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March 22, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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Third Test poised for thrilling finish
Walsh puts
Windies in sight of victory Australia
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Akhtar
to undergo tests in Australia India
unlikely for Sharjah Punjab
dismissed for 383 Anand
outwits GM Gelfand Prize
money chess tourney BSF,
Punjab Police to clash in final Asian
school b’minton in July 3 in
running for IBF presidentship Fencing
nationals in Manipur Victory
hailed Officials for Kabaddi World Cup Judokas’
names yet to be revealed
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Third Test poised for thrilling finish Chennai, March 21 Sensational off-spinner Harbhajan Singh tore into the heart of the mighty Aussie batting line-up to leave the visitor’s struggling at 241 for seven in their second innings at close of the fourth day’s play in the tie-breaker match. The 20-year-old tormented some of the world’s best batsmen as he grabbed yet another five-wicket haul to leave Australia with a lead of 131 with three wickets standing. He has a record 29 wickets in the series so far. Skipper Steve Waugh, whose dream run is now gravely threatened, will have to put in an extra-ordinary effort in the company of tailenders on the final day tomorrow to save the series, tied 1-1 after India’s great win in Kolkata. Yet, the Indians will have to take nothing for granted — a lead in the region of 200 could give the formidable Australian bowling line-up a chance to have a go at them on a wicket that would turn more on the final day of the enthralling series. The Australians were off to a flier in their second knock after India’s last wicket pair of Sairaj Bahutule and Nilesh Kulkarni frustrated their bowling attack for 45 minutes this morning. Bahutule and Kulkarni added 21 runs to the ovenight total of 480 for nine as the Indian innings ended at 501 — a lead of 110 over Australia’s first innings score of 391. Bahutule did the bulk of scoring adding 17 runs to his yesterday’s 4 including a four and a six off Miller to remain unbeaten on 21. Kulkarni made four before he was adjudged leg before wicket to Miller. Australian openers Matthew Hayden and Michael Slater took the fight to the Indian camp with some fluent hitting. Hayden who compiled his career-best 203 in the first innings, was looking to cut lose once again. But Kulkarni effected the breakthrough for India by having him caught brilliantly by Zaheer Khan when the batsman mistimed a sweep shot. Hayden made 35 and Australia lost their first wicket at 82. Harbhajan got into the act soon after trapping wicket keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist, who has had a horror run after the match-winning century at Mumbai, leg before wicket to reduce the visitors to 84-2. This was the third successive lbw dismissal of Gilchrist. The wily spinner struck again in his next over to dismiss Slater who edged delivery that spun away to be caught superbly by VVS Laxman in the slips. Slater made 48 with the help of four fours and two sixes. Mark Waugh and Justin Langer wiped out the deficit when Langer hit a six off Kulkarni. But he could not last long and was dismissed when Australia were just 31 runs ahead of Indian total. Langer was caught by Laxman off Bahutule for 21. It was left to twins to stabilise the Aussie innings which was dangerously heading towards a collapse. Mark Waugh was in his element driving and lofting the bowlers and added 57-runs for the fifth wicket with his brother before Harbhajan ended the partnership. Mark Waugh flicked a turning ball and Dravid took a diving catch at leg slip in his second attempt to dismiss the batsman for 57. Harbhajan scalped Rickey Ponting for the fifth consecutive time in this series when he was caught by Dravid for 11. Harbhajan has bowled 28 deliveries to Ponting in this series, concedeing 11 runs, and has dimisssed him on all occasions. Steve Waugh played another of his gritty innings, simply refusing to buckle down against three pronged spin