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India unearths Sushil’s successor
‘Bad umpiring cost me gold medal’
Bajrang wins bronze in 60kg
Mohammedan Sporting to meet ONGC in Durand title clash
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Gangjee leads after Round 1, Jyoti shines on his comeback
McCullum takes it away from Faisalabad
South Africa tour stays in limbo
Captain Clarke over the moon after series win
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India unearths Sushil’s successor
New Delhi, September 17 It’s understandable, too, for the Chhatrasal Stadium already boasts of a multiple Olympic medallist and World Championship gold winner Sushil Kumar and London Olympics bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt as their star pupils. No wonder, flex boards of Sushil and Yogeshwar greet one at the wrestling training centre, nestled in sylvan surroundings. Amit is the second World Championship medallist from the centre, after Sushil Kumar, but there is no big buzz over Amit’s feat. The attitude at the centre is such that medals are bound to come to trainees from Chhatrasal as just reward for the kind of hard work and devotion they put into their job, day in and day out. Room No 1 at the stadium dormitory, which Amit shares with ten odd wrestlers, was rather quiet as the grapplers prepared to take their afternoon siesta after a four-hour long morning training session. The wrestling centre is full of promising talent and it comes as no surprise to those associated with it when a new boy emerges with a medal on the world stage, as the exacting training standards practiced here gives no room for complacency. The coaches, fellow-wrestlers and mentor, Dronacharya coach Satpal, had only high praise for Amit. “He’s one of the quickest wrestlers in the world. If you look at his scorecards in Budapest, you can understand the quicksilver manner in which he floored his opponents,” noted Ramphal Mann, who trains Amit at the stadium. Ramphal said Amit’s discipline, hard work, and his exceptional skills are some qualities that would help him win many more medals. Amit trains four hours in the morning from 5 am and as many hours in the evening from 5 pm everyday. “Amit is quick on the uptake. He can grasp any complicated training method after just one session. His speed, strength and quick reflexes are really amazing," said the gym trainer. Satpal said Amit’s medal would be a great motivation for other junior wrestlers. “He came to me 11 years ago as a nine-year-old from Sonipat (Haryana), and since then I have been closely observing his progress. When he won the Asian Junior Wrestling Championship gold in Delhi early this year, I was confident that he was destined to do well. I have great hopes of him winning a medal-no less than a gold — at the Rio Olympics (in 2016),” Satpal told The Tribune. He said now that wrestling had been retained as an Olympic discipline, it would be very motivating for his boys to work hard. “Earlier, we were under suspense whether wrestling would stay as an Olympic event. Amit’s medal is a good message to the young wrestlers. He’s now reaping the rewards for all the hard work he has put in over the years.”
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‘Bad umpiring cost me gold medal’
Budapest, September 17 Asian Champion Amit Kumar had to settle for a silver after going down 1-2 against Rahimi on the opening day of World Wrestling Championships on Monday at the Papp Laszlo Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The 19-year-old expressed his “disappointment” to have narrowly missed the opportunity to equal the record of two-time Olympic medallist and country-mate Sushil Kumar — the only Indian to have won a gold in the World Championships in the 2010 Moscow edition. “It was a tough final against Rahimi and we both fought tooth and nail. The referee gave me a warning for engaging in defensive and shadow wrestling. In reality, it was the other way round as the Iranian was getting back on my moves. He was more defensive and the point should have come my way,” Amit said. “In the first round, I took the first point and twice came close to pinning him down in the second round. We were tied at 1-1 in the first round. In the next round, the referee awarded him the crucial point. “Referee was warning me for not attacking Rahimi but the official should have warned the Iranian for not responding to my moves. In the end moments of my bout (second three-minute round), he awarded him a point which left me disappointed. It was clear that I was the one who was more attacking throughout the bout,” he added. The 2012 Asian Championship bronze medallist further added that referee's warning led to distraction which cost him the final bout. —PTI Know Amit
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Budapest, September 17 It was Nyam-Ochir who got a good start with a take down but 20-year-old Bajrang came back in the final seconds of the first period, pushing his his opponent out the mat to level the scores 2-2. From then on it was no looking back as Bajrang showed his technical prowess over the Mongolian and made several attacking moves including single leg take down and back hold to seal the tie in his favour. Early in the day, Bajrang had lost 0-7 to Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria but he got lucky and jumped back into contention when Dubov reached the final. He did exceedingly well in the repechage round, defeating Shogo Maeda of Japan and Ivan Guidea of Romania before getting the better of Enkhsaikhan in the bronze-medal bout. Bajrang's performance light up India's day as Pawan Kumar (84kg) and Hitender (120kg) had made early exits from the competition. —PTI
