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 BRISBANE : Australian spin bowler Shane Warne raises his fingers after taking the wicket of Pakistan batsman Azhar Mahmood for a duck during the first cricket test at Brisbane in Australia on Tuesday. — AP/PTI |
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Robin Singh sends Himachal reeling India
to play Malaysia Chandigarh,
Ludhiana teams play draw Khanna
India ‘A’ manager Manjit,
Abbas guide Mahindras to semis Match-fixing:
Aushim seeks damages India,
New Zealand teams arrive Sri
Lanka tie may end in a draw Haryana
bag overall championship |
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Australia crush Pak by 10 wickets BRISBANE, Nov 9 (Reuters) — Australia scored a comprehensive 10-wicket victory in the first Test against Pakistan after the tourists collapsed in their second innings. Pakistan lost six wickets for 58 runs on the morning of the final day, bowled out for 281 after resuming at 223-4. Australian openers Michael Slater and Greg Blewett took just 56 minutes either side of the lunch break to mop up the 74-run target, both hitting five fours on the way. Slater, named man of the match after a first innings 169, finished on 32 not out while Blewett was unbeaten on 40. “I thought that was one of the best Test wins I’ve been involved in, the way we played was so impressive,” Steve Waugh said of his first Test as captain on home soil. Waugh said the two crucial periods in the match were late on the first day when Pakistan went from 265-3 to 280-6, and the morning of the final day when the Australians put in their best bowling effort of the match. “We were never really in control of the game until this morning,” Waugh said. “It was a tough Test match, I thought they played pretty well, he said. Both captains cited Pakistan’s long stretch without a Test — the last they played was in March — as a factor in the match. “In this Test match it showed, we looked a bit rusty in the fielding, the players aren’t used to fielding all day,” Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said, admitting he was not happy with the team’s performance. “I can assure you that we’re going to look a lot better side in the next Test in Hobart,” he said. Paceman Damien Fleming cleaned up the Pakistan innings with three wickets in seven balls for three runs, after captain Wasim Akram and Moin Khan kept the Pakistani tail wagging with a 46-run partnership. Fleming finished best of the bowlers with five for 59. He took nine wickets in a match dominated by batsmen. But he was modest about his haul, saying the opening spells of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne had set up his wickets. “We needed somebody to chip in at the end to get a few wickets, so I just aeroplaned in beautifully there,” he said. Pakistan were on the back foot immediately today, Abdur Razzaq tapping the first ball of the day, a waist high full toss from leg spinner Warne, to Ricky Ponting at silly mid off. Yesterday the tourists were scoring at over four an over, but when Saeed Anwar was out for 119, after adding just one run to his overnight tally, Pakistan had lost two wickets for two runs in half an hour. Azhar Mahmood departed without troubling the scorers, debutant wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist stumping him off Warne’s bowling. Gilchrist completed six dismissals and made 81 runs in his first Test, an effort Waugh applauded. Pakistan (Ist innings): 367 Australia (Ist innings): 575 Pakistan (2nd innings) (first innings 367): Anwar c Gilchrist b McGrath 119 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 c Ponting b Warne 2 Khan c Muller b Fleming 17 Mahmood st Gilchrist b Warne 0 Akram b Fleming 28 M. Ahmed not out 1 Akhtar b Fleming 5 Extras: (6b, 6lb, 5nb) 17 Total: 281 (all out) Fall of wickets: 1/3, 2/8, 3/37, 4/214, 5/223, 6/225, 7/227, 8/273, 9/276, 10/281. Bowling: McGrath 21-9-63-2 (3nb), Fleming 14.1-2-59-5, Muller 10-1-55-1, Warne 25-8-80-2 (2nb), Ponting 4-0-12-0. Australia (2nd innings): Blewett not out 40 Slater not out 32 Extras: (lb-2) 2 Total: (for no loss, 14.2 overs) 74 Bowling: Akram 4-0-14-0,
Shoaib 5-0-25-0, Azhar 3.2-0-13-0, Mushtaq 2-0-20-0. |
