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September 19, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Tendulkar,
Bahutule prop up Mumbai
Pakistan defeat Bangladesh ICC, BCCI to spread AIDS awareness
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India to participate in SAF Games Tennis dropped from Afro-Asian Games India face Dutch in Davis Cup Manager’s death rocks Dutch squad Tandon qualifies for Olympics SAI trials in Sangrur from September 24 Malaikkal eyeing top honours Power M1 Challenge Rally today PPS post second win in hockey
MPCA
beat Punjab Cricket Club Ajeetesh surges ahead in
junior golf Baba Lodhiana boys in semis
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Tendulkar,
Bahutule prop up Mumbai
Chennai, September 18 Tendulkar scored a resilient 94 while Wasim Jaffer (43) and Sairaj Bahutule (58) added valuable runs as Mumbai recovered from a disastrous start. Zaheer Khan was the wrecker-in-chief for the Rest with figures of five for 74, while Anil Kumble chipped in with two for 46. At close, Robin Morris (9) and Avishkar Salve (0) were at the crease. Tendulkar was a cut above the rest. Though rival captain Saurav Ganguly tried everything, it was of no avail as the Mumbai captain showed tremendous concentration power in his first match for Mumbai since the Ranji Trophy final in 2001. Tendulkar added 149 runs for the sixth wicket with Bahutule in 56.1 overs in 230 minutes. He fell eventually to Zaheer Khan, caught behind by Dravid as he slashed at a rising delivery. The maestro was particularly severe on the spinners, Harbhajan Singh suffering the most. Aware of the batting limitations after Bahutule, Tendulkar went after the Rest bowling as he tried to make the most of his stay at the crease. Bahutule, having played the perfect foil, fell tamely with a simple catch to Ganguly at close-in off Kumble. Earlier, asked to bat first, Mumbai openers Vinayak Mane and Wasim Jaffer got off to a good start, but Zaheer Khan wrecked the Mumbai innings with his dramatic second spell, when he bagged three wickets in five overs for 12 runs, changed the course of the match. From 91 for two, Mumbai slid to 95 for eight. Mane (26), during his brief stay, was solid in handling both Zaheer Khan and L. Balaji, as he picked two boundaries off each. Ganguly then turned to Sanjay Bangar and brought on himself at the other end. This paid dividends as Mane tried to cut Bangar and was caught by Kumble. Nishit Shetty started shakily and survived a leg before appeal to Bangar. He had a reprieve when Ganguly floored a return catch in the 18th over. He did not last long and was caught at covers by Sehwag for five off Zaheer. Scoreboard Mumbai (first innings) Vinayak Mane c A Kumble b S Bangar 26, Wasim Jaffer B.L. Balaji 43, Nishit Shetty c V. Sehwag b Zaheer Khan 5, Sachin Tendulkar c R. Dravid b Zaheer Khan 94, Vinod Kambli lbw Zaheer Khan 2, Ajit Agarkar c Parthiv Patel b Zaheer Khan 0, Sairaj Bahutule c V.V.S. Laxman b A. Kumble 58, Robin Morris batting 9, Romesh Powar b Anil Kumble 0, Vinayak Samant lbw Zaheer Khan 4, Avishkar Salvi batting 0. Extras:
31 Total:
(for nine wkts in 90 overs) 272. Fall of Wickets: 1-42, 2-59, 3-91, 4-98, 5-98, 6-247, 7-260, 8-260, 9-265.
Bowling: Zaheer Khan 20-5-74-5 L Balaji 19-6-44-1 Sanjay Bangar 10-2-35-1 Sourav Ganguly 9-5-11-0 Anil Kumble 20-6-46-2 Harbhajan Singh 12-2-44-0.
