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New Zealand slump to defeat Warne to miss 3 Tests CBI report on Monday? King awaits nod from Serena, Venus S. Arabia, Japan in Asian Cup final Gaurav Ghei in lead Kasparov in
danger of being dethroned Vesenjak sisters in line for double Asian archery
in Delhi Salgaocar launch campaign today Rai lads lift Basketball title Chatwinder, Mukundan
in title clash
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Muralitharan spins Lanka to victory SHARJAH, Oct 27 (PTI) — Indian batsmen danced to the tune of Muthiah Muralitharan as the wily spinner claimed a world record seven wickets for 30 runs to lead Sri Lanka to a 68-run victory in the last league match of the triangular one-day series here tonight. In what was being seen as a dress rehearsal for the final on Sunday, India were outplayed in every department of the game to give Sri Lanka their fourth consecutive victory in the tournament. Set a daunting 295 for a win, the Indian batsmen were never really in the chase, except for a brief period when top scorer Sachin Tendulkar (61) and Robin Singh (31) combined in a 75-run third wicket stand, and submitted meekly to man-of-the-math Muralitharan. The spin wizard’s 7/30 off 10 overs improved upon the earlier record in the name of Aquib Javed of Pakistan who took seven wickets for 37 runs against India also at Sharjah. Earlier, Sri Lankan batsmen made the most of the absence of Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble with Mahela Jayawardene (128) and Marvan Atapattu (102 not out) hitting fine centuries to help their side post a huge 294 for five off their 50 overs after the islanders were put in to bat by Indian captain Saurav Ganguly. Kambli and Yuvraj Singh, on whose shoulders the rest of Indian hopes rested, came a cropper as Muralitharan, who claimed his 200th one-day wicket when he got Robin Singh out, sent them packing before they could even settle down. However, it was the 77-run seventh wicket stand between Badani and Dahiya which was the surprise of the innings. Badani looked impressive in his shot selection and hit a couple of good-looking boundaries. But scoring at over 10 an over against quality Sri Lankan attack was to expect too much from them and they perished trying to accelerate the scoring rate. Earlier, taking full advantage of a depleted Indian attack, Jayawardene and Atapattu engaged in a record Sri Lankan stand of 226 runs for the third wicket to pull their side out of a sticky situation and post a stiff target. Sri Lanka: Jayasuriya c Zaheer b Agarkar 11 Kaluwitharana lbw Agarkar 8 Atapattu not out 102 Jayawardene c Zaheer b Agarkar 128 Arnold run out 28 Vaas run out 1 Extras: (nb-2, w-4, lb-9, b-1)16 Total: (for 5 wickets
in 50 overs) 294 Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-25, 3-251, 4-290, 5-294. Bowling: Zaheer Khan 10-0-54-0, Ajit Agarkar 10-0-48-3, Sunil Joshi 10-1-46-0, Robin Singh 4-0-36-0, Sachin Tendulkar 3-0-21-0, Yuvraj Singh 1-0-10-0, S. Sriram 7-0-35-0, Saurav Ganguly 5-0-34-0. INDIA: Ganguly c Sangkkara b Vaas 1 Sachin c Vaas b Murali 61 Sriram c Tillekaratne b Vaas 6 Robin c Chandana b Murali 31 Kambli c and b Murali 10 Yuvraj c D. Tillekaratne 7
b Murali Badani c Jayasuriya b Murali 42 Dahiya c Arnold b Murali 40 Joshi c Kaluwitharna b Murali 3 Agarkar not out 5 Zaheer Khan b Jayasuriya 6 Extras: 14 Total: (all out in 48.5 overs) 226 Fall of wkts: 1-2, 2-24, 3-99, 4-109, 5-120, 6-129, 7-206, 8-210, 9-210. Bowling: Vaas 6-0-36-2, Zoysa 8-1-37-0, Upasantha 5-0-41-0, Murlatharan 10-1-30-7, Arnold 8-1-26-0, Jaywardene 4-0-26-0, Jayasuriya 7.5-0-26-1. |
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SHARJAH, Oct 27 (PTI, UNI) — Late order batsmen pulled India out of a self-made crisis to score a three-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the triangular one-day series here last night and move into the final of the tournament on Sunday. India were placed in a comfortable situation after being set a target of 219 runs by Zimbabwe with Saurav Ganguly (66) and Vinod Kambli (60) batting pretty well but some unnecessary shots saw four wickets fall within 34 runs which had India struggling. However, Sunil Joshi (25 not out), Vijay Dahiya (20) and Ajit Agarkar (16) played fine little innings to pull it back for India. Zimbabwe batting first suffered another batting collapse in the face of a fiery Zaheer Khan, ‘Man of the Match’ opener Alistair Campbell flourished with his willow till the end to contribute an unbeaten 105 in a total of 218 for 9. Zaheer claimed four wickets, including two in his last (tenth) over for 42 runs, the best by him in his seventh one-day international match overtaking his previous record (3 for 37) against the same team here on October 22. The 22-year-old bowler had taken 3 for 54 against Kenya in the
