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India crash out of Asia Cup Bangladesh team ‘gifted us shame’ Bookies
refrain from betting Prabhakar denies fraud charges
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Ajay Sharma
denies charges Immediate impact by Saqlain Akram released from job of commentator
Kafelnikov, Kuerten advance; Henman ousted Netherlands, Germany win Women’s group fail to bar Tyson fight Abhishek, Arup
to train in SA
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India crash out of Asia Cup DHAKA, June 3 (PTI) — A fighting 93 by Ajay Jadeja could not undo the early damage done by young Pakistani all-rounder Abdur Razzaq, who struck two vital blows in an over to send India crashing out of the seventh Asia Cup tournament, losing by 44 runs in their final league match here tonight. Jadeja waged a lone battle with a superb knock studded with eight fours and three sixes after the Indians lost four early wickets for just 74 runs against a
disciplined Pakistan bowling attack at the Bangabandu National Stadium. Razzaq (4/28) claimed the wickets of Azharuddin (1) and Sachin Tendulkar (25), off the first and last ball of the 14th over of the innings after sending back a dangerous looking Rahul Dravid (26) earlier to snuff out the Indian fightback, chasing a massive Pakistan total of 295 for 7. Reduced to 75 for four after the early dismissal of skipper Saurav Ganguly (8), the Indians did try to fightback through Jadeja but kept on losing wickets at regular intervals to be all out for 251 off 47.4 overs after being docked two overs by match referee John Reid for slow bowling rate. With this victory, Pakistan ensured themselves a berth in the final against defending champions Sri Lanka, both teams scoring two wins each at the expense of Bangladesh and India. They will, however, take on the Lankans in a dress
rehearsal of that final in their final league match on Monday. Locked in a must-win situation after losing to defending champions Sri Lanka in their second league match, the Indians came up with yet another pathetic performance in the field to end their campaign on a losing note. They bowled atrociously and allowed rival batsmen, particularly man-of-the-match Yousuf Youhana who struck an unbeaten 100, to dictate terms and when they came in to bat, none of them barring Jadeja could play their strokes against the
disciplined Pakistan bowling. Faced with a huge target, the Indians started on a positive note with both Ganguly and Tendulkar trying to play their shots against Wasim Akram and Mohammad Akram, raising hopes of a repeat of the successful chase of 314 in the Independence Cup final here two years ago. But Ganguly, who struck a superb 124 in that match, did not last long and was out for just eight runs, caught by Mohammad Akram at third man off Wasim Akram going for a big hit on a ball moving outside the off-stump. Dravid came out with all guns blazing as he struck a flurry of shots and with Tendulkar raised 42 runs for the second wicket as India reached 68 for one in 10 overs. But it was too good to last as Razzaq, who was introduced as first change, struck soon, trapping Dravid lbw with a ball that darted in to make it 68 for two. Bowling a beautiful line, the 20-year-old Razzaq virtually won the match singlehanded for his team as he sent back both Azharuddin and Tendulkar in quick succession. SCOREBOARD Pakistan: Anwar c Kumaran b Kumble 43 Nazir c Agarkar b Kumble 29 Youhana not out 100 Haq b Agarkar 1 Afridi c Tendulkar b Kumble 21 Mr Khan c Mongia b Agarkar 46 Razzaq c Agarkar b Bhandari 21 W. Akram c Dravid b Bhandari 9 A. Mahmood not out 9 Extras: (LB-4, W-8, NB-4)16 Total: (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 295 Fall of wickets: 1-74, 2-74, 3-75, 4-103, 5-195, 6-245, 7-277. Bowling: Agarkar 10-1-47-2, Kumaran 10-0-86-0, Bhandari 10-0-74-2, Kumble 10-1-43-3, Tendulkar 10-0-41-0. India: Ganguly c M Akram b W Akram 8 Tendulkar lbw b Razzaq 25 Dravid lbw b Razzaq 26 Azharuddin c Nazir b Razzaq 1 Jadeja st Moin b Nazir 93 Singh run out 21 Mongia c Afridi b A Khan 4 Kumble st Moin b A Khan 10 Agarkar b Razzaq 21 Kumaran run out 4 Bhandari not out 0 Extras (lb-17, w-16, nb-5) 38 Total (all out in 47.4 overs) 251 Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-68, 3-74, 4-75, 5-124, 6-142, 7-183, 8-235, 9-249. Bowling: W. Akram 7-0-30-1, M. Akram 7-0-38-0, Razzaq 8-0-28-4, Mahmood 6-0-20-0, Khan 10-0-59-2, Afridi 9-0-56-0, Nazir 0.4-0-3-1. |
