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Harvinder Singh, Nehra likely to get nod No decision on
ICC Cup:
Lele Face-saving victory for West
Indies England to play 7 specialist
batsmen Indian eves outwit USA
2-0 Bhutia bitter with
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Decision on records’ ratification
soon Kirtane, Fazal in quarterfinals Bihar crush Rajasthan Cricket trials
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Harvinder Singh, Nehra likely to get nod Bangalore, May 16 The national selectors are meeting here tomorrow evening under the chairmanship of Chandu Borde to pick up the squad. With Indian coach John Wright and captain Sourav Ganguly making it amply clear that they would prefer at least seven specialist bowlers for the demanding 40-day tour of Zimbabwe, Harvinder Singh, who had a fine Ranji season, could be included in the team along with Nehra to buttress the pace attack of Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan and Ajit Agarkar. With the pitches likely to be bouncy in Zimbabwe, the selectors are expected to go in for five-men pace attack. The selectors had picked eight medium pacers among the 26 probables for the ongoing camp in the city. Orissa medium-pacer Debashis Mohanty might not get the nod because of inconsistency, though he had a good run in the Ranji season. Left-arm mediumpacer from Jammu and Kashmir Surinder Singh Bagal, who replaced injured fast bowler Rakesh Patel from Baroda, has not played at the highest level, and even allrounder Reetinder Singh Sodhi has not got adequate exposure. The selectors might not like to expose the youngsters to the rigorous and demanding tour. With a hectic season ahead, they might keep them as reserves for the future tournament. Apart from Borde who represents the West Zone, the other selectors who would meet at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium were Madan Lal (North), Sanjay Jagadale (Central), Ashok Malhotra (East) and T.A. Sekar (South). Ashok Malhotra and Sanjay Jagadale have arrived in the city and had a look at the boys. Besides Borde, BCCI secretary J.Y. Lele, Madan Lal and Sekar were expected to arrive later today. Though Borde had said that they might look beyond the list of probables, the selectors are unlikely to resort to such an extreme step. Interestingly, speedster B.K. Venkatesh Prasad and Left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi (both from Karnataka), who have failed to find favour with selectors, have been sweating out with other probables but their names figuring for the tour appeared remote. The choice of the spinner to support offie Harbhajan Singh will be either between Delhi Left-arm spinner Rahul Sangvi or Mumbai leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule. Mumbai stumper Samir Dighe will be the obvious choice with the national skipper showering praise for him. “He has probably won the series for us. He has also scored important runs. He should be handy prospect for Zimbabwe,” Ganguly had said. His innings in the Chennai Test will definitely weight in his favour. The other two wicket keepers — Ajay Ratra from Haryana and Deep Das Gupta from Bengal — have been selected keeping the future in mind. Nayan Mongia, who was not picked for the camp, might not get the recall. It is rumoured that Mongia, who has been reportedly left out on disciplinary grounds, is trying to convince the selectors. The selectors would not face problem while picking up batsmen with six of them making it by merit. Besides Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman, who scored 562 runs against Australia, get selected. Openers Sadagopan Ramesh and Shiv Sundar Das are sure to be in the team as their performance had been praised by John Wright. The duo had handled the fearsome Australian attack of McGrath, Gillespie and Fleming admirably. Tamil Nadu left-hand batsmen Hemang Badani, who played well against Australians is likely to pip others for the other slot. Lele has already indicated that they might consider making changes for the triangular series involving West Indies. India is scheduled to play two Test against Zimbabwe.
