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Kallis, Pollock lead SA to victory Pak favourite against Kiwis Akram seeks to clear
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Kiefer gets ready for Japan Open Amanjot falls in first round Railways win four gold Nitin engineers Delhi’s collapse Indian Bank cagers beat BSF Karthikeyan’s TV show Irina takes lead
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Kallis, Pollock lead SA to victory NAIROBI, Oct 10 (PTI, UNI) — An undefeated 132-run third wicket stand between Jacques Kallis and Boeta Dippenaar coasted South Africa to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over England in the last quarterfinal of the icc knock-out cricket tournament here today. Set to score 183 after England were dismissed for 182 runs in 44.1 overs, South Africa, helped by a magnificent 78 by Kallis and equally sound 65 by Dippenaar, reached the target losing just two wickets with 10.5 overs to spare. South Africa will meet India in the second semifinal on Friday. South African skipper Shaun Pollock, Roger Telemachus and Allan Donald ripped through the top of the English batting order as England, despite a strokeful 65 by Graeme Hick, collapsed to 182 in 44.1 overs. Opting to bat after winning the toss, England captain Nasser Hussain must have rued the decision fairly quickly as the Proteas bowled superbly to throttle his team’s efforts with the bat. At no stage were England really ever in control of their own innings and other than a Hick-Andrew Flintoff association of 65 for the fifth wicket, there was no challenge from the batsmen. The first eight overs produced a mere eight runs, and that was to set the tone for the rest of the innings. Pollock and Telemachus simply smothered openers Marcus Trescothick and Alec Stewart, bowling very straight and cramping the batsmen for room. Trescothick however, managed to free his arms and swing his bat about for a 36-ball 26 that included three fours and a six off Pollock to midwicket. Pollock, however, sent him packing when another skier was safely pouched by Donald. The fast bowler, who was brought on after Pollock and Telemachus had completed six overs each, struck in his second over when he beat Hussain for pace in inducing a nick for wicketkeeper Mark Boucher. Stewart’s was the third England wicket to fall when he flicked Donald’s delivery straight to Boeta Dippenaar at square leg with his score at 18 (47 balls, 3 fours). Three down for 55 and England were in trouble. To make things worse, Graham Thorpe departed at 89, easily taken at midwicket by Andrew Hall off left-arm spinner Nicky Boje. Hick (65, 68 balls, 9 fours) and Flintoff (25, 37 balls, 3 fours) repaired the damage somewhat with some selective strokeplay and good running but the big-built allrounder flung his bat needlessly at a Pollock delivery, to be easily taken by Lance Klusener near the line at midwicket. At this stage, England were 154 for five. From then on, it turned into a procession during which there were superb runouts by the electric Jonty Rhodes and Boje. Pollock came back on to seal the end with the wicket of Mark Ealham, leaving Darren Gough unbeaten on six. Pollock was the most successful bowler for South Africa with three for 27 from 9.1 overs. Donald had two wickets for 25 in eight overs, Jacques Kallis had figures of two for 26 in his eight overs and Boje one for 24 in his five overs. SCOREBOARD England: Stewart c Dippennaar b Donald 18 Hussain c Boucher b Donald 5 Hick c Hall b Kallis 65 Thorpe c Hall b Boje 14 Flintoff c Klusener b Pollock 25 White run out 3 Ealham c Boucher b Pollock 10 Grayson c Pollock b Kallis 0 Caddick run out 0 Gough not out 6 Extras: (lb-2, nb-3, w-5) 10 Total: (in 44.1 overs) 182 Fall of wkts: 1/33, 2/50, 3/55, 4/ 89, 5/154, 6/ 160, 7/167, 8/ 168, 9/174. Bowling: Pollock 9.1-2-27-3, Telemachus 9-2-45-0, Donald 8-1-25-2, Kallis 8-0-26-2, Boje 5-0-24-1, Klusener 5-0-33-0. South Africa: Kirsten c Hick b White 32 Kallis not out 78 Dippenaar not out 65 Extras (nb-6, w-2) 8 Total (for 2 wkts in 39.1 overs) 184 Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-52. Bowling: Caddick 7-0-40-0, Gough 9-2-43-1, White 8.1-0-40-1, Ealham 10-1-41-0, Grayson 5-0-20-0. |
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Pak favourite against Kiwis NAIROBI, Oct 10 (UNI) — Pakistan start as firm favourites against New Zealand in their semifinal in the $ 1 million ICC Knock-out Trophy at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club grounds here tomorrow. Though both have reached the semifinals with big wins, Pakistan and New Zealand are at the opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their cricket. While Pakistan are a bunch of talented but moody players-capable of breathtaking displays on their day, New Zealand personify efficiency in their approach. Roger Twose, man of the match against Zimbabwe yesterday with a battling 85 that turned the team’s fortunes, typifies the New Zealand approach. It must, however, also