onslaught. Though he was lucky to be let-off by Laxman in slips when at two, he stuck to his guns from one side ensuring Australia bat on the fifth day too. He added 30 runs for the seventh wicket with Shane Warne, who was out to the last ball of the day. Warne applied negative tactics offering his pad more often than the bat in an attempt to see through the day. In the last over, he successfully padded four of the first five deliveries before being caught plumb off the last as India completed the fourth day on a highly satisfactory note and in anticipation of an incredible series win. SCOREBOARD Australia (1st innings): 391 India (1st innings): Das lbw b McGrath 84 Ramesh c Ponting b Warne 61 Laxman c M. Waugh b McGrath 65 Tendulkar c Gilchrist b Gillespie 126 Ganguly c Gilchrist b McGrath 22 Dravid c Gilchrist b Gillespie 81 Dighe lbw b Warne 4 Bahutule not out 21 Z. Khan c and b Miller 4 H. Singh c M. Waugh b Miller 2 Kulkarni lbw b Miller 4 Extras: (b-19, lb-2, nb-5, w-1) 27 Total (all out in 164 overs) 501 Fall of wickets: 1-123, 2-211, 3-237, 4-284, 5-453, 6-468, 7-470, 8-475, 9-477. Bowling: McGrath 36-16-75-3, Gillespie 35-11-88-2, Miller 46-6-160-3, Warne 42-7-140-2, Ponting 2-1-2-0, M Waugh 3-0-8-0, Hayden 1-0-7-0. Australia (2nd innings): Hayden c Zaheer b Kulkarni 35 Slater c Laxman b Harbhajan 48 Gilchrist lbw b Harbhajan 1 Langer c Laxman b Bahatule 21 M. Waugh c Dravid b Harbhajan 57 S. Waugh batting 43 Ponting c Dravid b Harbhajan 11 S. Warne lbw b Harbhajan 11 Extras (b-4, 1b-6, nb-4) 14 Total (for 7 wkts, 80 overs) 241 Fall
of wickets: 1-82, 2-84, 3-93, 4-141, 5-193, 6-211, 7/241 Bowling: Z. Khan 4-0-13-0, Ganguly 1-0-8-0, Harbhajan 33-13-82-5, Kulkarni 21-6-53-1, Tendulkar 12-0-43-0, Bahatule 9-0-32-1.
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Hayden asked to stay back Australia’s most successful batsman in the current Test series, Matthew Hayden has been included in its one-day squad as the 15th member owing to his tremendous run in India. Hayden has been asked to stay back for the five-match one-day series starting in Bangalore on Sunday. Hayden has so far amassed 521 runs, including a double-century and a hundred, in five innings, a record for an Australian in a three-match series, and has been able to tackle the spinners with ease. Australia had announced a 14-member one-day squad replacing five players, including Hayden, who played in
the tests. Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Ian Harvey, Darren Lehman and Nathan Bracken feature in the side for the one-dayers while Michael Slater, Justin Langer, Colin Miller and Michael Kasprowicz will fly back to Australia after the Test series.
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Chennai, March 21 Speaking after the day’s play at the end of which the Aussies (241 for seven) were just 131 runs ahead with three wickets in hand and skipper Steve Waugh still standing tall among the ruins with a courageous unbeaten 43, the younger of the Waugh brothers-Mark-said: “We need another 60 to 70 runs on the morrow to stay alive in the Test”. “I was just beginning to master Harbhajan, when I got out and the series is over for me”, Waugh said and added that he fell to an oustanding catch by Rahul Dravid, who dived to pluck the ball inches from the ground when Waugh tried to play off his legs. “He (Harbhajan) is on top”. He has a lot of variations...He is right up there”, Mark Waugh said. About the pitch, Mark said but for one or two patches caused by the bowler’s foot marks, it was generally as good as it was on the first day. Rahul Dravid, whose belligerent knock of 81 was instrumental in getting the vital lead for India, said the match is still open. “We cannot predict what target India would like to chase”, he said answering a question. “They (Aussies) have world class bowlers like Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Shane Warne. Even Colin Miller is quite good,” he added. Lauding
Harbhajan, who picked seven wickets in the first essay and scalped five of the seven wickets to fall in Australia’s second innings, Dravid said: “He is as good as any bowler in the world.
