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Mohun Bagan ground Air-India CALCUTTA, Jan 10 — Defending champions Mohun Bagan shrugged off their lethargy to carve out a fluent 2-0 victory over Air-India in a group-A match of the third National Football League at the Salt Lake Stadium here today. India-Pak series on, says official NEW DELHI, Jan 10 — The cricket series between India and Pakistan, scheduled after a lapse of 11 years from January 21, is on as far as the Indian Government is concerned.
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Mohun Bagan ground Air-India CALCUTTA, Jan 10 (PTI) — Defending champions Mohun Bagan shrugged off their lethargy to carve out a fluent 2-0 victory over Air-India in a group-A match of the third National Football League at the Salt Lake Stadium here today. Mercurial striker I.M. Vijayan showed that he was fast returning to shape after an extended lay off, to fire in both the goals in the action-packed second session and help his team earn full points. The local giants, who were held to a goal-less draw by JCT in their opening match in Delhi, began rather tentatively in the initial stages but found their bearing after the interval, as Vijayan swung the match in their favour with two brilliant goals in a four-minute blitzkrieg. Required to put up a far more inspired performance, the home team shot into the lead in the 12th minute of the second half with Vijayan producing a crisp header from inside the box off a centre from substitute Reazul Mustafa, taking the Air-India defence by surprise. Four minutes later, Vijayan inflicted another blow as he broke through the defence and unleashed a left-footed volley to find the target again, triggering off another round of celebrations among the nearly 20,000 spectators who thronged the galleries. The second goal was the result of a fast counter attack which saw Debjit Ghosh sending the ball towards Vijayan. The lanky striker outwitted defenders with deft footwork before taking an attempt at the goal. Stopper Ajay Acharya rushed towards him, but only managed to deflect the ball into the goal. Mohun Bagan could have won by a much bigger margin had they not squandered all the scoring opportunities that came their way; Vijayan being the offender on two occasions. Air-India, who had suffered a 0-3 defeat against debutants Tollygunge Aggragami in their opening match, relied on a defensive game to thwart Bagan attacks, but paid the price for leaving the talented Vijayan unmarked. With the other striker Chima Okerie being tightly marked by Air- India’s Khalid Jamil right through the contest, Vijayan found a lot of room for manouvering inside the rival defence on a number of occasions. The opening session saw the local giants struggling a bit to find rhythm, but the introduction of Yonam Bassim and Reazul Mustafa immediately after the lemon break pepped up the team, which suddenly looked quite transformed with a flurry of attacks from both the flanks. The speedy Bassim, who brought back some vigour into the team, took control of the midfield and kept the forwards busy with controlled through passes, while medio Amit Das also excelled in the second half. FC Kochin win Medio Noel Wilson drew first blood for FC Kochin through a penalty conversion in the 9th minute while Adewale Fatai brought about parity for the bankmen in the 25th minute. The Kochin team forged ahead through Abu Jomo in the 45th minute, while striker Mohammed Shafeeq struck twice in the 62nd and 80th minute and Najeeb completed the tally just before the final whistle. East Bengal held Both Salgaocar and last year’s runners-up East Bengal have four points each after two matches as both the teams won their opening matches against Mahindra and Mahindra and FC Kochin respectively. In the first half, dominated by the Calcuttan team, their medios Basudeb Mondal and Carlton Chapman, working a good combination, initiated several moves and had a chance early in the match. Chapman broke the defence with a through pass but Biswas fumbled in taking the shot at the goal on the run. East Bengal, who had lost to Salgaocar at the same venue in last year’s league, kept on probing the rival defence in the first half with a series of passes. They missed another close chance in the 32nd minute when a Mondal shot from the top of the box was saved by Salgaocar custodian Jude Siddi. Salgaocar slowly settled down and came into their own in the last 10 minutes and could have surged ahead in the 40th minute had veteran Bruno Cutinho directed his shot off a Venkatesh pass inside the box correctly. After the break, Salgaocar continued to hold the upper edge. On the other side, star forward Baichung Bhutia being tightly marked, East Bengal moves lacked penetration.