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Bangladesh team ‘gifted us shame’ DHAKA, June 3 (AFP) — The Bangladesh cricket team was under fire from the cricket-crazy country’s press today over what was dubbed a “shameful” defeat by Pakistan. In a one-day international in the 7th Asia Cup tournament here yesterday, Bangladesh were beaten by the hefty margin of 233 runs It was a “disaster”, said the Independent newspaper. “No amount of consoling was of any avail.” The paper said Pakistan had taken “sweet revenge” — a reference to Bangladesh’s upset victory against Pakistan in last year’s World Cup. “Bangladesh outclassed”, said one commentator, adding the fans wanted a “repeat of the World Cup feat against Pakistan ... with a hope that the Royal Bengal Tiger would once again roar in front of them.” The anger and frustration of the holiday crowd which packed the stadium despite soaring temperatures finally gave way to jokes and merrymaking to cope with the
humiliating situation unfolding in front of them. “We are now having great fun. The match is too much, so what is the point of spoiling our time?” asked a philosophical fan,
Nauru Islam. But commentator Attar Ali Khan, a former member of the Bangladesh national team, told AFP: “I feel they (Pakistan) had possibly the revenge thing in their mind and they played to prove that point. “I can tell you that not only Bangladesh, but any other team facing the attack Pakistan launched yesterday from the very start would not be in good shape,” he said. “I did not see the skill I hoped the team would display against Pakistan and we lost miserably.” He said the match clearly told the Bangladesh team they had a lot to learn if they wanted to play Test cricket. “The other need is the picking of new players, younger ones,” Khan said. The
Borer Kato and the mass circulation Daily Janakantha newspapers echoed the Independent, saying: “Pakistan avenged its World Cup defeat against Bangladesh merrily.” The
Proton Aloe daily went a step further: “This time the Bangladesh team gifted us shame.” |
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Bookies refrain from betting MUMBAI, June 3 (UNI) — It’s hibernation time for the bookies in Mumbai and that too during the crucial India-Pakistan clash, the sure-fire money -spinner, at the Pepsi Asia Cup at Dhaka today. Sources say the bookies have decided to keep a low profile, refraining from betting on the match for fear of falling into the police trap who have become vigilant since the Cronje affair. No one is aware what the odds are, contrary to reports in a section of the press that odds on Pakistan are 65 paise and on India 1.40 paise. The police say since sophisticated and ultra-modern equipment are being used to catch them, the bookies have gone underground and the business is far below the usual one. The India-Pakistan match has always proved to be a gold mine for the bookies, who betted heavily. “If there is any kind of betting we are sure to know. But since there is no information with us, we presume that no one is indulging in this
practice this time,” punters said. Recently, seven bookies were caught red-handed by Thane police during the Pakistan-West Indies clash. The bookies were operating clandestinely from a housing society at Nagpada. The crime branch officials had raided the premises and arrested seven people and Ashwin Mane, suspected to be the person operating the gambling racket. Mobiles, telephone recorders, colour television sets and other electronic equipments were also confiscated by the police. A punter said: “Clandestine betting is not possible without our participation.” |
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Prabhakar denies fraud charges NEW DELHI, June 3 (UNI) — Former Test cricket star Manoj Prabhakar today categorically denied having any involvement in the alleged Rs 50-crore fraud by an Uttar Pradesh-based firm saying he is in no way connected with the company, least of all as a director. Prabhakar told reporters that attempts were being made to implead him in a false case. “This is part of a malicious campaign against me.” The Nainital police had yesterday alleged that Prabhakar had defrauded the public of crores of rupees collected through fake chit fund schemes. Police supported their claim saying they had collected certain evidence against him. Senior Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Mehrotra said four cases of fraud have been registered against Prabhakar, who indulged in a massive public campaign, including addressing several public meetings, in 1994 in a bid to convince people to invest their money into the Apace India group of companies of which he was one of the directors. Prabhakar said” “I was not connected with the company. There is nothing to suggest my involvement in the case. I am neither a co-promoter nor on the board of directors of any of the Lucknow-based, Apace Group of Companies.” He presented documents and receipts from the Department of Company Affairs of the Uttar Pradesh Government in support of his stand. “These documents prove my non-involvement.” Prabhakar accused “Rashtriya Sahara” of conducting a vilification campaign against him saying the stories carried out by the daily were motivated. “It is to be noted that this motivated campaign against me started around the time that I was slated to appear before the CBI to reveal to them the name of the teammate