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March 5, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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India rout Poland; upset win for Japan
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IHF move timed to precision India overcome hiccups to score win
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Anand discovers winning touch Tollygunge stun Mahindras Himalayan Tigers, CRZ Club beaten Crucial BFI meeting at Ludhiana Chandigarh eves beaten National b’ball from today
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India rout Poland; upset win for Japan Today’s
results Japan b England 2-1; Kuala Lumpur, March 4 It was indeed a confident Indian side with almost every department displaying perfect understanding which one witnessed today.
As during the earlier match, second goalkeeper Devesh Chauhan was named in the starting line-up although Jude Menezes did come in for a brief spell when Devesh was hurt. The interception was almost flawless as was ball control. The midfield functioned effectively with Baljit Saini and Sukhbir Gill serving well in the buffer zone. Dilip Tirkey and Lajrus Barla defended well except for a brief lapse of concentration which resulted in the only Polish goal while skipper Baljit Singh Dhillon and Dhanraj Pillay, along with Daljit Dhillon kept up the pressure upfront. Overall, the Indians played their natural game and did not seem to be under
any pressure. With the game hardly five minutes old, Daljit Dhillon put India ahead with a fine field goal following a combined move by skipper Baljit Dhillon and Dhanraj Pillay (1-0). The second goal followed 11 minutes later when midfielder Baljit Saini was stick checked inside the D which fetched India a penalty stroke. With full confidence, skipper Baljit Dhillon sent the ball into the net (2-0). However, Poland hit back and after a couple of counter attacks, finally managed to pull one back in the 23rd minute. A move initiated by Artur Mikula on the left flank culminated in a cross for the onrushing Tomasz Choczaj who lunged forward to deflect home (1-2). But India retaliated in the very next minute. A move by Dhanraj Pillay was sought to be followed up by midfielder Baljit Saini but an infringement just outside the Polish ‘D’ fetched India a free hit. Saini’s free hit was utilised to the hilt by junior world cupper Prabhjot Singh who found the target in a melee(3-1). Following a Polish attack which
resulted in a short corner, goalkeeper Devesh Chauhan was hurt but only after he had made a spectacular save. Jude Menezes who came in his place made another brilliant save off yet another penalty corner before he once again retired to the bench. Kanwalpreet, who replaced Barla, also made some fine interceptions to thwart the Polish designs. The second half also witnessed a strong Indian offensive with Pillay initiating some intelligent moves. In the 55th minute Baljit Saini was shown the yellow card but when he returned after a short gap, he set up a move for Dhanraj Pillay who found the target off a rebound to make it 4-1. Australia overpowered South Korea 4-2 to maintain their dream run in the World Cup. The highlight of the Australian victory was a brace by Jeremy Hiskins. After Scott Webster put the Aussies ahead with a field goal in the eighth minute, Troy Elder added the second off a penalty corner in the 14th minute. Korea reduced the margin with a field goal through Seung-Tae Song in the 28th minute but in the second half Australia added two more through Jeremy Hiskins (41st,43rd) before the Koreans scored their second off a penalty corner with eight minutes remaining. Hosts Malaysia, who had a mathematical chance of making the semifinals, went all out to subdue Cuba 4-2 in another match of the same pool. Today’s victory took Malaysia’s tally to 12 points from three victories. With full-throated support from the capacity crowd, Malaysia started on an attacking note, but it were the Cubans who provided the first shock. A field goal by Jose M.Rodriguez Garcia in the eighth minute gave Cuba the lead which, however, was neutralised by Malaysia’s Mohammed Rodhanizam Mat Radzi in the 11th minute through a penalty corner. However, four minutes later, Cuba were again ahead thanks to a field goal by Yuniel Hernandez Rodriguez. But thereafter, Malaysia took charge and scored three more through Mohammed Fairuz Ramly (26th),and Kuhan Shanmuganathan(29th,40th) to collect full points and await the outcome of the other matches. Earlier, in a major upset, Japan humbled England 2-1 to register their second victory in the World Cup. England went into arrears in the 18th minute when Japanese skipper Takahiko Yamahori found the target with a brilliant field
