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Decision on Sachin’s fitness by Oct 24
‘New walking fad’ evokes mixed response
Malik panel
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Indian men beat Armenia
Bengal, UP in quarterfinal league
Badminton team for Test announced
Puneet for Asian swimming meet
Pak outfit for hockey
tourney
Chandigarh DAV School enter knockout stage
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Decision on Sachin’s fitness by Oct 24
Mumbai, October 20 “Dr Anant Joshi (board-appointed sports medicine expert) and Andrew Leipus (Indian team physiotherapist) are monitoring Tendulkar’s progress on a daily basis. We have asked them to submit a report on his match fitness latest by October 24 evening,” BCCI secretary SK Nair said. Lay-off won’t affect
Sachin, says Ganguly
Kolkata: Hoping to avail Sachin Tendulkar’s services in the Nagpur Test, skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed confidence that the three-month lay-off would not have any bearing on the batsman’s performance once he was fit. “I don't think the lay-off will be a problem. He is a cricketer par excellence. He will be able to get back into rhythm straightaway,” Ganguly told newspersons here. But the captain said he had not spoken to Tendulkar, who was recuperating from a painful tennis elbow, for the last two or three days. “So, I don’t know the latest situation pertaining to his fitness”. On the reasons for persisting with wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel despite his poor performance in the Chennai Test, Ganguly said, “He has been keeping well generally. Yes, he did not do well at Chennai. But then, anybody can have a bad game.” Asked whether he would prefer to have Yuvraj Singh or Mohammed Kaif in the final eleven for the third Test, Ganguly said, “I’ll think about it once I reach Nagpur after the Durga Puja”. He also disagreed with Aussie pacer Glen McGrath’s view that Australia would have won the Chennai Test had rains not played spoilsport on the final day. “The situation was such that the game could have gone either way. Moreover, it is next to impossible to make such predictions in cricket. I’m not bothered with what McGrath has claimed,” Ganguly said. He is scheduled to leave for Nagpur on October 23.
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‘New walking fad’ evokes mixed response
Sydney, October 20 Former England captain turned commentator Mike Atherton says this fad “will end in tears” for the Aussies and even accused them of double standards. While commending the decisions of Adam Gilchrist, Michael Kasprowicz, Jason Gillespie and Indians Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh to walk in the second Test, Atherton said the players would become prisoners of their actions and were now duty bound to keep walking. “And will those committed walkers be prepared to walk everytime even when a tight game or series is on the line? I hope so,
because it is worse to be a selective walker than a non-walker,” Atherton wrote in Daily Telegraph. “After all, selective walking is really just about conning the umpire into believing you are an honest man and so
benefiting from such a reputation.” Atherton said walking opened the Australians to “accusations they have been far from consistent on this tour”. He said in the first Test Irfan Pathan and Parthiv Patel were victims of poor caught-behind decisions when the men behind the wicket should have known neither batsman touched the ball. Atherton also questioned why Australian players in front of the wicket appealed for an lbw decision against Virender Sehwag in Bangalore after a blatant inside edge and why, if the spirit of fair play meant so much to the Australians, the batsman was not recalled. Atherton said in his playing days he was a “confirmed non-walker and could easily live with the fact that I was asking an umpire to perform a job he is paid to do. I didn’t, and still don’t, regard that as cheating.” Former Australian captain Allan Border commended the actions of the players, but fell short of endorsing the trend in his column. “I believe, as do many others, that umpiring decisions tend to even themselves out over the years,” Border said. “I am of the opinion that just as the batsman and bowlers have a job, the umpires have a specific job of making decisions and it is best to leave it to them. “But if both of the teams have indeed entered into an agreement of walking and as long as everyone involved honours it, it’s fine.” But a report by the AAP news agency said it appeared that there had been no such pact. The Australians have reportedly discussed the issue and decided each man can make his own decision. “Kasprowicz watched umpire David Shepherd reject the appeal and then spun on his heal and walked off,” it said. The report also said Shepherd had praised Kasprowicz and encouraged others to follow his lead and did not think that the honesty-first policy would make a mockery of an umpire’s
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Samaraweera steadies Lanka
Faisalabad, October 20 Sri Lanka, who were left reeling at 9 for 3 after four overs, were anchored by a fifth-wicket stand of 65 between Samaraweera and Jehan Mubarak (34). Sanath Jayasuriya went for 38 soon after becoming the second Sri Lankan batsman after Aravinda de Silva to reach 6,000 Test runs. Jayasuriya reached the landmark when he drove Abdul Razzaq through covers for a four. Razzaq was Pakistan’s best bowler, beating the batsmen repeatedly as he gained movement off the pitch but it was Mohammad Sami and Shoaib Akhtar who claimed six of the seven wickets. Shoaib dismissed captain Marvan Atapattu (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) in the space of 10 balls, and also got rid of Chaminda Vaas for 22. Scoreboard Sri Lanka (1st innings) Atapattu lbw Shoaib 0 Jayasuriya c Kamal b Sami 38 Sangakkara c Farhat b Shoaib 2 Jayawardene c Moin b Sami 0 Samaraweera not out 97 Mubarak c Haq b Sami 34 Kaluwitharana c & b Kaneria 4 Vaas c Youhana b Shoaib 22 Herath not out 28 Extras
(lb-3, nb-5) 8 Total (7 wickets, 78 overs) 233 Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-6, 3-9, 4-77, 5-142, 6-147, 7-180. Bowling: Shoaib 17-3-55-3, Sami 20-5-66-3, Razzaq 15-5-33-0, Kaneria 18-3-53-1, Malik 8-1-23-0.
