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108-run win for England Chetan Sharma writes Dalmiya set to retain BCCI President post England tough rivals: Ganguly Allegations not true,
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Mudassar denies rift in squad Injured Martyn to miss Bangladesh clash Davis Cup: Hewitt to partner Woodbridge
USA need to overcome Paris jinx
Uzbekistan down India North retain title Ferozepore
lads score big win Punjab basketball probables Bhiwani, Hisar champions Circle kabaddi meet from Oct 4
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Impressive
108-run win for England
Colombo, September 18 England rode on a blazing century by opener Marcus Trescothick to pile up 298 for eight in their stipulated 50 overs, the highest score of the tournament so far. In response, Zimbabwe, who were docked two overs for slow bowling rate, were restricted to a mere 190 for nine in 48 overs in another lop-sided encounter of this 12-nation tournament. England now take on India, described by captain Nasser Hussain in a TV interview today as the “favourites” to win the tournament, for a place in the semi-final. It was a totally dominating performance by England who proved far superior to their opponents in every department of the game. England’s hero of the day obviously was Trescothick who hit 119 runs of just 102 balls with 11 fours and two sixes to set up his team’s best-ever total against Zimbabwe. Captain Nasser Hussain came up with a solid 75 and was associated in a 141-run second wicket stand with Trescothick, while Owais Shah (25) and Alec Stewart (23 not out) also chipped in with useful contributions towards the end. In contrast, Zimbabwe innings never flourished and except for their old warhorses Heath Streak, who remained unbeaten on 50, and Andy Flower (44), none of the batsmen were able to settle down against a disciplined English attack. Scoreboard England Trescothick b G. Flower 119 Knight b Hondo 8 Hussain b Streak 75 Irani c Campbell b G. Flower 4 Blackwell c A. Flower b Streak 17 Shah c Campbell b Hondo 25 Stewart not out 23 Cork c Streak b Hondo 0 Snape c and b Hondo 7 Caddick not out 10 Extras
(b-1, lb-3, w-5, nb-1) 10 Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 298 Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-187, 3-200, 4-224, 5-240, 6-272, 7-273, 8-287. Bowling: Streak 10-0-50-2, Hondo 6-0-44-4, Mbangwa 10-0-52-0, Whittall 7-0-44-0, Marillier 4-0-26-0, Price 4-0-27-0, G. Flower 9-0-51-2. Zimbabwe: Campbell b Hoggard 2 Ebrahim c Blackwell b G Flower c Trescothick A Flower c Snape b Irani 44 Carlisle c Knight b Irani 23 Whittall lbw b Irani 4 Streak not out 50 Marillier lbw b Snape 6 Hondo b Irani 11 Price run out 7 Mbangwa not out 1 Extras (b-1, lb-6, nb-2, w-6) 15 Total
(for 9 wkts, 48 overs) 190 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-14, 3-55, 4-102, 5-111, 6-112, 7-129, 8-150, 9-188. Bowling:
Caddick 10-0-37-0, Hoggard 10-1-25-3, Cork 8-0-37-0, Irani 10-0-37-4, Snape 6-0-18-1, Blackwell 4-0-29-0.
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Chetan Sharma writes England’s performance must have made the Indian team aware of the task which lies ahead of them. Beating England in the crucial last league match would require the Indians to play at their full potential on Sunday. I hope I don’t need to remind you that the winner in that match will qualify for the semifinals from this group. England haven’t come here with their full sqaud but today they just hammered the Zimbabweans. The same Zimbabwe team had given the Indians a run for their money earlier but today was a disastrous outing for them. Not only did they give too many runs to the England batsmen, their own batting came a cropper in the face of a stiff target. It was a comprehensive win for England and their mood will be bouyant now. India will need to watch out for Marcus Trescothick. He scored a century today and it was as good a knock as any seen in the tournament so far. He began with a bang, giving England a flying start which ultimately proved crucial in the match scenario. Which ever batsman came in, he scored runs at a good run rate which disheartened the Zimbabwean hopes. Trescothick is tall and thumps the ball with amazing timing. Some of his shots were simply breathtaking as he picked up the pace of the wicket well. Seeing Trescothick bat with confidence, Nasser Hussain was determined not to remain in the background. Hussain played innovative shots but sometimes I think he gets overambitious in trying for un-orthodox shots. That was the reason for his missing a century today. He is a good batsman and should not try fancy shots when he can play by the book. Against India, Andy Flower’s innings had given Zimbabweans a chance of an upset win but today England kept on picking up wickets every time a partnership threatened. India will also have to do that when they play England. Zimbabwe failed to even score 200 and lost by 108 runs. I was impressed with the tight English bowling. I think they had studied the Zimbabwean batting and bowled accordingly. Let us see how they bowl to the Indian batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh.
