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Ganguly keen
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Patel miss tons
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Cronje’s
help sought Windies all
out for 132 Bagan in
final of Durand Cup Irina
tightens grip Kuerten,
Rafter in q-final clash Tiger flays
PGA for exploitation Tua steals
show Gurcharan
for more exposure Shivalik
school record win
UT to host
jr national badminton
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Ganguly keen to end losing streak DHAKA, Nov 9 (PTI) — Saurav Ganguly
and his men have a lot at stake when they take on Test debutants
Bangladesh in the historic match starting here tomorrow.
India have not won an overseas Test match for the last seven years
and the recent humiliating defeat in the final of Sharjah triangular
one-day series to Sri Lanka has severely dented their image in the
shorter version of the game too.
This is also the first Test for Ganguly as captain and he would
surely like to begin his stint on a winning note. Nothing but a
comprehensive victory over rookies Bangladesh would satisfy the Indians
who would also be keen to leave behind all the muck surrounding cricket
after some top names came under cloud in match-fixing allegations.
Ganguly was well aware of the expectations and said his team was not
taking Bangladesh lightly.
“We will take Bangladesh like any other opponent and it will be
just another Test match,” Ganguly told reporters today.
“We are confident of a win and we want to break the jinx of losing
Test matches abroad for the past seven years.”
Ganguly said he felt great to be associated in a historic match for
Bangladesh.
“It’s a historic moment and my team and I are very happy to be
part of it.” “It’s refreshing to get back to Test cricket after
playing so many one-dayers. This Test will be good preparation for the
home series against Zimbabwe.”
The Indians have left out seamer Venkatesh Prasad and batting
sensation Yuvraj Singh from the 12 and opener Shiv Sunder Das and
left-arm spinner Murali Kartik are all set to make their debut tomorrow.
Stylish batsman V.V.S. Laxman, who has also been named in the 12, is
likely to be the 12th man though Ganguly said the final eleven would be
decided only after having another look at the wicket tomorrow morning.
“It’s a batting track but a little damp. We will decide tomorrow
morning whether we will bat or field first if we win the toss,”
Ganguly said.
The skipper said he will be playing five bowlers. “I have in mind
Bangladesh’s strong batting line-up and we will have five bowlers.”
On the other hand, Bangladesh captain Naimur Rehman said his team was
aiming for a draw. “We are weak in all departments compared to other
Test playing countries and we have our limitations,” Rehman said.
The 25-year-old all-rounder said his main concern was bowling as the
likes of Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid could not be
contained by a poor bowling attack.
“Our bowlers are not attacking bowlers and that’s the reason we
have packed the side with seven batsmen.
“(But) we will try to exploit our ability to the full. Its all upto
our batsmen to perform and uphold our dignity.”
Keeping in mind the significance of the ocassion, a newly-minted gold
coin will be used for the toss to start the match which gives the home
side an opportunity to prove their credentials as a Test playing nation.
Bangladesh have a good batting line-up with Mehrab Hossain, Javed
Omar, Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Hossain, captain Rehman, Aminul Islam and
Akram Khan all capable of scoring runs but it will need a brilliant
performance by their bowlers if they are to put up a good fight.
Like their opponents, Bangladesh too will announce its playing eleven
before the match from a 16-member squad.
Teams (from):
India — Saurav Ganguly (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul
Dravid, Sadgopan Ramesh, V.V.S. Laxman, Shiv Sunder Das, Saba Karim,
Sunil Joshi, Javagal Srinath, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Murali Kartik.
Bangladesh — Naimur Rehman (captain), Khaled Masud, Akram
Khan, Aminul Islam, Shahriar Hossain, Habibul Bashar, Mehrab Hossain,
Mohammad Rafique, Hasibul Hossain, Javed Omar, Razin Saleh Alam, Fahim
Muntasir, Al-Shahriar, Bikash Ranjan Das, Manjurul Islam and Enamul
Haque.
Umpires: David Shepherd (England) and Steve Bucknor (West
Indies).
Match referee: Raman Subba Row (England). |
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INDORE, Nov 9 (PTI) — Opener S.
