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After defeat, India make changes
Inzamam hits ton, Jayasuriya leads Lanka fightback
Kerala look to settle score with Punjab
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Urs takes lead, Naren second
Indian men finish 6th, women 9th
Delhi beat HP in thrilling contest
Punjab Police, JCT
Academy in final
Punjab cops, BP win in Surjit hockey
Kangra champs
Cecil Convent win karate
trophy
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After defeat, India make changes
Included: Gautam Gambhir, Dheeraj Jadhav, Shib Shankar Paul and keeper Dinesh Karthick Nagpur, October 30 Opener Aakash Chopra, Yuvraj Singh and Ajit Agarkar were also dropped to accommodate a host of young players in Gautam Gambhir, Dheeraj Jadhav, Shib Shankar Paul and keeper Dinesh Karthick in the squad announced by Cricket Board Secretary S K Nair here today. The sacking of Patel, who has had a miserable time behind the stumps right through the series, was expected after yet another shoddy performance in the Nagpur Test which India lost by 342 runs to allow Australia to clinch the series. Irfan Pathan, who missed out the Nagpur tie because of a side strain, will also sit out of the Mumbai match while Sourav Ganguly was included in the squad subject to proving his fitness. "We have obtained fitness reports of players. Pathan is still not match fit for the last Test. Ganguly would also be asked to undergo a fitness test on November 1 and subject to him clearing the Test, he will join the team as captain," Nair said. Squad: Sourav Ganguly (captain, subject to fitness), Rahul Dravid (vice-captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Mohammad Kaif, Dinesh Karthick, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Shib Shankar Paul, Dheeraj Jadhav. The changes would mean India would have yet another opening pair for the Mumbai match, with either Delhi's Gambhir and Maharashtra's Jadhav set to partner Virender Sehwag. The selectors, however, reposed faith on the stylish middle order batsman V.V.S. Laxman who has also been woefully out of form of late. "The form of Laxman was also discussed by the selection committee. The Committee hoped that like Sehwag, Laxman would also discover his form in time," Nair said. On the changes in fast bowling department, Nair said Paul was good enough to be included in the team given his performance and the favourable report by the team management on India 'A' team's tour of Kenya in August. On omission of Chopra and Patel, he said the Committee found that both the players had not lived upto their expectations. With Pathan ruled out, the names that came up for discussion were those of Mumbai seamers Avishkar Salvi and Munaf Patel, other than that of S S Paul. "Paul got selected because of his fine performance in the tri-series in Kenya and in domestic cricket last year." On Patel's exclusion, Nair said the selectors had decided to give him another chance after his poor show in Chennai but he was again found wanting in the next Test. Laxman was also put on notice and his poor run against the Aussies in this series came up for review. Like Patel's case after the Chennai Test, it was decided to give another chance to the Hyderabadi to come good. Nair said Gambhir and not Jadhav would be the first choice to open the innings with Sehwag in Mumbai because of the latter's limited international experience. Nair said Harbhajan Singh, who missed the third Test here because of a bout of gastro, had recovered and was fit for the Mumbai match. "It was also felt that it was time to plan for the future and such planning leading to a victory in Mumbai would stand the team in good stead in the series against South Africa," Nair added.
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Inzamam hits ton, Jayasuriya leads Lanka fightback
Karachi, October 30 Pakistan had been in a dominant position at lunch, reaching 387 for five with Inzamam unbeaten on 117. The wickets fell, however, at regular intervals after Inzamam was out to the fourth ball after lunch without adding to his score, his 20th Test century and fifth against Sri Lanka. Scoreboard Sri Lanka (1st innings) 208 Pakistan (1st innings) (overnight 298-4) Hameed c Sangakkara b Maharoof 3 Farhat lbw Vaas 72 Y Khan c Samaraweera b Herath 124 Haq c Jayawardene b Vaas 117 Afridi b Vaas 9 Yousuf c Sangakkara b Fernando 46 Malik lbw Fernando 44 Razzaq c Fernando b Jayasuriya 16 Akmal c Jayawardene b Herath 15 Naved b Fernando 11 Kaneria not out 5 Extras
(lb-9 nb-7) 16 Total (all out, 137.1 overs) 478 FoW:
1-13, 2-135, 3-284, 4-298, 5-372, 6-387, 7-437, 8-462, 9-464 Bowling:
Vaas 33-5-106-3, Maharoof 23-4-62-1, Fernando 22.1-0-96-3, Herath 33-3-125-2, Mubarak 9-2-33-0, Jayasuriya 11-3-35-1, Samaraweera 6-0-12-0. Sri Lanka (2nd innings): Jayasuriya batting 96 Atapattu c Hameed b Kaneria 25 Sangakkara batting 4 Extras
(lb-5, nb-4) 9 Total (1 wkt, 28 overs) 134 FoW: 1-117 Bowling:
Naved-ul-Hasan 3-0-27-0, Riaz Afridi 3-0-23-0, Razzaq 9-1-42-0, Danish Kaneria 11-2-27-1, Shoaib Malik 2-0-10-0.
