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Lanka outplay
Zimbabwe India need change in gameplan Expert comments Tyson wins as Golota
quits Indian expats vexed over official profligacy at
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Kasparov faces dangerous
threat Soumyadeep ousted
by top seed Cheung Haryana
judokas corner glory Bakre increases
lead Strokeful 200 by
Mayank Tushaar enters
final Goal glut in Nehru
junior hockey Mamlesh fastest
woman Reetika clinches TT
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SHARJAH oct 21 (PTI) — Sri Lanka coasted to their second straight win in the triangular one-day cricket series when they drubbed Zimbabwe by seven wickets here today. Sri Lanka won the toss and sent in Zimbabwe to bat, who after a shaky start, rode on a fine unbeaten 120 by Andy Flower and his unbeaten 153-run fifth-wicket partnership with Dirk Viljoen (63 not out) to put up a competitive total of 225 for four in their allotted 50 overs. Sri Lankans then displayed another fine batting performance led by Marvan Atapattu, who made a brilliant 90, and captain Sanath Jayasuriya (78), to reach 229 in 47 overs with the loss of just three wickets. Sri Lanka had defeated India by five wickets yesterday and with two wins from as many matches they are almost assured of a place in the final on October 29. The Sri Lankans had a tight grip on the match right from the beginning when they restricted Zimbabwe to 75 runs for four wickets in the first 25 overs of the innings. The zimbabwean top order struggled against the seasoned attack of Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa and at one stage were looking headed to a score of no more than 170-180 runs. But an unbeaten 153-run partnership between Flower and Viljoen turned things around a bit with the duo adding 101 runs in the last 13 overs. In the end 225 for four seemed to be a decent total. However, the Sri Lankan batsmen had other ideas and though they lost their first wicket in the very first over of the innings, when Avishka Gunawardene’s leg-stump was uprooted by Health Streak for nought, they were never reality threatened. Jayasuriya and Atapattu carried on in their characteristic style and put behind the setback to score 63 runs in the first 15 overs. Jaysuriya was the more aggressive of the two hitting all over the ground and raced to his fifty off just 42 balls that includded six fours and a six. He hit another two boundaries in his 85-ball knock before holing out a simple catch to Stuart Carlisle at square leg off the bowling of Paul Strang. The second wicket stand between Jayasuriya and Atapattu realised 157 runs in 32.3 overs. Atapattu was engaged in another useful stand of 44 runs for the fourth wicket with Mahela Jayawardene (25 not out) and the two brought Sri Lanka within sniffing distance of victory before Atapattu’s fine innings came to an end when he failed to reach his crease after a mix -up and was run out. Atapattu’s 138-ball knock contained eight well-struck hits to the fence. He had his share of luck though when Viljoen missed a simploe caught and bowled chance when the batsmen was on 65. Earlier, Jayasuriya was dropped by Nkala when on 40. Kumara Sangakkara (15 not out) joined Jayawardene to complete the formalities. The Sri Lankans were helped in their cause by some wayward bowling with the bowlers once again finding it difficult to grip the ball properly owing to the dew on the field. SCOREBOARD
Zimbabwe Marillier c Kalu b Zoysa 7 Vermeulen c Jayasuriya b
Weeraratne 22 Carlisle run out 0 A. Flower not out 120 G. Whittall c and b Muralitharan 8 Viljoen not out 63 Extras (w-3, lb-1, b-1) 5 Total
(for four wickets in 50 overs) 225 Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-13, 3-56, 4-72. Bowling: C. Vaas 8-0-40-0, N. Zoysa 10-1-30-1, Weeraratne 8-0-33-1, Muralitharan 9-0-45-1, Jayasuriya 6-0-31-0, R. Arnold 8-0-44-0. Sri Lanka Jayasuriya c Carlisle b
P. Strang 78 Gunawardene b Streak 0 Atapattu run out 90 Jayawardene not out 25 Sangakkara not out 15 Extras: (w-14, lb-7) 21 Total: (for three wickets in 47 overs) 229 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-159, 3-203 Bowling: H. Streak 10-0-47-1, B Strang 10-1-37-0, T Friend 8-0-50-0, M Nkala 5-0-25-0, P Strang 4-0-26-1, D Viljoen 10-0-37-0. |
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India need change in gameplan SHARJAH, Oct 21 (PTI) — Having received a rude shock when they lost to Sri Lanka by five wickets in the opening encounter yesterday, India would be looking to get their act together against Zimbabwe tomorrow in their next match of the triangular one-day cricket series here today. India, who feel they were done in by the heavy dew on the outfield during the latter part of the game against Sri Lanka, are banking as much on their strength as on the tiredness of their opponensts. Zimbabwe would be playing for the second consecutive day tomorrow and that suits Saurav Ganguly and his men just fine. The Indian batsmen need to change their approach on this wicket, where the ball does not quite come on to the bat and going for the big hits can be risky. