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Anand, Kasparov split points Agassi in third round; Sampras, Rafter triumph
16 top players for
golf meet England colts hold
South Zone Army XI prevail
over IAF Kunjurani wins gold Brazil top FIFA
rankings Conference on sports
medicine ITF jr circuit
in Delhi
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Millennium Cup KOLKATA, Jan 17 (UNI) — Favourites Chile and a sprightly Japan expectedly entered the quarterfinals of the Sahara Millennium Cup Football Tournament from group four emerging champions and runners-up respectively in league matches at the Salt Lake stadium here tonight. While tournament favourites Chile beat Uzbekistan by a brace (2-0) scoring once in each half through Marco Villaseca and substitute striker Sebastian Gonzales, Japan also got the better of a fighting Bahrain by the same margin (2-0) through forward Ohta and substitute striker Sekine. In the quarter-finals, Chile will meet runners-up of group two-Iceland on January 20 while Japan will take on winners of group three league Jordan on the same day. After the league matches in group four Chile expectedly topped the league table with nine points and are followed by Japan who got six points. Uzbekistan are at the third spot with three points while Bahrain, the last team in this group, could not collect any point after all the teams played three matches each. After medio Marco Villaseca put Chile in the lead in the 40th minute with a beautiful move, substitute striker Sebastian Gonzales sealed Uzbekistan’s fate placing neatly five minutes before the long whistle. Chile in the quarterfinals would take on Iceland, the runners-up of group one league held at Kochi, here at Salt Lake Stadium on January 20. Chile thus topped the group four league with nine points after winning all the three matches while Uzbekistan could collect three points only from as many matches. Uruguay, Bosnia clash today KOCHI, (UNI):
Latin American powerhouse Uruguay will take on talented youngsters of Bosnia here tomorrow, to kick off the quarterfinal leg of the much-hyped Sahara Cup Football Tournament after an uninspiring prequarter league. The first quarterfinal match promises to be a keen affair the Latin American brand of football will be put to test against the European style and the football-loving crowd want nothing less than a real treat on the ground. Moreover, it is going to be a fight between ebullient spirit of the young Bosnian brigade and the better acumen and power of Latin American side. Two-time world champions Uruguay have kept their reputation right by storming into the knockout stage as leaders of group II with two wins (six points). On the other hand, the young Balkans who are on formidable task of building up football in their land after the separation of the country in 1995 moved to the second leg with a win and a draw (four points). At the end of the league outings which had little to boast of international standards on display, the crowd would be expecting from the teams something to relish about the biggest soccer extravaganza of the continent. Uruguayan coach Antonio Alzamendi has no no qualms in viewing the encounter as Europe brand vis-a-vis Latin American style. He and his guys are set to face it in the right sense too. He said he was happy about the performance of his players in the league encounters. The team which took time to settle down in their first outing against Iceland, played their natural game in the second half, scraping past the rivals 2-1. In the second match against India, they were far more settled in all departments of the game and never budged to the pressure of the hosts. The Latin Americans romped home with a 3-0 win. Displaying power and better acumen, they lorded over the hosts through their brisk and short passes and not not failing to hit the target taking advantage of the chances that came their way. Striker Segales Juan (38), forward Varela Ricardo (58) and substitute Martirena Wilson (74) fired into the Indian goalpost and again these men will be looking to repeat the exploits in the quarterfinal. The coach has specified that they would be sticking to their natural tricks and game and the same eleven which went into the previous match would take the field once again. Bosnian coach Beharaman Arapovic is a much more happier person now. Youth brigaged, described as the future national side, had
