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June 11, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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All or nothing for Cameroon against Germany Irish focussed on clash with Saudis
Senegal look to fruitful outing Brazilian quartet trains separately
Beckham better at free kicks, says Carlos
Windies take 2-0 lead Women wrestlers finish second Rameshwori pedals
to another gold Gymnastics teams for C’wealth Games Haryana athletic
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Jung-Hwan rescues Korea
Daegu (South Korea), June 10 Ahn, the golden boy of South Korean football who plays in Italy with Perugia, nodded home a 78th-minute free-kick to save Korea from defeat after Clint Mathis had put the US ahead in the first half. South Korea’s Choi Yong-Soo had a glorious chance to snatch a win late in the game, but shot over from close range as the USA escaped with a point. Ahn’s equaliser sparked relief amongst the hordes of red-shirted Korean fans who had crammed into 65,000-capacity Daegu Stadium for a match held among unprecedented security. World Cup organiser feared the group D collision might prompt a mass display of anti-US sentiment. Ahn celebrated his goal by taking a speed skating posture — an apparent reference to the controversy at this year’s Winter Olympics when a Korean skater was denied a gold medal in favour of an American rival. The result leaves both the USA and South Korea level on four points at the top of group D after two matches. Poland and Portugal play later today.
Earlier it had looked as if US goalkeeper Brad Friedel would see the Americans home to victory, the Blackburn Rovers shot-stopper saving a first-half penalty and pulling off a series of superb blocks during the match. Swiss official Urs Meier had pointed to the spot around the 40-minute mark after the USA’s veteran defender Jeff Agoos was adjudged to have shoved South Korea’s veteran striker Hwang Sun-Hong in the box. Lee Eul-Yong stepped up to take the penalty and keeper Friedel guessed correctly, diving to his right to beat out the shot before Kim Nam-Il missed a follow up. Mathis’ goal came after the USA had soaked up some early pressure to catch the home defence napping. A long ball from midfield found Mathis in acres of space on the edge of the penalty area, the mohican-cropped striker taking one touch before ramming an unstoppable finish past Lee Woon-Jae. South Korea had squandered a gilt-edged chance to take the lead over only five minutes. A perfect cross to the back post from Hwang found an unmarked Seol Ki-Hyeon. But with the goal at his mercy Seol smashed a close-range volley over the bar, to the disbelief of his team-mates. Kim Nam-Il was the first to seriously test Friedel, lofting a long-range shot which the back-pedalling US shot-stopper gathered on nine minutes. Seol went close again near the 20-minute mark, latching on to a long ball over the top from Yoo Sang-Chul but seeing his angled shot blocked as Friedel thrust out a leg. It was a similar tale after half-time, South Korea sweeping forward in search of an equaliser only to be thwarted by a resolute American defence — and Friedel.
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Poles axed by Portugal’s Pauleta
Jeonju (S Korea), June 10 With both nations having lost their opening ties the Group D encounter was crucial to the hopes of both nations. Bordeaux striker Pauleta’s treble and Costa’s late icing on the cake meant his country moved to within a point of co-hosts South Korea and the USA, who earlier parted 1-1 in Daegu. The Portuguese, who dropped Rui Costa for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Paulo Bento to start alongside Joao Pinto, had been highly favoured to win the group. But after a disastrous 2-3 loss to the USA they were doubly intent on providing coach Antonio Oliveira with a 50th birthday present. Once Pauleta opened the scoring on 14 minutes there was no doubt about that and Oliveira was well satisfied afterwards. “It’s a good win today and the players gave their all for their country,” he opined. Despite the torrential rain Portugal made a lively start as Pauleta twice went close in the opening 10 minutes. But the Bordeaux striker made it third time lucky in the 14th minute with a vicious right-footed shot which zipped inside Jerzy Dudek’s near post. Piotr Swierczewski whipped in an effort as the Poles sought to get back on level terms but Portuguese shot-stopper Vitor Baia, at fault for two of the US goals last week, was untroubled as the ball sailed over his crossbar. The Pole then earned himself a suspension by fouling Pauleta for his second booking of the event. Scottish referee Hugh Dallas was busy as he also cautioned Jorge Costa, Frechaut and Rui Jorge. The Portuguese looked aghast at Dallas, having tried to secure a different man in the middle than the fourth official at their Euro 2000 semifinal defeat on a controversial penalty to France. His report saw three Portuguese stars suspended. But that night was forgotten as Portugal stepped through the gears after the break. Pauleta scored his second to kill the tie after 65 matches, sliding in to bundle home from six yards out after a fine low cross from the right flank by Luis Figo. Figo was desperately unlucky not to add a third within barely a minute, a curling right-foot effort from the edge of the box coming back off the post. Nuno Capucho came on for Sergei Conceicao for his first World Cup appearance as Portugal threw on a fresh pair of legs in the soaking, strength-sapping conditions. Pauleta made it three on 77 minutes, turning Tomasz Waldoch inside out before Rui Costa finished off the scoring after stretching low to convert a Capucho cross in the 87th minute. Costa, who replaced the ineffectual Pinto on the hour, should have made it five in the final minute but his mishit was cleared off the line.
