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April 21, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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Chetan Baboor loses battle of nerves Lanka beat Pakistan by 77 runs Pollock, Donald wreck Windies |
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Right-handers
versus left-handers RANJI TROPHY Whittall, Flower prop up Zimbabwe Hingis rallies to defeat Majoli
Vijayan’s heart
still in soccer Bagan down Salgaocar, set sights on NFL title Jail term sought for boxer Bindra misses berth in final
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Chetan Baboor loses battle of nerves New Delhi, April 20 Having lost the first two games tamely (6-21, 16-21), Chetan suddenly found his touch and hit shots with all his might. It was a different matter that whatever Chetan threw at Matthew was returned to Chetan in a more lethal manner. There were some returns that one can’t think of, yet they came from the blade of Matthew, who played with cool and calculated approach till the last. Playing with the whole crowd at his back, Chetan went about repairing the damage and slowly caught up with Matthew who remained focussed on the job still despite in arrears time and again in the fifth game of the match. In this game, when Chetan led 12-8, India saw visions of victory. But Matthew mixing aggression with caution and bridged the gap slowly, from 8-12 to 11-14 to 14-16. With deep returns from both flanks moving from one end to the other, Matthew crawled back to 17-18. It was here that India saw a real threat and the whole stadium rose to egg on Chetan to finish the Englishman. Undaunted by chants and catcalls, Matthew not for once allowed his concentration to waver as he levelled 18-18. Now imagine, match score 2-2 and the final game resting at 18-18. With only three points separating the champion from the Commonwealth crown, the real drama unfolded as the crowd drew itself on the edge. To India’s relief, Chetan earned the first match point with a forehand drive(20-19). But Matthew hung on precariously to force the first deuce (20-20) as the crowd’s pulse almost stopped. With the crowd egging him on for the kill, Chetan got the second match point(21-20) and the crowd again egged Chetan to finish off. But Matthew again survived dangerously (21-21). Now it was Matthew’s turn to rattle the Indians and Chetan. He surged 22-21 to have the first match point. But Chetan saved (22-22). Matthew had the second match point at 23-22. To the crowd’s relief, India survived again (23-23). Similarly, Matthew earned the third match point at 24-23, Chetan again rallied to level (24-24). Matthew desperate to finish forced fourth match point to the crowd’s consternation(25-24). But Chetan controlling his nerves, again equalised (25-25). Saving four match points boosted Chetan’s morale, who to the crowd’s delight, forced his third match point (26-25). But the crowd almost felt numbed when Matthew equalised (26-26).The crowd got restive, the air full of tension that a weak man might collapse. Playing with more vigil and imparting more spin to his returns, Matthew earned the fifth championship point (27-26). With a few rallies, when Chetan hit out(26-28) to give Matthew a well-deserved Commonwealth crown, the Englishman, from sheer mental and physical exhaustion, sprawled on the wooden floor to let the feeling sink, leaving India and Chetan to lick wounds. Li Jia Wei of Singapore defeated Li Chun Li of New Zealand 23-21, 18-21, 21-16, 21-19 to wear the women’s singles Commowealth crown. Earlier, Chetan P. Baboor of India emulated other Indian stalwarts of yesteryear, Mir Kasim Ali and Kamlesh Mehta, by entering the men’s singles final. On the final day of the competitions at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, second seed Chetan Baboor managed, just managed to end the challenge of Toriola Segun of Nigeria in five games in the first semifinal here today. Though Chetan played a very mediocre game, yet he now finds himself standing in the ranks of veterans Mir Kasim Ali and Kamlesh Mehta, who too during their playing careers, had entered the coveted men’s singles finals.  |
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Lanka beat Pakistan by 77 runs Sharjah, April 20 Having contained Sri Lanka to a not-unattainable 297 for seven in 50 overs, Pakistan showed an undue haste in their chase of the target but managed only in hurtling to their doom. The Pakistan run-chase was spectacular initially — averaging 8-plus in the first 12 overs — but it could not sustain the momentum, losing wickets at regular intervals to be dismissed for 220 in 41.4 overs. Veteran left-hander Saeed Anwar, dropped down the order, waged a lonely battle in which he produced 62 masterly runs off just 64 balls. His brave knock ended with a tame return catch to Sanath Jayasuriya which gave the Sri Lankan captain his 200th wicket in one-day