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Zimbabwe bundled out for 221 HARARE, Oct 7 — Anil Kumble kept his tryst with 200 wickets in Tests as Zimbabwe were hustled out for 221 on the opening day of the one-off Test against India at the Harare Sports Club ground here today. Kumble completes 200 wickets BCCI to clear
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Zimbabwe bundled out for 221 HARARE, Oct 7 (PTI) — Anil Kumble kept his tryst with 200 wickets in Tests as Zimbabwe were hustled out for 221 on the opening day of the one-off Test against India at the Harare Sports Club ground here today. The tall Karnataka leg-spinner, playing his 47th Test, picked up three Zimbabwe wickets for 42 runs to become only the fourth Indian to reach the landmark of 200 test wickets. Javagal Srinath and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took two wickets as Zimbabwe wasted a good start of 120 for one after being asked to bat first by the Indian skipper Mohd Azharuddin. In the remaining seven overs, India made six for the loss of Nayan Mongia’s wicket, the Indian wicketkeeper going back on his heels to stab down a delivery from Henry Olonga and found, to his dismay, the ball rolling back on to his stumps. Nightwatchman Kumble (3) and Navjot Singh Sidhu (1) saw off the day without any further loss. For Zimbabwe, there was no hint of such a collapse in the first half when it had only one setback for 120 runs on board. The wicket had no great life in it but whatever it had, it did not seem to inspire Indians to a commanding performance. Srinath, in particular, bowled too short and wide and to compound his troubles. He overstepped often. Ajit Agarkar, to start with, was busy finding his rhythm and looked subdued in his first spell. These two mostly shared the bowling burden but whatever overs Harbhajan managed, he looked the most impressive. India drew first blood in the form of Craig Wishart’s wicket through Saurav Ganguly. Wishart, the hero of the home team’s win in the third one-dayer at this very ground last week, tried to drive Ganguly on the up, away from his body, and lobbed a gentle catch to Harbhajan at gully. His stay of 71 minutes and 55 balls for 21 runs included one four. Then followed the brightest, if slow, stand for the second wicket between Gavin Rennie and Murray Goodwin. There could be no two more different batting styles than that of Rennie and Goodwin, with the former intent on blocking everything hurled at him and the latter attacking at the slightest opportunity. It took a rather fortuitous decision from umpire Rudi Koertzen for the Indians to break through in the form of Goodwin’s wicket. After the number three bat had shouldered arm to an incoming delivery from Srinath, it rapped his pads and met the umpire’s approval. Goodwin made 42 from a 94-minute, 73-ball stay that included five fours. He easily was the best home batsman on view and his departure emphasised this in no uncertain measure. Srinath struck off the very next delivery when he had Zimbabwean captain Alistair Campbell flicking firmly but uppishly to backward short leg where Rahul Dravid took a blinder. When Ajit Agarkar took his maiden wicket in the form of the obdurate Rennie, Zimbabwe were 122 for four, having lost three wickets while advancing their total by just two runs. Rennie’s dismissal was a brilliant diving catch by substitute Debashis Mohanty in the covers as the batsman tried to slash Agarkar but succeeded only in splicing. Mohanty dived to his right for the catch to send the longest-lasting home batsman back to pavilion. Rennie made 47 in 167 minutes off 123 balls with the help of five fours. This was the turning point of the day’s play and Anil Kumble removed Neil Johnson, caught brilliantly at forward short leg by Robin Singh for four. Zimbabwe took tea at 162 for five from 58 overs. The downslide of the home side’s batting continued in the final session. Harbhajan Singh chipped in with Craig Evans’ wicket when the batsman edged the off-spinner behind the stumps. Srinath then put it beyond Zimbabwe when he had Andy Flower desperately trying to keep down a rising delivery, lobbing a catch to Robin Singh at gully. Zimbabwe: India:
Kumble completes 200 wickets HARARE, Oct 7 (PTI) — Leg spinner Anil Kumble today became the fourth Indian and 35th bowler in world cricket history to claim 200 Test wickets when he had M. Mbangwa stumped by Nayan Mongia in the one-off Test here today. Kumble achieved the feat in his 47th Test. The 200-plus club has nine Australians, eight West Indians, seven Englishmen, four each from India and Pakistan and one each of New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Out of these 35, only 11,
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BCCI to clear Prabhakar’s dues MUMBAI, Oct 7 (PTI) — The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to release the entire benevolent fund amount due to Manoj Prabhakar which it had withheld after the former India all-rounder had retired from the game. "I remember the matter had come up for discussion at the board’s AGM in Calcutta", BCCI’s executive secretary Sharad Diwadkar said here today confirming news reports. Last month Prabhakar, whose match-fixing charges had raised a hue and cry in Indian cricket, had fired another bouncer by threatening to sue the board for non-release of his benevolent fund. Prabhakar, who represented India in 129 one-day internationals and 39 Tests, in a legal notice to the board prior to the AGM had warned that if it failed to release the funds within four weeks, he would "initiate appropriate legal proceedings". The notice issued through Delhi-based advocate Nidhesh Gupta said though Prabhakar retired from international cricket in March 1996, the board had ignored several representations for the release of funds running into several lakh of rupees. The notice said a substantial part Prabhakar’s match fees was deducted by the board for deposition of the same in the benevolent fund meant for him.
