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World goes Down Under
Australia’s Brett Lee rejoices with team-mate Adam Gilchrist after taking the wicket of World XI player Virender Sehwag during the second one-day game in the Super Series at Telstra Dome in Melbourne on Friday. — Reuters
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Sourav ruled out of Challenger series
Team, coach united: Sachin
e-mail leak not linked to Board politics: BCCI
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Australia halt India’s winning streak
India Dark Blues, Light Blues in final
Sania storms into semis
Anand beats Judit Polgar
Narain’s prayer for rain answered
Jeev tied second
Delhi, J&K win
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World goes Down Under
Melbourne, October 7 The hosts made 328 for four, while World XI, despite some belligerent top-order hitting from Kumar Sangakkara (61) and Chris Gayle (54), were unable to sustain the required rate of 6.58 runs per over. The loss of three wickets for six runs in the middle order effectively ended their chance of notching up what would have been the second-highest score in a chase to win a one-day international, and they were all out for 273 off 45.3 overs. Australia won the first match of the series by 93 runs on Wednesday. The final game is on Sunday. Gilchrist stroked, tickled, flicked and bludgeoned his way to his 12th one-day century, a 79-ball 103 characterised by shots of bristling aggression. His century was brought up in 73 balls, beating the record he had shared with Allan Border of 78 balls. Captain Ricky Ponting, who won the toss and chose to bat for the second straight match, scored 66 before being run out while Damien Martyn (54) and Simon Katich (47) also made useful contributions. Andrew Symonds (31 not out) and Michael Clarke (17 not out) kept the run rate up at the end of the innings to push the world champions to their daunting final total. Virender Sehwag got the international selection off to a good start by smashing the under-strength Australian attack for 21 runs off 15 balls before he ballooned a short ball from Brett Lee to Ponting. Gayle then took the initiative and began to hit to all parts of the ground in an over that yielded 21 runs, including one astonishing six off Lee that sailed high over deep extra cover and several rows into the crowd. Once he brought up his 24th ODI half-century with a single off Shane Watson, however, his scoring dropped appreciably and he was caught by Gilchrist off Watson for 54. Sangakkara continued to score freely and raced to 61 off 44 balls before he was run out with the score on 151 when Jacques Kallis failed to respond to his call. Brian Lara, who made a duck on Wednesday, failed again when he was caught by Symonds off Nathan Bracken for five and then Kallis was run out for 11 to leave World XI on 157 for five with 26.4 overs still to be bowled. Rahul Dravid (28) and Andrew Flintoff (42) attempted to rebuild the innings with a patient 64-run partnership but when Flintoff mistimed a Bracken delivery and spooned a catch to Symonds in the covers in the 37th over, the match was as good as over. Kevin Pietersen, who injured his right hamstring in the Australian innings and will have a precautionary scan, batted with a runner for his 16. Scoreboard Australia Gilchrist b Sehwag 103 Katich b Muralitharan 47 Ponting run out 66 Martyn b Flintoff 54 Symonds not out 30 Clarke not out 17 Extras: (b-1, lb-4, nb-5, w-1) 11 Total:
(4 wickets, 50 overs) 328 Fall of wickets: 1-110, 2-173, 3-276, 4-276. Bowling:
Shoaib 8-1-60-0, Pollock 8-0-49-0, Flintoff 8-0-64-1, Muralitharan 10-0-43-1, Vettori 10-0-54-0, Kallis 3-0-33-0, Sehwag 3-0-20-1. World XI Gayle c Gilchrist b Watson 54 Sehwag c Ponting b Lee 21 Sangakkara run out 61 Kallis run out 11 Lara c Symonds b Bracken 5 Dravid b Symonds 26 Flintoff c Symonds b Bracken 42 Pietersen c Watson b Clark 16 Pollock c White b Clark 15 Vettori not out 11 Shoaib c Watson b Bracken 2 Extras:
(nb-3, w-6) 9 Total: (all out, 45.3 overs) 273 Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-125, 3-151, 4-157, 5-157, 6-220, 7-235, 8-250, 9-267. Bowling:
Lee 8-1-47-1, Bracken 7.3-0-43-3, Clark 9-0-55-2, Watson 10-1-56-1, Symonds 8-0-50-1, White 3-0-22-0.