goal. The lead was buttressed in the 24th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Yamahori again making it 2-0. England toiled hard to come back into the game but only managed to reduce the deficit late in the 65th minute when Dave Mathews sounded the boards off a penalty corner. Going by match statistics, England enjoyed the upper hand with as many as 13 shots at the goal as compared to nine by Japan. England were also awarded seven penalty corners while Japan could force only two. Tuesday’s fixtures: Belgium v New Zealand; Pakistan v Germany; South Africa v Netherlands; Cuba v Japan; England v Korea; Australia v India(4.05 pm IST); Argentina v Spain; Poland v Malaysia." How
they stand Pool
‘A’ Teams P W D L GF GA Pts Germany 6 5 0 1 16 6 15 Netherlands 6 4 1 1 14 5 13 Pakistan 6 4 0 2 14 6 12 Argentina 6 4 0 2 15 11 12 Spain 6 3 2 1 11 8 11 South Africa 6 1 1 4 7 16 4 New Zealand 6 1 0 5 5 15 3 Belgium 6 0 0 6 4 19 0 Pool
‘B’ Teams P W D L GF GA Pts Australia 6 6 0 0 24 3 18 Korea 6 5 0 1 20 9 15 Malaysia 6 4 0 2 12 11 12 England 6 3 0 3 13 7 9 India 6 2 1 3 15 11 7 Japan 6 2 1 3 6 13 7 Poland 6 1 0 5 7 17 3 |
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CUP DIARY “I am a man of small steps. I do not dare to dream big because some of them who have done so have ended up going home.” This was Malaysian coach Paul Lissek’s reply on being asked about his team’s chances in the tenth World Cup following the marvellous victory over England. “Nevertheless, anything can happen in the World Cup and Malaysia have made group ‘B’ more exciting,” he said. Incidentally, before the World Cup, Lissek had said that at best Malaysia could finish tenth. And today his team was eyeing a berth in the semifinals after beating Cuba 4-2 !
**** In a move aimed at boosting the morale of the national team, the president of the Malaysian Hockey Federation, Sultan Azlan Shah, met the squad over lunch at the Concorde and made enquiries from each player. “What happened to you, Shanmugam, when you got that pass against England ? And Fairuz you should have put the ball into the goal after you had beaten three defenders,” he said. The players remained quiet but resolved to put up a better show against Cuba. And they did, routing the Cubans 4-2 today.
**** Germans are supposed to be physically and mentally tough. Months of hard training under Bernhard Peters has raised their endurance level and during every match, they seldom slacken the pace. And after the match ends, usually in their favour, they thank their supporters before taking off their jersies and starting their evening exercises, which include several rounds of the hockey ground. “They are warming down,” said a scribe shortly after Germany had beaten the Dutch in a tough pool ‘A’ match of the World Cup yesterday.
**** Australia and Cuba, both playing in pool ‘B’, seem to be on their way to unique records. While Australia have conceded the least number of goals(3) in the World Cup, Cuba have conceded the maximum(31). And the two teams are heading for yet another record. While Australia have so far scored the maximum goals(24), Cuba have scored the minimum(5) amongst all teams participating in the championship.
**** Though the tenth World Cup is nine days old, it is yet to produce stars. Argentina’s penalty corner specialist Jorge Lombi appears to be out of form. Similarly, Pakistan’s Shahbaz Ahmed and Sohail Abbas, Dutch star Bram Lomans, German skipper Florian Kunz and India’s Dhanraj Pillay have not sparkled as per expectations. Newcomers have also not made an impact although Pakistan’s Khalid Saleem, with two goals from zero angle, appears to be an exception. The modern trend perhaps favours team players instead of stars. |
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IHF move timed to precision Kuala Lumpur, March 4 That the IHF officialdom was unhappy with Cedric’s way of functioning was made amply clear by the secretary of the federation, Mr K.Jothikumaran, who had said here the other day that some decisions that had been taken prior to the match against England had not been implemented. He had also expressed reservations over the team’s selection, saying that some of the boys had no business being in Kuala Lumpur. “This is Cedric’s team,” Mr Jothikumaran had said on being asked whether he approved of the team or not. However, before flying back home, Cedric had said since he alone was not involved in the team’s selection, how could only he be held accountable. However, what has really surprised hockey circles here and back home is the timing of Cedric D’Souza’s sack although the IHF secretary had said that Cedric had been told to hand over charge to CR Kumar only for the next couple of matches. With India due to take on Cuba the same evening, victory was a foregone conclusion. Cuba had till then lost all their matches by big margins. By the time the Indian team entered pitch two of the National Hockey Stadium, Bukit Jalil, at 6.05 p.m. local time, the drama had already been enacted and Cedric was no more on the bench. After addressing a press conference, he left for his hotel en route to the airport to catch the first flight available. The result of India’s match against Cuba was on the expected lines. Hence, the 4-0 victory over Cuba was sought to be projected as a consequence to the Indian Hockey Federation’s corrective measure in removing Cedric D’Souza from his post.”