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Dalmiya
set to retain BCCI President post
Kolkata, September 18 Dalmiya, who became the board chief last year defeating the then incumbent A.C. Muthiah in an acrimonious election in Chennai, seems unlikely to face any serious contest with the rival camp yet to name a challenger, sources close to the incumbent President said. The
possibility of an election for the post of the President was not ruled out completely as Muthiah and Raj Singh Dungarpur, known figures in the anti-Dalmiya camp, are already in town and engaged in close door meetings with aides to chalk out strategy for tomorrow. But for the time being all interest is focussed on the imminent contest for the secretary’s post with incumbent Niranjan Shah expected to face challenge from either the board’s finance committee chief S.K. Nair or joint secretary Jyoti Bajpai, both belonging to the Dalmiya camp. Shah, who was the only Muthiah camp candidate to win at the Chennai AGM, pipping then secretary J.Y. Lele by the narrowest of margins, has managed to establish a good working relationship with Dalmiya during a year when the board had to tackle two major controversies — the Mike Denness affair last November and the recent stand-off with players on the sponsorship issue. But the fact remains that Shah belonged to the Muthiah camp and Dalmiya’s supporters would like to install their own man in the key post, sources close to Dalmiya said. The AGM is being held in the aftermath of the bitter contract row between the players and the board, which, at one point of time, put a big question mark over India managing to field its top guns for the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka. With allegations and counter-allegations flying thick and fast about who signed the controversial document which contained the players’ terms, the board meeting may turn stormy. The board President’s detractors are likely to try and pin down the ruling group on its alleged failure to act in time to prevent the situation from snowballing into a major crisis. An interesting twist was given by Dalmiya himself when he accused the International Cricket Council (ICC), with whom he is having a bitter relationship since the Mike Denness issue, of interfering in the internal matters of the BCCI. Dalmiya’s strong reaction followed media reports quoting ICC President Malcolm Gray as saying that the controversial players’ terms had been signed by the present board chief and not by his predecessor Muthiah. Another issue, which is likely to figure prominently at the board AGM is the logo controversy which led to Sahara India Pariwar’s decision to pull out of its three-year multi-crore rupees contract to sponsor the Indian team. The Sahara decision came after the ICC refused to accept its logo and its revised version arguing that it was in conflict with that used by official Champions Trophy sponsors South African Airlines. Of the 15 items on the AGM agenda, item No 6 is the election of the bearers, including those of the Treasurer and five Vice-Presidents, one from each zone, which is likely to be taken up tomorrow.
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England
tough rivals: Ganguly
Kolkata, September 18 “They may be without Andrew Flintoff, Darren Gough, and Michael Vaughan. But I am not taking them lightly. No team can be underestimated in limited over matches,” Ganguly, who is here for a three-day break, told newspersons. Looking at the first match against Zimbabwe in retrospect, Ganguly said though his team won the match, it had lost five wickets for 87 within the first 15 overs. “No team can be underestimated in limited over matches, So, I think, irrespective of the team composition, England will be tough opponents. We have a battle on our hands,” he said. The skipper emphasised that each one-dayer in the next few months were very crucial in the run-up to the World Cup in February-March in South Africa. He said “every country has now started preparing for the big event. Each is trying to have a measure of its opponents. The Champions Trophy is the only major tournament before the World Cup where all the teams will be seen in action. We have also started our homework for the World Cup.” Ganguly, who arrived in the metropolis on Sunday to spend a few of days with his family, will leave for Colombo today to join the team for the crucial England match on September 22. Asked whether he had thought of any strategy to counter South Africa if India made it to the Champions Trophy semi- final, Ganguly said “I am now concentrating on the England match. Let us first beat them.” He stressed the need for another good pace bowler in the Indian squad for one-dayers. “We need a good strike bowler and an all-rounder. In Test, we have got Sanjay Bangar. In one-dayers also, we need a bowler who is capable of breaking partnerships in times of need,” he said. Looking fresh after the much needed rest at home, Ganguly said “we badly needed a break, however short it may be. After all, we have been playing continuously for seven months.” Asked about reports of former Pakistani skipper Wasim Akram praising his captaincy, Ganguly said “I feel happy. Akram is the toughest bowler I have faced. So long he plays international cricket, batsmen will have a torrid time against Pakistan.”
