals and a solitary Test. In an indirect dig at selectors he said: “I do not want any favours from anybody and I have no problems with my fitness nor I see any problems coming up.” UNI |
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Mike Tyson next on
Rahman’s hit list Baltimore (Maryland), April 26 “We went out there and started with Lennox,” Rahman said. “They bring up Mike Tyson. We will take care of that too. We want Tyson in Baltimore.” Rahman, honoured by city officials before a downtown lunchtime crowd of about 2,500 in his hometown, had the onlookers chanting “Beat Mike Tyson”. “The next guy to go to sleep is going to be Mike Tyson,” added Rahman’s manager Stan Hoffman. And promoter Cedric Kushner told Rahman and the crowd, “If you want Mike Tyson next, it’s a tall order, but we will go for it.” Lewis wants a rematch first and his camp is already pushing August 18 as a date, trying to keep Rahman from fighting a title defence before then. Tyson has a June 2 fight scheduled in nearby Washington with Nigeria’s David
Izon. But Tyson manager Shelly Finkel has already said that could be scrapped if a deal is reached with Rahman. “It’s going to be a tough negotiation,” Kushner said. “Nothing has been done yet. He has been too busy celebrating. The next step is forward. We have to see what happens and do the best thing for the fighter. “Tyson and Lewis most probably will be sure things. The rematch is a very big fight. Tyson is a very big fight. He wants Tyson. I work for him.” Kushner said no timetable had yet been set for Rahman’s first defence of the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council crowns. But July or August could work and allow another fight in November or December. And making the opponent come here is possible, Kushner said. “Any place is a possibility if you can sell tickets,” Kushner said. “Baltimore is a major city. It’s easy to get here from Europe and around the world. Yes, it’s a possibility.” Rahman, wearing a white shirt, denim vest, blue jeans and a black bandana tied in a headband, was given the key to the city on what was proclaimed “Hasim Rahman Day” in Baltimore. A motorcade down Broadway Avenue brought the 28-year-old American from the gym where he fought as a youth, a scaled-down version of New York’s traditional champions parade complete with confetti from office-window observers. On the streets where he played as a child, Rahman recalled growing up in poverty, surviving a car crash that left him scarred and finding purpose in a gym built in 1943 under trainer Mack Lewis, now 82. “Coming through all the adversity I had to get to that point, I thought Lennox Lewis was a cakewalk,” Rahman said. “I have been in far worse situations.”
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Peru hold Brazil; USA, Russia triumph Sao Paulo, April 26 Humbled by a string of upset losses and unsatisfying ties, the four-time World Cup winners very much needed a win to bolster their morale and their position in the World Cup qualifying standings. Coach Emerson Leao left many of the top names off the roster and mounted a team that looked a lot like Sao Paulo’s Corinthians. But even before an adoring hometown crowd it wasn’t enough to pull out a win. Romario finally broke through for Brazil in the 65th minute, picking up the ball in the area on a feed from Vampeta and dribbling a round Miranda to score. Brazil’s lead was short lived as Pajuelo caught a long pass from the midfield and fired a powerful header to Rogerio’s right to score for Peru in the 77th minute. KANSAS CITY: Josh Wolff was grinning like the Cheshire Cat yesterday after scoring the lone goal in the USA’s 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in a 2002 World Cup qualifier. Wolff slotted home the ball in the 70th minute after defender Jeff Agoos swung a corner kick into the penalty area that was cleared by Steven Bryce. Agoos knocked the ball into the box again and Clint Mathis, battling Roland Fonseca and Reynaldo Parks, headed it down. Television replays indicated the ball hit Mathis’s left arm before Wolff’s left-footed shot. PORT OF SPAIN: Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico played to a 1-1 draw here yesterday in a North and Central America and Caribbean region qualifier for the 2002 World Cup. The hosts, who earned their first point in the region’s six-nation final qualifying round, opened the scoring in the 13th minute through Marvin Andrews. Mexico dominated most of the match, played before 25,000 spectators at the Queen’s Park Oval, but it wasn’t until the 60th minute that Pavel Pardo grabbed the equaliser. The match was far from the “war” advertised here in the weeks leading up to it, but hard tackling from both teams saw referee Mane Saad of Kuwait send off one player from each team. Andrews’ goal in the 13th — Trinidad and Tobago’s first in the final qualifying competition — originated with a corner kick. He rose from the midst of four Mexican defenders and drilled the ball into the Mexican goal. HAMBURG: Russia moved a step closer to qualifying for next year’s World Cup finals with a 1-0 win over Yugoslavia in European group 1 in Belgrade. There were victories as expected for Ireland and Holland in group 2 while Austria moved to the top of group 7 yesterday. A second-half goal by former Werder Bremen striker Vladimir Bestshastnich gave Russia three points at the expense of fancied Yugoslavia. The 72nd-minute strike puts Russia five points clear at the top of group 1 and leaves Yugoslavia struggling in fourth place in the six-team group. In another European World Cup qualifiers Iceland were 4-1 winners over Malta in Valletta in group 3, which is led by the Czech Republic, while Latvia and San Marino shared the points in a 1-1 draw in group 6. ALMATY:
Iraq booked their place in the next round of the 2002 World Cup Asian zone qualifiers after a 1-1 draw with Kazakhstan in the group six deciding match here yesterday. Both teams led the group before the match, equal on points with Iraq on top due to a better goal difference. Hosts Kazakhstan, in desperate need of a win to continue their World Cup campaign, got off to a lively start and forayed for any early opener. In the 29th minute Iraq came under pressure when Kazakh winger Oleg Litvinenko fired home into the top right-hand corner from 18 yards for the opener. Kazakhstan, spurred by hope of a qualifying spot, continued to mount an attack and created a set of opportunities but failed to increase their advantage. Iraq then got back on level terms when defender Haidar Majid fired a pinpoint accurate shot into the net from the edge of the box three minutes before half-time. AFP |
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Qualifier shocks Andre Agassi Atlanta, April 26 After his match with Andre Agassi was rained out on Tuesday night, the unheralded qualifier took the court yesterday and shocked the American 6-4 7-5 in a first-round match at the $ 400,000 ATP Tour event here. In his first claycourt match of the year, Agassi was beaten by an unknown 28-year-old who was playing just his sixth ATP match and was ranked 143rd in the world. “I was nervous last night. I slept very well though,” Thomann said. “I was very confident from the very first point when he double-faulted.” Agassi opened the match with two straight double faults and added a third in the same game to give Thomann the only break of the first set. Thomann fought off two set points at 4-5 in the second set and broke Agassi for a 6-5 advantage. He served out the match in the next game. “He was beating me forehand to forehand, stretching the point,” Agassi said. “I was sliding after I hit the ball and struggled to get back into condition. I wasn’t comfortable out on the court.” Agassi had appeared unstoppable heading into this event. He claimed consecutive Tennis Masters Series titles at Indian Wells and Miami, and had also successfully defended his Australian Open title in January. The ATP champions race leader had won 22 of his first 24 matches in 2001. It marked the first time that Agassi had lost his first claycourt match of the season since Monte Carlo in 1994. It was his first loss to a qualifier since he defaulted a match to fellow American Cecil Mamiit at San Jose, California, in 1999. Two-time champion Michael Chang of the USA followed Agassi on to the scrapheap. South Korea’s Hyung-Taik Lee defeated the third-seeded American 6-4 7-6 (7/3) to reach the quarterfinals. Chang owns 34 career titles, winning here in 1994-95, but has just one tournament win since the start of 1999. He claimed the 1989 French Open at the age of 17 for his only Grand Slam title.
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Radhika, Archana in title clash
Pune, April 26 Tulpule will now meet seventh seed Archana Venkatraman, who got a walkover today when the unseeded Indonasian Dea Sumantri conceded the match after losing the first set 1-6, in the title-clash
tomorrow. Tulpule thrashed Jayalakshmi in two straight sets 6-4 6-3 in just about an hour and 20
minutes. Tulpule was in a attacking mood right from the word go and took a 4-0 lead in the first set by breaking Jayalakshmi in the first and third games of the set. But a short lapse in Tulpule’s concentration gave Jayalakshmi a chance to get one serve back in the sixth game. But Tulpule soon got her act together and won the set
6-4. Jaylakshmi, on the contrary, had to fight hard for earning her points and wasted five game points in the fifth game before wining her first game of the
match. Tulpule stayed at the baseline and played some sensational down the line winners to which Jayalakshmi had no answer.
