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March 3, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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Borde hints at
‘necessary changes’ in squad Slater apologises
to Dravid Pollock cautious over Caribbean
prospects Mumbai retain
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Becker-Setlur liaison
ends? Paes-Bhupathi duo crashes
out Holyfield seeks
emphatic win
SAI to get new
chief JCT go down to E
Bengal SBT, Tollygunge split
points Prakash
hat-tricks for Bagan India lift
hockey trophy Afro-Asian Games: more funds
needed Arjun
Atwal maintains lead
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Borde hints at
‘necessary changes’ in squad New Delhi, March 2 Asserting that “necessary changes” would be made in the team, cricket board’s Selection Committee Chairman said barring Sachin Tendulkar, other batsmen had not put in a fight. They should have applied themselves better, Borde told PTI on phone from Pune. He said the wicket at Wankhede Stadium was not an ideal Test wicket as the ball started turning from day one. Once the ball takes turn and bounces on the very first day, then it becomes difficult for the batsmen to play shots, he said. “However, I should congratulate both Mathew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist for the way they batted when five wickets had fallen for just 99 runs,” Borde said adding that it was at this stage the Indians let the visitors off the hook with “some unimaginative bowling”. “Now we will have to look ahead and make the necessary changes after watching the three-day match between Board President’s XI and the Australians at Delhi from March 6 to 8,” Borde said. India’s humiliating defeat came in for sharp criticism by some other former greats too who said the team did not apply itself properly and was outplayed in every department of the game. While the dismal batting performance in both the innings came in for obvious criticism, former captain G.S.Ramchand and former opener Abbas Ali Baig lamented the overall approach and Saurav Ganguly’s captaincy too. Sachin Tendulkar, who was the only saving grace for India scoring 76 and 65 in the two innings, came in for unanimous praise, but the other batsmen were severely criticised for “throwing their wickets away”. “Absolutely everything went wrong, “Former opener Abbas Ali Baig told PTI here. “Our much-vaunted batting line-up let us down.” “The Indians were found wanting not just in batting but in all departments of the game. Their fitness level too looks nowhere near the Australians and if they don’t improve immediately they will find it difficult to come back in this series,” former captain G.S.Ramchand said in Mumbai. Both Baig and Ramchand criticised Ganguly for what they said were some unnecessary bowling changes at crucial junctures. “Saurav Ganguly’s captaincy was found wanting. When the Australians were five down for 99 runs, he should have applied pressure. Instead he made some unwanted bowling changes and helped Adam Gilchrist not only settle down but go after the bowlers along with Mathew Hayden,” Ramchand said. “Our batsmen, with the exception of Sachin, looked in real hurry and threw away their wickets. None of them could apply themselves to the longer version of the game and went for rash strokes too early in their innings,” he said. “I don’t think any of the team’s think-tank, including coach John Wright of New Zealand, are giving any guidance to the players who kept playing one-day shots in both innings.” Baig said the absence of Anil Kumble proved costly as the other spinners could not extract much even from a favourable pitch. “Inexperience of the spinners showed when they were confronted with a pitch tailor-made for their trade. They were trying too much,” he said. “(But) if a change in spin attack is must, they might consider bringing in left-arm spinner Murali Kartik or leggie Narendra Hirwani for Rahul Sanghvi. It would also be unfair to drop Shiv Sunder Das after one failure”.
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apologises to Dravid Mumbai, March 2 Australian media manager Brian Murgatroyd was quoted by Aussie journalists covering the tour as having stated that Slater and Dravid sat down together over beer after the game. In fact, Dravid had gone to the Australian dressing room at the end of the match. Slater’s tantrum began after his appeal for a catch against Dravid was turned down which Peter Roebuck described as “Slater’s moment of madness”. The Aussie walked up to umpire S Venkatraghavan and argued the decision with him and then turned to Dravid, who stood his ground, as he had a right to, and exchanged hot words with him. ICC match referee Cammie Smith of West Indies let him off after a warning.