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Sourav ruled out of Challenger series
Mumbai, October 7 Ganguly was advised 10 days’ rest, forcing him to sit out of the N.K.P. Salve Challenger Trophy in Mohali, and would have to race against time to be fully fit for the home series against Sri Lanka, beginning on October 25. The Indian captain was examined by BCCI-appointed sports medicine expert Dr Anant Joshi and team physiotherapist John Gloster, who were of the opinion that the left-handed batsman had a mild tennis elbow symptom, which initially had cropped up while he was on the Zimbabwe tour last month. “Dr Anant Joshi and Mr John Gloster examined the reports of Sourav Ganguly and examined his elbow. They are of the opinion that he has a mild tennis elbow symptom and requires rest of 10 days. He will return to Mumbai for reassessment after that. In view of this, Sourav will not participate in the Challenger Trophy,” said R.S. Shetty, BCCI executive secretary-in-charge, in a press note. Asked which reports were examined by Dr Joshi and Gloster, Shetty replied that the duo had gone through the MRI scan Ganguly had undergone recently in Kolkata, apart from the report of Dr Kalyan Mukherjee, the orthopaedic surgeon he had consulted at his hometown. The captain for the one-day series against Sri Lanka was tentatively to be chosen on October 13, and it remained to be seen whether the selectors would give Ganguly the team’s charge again, subject to his passing the medical test that would be conducted in Mumbai on October 17 or 18. Ganguly became the second top Indian player to be afflicted by the malady, Sachin Tendulkar being the first. It had forced the master batsman to miss Tests and ODIs on a regular basis since August
last year. Kaif to lead India Seniors
Mohammad Kaif was named captain of the India Seniors team by the national senior selection panel for the Challenger Trophy in place of Ganguly. Kaif would lead the India Seniors team while Ganguly’s place in the squad would be taken by Satyajit Parab, BCCI sources said here. Originally named in the India B squad, Parab would make way for Yousuf Pathan, they said.
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Team, coach united: Sachin
Mumbai, October 7 “The team members and coach Chappell are together and would remain so, though there can be different views. It is like in a family where the members have different views. But by this, it cannot be said there is no unity in the team,” he stated. “Both team members and Chappell want to win. Only the paths they want to take in trying to do so may be different,” the master batsman told reporters here today. There is a need to find out which path would take them to victory,” he added. Tendulkar also made it clear that a media manager, who understood the language of players as well as the media, was a must for things to progress and to avoid any misquotes. He said his post-elbow surgery rehabilitation process had largely gone as per plan but he still felt some discomfort in the affected joint which, however, did not prevent him from playing his shots while batting. He also said the period away from the game was not only physically but also mentally tough for him. “Things have progressed on the whole according to plan, barring a few days here and there,” he added “I felt comfortable while batting (in the nets). There is still a bit of discomfort but that is because the body is settling down. It does not prevent me from playing my shots. There is nothing to worry about according to my doctors, who are monitoring my moves on a constant basis,” Tendulkar said.
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e-mail leak not linked to Board politics: BCCI
New Delhi, October 7 Board President Ranbir Singh Mahendra said it was wrong to associate the Chappell-Ganguly saga with Board politics, though he admitted it was a “delicate issue which was a cause of concern to sports lovers everywhere”. “All that was done was meant to bring about a resolution to the controversy...the whole issue is being made much of only because of the elections,” Mahendra said in an interview published in the latest issue of Tehelka weekly paper.
— PTI |
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Australia halt India’s winning streak
New Delhi, October 7 The victory helped Australia sail into the final against the hosts with an unbeaten record, dashing the faint hopes of New Zealand. For India, this was their first defeat. Earlier, Italy swamped Malaysia 3-0. They would meet New Zealand in the third place playoff. Valentina Quaranta, Faustini Francesca and Jasbeer scored the goals. Australia needed to beat India to qualify for the title clash, and they did it in style, scoring a surprise goal each in either half through striker Megan Rivers. Though India strove hard to outshine the Aussies, their attempts came to nought. Four penalty corners and a few close calls at the rival goal got India no success as their strategy did not work. The stonewalling tactics of the Australians gave little leeway to Indian forwards to manoeuvre inside the circle. The fine approach work of Jasjeet Kaur, Saba Anjum, Mamta Kharab and Adline Kerketta went waste as they were resisted outside the dee, unable to crack the well-knit Aussie defence. Though the Indian defenders, led by captain and custodian Helen Mary Innocent, chased and thwarted many of Australia’s threatening raids, they could not prevent Rivers from cashing in on two opportunistic attempts. |
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India Dark Blues, Light Blues in final
New Delhi, October 7 India Junior’s 3-1 victory over Youngster Club of Pakistan did India Light Blues a good turn as it enabled them to qualify for the final.