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Total overhauling needed: Gopichand Mumbai, April 26 Speaking at a felicitation function organised by the Press Club here, Gopi who was accompanied by former badminton greats Nandu Natekar and Prakash Padukone, said a total overhauling of the present set up was the need of the hour. Asked how top class players could be produced, Gopichand said: “First of all we must find out our shortcomings. The players also cannot practice together at one place as they belong to different states”. Lamenting the outdated style of coaching, both Gopichand and Padukone said having a foreign coach could be helpful. “It is better to have a coach from abroad who can imbibe latest techniques. But along with a coach there is also necessity of having a physio to improve the fitness level of our players,” they said. However, Natekar expressed doubts over the usefulness of a foreign coach. “There can be a danger in having a coach from abroad for he might try to alter the style and tactics of our players,” he said. Asked whether prize money or financial assistance was helpful to the players, Padukone, who won the All-England title in 1980, answered in affirmative. “Money surely makes the mare go. For, under the persent conditions, without financial incentives, it is virtually impossible for a player to survive in the tough grind at the top level,” he said.
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Indian men, women triumph Osaka, April 26 In a second division playoff, India beat Brazil 3-2 in the men’s team event. Though India’s best bet Chetan Baboor lost both his matches, Soumyadeep Roy helped his country edge past the South American hurdle. Roy won the first match for India, beating Hugo Hoyama 21-16 24-22. Baboor dissappointed with his poor showing against Thiago Monterio as he went down 13-21 18-21 for the teams to be level 1-1. Subhajit Saha got the better of Hugo Hanashiro 21-16 21-16 to put India ahead once again but Baboor failed once more, unable to negotiate the sheer speed of Hoyama to go down 16-21 13-21. Roy, however, gave India the winning 3-2 lead beating Monterio 21-12 21-18. Earlier, a spirited Indian women’s team overcame Denmark 3-2 in a third division playoff. Poulomi Ghatak lost the second game but came back strongly to eventually win the three-game match against Mie Skou 21-15 18-21 21-16 and give India a 1-0 lead. Mouma Das put India 2-0 ahead beating Pia Finnemann 21-16 21-16 without breaking sweat. Dimunitive Montu Ghosh conceded a point to Denmark when she lost tamely to Janne Jensen 15-21 19-21. India’s prospects looked bleak when Ghatak lost the third match to Finnemann 14-21 7-21 but Das ensured India’s victory when she beat Skou 21-19 21-18. North and South Korea are set for a titanic battle in the semifinals of the women’s team competition. South Korea carved out a 3-1 victory over Singapore on Thursday. Ryu Ji Hye, ranked eighth in the world, lost 21-18 21-15 to Li Jia Wei, but Kim Moo Kyo and Suk Eun Mi both won. North Korea followed suit later, demolishing Taiwan 3-0. Tu Jong Sil defeated Xu Jing 21-13 20-22 21-17, and Kim Hyon Hui and Kim Hyang Mi completed the triumph. The two Koreas will play each other tomorrow evening for a place in the final. The countries had originally planned to send a unified team to the tournament following a visit earlier this year to North Korea by South Korea’s minister of culture, tourism and sports. But North Korea backed out of the plan in March, citing difficulties in reaching agreement on the issue. Where politicians failed, spectators have partly succeeded, though. Ethnic North and South Koreans resident in Japan have flocked to the world championships, loudly cheering both teams and waving banners calling for Korean unification. Japan scraped through to the semifinals, eking out a 3-2 win over Romania. Yoshie Takada and Junko Haneyoshi surrendered a game each but rallied with the help of An Konishi, who beat Adriana Nastase 15-21 29-27 21-9. Favourites China crushed Hungary 3-0, moving a step closer to their goal of grabbing a fifth straight title and 14th overall. World number one Wang Nan overcame a valiant effort from Krisztina Toth to win 21-19 21-14, while world number three Zhang Yining dispatched Vivien Ello 21-10 21-16. Li Ju, ranked number two, lost a game to Csilla Batorfi before winning 19-21 21-14 21-18.
