Tuesday, November 9, 1999
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Anwar
leads Pak’s counter-attack |
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Haryana score an innings victory Uppal,
Sridhar advance Himachal
struggling against Delhi Ludhiana,
Amritsar shuttlers triumph Pak’s
Windies tour Chandigarh
to host 5 sport disciplines |
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Tendulkar, Dravid whip Kiwi attack HYDERABAD, Nov 8 (PTI) — Sachin Tendulkar hit a blazing unbeaten 186 and Rahul Dravid a massive 153 during a record one-day partnership of 331 as India walloped New Zealand by 174 runs in the second limited-overs cricket match here today. Skipper Tendulkar and Dravid smashed the world best in a glorious second wicket association as India amassed 376 for two wickets in 50 overs, the second highest ever total in one-dayers and then bowled out the visitors for 202 in 33.1 overs to completely overwhelm the visitors. The maestro blasted an Indian record 186 not out after reaching his 24th one-day century that bettered fellow opener Saurav Ganguly’s previous mark of 183 and stood as the fourth highest one-day knock ever. Dravid, who played an equally commanding role in the run pillage after Tendulkar chose to take first strike on a batting beauty, rattled up 153 for his seventh century in the shorter version which improved upon his personal best by eight runs. Their 331-run partnership sunk the previous record of 318 set by Ganguly and Dravid in India’s 157-run defeat of Sri Lanka in a World Cup league tie at Taunton in May last. The New Zealand reply never took off as they were bowled out with 16.5 overs to spare which enabled India to avenge their 43-run defeat in the high-scoring first game at Rajkot and bounce back into the series in style. Man-of-the-match Tendulkar’s unconquered knock came off only 151 balls with 20 fours and four sixes while Dravid matched his captain stroke for stroke to make his personal best in a run-a-ball effort (153 b, 15x4, 2x6). The visitors, set a near impossible task of scoring 7.54 per over to win the tie, flopped miserably in the face of India’s mammoth total. The thumping victory put the teams on level pegging ahead of the last three encounters scheduled to be played at Gwalior (November 11), Guwahati (November 14) and Delhi (November 17). Adam Parore (39 off 38 balls - 3x4, 1x6) and burly left-hander Roger Twose (28 - 24 b, 4x4) and Scott Styris (43 in 52 balls) were the only batsmen to cross the 20-run mark for New Zealand who were batted out of the match by Tendulkar and Dravid. The bowling honours for India were shared by Javagal Srinath (1/37), Venkatesh Prasad (2/38), Anil Kumble (2/39), Nikhil Chopra (1/38) and Vijay Bharadwaj (1/27) with two run outs. The main feature of the encounter was the brilliant exhibition of attacking batsmanship by Tendulkar and Dravid. The kiwi bowling was guilty of giving the Indian batting mainstays too much room to cut, pull and drive with their loose line and length. Both batsmen were in roaring form after joining forces in the second over when Ganguly left at 10. Left-arm paceman O’Connor deflected the ball onto the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his follow through with Ganguly just out of the crease. Parore and his skipper Stephen Fleming (12) put on a stand of 34 runs to take the total past the 100-run mark. But once this partnership was broken by Kumble, who had the Kiwi captain caught superbly by a running Srinath near the sight-screen when the left hander tried to hoist the leggie for a six, wickets fell at regular intervals. Parore, who smote Chopra over long off for a six, was stumped brilliantly down the leg side by a diving ‘keeper MSK Prasad off a wide ball from Chopra and the innings went into a tail-spin. Chris Harris was sent back by Kumble, caught at short extra cover by Chopra before Chris Cairns (17), Daniel Vettori (5) and Shayne O’Connor (1) were run out trying to steal singles and the innings nosedived to 156 for nine in 25.1 overs. The last wicket pair of Styris, who also bowled pretty economically considering the run-massacre, and debutant Chris Drum (7 off 20 balls) kept the Indians at bay till the former edged Venkatesh Prasad to ‘keeper Prasad after adding 46 runs for the last wicket with Drum. Styris