Sriram and middle-order batsman Niraj Patel played their hearts out, but
were unlucky to miss deserving centuries even as National Cricket
Academy xi took a token one-run lead against Zimbabwe before declaring
their first innings at 323 for six here today.
Sriram hit 97 studded with 14 fours while left-hander Niraj Patel
(87) batted with authority as the two shared 105-run fifth wicket stand
on the second day of the three-day tour opener.
Zimbabwe, were 84 for two in their second innings after speedster
Rakesh Patel removed both the openers with his nagging deliviers.
Trevor Madondo (batting 33) and Andy Flower (batting 23) were at the
crease when stumps were drawn. Douglas Marillier (23) was clean bowled
by Rakesh Patel while Gavin Rennie (1) edged a catch to Ajay Ratra off
the same bowler.
Resuming at their overnight score of 28 for one, NCA, were in real
trouble at 82 for four before the stylish Niraj Patel from Ahmedabad,
joined another southpaw from Chennai. Sriram, who had seen
night-watchman Sharandeep Singh (12), Dehli’s Gautam Gambhir (19) and
the keenly-watched Mohammad Kaif (0) all depart in quick succession,
played a useful knock for his side.
Zimbabwe (first innings): 322-6 decl.
NCA XI (first innings): S. Sriram c and b P. Strang 97; N.
Doru b B. Strang 14; Sharandeep Singh c A. Flower b T. Friend 12; G.
Gambhir c A. Campbell b P. Strang 19; M. Kaif lbw P. Strang 0; N. Patel
c T. Friend b Madondo 87; R.S. Sodhi not out 55; R. Patel not out 26.
Extras (lb-4, w-2, nb-7) 13.
Total (for 6 wkts decl in 73 overs) 323.
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-47, 3-82, 4-82, 5-187, 6-294.
Bowling: T. Friend 15-5-36-1, B. Strang 22-7-70-1, H. Olonga
12-2-69-0, P. Strang 15-1-82-3, D. Marillier 6-0-39-0, T. Madondo
3-0-23-1.
Zimbabwe (2nd innings): D. Marillier b R. Patel 23; g. rennie
c rathra b r. patel 1; t. madondo batting 33; a. flower batting 23.
Extras (lb-1, nb-3) 4.
Total (for 2 wkts, 24 overs) 84.
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-34.
Bowling: r. patel 7-2-32-2, m. tripathi 6-2-16-0, r.s. sodhi
3-0-14-0, s. singh 6-1-19-0, v. shivaramakrishnan 2-0-2-0. |
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Five
cricketers summoned NEW DELHI, Nov 9 — The five CBI-indicted cricketers, including
former Indian captain, Mohammed Azharuddin, and some BCCI officials have
been summoned by the board’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Mr K.
Madhavan, to appear before him for questioning at Chennai on November 11
and 12.
The cricketers summoned by him are Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay
Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and Nayan Mongia.
BCCI chief A.C. Muthaiah has said the board’s working committee
would take a final decision on the fate of indicted players by the
month-end after Mr Madhavan completes his inquiry and makes
recommendations.
Mr Madhavan, who had been appointed by the BCCI to study the CBI
report and examine the “tainted” players and officials and give
suitable recommendations for taking action, would also question some
cricket board officials, sources said.
All players named in the CBI report have been banned from playing
both international and domestic cricket pending inquiry by Mr Madhavan.
Meanwhile, the Income Tax Department has questioned the “prime
bookie” named in the CBI report, Mukesh Gupta alias MK, in the light
of the statement before the premier investigating agency that he had
paid several lakhs of rupees to cricketers for
match-fixing/under-performance.
Sources said the alleged payments made by MK to various cricketers
would be accounted as “deemed income” of MK if he fails to prove the
payment to the players. If he suceeds in proving that then the payments
would be considered as income earned by the cricketers and action would
be initiated accordingly. |
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JOHANNESBURG, Nov 9 — Former South
African cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who has been banned for life, has
spoken to International Cricket Commission (ICC) investigators about
ways of dealing with match-fixing and corruption in the game.