ICC tournament in Nairobi after breaking into the Indian squad. The Indian win was again not without hiccups as Sachin Tendulkar and
S. Sriram (coming for injured Rahul Dravid) were sent back by young Zimbabwe seamer T.J. Friend in the very fifth over at the score of 18. While Tendulkar (4) snicked to Paul Strang in the slip, Sriram could not resist the temptation of hooking a rising delivery to be caught at the fine leg boundary by Mbangwa. Skipper Sourav Ganguly (66, 98b, 4x4, 1x6) hit his 34th half-century in his 153rd one-day international (147th innings) and completed 6,000 runs in this variety of the game while a struggling Vinod Kambli found his form with a timely 60 (75b, 4x4,1x6) as the two put up 106 off 166 balls for the third wicket to overcome the initial shocks. Both went trying to go for the big shots, Ganguly caught at deep third man off Friend and Kambli at mid wicket off Grant Flower. Again as India lost four wickets (Ganguly, Yuvraj, Robin and Kambli) within 34 runs to be at 158 for 6, Vijay Dahiya and Sunil Joshi came to the rescue. The last 50 runs were needed off 56 balls and when Dahiya (20, 34b, 1x4) fell at 200, India needed 19 runs off 23 balls. His 51-ball seventh wicket stand with Joshi produced a vital 42 runs. Joshi remained unbeaten on 25 (30b, 2x4) and Agarkar on 16 (11b, 1x4). Scoreboard Zimbabwe: Campbell not out 105 G Flower c Robin b Prasad 10 P Strang c Zaheer b Joshi 17 Carlisle run out 20 A Flower c Kambli b Zaheer 7 G Whittal run out 26 Viljoen b Prasad 9 Streak b Zaheer 12 Friend b Zaheer 4 B Strang b Zaheer 0 Mbangwa not out 0 Extras (lb-3 w-2 nb-3) 8 Total (for 9 wkts in 50 overs) 218 Fall of wickets: 1-24, 2-61, 3-111, 4-124, 5-174, 6-187, 7-207, 8-215, 9-217. Bowling: Z Khan 10-0-42-4, V Prasad 10-0-38-2, A Agarkar 10-0-37-0, S Joshi 7-0-35-1, S Sriram 2-0-9-0, S Tendulkar 3-0-16-0, R Singh 8-1-38-0. India: Tendulkar c P Strang b Friend 4 Ganguly c sub b Friend 66 Sriram c Mbangwa b Friend 0 Kambli c Streak b G Flower 60 Yuvraj c P Strang b Mbangwa 4 Robin run out 7 Joshi not out 25 Dahiya c A Flower b Streak 20 Agarkar not out 16 Extras: (b-1, lb-6, w-9,
nb-1) 17 Total (for 7 in 48.3 overs): 219 Fall of wkts: 1/18, 2/18, 3/124, 4/133, 5/153, 6/158, 7/200 Bowling: T J Friend 10-0-39-3 Bryan Young 10-0-36-0 Heath Streak 8-0-38-1 M Mbangwa 7-0-29-1 Paul Strang 3-0-2-0 Dirk Viljoen 7.3-0-42-2 G Flower 5-1-8-1 |
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Shahid Afridi stars in Pak win LAHORE, Oct 27 (AFP) — Allrounder Shahid Afridi’s double blows fashioned Pakistan’s comprehensive eight-wicket win over England in the second one-day international match at Gaddafi Stadium here today. The popular allrounder took five wickets and sparkled in batting with 61 to help Pakistan level the one-day series. The series is level at one match all with the decider scheduled for Monday at Rawalpindi. The 20-year-old Afridi finished with 5-40, to cause a slump in England batting which finished at 211-9 in 50 overs. Afridi then helped Pakistan achieve the target in 44.2 overs with a swashbuckling innings of 61 off 69 balls to a standing ovation from a 28,000-strong
crowd. Pakistani spinners gave England a warning what is in store for them in the remaining
match. In company with Saeed Anwar, Afridi put Pakistan in the driving seat, posting 76 by the 13th
