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Undefeated Lanka face SA in final WHITE PLAINS (New York), July 13 — A very disappointed John McEnroe, the captain of the US Davis Cup team, has said Andre Agassi would miss the next week’s semifinal tie against Spain due to back injuries he suffered in an automobile accident on Sunday. Gursaheb Singh in semis |
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shoots into lead Moin, Miandad get extension Martina hopes to
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World champ fails dope test LONDON, July 13 — Chinese world champion Wu Yanyan has returned a positive dope test for an anabolic steroid, the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) said today. Dempsey steps down Gurmit hockey
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Undefeated Lanka face SA in final COLOMBO, July 13 (AP) — After a superb performance against Pakistan, South Africa’s fast bowler David Terbrugge has Sri Lanka worried as the two teams prepare for the final of the Singer Cup on Friday. “We will play our natural game, but South Africa is a tough side at any time,” Sanath Jayasuriya said today ahead of the day-and-night final that will start at 2 p.m. (0800 GMT) tomorrow. Sri Lanka defeated South Africa in both the qualifying matches by 37 runs and eight wickets. Sri Lanka is the only undefeated side in the triangular tournament. “Our successes were based on team efforts. We are now playing as a team and this is one of the main reasons why we are winning matches,” said Jayasuriya, one of the best-known hard hitting batsman. “Our batting lineup is good, but then the South African bowling department is also strong. They bowled superbly against Pakistan,” he said. Terbrugge devastated Pakistan’s top order batting yesterday, forcing a humiliating 153 all out in 44.1 overs in the last qualifying match. Terbrugge, 23, whose only cricket fame until now has been claiming the wicket of Brian Lara of West Indies at Kingsmead, Durban, in the 1998-99 series, took four wickets for 20 runs off eight overs. Sri Lanka is likely to go to the final with one change. Fast bowler Chaminda Vaas, rested in the last match against South Africa, may be included in place of Pramodaya Wickramasinghe. The broad-shouldered fast bowler from Gauteng has had to wait on the sidelines so far on the tour. The tour selectors finally decided to replace Mornantau Hayward with Terbrugge. Terbrugge became an unexpected hero yesterday for his superb bowling skills. Speaking to reporters after receiving the Man of the Match award, Terbrugge said he was pleased to have been given the opportunity to play for his team. “In the first over it just felt great,” he said. “The ball was coming out right and the conditions were perhaps the best that we have had during the whole tour. They don’t last long in this place so you have to make the most of them. I had my share of luck but I bowled well.” |
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Injured Agassi to miss Davis Cup WHITE PLAINS (New York), July 13 (Reuters) — A very disappointed John McEnroe, the captain of the US Davis Cup team, has said Andre Agassi would miss the next week’s semifinal tie against Spain due to back injuries he suffered in an automobile accident on Sunday. The US squad also will be without Pete Sampras, who overcame tendinitis in his left shin to win his record 13th Grand Slam and seventh Wimbledon title on Sunday, but has been advised by his doctor to take 2-3 weeks off. “We’ve lost two of the best players that ever played,’’ McEnroe said. “To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.’’ A USTA spokesman on a teleconference call on Tuesday read a doctor’s report, saying Agassi had muscle spasms in his back and was unable to raise his right hand above his shoulder. McEnroe said that Agassi apparently was injured when his car was struck in the rear by another car. “We were counting on Andre to pull out a couple of (singles) wins and maybe win the doubles,’’ McEnroe said. Todd Martin, Jan-Michael Gambill and first-round hero Chris Woodruff round out the US squad. As a result of the depleted squad, McEnroe named himself temporarily as one of the four players on the US team. But McEnroe said his inclusion on the team was a “stop-gap solution at the moment,’’ and he would contact others to take his spot. Meeting a deadline to announce the team, the 41-year-old McEnroe stated if he does play Davis Cup, it would only be doubles. “I haven’t actually decided to compete,’’ he said. “There is a good chance I won’t play, but there is a chance I will play, and if I take the court, I’m not going out there to lose. Until yesterday, it wasn’t even something I was thinking about.’’ Perhaps the greatest US Davis Cup player ever, McEnroe compiled a 59-10 record in 30 ties over 12 years and played on cup-winning teams in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1992. He holds American Davis Cup records for wins, ties played, years played and singles wins (41). After the US squeaked by in the first two rounds to earn a semifinal berth, McEenroe said the chances of going to Europe and defeating a strong Spanish contingent of players like Alex Corretja and Juan Carlos Ferrero are “probably 10 to 20 per cent.’’ They’ve (Spain) got three of the top 10 players in the world on clay,’’ McEnroe said. “Now we’re going to be huge underdogs.’’ The 28-year-old Sampras did not play for the USA in the team’s first-round tie at Zimbabwe in February due to a hip injury he suffered during the Australian Open. He split his singles matches for the Americans in their quarterfinal victory over the Czech Republic in Los Angeles. Agassi, the 1999 French Open champion, had gone unbeaten in four Davis Cup matches this season, and his untimely accident has given McEnroe his biggest challenge since taking over as captain in September. “I didn’t realise that this would be taking place,’’ McEnroe said. “I guess I was looking at it optimistically. I was hoping that my presence would make a real difference. At this point you either call it bad luck or it hasn’t made a difference.’’ Martin, a seven-year Davis Cup veteran, has competed in only seven tournaments in 2000 after suffering a knee injury early in the season. He took Agassi to five sets before losing in the second round at Wimbledon. |
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Gursaheb Singh in semis CHENNAI, July 13 (PTI) — Semifinalists were spotted in middle and light heavy categories of the Federation Cup Boxing (men and women) Championship, here today. In a close match, Artillery’s Gursaheb Singh defeated Suraj Mal of Haryana to join Sankar Botta (Vizag), G. Pariyar (Army) and Harjinder Singh (Ind-camp) in the semifinals of the light heavy section. Those who qualifed for the semifinal in the middle weight category were Gurmail Singh of Mahdya Pradesh who defeated Nehar Singh (Delhi), while Army’s S.K. Thappa won on points, a slender one point at that, against P. Sridhar of Madras Engineering Group. Railways Dharmender and Army’s K. Babu Rao were the others to make it to the last four stage. In the light welter category, K. Nitayi of Army knocked out Tamil Nadu’s G. Gopinath in the first round before making it to the quarterfinals, while Andhra’s D. Rameshlingam claimed a walkover from Sasikanth of Haryana. The following are important results: Shamsher Singh (Ind-B) b Dumka Majhi (Cdsw) Rsc II; Abdul Razak (Meg) b Arvind G. Gouda (Guj) Rsc I; Narender Kumar (Hp) b Rajkumar K. Pal (Kar) Pts; Pooran Lal (Rspb) b Chandra Prakash (N-Rly) Rsc II; Knitayi (Ar) b G. Gopinath (Tn-A) knocked out Ist; Sasikanth (Har) b D. Rameshlingam (Saap) w/o; Ramesh Kumar Kutty (Ker) b Brijesh Kumar (UP) pts; Gowtham Tamang (Beg) b M.G. Nithyanandam (Tn-B) Pts’ Lakshmnipathy (Meg) b S.K. Singh (UP) Rsc I; M. Baiju Raghavan (Ind-B) b Amarsingh Cahugan (Guj) Rsc II; Tanej Pal (Ind-y) b P. Mohan Babu (Tn-A) Rsc III; K.S. Kopanga (Arty) b A. Kumar Sharma (HP) Pts. |
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Moin, Miandad get extension KARACHI, July 13 (Reuters) — Wicketkeeper Moin Khan and Javed Miandad were given eight-month extensions as captain and coach of Pakistan, cricket officials said today. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Tauqir Zia told reporters the two had been retained in the light of the team’s improved displays in the last four months. “The performance of the team under these two has been tremendous if you look back at things. I don’t see any reason why they should be replaced if the players like them and the team does brilliantly,” Mr Zia said. The extension means the two will be in charge when Pakistan play host to England and India later this year, and on tours of Toronto, Kenya, Sharjah and New Zealand. Mr Zia said the PCB would review their performances after the New Zealand tour in February before deciding on their contracts for the tour of England next year. “There can’t be a bigger achievement than if you convince the officials their earlier decision was correct,” Moin Khan said on his arrival in Karachi from Sri Lanka today. “But I feel that the success of any captain is in the hands of the players and I am happy to captain a team which wants to rise.” Moin Khan took over as captain and won the third Test against Sri Lanka in March after Pakistan had lost the three-test series and all three one-dayers. Until the current one-day triangular tournament in which Pakistan lost four straight games, the team won three one-day tournaments under Moin Khan and the recent Test series in Sri Lanka. |