who offered me Rs 25 lakh,” he said in a statement distributed to the press. He urged the media to counter check the sources and information before putting a damaging story like the present one against him. Asked what could be the reason for the campaign launched by the Rashtriya Sahara stories, he said: “Who is the director of Sahara?” Prabhakar said he had actually lost a lot of money due to the company which was marketing his company’s product. The annexures quoted the Department of Company Affairs as putting on record that Prabhakar’s name did not exist as a member of any of the six Apace companies — Apace Savings and Mutual Benefits Ltd., Apace Indian Corporation Ltd., Apace Housings and Constructions Ltd., Apace Plantations and Resorts Ltd., Apace Indian Marketing Ltd. And APS Nidhi and Finance Ltd. His name also did not figure in the subscriber’s list of memorandum of articles of association of any of the companies, he said. |
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Ajay Sharma
denies charges NEW DELHI, June 3 (PTI) — Former India cricketer Ajay Sharma, who is currently playing in England, today termed as “false” all allegations about his involvement in the sensational match-fixing case and said he was ready to disclose all his assets. “All the allegations levelled against me are false. I am ready to disclose my assets,” Sharma told Star TV over telephone. Sharma, however, said he was not in a position to return to India at present because of contractual obligations in England, where he is playing minor county cricket. Asked specifically about allegations that he had been talking to former India captain Azharuddin on cellphone before every major match, Sharma said his conversation was limited to wishing Azharuddin good luck and also enquiring about the condition of his son, who had undergone surgery in India. Stating that no one from CBI had contacted him so far, Sharma said “I will talk to them once I reach India after my contract is over.” |
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Immediate impact by Saqlain LONDON, June 3 (AFP) — Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has made an immediate impact on his return to English county cricket with all-round display for Surrey at The Oval. Mushtaq made his initial imprint on the game with 21, coming in at number 11, to share a last-wicket partnership of 55 with Alex Tudor (64 not out) yesterday. The county circuit’s shortest tail wagged furiously with Martin Bicknell making 59 as Surrey finished on 333, Shane Warne trapping Saqlain lbw with his first ball of the day. But Saqlain, top of the first-class bowling averages last season, upstaged his fellow spinner Warne with two wickets, including that of Giles White for 96 as Hampshire closed on 207 for eight, 126 runs behind. Bicknell and Tudor continued the trio’s success with three victims apiece. Mark Ealham helped Kent into a commanding position against Durham at Tunbridge Wells, hitting an unbeaten 72 to help set the visitors a daunting victory target of 334. By the close Durham had reached 44 for two off 29 overs. Kent enjoyed the sun on their backs for the first time this season and Ealham shared stands with skipper Matthew Fleming and Min Patel, who both made 40, before he was ninth out enabling Fleming to declare just after tea. Rain decimated the third day at Headingley where the top two, Yorkshire and leaders Leicestershire, managed less than 20 overs. The home side, resuming on 107 for four in response to 296, negotiated the time available without further loss with youngsters Matthew Wood (17 not out) and Gary Fellows, unbeaten on 19, moving the score to 146. At Old Trafford, Lancashire failed to get onto the field at all, which was probably better news for opponents Derbyshire, currently in arrears by 19 with eight second innings wickets intact. Second Division leaders Warwick-shire came unstuck at Edgbaston, mustering only 104 for nine as Nottinghamshire’s bowlers wreaked havoc. A productive day for Umer Rashid manoeuvred Sussex towards victory at Hove. First, he struck an unbeaten 51 to help Chris Adams’ troops to a healthy 463 for nine declared — a first-innings lead of 278 — before claiming two Glamorgan wickets as the visitors finished 242 for six, still 36 adrift. Essex go into the final day of their Division Two clash against
Northamptonshire at Ilford needing 56 runs for victory with six wickets remaining. Faced with a target of 226, they reached the close on 170 for four with Darren Robinson living to fight another day with an unbeaten 70. Essex were reduced to 47 for three as Devon Malcolm produced a superb new-ball burst to capture all those wickets in seven overs at a personal cost of nine runs. |