be said that they have a player like Craig McMillan in their ranks, but he is the exception rather than the rule in Stephen Fleming’s team. For Pakistan, Wasim Akram was at his best against the Sri Lankans. With the pitches here aiding the seamers generously, he utilised the conditions superbly and though he went for a few runs when Sanath Jayasuriya was throwing his bat about, the left-arm seamer was a constant threat and received excellent support from Saqlain Mushtaq and Abdur Razzak. Saeed Anwar was the other eye-catching performer against Sri Lanka and given the way he and Yousuf Youhana gathered the runs in their match-ending 105-run stand, the New Zealand attack will have its hands full. The fact that Inzamam-ul-Haq and Ijaz Ahmed never even got to bat underlines the dominance of the Pakistani performance and they are more than capable of pulling it off again. New Zealand, on the other hand, were on the backfoot in their match against Zimbabwe till Twose and McMillan pulled the side to safety. Openers Nathan Astle and Craig Spearman are a talented duo but there is something about this Pakistani attack-which does not even seem to miss someone like Waqar Younis — that promises difficult times for the Kiwis. Adding to New Zealand’s woes is the injury to Chris Cairns that saw him hobble through an innings of 13 and then send down just one over. A match winner in his own regard, any problem to the burly all-rounder means a problem for his side and unlike Zimbabwe, Pakistan will be a much hotter package to handle. Overall, it is difficult to see the Kiwis denying Pakistan their place in the final. On paper, Pakistan are a better side in terms of the depth of batting while their attack is probably the most varied one in world cricket at the moment. However, nothing can be taken for granted in cricket as India showed by eliminating Australia, and a match is never over till the last ball is bowled. Teams (from): New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (Capt), Geoff Allott, Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Craig McMillan, Dion Nash, Chris Nevin, Adam Parore, Craig Spearman, Scott Styris, Roger Twose and Paul Wiseman. |
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Akram seeks to clear misunderstandings NAIROBI, Oct 10 (PTI) — Contrary to the repeated predictions of his captain Moin Khan of a final between Pakistan and South Africa, the charismatic fast bowler Wasim Akram is looking forward to an India-Pakistan final in the ICC knock-out cricket tournament here. “It would be great if India and Pakistan meet in the final,” Akram said today. “In any case, it will be good if one of the sub-continental teams wins the trophy here.” Akram sought to clear any misunderstandings in the Indian camp by his reported statement of India being afraid of playing Pakistan. Akram was reported as saying Indians were afraid of losing to Pakistan and offering this as the actual reason of their not touring Pakistan. India had called off its scheduled Pakistan tour later this year after the government refused sanction citing Pakistan’s support to cross-border terrorism in Kashmir. “I never said India is afraid to play Pakistan. How could I make such a remark? I only said it is the (Indian) board and (Indian) government which stop the team from travelling to Pakistan,” Akram clarified. “In Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, I have three very good friends in the Indian team. I would hate to spoil my relationship with them.” “Indeed, I sought out Ganguly during the official function last Friday and cleared up any misunderstanding the misquoted remark might have caused,” the former Pakistan captain said. Ganguly later confirmed Akram had met him and cleared up the matter. Akram said he had watched India’s match with Australia very closely and found tremendous potential in newcomer Zaheer Khan. “He is a very interesting prospect,” he said. “However, there are a few things he should be careful about, things like his approach to the wicket and body
position at the point of delivery,” the ace fast bowler said, adding he would not mind giving the youngster the necessary tips in this regard. Zaheer Khan, who made his debut in India’s opening match against Kenya last Tuesday, has impressed with his bowling and has already picked up five wickets in two matches. About his own team, Akram felt it was one of the best Pakistani sides in recent times. “It is a tremendous side and has the right balance of youth and experience.” Akram cited Pakistan’s surprisingly easy win against Sri Lanka on Sunday as a proof of the team’s strength especially because the islanders were strong favourites having beaten Pakistan five times in a row going into the match. Having led the Pakistani attack for well over a decade now, Akram, who has taken 407 wickets in 98 Tests and 430 in 307 one-day internationals, feels its still not time for him to call it quits. He said his mind was firmly set on chasing West Indian great Courtney Walsh’s world record of 483 Test wickets and become the world’s highest wicket-taker in both forms of the game. “I am not giving up on Walsh. Not yet,” Akram said. |
