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Naren pips Aroor for Power M1 title
‘Modest’ Sourav lauds East team-mates
Kemp shines for South Africa
Jaffer guides West to victory
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Paes-Zimonjic lose
Mahindra United enter semifinals
BSF annex football title
National women’s festival begins today
Top golfers for Punjab Ladies Open
Jeev finishes tied 24th
Smriti wins Skins golf crown
Majitha police triumph
MCM DAV girls win netball title
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Naren pips Aroor for Power M1 title
Chandigarh, October 23 Naren, suffering from a viral infection, was a relieved man after the end of the race. The champion driver had to draw deep into his reserves and rely on his considerable experience to emerge the winner. Trailing Aroor and co-driver Chandramouli overnight by 10 seconds, Naren Kumar and co-driver Ram Kumar made six seconds on the first special stage of the day, over 10.14 km run at Kanda in the Shivalik Hills. Aroor was also docked a penalty of 90 minutes for reporting to service nine minutes late after the last stage. This meant team-mate Arjun Balu/ Kumar Ramaswamy leapfrogged into the second position, ahead of Aroor. Naren completed the rally in 2 hours 7 minutes and 20 seconds, while Balu came home in 2:9.13 and Aroor in 2:9.22. Earlier, Team MRF’s Karandip Singh and Jaidas Menon were excluded from the competition for a technical violation, and were not permitted to start on the second day. Both Arjun Balu and Arjun Rao Aroor maintained their momentum in the super special stage, the concluding stage of the rally in Kalagram, finishing first and second, with timings of 2.18 and 2.19 minutes, respectively. Naren could only manage 2.23 minutes. The 1400 cc saw Prithveen Rajan and PVS Murthy winning the title with a timing of 2:13.09, followed by Philipose Mathai and Ashwyn Naik in second place. Local driver Sunny Siddhu drove away with the honours in the Gypsy Class with a timing of 2:12.16, which also placed him in fifth place overall, a creditable showing that earned him much applause from the home crowd at the podium finish. The Rally Star Cup also saw the emergence of new talent in Chetan Shivram and Rupesh Kholay, who finished on top in their category with a timing of 2:13.11. Final results: Overall: Naren Kumar/Ram Kumar (Team JK, Baleno) 2:7.20; Arjun Balu/Kumar Ramaswamy (Team MRF, Baleno) 2:9.13; Arjun Rao Aroor/Chandramouli 2:9.22; Vikram Mathais/Sujith Kumar (Team MRF, Baleno) 2:10.16; Sunny Siddhu/HS Bawa (Gypsy) 2:12.16; Prithveen Rajan/PVS Murthy (Esteem) 2:13.09. 1400cc: Prithveen Rajan/P V S Murthy; Philipose Mathai/Ashwyn Naik 2:13.11; Ravi Agarwal/Prakash D’Souza (Esteem) 2:27.38. Gypsy Cup: Sunny Siddhu/HS Bawa; Sandeep Sharma/Kulbir Singh 2:13.38; Kanwar/ Vijay Vir Singh 2:16.38. Rally Star Cup: Chetan Shivram /Rupesh Kholay 2:13.11; Girishankar Joshy/Srikanth G.M 2:14.28; Anil Wadia /C K Chinappa 2:19.04. |
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‘Modest’ Sourav lauds East team-mates
Kolkata, October 23 Ganguly cracked 117 runs in East Zone’s first innings and captured four wickets for 56 in the match. Hailing the efforts of his East Zone team-mates, particularly seamer Shiv Sankar Paul and wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta, the left-hander said, “I am sure the boys are looking forward to playing the final. This team is capable of winning the trophy.” He also preferred to remain silent on the possibility of his return to the Indian squad, or his fitness issue. “I have not said anything about this in Rajkot. I am not going to comment on it here too.” Asked if this innings under pressure was one of his best in domestic cricket, Ganguly said, “I can only say any achievement is satisfying.”