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Pak need to play as a unit: Miandad RAWALPINDI, Oct 7 (AFP) — The Pakistan cricket team are hoping to lift themselves both on and off the field in the wake of an ongoing match-fixing controversy and an innings humiliation by the touring Australian team in the first Test. While officials are intent on taking Pakistan cricket past the allegations that have stained its image internationally, the team hopes to show unity in their performance in the second Test which starts in Peshawar on October 15. "We need to play positively and as a unit," said Pakistan coach Javed Miandad. Once a Pakistan team loses, the cricket-crazy locals go in search of non-cricketing reasons for the defeat. Pakistani fans find it hard to accept their team has been beaten by a better side. "Pakistan are the type of team about whom it is hard to make predictions. They can lose to any team, but can also win against formidable oppositions," former Australian player Ian Chappell has said. Match-fixing, betting and bribery controversies are the current talking points in Pakistan cricket and no less than three committees are investigating various claims. The committee formed by the cricket board had implicated Wasim Akram, Salim Malik and Ejaz Ahmed. Wasim and Malik both played in Pakistan’s opening Test loss against Australia. "We are doing our best to solve this controversy and let our players focus on the game," said cricket board chairman Khalid Mahmood. Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail feels that it is the performance on the field that counts and that off-field problems should be left behind when the team plays a match. "You win some and lose some. There is no excuse and there are no non-cricketing reasons for our loss, we played badly and lost," he said after the crushing first Test defeat. Sohail has vowed his team will fight back and believes his team still has the ability to win the series. "This is not the end of the series. We still have two Tests to go and we can pull it off from here," he said. Wasim, Pakistan’s key player, is, meanwhile blamed by fans for causing a rift in the team. "It is
ridiculous," he said. "Every time we lose, such
things creep up. I think our people should learn to
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Taylor, Mark Waugh repeat charges KARACHI, Oct 7 (Reuters) — Australian captain Mark Taylor yesterday repeated allegations of bribery to a government-appointed judge investigating charges of match-rigging and betting in Pakistani cricket. Ali Sibtain Fazli, a lawyer of the Pakistan Cricket Board, told Reuters from Lahore that Taylor and batsman Mark Waugh repeated allegations first made four years ago that Pakistan’s then-captain, Salim Malik, had offered the touring side bribes to "throw" a Test match. "Mark Taylor informed Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum that he was told by his players that Salim Malik had offered them a bribe. Mark Waugh repeated the allegations he levelled against Salim (Malik) four year ago," Fazli said. "Salim Malik was also present during the testimony and was given the opportunity to cross-examine the accuser (Mark Waugh)," Fazli added after the hearing in Lahore. The PCB lawyer stated it was the end of the chapter "and the text of the testimony will not be released. No more Australian players will be asked to appear before the judicial commission appointed by the government." The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) had earlier refused to allow its players to appear before the judicial commission. But after a summons was
issued last week, ACB chief executive Speed Malcolm flew
to Pakistan and held several meetings with his PCB
counterparts before agreeing to allow his players to
appear. Warne is not touring with the current Australian team as he is recovering from shoulder surgery. May has retired from international cricket. "Mark Waugh basically repeated what he has also said in his (1995) affidavit," Fazli stated. Waugh’s