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has shown the way with his uncharacteristic hundred against Sri Lanka yesterday, in which he hit just three fours and a six. This is exactly the approach to take and the Indians, especially Ganguly, would do well to rely on working the singles and twos rather than opt for going over the top. Ganguly would be hoping to win the toss again, but this time for a different reason. For once, the Indians would like to bat second. As was evident in yesterday’s game against Sri Lanka, the ball does not come on to the bat and the outfield is sluggish in the afternoon. But once dew starts falling, the ball comes nicely on to the bat and the outfield is also quicker. Besides, Ganguly believes his bowlers could not do much with so much dew falling yesterday. India also need to urgently do something about the numerous run-outs. As many as four batsmen, including Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, were run-out against Sri Lanka, which cost them dearly. Tendulkar and Dravid have now been run out in two successive innings and Ganguly must check this malaise before it spreads. India’s bowling appears thin and Ganguly is toying with the idea of playing Sunil Joshi in place of Ajit Agarkar. Joshi, a left-arm spinner from Karnataka, has better chances of success against the Zimbabweans who play pace better than spin. Otherwise India would be starting with the same line-up as the one that played against Sri Lanka yesterday. On the other hand Heath Streak and his men realise a win against India tomorrow would immensely increase their chances of qualifying for the finals. If India were to lose this game also, they would go in to the next week’s final phase of league matches with no wins. In contrast, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe would have at least a couple of points against their names. Zimbabwe will be strengthened by the return of Alistair Campbell, who was served one-match suspension during the icc Knockout Tournament in Nairobi for showing his dissent on being adjudged leg before wicket against New Zealand. “I wasn’t out, that’s one. Then if I was around, our team could have gone on to beat New Zealand,” said the elegant middle order batsman. Campbell is in tremendous nick in recent times and along with Stuart Carlisle would form the backbone of Zimbabwe batting. Zimbabwe would also be looking for good performances from the Flower brothers, Guy Whittall and Craig Wishart. Skipper Heath Streak will obviously like to contribute both with the bat and the ball. Teams (from): India
— Sourav Ganguly (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Vinod Kambli, Yuvraj Singh, Robin Singh, Vijay Dahiya, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Venkatesh Prasad, Ajit Agarkar and Sunil Joshi. Zimbabwe — Heath Streak, Douglas Marillier, Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Guy Whittall, Stuart Carlisle, Trevis Friend, Trevor Madondo, Bryan Strang, Paul Strang and Craig Wishart. Umpires
— Daryl Harper (Australia) and Steve Dunne (New Zealand) Third umpire: George Sharp.
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Expert comments COMPLACENCY could well be the middle name of Indian cricket. The team returned to India after their heart-warming performance in Nairobi on the morning of October 17 by a flight via Dubai. They were due to leave for Dubai again in the early hours of October 18 but postponed their departure to the early hours of October 19. They thus arrived in Dubai without any proper rest or sleep and played Sri Lanka the next day. Coming to the heat of Dubai after the air-conditioned climate at Nairobi and getting used to the velocity of the ball after the rarefied atmosphere of Kenya was an absolute must. The matches in Nairobi were played during the day, the games in Sharjah are day-night and the speed at which the ball drops from the sky is difficult to adjust to especially at night under the lights and also the climate in Sharjah. That is why it was important for the team to have had at least two days of practice at Sharjah, one of them under lights. But then going home and meeting the family and the photo ops that it provides is more important to Indian cricket or so it seems for there is no real explanation why the team should have arrived just a day before the tournament be-gan in Sharjah. One can under-stand the need to go home and meet loved ones after a long tour and before embarking on another tour but the trip to Kenya was a little over three weeks and the trip to Sharjah was going to be less than two weeks. The family is an important unit in the Indian way of living but for players who are handsomely remunerated, some sacrifice is called for espe-cially when representing the country. By giving themselves just one day to acclimatise in Sharjah the Indians showed lack of professionalism and it was no surprise that the Sri Lankans caught them when they seemed to be sleepwalking in the game. How else can one explain the run outs and the sloppy fielding? Rahul Dravid has just returned from a season of professional cricket in England. We are told that playing in England helps to get a professional attitude then how does one explain Dravid not even trying to put his bat in the crease but trying to reach it with his toes. At Kent would his county have been impressed with that footwork or would he have been disciplined ? In India nothing will happen and that’s why mistakes will continue to be made of running with the bat aloft in the air and not grounded or dragged in to the crease, of running between wickets with the back to the ball, of picking up the ball on the wrong foot and thus not having any balance to send in a powerful throw to the keeper. All these fundamental errors or rather cricketing indiscipline will continue unless the coach is given the power to sack such players so that the mistakes will not be repeated. But that will never happen in India and that’s why India will never be as con-sistent as Australia. They will perform occasionally because they have some terrific talent but as long as players are allowed to get away with elementary errors and basic fundamental mistakes do not expect consistency from the Indian team. Sure as they get used to the conditions and are acclimatised to the weather and the time difference they may well play better and win the champi-onships but that will be due to individual brilliance rather than a team ethic.