Cronje’s lawyer Leslie Sackstein on Wednesday issued a statement
confirming that Cronje had met two members of the ICC anti-corruption
unit in Sackstein’s Bloemfontein office on Monday. The investigators
talked to Cronje on possible preventive measures that could be
instituted to avoid match-fixing and other irregularities in cricket.
“Cronje spoke to them voluntarily to help them formulate
recommendations which would help prevent young cricketers becoming
involved in irregularities,” Sackstein said. He refused to give
further details of the meeting.
Earlier, there had been speculation that the ICC team would launch a
fresh interrogation of Cronje for his self-confessed involvement in
match-fixing, which led to the King Commission of Inquiry in South
Africa and Cronje’s subsequent life ban by the United Cricket Board of
South Africa (UCB). Cronje admitted at the King Commission hearings that
he had accepted money and gifts from Indian and South African
bookmakers.
His legal team intends to continue with its plan to take the UCB to
court in efforts to rescind the decision.
UCB communications manager Bronwyn Wilkinson said the body had no
comments about Cronje talking to the ICC team, as it had distanced
itself from the issue. It is believed, however, that there is support
within the UCB for Cronje in any efforts he might undertake to help
clean up the game. UCB president Percy Sonn had earlier said that he
wanted Cronje to have nothing to do with cricket at all. — IANS |
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Windies
all out for 132
PERTH, Nov 9 (AFP) — The West Indies began the major business of
their Australian programme here today much as they ended their England
tour two months earlier — in embarrassing disarray.
Without champion left-hander Brian Lara in their line-up, the
tourists collapsed for 132 from 58.5 overs in their first innings on the
opening day of the initial first-class game, a four-day clash with
Western Australia at the WACA Ground.
In reply, Western Australia were 110-2 at stumps, with Test number
three Justin Langer unbeaten on 40 and night watchman Matthew Nichols
yet to score.
To add to the Windies’ woes, 20-year-old fast bowler Kerry Jeremy
was felled by a vicious short ball from former Test speedster Nicholson
and rushed to hospital for x-rays which revealed his jaw had been broken
in two places. |
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Bagan in
final of Durand Cup NEW DELHI, Nov 9 — Mohun Bagan of Calcutta drubbed Zee Churchill
Brothers, Goa, 2-0, and registered their 25th entry into the final of
the 113th Durand Cup Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here
today.
Striker R C Prakash slotted in a brace of goals in the first half to
ensure the 15 times champions’ entry into the title round without any
hitch.
Bagan take on Mahindra United, Mumbai, in the final on Saturday at
2.10 p m.
Bagan, who last lifted the Durand Cup in 1994, beating East Bengal by
a lone goal, have finished as runners-up on nine occasions, the last
time being in 1997 when they lost to FC Kochin by 1-3.
The famed club from the eastern metropolis, with a hoary tradition,
quite comfortably sailed into the final past Churchill, who were playing
their semifinal round match in the Durand Cup, for the first time. There
was no doubt about who would be the winners of the clash, as Mohun Bagan
were far too good for the comfort of Churchill, though the final
scoreline of 2-0 did not exactly reflect the kind of domination the
Calcutta giants exerted in the contest.
Bagan were worth at least half a dozen goals, but they were in a
really spoilt prodigal mood, and squandered away goals, offered to them
virtually on a platter.
But the Jao Santos-R C Prakash combination was there, alright, to
help them score two superb goals early in the match, and that was good
enough to book them a passage into the final. The Zee Churchill Brothers
did not have the sort of firepower that Bagan possessed, to convert
their chances —few and far between — into goals.
R C Prakash, who had excelled for Indian Telephone Industries,
Bangalore, in the National Football League last season by scoring seven
goals, exhibited his brilliant striking prowess when he slotted home two
amazing goals, though he too was guilty of squandering away a couple of
easy chances.