assertions It states: "I was standing with Shane Warne when I was approached by Salim Malik. Malik said he wanted to talk to me about my arranging four or five Australian players to perform below their best and lose the game the next day in return for us about it later. "Subsequently that same evening Malik spoke to me again. He said I could have the money at my hotel that night. "I thought about Malik’s offer and then told him I didn’t think it was a good idea. I told him Australians did not play their cricket that way; we play to win for the country all the time." When the accusations were investigated three years ago, Salim Malik told justice (retired) Fakhruddin G. Ebraheem that "Mark Waugh had a grudge against him as he (Mark Waugh) had been dropped and he (Malik) was selected to play for the Essex team in the English county championship". Malik was exonerated of
all charges by Ebraheem who observed that the
"allegations against Salim Malik cannot be believed
and appear to have been concocted for reasons best known
to the accusers". |
Turner assails Cairns, Crowe WELLINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) — Former national coach Glenn Turner has launched the New Zealand cricket season with a savage attack on some prominent internationals, including current players Chris Cairns and Adam Parore. Turner, often at odds with administrators during his playing career, was dumped as national coach at the end of the 1995-96 season. Following the statutory two-year silence clause, Turner pulls no punches in a book titled "lifting the covers". "A number of people have remarked that only a fool or a brave person would take on the job of coaching or managing the New Zealand men’s cricket team in the 90’s," Turner said. "I know what they mean." Turner, who succeeded Geoff Howarth as coach after the turbulent 1994-95 season, relates at length his troubled relationship with Cairns, Parore, Martin Crowe and Shane Thomson. Crowe, the finest batsman in New Zealand history, is described as moody, petulant and a bad tourist. "We weren’t the first to find Crowe difficult to manage," Turner said. "He’s about as temperamental as a cricketer can be, and those who know cricket and cricketers will realise that I’m talking about heights Himalayan." Cairns, who took his 100th Test wicket this year, is depicted as the ultimate superbrat. "Cairns always left one with the impression that he felt he’d been wronged, perpetually," Turner said. "He’d storm off in a cloud of high dudgeon. No sign of remorse, no willingness." Even the team’s dress code in India proved contentious. "Parore and Thomson are two who seem to like showing off the body beautiful — would want to roll up their trousers and display their enticing calves," Turner wrote. Turner said the team culture had degenerated. "In the parlance of the day, New Zealand cricket was suffering from an overdose of those who talk the talk but won’t, or can’t, walk the walk." The New Zealand players and management have been advised by their lawyers not to comment on Turner’s book. But privately and publicly, New Zealanders acknowledge that problems persist in the game after the heady days of the 1980s when Crowe and Richard Hadlee were at their peak. "New Zealand cricket, it’s fair to say, is near the bottom of the international cricket ladder," said John Reid, the New Zealand cricket organisation’s operations manager. "The New Zealand side is less consistent at international level than we would like, but you can’t just dial a win. "What New Zealand cricket really lacks, at the top level, is the super star player." Turner, whose technical ability was widely acknowledged during his previous spell as coach in the mid-1980s when New Zealand won series both home and away against England and Australia, is unlikely to get involved again. He now assists as a part-time technical coach with the provincial Otago side.
