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 Cronje, the IOC ethics adviser, bowled over at Sydney airportWHAT was Hansie Cronje, a South African, a former captain turned ethics adviser doing in Sydney representing the IOC? There was chaos when South African visitor Cronje, former captain and now ethics adviser to the IOC was concussed at Sydney International airport by a flying wallet. Cronje was present at the tarmac ceremony to mark the arrival of Olympic tickets specially printed in the United States in gold lamaace on beaver hides as part of SOCOG’s economy drive. Opinion varies on Greene’s
status CHANDIGARH, July 20 — Going by media reports, the code of conduct for the Indian cricket team being considered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will virtually put a gag not only on the captain but also on all team members of the national squad. The code, to be adopted by a three-member committee specially set up by the board at a meeting at Mumbai early next week, will subsequently be submitted to the Union Sports Minister, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, on August 1. Welfare fund for
sportspersons Indian school eves win bronze
Karimi Asia’s ‘player
of the month’ Nirupama in last 8 Punjab p’lifting
championships Punjab judokas in
national squad
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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 20 (Reuters) — Argentina made light of the absence of injured striker Gabriel Batistuornao beat Ecuador 2-0 and maintain their 100 per cent record in the World Cup qualifiers. Chile’s hopes of a second successive World Cup appearance suffered a bitter blow yesterday when they lost to a late goal away to Bolivia while Colombia resurrected their campaign with a 1-0 win away to Peru in which the result was far more impressive than their performance. The win took Colombia above Brazil, who lost 2-1 away to Paraguay on Tuesday and dropped to fifth place, on goal difference. Argentina’s strength in depth was demonstrated by their replacing Batistuta with Hernan Crespo, the world’s most expensive player. Crespo duly scored Argentina’s first goal after 23 minutes of sustained pressure and fellow striker Claudio Lopez added the second following a defensive error early in the second half. The win, on a freezing night in Buenos Aires, gave Argentina a maximum 15 points from five games and a perfect warm-up for next week’s clash away to Brazil, for whom another defeat could spell the sack for coach Wanderley Luxemburgo. “Argentina get better every day,’’ said admiring Ecuador coach Hernan Dario Gomez. “Any team that plays against them runs the risk of being embarrassed. We kept them to two goals and stuck with our game so I’m not sad.’’ The match was stained by yet another dubious penalty when referee Daniel Bello gave Argentina a second-minute spot kick for what replays showed was clearly a dive by Ariel Ortega, a player with a reputation for theatricals. Although Juan Sebastian Veron made sure that justice was done by firing wide, the incident raised more questions against the standard of refereeing in the tournament. Venezuela, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina, again, have already been awarded highly dubious penalties in the competition. Colombia’s win in Lima came with their only serious chance of the match, clinically taken by Argentine-based striker Juan Pablo Angel three minutes after half time. Peru, coached by former Colombia boss Francisco Maturana, attacked for almost the whole 90 minutes, hit the crossbar twice, forced more than one dozen corners and were repeatedly thwarted by heroic Colombia goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba. Chile goalkeeper Nelson Tapia appeared to have earned his team a draw at high altitude in La Paz, making a string of good saves, until Roger Suarez scored seven minutes from time to give Bolivia their first win. Chile’s veteran striker Ivan Zamorano missed three good second-half chances. The top four teams qualify directly for South Korea and Japan, while the fifth play off against the winners of the Oceania zone. Argentina already look sure to qualify, while the fight for the remaining places seems to be between Uruguay (10 points), who beat Venezuela 3-1 on Tuesday, Paraguay (9), Colombia (8), Brazil (8) and Ecuador (6). |