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AUBURN HILLS (Michigan), Oct 21 (Reuters) — Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has defeated Andrew Golota when the Polish fighter inexplicably quit after the second round of their scheduled 10-round bout. Before the third round was to start, Golota clenched his teeth shut, refusing to let trainer Al Certo put in his mouthpiece yesterday. He then walked over toward referee Frank Garza and pushed him away. “I told him ‘you have to go back to your corner’ as the one-minute rest break was not over,” said Garza. “He said, Why? I quit.” Certa followed Golota hollering, “What are you doing? What are you doing?” Garza said he heard the bell ring for the third round and Golota said again emphatically, throwing his hands down, “I quit.” Tyson was then declared the winner. The 34-year-old Tyson, whose purse was $ 10 million, improved to 49-3. Golota, 32, dropped to 36-5 and pocketed $ 2.2 million. Certo said Golota wanted to quit after the first round. “I said, ‘no you’re going to win this fight.’ but he wanted to stop it.” Golota was knocked down in the first round by a short right cross to the head but got up immediately and did not appear to be seriously injured. Golota looked very slow against the fast Tyson but the Pole appeared to be weathering Tyson’s attack in the second round as they slugged it out toe to toe. Tyson, who said after Thursday’s weigh-in that he planned to retire after this fight, landed the hardest punches as Golota was mostly swatting at Tyson. As Golota left the ring, fans booed and threw containers of popcorn and beer at him. He stormed through the aisles and past his wife, who looked mortified. The bout drew a crowd of more than 16,000. “I am sorry to all of my fans who counted on me,” Golota told a television interviewer. Golota was late entering the ring and there was speculation that an earlier dispute over which brand of boxing gloves he would wear may have delayed him. “First of all, it wasn’t my day. I was head-butted and the referee didn’t respond to it,” Golota said. “Nobody took care of it.” Golota was taken to a local hospital to get his cut stitched, said Donald Tremblay of Main Events, Golota’s promoter. Asked whether he would fight again, Golota said: “I’ll give myself a heavy talk tonight.” Tyson did not appear in the post-fight news conference. Tyson’s trainer, Tommy Brooks, said: “I never would have expected that from a fighter (Golota). I think he suffers from anxiety attacks. I truly believe Andrew is not a coward.” Tyson’s advisor, Shelly Finkel, said of his fighter: “This leaves him unfulfilled. He will probably take a couple of weeks off and reassess.” “If he doesn’t want to fight again, I wish him well,” added Finkel. The fight proved very little about Tyson, who appeared off his timing and overpowered in the clinches by Golota, who has a history of erratic behaviour in the ring. Golota was disqualified twice within five months for low blows against Riddick Bowe, and has head-butted opponents and also bit one in the ring. The Pole froze in front of Lennox Lewis in 1997 and was stopped in the first round of their title fight. Golota also inexplicably quit in the 10th round against Michael Grant last November when he was leading on all three judges’ scorecards. Golota had been knocked down in the 10th round and says he thought he was losing so he quit.