Bagan had two excellent play-makers in the Brazilian duo of Jose
Ramirus Barretto and Jao Santos and they were the ones who did all the
legwork and spade work for the Bagan goals. With a tight defence to
match, Bagan did not allow much liberty to the Goa league champions
neither in the midfield, nor in the attack, and the Churchill striker,
Stephen Abrowei, was starved of passes. He got hardly any chance to test
Bagan custodian Rajat Ghosh Dastidar.
Bagan, coached by their former star defender Subroto Bhattacharjee,
have had a lean patch this season, as barring the Governor’s Gold Cup
(Sikkim) and the Airlines Gold Cup (in both the tournaments East Bengal
did not participate), they had drawn a blank in other tournaments,
including the McDowell Cup, IFA Shield and the Calcutta Senior Division
League. Therefore, they were determined to gain a place in the Durand
Cup final, and which they did it in style.
Their first scoring chance went to nought a few minutes after the
kick off, when Dulal Biswas’s shot off a cross from Santos, was
deflected by Churchill’s Ghanian goaltender Edward Ansa, who is also
the skipper, and a try on the rebound by Basudeb Mondal, too came back.
That was in the eighth minute, and exactly eight minutes later, Bagan
struck when Prakash placed past Edward, who rushed out of his charge,
when Santos sent a through pass into the box (1-0).
The inept goalkeeing by Edward was one of the main woes of Churchill,
as the goalkeeper often rushed out of his charge, leaving the goal
unguarded. It is another matter that the prodigal Bagan forwards could
not add more goals to their tally.
The second goal came in the 35th minute when Prakash headed in a
cross from the right by Santos. Francis Silveira threatened to score for
Churchill twice in the first half, but on both occasions, he was found
wanting when it came to the crunch.
In the second half, Bagan missed the easiest of chances when Baretto
dribbled into the box with a defender in toe, drew out the goalkeeper,
and then casually shot wide with an empty goal mocking at him. A few
minutes later, Prakash’s header was stopped by the custodian, and then
Barretto shot into the keeper.
And Bagan committed their last bungle during injury time when Baretto
blasted over, with Edward coming out of his charge, and no defender in
the box to guard the empty goal.
Perhaps, the opposition was not good enough for Bagan to go flat out,
but hopefully, Bagan have learnt their lessons from this tie, and will
be better prepared for the title clash, when it comes to scoring. |
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Irina
tightens grip CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — The defending champion, 17-year-old Irina Brar,
tightened her grip on the trophy as she continued to increase the lead
on the third day of the eighth Punjab Ladies Open Amateur Golf
Championship here today.
Leading by eight strokes over her nearest rival, Vandana Aggarwal,
Irina returned a three over card of 75 today to take her aggregate to
222 after the third round. Vandana was eight strokes behind. The best
gross was carded by Shruti Khanna, who returned a card of 75, the same
as Irina, but she had a better back nine.
The plus one student of Vivek High School, Irina had birdies on the
seventh, eighth, 11th and 16th holes. But then there were bogies on the
fifth, sixth, 10th, 13th and 15th and a double bogey on the 12th.
Shruti Khanna and Vandana Aggarwal had birdless rounds.
Parnita Garewal started her round with two consecutive birdies, but
thereafter she lost her rhythm and finished 78
The highlight of the day was silver divisionist Binny Bath returning
a nett card of 66 to emerge the nett leader in the silver division.
‘Youngest player Vaishavi Sinha, Kirat Grewal and Divya Kapur also
returned impressive cards of nett 67 in the tournament being organised
by Quark Media.
The results: Quark Championship Cup: Irina Brar 222, Vandana
Aggarwal 230, Shalini Malik 233.
Quark Silver Salver (0-12) nett: Shalini Malik 218, Irina Brar 219,
Ayesha Kapur and Guneet Raikhy 223.
Quark Challenge Bowl (13-24) gross: Sonavi Chopra 272, P. Indumati
278, Binny Bath 280.
Quark Challenge Bowl (13-24) nett: Binny Bath 214, Deepu Dharoa 217,
P. Indumati 224.
Quark Bronze Plate (25-36) gross: Mina Johl 228, Mirat Grewal 293,
Divya Kapur 297.