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Kemp shines for South Africa
Bloemfontein, October 23 Kemp dominated the closing overs to score his runs off 64 balls after South Africa's middle-order had rallied from 85 for four to 182 for six. Ashwell Prince added 31, with five boundaries, and Mark Boucher 33, but Kemp led the way as the hosts notched up 115 runs in the last 15 overs to reach their winning target of 250. Craig McMillan had earlier scored a composed half-century to steer New Zealand to 249 for eight after they won the toss and chose to bat. McMillan top-scored with 66 and shared a fifth wicket stand of 75 off 103 balls with Jacob Oram (35). Captain Stephen Fleming was in sparkling form as he made 45 off 48 balls with nine boundaries. He and Hamish Marshall put on 52 for the third wicket. Scoreboard New Zealand: Fleming c Gibbs b Nel 45 Astle c Boucher b Pollock 1 Vincent c Boucher b Ntini 8 Marshall lbw b Kallis 16 McMillan c Prince b Kallis 66 Oram run out 35 McCullum c Dippenaar b Nel 28 Vettori c Prince b Nel 1 Adams not out 30 Mills not out 1 Extras:
(b-1, lb-11, nb-2, w-4) 18 Total: (8 wkts, 50 overs) 249 Falls of
wickets: 1-7, 2-18, 3-70, 4-97, 5-172, 6-200, 7-204, 8-241. Bowling: Pollock 10-2-43-1, Ntini 4-0-19-1, Langeveldt 10-1-48-0, Nel 9-0-42-3, Kallis 9-1-45-2, Boje 6-0-32-0, Kemp 2-0-8-0. South Africa Smith b Adams 19 Dippenaar lbw Bond 10 Kallis b Mills 0 Gibbs c Marshall b Bond 25 Prince b Astle 31 Boucher b Vettori 33 Kemp c Vincent b Patel 73 Pollock c Adams b Patel 37 Boje not out 3 Langeveldt not out 0 Extras:
(b-1, lb-4, nb-1, w-13) 19 Total: (8 wkts, 49.3 overs) 250 Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-34, 3-41, 4-85, 5-117, 6-182, 7-247, 8-247. Bowling: Bond 9.3-1-50-2, Mills 10-2-38-1, Adams 6-0-28-1, Vettori 10-0-35-1, Astle 6-0-46-1, Patel 8-0-48-2. — Reuters, AFP |
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Jaffer guides West to victory
Vadodara, October 23 West Zone, who required only 76 runs for an outright win, reached the target in just 31.2 overs, losing the wickets of Dheeraj Jadhav, Satyajit Parab and Jacob Martin. Overnight batsmen Jaffer and Martin (18) added 48 runs for the third wicket to guide their team to a comfortable win. Scoreboard: South Zone (1st innings): 219; West Zone (1st innings): 327; South Zone (2nd innings): 211; West Zone (2nd innings): D Jadhav c Karthik b Balaji 0, S Parab c Badani b Balaji 9, W Jaffer not out 58, J Martin c Badani b Balaji 18, Niraj Patel not out 10; Extras: (b-4, lb-3, nb-2) 9; Total: (3 wkts, 31.2 overs)104; Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-9, 3-57; Bowling: L Balaji 13-3-30-3, K Shahbuddin 12-1-41-0, P Ojha 3.2-0-20-0, Ram Kumar 3-2-6-0.
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Paes-Zimonjic lose
New Delhi, October 23 Paes and his Serbian partner went down 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to the third seeded pairing in the exciting final played at the Madrid Arena. The Knowles-Nestor combination thus successfully defended the title they won last year beating the Bryan brothers in the championship round. Today's victory clinched their 13th ATP Masters series crown, their third in Madrid. Last week, Paes and Zimonjic lost in the Stockholm Open final to Australians Paul Hanley and Wayne Arthurs.
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Mahindra United enter semifinals
Margao, October 23 All goals came in the first half with Baretto (15th, 36th), Steven Dias (19th) and NS Manju (21st) scoring for the jeepmen, while Sunil scored a brace (22nd and 34th) to reduce the margin for HAL. S Venkatesh of Mahindra United was adjudged the man of the match. Earlier, Vasco played their hearts out to stun former champion Mohun Bagan via sudden death 6-5 yesterday and book a place in the quarterfinals against Salgaocar. After both teams failed to break the deadlock in the regulation and extra time, the tie-breaker was employed. This also did not yield a result as both teams ended 4-4. In the sudden death, Vasco’s Anthony Fernandes and Rovan Pereira found the net while for Bagan, Tomba Singh failed to score as his kick hit the bar after Mehtab Hossein scored. In the tie-breaker, Desmond Fernandes, Caitan Costa, Anthony Pereira and Milagrio Medeira scored for Vasco, while Cedric Pexeito kick was saved by Bagan keeper Subrata Paul. For the losers, Gleyyao Rodrique, Noel Anthony Wilson, Eduardo and Dharamjit Singh found the net, while Mehrajuddin Wadoo shot out. Vasco meet Salgaocar in the quarterfinal on October 25.
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BSF annex football title
Nabha, October 23 In an absorbing final, the Jalandhar security men downed PSEB 2-1 to win the trophy for the fifth time. BSF had won the Governor’s Cup in Sikkim early this month. “Two titles in less than a month augur well for the team’s prospects in forthcoming tournaments,” said BSF coach Avtar Singh after the match. BSF opened the scoring through medio
J. Ouseph, who made his way speedily in from the right flank and chipped the ball home over two defenders and goalkeeper Bhupinder Singh. BSF could have increased the lead but striker Amarjit Rai’s power-packed shot hit the woodwork and the ball was cleared out of harm’s way by Rajkumar Gill, who sprinted in from the top of the box to near the goal line to help PSEB ward off what appeared to be a certain goal. Led admirably upfront by veteran Gurjit Atwal and Amarjit Rai and supported neatly in the midfield by Sarabjit Singh, the Jalandhar security men held the upper hand for almost the entire first half. Their defenders did a fine job, the midfielders gave good passes to the frontline, while the strikers made their presence by taking shots at the goal. Gurjit Atwal scored the team’s second goal after he was set up by Deepak Kumar. The Punjab power men made a mess of at least four clear chances in the first half. Much against the run of play, with BSF completely dominating the proceedings, PSEB managed to reduce the margin through half-back Parminder Singh, whose banana kick found the net. The second half saw BSF completely bottling up PSEB danger man Gurpreet Singh, a tactical move initiated by the BSF coach which aimed at throwing the frontline out of gear. Towards the end of the contest, BSF were reduced to 10 men when Deepak Kumar was shown the red card for rough play. The Jalandhar team was more content to retain the one-goal advantage, although PSEB did come close to scoring in the last minute. |
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National women’s festival begins today
Sangrur, October 23 Twenty teams have confirmed their participation in the event. These are Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, J&K, Kerala, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu,
Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Gujarat. The festival is being organised by the Punjab Sports Department in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India.