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Mohammedan Sporting to meet ONGC in Durand title clash
New Delhi, September 17 In the closely contested second semifinal, ONGC scored eight minutes into the second half through Henry Exeh to make their maiden entry into the title round of the Durand Cup. Henry slotted home the vital goal benefitting from a goal-mouth scramble. The Navymen had put up a tough fight to keep the Oilmen at bay in the first half. Though Navy dominated possession of the ball, they could not penetrate ONGC’s fortified defence. ONGC used a lone striker, the Nigerian Henry Ezeh, supported by the new recruit Lavino Fernandez from the flanks, to create openings. And one such effort fetched them the winner. Ezeh flicked the ball into the net, as Navy’s defenders struggled to clear a Lavino cross. Despite constant pressure, the Navy men failed to beat the last line of the ONGC defence. Though the Oilmen’s ace defender Karan Atwal was given the marching orders by referee Ratheesh Kumar, when he was shown his second yellow card, ONGC re-organised their defence and held on to their slender lead to storm into the final. EB pip Padang, eye semis berth in AFC Cup
Kolkata: East Bengal rode on substitute Ryuji Sueoka's second-half strike to scrape past Semen Padang of Indonesia 1-0 in their home-leg of AFC Cup quarterfinals at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here today. Sueoka, who replaced Reisangmei Vashum in the 55th minute, brought the 40,000-odd crowd on their feet with a 71st minute curling shot from the edge of the box that found the Semen Padang net. Eyeing their maiden semifinal berth, East Bengal will face the Indonesian outfit in the return-leg of the quarterfinals at the Agus Salim Stadium in Padang on September 24. |
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WI level series with a huge win
Bangalore, September 17 The 25-year-old left-hand batsman Carter smashed his way to a breathtaking 133 off 132 balls to help West Indies reach a fighting total of 279 for six. In reply, India were all out for 224 in 48.4 overs with Carter grabbing two for 33 in 6.4 overs with his right-arm seam-up stuff. The most successful Caribbean bowler was pacer Miguel Cummins who had impressive figures of 4/31 in 10 overs to show for his efforts. Carter got the first and last wickets of the Indian innings in Robin Uthappa and Jaydev Unadkat. The Indian batsmen failed to fire collectively as there wasn't a single half-century in the innings. Skipper Yuvraj Singh again top-scored with 40 (58 balls, 3x4, 1x6) but once he was dismissed by left-arm spinner Nikita Miller in the 28th over, the writing was on the wall. The India A captain loosely lobbed a catch to his counterpart Kieran Powell standing in covers. The dangerous Yusuf Pathan (0) was out off the very next delivery from Miller edging one to Ashley Nurse at first slip. With half the team back in the pavilion with only 114 on the board, India A never recovered from the twin setbacks. Unmukt Chand (38), Kedar Jadhav (35) and Naman Ojha (34) all got starts but couldn't convert it into a match-winning effort. While Uthappa (10) dragged a Carter delivery back to the stumps, Mandeep Singh (3), who played well in the last game was caught behind playing away from his body. Earlier, Indian bowlers found the going tough after a good start as Carter smashed his way to a remarkable ton to take West Indies A to 279 for six in 50 overs. The 25-year-old Carter dominated the West Indies innings by smashing the Indian attack to all corners of the ground, scoring an impressive 133 off 132 balls. Brief scores:
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Gangjee leads after Round 1, Jyoti shines on his comeback
Chandigarh, September 17 A bogey on the fifth was quickly forgotten with yet another birdie on the sixth as he made the turn in 33. Two birdies on the 13th and 14th holes saw him finish the day one stroke ahead of the field. "I just went out and played without expectations and am happy with my round today. I am comfortable with my game as I have had a decent season so far with three top-ten finishes on the Asian Tour. However the key to winning this week will be the ability to consistently find the fairways and read the greens well," said Rahil who putted in a few long ones today. Seasoned professional Jyoti Randhawa has an unending ability to just go out there and get the job done. Playing the Chandigarh Golf Course after a gap of almost ten years, he carded an effortless four-under 68 to end tied second with Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Tiwana. Playing competitive golf after a gap of four months during which he underwent surgery on his back, Jyoti displayed his talent including a 15-footer put for a birdie on the first. “I am playing a tournament after almost four months so I am happy with this start. It was a good day with the putter,” said Randhawa. Defending champion Mukesh Kumar who already has one victory here to his credit this year also had a good round. “My iron-play was good but my putting was not up to the mark,” said Mukesh, who currently leads on the Rolex Rankings. Local lad Arshdeep Tiwana, displayed some excellent ball striking as he carded a bogey-free 68 on day one. Abhijit Singh Chadha, Akshay Sharma, Moinuddin Malak and were tied for fifth place.