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Tunisia plunge Belgium into trouble
Oita (Japan), June 10 Another defeat would have eliminated Tunisia but, playing with a new-found panache and spirit, they impressed throughout and were rewarded by Raouf Bouzaiane’s 17th-minute equaliser. Bouzaiane curled home a marvellous free kick just four minutes after Belgium captain Marc Wilmots had given his side the lead. Belgium were left to settle for their fifth World Cup finals draw in succession and, after their poor performance, they must now secure victory against Russia in their last group game on Friday to stand any hope of progressing to the second round. Tunisia also have to win their last group match, against Japan on Friday, while improving their goal difference at the same time — but the players rescued a great deal of pride from this performance and will still hope to reach the last 16 for the first time. Japan, the co-hosts, lead the section with four points. Russia are second with three, followed by Belgium — who drew 2-2 with Japan in their opener — with two and Tunisia, who lost their opening game 2-0 to Russia, on one. Wilmots wasted little time in underlining his importance to Belgium’s cause when the midfielder — playing as a makeshift forward — pounced on a 13th minute knock down from Branko Strupar to sweep his side into the lead from close range. It should have ushered in a period of dominance for the European team, but with Tunisia’s Hassen Gabsi and Slim Ben Achour linking well with lone frontman Ziad Jaziri, Belgium relinquished the initiative. Just four minutes later, Bouzaiane stepped up to curl his left-footed free kick past Belgium keeper Geert de Vlieger from 25 metres. That came just moments after Khaled Badra had seen his long range strike ruled out for the infringement which led to Bouzaiane’s free kick. Belgium coach Robert Waseige’s disgust was evident in his halftime changes, for he introduced 2001 Belgian player of the year Wesley Sonck and Sven Vermant. But Tunisia again began brightly in the second period, with Kais Ghodhbane fizzing a 20-metre volley narrowly wide. Sonck should have connected with a Yves Vanderhaeghe cross after 56 minutes and Wilmots was denied by goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel. Tunisia then found a second wind in the last five minutes and went close when another Ghodhbane drive was beaten out by the keeper before Sonck blew Belgium’s final chance, blasting wide from inside the area. Belgium are still waiting for their first World Cup finals victory since the 1994 tournament.
