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Paes-Melzer win Shanghai Masters
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Bharat Petroleum register first victory
ManU, Chelsea held in
Rubel helps Bangladesh sweep New Zealand series
Kochi ODI called off due to rain
Botham ‘loved every second’ of Ponting-Warne spat
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Paes-Melzer win Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, October 17 Paes, 37, won his second title of the season, and the 44th of his career. The Indian teamed with Lukas Dlouhy to win the Miami Masters earlier in April. "I have tremendous respect for Jurgen. I think that he's one of the most hard working and talented tennis players I've seen over the past 20 years that I've been on the tour," Paes said after wining the title. "He's beaten two No. 1's in the same week: Rafael Nadal (in the singles third round), then the Bryan brothers last night. For me it's a big honour to play with Jurgen. Not only is he a Grand Slam champion at Wimbledon this year, but I consider him one of the great talents in tennis and a good guy," Paes added. "As Leander said, beating two No. 1's in the same week is great. But finishing it off with a title, it's my first title in a Masters 1000 event," said Melzer. Meanwhile, Britain's world number four Andy Murray romped to a 6-3 6-2 win over Switzerland's Roger Federer to claim the singles title. The 23-year-old Scot was in impeccable form throughout the one hour 25 minute contest, breaking the third seed's serve four times to dismantle the 16 time grand slam champion and claim his second Masters title of the season. — PTI |
Bharat Petroleum register first victory
Jalandhar, October 17 The Bharat Petroleum (BP) men mounted pressure on the rival team right from the word go and got the lead when Gurpreet Singh struck through penalty corner to make it 1-0. In the 24 th minute of the game Punjab Police got the equalizer from the stick of Amit Singh from right flank (1-1). Both teams displayed good hockey skills. In the 33 rd minute Petroleum men took the lead once again when their star forward Amar Ayamma netted the ball to take the scorline to 2-1. At half-time BP were leading 2-1. The second half of the game saw Punjab Police consolidating their game and in the 54 th minute Prabhdeep Singh scored from left flank taking the score to 2-2. However, the Bharat Petroleum players ensured victory in the 61 st minute with a winning goal scored by Hari Prasad 3-2. Meanwhile in another match of the day Army XI defeated Air Asia, Malaysia by 2-1. Monday’s Schedule ONGC Dehradun vs Punjab Police, Jalandhar - 4-15 P.M Namdhari XI Sirsa vs Indian Oil, Mumbai - 5-45 P.M |
ManU, Chelsea held in
London, October 17 But after the break, Chris Brunt's free kick went in off Patrice Evra before Somen Tchoyi tapped in from six yards after Edwin van der Saar dropped a cross from Brunt. Rooney played the last 20 minutes as United drew a third straight match. "It's just explicable - it turned from a fantastic first-half performance to one where we have given the game away," United manager Alex Ferguson said. "We should have punished them and scored four or five before halftime." United was third five points behind Chelsea, which has collected just four points from its last three matches. The North London sides both rallied to win 2-1, with Arsenal beating Birmingham and Tottenham triumphing at Fulham. Bolton also beat Stoke 2-1, while Newcastle was held to 2-2 by Wigan and Wolverhampton drew 1-1 with West Ham.
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Rubel helps Bangladesh sweep New Zealand series
Dhaka, October 17 The fast bowler finished with 4-25 off 9.3 sharp overs as New Zealand, chasing a 175-run target, were bowled out for 171 in the last over. Bangladesh clinched the series 4-0, their first sweep against a major team. The second match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain. New Zealand needed eight runs to win in the final over with just one wicket in hand but Rubel, who had taken three wickets in his opening three overs, sparked celebrations in Bangladesh's camp when he bowled Kyle Mills (33). He jolted New Zealand in his first over, dismissing openers Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder in the space of five deliveries. He then had Kane Williamson caught at second slip by Raqibul Hasan in his third over. Bradley-John Watling was run out, while Ross Taylor was bowled by left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak as New Zealand's top five batsmen failed to reach double figures. New Zealand were in danger of falling below their lowest one-day total of 64 after being reduced to 20-5, but skipper Daniel Vettori (43) and all-rounder Grant Elliott (59) added 86 runs for the sixth wicket. — PTI Scoreboard Bangladesh New Zealand |
Kochi ODI called off due to rain
Kochi, October 17 Incessant rains for the last few days resulted in a wet outfield and fresh downpour in the morning, forced match referre Chris Broad to abandon the match. The umpires inspected the conditions at 9:00 am but found the areas near the bowlers run-up and a few parts near the boundary lines quite damp. They were scheduled to carry out a second inspection at 11:00 am but after the fresh drizzle hitting the port city at around 10:20 am, Broad decided to abandon the opening encounter. The officials were of the view that with all the water already on the field, it was impossible to play. Though, it was not raining at the time of toss, but the wet outfield caused due to persistent rain in the last few days, delayed the start of play at Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium. Groundsmen were making efforts to make the field dry for play but the heavy downpour again meant covers were brought back on the ground. Both India and Australia players were indoors at the hotel and it was decided that after second inspection of the pitch and outfield by match referee Broad, they would be asked to leave the hotel for the ground. The teams now travel to Visakhapatnam for the second one-dayer on October 20. The organisers have decided to refund the cost of tickets bought by the 30,000-odd spectators. Kochi has been witnessing heavy downpour since last Thursday which washed out the practice sessions of both the teams. The Indian and Australian team members had reached here on Thursday after the second Test in Bangalore, which the host won. India had also won the first Test at Mohali. — PTI |
Botham ‘loved every second’ of Ponting-Warne spat
New Delhi, October 17 “Oh, yes, I've heard all about Warnie and Ricky Ponting and I'm loving every second of it," Botham told 'The Sunday Telegraph'. “That is turmoil, and the more turmoil Australia are in, the better it is for us. It's great when the Aussies start whingeing among themselves. “I don't blame Warnie for what he said and I don't blame Ricky for his reaction. But something obviously isn't right down there for it to happen in the first place," Botham added. Legendary spinner Warne had questioned Ponting's tactics during the Bangalore Test against India, especially the use of spinner Nathan Hauritz during the match. Subsequently, reacting to Warne's comments, an upset Ponting said, "Every field Nathan (Hauritz) had, was as per his request. That's the field he wants to bowl with, unfortunately it doesn't appear that Shane would take his time to ask anyone about it; he has his opinion out in the public at the moment. It's a personal opinion, I guess." He went on to add, "The thing about international cricket is that different people say different things at different times. We don't agree with all of them. There is no doubt that we will face some criticism having lost, it would have been nice if he was more informed before making such comments". Botham said he could not believe that there were knives thrown at the Australian captain before the start of the Ashes series. “If someone feels like they're making a constructive point that he feels is right, he's entitled to his opinion. Warnie is one of the best cricketers who ever lived, so why shouldn't he be able to say what he thinks? "Whether it's Ricky Ponting or anyone else, he's allowed to speak his mind. But then Punter is allowed the right of reply. Like I said, this is all great for England," Botham said. “What's going on down there? Keep it going. “I think it's great they're all squabbling and arguing and telling each other what they should be doing. Someone says let's do this and someone says, no let's do that. “Someone says we should be going this way and someone else says we should go the other way. It really is brilliant. Keep it up boys, I'm loving it." The Warne-Ponting disagreement made big news in England for 24 hours. It also portrayed that Australian cricket team is at an all-time low and falling apart. When Botham was asked if he was confident that England would win their first series in Australia since 1986-87, Botham said, "I'm not worried about England at all." "There's not one thing I can come up with that gives me any concern. England are in great shape. — PTI |
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