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Keep Kumble out of
Test squad: Leipus England face Pak
spin web Decision on Pak tour
likely by Nov 15 Dungarpur hopeful
of Pak tour
Seema eyes Olympic medal Haryana amass 358 for 7 Shammy
slams 93 Haryana fail
to grab initiative Amritsar paddlers
in limelight Facile win for
Gumla school
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Abject surrender by Indians in final SHARJAH, Oct 29 (PTI) — Indian cricketers disgraced themselves as never before being bundled out for 54 runs, their lowest-ever one-day score, to enable Sri Lanka to annihilate them in the final of the tri-nation Coca Cola Cup tournament here tonight. The Indians were humiliated by a margin of 245 runs in just 26.3 overs after Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya had hit a blazing 189 off 161 balls to enable the island nation to make 299 in their fifty overs. Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly, the gods of Indian cricket, and mere mortals such as Vinod Kambli, Robin Singh and newcomcers Yuvraj Singh and Hemang Badani, all fell in the course of one of the most abject surrenders in the game’s history. Only Robin Singh, with 11, got into the double figures and the Indians fell nine runs short of their previous lowest score of 63 against Australia in Sydney in 1981. India’s first five batsmen failed to reach even the double-digit score for themselves in what was one of the worst humiliation heaped on the side in the history of Indian cricket. The Lankans had also won their two league matches against the Indians with comfortable margins (five wickets and 68 runs). As skipper Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar walked in to bat, a lot of responsibility lay on their shoulders and the two were sent back by Vaas within two runs by the time the total reached 10. Vaas struck once each in his second, third, fourth and fifth overs to remove the first four batsmen and reduce India to 19 for 4. Ganguly (3) played early to lob the ball to Jayasuriya at mid-off while Tendulkar (5) offered an easy return catch to the bowler. Yuvraj Singh (3) half-heartedly drove to Kumar Sangakkara at mid-on and Vinod Kambli (3) could not get past a diving Jayasuriya at the slips off the same bowler. Eleven runs later, Nuwan Zoysa got Hemang Badani caught by Russel Arnold and off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who took a world record haul of 7 for 30 in the last match against India, clean bowled Vijay Dahiya (4) to stamp the their complete domination over the proceedings. Electing to bat, Jayasuriya came close to bettering the all-time best individual score in limited overs cricket as he thrashed the Indian bowlers all over the ground hitting 21 fours and four mighty sixes in his scintillating knock. He was just five runs short of Pakistani Saeed Anwar’s 194 and well on course of scoring the first individual double century in one-day cricket when he was stumped off a wide ball from Saurav Ganguly. Russel Arnold, who gave his captain fine company with an unbeaten 52 runs, was left being a spectator as Jayasuriya plundered runs from the other end. None of the Indian bowlers, with the exception of Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Joshi, had any clue to the battering they received from the master blaster. Jayasuriya made his intentions clear right from the word go hitting Zaheer Khan for a boundary off the very first ball of the innings. Romesh Kaluwitharana responded hitting him for another four as 10 runs came off the opening over. Kaluwitharana, however, could not stay for long as he played on a Zaheer Khan delivery to his stumps to be out for 15 with the score on 44. Jayasuriya thereafter carried the innings single-handedly totally unmindful of few fall of wickets at the other end racing to his fifty off 53 balls with the help of nine fours. He reserved his worst punishment for Venkatesh Prasad who was hit for five fours conceding 24 runs in two overs. Sachin Tendulkar brought a dramatic change with his slow off-spinners giving away just 13 runs in his first seven overs and also was instrumental in two dismissals. A firm straight drive by Jayasuriya saw the ball brush Tendulkar’s hands and hit the stumps finding Marvan Atapattu (9) out of his crease. Tendulkar then bowled Kumara Sangakkara (8) off a low delivery to have Sri Lanka 116 for four after after Mahela Jayawardene was caught by Yuvraj Singh off Sunil Joshi for 3. Jayasuriya then combined with Arnold in a 166-run stand off just 123 balls to take the wind out of Indian bowlers. Jayasuriya was lucky to survive a caught and bowled chance off Joshi when on 93 in the team total of 157 for four. He never looked back and compiled the highest innings ever seen in 17 years of international cricket at