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Indian expats vexed over official profligacy at Sydney SUDNEY, Oct 21 — Indian expatriates here are exasperated over the manner in which some officials accompanying the Indian contingent to the Sydney Olympics conducted themselves during the event which ended last month. While Indian Olympians were battling against all odds to secure the elusive medals, an army of accompanying officials was usually busy making the best of the foreign sojourn, which seemed to have fallen into their laps for reasons not purely sporting in nature. From time immemorial, Indian sports mandarins have been complaining about the lack of funds to provide basic training facilities to their wards to compete at the world level. But if one goes by some of the government-sponsored activities of the Indian officials during the Sydney games, then the so-called scarcity was definitely not in evidence. “They make it look like as if India is somewhere in oil-rich Arabian Gulf,” said Noreen Moreira, a Melbourne-based public relations executive. Abhey Singh Chautala, who led the Haryana Olympic Committee, took the lead in dispelling the myth that the Indian sporting fraternity lacks finance at all, as he organized a lavish reception on a cruise ship in the Sydney Harbor during the Olympic games. Abhey is the son of Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala. About 200 select guests from Indian sports officialdom attended thereception, besides, local Indian community leaders, businessmen and socialites. For some unexplained reason, no Olympian was allowed anywhere near the showboat. “If I have to use one word to describe the cruise party, it would be lavish,” said Sanjay Kumar (name changed on request), a leading Sydney medical practitioner and one of the invitees. “It was the usual Indian nouveau-rich party as the liquor flowed freely in an extremely flashy atmosphere,” said a clearly disgusted Kumar. Various reports of acts of misdemeanor of Indian officials and some athletes kept trickling in during the initial phase of the Olympic games. As they progressed into the final stages, the local Indian community seemed to have had enough. “I cannot figure out why the Indian government sent so many officials to the games and why they were not made accountable for their off-the-field activities?” asks Alok Sharma, a Sydney central business district restaurateur. “I am not in a position to comment on the conduct of the officials during the games or in the cruise ship parties as I do not have any such personal experience,” said S.P. Bhatia, a well-respected plastic surgeon and president of the Sydney-based United Indian Associations Inc. He was also invited to Chautala’s cruise ship party. “But it is a general perception in the community that the Indian officials did not perform the duties, for which they were sent to Sydney, in a diligent manner,” he told India Abroad News Service. “It is true not many Indian athletes attended any of these receptions. We tried to organize get-togethers for them on behalf of the Australia’s Indian community but, for some reasons unknown to me, it did not work out,” he added. Though the Indian tricolor was not, except for one occasion, hoisted at the medal distribution ceremonies, Chautala’s cruise party managers made sure that it was displayed prominently on the busts of scantily dressed Australian entertainers. Not many from among the guests would have approved of this embarrassing show of patriotism and kitsch at the ship bash. There were several other instances of such Indian taxpayer sponsored revelries at the games. Shahnawaz Hussain, the former Indian minister of state for sports, attended most of these parties that were hosted in different central business district luxury hotels at the beginning of the games. He later criticized the presence of so many officials in Sydney. Various entertainment joints near the Olympic village complex and in the central business district, especially the Star City Casino near Sydney’s Darling Harbor, owed part of their brisk business to the Indian officials. Satyam Infoway, an Indian infotech major, also organized a function on a cruise ship for a select group of professionals and business personalities. Some Indian sports luminaries were also invited. India’s lone medal winner, weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was honored at this function, receiving a cash award of Rs.500,000 from the company management.
