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Historic series win for
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Windies slump to 69-run
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Anand is joint
leader JCT locked in battle of survival Bagan, Salgaocar post
wins Railways post decent
total Randhawa moves
up in ranking Kirtane bows out in quarterfinals Abhinav for Atlanta World Cup
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Historic series win for India Chennai, March 22 At 3.20 pm, Man-of-the-Match Harbhajan Singh, who was the best bowler on either side with 32 wickets, cut Glenn McGrath for two runs to ensure a two-wicket win for his side in the series-deciding match. India had come back from the dead to win the series 2-1. As the Australians unleashed the full fury of their superb bowling attack to prevent India from reaching the target of 155, Laxman stood alone on the burning deck to steer his side to a famous win. He made an aggressive 66 as wickets fell around him to emerge as India’s most outstanding batsman in this series. Over 50,000 people at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, and probably the rest of the nation, stood still as India slumped from a comfortable 103 for two to 135 for seven in the final session of the Test. Laxman fell to a stunning catch by Mark Waugh who took five more catches. It was an open match and the series as debutant Samir Dighe, who had done badly behind the wickets, bravely fought the Australian onslaught in the company of tailenders, Sairaj Bahatule and Zaheer Khan both of whom went for ducks. With four runs to get, the 20-year old Harbhajan walked to the wicket with aggressive Australians sensing a possible win. If he was nervous, he did not show it. He started stroking the ball well but, at this point, even the target of four runs seemed difficult. As Harbhajan cut McGrath, arguably the best fast bowler in the world, he and Dighe sprinted for two runs before punching the air and embracing each other in the middle of the wicket. The entire stadium erupted as India won a great historic series. Earlier in the victory chase, India’s top batsmen, including Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, fell cheaply. Skipper Ganguly played an atrocious shot to cap a miserable series for him. The day began with the Australians hoping to add substantially to their overnight 241 for seven. Harbhajan brought a swift end to their innings taking all the three wickets to return with an analysis of 8 for 84 and a series haul of 32 at 17.03 apiece. Australians Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie batted sensibly though Harbhajan and Nilesh Kulkarni bowled to a good line and length. The spinners at times teased the batsmen, who were beaten once each. However, Harbhajan claimed the prize wicket of Waugh, who failed to read the turn properly playing a defensive stroke in front and snicked to S.S. Das at forward short leg. He made 47 of 125 balls with the help of five fours. As India were looking forward to early dismissal of the tailenders, wicket keeper Dighe missed a golden opportunity failing to stump Gillespie off Kulkarni, when the batsman had one run to his credit and Australia 247 for 8. Scoreboard Australia (Ist innings): 391 India (Ist innings): 501 Australia (2nd innings): Hayden c Zaheer b Kulkarni 35 Slater c Laxman b Harbhajan 48 Gilchrist lbw b Harbhajan 1 Langer c Laxman b Bahutule 21 M Waugh c Dravid b Harbhajan 57 S Waugh c Das b Harbhajan 47 Ponting c Dravid b Harbhajan 11 Warne lbw b Harbhajan 11 Gillespie c Dravid b Harbhajan 2 Miller lbw Harbhajan 2 McGrath not out 11 Extras (b-8, lb-6, nb-4) 18 Total (all out, 97.5 overs) 264 Fall of wickets: 1-82, 2-84, 3-93, 4-141, 5-193, 6-211, 7-241, 8-246, 9-251. Bowling: Zaheer 4-0-13-0, Ganguly 1-0-8-0, Harbhajan Singh 41.5-19-84-8, Kulkarni 30-11-70-1, Tendulkar 12-0-43-0, Bahatule 9-0-32-1. India (2nd innings): Das c and b McGrath 9 Ramesh run out 25 Laxman c M Waugh b Miller 66 Tendulkar c M Waugh b Gillespie 17 Ganguly c M Waugh b Gillespie 4 Dravid c M Waugh b Miller 4 Dighe not out 22 Bahatule c M Waugh b Miller 0 Zaheer c M Waugh b McGrath 0 Harbhajan Singh not out 3 Extras (lb 3 nb 2) 5 Total for 8 wkts in 41.1 overs 155 Fall of wickets: 1/18, 2/76, 3/103, 4/117, 5/122, 6/135, 7/135, 8/151. Bowling: McGrath 11.1-3-21-2, Gillespie 15-2-49-2, Miller 9-1-41-3, Warne 6-0-41-0.