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Kerala look to settle score with Punjab
New Delhi, October 30 Punjab take on Kerala in the final at the Ambedkar Stadium here tomorrow at 2.30 pm and hope to repeat the feat of their first encounter. Kerala, however, would be striving to settle an old score which dates back to 1988 when Punjab defeated Kerala 6-5 in the title clash at Quilon, in sudden-death shoot-out. Punjab have won the title six times and were runners-up on four occasions. They last figured in the final in 1995 at Chennai, when they lost to Bengal by a golden goal scored by Baichung Bhutia. Kerala have won the Santosh Trophy four times and had been runners-up seven times. They have been the finalists since 2000 and their last title win was against Goa in Mumbai in 2001. Last year, Kerala fought well to reach the final and took on hosts Manipur in an even fight, but a hostile local fans and some debatable refereeing decisions left bitter taste in their mouth. Kerala were, therefore, keen to avert a repeat of last year’s final. Punjab have the enviable record of scoring 25 goals in six matches while conceding only six. The Punjab defence, manned by reliable goalie Kameshwar Singh and supported by Tapan Bhattacharya, Jaspal Singh, Harish Sharma, Harpreet Singh and KV Danesh, has earned the reputation as ‘unbeatables’. Their attack too is venomous as Gurjit Singh Atwal, the top scorer with 10 goals, Harvinder Singh, Parveen Kumar and Gurpreet Singh have been effective with their lethal shots. That Punjab came through the qualifying cluster and look fresh even after playing six gruelling matches is a testimony to their positive attitude. In the cluster matches, Punjab pounded Chattisgarh 5-0, Tripura 7-0 and Meghalaya 3-0 to join former champions Goa and Tamil Nadu in the quarterfinal league. Punjab stunned Goa, packed with several internationals 4-1, and beat Tamil Nadu 1-0. However, Punjab’s biggest triumph was in beating defending champions Manipur. That victory boosted their morale and they are now confident of taming Kerala too. “We will be playing our natural game (with long balls and aerial duels)", said Parminder. Kerala, who were seeded directly into the quarterfinal league, beat Railways 4-1 and Delhi 2-1. In the semifinal, they downed Services 2-0. Kerala play fast, attacking football and their defence too is very competent. Captain Ignatious and striker Abdul Naushad were their main scores. Young Naushad Pari displayed amazing scoring skills against Services, which make him a sure shot for the final. Both Kerala and Punjab will be missing their key players Pradeep NP and Parveen Kumar, respectively as they are serving out their red card suspensions of the semifinals. Organising secretary NK Bhatia announced that the winners would be given a cash award of Rs 3 lakh while the runners-up would be richer by Rs 1.50 lakh. The IOC man of the match award winner will be given Rs 10,000. Doordarshan will telecast the match Live from 2.30 pm. |
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Urs takes lead, Naren second
Shimla, October 30 With broken gearboxes proving the bane of Karandip Singh, Vikram Mathais and Arjun Balu, all from Team MRF, Prithveen Kumar was third, followed by Arjun Rao Aroor and Ranjith Ballal, all driving Maruti Esteems. Vikram Mathais began the day with a sense of purpose, opening up a 32-second lead over Urs after the first two special stages in Chawsa and Nayanagar. However, he experienced problems with his second gear and temporary repairs in the 20-minute service did not prove good enough as he had to pull out in the third special stage. Karandip Singh, the local favourite also pulled out when his gearbox broke, 2 km into the second special stage. Naren, who broke rear strut in the second special stage and lost time, managed to bring his car into service and after changing the wheel was back in action. After the next two special stages Arjun Balu jumped into second spot after Urs, trailing the leader by 30 seconds, with Naren in third, 59 seconds adrift. Balu’s gearbox packed then and the fight for top honours boiled down to Urs and Naren. Naren recovered 35 seconds from Urs in the fifth stage, before Urs again pulled back nine in the last stage to for a 31-second lead. The 1400 cc also witnessed a close battle for the top spot between Prithveen Rajan and Arjun Rao Aroor, 22 seconds separating the two, while the Rally Star Cup is being led comfortably by Sanjay Agarwal. Chandigarh’s Sunny Siddhu is leading the Gypsy Cup nearly two minutes ahead of Along Iyer. Provisional timings after six stages: Overall: Lohit Urs/Bonnie Thomas (Maruti Baleno)1:38.44; Naren Kumar/D Ramkumar (Maruti Baleno) 1:39.15; Prithveen Rajan/Srinivas Murthy (Esteem) 1:42.24; Arjun Rao Aroor/ Shanmuga S (Esteem) 1:42.46; Ranjith Ballal/Ramesh Kumar (Esteem) 1:47.06. 