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Anand beats Adams, shoots into lead DORTMUND (GERMANY), July 13 (UNI) — Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand (4) of India outplayed British grandmaster Michael Adams (3) and took a commanding lead at the end of fifth round of Sparkassen Chess being played here. Hungarian grandmaster Peter Leko (3.5) is Anand’s closest rival now as computer program Junior6 (2.5) was comprehensively beaten by top-seeded Vladimir Kramnik (3) of Russia. Anand was ready to take on Adams in the latter’s pet marshal gambit in Spanish opening. The Indian accepted the gambit pawn as he had done previously in the tournament at Dos Hermanas last year against the same opponent. This time Anand was ready with a new move that upset Adams’ plan of attack. Anand’s 20th move of sacrificing his knight was admired by all the grandmasters watching the game in the packed auditorium. Anand, who is making a determined comeback after losing his world No 2 spot to Kramnik, played the counter-attack with a vengeance. But when the position demanded, like a true professional, he exchanged the queens and simplified the game without taking any undue risks. Michael Adams, who is considered an undisputed authority on the ultra sharp marshal attack, was reduced to play passively and he resigned after 46 moves when Anand threatened to win a third pawn. Top-seeded grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik (3) staged a determined comeback by outclassing the dreaded computer software Junior6 in a rarely played stonewall attack. Grandmaster Harzvi of Israel called this opening “anti-computer system”. Kramnik launched a whirlwind offensive on the black king. Junior6, which had withstood all the efforts to undermine it by the other grandmasters till date, crumbled against the onslaught Kramnik broke open the black castle with some determined moves. When it appeared that the software had guarded against all the immediate threats. Kramnik came up with a dazzling queen sacrifice on 30th move which swerved the game in his favour. It was Junior6’s first loss in this tournament. |
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Report puts BCCI in a fix DUBAI, July 13 (UNI) — The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is in a fix over submitting its financial report to the Union Government, a local daily claimed here today. Union Sports Minister S. S. Dhindsa had scheduled July 26 as the deadline for the BCCI to submit the report but Gulf News quoted a source as saying that the officials would find it difficult to explain their expenditures during the past few years. BCCI Secretary J. Y. Lele, when contacted by the newspaper, declined to comment on whether the report would be submitted before the deadline, saying it was in the hands of the BCCI president. The newspaper said that according to information, the BCCI has been spending more than Rs 50,00,000 annually for the board’s various committee meetings. This expenditure excludes the travel expenses of various members. Most of the board’s meetings are reported to have been held in costly hotels and the average cost of each meeting exceeds Rs 500,000. On an average, one meeting has been held every month. Gulf News said the BCCI would find it hard to explain the expenses incurred on coaching, which are even less than the money spent on board meetings. “It is understood that the BCCI’s expenses on coaching have increased only from Rs 5,00,000 in 1985 to Rs 17,00,000 in 1999 whereas its annual expenses on meetings have increased from Rs 400,000 in 1985 to Rs 60,00,000 a year”. The newspaper said the work on the code of conduct to be submitted to the government was, however, on in full swing. The three-member committee formed to frame the code of conduct comprises Dr D. V. Subba Rao, president of Andhra Cricket Association, Mr Shankar Manohar, former president of the Vidarbha Cricket Association and Mr Ashok Khumbhat, secretary of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. Gulf News quoted a BCCI source as saying that the code of conduct would severely restrict the public from having access to the cricketers. It is understood that the wives of cricketers might also not be allowed to accompany them on tours. The players would also be stopped from using mobile phones. The committee was likely to restrict players from attending private functions during tours and from inaugurating showrooms or distributing prizes. The cricketers have been receiving huge amounts of money or gifts for appearing in such functions. The committee might also recommend logging all telephone calls made to the cricketers in the hotel or in the dressing room. The cricketers might also have to sign an agreement stating that phone calls to them were subject to be tapped by officials during tours, the newspaper added. |
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Australia’s biggest peacetime operation Rowing’s international governing body, FISA, has seized the passports of every competitor entered in this week’s Olympic qualification regatta and will use the documents as references to prevent “ring-ins” from racing. In the past, several nations have stacked crews in qualification regattas, replacing registered rowers with stronger, pre-qualified athletes. However, with Olympic berths at stake, FISA has moved to end the practice - course officials can now cross-check each competitor with their passport information. It may appear a little extreme but at least it ensures a fair way of qualifying for the Games. No-one has ever been able to prove that rigging crews goes on but it’s known to occur from time to time, so a lot of rowers