 |
|
|
Star-studded World XI have a lot to prove
Duleep Trophy: Sachin to miss opening match
Sourav undergoes fitness routine
Sania advances in singles, doubles
Anand loses to
Morozevich
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand down Malaysia
Pak club beat India Under-18
Mountain biking rally
flagged off
Kapil Dev to run in Delhi Half Marathon
National canoeing meet
Archit enters quarterfinals
Bikramjit shines
HC stays order on stadia use
Himachal take 10-run lead
2 gold for Kangra polytechnic
Chandigarh region first in handball
|
|
Star-studded World XI have a lot to prove
Melbourne, October 6 Dravid and Sehwag failed to reach double figures as the cream of world cricket was crushed by the Australians in the first match of the Super Series yesterday. The pressure will be on Shaun Pollock and his band of celebrated cricketers, who will have to win the tie at the Docklands Stadium to keep themselves afloat in the series. Sehwag, for whom consistency has always been the bane, was given his preferred opener’s slot, but he could barely manage six runs and looked out of sorts during his brief stay at the crease. With the World XI losing their openers in quick time, it was left to the dependable Dravid to do the damage-control exercise, but he failed to do justice to his potential. Considering that the target was gettable, as Pollock admitted later, the manner in which the stars gave up without much of a fight would be bothering coach John Wright. For a side boasting of such batting stars, it was really pathetic to see them being dismissed for 162 in 41.3 overs in reply to Australia’s 255 for eight. Australia, in contrast, could not have asked for a more positive start as they sought to bury the ghosts of the Ashes defeat and reassert their supremacy. It may not be all that tough for the World XI to turn the corner, given the sheer quality of the players in the side. Players of the calibre of Brian Lara and Andrew Flintoff have it in them to dictate the destiny of a match single-handedly, and not to forget their bowling line-up, which has in it bowlers of the class of Muttiah Muralitharan. Somehow, these players lost the script completely as Shoaib Akhtar toiled without any gain, leaving it to the unassuming Daniel Vettori and Muralitharan to ensure the Aussies did not wreak havoc with the bat. The Aussies were not without their faults either. Tentative and vulnerable, they gave a lot of room to the opposition to make headway and strike blows at regular intervals. After a flier of an opening, courtesy a back-to-form Adam Gilchrist and Simon Katich, they lost wickets at crucial times to be in trouble in the middle overs. But some intelligent batting down the order, including a lively cameo by their fast-improving tailender Brett Lee, ensured them a competitive target. Glenn McGrath, as he has done umpteen number of times, gave his team early breakthroughs, from which the World XI batsmen could never really recover. It is now upto the World XI to regroup and take revenge from the side which has tormented them often on the field. Teams: Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Adam Gilchrist, Simon Katich, Damien Martyn, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Andrew Symonds, Cameron White, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Nathan Bracken. World XI:
Shaun Pollock (capt), Virender Sehwag, Kumar Sangakkara, Chris Gayle, Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Daniel Vettori, Shoaib Akhtar, Muttiah Muralitharan.
— PTI |
|
Duleep Trophy: Sachin to miss opening match
Mumbai, October 6 “All the team members selected for the first few ODIs against Sri Lanka on October 14 should attend the camp at Bangalore from October 19-21 that has been proposed by coach Greg Chappell and agreed upon by the Indian cricket board,” said Board Secretary S K Nair from Thiruvananthapuram. “The captain as well as the other team members for the first two ODIs against Lanka, at Nagpur (October 25) and Mohali (day/night, October 28) would be chosen at Mohali after the Challenger trophy,” Nair said. Tendulkar is set to return to competitive cricket during October 10-13 Challenger Trophy after a fourth-month injury lay-off. The last two are certain to be named in the Indian one-day squad and are also expected to miss the Duleep opener which has been shifted to Vadodara from Mumbai on the request of the Baroda Cricket Association. West Zone: Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Dhiraj Jadhav, Satyajit Parab Wasim Jaffer, Neeraj Patel, Parthiv Patel (wk), Sairaj Bahutule, Ramesh Powar, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Akash Christian, Vinit Indulkar, Jaydev Shah and Rakesh Patel.