over. Afridi hit left arm spinner Ashley Giles for 14 with two fours and a six but Giles returned in the next over to claim Anwar for 41. Anwar hit four boundaries in his 59 ball innings and was caught by leaping Graham Thorpe at square leg. Afridi partnered Salim Elahi in a second wicket stand of 46 off 53 balls before falling to Giles, mistiming a cover drive to be caught by Thorpe. Elahi’s 58 not out and a unbroken stand of 91 with Yousuf Youhanna for third wicket was overshadowed by Afridi’s stints. Youhanna made 39 not out. Afridi became only the seventh allrounder, and second Pakistani, to take five wickets and score above 50 in a limited overs match. Viv Richards of the West Indies, India’s Krish Srikkanth, England’s Graeme Hick, Aussie Mark Waugh, South African Lance Klusener and Pakistan’s Abdur Razzak had done this before. Afridi’s figures are the best in any one dayer between England and Pakistan, beating England’s Bob Willis and Mike Hendrick (both 4-15) and Saqlain Mushtaq’s 4-26. Put in to bat, England’s openers settled to business in a brisk start of 66 by the 13th over. Captain Nasser Hussain and Marcus Trescothick put on 50 for the second wicket but once they departed England floundered miserably. Trescothick posted his third one-day half century off 50 balls with five fours and a six. SCOREBOARD England: M Trescothick c sub 65 (Imran Nazir) b Afridi A Stewart st Moin b Mushtaq 22 N Hussain st Moin b Afridi 54 G Hick run out 1 G Thorpe b Afridi 20 A Flintoff b Saqlain 17 C White st Moin b Afridi 0 M Ealham b Saqlain 3 A Giles b Afridi 3 D Gough not out 6 A Caddick not out 6 Extras (b-2, lb-6, w-6) 14 Total: for nine wkts 211 Fall of wickets: 1-66, 2-116, 3-122, 4-171, 5-178, 6-178, 7-185, 8-194, 9-198 Bowling: Wasim Akram 6-0-30-0, Abdur Razzak 10-1-38-0, Azhar Mahmood 4-0-27-0, Mushtaq Ahmed 10-1-34-1, Salqain Mushtaq 10-0-34-2, Shahid Afridi 10-1-40-5. Pakistan: Anwar c Thorpe b Giles 41 Afridi c Thorpe b Giles 61 Elahi not out 58 Youhanna not out 39 Extras: (lb-1, w-6, nb-8) 15 Total: for 2 wkts 214 Fall of wickets: 1-76, 2-123. Bowling: Andrew Caddick 10-1-37-0, Darren Gough 10-0-51-0, Craig White 8.2-0-43-0, Ashley Giles 10-1-45-2, Mark Ealham 4-0-23-0, Graeme Hick 2-0-14-0. |
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PRETORIA, Oct 27 (Reuters) — A century from Nicky Boje, combined with a record second-wicket partnership of 160 with Gary Kirsten, set up South Africa for a 115-run victory over New Zealand in a rain-affected third one-day international. Boje’s 129 off 114 balls helped the home side to a challenging total of 324 for four on Wednesday. The stand with Kirsten was a South African one-day international record for the second wicket. New Zealand were struggling early on at 22 for one after five overs when a thunderstorm delayed play for 90 minutes. A total of seven overs were lost in the process, with New Zealand set a revised target of 304 off 43 overs. But the tourists slid from 135 for 4 to be bowled out for 189 with just under 10 overs to spare, giving South Africa a 2-0 lead in the series after their six-wicket victory in the second match. South Africa Cullinan b Carins 22 Kirsten c Parore b Cairns 94 Boje c Cairns b Allott 129 Kallis c Twose b Styris 45 Klusener not out 17 Rhodes not out 0 Extra (lb-5 nb-8 w-4) 17 Total: 324
(for four wickets, 50 overs) Fall of wickets: 1/44, 2/204, 3/283, 4/322 Bowling: O’Connor 6-0-46-0 (nb-1), Allott 10-0-69-1 (w-1, nb-1), Cairns 8-0-62-2 (w-1, nb-1), Styris 10-0-56-1 (w-1), Harris 10-0-55-0 (w-1, nb-1), Astle 6-0-31-0. New Zealand Nevin c Boje b Telemachus 7 Astle c Dippenaar b Boje 46 Fleming c Kirsten b Pollock 35 Twose b Telemachus 40 Cairns b Telemachus 0 McMillan run out (Boje) 13 Harris Cullinan b Donald 17 Parore not out 17 Styris c Boucher b Donald 1 O’Connor c Boucher b Pollock 1 Allott c Boucher b Pollock 0 Extra: (b-5 lb-5 nb-1 w-1) 12 Total: (33.4 overs) 189 Fall of wickets: 1/7 2/63 3/135 4/135 5/149 6/151 7/185 8/187 9/189. Bowling: Pollock 7.4-1-37-3; Telemachus 6-1-45-3 (nb-1); Donld 7-1-27-2; Kallis 7-0-39-0 (w-1); Klusener 5-0-29-0; Boje 1-0-2-1. |
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MELBOURNE, Oct 27 (AFP) — Shane Warne has set his sights on returning for the Boxing Day Test after confirming he will miss at least the first three Tests against the West Indies here this summer with a fractured finger. Australia’s all-time leading wicket-taker fractured the ring finger on his right hand, his spinning finger, taking a catch at first slip to dismiss New South Wales Test batsman Mark Waugh in the Sheffield Shield yesterday. Warne, who spoke before the start of Victoria’s third day in the Pura Cup match against New South Wales, vowed to stay positive despite another injury setback but said it was disappointing because it came at a time when he was on the verge of recapturing his best form. “In the first 10 years of my sporting career, I never had any injuries,” he said. “But I’ve had a lot of setbacks