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Jarnail’s body arrives; cremation today NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (PTI) — Sports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi were among hundreds of people who today paid homage to the late Jarnail Singh, when his body arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here. Jarnail Singh, one of the legendary defenders in Indian football, died in Vancouver (Canada) last week due to asthamatic disorder. Mr Dhindsa offered his deep condolences to the family of Jarnail Singh and said the void created by his death was impossible to fill. IOA Secretary-General Randhir Singh and All-India Football Federation chief Priyaranjan Dasmunsi were also present to receive his body and pay their last respects to the departed soul. A leading light of the golden age of Indian football in the 60s’, Jarnail Singh scored the winning goal for India against Korea in the final of the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games football tournament to clinch the gold medal. He led the Indian side in the Asian Games in Bangkok four years later. He also donned the national colours in the Rome Olympics in 1960, the last time that India made it to the main stage of the quadrennial showpiece event. He coached the Indian team for a number of years and was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1964 for his services to the game. UNI adds: Sorrow and despair were writ large on the faces of the relatives and admirers of football legend Jarnail Singh whose mortal remains were flown here from Canada this morning. A visibly moved Harshmohan said the night before he died, Jarnail looked jovial and was joking with his grandchildren. “We never had an inkling that this was going to happen. I still can’t believe it,’’ he said. Sports Minister S.S. Dhindsa lamented that Jarnail’s death was a great loss to the Indian sports and the country would feel his absence forever. “Jarnail was a star of all seasons. His contribution towards football is unmatched. It goes without saying that he was a great footballer and a humble person. The void created would never be fulfilled’’, he told UNI. Mr Dhindsa said that the Centre and the Punjab Governments are actively considering to name certain sports project after
Jarnail. “We shall name one football academy after Jarnail as a tribute to him’’, he said Recallling his association with
Jarnail, AIFF supremo Dasmunshi said he was an outstanding footballer and perhaps the only of his kind in Asia in those days. He was an unparalleled stopper-back in the subcontinent. The most wonderful aspect about him was that despite being a successful footballer, there was no arrogance in him and he was always ready to lend a friendly ear’’, he pointed out. Despite being a stopper-back and with a reputation of being a neat tackler, Jarnail was never shown a red card and was never barred from any match, Mr Dasmunshi said and recalled that Mohun Bagan stalwarts like P.K. Banerjee and Chuni Goswami used to say that with Jarnail the defence was impregnable. He said in the next meeting, the AIFF would discuss naming certain projects after him. It may be pointed out that Jarnail had played for 10 years with Mohun Bagan. Jarnail participated in the Olympics in 1960 and bagged the best stopper award and thereafter he played the key role in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games where India won the gold and the match winning salvo was fired by Jarnail. Chandigarh (TNS):
The body of legendary soccer star Jarnail Singh was brought here this evening by his relatives from New Delhi.Among those who accompanied the body were Harshmohan Singh,son of the ex-Olympian,sons- in- law Balraj Singh and Sukhbir Singh, senior football coach RK Bhanot and police officials. The body,draped in the flag of the All-India Football Federation was placed in a Tempo Travel.It was later taken to Panam,the native village of Jarnail Singh ,where the last rites will be held tomorrow in deference to the wishes of the former footballer,who died in Vancouver,Canada,on October 14.According to Harshmohan,the cremation will take place at 1 p.m. |
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Kasparov faces dangerous threat LONDON, Oct 21 (AP) — Chess superstar Gary Kasparov frowned, shook his head and muttered under his breath. The 37-year-old Russian, famed for his intimidating stare, his arrogance over the chessboard and the psychological pressure he exerts on opponents, looked astonished - but at his own blunders, not his challenger’s. Kasparov has ruled the chess world for 15 years, surviving five previous challenges. But the man who once declared chess a violent sport where players “are plotting to crush one another” and destroy their opponent’s ego is trailing nearly midway through the 2000 World Chess Championship. And this scrap is different from his past championship matches, which were marked by Cold War posturing, ideological differences or personal animosity: this time, the fellow Russian he must defeat if he is to retain his title and win two-thirds of a $ 2 million purse is his friend and protege, Vladimir Kramnik. Kasparov, an athletic-looking man with greying hair and sharp taste in clothes, has played seven games against the tall, bespectacled 25-year-old Kramnik in a London television studio. Kramnik has taken the upper hand against his former mentor, winning one game and earning six draws. The latest draw came on Thursday after a mere 48 minutes in a game where Kasparov — playing with the white pieces, which is akin to a tennis player serving — should have held the initiative. Kasparov has yet to win a game. “Kasparov will be getting very frustrated,” said international chess master Andrew Martin, who is providing commentary on the match for its sponsor, Brain Games Network, an Internet company. But chess experts caution that with nine games to go in the 16-game tournament - play resumes today - it is too early to write