Quark Bronze Plate (25-36) nett: Kirat Grewal 209, Divya Kapur 210,
Mina Johl 213.
Quark Junior Shield (under 18) gross: Irina Brar 222, Ayesha Kapur
235, Guneet Raikhy 238.
Quark Junior Shield (under 18) nett: Kirat Grewal 209, Divya Kapur
210, Mina Johl 213.
Quark Subjunior (under 14) gross: Divya Kapur 297, Vaishavi sinha
307, Kanika Munocha 321.
Quark Subjunior (under 14) nett: Divya Kapur 210, Vaishavi Sinha 214.
Quark senior challenge (nett): Vijay Wadhawan 217, Aruna Sharma 227,
SC Mehtab 229.
Quark Senior Challenge (gross): Baby Malkani 285, Dalbir Sahi 297,
Vijay Wadhawan 298. |
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Kuerten, Rafter in q-final clash LYON (France), Nov 9 (AFP) — Gustavo
Kuerten defeated a French hopeful to set up a quarter-final battle with
a fellow double Grand Slam champion at the $ 800,000 Lyon Grand Prix.
Top seeded Kuerten from Brazil won 7-5 7-6 (7/4) in front of a
pro-French crowd to end the hopes of 20-year-old challenger Michael
Llodra at the Palais des Sports on Taraflex carpet yesterday.
Kuerten, twice a Roland Garros winner, will tomorrow face off against
Australian Patrick Rafter, the US Open holder in 1997 and 1998.
Rafter earlier booked his spot — his fourth quarter-final in five
attempts here — with a 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 decision over Younes El Aynaoui
of Morocco.
The Australian eighth seed had last played his North African opponent
in 1994 and likely had little to go on by way of memory for this
encounter.
Rafter put his serve-and-volley attack to good use, firing over seven
aces and never facing a break point.
Kuerten got up an early break against Llodra, son of a former
football player with Paris St. Germain. The youngster broke back before
Kuerten re-asserted himself for the first set.
The top seed had to squeeze through a tight tiebreak in the second to
consolidate the win into the last eight.
Rafter said that his game is slowly improving as he won his second
match in a row this week. The 27-year-old Australian added: “I served
very well today, but I still have few things to improve to win the next
round.”
Rafter said he’d had a bit of a close shave — but he wasn’t
referring to the match.
Third seed Thomas Enqvist of Sweden got off to a comeback start in
the event, overcoming France’s Sebastien Grosjean 4-6 6-3 6-4. |
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Tiger
flays PGA for exploitation
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (AFP) — Tiger Woods, whose global golf success has
brought new fans and television riches to the PGA, has told a golf
magazine he is unhappy with some Tour rules and PGA commissioner Tim
Finchem.
Woods told Golf World magazine that he was unhappy at growing
pressure to play in more Tour events, with PGA marketing feeding his
popularity with fans to boost television income without giving him a
share of the pie.
Asked how serious his frustration is with the PGA, Woods replied: “Serious
enough that if we don’t make everyone aware of it now, it could
escalate into a bigger situation.”
And of Finchem, Woods said he only seems to talk with Tiger when he
wants to make a demand.
“The only time he talks to me is when he wants me to do something
for him, to play in this tournament or that tournament,” Woods said.
“It’s not like he comes up to me and asks how I’m doing.” |
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LAS VEGAS, Nov 9 (Reuters) — David
Tua should hope to deliver his punches on Saturday as well as he
delivered his punch-lines yesterday.
Tua proved that he belongs in this city of lounge acts.
And he is not too shabby at selling tickets for his title fight
against Lennox Lewis. His relaxed, humorous performance captivated a
room full of jaded boxing observers and assorted celebrity watchers.
Of course, both sides used their news conferences to trot out the
usual predictions that they would commit mayhem. But in general the
run-up to the fight this week has been a show of mutual respect and a
willingness by both sides to find humour in the event. Both sides have
repeatedly said they respected the abilities of the other man and that
each had earned his position.
