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India level tennis series with Pak
PCB, BCCI on collision course?
Probe Kaul’s claims, PCB asks ICC
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Yuvraj turns to village doctor
India third in six-a-side cricket tourney
North dismiss Sri Lanka A
for 296
Durand Cup
North Korea win AFC youth crown
Football title for JCT Academy
Johor Tigers win polo title
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India level tennis series with Pak
New Delhi, November 12 India had won the opening leg at Islamabad to get off the mark in style, but faltered at Lahore and Chandigarh to give Pakistan a 2-1 lead in the series. Therefore, the Delhi leg held vital importance for the hosts if they wanted to avoid humiliation in this inaugural series. And Shokeen rose to the occasion in a commendable fashion to score an authoritative victory over Aisam in the opening singles which helped India share the honours. But Shokeen’s victory would have meant nothing had not Karan Rastogi held his nerve to defeat Aqeel Khan 6-2, 6-2 in the decider to record his third singles victory in the series. Aisam and Aqeel downed Divij Sharan and Poorav Raja 6-3, 6-3, but that did not put a blot on India’s victory. Shokeen’s triumph over the seasoned campaigner Aisam, who is a familiar face for Delhiites, having recorded some stunning wins in the Futures and Satellite series at the DLTA in the past, was the sort of start India were looking for and Rastogi did not disappoint his team when he clinched the second singles rubber rather comfortably. Shokeen’s panther-like court coverage to make some stinging returns and net smashes caught the lanky Pakistani on the wrong foot as he could rarely match the exuberance of his Indian opponent. Shokeen looked in command after levelling the score in the first set at 2-2 and did not look back. Rastogi then did the rest by outplaying Aqeel. He got an early break in the first set to lead 2-0, but Aqeel stormed back to reel off the next two games to make it 2-3. But Rastogi maintained his edge with his power play which left Aqeel all at sea. Though the Indian boy faced some hiccups after leading 4-2 in the second set, he hit solid winners to quell Aqeel’s challenge. Aisam said playing in the first three legs of the series, coupled with the taxing travel schedule, had taken a heavy toll on him, as had happened to Rohan Bopanna, who pulled out of the tie due to fatigue. The Pakistani ace gave full credit to Shokeen for his victory, though he felt that the result would have been different had he been his normal self. A pleased Shokeen said his strategy was to pin down Aisam to the baseline as otherwise he would have created all sorts of problems, being a good net player. “Of course, it went to my favour that he was a bit tired,” he added.
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Yousuf puts Pak on top
Lahore, November 12 The senior batsman survived two dropped chances and had another lucky escape while recording his 20th Test hundred as Pakistan took a lead of 59. Yousuf (107) and Shoaib Malik (61) had put on 125 for the fifth wicket in the last two sessions when play ended 21 overs before the scheduled close because of bad light. They came together when the West Indies appeared to be clawing back into the match by capturing three wickets in the first session, including two in the space of seven runs. Pakistan lost Younis Khan (11), Mohammad Hafeez (57) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (0) after resuming on 39 for one. Yousuf has faced 190 balls and batted for 300 minutes, hitting 14 boundaries in a controlled innings. Malik hit eight fours and a six from 149 balls. The West Indies suffered a costly miss soon after getting rid of captain Inzamam when Daren Ganga dropped a sharp chance off Taylor at gully when Yousuf was on 43. Yousuf was then very fortunate to survive a stumping appeal against left arm spinner Dave Mohammed with his score on 53. Soon after flicking Taylor to fine leg for a four to reach his hundred, Yousuf miscued a pull shot off the same bowler who floored the high catch in his follow-through. Scoreboard West Indies (1st innings) 206 Pakistan (1st innings) Hafeez lbw Taylor 57 Farhat lbw Taylor 9 Younis c Sarwan b Edwards 11 Yousuf not out 107 Inzamam b Mohammed 0 Malik not out 61 Extras
(b-4, lb-4, nb-6, w-6) 20 Total (4 wkts, 91 overs) 265 Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-45, 3-133, 4-140. Bowling: Edwards 17-1-64-1, Taylor 24-5-67-2, Collymore 16-4-34-0, Bravo 14-2-41-0, Mohammed 12-2-31-1, Gayle 7-2-18-0, Sarwan
1-0-2-0. — Reuters
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PCB, BCCI on collision course?
