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Pak skittle out Bangladesh for 148 Eves’ Test heading for a
draw Mohun Bagan pip
Punjab Police Vasco meet Salgaocar
Hungarian coach for fencers Sangrur needs a
cricket ground Jalandhar boys
shine Barabati Stadium ready for one-dayer
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Agony for top seeds unabated
Melbourne, January 16 To lose one might be an accident but to lose five was something Yevgeny Kafelnikov could not explain when the Russian fourth seed and 1999 champion crashed out to an American qualifier called Alex Kim, ranked 234 in the world, 3-6, 5-7, 3-6. “There’s absolutely no reason why Lleyton Hewitt, Gustavo Kuerten, Andre Agassi, Sebastien Grosjean and me should not pass the second round,” he said. “For myself it was just one of those days when I can’t recall the last time I couldn’t put three consecutive shots together,” he added. Grosjean, last year’s semifinalist had earlier slumped out to 33-year-old Spanish journeyman Francisco Clavet, 4-6, 6-3, 0-6, 7-5, 4-6. Tim Henman, the highest seeded survivor at No 6, offered a word of explanation. “It’s been amazing, some of the upsets, but it gives the underdogs even more confidence and as a seeded player you are just trying to hang in there and take the opportunity if it arises,” he said before Kafelnikov’s disaster. The Briton swept into the third round with a straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 win over Vladimir Voltchkov, a no-risks type player who made too many unforced errors to stretch Henman who now faces Greg Rusedski in the first all-British clash at a Grand Slam since Roger Taylor beat Alan Mills at the 1968 Wimbledon. Boutter, the unseeded Frenchman, who knocked out three-time French Open champion Kuerten in the first round, failed to sustain the momentum against Adrian Voinea of Romania, who won in five sets, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 2-6, 6-3. Voinea next plays US-born Taylor Dent, son of former Australian star Phil Dent, whom both the Australians and Americans want to play Davis Cup tennis next month. Dent defeated Andreas Vinciguerra 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. With the decks cleared of the top-ranked players, Henman has his best opportunity yet to reach his first Grand Slam final. Fred Perry was the last Briton to win a Grand Slam final 66 years ago. Eighth-seeded Pete Sampras, who has won a record 13 Grand Slam titles, is the best-placed in the other half of the draw, if he survives a potential quarterfinal against 19-year-old fellow American Andy Roddick. The organisers had been counting on the women stars but Wimbledon and US Open champion Venus Williams said today tendinitis in her left knee might force her out. The world No 2 played with a patch on her knee when she beat Kristina Brandi of the USA 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round. “God blessed me to get through this round,” said a distraught Williams, adding that she only felt the pain 20 minutes before her match was due to start. She was evasive on whether it meant the end of her Grand Slam campaign. “I’ve been there and done that and I’m pretty experienced with injuries and so I’m hoping for the best. I will give it my all. I’m looking forward to playing and I will take it one day at a time.” She is scheduled to play Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia on Friday. Monica Seles, whose fourth win here was in 1996, dropped only two games as she raced through against Cara Black of Zimbabwe 6-1, 6-1 on her way to a potential quarterfinal with Venus Williams, the Wimbledon and US Open champion and second seed. She said defending champion Jennifer Capriati, Martina Hingis and Venus Williams formed a formidable trio but the depth of talent in the women’s game was now impressive. “I think women’s tennis right now is so open. We see that at every Grand Slam and I think that’s why it’s really at the height of excitement, the women’s game right now,” she said. Martina Hingis, who has reached the last five finals, winning the first three, rattled through against German qualifier Greta Arn 6-1, 6-2. Briton Greg Rusedski outgunned Mark Philippoussis 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up an intriguing third round match with Davis Cup team-mate Tim Henman. Rusedski blunted Philippoussis’ booming serve to claim victory in just over two hours. “I think the key to the match today was me taking away his serve. He only had four aces today and that was probably the most important thing,’’ Rusedski said. “That was definitely one of my better performances today. I played pretty smart.’’ Rusedski, whose best performance at a Grand Slam was finishing runner-up to Patrick Rafter at the 1997 US Open, started slowly, trailing 1-4 in the opening set before suddenly taking control of the match. In a late match Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic lost to France’s Jerome Golmard 3-6, 6-7, 7-5, 4-6 while, Sweden’s Jonas Bjorkman secured four-set win over countryman Jhomas Enqvist 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2.