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No decision on ICC Cup: Lele New Delhi, May 16 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jaywant Lele told newspersons here today that so far no decision has been taken on the hosting of the ICC Cup. “There has been no decision on the venue or the dates hosting the event,” he said. Lele said the BCCI had asked the ICC to put up a comprehensive proposal regarding the ICC Trophy. “We have no knowledge or information how the revenue will be shared or what are the terms and conditions for hosting such a big tournament,” Lele said. “The previous editions of the ICC Cup were held in Bangladesh and Kenya and we (BCCI) have no information how the revenue was shared or what were the terms and conditions.” He said the issue of hosting the Cup will be discussed at the ICC’s annual meeting to be held in London from June 16 to 19. He said the BCCI was interested in hosting the event as the government has also cleared the proposal but: “We need to have more information and details before we decide to host the event”. Lele also said that September was not the cricket season in India. “After we receive complete and specific proposals from the ICC only then the BCCI will be able to take a decision whether to host the Cup.” He said the BCCI had 32 affiliate members and “we will have to talk to each one of them before deciding on the venues and dates for the Cup, if we decide to host it.” Lele made it clear that the BCCI was not happy with the first proposal of the ICC regarding the guarantee money in regards to the ICC Cup. “Any way all these matters will be discussed at the ICC meeting in London next month,” he added. Asked about India’s participation in the three- match indoor series against Australia, Lele said the Indian team will be going down under for the series to be played on September 14, 16 and 18. Two of the three matches will be played in the indoor stadium. He said the BCCI has asked its Australian counterpart to have this series on reciprocial basis. ”We want Australia to visit India next year”. Lele said the terms, conditions and the guarantee money for the three-match series is yet to be finalised. The BCCI secretary said the Australian consultant to the board Geoff Marsh will submit his report by the end of June and that will be discussed in the next working committee meeting. In the absence of Marsh’s report, technical committee of the BCCI will discuss several other matters regarding domestic cricket. He said the technical committee headed by Sunil Gavaskar has invited three players — Vikram Rathore, Robin Sing (Jr) and H. Kanitkar — to attend the meeting. Vikram and Robin are attending the meeting as special invitees, while Kanitikar is out of the country. The three players have been invited as they had played in all the domestic matches last season. Asked if there will be any change in the domestic cricket format, Lele said the technical committee will discuss the various proposals submitted by the state units and will forward its recommendations to the working committee for the final approval. “Today the technical committee will go through the proposals it has received and formulate its recommendations,” he said Asked if he visualised any changes in the format, Lele said: “I can’t say any thing, but there may be some new additions, like we have to revive under-19 cricket, this is very important because there is going to be u-19 World Cup after every two years”. The techincial committee of the board consists of Sunil Gavaskar, Chandu Boarde, Kiran More, Prof Rathore (former Test umpire) and five zonal representatives. Jaywant Lele is the convenor of the committee. Regarding the new sponsor for the national team, Lele said it will be decided on June 18 at Bangalore during BCCI’s working committee. About England’s winter tour of India this winter, he said the visitors will go home for a Christmas break. He said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had asked for the break after the Tests in December to be back for the one dayers next month (January 2002) “The BCCI had no objection to this request as our season, which starts in October, is very long and will give some rest to the players,’’ he added.
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Face-saving victory for West
Indies Kingstown (St Vincent), May 16 Set a target of 164 to win in 50 overs, Marlon Samuels and Shivnarine Chanderpaul guided the West Indies to their target in 44.2 overs. Samuels also completed his half century, making an unbeaten 54. Chanderpaul remained not out on 31. The West Indies made a solid start as they chased 164 to win. After 15 overs they were 52 for one wicket, with Chris Gayle 24 and Brian Lara on 5. Opener Daren Ganga was run out in the 13th over after a mix-up with Gayle. Ganga turned and desperately tried to make his ground as Shaun Pollock’s throw was brilliantly taken by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, who threw down the stumps as the batsman clattered into him. Ganga made 15 from 45 balls, his two bounderies both edged streakily through the slips. Lara fell cheaply to Kemp for 18 runs after hitting two fours and staying at the wicket for 55 minutes. Kallis bowled Gayle after he had made 28, with five hits to the boundary. Hooper failed to contribute much and was caught by an athletic Gibbs off Kemp for 5. Earlier speed demon Cameron Cuffy rocked South Africa with a fiery opening spell to put the West Indies in control. Cuffy took three for 24 as South Africa struggled to 163 for seven after winning the toss and batting on a slow, dry pitch on which the batsmen had difficulty in scoring against both fast and slow bowlers. Jacques Kallis made a patient 69 off 147 balls to prevent a total collapse by the tourists, who lead the series 5-1. Kallis hit only three boundaries before being caught at midwicket in the last over when he went for a big hit against offspinner Marlon Samuels. Cuffy had South Africa in trouble almost from the start. His first two overs were maidens and he took the key wicket of Herschelle Gibbs, who was caught off a top-edged hook at deep fine leg. Fast bowling partner Corey Collymore had Gary Kirsten spectacularly caught by a diving Daren Ganga at backward square leg before Cuffy struck twice more to dismiss Justin Ontong and Neil McKenzie. He bowled his full allocation of 10 overs in a single spell. For virtually the first time in the series, the West Indies kept the pressure on the South Africans, with consistent performances from all their bowlers, who were backed up by good fielding. Kallis had partnerships of 39 with Jonty Rhodes, who was playing in his 200th one-day international, and 53 with Mark Boucher. But the batsmen were unable to dominate.