are for the move. FISA has met with every nation to ensure them that only people, not boats, qualify for the Games, which would make illegal substitutions pretty pointless, anyway. FISA’s previous attempt to eradicate crew stacking involved photographing each rower before competition. Rowers would change their appearances after photos were taken, making later identification almost impossible. “People would shave or dye their hair, wear sunglasses — do anything to alter their look after their pictures were taken,” Rowing Australia president Stephen Hinchy said. " But now FISA has all their personal information, too. Flame crosses Australian desert The Olympic torch continues on its circuitous route around Australia, visiting some of the most beautiful and unique environments in the world. And the stories about the Flame crossing the great Australian desert on the Indian Pacific train continue to fascinate. It is 6 a.m., and 1.1 kilometre of train ground to a halt. Max and Yvonne Williamson, the town of Forrest’s only residents, were about to be given their turn in savouring the Olympic spirit through the Olympic torch. Just under four hours earlier, the Indian Pacific stopped again. This time for a slightly larger audience — about 30 or so who came to see the flame at Rawlinna. And at 6.25 a.m. it stopped at Loongana, not for onlookers, but so that passengers could witness the sunrise above the never-ending sea of red dirt and green shrubs. For the Williamsons, this was the most attention they had ever had. The couple manage the aerodrome at Forrest, a job that keeps them surprisingly busy. They fill up small planes with fuel because you cannot get from one side of this country to the other on one tank of fuel. In towns across this isolated and arid part of the country there is a genuine excitement and thankfulness that the community is deemed important enough to earn a visit from such a thing of wonder. Yesterday’s column mentioned the Flame’s first stop in South Australia, a refuelling stop for trains called Cook, with all of three people in it. Cook swelled to about 100 yesterday when the torch rolled in on the Indian Pacific. The Cook 2000 Outback Games were staged. Participants competed in a series of events including desert golf, Aussie painting (with vegemite spread and peanut butter) and the Indian Pacific waiters’ race, where contenders have to carry four glasses of water through an obstacle course. While all this is going on, the train’s three drivers move the 48 carriages (including the engine) into position. Mission possible Sydney is experiencing one of its biggest pre-Olympic security exercises this week. Code named Golden Flame, Australia’s biggest peacetime operation is reaching a climax now. After two years of training, a special commando unit is practising virtual counter terrorism moves including storming a plane at the airport and detonating bombs in car parks etc. The unit will be divided into six groups and will be located at six secret locations around Sydney from next month leading up to the Games. As part of the manoeuvres, Sydneysiders are getting used to hearing helicopters, full of men in black, hovering overhead. But at the Art Gallery of the NSW and the Powerhouse Museum amid intense secrecy and security there is some quiet unpacking going on of some of the great artefacts of ancient civilisation for two separate Olympic exhibitions of world stature. At the Art Gallery it’s the treasured Dead Sea Scrolls, on loan from the Israeli Government; across at the Powerhouse it’s dozens of objects from the ancient Olympic Games that have arrived from Greece. So precious are the antiquities from both exhibitions, which will both open over the next week, that they arrived in Sydney on separate flights accompanied by special couriers charged with their protection and to also oversee their unpacking. Jingoistic coverage Australia’s Channel Seven the who will provide the official television coverage for the Games, will offer Australia 23 hours a day free to air coverage — or some 380 hours in total (the remaining 45 minutes each day are reserved for news programs). But judging by the type of sports and Olympic coverage we normally see here, we will probably be seeing an Australian Olympics in the true sense. While the rest of the world saw the Atlanta Olympics four years ago, we were only limited the Australian version of the Games, if you get the drift. Simply put, if there are no Aussie in it, you don’t get to see the event. And Ch 7 has announced that its main drawcard is that for the first time in Olympic TV history, viewers will be able to see full-match coverage of Australian participation. And what about those who are keen to see events in which Australians are prominent. Well, simple really the only option they have is to actually go to Sydney and watch those events. Hello, testing! It’s the test event everyone is hoping will go flawlessly. On Sunday, July 23, TNT couriers will spend nine hours delivering thousands of tickets to the patrons of the Olympic Arts Festival, just to see if the system works. TNT couriers are responsible for getting the right tickets to the right people, and the stay-at-home policy is the same that will be used by the SOCOG to deliver more than 2 million sporting event tickets. After waiting up to nine months since paying for their tickets, patrons have finally received letters from Games organisers advising them of the day on which their tickets will arrive. SOCOG’s chief executive officer, Sandy Hollway, wrote to festival patrons about the arrangements for a day called “Your Ticket Sunday”. People who have complained about having to wait at home for a day for their tickets are being told to embrace the spirit of the Games. —