Sharjah. SCOREBOARD
Sri Lanka: Jayasuriya st Dahiya b Ganguly 189 Kaluwitharana b Khan 15 Atapattu run out 9 Jayawardene c Y. Singh
b Joshi 3 Sangakkara b Tendulkar 8 Arnold not out 52 Vaas not out 1 Extras: (nb-6, w-5, lb-7, b-4) 22 Total: (for five wickets
in 50 overs) 299 Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-90, 3-98, 4-116, 5-282 Bowling: Z. Khan 10-1-53-1, A. Agarkar 10-1-67-0, V. Prasad 7-0-73-0, S. Joshi 9-2-33-1, S. Tendulkar 10-0-28-1, Y. Singh 1-0-6-0, R. Singh 2-0-13-0, S. Ganguly 1-0-15-1. India: Ganguly c Jayasuriya
b Vaas 3 Tendulkar c & b Vaas 5 Yuvraj c Sangakkara b Vaas 3 Kambli c Jayasuriya b Vaas 3 Badani c Arnold b Zoysa 9 R. Singh b Muralitharan 11 Dahiya b Muralitharan 4 Joshi run out 4 Agarkar b Muralitharn 2 Khan c Kaluwitharan b Vaas 1 Prasad not out 3 Extras: (nb-2, w-2, lb-2) 6 Total: (all out in 26.3 overs) 54 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-10, 3-15, 4-19, 5-30, 6-39, 7-44, 8-49, 9-50. Bowling: C. Vaas 9.3-1-14-5, N. Zoysa 7-0-21-1, K. Weeraratne 4-0-11-0, M. Muralitharan 6-3-6-3. |
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CBI report on
match-fixing today NEW DELHI, Oct 29 — The Central Bureau of Investigation will submit the much-awaited report on the match-fixing scandal to the Union Sports Minister, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, here tomorrow. The agency had delayed its submission thrice in the past few days. The final go-ahead for the submission of the report was given by the CBI Director, Mr R.K. Raghavan, before leaving for Athens, Greece, to attend the 69th annual conference of Interpol. CBI sources said once the report was 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 dwelling on the role played by several bookies. |
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Keep Kumble out of Test squad: Leipus SHARJAH, Oct 29 (UNI) — Indian spinning ace Anil Kumble is suffering from an unusual injury in his right shoulder and though the soft tissue structures in that part (rotator cuff) are perfectly fine, team physiotherapist Andrew Leipus advises that the bowler be kept out of the squad for the inaugural Test of Bangladesh to be played in Dhaka from November 10. Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid who went out of the tournament with a small avulsion fracture in his left ring finger after the first phase league, however, could be ready for the Test match in Bangladesh as his prognosis is
favourable. Leipus has recommended that Dravid be included in the squad for Dhaka with another player kept as reserve if the batsman failed to declare his fitness by November
5. Kumble was kept out of the team for the tri-series final against Sri Lanka here today because of the injury which makes him feel pain while bowling and throwing. The bowler experienced pain and stiffness while bowling and throwing. “These symptoms have been present in a very mild form for the last 2-3 months, but acutely aggravated during the first league match against Sri Lanka,” Andrew said. Kumble was examined by orthopaedic expert Dr Deepak Bhatia. Giving out the complete diagnosis, the physiotherapist said: “A thorough investigation by experts and an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) revealed a bruised bone, caused apparently by a fall onto the shoulder. Due to repetitive bowling and throwing, it has never been allowed to completely heal. On a positive note, MRI revealed that all other soft tissue structures in the shoulder (rotator cuff) were perfectly fine.” Andrew said Kumble could return to cricket when his symptoms allow him to bowl and throw pain-free which could take “anywhere between 2-6 weeks”. “Since this is an unusual injury, the expert is unable to specify the length of his recovery period,” he said. |