AFP SCOREBOARD South Africa: Gibbs c Collymore b Cuffy 1 Kirsten c Ganga b Collymore 6 McKenzie c Ganga b Cuffy 13 Ontong c Gayle b Cuffy 2 Kallis c Lara b Samuels 69 Rhodes b McGarrell 16 Boucher c McGarrell
b Samuels 25 Kemp not out 12 Pollock not out 7 Extras: (lb-6, w-3, nb-3) 12 Total: (for seven wickets off
50 overs) 163 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-9, 3-14, 4-40, 5-79, 6-132, 7-150. Bowling: Cuffy 10-3-24-3, Collymore 9-0-37-1, Jeremy 6-0-19-0, McGarrell 10-0-26-1, Hooper 10-0-37-0, Samuels 5-0-14-2. West Indies: Ganga run out 15 Gayle b Kallis 28 Lara c Gibbs b Kemp 18 Samuels not out 54 Hooper c Gibbs b Kemp 5 Chanderpaul not out 31 Extras: (lb 4, w 3, nb 4) 13 Total:
(4 wkts, 44.2 overs) 164 Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-56, 3-92, 4-102. Bowling: Pollock 8-3-17-0, Telemachus 7-0-35-0, Ntini 6-0-29-0, Kallis 8-0-29-1, Kemp 6-1-16-2, Ontong 8-0-30-0, Rhodes 1.2-0-3-0. |
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England to play 7 specialist batsmen London, May16 England may be the form team at Lord’s but they are fully aware of Pakistan’s ability to surprise, despite a shambolic run-up to the two-Test series. A good start by the tourists would not only give new skipper Waqar instant credibility but would also remind Pakistan of their reputation as the most naturally talented team in the world. England captain Nasser Hussain said: If we can get into them early at Lord’s, I think it will plant a few seeds of doubt. “If we don’t, they’ll start getting behind Waqar and start playing some good cricket.” Waqar, meanwhile, knows he will be under the spotlight. “I’m trying to take it lightly,” he said. “But there’s lots of pressure in being captain.” Pakistan, realistically, have no right to pose a challenge as they seek their fourth series win in a row in England. They lost their home series to Hussain and Co at the end of last year, before sacking coach Javed Miandad and captain Moin Khan. Many of their top players were sidelined with injury, while strike bowler Shoaib Akhtar also had to remodel his action after being reported for the second time in his turbulent career. Their tour party was then expanded from 16 players to 17 amid media reports that Waqar, prolonging a two-year feud with Wasim Akram, had tried and failed to bar the former captain from the squad. To top all that, Pakistan arrived in England without a coach. Richard Pybus had to catch up with them after being offered a short-term contract at the last minute. As England opener Michael Atherton once said, however, the only predictable thing about Pakistan is their unpredictability. Theirs is a team packed full of match-winners. Wasim is the only player in the world with 400 wickets in both Tests and one-dayers, Waqar has 319 Test wickets and was the key bowler when Pakistan won in England in 1992 and 1996. Inzamam-ul-Haq, meanwhile, has scored centuries in his last six series during which he has only once averaged under 50, while Shoaib, pre-remodelling, was considered the quickest bowler in the world. Saeed Anwar is among the best opening batsmen in the world, Abdur Razzaq among the best all-rounders. And then there are Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed, two spinners who would walk into the England team. With Shoaib struggling for fitness and 20-year-old pace bowler Mohammad Sami hampered by a shin problem, both could play tomorrow. “Two spinners are possible,” said waqar. “We have not made up our minds yet on the bowling combinations.” England, meanwhile, adding up to more than their individual parts under coach Duncan Fletcher, look certain to go into the game with seven specialist batsmen — one of them 28-year-old debutant Ian Ward — and four seamers. That would leave off-spinner Colin Croft on the sidelines. The only real question mark hangs over all-rounder Craig White. A key man in England’s four consecutive series victories, he has a stiff back and faces a final fitness test on Wednesday after missing bowling sessions on both previous days. If he is ruled out, England could start with a second uncapped player, left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom. History offers mixed messages on the likely Lord’s outcome. Last year, England won both Tests there, beating Zimbabwe by an innings and 209 runs — seamer Ed Giddins taking five for 15 in the first innings and Darren Gough and Andy Caddick taking four each in the second — and beating West Indies thanks to a fine all-round performance by Dominic Cork. Pakistan, however, won the 1992 fixture, thanks to Wasim Akram’s four for 66 and 45 not out on the final day, and in 1996, with Inzamam scoring 148 and Waqar taking eight wickets. So, predictably, anything could happen.