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India-Pak series on, says
official NEW DELHI, Jan 10 — The cricket series between India and Pakistan, scheduled after a lapse of 11 years from January 21, is on as far as the Indian Government is concerned. This is what a senior Home Ministry official asserted here today saying "we are all ready to receive warmly the Pakistan team and we will provide them an unprecedented security cover at the playing arenas and outside as also comforts to help them give off their best under normal conditions". When told that Pakistan players were ‘wary’ of playing under ‘tension’, he quickly interrupted to say: "Look, that is their problem. But we will see to it that healthy environment is provided to players to play their natural game, as it should be for international contests". The Home Ministry official, a cricket fanatic, said: "We have been assigned to do a job which we will do thoroughly but if the Pakistan players have their own misgivings, we cannot help it". When pointed out that the Indian players' confidence was equally flimsy because of the forthcoming World Cup, he said: "If the teams chicken out because of their own fear, we can’t motivate them through security". "Can we?" he asked. A brief telephonic conversation with the Home Ministry official re-emphasised one thing that neither India nor Pakistan were willing to lose the series. This is one important aspect. What is still more vital is that some senior players on either side of the border feel that their failure in the series will mean their getting a ‘boot’ from the World Cup in May-June in England and therefore they are not keen for the series to ‘go on’, as scheduled. Regardless of the final decision on the series, the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) authorities are going ahead with preparation for the first Test starting here on January 28. The wicket has been repaired and all arrangements have been made for the match, said the DDCA’s new president Ram Babu Gupta, a former Test umpire, here today. The third floor of the new building will be reserved for corporate houses in which each ticket will carry a price of Rs 12,000. The price for each ticket on the first floor will be Rs 6,000 while the second floor stands reserved for media persons, both print and electronic. The rates for tickets for other enclosures are: pavilion Rs 2500 (daily Rs 700), Special Rs 1500 (Rs 400 daily), general Rs 500 (daily Rs 150) and members of (league) Rs 300. The members of the DDCA will, however, get passes, as before. "But we will be careful in issuing passes and tickets", said Mr Gupta. The DDCA today ‘officially’ got back the new club house which was hitherto in possession of the special committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, according to Mr Gupta. "This is a significant development", he said.
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England win by seven runs BRISBANE, Jan 10 (Reuters) — Alan Mullally produced a career-best performance to lead England to a thrilling win over Australia in the opening World Series match today. The left-arm paceman took four for 18, his best figures in one-day internationals, to steer England to victory by a faster run rate in a rain-affected match at the Gabba ground. Chasing a revised target of 153 runs off 36 overs after rain delayed the start of their innings, Australia were restricted to 145 for nine. England, who batted first after captain Alec Stewart won the toss, had earlier struggled to 178 for eight from their full allotment of 50 overs. Michael Bevan hit 56 and was the only player on either side to score a half-century but he was let down by his team mates. Mark Waugh and Brendon Julian were the next highest for Australia, each making 23. There was little hint of trouble for Australia as Waugh and Adam Gilchrist comfortably put on 24 for the first wicket but then Mullally struck. The Englishman’s figures included a spell of four for 12 in the space of 27 deliveries. His previous best was three for 29 against Zimbabwe in Harare two years ago. Three of Mullally’s wickets coincided with a dramatic Australian collapse of four wickets for the addition of just two runs as they fell to 48 for five. England A.Stewart lbw b Dale 0 V. Wells b Dale 10 G. Hick c Gilchrist b Fleming 8 N. Fairbrother b McGrath 47 A. Hollioake c Gilchrist b Fleming 5 M. Alleyne run out 2 M. Ealham c Ponting b Julian 14 R. Croft not out 26 D. Gough not out 23 Extras (lb-4 w-8 nb-1) 13 Total: (for eight wickets, 50 overs) 178 Fall of wickets: 1-0 2-29 3-42 4-72 5-87 6-93 7-122 8-136 Bowling: McGrath 10-1-24-2, Dale 10-3-25-2 (w-2), Fleming 10-0-33-2 (w-1), Julian 5-0-29-1 (nb-1 w-2), Warne 10-0-42-0 (w-2), Blewett 5-0-21-0 (w-1). Australia A. Gilchrist b Mullally 13 R. Ponting c AHollioake b Mullally 8 D. Martyn b Mullally 0 G. Blewett c Stewart b Ealham 0 M. Bevan not out 56 B. Julian b Croft 23 S. Warne run out 8 D. Fleming c Mullally b Croft 2 A. Dale b Gough 4 G. McGrath not out 1 Extras (lb-2 w-5) 7 Total: (for nine, 36 overs) 145 Fall of wickets: 1-24, 2-46, 3-47, 4-48, 5-48, 6-94, 7-117, 8-129, 9-142 Bowling: Gough 6-0-47-1, Mullally 8-1-18-4, Ealham 7-1-16-1, Hollioake 7-1-31-1, Croft 7-0-24-2, Alleyne 1-0-7-0.