with injuries in the last three or four years. “However, I’ve just got to keep positive and hopefully I’ll be right in six to eight weeks.” Warne said he was likely to have surgery tomorrow to repair the top knuckle - the same hand operated on in 1996. Victorian team doctor Trefor James said the break was a simple one but complicated by the fact it was the spinning finger. “One of the fracture fragments has got a tendon that attaches to it and that’s part of the problem because if Shane attempts to move it then that will stop the fracture from healing,” he said. “The worst-case scenario is if the fixation isn’t very secure then it might need to be protected for longer and if Shane develops a lot of stiffness it will take him longer to recover.” Warne’s absence from the Test side also means he will miss Australia’s attempt to equal the West Indies’ record of 11 for the most consecutive Test victories in the first Test in Brisbane starting November 23. The injury is likely to mean a Test recall for New South Wales wrist-spinner Stuart MacGill. |
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CBI report on Monday? NEW DELHI, Oct 25 — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) delayed the submission, for the second time this week, of the much-awaited report on the match-fixing scandal to the Union Sports Minister, Mr S S Dhindsa, here. The report is now likely to be submitted on Monday. “The report was to be submitted today...but since the minister (Mr Dhindsa) was not in town we could not submit it . It is likely to be submitted on Monday,” a CBI spokesman told TNS here today. The submission of the report to the Union Sports Minister has been put on hold for a long time now. Initially, the CBI had said that it would be handed over to the minister by the end of September, but sought more time for the submission. On Monday, the agency had said that it would submit the report on October 25, but once again put off the submission. CBI sources said once the report is submitted it would be up to the government to make the report public or not. The government had stated that it would table the report in Parliament and the country would have to wait for the winter session to know the contents, which is several weeks away. The report is expected to indict a few cricketers and besides naming the role played by several bookies. Media reports indicate that the agency has implicated Azharuddin, Ajay Sharma, Ajay Jadeja and Manoj Prabhakar. The CBI has reportedly given a clean chit to Haryana hurricane Kapil Dev, Nayan Mongia, Nikhil Chopra and Navjot Singh Sidhu. If the agency indicts the cricketers in the scandal, their career could be in jeopardy as they could be banned for life and their records in the fields could be erased from the books. Legal experts said it was unclear to what extent the agency could legally punish these cricketers. They could be proceeded for only criminal breach of trust or at the most cheating, for which the maximum punishment is Rs 5000. The CBI had initiated the probe in the sensational case on May 2 after the Centre directed it to go into the root of the controversy and completed the exercise after an extensive inquiry for about four months. |
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King awaits nod from Serena, Venus NEW YORK, Oct 27 (AFP) — US captain Billie Jean King is waiting on Venus and Serena Williams to make themselves available and strengthen the team for the 2000 Fed Cup World Finals in Las Vegas from November 21to25. King said yesterday in a telephonic press conference that the Williams sisters were studying at the Fashion Institute of Florida. “They want to play,” she said. King said the US team, which will play Belgium in a semi-final, would be made up of four players, which must be named by November 10. The Americans would prefer to have the Williams sisters joining Lindsay Davenport and Monica Seles to round off the team. Apart from strengthening the Americans, the sisters would add a lot more interest to the Fed Cup. After the past two years, the charismatic sisters have built up a strong following. King, who has a 16-3 record as captain and has led the US to three titles, said that if the Williams sisters did not play, she would look at Jennifer Capriati, Lisa Raymond, Chanda Rubin and Amy Frazier. Spain and the Czech Republic are the other countries in