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South Korea chalk out 3-1 win Osaka, Japan, April 26 South Korea carved out a 3-1 victory over Singapore on Thursday. Ryu Ji Hye, ranked eighth in the world, lost 21-18 21-15 to Li Jia Wei, but Kim Moo Kyo and Suk Eun Mi both won. North Korea followed suit later, demolishing Taiwan 3-0. Tu Jong Sil defeated Xu Jing 21-13 20-22 21-17, and Kim Hyon Hui and Kim Hyang Mi completed the triumph. The two Koreas will play each other tomorrow evening for a place in the final. The countries had originally planned to send a unified team to the tournament following a visit earlier this year to North Korea by South Korea’s minister of culture, tourism and sports. But North Korea backed out of the plan in March, citing difficulties in reaching agreement on the issue. Where politicians failed, spectators have partly succeeded, though. Ethnic North and South Koreans resident in Japan have flocked to the world championships, loudly cheering both teams and waving banners calling for Korean unification. Japan scraped through to the semifinals, eking out a 3-2 win over Romania. Yoshie Takada and Junko Haneyoshi surrendered a game each but rallied with the help of An Konishi, who beat Adriana Nastase 15-21 29-27 21-9. Favourites China crushed Hungary 3-0, moving a step closer to their goal of grabbing a fifth straight title and 14th overall. World number one Wang Nan overcame a valiant effort from Krisztina Toth to win 21-19 21-14, while world number three Zhang Yining dispatched Vivien Ello 21-10 21-16. Li Ju, ranked number two, lost a game to Csilla Batorfi before winning 19-21 21-14 21-18.
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Osaka, April 26 Under new regulations approved by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at its annual general meeting, umpires will be empowered to crack down on sneaky serves and game lengths will be cut. “Of course the top players never like to have any changes because they like to play the way they are used to playing now,’’ ITTF President Adham Sharara told a news conference. “But we cannot think only about today. We have to think also about the future.’’ Players will be prevented from shielding the ball when serving, putting an end to the peculiar body twisting movements that have become a standard part of the sport. The rule will take effect from September 2002. “We want to make the game more open and more visible, and not have what you see now, a lot of hiding the ball and a lot of very awkward positions that the players take upon hitting their serves,’’ Sharara said. The ITTF also voted overwhelmingly to shorten games by playing them to 11 points instead of 21. The change is to take effect from September 1 and aims to create more end-game drama, Sharara said. Matches will be played either to the best of seven or nine at the discretion of tournament organisers, he said. The changes are designed to give table tennis a snappier image. The ball has been increased in size to 40mm from 38mm, and there has been talk of allowing female players to swap shorts and T-shirts for skimpier outfits.
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Declared champs
after 64 years! Osaka, April 26 America and Austria were to be presented with official prize certificates at a meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) here, finally correcting a six decade-long anomaly. The 1937 women’s singles title was declared vacant after America’s Ruth Aarons and Gertrude Pritzi of Austria exceeded in their final the one hour 45 minute time limited dictated by a temporary law then in force. America’s table tennis authorities had immediately protested against the decision, saying Pritzi’s blocking tactics had forced the match to run long. However US Table Tennis Association historian Tim Boggan said both women played their part. “The players were trapped into extending their match, largely because of Pritzi’s relentlessly defensive style, which forced defending champion Aarons to wait, wait, wait for the right ball to attack — a strategy that given the time constriction was doomed from the beginning.” But Boggan said the deeply controversial decision to declare the title vacant was only taken after an almost eventy divided 7-5 vote. He added that the injustice was compounded by the fact that the time limit rule was by no means uniformly enforced. An earlier match Pritzi had played in at the 1937 contest had also gone over time, Boggan said, but this had been allowed “because offcials said they did not need the table”. Pritzi won the next year’s tournament, but Aarons never aded to her 1936 title, until now. She did, however, gather praise at the time from the US associations’ president, Mr Carl Zeisberg. AFP |
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Refresher courses for coaches Chandigarh, April 26 Stating this here today, Dr B.K. Sinha, Director Sports, Haryana, said there was need for result oriented and scientific training methods for sports persons to achieve medals at the international competitions. It was felt that coaches were not aware of the latest techniques and rules of the games and they needed to be trained to update their knowledge. Dr Sinha elaborated that refresher course for kabaddi and kho-kho coaches would be held from May 7 to 11 at Chotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak, while for athletics, judo and boxing coaches these will be conducted at Mahabir Stadium Hisar from May 14 to 19. The refresher courses for wrestling coaches would be conducted at CRZ School Sonepat from May 7 to 11, for basketball and volleyball coaches the courses have been planned at MNSS Rai from May 21 to 26 while for football, gymnastics and swimming coaches the refresher courses will be conducted from May 14 to 19 at War Heroes Memorial Stadium, Ambala Cantt. Hockey coaches would be given training at Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon from May 28 to June 2. New Delhi, April 26 “When International Cricket Council President Malcolm Gray met me last month, I had promised all help from the government, including tax exemption, for staging the event. But when I was about to send a letter to Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha recommending tax exemption, I got the news of the cricket board’s threat not to play in multi-nation tournaments. “This only meant that if they were not going to play in the ICC Knock-Out tournament, they would not be hosting it either. So, I held the letter back,” the Sports Minister said. Asked when the letter would go, she replied “when the matter is resolved”. Meanwhile, Uma Bharti’s statement yesterday that the board had never approached her ministry formally for clarification, seemed to have had its effect as the BCCI got in touch with her last night.