faced 52 balls and struck six fours. The duo helped themselves with strokes all round the ground and also raised their personal bests in one-dayers. Tendulkar’s 186 not out was the fourth best in one-day history after Saeed Anwar’s 194 for Pakistan against India in 1997, Viv Richards,s 189 n.o. for the West Indies against England in 1989 and Gary Kirsten’s 188 n.o. for South Africa against the UAE in 1996. The master batsman’s previous best of 143 had come against Australia at Sharjah in 1998 while Dravid’s previous best of 145 was made against Sri Lanka in the World Cup when he and Ganguly (183) had piled on a world record 318-run stand for the second wicket which was broken today. The total of 376 also bettered the World Cup score of 373 made against the Lankans. Tendulkar went berserk towards the end and the last five overs yielded a whopping 74 runs during which Dravid fell to Chris Cairns. He hit Cairns straight to Fleming at wide mid-on for the only wicket to fall to a bowler in the innings. The Kiwi run chase started disastrously with the dismissal of openers Craig Spearman (15) and Nathan Astle (9), who had cracked a fifty and century, respectively, in the series opener at Rajkot, with only 27 on board. Spearman drove Prasad straight to Tendulkar at mid-on. was the brilliant exhibition of attacking batsmanship by Tendulkar and Dravid. The kiwi bowling was guilty of giving the Indian batting mainstays too much room to cut, pull and drive with their loose line and length. Both batsmen were in roaring form after joining forces in the second over when Ganguly left at 10. Left-arm paceman O’Connor deflected the ball onto the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his follow through with Ganguly just out of the crease. The duo helped themselves with strokes all round the ground and also raised their personal bests in one-dayers. Tendulkar’s 186 not out was the fourth best in one-day history after Saeed Anwar’s 194 for Pakistan against India in 1997, Viv Richards,s 189 n.o. for the West Indies against England in 1989 and Gary Kirsten’s 188 n.o. for South Africa against the UAE in 1996. The master batsman’s previous best of 143 had come against Australia at Sharjah in 1998 while Dravid’s previous best of 145 was made against Sri Lanka in the World Cup when he and Ganguly (183) had piled on a world record 318-run stand for the second wicket which was broken today. The total of 376 also bettered the World Cup score of 373 made against the Lankans. Tendulkar went berserk towards the end and the last five overs yielded a whopping 74 runs during which Dravid fell to Chris Cairns. He hit Cairns straight to Fleming at wide mid-on for the only wicket to fall to a bowler in the innings. Scoreboard India: New Zealand: Spearman c Tendulkar b
V. Prasad 15 |
Tendulkar praises Dravid HYDERABAD, Nov 8 (PTI) — Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar was pleased with his record unbeaten 186 that propelled India to a thumping 174-run win over New Zealand in the second one-day cricket tie here today but said it should not be compared with any other such effort. “I am very happy with my game today, but I don’t want to compare this knock with any one else’s. I want to be cautious and continue this way,” the world’s premier batsman said. He praised Rahul Dravid, his partner in the world record 331-run second wicket stand, for making a cracking 153, his personal best, and said he batted beautifully. “With Rahul’s knock my confidence grew. We never planned to set a target but when we played together we thought of setting a target of 350-plus. We have drawn level in the series with this win and want to maintain this tempo in the next three games,” he said. “Our bowlers did a good job and the fielders did pretty well to back up the bowlers,” the ace batsman said. About the decision to leave out Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad from the last three one-dayers, he said “we just want to give them a break in view of the long tour to Australia and bring in fresh blood to give them exposure ahead of the tour.” Coach Kapil Dev said, “we played a mature game and sensibly too.” Asked about S. Ramesh’s stiff shoulder which has led to the left-handed opener’s omission from the 14 for the last three one-dayers, he said, “he has strained