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KOLKATA, Jan 17 (UNI) — Even as Fazal challenge was snuffed up in straight sets (6/7, 3/6) by Britain’s Luke Milligan, the Bopanna-Kannan pair kept the Indian hopes alive in the doubles entering the semi-finals in this year’s edition of itf Fortunes Tournament at the South Club here today. Syed Fazaluddin started off the match in style taking the first set to a tie-breaker against hard-hitting Milligan. A crucial unforced error in the deciding game of the tie breaker and lapses in concentration in the second set made it game, set and match for Milligan. Earlier Fazal broke the Briton twice in the opening and third game of the first set. But some quality passing shots from Milligan saw the game level to 3/3 before Luke went into high gear racing to a 5/1 lead in the tie-breaker and did not look back after that. Milligan’s fitness and raw power also worked heavily against the lanky Indian who otherwise showed promise in glimpses. In the doubles Rohan Bopanna and Vijay Kannan played some cool tennis to notch up a three set(6/7, 6/4, 6/2) victory against the Slovak-Czeck pair of Victor Bruthans and Josef Nesticky. The Indian pair that had reached the semis of the same tournament in Egypt last year came back from one set and one break down in the second to win the tie. The first set went with the serves till the sixth game. The tie-break looked going the Indian way as they raced to a 4/1 lead. But then onwards, Bruthas-Nesticky pair played excellent tennis to notch up the next six points and the first set. Victor was, however, broken in the fourth and ninth game of the second set, though the Victor-Josef combination took initiative to break the Indians in the fifth game of Kannan’s service. Then on it was a battle of nerves and the Indians prevailed. In the other encounters, hard hitting second seed big Dimitri Tomashevich (uzb) defeated Andreas Fasching 2/6, 7/6, 6/2, third seed Martin Spottl defeated Britain’s James Aucland 6/4, 6/1 in a serve and volley match, fifth seed Russian Rik De Voest defeated Italian Fabio Maggi in straight sets 6/4, 6/1, big serving sixth seed Jaroslav Levinsky of Czechlovakia beat Frenchman Vincent Allegre 6/4, 6/4, seventh seed Slovak Juraj Hasko beat Czech Michal Navratil fighting from the baseline in straight sets 6/4, 6/0 and Fred Hemmes (Netherlands) beat Iker Bilbao (Spain) 7/6, 6/4. In the other doubles match the Czech pair of Levinsky and Navratil defeated Indonesian pair of Wibowo and Iryawan 6/4, 7/5. |
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Aussies beat Windies SYDNEY, Jan 17 (Reuters) — A brilliant 116 not out off 106 balls by Brian Lara could not prevent Australia beating West Indies by 28 runs in a rain-ruined limited overs international today. West Indies were 211 for eight off 42.4 overs chasing Australia’s 277 for four when heavy rain ended the game. Under the Duckworth/Lewis system for interrupted matches, the par score West Indies needed to reach at that stage was 240 which meant Australia were victorious by 28 runs. It was Australia’s third win from three matches in the triangular series which also includes Zimbabwe. Australia: M. Waugh c Powell b Samuels 58 Gilchrist c Powell b Williams 40 Ponting c Adams b McLean 93 Bevan c Campbell b McLean 31 Martyn not out 21 Lehmann not out 19 Extras: (lb-9 w-5 nb-1) 15 Total: (for four wickets, 50 overs) 277 Fall of wickets: 1-98, 2-109, 3-187, 4-246. Bowling: McLean 10-0-45-2 (w-2), Black 8-0-49-0 (nb-1, w-1), Stuart 8-0-57-0 (w-1), Williams 10-0-43-1, Samuels 10-1-39-1, Powell 2-0-22-0, Adams 2-0-13-0 (w-1). West Indies: Hinds c Warne b Bracken 1 Jacobs c Warne b Bracken 21 Campbell c Martyn b Harvey 23 Lara not out 116 Samuels c Gilchrist b Harvey 1 Adams b Warne 9 Powell c Bracken b Warne 28 Williams st Gilchrist b Warne 1 McLean lbw Symonds 0 Stuart not out 3 Extras: (b-2 lb-1 w-3 nb-2) 8 Total: (for eight wickets, 42.4 overs) 211. Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-31, 3-67, 4-69, 5-94, 6-161, 7-164, 8-166. Bowling:
McGrath 7.4-1-37-0, Bracken 7-1-21-2 (nb-1), Harvey 7-1-16-2, Symonds 9-0-55-1 (w-2), Warne 10-0-62-3 (w-1), Martyn 2-0-17-0 (nb-1). ‘Serial pest’ Hore
strikes again SYDNEY, Jan 17 (Reuters) —