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Mark Waugh Writes I will remember the Chennai Test as one of the most physically and mentally draining matches I have played. It was five days of tough cricket under an unforgiving sun. Further, since the game was so close, one had to concentrate 100 per cent on every ball. At the end of the day it was a tense affair and obviously it’s very disappointing to be on the losing side. After we started off so well in Mumbai and were cruising in Kolkata after two days, the 2-1 shoreline is difficult to accept. However, we gave our 100 per cent on the deciding day and it was not enough against an Indian side that played very well. I am glad we fought right till the end and our spirit and energy till the last session is proof that we are a fighting fit side. The pitch was one of the best fifth day pitches I’ve seen in India. It actually did not change appreciably right through the five days except for the rough patches from the bowlers’ footmarks. The rest of the pitch was hard and true, completely unlike what one expects in this part of the world. This is why we knew that we were 50 runs too light when we set a target of 155. Right through the Indian innings we knew that we did not have many runs and had strike a balance between stopping runs and attacking. The situation got increasingly tense which is why there were many mid-field conferences between the players. Every Australian on the field wanted to make sure that no stone remained unturned in our attempt to win this Test. The last session was really set up by Laxman’s dismissal. I was quite happy with the catch I took and for some time felt it was going to be our day. His wicket was a crucial one since he made batting look very easy. Other than Tendulkar, he was the only player who made short-making look easy. At the end, I was wondering whether it would be a tie. The match was being played at a venue that had already witnessed one, and it seemed fated to happen. The result would have been a good one because it was a great Test and series, and it was a shame that one team had to lose. However, it was not to be as the Indians held their nerve this time round. It was only fitting that Harbhajan hit the winning runs, because he along with Laxman single-handedly turned the series around for India. I don’t know why both batsmen took a couple of seconds to realise they had done it for their team. I guess we will have to ask them what was going through their mind. Harbhajan has bowled marvelously right through the series. He can now compare with the best off-spinners in the world because he possesses both accuracy and variety. His performance was also amazingly disciplined because I can’t remember a single long-hop or full toss from him. In retrospect he was the surprise package in this Indian team. We might have underestimated him a little because we have played him in the past with no great trouble. However, in the absence of Anil Kumble he really came into his own, and went on to prove that an injury is not necessarily a bad thing because it gives another player a chance to prove his worth. The other department the Indians have improved in is catching. They have two very good fielders in Rahul Dravid and Laxman, and I think it is one of the significant differences between the team that came to Australia and the one that played here. As I mentioned earlier, we are very disappointed at losing this series, but at the end of the day our players had a drink with the Indians and it was a good half hour that we spent with the other camp. They came and ensured that the intense rivalry did not extend beyond the field. After that the team just sat talked and spent time with each other in the change rooms. Now it’s time for the one-dayers and while we would have liked a weeklong break we have to accept the itinerary and gear ourselves for it. Half the side will be comprising fresh players and I’m sure their presence will lift the side. Gameplan |
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Triumph of
character: Saurav Chennai, March 22 Addressing a press
conference after India came up trumps by two wickets in a pulsating contest in the third and final Test at the historic Chepauk, they said “it was not easy to come back. After losing the Mumbai Test inside three days, everybody wrote us off, some even abused the team.” “We came through because the boys had talent,” they added. “But this game is not over till the last ball is bowled,” Saurav opined. Saurav said “at 136-7, chasing 155, yes, I thought we may not win, but Sameer showed his character.” Asked how the team recouped after the first Test, Saurav said, “the most important thing was that we backed each other including the guys who were not doing well. We worked hard”, Saurav added. Asked if he was worried about having to chase a big target with Aussie captain Steve Waugh still at the wicket, he said the fall of Steve Waugh early finished the game for Australia.