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Pollock cautious over Caribbean prospects Georgetown, March 2 South Africa, unbeaten in their last eight Tests, against a West Indies side most recently trounced 0-5 in their Test series in Australia. Yet South Africa’s captain Shaun Pollock sounded a note of caution as his side prepared for a five-Test tour of the West Indies starting on Sunday. “I’m not forgetting the way they came back after we whipped them (5-0 in South Africa in 1998-99),” Pollock said shortly before his squad flew to Guyana. He was recalling the way West Indies picked themselves up on their return home early in 1999 and drew a four-Test series with Australia 2-2. Pollock said of the low ebb into which the West Indies have now fallen: ‘’They’re obviously searching for a bit of confidence and something to spark them into a recovery. Sport is a very strange thing; in cricket a single good shot, or lucky break, can really turn something on its head. The whole squad will have spent some time at home, they’ll have played in their domestic competitions and they’ll all have spent some quality time at the crease, with bat or ball. “Put it this way, I genuinely believe their confidence will be a lot higher when we get there than it was after their Australia tour.” Despite Pollock’s natural reluctance to trumpet his team’s chances, South Africa must go into the five-Test series as favourites. Their domestic summer was a succession of overwhelming victories against New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which provided the perfect environment for several of the country’s younger names to establish themselves at the highest level. Makhaya Ntini found rhythm and control to match his unquestioned pace and finished the season second only to Pollock as South Africa’s leading wicket-taker. He can bowl lengthy spells on pitches offering little to the fast bowlers. Neil McKenzie and Boeta Dippenaar scored their maiden Test hundreds, against New Zealand. McKenzie now has two centuries and is settled in the middle-order. Dippenaar was sacrificed to allow Herschelle Gibbs to return from a ban imposed during South Africa’s match-fixing inquiry, but he can bat anywhere in the top six. Encouraging as the emergence of new faces has been, the more experienced players are still the fulcrum of the side. Allan Donald will be expected to lead the attack with Pollock, although the succession of injuries which have plagued him over the past three months are legitimate cause for concern. He is the only survivor from the party which toured the West Indies in 1992, following South Africa’s return to the international arena. Gary Kirsten was there as a spectator, but this time both he and Daryll Cullinan will be the engine-room of the South African batting, along with Jacques Kallis. With Mark Boucher the only wicketkeeper in the squad of 16, the vice-captain is under extra pressure to stay fit. With Paul Adams and Nicky Boje offering intriguing options in the spin department, the South African cupboard would appear to be full. It will need to be, too, if the squad are to compete successfully over 11 weeks away from home.
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Mumbai retain
trophy Chandigarh, March 2 Winning the toss Chennai scored 130 for 9 in 35 overs the main contributor being B. Ramprakash 59 (66 balls, 3x4, 2x6), while chasing the target Mumbai had some hiccups before emerging winner. In the other match West Zone defeated North East Zone by 23 runs to finish third in the competition. The main contributors for West were Sudhir Boyat 83 (76 balls, 11x4) and Sanjay Kar 59 (66 balls, 5x4). Rajesh took three wickets conceding 30 runs. Local player Ajay Sharma scored 60 in 62 balls, while left-arm spinner Rajesh Mundhwa turned his arm to claim five wickets for 29 runs. Brief scores: Chennai: 130 for 9 in 35 overs (B. Ramprakash 59, Vikas Bhatkar 2 for 23, Avinash Tandel 2 for 22) lose to Mumbai: 131 for 5 in 28.2 overs, (Rohit Rane 65 not out, Sunil Pokle 23, SM Raju 4 for 27). West Zone 212 for 9 in 35 overs (Sudhir Boyat 83, Sanjay Kar 59, Rajesh 3 for 30, Rajendra Kewalya 2 for 30, Ajay Sharma 2 for 42) b North East Zone 189 in 33.2 overs (Ajay Sharma 60 V. Raja 37 Rajesh Mandhwa 5 for 29). Bhupinder Singh (Sr), former national player, was the chief guest and distributed the prizes. |
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Berlin, March 2 German tabloids and some broadcasting networks in Frankfurt are agog with speculations that Becker and Setlur may have separated and are not seeing each other with some of them going to the extent of describing their relationship as nothing but a “brief sexual affair”. Thirty-three-year-old Becker appeared to be the centre of attention of the tabloid press for yet another time in the past three months after the Hesse Broadcasting network reported in its ‘Manpower’ radio programme that it is all over between the tennis star and the 26-year-old hip hop artiste. Setlur, who lives near Frankfurt, the biggest city of Hesse, is the eldest of the two daughters of a Kannadiga banker and a Malayalee nurse. Becker had confirmed just one month back that Setlur was the new woman in his life after the German media zoomed in on their relationship as the possible reasons for the end of the seven-year-old marriage of Becker and Barbara. Sabrina was quoted as having said recently in the German media that her relationship with Becker was under “tremendous pressure” and was facing difficulties to measure up to it. With all the trappings of a soap, the mass circulated