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Anand holds Shirov with black Training needs greater attention: Ramesh Mohali’s name missing from list of centres Indian cagers down Lanka for 1st win Waugh expects to be fit for 4th Test Vikas to lead Inter-public school athletics results
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Ramandeep, Baskaran, Riaz sacked NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (PTI) — India’s below par performance in the Sydney Olympic Games took its toll today with the Indian Hockey Federation deciding to sack captain Ramandeep Singh and coach Vasudevan Baskaran. The IHF announced 43 probables for the coaching camp starting in Patiala on January 5 in preparation for the World Cup qualifiers in Scotland in July with Cedric D’Souza making a comeback as the national coach and a captain yet to be named. Ramandeep and his Olympic half-back Mohammad Riaz were conspicuous by their absence in the probables list. “We thought their careers were over in the Olympics,” IHF President KPS Gill told reporters about their exclusion. “Moreover, they did not even participate in the national hockey tournament (which concluded in Jammu on December 16),” he said. Mukesh Kumar, who announced his retirement from international hockey immediately after the Olympic campaign, has also not been selected. Rest of the Olympic squad, including mercurial striker Dhanraj Pillay, has been retained and seven junior players have also been included in the probable list. Mr Gill said D’Souza had agreed to take over again as coach and his tenure and other details would be worked out shortly. Former goalkeeper Ashish Balal has been named assistant coach along with C.R. Kumar and asked to train the five goalkeepers named for the camp. Asked why he went back on his assurance after the Sydney Games that the coach would not be changed, Mr Gill said: "Yes, we have been inconsistent. But it happened." “We needed a change.” A psychologist, Dr J.P.S. Sidhu, has also been appointed for the players. “Dr Sidhu is the secretary of the Chandigarh Women’s Hockey Federation and has done a course in sports medicine and sports psychology, Mr Gill said. Engaging a foreign psychologist would have been a very expensive affair. So we have to make do with the best available talent within the country, he said. The IHF was also looking for a physical trainer for the national team, he said. Mr Gill said the new format for the national championship this year had proved very successful and would be continued with. He also announced the laying of a new Astroturf at Jammu and at the National Stadium here to enable the two centres to host major international tournaments. For major tournaments like the World Cup and Champions Trophy, a centre is required to have at least two grounds within walking distance of each other with at least one of them having floodlight facilities, he said. There are a series of international tournaments lined up for the team next year starting with Germany’s tour of India in February-March. Germany will play three matches with India at Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, Mr Gill said. UNI adds: India will host the first eight-nation Champions Challenge Hockey Cup next year and the top two teams from this tourney will qualify for the next Champions Trophy. Champions Challenge Cup will have the last six teams of the Sydney Olympics-India, Argentina, Spain, Canada, Malaysia and Poland along with South Africa and Japan. The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) President, Mr K.P.S.Gill, told newspersons here that Champions Challenge Cup will be held here in the last quarter of next year. Mr Gill said in preparation of Junior World Cup and World Cup qualifier, India will play several Test series and international tournaments. He also disclosed that India would participate in the P.M. Gold Cup to be held in Dhaka from March 10 to 20.Before going to the 10th World Cup qualifier in Scotland, India will play go to Australia and New Zealand to play a Test series there, he said. The IHF chief also disclosed that India would take part in the about four nations tournament to be held in the UAE and Qatar, in which Pakistan would also take part. |
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humiliate India NEW DELHI, Dec 20 — Hosts India suffered humiliating 0-3 defeats in both the men’s and women’s section of the Asia Cup Tennis Tournament at the R.K. Khanna Tennis stadium here today. The Indian men crashed to South Korea while the women bowed out of the title fray, after losing to China, to suffer their second consecutive defeat. They had lost to Thailand 1-2 in the opening tie of the inaugural Asia Cup event for women yesterday. Indian hopes in the men’s section took a heavy beating when Mahesh Bhupathi went down to Young-II Yoon in straight sets at 3-6, 4-6 while Syed Fazaluddin was outgunned by Korean numero uno Hyun-Taik Lee 6-3, 6-3 as the visitors took a winning lead. In the doubles, the makeshift combination of Nitin Kirtane, who replaced Bhupathi, and Fazaluddin flattered to deceive, as after winning the first set, they were swept off the court by the Korean pair of Hyun-Taik Lee and Young-II Yoon, who won 