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Friday,
May 30, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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THREE-NATION HOCKEY
TOURNAMENT Ferrero, Davenport enter third round
Patil to
coordinate with Wright
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Sidhu
slams BCCI, backs ICPA Miandad
to be highest paid coach IWF bans
tainted weightlifters Wrestling
teams for Asian meet Amritsar
beat Jalandhar KU to
honour sportspersons Moti
Ram leading 197 NIS students get diplomas
Patiala bag five points
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THREE-NATION HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Perth, May 29 The Indians conceded a goal as early as in the third minute, when striker Tristram Woodhouse scored for the Aussies, and never recovered from the shock. A 44th minute goal by M McCann completed the tally for the Aussies who won their second consecutive match in the tournament. However, India’s chances of a berth in the final received a boost when Australia ‘A’ scored a shock 5-3 victory against Pakistan in the second match of the day. The result left India, who defeated Australia ‘A’ 2-0 yesterday, needing only a draw against Pakistan on Saturday to advance to the final. Pakistan have lost both its matches so far and must beat India by a comprehensive margin to make to the final. India, who won their opening clash against Australia ‘A’ 2-0 yesterday, will take on Pakistan on Saturday for a berth in the final. The hosts were lucky to score the first goal when the 28-year old Woodhouse slammed home on a rebound from Devesh Chauhan. Though the Indians disputed the goal claiming that the ball went over the backline before Wooodhouse’s rebound shot was taken, the referee awarded it in favour of the Australians. Indian coach Rajinder Singh said his side lost the match due to some “defensive goof-ups”. “We played well. We were put under pressure tight from the beginning. However we regrouped well and settled down as the match progressed,” Rajinder Singh told PTI. “We failed to convert some opportunities that came our way but the defensive lapses proved costly for us today.” India, using the tournament to experiment new things to prepare the team for next year’s Olympic Games, mounted the attack in the second half and came close to scoring on a few occasions. But an alert Aussies goalkeeper Mick Hickman saved all the attacks denying the visitors the chance to score the equaliser. Australia scored the second goal in the 44th minute when M McCann got an opportunity to go for a flick near the Indian goalmouth which beat the goalkeeper. India would now need to beat Pakistan in the next match to qualify for the final. “We will be playing an attacking game despite the defence goof-ups today as offence is the best form of defence,” Rajinder Singh said. He said the match would provide the crowd with great excitement and the two arch-rivals will cross swords after a long time. “The conditions will be different on Saturday. There will be a lot of excitement both on and off the field as India and Pakistan matches always have a different charm.”
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Ferrero, Davenport enter third round
Paris, May 29 At that stage last year’s beaten finalist was comfortably ahead 6-2, 3-0 and looked to be heading for the last 32. But it went even quicker than he expected when the pony- tailed South American indicated to the umpire that he was unable to play on. It took the Spaniard only 42 minutes. The 23-year-old Ferrero said avoiding tough matches early was vital to be in top form for the expected tough five setters on the slow clay in the second week. He said his upset loss in the final to compatriot Albert Costa 12 months ago was largely due to injuries he was carrying to his shoulder and ankle. “That was good for me today,” he said. “I have played only four sets so far, three on Tuesday and one today and that’s great for me.” “My serve is better than it was last year and I think I have gained valuable experience.” Fererro next takes on the winner of the match between Britain’s Tim Henman and Todd Martin of the USA and he expects a tough match either way. “Tim has improved a lot on clay and Todd Martin has a lot of experience here and everywhere.” Asked who he feared most in his campaign for a first Grand Slam title, Fererro picked out Andre Agassi and the man who has beat him twice in the semi-finals here, Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil. In the women’s singles, newly-wed Lindsay Davenport of the USA powered into the third round with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Iroda Tulyaganova of Uzbekistan. Making her first appearance on the Paris clay in three years, Davenport started strongly to break serve and lead 3-1, but the powerfully-built Tulyaganova hit back to level at 3-3. The American sixth seed then had to save three set points before pulling back to level at 5-5 and then went into overdrive to take the set 7-5. The second set was all one-way traffic as Davenport found her length and Tulyaganova wilted under the hot sun. A former Wimbledon, US and Australian Open champion, the 26-year-old Davenport has rarely been at her best on the slow clay surface, her best performance being a semifinal appearance in 1998. Her preparations for the French Open suffered a setback when a hamstring injury forced her to pull out of the Spanish Open earlier this month. “The last few times we have played, it was close and the clay favours her, but neither of us played our best today. It wasn’t a high level of play out there,” said Davenport. “It was just one of those days when your opponent doesn’t play well and you are lucky to go through.” Davenport admitted that she still struggled to cope with the rigours of clay-court tennis, but said she had made progress over the years. “I will never be a clay-court mover,” she said. “I have tried, believe me, but I am better than I was in 2000.” Earlier yesterday, former champions Andre Agassi and Carlos Moya advanced to the third round in contrasting fashion. Agassi, who came from two sets down to win the title here in 1999, performed a similar houdini act against Croatian teen Mario Ancic winning 5-7, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 and write himself into the history books again with a record 763 career wins, one more than fellow American Pete Sampras. Fourth seed Moya, scored his second straight win here over Australian Mark Philippoussis 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (9/7), and next meets 31 seed Juan Ignacio