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Inzamam sees no reason to sweat London, May 16 He is — arguably — the world’s top current batsman. He is — indisputably — the worst runner between the wickets, perhaps even in the history of the game. Pakistan will hope he demonstrates the first point at Lord’s this week, in the first Test against England. The home team would rather he illustrate the second. Recent history suggests that the 31-year-old Inzamam, possibly the biggest, least athletic playing the game at the very top level, will produce another batting master-class. Inzamam has scored a century in each of his last six Test series. Pakistan managed to win just one of those series and lose four but no blame could be attached to the ample cornerstone of their batting. In February in New Zealand he averaged 51.66. At home against England at the end of last year, it was 60.60, preceded in turn by 59.56 in Sri Lanka, 59 against West Indies, 71 at home to the Sri Lankans and 43.33 in Australia. It is a consistency without equal, out of the reach even of India’s celebrated Sachin Tendulkar. It has also been achieved with the minimum of hard work. Inzamam’s inclination to steal a nap in a deckchair while his team mates go through their fielding drills is well documented. All heroes, of course, must have a fatal flaw. Inzamam’s seems to be indecision. That and the turning speed of a tanker. When the time comes to set off for a sharp single, he seems to be blighted with such doubt and confusion that he and his wild-eyed partner inevitably end up together at one end. Ironically, however, it is a village-green weakness which has inspired even more affection among his supporters, if not among his team mates. He turned the 1999 World Cup into pure pantomime at times, his every innings alive with comic possibility as one partner after another was run out while Inzamam survived at the other end. He earned grudging forgiveness by regularly going on to score the runs needed to take Pakistan all the way to the final. Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan said: “Inzamam is such a wonderful batsman to watch but he must be a nightmare to bat with ... (it) looks as if he does not know what he is doing half the time. “His running between the wickets is appalling. Inzamam does not appear to grab even the basics of running and calling.” His delighted fans, however, saw the funny side, coining the chant of “Run, Inzy, run!’’ Inzamam appreciated the joke. “I never took it as derogatory or an insult,” he laughs. “I can run faster than anyone. Anyway, it’s the batsmen at the non-striker’s end who make the mistakes, not me.” He is, indeed, a hard man to rile, although one person has managed it. A spectator armed with a loudhailer at a one-day international in Toronto gave Inzamam the immortal sobriquet of “Laloo”, or potato and so incensed the big man that he waded into the crowd, swinging a bat in pursuit of his tormentor, before he was pulled away. Inzamam, who is also a fine slip fielder, has yet to show any form since arriving with the squad in England almost two weeks ago, with 18 runs in his first visit to the crease and 13 in the second. But neither Pakistan nor Inzamam himself are breaking into a sweat. “I’m not new to English conditions, I know I have a responsibility as an anchor man,” he says. “Test matches aren’t the same as warm-up games, they’re different.” Team coach Richard Pybus adds: “They are experienced Test players and guys like Inzy know when to turn it on. “I don’t think he has got any concerns himself.’’ He rarely has.