Karachi, November 12 Dr Nasim Ashraf surprised everyone at a press conference here when he said that to his knowledge neither the allotment of matches nor the schedule had been finalised as yet by the joint World Cup organising committee for the 2011 tournament. “I don’t think so that it has been finalised that India would host the final. I don’t think so. We are having a meeting on December 11 in India to discuss the preparations for the tournament,” he said. Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were jointly awarded hosting rights of the 2011 World Cup by the International Cricket Council this year and the senior officials of these boards have already held meetings to discuss the share of matches. According to earlier announcements, while India would host 22 matches and the final, Pakistan will have 16 games, Sri Lanka nine and Bangladesh six. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will host the semifinals, while Bangladesh would organise the opening But Ashraf said nothing was finalised as yet. “The issue of who will host the final will be discussed in the coming meeting,” he stated. However, sources told PTI that Pakistan was not as keen to host the final as it was to get a bigger share from the group matches since the ICC would pay $ 500,000 for each game to the organising nation. “Basically it is just a pressure move to ensure Pakistan gets more matches than what it has already got,” they said. Sources said former PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan had committed himself to the announced allotment of matches without taking other members of his board into confidence. — PTI
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Probe Kaul’s claims, PCB asks ICC
New Delhi, November 12 Anil Kaul, a retired Colonel of the Indian Army who was the chief protection officer to the Pakistan team during the biennial event in India, had claimed that speedster Shoaib Akhtar had slapped coach Bob Woolmer in the team bus. Kaul also said that Akhtar was involved in disciplinary issues during his stay with the team in Jaipur. The PCB letter asked the ICC to make an inquiry as to why and how Kaul made the allegations. “Under the ICC Code of Conduct, Kaul is not permitted to speak about team matters in public for three months from the end of the tournament,” a PCB official told PTI from Lahore. The PCB official also said that the board had received a communique from the BCCI saying that Kaul was appointed as a security officer by the ICC. Earlier, the PCB had expressed outrage at Kaul’s allegations in his interviews to various television channels last week. The PCB, however, had acknowledged that there were disciplinary issues involving Akhtar during the Champions Trophy and had launched an investigation into the same.
— PTI
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ODI series against Windies in January
Nagpur, November 12 The Caribbeans, who will arrive here on January 18, will play their second ODI at Cuttack (January 24), third in Chennai (January 27) and the last in Vadodara (January 30), BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah told reporters after the meeting of the Tours and Fixtures Committee of the board here. The matches at Cuttack and Chennai will be played under lights, he said. The committee meeting, which was chaired by BCCI Vice-President Shashank Manohar, also finalised the itinerary of the four-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in February next year. The Lankans will arrive on February 6 and play the first match in Pune (February 8), followed by the second at Rajkot (February 11), the third at Goa (February 14) and the fourth at Visakhapatnam (February 17). On women’s cricket, Shah said the BCCI would be hosting the Asia Cup next month. However, venues are yet to be decided for the tournament which will feature India, Pakistan and and Sri Lanka, he said. The board has also decided to conduct matches for the eves on the lines of the Ranji Trophy initially at the intra-zonal and later at the inter-zonal level.
— PTI
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Yuvraj turns to village doctor
Mukandpur (Mandi Ahmedgarh), November 12 Extremely reluctant to talk about the VIP patient, Capt Mohinder Singh confirmed after much persuasion that he had examined the cricketer on Friday, three days prior to the scheduled date of reassessment of his injury by Dr Anant Joshi at Mumbai on November 13. The left-handed batsman, accompanied by his mother and a religious guru from Gandua village, near Khamano, had called upon the doctor. Baba Kuldeep Singh Ghalal Wale had reportedly advised Yuvraj’s mother to take him to the practitioner. “After observing a tear in the interior cruciate ligament and some bruising in the patella bone of the left knee, we advised him massage with a specially prepared oil and some physiotherapy exercises to avoid a surgical operation,” said Capt Mohinder Singh, who served in the 108 Engineering Regiment. He said he had done a degree in alternative medicine from the Indian Board of Alternative Medicine in Kolkata. Though Yuvraj was not available for comment, his coach Surinder Bawa said the final decision to continue the treatment prescribed by the village practitioner would be taken after Dr Joshi submitted his report.
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India third in six-a-side cricket tourney
Hong Kong, November 12 Captain Imran Nazir (28), Yasir Arafat (31) and Hassan Reza (32) belted the Indian attack with utter ruthlessness to score 131 runs. Pakistan, however, lost to a Nicky Boje-led South African team by 12 runs in the title clash. South Africa became richer by $ 100,000, while Pakistan, as runners-up, earned a purse of $ 50,000. Later, India defeated the West Indies by two wickets to finish third and take home a purse of $ 36,000.