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Patil to coordinate with Wright
Mumbai, May 29 “According to a letter from the cricket board (BCCI), Wright would be assisting me during India ‘A’ team’s camp at Bangalore starting from Sunday,” Patil told PTI here. “The India ‘A’ team consists of fringe players who will be making it to the senior team when the need be and hence I would like to sit with Wright and the selectors to chalk out a policy so that the players don’t have problems in adjusting to different coaches in a short period if they make it to the senior team,” he added. Patil, who was instrumental in guiding underdogs Kenya into the semifinals of the recently concluded World Cup in South Africa, said he was confident of his team doing well in England as its skipper Shiv Sunder Das, Railway’s left-arm spinner Murali Kartik and Mumbai opening batsman Wasim Jaffer were already playing county cricket. When asked whether the 43-day tour was too long for an ‘A’ side, Patil said “I don’t think so. Even in the past I have taken the under-19 and India ‘A’ sides on long tours. In fact, it could be a very good experience for the lads as the next stage for them would be to play for their country”. “The most important thing is to see that the boys are moulded into a unit. Also they must experience the highs and lows of the game so that they become mentally tough which will hold them in good stead in future”, Patil said. “I am confident of this team doing well as we have a well balanced side. In 1994, I took an under-19 side to Australia and England and we came out triumphs. The Aussie side had Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie while the England squad was led by Michael Vaughan with Marcus Trescothick as the opening batsman,” Patil said. “I also coached the India ‘A’ side under Ajay Jadeja’s captaincy, which won a series in Kenya and we also won a SAARC tourney in Bangladesh. Even on this tour I can look forward to good results,” he added. The India ‘A’ team will also get a chance to play a three-day match against South Africa, who would be touring England during July, apart from two four-day ties, four three-day matches and four one-day games against county teams.
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Sidhu slams BCCI, backs ICPA
Kolkata, May 29 “The board administration should be transparent. In fact, if the board officials display even 25 per cent of the enthusiasm they show during the BCCI elections for development of the game, Indian cricket will go places,” Sidhu said. “If our cricketers do well, the board takes the credit. Similarly, it must own up responsibility when we lose matches”. He said though India’s basic problem in one-dayers was the absence of a quality all-rounder, in the longer variation of the game “our cricket infrastructure was not congenial to producing great cricketers”. “Our board has truckloads of money. It is the richest sports body in the world. But despite that, where does Indian cricket stand now?” But the former batsman said he would not join the Indian Cricket Players Association (ICPA) despite supporting its cause. “I will never be a part of the association as I’m a commentator. Because then I will be biased to certain players,” Sidhu said on the sidelines of a function organised by ESPN-Star Sports here. Welcoming the setting up of the ICPA, Sidhu said the BCCI should follow the examples of the boards in the West Indies and Australia and recognise the association. “The ICPA should strive to unite the players. If the players stand united, the board will be forced to recognise the association,” he added.
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Miandad to be highest paid coach
Karachi, May 29 “The News” has learnt that although Miandad has not yet signed the contract, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has agreed to most of his demands, including a monthly fee of $ 8000. The Pakistan board chief executive Rameez Raja said on Wednesday that Miandad would sign the contract before the team leaves for England. This amount is more than that paid to the South African coach Richard Pybus who was with the team in the World Cup. Pybus was reportedly paid $ 5000 per month besides other benefits. Before
Pybus, Mudassar Nazar was paid Rs 8.6 million by the board for his 18-month stint with the senior team. Pakistani cricketers have always complained that the board is wasting money on paying hefty salaries and fee to foreign coaches.
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IWF bans tainted weightlifters
New Delhi, May 29 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Shailaja Pujari got a reprieve today when the IWF decided against slapping a life-ban on her for doping offence. Instead, the IWF banned her for two years from participating in any international competition after she was found guilty of consuming nandrolone during the junior weightlifting championships in Chennai in January. As per the decision taken at the executive committee meeting held here, four out of seven lifters, who tested positive during the National Games, will be slapped with a two-year ban for taking anabolic steroids, while the rest three will be banned for a year for consuming stimulants, according to a senior IWF official. “The meeting decided to hand two-year bans to senior weightlifters for testing positive for steroids and one year for stimulants. In case of juniors, the punishment is one year and six months for steroids and stimulants respectively,” IWF Vice-President N.R. Chaudhary told PTI. “Besides we also decided to impose a fine of Rs 3,000 on those lifters testing positive for steroids and Rs 1,000 for stimulants which is applicable for both juniors and seniors,” Chaudhary said. In the worst-ever doping scandal to hit the country in recent times, seven weightlifters were among 22 atheletes who were pronounced guilty by the Indian Olympic Association for consuming banned substances during the 2002 Hyderabad National Games. As many as 23 lifters tested positive in the junior national championships held at Chennai in January and four more in the senior national meet held at Lucknow two months later.