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RAWALPINDI, Oct 29 (AFP) — The touring England side faces another spin web in the third and final one-day international against Pakistan at Rawalpindi stadium tomorrow. “Pakistan have quality spinners and if the wicket behaves in the same manner as in Lahore then it is going to be hard work for us,” England’s senior player Alec Stewart said today. The series is level at one-all with England winning the first match at Karachi by surpassing a big target of 305, by five wickets. The home team staged a comeback through their spinners in the second game at Lahore, outsmarting the visitors by eight wickets. Allrounder Shahid Afridi led the spin charge with a career best 5-40 in the second game. “Its going to be an exciting contest and we are not going to kid ourselves,” Stewart said. The day-night affair will start two hours earlier than schedule to avoid the dew factor that makes bowling tough in the second session. “Bowling second is not so easy under the wet conditions,” Stewart, who led England in the 1999 World Cup, said. Pakistan captain Moin Khan realises the importance of the match. “Obviously its an important game as it
will also serve as the build up for the Test series,” Khan said. Pakistan and England will play three Tests next month. England won the last one-day series in Pakistan by a 3-0 margin, on their last tour 13 years ago. They also beat Pakistan 2-1 in England in 1996. “The toss will again play an important role,” the Pakistan captain said. Pakistan coach Javed Miandad held practice sessions with a wet ball to help his bowlers adapt to bowling in wet conditions. “Our spinners are good but we are not relying on them. We have quality pacers as well led by Wasim Akram,” Miandad said. Wasim, the highest wicket taker in limited overs cricket with 431, went wicketless in the first two matches while England’s front line seamers — Darren Gough and Andrew Caddick — also came in for some stick. |
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Decision on Pak tour
likely by Nov 15 CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — Uncertainty grips Indian cricket team’s tour to Pakistan later this year as the Union Government has not made up its mind on this issue, so far. The Indian board has approached the government to accord permission to Indian team’s visit to Pakistan. However, as the relations between the two countries continue to be strained because of the development in Kargil last year, the government does not seem much enthusiastic about tour. The Union Sports Minister, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, said here today that his ministry would refer the issue to the Union Home Ministry and the Union External Affairs Ministry. He said that after seeking the opinion of these two important ministries, final decision would be taken. He said that the prevailing situation would be taken into consideration while deciding the fate of the tour. The board is expecting a decision from the government by November 15, it is learnt. Interestingly, the Pakistan Cricket Board President, Gen Tauqir Zia had recently suggested that if the Indian government did not give permission for the tour, then Pakistan would be ready to send its team to India. He also stated that the Pakistan board was prepared to send people like Wasim Akram and coach Javed Miandad to meet the Indian Prime Minister to request him to clear the tour. Meanwhile, Mr Dhindsa said that he would come out with a new sports policy soon. Earlier, he had planned to bring draft of new policy in the forthcoming session of the Parliament in November but now it has been delayed. Under the new policy, various sports federations would be made accountable. When asked whether, there would also be some regulations about the setting up of the sports organisations at the state level, Mr Dhindsa said that as sport was a state subject, the government did not want to interfere. Earlier Sports Minister, Mrs Margreat Alva, had planned to bring sport on the concurrent list but it did not mature. Mr Dhindsa said that he would not revive Mrs Alva’s proposal. |
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SHARJAH, Oct 29 (UNI) — Former President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Raj Singh Dungarpur sees signs of the Indian government giving the green signal for the cricket team’s proposed tour of Pakistan, starting late December. “Thought appears to be breaking on the Indian government’s decision on the proposed tour of Pakistan. This is what I understand from the situation as an outsider,’’ Mr Dungarpur told the ‘Khaleej Times’. “The Indian cricket board has always enjoyed excellent relations with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and we are keen to tour Pakistan,’’ Mr Dungarpur, who also is the chairman of the National Cricket Academy, said. However, he said, “the final decision rests with the government and the board officials are the best men to answer this question.’’ BCCI secretary J.Y. Lele had earlier told UNI that the board was expecting a decision from the government on the proposed tour by November 15. “We also need some time to prepare for it,’’ he said adding that the BCCI had sent its proposal to the government in the second week of this month. “We have had informal discussions with PCB officials at various fora. We will communicate to them soon after hearing from the government.’’ The low in political relations between India and Pakistan, especially after last year’s Kargil War, have cast a shadow over cricketing ties between the two neighbours. The Indian Government refused permission to the cricket team to participate in the annual Sahara Cup in Toronto (Canada) this September after a spurt in militancy in the Kashmir valley. Mr Dungarpur, who is on the board’s selection panel to appoint a foreign coach, said some players felt this was the best answer to the problems of Indian cricket. “I am sure if the boys think like that, it will be good for them.’’ |
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Team’s selection tomorrow MUMBAI, Oct 29 (PTI) — The Indian cricket selectors will meet here tomorrow to pick the squad for the one-off Test against Bangladesh at Dhaka from November 10 to 14. The selectors will also pick the India “A” and the cricket board President’s XI teams to play against the visiting Zimbabweans next month, the cricket board
(BCCI) executive secretary Sharad Diwadkar said here today. The India “A” team will play a three-day match against the visitors at Indore from November 8-10 while the second warm-up game between President’s XI and the Zimbabweans will be played at Faridabad from November 13-15. Zimbabwe will also play two Tests, one at Delhi (from November 18 to 22) and the other at Nagpur (from November 25 to 29) and five
one-dayers from December 2 to 14 at venues which are yet to be decided. |
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Sydney draws praise for ‘best-ever’ Paralympics SYDNEY, Oct 29 (AFP) — As a mirror-image of last month’s Sydney Olympic Games spectacular, the city’s hosting of the paralympics has been described as the best-ever by the disabled sporting movement’s leader. Mr Robert Steadward, president of the International Paralympic Committee, today lauded the 11-day event as "absolutely outstanding" and "indeed the best ever" of the nine held so far. Sydneysiders embraced the Paralympics with a passion and exuberance as they did the Olympics, which International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch said had resurrected the Olympic movement. Australia, whose federal and state governments poured in tens of millions of dollars to ensure a successful event, romped home atop of the medal tally with a best-ever haul of 149 medals, 63 of them gold. The 301-member Australian team, lifted to new heights by their fervent home support, had finished runner-up by four gold to the USA at the previous Paralympics in Atlanta — this time they finished 27 gold ahead. The US once dominated the Paralympics winning 101 gold medals and 276 overall at the 1984 Games held jointly in New York and Stoke Mandeville, but the Paralympic landscape has changed markedly with the classification system becoming tighter, competition getting more intense, with fewer medals up for grabs and more athletes trying to win them. Sydney’s Games featured a record 4,000 competitors from 120 countries. They included 550 gold medal events, more than Atlanta’s 517. Great Britain enjoyed a magnificent Paralympics returning home with 41 gold, 43 silver and 47 bronze, a total of 131, ahead of Spain (39-30-38-107), Canada (38-33-26-96) and the USA (36-39-34-109). Yet the Games were tinged with a series of positive drug tests, 10 of them, the same amount as at last month’s Olympics, and today, the final day of competition came the biggest revelation of all. Brian Frasure, a training partner of US Olympic champion sprinter Marion Jones, was announced to have tested positive to an anabolic steroid. The 27-year-old US amputee track runner tested positive to nandrolone, the IPC said. During last month’s Sydney Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee announced that world shot put champion C.J. Hunter, the husband of Jones, had tested positive to nandrolone four times in pre-Games tests. As a result of the highest-profile drug controversy to hit the Paralympics, Frasure lost his silver medal in the F44 200 metres category, but the IPC said he would