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Manmohan, Kalam congratulate Sachin
I feel proud, not sad, says Gavaskar
Kiwis down Aussies in record run chase
England beat Pak by 42 runs
Punjab in driver’s seat
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India lose to Spain
India in SAFF tourney semis
Asian cycling meet commences today
2006 World Cup draw held
Soudaminee upsets Anjali
Randhawa, Kapur share lead
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Manmohan, Kalam congratulate Sachin
New Delhi, December 10 In a letter to the batting maestro, Dr Manmohan Singh said he was delighted to learn that Sachin had set a world record by scoring his 35th Test century in the Capital. “For your many fans in India and the world over, this is a long-awaited and happy event. The nation hopes you will continue to delight us with your sporting talents in the years ahead. We look forward to witnessing many more records being written in your sporting career,” he said. Congratulating Sachin, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said he had done the country proud with his magnificent feat and wished more power to his elbow. Former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and HD Dewe Gowda said the country was proud of Sachin’s feat. President APJ Abdul Kalam congratulated Sachin on achieving the world record. In a message, the President wished him success and strength to achieve many more such feats, Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman S M Khan quoted him as saying. The BCCI President, Mr Sharad Pawar, lauded Sachin Tendulkar for scoring his 35th Test century. In a message, the Union Agriculture Minister said the spectacular achievement of the master blaster would do every Indian, especially cricket lovers, proud. Noting that the previous mark was also in the name of an Indian, Sunil Gavaskar, Mr Pawar hoped that the feat achieved by Tendulkar had put at rest the apprehensions about his performance in view of his elbow injury. “Tendulkar is the only player who has scored more than 10,000 runs in both versions of the game,” he told PTI over phone from Mumbai. Kolkata: Former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya congratulated Tendulkar on creating a world record of the most number of Test hundreds. Describing Tendulkar as a ‘national asset’, Mr Dalmiya said, “My heartiest congratulations to you for creating the world record...What pleases me most is that an Indian great has created history by surpassing the record of another Indian great”.
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I feel proud, not sad, says Gavaskar
New Delhi, December 10 “Congratulations to Sachin Tendulkar on his 35th Test century! To see a fellow Indian and somebody as prodigious a talent like Sachin takes away any tinge of sadness at a record being broken”, Gavaskar said in a message. “I have said it before that Tendulkar is the closest thing to batting perfection that the game has seen. Look at the stillness of the head, the straightness of his backlift, the ease of playing shots off either the front foot or the back foot and of course, the range of shots that he possesses against both pace and spin in all kinds of conditions” he said. Gavaskar said Tendulkar’s conduct both on and off the field was examplary and that is what made him so special. “Congratulations are also due to his family who have helped him to stay focused. Well done Sachin, and keep that champagne on ice”, he added.
— PTI |
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Kiwis down Aussies in record run chase