1400cc: Prithveen Rajan/Srinivas Murthy (Esteem) 1:42.24; Arjun Rao Aroor/Shanmuga S (Esteem) 1:42.46; Ranjith Ballal/Ramesh Kumar (Esteem) 1:47.06. Gypsy Cup: Sunny Siddhu/Suresh Rana 1:42.44; Along Iyer/Zachumo Ezung 1:44.31; Anil Wadia/ Pradeep Kumar 1:45.19. Rally Star Cup: Sanjay Agarwal/ Chandramouli 1:44.43; Rajesh Gadakh/Paritosh Kohok 1:51.40; Faraz Khalid/Arush Vohra 2:03.25. |
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Indian men finish 6th, women 9th
Mallorca, October 30 Ukraine and China won the men and women’s team titles, respectively. In their last match, India had to wage a grim battle against Bulgaria and managed to win one game while drawing three. In the women’s section, 27th seed England
stunned India suffered 2-1. Koneru Humpy was upset by Harriet Hunt and other two matches were drawn. In the men’s section, world rapid champion and top seed Viswanathan Anand had a quick draw against Bulgaria’s Kiril Georgiev. Playing with white Anand, in a King pawn opening, played against Berlin defence and could not get much after the opening. In the Queen-less middle game typical of the system, Anand allowed Georgiev to maintain the balance and agreed for a draw on the 17 moves. Earlier, in the seventh round encounter against Ukraine he had drawn with white. Indian men team finished the tournament with 34 points. Ukraine thrashed France 3-1 and with 39.5 captured the Olympiad gold dethroning defending champion Russia, who finished second with 36.5 points. Armenia tied at 36.5 points lost to Russia in the tie break to be placed third. Indian women slumped further as they suffered their third straight successive defeat. Fifth seed Indians were expected to have it easy in their last match against lowly ranked England but crashed to 1-2 defeat to finish ninth on the leaderboard. Koneru Humpy, who played all the 14 rounds in the chess Olympiad and had been the main stay of the team, faltered badly and lost the game against Harriot Hunt. Vijaylakshmi and Harika Donnavilli drew their games. Indian women could take their total to 24.5 point and slipped to 9th position.
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Delhi beat HP in thrilling contest
Rohtak, October 30 Put in to bat first, Himachal Pradesh were restricted to 155 for 8 in stipulated 50 overs. The highlight of the innings was 50-run partnership for the 6th wicket between Varun Sharma and Sanjay Trama. The duo took 58 minutes and consumed 113 balls to score these runs. Varun took 79 balls to make 36 runs, whereas Sanjay compiled his 20 runs facing 66 balls. Rajesh Mahajan, Lalit Choudhry and Narender Kumar captured two wickets each. Saurav Tewari and Aditya Jain took one wicket each. Chasing the victory target of 156, Delhi were in deep troubles having lost their first four wickets for only 10 runs. However, a partial recovery was staged by 5th wicket pair of Aditya Jain and Lalit Choudhry. They added 62 runs. Aditya scored 65. He was ably supported by Lalit who kept the end intact though he scored only 12 off 56 balls. Last three Delhi batsmen added 41 runs to snatch victory from the hands of Himachal Pradesh when one ball remained to be bowled. Ashok Kumar, Himachal medium pacer, took 3 wickets for 13 runs in nine overs. Delhi got four points from whereas Himachal Pradesh did not get any point. |
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Punjab Police, JCT
Academy in final
Nabha, October 30 Punjab Police and PSEB found themselves on an even keel even after the 30 minute extra time and the penalty kicks that followed. It was only during the sudden death that the champions were separated from the challengers. For the powermen, Jujhar Singh shot the ball wide. The cops could have taken the lead in the 10th minute when Samuel Bali’s power-packed drive ricocheted back into play after hitting the cross bar. After a barren first half, the powermen struck through Jatinder Kumar. However, their joy was short lived as substitute Harjinder Singh’s shot slipped through the goalkeeper’s hands. JCT Academy moved into the final off a last-minute goal by Yadvinder Singh, who collected a rebound before unleashing an accurate shot.