A “serial pest” who has disrupted a number of major events in Australia, including the Sydney 2000 Olympics interrupted a limited overs cricket international between Australia and West Indies today. Hore, 40, ran onto Sydney cricket ground wearing a black bra and shorts, making his way bare-footed to the pitch where he sat cross-legged before he was taken away by security guards. A police spokesman at suburban Surry Hills station in Sydney told Reuters by the telephone he could not confirm the man’s identity but conceded he was a well-known “pest”. Hore was fined 168 dollars on October 3 for running onto the Olympic marathon course during the men’s race at the Sydney Games last September. He also interrupted the Australian Open tennis final in January 2000, slipping through the umpire’s entrance to dance around on centre court. Hore gate-crashed the funeral of INXS lead-singer Michael Hutchence and cut the goal net during Australia’s 1997 World Cup soccer qualifier against Iran at Melbourne Cricket Ground. |
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Anand, Kasparov split points WIZK AAN SEE, (The Netherlands) Jan 17 (UNI) — The first major clash of the chess giants Vishwanathan Anand and Gary Kasparov in the Corus 2001 International Tournament here in the sea-side resort of WIZK AAN Zee ended with even honours last night. This was a match full of thrills and Anand may actually, in more ways than one, gain some psychological advantage from the game as he looked like having some chances at various stages. Kasparov fired his first salvo in most eagerly awaited game of the tournament with an e4 move. Anand replied with e5 to indicate a preference for the Ruy Lopez and once again the Archangel variation which had appeared at the fide world final between Anand and Shirov reared its head up. Anand in a repeat of the fide final held his own in it. Anand equalised fairly early and then proceeded to play energetically. By 22nd move, though Kasparov had a pawn, Anand had enough compensation in terms of position. As the game progressed, Kasparov also looked a little short in time though there was no problem of any sort. Twice he seemed to have made mistakes, to which Anand was quoted later as saying: “He did make mistakes, but the question is whether I missed something. I don’t think, for it seemed the mistakes were not really huge to be called blunders.” The mistakes, or what were perceived as such, were the kh2 and qb5 on moves 29 and 30. In the end, Kasparov held on and the game which lasted 37 moves ended in a draw just before the first time control. When asked on the belief that he looked better at time, Anand said, “I also think that I was better at time, but not really better to the point of making anything more from it.” “Maybe there was a win, but it certainly was not easy and I could not see it. So it was a draw,” he added. As for the opening he played, Anand said, “He (Kasparov) probably knew I might opt for this line (Ruy Lopez, Archangel) because I tend to play some of the same opening that I do in a world championships before this event. It happened once before when I played a lot of Caro-Kann in Lausanne (against Karpov) and now this.” On the result, Anand said: “It is okay. The result was alright.” And for good measure, he added: “It was fun.” Alexander Morozevich, the teenaged prodigy, who did not quite fulfil the promise in the world championships at New Delhi, showed that he was still indeed a player who could be the future world champion. Morozevich picked another Dutch player to be the day’s clueless victim for there has been at least one each day so far and the man at the receiving end was Loek van Wely, who was beaten into submission within 21 moves. The game was a queen’s gambit and it followed a line not really frequently played. But as has been Morozevich’s style, he loves playing attacking chess and it showed again. In the other matches played, Sergei Tiviakov finally got some respite and must have been happy with a quick draw in 21 moves from a Ruy Lopez against Vassily Ivanchuk. Peter Leko and Jeroen Piket drew as did Vladimir Kramnik and Michael Adams. In group B, India’s
P. Harikrishna drew quickly with Thomas Luther of Germany. The Indian teenager, who arrived at the venue only yesterday, seemed to be eager for a draw with white pieces and went in for one sooner than expected. |