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Jayasuriya puts Lanka on top GALLE (Sri Lanka), July 20 (Reuters) — Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya hit an imperious century, his seventh in Test cricket, to lead his country to 341 for five on the first day of the first Test against South Africa today. Jayasuriya, who won the toss, was in outstanding form hitting 24 fours and a six as he plundered 148 off 156 balls on the grassless track. Jayasuriya shared an opening stand of 193 with Marvan Atapattu (54) off 44 overs. The stand was broken when Atapattu was caught at gully by Nicky Boje after he attempted an uppish cut off paceman Makhaya Ntini. Jayasuriya departed 18 runs later when he tried to hit Adams over midwicket only to be caught by debutant Neil McKenzie. South Africa’s fielding wilted and the bowlers were wayward on a hot and humid day. Three dropped catches did not help the vistors’ cause. Jayasuriya was missed at 20 by the usually reliable Jonty Rhodes at cover point when he cut fiercely at a ball from Shaun Pollock. Then wicket-keeper Mark Boucher missed two chances off left-arm spinner Paul Adams. Boucher missed stumping debutant Kumar Sangakkara at five and dropped an off side catch offered by Mahela Jayawardene at 23. Sangakkara made 23 before falling lbw to Nicky Boje, but Jayewardene was unbeaten on 78 at the close having hit 11 fours and a six in a stay of 172 minutes. The pair added 81 for the fourth wicket. Adams who came successfully through a fitness test for a groin injury ended with figures of three for 122. He was severely punished by Jayasuriya who hit him for three consecutive fours in an over. Arjuna Ranatunga made 13 before giving a catch to wide mid-off off Adams. Sri Lanka (first innings): Atapattu c Boje b Ntini 54 Jayasuriya c McKenzie b Adams 148 Arnold c Boucher b Adams 5 Jayewardene not out 78 Sangakkara lbw b Boje 23 Ranatunga c Pollock b Adams 13 Dharmasena not out 4 Extras (b-5 lb-9 nb-2) 16 Total (for five wickets) 341 Fall of wickets: 1-193, 2-211, 3-216, 4-297, 5-318. Bowling: Pollock 19-4-53-0 (1nb), Kallis 11-4-31-0 (1nb), Ntini 14-1-45-1, Adams 24-2-122-3, Klusener 9-2-30-0, Boje 16-2-46-1.
Ranatunga announces retirement COLOMBO, July 20 (AFP) — Sri Lanka former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga announced his retirement from international cricket today, four years after he led the island to win the World
Cup.
Ranatunga, 36, became the first player to have taken part in a country’s first and 100th cricket Test when he played in a match against Pakistan here last month. He said it was a painful decision for him to retire from cricket after completing the current three-Test series against South Africa under the captaincy of younger Sanath
Jayasuriya. ‘‘This has been a painful decision,’’ he said in a letter to the Sri Lankan Cricket Board. ‘‘I arrived at it after a great deal of consideration and thought.’’ |
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Montgomerie sets 5-year deadline ST ANDREWS, July 20 (AFP) — Colin Montgomerie set the clock ticking on his Grand Slam tournament aspirations here today saying he had five years left to break his duck. Montgomerie took the time out to talk of his hopes for the future after stepping off the Old Course where he had just added the final touches to his preparations for the Millennium British Open starting on Thursday. He insisted it was not a case of now or never for him over the Old Course as he strives to bury the unenviable tag of being the best golfer in the world not to have won one of the four Majors. “If I don’t win this open that doesn’t mean I can’t win one,” he said. “Mark O’Meara came in here when he was 40 and wasn’t saying that. “I believe I’ve got five years left at this level. I have been at the top level for seven years in a row now. I’m very proud of that fact. “I think I can remain in the top 10 in the world for the next five years. If I achieve that I have 20 opportunities of winning a major. This is just one of 20,” he added. Despite the talk of a positive mind-set coming in to St Andrews, 37-year-old Montgomerie knows that his record at the British Open makes dreadful reading for such a talented player. In 12 attempts, seven of them in his native Scotland, Montgomerie best was a tie for 8th place at Turnberry in 1994. Three times in the last five years he even missed the cut, something he rarely does in any other tournament. The signs were not good also early on in the European PGA tour season as he struggled with form and motivation. But a majestic win in the French Open in May, which he added to his schedule in a bid to rekindle the flame, appears to have been the trigger for a return to his best form. |
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Opinion varies on Greene’s status SACRAMENTO (California), July 20 (AP) — There’s a certain glint in Maurice Greene’s eyes when he talks about how far he has come as a 100-metre runner in the past four years.