keep his silver medal in the 100m race as his drug test in that event was negative. Frasure will be expelled from the Paralympics and will not be allowed to compete in all sports for the next four years, including the 2004 Athens Paralympics. The same applies to nine powerlifters also caught by drug-testing at the Paralympics. IPC medical director Michael Riding said of the drug-cheating powerlifters: "it’s serious, it’s extremely disturbing and we’re going to have to think how we’re going to react to this terrible problem of drugs in powerlifting." French mother-of-two, Beatrice Hess, 38, was the swimmer of the meet with seven gold medals to take her career tally to 18, while Japan’s Mayumi Narita and Australian Siobhan Paton won six gold. On the track, cerebral palsy sprinter Tim Sullivan of Australia won his fifth gold in the 4x100m relay. Australian cerebral palsy sprinter Tim Sullivan led the gold rush on the track with five titles in the t38 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m relays, seemingly breaking world records every time he ran. Steadward said Sydney’s event had moved the Games to a other level. "We’ve now entered the 21st century with a near-perfect Games," he said. "We can now build on that and it’s a big challenge for the future. Can we improve on this and if so where and how? We have come a long way in a short period of time, but have some things we have to work on." And the immediate future of the Paralympics itself is shrouded in doubt as Steadward voiced serious concerns about the next 2004 Athens Games. "Right now I have a lot of fears and anxiety as I think about the possibilities and the difficulties that I perceive," Steadward said. The contract for the 2004 Paralympics hasn’t been signed yet because of disagreements with the new board instituted in April. |
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SYDNEY, Oct 29 (AFP) — Brian Frasure, a training partner of
US Olympic champion sprinter Marion Jones, has tested positive for an anabolic steroid at the Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee said today. The 27-year-old us amputee track runner tested positive for nandrolone, the
IPC said. He was the 10th athlete to test positive at the Paralympics. Hunter denied knowingly taking nandrolone, saying his positive tests were caused by a contaminated nutrition supplement. The
IPC said Frasure had said the positive test resulted from his inadvertent use of anabolic steroids through the use of supplements. But the
IPC medical and Anti-Doping Commission said every athlete was ultimately responsible to ensure that he or she competed without the use of banned drugs. As a result of the latest drug controversy to hit the Paralympics, Frasure will lose his silver medal in the F44 200 metres category. But the
IPC said Frasure would keep his silver medal in the 100m race as his drug test in that event was negative. Frasure, who lost his left leg below the knee and part of his right foot in a train accident, will be expelled from the Paralympics and will not be allowed to compete in any sports for the next four years, including the 2004 Athens Paralympics. The other nine positive drug tests at the Sydney Paralymics came from powerlifters. It is the same number of positive tests returned at the Olympics, which equalled the 10 recorded at the 1988 Seoul Games. IOC
vice-president Jacques Rogge said more athletes were using nandrolone because it was now available in pill form which made it harder to detect than previously when it was available only in injectible form. Dr Rogge, vice-chairman of the
IOC medical commission, said during the Olympics tests showing such a high level could only indicate an injection or intake of nandrolone pills. “As a result of the injection you could be tested positive for months and even in certain cases for a year after the injection, which was of course a downside for the cheaters,” Dr Rogge said. |