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Jagdish stuns top seed Reddy NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (PTI) — Jagdish Tanwar caused the biggest upset, scalping men’s top seed Vasudeva Reddy (AP) in the second round of the DSCL National Tennis Championship here today. Reddy led the march of the seeded players to the exit door followed by fourth seed Anand Radhakrishnan (TN), women’s fourth seed Archana Venkatraman (Kar), seventh seed Reetu Sethi (Mah) and eighth seed Aarti Venkataraman (Kar). Women’s top seed Uzma Khan, however, hardly broke a sweat as she beat Lisa Pereira (Mah) 6-2, 6-3 in the ladies second round and swept aside Sandhya Kanuri (TN) 6-1, 6-0 in the girls’ under-18. Reddy, who took the first set 6-3, was stretched in the second by Tanwar, who won it 7-6 (2) and then sealed the game taking the third 6-2. Radhakrishnan was beaten by Ravi Kiran Bhatt, the junior third seed, in similar fashion. After winning the first set 7-6 (2), he lost 5-7, 2-6. Archana was beaten by third-seeded junior Shruti Dhawan of Delhi 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (8) with another Delhi girl, Shalini Thakur, beat Reetu Sethi 6-2 6-4. Aarti was beaten by statemate G. Sheethal 4-6, 5-7. Defending champion Asif Ismail (Mah) beat Saurav Panja (WB) 6-4 6-1 while second seed Nitin Kirtane (Mah) defeated Rohan Boppanna (Mah) 6-1 6-3 to make it to the third round. Second seed Sai Jai Lakshmi (TN) beat Radhika Mandke (Mah) 6-3 6-1 while third seed Aarti Ponnappa (Kar) downed Karishma Patel (Guj) 6-3 6-2 to enter the third round. Fifth seed Rushmi Chakravarty beat Sonal Phadke (Mah) 6-4 6-2 and sixth Janaki Krishnamurthy beat Sadia Pathan (Kar) 6-3 6-0. In the girls’ under-18 second round matches, sixth seed s k tara (Kar) was upset by Sonia Shellar (Mah) 3-6 2-6 as the other seeds advanced. Second seed Gautham Sheethal (Kar) beat D. Nischila Reddy (AP) 6-3 6-2, third seed Shruti Dhawan beat Lisa Pereira (Mah) 6-0 7-5 and fourth seed Radhika Mandke (Mah) beat T. Yamini (TN) 6-2 6-2.
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Korda crashes out of Swiss meet BASLE, Switzerland, Oct 7 (Reuters) — Australian Open champion Petr Korda was the only seeded casualty on the opening day of the Swiss Indoor Tennis Championship yesterday when he fell in straight sets to Germany’s Nicolas Kiefer. Kiefer, a first-round loser in Toulouse last week, never looked in danger against the third-seeded Czech, brushing him aside 6-2, 6-4. "It’s very satisfying to win against the world number five," said Kiefer, ranked 32. "It’s likely due to my last three weeks of training which were very intense." Sixth-seeded Briton Tim Henman recovered from a sluggish start to beat Australia’s Jason Stoltenberg 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Fourth seed Agassi, who lost to Marcelo Rios in the final of the Grand Slam Cup on Sunday, booked his place in the second round with a straightforward 6-3 6-2 win over Roger Federer, the latest Swiss tennis prodigy. Coming off back-to-back gruelling five-setters in Munich, Agassi needed just 55 minutes to dispose of the promising 17-year-old. Veteran Swiss Marc Rosset, a first-round loser for the last three years, gave himself and the home fans something to cheer about when he finally made it through to the second round with a 7-6 4-6 7-6 win over Germany’s Tommy Haas. The world’s two top-ranked players, number one Pete Sampras and number two Patrick Rafter, will be seen in action for the first time since the US Open. Sampras will open his account against South Africa’s Wayne Ferreira while Rafter, the US Open champion, takes on the Czech Republic’s Daniel Vacek. STUTTGART: Anna Kourni-kova needed maximum effort and a lot of luck to survive a first round test from world number 29 Barbara Schett in the Filderstadt Women’s Tournament on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Russian somehow beat the Austrian 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 after serving erratically, lacking concentration and making a dreadful start. She won only one of the first nine games and served three double faults in the seventh game of the second set to go 3-4 down. At that stage the world number 13 looked too out of sorts to pull the match round but was suddenly helped by an opponent who found it difficult to handle the prospect of winning. Schett produced her poorest game to drop serve for 4-4, and then lost the second set on a double fault. The third set saw Kournikova finally summon some passion for the contest to move 3-1 ahead before striking another uncertain patch. Once she delivered a serve which hit the floor before the net, and double faults in both the fifth and seventh games contributed to breaks and a 3-5 deficit. It was at this crucial stage that Kournikova played her best tennis, taking 11 points in a row, and recovering from a 1-3 deficit in the tiebreak with some rousing forehand drives. Kournikova said that her game was not at its best even though Filderstadt is her fifth tournament since the eight-week absence caused by her thumb injury at Eastbourne in June. "I have not yet played so many matches and I am still not playing with the same kind of system that I had earlier in the year," she said. The Williams sisters also had three-set escapes. Venus Williams, won 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 against a persistent Italian world number 24, Silvia Farina. Serena Williams needed almost two hours to eliminate an improving world number 64 Kveta Hrdlickova of the Czech Republic 7-6, 3-6, 6-0. LONDON (AP): Italy and Sweden, who will play each other in December 4-6 final of the Davis Cup, were named joint top seeds for the 1999 competition. Spain and the USA shared the next two top spots followed by Australia and France sharing the fifth and sixth seeds, with the last two seeds going to the Czech Republic and Germany. The other eight teams in the elite world group are: Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Netherlands, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.