his right shoulder. We want to give him enough rest before we leave for Australia.” New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming was very disappointed with his team’s display here after winning at Rajkot by 43 runs to take the initial lead in the five-match series. “We did not bowl well and they (Tendulkar and Dravid) punished our bowlers by carting them all over the ground. To chase such a huge total (376) we needed a good start. But once we lost the opener cheaply we almost threw in the towel,” he admitted. “We missed (the injured) Dion Nash a lot. He will be replaced by Alex Tait, who is joining the squad tomorrow,” he announced. The 27-year-old Tait is a right-handed all-rounder. He made his one-day international debut against Zimbabwe at Dhaka in the Mini World Cup in October last year. Asked whether resting
Srinath and Prasad would make any difference in the
future matches, Fleming said “despite their absence
there are other good players in the Indian side who can
fill the void. But they would be playing against us for
the first time in the series which may give us a slight
advantage”. |
Anwar leads Pak’s counter-attack BRISBANE, Nov 8 (AFP) — Saeed Anwar, becoming a bogey figure for Australian bowlers, led a Pakistan counter-attack on the storm-hit fourth day of the first Test today. Anwar savoured his third century in his last three Tests against Australia to help the tourists recover from the spectre of humiliating innings defeat and erase Australia’s 208-run innings lead at the Gabba. When rain intervened during the tea interval, Anwar was on 118 with Abdur Razzaq batting on two and Pakistan were 223 for four, a lead of 15 runs. The experienced left-handed opener, playing in his 42nd Test, took the fight to Steve Waugh’s side after the loss of three quick wickets left Pakistan on the verge for Pakistan after their gruelling 607-minute stint in the field while Australia amassed a first innings 575. That meant a 208-run innings lead and when Mohammad Wasim (0), Ijaz Ahmed (5) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (12) went cheaply, defeat inside four days looked a distinct possibility. The Australian bowlers must be cursing Anwar, who scored 145 and 126 in the previous two Tests against Australia in Rawalpindi and Peshawar in October last year. It was his ninth Test century and he did it in style, bringing up his hundred off 133 deliveries hitting 20 fours by the time play was finally abandoned for the day. Pakistan: (Ist innings) 367. Australia (Ist innings) (overnight 515-9): Slater c Yohana b Mahmood 169 Blewett lbw b Mushtaq 89 Langer c Razzaq b Mushtaq 1 M. Waugh c Akram b Mushtaq 100 S. Waugh c Moin b Akhtar 1 Ponting lbw b Akhtar 0 Gilchrist b Akhtar 81 Warne c Mushtaq b Akram 86 Fleming lbw b Akhtar 0 McGrath c Youhana b Akram 1 Muller not out 6 Extras (3B, 12LB, 26NB) 41 Total: 575 Fall of wickets: 1/269, 2/272, 3/311, 4/328, 5/342, 6/465, 7/485, 8/486, 9/489, 10/575. Bowling: Akram 31.6-87-2 (12 NB), Akhtar 32-2-153-4 (8 NB), Razzaq 17-3-66-0 (4 NB), Mahmood 19-2-52-1 (1 NB), M. Ahmed 38-3-194-3, I. Ahmed 2-0-8-0. Pakistan (2nd innings): Anwar not out 118 Wasim lbw b Fleming 0 I. Ahmed c Gilchrist b McGrath 5 Inzamam c Ponting b Fleming 12 Yohana c M. Waugh b Muller 75 Razzaq not out 2 Extras (2B, 6LB, 3NB) 11 Total: (for four wickets) 223 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-8, 3-37, 4-214. Bowling: McGrath
14-4-56-1 (3NB), Fleming 11-2-47-2, Muller 10-1-55-1,
Warne 14-4-45-0, Ponting 4-0-12-0. |
Dharmani stars in huge Punjab win LUDHIANA, Nov 8 — An unbeaten 305 by Pankaj Dharmani and his record partnership of 231 runs for the seventh wicket with Harminder Jugnu (106 not not) were the highlights as Punjab thrashed Jammu and Kashmir by an innings and 288 runs on the penultimate day of the four-day North Zone Ranji league match at the Punjab Agricultural University ground here today. In reply to J&K’s first innings total of 171 all out, Punjab piled up a huge total of 620 for 6. This was Punjab’s highest total in Rani Trophy. The earlier highest was 592 against Baroda in 1993-94. Pankaj Dharmani achieved a personal milestone cracking a triple ton (305 not out). Third day’s play began with Punjab on 452 for 6, Pankaj Dharmani batting on 214 and Harminder Jugnu on 30. The pair added (231 