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A day of reckoning for France Incheon (South Korea), June 10 A miserable reward of one point from two games has left one of the pre-tournament favourites facing a humiliating exit. Coach Roger Lemerre has a Herculean task on his hands -coaxing an attack that has failed to score a single goal in two matches to spark into life before it is too late. The Danes, meanwhile, only need a single point to qualify for the second phase. “The task is simple,” said French defender Bixente Lizarazu. “We have got to come out to play and attempt everything.” Playmaker Zinedine Zidane may return from injury to provide inspiration from midfield that has been so sorely lacking in the defeat to Senegal and the draw with Uruguay. Zidane tore a thigh muscle on May 26 and only began to train with his team-mates at the weekend but he has been kicking cautiously and the thigh has been heavily strapped. Team doctor Jean-Marcel Ferret is monitoring Zidane’s progress and said on Saturday he will only let him play in Incheon, near Seoul, if he has fully recovered. “He will have to come through training and everything will have to be OK over the next three days before we know for sure whether he can play,” he said. But even if Zidane plays there is a major question mark over his fitness. So France probably need to look elsewhere for the key to unlocking a Danish defence containing AC Milan pair Thomas Helveg and Martin Laursen. Zidane’s team-mate at Real Madrid, the hard-working midfielder Claude Makelele, is likely to play his first match of the finals, alongside Patrick Vieira who has so far failed to re-produce the form he showed last month for English champions Arsenal. With Vieira’s club team-mate Thierry Henry suspended after being sent off against Uruguay and Emmanuel Petit out for earning a second yellow card, Christophe Dugarry is expected to play up front alongside Sylvain Wiltord and David Trezeguet. But France also have a headache in defence after losing veteran central defender Frank Leboeuf to injury during the Uruguay match. Vincent Candela gave the team a new dimension on the right wing after being introduced for Leboeuf against the South Americans and is expected to keep his place with Lilian Thuram forming a makeshift central defensive partnership with captain Marcel Desailly and Lizarazu on the left. The 24-year-old Barcelona defender Philippe Christanval is another option, but he lacks international experience. Denmark’s assistant coach Michael Laudrup reiterated head coach Morten Olsen’s insistence that their team would pack his defence to hold out for a draw that would put them into the last 16 and make France the first holders since Brazil in 1966 to go out in the first phase. “We know what their attitude will be. They have to score at least two. But, that doesn’t mean we can try to get a 1-0 loss or a draw. If we try that then we will lose,” said Laudrup. Denmark experimented with different formations during a practice match yesterday. Starting with Denmark’s traditional 4-3-3 line-up, Olsen switched the side to a more defensive 4-5-1 — something he may need to do at some point tomorrow as France chase their win. The third system was an attack-oriented 4-3-3, with rugged midfielder Stig Tofting replaced by Claus Jensen.
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Real Madrid worried about Zidane Madrid, June 10 Zidane missed the first two French games when they lost to Senegal and drew with Uruguay and his presence in the side is seen as vital if they are to secure the two-goal win they need over Denmark in Tuesday’s final group A game. But Real, who bought the midfielder from Barcelona over a year ago for a world record fee, are worried that he could aggravate the injury and sustain some serious damage. According to sports daily Marca, Real director general Jorge Valdano has insisted that if Zidane is not 100 per cent fit, he should not play against the Danes. Honorary president of the club Alfredo Di Strefano agreed saying: “Experience shows us that Zidane must be careful and must have adequate rest. Only time can heal him properly.” Marca took a broadside at the French team saying that they were putting unnecessary pressure on the player. “The medical reports of French team doctor Jean-Marcel Ferret are completely contradictory and surrealistic,” the paper said. “One moment they say that Zidane is fit and the next they say that he would be at risk if he plays against Denmark. A Catalan newspaper El Mundo Deportivo gave the headline: “Zidane will play and Real will hold its breath.”
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No decision yet on Zidane
Incheon (South Korea), June 10 The midfield star, who is recovering from a thigh injury, trained with team-mates at Incheon’s Munhak Stadium, where France need to beat Denmark by a margin of two goals to guarantee a spot in the second round. The French failed to score in their two previous matches. A decision on Zidane’s fitness had been expected after the day’s practice session, but Lemerre said he still wasn’t sure. “No decision has been taken for the moment,” he told a news conference. “But if there’s no strong opposition (from the medical staff), I don’t see any reason for him not to be there. “I hope he will be 100 per cent fit for tomorrow (Tuesday),” Lemerre added. He didn’t say when a decision on Zidane’s fitness would be announced, and it’s possible it won’t be made public until the lineups are given ahead of the match. Until recently, France appeared strong enough to cope without Zidane, the world’s most expensive player. After all, they won two matches at the last World Cup while he was suspended - including a 2-1 victory over Denmark in the first round.