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Pakistan
defeat Bangladesh
Rawalpindi, September 18 Earlier, Bangladesh recovered from a slow start to post a respectable total of 222 for eight. The touring side had slumped to 145 for five before a 49-run sixth-wicket partnership between Tushar Imran and Mushfiqur Rahman helped them add 77 runs from the last 10 overs. Rajin Saleh top-scored with 47 from 92 balls. Bangladesh: Sarkar lbw Razzak 25 Nashud lbw Sami 0 Saleh lbw Hafeez 47 Bashar run out 37 Kapali b Razzak 12 Imran lbw Umar Gul 33 Rahman b Umar Gul 22 Mahmud b Sami 18 Rafique not out 2 Mortaza not out 6 Extras:
(b-1 lb-8 w-5 nb-6) 20 Total: (8 wkts, 50 overs) 222 Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-47, 3-117, 4-126, 5-144, 6-193, 7-212, 8-216. Bowling:
Mohammad Sami 10-0-41-2 , Umar Gul 9-1-29-2 , Shoaib Malik 10-0-32-0, Abdul Razzak 9-0-43-2, Junaid Zia 6-0-46-0, Mohammad Hafeez 6-0-22-1. Pakistan Nazir c Sarkar b Baisya 28 Hafeez c Saleh b Baisya 9 Youhana not out 94 Younis Khan lbw b Rafique 37 Inzamam c Baisya b Mortaza 18 Shoaib Malik run out Razzaq not out 8 Extras
(b 1, lb 5, w 9) 15 Total (5 wickets, 49.5overs) 226 FoW:
1-38, 2-50, 3-135, 4-170, 5-205 Bowling: Mashrafe Mortaza 10-1-51-1, Tapash Baisya 8.5-0-42-2, Mushfiqur Rahman 10-1-38-0, Khaled Mahmud 8-0-30-0, Mohammad Rafique 10-0-41-1, Rajin Saleh 3-0-18-0.
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ICC, BCCI to spread AIDS awareness Mumbai, September 18 Among those attending include Pakistan’s Ehsan Mani who took over as President of the ICC. He is expected to push for the resumption of India-Pakistan cricket matches. Meanwhile, the ICC has signed a partnership with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNSAID) in Mumbai. To begin with an HIV-positive person will toss the coin before the start of the first cricket Test between India
and New Zealand at Ahmedabad next month, cricket officials said here. |
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India to participate in SAF Games
Islamabad, September 18 Indian Olympic Association Secretary-General Randhir Singh said today the visiting Indian delegation has given its consent to take part in the multi-event regional championships while inviting the neighbour for the
inaugural Afro-Asian Games. “We have agreed for the dates and India will send a full fledged team to take part in the SAF games,” Randhir Singh told PTI over phone from Lahore. The delegation, headed by IOA president Suresh Kalmadi, arrived in Pakistan yesterday through the Wagah border point to attend the executive committee meeting of the South Asian Sports Federation (SASF) in Lahore. After a brief stay in Lahore, Kalmadi left for Manila last night to take part in the Asian Athletic Conference. “Kalmadi came here to show his solidarity with the SASF before leaving for Manila,” Randhir Singh said. Randhir Singh would head the delegation in the absence of Kalmadi. Before leaving for Manila, Kalmadi told reporters at Lahore that sporting ties between India and Pakistan should always be “kept alive. We are delighted to be here and if we visit each other frequently we can foster not only sporting ties but friendly relations also. This window should always remain open,” he said last night. Kalmadi said it was a good sign that the SAF Games were being revived again, since they were not held according to the original schedule. “We are here to decide dates of the games and are optimistic that we will participate in them, as our government seems interested that our athletes take part in the events,” he said.
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Tennis dropped from Afro-Asian Games
New Delhi, September 18 “The main players have expressed their inability to take part in the event due to prior commitments,” Anil Khanna, secretary general of the AITA as well as the Asian Tennis Federation, said here today. “Besides the Indian players being not available, none of the countries from Asia and Africa were in a position to send their best team. “We thought the sanctity of the games should not be diluted by the participation of second string teams, and hence the decision to drop tennis,” Khanna, who recently got elected to the executive board of the International Tennis Federation, said. Khanna said the AITA had written to the Indian Olympic Association conveying the developments. The Afro-Asian Games are scheduled to be held in Hyderabad from October 24 to November 1. The inaugural edition has been postponed at least twice in the last two years. It was originally slated for November 2002 in New Delhi but was postponed due to a busy season which featured the Commonwealth Games at Manchester in August and the Busan Asian Games in September-October. It was then scheduled to be held here in May before the IOA decided to shift the venue to Hyderabad and fixed new dates.