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Walsh puts Windies in sight of
victory
Port of Spain, March 21 The 38-year-old, who on Monday became the first bowler to take 500 wickets, took his first ever five wicket haul- six for 61 - at this ground yesterday as South Africa were bowled out for 287, leaving the West Indies with 232 to win. At close, the West Indies were 32 for one with Chris Gayle not out on 18 and Dinanath Ramnarine on 11. Walsh accomplished his five wicket haul when he trapped rival fast bowler Allan Donald lbw for one, then went one better when South African captain Shaun Pollock dragged a slower ball onto his stumps to take his career wickets total to 504. Walsh received excellent support from fellow fast bowler Mervyn Dillon, who took three for 58, and legspinner Ramnarine, who only took one wicket but succeeded in tandem with Walsh in putting a strangehold on the South African batting during a crucial afternoon session. South Africa started the day well, with Herschelle Gibbs (87) and Daryll Cullinan (73) taking their third wicket stand to 149 before Cullinan went for a big hit against Ramnarine and skied a catch to Brian Lara at backward point. It turned out to be a vital breakthrough. New batsman Neil McKenzie was dropped by Lara at slip off Ramnarine before he had scored but was then almost completely tied down by Ramnarine, Dillon and Walsh. The new ball was due shortly before lunch but the West Indian captain Carl Hooper decided not to take it. Instead Walsh and Ramnarine bowled so accurately that only 10 runs were scored in 15 overs in the hour after lunch, with South Africa losing two wickets. Walsh bowled a spell of six overs, taking one wicket for one run. Gibbs was the man out, pulling a catch to midwicket after scoring a painstaking 87 in almost six hours off 275 balls. When Walsh was rested, Lance Klusener slashed a catch to slip off the first ball bowled by Dillon. McKenzie and wicketkeeper Mark Boucher added 35 in the next hour before tea and Hooper finally called for the new ball, to devastating effect as Walsh and Dillon mowed down the remaining five batsmen for just the addition of 47 runs. It was the third innings in succession in which South Africa’s renowned batting depth failed the side, with the last eight wickets adding only 100 runs. Wavell Hinds and Gayle started confidently as the West Indies went in to bat with 11 overs remaining in the day. Gayle hit two successive boundaries off Donald and Pollock brought Jacques Kallis into the attack in the next over with immediate success. Hinds went back on his stumps and was lbw to the change bowler’s second delivery. Scoreboard South Africa (Ist innings): 286 West Indies (Ist innings): 342 South Africa (2nd innings):
(overnight 130-2) Gibbs c Sarwan b Walsh 87 Kirsten c Jacobs b Walsh 22 Kallis lbw b Walsh 0 Cullinan c Lara b Ramnarine 73 McKenzie c Jacobs b Dillon 25 Klusener c Gayle b Dillon 5 Boucher b Dillon 38 Boje c Jacobs b Walsh 9 Pollock b Walsh 8 Donald lbw b Walsh 1 Ntini not out 5 Extras (b1, lb4, nb9) 14 Total (130.4 overs) 287 Fall
of wkts: 1-38, 2-38, 3-187, 4-198, 5-204, 6-253, 7-264, 8-276, 9-278. Bowling: Walsh 36.4-13-61-6, McLean 18-1-76-0 (4nb), Dillon 28-8-58-3 (4nb), Ramnarine 35-8-64-1 (1nb), Hooper 13-3-23-0. West Indies (2nd innings): Hinds lbw b Kallis 2 Gayle not out 18 Ramnarine not out 11 Extras (b1) 1 Total (1 wkt, 11 overs) 32 Fall
of wkt: 1-20 Bowling: Donald 3-1-14-0, Pollock 5-2-7-0, Kallis 3-1-10-1.
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Australia the real challenge: Hussain London, March 21 Hussain flew into England yesterday following the 2-1 Test series win over Sri Lanka and will have treatment for the groin injury that has kept him out of the one-day series. He said: “I am a big one for stats and the stats say we have not done well against Australia. Just because we win four on the bounce does not mean we are closer to Australia. We will find out in the summer. “Our fielding leaves a lot to be desired. Our fitness levels could be better, our catching could be better. We still have a lot of work to do. “We are playing some good cricket and we want to be the best we can be. It is not about rankings. The last four series show what we can do.” Hussain reflected on the upcoming series against Pakistan and the Aussies: “We just need to rest up, get mentally awake and get our thoughts right.” “I’m sure our coach Duncan Fletcher will be thinking about Pakistan and Australia. Basically we need to keep things simple. That is the secret.” After saluting his team for their win over Sri Lanka, Hussain said: “Captains are only as good as their teams and I could not have asked for more from my team.” “I am disappointed to be here and not over there with my team. Every time we asked for that final effort they responded. They wanted to play — all 11 of them.” “It’s nice that things are going well. If things can go well in the summer there will be a real buzz as there was when we were beating the West Indies.” Asked about the controversy that plagued the opening two Tests in Sri Lanka, Hussain said: “There were certain things that happen that were beyond the control of players.” “But we have a governing body and the ICC to take care of that. All we can do is play the cricket that we’ve played this winter.” In a series marred by poor decisions Hussain singled out Sri Lankan umpire Asoka de Silva, for his “exceptional game” in the third Test and said he hoped he would be ‘fast-tracked’ for future international games. But the Essex batsman’s sights were fixed firmly on the future. “When I took over the captaincy I had one eye on the Ashes series coming up. That was my main aim. I am very happy with the squad we are getting together.” “We have won four series in a row and will have to work on beating Australia. Pakistan are a fine side too — and don’t think we have conquered this game.”