UNI Governor lauds Indian win Chandigarh, March 22 In a message, the Governor said the heart of every Indian was stirred by the sterling performance of the Indian team. He lauded the excellent performance of Punjab offspinner Harbhajan Singh in taking 32 wickets in the Test series and being awarded the ‘man of the series’ award. ‘‘He has set an example for Punjabi youth to follow’’, the Governor said. In a letter also sent to the family of Harbhajan Singh, General Jacob said every sport loving Indian was proud of the performance of Harbhajan.
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Windies slump to 69-run defeat Port of Spain, March 22 All-rounder Jacques Kallis took four for 40 as West Indies, set 232 to win, were bowled out for 162 to give South Africa a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series. West Indies, 32 for one overnight, slumped to 51 for five in the morning, with Lara being given out lbw to paceman Makhaya Ntini as three wickets went for one run. Ramnaresh Sarwan and captain Carl Hooper gave their side a chance of victory with a 92-run sixth-wicket stand. Sarwan fell to a spectacular catch shortly before tea. Just when it seemed the stand had swung the game back to the West Indies, Sarwan hooked Jacques Kallis and Nicky Boje, fielding about 45m from the bat, leaped to hold a fine catch. Ridley Jacobs, who made 93 not out in the first innings, started aggressively before being run out. Called for a leg bye by Hooper, Jacobs was beaten by the speed and accurate throw of Herschelle Gibbs who raced in from backward point to pick up the ball near the batsman’s wicket and throw down the stumps at the bowler’s end. Nixon McLean survived a huge appeal for a catch behind off kallis but the appeal was turned down by umpire Darrell Hair. He made only four, though, before getting a thick edge to the wicketkeeper off the same bowler. Mervyn Dillon was lbw second ball and Courtney Walsh was bowled by Shaun Pollock as the last five wickets fell for 19 runs. Hooper was left stranded on 54 not out after batting for 230 minutes. He faced 172 balls and hit five fours. Sarwan’s innings of 39 lasted 179 minutes and he hit six fours off 114 balls. Kallis finished with 4-40. Allan Donald took the first two wickets of the morning after the West Indies resumed at 32 for one. South African captain Shaun Pollock then had Chris Gayle caught behind and Makhaya Ntini claimed the prize wicket of Brian Lara with his first delivery of the innings. The West Indies slide started in the fourth over of the day when nightwatchman Dinanath Ramnarine edged a hard catch to Kallis at second slip off Donald without adding to the 11 runs he scored Tuesday. Donald was rested after a spell of 7-3-8-2 and his replacement, Ntini, struck with his first delivery, dismissing star batsman Lara for the third time in successive innings. Scoreboard South Africa (Ist innings): 286 West Indies (Ist innings): 342 South Africa (IInd innings): 287 West Indies (IInd innings): Hinds lbw b Kallis 2 Gayle c Boucher b Pollock 23 Ramnarine c Kallis b Donald 11 Samuels c Kallis b Donald 9 Lara lbw b Ntini 0 Sarwan c Boje b Kallis 39 Hooper not out 54 Jacobs run out (Gibbs) 4 McLean c Boucher b Kallis 2 Dillon lbw b Kallis 0 Walsh b Pollock 0 Extras (b7, lb4, nb7) 18 Total (in 80.1 overs) 162 Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-35, 3-50, 4-50, 5-51, 6-143, 7-150, 8-159, 9-159. Bowling:
Donald 15-4-32-2, Pollock 23.1-8-35-2, Kallis 16-6-40-4, Ntini16-4-22-1, Klusener 10-5-22-0.