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ISTANBUL, Oct 29 (PTI) — India were off to a flier with both men’s and women’s teams recording comprehensive victories in the opening round of the 34th Chess Olympiad here. Indian men defeated Malta 4-0 while the women blanked Ireland 3-0. Most of the other fancied teams recorded similar victories. The men’s teams comprise six players, four of whom play in any given round, while in the women’s competition three out of four players play in one round. It was cakewalk for Indian men against unheralded Malta team. The team management decided to rest GM K. Sasikiran and IM P Hari Krishna with national champion GM Abhijit Kunte playing on board one. Playing from the black side of his pet Nimzo Indian defence, Abhijit resorted to thematic manoeuvres and got a strong battery to counter the ‘White Center’ against his opponent G Borg. In the middlegame, Borg made an error on the 18th move that left his ‘e’ pawn vulnerable. Abhijit capitalised on this chance and soon became a pawn up to score a smooth victory after 40 moves. Fourth board player GM Dibyendu Barua was promoted to the second board and he scored a fluent victory over S. Camilleri in a French defence game with white pieces. Barua went for a direct attack against the King as his opponent sidestepped from an established theory. By the 15th move the outcome of the game became clear as Barua acquired a dominant position with his central pawn chain to compliment his Kingside attack. The rest was easy and in a picturesque finale Barua sacrificed a piece to force checkmate. IM D V Prasad played a fine game to oust H Camilleri from the black side of a Sicilian Paulsen. Prasad grabbed the Bishop pair advantage early in the opening and contained white from penetrating his queenside. After the exchange of queens Prasad controlled the central file and succeeded in winning two pieces against the rook. The rest was easy. Playing his maiden Olympiad, IM Surya Shekhar Ganguly showed immense potential by scoring a facile victory over a Borg in the Sicilian Accelerated Dragon with white pieces. After routine theoretical moves, Ganguly exchanged his queens and got a miniscule advantage. A machine like play in the ensuing position enabled Ganguly to invade the enemy ranks through the open central file and he made no mistake to pocket the full point for his team. In the women’s section, WGM S Vijayalakshmi had an easy outing against S Cannolly from the black side of a Sicilian Nazdorf defence game. Cannolly played a few lacklustre moves in the middlegame and handed Viji the initiative soon after the opening. Once the centre got opened Viji’s dark square Bishop got into the act and helped her weaken the pawn structure of her opponent. Later with precise play she won a pawn and did not miss any chances as she went on to net the full point. |
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Ghei finishes at
11th spot BANGKOK, Oct 29 (UNI) — Gaurav Ghei fired a three under par 69 to finish at the 11th spot in the Lexus International Golf Tournament which was won by South African Craig Kamps who claimed his first victory in four years on the Asian PGA Tour. Other Indians in the fray at the Windmill Park Country Club — Arjun Atwal, Amritinder Singh, Jeev Milkha Singh, Jyoti Randhawa, Amandeep Johl and Digvijay Singh — finished in low positions with forgettable last round performances today. Ghei, who led on the first day and then slipped to 16th by the third round, played really well to finish 11th along with Gary Rusnan of the USA and Thai Thongchai. His aggregate 10 under par 278 won him $ 4,471. Atwal (286) had a miserable 76 in the fourth round while Amritinder Singh (287) an even worse 77 that saw him come tumbling down from the 19th position yesterday to 42nd today. With a two over par 74, Milkha Singh (288) slipped eight places to 50th while Randhawa (289) shot 76 today to end 53rd. Amandeep Johl (291) returned 74 and that got him the 59th place and Digvijay Singh (295) had a poor 77 and was 67th. |
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Seema eyes Olympic medal SONEPAT, Oct 29 —Seema Antil, 17-year-old winner of the gold medal in the discus throw event of the World Junior Championship held recently at Aantiago (Chile), was given a rousing reception when she arrived here on Friday. Large number of people, particularly form her native Khewra village joined the tremendous welcome and greeted her with slogans like