Bild followed up on the Hesse broadcast and confronted Sabrina’s adviser Thomas Hoffman to check the veracity of the rumours. Hoffman is reported to have pleaded ignorance but said Setlur “seemed to be happy” nowadays and that she was “working very hard” in the recording studio. Around the same time when Becker was romantically linked with Sabrina, a Russian model threw a bombshell that the tennis star had an amorous fling with her in London and that he was the father of their daughter. The Russian model said she had a sexual encounter with Becker in a “broom cupboard” in a restaurant when the tennis star was making his final appearance at Wimbledon in 1999. Becker, later admitted the affair and even accepted being the father of the girl. The Hesse broadcasting network quoting an unidentified man with close contracts with the high society circles in Frankfurt and Munich, said that Becker and Sabrina were not seeing each other “for the past 19 days”. They were last seen together during a Mercedes Benz show in Spain early last month. It further reported that the two had agreed not to make much fuss about ending their relationship and that they would concentrate on their careers. The network further said that Becker appeared to be “very relaxed” ever since he spent some time with his former wife Barbara recently in Fischer Island in Florida. Becker and his wife of seven years were reported by the network and the Bild to have “enjoyed their time” and speculated that the tennis star wanted to “get close” to Barbara. The media further said that Becker stayed in the Fischer Island for 10 days instead of the originally scheduled one week.
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Dubai, March 2 With this, the India duo’s efforts to get back into the top 10 on the ATP men’s doubles ranking suffered another setback. The two Indians gave glimpses of their glorious past but that was not enough as Mirnyi, the top player in the tournament, was at his best and inspired his partner Kafelnikov to stage a remarkable comeback after losing the first set. Leander and Bhupathi did everything possible to retain the advantage of winning the first set but Mirnyi and Kafelnikov managed to achieve a hard-fought victory in the second set. They then went on to win the third set also to send the Indian pair packing in one of the most absorbing matches so far held in the tournament. Both Leander Paes and Bhupathi seem to have buried their past differences and appear determined to avoid any misunderstanding off the court so as to be once again recognised as the most fearsome doubles pair in the world of tennis. “We are more open and communicate well,’’ Bhupathi said while Paes nodded, and added, “We keep each other informed’’. Talking to Gulf News, Paes said injury problems, disagreement and ‘“different reasons’’ kept them separated. At the time of their parting, the reasons attributed were “irreconciliable differences”. Both of them, however, know that it would be a painfully slow process before they could dominate the doubles field again. “We took four years to reach the top,’’ Paes said, adding the two were now working hard. “But we have to do it step by step,’’ Bhupathi remarked. While admitting that success could be dangerous, both pointed out that they were more mature now. “We have matured a lot and with each win gaining confidence,’’ the two said. Paes pointed out that there was a slim difference between wins and defeats. “It is important that we get our confidence back,’’ he said. Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain upset second-seeded Magnus Norman of Sweden 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Top-seeded Marat Safin of Russia was also headed to the semifinals, defeating Andrei Medvedev of the Ukraine 6-1, 6-2 in just 53 minutes. Ferrero, last year’s losing finalist, commanded a 5-0 lead in the first set, with Norman taking a game off him and just holding serve in the seventh game to make it 5-2. Ferrero served out for the set 6-2. Ferrero lost the second game 4-6. In the third, both held serve until the seventh game, when Ferrero broke the Norman serve and then served out for the match 6-4. “I’m playing good and we can see tomorrow if I can play at the same level,” said Ferrero, who faces Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia in semifinal competition. Hrbaty, who won a gruelling doubles match on Wednesday with David Prinosil of Germany against the duo of Australian Pat Rafter and Swede Jonas Bjorkman, defeated Lars Burgsmuller of Germany 7-5, 6-4. In the other quarterfinal, Thomas Johansson of Sweden — in top form having beaten Olympic champion Yegevny Kafelnikov on Wednesday — enjoyed a quick, 67-minute win over Mirnyi, 6-4, 6-4. Johansson will face Safin. SCOTTSDALE (Arizona): With rain steering clear of the State Farm Tennis Classic for the first time in three days, Lindsay Davenport, Monica Seles and Jennifer Capriati rolled into the quarterfinals on Thursday at the hardcourt event. The top-seeded Davenport, scheduled to play Spain’s Gala Leon Garcia since Tuesday, finally got on the court and cruised to a 7-5, 6-2 win in a night match. Davenport, who had a first-round bye, improved to 5-0 all-time against Leon Garcia, who defeated Anne Kremer of Luxembourg on Monday. Earlier, Seles, who defeated Capriati in Sunday’s final at the IGA US Indoors in Oklahoma City, needed just 56 minutes to eliminate Cara Black of Zimbabwe, 6-0, 6-3. Capriati, the reigning Australian Open champion, bounced back from her defeat last Sunday by defeating Jana Nejedly of Canada 6-2, 6-4.