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Ranji Trophy: Punjab gain 98-run lead Mumbai, March 22 At close of play on the third day Punjab had extended their lead to 222 reaching 124 for no loss. R Ricky with 47 and Munish Sharma, who was promoted to open, with 68 were at the crease. Mumbai began the day at 162 for two with opener Vinayak Mane looking good on 70. They, however, lost their way to fold up for 285 runs. Medium pacers Gagandeep Singh and Reetinder Singh Sodhi worked up a good pace and with able support from Test discard Sharandeep Singh, restricted Mumbai to 285. Mane with 97, being unlucky to miss his hundred, and Amol Muzumdar with 48 were the only Mumbai batsmen apart from Jatin Paranjpe, who was dismissed for 68 yesterday, to put up a fight. After the dismissal of nightwatchman Kannan for five, Mane and Muzumdar looked like taking Mumbai to safety putting on 71 runs for the fourth wicket before Mane (97 with 10 boundaries and a huge six) was trapped plumb in front as he shuffled across his crease by Gangandeep. Mumbai were then 234 for four. Gagabdeep then didmissed Vinod Kambli and Amol Rane in quick succession to leave Mumbai struggling on 244 for 6 and the tail exposed. Ramesh Powar down the order played a typically aggressive innings of 20 in double quick time before the innings folded up for 285. Punjab (first innings): 383 all out Mumbai (first innings): (overnight 162 for two) Mane lbw Gagandeep 97, Jaffer lbw Vineet 09, Paranjpe lbw Sodhi 68, Kannan c Sanwal b Sharandeep 5, Muzumdar c Y. Singh b Sodhi 48, Kambli c Sanwal b Gagandeep 5, Rane b Gagandeep 4, Mhambrey lbw Sodhi 9, R. Powar st Rathour b Y. Singh 20, R. Pawar st. Rathour b Sharandeep 2, Saxena not out 0. Extras: 18 (6b, 3lb, 9nb) Total: (all out) 285 Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-150, 3-163, 4-234, 5-240, 6-244, 7-258, 8-281, 9-283 Bowling: Gagandeep Singh 23-5-51-3, Vineet Sharma 21.1-7-56-1 (2nb), Sharandeep Singh 28.1-8-59-2 (1nb), R. Sodhi 22-3-63-3 (4nb), Y. Singh 3-0-18-1, S. Sanwal 11-3-26-0 (2nb), R. Ricky .5-0-3-0. Punjab IInd innings: Ravneet batting 47, Munish Sharma batting 68. Extras: 9 (1lb, 3nb, 5w) Total: 124 for no loss Bowling: P. Mhambrey 8-2-19-0, S. Kannan 9-4-27-0 (3nb), S. Saxena 9-2-27-0 (5w), R. Pawar 9-3-30-0, R. Powar
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Anand is joint leader Monte Carlo, March 22 Anand, who staged a fantastic comeback after loosing to GM L Ljubojevic in blindfold game, said he was happy with the outcome so far. Today, a rest day, Anand opted to stay back in the city along with his wife Aruna. The fifth round will be played tomorrow. After losing to Ljubojevic, Anand has scalped GM Leko and Boris Gelfand in succession. Playing only in his second tournament after winning the World Championship in December last year, Anand’s victory over Leko was particularly impressive. GM Kramnik, who is also vying for the top place, defeated Alexei Shirov 2-0 to emerge joint leader in the fourth round. Shirov, the defending champion, blundered his queen in the blindfold yesterday and he will have to work hard to prove himself. The other leaders — Leko and Topalov — are in excellent form and can still prove to be among the winners. Standings (points in bracket):
1-4 Anand, Leko, Kramnik and Topalov (5.5), 5-6 Ljubojevic and Jeroen Piket (4), 7 Shirov (3.5), 8-11 Anatoly Karpov, Zoltan Almasi, Vassily Ivanchuk and Gelfand (3), 12 Loek Van Wely (2.5).