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KVS sport meet results CHANDIGARH, Oct 7 — The following are the results of the KVS National Sport meet-98 which started today at different venues of the city and Chandimandir. Badminton (girls): South Zone b North Zone 2-0, West b East 2-0, Central b North 2-0, South b West 2-1. (Boys): East b North 2-0. South b Central 2-0, West b Central 2-0, East b South 2-1. Hockey (girls): North b South, West b East, South b Central, North b West. Boys (league cum knocked): North (R) b Central, South (R) b East (R), KVS Hostel b West (R), Central (R) b West (W), Central (W) b East (W). Volleyball (girls): North b East, West b Central, South gets w/o from KVS Hostel, West b North, Central b East. Boys: North b Central, Hostel b East, South b West, Hostel b North, South b Central. Kho-kho (girls): South b North, West b East, North b Central, West b South. Boys: North b East, South b Central, West b Central, South b East. Kabaddi (girls): North b East, Central b South, West b Central, East b South. Boys: South b North, East b West, North b Central, West b South. Laws Tennis (girls): North gets w/o from South, West gets w/o from East, North b Central, West gets w/o from South. Boys: East b North, South b Central, West b Central, East b South. Football (boys): East (W) b West (R), North (W) b South (R), Central (W) b South (W) b Central (R), KVS Hostel b East (W), East (R) b South (R) , Central (W) b North (R) . Basketball (girls): East b North, Central b South, Central b West, East b South. Boys: South b North, East b West, North b Central, South b West. Table Tennis: East b North 3-0, South b Central 3-0, West b Central 3-0, East b South 3-1. Boys: North b South 3-1, East b West 3-1, North b Central 3-1, South b West 3-0. Cricket (boys) under 19 years: Central (R) b West (R), North (R) b South (R). Swimming 200 mt (boys):
Individual: 1 Sandeep (North) 2:45.17, 2 Bejamin (South),
3 Anirban (South). 200 mt freestyle: 1 Debasish (East)
2:31.00, 2 Punit (South), 3 Syed Masud (East). 200 mt
back stroke (boys): 1 Sandeep (North) 2:4964, 2 Rajdeep
(East), 3 Deenbandhu (West). Under 17 (boys): individual
medley: 1 Kuldeep (North) 3:16.24, 2 Jyoti (East). 200 mt
freestyle: 1 Anish (South) 2:31.22, 2 Vikas (North), 3
Saurabh (West). 200 mt: 1 Ravinder (North) 3.09.67, 2 J.
Nobel (North), 3 Siddharth (West). Under-14 200 mt
individual medley: 1 Anshuman (West) 2:59.05, 2 Anuridh
(West), 3 Deepti (East). 200 mt freestyle: 1 Anupam
(East) 2:41.28, 2 Akshay (South), 3 Ritesh (East). 200 mt
backstroke: 1 Sarath (South) 3:12.09, 2 Vinai (West), 3
Roshan (South). Under-14 girls: 200mt freestyle 1 Chhavi
Madan (South) 2:58.03, 2 P.R. Sheetal (South), 3 Push
Inder (North). Under-17 girls: 200 mt freestyle: 1
Ramandeep Kaur (North) 3:13.27, 2 Nandita Chaudhary
(Central), 3 Amrita (South). Under-14 girls: 200 mt
individual medley: 1 Meenakshi (North) 3:045.57, 2 Amrita
(East), 3 Baisakhi (East). 200 mt freestyle: 1 Meenakshi
(North) 2:42.61, 2 Rashma Dass (South), 3 Devolina
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No qualifying mark for Asiad: IOA NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (PTI) — The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) yesterday opened the Pandora's box when it announced that it had decided not to set any "qualifying standards" for any discipline to be eligible for the Bangkok Asian Games squad. "Whoever is a medal prospect for the country will be considered for India’s contingent to the Asian Games," IOA secretary-general Randhir Singh said. "There will be no pre-Games qualifying standards, but we will be realistic while selecting the final team," he said. IOA’s announcement has opened up loopholes for all sports bodies in the country to push for their athletes for the December games. Randhir Singh, however, does not think so. He said though there are no qualifying marks set by the IOA, athletes will be "strictly" selected on the basis of their recent performances and respective association should be able to prove that the athlete was a "medal prospect". The selection committee for the Games will be set up at IOA’s executive committee meeting on October 26. "The committee will examine performance of every athlete suggested by concerned association before finalising the contingent," he said. "We feel the associations would forward only those names who are capable of winning medals," he added. The last date of sending names to the Asian Games organising committee is November 6, he said and urged the associations to speed up their selection process. India’s athletics contingent is expected to be picked by November 5. "We will send the final list to the IOA on November 5," Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI) secretary Lalit Bhanot said. The team will be finalised after the nationals scheduled to be held in Calcutta from November 3 to 5, he said.