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. At the outside court, the Indian eves huffed and puffed to cling on to their dear lives, but the tenacious Chinese girls would have none of it, as they made a clean sweep. Tian-Tian Sun opened their account when she outplayed Shruti Dhawan, who had come in for Manisha Malhotra, 6-2, 6-4 while Na Li put out the challenge of top seed Sai Jayalakshmi 6-2, 7-5. Though Sai tried to retrieve the match in the second set, she could not succeed as she lacked that extra edge to get the big points when it came to the crunch. In the doubles, Rushmi Chakravarti and Manisha Malhotra made an effort to lessen the impact of the Indian defeat, but could do nothing more than stretching the first set as the Chinese pair of Na Li and Ting Li went on to record a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 victory. Indian non-playing captain Nandan Bal, on his part, tried to make the best use of the talent at his disposal in the women’s section, but the Indian eves sadly lacked the killer punch and let the visitors get away with a clean sweep. Mahesh Bhupathi, who flew in to Delhi for the Asia Cup after his campaign in the World Doubles Championship at Bangalore, in the company of Leander Paes, last week, was apparently a bit tired, and his singles play looked a lot rusty. His singles play has been on hold for quite some time, and the rustiness in his game was all too apparent, to give any comfort to the hosts. A break in the second game of the first set, and breaks in the fifth and seventh games of the second set, were sufficient for Young-II to wrap up the match, despite dropping his own serve in the eighth game. Perhaps, the final script would have been different had Bhupathi seized his chances in the fourth game of the second set, when he had four break points. But he squandered his chances, and lived to regret his misses in the rest of the match. Bhupathi got to play the first match, as top seed Harsh Mankad was nursing an upset stomach, though ironically, Bhupathi himself looked in need of some nursing as his movement was lethargic, and laden-footed. Syed Fazaluddin showed glimpses of the serve and volley tennis he is capable of playing, but they were few an far between, to make a lasting impact on Korean Hung-Taik Lee, who had reached the fourth round of the US Open this year. Lee looked not unduly perturbed when Fazal came up with some stunning shots and net volleys. But the solid Korean was simply superb as his sharp returns, and almost flawless service, gave little room for Fazal to corner him. Lee had many a varied shot in his armoury to quell the challenge of Fazal, and a break each in each set, sealed the fate of the Indian without much ado. Lee was very economical in his play, and expended only that much energy that was needed, to conquer the Indian colt. |
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BSF trounce
SAIL; Railways held LUDHIANA, Dec 20 — Border Security Force (BSF) trounced Steel Authority of India (SAIL) 5-1 on the second day of the fourth All-India Ramesh Chander Farmtrac Hockey Cup here today. The winners were leading in the first half by converting two penalty corners in the ninth and 34th minute of the game through forward M. Lakra and defender C. Ekka, respectively. SAIL reduced the margin in the 22nd minute through a field goal by Harmanpreet Singh. After the lemon break, BSF made the tally 5-1 by scoring three field goals in quick succession, in the 42nd, 59th and the 67th minutes, with M. Lakra scoring the first two of these goals. The final goal was scored by Peter C. While BSF earned eight penalty corners, SAIL could manage only four. BSF played an attacking game from the beginning of the match. The SAIL defenders had a tough time tackling the fast BSF forwards, particularly M. Lakra, who had a personal tally of three goals at the end of the match. In the second half, SAIL players fought hard to retrieve some of the lost ground but defeat was inevitable. The National meet runners-up, Indian Railways, played a scoreless drawn game with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Both the teams could not capitalise on the penalty corners earned by their forwards. Both the teams played very aggressive throughout the match. While Ajay Bharti of the Railways was shown the green card in the17th minute, Ravi Kumar of CISF was shown the yellow card in the 60th minute by the umpire. The last match of the day was also a drawn affair, with both Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) and Army XI scoring three goals each. At the end of the first half, PSB were leading 2-0. Both the goals were scored in rapid succession by Tejveer Singh in the third and the seventh minute of the game. Soon after resumption, Tejveer Singh struck again, scoring his third field goal in the 42nd minute. That was the end of the PSB’s scoring spree as roles were reversed. Towards the end of the game, the Armymen fired three goals in a row, in the 53rd, 58th and 67th minute to equalise. Avtar Singh converted a penalty stroke in the 53rd minute. Paramjeet Singh scored a field goal in the 58th minute on the pass of E. Lakra. Cyprin Aind converted a penalty corner in the 67th minute. In the boys’ under-15 section, Namdhari Academy defeated Ropar XI 4-0 in a one-sided affair. Harshpreet Singh fired two goals in the seventh and ninth minutes. In the 10th minute, Gur Lal scored the next goal. In the second half, Harshpreet struck his third goal in the 43rd minute. Namdhari Academy got three penalty corners while Ropar XI got one |