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All or nothing for Cameroon against Germany Shizuoka (Japan), June 10 Both countries with widely-differing World Cup pedigrees have everything to play for going into the final Group E encounter having both taken four points from their opening two matches. Germany, who expect leading scorer Miroslav Klose to overcome a knee problem for the encounter, appear at first sight to hold the trump cards of experience and a healthy goal difference following the 8-0 walloping they handed Saudi Arabia, who restricted African and Olympic champions Cameroon to a single goal. But Cameroon can wipe out that advantage with a win by any margin. And they could hardly have a more motivated coach in Winfried Schafer, who says he has the big heart of an Indomitable Lion, but who hails from... Germany. Both sides could have played for a draw had Ireland not thrown a spoke in the wheel with Robbie Keane’s last-ditch equaliser against Germany last week. With Ireland also having drawn against Cameroon they now are all set for three more points against the already eliminated Saudis — and an Irish win by more than one goal would eliminate the Africans on goal difference if the latter only draw their match. After their exploits against the Saudis, goal difference is the last of Germany’s problems. German Football Federation
(DFB) president Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder insisted today that coach Rudi Voller’s job is safe even if the team are eliminated tomorrow — but the mere mention of the issue speaks volumes in
itself. Voller said he was allowing a new generation to bed down after flops in 1994 and 1998 — as well as at Euro 2000. “In Germany we have put into place a scouting network to uncover young talent based on the French model — but we can’t criticise the system a few weeks after setting it up,” he insisted. The Germans have often thrived on internal discord — but this time what discord there is external — with former coach Franz Beckenbauer saying the squad lacks a leader. Skipper Oliver Kahn says that is nonsense and insisted that “the prima donnas’ era is over. Today we have a real team spirit. I can guarantee you we will not make ourselves look ridiculous against Cameroon on Tuesday,” he
vowed. Voller is equally confident, telling reporters: “I am absolutely convinced we will win even if they have very powerful and quick players.” Schafer is convinced otherwise. “Now I am an Indomitable Lion and must beat Germany. That’s all that counts. I’m not interested in the fact it’s Rudi (and Germany) on the other coach’s bench.” Cameroon defender Rigobert Song says it’s down to Schafer that the Africans are now as disciplined as their rivals traditionally have been. “Winfried Schafer has made a team out of us,” said Song, who says that in previous tournaments “all 11 players on the pitch just ran around all wanting only one thing: The ball. Today it’s different with
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Irish focussed on clash with Saudis
Yokohama (Japan), June 10 Should the Irish reach the second phase it would be the first time in 12 matches at the finals that they have scored more than once and would bury the what-if-Keane-had-stayed scenario. After draws with African champions Cameroon and an admittedly declining Germany manager Mick McCarthy would be justified in thinking the hard part has been done with just the Saudis, who have yet to garner a point or a goal, to come. McCarthy, however, has tried to keep his squad’s minds focussed on the Saudi clash rather than dreaming of a second round date, probably with group B winners-elect Spain, in Suwon, South Korea. “We need to change our mentality from the previous two matches where, in most people’s minds, we were considered the underdogs,” he said. “However, having not being given a cat in hell’s chance of getting much out of those games we came away with two draws. “Too often teams have gone from performing well as underdogs to playing like absolute amateurs when put in the position of favourites. We must not allow ourselves to fall into that trap,” said the former national captain, who guided Ireland to the 1990 quarter-finals. He should have few worries there with outstanding skipper Steve Staunton at the back motivating the troops while a burgeoning midfield partnership of Mark Kinsella, who has made light of replacing Keane, and Matt Holland holds the middle -not bad for a duo who three years ago were plying their trades with Colchester and Bournemouth, respectively. “It took me years to get recognition from a bigger club so I know what it’s like to struggle and it has been the same for the national team to get the credit it deserves,” 29-year-old Kinsella said. “We’ve gone a long way towards doing that here — but it will all be for nothing if we cannot finish the job off against the Saudis and we cannot allow that to happen because all that rubbish from before the tournament started will be thrown back at Mick,” added the Charlton Athletic man, referring to Keane.