Akram unfazed by big defeat BRISBANE, Nov 9 (AFP) — Pakistan’s skipper Wasim Akram sifted through the ruins of his team’s 10-wicket first test cricket loss to Australia here today and declared: “We’re not done with yet.” The three-match series moves to Tasmania and the second Test at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval starting on November 18, where the unpredictable Pakistanis have to win to keep the series alive to the third Test in Perth. Although being conclusively beaten in short time on the fifth and final day, 380-Test wicket-taker Akram said: “We’ve done it before and we can do it again. We have a good enough side and I can assure you we are going to look a lot better side in the next Test match in Hobart.” Thirty-three year-old Akram admitted that Test inactivity had cost his team over the five days of the Brisbane Test, but they would benefit from the experience. “We haven’t played a Test match for the last six to seven months and in this Test it showed that we looked rusty in fielding,” he said “Players weren’t used to fielding all day and after this Test we will definitely improve a lot as a team. “Shoaib Akhtar didn’t bowl that well, mainly because of a lack of bowling practice, but in the first innings he bowled 30 overs and that will help him. “Mushtaq Ahmed didn’t have a good game, but Saqlain Mushtaq will be fit for the next game so he’ll come back into the side.” Akram drew positives from the team’s batting where opener Saeed Anwar starred with 61 and 119 along with the impressive No. 5 Yousuf Youhana’s 95 and 75 and Inzamam-ul-Haq’s first innings 88. “Our batting did reasonably well considering this is our first Test in Australia. Whenever we come here (Brisbane) we usually get out for 100, but this time we got 300-plus, that was a relief for me and the team. Our batsmen have to take responsibility that if somebody’s got 100, they should carry together to score 200. They have to get into that habit, and I think they’re getting into that habit now.” It will take some time for us to adapt to the conditions here and we have got another two weeks until the next Test.” Akram, using the experience of his 89 Test appearances, believes the “Rawalpindi Express” Shoaib Akhtar will benefit from the Australian conditions. “It was a lack of
bowling practice with Shoaib, his length was a bit short
and he has to pitch up a bit more and let the batsman
wait for the bouncer or the short ball.” |
Henman, Tarango record victories STOCKHOLM, Nov 9 (Reuters) — Second seed Tim Henman has beaten Austria’s Stefan Koubek 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the Stockholm Open but eighth seed Dominik Hrbaty was knocked out by 18-year-old Swede Andreas Vinciguerra. Vinciguerra, a wild card entry, beat Hrbaty 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 yesterday. Britain’s Henman regretted that he had failed to figure among the top eight players who have qualified for the ATP Tour World Championship in Hanover, Germany, from November 23 to 28. “I worked so hard the last two weeks trying to get to Hanover, so of course I’m disappointed,” Henman, world number ten, said. “I’m just trying to finish off the season in the best possible way and it’s pretty well documented I have not played well enough at the end of the season.” If he wins this tournament he will be the first replacement for Hanover ahead of German Tommy Haas and Dutchman Richard Krajicek. Krajicek is not playing this week and Haas needs to reach the final here and get maximum bonus points to overtake the Dutchman. Henman, who served solidly and raced to a quick victory over Koubek, faces American Jan-Michael Gambill in the second round tomorrow. “I’ve never beaten him so it will be a tough match, hopefully I can win,” Henman said. Gambill beat Arnaud Di Pasquale of France 6-2, 6-3. MOSCOW (AP): Jeff Tarango of the USA upset his second-seeded countryman Vincent Spadea 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 on the first day of play in the Kremlin Cup Tennis Tournament on Monday. The 31-year-old Tarango took a 3-1 lead early in the first set but in the ninth game at 40-30 he double-faulted and then sent two forehands into the net to lose the game, angering him so much that he smashed his racket. He then won the first set on a tiebreaker and had little trouble in the second one, which he closed with a crowd-pleasing ace. Tarango, a doubles specialist, is a defending doubles champion here and will be paired with Yevgeny Kafelnikov. In other action, it took Andrei Pavel of Romania 47 minutes to whitewash the Russian qualifier Igor Kunitcin 6-2, 6-2. Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic ousted Russian teenager Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-4. Jan Kroslak of Slovakia struggled through to beat Jan Siemerink of the Netherlands 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-3). American Justin Gimelstob stopped the Russian veteran Andrei Cherkasov, a wild-card for the tournament, 6-3, 6-3. The Kremlin Cup