the Fed Cup. While the USA, the defending champions, are favoured to win, King is not taking anything for granted. She said Belgium had prepared well in building a team. “They have some promising players who will present a real threat to our players, they are going to be tough,” King said. She said that Justine Henin, Sabine Appelmans, Kim Clijsters and Dominique Van Roost were star players in Europe and should not be taken lightly. King said Conchita Martinez, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Gala Leon Garcia and Magui Serna were team conscious. “They have beaten us twice...They have good veterans and are very good when it comes to the team,” she said. “Sanchez-Vicario is a strong leader, she pumps them up.” The Czech Republic is probably the weakest of the four teams competing because their top players, Kveta Hrdlickova, Denisa Chladkova, Daja Bedanova and Adriana Gersi, lacked experience, but King said: “I never take anything for granted, you just never know.” King was happy that Davenport and Seles had recovered from their foot injuries and were rested after a vacation. “Monica and her mother have returned from London and Paris. She is rested, I want them (the players) to be rested, that is important for us,” she said. King said Seles was now enjoying her tennis and beginning to believe in herself again. |
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S. Arabia, Japan in Asian Cup final BEIRUT, Oct 27 (Reuters) — Favourites Japan came from behind to snatch a 3-2 win over China yesterday and set up a showdown against Saudi Arabia in Sunday’s Asian Cup final. Two second-half goals by Talal al-Meshal had earned
Saudi Arabia a 2-1 semifinal win over South Korea earlier in the day. The Saudis have now reached the final of the continent’s showpiece football competition five times in a row. They won the title in 1984, 1988 and 1996 and lost against Japan in 1992. Japan are keen to regain the title to prove that they are on the right track on the road to the 2002 World Cup, which they co-host with South Korea. Defender Tomokazu Myojin scored the winner in the 61st minute, eight minutes after striker Akinori Nishizawa equalised for Japan who went down 2-1 at the start of the second half. The Japanese had started the game brightly, pinning back the Chinese into their own half and repeatedly threatened to take the lead. But the Chinese sent out danger signs with a couple of swift counter-attacks. Japan went ahead in the 21st minute when Chinese captain Fan Zhiyi turned into his own net a cross from Japanese top striker Naohiro Takahara. Qi Hong put China level nine minutes later when he was found unmarked inside the box with a brilliant header by Su Maozhen. The goal appeared to shake the Japanese and China began to pile on the pressure. China’s Yang Chen came closest two minutes from halftime, shaving the crossbar with a half volley. |
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BANGKOK, Oct 27 (AFP) — Gaurav Ghei enjoyed a fast start at the Lexus
International first round yesterday to take a one shot lead after a brilliant seven-under-par 65 at Windmill Park Country Club. Ghei’s lowest round of the year, thanks largely to five birdies in his opening six holes, gave him a slim edge over home hero Prayad Marksaeng, who carded a bogey-free 66. Current Order of Merit leader Yeh Wei-tze of Taiwan, Japan’s Daisuke Maruyama, Springbok Craig Kamps and Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand are tied third and trail the leader by two strokes. Play was disrupted in the afternoon following heavy rain, with 24 players set to return early tomorrow to complete their first rounds. Ghei, who secured a runaway seven-shot victory on the Indian circuit last week, holed three big putts from above 15 feet and finished his round in blazing fashion with three birdies on the trot. His only blemish was a double bogey at the seventh when he drove into the water. “It’s one of those lucky rounds today. I’ve been putting well of late and holed some really big putts and made a couple from 25 feet. “My family is lamenting the fact that I’m away this week as it’s Deepavali today, but I told them I didn’t mind, especially if I play this well,” said
Ghei, who was the first player from India to qualify for the British open in 1997. After securing his first victory on the Asian