The knowledge that he is the world’s fastest man and a member of the us olympic team softens the memory of 1996, when he failed to make the team and broke down in tears. The confidence that he can beat anyone at that distance puts an extra bounce into Greene’s step and boosts his ego as he prepares for Sunday’s showdown against Michael Johnson over 200 metres at the US Olympic trials. But where does Greene rank in the pantheon of 100-metre runners? Is he better than Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Jim Hines, Bob Hayes and all the other great sprinters who have come before him? |
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Cronje, the IOC ethics adviser, bowled over at Sydney airport WHAT was Hansie Cronje, a South African, a former captain turned ethics adviser doing in Sydney representing the IOC? There was chaos when South African visitor Cronje, former captain and now ethics adviser to the IOC was concussed at Sydney International airport by a flying wallet. Cronje was present at the tarmac ceremony to mark the arrival of Olympic tickets specially printed in the United States in gold lamaace on beaver hides as part of SOCOG’s economy drive. Taking part were SOCOG officials, IOC representatives, a school marching band the chairman of the tickets printing company and several on-duty airport security personnel who had just sanctioned the zone as a safe area. Manufacturer’s name
embedded on forehead Rescue workers, police and sniffer dogs worked through the night in search of “survivors” buried beneath a mountain of baggage at Sydney Airport. Tonnes of suitcases, bags, backpacks and assorted packages — piled as high as 30 metres over the previous three days while awaiting repairs to a malfunctioning computer system which controls the luggage carousels - were blown over by the jetstream of an airbus as it taxied towards a nearby arrival bay. Caveman Grasper, a member of the Olympics high command, was knocked unconscious by a flying suitcase. The name of the manufacturer was still embedded across his forehead, but he bravely waved away medical treatment. “Don’t remove it,” he said. “They are sponsors.” Grasper was attending the ceremony with his daughter, who was to carry the first parcel of tickets on the initial leg of its 210-metre journey to the customs hall at the airport. She was several metres away, posing for the gathered media cameras at the time of the baggage collapse and was lucky to escape injury. Rescue efforts were hampered by a power blackout which plunged the airport into darkness shortly after the incident. But the gloom lifted in the early hours as power was partly restored to the airport. Bravely flickering against the darkness of the Games Mascots could be seen the neon legend “Welcome to Sydney, home of the Olympic Games”. Swimming’s fast skins It’s athletics’ version of swimming’s Fast Skins. The neck-to-ankle fashion has switched from the swimming pool to the athletics track with the recently unvieled radical “Swift Suit”, to be available to the Australian Olympic track and field team. The Nike-designed suit is the most spectacular piece in an otherwise conservative collection of sporting apparel for the 650-strong Australian team. Australia’s 400m world champion Cathy Freeman, a Nike-sponsored athlete and the wife of a Nike executive, has been experimenting with the suit, but has yet to wear it in a race. In a statement she said: “You feel like you are slicing through the air.” Some athletes find the suit awkward because they feel like they are wearing nothing, or find the material around their knees uncomfortable. The suit is made of five types of fabric with varying textures to maximise aerodynamics, muscle temperature and the effect of the wind. For instance the hands are covered with a low-friction fabric, some of the back section is mesh to keep the large back muscles cool, and most seams are at the back to reduce drag. US athletes dope and win American athletes have won Olympic medals after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs in Olympic qualification trials, said a former senior official of the United States Olympic Committee. The former doping boss for the United States Olympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit against the committee, claiming its leaders sabotaged his anti-drug battle and discriminated against him because he is black. The official, Dr Wade Exum, who served nine years as director of the committee’s Drug Control Administration, charged that the Olympic committee had essentially ignored test results that would otherwise have led to sanctions against athletes. This was a strategy, he asserted, that encouraged athletes to use illegal drugs to improve their performances. “In recent years absolutely no sanction has been imposed on roughly half of all the American athletes who have tested positive for prohibited substances.” Exum, who was dismissed on June 5, also claimed he uncovered “scores” of athletes who tested positive for testosterone but never became aware of any sanction by the Olympic committee. He also said that athletes continued to use “synthetic testosterone” without fear of punishment. Super suit holds promise of life in the fast lane Harbour Bridge hits troubled waters People worried about the recent increase in traffic on Sydney’s famous Harbour Bridge should wait until the Olympics. Speaking in response to reports of slow traffic on the bridge since the introduction of the GST, and the end of school holidays on this week, New South Wales Premier Bob Carr said the Olympics would be the real period of concern. “The worry for all of us is September, when the city will be crowded and under stress,” Mr Carr said on radio. The new 10 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) introduced across the country on July 1 has raised the bridge toll from $2 to $2.20 and lengthened delays as motorists fumble for change. Delays on the Olympics city’s famous landmark and important connector had doubled since July 1. The next few weeks might provide an indication of how things would be come the Olympic Games. Foreign currency dangers Retailers in Sydney are being warned about the potential for counterfeit money being passed during the Olympics, particularly as some Sydney outlets are intending to accept major foreign currencies. Some major department stores are reviewing the logistics of accepting foreign cash during the Games period and have called upon the Australian Federal Police for assistance. Alternatively, stores may have cashiers (or maybe Thomas Cook/American Express counters) on each floor who would exchange foreign currencies. The currency section of the Australian Federal Police, said they were conducting lectures and presentations on counterfeit currencies, with an emphasis on detection and prevention. Specifically they are teaching the retailers — at their request — what to look for, as in the case of US dollars, where all denominations look the same, and how to treat the offender.” Retailers are also being given lessons on credit-card and charge-account fraud as well as theft by customers and staff.”