internationals. With the exit of Anwar, it was left to skipper Waqar Younis and Shoaib Mallik to make a fight of their chase. Mallik, who had a early escape when Marvan Atapattu caught him but stepped over the boundary line to concede a six was the second highest scorer for Pakistan making 44 off 75 balls. Once he fell, bowled by Murlitharan, as the eighth wicket, Pakistan innings faltered and stopped way short of the target. This was the sixth time the two countries played in a final in Sharjah with Sri Lanka getting their second win. Pakistan have won on rest four ocassions. Sri Lankans, who were twice defeated by Pakistan and once at the hands of New Zealand in the league matches, today had everything going in favour of them - courtesy a lax Pakistani fielding and lacklustre bowling. Jayasuriya (70), Marvan Atapattu who struck form with 89 and Mahela Jayawardena with 67 off 58 balls put Sri Lanka on course of a big total after they won the toss and elected to bat. After a shaky start, Jayasuriya hit two consecutive sixes off Abdur Razzaq and reached his half-century off 72 balls in the 23rd over. Jayasuriya and Atapattu added 114 for the second wicket after Romesh Kaluwitharana was run out in the fifth over. Atapattu then put on 111 for the third wicket with Jaywardena, both batsmen taking advantage of Pakistan’s loose catching. With seven wickets in hand, Sri Lankans added 100 in the last 10 overs, including a last-ball six by Nuwan Zoysa off Saqlain Mushtaq, to post the highest total in the tournament. A host of missed chances, including losing out on four easy catches and a stump chance, Pakistan looked a poor reflection of the side that registered comprehensive victories in the league matches.
PTI Sri Lanka Jayasuriya c Inzamam b Malik 70 Kaluwitharana run out 7 Atapattu run out 89 Jayawardena c and b
Saqlain 67 De Saram st Farhat b
Saqlain 12 Vaas c Inzamam b Saqlain 4 Arnold b Waqar 2 Dilshan not out 3 Zoysa not out 11 Extras:
(lb6, w20, nb6) 32 Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 297 Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-122, 3-233, 4-263, 5-267, 6-275, 7-277. Bowling: Waqar 10-1-55-1, Razzaq 9-0-53-0, Sami 7-1-30-0, Saqlain 9-0-54-3, Malik 8-0-56-1, Afridi 7-0-43-0. Pakistan: Nazir c Kaluwitharana b Zoysa 5 Afridi c Vaas b Zoysa 10 Farhat c Murlitharan b Vaas 39 Anwar c and b Jayasuriya 62 Haq c Arnold b Vaas 3 Khan c Jayawardena b Vaas 4 Razzaq c and b Fernando 5 Malik b Murlitharan 44 Younis c Zoysa b Murlitharan 20 Mushtaq c Dilshan b Fernando 7 Sami not out 4 Extras:
(lb-3, w-6, nb-8) 17 Total: (all out in 41.4 overs) 220 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-17, 3-86, 4-95, 5-103, 6-108, 7-159, 8-205, 9-207. Bowling: Vaas 6-0-36-3, Zoysa 6-0-51-2, Fernando 9.4-0-49-2, Murlitharan 10-1-29-2, Arnold 6-0-30-0, Jayasuriya 4-0-22-1. |
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Pollock, Donald wreck Windies Kingston, Jamaica, April 20 At the close yesterday, the home side had tumbled to a disappointing 214 for nine after captain Carl Hooper had won the toss and elected to bat first on a good pitch at Sabina Park. Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock shared eight wickets as the tourists sought to complete a 3-0 series victory while no home team batsman could muster more than 28 runs in support of Lara. The day began in the worst possible way for the West Indies when Jamaica’s Leon Garrick slashed the first ball of the match from Donald to Pollock to become only the second man to be dismissed by the first ball of a Test debut. Shivnerine Chanderpaul’s patient, 50-ball innings of seven, ended when he edged Jacques Kallis to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher and Donald struck again in his second spell when Chris Gayle (25) cut a wide delivery to Justin Kemp in the gulley. When Gayle was dismissed the home side were reeling on 53 for three at the lunch interval. Donald collected his third wicket in the first over after the break when Marlon Samuels (3) touched an away swinger to Boucher. The West Indies then appeared to be on the road to a middle-order recovery as Lara and Hooper added 53 for the fifth wicket batting with calm authority. However, once Hooper had been dismissed the lower order batsman offered up little resistance to the South African pace attack. SCOREBOARD West Indies (Ist innings): Garrick c Pollock b Donald 0 Gayle c Kemp b Donald 25 Chanderpaul c Boucher b Kallis 7 Lara c Kallis b Pollock 81 Samuels c Boucher b Donald 3 Hooper c Kirsten b Pollock 25 Jacobs c Boucher b Pollock 0 Dillon c Boucher b Donald 24 Ramnarine not out 28 Cuffy c Boucher b Pollock 3 Walsh not out 0 Extras: (b-4, lb-12, w-2) 18 Total: (for nine wickets, Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-21, 3-50, 4-54, 5-107, 6-113, 7-167, 8-188, 9-203. Bowling: Donald 22-4-47-4 (w-1) Pollock 23-15-24-4, Kallis 16-5-38-1 (w-1) Kemp 16-3-45-0, Adams 11-1-43-0, Klusener 2-1-1-0.