‘Seema Antil zindabad’ and ‘bharat mata ki jai ho.’ They said that she has created history winning laurals not only for Haryana but the country. Seema who completed her Class XII from Tikka Ram Girls Senior Secondary School, here, said her next aim was to win Olympic medal in 2004. Seema hails form a family of sportspresons. Both her brothers have been international level wrestlers and keeping with the trend in the family she has taken sporting excellence to new heights. She disclosed that she has been offered stipend and admission to various oversees institutions and international agencies but she will remain in the country and bring more gold medals for it in the ensuing international sports events. She claims that she can compete in any international athletic meet in long jump and some other events. Describing the state government’s award of Rs 1 lakh to her as inadequate she said it hardly be enough to meet expenses to incurred in preparation for future meets. Her coach Mr Jagjit Singh Saini felt proud of her performance and said 45 years of his hard work had paid off. The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala also expressed happiness on the achievements of Seema Antil and said that the state government would give an amount of Rs 1 lakh to her. Seema, it may be recalled, was first spotted at the Amateur Athletic Federation of India meet in Lucknow last year. She took to athletics at the age of eleven and tried other events before she settled for discus throw.
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Haryana amass 358 for 7 ROHTAK, Oct 29 — A knock of 106 by Deepak Saini and useful contributions by Prem Prateek (66) and Nitin Mehtani helped Haryana to raise a total of 358 for 7 at draw of stumps on the opening day of BCCI (under-14) Cricket Tournament against Jammu and Kashmir at Satpriya Cricket Academy here today. After being put in to bat, Haryana lost three wickets for 87. Prem Prateek and Deepak Saini performed the rescue act by adding 102 runs for the fourth wicket in 115 minutes off 235 balls. Deepak Saini played a captain’s knock to complete his century in 156 minutes off 152 balls. He hit 20 boundaries during the course of his 106-run knock. At draw of stumps, Varun Ratra was batting on 60 and Abhishek Choudhary was unbeaten on 4. Jammu and Kashnir medium pacer Manish Raghuvanshi captured five wickets for 114 runs in 32 overs. Score board Haryana (Ist innings): Gaurav Chopra c Rohit Bhatt 16 b Manish Raghuvanshi Kailash Chandolia c Ian Dev 16 b Manish Raghuvanshi Prem Prateek run out 66 Manish Verma b Manish 13 Raghuvanshi Deepak Saini c Ravi Pandit 106 b Sarvar Ahmed Nitin Mehtani b Manish 57 Raghuvanshi Varun Ratra batting 60 Deepak Choudhary c and b 0 Manish Raghuvanshi Abhishek Choudhary batting 4 Extras: 20 Total for 7 wickets in 100 358
overs Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-38, 3-87, 4-189, 5-236, 6-341, 7-243. Bowling:
Manish Raghuvanshi 32-8-114-5, Hsibullah 10-5-58-0, Appannam Gupta 21-6-48-0, Sarvar Ahmed 15-3-53-1, Ian Dev Singh 13-1-39-0, Wasim 1-0-2-0, Karan Kocchar 5-1-12-0, Rohit Bhatt 3-0-18-0. |
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Shammy
slams 93 CHAMBA, Oct 29 — Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) were
all out for 243 runs against Himachal Pradesh on the opening day of
under-19 North Zone Cooch Behar Cricket Tournament. At the close of
stump Himachal were 15 for no loss. Himachal won the toss and put J & K in to bat on a perfect batting wicket. J & K were in trouble when they lost their two quick wickets when the score was only 40. However, Shammy and Satyajeet batted well and saved the team from collapse. Shammy was unlucky when he was out for 93 runs. Satyajeet scored 51 runs. Paras Dogra got 3 wickets and Shashi and Mohan two each. Scores (J & K): 243 all out. (Shammy 93, Satyajeet 51, Ajit 30, Amtiaz 30 not out. Paras 3 for 45. Shashi 2 for 30, Mohan 2 for 35, Abishek 1 for 30. Nitan 1 for 35). Himachali: 15 for no loss (Hitesh 8). |
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Haryana fail
to grab initiative ROHTAK, Oct 29 — After dismissing Punjab at 132, Haryana lost six wickets for 102 at close of play on the opening day of three-day Cooch Behar match at Maharaja Aggarsain Stadium here today. Haryana won the toss and elected to field first Joginder Sharma and Sumeet Narwal bowled well to capture 4, 6 and 3 wickets respectively. Gaurav Vashishta bagged the remaining three wickets. Sandeep Sawal top scored with 48. In reply, Haryana batsmen failed to play long innings. Wickets continued to fall at regular intervals. At draw of stumps Sumeet Sharma was batting on 29 and Joginder Sharma on 4. Scoreboard Punjab (Ist Innings): Binwant Singh lbw Sumeet Narwal 11, Gaganinder Singh lbw Sumeet Narwal 0, S.P. Singh b Sumeet Narwal 0, Vikram Jeet Sodhi b Joginder Sharma 24, Baljeet Singh b Joginder Sharma 7, Chandan Madan b Gaurav Vashishta 6, Ranjit Singh Bhola b Gaurav Vashishta 1, Gagandeep Singh b Joginder Sharma 0, Sandeep Sawal not out 48, Amit Uniyal b Joginder Sharma 1, Gautam Mandora lbw Gaurav Vashishta 12. Extras: 22 FOW: 1-7, 2-7, 3-30, 4-43, 5-54, 6-60, 7-61, 8-66, 9-87. Bowling: Joginder Sharma 14-4-46-4, Sumeet Narwal 11-4-15-3, Deepak Joon 7-1-26-0, Gaurav Vashishta 12.5-3-32-3. Haryana (Ist Innings): Manvinder Bisla b Amit Uniyal 13, Bhuvnesh Sharma c Chandan Madan b Gagandeep 17, Ishan Ganda c Chandan Madan b Sandeep Sawal 2, Sumeet Sharma batting 29, Rohit Arya lbw Gagandeep Singh 0, Deepak Joon lbw Gagandeep Singh 4, Karan Amarnath lbw Sandeep Sawal 11, Joginder Sharma batting 4. Extras: 22 FOW: 1-30, 2-43, 3-43, 4-43, 5-56, 6-98. Bowling: Gagandeep Singh 18-6-40-3, Amit Uniyal 12-1-30-1, Sandeep Sawal 10-3-23-2, S.P. Singh 2-0-2-0, Ranjit Bola 1-0-1-0. |