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Malik panel
FAISALABAD: Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis has been included in a five-man panel to work with off spinner Shoaib Malik, who was reported for a suspect bowling action last Saturday.
Malik will undergo corrective measures on his action after the two-Test series against Sri Lanka ends next month. Fast bowler Waqar, who took 373 Test wickets, will be joined on the panel by Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, former umpire Khizar Hayat and former Test players Ejaz Fakih of Pakistan and Australia’s Bruce Yardley. Malik (22) was reported by umpires Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel and match referee Jeff Crowe after the final of a triangular one-day tournament against Sri Lanka.
— Reuters
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Franklin puts Kiwis on top
Dhaka, October 20 Franklin, 23, began the day in sensational style when he dismissed Rana and Rafique with the last two balls of his opening over and then removed Tapash Baisya with the first delivery of his next over to complete the hat-trick. Scoreboard Bangladesh (1st innings) Sarkar c Fleming b Oram 0 Omar b Franklin 1 Iqbal c McCullum b Oram 1
Saleh c Oram b Franklin 41
Ashraful c Astle b Vettori 67 Kapali c McCullum b Vettori 14
Mashud not out 23 Rana c McCullum b Franklin 16 Rafique c Styris b Franklin 0
Baisya b Franklin 0 Aziz c Astle b Oram 0 Extras (lb-7, nb-6, w-1) 14 Total
(all out, 98.5 overs) 177
FoW: 1-0, 2-5, 3-5, 4-120, 5-124, 6-136, 7-165, 8-165, 9-165. Bowling:
Oram 22.5-9-36-3, Franklin 17-7-28-5, Styris 2-1-4-0, Butler 12-3-34-0, Vettori 29-15-26-2, Wiseman 16-5-42-0. New Zealand (1st innings) Richardson c
Mashud Sinclair lbw Rafique 76 Fleming c Mashud b Rana
29 Styris c Saleh b Rana 2 Astle c Rana b Rafique 11 Oram batting
18 McCullum batting 48 Extras (lb-2, nb-2, w-4) 8 Total
(5 wkts, 79 overs)
207 FoW: 1-34, 2-97, 3-99, 4-122, 5-139. Bowling: Baisya 13-2-45-0, Aziz 9-1-46-0, Rafique 33-13-50-3, Rana 21-4-54-2, Saleh 1-0-4-0, Kapali 2-0-6-0.
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Indian men beat Armenia
Mallorca, October 20 While Ganguly’s win over Gabriel Sargissen was the lone victory for the Indians in the fifth round, the other games were drawn with some very exciting fights. On the topboard world rapid chess champion Viswanathan Anand gave another display of his superior defensive skills to draw with former world junior champion Levon Aronian and Krishnan Sasikiran salvaged a completely lost position to hold veteran Rafael
Vaganian. Second seed Ukraine’s winning run was finally halted by third seed Israel as they settled for draws on all four boards in a balanced clash. Despite the 2-2 result, Ukraine maintained their slender half-a-point lead in the event taking their tally to 16.5 points out of a possible 20. Israel remained in sole second position on 16 points while Azerbaijan took the third spot moving to 15 points defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina by a 3-1 margin. The Indian eves fought valiantly to hold last edition’s bronze medallists Poland in the fifth round. It turned out to be a tough day for the sixth-seeded Indians as they survived some anxious moments on the top two boards before salvaging draws in all three games for a 1.5-1.5 result. In other games, China continued their demolition act and humbled England 3-0 with former world champion Xie Jun, Zho Xue and Huang Qian winning against Harriet Hunt, Jovanka Houska and Heather Richards, respectively. The Chinese women moved to 14 points out of a possible 15 games played so far and took a whopping three-point lead over nearest rivals Russia, Ukraine and France who all have 11 points each. Indian girls are next in the standing list on 10.5 points .