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Agassi in third round; Sampras, Rafter triumph MELBOURNE, Jan 17 (Reuters) — Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, the greatest players of this generation, reclaimed the spotlight from their young rivals at the Australian Open today. Agassi lived up to his reputation as the showman of tennis when he thrashed Paul Goldstein 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 in just 77 minutes while Sampras battled to a workmanlike 7-6, 7-6, 6-4, 7-5 win over Czech Bohdan Ulihrach in the second round. Australian heart-throb Pat Rafter, perennial British hope Tim Henman and US Open champion Marat Safin also posted predictable wins to reach the third round of the men’s event while defending champion Lindsay Davenport and Russian Anna Kournikova were among the women’s winners. There were two major casualties today in a tournament that has thrown up few surprises with Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero and Conchita Martinez, seeded fifth, both bowing out. Ferrero, seeded ninth in the men’s draw, lost a see-sawing five-setter to local hero Andrew Ilie, who celebrated by tearing off his shirt and draping himself in the Australian flag after his 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 victory. Martinez was beaten 7-5, 3-6, 6-8 by Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland in a sub-standard match that featured 141 unforced errors. Coming from Las Vegas, Agassi is accustomed to seeing people fight for the limelight and he dominated Melbourne Park’s centre stage with a dazzling performance. He won the first five games against Goldstein before taking the opening set in 23 minutes, then won 12 of the last 14 to set up a third round meeting with Germany’s David Prinosil. “You can only judge yourself based on the matches you’ve had and I like everything I did tonight,’’ Agassi said. “I like the way my game’s coming around.’’ With a record 13 Grand Slam titles under his belt, Sampras is a marked man and there is not a player on the circuit who doesn’t want to beat him. Ulihrach is no exception. He broke Sampras’s serve no less than six times and pushed the 1994 and 1997 Australian champion all the way before the American emerged victorious after three hours. “Every time I have stepped on court for the last eight or nine years, I have felt like all my opponents have raised their game because it was me they were playing,’’ Sampras said. “So it was good to pass the latest test — although physically, it is not necessarily a good thing to be pushed hard on these courts early in a Grand Slam.’’ Two times US Open champion Rafter gave local fans a scare and was unhappy with the way he performed in his 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 win over strong young Russian Nikolay Davydenko. “I definitely saw defeat there at some stages through that match,’’ Rafter said. Henman was much happier, saying he had produced some of the best tennis he had ever played in Melbourne to fight off Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador 6-1, 7-6, 7-6. “I played simple tennis, but I played it very well,’’ said Henman, who reached the fourth round last year. Second seed Davenport suffered a lapse of concentration before recovering to beat German qualifier Greta Arn 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. “I only give myself five out 10 for my performance,’’ Davenport said, citing the controversy over her first round opponent Jelena Dokic’s decision to switch allegiances from Australia to Yugoslavia as a major distraction. “I think it was a let-down to go through the hype associated with the Dokic match and then face someone I was expected to beat easily,’’ Davenport said. Fourth seed Monica Seles, four times a winner in Melbourne, recorded a straightforward 6-2, 6-3 win over Switzerland’s Miroslava Vavrinec. Russian eighth seed Kournikova also outclassed her second round opponent, winning the last five games to beat Hungarian Rita Kuti Kis 6-3, 6-4. Her compatriot Safin moved into the third round after coming from a set down to score a power-packed 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 win over Andrei Pavel of Romania. Safin showed no signs of the elbow problem that forced him to pull out of last week’s Kooyong Classic as he sent down 22 aces. But he said he was still a long way off the form that saw him beat Sampras to win the US Open. “If I start the way I started today, I’ll be in big trouble,’’ he said. Martinez and Ferrero joined women’s 11th seed Chanda Rubin as the only seeds to fall in the first three days of the season-opening Grand Slam event. Romanian-born Ilie exacted some revenge for Australia by beating Ferrero, hero of Spain’s Davis Cup final triumph over Australia in Barcelona in December. Ilie was not in the Australian squad for the Davis Cup final but was happy to get one back for his team-mates, ripping open his shirt in what has become his trademark celebration. “It’s just great... I really, really enjoyed it,’’ Ilie said. “It’s just the way I get pumped up. I’m not trying to rub anybody’s nose in it.’’ Gagliardi handed Martinez her worst Australian Open result since 1989 when she scored a scrappy 5-7, 6-3, 8-6 win over the fifth seed and former Wimbledon champion.  |