The result is before you,” said a beaming Jothikumaran later in the evening although some journalists sought to emphasise that the victory against Cuba was almost a certainty going by the Cubans’ track record in the tenth World Cup. But the IHF secretary had proved a point. The victory had been achieved only after Cedric D’Souza had been removed as coach! Cedric D’Souza had assumed charge in January 2001.His appointment was announced on December 23, 2001, when he was at Jalandhar and he had termed it as a Christmas gift. India played a Test series against Germany and lost 1-2. Thereafter, with Cedric as coach, India won the Prime Minister’s Gold Cup at Dhaka, beating Pakistan in the final. This was followed by Test series against Malaysia and New Zealand. India beat Malaysia in this series but lost to New Zealand. Subsequently, in the World Cup qualifiers in Edinburg last July, India just about managed to scrape through, finishing fifth in the tournament which ensured their passage to the World Cup. |
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India overcome hiccups to score win New Delhi, March 4 India, chasing a seemingly attainable victory target of 122 runs, were caught in a cleft stick, when they lost the three important wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Shiv Sundar Das and Rahul Dravid for the addition of just 12 runs, with 17 runs still required to reach the victory target. Sanjay Bangar and Harbhajan Singh were rendered immobile as Zimbabwe tightened the noose around the batsmen, with an aggressive field setting. India got stuck on 108 for six almost for an eternity, and for 16 long overs, not a single boundary stroke was played. But providence
intervened to give India a breather when four leg-bye runs, off Heath Streak, were added to the total by umpire D’Silva to take the score from 108 to 112. And then an overthrow by Brighton Watambwa in the 43rd over resulted in the addition of another boundary to the Indian
score to ease the palpable tension as the scoreboard jumped to 116. This sudden and unexpected fluke run flow boosted the confidence of Harbhajan to end his ‘sanyas’ and blast Heath Streak to a boundary and then for a huge six to conclude the bat-ball
argument once and for all. Harbhajan remained unconquered on 14 (1x4, 1x6, 26m, 17b) while Sanjay Bangar made 3 not out as India coasted to a four-wicket victory. Harbhajan Singh, who had made a match-winning haul of 6 for 62 in Zimbabwe’s second innings, was adjudged the man of the match by match referee John Reid while Anil Kumble, who too had excelled with both the bat and the ball, was declared the man of the series. Kumble had a fantastic haul of 16 wickets in the two-Test series, which, he felt, was a commendable feat as he had returned to competitive cricket only five months ago, after a long lay-off due to a shoulder injury. The Ferozeshah Kotla wicket has always proved to be a very good hunting ground for Kumble, as he had given many memorable bowling performances on this wicket, including a “perfect ten”. For skipper Saurav Ganguly, it was a Test series win to be cherished for ever as he joined the hallowed company of former Indian captains Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Sunil Gavaskar as one of the most successful captains of India, for notching up nine Test wins under his captaincy. The Kotla wicket yet again proved to be the grave yard for Zimbabwe as it was India’s third straight victory against the visitors on this ground. In 1992-93, when Zimbabwe visited India as the newest member of the Test-playing family, they were humbled by the hosts by an innings and 13 runs. In November 2000, India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets, and today’s victory came after many a heart-stopping moment. But the Test had looked set for a quick finish in the morning, when Sachin Tendulkar, who was