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Las Vegas, March 2 But for Holyfield (38) the fight is about more than silencing critics who said the vacant WBA crown should have gone to Ruiz last year. It is about proving he is still a dominant force in the heavyweight ranks. “My goal is to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world,” said Holyfield, who boasts a record of 37-4-1, with 25 wins inside the distance. “If it means (Mike) Tyson, then I will fight him. If it means Lennox (Lewis), I will fight him. Whoever it is, I will fight him.” But Ruiz (29) said the first fight proved that Holyfield is on his way out, and he, Ruiz, is on his way in. “I don’t know if people really want to see Holyfield keep fighting,” Ruiz said. “I feel people are tired of hearing about the same guys over and over again, that they want some new names and new fights.” Despite his disappointment in August, Ruiz said he proved to himself in the first fight with Holyfield that he was championship material.
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Melbourne, March 2 He appeared to lose control of his Ferrari as it spun into gravel and then flipped twice before coming to rest. Schumacher quickly removed his helmet and jumped out of the mangled wreckage. His tumble took the gloss of a big day for Ferrari with No 2 driver Rubens Barrichello going well under last year’s pole position time with one minute 28.965 seconds for the 5.303 km Albert Park circuit. That was a stunning 1.591 seconds quicker than Mika Hakkinen’s 1:30.556 time in claiming the pole position for last year’s race. As Schumacher was spinning through the air, he lost his place as second fastest when Jordan’s Jarno Trulli jumped him with 1:29.267. Schumacher was denied the opportunity of beating his best effort of 1:29.284 with his unfortunate crash and only minutes left in the afternoon session.
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SAI to get new
chief New Delhi, March 2 Mr Mittal was due for a posting on promotion for quite some time, but his displacement now has come as a big surprise, as India would be hosting many international sporting events this year, including the Afro-Asian Games, though the fate of the Afro-Asian Games itself hangs in balance, due to the failure of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute a special organising committee (SOC). Mr Mittal’s exit from the SAI, it’s learnt, has not been very smooth as he is facing a CBI enquiry, though he had been widely acknowledged as a competent administrator, who tried to make SAI a self-sustaining body by leasing out its premises on rent. Meanwhile, uncertainty dogs the Afro-Asiad as there is hardly any progress on the games, though only eight months remain for the conduct of the games in Delhi, from November 6 to 17. According to sources, the IOA has deferred the constitution of the Special Organising Committee as there are many a claimant for the post of the chairman, including IOA president Suresh Kalmadi himself, and Archery Association of India president Vijay Kumar Malhotra. The government and the SAI have taken the stand that things could move on the games front only after the IOA
constitutes the SOC. SAI has to carry out major repair works on all the stadia, including laying of two-millimetre thick polyurethen granules on the synthetic track at the Nehru Stadium, on the lighting and public address (PA) systems, scoreboards, change rooms and structural repairs. A lot of new electronic equipment have also to be imported, which includes photo-finish cameras, and touch pads for swimming. However, sources in the SAI clarified that the four-year-old athletic track at the Nehru Stadium would not be relaid, but would be given only a “thick coating” as the base of the rubberised track is still very strong, as it has a normal lifespan of seven to eight years.