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Wrestling
teams for Asian meet Chandigarh, May 29 Competitions in the championship will be held in seven weight categories each for Greco-Roman and freestyle in both men’s and women’s sections. The selections were made after watching the performance of the wrestlers during trials held at Shillaru, Patiala and New Delhi, WFI president M.S. Malik said here. Women’s team: Kamini Yadav (48 kg), Renu (51 kg), Manju Shekhawat (55 kg), Alka Tomar (59 kg), Gitika Jhakhar (63 kg), Kiran Sihag (67 kg) and Gursharan Preet Kaur (72 kg). Coaches:
Sohan Singh, Usha Singh and Joginder Singh Manager: Harbir Kaur. Men (Greco Roman team):
Mukesh Khatri (55 kg), Ravinder (60 kg), Gurbinder (66 kg), Sanjay (74 kg), Satydev Malik (84 kg), Satish Kumar (96 kg) and Varinder (120 kg). Chief coach:
Gian Singh Coaches: Satbir Singh and Raman Kumar Manager:
Randhir Panghal Freestyle team: Kirpa Shankar (55 kg), Sushil Kumar (60 kg), Pawan Kumar (66 kg), Sujit Mann (74 kg), Anuj Chaudhary (84 kg) and Palwinder Singh Cheema (120 kg). Chiefcoach:
Joginder Singh Coaches: Parkash Dahiya, Yashvir Singh and Kuldeep Singh. Manager:
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Amritsar
beat Jalandhar Amritsar, May 29 Amritsar, sitting comfortably from the beginning with the advantage of first innings huge score of 317, had put the visitors under pressure. Jalandhar lost wickets regularly today. Resuming at the overnight score of 62 for five in 26 overs, Jalandhar were all out at 159 in 66 overs in their second innings. Charanjit Singh topped the scoresheet of the visitors with 60 runs and Regen Gill contributed 40. Brief Scores Jalandhar (1st innings):
(all out in 70 overs) 181 Amritsar (1st innings): 317 for 8 in 90 overs Jalandhar (2nd
innings): 159 (all out) in 66 overs Charanjit Singh 60, Regan Gill 40,
Amritsar (2nd innings): 23 in 5 overs
Ludhiana earn 5 pts LUDHIANA: On the basis of their first innings 56-run lead, Ludhiana were
declared winners against Minor Districts (Zone-B) in the last league fixture which concluded at the S.D. Government College for Boys ground here. With this victory, Ludhiana earned five points and topped the pool with 21 points thus assuring themselves a berth in the semifinals. The third and final day’s proceedings began with Ludhiana resuming their second innings at 74 for one. The two not out batsmen, Karan Goel and Varun Gupta started playing shots all over the ground. In the process, the pair added 140 runs for the second wicket. Trying to
accelerate the run rate, both of them lost their wickets in the 90s. Karan smashed 90 runs while Varun made a quick fire 96. Ludhiana declared their second innings at 233 for nine after 59 overs, setting a target of 290 runs for a win. Brief scores Ludhiana (1st innings):
347 for 9 in 90 overs Minor Districts (Zone-B) (1st innings):
291 all out in 79.3 overs Ludhiana (2nd innings): 233 for 9 dec (Karan Goel 90, Varun Gupta 95, Dushyant Kohli 13, Rattan Bricher 12; Deepak Gatta 5 for 38 and Gagandeep 3 for 88) Minor Districts (Zone-B) 2nd innings:
194 for 8 in 51 overs (Gagandeep 64, P S Bhogal 34, Raj Pal 17, Arminder 24, Vishal 17, Gurdeep 19 n.o; Karan Goel 6 for 89 and Tarun Kanish 2 for 65). |
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KU to honour sportspersons Kurukshetra, May 29 Stating this here yesterday, a university spokesman said the university would honours 66 sportspersons for their excellent performance by giving them university colour. The university would also honour All-India Inter University winners by awarding them cash prizes worth Rs 12,000, Rs 8,000 and Rs 6,000 to first, second and third positions winners, respectively, he added. According to another decision, the 15 sportspersons, who had bagged first and second positions in the Asian and world championship, would be awarded cash prizes ranging from Rs 10,000, to Rs 30,000 while a sum of Rs 50,000 had been earmarked for taking them on educational tours. He said the sports council had also decided to increase about 35 per cent of the officiating expenditure, which would be at the disposal of the sports organising teams in inter-college competitions. |
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Moti Ram leading Amritsar, May 29 The other players who have secured two points each after the conclusion of second round are Arvinder Preet Singh, (2050) of Ludhiana, Shival Jethi (2004) of Jalandhar, Pradeep Arora (1947) of Amritsar, Neeraj Khera (1856) of Jalandhar and Amit Sharma of Jalandhar. Earlier, the president of the Punjab Chess Association, Mr H.K. Tiwari, inaugurated the four-day championship. |