tournament, in its 10th year, will see only one player
from the top 20: defending champion Kafelnikov, no. 2 in
the world. Nicolas Kiefer of Germany, currently ranked
seventh on the ATP tour, pulled out on a foot injury he
sustained in Stuttgart two week ago. |
Agassi aspires For Hanover title PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) — Andre Agassi aims to crown his outstandingly successful 1999 with victory in the ATP Tour World Championships in Hanover later this month, then get even better next year. Sure to end the year as world number one for the first time, the American won the Paris Open on Sunday for the second time, earning his 44th career title, his fifth this year and 10th in a Super 9 tournament. French Open champion Agassi, who has become the first player to hold both Parisian men’s tennis crowns in the same season, beat unseeded Russian teenager Marat Safin 7-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the final. “I’m definitely going to recharge and try to get ready for it (Hanover),’’ said Agassi, who plans to return home for a rest before resuming practice for the November 23-28 tour World Championships. “You know, I don’t want to lose sight of the fact that we have a 52-week schedule. I mean, you’ve got to be the best in the world every week,’’ he said. “That’s my approach towards it. I want to get better. I want to ask myself to concentrate harder and longer. I feel like that builds mental strength and focus and that will better prepare me for next year. “It’s all important. I don’t think I’m going to be too tired. I’ll be able to recuperate,’’ Agassi said after an exhausting Paris Open week. Agassi, whose titles this year included the grand slam events at Roland Garros and the U.S. Open, said he could afford to take a week’s rest. “Sometimes the best preparation is rest. Sometimes a good meal will do you more good that hitting some balls,’’ said Agassi, who has come back from a lowly ranking of 141 early last year. Agassi made only a partly veiled reference to his relationship with former women’s world number one Steffi Graf, who was in the stands yesterday, as having played its part in his brilliant season. “Paris in 1999 has changed my life and I’ll never forget it,’’ he said. Graf won her last women’s grand slam tournament at Roland Garros in June when Agassi became a new member of a select few men’s players to have won all four grand slams and the only one to do so on four different surfaces. “I’m always
fascinated to pick the brain of a champion,’’
Agassi said on being asked whether his relationship with
Graf had added to his tennis. |
Uppal, Fazaluddin cause upsets MUMBAI, Nov 9 (PTI) — Unseeded Indians, Vishal Uppal, Davis Cupper Syed Fazaluddin and Rohan Bopanna — caused major upsets in the men’s singles pre-quarter finals of the ITF Satellite Masters Tennis here today. Delhi-based Uppal shocked seventh seeded Kuni Majmudar, an American of India origin, 6-3 5-7 6-1 in one hour 52 minutes while Fazaluddin ousted fifth seeded Per Thornadtsson of Sweden 6-4 6-2 in one hour 19 minutes. Pune-based Bopanna sidelined his citymate sixth seeded Sandeep Kirtane 6-2 6-4. In yet another upset of the day, unseeded Zbynek Mlynarik of Austria crushed eighth seeded Andrei Youzhny of Russia 6-3 6-2 in 58 minutes. However, other seeded players like the top seeded Indian Prahlad Srinath, second seeded Thomas Messmer of Germany, third seeded American Tom Chicoine and fourth seed Radim Zitko of Czech Republic all moved into the last eight stage with straight set wins. Davis Cupper Srinath subdued compatriot Vijay Kannan 7-5 6-3 while Messmer drubbed South African Coenie