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Johnson, Jones win awards LONDON, Jan 17 (AFP) — A galaxy of the world’s top stars graced the 2000 World Sports Awards here at the Royal Albert Hall hosted by British actor Roger Moore, best known for his role as secret agent James Bond. The guest list of sporting heroes past and present in yesterday’s event included boxing legend Muhammed
Aali, Olympic 400 metre gold medal holder Michael Johnson and reigning Olympic champion, sprint queen Marion Jones. There was double success for the USA with Johnson and Jones picking up awards in the track and field category, while Portugese international Luis Figo received the award for Footballer of the Year. Dutch swimming stars Inge de Bruijn and Pieter van den Hoogenband scooped trophies in the water sport category, the latter a surprise choice over rowing legend Steve
Redgrave, who won a historic fifth Olympic gold in Sydney last September. World No 1 golfer Tiger Woods of the USA won an award for men’s ball sports while compatriot Venus Williams, holder of Wimbledon and US Open titles lifted the women’s award. Reigning Formula One champion Michael Schumacher won the motor sports award. World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis scooped the award for combat sports and insisted a fight with former champ Mike Tyson will happen in the future. Thirty-five-year-old Lewis, the first British heavyweight champion for more than 100 years, confirmed he was ready for the fight every fan wants to see. “We are trying to get together for a Mike Tyson fight, he said. “I see him as the last misfit.” Ali, who celebrated his 59th birthday on Monday, collected a lifetime achievement award, taking the stage to rapturous applause. “An ovation like that makes me want to make a comeback,” he joked. Hollywood film star and former body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger received an honorary humanitarian award for his work with children’s charities. The ceremony was rounded off with a rousing rock number performed by Canadian singer Bryan Adams backed by American tennis star John McEnroe and Former Formula One champion Damon Hill. |
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16 top players for
golf meet NEW DELHI, Jan 17 — Sixteen top professionals and 96 corporate chiefs will participate in the Business Today-American Express Pro-Am Golf Tournament to be held at the Classic Golf Resort in Gurgaon (Haryana) on January 20 and 21. The tournament, recognised by the Professional Golf Association of India (PGAI), carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for the professionals, besides other attractive prizes. Mr N P Singh of Business Today said here today that Maruti Udyog Ltd, co-sponsors of the event in its sixth year on the Indian Professional Golf Circuit, will hold a “hole of one contest” wherein the winner, who puts the ball in hole in his first attempt on the 17th hole, will be presented with a Baleno Altura vehicle. Mr Singh said the winning team will get a chance to play in the prestigious St. Andrews, Scotland, considered to be the Mecca of Golf. The previous winners of the contest who made it to St Andrews, were Prannoy Roy (NDTV), Anup Singh (ITC), Sonny Sannon (Master Card MNC, Ashok Jaidka (Bax Global) and Tarun Kunzru (Adidas). Some of the top professionals who will be vying for the first prize of Rs 1 lakh are Vijay Kumar, Shiv Prakash, Ali Sher, Rohtas Singh, Amanjeet Johl, Uttam Mundi and Harmit Kalhon. Jeev Milkha Singh, Jyoti Randhawa and Arjun Atwal are scheduled to play in the Alfred Dunhill Championship, starting in Johannesburg (South Africa) from tomorrow, and it is for the first time that three Indians have made it into the final field in an international event. While Jeev is a regular on the European PGA Tour, and had finished third in the South African Championship in 1999, Randhawa made it to the stellar field by virtue of finishing second in the 2000 Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit. Arjun Atwal, who finished fifth in the 2000 APGA Order of Merit, has received sponsors’ exemption.