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India, England have nets Kolkata, January 16 While the visitors had a three-hour workout following the same training pattern seen in the last few days, the Indians had a lengthy session under floodlights to get used to the conditions. The Indian team members, who assembled in the city this morning, reached the stadium around 4 p.m. and immediately got down to business under the watchful eye of coach John Wright. Physio Andrew Leipus supervised the stretching exercises as all the 14 members of the squad split into small groups to begin the practice session. After the jogging and stretching exercises, the players concentrated on fielding and catching — two areas where the Indians need a lot of improvement. Known to bring in innovative ideas in the training programme, coach Wright used a tennis racket to give catching practice to the bowlers. The Indians batted in the nets under the full glow of the floodlights and more or less maintained their usual batting line with captain Saurav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar having a feel of the practice track first. Despite a string of poor performances, captain Saurav Ganguly today vowed to lead his team from front. “I am not short on self-belief and I do realise the importance of leading from the front,” he said after a workout here. “But, for batsmen, cricket is a one-ball game.” The elegant left-hander was banking on his recent good scores in the one-dayers in South Africa to boost him up. “Irrespective of my performance in Tests, the runs in South Africa should give me confidence,” he said. Ganguly said his team had a slight advantage of playing at home in the forthcoming series even though England were a tough side. He felt England had a much stronger team during the 1999 World Cup in England. “That team included Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick, yet we won handsomely”. Ganguly said dependable batsman Rahul Dravid, currently in Johannesburg undergoing treatment for his injured shoulder, would be missed. “At the same time, its an opportunity for the less experienced players to leave a lasting impression. The World Cup is just over a year away and from now on every single performance will count”.
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England team clarifies Kolkata, January 16 The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) had sought an official clarification from the England team management on the issue in a letter from the board’s joint secretary Bablu
Koley. England’s operations manager Phil Neale said reports on their criticism of training wickets at CCFC were “untrue”. Incidentally, coach Duncan Fletcher was livid about his views on the facilities at CCFC at a press conference.
UNI LG to sponsor one-day series Kolkata, January 16 The series will be titled LG Cup 2002 and the winner of the series will be awarded the LG Cup trophy. Besides the glittering trophy, the company will also sponsor the LG Man of the Match awards of Rs 35,000 for each one dayer. India and England are to play six one-dayers. The first day-night match will start at Eden Gardens here on January 19. The other vanues are Cuttack, Chennai, Kanpur, New Delhi and Mumbai.
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Ticket row in Kolkata Kolkata, January 16 While the CAB, like in the past, have been retained full control of distribution of tickets, the state Sports Minister, Mr Subhas
Chakraborty, suddenly intervened today with the plan of taking distribution of tickets under government supervision. Mr Chakraborty said he had to take the decision, following a series of complaints received from different quarters about black-marketing of tickets, in which some the CAB office-bearers might also be involved. He said he had asked to the Police Commissioner, Mr S.
Chakraborty, to take strong steps against black-marketing and ensure that the match was held smoothly and peacefully. Yesterday, CAB decided to release 4000 tickets of Rs 400 and Rs 500 respectively, for sale among the public. The minister, however, said he had demanded that the number of tickets to the distributed to the public should be increased at least to 10,000 which the CAB had also agreed to. CAB President Jagmohan Dalmiyia denied they had made any such commitments. He said there were specific guidelines and norms of distributing tickets to the public, which had been agreed upon jointly by the state government and the CAB. And this year too, the CAB has been following the same guidelines and norms. |
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Pak skittle out Bangladesh for 148 Chittagong, January 16 Saqlain finished with 5-35 — his 12th career five-wicket haul — and Kaneria weighed in with 4 for 62. In reply, Pakistan advanced to 99 for 1 by the close of play. Bangladesh, who lost the first Test in Dhaka by an innings and 78 runs, lost their last nine wickets for 91 runs by the tea interval. Pakistan captain Waqar Younis began the day by having opener Mohammad Al-Sahariar caught behind for 13 in the seventh opener with the score on 21. Javed Omar and new batsman Mehrab Hossain took the score to 57 before Omar (17) popped up a catch to Taufiq Umar at silly mid-off off Saqlain. The off-spinner, who was below-par in the Dhaka Test, then found his rhythm to send back Habibul Bashar (2), Sanwar Hossain (11), captain Khaled Mashud (28) and Mohammad Sharif (0). Kaneria dismissed Mehrab (16), Aminul Islam (25), Enamul Haque (0) and Fahim Muntasir (9) to add to his nine-wicket match haul in the first test. Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, returning to the Pakistan side in place of the injured Wasim Akram after twice being cleared of throwing, bowled six overs for 15 runs. Bangladesh, cricket’s newest Test nation, have lost nine of their first 10 Test matches, and were only saved by rain in the other. Pakistan’s tour includes two Tests and three one-day internationals.