not out yesterday, made a blistering assault on Grant Flower, taking 12 runs, including two boundaries, off him in the first over of the morning. Sachin was non-stoppable thereafter, as he smashed a flurry of fours, carting Flower to mid-wicket, Heath Streak to square leg, then to fine leg and square leg, and a huge six off Flower to mid-wicket, and four off Gripper to fine leg to compile 40 odd runs in quick time. But he withdrew into his shell when spinner Raymond Price started operating, and eventually fell lbw to Price, trying to play the spinner across. SCOREBOARD Zimbabwe (1st inngs): 329 India (1st inngs): 354 Zimbabwe (2nd inngs): 146 India (2nd inngs): Das lbw b Streak 31 Dasgupta run out 1 Ganguly lbw b G Flower 20 Kumble c Gripper b G Flower 0 Tendulkar lbw b Price 42 Dravid c A Flower b Price 6 Bangar not out 3 Harbhajan Singh not out 14 Extras (lb-4, nb-5) 9 Total (for 6 wkts, 45.5 overs) 126 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-36, 3-36, 4-93, 5-103, 6-105. Bowling: Streak 16.5-4-53-1, Friend 3-0-17-0, Price 19-9-24-2, G Flower 6-3-22-2, T Gripper 1-0-6-0. |
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completed a fine victory over Zimbabwe but not without the odd hiccup or two. With Sehwag unlikely to bat there was always the danger of the pressure getting a bit too much if they lost Tendulkar early but with the little champion making up for his colourless display in the first innings with some sparkling shots the danger never presented itself. It is crucial from the confidence point of view to beat teams like Zimbabwe comfortably, especially at home for they have given Indian teams a hard time when in their country. India go to West Indies in a month’s time and while it was a daunting prospect in the not too distant past, the present affords its best chance since the 1970s of winning the series there. But to get the belief to do that, India have to win convincingly at home in both the Tests and the one-dayers that follow. The Tests have been wrapped up with the spin twins, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh well nigh unplayable and with most Zimbabwe batsmen playing them with leaden feet, they were never seriously attacked and made to think of changing their line and length. It was also good to see Kumble batting with good common sense. He certainly is capable of contributing substantially down the order but has given his wicket away to forgettable shots. Not from the England series though and the way he is prepared to battle it out there and make the bowler earn his wicket is heartening to see. Harbhajan too is capable but at the moment is keen only on the big shots which don’t always come off. With Ganguly back among the runs, the Indian batting has a good solid look about it with Bangar coming in at number seven. The worry may be about the opening slot and one could be tempted to ask V.V.S. Laxman to open the batting again so that Sehwag can also be accommodated at number six. The bowling too looks pretty balanced with Zaheer Khan making a spirited comeback and bowling with fire. The experienced Srinath has never bowled better than he is doing at the moment and he and Zaheer make a formidable opening pair. Bangar bowls usefully with the new ball and can be a good stock bowler. Most teams prefer to go in with four regular bowlers with one of the top-order batsmen being more than a useful bowler. India have in Tendulkar and Ganguly two batsmen capable of getting wickets and so, on paper at least India look a fine balanced team. They really weren’t tested by Zimbabwe who had problems of their own but the fact that the Zimbabwe tail-enders denied the bowlers like the England tail did is something that the Indian think-tank has to look at and devise a strategy to counter that. Complacency has been the bane of Indian cricket and hopefully the facile Test wins will not open the door for it to make an entry, for Zimbabwe may well be a totally different proposition for the one-dayers!