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Bengal, UP in quarterfinal league
New Delhi, October 20 Hosts Delhi’s fate hangs in balance as the toppers of cluster II will be decided after the match between Madhya Pradesh and Assam
tomorrow. Madhya Pradesh, who had shocked Delhi by a lone goal, will have to drub Assam 8-0 to pip the hosts to a berth in the quarterfinal league. Sikkim, Railways, Punjab and Karnataka were the first teams to qualify for the quarterfinals. Bengal expectedly warded off a stiff challenge put up by Andhra Pradesh to score a 3-0 victory in the last cluster I match at the Nehru Stadium practice ground. Bengal, who had crushed Mizoram 5-1, needed only a draw against Andhra to move up, but they chose to make it decisive with a convincing victory. Bengal played to a plan to forge ahead in the second minute through striker Rahim Nabi. Nabi also accounted for the second goal five minutes before half time when he tapped in, on his second attempt, after his first shot, off a cross from the right by winger Mehtab Hossain, got deflected off diving Andhra custodian Mohammad Ali. He made no mistake with the rebound. On resumption, Mehtab Hossain did the scoring when he shot in off a free kick (3-0). The fast and imaginative Andhra forwards created many an opening to put the Bengal goal under tremendous pressure but their strikers failed to cash in on the chances. The scoring attempts by Mohammad Qaizer and Mohammad Azeem either sailed over or went wide. Bengal goalie Abhijit Mandal also did a good job under the bar, anticipating and saving well. Bengal too could have added to their tally, but Nabi, Shankar Roy Choudhary and Mehtab Hossain could only make close shaves at the rival goal. Bengal, along with group IV toppers Uttar Pradesh, joined Services in the group D quarterfinal league. Uttar Pradesh defeated Maharashtra 2-1 in their last match. Prahlad Rawat scored both the goals for Uttar Pradesh in the 33rd and 48th minutes, respectively while Khalid Jamal scored the consolation goal for Maharashtra in the 88th minute. Tamil Nadu drew with Jammu and Kashmir 1-1 to top cluster VII at the Chatrasal Stadium. Tamil Nadu, who had beaten Nagaland 4-0, needed only a draw as the latter had held Jammu and Kashmir in their cluster match. In an even match, Jagan put Tamil Nadu in the lead in the 57th minute while Rizwan Sheikh pulled off the equaliser for Jammu and Kashmir. Tamil Nadu joined Goa and Punjab in the group D quarterfinal league. In an inconsequential cluster VII match, Orissa defeated Pondicherry 4-2. Gyan Ranjan Bera (2), Laxman and Saroj were the markesmen of Orissa while Karunanidhi and Gopi got the goals of Pondichery. The stage is now set for the quarterfinal league as defending champions Manipur will take on Karnataka in the first league match of group B at 1 pm at the Ambedkar Stadium tomorrow, followed by a group C match between Kerala and Railways. |
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Badminton team for Test announced
Chandigarh, October 20 There will be five matches, three singles and two doubles. Mr Devender Singh, vice-president, BAI, has been nominated director of the matches while Mr LC Gupta, Secretary, BAI, will be the chairman, organising committee. The teams: India: Chetan Anand, Abhinn Shyam Gupta, Utsav Mishra, Sachin Ratti, Rupesh Kumar, Sanave Thomas, Jassel P Ismail and V Diju; Pakistan: Wajid Ali, Zeeshan Waqas Aahmed, Ashraf Masih, Mohd.Waqas Ahmed, Tahir Ishaquemir. Manager-Syed Naqi Mohsin. |
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Puneet for Asian swimming meet
Ludhiana, October 20 He had established three national records, in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke during the 58th Senior National Aquatic Championship for Men and Women from October 5 to 10 at Delhi. Puneet had also set new records in the SAF Games held early this year in Pakistan. In the 200m breaststroke, Puneet had clocked 2.22:70 to put to shade the previous record of 2.27:28 created by Deepak Kumar in 2002. He took 2.30:43to set a new record in the 100m. The earlier record of 1:06.21 stood in the name of Deepak. Puneet with 29.85
seconds in the 50m erased the earlier record of 29.88. |
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Pak outfit for hockey
tourney
Ludhiana, October 20 Dhanwant Singh Bhogal, chairman, tournament committee, said top under-19 hockey teams of the region, such as Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, Kurukshetra XI, Lucknow XI, Prithipal Hockey Academy, Kila Raipur Academy, Namdhari XI, Punjab and Sind Bank XI, Sports School, Jalandhar, had confirmed their participation for the five-day tournament to be organised jointly by the Jagtar Memorial Hockey Society and the PAU Hockey Association.
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Chandigarh DAV School enter knockout stage
New Delhi, October 20 The Chandigarh school blanked Fr Agnel High School, Pilar Tiswadi (Goa), 9-0 after leading 6-0 at half time. GHPS thrashed Ashok School, Maharashtra, 9-4. The winners led 2-1 at interval. NCC, Jalandhar, drew 1-1 with Swami Vivekanand School, Patna, but made it to the knockout stage by virtue of a better goal difference. In the first match of the day Behla Parnasree, Kolkata, and Don Bosco School, Gujarat, played a 2-2 draw.
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