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Surjit hockey from December 28 JALANDHAR, Dec 20 — The 17th All-India Surjit Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament starts at Jalandhar from December 28. The teams in the men’s section will play on a knock-out basis and the women’s teams will play on a league basis. The tournament, this year, will be held at Ashwani Stadium, BSF campus, Jalandhar, as the Punjab Government is laying a new synthetic turf at Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium for the National Games to be held in March next year. Last year’s winners Border Security Force, runners-up Punjab and Sind Bank, Punjab Police Tata Sports, Mumbai, Rail Coach Factory, Army XI, Steel Authority of India, Indian Airlines, CRPF, ASC Jalandhar, Surjit Academy, Jalandhar, J&K Police, ITBP, Chandigarh, CISF Delhi, Thapar Academy, Corps of Signal, Jalandhar, EME, Jalandhar, Sikh Regiment Centre will vie for the coveted trophy. Prize money, to be shared by the finalists will be Rs 1 lakh. Rail Coach Factory, Pepsu XI, Steel Authority of India and Amritsar XI will play in the women’s section for the coveted trophy. The Surjit Hockey Society has decided to honour living former olympians in Punjab by presenting Olympian Sardar Udham Singh Award every year. |
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Anand holds Shirov with black TEHRAN, Dec 20 (UNI) — The inaugural game between India’s top seeded Vishwanathan Anand and Alexei Shirov ended in a draw as both the players agreed to split points after the 34th move here today. Anand had black pieces and the game lasted three-and-a-half hours and the Indian grandmaster had almost 30 minutes left on his clock while Shirov had a little less time. The two players who came through gruelling five rounds in New Delhi to qualify for the final in the Iranian capital, will play five more games. The opening was a French defence, usually seen as fairly solid for black. Tomorrow Anand can be expected to attack as he indicated a shape of things to come with some excellent play. In the qualifying rounds in Delhi, Anand had almost always drawn solidly with black and then attacked with gusto with white. He seems to have followed that pattern once more and that should put him in the right frame of mind for the next game. It remains to be seen what opening Shirov chooses. Shirov is an attacking player in the mould of hero Mikhail Tal, whom even Anand admires. In today’s game white had good space advantage. As the game went into the middle game, Shirov seemed a shade better, but was no threat to Anand. The Indian had enough chances to get his half point, despite the knowledge that the Latvia-born Spaniard is good at end games. One set of rooks was exchanged on move 27 and then it was a knight versus a bishop with both sides having a rook each. As Anand gave back a pawn to open up his king side, it was clear that neither side was going to take risks. A draw seemed a reasonable result. Anand got his rook to h1 and then totally equalised and with equal material and a solid position, the two players agreed to a draw. Black is beautiful, may well be Viswanathan Anand’s theme at the FIDE World Championships this year. If past sequences are anything to go by Anand must have been happy to get black pieces at the draw late on Tuesday night. In the New Delhi segment of the World Chess Championships, where 100 starters whittled down to two after three weeks, Anand had black pieces in the first game in four of his five matches. And the NIIT-sponsored Anand won them all with great ease and finesse. The only time he had white pieces, he had to fight for survival against Alexander Khalifman. The draw at the formal inaugural ceremony at the venue last night was rather impressive. Shirov picked the box of caviar — one of Iran’s more famous exports. The box had a white knight, which meant he would play with white in the first game. That gave Anand the black pieces. It is said that one of the most expensive and prized category of caviar’s is white. But going by the track record in the current championships Anand would have been happy getting the black pieces. Among those present at the inauguration was Indian Ambassador to Iran, Pripuran Singh. He wished Anand all the best. Anand, who has been all over the world, is however playing in Iran for the first time. The Asian championships were once held in Rasht, which is about three hours from Tehran. Indian girls, S. Vijayalakshmi, Pallavi Shah and Aarthie Ramaswamy played here about a year and a half ago. Anand has twice before lost in the finals of a major world championships. In 1995, he lost to Garry Kasparov in the parallel PCA World Championships final in New York. Then in 1998 he was beaten in the first FIDE World Championships in the new knock-out format by Anatoly Karpov. While Anand won through six matches