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Akram released from job of commentator NOTTINGHAM, June 3 (Reuters) — Wasim Akram, fined and censured following a report on match-fixing, has been released from his role as a television cricket commentator with Britain’s Channel Four. Former Pakistan captain Akram was due to have worked for channel four during the forthcoming five-Test series between England and West Indies. The decision, announced today at the second Test between England and Zimbabwe, comes after Akram and a number of other Pakistani players were found guilty of either bringing the game into disrepute or failing to co-operate with a Pakistan inquiry into match-fixing. Ex-Pakistan captain Salim Malik and paceman Ata-ur-Rehman were banned for life by their country’s cricket board, acting on the recommendations of the inquiry report. A Channel Four spokesperson said: “We have studied the findings of the judicial commission in Pakistan into match-fixing allegations.” “We noted Salim Malik’s comments regarding Wasim Akram, and with further inquiries into match-fixing due to be held in several Test-playing countries during the summer we did not wish to compromise the game or detract from the series against the West Indies.” “After consultation with Channel Four, Wasim Akram asked to be released from his contract. He now plans to concentrate on his playing career and we hope to resume our working relationship in future.” Wasim is due to play for Birmingham league side Aston Unity this summer. |
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Kafelnikov, Kuerten advance; Henman ousted PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) — Fourth seed and 1996 champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov brushed aside France’s Sebastien Grosjean 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 today to underline his status as one of the hot favourites to land the French Open. With top seed and defending champion Andre Agassi and second seed Pete Sampras already out, the draw is opening up for Kafelnikov as he moved into the fourth round. Gustavo Kuerten won the battle of former champions against Michael Chang in the third round French Open. The Brazilian fifth seed underlined his status as favourite for a second title since 1997 with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 victory yesterday over the unseeded American on centre court. Chang tired noticeably after a superb second set which he snatched 11-9 in the tie-break. IT revived memories of his remarkable victory here 11 years ago as a 17-year-old, the youngest ever winner of a Grand Slam tournament. Both players needed treatment from the physiotherapist during the second set of a match that lasted one minute short of three hours, and ended with the pair leaving the court to a standing
ovation. Kuerten, a quarterfinalist last year, now meets fellow South American Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador, the 11th seed, in the last 16. A quarterfinal place, probably against 1996 champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, is at stake. AFP adds: Tim Henman tried his heart out at Roland Garros — but he still bowed out of the third round of the French Open to a man who grew up playing on the slow red clay that is still so alien to the British No. 1. Fernando Vicente, one of the Spanish armada who are so dominant on clay, downed Henman 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in three hours 38 minutes of drama on a sun-baked
day. Henman continually shouted at himself and received a warning after smashing his racket on his foot in a fit of temper after losing the third set — but it all proved to no avail. “I’m very disappointed,” the brutally frank Briton said after the loss. “I think I played poorly. I’m not surprised by the outcome. On this surface, if I don’t play well then I can’t hope to win. “I was very, very tired at the end. If you are going to try and serve-and-volley for five sets on clay it is demanding”. Last year Anke Huber wasn’t even playing in the French Open — but her motivational powers got much of the credit for Andrei Medvedev’s surprise run to the men’s singles final. Today, the German 11th seed starred in her own right by reaching the last 16 at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-2 centre court victory over Magdalena Grzybowska of
Poland. Medvedev, who has since split from former partner Huber, also progressed by dispatching Argentina’s Agustin Calleri 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Wearing his lucky tartan-style shorts from last year, Medvedev cruised through against a strong-serving but inconsistent opponent. Huber was always the aggressor, hitting 20 outright winners while Grzybowska hampered her own efforts by tossing in seven double faults. In other early matches, Barbara
Schett, the Austrian 16th seed, sped past Grand Slam debutante Giulia Casoni 6-2, 6-1 by outhitting her opponent from the baseline — although she did enjoy success when she ventured to the