Wellington, December 10 Chasing Australia’s 331 for seven after Mike Hussey smashed 88 not out off 56 balls in the closing overs of their innings, Styris anchored New Zealand's successful chase in 49 overs with 101 off 96 balls. The previous highest successful run chase was the 330 for seven Australia scored against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in April 2002. It was the second successive match that Australia had set a total above 300 for New Zealand to try to win the game. New Zealand made 320 all out chasing Australia's 322 for five in Wellington on Wednesday. Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum smashed 50 not out off 25 balls and Daniel Vettori scored 23 off 12 balls in a 74-run partnership in six overs at the death to give New Zealand the surprise victory. All rounder Jacob Oram (42) and Lou Vincent (39) also gave the New Zealand side impetus. While New Zealand’s run chase in the past two matches has been spectacular, their bowling during the final 10 overs has been lacking in bite. They conceded 118 runs in Wellington on Wednesday and 125 on Saturday in Christchurch. Australia had solid contributions throughout the middle order though it was Hussey who turned the innings. His intelligent placement and lusty blows in combination with Michael Clarke (71) and with Nathan Bracken (21 not out) helped the world champions plunder 125 runs off the final 10 overs. Scoreboard Australia Gilchrist lbw Mills 0 Katich c Styris b Martin 2 Ponting lbw Vettori 75 Hodge c Mills b Styris 59 Symonds c Mills b Vettori 1 Clarke c Mills b Martin 71 Hussey not out 88 White c Vettori b Martin 0 Bracken not out 21 Extras
(lb-4, w-8, nb-2) 14 Total (7 wkts, 50 overs) 331 Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-7, 3-122, 4-124, 5-177, 6-259, 7-259. Bowling: Mills 10-1-64-1, Martin 9-0-65-3, Cairns 6-0-61-0, Oram 8-0-69-0, Vettori 10-1-37-2, Styris 7-0-31-1. New Zealand Vincent c Hussey b Clark 39 Fleming c Gilchrist b Bracken 0 Astle c White b Clark 14 Marshall b White 27 Styris c Symonds b Clark 101 McMillan c Gilchrist
b Symonds 11 Cairns c Gilchrist b Lewis 6 Oram b Clark 42 McCullum not out 50 Vettori not out 23 Extras
(lb-9, w-10) 19 Total (8 wkts, 49 overs) 332 Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-50, 3-61, 4-142, 5-179, 6-194, 7-257, 8-258. Bowling: Lewis 9-0-77-1, Bracken 9-1-41-1, Clark 10-1-55-4, Mitchell Johnson 9-0-64-0, White 4-0-34-1, Symonds 8-0-52-1.
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England beat Pak by 42 runs
Lahore, December 10 It was the first major victory on the tour for England, who bowled out Pakistan for 285 in 46.5 overs after posting a commanding 327 for four, batting first on a flat track. Plunkett and Andrew Flintoff took three wickets each as Pakistan lost their last five in 18 balls for just 23 runs after a strong start of 160 for two in 22 overs. England’s total was built around Andrew Strauss (94), Flintoff (72 not out) and Kevin Pietersen (56). Pakistan’s reply included half centuries from Salman Butt (67), Younis Khan (60), Mohammad Yousuf (59) and Shoaib Malik (50). The dismissal of in-form captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, caught behind by Geraint Jones off Paul Collingwood for 13 in the 28th over, was when Pakistan began to fall behind in the run chase, with just two fours coming between the 25th and 42nd overs. “We had kept a target of 275 to 280 in mind but we bowled badly in the final overs and it was not easy for batsmen to come out and start blazing under lights,” Inzamam said. Scoreboard England Trescothick c Kaneria
b Naved 13 Prior lbw Sami 45 Strauss c Butt b Kaneria 94 Pietersen st Akmal b Malik 56 Flintoff not out 72 Collingwood not out 34 Extras
(lb-3, nb-5, w-5) 13 Total: (4 wkts, 50 overs) 327 Fall of wickets:
1-43, 2-94, 3-185, 4-237. Bowling: Shoaib 10-0-60-0, Naved 9-0-75-1, Sami 7-0-35-1, Razzaq 6-0-33-0, Kaneria 9-0-62-1, Malik 9-0-59-1. Pakistan Butt c Flintoff b Harmison 67 Akmal b Anderson 5 Younis c Collingwood
b Flintoff 60 Yousuf c Solanki b Plunkett 59 Haq c Jones b Collingwood 13 Malik c Jones b Plunkett 50 Razzaq c Jones b Plunkett 13 Shoaib run out 3 Naved not out 2 Sami c Trescothick b Flintoff 1 Kaneria b Flintoff 0 Extras
(lb-5, nb-2, w-5) 12 Total (all out, 46.5 overs) 285 Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-132, 3-160, 4-179, 5-262, 6-279, 7-282, 8-282, 9-285. Bowling:
Harmison 8-0-58-1, Anderson 7-0-33-1, Flintoff 8.5-0-73-3, Plunkett 9-0-51-3, Blackwell 10-0-45-0, Collingwood 4-0-20-1.