Vanwyk 6-4 6-1. Chicoine needed 70 minutes to oust Josef Nesticky of Czech Republic 6-4 6-1 while Zitko took 65 minutes to sideline India’s Vinod Sridhar 6-2 6-1. The Uppal-Majmudar clash witnessed some long rallies with both players struggling to hold their serve in the initial stages. They broke each other’s serve in the first four games. However, the Indian got the crucial break in the eighth game and then served out the set at 6-3. Majmudar tightened his game in the second set. Though he failed to hold his serve in the first game he managed to break back in the fourth to make it 2-all. He got the crucial break in the 12th game, after the games went with serves, to win the set 7-5. In the decider, it was the Indian all the way. In fact, Maimudar could win just one game when he held his serve in the very first. In the Bopanna-Kirtane match, the former looked much fitter and faster than his seasoned opponent. The youngster broke Kirtane is second game but lost his serve in the third. However, with breaks in the fourth and sixth he took the set at 6-2. In the second set, Kirtane showed glimpses of his brilliance and broke his rival in the third game but failed to hold his own in the fourth. They fought tooth and nail and held on the their serves till the 10th game. A few unforced errors by Kirtane saw him drop the serve in the tenth and lose the set 4-6 and with it the match. Results men’s singles pre-quarter finals: Rohan Bopanna (Ind) b Sandeep Kirtane (Ind) 6-2, 6-4, Sayed Fazaluddin (Ind) b Per Thornadtsson (Swe) 6-4, 6-2, Prahlad Srinath (Ind) b Vijay Kannan (Ind) 7-5, 6-3, Tom Chicoine (USA) b Josef Nesticky (Cze) 6-4, 6-1, Zbynek Mlynarik (Aut) b Andrei Youzhny (Rus) 6-3, 6-2, Vishal Uppal (Ind) b Kuni Majmudar (USA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, Thomas Messmer (Ger) b Coenie Vanwyk (Rsa) 6-4, 6-1, Radim Zitko (Cze) b Vinod Sridhar (Ind) 6-2, 6-1.
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Robin Singh sends Himachal
reeling MANDI, Nov 9 — Delhi coasted to 10-wicket victory in the four-day Ranji Trophy match against Himachal on the final day today in the Padal Stadium. They wrapped up the fourth day dismissing Himachal for 338 runs, in 94.1 overs. Robin Singh cause the destruction claiming 7 for 80 in 23.1 overs., Himachal resumed the play after an overnight score of 215 for 4 and added just 123 runs giving away Delhi a small target of 10 runs to win the match. Passing this total was a formality and the Delhi players did so without losing any wicket in 2.2 overs. It was a dismal performance by the hosts who always had a poor record against Delhi. Earlier during the day the home side were in desperate trouble when they lost Nischal Gaur who was bowled out by Robin Singh after adding 17 runs to his yesterday’s total. The hosts lost the remaining five wickets by adding only 25 runs. Sangram Singh was the top scorer with 103 runs. SCOREBOARD Delhi Ist innings: 573 for 8 Dec Himachal Ist innings: 244 allout Himachal 2nd innings: 338 allout Ajay lbw Robin 0 Nischal b Robin 70 Rajiv b Joshi 42 Arun c Malhotra b Robin 4 Yashwinder b Joshi 40 Snagram lbw Robin 103 Jaswant lbw Robin 30 Rahul lbw Robin 8 Shakti c Dhaiya b Ajay 7 Anuraj lbw Robin 0 Parveen n.o 0. Extras 34 Total 338 all out in 94.1 overs Fall of wickets: 1/0, 2/27, 3/105, 4/109, 5/247, 6/313, 7/325, 8/334, 9, 338, 10/338 Bowling Robin Singh 23.1-2-80-7 Arun Singh 15-3-64-0 A. Malhotra 2-0 15-0 S. Angurala 19-3-55-0 V. Sehwag 15-3-40-0 Sunil Joshi 7.3 0-22-2 Mithun Minhas 4.3-0-18 0 Ajay Sharma 8-1-19 1. Delhi (IInd innings) Devender not out 07, Ashu not out 02. Extras (b 1) 01, Total (without loss in 2.2 overs) 10 Bowling:
Shakti Singh 1.2-0-4-0, Parveen Sharma 1-0-5-0. |
Chandigarh, Ludhiana teams play draw NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (UNI) — Birsamunda Vidyapitha, Rourkela, qualified for the super league of the 17 Nehru Sub-Junior Hockey Tournament today after defeating Paradise Academy, Imphal, 5-3. Paradise Academy took the lead in the fourth minute through a field goal by Kaishan Hara. Two minutes later Anthony Hamburm equalised through a penalty stroke. A minute later Manoj Kiro made it 2-1 for the Rourkela team. Roshan Minz, Kiro and Binay Prakash consolidated the lead for Birsamunda lads. Till the 49th minute Birsamunda were ahead 5-1. In the 49th minute Thhokochom Tompok scored a field goal and ten minutes later Hara made it 5-3. In the second match of the day in pool I league St Ignatius High School, Gumla, beat CRZ Sr Sec School, Sonepat, 7-0. Ruplal Xalxo struck four times, Theodore Baa scored twice and Jensen Lakra once for the winners. Third match of the day was a goalless draw between Shivalik Public School, Chandigarh, and Sat Guru Partap Singh Academy, Ludhiana.