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Transparency needed, not gag orders CHANDIGARH, July 20 — Going by media reports, the code of conduct for the Indian cricket team being considered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will virtually put a gag not only on the captain but also on all team members of the national squad. The code, to be adopted by a three-member committee specially set up by the board at a meeting at Mumbai early next week, will subsequently be submitted to the Union Sports Minister, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, on August 1. The code will come into force from the Toronto series between India and Pakistan to be played in September, that is if the government gives permission to the board to field a team in the off-shore tournament. In fact, it was the Sports Minister who had insisted that the BCCI draw up a code of conduct for its players once the issue of match-fixing and betting came to the fore with former South African captain Hansie Cronje admitting that he accepted money from an Indian bookie during his team’s tour of India in March last. However, what the Sports Minister as well as the board seems to have overlooked is the fact that while players of teams like Australia and South Africa have been found to accept money from bookies to “fix” matches, no Indian player has yet been proved to be hand in glove with bookies. So far only allegations and rumours of players having links with bookies have been making the rounds without any tangible proof. Also, while the King Commission, which is shortly to submit its report to the South African Government about the actual role of Hansie Cronje in match-fixing and betting, after conducting the probe in public with the hearings open to the media, the CBI, which is conducting a probe into the role of Indian players in betting and match-fixing, is only conducting a closed-door probe and has been given no time frame by which it must file challans in a competent court. Time and again Mr Dhindsa has been requested that the CBI should conduct an open probe so that things can really become transparent but then the Indian system does not work like that. Players of teams like Australia or England have more independence even before the BCCI adopts the code formally. Not only do the players write media columns but they also talk to the press on matters affecting the team. They also take part in a lot of charity work. All this is already denied to the members of the Indian squad. And when they are given permission it is on a case-to-case basis. But the Indian captain, what to speak of the team members, will not enjoy similar freedom once the “gag order” is adopted by the board. And once it is adopted the Indian captain would be totally cramped . He cannot even comment on the day’s play without the permission of the manager. He can , however, request the manager to convene a press conference at which both of them will be present. It is at this press conference where he can address the media on the day’s play. But in any case even now this procedure is followed by the Indian team. In fact no member of the squad can speak on the day’s play and in only special cases does an individual player addresses the media. But then he also does so in the presence of the captain and the manager. But what is most galling is the fact that once the code is adopted the captain will need clearance for appearing at any place of public or private entertainment, participate in the making of records or films appear on television or deliver talks or lectures. What does the board plan to achieve by putting such conditions on the captain and also on the players? Is the board trying to curb the income of the players who now pick up substantial sums from advertisements and endorsements? And what happens if the person who is empowered to give permission to the players and captain himself takes part in the above mentioned activities? And one must remember that currently the needle of suspicion is pointed towards the cricket manager Kapil Dev and not towards the captain, Saurav Ganguly. Another very funny, if one may use the word, rule in the clause is the one which will prohibit players and the captain from playing matches in any other sports discipline . What about the cricketers who play golf or tennis? Or what about those who might want to take part in other sports disciplines in an effort to stay fit when not playing cricket. What Indian cricket actually needs is more transparency and openness. If all players speak in one voice on any issue it only means that the players are interacting with each other, and only under these circumstances can team spirit and togetherness be fostered. By putting unnecessary curbs on the captain and players the BCCI is probably going beyond its brief. |
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Welfare fund