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Punjab in driver’s seat
Mohali, December 10 With his unbeaten ton, Ricky went past his highest score of 134, made at the same ground in 1999. Ricky, playing in his 47th Ranji match, has hit nine tons so far. It was local lad Gaurav Gupta’s maiden century in his ninth Ranji match. Resuming at 84 for 3, Ricky and Gaurav started the innings on a cautious note. Gaurav was fortunate as his catch was dropped by Daniel Manohar at second slip off NP Singh when he was one short of his half century. After that, both batsmen did not give any chance while adding 213 runs in 436 minutes for the fourth wicket. NP Singh got the breakthrough by trapping Gaurav lbw. Muneesh Sharma was not out on 66 at the end of the day. Scoreboard: Hyderabad (1st innings): 200; Punjab (1st innings): Ravneet Ricky batting 172, Sunny Sohal c Khaleel b Alfred 1, Dinesh Mongia c Khaleel b NP Singh 6, Pankaj Dharmani lbw NP Singh 12, Gaurav Gupta lbw NP Singh 107, Muneesh Sharma batting 66; Extras: (b-6, lb-13, nb-8, w-1) 28; Total (four wickets, 121 overs) 392; Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-17, 3-31, 4-244; Bowling: NP Singh 24-7-72-3, Alfred Absolem 28-3-92-1, Kaushik Reddy 28-8-72-0, Daniel Manohar 5-0-17-0, Pragyan Ojha 24-1-82-0, A. Shinde 12-2-38-0. |
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India lose to Spain
Chennai, December 10 The Spaniards, who exhibited good coordination, registered the win through goals by Eduard Tubau (21st minute) and Pablo Amat (52nd minute) to bag three crucial points. Kanwalpreet Singh (29th minute) scored the lone goal for India. The hosts failed to stick to the basics like tackling, trapping and passing, allowing their rivals to gain momentum after both sides made a slow start due to a heavy downpour. But the Spaniards soon found their rhythm and scored courtesy a defensive lapse by the Indians. The host team’s defenders were slow off their feet as David Alegre took a shot which rebounded of custodian Adrian D’Souza’s pads. An alert Eduard Tubau made no mistake to give Spain the lead in the 21st minute. Eight minutes later, Kanwalpreet drew parity by showing presence of mind to employ a dummy shot and convert a penalty corner. The hosts went into half time with the score level at 1-1. But they did not improve their performance and continued to commit the same mistakes after resumption. If the midfield resorted to too much dribbling and failed to open the game, the forward line, including skipper Gagan Ajit Singh, messed up many scoring chances. In the absence of ace defender Dilip Tirkey, the defence looked quite vulnerable. In the 52nd minute, Vikram Pillay’s faulty tackling inside the ‘D’ provided Spain a penalty stroke. Pablo Amat utilised the chance to score the winning goal despite Indian custodian D’Souza’s valiant effort. Viren Rasquinha and VS Vinay, who was adjudged man of the match, were the only heroes for the hosts. In other matches, Olympic gold medallists Australia walloped world champions Germany 4-1, while the Netherlands steamrolled Pakistan 4-1.
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India in SAFF tourney semis
Lahore, December 10 India, which led 1-0 at half time, thanks to a fine goal by skipper Bhaichung Bhutia just before the break, scored through Mahesh Gawli and Abdul Hakeem in the 52nd and 66th minutes, respectively, to register their second successive victory in the eight-nation tournament at the People’s Sports Complex. The winners of the 1993, 1997 and 1999 editions of the SAFF Cup joined hosts Pakistan and Maldives in the last four. In their first match, two goals by Mehtab Hussain were enough for India to get the better of Nepal 2-1. Coach Syed Nayeemuddin’s side take on defending champions Bangladesh on Monday in their final league encounter.