Reuters Sydney, May 16 Australia’s batsmen struggled in India in March when they lost that series 2-1 and Buchanan said although those problems were unlikely to be repeated in England they would still need to adjust to the specific conditions. “We’re going to face a pace bowling attack that can swing and seam the ball,” he said. In the right conditions they will be very difficult attack to handle. Just as in India where it was spin bowling in the right conditions that troubled us, our batsmen will need a technique appropriate to the conditions. “Swing and seam will be the major thrust of the England attack and we have to make sure we have our techniques ready.” Buchanan ordered his players back to the nets this week just 10 days away from their departure. He said the past five weeks since the tour of India had been designated rest and recreation to give the players the “energy and enthusiasm” for the long tour.
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Indian eves outwit USA 2-0 Buenos Aires, May 16 India overpowered the USA yesterday by playing a faster game from start to finish. Outwitting an American defense that was momentarily distracted, Kerketa rushed into the circle in the fourth minute and slammed home India’s first goal. The Americans were still smarting when Kerketa came back a minute later with yet another swift attack, lunging and falling as she scored. The angle of attack was too sharp for American goalkeeper Carey Fetting-Smith, who otherwise made some good saves in the match. With its second straight loss in as many days, the USA saw any chances dashed of reaching the championship round of the under 20s event. On Monday, New Zealand trounced the Americans 3-1 in their tournament-opening match at a stadium in southern Buenos Aires. Led by the defending champion Netherlands, some 15 teams from around the world were battling it out to reach the title round that begins on Saturday, culminating in the championship match on May 26. Assistant US Coach Jon O’Haire was disappointed with the Americans’ failure to withstand the sure-footed attack by India. But he insisted the Americans simply let their guard down, despite what appeared to be a slight edge by India in both stickwork and attacking. “The loss was due to a couple of minutes of distraction,” he said, adding he was nonetheless satisfied by the way the Americans kept on fighting despite the goals by Indian in the fourth and fifth minutes — all India needed to keep its hopes of advancing alive. Despite the crisp work on attack, the Indians dribbled and hung onto the ball too long on several occasions when scoring chances presented themselves. India also failed to capitalize on a series of penalties. In the title race, the defending champion squad from the Netherlands beat New Zealand 2-1 in the last match late yesterday, qualifying for the championship round where it will continue to defend its title. Playing in Pool A of the four pools, New Zealand took the lead after 20 minutes on a goal by Amanda Christie. But Netherland’s Nienke van Rueiten equalised with a penalty awarded for foot-stopping, in the 33rd minute. Emmelin Spek then scored the winning goal for the Netherlands after 35 minutes, just before the half. New Zealand pressed for an equalizer in the second half after stepping up the offense but failed to capitalize, lacking definition and finding few corner variations. The Netherlands goalkeeper Marlieke van de Pas stopped all of New Zealand’s attacking shots in the second half. In Pool A, the Netherlands now have six points to qualify. India and New Zealand, at three points each, play to decide who qualifies. |
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Bhutia bitter with team management Bangalore, May 16 Bhutia told PTI here that awarding of second yellow card (equivalent to a red card) to him was the turning point. “We were still playing well and were 0-0 when I got the second yellow card. It spoilt the entire game,” he said. Bhutia virtually criticised the team management for not lodging official protest. “That’s one big surprise (India not lodging protest). We just can’t take it like that. They start taking us lightly. We need to be strong as well.” “As a player, I need support from the management. This kind of thing spoils..,” he said. “We should have complained officially and seen what happens. Whether the red card goes or not is a different issue.” He said he did not know why India did not lodge the protest. “We should have.” Describing the referee’s decision as “unjustified,” he said “If you had watched the match or seen the video, you would know how bad the decision was. Officiating by the referee was really bad.” Despite failing to qualify for the second phase, he said “We really played well. We could have qualified. Only thing is that we drew two matches against Yemen which we should have won. That was very disappointing.” Bhutia said the ongoing pre-world football campaign has seen India’s “best ever performance” and “best ever chance” (to qualify for the second phase). “If we had won one game against Yemen, we would have been through to the second round.” On India’s last engagement against Brunei here on may 20, he said “we need to win the match and do well.” On next month’s Merdeka Cup, India’s next assignment, Bhutia said he is yet to decide whether to take part in it. “I will take a holiday after the May 20 match. I have not seen my family in the last one year. I will speak to coach Sukhwinder Singh and All India Football Federation Secretary Alberto Colaco on whether to take part or not.” Bhutia said he hoped to return to the European League in June or July. “NFL matches as well as India’s pre-World Cup campaign has done a world of good as far as generating more interest in football is concerned. I am so surprised. People are following the game. They know the results. It’s a good sign.” On giving a boost to football in India, he said “We need to catch up somewhere, organise well. Colaco being the Secretary is the best thing that has happened to football in the last few years. Everybody should support him.