runs for the seventh wicket when Punjab skipper Vikram Rathor declared the innings at 620 for 6 at lunch break. Facing first innings deficit of 449 runs, J and K batsmen started their second essay on a dismal note. Punjab bowlers dominated the proceedings getting wickets regularly. Reetinder Sodhi (5 for 64) and Navdeep Singh (3 for 47) were the chief wreckers as J and K’s second innings folded at 161 runs after 33.2 overs in 142 minutes. Punjab, with this outrigth victory, have collected 24 points from three matches. Scoreboard Jammu and Kashmir (Ist innings): 171 all out. Punjab (Ist innings): Rathore c Shashi b Mahajan 114 R. Sodhi c Sanjay b Bali 0, R. Ricky b Bali 5, Dharmani not out 305, Mongia b Bali 31, Sanjay lbw Kawaljit 36 S. Sharma lbw Bali 08, Jugnu not out 106. Extra 15 (balls 3, wides 1, leg byes 2, byes 9). Total 620 for six declared. Fall of wickets: 1/4, 2/24, 3/235, 4/314, 5/378, 6/389. Bowling: Surinder 28-3-108-0, Pardeep Bali 39-3-161-4, Sanjay 31-3-112-0, Ashwani 23-4-83-0, Mushtaq 5-0-35-0, Dharuv Mahajan 13-2-46-1, Kawaljit Singh 15-2-64-1. J&K(IInd innings):
Ranjit Bali c Navdeep b Sodhi 21, Rajesh b Sodhi 0,
Kawaljit b Sandeep 8, Ashwani c Mongia b Sodhi 6, Shashi
c A. Jugnu b Sodhi 2, Taggar lbw Sarandeep 6, Mahajan c
Vikram b Navdeep 29, Sanjay not not 46, Mustaq st Jugnu b
Navdeep 0, Pardeep lbw R. Sodhi 31, Surinder lbw Navdeep
1, Extras: 11 (no ball 2, wides 2, leg byes 2, byes 5).
Total 161 all out in 33.2 overs. Fall of wickets: 1/8,
2/25, 3/37, 4/37, 5/39, 6/58, 7/76, 8/76, 9/127, 10/161.
Bowling: Sharma 6-0-27-0, R. Sodhi 15-4-64-5, Sarandeep
6-2-16-2, Navdeep Singh 6.2-0-47-3. |
Is Punjab ready to host National
Games? CHANDIGARH, Nov 8 — The first National Games of the new millennium are scheduled to commence in Punjab from November 5 next year. But how much is the state prepared to hold the mega event ? There are doubts in the minds of sports persons and sports officials that the financial crunch the state is going through might hit the preparations for the games. Punjab were allotted the National Games at the annual general body meeting of the Indian Olympic Association held on October 28 last year. The games were allotted after the Punjab Olympic Association made a very strong representation specially after the state missed out on hosting the games in 1989 due to militancy in Punjab. The Punjab Olympic Association offer was backed to the hilt by the Punjab Government and the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal. The games were allotted to coincide with a number of events. Next year the Punjab Olympic Association celebrates its diamond jubilee. The state is also celebrating the tercentenary of the birth of the Khalsa. And it must be remembered that in spite of the fact that the state played a major role both in the formation of the Indian Olympic Association and in the promotion in the concept of the National Games, the state has not held any National Games except the first over four decades ago. Sources in the Indian Olympic Association revealed that the national body has not received a single communication from the state regarding the preparations for the games. It is for this reason that doubts have arisen whether the state will be able to complete all the preparations for the 2000 games in time. The Punjab Olympic Association had projected, along with the State Department of Sports, that the total cost of the games would be Rs 35 crore covering all major items related to the holding of the games — infrastructure, equipment and conduct. But so far no funds have been released. In contrast to Punjab’s low-key budget for the games Kerala had spent Rs 114 crore on the National Games in 1987 while Maharashtra, in 1994, had worked on a budget of Rs 100 crore for the 1994 games. In 1997, Karnataka had spent Rs 147 crore on the National Games and in 1999 a small state like Manipur had incurred an expenditure of Rs 166 crore on infrastructure, equipment and conduct of the National Games. Punjab is lucky in a way that all venues needed for the games already exist. What is needed is refurbishing and renovation of the existing structures. And even a part of the projected expenditure of Rs 35 crore will come from the Centre by way of grants from the Sports Ministry. Since the allotment of the National