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Allegations
not true, says Lanka board
Colombo, September 18 Terming the allegations of ball tampering as “completely incorrect’’ and “untrue’’, The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka
(BCCSL) today clarified that they are not under any investigation by the ICC. The BCCSL officials contacted ICC officials following the publication of a report in a local daily pointing fingers at the team, who in turn confirmed with match referee Mike Procter that there were never any allegations against Sri Lanka of ball tampering. The allegation that Sri Lanka is under investigation for ball tampering is completely untrue and baseless, said Procter. The article said that there is concern that Sri Lanka may have unfairly damaged the ball when paceman Pulasthi Guneratne bowled the 10th over. It also quoted an unnamed senior television commentator as having said,’’ the International Cricket Council was looking at the incident.’’ The BCCSL also wishes to clarify the allegation in the same article that Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya was gagged by the ICC from talking about the ball-tampering allegations at his press conference after the match. The post-match press conference, in which both Jayasuriya and Pakistan captain Waqar Younis participated, was conducted in the presence of a score of journalists and several officials of both the ICC and the
BCCSL. No question was asked of Jayasuriya regarding allegations of ball tampering by Sri Lanka. However Jayasuriya was asked to comment on allegations against Pakistan, which the ICC Communications Manager dealt with since the question fell under the purview of the ICC and not the
BCCSL. The article in the Herald sun said that there is concern that Sri Lanka may have unfairly damaged the ball when pacemen Pulasthi gunaratne bowled the tenth over. It also quoted an unnamed “senior television commentator’’ as having said, “the ICC was looking at the incident.’’ It may be recalled that the ACU of the ICC had admitted that it had sought the footages of the match between Sri Lanka and
Pakistan from the host broadcaster to review specifically review a number of incidents in the match which Paksitan lost badly. Pakistan scored 200 all out in 49.4 overs and Sri Lanka knocked off the runs in 36.1 overs with skipper Sanath Jayasuriya hammering an unbeaten hundred.
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Mudassar
denies rift in squad Islamabad, September 18 Refuting reports that the poor performance of the team in the triangular one-day tournaments in Morocco and Nairobi and the defeat in the Champions Trophy to Sri Lanka was due to differences between the players, Mudassar said, “All this is absolutely rubbish,”. Mudassar, who met Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Lt Gen Tauqir Zia yesterday after returning from Colombo, told reporters that the team was playing too much cricket and needed rest ahead of the World Cup in South Africa next year. “I am disappointed at the way the team’s performance has gone down in the last few weeks. But we have also been hit by injury problems. We have been unable to play to our full strength in either of the tournaments in Tangiers, Nairobi or Colombo,” he said.
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Injured
Martyn to miss Bangladesh clash Colombo, September 18 Captain Ricky Ponting said he was extremely hopeful Martyn would be fit for a possible semifinal clash with hosts Sri Lanka, a match-up that will be confirmed for September 27 if Australia beat Bangladesh. “Damien picked up a slight strain in his hip while batting,’’ Ponting told reporters today. “He tried to have a run about yesterday but aggravated it so he stayed at the hotel today and we’ll see if he can get over it with the semifinals coming up.’’ Maher’s inclusion is the only change to Australia’s line-up from their opening match, but Ponting also said Maher would bat at No 6, allowing Michael Bevan to take Martyn’s place at four in the order.