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Suman Puri leads the field Patiala, April 26 Suman Puri was followed by Balwant Singh who seemed to have an off day today as he shot one over par to attain a gross score of 73. Suman Puri, who never flinched and held his nerves on the greens, also stood first in the net aggregate, followed by Balwant Singh. In category ‘B’, meant for golfers with a handicap ranging between 6 to 12, Yogeshwar was leading while Sunehil Sood and Col S.K Chauhan were tied for the second place, both having a gross score of 77. Since the competition is very close in both `A’ and `B’ categories, some unexpected and interesting results are expected on the morrow. In the ladies section, where the competition is between just 6
participants, Ms Dalbir Sahi was leading. Top golfers like Irina Brar and Gurbaz Mann were conspicuous by their absence as the former is busy preparing for the Asia -Pacific junior golf championships to be held in Malaysia from May 1 to 4, while the latter sprained his back in the morning forcing him out of the three day meet. Earlier, the meet, which has attracted as many as 87 golfers from all over the state, was inaugurated by Maj Gen Aditya Singh, GOC Ist Armed Division.
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out Vasco Margao, April 26 In the match played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda here, the all-important goal for Bagan came in the 24th minute of the first half to Abdul Khalique which ultimately turned out to be the match winner. With this win, Bagan, with 42 points, are only one point behind their arch rivals East Bengal. Bagan will clash with Indian Telephone Industries
(ITI) Bangalore at their home grounds while East Bengal will take on State Bank of Travancore in Trivandrum on April 30.
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Haryana Chandigarh, April 26 Mr Malik said the state police would participate in the Asian Kabaddi Championship and the 49th All-India judo, weightlifting and boxing competitions being organised by CISF, New Delhi. He said B and D level meetings of police personnel would be held in the first week of May and July, respectively. Duty Meet of Haryana Police would be held from July 1 to 15. He also added that for the first time in the history of Haryana, a sports competition of public schools managed by the state police would be held at Ambala, Kurukshetra and Madhuban. Families of police personnel would also participate in the competition, he said. Mr Malik also stated that Haryana Police would participate in 45th All-India Police Duty Meet being held from September 15. In September, the police would organise the 26th inter-battalion and inter-district games. Haryana State Sports Festival would be held for a fortnight from October 1. The 33rd inter-range police athletic meet and 50th All-India athletic meet would also be held in Haryana around the same time. He said hockey and wrestling teams of Haryana Police would participate in 50th All-India Hockey Championship and in the 48th wrestling championship. Pune, April 26 Tulpule will now meet seventh seed Archana Venkatraman, who got a walkover today when the unseeded Indonasian Dea Sumantri conceded the match after losing the first set 1-6, in the title-clash tomorrow. Tulpule thrashed Jayalakshmi in two straight sets 6-4 6-3 in just about an hour and 20 minutes. Tulpule was in a attacking mood right from the word go and took a 4-0 lead in the first set by breaking Jayalakshmi in the first and third games of the set. But a short lapse in Tulpule’s concentration gave Jayalakshmi a chance to get one serve back in the sixth game. But Tulpule soon got her act together and won the set 6-4. Jaylakshmi, on the contrary, had to fight hard for earning her points and wasted five game points in the fifth game before wining her first game of the match. Tulpule stayed at the baseline and played some sensational down the line winners to which Jayalakshmi had no answer.
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