kasparov’s chess obituary. The man who dominates this mental sport and who many consider the best player ever is hardly likely to give up his most prized title without a vicious fight - regardless of who sits across the board. “Kasparov is still very dangerous, and Kramnik knows that,” said Anatoly Tonkonogy, a senior chess master and close friend of Kramnik’s coach. Kramnik was part of Kasparov’s training team when Kasparov crushed another challenger in 1995. He had been tapped by Kasparov early on as a possible successor, and the warmth between the two players is apparent. “Kasparov feeds on tension. Psychologically, he relishes it,” said Dominic Lawson, editor of Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper and a former chess writer. “There isn’t a lot of tension around this match. In my opinion, it is quite relaxed,” Lawson said. “The lack of any kind of political tension and personal aggression probably suits Kramnik, just as it doesn’t suit Kasparov.” The players spent months training. They’ve perfected opening techniques, worked on attacks and defences and honed their physical fitness to ensure they survive the stress of the four-week tournament, in which games can sometimes last six or seven hours. While Kasparov is vastly more experienced at tournament play, Kramnik is a good match for the chess superstar. They have met 23 times in games played under classical rules; each man has won three times and 17 games have ended in draws. Kasparov conceded on Thursday that he had faced some problems from Kramnik’s play but, he added, “I am working (on it) now.” Chess experts note that Kramnik is vulnerable. While he has been able to stymie Kasparov’s well-prepared opening attacks, he also has had to settle for draws after squandering winning positions. At times, both men look worn out as they face each other across the board. Kramnik extends his long legs and leans his elbows on the table, while Kasparov holds his head in his hands and sinks deeper into his tan leather chair, tapping his polished black shoes against the floor. |
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by top seed Cheung MUMBAI, Oct 21 (PTI) — India’s up and coming Soumyadeep Roy failed to emulate his senior partner and national number one Chetan Baboor when he failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the men’s section in the 15th Asian Cup Table Tennis Championship here today. Roy was thrashed 21-12, 21-15 by his group A rival Cheung Yuk, the top seed in the tournament with a world ranking of 32, in his third round-robin clash and went out of the reckoning for a spot in the last eight by suffering his third straight defeat. The Calcutta-based youngster had lost to Caixiao Li of Singapore, the fifth seed with a world ranking of 276, and Yoon Yae Yung of South Korea by identical 0-2 margins in his first two matches yesterday. He still has to play his last league match, an inconsequential one for him, against Indonesia’s Budiono to complete his league engagements at the Andheri sports complex. Third seed Baboor, ranked 84th in the world, had romped into the last eight last night by topping pool C with an all-win record. The former national champion’s victims included fourth seed Yanagida Toshinori of Japan, globally rated 248th, Hao Shuai of China and Kim Joo Sang of Korea. But two more Indians, Mouma Das and Poulomi Ghatak who are ranked seventh and eighth in the women’s singles with world rankings of 214 and 246 respectively, failed to qualify for the quarter-finals from their respective pools in the $ 25,000 prize money tournament. While Poulomi had a miserable outing, losing all her group A matches tamely without winning a game, Mouma did slightly better by winning a tie in group C which, however, was not enough for her to advance to the next stage. Poulomi lost to top seed Kim Kyung Ka of Korea, ranked 42nd in the world, Abe Ayumi of Japan and surprise group topper Luyun-Gengg of Taipei who also shocked Kim. |
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THRISSUR, Oct 21 (PTI) — Young judokas from Haryana put up an excellent performance and bagged two golds out of the five decided in the National Sub-Junior Judo Championship on the inaugural day at the V K N Menon Indoor Stadium here today. In the boy’s section Haryana’s Sukbir Singh (35 kg), Sumit Saini (40 kg), P H Sanjoy Singh (Manipur-45 kg) and in the girls category Shail Preet Kaur (Chandigarh-36 kg) and Garima Choudhary of Uttar Pradesh (40 kg) won the gold rather comfortably. Sukbir, an eighth standard student of Jat Senior Secondary School, Kaithal, was at his best in the finals when he scored full points for groundwork against Sunith Aswinwala off Maharashtra-B. Sumit Saini, eighth standard student of Pool Chand Sanatan Dharan Senior Secondary School, Hissar, faced some resistance from Santosh Sonamkar (Maharashtra-B) before winning the gold. Sumith was a bronze medallist in the last nationals at Puri. Thirteen-year-old Sanjoy Singh of Manipur, making his debut, scored an Ipon win over Mandeep Singh of Punjab in the final. In the girls section, in the below 36 kg class, Shail Preet Kaur notched up an Ipon win over Priya Daivana of Goa to clinch the yellow metal while Garima, a 10-year-old seventh standard student of R G Inter College, Meerut, claimed the gold in the below 40 kg class against Kavita of Haryana on superiority count.