Games to the state, the Punjab Chief Minister has had two meetings one each in June and July last, with officials of the Department of Sports and the Punjab Olympic Association while a joint inspection of the various venues was conducted by officials of the state government and the Punjab Olympic Association to have an on-the-spot assessment of the infrastructure facilities needing repair, renovation or upgradation etc. It was also decided that Rs 5 crore would be released to commence the repair and renovation work and to set up a National Games office. But the money is yet to be released. What is agitating the minds of the various state sports associations is that the Punjab Department of Sports has not paid money to the associations for conducting camps or for sending teams to various national championships for the past couple of years. Also, the medal winners of the last National Games held in February last are yet to be honoured with cash awards despite assurances given by the state government from time to time. The annual general body
meeting of the Indian Olympic Association is scheduled to
be held on November 29 where the issue of the next
National Games is bound to come up for discussion. And if
that happens the Punjab Olympic Association might be hard
pressed to explain the progress made by the state for the
conduct of the next National Games. |
Haryana score an innings victory GURGAON (Haryana), Nov 8 (PTI) — Former champions Haryana inflicted a huge innings and 94-run defeat over Services with over a day to spare in their North Zone trophy cricket match here today. Excellent bowling performances by left-arm spinner Pradeep Jain who captured 4 for 50 runs supported by paceman Feroz Ghyas, who followed up his five-wicket haul in the first innings by returning three for 82 as Services were bowled out for 308 in their second innings in 104.3 overs. Haryana, who logged full eight points from their first victory in three outings to aggregate 16 points. They had five points after taking first innings lead against J and K while they had salvaged three points against Delhi. Haryana piled up 502 runs and then skittled out Services for a paltry 100 to enforce the follow-on. Services, overnight 31 for one, lost Narender Singh (41), who was bowled by left-arm paceman Vineet Jain with the score on 72 and in the space of 10 runs they lost quick three wickets which hastened their slide. C. D. Thompson top scored with an unbeaten 85 and added 68 runs for the last wicket with Sayeed Javeed (47) to frustrate Haryana, but it only helped them narrow the margin of defeat. Pankay Maitrey (52) was the only other batsman to make a substantial contribution. Brief scores: (Haryana) (502 for 4 declared) beat Services 100 and 308 all out (C.D. Thomson 85 not out, Narender Singh 41, Pankay Maitrey 52, Sayeed Javed 47; Pradeep Jain 4/50, Feroz Ghyas 3/82, Vineet Jain 2/61). AI force draw MUMBAI, Nov 8 (PTI) — Mohammedan Sporting of Dhaka and Mumbai super division champions Air India shared points after a 3-3 draw in a group-A match of the Rovers Cup Football Tournament at Cooperage here today. Air India took the lead through Godfrey Pereira in the 15th minute, but in the 38th minute Mohammedans levelled with a Rakib goal. A minute later, the
Bangladesh league champions were leading 3-1 with their
Nakib and Baktiar Ahmed finding the target in succession,
to go for the interval with 3-1 lead. |
Uppal, Sridhar advance MUMBAI, Nov 8 (PTI) — Unseeded Indians Vishal Uppal and Vinod Sridhar recorded identical three-set wins over their compatriots Vasudev Reddy and Mustafa Ghouse on the way to the men’s singles second round of the men’s tennis circuit here today. The Delhi-based Uppal needed 1hr 40min to oust Reddy 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 while Chennai-based Sridhar rallied magnificently, after dropping the first set 4-6, to pip local lad Ghouse 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in one hour 56 minutes in their first-round matches. Indian Davis Cup star Syed Fazaluddin had the easiest outing when he crushed Pune-based Nitin Kirtane 6-1, 6-1 in one hour while Vijay Kannan of India overcame Matthis Kempe-Bergman of Sweden 6-3, 6-2 in one hour 10 minutes to move into the second round. Two other Indians, Bohan Bopanna and Saurav Panja, had