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CALCUTTA, July 13 (PTI) — In the firing line from all sides for taking money from bookmakers, disgraced South African skipper Hansie Cronje today earned praise from cricket buffs here for confessing his guilt. “Hansie, we hate your actions but praise your confessions,” about 200 placard-wielding fans shouted in front of the Eden Gardens. “Everybody makes mistakes and commits various types of offences, but nobody comes forward to admit his fault. This way Cronje has made history,” a fan said. The buffs also rapped “Indian culprits”, allegedly involved in match-fixing, for not “admitting” to their fault. “On the contrary, they are putting forward false and fabricated counter-allegations on the issue,” general- secretary of the Ganatantrik Nagarik Samity, Howrah, Subhas Dutta, who led the demonstrators, said. “We fail to understand how a cricketer can pay Rs 17 crore as tax under VDIS, unless he is involved in match-fixing,” he added. |
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India fifth
in Asian squash MUMBAI, July 13 (UNI) — Indian men continued to fare badly among the top Asian nations when they lost to Hong Kong 0-3 and finished fourth in the Asian Squash Championship, which concluded in Hong Kong last night. According to the information received here, neighbours Pakistan also fared badly losing the title after nine years. They were beaten narrowly by Malaysia 1-2. This made a complete turn around for Pakistan, who no longer have world champions like Jansher Khan and Jehangir Khan. But Malaysia’s cup of joy was spoilt by hosts when their women lost 1-2 in the finals. Indian women led by spirited Deepali Anwekar managed to defeat South Korea 2-1 to get fifth placings. Lack of fitness and proper coaching, the usual failings, came to the fore when Ritwik Bhattacharya, after winning a game, went down to Hong Kong based Pakistani Farheen Khan 1-9, 4-9, 9-7, 2-9. Dhiraj Singh initially led 8-5 against Vincent Chug but gradually started missing the ball. He lost 6-10, 1-9, 3-9. |
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Martina hopes to play at US Open ALBANY (New York), July 13 (AP) — Martina Navratilova
wants to play doubles at the US Open, provided she can find a quicker
partner. “I would like to play the US Open if I can get a good
enough partner- better than me,” she said. “I need someone faster
than me.” The 43-year-old tennis great spoke during a conference call to announce her participation in World Team Tennis in Schenectady. Navratilova, who will be inducted this weekend into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, said playing in the US Open will be a last-minute decision, depending on the health of other players and a previous commitment. Navratilova and Mariaan de Swardt lost to Venus and Serena Williams 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the women’s doubles quarterfinals last week. The defeat ended Navratilova’s Wimbledon comeback after four-year absence. Afterwards, Navratilova admitted she had lost a step, a costly concession to age for a serve-and-volley player who always relied on her quickness. She and the recently injured Mahesh Bhupathi lost in the first round of mixed doubles. Navratilova has 19 Wimbledon singles and doubles titles, one shy of Billie Jean King’s record. She insists she is not playing now only to break records. “People can think what they want,” she said. “I don’t pay attention to what other people say.... If I just wanted to take the record, I would’ve been playing the last four years.” Navratilova said she has been playing ice hockey and exercising extensively. “I had no injuries when I started playing matches, which is amazing since I hadn’t played in four years,” she said, adding that the biggest difference in her training is that she has to stretch much more. Navratilova’s plays doubles for the Schenectady County Electrics on July 19. |
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World champ fails dope test LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) — Chinese world champion Wu Yanyan has returned a positive dope test for an anabolic steroid, the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) said today. Wu tested positive for the anabolic substance 19norandrosterone at the Chinese national championships in Jinan in May and the Chinese Swimming Association notified FINA on June 8, FINA director Cornel Marculescu said. Marculescu, speaking from FINA’s headquarters in Lausanne, said the B (second) sample would be tested before any hearing took place. An anabolic steroid offence carries a minimum four-year ban. |