AFP SCOREBOARD Bangladesh (1st innings): Omar c Kabir b Saqlain 17 Al Sahariar c Latif b Waqar 13 Hossain b Kaneria 16 Bashar c Kabir b Saqlain 2 Islam c Younis b Kaneria 25 Hossain lbw b Saqlain 11 Haque c Youhana b Kaneria 0 Masud c Umar b Saqlain 28 Muntasir c Inzamam b Kaneria 9 Sharif st Latif b Saqlain 0 Islam not out 4 Extras (b-5, lb-9, nb-9) 23 Total (all out) 148 Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-57, 3-60, 4-65, 5-84, 6-85, 7-112, 8-126, 9-127. Bowling: Waqar 7-2-19-1, Shoaib 6-2-15-0, Kaneria 22-6-62-4, Razzaq 5-2-3-0, Saqlain 16.4-3-35-5. Pakistan (1st innings): Taufeeq Umar batting 47 Shadab c Masud b Sharif 4 Younis Khan batting 47 Extras (nb-1) 1 Total (for 1 wkt, 33 overs) 99 Fall of wicket: 1-12. Bowling: Manjural 9-2-18-0, Sharif 8-3-17-1, Haque 9-1-25-0, Muntasir 5-1-21-0, Aminul 2-0-18-0. |
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Eves’ Test heading for a draw Lucknow, January 16 With just a day to go and only one side having batted in the first innings, the result of the match is a foregone conclusion. In the morning the officiating umpires, after removing the covers, inspected the ground and declared that it unfit as the area around the wickets was totally wet because of overnight rain. At 2.10 p.m. the umpires decided that the match would start after tea, at 3 p.m. A total of 287 minutes of play time was lost till now. The not out pair of Anju Jain and Amrita Shinde started the day confidently, adding 25 runs to their overnight score. At this stage Shinde, trying to a big hit, missed Lucy Pearson’s first delivery of her 11th over that shattered the stumps. Shinde, in her 87 minutes stay at the crease, scored 29 runs, cracking four boundaries. SCOREBOARD England (1st innings): 314 India (1st innings): Anju Jain batting 35 Amrita Shinde b Pearson 29 Anjum Chopra batting 23 Extras (b-2,lb-1,wb-2,nb-3) 8 Total (for 1 wkt, 46 overs) 95 Fall of wicket: 1/46 Bowling: L. Pearson 13-5-24-1, Clare Taylor 11-4-19-0, D. Holden 7-2-12-0, L. Newton 6-1-13-0, Clare Connor 2-0-3-0, H. Wardlaw 7-2-21-0
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Mohun Bagan pip Punjab Police Kolkata, January 16 With this victory, Bagan piled up 15 points from eight outings while the policemen suffered their seventh defeat today and were lying low in the league table with three points. They had won against the HAL prior to their arrival here last week. Despite Bagan displaying domination throughout the proceeding, the winners failed to increase the tally due to poor marksmanship. Though Bagan reigned supreme in the previous outing against JCT and won by a brace, the local side again had to depend on Brazilian charisma to hog the limelight. Barreto proved his superiority over others when he scored a spectacular goal with his left leg. Seriki chesting a corner from James Singh, the Brazilian following the African, sent a electrifying shot before the ball flooring from the chest of Seriki which befooled the policeman’s custodian Satish Kumar. With this goal, Barreto, who was the top scorer in the last NFL, scored four goals with Kenneth of Churchill Brothers. They are now one goal behind Lui Wanderley of Vasco Sports Club (5). The visitors also failed to capitalise on a couple of chances that came in both halves. Striker Praveen Kumar and Harish Sharma were the culprits.