PGA tour at the 1995 Western Gadgil Masters in Delhi, Ghei has not tasted victory since then. “Honestly, I haven’t played well enough in the last couple of years to be in contention. But now, I think I’m back on track. I won at home last week which gave me a lot of confidence and hopefully, I can capitalise on this great start,” said Ghei. Prayad, who has won four times in Asia, peppered the pins with crisp iron play to nail six birdies, five of which were from inside 10 feet. His longest birdie putt was at the fifth hole from 30 feet. “I hope to win here because when I play in events at home, I get pumped up. I told my caddy before the round that we should aim for a four-under-par score. “Obviously, I’m delighted to go two shots lower with a 66. I putted really well in the pro-am yesterday and today was very similar,” said Prayad, who won this event in 1997. Thongchai, who started from the 10th, was another player who had a hot putter in the bag in his round of 67. He made the turn at one-over 37, which included a double bogey but needed just nine putts for an inward 30 that was highlighted by an eagle three at the fifth. “My caddy gave me the wrong club at the par three 11th and I overshot the green for the double bogey. But I kept my cool, as I knew the front side is much easier. After winning the Korean Open (two weeks ago), I’m now more confident with my game.” Like Thongchai, Yeh also nailed an eagle three with a monster 40-footer at the 16th hole and is anxiously seeking a second win after stunning an elite field at the European Tour-sanctioned Malaysian Open in February. “It’s a good start. I feel pressured to win again as I’ve got something to prove. I played some bad shots for two bogeys but apart from those mistakes, my game is in good shape,” said Yeh. Defending champion Jeev Milkha Singh got his golf club flown in from Los Angeles in time for his morning start and settled for an even par 72 to lie in joint 34th place. |
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Kasparov in
danger of being dethroned LONDON, Oct 27 (PTI) — The eleventh game of the world chess championship ended in a draw here yesterday as Kasparov once again failed to extract advantage from the white pieces. Kramnik played the Archangelsk variation which has gained popularity recently. Both the players played quickly in the first 20 moves. After the 14th move, the players exchanged pieces and the resulting endgame proved familiar for both of them. Thereafter, Kasparov earned an advantage by having a rook and two pawns for two bishops. Kasparov tried to utilise this advantage and managed to create a passed pawn, but Kramnik’s employment of defence technique showed he was not threatened at all. The players decided to end the game on move 41 when the play appeared to be heading in nobody’s favour. Kasparov, admitted after the match yesterday he had been playing “poorly”. |
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Vesenjak sisters in line for double NEW DELHI, Oct 27 — Slovakian sisters Urska Vesenjak and Masa Vesenjak put themselves in line for a double crown when they entered the singles as well as doubles title rounds of the $ 10,000 prize money ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament at the Delhi Tennis Association deco-turf courts here today. Urska and Masa will clash in the women’s singles final while the Slovakian sisters take on India’s Sai Jayalakshmi and Rushmi Chakravarthi in the doubles title clash tomorrow morning. Though new national hard court champion and eighth seed Rushmi Chakravarthi hung on gamely to give a tough fight to fourth-seeded Urska Vesenjak, she could not prevent the visitor from recording a straight sets victory at 4-2,5-3,5-4 (3). Urska’s powerful serves and ground strokes were the clincing factors as Rushmi found it hard to keep in step with the all-round talent of the Slovak girl when it came to the big points. And this, in the end, separated the winner from the loser, though Rushmi tried hard to keep the Indian hopes alive. Though Rushmi did not allow the contest to slip into a one-sided farce as she quite often brought out her stroking skills, Masa Vesenjak did not give any liberty to compatiot Maja Mlakar in the other semi-final. In a massacre of the innocent, Vesenjak, seeded sixth, cruised to a 4-0,4-1,4-1 victory over Mlakar, who had the distinction of toppling the top seed, Katarina Daskovic, in the first round. The Slovak girls possessed such big ground strokes that their opponents found it very difficult to return them. And with a serve to match, and the agility for athletic movement on the court, it was indeed the day of the Slovaks at the DTA courts today. |