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Match-fixing, widespread, thinks Mahmood CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 10 (AFP) — Betting and bribery in cricket may be widespread, the Pakistan cricket board chairman Khalid Mahmood said here today. Mahmood, here for the International Cricket Council’s executive board meeting which is grappling with the problem of corruption, hinted match-fixing may not be confined to his own country. "Match-fixing, betting is an issue we are currently investigating and this can be more widespread than perceived to be," he said. Former Pakistan captains Wasim Akram and Salim Malik, Ejaz Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmed and Waqar Younis are all under investigation by a judicial commission. ICC chairman Sir Clyde Walcott of the West Indies said a draft proposal on match-fixing was being prepared. "Then we’ll take some decisions," added Walcott, standing in for India’s Jagmohan Dalmiya. The ICC’s biggest problem in attempting to root out corruption is that it possesses little genuine power — its constitution only allows recommendations, not action. Its chief executive David Richards said the international body must be empowered to make tough decisions. "We have a vital role to play in these bribery issues, but what’s up for debate is if the ICC has jurisdiction in sovereign countries if there is criminality involved." None of the nine test-playing countries were believed to be comfortable with the idea of the ICC intervening in their territory. Pakistan judge Malik Mohammad Gayyum has adjourned his hearing till January 16 while he hears from his representatives who cross-examined Warne and Mark Waugh in Melbourne on Friday and yesterday. Waugh, Warne and another Australian player, Tim May alleged, Malik offered them $ 200,000 to throw a match during Australia’s 1995 tour of Pakistan. But Warne and Waugh blotted their copybook when the Australian Cricket Board was forced to admit last month they had been fined for taking $ 3,000 from an Indian bookmaker for pitch and weather information five years ago. Mahmood said he would have appreciated his board’s being informed about the bookmaker’s approach when Waugh gave evidence to the judicial commission in Lahore in October. "There was a certain lack of communication regarding specific problems," he said. "Because of the accusations, I thought we could also have been informed. "He was advised by the ACB to tell the truth and it was up to his discretion to say what he felt appropriate," Mahmood added. But he said current ACB chairman Denis Rogers had cleared up the misunderstandings. Rogers said: "We are not bitter enemies". We have established a close relationship that’s unshakeable. "There no doubt that as a result of our discussions we have put in place some protocols to make sure this doesn’t happen again". Mahmood said the accusations had been damaging for cricket and he was eager to see the government-appointed commission produce its findings. "The damage of these allegations has been substantial," he said. "The players can’t concentrate on their cricket, they have to face charges and examine each other". Mahmood said it was up to the Pakistani government whether it wanted to release the findings in their entirety or if it wanted to ask the PCB to take action. "We are very keen this inquiry is brought to its legal conclusion and if accusations are proved then action will be taken," he added.