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197 NIS students get diplomas Patiala, May 29 The diplomas were awarded by the Punjab Governor, Justice O.P. Verma. He called upon the sports fraternity to make concerted efforts to fight the menace of doping in sports. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the NIS here today, Justice Verma said the detection of doping incidents in National Games, in Olympics and other national and international events has put a stigma on the image of sports. It was a matter of concern for all of us, he said. Justice Verma said in the sports arena where competition was getting tougher day-by-day, every player strives to excel beyond his capacity and to achieve short-term gains, our players, coaches and dieticians fall pray to the menace of doping. By encouraging doping directly or indirectly, Justice Verma said we ruin the life of players and also inflict long-term physical and psychological demage on an athlete’s psyche. Prominent among those present on the occasion were Lieut-Gen S.S. Mehta, Deputy Commissioner Tejvir Singh, Executive Director of the NIS, Lieut-Col B.S. Ahluwalia, Regional Director G.S Anand and a galaxy of national and international-level sportspersons. Several prominent Dronacharya and Arjuna Awardees were also present on the occasion. Out of a total of 223 students who had enrolled for the 11-month course in 18 disciplines, 197 successfully completed the diploma. Mukul Pant (cricket) topped in the subject of sports physiology while R.Parkash Kumar (basketball) topped in sports medicine. P.L. Murgappan (hockey) topped in the subject of general theory and methodics of training (GTMT) while the toppers in kinsiology and biomechanics were Zakir Hussain (football) and Rajesh Kumar (wushu), respectively. Those who have topped in different disciplines are Ms Mamta Joshi (athletics), M.S. Parveen Lal (badminton), R. Parkash Kumar (basketball), A.M.A. Mannan (boxing), Mukul Pant (cricket), Ajit Singh (cycling), Satender Kumar (fencing), Bill Bahadur (football), Sachin Mandawkar (gymnastics), M.K. Sharma (handball), P.L. Murgappan and A.N.A. Mannan (hockey), Ms Jyotinder Kaur (judo), Sushil Chowdhury (swimming), Somshanker Chatterjee (table tennis), S.H. Mallik (volleyball), Uttam Kumar Singh (weightlifting), Virender Singh (wrestling) and Ganesh Aryal
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Patiala bag five points Patiala, May 29 Resuming from their overnight score of 31 for no loss, the visitors laboured to 119 for 2 before the match was called off by the umpires with the consent of both skippers. Opener Akashdeep played some good strokes in his unbeaten knock of 61 while the vistors first innings when they were floundering at 65 for 7 at one stage, once again played well to make 18. For the hosts’ right arm leg spinner Sarabjit Ladda took 1 for 48 while Shiv Karan Singh claimed 1 wicket conceding 25 runs. Once Patiala took the first innings yesterday, only academic interest was left in the match. With five points in their kitty from this match, the hosts now have topped their pool which included teams from SAS Nagar, Chandigarh and Minor District (zone-A). The semi-finals will be played at a date which is yet to be announced by the Punjab Cricket Association. 8-wkt win for MES CC MES Coaching Centre chalked out a comprehensive eight-wicket win against Dronacharya Cricket Academy (DCA), New Delhi, in a league match of the Vth Patiala Hot Weather Cricket Tournament (u-13) played here today. With this victory, the MES have booked a semi-final berth and will meet NICS Cricket Academy for a place in the final on May 31. Brief scores: DCA, New Delhi: 93 for 9 in 20 overs: (Kartik 19, Shashikant 12, Bhaskar 13, Jeevan 2 for 16, Jaspreet Singh 2 for 10, Manminder Singh 2 for 13 Deepak 1 for 6); MES cc 94 for 2 in 15 overs: (Karan 57, Ukwal Sharma 26 n.o., Karandeep 1 for 19). Shooting meet The Patiala district rifle shooting championship will be held on May 31 and June 1. Shooters desirous of taking part in the meet should send their entries to Major G.S. Bhullar, secretary of the Patiala District Rifle Shooting Association, at 17, Stadium Road, on or before May 31. |
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