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Akhtar to undergo tests in Australia Perth, March 21 Foster said here today he will use a three-dimensional video system capable of operating at 50 frames a second to analyse the action of the “Rawalpindi Express”. Shoaib was reported by umpires Steve Dunne and Doug Cowie during Pakistan’s final one-day match against New Zealand last month. It was the third time in 18 months umpires had expressed concern about the bowler’s action. Foster said the video system he would use was the latest technology and could be slowed to provide a clear indication if there was a problem with a bowling action. The video produced in Perth will also be used by the Pakistan Cricket Board to consider whether to reinstate Shoaib. If he is reported again by umpires, he will be banned from first-class cricket for a year. Foster, who established a reputation as one of the game’s most astute coaches, will be helped by former Test fast bowling great Dennis Lillee. If they detect a problem in his action, they will try to help him with remedial training.
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India unlikely
for Sharjah New Delhi, March 21 According to the official, the decision was conveyed to
ICC President Malcolm Gray at the meeting with Union Sports Minister Uma Bharti here this morning. The minister and the
ICC chief, however, evaded questions on the issue after the meeting. However the government has given its full support to the bcci in its bid to host next year’s mini World Cup. “The decision to play against Pakistan does not depend on the Sports Ministry. It will be a collective decision involving the External Affairs Ministry and the Prime Minister’s office,” Uma Bharti told reporters.
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Punjab dismissed for 383 Mumbai, March 21 Mhambrey struck three quick blows at the start of the day with the second new ball to grab five for 77 in Punjab’s first innings demise at 383 and then Paranjpe made an elegant 68 while Mane remained unbeaten on 70, as hosts replied with 162 for two wicket at close. However, individually Yuvraj Singh completed his maiden Ranji hundred (135) before he returned a catch to left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar. He lost his overnight partner Reetinder Sodhi (46) at 331 after they resumed at 299 for four. The batsman snicked Mhambrey behind after adding eleven to his score of 35. Yuvraj sensed the doom and immediately opened up compiling his knock off 209 balls, hitting one six and 15 fours. The tail then was finished off in less than 16 overs with only Gagandeep making the double figures. Punjab started well by removing Wasim Jaffer for nine and would have been in much happier position had Pankaj Dharmani accepted Paranjpe’s catch when he was on nought. Later Dharmani was to floor Mane on 34 in slips. Vaneet Sharma was the bowler to suffer both the times. Paranjpe paid with 10 fours while Mane is still there with 10 fours and one six. Scoreboard Punjab (Ist innings): Overnight 299 for 4: Extras: (two b, nine lb, 19 nb) 30. Total: (All out off 117.2 overs) 383. Fall: 5/331, 6/334, 7/345, 8/353, 9/383. Bowling: Mhambrey 25-4-77-5, Saxena 17-1-65-0, Kannan 21-2-58-1, Powar 25-7-57-1, Pawar 29.2-5-115-3, Mumbai (Ist innings): Mane batting 70, Jaffer lbw b V. Sharma 09, Paranjpe lbw b Sodhi 68, Kannan batting 05, Extras: (one b, three lb, six nb) 10. Total: (For two off 62 overs): 162. Fall: 1/12, 2/150. Bowling: Gagandeep 14-3-40-0, V. Sharma 11-3-27-1, Sarandeep 18-7-31-0, Sodhi 11-1-38-1, Sanwal 8-2-22-0.