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Right-handers
versus left-handers New Delhi, April 20 The ‘righties’ will be loaded with heavyweights such as Sachin, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar, while the ‘lefties’ will comprise Saurav, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Vinod Kambli and Robin Singh, with Kambli also slated to keep wickets, in the absence of a specialist left-handed stumper. Managing Director of Timex Watches Kapil Kapoor announced here today that the contest would be the first of its kind to be held anywhere in the world. “The left-right question will be sorted out once and for all”, claimed Mr Sanjay Lal, Chief Executive Officer of Percept D. |
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RANJI TROPHY Baroda, April 20 Having dismissed Baroda for a modest 243 yesterday, Railways, 91 for one overnight, managed to score only 227 runs in a full day’s play today to reach 318 for eight. If Railways held the upper hand in the morning, it was hosts Baroda who were on top in the afternoon with pacemen Zaheer Khan and Rakesh Patel bowling their hearts out to pick up four of the six wickets to fall and slow down the Railways. For their labours, Zaheer Khan, who picked up the important wickets of Sanjay Bangar and skipper Abhay Sharma, was rewarded with three for 64 and Patel got two for 49 before suffering a break-down and retiring to the pavilion. With Zaheer Khan away on national duty, Patel had carried the burden of the Baroda attack through the season and his departure was a big blow for the hosts and Railways fully capitalised on it to put on 78 runs in the final session losing just one wicket. The depth in Railways’ batting once again came to the fore as most of the batsmen chipped in with valuable knocks. At 246 for eight, when it looked like Baroda would polish off the Railways tail quickly, Murali Kartik and Kulmani Parida showcased their talent as they put on 72 runs in their unbroken stand for the ninth wicket. Earlier, Railways, who resumed their innings at the overnight score of 91 for one batted cautiously adding just 65 runs in the first session. Half centuries by Tejinderpal Singh (67), Sanjay Bangar (62) and Yere goud (65) helped Railways to a good position. Tejinderpal Singh, who went after the bowling yesterday, was the first to go today after adding seven runs to his last evening’s score of 60. He was adjudged leg before after playing well forward to an Ajit Bhoite delivery. He stayed at the wicket for 127 minutes hitting six fours and two sixes adding 91 runs for the second wicket with Bangar. Soon after lunch, Zaheer Khan, Rakesh Patel and Valmik Buch bowled their team right back into the match by picking up five wickets between them conceding just 84 runs. Bangar was the first to go after making a patient 62 runs in 289 minutes with the help of six fours and two sixes before falling to Khan. Goud was out to the last ball before tea. He was out after making a polished 65 in 210 minutes with nine fours. Baroda’s tardy display in the field in the final session will prove costly in the final analysis as they let Railways off the hook. With the
bowlers looking quite ordinary bowling wayward and fielding too sloppy with