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‘TV replays not slowing down game’ Colombo, September 18 On average, consultations have taken just under one minute to provide a final umpire’s decision, suggesting greater use of replay technology is not slowing down the flow of the game to any significant effect,” the International Cricket Council said in a statement here today. PTI
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Davis Cup: Hewitt to partner Woodbridge
Adelaide, September 18 Speaking at a wind-swept Memorial Drive tennis center today, Woodbridge said Hewitt would play both singles and doubles in the World Group qualifying tie that starts here Friday. “That’s our plan if he doesn’t have a marathon on Friday or hurt himself or anything like that,” Woodbridge said. As well as wanting to watch his beloved Adelaide Crows play in the Australian Football League semifinals on Saturday, Hewitt is expected to miss Sunday’s matches because he wants to play in a charity Aussie Rules match. While the pair have only played one doubles match together, Woodbridge, the world’s No. 5-ranked doubles player, said the match-up made for an imposing team. “Me with a great record in doubles and Lleyton who is the No.1 player in the world, there is a lot of pressure on the other team,” he said. India’s doubles team will be led by Leander Paes, who has a doubles ranking of 22, but his partner is not yet known. Paes’ regular Davis Cup partner, Mahesh Bhupathi, pulled out of the Indian team saying he was injured. Woodbridge cast doubt on Bhupathi’s claimed injury. “In New York (for the US Open) he looked 100 percent fit,” he said, adding that Bhupathi’s absence severely weakened the Indian team. Hewitt questioned whether something was wrong in the Indian team. “It was a big surprise that Mahesh didn’t come, I had no idea,” Hewitt said. “He’s pulled out with a shoulder injury but I don’t know how bad his shoulder is. “Just on the fact that he came off the US Open win two weeks ago, it mustn’t be too bad. It’s obviously something in the camp there, or he didn’t want to make the long trip.” Bhupathi and Paes, who teamed to win the Wimbledon and French Open doubles titles in 1999, have been the backbone of India’s Davis Cup team for the past seven years, holding an 11-3 record in Davis Cup doubles. They ended their successful tournament partnership in March this year, for undisclosed reasons, although they played Davis Cup doubles together against New Zealand in April and won. The top-ranked Indian player in Adelaide now is Rohan Bopanna, ranked 363. As well as Wimbledon champion Hewitt, Australia likely will field big-serving left-hander Wayne Arthurs in the singles. The fourth team member is Scott Draper. Both Hewitt and Woodbridge were part of the 1999 team that won the Davis Cup in France. India’s other two players are Sunil Kumar Sipaeya and Vishaal Uppal. Hewitt will be the centre of attention all weekend in his home town. “He is so competitive in everything he does,” Woodbridge said. “He just wants to win and that is what drives him.” Practice was kept to a minimum today for both teams as a strong wind whipped rain across the outdoor court. AP
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USA need to overcome Paris jinx
Paris, September 18 France have won the men’s team competition only three times since World War II including last year’s shock 3-2 defeat of Australia in the Melbourne final. The Americans have triumphed 19 times post-war but have won only once on French clay in the tournament’s history and never in Paris. So it was logical for the French to stage the tie at Roland Garros, home of French Open. In Moscow, Russia and Argentina, two nations with just three appearances in the final between them, will play on a carpet surface designed to take advantage of the power of former US Open champion Marat Safin. Safin will be partnered in the singles by former French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, who is desperate to end his career this season with his country’s first Davis Cup title. American captain Patrick McEnroe failed to persuade his team’s thirty somethings, Agassi and Sampras, to travel to Paris. Former French Open champion Agassi has lost interest in Davis Cup tennis and the choice of Roland Garros, where Sampras has known little joy, probably tipped the balance for a man exhausted after his US Open final win over Agassi. McEnroe has strong faith in his young guns Andy Roddick (20) and James Blake (21) who are set to play the singles, probably against Sebastien Grosjean and Arnaud Clement. Roddick lost in the first round of the French Open this year and Blake in the second — to Grosjean — but McEnroe says the choice of Roland Garros could blow up in French faces. “They chose clay more because of us than because of them,” said McEnroe this week. “We’ll find out if that was a mistake.” France captain Guy Forget has injury problems as Clement is suffering from tendinitis in his wrist and Grosjean has a bad back. Like Russia, Argentina have never won the Davis Cup and their hopes rest squarely on the shoulders of surprise Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian after the loss of the country’s top-ranked player, Guillermo Canas, through injury. Nalbandian, 20, forced his way into the team after losing to Lleyton Hewitt at the All-England Club in July’s final but he will have his work cut out against Safin and Kafelnikov in front of a passionate Russian crowd. Kafelnikov played in both Russia’s appearances in the final, in 1994 and 1995, and has largely written the history of Russian men’s tennis. The 28-year-old was the first Russian to win a Grand Slam event in 1996 and the first to win an Olympic tennis gold in 2000. Winning the Davis Cup would top it off nicely. “That would really be a fitting finale for me,” he said. “It would sort of complete the circle and allow me to leave the game with my conscience at peace.” Australia’s pain at their defeat by France in last year’s final, after Pat Rafter pulled out injured from the final match, was made worse when they were thrashed 0-5 by Argentina in this year’s first round. Reuters
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Uzbekistan
down India New Delhi, September 18 After a barren first half, Uzbekistan slotted home the match-winner in the 22nd minute of second half when midfielder Vagapov Ruslan exploited a defensive lapse to push the ball in, which bulged the net after hitting the post (1-0). The Uzbeks, who made some sporadic raids, never really stretched themselves fully to expolit the chinks in the Indian defensive armour, despite the fact that India had opted to give the bench strength a try, by resting star players like Bhutia, goalkeeper Nasim Akhtar, Bijen Singh etc. Joe Paul Ancheri, once again, did not figure in the playing list, though he was present at the reserve bench in full battle gear. That the Indian game revolves round the charismatic Bhutia was once again evident as the Indian attack was like a rudderless ship with Bhutia sitting out the first half. S Venkatesh made a brave attemt to fill in the gap, as he played like a roving forward, but he was no Bhutia, not by a long shot, and as a result, India could not translate their goal-bearing moves into goals. Venkatesh split open the Uzbek midfield with his speedy forways, but Abhishek Yadav and A. Ambrose were found wanting up front. In the 20th minute, Samir Naik overlapped to float the ball from the right flank into the box, but the ball got deflected off Venkatesh’s boot, and went over the bar. The game picked up momentum in the second half with the introduction of Bhutia. India also made three other substitutions, bringing in Bijen Singh, Sabti Duley and Parveen Kumar for Venkatesh, Tomba Singh and Abhishek Yadav, respectively. Bhutia had earlier taken the place of Ambrose. But barring the occasional flashes of dribbling skills displayed by Bhutia, and some close shaves at the rival goal, there was nothing remarkable about the Indian game, thus putting a very big question mark, whether this team deserve to be cleared for the Asian Games? Before Uzbekistan struck, India got a golden chance to forge ahead when Bhutia put through Abhishek Yadav, who cut through the defence, drew out custodian Ikramov Mamur, but shot wide in a show of haste. And then Uzbekistan struck, which somewhat doused the fire of the Indian players. A few minutes before the final whistle, Bhutia once again came close to scoring when his angled header, off a corner kick from the right by Bijen Singh, landed on the feet of the Uzbek custodian, who had anticipated well to crouch, and effect a fine save. |
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North retain title
Kolkata, September 18 The 14th edition of the championship saw A Arvind of South Zone becoming the fastest under-18 lad when he finished 100m sprint in a record 10.87 sec to clinch the gold and erased the previous national record of 10.0 sec created by his compatriot Ramprasad seven years back in a New Delhi meet in November 1995. Arvind’s team mate under-16 also turned the fastest runner clocking 11.34m in a neck to neck fight to clinch the 100m gold. Surendra Singh of North Zone became the fastest amongst under-20 boys clocking 10.84 sec to clinch the 100m gold, while his compatriot Meera Singh became the fastest under-20 girl with a timing of 12.25 second. The other North Zone girl Pavneet Kaur clocked 12.30 sec for 100m gold in under-18 section. Sabina Khatun of East Zone annexed the Under-16 100m gold clocking 12.72 sec. A Salem-based Tamil Nadu Sports Hostel allrounder Shankar K created a new national record in heptathlon as accumulated 6208 points in under 18 boys group to shatter the previous national mark of 6151 points made by Haryana lad Rajesh during Cuttack nationals in 1999, while S Chandra Shekhar of West Zone emerged best allrounder amongst under-20 boys as he won the rigorous decathlon collecting 5594 points. The 14-year old Orissa lad Budhuram Singh from Bhubaneshwar Sports Hostel set a new national mark in under 16 long jump covering the distance of 7.04mtr, a career best achievement improving his earlier best 6.75 mtr. which he covered in the Jameshedpur meet last month. Budhuram also earned a silver in the 100m sprint clocking 11.42 sec in under-16 age group.