JCT go down to E
Bengal Ludhiana, March 2 After keeping the arch rivals at bay for almost the entire duration, the JCT citadel fell in the 89th minute following an excellent acrobatic volley by Sreekanta Dutta after substitute Chandan Das centred from the right
corner. Finding adequate space inside the box, Dutta rose high to execute the volley to precision leaving goalie Arvind Kumar
stunned. The mood in the JCT camp following Dutta’s strike was summed by coach Sukhwinder Singh thus:”It is sheer bad luck that we have been losing
matches. Nevertheless, despite the setback, the race is not over for us and my boys will not
surrender. After all, we are known for our fighting abilities.” East Bengal coach Manoranjan Bhattacharjee was also all praise for JCT for the marvellous fightback. “What can a team do when the key players are injured”, he asked adding that even they underwent a similar experience last season. Having been pitted against the strongest outfit in the league today, JCT mobilised all their resources to take on the Kolkata outfit head-on and in fact such was the mill men’s motivation that the match could have gone either way till the end. The return of promising medio Hardip Saini and induction of Taranjit Singh and Pawan Kumar in the defence yielded the desired
results. Not only were the marauding Omolaja Olalekan and Dipendu Biswas of East Bengal kept under check but the JCT forwards also kept on receiving well-measured
passes. It was only a slight lapse of concentration towards the fag end which let the mill men
down. As Chandan Das rushed to control the ball near the right corner, wing back Daljit Singh, who has just recovered from an injury, was a trifle slow in checking
him. Chandan’s lob was followed by Dutta’s volley which spelt doom for JCT. The first half witnessed a series of close
calls. First a Jaswinder-Gill move was thwarted by stopper back Deepak Mondal at the cost of a flag kick and then medio Hardip Saini’s booming volley was chested by goalkeeper Sangram Mukherjee. East Bengal also attacked through Bijen Singh, Rattan Singh and Omolaja Olalekan but their long rangers were
effectively blocked by the JCT defence. Dipankar Roy, who till last season was with JCT, also tested Arvind with a curling left footer shortly before half time. The second half again was evenly
contested. After Omolaja tested Arvind with an angular shot, defender Surkumar Singh who moved upfront despatched a powerful grounder which landed in the goalie’s hands. JCT had a good chance in the 57th
minute. A cross by Jaswinder from the right was followed up by Hardip Gill’s excellent attempt but his powerful volley from inside the box was off
target. Jaswant and Ram Pal also displayed fine anticipation. Jaswant in particular effectively marshalled the right flank, moving up an down
quickly. Substitute Sandeep Sharma, who came in place of Hardip Saini, also assisted the attack with intermittent moves and on one occasion his piledriver saw East Bengal custodian Sangram Mukherjee making a difficult
collection. Medio Harinder’s long rangers also posed danger on more than one occasion and in fact East Bengal coach Manoranjan Bhattacharjee singled him out for praise at the end. An 85th minute substitution by East Bengal when Dipankar Roy made way for Chandan Das proved to be the turning
point. With only a minute remaining for the long whistle, Chandan Das followed a loose ball to the right
corner. With full confidence, he centred for Dutta inside the box whose acrobatic volley dealt a stunning blow to JCT. |
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Kolkata, March 2 At the end of their 10th round outings, SBT remained at the bottom with five points from 10 matches, while Tollygunje, which was in a little better position, had collected eight points from as many matches. SBT was the first to go ahead scoring through strikers Abdul Naushad and Abdul Hakim in the 6th and 30th minutes, respectively. Medio Bhabani Mohanty and striker Achilefu found the target in the 8th and 55th minutes, respectively, to restore parity for Tollygunje. MUMBAI: Strong contenders, FC Kochin played defensive football to beat local outfit Mahindra united 1-0 to move to the top of the table in the National Football League at Cooperage here on Tuesday. The Kochin outfit, having stalwarts like I.M. Vijayan, Joe Paul Ancheri and Liberian Sunday Seah, seemed to play the match only to better their position in the table. The first half saw some good moves by both the teams. FC Kochin mainly relied on short passes and the ball kept rolling in Mahindra half for most of the time. The all important goal was scored by T.S. Anoj in the 41st minute. Mahindra goalkeeper Virender Singh tapped the ball after Kochin forwards fumbled near Mahindra goal. The ball, however, was received by Kochin’s another foreign recruit Aaron Cole who passed it on to Anoj. Anoj cleared the ball and hit a powerful left-footer which beat Virender and went straight into the goal. Four minutes later Kochin had an opportunity to increase the lead when C.V. Hemanathan received a pass from the centre. As there was only one defender, Mahindra goalkeeper Virender came ahead but Hemanathan dribbled past Virender and gave a pass to Anoj who hit the ball only to see it going out. Mahindra had an easy scoring chance in the 11th minute when Abhay Kumar brilliantly dribbled the ball through strong Kochin defenders only to hit it out. Kochin also had an opportunity in the 13th minute when T.S. Anoj’s header missed the target on a pass from Eugene Nuku.