in the qualifying, Karpov was seeded straight to meet the winner of the qualifiers in Groningen. Since then the format has undergone a change and only the top 28 players are seeded into the second round. The rest start from the first round. Anand and Shirov will play six games beginning tonight. The first three games will be held from December 20 to 22 and then there will be a rest. Following that the two will play three more games. Should the match be tied at that stage the reserve day, December 27, will be used for the tie-breaker. The winner gets $ 660,000 of which 20 per cent will be deducted by the FIDE, but even then the sum of $ 528,000 represents one of the largest ever put by the FIDE. The FIDE President, Mr Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has spent more than $ 3 million of his personal money on these championships. This the third edition of the championships and the first segment was held in New Delhi from where Anand and Shirov emerged as the two top players. The women’s championships included in the knock-out format for the first time concluded in New Delhi last week, with China’s Xie Jun beating her fellow Chinese player, Qin Kanying in the final. |
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Training needs greater attention: Ramesh NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (UNI) —Non-playing captain Ramesh Krishnan feels the current training programme for tennis in India needs greater attention from authorities concerned if more champions like Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are to be produced. Ramesh, who took over the reins of the national team from Jaideep Mukherjea in the beginning of this year, said the training structure for youngsters was currently not up to international standards. “Well, tennis in India requires a lot of planning and money if it really wants to be competitive in today’s time,” Ramesh told
UNI. Asked what kind of a future he saw for tennis in India, he said it was “certainly not going to be easy,” and added. “The next step forward is going to be tough and we should be preparing for it.” Ramesh said physical fitness was one area where the players needed to focus more. “We have to be tough, physically. Physical fitness is one key area which has to be constantly monitored for longevity as well as consistency. “Also, we should not forget that these children need good follow-through and back-up.” Asked if he was happy with the way teams for the Asia Cup or Davis Cup were being selected, Ramesh, who has played many a memorable matches for the country, said he had “no regrets as yet”. “I would also like to add that this team is not selected by me but by the All India Tennis Association. However, I believe they certainly give attention to a player’s results and capabilities before deciding whether he has to be in or not.” Ramesh added that everything said and done, in the end it was the result that mattered. “After all, it is these very individuals who have to give us the results. They have to prove themselves in the end.” Asked about India’s chances in the ongoing Asia Cup, especially in the absence of Paes, Ramesh said he expected the best of what he had. “I am happy with the team we have — Mahesh Bhupathi, Syed Fazaluddin, Harsh Mankad, Sandeep Kirtane — though Paes is certainly missed. However, we are confident.” He said the Asia Cup provided a good opportunity and exposure to players. “Moreover, it will be immensely helpful as China has sent their Davis Cup team here. This is to our benefit as we are going to play the same team in our Davis Cup tie next year. Asia Cup will help us know their players better.” India are twice Asia Cup champions, winning the inaugural title in 1997 and following it up successfully in 1998. Last year, the Uzbekistan team won the title crushing Japan. In an earlier interview to uni this year, Ramesh had said the country needed a national coach who could assist budding players the year through. “It is very important to have a national coach who can accompany players in not only the Davis Cup ties, but also in other tournaments like the Gold Flake Open and other Challengers,” Ramesh had said. |
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Mohali’s name missing from list of centres CHANDIGARH, Dec 20 — Ever since the first international match was played there in 1993 it has been described as not only one of the best international cricket centres of India but of the whole world. Every visiting team has heaped lavish praise on not only the various facilities available at the stadium but also for its playing arena and spectator support at the PCA Stadium located at Mohali (S.A.S. Nagar). But strangely enough it has not been included in the list of centres where international cricket matches will be played in India. The list has been prepared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which has decided to allot international matches, both Tests and one-dayers, to the listed centres. The list has been updated as late as January 31 this year but the name of the Mohali stadium as an international cricket centre is simply not there. The PCA Stadium hosted its first international match, a one-dayer between India