mixed luck on the opening day. Pune-based Bopanna took one hour and 15 minutes to subdue his compatriot and Chandigarh-based Akshay Vishal Rao 6-3, 6-2 while Calcutta-based Panja went down without a fight to American Coenie Vanway 0-6, 5-6. Chennai-based Manoj Mahadevan went down fighting to Josef Nesticky of Czech Republic 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 2-6 while Zbynek Mlynarik of Austria sidelined Balazs Veress of Hungary 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in other first round matches. The Ghouse-Sridhar match was a real thriller and the Mumbai lad had two match points on Sridhar’s serve in the second set while leading 5-4 but messed it up. After saving two match points, Sridhar never looked back and not only did he win the second set 7-5 but also went on to win the match by taking the third set 6-3. Ghouse, who was serving erratically throughout the match, dropped his serve in the fourth game of the first set but broke back immediately to level scores. The local lad again dropped his serve in the sixth game but managed to break his rival in the seventh and then got the crucial break in the ninth game and won the set 6-4. In the second, Ghouse was a bundle of nerves and served three of the six double faults in the match to drop his serve in the sixth, 10th and 12th games. Sridhar dropped his serves in the third and seventh games but with two crucial breaks in the 10th and 12th games managed to win the set at 7-5. In the decider, Ghouse looked like making a match of it when he broke his opponent in the firth game, after dropping his own serve in the second game, to neutralise the lead. However, Sridhar broke ghouse in the eighth game to wrap up the match at 6-3. Ghouse served six aces and an equal number of double faults to Sridhar’s single ace. The Uppal-Reddy match too was similar to Sridhar-Ghouse. Reddy broke Uppal in the second game of the first set but failed to hold his own in the next game. He again broke the Delhi lad in the fourth game but dropped his own in the fifth. However, Reddy broke Uppal in the sixth game and went on to win the set 6-3.
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Himachal struggling against Delhi MANDI, Nov 8 (PTI) — Forced to follow on, hosts Himachal were struggling at 215 for four in their second innings to avoid innings defeat in the four-day Ranji trophy match against Delhi on the third day here today. Chasing a massive Delhi total of 573 for seven declared, Himachal were all out for 244 in the first innings and needed another 114 runs with six wickets in hand in the second inning to reach Delhi’s first innings total. Resuming the play at overnight score of 148 for five in the first innings, Himachal lost the sixth wicket of Jaswant Singh, who scored 70 runs. The remaining four wickets added only 41 runs to take the score to 244. Himachal made a disastrous start in the second innings losing the first wicket with no run on the board and lost the second wicket at 27. Nischal Gaur and skipper Rajeev Nayyar added 78 runs for the third wicket before Nayyar was bowled for 42 runs. Gaur who was 53 not out at the draw of stumps added 106 runs for the fifth wicket with Sangram Singh who was batting at 55 (n.o.). S. Angurala claimed four wickets 80 runs in the first innings, while in Robin Singh and Sunil Joshi claimed two wickets each in both the innings. SCOREBOARD DELHI (Ist innings): 573 for seven dec. HIMACHAL (Ist innings) 244 all out. Ajay Rai lbw Robin 12, Nischal c Mithu b Arun 2, Arun c Vijay b Angurala 28, Rajiv b Angurala 4, Yashwinder b Angurala 53, Sangram c Ashu b Robin 0, Jaswant lbw Joshi 70, Rahul (not out) 14, Shakti lbw S. Angurala 17, Anurag lbw Joshi 1, Parveen run out 1. Extras 41. Total (all out in 64 overs): 244. Fall of wickets 1/4, 2/48, 3/55, 4/55, 5/55, 6/203, 7/209, 8/234, 9/240, 10/244. Bowling: Robin Singh 19-4-50-2, Arun Singh 13-4-37-1, S. Angurala 17-2-80-4, Sunil Joshi 14-3-40-2, Virender Sehwag 1-0-7-1. HIMACHAL (2nd innings) (follow on) 215 for four. Ajay lbw Robin 0, Nischal n.o. 53, Rajiv b Joshi 42, Arun c Malhotra b Robin 4, Yashwinder b Joshi 40, Sangram n.o. 55. Extras 15. Total (in 60 overs): 215 for 4. Fall of wickets: 1/0, 2/27, 3/105, 4/109. Bowling: Robin Singh
10-0-36-2, Arun Singh 7-2-22-0, A. Malhotra 2-0-15-0, S.