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JAMSHEDPUR, Oct 21 (PTI) — Asian junior champion international master Tejas Bakre (9 points) of Indian Airlines increased his lead to a full point by getting the better of IM Neelotpal Das of Goodricke National Chess Academy in the 10th round of the Tata Steel 38th National B Chess Championship here. Calcutta lad Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury stunned former Common-wealth champion IM Atanu Lahiri (WB) to join the next point group with 8 points in his kitty. The others are IM Lanka Ravi (PSCB) and double IM norm holder Sriram Jha (LIC). As many as six players share the next slot with 7.5 points. All these apart from a huge wolf pack of 17 players on seven points are in with a chance to make it to the top 12 coveted slots that will ensure entry to the forthcoming national A. As per speculations here, one person from 6.5 pointers group might also make it. Playing with the black pieces today Tejas continued his dream run by employing the Nimzo Indian defence. Neelotpal did not venture into the fashionable variations and continued in an off beat style by routine developing moves and Tejas got a comfortable position in the middle game. As the game progressed, Neelotpal initiated an attck on the queen side but failed to take adequate measures on the other flank where his Bishop got precariously placed on the h3 square. To make matters worse it was soon flanked by Tejas’ pawns and in the end Tejas trapped it to register another emphatic victory. There is many a slip between the cup and the lip, so it was today in Atanu’s loss. After declining an early truce offer of
Saptarshi, Atanu held a commanding position in the middle game thanks to some brilliantly crafted
manoeuvres. As the players castled on the opposite flanks, Atanu was the first to get at the King as he opened the queenside and won a couple of pawns. The only thing that was of concern at the crucial 30-move juncture was that Atanu had less than five minutes in his clock to make the remaining 10 moves. Capitalising on his only chance, Saptarshi set up a tactical trap and saw Atanu falling in it on his 40th turn. |
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NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (UNI) — a record opening partnership of 259 between Mayank Sidana and Robin Singh Bisht enabled Delhi to pile up imposing 427 for 3 against Haryana in the Under 14 cricket tournament at the Ferozshah Kotla ground here today. Making mincemeat of the Haryana bowling, Mayank (200) and Robin (101) scored 259 runs for the first wicket. Mayank was run out by Manish while attempting to steal a run just after completing his double century. In a strokeful innings, Manish hit 35 fours in little over five hours facing 249 balls. Robin despatched the ball 15 times to the rope facing 189 balls in three hours fifty minutes. At the end of the day both Gaurav Chhabra (85) and Vartik Tihara (20) were at the crease. Scoreboard Delhi (Ist innings): Mayank Sidana run out 200, Robin Singh lbw Prem Pratik 101, Pargat Singh b Prem Pratik 01, Gaurav Chhabra batting 85, Vartik Tihara batting 20. Extras b-5, lb-8, w-6, nb-1-20. FOW:
1/259, 2/267, 3/379. Total (in 95 overs): 427 for 3. Bowling: Sant Kumar 13-4-44-0, Deepak Chaudhary 3-1-22-0, Prem Pratik 21-4-66-0, Deepak Saini 6-2-20-0, Gaurav Chopra 10-2-38-0, Nitin Mahtani 17-1-99-0, Varun Ratra 1-0-7-0, Abhishek Chaudhary 3-0-24-0. |
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Tushaar enters
final NEW DELHI, Oct 21— Tushaar Liberhan of Chandigarh, the seventh seed, will take on unseeded Karan Rastogi of Maharashtra in the boys under-14 singles final of the DSCL Open National Junior Tennis Championships at the Delhi Tennis Association courts here tomorrow. In the semi-finals here today, Liberhan ousted sixth-seeded Goutham Samrath of Maharashtra 6-1, 6-0 while Rastogi toyed with qualifier Vinod Murthi of Tamil Nadu 6-0, 6-2. Rastogi has also made it to the under-16 title clash against seventh seeded Tejeshwar Chigateri of Karnataka. In the semi-finals today, Rastogi pipped sixth-seeded Rishi Behel of Maharashtra 6-1, 6-4 while Chigateri shocked second-seeded V Vignesh of Andhra Pradesh 6-4, 6-0. In the girls under-14 final, sisters and the first and second seed respectively, Sanaa Bhambri and Ankita Bhambri, of Delhi will fight it out for the coveted title. In the semi-finals, Sanaa Bhambri beat eighth-seeded Shardha Lodha of Maharashtra 6-4, 6-3 while Ankita toyed with third-seeded Kartiki Bhat of Maharashtra 6-1, 6-1.
Goal glut in Nehru
junior hockey NEW DELHI, Oct 21— There was a spate of goals in the 29th Nehru Junior Hockey Tournament when St. Andrews College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai crushed SMD Academy School, Kekri, Ajmer 10-1, Govt Sr. Sec. School, Tigrana, Bhiwani trounced Sainik School, Bijapur (Karnataka) 10-1 and YMCA College Sports SSS, Chennai beat St. Xavier HSS, Mapusa (Goa) at the National Stadium here today. The Mumbay school led by 4-1 at half time, with Delano D’Souza and Agnelo Fernandes scoring a brace each. Delano also scored the fifth goal while Reuben Bent and Nigel D’Souza also struck a brace each. Noel Fernandes accounted for the other goal. For Ajmer, the lone goal was scored by Bhagat Singh. A hattrick by Parvin Kumar, who hit home the first three goals, was the highlight of the Bhiwani School’s victory over Bijapur. Bhiwani, who led by 5-1 at half time, scored the other goals through Naresh Kumar, Ajit Singh (two), Ramesh Kumar and Raman Singh. |