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McCullum takes it away from Faisalabad
Mohali, September 17
Batting first, Faisalabad Wolves made 139/8, which the Otago Volts (142/2) chased down without much fuss in 17.5 overs. The protagonists were none other than those who were expected to deliver the knock-out performances for the two middling teams. Volts' Brendon McCullum (83 no; 65b, 9x4, 2x6) single-handedly did what the combined might of Misbah-ul-Haq and Saeed Ajmal could not do in the first-day first-show. The rest of the cast of actors merely played supporting roles. With such a below-par total, Wolves desperately needed the charm of Saeed Ajmal to work. It did not happen and McCullum cashed it on till the end. The Volts skipper got enough loose balls and he made them count. Asad Ali, with his slower ones, tried to wrong foot McCullum only to realize that he was trying a bit too much. By the time the realization dawned on him he had already conceded four boundaries and a six over his head. Ajmal's quota of four overs was primarily taken care of by McCullum and the New Zealand batsman started off by cautiously picking singles. The Pakistan spinner employed every weapon in his armoury — the slower ones, the quicker ones, the flatter ones, the ones tossed up and there was an occasional floater too — but Baz had settled in by then and sedated the off spinner. Ajmal conceded 23 runs and scalped a wicket but the team was expecting much more from him. Even before the start of the match, Wolves' fate was tied to the craft of old hands Mishbah and Ajmal. And three quick wickets meant that the team's destiny was in Misbah's hand. He did try to turn it around with his knock of 46, mostly with sixes and boundaries off the innocuous off break of Nathan Leslie McCullum. But, barring Khurram Shehzad (27), rest of the team came up cropper and their total was not enough to keep the wolf in Brendon McCullum at bay. Brief scores: Sunrisers win Brief scores:
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South Africa tour stays in limbo
Dubai, September 17 The BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel and Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat had a meeting yesterday on the sidelines of the ICC`s Chief Executives conclave but the discussions failed to break the deadlock. Lorgat said he remained hopeful of a solution. “I am happy to say that we had a constructive meeting and I would like to thank Sanjay for his friendliness and support in trying to find a way forward,” Lorgat said in the CSA release. “After listening to Sanjay, it is clear that we will now have to wait for the BCCI`s AGM to be completed before any tour schedule can be confirmed,” he said. Lorgat said the presidents of the two boards will meet after the BCCI AGM. “Our board presidents are also in discussion and we will now arrange for them to meet soon after the BCCI AGM. It is key for all of us to make sure that the good relationship between our respective boards is maintained and, in fact, strengthened,” he said. The itinerary, as announced by CSA in July, contained three Tests, seven ODIs and two Twenty20s but BCCI vehemently objected to the schedule. —PTI
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Captain Clarke over the moon after series win
London, September 17 Shane Watson’s 143 and the all-rounder`s fourth-wicket partnership of 163 with Clarke (75) took Australia to 298, a total that might have been even greater but for 22-year-old England all-rounder Ben Stokes`s ODI best five for 61. However, Australia had more than enough runs to play with as England managed just 249 in reply before being bowled out. “For a lot of people, this series did not mean a lot," Clarke said. "But to us it meant a great deal.” —PTI
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Sachin’s 200th Test venue yet to be decided: Shukla Selection for Australia series on Sept 30 AIFF mulling Santosh Trophy's future Suspense over South Africa tour continues EB pip Padang, eyes semis berth in AFC Cup Pakistan playing like India of 90s: Malik
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