— PTI |
|
Sourav undergoes fitness routine
Kolkata, October 6 Ganguly, who will consult Indian team physio John Gloster and BCCI's medical panel chief Anant Joshi in Mumbai tomorrow on his injury, spent around one and half hours at the Eden Gardens where he did nine laps of the ground and used the facilities at the adjoining indoor gymnasium. Ganguly, who refused to speak to the media, stayed away from the nets so as not to strain his injured elbow. Though Ganguly himself has so far remained non-committal about playing the Challengers in Mohali, where he has been named skipper of the India seniors squad coached by Greg Chappell, his participation now hinges on advice from Joshi and Gloster. The left-handed batsman has already intimated the Board about his injury sustained during a practice game in Zimbabwe last month. Ganguly had on Monday consulted a city orthopaedic, Kalyan Mukherjee, who advised an MRI, the report of which would be shown to John Gloster.
— PTI |
|
Sania advances in singles, doubles
New Delhi, October 6 In her second round singles match against Japanese Aiko Nakamura, the Indian played her aggressive brand of tennis and swept her opponent away with a 6-1, 6-4 win in the tier III tournament, according to information received here today. She will face Russian Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals. The Indian was in devastating form in the first set against the 70th ranked Japanese and her power-packed winners left Nakamura baffled as Sania dropped just one game before clinching the first set. The Japanese, however, put up some fight in the second set against the 37th ranked Indian who went for winners almost in every shot, resulting into unforced errors while her serve also fluctuated before Sania raised her game to win the set and seal the match in her favour. Sania, however, faces a tough task when she takes on Vera Zvonareva who is likely to make life difficult for her. Currently ranked 24th, the Russian beat Sania's doubles partner Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3, 7-5 in the second round to set up a quarterfinal clash with the Indian. Meanwhile, the Sania Mirza-Shahar Peer duo reached the semifinals of the doubles event. In their quarterfinal match, the Indo-Israeli pair toyed with their opponents Tathiyana Garbin of Italy and Nicole Pratt of Australia before handing them a 6-2, 6-1 defeat. The Sania-Shahar pair was in sublime form as they dictated the match right from the beginning and conceded just three games to win the match in straight sets. In the semifinal, they would meet the winners of the quarterfinal match between Jennifer Hopkins (USA)-Mashona Washington(USA) and Gisela Dulko (Argentina)-Maria Kirilenko (Russia).
— UNI |
|
Anand loses to
Morozevich
San Luis (Argentina), October 6 With his second loss in four days after a fine 2.5/3 start, Anand was pushed to a 50 per cent score and now stood joint third in the eight-player double-round-robin event. Meanwhile, Bulgarian Veselin Topalov’s dominance over an otherwise elite field continued as he coasted to a fifth straight victory, his sixth overall. On the receiving end was defending champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan, who was outdone in a finely played endgame, poised to find its place in the history books of the future. At the halfway stage of this event, Topalov was on 6.5 points, retaining his two-point lead over Russian Peter Svidler, who scored over Hungarian Judit Polgar. Yet again, the day produced all decisive games, with Peter Leko coming out good against Briton Michael Adams, who was now firmly in the cellar along with Polgar on two points. Anand had the company of Leko on 3.5 points in third place while Kasimdzhanov and Adams shared the fifth spot with three points each. Anand’s loss once more indicated that the he was not in the best of shape, though Morozevich, for once, dominated the proceedings for the major part of this Caro Kann defence game, where the former played black. The Short attack, named after England’s Nigel Short, one of the commentators here, gave Morozevich ample board room in the early stages of the middle game and prompted the Russian to sacrifice an exchange for a pawn on the 22nd move. What followed was a real heartbreak for Anand’s supporters as the Russian, who had been struggling thus far without a victory in the championship, whirled his pieces in perfect accordance with the position and his win was quite obvious by the 30th move. Anand tried a few tricks towards the end, hoping for a miracle, but that did not come forth and he threw in the towel after 50 moves.