— PTI
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North dismiss Sri Lanka A
for 296
Kolkata, November 12 Pacers Gagandeep Singh (3-67) and Joginder Sharma (2-33) unsettled the Sri Lankan top order before spinner Rajesh Sharma (4-85) triggered a middle-order collapse to enable North Zone claim the day’s honours at the Eden Gardens. Put in to bat, Sri Lanka A got off to a jittery start, losing three quick wickets to be 48-3 by the 14th over. However, Chamara Silva (84), Malintha Warnapura (65) and Jehan Mubarak (39) steadied the ship with some fine batting in the afternoon session till Sharma started deceiving the Lankan late order with his loop and flight. The last five Lankan wickets fell for only 64 as the islanders’ first essay came to an end 52 minutes after tea. At stumps, North Zone were 51 for no loss, with Aakash Chopra (39) and Gautam Gambhir (7) in the middle.
— PTI
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Jyoti finishes joint ninth
Shanghai, November 12 With a three-over-par 75 in the fourth and final round, the Indian ace slipped from overnight third, while Korea’s Yang Young-Eun (69) cruised to a brilliant two-shot win despite two bogeys on the last three holes. Yang (69) totalled 14-under 274, while holding off the challenge of three of the world’s finest players — world No.1 Tiger Woods, South Africa’s Retief Goosen, New Zealand’s Michael Campbell and the rest of the high-class field. Jeev Milkha Singh also had an error-riddled 73 that saw him finish 17th after being eighth overnight. Shiv Kapur had three each of birdies and bogeys and ended tied 18th, while Gaurav Ghei began and ended with a double bogey in a roller-coaster round of 74 to finish tied 26th. The 34-year-old Yang overhauled overnight leader Goosen mid-way through the day and survived a late stumble to eventually score a two-shot triumph over Woods with the disappointing South African and Campbell tied for third a further shot back. The victory, by far the biggest in the Korean’s career, fetched him $ 833,300 and with it the honour of being crowned the “Champion of Champions” for 2006.
— PTI
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Army Green oust Churchill Brothers
Our Sports Reporter
New Delhi, November 12 Churchill forged ahead in the 23rd minute of the second half when striker Drupesh Desai hit the mark from close, but could not retain the lead as Army Green exploited the chinks in their defence to knock in the equaliser through Aji B 18 minutes later. And Aji also scored off the spot kick to give Army Green the winning goal after Ramesh Singh, Ashok Lipcha and Manju Nath had hit the target from the spot. To their utter shock, Churchill Brothers faltered in the shootout as only Villroy D’Cruz, Nigerian Odafe O Kolie and Raje D could find the target, while the kicks of Chandam Singh and Nocholas Muyoti were stopped by Army custodian Min Bahadur. Later, Assam Rifles beat Gorkha Rifles 2-0, making two quick strikes late in the second half through Ajit Singh and Abel Sema. Army Green will meet Assam Rifles on Tuesday for a spot in the main round of the tournament, beginning on November 16.
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Korea win AFC youth crown
Kolkata, November 12 With all the other penalty shooters finding the mark, Umesaki’s miss sounded Japan’s death knell and they have now failed to annex the coveted title despite six appearances in the final. Choe Myong Ho, Jun
Kwang, Ri Kwang Hyok, Jong Chol Min and Ri Chol Myong found the target for North Korea, while Mike
Havenaar, Sho Ito and Tanaka Atomu were the scorers for Japan in the tie-breaker. Earlier, the fleet-footed North Koreans went into the lead as early as the fourth minute through a goal from Ri Chol Myong at the floodlit Salt Lake stadium. Japan, having the better of the exchanges, drew parity in the 34th minute as 19-year-old Yosuke Kashiwagi capped a class solo with a lethal finish. Fed by an overlapping right back Atsudo Uchida, Kashiwagi displayed brilliant footwork to dribble past a couple of North Korean defenders and then cracked a left footer from top of the box that rocketed into the near corner of the goal to the left of a diving Korean custodian Ju Kwang Min.
— PTI
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Football title for JCT Academy
Chandigarh, November 12 Earlier in the semifinals, JCT Academy routed City Club 4-0 while PSEB got the better of Football Academy, Rurka Kalan, 4-2. The winners were awarded a cash prize of Rs 51,000 while the runners-up were richer by Rs 31,000. Mr AS Samra, Minister for Cooperatives and NRI Affairs, gave away the prizes. The tournament was organised under the aegis of Phagwara Football Academy functioning under the chairmanship of Kashmira Singh. An exhibition match was also played between Phagwara Football Academy and Rurka Kalan FA which was won by the former. Among those present were Arjuna awardee Inder Singh and former Asian star Parminder Singh.
