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India post 540; Bangladesh make shaky
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England bowler Simon Jones carries his teammate Andrew Flintoff in celebration after dismissing South African batsman Boeta Dippenaar at St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth, South Africa,
on Saturday.
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Punjab cops edge out Malaysian
XI
Haryana to start sports injury
clinic
National School Games get
under way
Vijay Hazare dead
TFA enter final
Haryana athletes win 3 gold in Asian meet
SD eves shine in KU athletics
meet
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India post 540; Bangladesh make shaky
start
Chittagong, December 18 After the heroics of century makers Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir, captain Sourav Ganguly held the innings together after a middle-order collapse with a responsible 88 which took India to a commanding 540. The hosts began on a steady note without losing a wicket in the first 25 overs but lost their way as Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh claimed three wickets in the space of 26 balls to leave them tottering at 54 for three at stumps. The hosts, who had struggled to match the standards of their opponents and buckled under the slightest hint of pressure, put up an improved performance in all departments of the game as they first checked the roll of the Indian batting juggernaut with some tidy bowling and then batted with rare resilience to deny the visiting bowlers till the spinners inflicted the damage. India had to rely on the sensible batting by their skipper and some spectacular pyrotechnics by ‘Turbanator’ Harbhajan Singh to overcome an inexplicable middle-order collapse before being all out at the stroke of tea. Bangladesh, needing 340 to avoid the follow-on, reached 54 for three, the loss of Nafis Iqbal (31) and nightwatchman Mashrafe Mortaza (4) somewhat spoiling an otherwise good day for the hosts. Captain Habibul Bashar, yet to open his account, was at the crease at stumps. Javed Omar blocked 78 balls and hit one four for his 10 before he went for a drive and edged Kumble to Dravid at slip towards the close of play. Earlier, Indians lost five wickets for 78 runs in the morning session and failed to consolidate on the good work done by Dravid and Gambhir. Right-arm fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza (3-60) triggered the collapse when he rapped Sachin Tendulkar (36) on the pads off the very first ball of the day. Dravid (160) himself was guilty of a loose shot when he played away from the body for an edge to wicketkeeper before VVS Laxman was dismissed in a controversial fashion. Left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique (4-156) appeared to grass the ball after taking a diving return catch of Laxman. Dinesh Kaarthick did not last long either, although he looked displeased at being adjudged caught behind to Rafique. Ganguly’s sensible half century combined with Harbhajan’s cavalier 47 then resurrected the Indian innings. Ganguly displayed calm while wickets fell rapidly at the other end before being caught at long on as he went for big shots towards the tea break. He faced 153 balls and hit nine fours during his 231-minute stay at the crease. Harbhajan’s 43-ball 47, studded with seven fours and two sixes, fetched 75 runs for the ninth wicket partnership with Ganguly. Scoreboard India (1st innings) Sehwag c Bashar
b Mortaza 10 Gambhir b Hossain 139 Dravid c Mashud b Mortaza 160 Tendulkar lbw Mortaza 36 Ganguly c Jubair b Rafique 88 Laxman c and b Rafique 9 Kaarthick c Mashud b Rafique 11 Pathan c Mashud b Rafique 4 Kumble st Mashud b Ashraful 23 Harbhajan c Islam
b Hossain 47 Zaheer not out 0 Extras (b-5, lb-4, w-2, nb-2) 13 Total (all out in 148.2 overs) 540 Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-273, 3-334, 4-371, 5-384, 6-402, 7-412, 8-465, 9-540. Bowling: Mortaza 26-5-60-3, Hossain 25.5-4-114-2, Jubair 19-1-95-0, Rafique 50-2-156-4, Rana 16.3-0-63-0, Ahmed 4-0-14-0, Ashraful 7-0-29-1. Bangladesh (1st innings) Iqbal c Gambhir b Harbhajan 31 Omar c Dravid
b Kumble 10 Mortaza lbw Kumble 4 Bashar batting 0 Extras (b-4, lb-2, w-2, nb-1) 9 Total (for 3 wkts in 30.3 overs) 54 Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-54, 3-54 Bowling: Pathan 9-4-17-0, Zaheer 5-1-10-0, Kumble 10.3-5-14-2, Harbhajan Singh 6-2-7-1. —
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Australia set Pak 564 for
victory
Perth, December 18 Badly out-of-form opener Imran Farhat had gone for one while Salman Butt was on eight and Younis Khan on seven. To add to the visitors’ woes, star paceman Shoaib Akhtar was taken for X-ray after injuring his left shoulder while fielding shortly after lunch. Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was also unable to take the field between lunch and tea due to a stomach virus. Australia, with a lead of 217 when play began, turned the screws further on Pakistan during the day. But their tally featured two disappointing dismissals for captain Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer, the first innings hero with 191. Langer went agonisingly close to becoming the first player to score a century in each innings of a Test at the Western Australian Cricket Association ground, reaching 97 before he was bowled by all-rounder Abdul Razzaq. Ponting went even closer to a century but fell for 98, dragging his back foot and stumped by wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal while trying to sweep leg-spinner Danish Kaneria. The Australian skipper had not scored a Test century in his last 17 innings, since the Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne last year. But local hero Damien Martyn made amends when he reached 100 — his fifth century for the year — prompting Ponting to declare. Opener Matthew Hayden earlier was bowled by Shoaib Akhtar in the morning session for 10 with the score on 28. But Ponting and Langer crushed any lingering Pakistani hopes, adding 163 for the second wicket. Scoreboard Australia (1st innings) 381 Pakistan (1st innings) 179 Australia (2nd innings) Langer b Razzaq 97 Hayden b Shoaib 10 Ponting st Kamran b Kaneria 98 Martyn not out 100 Lehmann b Kaneria 5 Clarke c Inzamam b Sami 27 Gilchrist not out 0 Extras: (lb-15, w-2, nb-7) 24 Total:
(5 wkts dec, 85.2 overs) 361 Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-191, 3-271, 4-281, 5-360. Bowling: Shoaib 6.3-1-22-1, Sami 14-1-55-1, Razzaq 12.3-1-48-1, Khalil 9.2-0-38-0, Kaneria 32-3-130-2, Farhat 11-0-53-0. Pakistan (2nd innings): Farhat lbw McGrath 1 Butt batting 8 Younis batting 7 Extras: (lb-2) 2 Total:
(1 wkt, 6 overs) 18 Fall of wicket: 1-5. Bowling: McGrath 3-0-6-1, Gillespie 3-1-10-0. —
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Strong reply by
England
Port Elizabeth, December 18 Earlier Boeta Dippenaar scored 110, his third Test century, to assist the home side’s recovery from 66 for three yesterday. South Africa, who won the toss and chose to bat, resumed on 273 for seven with Dippenaar on 79 and Thami Tsolekile on six. Dippenaar reached his century in the 14th over of the day with an upper cut for four through backward point off fast bowler Stephen Harmison. He was out four overs later when he edged a drive off fast bowler Simon Jones and was caught by Trescothick at first slip to end an eighth-wicket partnership of 63. Dippenaar batted for more than six hours, faced 245 balls and hit 11 fours. Tsolkile went five balls later for 22, his highest test score, when he attempted to slog-sweep left arm spinner Ashley Giles and sent a looping catch to Andrew Flintoff at backward point. Debutant Dale Steyn hit Giles for the only six of the innings in his next over but South Africa were dismissed from Giles's next delivery which Steyn prodded to Strauss at short leg. Swing bowler Matthew Hoggard was the pick of the bowlers with figures of three for 56 from 20 overs while Flintoff picked up three for 72 from 22 overs. Giles kept a steady line and length and was rewarded with two for 69 from 27.4 overs. Trescothick and Strauss rode out tight and aggressive opening spells from fast bowlers Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini and were able to score more freely off the rest of the South African attack. Fast bowler Steyn, who had a delivery timed at 147 kph on Saturday, blotted his copybook by bowling eight no-balls in his five overs. Scoreboard South Africa (1st innings) Smith c Strass b Hoggard 0 De Villiers lbw Flintoff 28 Rudolph c G. Jones b Flintoff 93 Kallis b Harmison 0 Dippenaar c Trescothick
b S. Jones 110 De Bruyn b Flintoff 6 Pollock c Trescothick b Hoggard 31 Hall b Hoggard 6 Tsolekile c Flintoff b Giles 22 Ntini not out 2 Steyn c Strauss b Giles 8 Extras (14-nb, 4-w, 13-lb) 31 Total (all out, 110.4 overs) 337 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-63, 3-66, 4-178, 5-195, 6-253, 7-261, 8-324, 9-327. Bowling:
Hoggard 20-4-56-3, Harmison 25-2-88-1, Simon Jones 16-4-39-1, Andrew Flintoff 22-4-72-3, Giles 27.4-8-69-2. England (1st innings) Trescothick not out 33 Strauss not out 54 Extras (lb-5, nb-17) 22 Total (no wicket, 30 overs) 109 Bowling: Pollock 10-6-17-0, Ntini 8-1-26-0, Steyn 5-0-33-0, Hall 4-0-10-0, De Bruyn 3-0-18-0. —
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Punjab cops edge out Malaysian
XI
Jalandhar, December 18 The match between Punjab and Sind Bank and BSF was played at a very fast pace. Both teams made some hostile attempts to score in the first half but to no avail. Both teams remained goal-less at half time. In the 53rd minute, BSF opened their account when Mukhjinder Singh converted a penalty corner. The bank men were quick to respond as they equalised in the 57th minute when Parminder Singh scored a field goal. The bank team took the lead in the 61st minute through a penalty corner conversion by Jatinderpal Singh. The match was finally decided in favour of Punjab and Sind Bank when Ajitpal Singh scored a field goal in the 64th minute. The match between Punjab Police and Malaysian XI proved to be a high-voltage encounter. Both teams played good hockey in the first half but fell short of sounding the board. The teams were goal-less at half time. In the second half, Malaysian XI were the first to open their account when Baljit Singh made no mistake in converting a penalty corner. The policemen scored an equaliser in the 48th minute through a penalty corner conversion by their Baljit Singh. The star-studded Punjab Police team took a decisive lead in the 52nd minute when Jugraj Singh converted a penalty corner. In other matches, Canada settled for a draw with Indian Airlines 1-1, while in the women’s section, Pepsu XI drubbed Uttaranchal XI 3-0 and Escorts, Amritsar, defeated Escorts, Ropar, 2-1. |
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Haryana to start sports injury
clinic