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Azad Ranji final match referee Chandigarh, March 4 Mr Azad is the first person from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Jammu & Kashmir and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to be appointed match referee for the Ranji final. |
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Hewitt rally to defeat Agassi San Jose, March 4 In match worthy of a clash between two of the world’s top players, the top-seeded Hewitt fought back to triumph over No 2 Agassi, 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/4), and win the $400,000 Siebel Open hardcourt tennis event. “It’s definitely up there with some of the other big wins in my career, the US Open and the Tennis Masters Cup,” said Hewitt, when asked how he compared this victory to others in his young career. “It doesn’t get much better than that.” Reigning US Open champion Hewitt received $51,500 as the winner and improved to 3-2 all-time against Agassi, a seven-time Grand Slam winner. In their previous four encounters, Hewitt took the two matches in his native Australia and Agassi prevailed at Los Angeles in 1999 and Indian Wells last year. SCOTTSDALE: Third seed Serena Williams lifted her first title of the year after outplaying top seed Jennifer Capriati 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the final of the $585,000 Scottsdale Classic on Sunday. It completed a successful return for Williams after she was sidelined for six weeks with an ankle injury, and also kept the world No 1 ranking in the hands of elder sister Venus for a second straight week. Capriati, displaced by Venus last Monday after seven straight weeks at No 1, would have regained top spot in the rankings if she had won the final. When asked if Venus now owed her, Serena replied: “I still owe her a lot of stuff. It’s just one down, 20 to go. “I’m really happy, but a win is a win,’’ said Williams, who moved up three places in the rankings to No 6. “I give myself a 5.5 grade (out of 10) because I was able to focus at the end. “But I shouldn’t be too excited because this is just one tournament,” added Williams, who had 37 winners — 21 more than Capriati — but also 68 unforced errors, 25 more than her opponent. ACAPULCO: Former French Open champion Carlos Moya edged Brazil’s Fernando Meligeni 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) in sweltering conditions to win the final of the $ 725,000 Mexican Open. Both players again had to contend on Sunday with the searing heat and humidity which earlier in the week caused matches in both the men’s and women’s events to end early as several competitors withdrew because of heat exhaustion.
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Anand discovers winning touch Linares, March 4 As the second cycle of the round-robin got under way, the game was reminiscent of Anand’s dominating ways with the Latvia-born Spaniard Shirov, who has a negative score against the Indian. Anand played creatively and in a manner he is known by, rather than the subdued game which he had been displaying so far. As Anand dominated the board, his task was made easier by mistakes from Shirov, who resigned on the 31st move. It was the first win for Anand, who had thus far drawn five games and lost one to Michael Adams. He had a bye in the fourth round. For Shirov, who had drawn each of his previous six games, this was the first defeat and left him with three points from seven games. Garry Kasparov scored his second win, this time over local man Francisco Vallejo. Kasparov’s win over Vallejo came in 50 moves from a Sicilian-Paulsen. Vallejo had succeeded in gaining a draw in their first encounter. Vassily Ivanchuk drew his game with Ruslan Ponmariov. In their first encounter which came in the opening round of the tournament, Ponmariov had scored a thumping win. But this time they drew in just 20 moves of a queen’s gambit accepted, where Ivanchuk had white pieces. The win over Shirov also lifted Anand from the bottom of the table. He now has 3.5 points from seven games and shares the second spot with the Ukrainian duo Vassily Ivanchuk and Ruslan
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Tollygunge stun Mahindras Kolkata, March 4 With this loss, Mahindras hopes of returning to the top of the league received a rude jolt as they returned empty-handed from the two away matches, having already lost to East Bengal 1-3 in the previous match. The Jeepmen now remained stuck on 23 points from 14 outings with six wins, as many draws and three defeats. They have scored 15 goals and conceded nine. They remained behind the three Goan outfits—Zee Churchill, Vasco and Salgaocar. On the other hand Tollygunge with 18 points from 14 matches climbed the league table. Mahindra coach Harish Rao was further hampered by the absence of midfielders Habeeb and Jose Alberto. Austin Okolo, Jelew Alberto, S. Venkatesh and Bala Usmani failed miserably as they failed to create fruitful moves.