— TNS
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PPS riders steal the show
Phillaur, November 12 State Animal Husbandry Minister Jagmohan Singh Kang gave away prizes to the winners of various events held during the three-day event which saw the participation of over 200 horses of various breeds from across the state. Present on the occasion were ADGP-cum-Director, PPA, Rajdeep Singh Gill, DIG Narinderpal Singh, DIG SS Chauhan, SAS Nagar SSP Naunihal Singh, Punjab Equestrian Association general secretary Shashi Prabaha Dwivedi, besides other officers and representative of various schools and sports organisations which took part in the event. Results (names of horses in brackets): Tent Pegging team event: 1. PAP, Jalandhar — HC Kamaljit Singh (Swag Rohini), C-Il Lakhwinder Singh (Quick Silver) and HC Jagtar Singh (Chandra); 2. PPS, Nabha — Simerdeep Singh (Bijli), Bikramjit Singh (Thunder) and Harjinder Singh (Khushbu); 3. PPA — HC Lakhwinder Singh (Mirza), Amandeep Singh (Romeo) and Gursharan Singh (Toofan). Pole bending: 1. Dapinder Singh (Thunder), PPS, Nabha, 2. lnderjit Singh (Sun Field), PPA, 3. Mandeep Singh (Fortune Fire), Mohali. Meddle relay: PAP (winner) — SI Talwinder Singh, SI Jaswinder Singh and CT Manjit Singh. Show jumping - children: 1. Jatinder Singh (Leading Lady), PPS, Nabha, 2. Amrit Pal Singh (Abdullah), KSA, 3. Abhijot Singh (Brownie), GEGS, Sangrur. Pole Bending (11-14 years): 1. Jatinder Singh (Leading Lady), PPS, 2. Taminder Kaur, KSA, 3.Birpal Singh (Wisdom Queen), AIPS, Nakodar. Show jumping top score junior: 1. Vikeramjit Singh (Sultal) PPS, Nabha, 2. Ravinder Singh (Trident), NCC, Ldh, 3. Jatinder Kumar (Tushar), NCC, Ldh. Show jumping top score senior: 1. SI Jaswinder Singh (Karishma) PPA, 2. HC Lakhwinder Singh (Archari) PPA, 3. CT Gurdeep Singh (Mamta), PAP, Jalandhar. Show jumping six bar: 1. Satnam Singh (Abdullah) KSA, 2. SI Talwinder Singh (Samrat) PAP, 3. C-Il Lakhwinder Singh (Befikar), PAP.
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Punjab Police, BPCL in semis
Jalandhar, November 12 Punjab and Sind Bank, too, advanced, after beating Shadman Hockey Club, Rawalpindi, 3-0 in their last league match. With today’s win, Punjab Police topped Pool C with six points, while in Pool B, BPCL and Namdhari XI were tied at four points each but better goal average put BPCL through to the semis. Last year’s runners-up Indian Oil Corporation had already made it to the last-four stage. The semifinals will be played on Tuesday and the final on Wednesday. BPCL began on an offensive note and led by Amar Aiyamma they made an assault in the rival box in the first minute itself. This move culminated in a spectacular field goal by Aiyamma. In the 44th minute, Namdhari forward Gurvinder Singh got the ball and made no mistake in securing the equaliser with a fine field goal (1-1). In the match between Punjab Police and PNB, both teams took time to settle down as the first offensive from the policemen came only in the 24th minute which culminated in a penalty stroke. Drag-flicker Jugraj Singh made no mistake from the spot to give his team a 1-0 lead. In the last league match, PSB dominated the first half. In the third minute, PSB scored through Kulwinder Singh. However, in the 30th minute, Rajinder scored a field goal to give PSB a 2-0 lead. The third goal came in the 36th minute through Parminder Singh. — UNI
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Johor Tigers win polo title
New Delhi, November 12 However, the day belonged to Samir Suhag of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) who was the highest scorer of the game, with 10 goals of the 11 scored by his team. Argentine Martin Ravina opened the account for Johor Tigers with a 30-yard undefended penalty shot while Samir Suhag made the first goal for JSP also with the successful conversion of a 30-yard undefended penalty shot. Close on its heels came another superb goal by Samir Suhag. Not to be outdone, Santiago Estrada, playing for Johor Tigers, made a quick goal for the team. Samir Suhag put in a spot hit taking JSP in the lead. In the final seconds of the chukker Martin Ravina scored the equaliser with a successfully taken 30-yard undefended penalty shot. In the dying seconds of the game, with five seconds to go Santigo Estrada scored the winning goal for the Johor Tigers.
— UNI
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