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India face Dutch in Davis Cup Zwolle (Netherlands), September 18 Verkerk caused a sensation in June when he made the Roland Garros final, defeating former winner Carlos Moya on the way, but he was comprehensively beaten in the championship match by Juan Carlos Fererro of Spain. Today’s draw also paired the experienced Sjeng Schalken, ranked 13 in the world, against 19-year-old Prakash Amritraj, the son of India’s former tennis ace Vijay Amritraj, in the second singles. Saturday’s doubles features Verkerk and John Van Lottum against Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi. The Dutch are firm favourites to hold on to their world group slot although captain Tjerk Bogstra has warned his players against complacency. “Davis Cup tennis is something special,” he warned. “The Indians have nothing to lose.” India captain Ramesh Krishnan agreed.
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Manager’s death rocks Dutch squad
Zwolle (The Netherlands), September 18 Van Geen also worked for a long time with former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek who has since retired through injury. Despite the tragedy, Sluiter said he still intended to play in the three-day Davis Cup World Group play-off tie, which starts tomorrow, if called upon by captain Tjerk Bogstra. “But if Cees was to be buried at the weekend, then my place would be with him. He meant everything to me,” said Sluiter who would probably play in the doubles on Saturday with the singles places going to Sjeng Schalken and French Open runner-up Martin Verkerk. John van Lottum makes up the four-man squad for the tie in which the winners will contest the World Group in 2004 while the losers will be condemned to the zonal competition. — AFP
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Tandon qualifies for Olympics
Kolkata, September 18 Announcing this Swimming Federation of India secretary-general Virendra Nanavati said Tandon was the only swimmer in the country to qualify so far for the Athens Olympics. The Kartnataka girl, who participated in the Barcelona meet this July, had failed to excel her performance in the 100 meters freestyle. She, however, eclipsed the six-year-old national mark in 50 meters this time of state-mate Nisha Millet during the heats earlier today and reduced her timing by 0.96 seconds in the final this afternoon to defeat Nisha’s sister Reshma. The second day of the championship saw four new national records. While India international Richa Mishra of police rewrote her three-year-old national mark in 400 mt individual medley clocking 5:8.57s to improve her previous record of 5:15.28s set in 2000, she defeated Karnataka’s Ambica MS Iyengar the other promosing swimmer who clocked 5:20.79s. Bhavana Sharma of police finished 3rd (5:28.07). Earlier a strong Karnataka women’s relay team comprising Ambica, Reshma Millet, Shivaranjani and Nisha millet set a new national mark in 4X200 mts medley relay while a police team comprising Murlidharan brothers —Arjun and Amar, Deepak Kumar and Kailash Nath rewrote the national record in the same event. Rising swimmer Srinand Srinivas of Karnataka lifted the 400 mts individual medley gold with a timing of 4:51.50. Arjun Muralidharan of police and Nilendu Jena of services earned silver and bronze. In the other men’s event, Deepak Kumar Singh won the 50 mts breast stroke gold with a timing of 30.43s while South 24 Paraganas lad Gairik Bardhan, representing Bengal, won the silver. Puneet Rana of Punjab earned the bronze. T.A. Sujit of Services won the 50 mt freestyle for men clocking 24.33s, Barun Divkikar of Maharashtra came second (24.56s), while Saiju Joseph of Service came third with 34.61s. Experienced Indian international Sevastian Xavier came first clocking 24.32s but was declared disqualified due to technically faulty start. — UNI
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SAI trials in Sangrur from September 24 Sangrur, September 18 The selected players will be provided free boarding and lodging, sports kit, medical assistance insurance cover, outside competition expenses and training by expert coaches. The players are advised to report at the venue on
September 24 at 8 a.m. with their sports certificates, two passport also photographs and the date of birth certificate. |
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Malaikkal
eyeing top honours Chandigarh, September 18 Jiby told this correspondent that Chandigarh would be a second experience for him since earlier he had come to take part in the Raid de Himalaya rally three years back. He said the hilly route towards Kasauli and further uphill would be very exciting, and challenging. Jiby will drive Honda City V-tek in 1600 cc category and has got the backing of Gulf Oil who are sponsoring him only in this rally. In this rally, about 450 km will be covered which will have 125 km of tougher section. In this rally, there will be three categories , above 800cc, 800 to 1400 cc and from 1400 to 1600 cc. In the past also, Jiby had won the best sportsperson award in the Himalayan car rally held in 2000. He also won the 2001 MAI rally and later in 2002 got the distinction of winning the 2002 rally organised by MAI. Jiby is of the view that success depends on luck, car, driver and weather. On his chances in the rally, Jiby said, he would justify the faith reposed in him by his sponsors. On the speed front, Jiby said, in the competitive section, it might be between 60 to 80 kmh. He was happy that MAI has chosen Chandigarh region for this rally which would now be held every year. |
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Power M1 Challenge Rally today Chandigarh, September 18 The prize distribution function will be held at the Lake Club at 8 pm. Many top drivers are participating in the rally, including ace rallyist Naren Kumar. He is currently leading the rally with 46 points after three legs. Chandigarh’s Karandip Sandhu is second, way behind with 26 points. Naren has won the National Rally Championship three times - in 1999, 2000 and 2002. He also participated in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in 2001. |
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PPS post second win in hockey Nabha, September 18 At half time both the teams were 0-0.