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Mixed day for India in Linares chess LINARES, Jan 10 (PTI) — India had a day of mixed fortunes in the second round of Linares Open Chess Tournament even as seeded players scored easy victories against their lowly rated opponents. Indians — grandmaster norm holders Abhijit Kunte, K. Sasikiran and P. Konguvel and R.B. Ramesh — posted fluent wins while IM D.V. Prasad and V. Sarvanan suffered reverses. Konguvel, with his king pawn opening against Chigorian variation of GM Arencibia, had an edge from the beginning and converted his advantage to win in 45 moves. IM R.B. Ramesh, choosing semislav set up with black pieces, came up with a positional masterpiece against the American IM Yegiazariam and won the exchange on the 32nd move and the game on the 41st. While Kunte crushed Mexican IM Russek Gail in the Alapin variation in 28 moves, IM K. Sasikiran took the first session to overcome Esnaola in scotch opening. D.V. Prasad, who missed a clean drawing variation, lost to GM Noguiras. V. Sarvanan lost against IM Kazhgaleyev in kings Indian defence. Important results and points position after round two: Pedzich (1) (Poland) lost to GM A. Dreev (2) (Russia) GM Asrian (2) (Armenia) beat Paerrot (1) (Argentina) GM Bologan (2) (Mol) beat A. Bykhovsky (1) (Rus) GM Minasian (2) (Arm) beat Maharam Zade (1) (Aze) IM Kalantarian (Arm) lost to GM A. Sokolov (2) (Rus) Pallavi Shah (1) (Ind) beat Manzaneda (0) (Spain) Henrichsen (0) (Spain) lost to S. Vijayalaxmi (1) (Ind) Rajas Jose (1) (Spain) beat C.S. Gokhale (Ind) A. Kunte (1) (Ind) beat Fransisco M. Roldan (Spain).
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Tollygunge take on Churchill today CALCUTTA, Jan 10 (PTI) — Boosted by a convincing victory in their opening match, debutants Tollygunge Aggragami would be keen to capitalise on home advantage when they clash with Churchill Brothers in a group-A match of the third National Football League here tomorrow. The local team played an organised game to thrash a depleted Air-India 3-0 in their opening match and coach Amal Dutta would be hoping that the players keep up the good work and earn full points again on the morrow. Dutta’s much-publicised "box system" paid dividends against Air-India as the team struck thrice in quick succession in the second session but it remains to be seen whether they can make any impact against stronger outfits. Churchill Brothers, who finished runners up in the Goan league, did reasonably well to hold Dempo to a goalless draw in their opening match at Margao and would have to play tight in what promises to be a keenly contested affair. The Goan outfit were on the verge of being relegated from the high-profile league along with Mahindra and Mahindra after their poor show in the last edition, but the All-India Football Federation’s new format this year gave them the opportunity to play with the top teams again. The team is determined to turn a new leaf under coach Danny MacLen who has infused a sense of order and discipline in their game. Tollygunge Aggragami would be depending on their Sri Lankan recruit Roshan Pereira to deliver the goods while striker Nwakanma Chibuzor has shown the willingness to work hard despite his age. Pereira not only scored two goals in the opening match but also managed to break the defence cordon time and again and would be the real danger for the Goans. Coach Dutta, while praising Pereira after the first match, had said that the Sri Lankan had a big role to play in his "box system" strategy. The Tollygunge midfielders, comprising Biswarup Bisu, Chandan Das, Felix Abayomi and Bastab Roy, put up a decent performance in the first match as they supported the strikers well. The hard-working Bisu played a stellar role in the midfield and would be required to take the load right through the championship. Awoyemi Isiaka, Hussain Mustafi, Sibsankar Santra and Srikrishna Ghosh were quite capable to ward off the rival attacks. Churchill would be
depending on their Ghanian recruit Philip Mansah to score
the goals while the nimble-footed Somatai Saiza and Cyril