misfieldings and spilled catches, Baroda did the needful for Railways to inch ahead. Luck, too, seemed to desert the hosts, as Irfan Junior castled Parida in the first over with the new ball but off a no ball. Zaheer Khan bowled a few fiery spells with the second new ball, before Kartik and Parida came to Railways’ rescue. Khan was the pick of the Baroda bowlers while his new ball partner Rakesh Patel and left arm spinner Valmikh Buch (2/70) gave him good support from the other end. Scoreboard Baroda (first innings): 243 Railways (first innings): (overnight 91 for one), A Pagnis b R. Patel 07, S. Bangar c Jadhav b Z. Khan 62, Tejinder Singh lbw b Bhoite 67, Y. Goud c J. Martin b V. Buch 65, A. Sharma lbw Z. Khan 08, S. Khanolkar c Bhoite b R. Patel 04, S. Sahu lbw v Buch 00, S. Wankhede lbw Z. Khan 14, M. Kartik batting 46, K. Parida batting 24, Extras: 21 (11 lb, 10 nb) Total: 318 for 8 off 113 overs and in 489 minutes Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-108, 3-196, 4-206, 5-216, 6-221, 7-240, 8-246 Bowling: Z. Khan 29-10-64-3, R. Patel 25.2-9-49-2, I. Pathan 12.4-1-73-0 (10 nb), V. Buch 30-11-70-2, Bhoite 14-1-44-1, T. Arothe 2-0-7-0. |
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Whittall, Flower prop up Zimbabwe Bulawayo, April 20 Zimbabwe were 213 for three in reply to Bangladesh’s first innings total of 257. Whittall was undefeated on 108, with Andy Flower 71 not out following an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 147. Whittall, who reached his century 25 minutes before tea, has been at the crease for almost four hours in which he has faced 170 balls and hit 15 fours. Whittall had two close saves, both with his score on 79. He cut at a delivery from off-spinner Naimur Rahman and was dropped by wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud before being adjudged not out by television umpire Chuck Coventry after Manjural Islam’s throw from gully seemed to break the wicket with the diving Whittall’s bat on the line. SCOREBOARD Bangladesh (first innings): Javed Omar c Ebrahim b Murphy 62 Mehrab c Whittall b Blignaut 16 Habibul c Murphy b Blignaut 0 Aminul Islam c
Akram Khan run out (Blignaut) 21 Naimur c Blignaut b Watambwa 22 Khaled c A.Flower b Streak 30 Mushfiqur c Streak b Blignaut 4 Hasibul lbw b Streak 1 Sharif c Campbell b Blignaut 0 Manjural not out 1 Extras (lb-1 nb-9 w-6) 16 Total (all out, 91.3 overs) 257 Fall of wickets: 1-26 2-30 3-114 4-149 5-196 6-226 7-253 8-256 9-256 Bowling: Streak 21-7-47-2 (w-6), Blignaut 23.3-5-73-5, Watambwa 17-4-38-1 (nb-4), Nkala 13-2-45-0 (nb-5), Murphy 17-2-53-1. Zimbabwe (first innings): G. Whittall not out 108 D. Ebrahim c Khaled Mashud b Manjural Islam 2 S. Carlisle b Manjural Islam 3 A.Campbell c Mashud b Sharif 19 A. Flower not out 71 Extras (lb-3 nb-7) 10 Total (for three wickets, 55 overs) 213 Fall of wickets: 1-18 2-27 3-66 Bowling (to date): Hasibul Hussain 5-0-45-0 (nb-6), Manjural Islam 15-5-47-2 (nb-1), Mohammed Sharif 13-1-46-1, Mushfiqur Rahman 10-0-40-0, Naimur Rahman 12-4-32-0.
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Hingis rallies to defeat Majoli Charleston, South Carolina, April 20 But once Hingis found her game, the 42nd-ranked Majoli lost control of her shots. Hingis’s win set up a rematch against Amelie Mauresmo of France, her victim in the 1999 Australian Open final. Seventh seed Mauresmo made the last eight with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over 11th-seeded American Lisa Raymond.