Angurala 11-0-40-0, V. Sehwag 15-2-40-0, Sunil Joshi
7.3-0-22-2, Mithun Minhas 4.3-0-18-0, Ajay Sharma
3-0-10-0. |
Ludhiana, Amritsar shuttlers
triumph SANGRUR, Nov 8 —Ludhiana and Amritsar won the boys’ and girls under-19 event in the Punjab Schools Inter-District Badminton Championships which concluded here today. In the boys’ final Ludhiana edged out Sangrur 2-0 and in the girls’ section Amritsar defeated Moga 2-1 in a well-fought match. The results (all finals): Boys under-19: Ludhiana beat Sangrur 2-0. Dilpreet Singh beat Akhtar 15-4, 15-7, Iqbal and Ranbir beat Akhtar and Asim 15-7, 15-6. Girls’ under-19: Amritsar beat Moga 2-1 (Radha lost to Manjit 11-13, 11-6, 4-11. Radha and Jyoti beat Manjit and Suprit 15-5, 15-12, Rajni beat Adesh Pal 11-1, 11-5.) Boys’ under-14: Amritsar beat Nawanshahr 2-0 (Kunal beat Jaswinder Singh 17-14, 15-6, Kunal and Vipul beat Jaswinder and Hitesh 15-13, 12-15, 15-9.) Girls under-14: Hoshiarpur beat Sangrur 2-0 (Sukhvir beat Pawandeep 11-3, 11-3. Sukhvir and Navneet beat Pawan and Lubne 15-4, 15-3). Girls’ under-17: Patiala beat Amritsar 2-0 (Amritpal beat Meenu 11-7, 11-1. Jaspreet and Amritpal beat Meenu and Rajni 15-0, 15-3). Boys under-17: Ropar beat Amritsar 2-1 (Gurpreet lost to Dinashwar 9-15, 1-15, Gurpreet and Harpreet beat Dinashwar and Saurab 15-8, 12-15, 15-9, Anshuman beat Simran 15-5, 15-0).
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Pak’s Windies tour LAHORE, Nov 8 (UNI) — Pakistan’s cricket team will undertake a 52-day tour to the West Indies to play three Tests and a triangular one-day series, involving the hosts and Zimbabwe, from April 1 to May 23 next year.Pakistan will start their tour proper with a one-day international against Zimbabwe in Antigua and end with the third Test against the West Indies on May 23 at the same venue. Three teams will play each other twice in the league matches of the triangular series and the top two will advance to the best-of-three finals to be played in Trinidad. After the tri-nation
event Pakistan will play two sides games and then start
the three-Test series. |
Fed Cup b’ball from
today JALANDHAR, Nov 8 — The 16th Federation Cup basketball championship will be held from November 9 to 13 at PAP Sports Complex at Jalandhar Cantonment, according to Mr Parjinder Singh Jijjar, organising secretary, to the championship. Eight top outfits of the
country, including holders Punjab, UP, Bihar, Services,
Maharashtra, Indian Railways, Karnataka and West Bengal,
will vie for the top honours in the men’s section,
while in the women’s section the participates
include the Railways, host Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. |
Chandigarh to host 5 sport
disciplines CHANDIGARH, Nov 8— Chandigarh will host five sport disciplines — basketball, hockey, lawn tennis, table tennis and fencing in December this year, according to the (SGFI) sports calendar. According to Mr P.S. Chhabra, Secretary General of the federation, national school games in Punjab will be held in volleyball, kabaddi, handball, cricket (girls), roller skating(Under 11, 14 and 19), swimming, water-polo and diving at Patiala from November 16. Goomla in Bihar will play host to hockey (boys and girls) from November 26 to 30 followed by football (under 14 boys) at Dharbanga in Bihar from December 3 to 7. Jammu will host the softball (boys and girls Under 14, 19) from December 7 to 12 followed by judo (boys and girls Under 14, 17 and 19), wrestling(Boys under 14, 17 and 19) and cricket (boys under 14) at Datia near Jhansi (UP) from December 10 to 15. Hockey for boys and girls (under 19), cricket (boys) under 