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S. Korea invited for Champions Trophy BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (AFP) — South Korea have been invited to play in the men’s Champions Trophy in place of England, hockey’s world governing body FIH announced here yesterday. South Korea are expected to confirm by the end of the week whether they will participate in the tournament, which is to be held in Pakistan later this month. South Korea qualify for the tournament as the next highest ranked team after England in this year’s World Cup. England, who won the bronze medal at last month’s Commonwealth Games, pulled out yesterday after government advice discouraging "non-essential visits" to the region. The FIH added that they would discuss England’s eligibility for the 1999 Champions Trophy, to be held in Brisbane, at the end of November.
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Car, horses and Johnson TORONTO, Oct 7 (Reuters) — Ben Johnson, the disgraced sprinter who is still banned from official competition, will race against two horses and a car in a charity event this month. The 36-year-old Johnson will run against a standardbred pacer, a thoroughbred and a stock car in an October 15 charity stunt organised by the Atlantic Lottery Corporation to benefit the Children’s Wish Foundation for terminally ill children. Lottery spokesman Mike
Randall said the bizarre race would be held during a
harness-racing card at the Charlotte Town Driving Park.
He said the four participants would cover distances
ranging from 80 to 300 m in a staggered start with the
car probably the furthest away and Johnson probably the
closest. Zeeshan top seed at Dubai tourney DUBAI, Oct 7 (PTI) — India’s former Davis Cup player Zeeshan Ali will be the star attraction in the seventh grand prize tennis tournament beginning here later this month at the Metropolitan Resort and Beach Club. Ali, the highest rated tennis pro in the UAE, will be the top seed in the tournament which offers a total prize money of 50,000 dirhams (Rs 5 lakh). At stake at the super singles event, to be played from October 23 to November 27, is Dh 4,000 (Rs 40000) for the winner and Dh 2000 (Rs 20,000) for the runners-up. The event also features, apart from men’s super singles (professionals), men’s singles and doubles, ladies singles and doubles, men’s veteran singles and doubles, mixed doubles, boys under-18, under-14 and under-10 and girls under-16 (all singles).
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Divya advances in world jr b’minton MUMBAI, Oct 7 (PTI) — Junior national champions Divya Ramesh and Sachin Ratti experienced mixed fortunes in the World Junior Badminton Championship at Melbourne with the former moving into the third round of the girls’ singles and the latter making a second-round exit in the boys’ event. Bangalore-born Divya, a product of Prakash Padukone’s Academy, trounced South Africa’s Lydia Godrej 11-4, 11-3 in the girls’ singles second round yesterday. Divya, who had shocked ninth seed Renee Flavell of New Zealand in the first round after overcoming a jet lag, has a tough opponent lurking next in the form of second seeded Chinese girl Hu Ting, according to information available here today. The Indian girl flummoxed her South African rival with a deadly combination of lovely net-flicks and drops. However, Punjab-born Ratti fell by the wayside. He was outpaced and outsmashed 15-6, 15-4 in 28 minutes by Chinese number three Zhang Yang. Ratti, however, made the second round in mixed doubles partnering Divya. In the boys’ doubles first round, India’s Chetan Anand and Mitesh Hazarnis lost to the Thai pair of Chuaynrog/Polsana 4-15, 10-15.