Everyone seemed to enjoy Tua’s routine, even the reserved Lewis,
who laughed and joined in with a few one-liners of his own.
But it was Tua, the 27-year-old Samoan contender for Lewis’s two
titles, who stole the show. Tua refused to be drawn into attempts to
take things seriously, shrugging off an apparent attempt by Lewis’s
side to rile him over the height of his hair, which sticks straight up
in a black cone rising about 8 inches (20 cm) from his head.
Tua’s trainer, Ronnie Shields, said that earlier in the day, a
spokesman for Lewis’s promoter, Main Events, insisted that Tua cut his
hair. The argument was that he might have chemicals in his hair that
would affect Lewis in Saturday’s bout at the Mandalay Bay hotel and
casino.
“It’s just a ploy about his hair,” Shields said, adding that
Tua was definitely not going to cut his hair.
But Lewis appeared to be taking the issue seriously.
“When he’s in my chest, his hair will be in my face. I don’t
know what kind of island juice he has on his hair,” said the
35-year-old Lewis, who will put his International Boxing Federation (IBF)
and World Boxing Council titles on the line in the scheduled 12-round
fight.
But then Lewis seemed to let the issue fade. When asked what he would
do if Tua did not submit to a haircut, Lewis trotted out his well-used
line, “I guess I’m going to have to give him a haircut in the ring.” |
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Gurcharan
for more exposure AMBALA, Nov 9 — Indian pugilist Gurcharan Singh, who missed an
Olympic medal at Sydney by a whisker, still dreams of the bout which
cost him dear and suggests that the scoring system in boxing should be
computerised.
Talking to TNS here today, Gurcharan Singh, said the scoring system
should be similar to that of fencing. “In the fencing scoring system,
the chances of human `error’ are considerably reduced but it is not so
in boxing. Afterall in boxing, the scores are entered into the computer
system by human being. If the points are directly entered into the
computer even as one lands the punches, then the boxing bout will become
more fair,” he said.
The 6’2.5” tall, well-built Gurcharan Singh had stopped here to
meet his aunt before proceeding for his home in Ludhiana. Gurcharan
Singh is a Nb Subedar in the Army and he belongs to 17 Sikh. A tea party
had been hosted in his honour at the supply depot, Ambala Cantonment,
which is commanded by Lt Col S Yadav and 2IC Maj S K Jha. Nb Subedar
Gurcharan Singh said that he had got maximum ‘izzat’ from the Army.
Light heavyweight pugilist Gurcharan Singh may have missed the medal
at the Olympics but he is determined to win it in the next Olympics. “I
was very close to realising my dream this time. It did not materialise.
However, I am determined to achieve an Olympic medal for my country the
next time,” he said. He said it was difficult to explain the agony of
missing an Olympic medal, specially when he was so close to it.
He said that there was a need for more international exposure. I need
exposure with pugilists from Europe, America and Africa. Their style is
not known to us,” he said. “For instance, our boxer Dingko Singh had
a difficult time against a boxer who refused to lower his guard
throughout the fight. Here we had no idea how to break the guard. It was
something new for us. It is only when a person boxes with other
international boxers, does he learn,” Gurcharan Singh said.
He observed that now after years of boxing with Cuban boxers, the
Indian boxers had reached a stage where they can put up an even fight
against them as their techniques and methods are known.
Gurcharan Singh recalls that he was introduced to boxing after he
joined the army. “I was earlier a wrestler. I joined the army in 1992
and in 1994, I was introduced to boxing due to my physique. From the
beginning, I had shown an aptitude for boxing. The Sydney olympics were
my second Olympics,” he said.
To a query, Gurcharan Singh replied in lighter vein that he had
planned to marry after winning a medal at the Sydney Olympics. “Now, I
have decided that I will get married only after the next Olympics as I
wish to concentrate on my training. I have seen other people whose
attention is diverted to the wife and children. So, at least for now, I
will be marrying only after the next Olympics,” he said. |
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Shivalik
school record win
NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (UNI) — Shivalik Public School, Chandigarh and
Lyallpur Khalsa School, Jalandhar, chalked out contrasting victories
over their rivals in the super league matches of the 18th Nehru
Subjunior Hockey Tournament here today.