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Khanna India ‘A’ manager NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (PTI) — Surender Khanna has been appointed manager of the India “A” team bound for the West Indies, an official press release said here today. The 15-member India “A” squad which leaves tonight for the November 13 to December 13 tour, is led by all-rounder Hrishikesh Kanitkar, with Roger Binny as coach. The team will play two four-day “Tests” and three limited overs “internationals’ against their West Indies counterparts. The squad: Hrishikesh
Kanitkar (capt) Gagan Khoda (vice-capt) J. Arun Kumar,
Prabhanjan Mullick, Jacob Martin, Mohd Kaif, Devendra
Bundela, Samir Dighe (wk), Rahul Sanghvi, S. Sriram,
Doddanarasaiah Ganesh, Harvinder Singh Sodhi, Laxmi
Rattan Shukla, Amit Bhandari and Murali Kartik. |
Manjit, Abbas guide Mahindras to semis MUMBAI, Nov 9 (PTI) — A brace each by Manjit Singh and Abbas Ali Rizvi helped Mahindra and Mahindra beat Bengal Mumbai Football Club (BMFC) 4-1 and enter the Rovers Cup football semi-finals from group “B” at Cooperage here today. In the match between the two local clubs, Manjit’s first goal came in the 28th minute of play. He only had to beat the BMFC keeper Gumpe Rime after getting the ball from Aqueel Ansari, who had a fine day today. Mahindra dominated the entire match with all their players except ‘keeper S. Rajan, in the rival half. They created many chances and could have led in the first half with a bigger margin than the 1-0 lead but Shamsi Raza and Rizvi missed the post off easy chances. But in the second half, Mahindra scored three more goals. The first came in the 8th minute when a free kick taken by Bernard reached Manjit to score off Shamsi Raza. Two minutes later, Rizvi made the score 3-0 for Mahindras by netting the ball off a pass from Ansari. The BMFC’s lone
goal came in the 33rd minute of the second half. When all
the Mahindra defenders were on other side, Santosh Singh
got the ball. Salim Ansari, who only a couple of minutes
earlier had replaced Rajan under the bar, came out of the
box to clear the ball but failed. |
India to play Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (AP) — Asian Games champions India will meet hosts Malaysia and Japan in the fifth Men’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament here from November 18 to 28. The Asia Cup was to have been played in Lahore (Pakistan), but the authorities decided to move it after the military coup there. In the draw released by the Asian Hockey Federation today, India is in Group A with Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan. Two strong teams, South
Korea, the defending champions, and Pakistan, head Group
B, which also comprises China, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. |
Match-fixing: Aushim seeks damages NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (UNI) —Sports promoter Aushim Khetrapal has sent notices to news Group Newspapers Ltd, London, for publishing a report alleging that he had approached England allrounder Chris Lewis to fix a match in return for monetary favour. The legal notices, sent through Khetrapal’s lawyer, Anis Suharawardy, to the news group newspapers (publishers of the News of the World and the Sun) and Chris Lewis have given them time till November 11 to reply after which the suits would be formal. Mr Suharawardy said in a statement that his client would seek damages of $ 1 million from News Group, Rs crore from Chris Lewis and Rs 1 crore from Asian Age. The notices were sent on October 23. Suharawardy said, “We have received a reply from the legal cell of News of the World where they have assured us to verify the facts and then get back to us as soon as possible. They need to do so
before November 11 after which the suits would be formal.