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Rift in England squad after Keegan HAMBURG, Oct 10 (DPA) — England will be seeking to regain their form while Spain battle to keep intact their perfect record as the World Cup 2002 qualification campaign continues tomorrow in Europe. England was rocked by the surprise resignation of Kevin Keegan after Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Germany at Wembley, but need to rally around technical director Howard Wilkinson, who will coach England against Finland in Helsinki. The British press reported, however, that a rift has surfaced inside the team and that Wilkinson will probably be facing strong opposition from within his squad — part of which does not think he should be responsible for game tactics and lineup decisions. “Wilkinson has to expect a revolt. The players don’t want him to lead them against Finland,” wrote the Daily Express. Wilkinson will have an even tougher job with David Beckham unable to play because of a knee injury, which forced keegan to substitute him near the end of the Germany match. While England try to gain their first points in group nine, Finland want to pull even with leaders Germany, who are three points ahead after two matches but are idle tomorrow. Greece, who beat the Finns on Saturday, are also hunting down Germany as they travel to winless Albania. Spain are top of group seven, and a victory in Austria would give them a perfect nine points from three matches — all but securing their spot in the 2002 finals in Japan and South Korea. The Spaniards will be without Barcelona midfielder Gerard Lopez, who pulled a muscle after opening the scoring Saturday against Israel, who host Bosnia tomorrow. Vienna’s Prater Stadium holds good memories for Jose Antonio Camacho’s team, after Spain clinched their spot in the 2000 European championship with a 3-1 win there 13 months ago. Euro 2000 runners up Italy will be trying to match Saturday’s first victory under Giovanni
Trapattoni. But the Italian coach wants to dampen the enthusiasm ahead of tomorrow’s showdown with Georgia in
Ancona. “All this praise is very dangerous. Let’s play it cool,” said
Trapattoni, whose team leads group eight with four points to three points for Georgia and Romania. Lithuania and Hungary battle in the other group eight encounter. Group six’s only billing tomorrow has leaders Scotland (six points) travelling to Zagreb to face Croatia, who have won their only qualifier played thus far. Holland and Portugal, who both have four points, will battle in Rotterdam, but the winner is not assured of the lead in group two. Estonia have six points from three matches, but travel to Dublin to play Ireland, who have battled to hard-fought draws against Holland and Portugal. Group five leaders Poland look to remain undefeated when they host Wales while Ukraine are searching for their second win in three games when they travel to Oslo to face Norway. Belarus host Armenia in the other group five showdown. Slovakia (six points) welcome Sweden (four) at Bratislava in a battle of group four’s top teams, while Turkey, who also have four points, look to hold their ground in facing Azerbaijan. Group three leaders Czech Republic have yet to allow a goal (six points) and look to continue that record when they travel to Valletta to face Malta. Denmark and Northern Ireland are both two points behind the Czechs and host Bulgaria and play at Iceland, respectively. Slovenia (four points) are looking to hold onto first place in group one when they play at Switzerland while Russia host Luxembourg. |
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‘Top players must for nationals’ NEW DELHI, Oct 10 — Indian Davis Cup team non-playing captain Ramesh Krishnan advocated the participation of all the top players in the National Championship, to give it a much more meaningful thrust. Ramesh felt if the standard of the National Championship had to be elevated, the presence of the top players should be made mandatory by the All-India Tennis Association (AITA). Ramesh said no player should take his place in the Davis Cup team for granted, and the Federation should insist on the participation of the top players in the Nationals. “The AITA should bring out some guidelines on this”, he noted. Ramesh was referring to the absence of Davis Cuppers Prahlad Srinath and Syed Fazaluddin from the on-going DSCL National Championships in Delhi. He said they should have played in the nationals to give a hard competitive edge to it. He said he was not aware where they were playing at the moment. But Ramesh admitted that the structure of the National Championship needed to be reworked to make it an attractive proposition for the top players. Ramesh himself had given the National Championship the go-bye after he attained stardom. Ramesh said the qualifying rounds should be