Playing their second super league match, Shivalik Public School
overwhelmed St. Soldier Divine School, Jalandhar, 4-0 after leading 2-0
at half time.
Shivalik, who had played a goal-less draw with Birsamunda School
yesterday, displayed better game today and surged ahead in the 9th
minute through Baltej Singh. It was Baltej again in the 16th minute to
score his and team’s second goal. |
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Sangrur
enter final SANGRUR, Nov 9 — Athletes from Sangrur dominated the proceedings of
the Punjab State Rural Sports, which entered the second day today.
Ravinder Singh of Sangrur won the 1500 m followed by Naripjit of
Gurdaspur and Parminder Singh of Patiala.
Jaspreet of Sangrur won her second gold in the 200 m for girls.
Hoshiarpur’s Harpreet won silver and Sangrur’s Ramandeep won the
bronze medal. Sangrur’s girls relay team also won 4x100 m.
Sangrur and Ludhiana will clash in the boys volleyball final. Sangrur
defeated Amritsar in the first semifinals. In the second semifinal
Ludhiana defeated Patiala. In kho-kho Hoshiarpur will face Sangrur in
the boys final. Hoshiarpur defeated Ludhiana by 10 points while Sangrur
beat Patiala by six points.
Results: Football: Ludhiana b Patiala 5-3, Hoshiarpur b
Amritsar 2-0, Sangrur b Mansa 2-0. Hockey (boys) Faridkot b Ludhiana
2-1, Ropar b Bathinda 1-0, Ferozepore b Jalandhar 4-2, Patiala b
Fatehgarh Sahib 3-1, Kabbadi (boys): Ludhiana b Moga 68-43, Mansa b
Hoshiarpur 80-54; (Girls): Sangrur b Ludhiana 49-11, Patiala b Faridkot
38-20; Wrestling (semifinals): 38 kg Des Raj (Rpr) b Kanwal Jot (Ldh),
Malkit Singh (Gsp) b Amitabh (N.S.), 40 kg: Shamsher Singh (Asr) b
Sandip Kumar (Fkt), Bali (N.S.) b Ranbir Singh (Gsp), 42 kg: Kuldip
Singh (Gsp) b Gurpreet Singh (Fkt), Punit Saini (Asr) b Arvinder Singh (Ldh),
45 kg: Navpreet Singh (Fkt) b Malpreet Singh (Ldh), Surinder Kumar (Fzp)
b Harpreet Singh (Pta), 48 kg: Charanjit (Gsp) b Jagdeep (Ldh), Mohd
Nadim (Sgr), b Mandeep Singh (Fkt), 52 kg: Rajnes Sharma (Ldh) b Mohd
Shabir (Sgr) Vardlen (Asr) b Gama Singh (Fkt); Weightlifting: 56 kg:
Gurpal Singh (Jal), 2, Gurjit Singh (Asr) 3. Gurvinder Singh (Gsp), 62
kg: Ajit Singh (Gsp), 2 Inderjit Singh (Ldh), 3 Robin Masih (Gsp), 69
kg: 1 Sukhram Singh (Asr), 2 Gurmail Singh (Sgr) 3 Baljit Singh (Pta),
77 kg: 1 Parminder Singh (Pta) 2 Sandip (Ldh), 3 Jatinder Singh (Pta),
85 kg 1 Pardeep Singh (Sgr) 2 Manjot Singh (Asr), 3 Harvir Singh (Jal);
Athletics (boys): 1500 m 1 Ravinder Singh (Sgr, 2 Naripdeep Singh (Sp) 3
Parminder Singh (Pta), high jump: 1 Baldev Singh (Fkt), 2 Bikramjit Sigh
(Asr), Jaspal (Ldh); 4x100 m relay 1 Ropar, 2 Faridkot, 3 Bathinda;
discuss throw: 1 Harjit Singh (Rpr), 2 Karamjit Singh (Fgs), 3 Arshdeep
(Fgs); Girls: 1500 m 1 Iqbal Kaur (Hsp), 2 Pal Kaur (Bth) 3 Palwinder
Kaur (Sgr); 4x100 m relay: 1 Sangrur, 2 Gurdaspur 3 Ropar, high jump: 1
Rajbir Kaur (Sgr), 2 Satinderjit Kaur (Fkt) 3, Manjit (Fkt), 200 m: 1
Jaspreet Kaur (Sgr), 2 Harpreet Kaur (Hsp) 3 Ramandeep (Sgr). |
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Pinegrove
lads make a fine start SUBATHU (Solan), Nov 9 — The hosts Pinegrove made a flying start in
the third Sub-Junior Inter-Public School Hockey Tournament which got
under way here this morning. Six teams are participating in the
three-day tournament which is being organised on round robin basis.