and South Africa in November, 1993, and since then most teams visiting India have played here. The centre came under intense international scrutiny during the semi-final of the 1996 Wills World Cup semifinal match between Australia and the West Indies and came out with flying colours with the international media praising every aspect of the stadium. While the name of Mohali is missing, the name at the top of the list of approved BCCI centres is that of Chandigarh, which has its major cricketing facility at the Sector 16 Cricket stadium, which hosted its last one-day international way back on January 21, 1993, when India took on England. That match was organised by the PCA which since then has shifted to its newly-built facility in Mohali. In fact ever since the Punjab Cricket Association shifted its activities to Mohali no big match has been conducted at Chandigarh. It has been quite some time that a first class match has been played at the Sector 16 stadium. Now only local matches are played at the stadium and some coaching activities are carried out there. International cricket matches over the years have been allotted on zonal basis with the five zones —North, South, East, West and Central — having their own designated Test and one-day centres. But now with the BCCI hosting international matches on the basis of the list there is every possibility of certain visiting teams jumping across the country to complete their tour itinerary while matches of other teams might be restricted to one or two zones only since certain zones, mainly South and West, have a number of international centres on the approved list. As an illustration of the illogical BCCI list let us have a look at the tour itinerary of the Zimbabwe which earlier this month completed its engagement in India. They played their two warm-up matches at Indore and Faridabad and then two Test matches at Delhi and Nagpur. And then began their ‘‘ Bharat darshan’’ as they then hopped across the country playing one-day matches at Cuttack, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur. Kanpur and Rajkot (in that order). Whoever planned their itinerary lacked sensitivity or maybe Zimbabwe are so down the pecking order in international cricket that their protests, if any, did not count. Now the programme and Fixtures Committee of the BCCI is scheduled to meet in Mumbai on Friday to finalise the tour itinerary of the Australian team which is scheduled to arrive in India on February 14 next. The Australians will play their three Test matches in the metro centres of Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and the one-dayers at Guwahati (after the Calcutta Test), Delhi, Gwalior\Indore, Pune and Bangalore where they are bound to get better facilities (for example hotels, travel etc) than what the Zimbabwe team got at say Rajkot or Nagpur. In any case the venues where the Australians play will be approved by a
visiting official from Australia who makes it a point to see that everything is in its place for his squad. There are, however, indications that the Mumbai meeting on Friday will not be plain sailing for the powers that be control the BCCI with Mr M.P. Pandove, secretary of the PCA and a member of the Programme and Fixtures Committee, planning to lodge a strong protest at the way the BCCI has drawn up the list of hosting centres. In any case it does not make much sense if Delhi gets to hold one Test match and then one one-day match in consecutive tours by visiting teams. Surely, one of the matches can be held at the PCA Stadium, where the cricketing facilities
are far better than what is available at the Ferozeshah Kotla in the national capital. There are also media reports that the exclusion of the name of the PCA stadium from the list of approved centres is deliberate. The BCCI has decided, unofficially, that no match will be allotted to the PCA ‘‘till it mends its ways’’. But is this the BCCI’s way, and the hidden hand behind it, of spreading and popularising the game of cricket in the country? |
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Indian cagers down Lanka for 1st win NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (UNI) — Hosts India tasted their first victory as they downed lowly Sri Lanka 94-59 while six-time champion Korea upset runners-up Chinese Taipei 82-72 in the 15th Asian championship for junior women at Talkatora Stadium here today. In the other matches, Thailand and Japan beat Hong Kong and Malayasia, respectively. India will play their last match tomorrow for the ninth spot. With the loss, Sri Lanka finished at the bottom of the table on the 11th place. Adopting a different strategy, India for the first time were aggressive from the start. Coach of the Indian team said: ‘’Today the girls played according to our game plan. Yesterday they played a very bad game and lost to Malasia, a game which they could have won.’’ He praised Divya, Sofi and Poonam Singh, who scored most of the points for the country. The islanders were stunned by the speed and accuracy of the Indians today. They tried their level best in the first half but failed to keep pace. At the breather, the game was 49-25 in favour of India. Consolidating their position, India scored 45 points in the second half against 34 of Sri Lanka. Poonam (29), Sofi Sam (20) and Divya Singh (11) were the main scorers for India where as MAK Kumari (17), DS Dilrukshi (12) and Ji Sandamali (9) top scored for the islanders. In a keenly-contested match in pool B, Korea thrashed Chinese Taipei 82-72, due to better execution. Chinese Taipei were trailing Korea in the initial 15 minutes but tied at 28 on the 16th minute. Again Korea moved up, but Chinese Taipei again came closer and tied at 58 in the 30th minute. The match was again balanced on the 32nd minute at 63. After that Korea consolidated their position and finished the game at 82 against 72 of Chinese Taipei. For Korea Bang Ji Yun (23), Hong Hyum Hee (12) and Kim Eun Huy (14) were the top scorers where as Tsa Pei Chen (13), Lin Chi Wen (12) and Lin Wan Hsiao (10) scored for Chinese Taipei. |
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Waugh expects to be fit for 4th Test MELBOURNE, Dec 20 (Reuters) — Australian Cricket Board (ACB) selectors named injured pair Steve Waugh and Brett Lee in a 14-man squad today for the fourth Test against the West Indies starting in Melbourne on December 26. Waugh, the captain, missed the third Test in Adelaide, which Australia won to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series, because of a strained buttock muscle. "I’ve done a fair bit of work over the last 10 days and the buttock is feeling good,’’ Waugh told reporters today. "I will have a fitness test in four days’ time and if it’s good then I’ll play, but I’m confident at the moment.’’ Fast-bowler Lee was rested from the third Test, which ended yesterday, as a precaution against a possible stress fracture of the back. Middle-order batsman Damien Martyn, promoted for his first Test since making 89 not out and four against New Zealand in April, made 46 not out and 34 not out in the Adelaide Test but faces being dropped if Waugh is fit to play. Australia won by five wickets with stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist at the crease as Martyn hit the winning runs. Lee’s inclusion would pose a dilemma for selectors after frontline leg-spinner Stuart MacGill played a secondary role to 36-year-old off-spinner Colin Miller. Miller, with 53 wickets from 15 tests, would be most unlucky to be dropped after match figures of 10-113, claiming the Man of the Match award as Australia took their world-record winning streak to 13 tests. Australia would also be anxious to make use of their three-pronged pace attack of Glenn McGrath, Lee and Jason Gillespie if all are available, leaving Miller and MacGill (2-173 match figures) competing for the fourth bowling spot. "It’s not how he (Lee) feels or what he thinks, it’s just basically down to what shows up on the X-ray,’’ Waugh said. "It’s good for the selectors we’ve got so many quality players. Australia: Andy Bichel, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Colin Miller, Ricky Ponting, Michael Slater, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh. |
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Vikas to lead HISAR, Dec 20 — Vikas Sharma of the Department of Applied Physics will lead the Guru Jambheshwar University team in the North Zone Inter-University cricket tournament to be held at Pantnagar from December 23. Dr D. P. Pathak, Director sports, GJU, said here today that Lalit Mohan of the Department of Mass Communication would be the vice-captain. Other members of the team were: Arun, Rajesh Rana, Subhash, Bhupinder Singh, Rakesh Verma, Jitender Dalal, Surender Verma, Dhiraj Kataria, Rupesh, Girish, Hitender, Inder Mohan, Yogesh Saini and Ramnik. The team will play its first match against Panjab University, Chandigarh on, December 23. |
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Inter-public school athletics results PATIALA, Dec 21— MNSS, Rai clinched the title in both the boys and girls sections of the 37th all-India inter public school athletic meet which
concluded at the sports complex of the Punjab Public School, Nabha, near here today. Ashok Saini of MNSS, Rai and Ravish Maithani of Modern School, New Delhi were jointly adjudged best athletes in the boys section and Ankita Sood of Modern School and Anjali of MNSS, Rai were jointly declared best athletes in the girls section. Other results : Boys: 100m: Ravish Maithani (Modern School) -1, Sandeep Malik (MNSS, Rai) - 2, Vaibhav Tanwar (PPS, Nabha) - 3. Shot-put: Vaibhav Tanwar (PPS, Nabha) - 1, Jaspreet Singh (YPS, SAS Nagar) - 2, Amandeep Singh (SD School, Anandpur Sahib) - 3. 1500m: Ashok Saini (MNSS, Rai) -1, Gagandeep Singh (PPS, Nabha) - 2, Manjinder Singh (SD School, Anandpur Sahib) - 3. 4x400 m relay: MNSS, Rai - 1, PPS, Nabha - 2, SBPS, Gulbarga - 3. Girls: 100m: Anita Sud (Modern School) - 1, Puja Pallavi (BBVP, Pilanai) - 2, Jyoti (MNSS, Rai) - 3. Broad jump: Anu (MNSS, Rai) - 1, Puja Pallavi (BBVP, Pilani) - 2, Divya Sharda (PPS, Nabha) - 3. 800m: Anjana (MNSS, Rai) - 1, Y.Babita Devi (DPVB, Itanagar) - 2, Anshuruti Jaswal (BBVP, Pilani) - 3. 4x400m relay: MNSS, Rai -1, Modern School - 2, BBVP, Pilani - 3. The Prizes were distributed by Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister. |
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