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Mamlesh fastest
woman ROHTAK, Oct 21 — Mamlesh of Ambala emerged the fastest woman in the 16th Haryana State Sports Festival which started here at C.R. Stadium. She won the 100m race clocking 13.06 Sec. Promila of Rohtak got second place with 13.50 Sec. and Jessh Joseph of Ambala remained third with 13.84 Sec. Surinder of Hisar won gold in 100m clocking 10.84 Sec., while Ravinder of Bhiwani and Shiv Kumar of Faridabad got second and third places with 11.03 and 11.03 Sec. respectively. The result: (Athletics: 800m (women): 1. Sunil Joon (2:23.19) Jhajjar, 2. Renu (2:32.09) Rohtak, 3. Sunita Sharma (2:34.62) Sonepat, 1500m (men): 1. Satish Kumar (4:02.53) Sonepat, 2. Vinod Kumar (4:03.00) Hissar, 3. Anne (4:07.80) Bhiwani. 400m Hurdles
(men): 1, Shishpal (53.41) Hissar, 2. Gobind (54.75) Bhiwani, 3. Mukesh (58.25) Hissar. Handball (men): Jhajjar b Sirsa by 26-21, Kurukshetra b Bhiwani by 31-19. (Women): Bhiwani b Faridabad by 8-4, Kaithal b Sonepat by 14-6. Boxing (Pre-quarter): Lt Fly Wt: Sanjeev Kumar (Y’Nagar) b Surender Chauhan (Karnal), Pardeep Kumar (Kaithal) b Manish Singh (Fbd). Fly. Wt.:
Ashok Kumar (Y’Nagar) b Deepak Verma (Karnal), Naveen (Hissar) b Parveen (Fdb), Ravi Kumar (Bhiwani) b Gurtej (Fatehbad). Feather Wt:
Kuldeep (Panipat) b Denial Marsh (Ambala), Rajnish (Bhiwani) b Lakhwinder (Y’Nagar). Lt. Wt.: Narinder (Gurgaon) b Sunil (Pkl), Naveen (Rohtak) b Sunil (Kaithal). Lt Welter Wt.: Shashi Kant (Bhiwani) b Sumit Agarwal (Pkl), Vikram Dhull (Kaithal) b Dharminder (Gurgaon). Welter Wt.: Vikram (Hissar) b Rajiv Kakkar (Y’Nagar). Middle Wt.:
Harpreet (Fatehabad) b Rajesh Godara (Kaithal). (Kho kho (men):
Rohtak b Kaithal by 20 points. Kho kho (women): Jind b Kaithal by 11 points and one innings. Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala today announced a comprehensive plan of the state government to promote sports which includes adoption of a game by each board, corporation and department in the state, setting up of a sports academy at Hisar to promote eight disciplines and involvement of big industrial houses in the promotion of sports. Mr Chautala said that the state government had not only doubled the diet money of sportspersons and provided them 75 per cent concession in bus fares besides reviving the Sports College at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar but had decided to recruit 120 sportspersons as constables. The process of this recruitment would commence next month. He announced that Ms Seema Antil of Sonepat who had bagged gold in the eighth World Junior Athletics Championship in Santiago in discuss throw the other day would be awarded Rs 1 lakh. He announced a grant of Rs 11 lakh for HOA. |
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Reetika clinches TT
title BAROTA, Oct 21 — On the second day of third Punjab Ranking Table Tennis Tournament being held here today, Reetika of Ropar won the cadet girls singles’ tournament defeating her team mate Jaswinder Kaur in the straight games with the scores of 21-18, 21-17. Sub junior girls event saw a major upset when fourth seeded Sukhbir Kaur had to face defeat at the hands of unseeded Gagan of Ropar. The sensational match was won by Gagan by a score of 21-18, 21-19. The results: Cadet girls (final): Reetika (Ropar) b Jaswinder (Ropar) 21-18, 21-17. Sub junior girls (quarter final): Reetika (Ropar) b Dimple (Khanna) 21-18, 21-25. Sukhbir Kaur (Fkt) b Jagit (Khanna) 21-17, 21-15. Manisha (Patiala) b Sonu (F’pore), 21-17, 21-18. Cadet boys (1st round): Shiv Parsad (Patiala) b Mukesh (Barotta). Gurdeep Singh (Ldh) b Kunal (Asr) 21-18, 21-19. Ankit Grover (F’pore) b Jai Deep (Ldh). Nitish (Khanna) b Barleen (Bareta) 21-18, 21-19. Raghav (Patiala) b Amit (Khanna), 21-17, 21-16. Abishek (Asr) b Nilesh 21-18, 21-17. Rohit (Asr) b Kanwardeep (Bareta), 21-15, 21-16. Rohit (Patiala) b Sahil (Baretta) 21-16, 21-17. Sub junior boys (1st round): Ritesh (Asr) b Harsh (Budladha) 21-18, 21-18. Robin (Patiala) b Nilesh (Baretta), 21-17, 21-18. Pawan (Patiala) b Kanwar Deep (Baretta), 21-17, 21-16. Raghav (Asr) b Ashim (Khanna) 21-17, 21-16. Pardeep (Jal) b Ankit (F’pore). Kanmaljit (Ldh) b Hemant (Asr) 21-18, 21-17. Gurdeep (Ropar) b Gurpreet (Patiala) 21-16, 21-17. Gurpreet (Khanna) b Vinay (Bareta) 21-15. |
Dungarpur’s denial MUMBAI, Oct 21 (PTI) — Former cricket board president Raj Singh Dungarpur yesterday vehemently denied news reports that he had said Indian coaches could be biased towards certain players.
Refuting statements on these lines attributed to him by the “Gulf News”, the current chairman of BCCI’s National Cricket Academy said “I never used the word bias when the Gulf News reporter contacted me over phone”. |
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