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JCT locked in battle of survival Chandigarh, March 22 Faced with an unprecendeted do-or-die situation, JCT are now leaving nothing to chance as only a couple of victories can save them from relegation. The team management, which includes coach Sukhwinder Singh,his deputy Parminder Singh, who was incidentally adjudged ‘footballer of the decade’in 1993, and Arjuna awardee Inder Singh, have motivated the team to a new high. “We have told the youngsters that they are the state’s future. At stake is the honour of the team which has almost become synonymous with Punjab football,” said Sukhwinder in an informal chat with TNS the other day. Mahindra United, coached by Shabir Ali, suffered the biggest 0-6 defeat in the current league at the hands of Mohun Bagan at Kolkata on March 18.But with 14 points from three victories and five draws, Mahindras are in a better position as compared to JCT who only have seven points from seven draws. In fact Mahindras’ victories have come against top outfits like Churchill Brothers, Goa, whom they beat 2-0 in the eighth round, and Salgaocar, whom they defeated 2-1. The third victory was registered against ITI who lost 0-1 in the fourth round.The matches against JCT (December 18, Mumbai), Tollygunge, Vasco, SBT, and East Bengal were drawn. Mahindra United have so far tasted defeat at the hands of Air-India (1-2), Mohun Bagan (0-1), East Bengal (0-2), FC Kochin (0-1), ITI (0-1), and Mohun Bagan(0-6). In 14 matches played so far, the Mumbai outfit have scored nine goals while conceding 17. JCT, on the other hand have scored seven goals and have conceded 17 in as many matches. Mahindras’ attacking line comprises the experienced Raman Vijayan, who incidentally has scored three of his team’s nine goals. He is assisted by the dimunitive Manjit Singh, who has scored two goals, and S.Venkatesh. In the midfield, Habib Adekunle, skipper Aqueel Ansari,Satish Minz and Anthony Pereira form the vital link.Abbas Ali Rizwi and new recruit Dawoud Husseini have also performed admirably. Virender Singh as custodian has to cope with additional pressure as the defence is somewhat shaky. In the previous match against Mohun Bagan,two suicidal goals were scored by Mahindra defenders Bernard Oparanozie, formerly of JCT, and Naushad Moosa. JCT’s hopes hinge on the Hardip Gill, Jaswinder, Jaswant and Ram Pal. With international Hardip Sangha gradually coming into form, the mill men can cash in on the sloppy Mahindra defence and pick up valuable points which may save them from further humiliation. |
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Bagan, Salgaocar post wins Kolkata, March 22 Sporting their new jersey resembling Italian football giants Juventus, Bagan took time to find their rhythm in the Salt Lake Stadium encounter with their determined rivals endeavouring to match them attack by attack in the opening session. The following are the latest standings of the teams in the National Football League after taking into account the results of today’s matches at Kolkata, Mumbai, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram (read under teams, matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, and points) East Bengal 14 9 4 1 18 4 31 FC
Kochin 15 8 5 2 22 15 29 Mohun
Bagan 15 8 4 3 28 14 28 Salgaocar 15 7 2 6 17 14 23 Vasco 15 5 8 2 9 10 23 Churchill
Bros 15 6 4 5 19 15 22 ITI 14 3 6 5 8 9 15 Air-India 15 3 5 7 18 22 14 Tollygunge 15 2 8 5 7 12 14 Mahindras 14 3 5 6 9 17 14 SBT 15 2 6 7 17 30 12 JCT 14 0 7 7 7 17 7 But the glamour outfit accelerated the tempo after the breather and scored the winner in the 58th minute to take their points tally to 28 from 15 outings. Tollygunge are lagging near the bottom of the charts with 14 points from 15 matches, while Bagan’s arch-rivals East Bengal are in the lead with 31 points from 14 matches. Fed by the hard-working Basudeb Mandal, the in-form Prakash kept his cool to tap the ball in from close, giving no chance to Tollygunge custodian Prashanta Dora, who otherwise looked confident under the bar. Tollygunge, known for their defensive display, pleasantly surprised the spectators by going into the attack from the outset and were distinctly unlucky not to have scored in the 34th minute, when Emeka Achilefu’s header following Sasthi Duley’s swinging centre hit the post, before it was deflected out of harm’s way by Bagan defender Amauri de Silva. MUMBAI: Jules Alberto’s 33rd minute goal today helped Salgaocar of Goa post their seventh win by 1-0 over Air-India here at the Cooperage in the National Football League. Alberto latched on to a chip of Valancia Gonsalves after Christian Okoye had cleared the way with a tackle. Alberto found it very easy to side tap with his right foot for the goal as Air India’s reserve goalie Israt Kamal was lost under pressure. Both sides had frequent openings but could not convert in the first half. First Alveto D’Cunha’s glancing header narrowly missed the mark and then Anthony Fernandes saw his header going over the