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Asian archery
in Delhi NEW DELHI, Oct. 27 — Six countries, namely India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bhutan, Kazakastan and Singapore, will participate in the Asian Archery Federation (AAF)-allotted Asian circuit third round archery championship to be organised by the Archery Association of India at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here from October 29 to November 1. AAI president Vijaya Kumar Malhotra said here today that the competitions will be conducted as per rules laid down by the FITA for Olympic Games. The format of Olympic Games was introduced in the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992 to generate interest among spectators, and for better television coverage by providing instant scoring and results in the final rounds. Archers are ranked according to the sum scores of 72 arrows at 70 metres. Mr Malhotra said 22 men and 16 women will compete in the championships, with hosts India fielding eight — four men and four women. |
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Salgaocar launch campaign today NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (UNI) — Defending champions Salgaocar (Goa) will face a tough time in defending their title in the Durand Cup here tomorrow. All hell for the Goan outfit broke loose when coach Sabir Ali, who steered the team to the pinnacle, left for Mumbai to coach Mahindra & Mahindra team. The Goan lads had enthralled one and all last year with their brilliant mid-field passes and agility and penetrated the rival team’s defences with ease. No wonder, experts have refused to write off the team with brilliant mid-fielder Bruno Coutinho in their ranks. Other teams like Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Football Academy and JCT Phagwara are reputed to be great fighters and are capable of defending themselves against any opposition attack. No doubt, the Calcutta clubs have a slight edge over their rivals in terms of experience and exposure as admitted by their coaches. |
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Rai lads lift
Basketball title PATIALA, Oct 27 — Moti Lal Nehru School of Sports Rai, carved out a comprehensive 55-33 victory over Modern School, New Delhi, to lift the title in the All-India Inter-Public School Basketball Championship which concluded at Nabha, near here, today. Earlier in the last four stage, MNSS, Rai emerged victorious against Lawrence School Sanawar, by 62-52. Jacob (L.S., Lovedale), Yoginder (MNSS, Rai) and Simran (Modern School) were given special awards for their outstanding display in the three-day tournament. Mr G.S. Anand, Regional Director NIS distributed the prizes. Earlier Mr M.S. Bedi, Headmaster, Punjab Public School, Nabha, welcomed the chief guest. |
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Chatwinder,
Mukundan in title clash MUMBAI, Oct 27 (PTI) — Sixth seed Chatwinder Singh of Chandigarh and unseeded N Mukundan of Tamil Nadu will clash in the boy’s singles (under-18) final of Adidas AITA junior tennis tournament here tomorrow. In the semi-finals today, Singh pipped seventh seed Abedin Sham of Maharashtra 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours 15 minutes while Mukundan crushed unseeded Gavryl Fernandes of Maharashtra 7-5, 6-3 in one hour 50 minutes. Mukundan along with Karan Doctor of Maharashtra won the doubles final beating the Karnataka pair of Dheeraj Shetty and T Tejaswar 6-3, 6-1 in one hour. The girls singles (under-18) final will be played between fifth seed Sandari Gangotri of Andhra Pradesh and unseeded Kartiki Bhat of Maharashtra. In the one-sided semi-finals today, Sandari crushed sixth seed Anuja Parikh of Maharashtra 6-2, 6-4 in 45 minutes while Kartiki sidelined seventh seed Shardha Lodha of Maharashtra 6-2, 6-0 in half an hour. However, Shradha had the consolation of winning the doubles event along with her teammate Johan Fernandes. They defeated Fathima Baig of Tamil Nadu and Poonam Reddy of Andhra Pradesh 6-3, 6-4. |
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