The notices to Chris Lewis in his absence in England have
been sent through the ECB,” he added. |
India, New Zealand teams arrive GWALIOR, Nov 9 (UNI) — Teams of India and New Zealand arrived here today by a special flight to play the third one-day international cricket match at the Roopsingh Stadium on November 11. The Indian team was accompanied by selection committee chairman Chandu Borde. Gwalior Division Cricket Association president Prashant Mehta and secretary Nirbhay Bakliwal received the members of both the teams at Maharajpur airport here. Later, some members of
New Zealand squad went to Agra by road to see the world
famous Taj Mahal. |
Sri Lanka tie may end in a draw BULAWAYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) — Rain seems likely to condemn the three-day tour match between a Zimbabwean President’s XI and Sri Lanka to a stalemate. At the close of the second day yesterday, brought forward by 29 overs because of rain, Sri Lanka had reached 194 for three in reply to the home side’s 325 — a deficit of 131. With the weather ending play soon after tea for the second time, prospects of a result being reached have waned. Zimbabwe President’s XI (Ist innings) (overnight 215-4): Rennie lbw b Perera 127 Marillier c Atapattu b Gallage 17 Madondo b Gallage 0 Viljoen c P. Jayawardena b Gallage 9 Lamb lbw b Gallage 5 Brent lbw b Gallage 55 Rennie not out 48 Gilmour c M. Jayawardena b Perera 0 Mackay c Dilshan b Gallage 33 Whittall c P. Jayawardena b Zoysa 6 Mutendera c Perera b Herath 5 Extras: (b-2 lb-11 w-1 nb-6) 20 Total: (all out, 89.3 overs) 325 Fall of wickets: 1-28 2-28 3-39 4-62 5-216 6-238 7-241 8-297 9-307. Bowling: Zoysa 18-1-46-1, Perera 20-4-87-2 (w-1 nb-3), Gallage 17-1-60-6 (nb-3), Herath 21.3-1-80-1, Arnold 13-2-39-0. Sri Lanka (Ist innings): Atapattu lbw b Brent 48 Dilshan lbw b Whittall 35 Arnold not out 52 Jayawardena c Gilmour b Rennie 38 Silva not out 11 Extras: (b-3 lb-1 nb-5 w-1) 10 Total: (for 3 wickets, 54 overs) 194 Fall of wickets: 1-91 2-91 3-160. Bowling: Mutendera
6-0-40-0 (nb-4 w-1), Mackay 10-1-36-0, J. Rennie
11-5-34-1 (nb-1), Whittall 17-3-55-1, Brent 10-1-25-1. |
Haryana bag overall championship CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Haryana bagged the overall championship in the 24th National Yoga Championship held recently at Davengere (Karnataka) by winning 11 gold, eight silver and five bronze medals. The Yoga Federation of India team was declared runners-up (players of West Bengal Yoga association participated under the YFI banner due to court case), while Karnataka state secured third position. According to Mr Ashok Aggarwal, secretary of the YFI, the results of seven age groups are: 8-11 years: Girls: Sanchita Hara (YFI) 1, Pratima Arora (Har) 2, Payal Goel (Har) 3. Boys: Gautam Kumar (Har) 1, Sandeep (Ktk) 2, Umesh Kumar (Bihar) 3. 11-14 years: Girls: Lisha Singh (Har) 1, Rinku Kumar (Bih) & Mahua Pramanik (YFI) 2, Malvika (Har) & G. Muneeshwari (TN) 3. Boys: Ram Kumar (Har) 1, Ram Dass (Har) 2, Chandan (Bih) & Santanu (YFI) 3. 14-17 years: Girls: Shweta Jain (Har) 1, Satya B. Kumari (Bih) 2, Seema Verma (Har) 3. Boys: Som Dutt (Har) 1, Randeep (Har) 2, Bashishtha Dey (YFI) 3. 17-21 years: Girls: Lalita Kumari (Bih) 1, Asha Sarkar (YFI) 2, Soma Nandi (YFI) 3. Boys: Shiv Kumar (Ktk) 1, Ramesh Kumar (Har) 2, Saurav Shekhar (YFI) 3. 21-25 years: Women: Shobha AP (Ktk) 1, Sampa Dass (YFI) 2, Pratima (YFI) & Sonika Sharma (Har) 3. Men: Deepak Kumar (Har) 1, Pawan Kumar (Bih) & Shankar (YFI) 2, Srinath (Ktk) 3. 25-35 years: Women: Kumkum Sinha (YFI) 1, Namrata Jaiswal (Bih) 2, Sharmila Kumari (Bih) 3. Men: Vinod Soni (Har) 1, Anoop Ubba (Har) & Udaya Dass (YFI) 2, Deep Chand (Har) & Rudraswami (Ktk) 3. 35-45 years: Women: Usha Chauhan (Har) & Bandana Kumar (YFI) 1, Neelam Bahri (Har) & Shashi Kala (Ktk) 2, Rekha (Ktk) & Divya (Guj) 3. Men: Jasbir Singh (Har) 1, Ishwar Singh (Har) 2, Swapan Bhushan (Bih) 3. Above 45 years: Women:
Satyawati (Har) 1, Padma (Ktk) 2, Sundershana (Har) 3.
Men: Pratap Dagar (Har) 1, Tansukh Ram (Har) 2, Vinayak
(Mah) 3. |
Junior national TT from Nov 20 CHANDIGARH, Nov 10 — The 61st Junior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championship will be held at the Sector 23 table tennis hall from November 20 to 25, according to a press note issued by the Chandigarh Table Tennis Association here today. About 26 teams from
different states and UTs are expected to take part in the
championship. |
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Kangra school bag a double KANGRA, Nov 9 (FOC) — The two-day district level tournaments of the senior secondary schools in which 16 schools, four each from the Dheera, Kangra, Nurpur and Palampur zones participated in football, basketball and hockey concluded here last evening. G.A.V. Senior Secondary School, Kangra won both basketball and hockey Championships while football was won by Senior Secondary School, Dheera. In basketball G.A.V. Senior Secondary School defeated Senior Secondary School, Baijnath in a one-sided match by 76:20. Vivek Thakur of Kangra excelled, scoring more than 50 points for his team. G.A.V. Senior Secondary School, Kangra, defeated Senior Secondary School, Palajaytian, by 4:2 goals. Aman scored three goals from the winning side. In football Senior Secondary School, Dharamshala, won defeating Senior Secondary School Dheera, in a one-sided game by 7-0. PSEB qualify JALANDHAR, Nov 9 (FOSR) — Holder Border Security Force (Jalandhar) will clash with Air India (Mumbai), Punjab Police (Jalandhar), will play against Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala), last year’s runner-up Punjab and Sind Bank (Delhi) will face Punjab State Electricity Board (Patiala), and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Mumbai), will fight against CISF (Delhi) in their opening encounters of the super league phase in the 16th Indian Oil Surjit Hockey Tournament tomorrow. In the inaugural match of the day — the last match of the qualifying round — in the pool-C-Punjab State Electricity Board (Patiala) defeated Surjit -XI by 1-0. Earlier Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, president, Punjab Olympic Association, and member Rajya Sabha formally inaugurated the tournament. Jalandhar 333 for 9 PATIALA, Nov 9 ((FOSR)— An elegant 74 by Jatinder Pal Singh studded with eleven hits to the fence and an stubborn 70 by Manick Kohli enabled Jalandhar to pile up 333 for 9 in the stipulated 90 overs against Bathinda in the inter-district (u-16) cricket tournament match for the M.L. Markan Tournament at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium here today. Scores: Jalandhar (1st innings): 333 for 9 in 90 overs (Jatinder Pal Singh 74, Manik Kohli 70, Gaurav 61, Amarjit 50, Imnaveer 4 for 63, Sunil 2 for 72). Dist basketball meet SANGRUR, Nov 9 ((FOSR) — Sangrur District Basketball Championships for seniors will be held at War Heros Stadium on November 11 and 12, according to G.S. Sekhon, Hony Secretary, District Basketball Association. Sangrur win handball crown SANGRUR, Nov 9 ((FOSR) — Sangrur won the boys under 17 handball