held at the zonal level so that the main national is restricted only to the top players. “There is no point in players from Chennai, Bangalore or Mumbai coming to play in the qualifying rounds. It’s a sheer waste of energy and resources”, he averred. Ramesh’s daughter Gayatri Krishnan will be playing in the under-14 event here. Ramesh indicated that there may be changes in the Indian team for the Asian-Zone World Group Davis Cup qualifying tie, to be played in February next year. India meet either China or Lebanon in the tie, which will be an away contest. (Both China and Lebanon had played in India the last time). He said Harsh Mankad may not be available for the Davis Cup tie as he would be then busy with his college examinations in the USA. With Leander Paes returning to active play, there may be other changes too in the Davis Cup team, hinted the captain. Ramesh said he had no “immediate plans” to renew his coaching arrangements with the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association. “It was, in any case, a very loose arrangement”, he remarked. Ramesh said the failure of the Indian contingent at the Sydney Olympic Games was largely due to lack of fitness. “We should urgently do something to improve the physical and psychological fitness level of the Indian athleties, for us to do well in international competitions”, he said. Ramesh cited his own example to substantiate his
argument as he felt that had he been a lot more fitter, he could have done better than what he had achieved at the international level. He said what he was at the age of 20 years, a player like Ivan Lendle, for example, was at the age of 14
years." So one can very well imagine the difference”. |
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Thumbs-down to Alternate
Scoring System NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (PTI) — Women players at the DSCL Open National Tennis championship gave a thumbs-down to the Alternate Scoring System’ implemented in the women’s (senior) event on an experimental basis. “It is not a good idea to have the new scoring format as it leaves no scope for a comeback once a player loses a service game,” said US-based Jyotsna Vasisht. Jyotsna said it was psychologically tiring to play five set matches. “It is more logical to play three-set matches as the number of games played under new scoring system goes up,” she added. Sania Mirza does not have any problems playing under the new scoring format. There was no confusion as to how the new scoring system would work as the players were briefed by the match officials before hand, she said. “It’s okay but one service break down and you are out of the set,” said. Nikita Bharadwaj said she would vouch for the new scoring system if it was a three-set affair instead of the five. “If a match goes into five sets, it takes a lot more time than a three-setter under the normal system,” she said. But the officials said they were unaware about the reasons behind introducing a new scoring format. |
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Kiefer gets ready for Japan Open TOKYA, Oct 10 (DPA) — Defending champion Nicolas Kiefer took to the practise court today, successfully testing his healing right wrist before beginning play as second seed at the $ 800,000 Japan Open. Two seeds — the first eight received automatic passage into the second round — preceeded Kiefer into action on a sunny day after rain for much of yesterday’s opening day. Number 4 Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador made a successful Japanese debut, ousting Olivier Rochus of Belgium 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4). The second-round defeat was a setback for the teenaged loser, who won his first career tournament title a few weeks ago on clay in Palermo, Sicily. Seventh seeded Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia eliminated Italian Laurence Tieleman 7-6 (7-5), 7-5. But Andrea Gaudenzi earned a win for Italy, ousting Rochus’ 16th-seeded elder brother Christophe 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Double French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten is top seed, with Philippoussis third behind Kiefer. Michael Chang is fifth. The field is packed with new arrivals, with 34 of the 56 men playing here for the first time, including Kuerten and Philippoussis. Elsewhere, German David Prinosil beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny to move into the second round 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (8-6). |