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Johl goes down fighting NOIDA, Jan 10 — Amandeep Johl (Chandigarh), six strokes in arrears in the morning, fought gallantly before going down to Vijay Kumar on the final hole (72nd) in the ONGC-NOIDA Golf Championship here today. Amandeep, all motivated and keyed up in murky weather conditions, played a superb round of a level-par 72 to get an aggregate of 297. But his determined bid saw him lose the title to Vijay Kumar who, despite five over 77, won it by a solitary stroke (aggregate 296). Jyoti Randhawa finished third with an aggregate of 299. He also played a fine round of a level-par 72, as Amandeep. It was a touch and go between two pros — Vijay was experienced and Amandeep promising. Eventually, Vijay triumphed more because of luck smiling on him than his merit or skill. Vijay Kumar (Lucknow), leading by six strokes, made a series of bogies and forfeited advantage to his rivals, Amandeep and Randhawa. But his luck befriended him on the final hole when he made a birdie. The Lucknow pro played five over 77 to aggregate eight over 296 for four rounds, while the SAIL-sponsored Johl finished at nine over 297. Vijay got Rs 83,300, Johl Rs 55,550 for their stupendous efforts. Vijay Kumar said that it was one of the toughest tournaments that he had won, while Amandeep said that he was so close to the title and yet so far away. Johl, six strokes behind when the final round began, played a grand 16 holes as he jumped to lead by two strokes (70th). But he became tense when the title was in sight for him. He made bogies on the 17th and 18th, while Vijay Kumar sank in a 15-footer putt for birdie to bag the title. In the front nine, Johl was steady and made birdies on the 6th and the 8th. Vijay Kumar struck a bad patch and surrendered much of the advantage that he enjoyed from the start of the final round. This was because Vijay Kumar was unable to play consistently his short game. He made bogies on the first, fourth, fifth and ninth. After another bogey on the 11th, he stood a level with Johl at eight over. Vijay’s tee shot landed on the water hazar on the par-4 12th. Then a superb putt lipped out from the 15th feet to give him yet another bogey. But Johl played steadily to get into a two-stroke lead. On the 17th, Johl’s second shot trickled behind a tree. He failed to sink a difficult four-foot putt. He dropped a stroke on this hole. As if this was not enough, his approach shot on the 18th veered left and got plugged into the bunker. He finally ended with a bogey.
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Haryana eves blank UP in hockey
final CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 — Haryana hockey team emerged champions defeating UP team by 5-0 in the final of 23rd National Women Sports Festival which concluded at Dronacharya Stadium Kurukshetra, today, according to reports reaching here. International player Surinder Kaur, who was also the member of Indian team which won silver in recent Asian Games, scored the first goal for Haryana. In the 20th minute Haryana added this second. UP girls tried their bests to reduce the margin but the score remained 2-0 up to halftime in favour of Haryana. UP girls got two penalty corners in the first half which they failed to convert. Similarly Haryana got seven penalty corners during this time but they also could not capitalise. In the second half Haryana got ninth and tenth penalty corners in the 38th and 39th minutes which were converted into the goals by the strong of Suman. Priya Singh, Moni Sonkar and Sushila Sharma played a good game for UP team but despite their best efforts they could not break the strong defence line of Haryana. Simranjit Kaur scored the last goal in the 15 minute to complete the tally 5-0. UP got three total penalty corners in the second half which remained goalless while Haryana got five penalty corners during this time out of which two were converted. Orissa defeated Karnataka by 2-1 and got the third place. Kho-kho title was clinched by Madhya Pradesh team who prevailed over West Bengal by 9-6. Earlier, Punjab beat Andhra Pradesh by 10-6 score to finish third. Basketball title was won by Kerala defeating AP by 54-40 score. Simmi, Lalita, P and Jitu Josh contributed for Kerala victory while Sharda and Nirmla did the maximum scores for MP. Karnataka finished third beating AP by 67-41 score. Mr Bhaskar Barua, Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of India, distributed the prizes to the winners. Mr G. Madhwan, Financial Commissioner and Secretary, Sports, Department, Haryana, welcomed the chief guest and congratulated the winners. Results: Hockey: 1 Haryana, 2 UP, 3 Orissa. Kho-kho: 1 MP, 2 West Bengal, 3 Punjab. Basketball: 1 Kerrala, 2 MP, 3 Karnatka. Gymnastics (voulting horse): 1 Amandeep Kaur (8.75.0) Punjab, 2 Sukhbir Kaur (8.72.5) Punjab, 3 Punam Chabra (8.50.0) Haryana, (Uneven Bar): 1 Namita Sharma (7.60) Haryana, 2 Punam Chabra (6.95) Haryana, 3 Reema Yadav (6.75) UP, (Balanching Beam): 1 Punam Chabra (8.52.5) Haryana, 2 Subhra Sarkar (7.35.0) West Bengal, 3 Uma Sharma (7.15.0) UP, (Floor Exercise): 1 Punam Chabra (8.50) Haryana, 2 Uma Sharma (7.90) UP, 3 Namita Sharma (7.80) Haryana and Prajina PP (7.80) Kerala.