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Himalayan Tigers, CRZ Club beaten Mandi, March 4 The Tigers were tamed by Manipur Police, who won 5-1, while the Haryana team went down to Central Railway, Jabalpur 1-3. For the Sonepat side it was the third successive defeat. Himalayan Tigers could have got the lead first but striker Hitender Thakur made a mess of a good pass by Verma. On the other hand Manipur Police duly converted the opportunity in the 24th minute to score through Nabin Rai. Nila Kumar Singh shot home the second goal and added another by heading in a cross from the left flank. Another crisp move resulted in Deskumar Singh completing the first-half tally. Early on resumption a sharp offensive enable Himalayan Tigers to reduced the margin through Virender Sen. The Tigers remained in hunt for goals but their efforts proved futile, while Manipur Police found the net for the fifth time through Maimu Meetei. The Haryana team relied more on power than precision and their two early scoring attempts missed the mark. The Railway team forged ahead in the 20th minute when Rahamat scored in a goalmouth melee. But this advantage was lost seven minutes from the interval when a handling infringement resulted in a penalty kick and Naveen Malik converted it. |
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play 1-1 draw Chandigarh, March 4 In the first match played between J&K Police and Raj Milk FC Patna, latter prevailed with 2-0 win. First goal for winners was scored by Laxman Mandal in the 47th minute while second goal was scored by Tapas Kumar in 81st minute. |
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Crucial BFI meeting at Ludhiana Ludhiana, March 4 Though the BFI is keen that its team should play in the Asian Games, both in men’s and women’s sections, exact modalities are still to be worked out. Similarly India’s participation in the Asian Champions Club Cup Championship to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from April 28 to May 5 and participation of India both in the ABC Championship for junior women and men to be held at Hangzhow (China) and Kuwait, respectively would be discussed at the executive committee meeting. Though the basketball teams, under the government of India criteria, do not qualify for participation in the Asian Games, the BFI may opt to bear expenses of the team on its own for the Pusan Games. Once decisions are taken for participation, other modalities, including selection an d training of national probables, would be formalised at the executive committee meeting. Another important item before the executive would be holding of zonal coaching camps, both for boys and girls, with an endeavour to “spot the talent”. The talented players so selected would be put through intensive coaching-cum-training programmes so as to put up good teams in the ABC Championships, both for junior men a and women , in 2004. According to Mr Teja Singh Dhaliwal, Secretary, Punjab Basketball Association, all senior functionaries of the BFI, including the President, the Secretary-General and executive committee members would be in Ludhiana for the national championships. The executive would also finalise the national basketball calendar for next couple of years. It would decide venues for holding the national championships in 2002 and 2003 for men and women, junior men and women, youth championship for boys and girls and Federation Cup for men and women besides other events. |
Chandigarh eves beaten Ludhiana, March 4 On the penultimate day of the tournament, in the first semifinal played between Western Railway, Mumbai and RCF, Kapurthala the former, after trailing by two goals fought back vailantly to hold their rivals and eventually won the battle of nerves. RCF eves shot into the lead in the 13th minute through a penalty stroke conversion by centre forward Jyoti S Kullu. Jyoti again found the target scoring a fine field goal in the very next minute to make it 2-0. Down by two goals, Western Railway players went all out, made repeated assaults on RCF citadel and in the process earned five penalty corners but of no avail. After changing ends, Western Railway forced two penalty corners in the 37th minute and off the second attempt, right out Fatima Kujur sounded the board to make it 2-1. With three minutes to go for the buzzer, Western Railway scored the equaliser through Papki Devi. As the issue remained unresolved at the end of the regular period, the golden goal rule was applied. Papki Devi struck in the fifth minute to enable her side to clinch a cliff-hanger. The second semifinal between holders Northern Railway, Delhi and Chandigarh proved to be mismatch as the latter were clueless to their superior rivals. |
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National b’ball from today Ludhiana, March 4 The organisers have roped in Airtel and the Trident group of industries as sponsors. A total of 119 matches are scheduled to be played over the next eight days. As many as 25 teams in the men’s section and 24 in the women’s section will fight for honours. All the matches will be played indoors. In the men’s section, hosts, Punjab, known for their pugnacity and preservance, start as favourites and have the National Games title in their kitty. Tamil Nadu, the holders, may well turn out to be the dark horse as they are capable of throwing a spanner in the well laid out plans of other teams. In the women’s section holders Railways are the favourites. Tamil Nadu and Kerala are other teams to look out for. Some of the teams have arrived while the others are expected by late evening. The organisers are worried that some of the squads may not make it on time due to disturbance in certain parts of the country. The teams have been divided into four pools for the qualifying league and two for the super league. As many as 19 matches are scheduled to be played on the first four days of the meet before the knock-out round starts. |
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