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Ghei, Bhandari hog limelight NEW DELHI, Oct 7 — Gaurav Ghei, Vivek Bhandari and Amritinder Singh were the only three who could achieve one under in an overall mediocre standard of play in the Le Meridien-Gokarna Pro-Am Championship at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) course here today. Ghei had a bogey and a birdie on the first nine and had one bogey and two birdies on the back nine to have a score of 71, one - under. Bhandari began superbly with three birdies and one bogey on the first nine. But he faltered on his back nine with two bogeys and one birdie to manage one under 71. Amritinder Singh began in a whirlwind style. He had three birdies on the first three and then dropped a stroke on the fourth. He had another two birdies to get 32, four under, on the first nine. His game suffered on the back nine as he fumbled and faltered. He bogeyed on three holes to manage three over 39. His aggregate was 71, one under. Ghei was seen playing with a change in his ‘swing’. This saw him get into ‘bushes’ often. But despite that he could manage one-under which, according to him, was a good going. He said that he would settle down with the new ‘swing’ soon. Ghei was particularly happy with his display on the eighth hole where he saved on the par after making a huge 35-foot putt following a 6-iron 4th shot to the green. Manohar Dike, Ali Sher and Shiv Prakash were tied on par 72. Shiv Prakash, winner of two events already this season, had two birdies and two bogeys on a level-par round. "I hit 15 regulations today but my putting was not good", said Shiv Prakash. Ali Sher had similar complaint against his putting. "I don’t know why I am putting so badly on my home course", he lamented. The competition suffered a setback when the Wills Masters champion and leader in this season’s earnings Arjun Singh (Delhi) had to withdraw because of a pulled muscle. "I don’t want to take chances", said Arjun Singh, adding: My backswing was hurting me". Vikramjit Singh played a round of four over 76 in his maiden appearance as a professional. He seemed satisfied with his score but "I am capable of doing much better as the game progresses".
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School Games begin BATHINDA, Oct 7 — The boys volleyball (under-19) team of Sports School, Jalandhar, defeated Hoshiarpur 15-2, 15-2 in the Punjab School Games which started here yesterday at the local sports stadium. In another match Amritsar defeated Gurdaspur. In the girls' section, Sangrur defeated Patiala, Gurdaspur defeated Ferozepore, Ludhiana defeated Moga and Fatehgarh Sahib defeated Muktsar. In basketball the boys of Faridkot (under-19) defeated Muktsar 60-30 while Ludhiana defeated Ferozepore, Gurdaspur defeated Fatehgarh Sahib and Amritsar defeated Sangrur. In the girls' section, Gurdaspur got a walkover Nawanshahar, Kapurthala got a walkover Mansa, Faridkot got a walkover Fatehgarh Sahib and Jalandhar defeated Patiala 42-15 in the respective pool matches. SANGRUR (FOSR): The Punjab School Games in badminton and boxing started here on Tuesday. Following are the results: Boys (under-17): Amritsar b Ropar 2-0, Nawanshahar b Gurdaspur 2-0, Hoshiarpur b Ludhiana 2-0, Sangrur b Muktsar 2-0, Karpurthala got w/o from Bathinda, Patiala b Moga 2-0, Jalandhar b Ferozepore 2-0. Girls (under-17): Ropar b Muktsar 2-1, Patiala b Ferozepore 2-0, Ludhiana b Gurdaspur 2-0, Moga b Mansa 2-0, Hoshiarpur b Kapurthala 2-0, Nawanshahar b Sangrur 2-1, Jalandhar got w/o from Bathinda. Boys