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Punjab cops, BP win in Surjit hockey
Jalandhar, October 30 Bharat Petroleum derailed PAP Jalandhar 4-0. In the opening minute of the match, Pundalik Bellary scored a field goal. In the 33rd minute Amar Aiyama converted a penalty corner while in the 37th minute, Len Aiyappa added to the score, converting a penalty corner. In the 50th minute, Olympian Sabu Varkey completed the tally with field goal (4-0). PAP boys made some good moves but were not able to utilise them as Jugraj Singh failed to convert any of the six penalty corners. Namdhari XI dominated the first half. They took the lead in the 15th minute as Didar Singh converted a penalty corner. In the 18th minute, Gurcharan Singh scored the second goal for Namdharis to make it 2-0. In the second half, bankmen came back to score two goals in the 40th and 50th minute as Ajitpal and Navpreet Singh converted two penalty corners. In the 59th minute, Didar Singh again struck for the Namdharis (3-2). In the 67th minute, Parminder Singh equalised for bankmen. Both teams earned one point each. In the third match, Punjab Police dominated the proceedings against Punjab National Bank.Policemen went ahead in the ninth
minutes Baljit Singh Dhillon converted a penalty corner. In the 29th minute, Tejveer Singh scored (2-0). In the 40th minute, Baljit Dhillon struck again (3-0). In the 44th minute, Gagandeep of PNB converted a penalty corner (1-3). In the 50th minute of the play, Baljit Dhillon scored again to complete the score sheet (4-1). |
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Kangra champs
Bilaspur, October 30 In kabaddi, Mandi emerged champions defeating Shimla by 49-35 points in final. In badminton final, Malvika (Mandi) beat Punam (Shimla) by 5-11, 13-11, 11-3 in singles while in doubles Punam and Kamini (Shimla beat Malika and Rupali (Mandi) by 15-13, 17-14. In reverse singles, Kamini (Shimla) defeated Rupali (Mandi( by 11-1, 11-1. Other results: 100 m: 1 Pushpa (Hamirpur-12.60 S), 2 Promila (Kangra-12.94 S), 3 Shobhu (Kangra-13.02 S). 400 metres: Pushpa (Hamirpur-56.54 S), 2 Promila (Kangra-59.70 S), 3 Shobhu (Kangra-1.05.05 S). 800 m: 1 Pushpa (Hamirpur-2.15.06 S), 2 Promila (Kangra-2.25.00 S), 3 Nisha (Kangra-2.30.01 S). 200 m: Pushpa (Hamirpur-26.53 S), 2 Promila (Kangra-25.55 S), 3 Shobhu (Kangra-27.00 S). 1500 m: 1 Manju (Bilaspur-4.59.76 S), 2 Punam (Kangra-5.05.10 S), 3 Sumitra (Kangra-5.08.00 S). Table tennis (finals): Kiran (Sirmour) b Manisha (Mandi) (9-11, 9-11, 11-15, 11-5, 11-5), Deepika (Sirmour) b Gunjan (Mandi) (11-7, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-6), Ridhi (Sirmour) b Shiwani (Mandi) (11-9, 11-7, 11-4). |
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Cecil Convent win karate
trophy Ambala, October 30 Silver medal winners are Vinay Mohan, Abhinav Chaurasia, Abhinav Mittal and Tushar Bindra. Bronze medallists are Karan Verma, Kritika Dhillon, Simarjeet Singh and Nikunj Windlas.
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