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Amanjot falls in first round NEW DELHI, Oct 10 — Amanjot Singh of Chandigarh made a brave effort to keep pace with second-seeded Vinod Sridhar of Tamil Nadu but in the end, fell short by many notches to make a first round exit from the men’s singles of the DSCL National Open Tennis Championship at the Delhi Tennis Association deco-turf court here today. Sridhar comfortably beat qualifier Amanjot 6-2, 6-2 but not before the Chandigarh youngster showed glimpses of his talent, which can be honed to perfection with the right kind of exposure and hard work. But Vinod’s brother Rishi Sridhar, the eighth seed, was not so lucky, as he had to strain every sinew, before he could overpower the determined 16-year-old qualifier from Gujarat, Rohan Gajjar, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2). The tall and talented Rohan fought back after being swept off the court in the first set, and was on the verge creating an upset, when he won the second set, and led 5-4 in the third, and then serving for the match, he developed jitters to commit a couple of silly errors to throw away the advantage. Let off the hook, Rishi Sridhar brought out his experience to
excell in the tie-breaker, and shut out the door on the promising
Rohan, whose double-fisted solid returns had fetched him many a big point. In a match of breaks and break-backs, Rohan’s lack of big match experience led to his faltering at the big moment. But Rishi Sridhar learnt his lesson the hard way—that never take anyone lightly, even the rookiest of them all. For top-seeded Vijay Kannan of Tamil Nadu, his first round tie was not exactly a cakewalk as Ravikrishna Palivela of Andhra Pradesh was certainly not in a charitable mood to let go of his chances without a fight. So Kannan had a somewhat difficult time before coasting to a 6-4, 6-4 victory. Seventh-seeded Saurav Panja of Bengal too had to pull out all stops to tame Kamala Kannan of Tamil Nadu 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 while wild card Shivang Mishra of Delhi was shown the door by Punna Vishal of Andhra Pradesh. In a battle of the qualifiers, Devendra Bhusari of Gujarat prevailed over Arun Prakash of Tamil Nadu while Benjamin Xavier of Maharashtra crushed the challenge of qualifier Jaidev Punjabi of Karnataka in straight sets at 6-3, 6-0. In the women’s section, fourth-seeded Sonal Phadke of Maharastra was given a big fright by team-mate and qualifier Lata Assudani, before emerging victorious in four sets at 4-0, 0-4, 4-0,4-1 while Geeta Manohar of Andhra Pradesh nosed out Nona Wagh of Maharashtra at 4-0,4-1, 4-0. |
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Another kick-off for IM Vijayan THAVANUR (Kerala), Oct 10 (UNI) — The sandy banks of the serene river posed as a new action turf for I.M. Vijayan but the mercurial footballer faced no hiccups perfecting the first ‘take’ of his maiden film, much to his own dismay. The ‘black pearl’ of Indian football overcame some nervousness and did another kick-off — this time in the tinsel world — as the placid surroundings of the broad and meandering Bharathapuzha became the locale of the movie in which he is playing the hero. “I never thought it was going to be this easy,” the lanky striker said after the performance in his debut shot of the movie ‘Shantham’ (calm) being directed by the renowned Jayaraj. For a change, he received no grinding instructions from the coach or vociferous cheers from packed stands, and the ebony-coloured hero of the movie obeyed ‘action’ calls by the young film-maker. The team on the field had no Baichung Bhutia or Joe Paul, instead scores of technicians and some cine artistes amid hundreds of onlookers in this countryside of Malappuram district. ‘Shantham’ is the second in Jayaraj’s ‘Navarasam’ series, which began with ‘Karunam’, the Golden Peacock Award-winning film at the Delhi International Film Festival last year. The film portraits a naive youth who, in an accursed moment, commits a murder that burdens him with guilt and upsets relations with his mother and another woman who looked after him in his childhood. Seema Biswas of ‘Bandit Queen’ fame plays the female lead role along with prolific Malayalam actress Kpac Lalitha, while Vijayan dons the attire of Velayudhan, the protagonist. It was the need for the hero to be dark-complexioned that prompted director Jayaraj to invite Vijayan to play the role. “It (role) has nothing to do with his magic pair of legs,’’ he said, but added that the expression on Vijayan’s face while dribbling past the defenders or taking a kick did play a role while arriving at the choice. |
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Railways win four gold CALCUTTA, Oct 10 (UNI) — Railways athletes clinched four more gold and an equal number of silver on the second day of the 40th Open National Athletic Championship here at the Salt Lake Stadium today. With this Railways have earned 10 gold from 21 events. Manipuri girl Y. Bola Devi, representing Railways, triumphed in the gruelling 10 km walk, clocking 55 minutes 47.7 seconds, leaving compatriot Rony Bali to take silver 55:51. Paramjit Kaur clinched the bronze. Rina Das of Railways won the 10,000 metres, clocking 38 minutes 58.77 seconds. Defeating arch-rival Madhuri Gurnule of LIC 39:10.84. Pashot Leima Devi of Manipur came third. Surinderjit Kaur of Police heaved the shot put to a distance of 15.14 metres to clinch the gold, N. Latha of Railways with 15.04 metres took silver. Other gold winning women from Railways were, Devi Dey in 100 metres hurdles and Monisha Dey in triple jump. Devi Dey clocked 14.09 seconds while G. Pramila came second with the timing of 14.20 seconds. |