CHENNAI, Jan 17 (UNI) — Putting up a better showing with the bat, England under-19 team forced a draw scoring 110 losing four wickets, set to score 294 to win in 41 overs, including 15 mandatory, in their second innings in the three day match against South Zone under-19 here today. Earlier, capped by an unbeaten 101 by skipper Arjun Yadav, South Zone under-19, resuming at the overnight score of 43 for one, declared their second innings closed, scoring 210 for the loss of four wickets, 36 minutes after lunch on the final day. Opener T.Suman (53, 64 minutes, 47 balls, eight fours), A. S. K. Varma (9), S. D. Chougule (4) fell, after which Arjun in his 187 minute stay at the wicket hit a six and nine fours, after enjoying two lives. With Vijaysai Suri (27 not out), Arjun Yadav added 95 runs in an unbroken stand for the fifth wicket in 29.1 overs before closing the innings. For England under-19 team, left arm spinner, Monty Panesar emerged the most successful bowler bagging three wickets for 40 runs off 15 overs. Faced with a stiff target, the England under-19 team decided to get some batting practice before the second Test match which begins here on January 20. Brief scores: South Zone under-19: 275 for 8 decl and 201 for 4 decl (T. Suman 53, Arjun Das 101; Monty Panesar 3 for 40). England under-19 183 and 110 for 4 (John Sadler 32, Gordon Muchall-n.o. 48; G Shankar Rao 2 for 20). |
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Army XI prevail over IAF MUMBAI, Jan 17 (UNI) — Veteran corner specialist K.K. Poonacha today starred in Army Eleven’s 2-0 win over the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the pre-quarterfinals of the Gold Cup Hockey Tournament here at the Mahindra Stadium. In another last-16 match, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) of Delhi won a spot contest against Central Railway (CR) 5-3. SAIL now meet Rail Coach Factory of Kapurthala and Army XI take on Punjab and Sind Bank on Friday and Saturday respectively. The Army-IAF match was just meandering towards the tie-breaker when Pooncha came in and changed the entire scenario. In the 61st minute Poonacha sent a cross, which went speedily past few rival flashing sticks to Sosan Topno, who completed a home sweep before falling. Six minutes later Poonacha sent a wuthering short corner which hit the board before goalie Ajith Gopal could stretch his leg. Army till then had 10 corners without any result. VISAKHAPATNAM, Jan 17 (UNI) — International N. Kunjurani of Manipur won the gold in the 48 kg category with a new national record on the opening day of the 53rd Senior National Weightlifting Championship here today. She lifted a total weight of 185 kg (snatch 77.5 kg and clean and jerk 107.5 kg) and in the process obliterated the existing record of 182.5 kg set by her state-mate Sanamacha in the last edition. N. Krishnaveni of Andhra Pradesh (170 kg : 77.5 snatch and 92.5 clean and jerk) and Sharada Sidti of Karnataka 167.5 kg (77.5+90) finished a distant second and third respectively. Kunjurani, in her first attempt in the snatch cleared 77.5 kg but failed in her next two attempts when she increased the weight by 2.5 kg. However, she did well in the clean and jerk. She cleared 102.5 kg in the first. She opted for 107.5 kg in the second and she cleared it with elan. However, she faltered in the third when she opted for 110 kg. But her effort in the second lift was enough for the gold as there was no one to push her. |
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Brazil top FIFA
rankings HAMBURG, Jan 17 (DPA) — Four-times World Cup champions Brazil retained their lead in the first rankings of the year released today by the world football governing body FIFA. Brazil have amassed 821 points to stay ahead of defending world and European champions France, who have 801 points. Fellow South American powers Argentina are third (771) while Europeans Czech Republic and Italy are even with 742 points. The top 10 in the FIFA rankings from January 17: 1. Brazil, 821 points; 2. France 801; 3. Argentina 771; 4. Czech Republic and Italy both 742; 6. Portugal 736; 7. Spain 734; 8. Netherlands 708; 9. Yugoslavia 707; 10. Paraguay 706. |
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Conference on sports
medicine NEW DELHI, Jan 17 — The Sports Authority of India (SAI), in collaboration with the Indian Association of Sports Medicine (IASM), will organise the Indian Sports Medicine Congress in New Delhi from April 10 to 12. SAI director of Sports Medicine Dr PSM Chandran, who is also the president of the IASM, said here today that the theme of the Congress will be “India’s sports performance — challenges in sports medicine”. |
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ITF jr circuit
in Delhi NEW DELHI, Jan 17 — The first leg of the ITF junior tennis circuit 2001 (Group-4) for boys and girls will be held at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association courts from January 22 to 27. The second and third legs will be held from January 29 to February 3 at Chandigarh and February 5 to 10 in Calcutta, respectively. Players from 12 foreign countries, namely Japan, United Kingdom, the USA, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Slovenia, Sweden, Pakistan, Oman, and hosts India are taking part in the circuit meet. The event is being sponsored by the Amtek group, the automotive components industry giants. |
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