under-14: Amritsar b Nawanshahar 2-0, Fatehgarh Sahib got w/o from Ludhiana, Ropar b Moga 2-0, Sangrur got w/o from Jalandhar, Mansa b Muktsar 2-1, Gurdaspur got w/o from Bathinda, Hoshiarpur b Faridkot 2-0, Kapurthala got w/o from Ferozepore. Girls (under-14): Ludhiana b Gurdaspur 2-0, Ropar b Muktsar 2-0, Kapurthala b Mansa 2-0, Patiala got w/o from Ferozepore, Faridkot got w/o from Bathinda, Moga b Ludhiana 2-1, Hoshiarpur got w/o from Jalandhar. Boxing light fly-Narinder Singh (Sang) b Sonu Singh (Asr), fly wt — Anil (Hsp) b Rajiv (Asr), Amandeep Singh (Ldh) b Pritpal Singh (Mansa), Karamjit Singh (Bth) b Satnam Singh (Ropar), Bantam wt — Gopal Singh (Pta) b Jagjit Singh (Bth), Ajay Kumar (Sang) b Inderjit Singh (Bth), Feather wt — Bahadar Singh (Sang) b Vikram Singh (Asr). PATIALA (FOSR): Bathinda downed Moga 15-10 , 15-7, Gurdaspur got the better of Muktsar 15-11, 15-11. Fatehgarh Sahib overwhelmed Jalandhar 15-7, 15-7 while Ludhiana shut the door on Hoshiarpur 15-13, 15-10 in the boys volleyball tournament of the Punjab School Games which started at the local Polo Grounds here on Wednesday. In the girl's section Gurdaspur beat Ferozepore 15-9, 15-2, Hoshiarpur downed Ropar 15-6, 15-7 and Jalandhar trounced Moga 15-6, 15-4. Earlier, the Games were
inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Viswajeet Khanna. The
Games here are being held in the disciplines of
volleyball for boys and girls (under-17) and cricket for
boys (under-14) PU inter-college
b'minton results CHANDIGARH, Oct 7 — Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, and MCM DAV College won their respective matches against GCG Sector 11 and PU Campus, Chandigarh today in the Panjab University (Zonal) Inter-College Badminton for men and women being played here at the university Gymnasium hall. In the Mens' section, in thrilling encounter, DAV College, Chandigarh, had to struggle hard to beat GGD SD College, Chandigarh at 3-2. While Govt College, Ludhiana, got the better of DM College, Moga 3-0. Results (women): KCW Ludhiana b GCG 11, Chandigarh 2-0 (Nazma b Nirmal 11-4, 11-1; Nazma & Anu b Nirmal & Jasminder 15-1, 15-3. MCM DAV College for women b PU Campus, Chandigarh, 2-1; (Pallavi lost to Geeta Prajapati 0-11, 6-11; Bhawna & Pallavi b Geeta & Jyotnsa 17-14, 10-15, 15-9; Bhawna b Jyotsna 11-3, 11-2. Men: DAV Chd, b GGD SD College 3-2 (Vikas Mahajan lost to Ashish Sharma 12-15, 5-15; Amit Sachdeva b Devinder Chahal 15-3, 15-4; Gurset and Gurdev lost to Ashish & Ashirwad 8-15, 5-15 Rajat b Ashirwad 15-10, 15-2; Vikas & Rajat b Devinder & Sukhdeep 15-2, 15-7. GGM Ludhiana b DM College, Moga 3-0; (Sunil b Tejinder 15-0, 15-2; Prabhjit Singh b Lakhbir Singh 15-3, 17-16; Sunil & Anandeep b Tejinder & Jaswinder 15-1, 15-3. Meanwhile SGGS College
Mahilpur won the Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi
(national style) Championship for men, Guru Nanak College
Moga G.G.S. D.A.V. College, Jalalabad, secured second and
third positions respectively. Dist
w'lifting results SANGRUR, Oct 7 — The District Weightlifting Championship concluded here yesterday. Results: (all finals): juniors-56 kg: 1 Nasir, 2 Deepak, 3 Neeraj Senior 56 kg: 1 Naib Singh, 2 Mohd Anwar, 3 Izaz. 62 kg: Sukhvinder Singh, 2 Tarlochan Singh, 3 Raj Kumar 69 kg: 1 Yashpal, 2 Parminder Singh, 3 Surjit Singh 77 kg: 1 Gurdeep Singh, 2 Gurmeet Singh, 3 Gurdeep Singh 84 kg: 1 Rajinder Singh, 2 Jagtar Singh, 3 Jasbir Singh. 85 kg: 1 Avinder Singh, 2 John Pal Sngh 105 kg: 1 Gurminder Singh, 2 Gurdeep Singh.
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