Pinegrove School trounced Lawrence School, Sanawar, 5-0 in the
opening game of the tournament. Playing organised hockey, using short
passes to outwit their opponents, the host team players took the lead in
the ninth minute with a goal from Kanishk Garg. Manav Kapoor scored a
brace while Baldeep and Kush were the other scorers for the home team.
Earlier, Col K.G. Chatterjee, the only serving MVC in Indian Army,
and Deputy Commandant, GTC, Subathu, while inaugurating the tournament
called upon participants to exhibit true sportsman spirit. His message
was “always fair play wins”. Colonel Chatterjee took salute from the
participating teams after a colourful opening ceremony. The team was led
by Waseem Mushtaq, Head Boy. The school boy was headed by Dilraj Singh.
After the opening ceremony, Capt A.J. Singh, Headmaster, Pinegrove
School, introduced teams to the chief guest.
In another match of the opening day Army School, Dagshai,defeated
Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar 3-1. Digvijay scored two goals while
Gagandeep scored the third for Army School. Imranpreet reduced the
margin for Mohali School.
Vikas of Bishop Cotton School was the hero of the day as he helped
his team to trounce Punjab Public School by four second half goals to
nil in the third game of the day. It was Vikas who masterminded the big
win for his team.
Lawrence School ended the day with some consolation defeating YPS,
Mohali, 2-0 in the last game of the day. Gurtej Duggal and Harmandeep
were the scorers for the winners. |
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UT to
host jr national badminton CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Chandigarh will be the venue for the 56th
Junior National and 25th National Junior Inter-State Badminton
Championships to be held from November 15 to 23. The first two days will
be devoted to the qualifying rounds. The team championship will be
conducted on November 17 and 18 where the top teams from each zone will
vie for top honours. The individual events will be held from November 19
to 23. More than 350 players from all affiliated units of the Badminton
Association of India, including institutions such as Railways, Air
India, and Universities have confirmed their participation in the
under-19 section (boys and girls).
Mr M.P. Singh, IAS, a keen badminton player and chairman organising
committee, said all necessary arrangements had been made for making it
the best ever organised junior nationals. Mr KAP Sinha, IAS, and joint
chairman, said the lodging arrangements were being made at Sports
Hostel, Sector 42, hotels, guest houses and other institutions while
food for all the players and officials would be served at sports hostel,
sector 42.
Mr Gian Gupta, president, Chandigarh Badminton Association, the said
five events would be held, including boys singles, doubles, girls
singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
The organising committee includes Ms Vineeta Rai as chief patron, Mr
MP Singh chairman, Mr KAP Sinha, joint chairman, Mr Gian Gupta president
and Mr TPS Puri, organising secretary. The prominent players expected to
take part are Anup Sridhar, A Prithvi, Utsav Prakash, Parul
Priyadarshini, Shruti Kurian, and G. Jwala among others.
Mr Gupta said the best board and lodging facilities, including free
transport, would be provded to the players. Regarding playing facilities
at the Sector 42 indoor hall Mr Gupta said, as promised by the UT
Engineering Department, it would be ready for use by November 12. Mr S
Murlidharan will act as chief referee while Mr Gursharan Singh and Mr
Suryaveer Sharma will be deputy chief referees. |
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