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Ferozepore
lads score big win Jalandhar, September 18 In a one-sided affair, Gobind Convent School, Ferozepore crushed Government Senior Secondary School, Lopoke by 5-0. Ferozepore boys started the game at a fast pace and succeeded in scoring a goal through penalty corner by Tejbeer Singh in the second minute of the game. (1-0). Even as Lopoke boys made some aggressive attempts to score an equaliser, but it was Ferozepore, who succeeded in supplementing its lead in 34th minute when Navdeep Singh scored an impressive field goal (2-0). The score was 2-0 till the lemon break. In the second half, Lopoke boys failed to make any impression at Ferozepore lads scored three field goals. Amandeep Singh of Ferozepore made to 3-0 through a field goal in 42nd minute of the game while Navdeep Singh succeeded twice in breaking rival defence to score two field goals in 49th and 55th minute. (5-0). Baba Farid Public School, Faridkot defeated rival Doaba Khalsa Model Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar 6-0. In a closely contested game, Government Senior Secondary School, Gurdaspur, lost to Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Mandi Ahmedgarh 0-1. Though both the teams displayed some fine stickwork and tried their best to score a goal in the first half, but in vain. Both the teams were goalless till lemon break. In another match, Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Ropar, lost to Government Senior Secondary School, Dhudike 2-3. |
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Punjab
basketball probables Ludhiana, September 18 Girls: Mehak Dhillon, Nampreet, Gurpreet Kaur and Jyoti (Faridkot), Satinder, Asana and Payal (Jalandhar), Princy Dhaliwal and Amandeep Kaur (Bathinda); Anu, Rajanpal and Prithi (Kapurthala), Jagroop Kaur (Amritsar), Rajwinder Kaur (Hoshiarpur), Taranjit Kaur (Ludhiana) and Ravneet Kaur (Gurdaspur). Boys: Yadwinder Singh and Gurbed Singh (Amritsar), Sweetpal Singh and Prabhjot Singh (Bathinda), Bharat Vashist and Karan Kumar (Kapurthala), Mandeep Singh, Sahil Singh and Manoj Kumar (Gurdaspur), Jagdeep Singh, Vijay Kumar and Ramesh Kumar (Ludhiana), Amandeep Singh (Mansa), Manavdeep Singh (Patiala), Sukhpal Singh (Faridkot), and Ajaypal Singh (Jalandhar). Standbyes: Sahil (Kapurthala), Ajay Parkash (Ludhiana), Sanjay Uppal (Sangrur) and Harsimran (Gurdaspur). |
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Bhiwani, Hisar champions Chandigarh, September 18 In the final match of women section, Bhiwani outclassed last year’s champion Kaithal team by a narrow margin of 12-11 score in a tough contested match. The summit showdown between Hisar and Bhiwani in men’s section produced interesting stuff in which both the teams struggled hard in a neck and neck fight. Several times both the team equalised the score. The match ended with Hisar emerging winner with 15-14 score. Surjeet contributed maximum eight goals for the win of Hisar while Manjeet was the highest scorer (six goals) for Bhiwani team. Hisar defeated Shah Satnam Singh School, Sirsa, by 19-12 goals to take third place in women’s section. Jhajjar finished third in men’s section defeating HAU, Hisar by 24-21 goals.
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Circle
kabaddi meet from Oct 4 Bhiwani, September 18 Expenditure on board and lodging of the teams would be borne by the Haryana State Amateur Circle Kabaddi Association. Best eight men’s and women’s team would be selected on the basis of performance of the teams in this championship, which will participate in the state games to be organised by the Haryana Olympic Association at Hisar from October 20 to 23.
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India juniors finish second New Delhi, September 18 The Indian team won the first set but lost the next three to come second, the Volleyball Federation of India informed here today. India lost 25-21, 27-29, 17-25, 18-25. The Indian juniors have also qualified for the World Junior Volleyball Championship.
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Ambala
gymnastic championship The State Gymnastic Championship which concluded here today proved lucky for the Ambala gymnasts. Ambala won the team championship by securing 137.70 points. Rohtak remained second by achieving 87 points while Sports School, Rai, got the third position getting 71.85 points. The gymnast of Ambala, Miss
Khusgboo, was declared the Best Gymnast while Saloni of Ambala and Gunjan of Rai stood second and third, respectively.
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Colombo,
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