net. Schett, making her seventh appearance at Roland Garros, lost in the first round on her first five visits before making the third round last year. This will be her first fourth-round appearance and her success is in stark contrast to the first-round losses she suffered in her last two tournament appearances at Hilton Head and Hamburg. Ai Sugiyama of Japan, meanwhile, equalled her best-ever performance here by hammering Sylvia Plischke of Austria 6-4, 6-1 in an error-strewn encounter on court one. Sugiyama, who whipped over a raft of lightning passing shots, served notice of her clay court abilities five years ago when she sped into the fourth round on her Parisian debut — but had failed to match that showing since. Magnus Norman and Marat Safin underlined their status as two of the tournament favourites by hammering out straight sets wins to reach the last 16. Norman, at No 3 the highest seed left in the men’s draw, brushed aside Armenia’s Sargis Sargsian 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 on court 10 while Safin battered Tommy Haas off centre court 7-6, 6-3,
6-3. Safin had never beaten German Haas going into their third round clash but under the tutelage of former tour player Andrei Chesnokov he has flourished. Women’s seeds Venus Williams, Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario wasted no time in booking their last 16 places. Williams, seeded fourth, whipped France’s Emilie Loit 6-2, 6-2 on court Suzanne Lenglen while fifth seed Martinez made even lighter work of Silvia Farina, beating the Italian 6-1,
6-0. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, seeded eight, beat fellow Spaniard Magui Serna 7-5, 6-4. Williams never allowed her French opponent to get into the match and silenced the patriotic court Suzanne Lenglen crowd early on. “I guess I just had a really good day out there,” she said afterwards. |
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Netherlands, Germany win AMSTELVEEN (The Netherlands), June 3 (AFP) — The Netherlands’ men’s hockey team continued its dominance of the tournament in the Champions Trophy here defeating Spain 1-0. The Netherlands have won five from five and play Germany again in the final on Sunday. Australia’s 4-2 loss to Germany and South Korea’s 3-1 win over Great Britain dropped Australia to second last place to play Great Britain for last place on Sunday. Spain and Korea play for third place, showing a resurgence of European hockey with three of the top four places to be filled from Europe. The Netherlands played without key players, Jacques Brinkman and Teun de Nooijer. Veteran, Jacques Brinkman (326 caps) was injured on Thursday, tackled by Australia’s Jay Stacy, breaking the patella of his knee, requiring 6 to 8 weeks lay-off before the Sydney Olympics in a little over three months time. Teun de Nooijer is recovering from a fingernail torn off against Germany on Tuesday. Jacques Brinkman said: “All the players here are sportsmen. I’m sure Jay Stacy
didn't want to injure me. “I spoke to Jay this morning before going to the hospital and congratulated him on his FIH player of the year award.” The loss put Spain out of the final in what Spain’s coach, Toni Forrellat, described as “a very poor game by the Spanish team.” Germany and Australia had to win their match to make the final. Germany played with confidence and completed two early penalty corners to have Australia play catch-up hockey from 0-2 down. Australia made the effort in an exciting first half of six goals, getting to 3-2 after 30 minutes. Germany scored a fourth before the break to gain the psychological two-goal break going into the second half. The scoreless second half had three suspensions. Michael Brennan (58th minute) and Murray Richards (65th minute) from Australia and Oliver Domke (65th minute) changed the shape of the last 15 minutes of the match but not the outcome. Terry Walsh, Australia’s coach, said: “A fear of failure took over. We were fighting against a resolute German defence. “I congratulate Germany and wish them well in the final.” South Korea dominated Great Britain, creating space and running through the Great Britain defence for their 3-1 win and a play-off for third against Spain. For the first time in the tournament Korea’s players enjoyed themselves. Two brilliant goals from Kim Kyung-Seok and another from Hwang Jong-Hyun had Korea’s players hugging and yelling with Joy at their success. Saturday is a rest day in the men’s tournament as teams prepare for classification matches on Sunday. The women’s tournament concludes on Saturday. The Netherlands play Germany in the final, Australia and Argentina play for third place and New Zealand contest last place with South Africa. |