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Amritsar paddlers
in limelight KHANNA, Oct 29 — Amritsar stole the limelight in the 41st Punjab State Inter-District and Open Table Tennis Championship which concluded at Hindi Putri Pathsala School here today. Amritsar won five of the seven titles for which competitions were held. The teams which brought laurels to Amritsar were cadet boys, subjunior boys, junior boys, junior girls and women. In the men’s team championship, Punjab State Electricity Board clinched the title. Mr Rajiv Sapra, Area Manager, Karantaka Soap and Detergents, who was the chief guest, gave away the prizes. Results (finals): Cadet boys: Amritsar b Patiala 3-0 ( Rohit b Robin Singh 21-15,21-18; Kunal b Kamaljit 21-18,21-16; Sunny b Harpreet 22-20,21-19) Ludhiana b Jalandhar (for hardline cup) 3-1 Cadet girls: Jalandhar b Ropar 3-1(Ritu lost to Jaswinder 19-21,17-21; Solani b Kaniba 21-15,21-19; Neeru b Harpreet 21-17 21-12; Neeru b Jaswinder 21-18, 21-9) (hardline cup) Patiala b Fatehgarh 3-1. Subjunior
boys: Amritsar b Patiala 3-2 (Ritesh b Sher Bahudar 21-15 21-18, Gaurav lost to Randeep 18-21 20-22 Saroj b Robin 21-10 21-15, Ritesh lost to Randeep 18-21 Gaurav b Sher 21-19, 29-23) (hardline cup) Patiala b Ropar 3-1 Subjunior girls team championship (final): Patiala b Ropar 3-1 (Manisha b Ratika 21-16 21-19, Sarika b Ravneet 21-16 24-22 Harpreet lost to Depinder 17-21,8-21, Manisha b Ravneet 21-12 21-18) Junior boys team championship (final): Amritsar b Patiala 3-0 ( Sumit b Randeep Singh 21-18, 21-15; Rohit b Rahul 21-19, 21-18; Mohit b Sher Bhushan 21-18, 15-21,21-16) Girls team championship (final): Amritsar b Jalandhar by 3-2 (Hardeep Kaur b Hardip Kaur 21-18,21-15; Anjali lost to Rishu 18-21,20-22; Navdeep lost to Rishu 21-23, 19-21; Anjali b Hardip 20-18, 21-17) Women’s team championship (final): Amritsar b Jalandhar by 3-0 (Shallu b Anu 21-10,21-11; Shiba b Nitihba 21-15, 21-16; Rajni b Gurminder 21-19, 21-20) Men’s team championship (super league): State Bank of Patiala b Jalandhar by 3-1, Punjab State Electricity Board b Amritsar by 3-0 and Amritsar b Jalandhar by 3-2. |
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Facile win for
Gumla school NEW DELHI, Oct 29 — St Ignatius High School, Gumla, scored a facile 9-1 victory over T.M. Convent Higher Secondary School, Bhopal, in a Pool IV match of the 29th Nehru Junior Hockey Tournament at the National Stadium here today. The Gumla school, who led by 3-0 at half time, scored their goals through Xavier Jojo, Thomas Nag, Joseph Horo (three goals, no hat-trick), Sebian Jojo (two), Theodore Baa and Binay Bipin. Shabaz scored the lone goal for the losers. In a pool III match, GGS Sports College, Lucknow, drew 2-2 with Union Academy, Delhi. Sports College led by a goal scored by Abhishek at half time. Surinder Yadav made it 2-0 on resumption, but Sudhir Kumar struck two goals in the span of three minutes at the closing stages of the match, to help Union Academy share points. |
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HP skittled out
for 24 runs PATIALA, Oct 29 — Fluent knocks by Udhay Kaul (67 n.o) and southpaw Munish Bhatia (65 n.o) enabled Punjab to pile up 236 for 4 against Himachal Pradesh in the North Zone Inter-State (u-14) Cricket Tournament at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium here today. Earlier, HP were skittled out for a paltry 24 runs in their first essay. For the hosts, both Udhay Kaul and Munish Bhatia played some good strokes with the latter being particularly harsh on the spinners. Brief scores: Himachal Pradesh Ist innings: 24 all out (Harmanjit 3 for 5, Rattan Bricher 2 for 5, Ankur Jund 2 for 7, Rajnish Sharma 2 for 0). Punjab (Ist innings): 236 for 4 (Udhay Kaul 67 n.o, Munish Bhatia 65 n.o, Karan Goel 50, Ashish Vinayak 29, Pankaj 2 for 69, Sahil 2 for 56). |
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