In another match, Daly College, Indore, defeated Sainik School,
Nagrota, 4-1. Abdul Ramiz and Abhishek Malpani scored two goals each for Daly College. Mayo College, Ajmer, defeated Bhavan Sawan Public School, Delhi, 4-0 as Parikshit Rathore scored two goals for Mayo College. In another match
YPS, Patiala, won against SDA Anandpur Sahib 1-0 through a goal by Prabhdeep Singh. In another tough match, Sanik School,
Nagrota, gave a good fight to MNSS Rai before going down 4-5. Naveen Kumar of MNSS and Vivek Sinah of Sanik School scored three goals each. Welham Boys Dehra Dun defeated Bhavan Sawan Public School, Delhi 3-1. Marishek Gupta scored two goals for the Dehra Dun school. |
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MPCA beat
Punjab Cricket Club Chandigarh, September 18 The match was reduced to 38 over because of the overnight rain. Reetinder Sodhi, skipper of Punjab Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field. Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association opener Muddasar Pasha was the top scorer for MPCA, scoring a run-a-ball 67, with eight fours. He was associated in a second-wicket stand of 77 runs with Rahul Bakshi (20). Right-arm leg spinner Sandeep Sawal returned the best bowling performance for PCC, snapping four wickets for 27 runs off eight overs. MPCA scored 179 for nine wickets in the allotted 38 overs setting PCC a target of 180 runs in 38 overs. Chasing the target, the PCC opened their innings with their skipper Reetinder Sodhi and Samrat Sharma. Sodhi scored 23 runs while Samrat Sharma made 34 runs. Pankaj Dharmani chipped in with 20 runs. PCC were all out for 157 runs. Dholepure (4 for 34) and (A. Kokje 3 for 37) were the main wicket-takers for MPCA, who got four points with this win. In another match at the Sector 16 cricket stadium, Rajasthan Cricket Association defeated Air-India, Mumbai, by three wickets. This match also started late because of the overnight showers and was reduced to 25 overs a side. Rajasthan skipper Rahul Kanwat won the toss and elected to field. Air-India opener P. Bethetly was the top scorer with 48 runs off 53 balls, with five fours. H. Kanitkar was run out for 10. Air-India scored 102 for nine in the allotted 25 overs. Rajasthan skipper Rahul Kanwat, with four for 17, and Pankaj Gupta (3 for 17) were the successful bowlers for Rajasthan. Chasing a modest target, Rajasthan scored 103 for seven in 22.5 overs, winning the match by three wickets. Pritam Gandhe (2 for 16) was the most successful bowler. Rahul Kanwat was declared the man of the match. Rajasthan got four points for this win.