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Women’s group fail to bar Tyson fight Women’s groups have vowed to intensify their protests over boxer Mike Tyson despite the failure of a legal move to block his arrival in the UK. At the Court of Session in Edinburgh yesterday a judge dismissed a petition by the Glasgow Rape Crisis Centre to overturn home secretary Jack Straw’s decision to grant Tyson, a convicted rapist, entry clearance to the UK so he can fight at Glasgow’s Hampden Park on June 24. It is the second time a women’s group has failed to keep the boxer out of the UK. The judge, Lord Clarke, said he would give his reasons at a later date. Representatives of the centre said they would continue to protest. A joint women’s group had been set up in Glasgow and was planning “creative direct action” up to and including the fight. “We are obviously very disappointed the petition was refused,” said Sandy Brindley, spokeswoman for the centre. “But we still feel it was a very worthwhile process to go through in terms of challenging the decision and the message we saw underlying it, that economic considerations were given more weight that the trauma suffered by women.” She said they had been concerned by reports there may be a third Tyson fight planned: “If it did seem to be getting the go-ahead, I hope women’s groups and survivors of sexual violence will have a part in that process.” In court, the women had argued that Mr Straw’s decision to allow the boxer in was flawed by procedural impropriety: he had heard representations in private from Tyson supporters on May 3, and had been duty bound to hear from opponents of the fight. They also claimed that they had a “reasonable concern” that granting a convicted rapist leave to enter might diminish the gravity of the crime in the eyes of the Scottish public, and particularly in the eyes of male boxing fans. Counsel for the centre, Susan O’Brien QC, said the home secretary had not been required to hear representations from anybody before reaching a decision, but having chosen to hear from the Tyson camp, he had made an exceptional case. “Mr Straw did not have to exercise his discretion the way he did. Having chosen to hear representations on behalf of the applicant, and being fully aware of the issues involved and aware that people wanted to make representations, it was not a fair decision to deny the petitioners and others the right to be heard.” Counsel for the home secretary, Colin Tyre QC, argued that Mr Straw had no legal obligation to solicit outside views before taking a decision, but he had taken into account the public views that had been expressed when it emerged Tyson was hoping to come. He also argued the centre had no special right to challenge the decision: “Despite the fact that the petitioners have great involvement with violence against women, it can’t be said that that gives them an interest in relation to an immigration application.” Paul Cullen QC, for Frank Warren, the promoter, told the court that if the fight were stopped, there would be serious financial implications and major inconvenience for Mr Warren and others. He said 30,000 tickets had been sold at an average (pounds sterling)100, and TV rights had been licensed around the world. Cancellation, he said, “would be extremely damaging for the reputation of the UK, and Glasgow in particular, as a stage for international sporting events”. Granting Tyson a visa has caused outrage amongst politicians in Scotland since immigration is not a devolved matter, and the Scottish parliament was not consulted. It falls to Glasgow city council to decide next week whether to grant an entertainments licence for the event. Last night Mr Warren was “absolutely delighted”. It was the second time pressure groups had tried and failed to hinder Tyson promotions through the courts, he said. “While we had sympathy for the causes the groups support, they must now realise that there are better ways of achieving their goals than using Mike Tyson as their punchbag.” — Guardian News Service |
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Abhishek, Arup
to train in SA CHANDIGARH, June 3 — Two Indian junior badminton players Abhishek Bakshi and Arup Baidya figure in the 6th International Badminton Federation ‘millennium’ Academy which will have a 15-day interaction course at Cape Town University, South Africa from July 1 to 15. Abhishek and Arup have ranking above 200th in the world in men’s singles section. Among coaches name of Mr GSSV Prasad of India figures in list of 19 coaches from the entire world. According to information, 50 most promising players from entire world were selected from a list of 90 applications. Mr Andrew Ryan, Director, Marketing & Development IBF had said: “We were highly impressed with level of interest and the high quality of candidates”. He further told that the academy will be IBF’s most successful development event of this year. This is sixth academy course in the series since its introduction in 1995. Every year the venue is changed. This year South Africa was chosen for the first time where about 50 players from over 35 countries will train. They will have unique chance to interact with other young players . |
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