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Rajat Bhatia slams century SAS NAGAR, Jan 10 — Rest of India defeated Punjab on the basis of the first innings lead on the last day of the four-day MA Chindambaram Trophy (under 19) cricket match at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium here today. The fate of the match had almost been decided yesterday itself after the Rest of India squad had overhauled Punjab's first innings score. The first day's play was completely washed out due to rain and wet outfield. The highlight of today's play was magnificent century by Rajat Bhatia. Bhatia, in fact, held the innings together, scoring 119, including 17 hits to the fence. Pushkaraj Jadav was the only successful batsman, who scored 32 runs. Amit Suman No 11 batsman, played a breezy knock of unbeaten 23 runs which included four fours and the lone six of the innings. For Punjab Sarandeep Singh was the most successful bowler. He took four wickets conceding 56 runs, while Gilzarinder Singh and Sandeep Sawal finished with two wickets each. In their second innings Punjab were 52 for two at close of play having lost the wickets of opener Munish Sharma and H Harry for eight and 18 runs, respectively, Amit Sharma and S Lehari sharing one wicket each. Ravneet Ricky was not out on 18. Brief scores: Punjab (Ist innings): 151 all out. Rest of India (Ist innings): 261 all out. Punjab (IInd innings): 52 for 2 in 16.1 overs.
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Uppal overpowers Menga CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 — Most of the encounters in the qualifying rounds of the Gold Flake Aces Futures Tennis Tournament were evenly balanced here today. Only four Indians — S. Panja, A. Radhakrishnan, H. Mankad and V. Uppal are still in contention for the eight possible qualifier slots. Today besides Uppal the others competed against their fellow countrymen and the matches were one sided. V. Uppal had to dig into his reserves to overcome G. Menga of Italy. In a closely contested encounter Uppal's dominance at the net proved to be the deciding factor in the end as he prevailed 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. In the final matches, Strasberg of Israel overcame a fighting Serra A of Italy to enter the final qualifying round with 7-5, 6-4 verdict. An interesting sight was the Indians cheering Aslam Qureshi of Pakistan as he displayed deft footwork and controlled stroke play to overpower. Markus Plossing of Austria 7-6 6-2. The final round will be played tomorrow morning. The main draw matches will also begin tomorrow.
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Chander Mohan HOA president CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 — Mr Chander Mohan and Mr Harish Kumar were unanimously elected president and hony. gen. secretary, respectively, of the Haryana Olympic Association at an annual general meeting held here today. The elections were conducted in the presence of Mr S.M. Bali, IOA observer. The other office-bearers are Vice-Presidents — Mr R.S. Malik, Mr Dwarka Parshad, Mr Shiv Raman Gaur, Mr B.K. Sinha and Ms Bimla Sangwan; Treasurer — Mr Bijender Goel; Jt. Secretaries — Mr D.R. Sharma, Mr Devi Lal and executive members — Mr R.P. Chander, Mr Sunil Gulati, Mr Raj Sharma, Mr Pritam Ahuja, Mr Karan Singh Bishnoi and Mr Darshan Singh. It was also decided to honour the medal winners of the recently-held Asian Games at Bangkok. A special function will be held to honour the winners before the end of this month. Gold medal winners will be given a cash award of Rs 21,000/-, Silver medallist Rs 15,000/- and bronze medallist Rs 11,000/-. It was also decided to send the teams for National Games in Manipur at Imphal in the month of February. Mr R.S. Malik will be the Chief-de-mission.