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Asian cycling meet commences today
Ludhiana, December 10 The Cycling Federation of the India (CFI) has decided to conduct selective doping tests during the event. Addressing a press conference on the eve of the meet here today, Mr J.S. Grewal, general secretary, CFI, said doping tests will be done randomly on position holders. Giving details about the championship, Mr Grewal said during the first three days road races would be held near Ludhiana between Doraha and Khanna and the track events would begin on Wednesday. When asked about India’s chances of winning medals, Mr Grewal said cyclists from Korea, Japan and China had been dominating the cycling championship for the past many years and the hosts could hope of a couple of medals this year in the individual pursuits and mass start events. Mr Grewal said the sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 10 lakh has not been released by the Sports Authority of India. “We had received Rs 20 lakh from the sponsors TI Cycles of Chennai and would get the remaining Rs 20 lakh after the championship,” he added. The championship would get underway on Sunday with road races. On the opening day of this mega event, individual time trial (35 km) for elite men, mass start for elite women (60 km) and individual time trial (25 km) for junior boys will be held on National Highway 1 between Doraha and Khanna. Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, former Union Minister and President, CFI, would formally flag off the road races tomorrow. |
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2006 World Cup draw held
Leipzig, December 10 England’s Swedish coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will face his homeland as well as Paraguay and World Cup debutants Trinidad and Tobago in Group B. England’s first match is against Paraguay in Frankfurt on June 10, followed by Trinidad and Tobago in Nuremberg on June 15 and then Sweden in Cologne on June 20. Holders and five-time champions Brazil will come up against Australia, who are making their first appearance at the finals since 1974, and Japan, who are coached by legendary Brazilian player Zico. Croatia, who finished third in the 1998, complete a fascinating Group F and will provide Brazil’s opening opponents in Berlin on June 13. Hosts Germany will play Costa Rica in the opening match of the tournament on June 9 in Munich, while Poland and Ecuador complete Group A. The top two teams in Germany’s group will face the winners and runners-up from England’s Group B in the last 16. The Netherlands, twice World Cup runners-up, were the unseeded team lying in wait for the top seeds and were duly grouped with Argentina in Group C. First-time African participants Cote d'Ivoire and Serbia and Montenegro complete Group C. The draw in the eastern German city of Leipzig also threw up an intriguing group for France, the winners in 1998 who crashed out in the first round in 2002. They were grouped with South Korea, African debutants Togo and Switzerland in Group G. Three-time winners Italy were handed first-round clashes against Ghana, the USA and dark horses Czech Republic in Group E. Spain face a potentially tricky task against fast-improving Ukraine, current African champions Tunisia and Saudi Arabia in Group H. Mexico will hope to qualify along with Portugal from Group D which also includes Iran and first-timers Angola. The tournament will be played in 12 German cities from June 9 to July 9.
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Soudaminee upsets Anjali
Hyderabad, December 10 Gavankar created a new national record in junior women 10 m rifle event individual championship by notching up 498.1 leaving behind her statemates Priya Agarwal (498) and Bhagawat (497). Soudaminee scored a grand double by winning junior women title of the same event logging 397 and creating a new national record. The previous record of 396 was made by Meena Kumari at the Hague in 2002. Maharashtra won the team event with 1685 points ahead of Army (1681) and Navy (1663). Snigdha of Andhra Pradesh notched up 396 while Juthika Bhonsle (Maharashtra) earned the bronze with 393 points.
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Randhawa, Kapur share lead
Bangkok, December 10 Defending champion Randhawa and challenger Kapur missed a few close putts on the front nine and came out with just a par 36, but no sooner had the back nine begun, they were firing on all cylinders. Randhawa, in fact, could have gone into sole lead, but for a birdie miss from eight feet on the 18th. Randhawa went ahead of Kapur just once, when he birdied 10th and 11th to go 12-under, one ahead of his team-mate. A little before the Indian duo trooped in, Marcus Both shot a six-under 66 to come to 15-under, a score Randhawa and Kapur equalled. Way behind at the fourth place was Chawalit Plaphol at 10-under 206 with a third round of 67, that included two eagles on the first four holes. Of the other Indians, Gaurav Ghei (74) was one-under for three days at tied 28th place, while Jeev Milkha Singh (71) and Harmeet Kahlon (75) were tied for 49th at eight-over.
— PTI |
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Allrounder Scott Styris scored 101 in New Zealand’s world record run chase of 332 for eight to beat Australia by two wickets in the final one-day match in Christchurch today.
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Ludhiana, December 10
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today led the nation in congratulating Sachin Tendulkar on breaking the world record of most number of Test centuries and hoped he would set many more records.
