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England in India: 4th odi
Hockey 9s: Pak thump India 4-1
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Balwant Hockey: BRC Danapur clinch trophy
All Blacks win 2nd World Cup
Bopanna-Qureshi win
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England in India: 4th odi
Mumbai, October 23 Such a total was never going to test the formidable Indian batting line-up and victory was achieved with 10 overs to spare when Kohli clobbered Samit Patel to the boundary. Kohli remained unbeaten with 86 and Raina had earlier scored a rapidfire 80 from just 62 balls as India won by six wickets. Captain Dhoni remained unbeaten with 15. When India began their chase, pacer Steve Finn bowled with fire and claimed two early wickets. Debutant Stuart Meaker also scalped another Indian batsman but once Kohli and Raina came together, the Indian innings got a steady look and the result was never in doubt from there on. Once again, some heated words were exchanged between players of both teams but it was pretty clear which team was doing it out of sheer frustration. If things were going haywire for the England team they only had themselves to blame once again. Before the start of this series Ian Bell might have had some serious heated debate or discussion with Alastair Cook that might have put off the England ODI skipper. Otherwise there seems no other earthly reason why Bell continued to be in the reserves while little-known players like Stuart Meaker and Scott Borthwick were included in England’s Playing XI today. Another selection bloomer made by the English team management today meant - like in the three earlier matches - they were going to struggle once again. And they sure did struggle. England meandered their way to a less-than-impressive total. The way the match started it appeared that the English batsmen had been told that they were going to play a Test match and not a one-dayer. The first over bowled by Praveen Kumar to Cook was a maiden. The second over bowled by Vinay Kumar to Craig Keiswetter was also a maiden. After three overs the England score was four without loss. Keiswetter hit some big ones soon after but captain Cook’s miserable series continued when he was trapped leg-before by Ashwin. On the very next ball Kieswetter failed to pick a slow ball from Praveen and was caught plumb in front. Jharkhand pace bowler Varun Aaron made his ODI debut today and notched up speeds upwards of 145 kmph. In his first spell of three overs Varun bowled up-and-down stuff and looked unsure. But he returned for a superb second spell to rattle the England lower-order and finish with figures of 6.1-1-24-3. In a way this can be described as a dream debut for this young bowler. Off-spinner R Ashwin also had highly satisfying figures of three for 38 from his 10
overs. Scoreboard England Cook lbw b Ashwin 10 Kieswetter lbw b Praveen 29 Trott b Vinay 39 Pietersen c sub b Ashwin 41 Bopara lbw b Jadeja 8 Bairstow b Jadeja 9 Patel c Kohli b Ashwin 14 Bresnan b Aaron 45 Borthwick b Aaron 3 Meaker b Aaron 1 Finn not out 1 Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 14) 20 Total (all out, 46.1 overs) 220 Bowling: Praveen 7-1-41-1, R Vinay 7-1-41-1, Ashwin 10-0-38-3, Jadeja 10-0-41-2, Aaron 6.1-1-24-3, Kohli 4-0-14-0, Raina 2-0-15-0. India Parthiv b Finn 8 Rahane c Kieswetter b Meaker 20 Gambhir b Finn 1 Kohli not out 86 Raina b Finn 80 Dhoni not out 15 Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 5, nb 1) 13 Total (4 wkts; 40.1 overs) 223 Bowling: Bresnan 10-0-40-0, Finn 10-0-45-3, Borthwick 8-0-59-0, Meaker 9-1-45-1, Patel 1.1-0-9-0, Bopara 2-0-18-0.
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Hockey 9s: Pak thump India 4-1
Perth, October 23 With wayward shooting inside the circle, Indians had only themselves to blame as even a sizeable fan turnout also failed to inspire them. Rajpal Singh struck India's lone goal at the stroke of lemon break through a penalty corner. The match started briskly, with India dominating the first five minutes or so, but it was Pakistan which moved the scoreboard early on. Eves lose in final
A spirited Indian women's team gave fancied Australia a scare by taking an early lead but eventually lost 1-4 in the final of the Lanco International Super Series Hockey 9s here today. India fought gallantly against the home team and proved themselves a worthy contender for the gold medal. They were in the match till the breather with the scoreline 1-2 in Australia's favour. But, the second half proved to be the difference as the Hockeyroos slammed two unanswered goals as the game opened up.
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Balwant Hockey: BRC Danapur clinch trophy
Jalandhar, October 23 The winners bagged Rs 1 lakh and Mata Parkash Kaur Cup, where as the runner ups bagged Rs 60, 000. Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 were handed out to third and fourth placed teams, respectively. The tournament committee declared six best players of the tournament and honoured them with Rs 5, 000 each. Ansalem Hemrom from BRC, Danapur was declared the best player, Sumit Toppo from Birsa Munda Vidyapeeth was declared best forward, Anup Roshan from BRC Danapur was adjudged as best goalkeeper, Amarbir Singh from Sports School, Jalandhar was declared as best full back, Ajeet Pandey from BSNV Lucknow was the best half back, Rajat Sharma from Mumbai the promising player of the tournament and Lovepreet Singh from Government Model School, Jalandhar was declared the best scorer. Earlier in the day, the final began at a brisk pace. But despite both teams trying hard to break the deadlock, the first half remained goalless. In the second half, BRC Danapur mounted pressure and got a penalty corner in the 41st minute, and converted through the stick of skipper Ansalem Hemrom (1-0). For Birsa Munda boys too the equaliser came through a penalty corner when Alok Barla sounded the board (1-1). At the end, both teams were locked at 1-1. Tie breaker resulted in a 4-3 win for Danapur. |
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All Blacks win 2nd World Cup
Auckland, October 23 This was not the coronation that had been predicted but ultimately a first-half try from prop Tony Woodcock and a penalty from fourth-choice flyhalf Stephen Donald proved enough to end the country's long wait for a second triumph after 1987. "The people have been outstanding ... the people who have supported this team and have supported this World Cup — I am so proud to be a New Zealander standing here," All Blacks coach Graham Henry said just before captain Richie McCaw lifted the Webb Ellis Cup. "As a day this is something we have dreamed of and for a while, we can rest in peace."
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Bopanna-Qureshi win
Stockholm, October 23 The top seeded Indo-Pak pair lived upto its top billing as they downed the Brazilian opponents 6-1, 6-4 in just 57 minutes in the final of the Euro 600,00 hard court event. Before this win, Bopanna and Qureshi had triumphed at Halle this year and at Johannesburg in 2010. Overall, it is Bopanna's fourth ATP doubles title as he had won a title in 2008 with American Eric Butorac at Los Angeles.
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Haryana Games: Sonepat lift trophy
Gurgaon, October 23 Congress MP from Kurukshetra, Naveen Jindal, who was the chief guest at the closing ceremony, gave away the prizes to the winners. As many as 26 teams comprising nearly 5,500 players participated in these games. Rohtak finished fourth with 44 points, Bhiwani stood fifth with 43, host Gurgaon stood sixth with 41 points and Jind stood seventh with 40 points. Jindal, along with PV Rathi, the president of the Haryana Olympic Association (HOA), took the salute of the march past. Addressing the gathering, Jindal appreciated the state government’s sports policy. He maintained that the social organisations and private sector should also take the responsibility of promoting sports. Jindal, however, disappointed the organisers by not announcing any monetary incentive on the occasion, despite concerted efforts put in by HOA secretary-general Narender Hooda in this regard. |
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