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Senegal look to fruitful outing Suwon (South Korea), June 10 The athletic Senegalese have been one of the great stories of the World Cup with their mighty 1-0 upset of world champions France on the opening day of the tournament and their come-from-behind equaliser against Denmark. The West Africans can make the second-round in only their first appearance at the World Cup if they can withstand the physical South Americans, who must win here by at least two goals and hope France fail to beat Denmark in the other final group match. Such has been Senegal’s impact on this World Cup that already three of their stars have been snapped up by English Premiership clubs. Liverpool have signed midfielder Salif Diao and forward
El-Hadji Diouf, while promoted Birmingham City have picked up Senegal captain Aliou Cisse from Paris St
Germain. Diao will be missing from tomorrow’s showdown after being sent off against Denmark in the last match. “Our performances have ignited Senegal,” said
Diao. “It is our aim to reach the quarter-finals and maybe even the semis but, unlike African teams in the past who lacked discipline, we are remaining cool and taking the tournament one game at a time. Sure, I might not play again in the World Cup but I have already made a big
contribution.” Diouf, the current African Player of the Year, says the Senegal team is united and confident of progressing to the knockout round. “We are brothers in arms in this Senegal team. The majority of the squad plays in France and we are friends,” he said. “We have showed that we could play without (injured captain) Cisse and we will be able to play without Diao (suspended). Uruguay may have held the world champions France to a scoreless draw in the last outing, but they have to break down the spirited Senegalese if they are to make it to the next stage. The two-times winners are at their ninth World Cup finals and have only failed to reach the second phase twice — in 1962 and 1974. “If you had told me before this tournament that were going to draw 0-0 with the world champions then I would have been happy,” said Uruguay coach Victor
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Brazilian quartet trains separately Ulsan (South Korea), June 10 A team spokesman said the experienced quartet prefered to spend time in the gym at the team hotel in this eastern industrial city rather than join the rest of the players at the Mipo Field. “They have no problems, it’s just that the team doctor decided they would benefit more from a physical workout,” a team spokesman said. “They are following a programme to build their muscles. Don’t read anything into this.” Roberto Carlos told reporters he felt a twinge in his lower left leg after Brazil’s 4-0 drubbing of China on Saturday but stressed it was nothing serious.The only other injury worry is Kleberson who turned his right ankle in training today, although team doctor Jose Luis Runco said it was nothing to worry about. At the Mipo Field, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari put the squad through a relaxed hour of light exercise and passing practice. While Brazil exhibited some of the silky skills of old in their comprehensive win over China, their passing was at times wayward and Scolari made it clear after the match that it needed to improve. After two wins and six goals from two games Brazil are through to the round of 16 and have emerged as favourites to win a fifth World Cup. They play Costa Rica in their final group C game in Suwon on Thursday.
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Beckham
better at free kicks, says Carlos Ulsan (South Korea), June 10 The Real Madrid star, whose incredible freekicks sometimes divert attention away from the rest of his all round game, fired a cannonball from 25 metres past the diving Jiang Jin in Brazil’s 4-0 win on Saturday for the opening goal. But he says the England captain is a better exponent. “I think Beckham can decide a match more than me,” he said at the team’s training base in Ulsan. “It’s difficult to say who has the most powerful shot but I think he’s better at placing the ball. In my case I just close my eyes and put all my strength into the kick.” Beckham, whose pinpoint passing, curling corners and powerful freekicks are legendary, scored from the penalty spot to give England a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Friday.
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Windies take 2-0 lead
Castries, June 10 With one match abandoned already, New Zealand can only draw level if they win the remaining two matches in Trinidad and St Vincent. New Zealand were comprehensively outplayed yesterday at the newly-built Beausejour Cricket Ground in the St Lucian countryside. First they batted inadequately, managing only 210 in 50 overs, at least 50 runs short of a competitive target. Their opening bowlers then crumbled in the face of a withering assault from Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who scored 33 in the first five overs. Scoreboard New Zealand: Fleming lbw b Gayle 34 Astle lbw b Dillon 12 Nevin lbw b Collymore 20 McMillan c Collins b Gayle 5 Vincent not out 60 Harris c Sarwan b Dillon 50 Styris b Collymore 1 Hart c Hooper b Collins 12 Tuffey not out 3 Extras (nb-3, w-4, lb-6) 13 Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 210 Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-69, 3-69, 4-74, 5-164, 6-168, 7-201. Bowling: Dillon 10-0-40-2, Collins 9-0-44-1, Collymore 10-2-36-2, Gayle 10-1-34-2, Hooper 5-1-21-0, R Hinds 6-0-29-0. West Indies: Gayle b Hitchcock 37 Chanderpaul c Hitchcock b Harris 30 Sarwan lbw b Harris 42 Lara not out 59 Hinds not out 18 Extras (nb9, lb1, w15) 25 Total (for 3 wkts in 40 overs) 211 Fall of wickets: 1-63, 2-79, 3-156. Bowling: Tuffey 6-0-32-0, Butler 5-0-44-0, Hitchcock 10-4-31-1, Styris 5-0-34-0, Harris 10-2-43-2, Hart 4-0-26-0.