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Double crown for Rushmi Chandigarh, April 20 In the singles final, the first set of 30 minutes was dominated by Rushmi who relied on forehand shots. She took a 1-0 lead which was soon equalised by the Indonesian girl and the process went on till 2-2. After this, high lobs accompanied by top spin of Rushmi proved fatal for Sumantri forcing her to commit blunders on minor strokes. The Indian girl, who by this time was playing without any crowd support, rallied to gain four more games and won at 6-2. Sumantri was helped by her coach Suharyadi sitting at the other end. When Sumantri was trailing at 0-1, both players had deuce five times. It was during this game that school children barged into the stadium causing disturbance to the players. It took more than 10 minutes for these children to settle down and finally Sumantri was able to win the game and the score read 1-1. Then the set progressed on a more thrilling note as tennis fans were able to see good quality strokes from both sides. At 2-2, it was the backhand lob of Rushmi which enabled her to surge ahead at 3-2. But Sumantri, who had played Rushmi in Indonesia, did show her hunger for the ball. At 40-30, a high velocity ace made it 3-3. Again it was the turn of Rushmi to do something. She was succesful in making good use of a backhand slice to take a 4-3 lead. With spectators getting more excited, Sumantri wanted to prove her worth. She conceded only two points and took the game to 4-4. It was at this moment that school children again disturbed the players and with the mercury rising, they seemed to slow down to adjust themselves. Back to court, a forehand top spin was instrumental in Rushmi gaining a useful 5-4 lead. Now it was a do or die battle for Sumantri who played with cool temperament all through the match. This crucial game witnessed deuce twice. Finally it was a 6-4 victory in 57 minutes which gave the coveted title to Rushmi. The doubles final between Rushmi-Sai and Sumantri-Radhika saw an easy beginning for the former who won the first set at 6-1 in just 28 minutes by conceding only one game. The real excitement came in the second set when the Indo-Indonesian pair grabbed an early lead at 2-0. This was, however, reduced to 1-2. Again Tulpule, a trainee of Nandan Bal, national coach, was able to put life into the game by making certain brisk moves to surge ahead 4-1. Then it was Sai who provided the thrust and the score now read 3-4 in favour of Sai-Rushmi. At this juncture, the Tulpule-Dea duo made it 5-4. Here it appeared as if they would wrap up the set. But the day belonged to the Rushmi-Sai duo who swung into action by taking four games in a row to clinch the set in 46 minutes and the title. Results (all finals) Singles: Rushmi Chakarvorthy (Ind) b Dea Sumantri (Ina) 6-2, 6-4. Doubles: Rushmi and Sai Jayalakshamy (Ind) b D.Sumantri (Ina) and RadhikaTulpule (Ind) 6-1, 7-5. |
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Bagan down Salgaocar, set sights on NFL title Kolkata, April 20 After putting Bagan ahead in the early first half, Barreto buttressd the lead, nodding home nicely in the 54th minute, while Laurence reduced the margin for Salgaocar, converting a spot kick four minutes later. Barreto
is now leading the scorers’ tally in the league having netted a
total of 14 goals so far. Last year also it were Barreto’s goals,
which helped Bagan beat Salgaocar 1-0 and 2-0 respectively. With this victory, Bagan, the only team to win this league twice, narrowed down their gap with the current leaders East Bengal to just one point. After playing 20 matches each, East Bengal are now leading the tally with 40 points, followed by Bagan with 39. Salgaocar are at the fifth position with 26 points. MARGAO:
Despite a player getting the marching orders, Mahindra United utilised the gap in the defence on the right to score two quick goals in the dying minutes to come from behind to down Zee Churchill Brothers 3-1 in the National Football League here today. Mahindras, who needed a win to avoid relegation, suffered a setback in the 18th minute when referee B.K. Singh showed red card to defender Satish Minz who handled the ball on the goal line off Francis Silveira header which came to him via Somatai Shaiza flag kick taken from the right. The resultant penalty kick was converted by Igor Shkvirin who made no mistake beating the keeper to his right. Mahindras bought in Aqueel Ansari in place of Davoud Hussaini which changed the complexion of the game as Aqeel controlled the midfield and fed his strikers with incisive passes and
succeeded in restoring parity in the 43rd minute. Defender Habib Adenkunle laid a pass from the centre to Mohd Najeeb who was thwarted by the rival defender, but a mix up between Inacio and Osumanu saw the ball going to Manjit Singh who shot home from the close. The second half was played at fast pace with Zee Churchill dominating the proceedings. They made inroads with quick short passes but faultered at crucial juncture as they lost ball possession. Keeper
Sunder Rajan also came to his side’s rescue when he made good saves
off Igor’s shots twice. BANGALORE: Facing the threat of relegation, Air-India succeeded in holding local outfit Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) to a 1-1 draw in
their 20th encounter of the fifth National Football League here this evening. Eighth placed ITI came back from behind to level the score in the 70th minute through a brilliant goal by Kenneth G Ugwa. Earlier, Anthony Fernandes had put Air-India in the lead through an opportunistic goal in the 25th minute of the first session.