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Mumbai, March 2 The speedy forward Prakash opened the tally for his team in the tenth minute when he tapped a Lopez header into the net. Air India got a golden chance on a platter mid-way through the first half but their forward Anthony Fernandes, who was totally off colour, failed to score with only Bagan custodian Rajat Ghosh Dastidar to beat. With a minute to go for the breather, Prakash, was bang on target following mid-fielder Jayanta Sen back pass which was clipped over Air India custodian M.Y.Ansari’s head. Air India got yet another chance to narrow the margin in the 75th minute when referee K Sankar of Tamil Nadu awarded a penalty kick after their mid-fielder Tomba Singh was brought down inside the striking circle but Khalid Jamil’s spot kick was saved by a diving Dastidar. Prakash got his hat-trick in 89th minute after he booted home a rebound after substitute James Singh had tried to score and the ball came off Absari’s legs.
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New Delhi, March 2 The Indians won 2-1 in extra-time after the teams were level 1-1 at the end of regulation time. Brojan Singh drew the first blood for India in the second half of the game after the first half went goalless. However, Egypt equalised and the teams were locked at that score forcing extra-time, according to information received here. Brojan Singh struck again in the extra-time to give the Indians a well-deserved victory in the five-nation tournament.
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Afro-Asian Games: more funds
needed Patiala, March 2 The Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has allocated just Rs 20 crore for the games in the Budget announced on Wednesday, in addition to the Rs 1 crore released last year, while top SAI sources confirm that the IOA has already prepared an estimate ranging between Rs190 to Rs 200 crore for the smooth conduct of the games including upgradation of the existing infrastructural facilities, which is nearly 10 times the amount allocated in the budgetary provisions. The games, which will attract sportspersons from as many as 43 countries, are scheduled to be held in New Delhi. However, sources reveal that the eight-lane synthetic track at the main venue, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, is in a bad shape and has developed cracks at many places. It is imperative for the track to be replaced for the games which may not be done now keeping in view the small amount of money to be released by the Union Government for the games. Moreover, the proposal to lay down three new Astro-turfs to conduct hockey matches has also received a big jolt. Two out of these turfs were to be laid at the National stadium and the third was to be re-laid at Shivaji Stadium, which will host the women’s matches. The Astro-turf there is totally worn out and needs to be replaced. The IOA, the Sports Authority of India ((SAI) and other agencies are hopeful that the Centre may release more funds in the future. But sources say the funds are required now and even if the government does release funds at a later date, it may be too late and the IOA may have no option but to either postpone or cancel the games. |
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Arjun
Atwal maintains lead New Delhi, March 2 Atwal, after battling back from some poor golf on the front nine to have his score at an acceptable one-over mark, finished on the 18th, with a quadruple bogey to go from being 10 ahead to only six strokes in front, in the Rs 10 lakh prize money tournament. Indrajit Bhalotia had made up only two strokes at the end of the 17th, before this generous gesture from Atwal. Bhalotia finished with a 71, and a total of two-under 214 to be six strokes adrift of Arjun, who is at eight-under 208. Those who were chasing Atwal included Mukesh Kumar, Feroz Ali and Ali Sher on 216, 217 and 218 respectively. Chennai, March 2 |
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