PCA Colts win PATIALA (OSR): Ishan Malhotra’s all-round performance enabled PCA Colts to defeat Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
(HPCA) by five wickets in a group C league match here. Put into bat by hosts’ skipper Ankur
Kakkar, HPCA were soon floundering at 36 for five with medium pacers Gagandeep Singh and Ishan Malhotra inflicting the maximum damage. The visitors were all out for a paltry 124. PCA started on a rousing note with opener Ishan Malhotra scoring a quick 50. He hit three sixes and an equal number of boundaries as his half century came up in just 32 balls. The PCA lads earned four points for the win. Ishan Malhotra was declared the man of the match. Brief scores: HPCA
— 124 all out (Vikramjeet Mallik 24, Richie Kapoor 19, Vinod Minhas 16; Gagandeep Singh 4 for 12, Ishan Malhotra 3 for 20, V.R.V Singh 1 for 24, Vipul Sharma 2 for 29) PCA Colts:
125 for 5 (I. Malhotra 50, Karan Goel 31; Ashok Thakur 3 for 57, Vikramjeet Mallik 2 for 32). |
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Ajeetesh
surges ahead in junior golf Chandigarh, September 18 In category ‘B’ Ajeetesh Sandhu led the field. He was followed by Fatehbir S. Dhaliwal with today’s score of 78. Raghav Wahi and Viraj Gadhoke were placed at the third spot. In ‘C’ category Kanishk Madaan again played a round of 81 and was the leader. He was followed by Rahul Bakshi with a round of 83 and Madhav Soi with a round of 84. In ‘D’ category Viraat Badhwar played a round of 86. He was followed by Raghav Bhandhari with a round of 92. Ankur Chadha with a round of 97 was at the third spot. After applying the cut in the
A,B,C, categories the following players will play on the third and the 4th day of the tournament. Category-A: Ajeetesh Sandhu (76+74=150), Anirbhan Lihari (74+77=151), Gaganjeet Bhullar (76+77=153), Jaskirat Dullat (75+78=153), Aditya Singh (81+74=155), Navjosh Singh (74+81=155), Shubham Jindal (76+80=156), Akshay Butta (79+78=157), Himmat Rai (77+81=158), Balpreet Ghuman (79+82=161), Karan Vasudeva (79+82=161), Kunal Balhara (78+83=161), Narpat Singh (76+87=163), Arjunveer S. Chugh (83+81=164), Ratul Sood (82+82=164). Category-B: Ajeetesh Sandhu (76+74=150), Fatehbir S. Dhaliwal (76+78=154), Raghav Wahi (81+80=161), Viraj Gadhoke (82+80=162), Bhawani Singh (82+80 = 162), Sidhrath Seth (81+81 = 162), Rakesh Kumar (87+ 80=167), Abhinav Lohan (85+82=167), Akshay Ojha (88+80=168),
R.S. Shirgaokar (88+92=180). Category-C: Kanish Madaan (81+81=162), Rahul Bakshi (81+83=164), Madhav Soi (84+84=168), Amanvir Guron (86+92=178), Mohd Asif (92+94=186), Shreyas Chugh (93+95=188), Anish Gupta (92+97=189),
Dhruv’ A.S. Ghai (95+97=192). |
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Baba Lodhiana boys in semis Ludhiana, September 18 In their first encounter, Baba Lodhiana Academy boys registered a comprehensive 48-28 victory over Jalandhar. Dr S. Subramanian, former Director, NIS Patiala and coach of the academy boys, tried the entire bench and the result was clear by the end of second quarter itself as his trainees had established a comfortable lead over their opponents. Aakash and Sukhbir Dhillon were the main architects of the easy win, contributing 11 and 10 points, respectively. The other scorers were Gurbaj and Sahil, who accounted for eight and six points, respectively. For Jalandhar, Sunil (12) and Jatinder (9) reduced the margin. In the second match, Baba Lodhiana Academy defeated Faridkot with a comfortable margin of 20 points. The final verdict was 72-52 in favour of the academy boys and assured themselves a place in the last four stage. They are one more match to play against Muktsar which will decide who their rivals will be in the semifinals. The academy lads gained a five-point lead (15-10) in the first quarter, but both the teams scored equally in the second quarter to be 30-25. In the third quarter, academy boys outpaced the Faridkot players, scoring 20 points against 6 points scored by the later (50-31). In the last quarter, academy lads retained the lead and finally wrapped up the issue 72-52. For the academy, the bulk of scoring was done by Amritpal (23), Sukhbir (19), Vijay (12) and Sahil (9) while for the losers Manpreet and Varinder contributed 17 and 14 points, respectively. In other matches, PAP Jalandhar thrashed Bhatinda 74-32, Muktsar beat Jalandhar 72-42, Muktsar outplayed Bhatinda 36-28 and Muktsar defeated Faridkot 41-27. |
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