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Vijayan’s heart
still in soccer New Delhi, April 20 His debut film, Shantham (Quietude), with Seema Biswas of ‘Bandit Queen’ fame in the female lead, and directed by acclaimed director Jayaraj, not only won the national award, but was well-received by the audience. His second film, Akashathile Paravakal (Birds of the sky), directed by his friend V.M. Vinu, is slated for release in May. While the first film dealt with the plight of a tormented outcast in which Vijayan earned kudos for his sensitive portrayal, he has been cast as a villain in his second film. But his heart is still in football, which earns him his bread and butter, as he was not paid any fee for his first two films. Vijayan, who was in Delhi to receive the Limca Book of Records “People of the Year 2000-2001 Award”, said he planned to continue playing top level football for three more years, before shifting his attention to his pet project, ‘I M Vijayan Sports Foundation’, which has now started functioning from the Trichur Agricultural University ground. Vijayan said 30 boys in the 11-14 age group, were already getting training in his academy, but he planned to set up the ‘foundation’ on his own facility, for which he would be approaching the Kerala Government for land. Vijayan said the idea was to make his soccer academy a residential centre, for which a lot of funds were required, and he was on the job to raise the necessary funds. The soccer wizard said the initial capital to set up the academy was raised through a football match between film and football stars, but more funds were required to make his dream a concrete reality. Former India international Xavier Paes is the coach of the academy, while another former international, Subhash Bhowmick, is the technical director. Vijayan was non-committal about his future plans, whether to continue with the FC Kochin club in the coming season, or to move out to some other club. The 32-year-old Vijayan, who figures in the Limca Book of Records for his quickest goal (25 seconds after the start against Bhutan in the SAARC soccer), two hat-tricks in international tournaments, and other unique achievements, said he would return to films if he got suitable offers. |
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Jail term sought for boxer Montreal, April 20 At the sentencing hearing for Hilton, who is the reigning World Boxing Council super-middleweight champion, Quebec prosecutor Helene Si Salvo yesterday said seven years’ incarceration for the 37-year-old Canadian fit the heinous nature of the crime. “It is the worst of crimes. It is sexual assault against kids, against children,” she told the court. Quebec Judge Rolande Matte is to sentence Hilton on May 9. He faces up to 14 years in jail and if sent to a penitentiary, will likely be unable to defend his title, which he won in December by defeating South Africa’s Dingaan Thobela. In March, Matte found Hilton guilty of sexually abusing the girls, now 16 and 17, over a three-year period from 1995 to 1998. Hilton had denied abusing the girls, but Matte said she did not find his trial testimony credible. Hilton was convicted of sexual assault, sexual interference of a child under 14 years of age and inviting sexual touching. The identities of his teenage victims are protected by court order and the two cannot be named. Di Salvo said the abuses had a terrible impact on the girls lives, corrupting what should have been a normal childhood.
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Bindra misses berth in final Chandigarh, April 20 Jozef Gonci of Slovakia won the gold, with a score of 596+102.2-690.2, the silver went to Dick Boschman of Netherlands scoring 594+103.6-697.6 while Mario Knoogler of Austria with a score of 596+101 1-697.1 bagged the bronze. The Indian ace shooter had earlier shot 596 when he set a world record at the World Cup in Munich last year and had again shot 598+104.2-702.2 while breaking the world record in the European Championships 2001. Abhinav is seriously handicapped without a coach and a manager to assist him in routine clearances of movements and participation formalities. As he travels alone he has to devote a lot of attention to routine work. It is for this reason that he sometimes is unable to give 100 per cent output in the stiff world level competitions. This aspect has to be understood by the Indian federation which is looking towards him to give India an Olympic medal. The Union Sports Minister, Ms Uma Bharati, had promised a coach to him. When contacted, the shooter remarked: “I have to look ahead and will now prepare more vigorously for the World Cup in Seoul”. |
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