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Anand outwits GM Gelfand Monte Carlo, March 21 Giving a clear indication of tactical battle, Anand opted for an ultra sharp variation in the Catalan opening employed by Gelfand with white pieces in the rapid game. A pawn sacrifice in the early middlegame gave Anand more room to deploy his pieces and what followed was a spectators delight. On the 20th move the Indian GM sacrificed a piece to continue his attack while at the same time Gelfand struggled to complete his development. The confinement of opponents’ pieces to the base rank enabled Anand to bring his rook out and it looked as though he would crash through the defenses of Gelfand. However, a subtle and effective measure by Gelfand forced the exchange of queens and Anand was forced to give perpetual checks to steer the game to a draw after 27 moves. In the blindfold game Anand found himself struggling in the Sicilian Nazdorf employed by Gelfand with black pieces. In the fashionable English attack Anand conceded his dark squared bishop and the semi-closed nature of the center made him sweat hard to defend the weak queen pawn. Gelfand appeared clearly on top at the outset but in the postmortem analysis there was no convincing victory found for the Israeli. As the game progressed the Indian ace got the desired initiative after a few lackluster moves by Gelfand and did not let the advantage slip out of hands. The biggest surprise of the day was an in-form Topalov’s loss to GM Jeroen Piket of the Netherlands by a 0.5-1.5 margin. Topalov, who has had outstanding success so far in the tournament, went down in the rapid game in a rather off-beat variation of the Petroff defense. What might have demoralised him more is the fact that he lost with the white piece. In the middlegame Piket was bidding for counterplay after sacrificing an exchange for two pawns but Topalov quickly traded the queen. The die was cast when Topalov decided to end the game quickly and went to collect kingside pawns with his rook, leaving his queenside pawns unattended. Piket cashed in on the opportunity and his pawn roll proved much faster than Topalovs. The game ended after 42 moves. In the blindfold game Topalov again stood clearly better from the black side of a queen’s gambit declined. Piket found some correct defensive moves under time pressure to keep the game going and as usually happens, Topalov lost control of the game when he found no clearcut winning plans. The tables were turned and it was Piket who wrested the initiative. The time pressure however prompted Piket to settle for the draw in 39 moves. Kramnik disposed of defending champion Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain 2-0 to join the leaders. The Berlin defence (wall!) has troubled even the great Kasparov in the past one year and Shirov too could not find a way to break it with white piece pieces. The queenless middlegame had the nature of a draw but Shirov, who is struggling with his form this year, wanted to win at all costs. The result was a pawn down endgame for the Latvian turned Spaniard and Kramnik pocketed the full point without much ado. The blindfold encounter between the two was less enterprising as Shirov blundered his queen on the 14th move to call it a day. Leko defeated Yugoslav GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic 1.5-0.5. In the rapid game Ljubojevic got a slight advantage in the middlegame arising out of a Grunfeld Indian defence but apparently did not want to take many chances. The pieces got exchanged at regular intervals and truce was agreed to in 25 moves. Leko sprang a surprise on Ljubojevic by choosing a side variation in the Sicilian defense with white pieces. Ljubojevic had to conceed a lot of time on his clock but he did not manage to solve his opening problems. In the ensuing middlegame Leko capitalised on a weak 20th move and slowly grinded his opponent in the endgame. The game lasted 47 moves. Former world champion GM Anatoly Karpov of Russia drew 1-1 with GM Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine while GM Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands followed suit in his games against GM Zoltan Almasi of Hungary.
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Prize money
chess tourney New Delhi, March 21 The tournament, open to all age groups, has been converted into an international rating tournament and top players of the country are expected to participate. The winner will receive a cash prize of Rs 50,000. Entries, with a fee of Rs 300 (Rs 200 for school students), close with CDCS eventspecific, 2E/23, Jhandewalan Extension, New Delhi-55 on March 31. |
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BSF, Punjab Police
to clash in final New Delhi, March 21 The J and K Bank players were very bitter after their defeat at the hands of the BSF as their coach Abdul Majid felt that they were shortchanged by referee Bishwajit Bera and linesman Sha Naqvi. In a close match, BSF forged ahead in the 23rd minute when Gurpreet Singh’s long-ranger from the left flank landed in the far corner of the box. Fourteen minutes later medio Tapan Bhattacharjee accounted for the second goal. But the second goal was disputed vehemently by the J and K Bank players, as when Bhattacharjee moved up to make kill, linesman Sha Naqvi of Madhya Pradesh raised his flag to signal that the player was off-side. But Bhattacharjee went ahead with the shot — a long blast from the left — and the ball dipped in after hitting the cross bar. Referee Bishwajit Bera, who either did not see the linesman’s flag or ignored his judgement, blew for a goal. The linesman also