Chandigarh, December 18 Dr Ravinder Chadha has now been designated as Director, Medical Services, Haryana Power Utilities. Dr Chadha joined the Board in 1975. He was promoted Chief Medical Officer in 1982. After working as Chief Medical Officer for 22 years, he is now designated as Director, Medical Services. Dr Chadha was doctor/physiotherapist of the Indian cricket team from 1996 to 1998. He also remained captain of the Haryana team for 18 years, which is a national record. He was appointed as Chairman of the junior selection committee for three years and then taken on the senior selection committee for four years. |
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National School Games get
under way
Ludhiana, December 18 About 6,000 school students and officials from 24 states and UTs are taking part in the games, which are being held under the aegis of the School Games Federation of India. Talking to mediapersons here today, Mr Johar said the government was committed to spend Rs 1 crore to provide better sports infrastructure at the school level. Mr Johar said competitions would be held in kho-kho, handball, softball and hockey. The minister said he had instructed that henceforth shoes would also be included in the playing kits given to the participants. This was done after some participants at the last National Games came for the march past wearing slippers. |
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Vijay Hazare dead
Vadodara, December 18 Considered to be one of India’s finest batsmen ever, Hazare played at the highest level for six years — between 1946 and 52 — during which he represented the country in 30 Tests scoring 2,192 runs at an impressive average of 47.65 runs. He scored seven centuries — two of them coming in the same match against Australia at Adelaide in 1947-48, and two more in his first two matches as captain, against England in 1951. An effective right-arm medium pacer, Hazare captured 20 wickets at 61 runs apiece. Born on March 11, 1915, in Sangli, Maharashtra, Hazare played for Maharashtra, Central India and Baroda in the domestic circuit. He had a fabulous first class career record averaging 58.38. He amassed 18,740 runs in 238 matches that included 60 centuries. The highlight of Hazare’s first class career was the two triple centuries he scored, 316 not out and 309 — the latter being more memorable since it came out of the side’s total score of 387. His wicket-taking abilities got him a whopping 595 wickets in first class matches at an average of 24.61. The man, who was immensely talented with the bat, however, only had moderate success as captain of the Indian team. In 14 matches he captained, India won just one Test — against England — while losing five. The remaining eight matches ended in draws. The legendary batsman’s wife, daughter and friend were present when the end came today. Hazare was chairman of the Indian Cricket Committee in 1960 when Nari Contractor was the captain of the Indian team. The Cricket Club of India had recently honoured him with a lifetime achievement award comprising Rs 25,000. —
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TFA enter final
New Delhi, December 18 TFA will meet Bengal Mumbai Football Club, who had beaten Mohammedan Club in the first semifinal yesterday, in the final on December 20. TFA scored the match-winner through a spectacular header, off a flag kick, by Bimal which eluded the hands of Titanium custodian Joby Joseph. The goal climaxed a sustained spell of aggression by the TFA boys in the second half after being bottled up by the Titanium defenders in the first half. The match got physical in the latter half and Titanium players Shabbir and KP Nizar were given the marching orders. Titanium, who got early chances to score but these were muffed by Ebin Rose, succeeded in repelling the TFA attacks in the first half. But on resumption, the sallies became sharp and intense with the constant TFA raids breaking the Titanium defence. |
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Haryana athletes win 3 gold in Asian meet
Panipat, December 18 Naresh Kumar, Om Parkash Bhadu and Raj Bala bagged gold medals in the 5 km walk, 4X100 m relay race and hammer throw, respectively. Ved Prakash and Raj Bala got silver medals in discus throw for men and women, respectively. Gulab Singh, Ved Prakash, Raj Bala and Om Parkash Bhadu won bronze medals in 4X100 m relay race, javelin throw, shot putt and 400 m, respectively. —
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SD eves shine in KU athletics
meet Ambala, December 18 Balvinder Kaur won 8 gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500 m, 5000m, 4x100 and 4x400 m relay race. Neha and Ishpreet have won a gold medal in the javelin throw and hammer throw, respectively. Neena has won a silver medal in 10,000m and a bronze medal in 5000 m race. Neha and Pooja have won a silver and a bronze medal, respectively, in the Heptathlon. Harneet Kaur won a bronze medal in the hammer throw. College women’s team also won both the relay races. About 180 women athletes from 64 different colleges had participated in the athletics championship.
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Chittagong, December 18
Former cricket captain Vijay Hazare, who led India to its first-ever Test win, died here today following a prolonged illness, family sources said.
Hazare, 89, was suffering from intestinal cancer and breathed his last this afternoon at a private clinic where he was kept on life support system for the past two days, his son Ranjeet said.