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Women wrestlers finish second Chandigarh, June 10 Kiran Sihag won the gold medal in 68 kg weight category, whereas Gursharanjit (72 kg) Alka Tomar (66 kg) and Seenu Jain (55 kg) won silver medals. Kiran Sihag and Seenu Jain hail from Haryana, Gursharanjit Kumar from Punjab and Alka Tomar is from Uttar Pradesh. Mr Malik said two teams of Indian junior free style and Roman boys have been selected to participate in the Junior GR-FS Asian Wrestling Championship to be held at Mashhad (Iran) from June 19 to 21. The teams had been selected on the basis of their performance in the 23rd Junior Boys Free Sytle and Greeco Roman Style and 5th Girls National Wrestling Championship held at Bahadurgarh Haryana from May 29 June 2. The gold medal holders of the national championship will participate in the Asian championship. The teams are: Free Style; Boys: Gyaneder 50 kg (U.P.), Yogeshwar 54 kg (Delhi), Krishan Kumar 58 kg (Punjab) Sushil Kumar 63 kg (Delhi). Somvir 69 (Uttaranchal) Narender 76 kg (U.P.) Narender Singh 85 kg (West Bengal), Narender 97 (NCR) and Palwinder Cheema 120 kg (Punjab). Greeco Roman: Virender 50 kg (Haryana), Rohit Kumar 54 kg (Chandigarh), Mukesh Khatri 58 kg (Delhi), Jasbir 63 kg (RSPB), Karamvir 69 kg (Delhi), Sanjay 76 kg (Haryana), Anil Kumar 85 kg (Delhi), Vedpal 97 kg (Haryana) and Dharmender 120 kg (Haryana). Coaches (Free Style) Ashok Kumar and Kuldeep Singh. Greeco Raman: Bhola Nath and Satbir Singh Referees (Sukhbir Singh) and Roshan Lal. |
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Rameshwori pedals
to another gold New Delhi, June 10 Rameshwori Devi clocked a time of 4:21.114 secs to pip O Bina Kumari Devi for the gold. Bina Kumari posted a time of 4:26.566 secs. The third and fourth positions were claimed by Farhana Sultana and Malika Parveen of Bangladesh. Rameshwori Devi had earlier claimed the 500m time trial gold with a time of O:39.767. India struck the second gold of the day when Sarbjeet Singh pedalled to glory in the 400m individual pursuit for men. He clocked 5:17.070 to ouwit team-mate Sandeep Malik, who had to contend with the silver medal. Sandeep Malik returned a time of 5:25.810 secs. The third and fourth positions went to Sahidul Islam and Shah Iftekhar Alam of Bangladesh. India won the third gold of the day when Ch. Premjit Singh logged 35 points in the 16 km point race for men. Silver and bronze medals were also won by Indian cyclists Sukhjinder Singh and Gurpreet Singh, who collected 25 and 18 points respectively. Jahangir Alam of Bangladesh finished fourth. The road races will be held at the DLF Gymkhana Club tracks in Gurgaon (Haryana) tomorrow. |
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Gymnastics teams for C’wealth Games Chandigarh, June 10 Men: Vikas Pandey, Mohit Yadav, Rohit Yadav, Mayank Srivastava and Abhinav Dikshit (all UP). Women: Tumpa Devnath, Rakhi Devnath ( both WB), Sulari Mondal (Rlys) and Rohika (Pb) Ropali Haldar. Head of delegation: B.S. Ojha. Coaches: Li Ziyang (men) and Joy Prakash Chakravarty (women). Managers: Niranjan Arya (men) and D.D. Gautam (women). |
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Haryana athletic Chandigarh, June 10 He said I.D. Kamboj and Daya Nand have been unanimously elected as president and secretary, respectively, of the District Panchkula Amateur Athletic Association. The other office-bearers of the association are V.P. Kaul, Viney Aggarwal and Satish Gandhi (senior vice-presidents), D.N. Kaushik, Ashwani, Dilbag Singh, Arun Gupta (vice-presidents), and Jagdish Chander (treasurer). The joint secretaries are Charan Singh, Surjit Singh and Sharda Rani. |
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