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Nitin engineers Delhi’s collapse ROHTAK, Oct 10 — A five-wicket haul by medium pacer Nitin Aggarwal and an unbeaten knock of 80 by opener Manvinder Bisla put Haryana in a comfortable position against Delhi on the opening day of the North Zone Cooch Behar (U-19) cricket tournament at Maharaja Aggarsain Stadium here today. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Delhi were bundled out for a paltry 85 runs. Dilip TT (20) and Rajeev Uniyal (14 not out) were the only ones to reach the double figure mark. Right arm medium pacer Nitin Aggarwal engineered Delhi’s collapse, claiming five wickets for 44 runs. Debutant Abhishek Parashar and Amit Mishra also returned impressive bowling figures. In reply Haryana lost two quick wickets of Raj Kumar, who was out without scoring, and skipper Ishan Ganda. But a partnership of 114 runs between Manvinder Bisla and Sumeet Sharma for the third wicket in 110 minutes off 170 balls helped Haryana gain first innings lead. Srore board: Delhi (Ist innings): Rajinder Bisht b Nitin Aggarwal 1, Dhruv Mohan b Gaurav Vashisht 9, Gautam Gambhir b Nitin Aggarwal 8, Dilip TT lbw Gaurav Vashisht 20, Yashpal Singh c Ishan Ganda b Amit Mishra 10, Rajiv Uniyal not out 14, Dweepinder Singh Bola c Abhishek Parashar b Nitin Aggarwal 4, Tarun Gupta c Joginder Sharma b Nitin Aggarwal 2, Kunal Lal b Nitin Aggarwal 0, Vivek Khurana c Manvinder Bisla b Abhishek Parashar 1, Yogesh Sachdeva st Manvinder Bisla b Amit Mishra 2, Extras (b-4, lb-1, w-3, nb-6). 14, Total (all out in 42.2 oves) 85. |
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Indian Bank cagers beat BSF GIDDERBAHA, Oct 10 — Cagers of Indian Bank, Chennai, registered their first victory in the second All-India Invitation Prize Money Basketball Tournament being held here by defeating the mighty BSF, Jalandhar, by 59-53. In this prize money championship being organised by the local Raja Porus Sports Club, players of Indian Bank started utilising their experience on the court in the very beginning. The Indian Bank team comprising four internationals capitalised the slow game of BSF and managed to collect 29 points by half time despite the fact that the team was plagued by lack of fitness. The slow movement with the ball cost BSF dear and they lost the match. The championship was inaugurated by Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal late last night. In another match, the team of Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai, registered an emphatic win by defeating the formidable Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) by 83-65. Cagers of Indian Overseas Bank started dominating the proceedings from the word go and maintained their domination till the umpire signalled the end of the match. Robinson, who has earned international fame and is the backbone of the Indian Overseas Bank team, collected 22 points and blocked numerous shots for his team while the other team-member Shridhar collected 26 points. For PSEB Manpreet Singh fought single handedly and collected 31 points. In another match, Western Railway, Ajmer defeated Andhra Pradesh (junior) team by 57-47. At half time, Western Railway was leading by 41-26. In the women’s section, the Muktsar team tasted defeat at the hands of Kapurthala girls. The match was evenly contested. In another match Jalandhar women defeated Northern Railway, Amritsar, by 71-58. By half-time, the Jalandhar team had a lead of four points but in the second half, the Jalandhar girls scored victory by a respectable margin. |
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Karthikeyan’s TV show CHANDIGARH, Oct 10 — In the Gillette World Sport Special, race car driver Narain Karthikeyan will talk about his dream of becoming the first Indian to race in F1, his father’s legacy and the state of motor racing in India. The show airs on Jain TV on October 14 at 4.45 p.m. according to a message received from Alan Taylor Communications. The Gillette World Sport Special is a widely distributed sport entertainment television show. The weekly, half-hour show entertains fans in more than130 countries with unique athlete profiles and exclusive behind the scene footage. |
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Irina takes lead NEW DELHI, Oct 10 — Defending
champion Irina Brar of Chandigarh took a one-stroke lead at the end of
the first day of the 33rd Siel Ladies Northern India Open Golf
Championship at the Delhi Golf Club here today. Irina shot a five
over 77, and was followed by Delhi trio of Shruti Khanna, Urvashi
Sethi Sodhi and Shalini Malik at six-over 78. Guneet Raikhy and Ayesha
Kapoor, both juniors, were tied for the fifth place at seven-over 79. |
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