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Dempsey steps down AUCKLAND, July 13 (AFP) — Mr Charlie Dempsey, pilloried for handing Germany the 2006 World Cup by refusing to vote for South Africa as instructed by the Oceania Football Confederation, stepped down tonight from his position as
OFC president. Clearly upset by the events following his controversial abstention at last week’s 2006 World Cup vote in Zurich, the 78-year-old handed his daughter and
OFC general secretary, Mr Josephine King, a letter confirming his retirement. He had earlier indicated he would step down on October 1 — two years ahead of schedule. Mr Dempsey said his family had been under tremendous pressure since he returned from Zurich where his abstention from the World Cup ballot effectively skittled South Africa’s hopes of hosting the 2006 cup. “My family has been harassed and I’m not prepared to let that continue,” an obviously shaken Mr Dempsey told reporters. “Annie (his wife) and I are going on holiday. She has stood up to it well, but it is not fair to let it continue. The pressure had been too much for me.” |
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Gurmit hockey
in Sept CHANDIGARH, July 13 — To perpetuate the memory of the late SN Vohra, the Chandigarh Hockey Association and the Rock Rovers Hockey Club have unanimously decided to rename the Gurmit Memorial Hockey tournament as SN Vohra’s All-India Gurmit Memorial Hockey Tournament. The 30th edition of the tournament will be held at the Sector 42 hockey stadium, Chandigarh, from September 23 to October 3, the dates approved by the IHF. It is an ‘A’ grade tournament and will be played under the latest IHF rules and regulations. The IHF as per its policy, has already approached Doordarshan kendras at Delhi and Jalandhar to arrange for live telecast of the final match scheduled to be played on Tuesday, October 3 at 3 p.m. As in the previous years, all leading teams, which have been participating regularly in the tournament, are being invited to confirm their entry to the organising secretary, 1545, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh, at the earliest, according to a press note issued by Mr YP Vohra, organising secretary. |
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BAI meeting on July 30 CHANDIGARH, July 13 —The special annual general meeting of the Badminton Association of India will be held on July 30 to take a few important decisions. In the last AGM held on February 19 at Delhi during Thomas- Uber Cup tie, the previous year’s accounts could not be passed. On August 10, 1999 the Kerala High Court had passed an order on the petition filed by Rahul Jayaram (minor) represented by his father and guardian. He was to take part in-below 10 category at the All India Grand Prix prize money badminton tournament which was to be organised by Thane City and District Badminton Association (Maharashtra) from August 22 to 26. But the criterion laid down envisaged that for participation in the under-10 section with cut off age being July 1, 1999, a player should be below 10 years besides studying in class V or below. The petitioner was studying in class VIth and therefore, did not
fulfill the age requirement. Judge KS Radhakrishnan observed that this was an anomaly for which the right of the petitioner should not be denied. The respondents in this case were Kerala Badminton Association, BAI, Kerela State Sports Council, state of Kerala and Union of India represented by Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Delhi. In another case of same nature fielded by Siddharth Rai (minor) represented by his father versus BAI, it was prayed by the petitioner that he was to take part in the below-13 category in the mini and sub junior badminton tournament to be held from November 1 to 4, 1999 at Vijayawada (AP). He fulfilled the age criterion as he was born on July 28, 1987, but he was studying in standard IX which do not permit him to participate. The Judge Mr MS Shah while passing the order on October 27, 1999, mentioned the Kerala High Court order passed on August 10, 1999 that what was important was the age criterion and not the standard in which a player was studying. Then there is the issue of reported resignation of BAI Executive President, Prakash Padukone as well the annoyance shown by Secretary SS Mani which are likely to figure in the meeting.
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Merchant loses MUMBAI, July 13 (PTI) — Former Asian champion Yasin Merchant of India lost to Joven Alba of the Philippines 3-4 in the final league match to finish second from Group-B of the Asian Snooker Championship at Hong Kong. Both Merchant and Joven Alba made it to the last 16 stages. Former world and Asian Champion Mohammed Yousuf of Pakistan too finished second best from Group-A. |
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