quickly reversed the flag in his hand, to be in agreement with the referee’s decision. But the J and K players were not amused. They made a strong protest, and held up proceedings for about 15 minutes, before resuming the match “under protest”. The J and K players played like men possessed in the rest of the match, though they failed to score a goal, and their coach Abdul Majid, a former international, saw “unfair play” in keeping his team out of the final. In the second match, Punjab Police ran into a tough obstacle in Indian Nationals, who created many a scare for the cops. But the policemen wasted a number of chances themselves during regulation time to take the issue into tie-breaker, as the extra-time and golden-goal rule was not enforced. In the tie-breaker, Punjab Police custodian Satish Kumar brought off a fine save to foil Nationals’ Deepak Gurung to make it 4-2 and ensure victory for the cops as Balwinder Singh, Vijay Pal, Sher Singh, Sunil Kumar and Naresh Kumar had hit the mark for them. For the Delhi team, Sachin Kumar, Pushpender Dhondial and Cassious Akumu Owino were the marksmen. Both BSF and Punjab Police have qualified for the second stage of the league to be held in Bhopal, where ten teams will be competing, irrespective of the outcome of the final match. |
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Asian school
b’minton in July Chandigarh, MARCH 21 Mr Chhabra said the badminton competition to be organised by the Malaysian School Sports Commission would feature both individual championships as well as team events where three singles and two doubles would be allowed. The cut off age for the above competition is January 1, 1983. He said the swimming competition to be hosted by the Singapore School Sports Council would have events both for boys and girls in free style (50\100\200\400\800 and 1500 metres), butterfly (100 and 200 m), breast stroke (100 and 200 metres), individual medley-200 m and 4 x100 metres in free style and medley events. Mr Chhabra further said that national-level trials in both these disciplines would be held sometime in April, which would be intimated soon to the respective affiliated units of the SGFI. Only those who have valid passports will be allowed to appear in the trials.
3 in running for
IBF presidentship Sangrur, March 21 This is the first time in the history of the federation that the Presidency is being contested. The new President, who will replace IOC member Lu of China after her eight-year
term, will be elected by the 141-member associations of IBF. Nominations are as follow: President — 1 the Sultan of Brunei, 2 Dr Justian Suhandinata 3 Mr Korn Dabbaransi. Vice-Presidents (two vacant posts) 1 Jeff Robson, 2 Punch Gunalan. Council: 1 Raj Gaya, Kim Hak Suk, Dr Mya Lay Sein, Paisan Rangsikitpho, Martijn van Dooremalen, Joseph Clarke, Jean Brunet. |
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Fencing nationals
in Manipur Chandigarh, March 21 The Delhi Fencing Association will host the third National Sub-Junior Fencing Championships in August or October next while the ninth Junior National Fencing Championships would be hosted by Jammu and
Kashmir. The inter-zonal championships this year have been allotted to
Haryana. The meeting also decided that the 13th Senior National Fencing Championships as well as the fourth Sub-Junior National Fencing Championships would be held in Punjab in 2001-02. The meeting also decided that India would field a team in the World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships to be held in Gdansk (Poland) from April 9 to 16, The association proposes to send a team of six fencers each in the boys section to participate in foil and epee events of the junior section while six fencers will take part in the two events of the cadet section. The age limit for the junior section as prescribed by the international body is less that 20 years as on January 1, 2001, for the junior section and less than 17 years for the cadet section. The association has already approached the Union Ministry of Sports for necessary clearance of the team. A coaching camp for the fencers will be held at the National Institute of Sports,
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Victory hailed New Delhi, March 21 Mr Kalmadi said: “This victory of the team with more junior players is a remarkable one”. He felt the “victory has come at an appropriate time when the Indian team is preparing for major international competitions, particularly for the inaugural Afro-Asian Games in Delhi later this year”. Mr Kalmadi and Randhir Singh hoped that the hockey team would continue their winning streak in future competitions as well. |
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Officials for Kabaddi World Cup Patiala, March 21 Meanwhile, trials to select the Indian women team which will take part in the world cup will be held at Government Physical College here on March 24 at 2.00 pm. |
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Judokas’ names yet to be revealed Patiala, March 21 As many as 34 judokas are at present attending the ongoing camp being held here in preparation for the Senior Asian Judo Championships scheduled to be held at Ulan Bator (Mongolia) from April 13 to 15. Sources reveal that factionalism within the JFI is the main cause for the federation withholding the names for the Asian meet with one faction insisting that the team be selected on the basis of trials held at the NIS on March12, while the other faction insisting that only those judokas should be selected who win their bouts in their respective weight categories. |
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