— PTI |
|
New Zealand down Malaysia
New Delhi, October 6 The Kiwis were taken by surprise when the Malaysians, lying at the bottom of the table, scored goals in the seventh and 27th minutes to take a 2-0 lead. Ruhani Siti Noor converted a penalty corner to open the account while Arumugam Kannagi struck a field goal. The Kiwis hit back to reduce the margin through Dillon Honor three minutes before the interval. Six minutes into the second session, speedy forward Sharlan Kayla cut through the flank to beat the Malaysian defence and score. The last two goals were slotted in by Forgesson Krystal to pull off a victory for the Kiwis. New Zealand, making their maiden appearance in the event, now expected India to do them a good turn by defeating defending champions Australia. India would take on Australia tomorrow. |
|
Pak club beat India Under-18
New Delhi, October 6 In another match, India Light Blues held Telekom Malaysia to a 1-1 draw. Prabodh Tirkey scored for India Blues, while Nabil Fiqri Md Nor equalised for Malaysia. |
|
Mountain biking rally
flagged off
Shimla, October 6 The rally, named Hercules MTB Himachal, is being organised by the Himalayan Adventure Sports and Tourism Promotion Association and the Tourism Department. According to the organisers, 22 participants dropped out at the last minute due to various reasons. The participants will stop at Shelaroo for the night before proceeding to Manali. The rally will conclude on October 13. |
|
Kapil Dev to run in Delhi Half Marathon
New Delhi, October 6 The other eminent sports personalities who will take part in the run are Pargat Singh, Ashwani Nachappa, Yuvraj Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Moraad Ali Khan, P.K. Banerjee, Jaideep Mukherjea, Dinesh Khanna, Michael Ferreira, Elisan Nelson, Parveen Thipsay and Khazan Singh. The celebrity run, preceding the World Half Marathon, will be for the cause of the AIDS/HIV affected. The team will be joined by 1,000 students from 50 Delhi schools. |
|
National canoeing meet
Chandigarh, October 6 The championship is being organised for the first time with the assistance of Army's Bengal Engineers Group and Centre, Roorkee. The tournament will end on October 9. A national team will also be selected from among the participants and it will participate in the 3rd Asian Wild Water and Rafting Championship to be held at Shivpuri on the Upper Ganga from October 21-23. |
|
|
Archit enters quarterfinals
Jalandhar, October 6 In under-14 fourth round matches, Chandril Sood beat Jaideep Singh 6-1, Ketan Gupta defeated Tejwansh Singh 6-3, Karanveer Singh beat Vishish Mahajan 6-3, Digvijay Singh defeated Amandeep Singh 6-5, Tushar Khanna beat Amandeep Singh 6-5, Manpreet Dhindsa defeated Mayank 6-0 and Jivtesh Singh beat Jaskaran 6-4. In boys under-16 singles third round matches, Manav beat Shikhar 6-2, Khurram Nazir defeated Jaskaran 6-2, Shubham beat Kanwardeep 6-0, Tanveer Aashiq of Pakistan defeated Ankit 6-0 and Umar Babar of Pak beat Karanveer Singh 6-0. In men’s singles quarterfinals, Gurcharan of PSEB beat Javid 6-5, Manav defeated Mahinder 6-2, Khurram Nazir beat Ujjawal Khanna 6-3, Jayvinod defeated Ammie 6-0 and Tushar Sharma beat Sanjeev Kumar 6-5. |
|
Bikramjit shines