title in the Panjab Schools Inter District Championships which concluded here. In the final match Sangrur defeated Bathinda 24-19. Third place went to Muktsar. NZ inter-varsity tournament KURUKSHETRA, Nov 9 (FOC) — In the inaugural match of North Zone Inter-University Volleyball (Men) Tournament Kurukshetra University defeated Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur in a one-sided match by 25-8, 25-14 and 25-7. The tournament was inaugurated by Balwant Singh, Arjun awardee in the university sports complex. The results: B.R.A. Agra w/o University of Kashmir, H.N.B. Garhwal University w/o the N.D.U.A., Faizabad, CCS University, Meerut, beat P.A.U., Ludhiana by 25-20, 25-17, 25-8. Allahabad University beat Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 25-19, 25-14 25-11, Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, beat C.S.J. University, Kanpur 22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-23 and 15-13. HPU inter-college basketball meet SOLAN, Nov 9 (FOC) — Government Degree College, Una, edged past Government College, Baijnath (Kangra), by 42-41 in the opening match of the Himachal Pradesh University inter College Basketball (men) Championship that began at the local Government Post Graduate College today. Government College Sanjauli (Shimla), defeated Government College, Rampur, 45-18 in the second tie. The SVSD College, Bhatoli( Una), beat Government College, Arki (Solan ) 53-47 and Government Post Graduate College, Mandi, defeated Government College of Education, Dharamsala, 41-27 in the days other fixtures. Chairman of Himachal Pradesh State Marketing Board Virendra Kashyap inaugurated the championships. Punjab jr fencing championship Patiala, Nov 9 (FOSR) — The Punjab State Fencing Championships for junior boys and girls will be held at Bathinda from November 13 to 15, according to Mr Arun Kumar Vij, honorary secretary, Punjab Fencing Association. Players under the age of 18 years as on December 31, 1999 are eligible to take part. The championship will also act as selection trials for the Punjab boys and girls teams (junior) which will take part in the junior national fencing championships to be held at Pondicherry. CBSE basketball begins today CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 (TNS) — Ten teams will participate in the Central Board of Secondary Education Basketball Tournament for under-19 girls which begins at the Sector 21-C IS Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School here tomorrow. According to Ms Sumati Kanwar, Organising Secretary of the tournament, four matches will be played on the opening day, followed by two semi-finals on November 11 and the final on November 12. Carmel Convent School , Sector 9, will take on Geeta Adarsh Vidyalaya, Solan, in the opening game of the tournament. It will be followed by a match between the Sector 15 Guru Teg Bahadur Public School and Central School for Tibetan, Shimla, at 10.30 am. The third match will be between the Sector 26 Sacred Heart Convent School and Lawrence Public School at 11.30 am. The last match of the day will be between Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, and Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 26, at 12.30 p.m. Triathlon meet PATIALA, Nov 9
(FOSR)— The sub-junior, junior and senior Punjab
State Triathlon Championship, which was earlier postponed
, will now be held at the NIS Swimming Pool here on
November 13 and 14, according to a press release of the
Punjab Triathlon Association. |
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