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Vasco meet Salgaocar Margao, January 16 Both the teams are in joint lead with 12 points. Vasco, with an impressive performance in their last two matches against Kolkata Giants Mohun Bagan (1-1) and East Bengal (1-0), would be looking to settle scores against Salgaocar, to whom they lost 1-2 in the second phase of Goa’s professional league after both drew goal-less in the first phase. Vasco, who have shown remarkable change in attack, midfield and defence, would be looking at their striker Rui Wanderley Weis, who is the leading scorer with four goals, to deliver the goods. With keeper Rogerio Ramos not playing tomorrow on account of double booking and medio Khoshimov Avazbek also doubtful starter, Vasco would be slightly handicapped and it would be seen how Sajjoy, who will play his first match tomorrow, copes with the rival upfront. Sunday Seah, who has joined Salgaocar, with his attacking play draws the rival defenders towards him which gives more space to other strikers Alvito D’Cunha and Bruno Coutinho to operate as both are capable of taking long range shots. They have Liberian Eugene Gray and Nigerian Bello Rasaq, who often overlap on the left flank and tear the rival defence with overhead crosses and well give Salgaocar the added teeth. The defence, which looks sound in the hands of Franky Barreto, Bolaji M. Olubiyi, Roque Pereira, Covan Lawerence and Bello Rasaq well have to closely mark dangerous Rui Wanderley who can score goals from a distance. Salgacoar coach, Savio Maderira said, “We want to consolidate our position. We cannot take things lightly if we want to win tomorrow as Vasco is a young side who have been doing well at the moment.” Vasco’s coach Derrick Pereira said medio Avazbek was a doubtful starter but “we have Abhay Kumar, who has joined the team in the last match which will give more teeth in the midfield. We will play our normal game and take our opponents according to their merit. We cannot remain complacent although our boys have played well against Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, as Salgaocar is also a good side who give their best against strong team.” With both the teams well balanced, the match is billed as high voltage, attracting a large crowd.
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Hungarian coach for fencers Chandigarh, January 16 Marton is a former Olympian and had taken part in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, world and European championships in the seventies with distinction. He had also been the chief coach of Hungary, Tunisia and Egypt. Marton will first impart training at the NIS, Patiala, and then proceed to other SAI centres. |
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Sangrur needs a
cricket ground Sangrur, January 16 The Punjab Sports Department has posted a renowned coach, Yog Raj, here to train budding cricketers but he does not have a ground at his disposal where he can arrange for permanent nets and other facilities. Yog Raj has to train his pupils at different places. He is of the opinion that there is no dearth of talent in the city and adjoining areas. All that is required is a regular cricket ground where boys and girls can practice for long hours regularly. Efforts have been made to arrange cricket matches in the Banasar Bagh Stadium but this has created problems because athletes and hockey players also practice there. It seems rather strange that no efforts have been made to provide a cricket ground here. Perhaps the local administration can provide funds to the local Government College to prepare some practice pitches in the far corner of their ground and one turf wicket in the centre for matches. |
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Jalandhar boys
shine New Delhi, January 16 St. Soldier Divine School will take on Government Model School in the second semifinal tomorrow while the first semifinal will be played between M.G. Inter-College (Rae Bareli) and Boys Sports Company, BRC, Danapur. The Jalandhar schools were too good for the comfort of their opponents as they quite easily made use of their chances to score goals at their sweet will. St. Soldier Divine School, however, had to work a little hard to open their account, as the first goal came only in the 20th minute when Onkar Singh hit home a fine goal. But in the rest of the first half, all their attempts to score a goal met with failure. In the second minute after resumption, Varinder Kumar scored the second goal, and the last two goals came in a four-minute blitz at the fag end when Sanjay Beer made it 3-0 in the 51st minute and Harshpreet Singh rounded off the tally in the 55th minute when he converted a penalty corner. In the second match, Model School were up by two goals at half time, scored by Navjosh Singh in the 15th minute and Sumeet Singh in the 20th minute. In the second half, Navdeep Singh struck two quick goals in the 36th and 44th minutes while Jasgjeet Singh completed the tally in the 56th minute. |
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Barabati Stadium ready for one-dayer Cuttack, January 16 “We expect to make an income of Rs 84 lakh from sale of tickets and other sources and make a profit of Rs 23 lakh,” OCA secretary Ashirbad Behera told reporters here Tuesday night. Stating that all arrangements had been completed at the Barabati Stadium for the one-dayer, Behera said elaborate measures were taken to prevent sale of tickets in the blackmarket and tickets would be sold only for a day on January 20 in the presence of the district magistrate. The two teams will reach Bhubaneswar on January 20, a day after their first match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He said the umpires for the match were V.K. Ramaswamy, K. Parthasarthy, M.R. Singh (third umpire) and K.G. Laxminarayan (reserve umpire).
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Inter-varsity
powerlifting Amritsar, January 16 Pushpa Lata of Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, was second with 297.5 kg and Joti of Kaktayya University remained third. Similarly in 56 kg, Shabina Bano of Bhartia University bagged the first position with a lift of 345 kg while Poonam Tiwari of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, finished second with 332.05 kg. Sini Joshi of Calicut University remained third with 310 kg. |
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Hockey umpires’
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