Mohali, October 6 More than 270 shooters from all over the state are taking part in this championship which is being organised by the Punjab Rifle Shooting Association. Tavleen Sidhu from Fatehgarh Sahib was another shooter who impressed in the junior and senior women's .177 Peep Sight Air Rifle event when she shot 390/400. Atinder Singh Garcha of Ludhiana shot 361/400 in the men's Sub-Junior 10 metre Air Pistol. The shooters leading on second day in various events are: .177 Open Sight Air Rifle: men: Gaurav Singla 305/400; women: Sargam Marwaha 259/300; junior men:Karanvir Singh Mokha 291/300; sub-junior men: Karan Sidhu 265/400; sub-junior women:Aanchal 172/400. .177 Peep Sight Air Rifle: men (NR): Arshdeep Singh Panwar 390/400; women:(NR):Jasveer Kaur 375/400; junior men (NR): Arshdeep Singh Panwar 390/400; junior women: (NR): Paramdeep Kaur 366/400; sub-junior men (NR): Shivtaj Singh Sivia 375/400: sub-junior women (NR): Ritu Tomar-370/400. Centre Fire Men Pistol (NR):Bikamjit Singh Dhillon 271/300; Air Pistol: men: Satwinder Singh 362/400; women: Rubab Sekhon-332/400; Junior men:Sikander Mann 361/400; junior women: Nisha Panwar 331/400; sub-junior men: Atinder Singh Garcha 361/400. .177 Peep Sight: Air Rifle junior men (ISSF): Harsohitbir Singh 575/600; women: Tavleen Sidhu 390/400; Air Pistol: men (ISSF): Amanpreet Singh 571/600; women (ISSF) Kirandeep Kaur 364/400; junior women (ISSF) Pratibha Rana 363/400. |
|
HC stays order on stadia use
Shimla, October 6 This interim order was passed by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice V.K. Gupta and Mr Justice K.C. Sood on a petition filed by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket
Association, in which the association had challenged the order of the state government on the ground that it was a illegal order of the state government. |
|
|
Himachal take 10-run lead
New Delhi, October 6 Brief scores: Delhi 160 and 154 for 5 (Akshay Sharma 56, Manik Tandon 24, Sunny Sehrawat 33 n.o.). Himachal: 170 all out (Sumit Verma 55, Shivin Chouhan 46; Vikram Dahiya 5 for 34, Sunny Sehrawat 3 for 56).
— OSR |
|
2 gold for Kangra polytechnic
Kangra, October 6 In the basketball final, Polytechnic College, Kangra, defeated Polytechnic College, Sundernagar, 56-34. In kabaddi, Polytechnic College, Kangra, won the gold by defeating Polytechnic College, Hamirpur, 49-46. In the football final, Polytechnic College, Hamirpur, defeated Polytechnic College, Sundernagar, 2-1. The volleyball final was a keen contest between Polytechnic College, Hamirpur, and Polytechnic College, Sundernagar, with the former winning 28-30, 25-19, 25-15, 20-25, 15-5. |
|||||
|
Chandigarh
region first in handball
Ambala, October 6 Earlier, in handball semi-finals, Chandigarh beat Dehra Dun and Mumbai beat Lucknow. Chandigarh beat Mumbai 20-11 and won the tournament. Lucknow region stood third by beating Dehra Dun. In basketball semi-finals, Dehra Dun entered the finals by defeating Chennai region 35-31. Lucknow region beat Chandigarh region 52-15. Lucknow region won the final over Dehra Dun 64-24. In
lawn tennis, Delhi region scored 11 points and bagged the first
position, Chennai scored eight points and stood second while Jammu
scored five points and stood third. In under 14, Stuty Goswami of
Guwahati region, Ankita of Delhi and Aditi Rattan of Chennai have been
selected. In under 17, Jyoti Pandya of Ahmedabad, Monica of Delhi
region, Aarthi of Chennai region, Carlin of Mumbai region and Kanika of
Delhi region have been selected. In under 19, Alla Yamini of
Hyderabad, Gurpreeti of Delhi, Rupinder and Samir of Jammu region and
Archana of Delhi have been selected.
— TNS
|
|||||
Amritsar
in final 3 bookies held U-14 taekwondo BCM Arya in semis A Parle Cup Death condoled |
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Mailbag | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