Pargat Singh, Director, Sports, Punjab, said basketball, gymnastics and swimming had been included in Group I competitions, adding that
more than 700 players and officials were likely to participate in the event. Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Sports and Youth Services, will inaugurate the festival, while Preneet Kaur, MP, will be the chief guest on the
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Top golfers for Punjab Ladies Open
Chandigarh, October 23 Seventeen-year-old Bhavna Shetty, who won the last tournament of this ladies golf circuit, will lead the challenge. Pitted against her will be a Chandigarh girl, Parnita Garewal, besides outstation players Anjali Chopra and Shruti Khanna. Irina, who has won the title for the past six years, has been forced to miss the tournament as she tore a ligament in the left hand and has been advised rest for three weeks. But she is very much in the reckoning as points are calculated on the eight best performances in the 10-tournament circuit. Here again participation in the all-India tournament is compulsory, besides seven regional tournaments. So far she has won one title and finished runner-up in the second. With Bhavna also pocketing one regional title, the Chandigarh tournament could give her the lead. At the press conference this afternoon, the lady captain of the course, Mrs Kiran B.M. Singh, talked about the two good lady golfers Chandigarh had produced, Irina Brar and Parnita Garewal. The captain of the course, Mr S.M.S. Sandhu, said the course was in true playing condition, and that the speed on the greens was good. Also present at the press conference was the media chairman, Dr G.S. Kochhar Besides the champion to be decided on the lowest gross score, there will be competitions for different categories. The other titles at stake are: Silver Salver (handicap 0-12) — nett score; Challenge Bowl (handicap 13-24) — gross and nett scores; Bronze Plate (handicap 25-36) —gross and nett scores; Junior Shield (under-18 age-group) — gross and nett scores; Subjunior Trophy (Under-14 age-group) — gross and nett scores; Senior Challenge (Those born before October 25, 1955) — 54-hole competition; Super Seniors — gross score. |
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Jeev finishes tied 24th
Chiba, October 23 The lone Indian to make the cut after Jyoti Randhawa’s exit, Jeev totalled six-under 282 and was richer by 8,80,000 yen for his show. A 10th tee starter at the par-72 Sodegaura Country Club, Jeev had a flawless front nine today.
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Smriti wins Skins golf crown
Gurgaon, October 23 With a tally of seven skins, Smriti won the title and a prize purse of $ 7,650. Despite winning as many skins as Smriti, Heather Daly Donofrio, President Tour Player, USLPGA, finished second to take home $ 4,700. In a keen tussle for the third place, Paraguay’s Celeste Troche pipped Hilary Lunke in a playoff after the five participants finished tied after 18 holes. In the playoff, after three golfers fell out of contention, Hillary missed an easy four-foot putt for a par and thus gifted Celeste with her second skin and a pay check of $ 4000. The 2003 US Open champion, Hillary Lunke, also won two skins and a prize money of $ 1,650 for her efforts. The day began with Heather winning the first hole outright to pocket $ 500. After four tied holes, the value for the sixth hole increased to $ 2,950. Heather struck gold again. After a tied seventh hole, Hilary Lunke won the eighth to pocket $1,650. Smriti’s luck turned after the lemon break as she pocketed the 10th after a tied-ninth hole. This fetched her $ 1,900. Three more tied-holes later, Smriti triumphed again to pocket $ 4,250. Heather won the 15th outright for $ 1,250, following which Celeste opened her account with $ 1,500 on the 16th. The 17th was won by Smriti, who benefited to the tune of $ 1500.
— PTI |
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Majitha police triumph
Amritsar, October 23 It bagged top positions in hockey, football, basketball, boxing and athletics. Nishan Singh (Amritsar police) was adjudged the best athlete in the competition. The Amritsar team came overall second by standing runners-up in judo, weightlifting and
athletics. Mr Hardish Singh Randhawa, DIG (Border Range), distributed prizes among the winners. |
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MCM DAV girls win netball title
Tribune News Service MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, won the Panjab University Inter-College Netball (Women) Championship held on the Panjab University campus here today. Panjab University Campus, Chandigarh, secured the second place, while GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, and Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana, were placed third and fourth, respectively. Results: Final: MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, b Panjab University Campus, Chandigarh (32-27). Third place playoff: GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, b Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana (21-7). |
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