for sportspersons CHANDIGARH, July 20 — With a view to boosting sports activities in Punjab, the state level sports advisory committee at its meeting held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has decided to create a Punjab Sportspersons Welfare Fund with an initial contribution as worth Rs 10 lakh by the Chief Minister. More contributions from the Central Government, NRIs and big industrial houses would be sought for carrying out sports promotion programmes in the state. A sub-committee under the chairmanship of Mr I.S. Bindra, Principal Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare, has been constituted to go into the details and help in launching different time-bound programmes. The Chief Minister, while presiding over the meeting, stressed on the need for launching a movement for making sports broad-based, especially in the rural areas and involvement of eminent sportspersons in various sports activities. Mr Badal said that a well-organised campaign should be launched in the state to involve students of schools and colleges in different disciplines of sports activities, adding that rural sports clubs should be registered in each village and the already existing ones in 2000 villages should be reactivated Sports infrastructure available should be fully utilised. He said the Punjab Government will give all possible help to sportspersons and ensure that international and national players in different disciplines are recruited in various departments as per the reservation earmarked for them. The meeting also decided to lay special stress on promotion of popular games like hockey, athletics, football, wrestling, volleyball, kabaddi, cycling, basketball, swimming, weightlifting and gymnastics. Roping in of industrial houses for promoting sports was also discussed. Mr Badal further emphasised that district and block level with the sports department, sports advisery committee and other bodies engaged in promotion of sports. The Chief Minister also constituted a sub-committee to explore the possiblity of setting up sports equipment depots at district levels from where sports equipment could be purchased at reasonable rates. The meeting also decided to set up a review committee headed by Dr Ajmer Singh (Arjun awardee), Director of Physical Education and Sports and head of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Chair in Panjab University to study sports incentives schemes and work on introduction of physical education as a subject in educational institutions. Prominent among those who attended the meeting included Mr Nusrat Ali Khan, Sports Minister Punjab, Mr Inderjit Singh Bindra, Principal Secretary Sports and Mr Ramesh Inder Singh, Principal Secretary to the Chief
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Indian school eves win bronze CHANDIGARH, July 20 — Indian school eves won the bronze medal in the Asian School Table Tennis Championship held at Kowloon Park Indoor Hall, Hong Kong from July 11 to 17. According to Mr P.S. Chhabra, secretary-general of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), there were in all 10 girls teams and 11 boys teams drawn from various member countries of Asian School Sports Federation. The Indian boys team, however, won few matches but could not make it to the semifinals. Mr Chhabra said the Indian girls were placed in group B along with Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Macau and Thailand. In group matches, India defeated Thailand 3-1, Sri Lanka 3-1, Macau 3-1 but lost to hosts Hong Kong 2-3. In the semifinal, India lost to China who ultimately won the championship. In the boys section the Indian team was placed in group B along with Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Brunei. India overpowered Sri Lanka 3-0, Brunei at 3-0 and lost to Hong Kong 0-3 and Malaysia 1-3. Mitesh gave a fine performance by winning his singles match. Mr Chhabra an who also visited Hong Kong as a SGFI official, said that though the arrangements were adequate, the players had a problem regarding food served to vegetarians. Mr Chhabra was of the view that the government must sanction at least three coaching camps of a minimun three-week duration for achieving optimum results. |
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Hockey:
planning for the future CHANDIGARH, July 20 — A bright future awaits Indian hockey if the training programmes launched by several institutions and academies are any indication. Spearheading one such programme is the Alchemy Sports Promotion Network (ASPN) which has roped in stalwarts like Cedric D'Souza, former national coach, whose last international assignment was the Atlanta Olympics, and Dr Kannan Pugazhendi, former physio of the national team who did duty in t he 1995 SAF Games and the Atlanta Olympics. As Cedric put it, development of talent is the key to a bright future. " In fact I consider it the most important assignment in my career. Even the Indian Hockey Federation has given the go-ahead to the talent development programmes but right now I am focussed on the academy and school levels", Cedric told TNS after a training session with youngsters of Ramesh Chander Memorial Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, at the Sector 42 stadium here today. Assisting Cedric in training the youngsters are Dr Kannan Pugazhendi and former international Jagdeep Singh, who is their full-time trainer. The academy for boys under-14 was set up in April last year after state-wide trials attended by 250 boys out of whom 25 were selected purely on merit. " If there is no base we will have a big problem. These children are being brought into a system with all modern inputs. Later it becomes much easier to polish their talent because we will not be struggling to undo something