bar. Thiruvananthapuram: Zee Churchill Brothers, Goa, prevailed over State Bank of Travancore, Thiruvananthapuram, 3-2 in the 15th round of the fifth National Football League match at the floodlit Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium here tonight. Midfielder Roque Bareto and strikers Igor Shkvirin and Francis Silviera scored for the Goan team. Strikers C.V. Sunny and Asif Zaheer netted for SBT. The teams were 1-1 at half time. KOCHI: Debutants Vasco, Goa, dished out fast and attacking soccer to edge out FC Kochin by a solitary first half goal and collected full three points in a match in the fifth National Football League encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here today. The all important goal for Vasco was scored by their star striker Uzbekistan’s Awazbek Khoshimov in the 35th minute of the first half. PTI, UNI
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Railways post decent total New Delhi, March 22 Though opener Amit Pagnis went cheaply scoring 27, a second wicket partnership of 108 runs between Sanjay Bangar and one down batsman Tejender Pal Singh helped Railways to come back into the match. The partnership was broken by Vaidyaraja when he had Tejender Pal Singh leg before after the batsman had scored 80 facing just 117 balls. Tejender Pal Singh played shots all around the wicket and struck 14 fours in his 148 minute stay at the crease. Railways then lost wickets at regular intervals as the middle order failed against some accurate bowling by Vijay Bharadwaj and Santosh Vaidyaraja sharing four wickets between them. Bharadwaj conceded just 17 runs in his ten overs and and took the valuable wickets of Yere Goud and Railway skipper Abhay Sharma in consecutive overs to reduce Railway from 186 for three to 187 for five. Goud fell after scoring 26, while the Railway skipper managed to score only five in his 39 minute vigil. Raja Ali and Khanolkar then took the total past the 200 run mark before Raja was dismissed by Vaidyaraja caught by G. K. Anil. Raja made ten runs. Earlier former Test players Venkatesh Prasad and Dodda Ganesh who shared the new ball failed to take any wickets with prasad conceding 58 runs in his 17 overs.
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Randhawa moves
up in ranking Kuala Lumpur, March 22 Randhawa moved up two positions to sixth while fellow Indian Arjun Atwal, who finished joint third in the Indian Open, entered the top 10 for the first time and is in ninth place on 57.5 points. Randhawa looks all set to qualify for the team even as Thai Thongchai Jaidee - the winner of Indian Open - is handsomely placed to lead asia into battle against Japan in next year’s inaugural Dynasty Cup. Asia’s version of the ryder cup is still a year away but Thongchai has already built up a commanding leading in the rankings that will decide the composition of the Rest of Asia team. A one-stroke victory in New Delhi on Sunday netted him a further 100 points to take his total after five events on this year’s Asian tour to 240. Korea’s Charlie Wilies a distant second on 131.5 points, followed by compatriots Kang Wook-soon, who won the season-opening Thailand Masters in February, and Anthony Kang, the Myanmar Open champion. AFP |
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Kirtane bows out in quarterfinals Pune, March 22 Kirtane, the former Davis Cupper, put a brave fight but lost to Konstantinos Economidis of Greece 4-6 4-6 in the match that lasted for one hour 10 minutes. Economidis, who defeated second seed Russian Artem Derepasko yesterday, lost his serve in the second game of the first set conceeding a 2-0 lead to Kirtane. But he immediately bounced back to break the Indian in the fifth and ninth games and clinch the set. In the second set, Economidis broke Kirtane in the fifth an seventh game. Kirtane could get only one game back by breaking Economidis in the eighth game but could not stop Economidis from taking the set and the match. In an another enconter, Aisam Gureshi of Pakistan stopped the winning run of Anton Kokurin of Uzbekistan in two straight sets 6-1 6-4 in an hour and 15 minutes to enter the semifinals. Kokurin, who defeated third seed Ivan Vajda of Croatia in the second round, looked out of sorts against the in-form Qureshi and lost the first set 1-6. In the second set, he was 1-3 down but came back to broke Qureshi in the sixth and even took the 4-3 lead. But Qureshi broke kokurin in the ninth and went on to win the set and match. PTI |
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Abhinav for Atlanta World Cup Chandigarh, March 22 Thereafter, he will undergo special training under the world famous coach Heinz Renkemeir at Dortmund. He will also compete at an international competition at Dortmund IWA 2001, where only top shooters participate. All this is part of World Cup training and preparation. He will leave Dortmund on April 10 for Atlanta where he again train under Lanny Bassam, former Olympic and world champion. |
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