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BSF, PSEB to clash in final GARHSHANKAR, Jan 10 (FOC) — BSF beat JCT 1-0 in the first semifinal of the 37th Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial Football Tournament at Mahilpur, near here, today. The winning goal was scored by Parshanta Kumar in the second half off a move by Harwinder and Jaswant. In the second semifinal, PSEB and Punjab Police played a goalless draw in the stipulated period. The fate of the match was decided through tie breaker in which Sandeep, Manpreet and Harjap scored for PSEB. For Punjab Police Aman was the lone scorer. PSEB thus won the match 3-0. The final will be played tomorrow. Harikishan Kali to lead CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 (TNS) — Harikishan Kali of Punjab will lead the North Zone team (under 16) to participate in the all-India inter-zonal tournament for Vijay Hajare trophy to be held at Rohtak from January 26 to January 31, according to a press note issued by the Punjab Cricket Association. Deepak Joon of Haryana will be the vice-captain. The other members of the team are: Nishant Goel (Haryana), Rajat Jaiswal (DDCA), Binwant Singh (PCA), Rajiv Jolly (PCA), Ashwani Kumar (Haryana), Inderjit Singh (JKCA), Nitin Aggarwal (DDCA), Amandeep Singh (DDCA), Joginder Singh (Haryana), Vikram Sodhi (PCA), Pranav Gupta (JKCA), Rajiv Daniyal (DDCA), Chander Madan (PCA), Amit Kumar (HPCA). Mr Sunil Saggi will be the manager of the team. The North Zone will play its first match on January 26 against Central Zone. Results (first round): Serra A. (Ita) b Akshay Vishal Rao (India) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1; Strasberg A (Isr). b Verma S. (India) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4; Bopana R. (India) b Singh A. (India) 6-2, 6-4; Kato S. (Sur) b Dhobla S. (India) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1; Domka M. (Pol) b Suppan H. (Aut) 6-3, 6-4; Krusic A. (Slo) b Karneo J. (Slo) 7-6(1), 6-3; Taschskert A (Aut) b Kumar S. (India) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Mahal B. (Can) b Kabargimath S. (India) 6-2, 6-3; (2nd Round): Radhakrishanan A (India) b Laad V. (India) 6-3, 6-3; Panja (India) b Minda A. (India) 6-2, 6-2; Mankad H. (India) b Viplay A (India) 6-2, 6-0; Tanik E. (Tur) b Perc S. (Slo) 6-4, 6-2; Brukner I (Aut) b Greenland T. (Gbr) 6-0, 6-1; Larouse S. (Can) b Le M. (USA) 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3; Qureshi A. (Pak) b Polessnig M. (Aut) 7-6(6), 6-2; Chavpil O. (Cze) b Sreenavasan P.K. (India) 6-1, 6-1; Brunold A. (Sui) b Srindhar R. (India) 7-5, 6-4; Mackin A. (Gbr) b Pampoulov L. (Aut) 6-2, 6-0; Uppal V. (India) b Menga A. (Ita) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Kato S. (Sui) b Bopana R. (India) 6-3, 6-4; Mahal B. (Can) b Taschakert A. (Aut) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Krusic A. (Slo) b Domka M. (Pol) 6-3, 6-4; Bates J. (Gbr) b Hancock S. (Gbr) 6-2, 6-3; Strasbear A. (Isr) b Serra A. (Ita) 7-5, 6-4. Channy, Mahal shine in Civil Services Golf CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 (TNS) — S.S. Channy and H.P.S. Mahal clinched the team title with 183 points in the first Civil Services Golf Championship held at the Chandigarh Golf Club here today. Channy had a gross score of 90 and his teammate 93. Their total score was three strokes better than the second placed team of G.S. Sandhu (93) and R.S. Sandhu (93). P.K. Chaudhary with a card of 89 emerged the individual champion with P.K. Verma finishing runner-up with a gross card of 92. In the nett score section S.K. Sharma and Rupinder Singh emerged the team champions with a nett score of 158. The runners-up were P.K. Chaudhary and S.C. Chaudhary. S.S. Channy emerged the champion in the nett score section with a card of 75 (nett). H.P.S. Mahal finished runner-up. Bengal 40 for 4 PATIALA, Jan 10 (FOSR) — Bengal were groping at 40 for 4 against Punjab in the All-India Vijay Merchant Cricket Tournament here today. On a truncated days play, when only 23 overs could be bowled, a heavy outfield combined with pitch conducive to seam bowling worked to the hosts' advantage. Watched by national selector Rajinder Goel, the hosts' medium pacer Harikrishan Kali worked up a lively pace to have Bengal tottering at 18 for 2, before a partial recovery saw Bengal reaching 40 for 4 at draw of stumps. Scores: Bengal Ist Innings: 40 for 4 (A. Jhunjhunwala 9, Chadha 8, D. Chakrabrty 4 n.o., H. Kali 2 for 10, Gupta 1 for 1, Rajeev Jolly 1 for 1). Meanwhile in the other semifinal at the DCW cricket grounds between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, bad light and pools of water forced cancellation of play for the second day. PFC beat LIC by 28 runs CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 (TNS) — A fine knock of 70 runs by Deepak enabled PFC to defeat LIC by 28 runs in the fifth Inter-Financial Institutions Cricket Tournament at Gursagar Stadium here today. Scores PFC: 149 for 5 (Deepak 70, Inderjeet 22, Manoj 22. Anil Arya 2 for 10) LIC 121 for 7 (Anil Arya 45, Rajeev Sharma 20, Manoj 2 for 11, Inderjeet 2 for 13). In another match PNB defeated RBI by 33 runs. Scores: PNB 117 all out (H.S. Sandhu 26, Vijay Mathur 3 for 5, Manu 3 for 23) RBI 84 all out (Vijay Mathur 45, Kranti 4 for 9, Tashi 3 for 11). OIC defeated HFC by nine wickets. Scores: HFC 80 all out (Deepak 17) OIC 84 for 1 (Vipin 40 Sandeep 26 N.O.) Canara Bank defeated Central Bank by 21 runs. Scores: Canara Bank 134 for 3 (Rampal 57, Sekri 26) Central Bank 115 all out (Sanjay Bhatia 39 n.o., Sanjay Sareen 44, Charan Dass 3 for 23). Bhatia on AITA ranking panel CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 (BOSR) — Mr D.V. Bhatia, president of the Haryana Tennis Association, has been nominated as chairman of the ranking committee by the All India Tennis Association. Other members of the committee are: Mr Asit Tripathi (Orissa), Mr Chandrakant Patel (Gujarat), Mr B. Ramalingam (Pondicherry), Mr H.Chatterjee (West Bengal) and Mr G.A. Siddiqui (New Delhi). Basketball trial CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 (BOSR) — Chandigarh Basketball Association will conduct trials to select the Chandigarh boys and girls team to represent UT in the 15th Youth National Basketball Championship from January 23 to 29. The trials will be held at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, on January 11 at 3 p.m. There will be a coaching camp prior to the participation of players in the said championship. The players born on or after January 1, 1982, are eligible to take part in the trials and they must bring with them their original birth certificates. Tennis tourney from Jan 18 CHANDIGARH, Jan 10 (TNS) — YMCA Total Tennis will organise a tennis tournament in Chandigarh from January 18 to 24. The championship will be an open one and the categories in the boys section include under 10, under-14 and under-16. Girls can compete in the under-16 section. According to Mr Devender Kapoor, organising secretary, this is the fourth tennis tournament by Total Tennis and players from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Delhi are expected to take part. The tournament is being organised in the memory of the late PD Vashist, a keen tennis lover who breathed his last on the tennis court itself. There will be special prizes for the youngest player, upcoming player and the best behaved player. Entries close with the
YMCA, Sector 11, Chandigarh or at Total Tennis, quiet
office no 5, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh on January 16. |
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