19 and badminton (boys and girls under 14 and 19) will be conducted at Delhi from December 23 to 28. Cricket (boys under 16) and football (girls under 17 and 19) have been allotted to Calcutta to be organised from December 25 to 31 while Chandigarh will host the National School Games from December 25 to 31 in basketball, hockey (boys and girls under 17), lawn tennis (boys and girls under 17 and 19), table tennis (boys and girls under 17 and 19) and fencing (boys and girls under 19). Kabaddi for boys and girls (under 14 and 17) will be at Devas in MP in the first week of January next year followed by volleyball (boys and girls under 17) and gymnastics (boys and girls under 14, 17, 19) in Maharashtra in second week of January 2000. Athletics (boys and
girls under 14, 17 and 19), badminton (boys and girls
under 19) and football (boys under 17) will be held in
Kerala in January next year. |
Kalsi on ABC panel SANGRUR, Nov 8 — Mr Rajinder Kalsi, Treasurer of the Badminton Association of India and Meritorious service awardee by the International Badminton Federation, has been nominated a member of the finance committee of the Asian Badminton Confederation. This information has been received from the Chairman of the ABC Finance Committee, Mr Tong Mai Lun of Malaysia. This committee has
assumed great importance since International Badminton
Federation has decided to give more powers and autonomy
to continental bodies and this committee is the most
powerful in ABC. Mr Kalsi is at present hony Secretary of
the Punjab Badminton Association. |
Golf expo NEW DELHI, Nov 8 — The 7th Indian Gold and Resort Expo (IGRE) managed by international Travel House (ITC) will be held at Taj Palace hotel on November 13 and 14. There will also be a seminar, which will be addressed by well-known speakers the theme of which will be “How can golf courses increase their commercial returns by staging events”. The two-day IGRE will be preceded by a competition at the Classic Golf Resort on November 12. Leading golfing personalities will be seen in action in the competition. Professional golfers
associations’ pro-cum-instructor will conduct the
clinic in the adjoining room to the IGRE. |
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Dasuya eves annex handball crown CHANDIGARH, Nov 8 (BOSR) — GTB Khalsa College for Women, Dasuya, won the Panjab University Intercollege Handball Championship which concluded at PU grounds here today. GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, secured second place while Govt College for Women, Ludhiana, finished third. In the last league matches played today, GGS College for Women outplayed GCG, Sector 11, by 42-5 (half time score 19-2) while in another match GTB Khalsa College for Women, Dasuya, defeated GCW, Ludhiana, by 18-15 (half time 9-6). Bathinda boys win PATIALA, Nov 8 (FOSR) — Bathinda by virtue of an 85-run first innings lead beat Patiala in the M.L. Markan Inter-district (u-16) Cricket Tournament which concluded here today. Brief scores: Patiala (Ist innings) 145 all out Bathinda (Ist innings) 230 all out (Manjit 56, Ranjit 24, Rajeev 64, Gautam Mandora 4 for 67). Hockey trials PATIALA, Nov 8 (FOSR)
— The Patiala District Hockey Championships for
women to be held here on November 11 and 12 have been
indefinitely postponed, according to a press release of
the Patiala District Women’s Hockey Association
(PDWHA). The PDWHA will hold trials on November 10 for
selecting the Patiala district team for the Malvinder
Dhillon Memorial Hockey Tournament to be held here from
November 13 to 15. |
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