which they were not supposed to pick up. My objective is to unearth innate potential and stimulate intelligence," revealed the former national coach, who remains in constant touch with renowned coaches worldwide for updating his knowledge. Besides regular training on the ground, the youngsters are given valuable inputs in sports medicine by Dr Kannan, who is ASPN's fitness and sports medicine consultant. Dr Kannan's key role lies in prevention of injuries by ensuring that the training load is optimal and progress in gradual. " There should be enough time for adaptation," asserts Dr Kannan, who holds a master's degree in sports medicine from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. "In case of injury, it is a different ball game, and rehabilitation begins immediately," he says. Dr Kannan is unhappy as sports medicine facilities are still not readily available in our country. " Only the elite have access to these facilities, he says while emphasising its importance for the general public. " Here recreational athletes have nothing to look forward to." Referring to the trainees of the Ramesh Chander academy, he said the boys would be a terror in the coming years. Biomechanical analysis of the youngsters regarding their posture is being carried out periodically. Specific exercises to improve postures are being recommended for the trainees by Dr Kannan, which will have a direct bearing on their performance. Their pulse rate, diet etc are being constantly monitored. Both Dr Kannan and Cedric D'Souza will be assisting the trainees for a period of five years. Local schools like St John's ,St. Stephen's and YPS Mohali, are also putting their teams through the rigors of training under Cedric and Dr Kannan. Boys from St John's High School, Sector 26, under their coach Jack Imlay were at the stadium today to receive tips from the experts. The Jalandhar academy will be blooded into competition in the subjunior Nehru Hockey Championship in New Delhi this year. According to coach Jagdeep Singh, the academy is sponsored by Escorts who spend Rs 15 lakh annually on the boys. The boys who are all admitted to St Soldier Public School, Jalandhar get diet worth Rs 85 per day. They train for three hours daily, both on Astro-turf and grass. |
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Nirupama in last 8 NEW DELHI, July 20 (UNI) — India’s top women tennis star Nirupama Vaidyanathan has moved into the quarterfinal of the Mahwah Challenger at New Jersy (USA). According to information received here today, Nirupama defeated Korea’s Yoon-Jeong Cho 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the pre-quarter and in the process picked up 13 points (including four bonus for two top 250 wins). Yoon Jeong Cho is ranked 211 in the world. Nirupama has garnered 22 points so far in two weeks, adding to the 102.5 she had before enough to bring her up by about 20 spots to near 190 in the ranking. In doubles also Nirupama made it to the quarterfinals as she paired with E. Dominkovic to defeat Kelly Hyndman Marie Eve Pelletier 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. |
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Karimi Asia’s ‘player of the month’ NEW DELHI, July 20 (PTI) — The burgeoning talents of one of Asia’s most talked about players have earned Iranian international striker Ali Karimi July’s Asian Player of the Month award. Karimi, who plays for Tehran giants Pirouzi, claimed the title after several inspiring performances helped Iran win the inaugural West Asian Football Federation Championship in Jordan, Asian Football Conferation (AFC) release said. The 22-year-old Karimi was instrumental in taking a young and experimental Iranian side to victory, an achievement that also saw him named as the tournament’s most valuable player. The Iranian national side picked up the award for the AFC team of the month for winning the event, defeating Syria in the final. The Syrians were one of the competition’s success stories and their joint coaching team of Yugoslav Bozidar Vokotic and Syrian Mohammed Khair Daher were named the Motorola Coaches of the Month. |
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Punjab p’lifting
championships PATIALA, July 20 — The senior Punjab powerlifting championships for men and women will be held at Kali Complex,
Malerkotla, from July 28 to 30. The championships will also act as trials to select the Punjab team which will take part in the Senior National Powerlifting Championships, slated to be held at Bhubaneswar [Orissa] from August 26 to 30, according to Mr
S.P. Singh, honorary secretary, Punjab Powerlifting Association. The first North India bench press championships will also be held at Kali Complex,
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Punjab judokas in
national squad PATIALA, July 20 — Four Punjab judokas, two boys and two girls, have found a place in the Indian judo team which is scheduled to take part in the sports meet ‘to be held at Yakutsk [Russia] from August 4 to 14.
Vipin Kumar and Kunal Kalra were selected in the boys section while Monica Deep and Priyanka Sharma have been selected in the girls section, according to Mr
A.S. Grewal, honorary secretary, Punjab Judo Association. The 14-member Indian team comprises of seven boys and girls. |
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