— OSR |
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Sania storms into semis
Tokyo, October 7 Seeded eighth, Sania fought her way back after conceding the first set to carve out a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win against the 22nd-ranked Russian in two hours, 28 minutes. The win fetched Sania, placed 37th on the WTA rankings, a semifinal date with third seed Tatiana Golovin of France, who won 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 against local favourite and fifth seed Ai Sugiyama. Sania’s form eluded her in the doubles as she and Israel’s Shahar Peer lost 1-6, 4-6 to second-seeded Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko in the semifinals. Mahesh-Gimelstob crash out
Mahesh Bhupathi, partnering Justin Gimelstob of the USA, crashed out in the quarterfinals. Bhupathi and Gimelstob went down 0-5, 4-5 to Sweden’s Simon Aspelin and Australia’s Todd Perry. — PTI |
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Anand beats Judit Polgar
San Luis (Argentina), October 7 The Indian ace came back on a plus score after the victory and moved to sole third position on 4.5 points, with six rounds still remaining in the championship. There was not much change at the top as Bulgarian Veselin Topalov maintained his two-point lead over nearest rival Peter Svidler of Russia after taking an easy draw with fourth-placed Peter Leko of Hungary. With seven points in his kitty, Topalov was still way ahead in the eight-player double-round-robin contest and Svidler was a distant second with five points. Anand was followed by Leko on four points while defending champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov, on three points, was next in line and now had no chance of retaining the crown he won last year in Libya.
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Narain’s prayer for rain answered
Suzuka (Japan), October 7 An excessively wet track, combined with minor work needed on the car, meant that Narain lost out valuable lap time, denting an otherwise satisfying day for the Jordan Formula One driver. “I had a good first session this morning, but then in the afternoon, I lost a bit of time as we wanted to change some parts of the car and also because the rain started,” said the 28-year-old driver. He said, “It is a pity that the track got wet as I could not try a new set of tyres, unlike my team-mates. Narain completed 13 laps in the morning, but could do only seven in the afternoon.
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Jeev tied second
Tokyo, October 7 Jeev, who had shot a superb 65 in the first round, was now eight-under 136 and in tied second place with Sushi Ishigaki at 136. Yeh Wei-Tze of Taipei took over the lead with a brilliant five-under 67 and a total of 135. Three others, including Takuya Taniguchi, were lying tied in fourth place at 137. Jeev, the overnight leader, had five birdies and four bogeys in the second round, during which his putting was at best patchy. He took no less than 31 putts, including a three-putt bogey. Also letting him down was his driving accuracy, which dropped to just 50 per cent. Jeev had three birdies and three bogeys on the back nine, which was his first nine, having started on the 10th hole. He opened with two birdies, but bogeys on the fifth and sixth brought him down to par. A birdie on the seventh was neutralised by a bogey on the ninth and he turned in even par. On the second nine, he had birdies on 12th and 15th and a bogey on the 16th. Randhawa tied 27th
San Francisco: Despite a disappointing back nine, former Asian Tour number one Jyoti Randhawa carded a level-par 70 to finish tied 27th after the first round of the WGC American Express Championship at the Harding Park Golf Course here on Thursday. Leading the continental challenge here along with Randhawa, Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand had a poor three-over 73, which placed him tied 55th. A total of 71 players were competing in the event, which had no halfway cut. Starting on the 10th hole, Randhawa had an immaculate front nine, with a treble of birdies succeeding a quartet of par shots, before he stumbled on the first bogey on the eighth hole. Another par shot and he finished his midway journey two-under. |
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Delhi, J&K win
New Delhi, October 7 In Group I, J&K whipped HP
5-2, while Punjab were held to a goal-less draw by UP. Uttaranchal defeated Haryana 4-0.
— OSR |
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India lost to defending champions Australia 0-2 in the last round-robin league match of the seventh Indira Gandhi International Gold Cup Women’s Hockey Tournament at the National Stadium here today.
The victory helped Australia sail into the final against the hosts
with an unbeaten record, dashing the faint hopes of New Zealand.