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Toronto officials hail IOC report Toronto, May 16 IOC evaluation committee president Hein Verbruggen presented a report earlier yesterday in Lausanne evaluating the five bidding cities on their technical ability to host the 2008 Games. “The report reflects their positive attitude when they (IOC evaluators) were here, so we feel pretty good about that,” said David Crombie, Chairman of Toronto’s 2008 bid team. The team visited Toronto in March. “We’d have been disappointed if it had not been this good,” he added. The IOC will vote by secret ballot on July 13 in Moscow to choose which city will host the 2008 Summer Games. “Hang on to your hats, this is going to be a terrific ride,” Crombie, a former mayor of Toronto, said of the next two months before the final vote.
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Decision on records’ ratification
soon Patiala, May 16 A top AAFI source confirmed that the decision regarding the ratification will be taken during the federation’s general body meeting scheduled to be held at Bangalore on June 11. The source also confirmed the AAFI had constituted a two-member committee, comprising former Olympian Mr.G.S Randhawa and Mr S.P Pillai, to look into the legal and technical aspects of ratification, as most of the records, which were lowered in various domestic meets before the Sydney Olympics, were shrouded in controversy. The records came under a shadow when athletic icons like P.T Usha and Milkha Singh questioned their authenticity as most of the athletes had not been subjected to dope testing and 14 out of the16 new records were created in domestic meets. Sources reveal that the committee has already submitted its preliminary report to the AAFI and the federation office-bearers will deliberate on upon the report before arriving at a decision. It may be recalled that 16 national records were shattered prior to the Sydney Olympics and barring quarter miler K.M. Beenamol, who put to shade P.T. Usha’s 400m mark, all the other athletes were not subjected to any dope test which is mandatory before a record is ratified and entered into the books. Beenamol, who lowered Usha’s record in a meet held at Kiev, was not tested for dope but when she bettered her own mark in the Sydney Olympics, a month later, she had successfully cleared the dope tests. However, sources confirm that that the samples of all other athletes were sent to the New Delhi based SAI laboratory, which is not accredited with the International Olympic Committee and thus has no legal sanctity. Another athlete whose record may be ratified is ace shot putter Shakti Singh, who had thrown the iron ball to a distance of 19.77 metres to set up a new mark during the Jakarata Asian Track and Field meet held prior to the Sydney Olympics. Shakti Singh, in accordance with the IOC recommendations on dope testing, had undergone the dope test at Jakarta itself. The credibility of the records was questioned by former athletes because none of the athletes in the Sydney Olympics, which ended as a big fiasco for Indian athletics, could come near even their personal bests set on Indian soil. Other athletes, whose records are likely to come under tight scrutiny at the AAFI’s Bangalore meeting include well known names such as Rachita Mistry, Vinita Tripathi,Neelam J. Singh, G.G. Promila, Gurmeet Kaur, Bobby Aloyousis, Hardip Kaur, Anil Kumar, Paramjit Singh, Ajay Raj Singh, Ishtiaque Ahmed, Satvir Singh and Gurdev Singh. |
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Kirtane, Fazal in quarterfinals Bangalore, May 16 Starting from where he had left off on Tuesday, when he shocked second seeded German Ivo Klec, the unseeded Kirtane put up another impressive performance, coming from behind to outlast Ghedina. In another match, fourth seeded Syed Fazaluddin (Ind) overcame a shaky start to defeat Daniel Lesske of Germany 4-6 6-2 6-1 and book a berth in the last eight. Also through to the quarter-finals were third seed Lars Uebel of Germany, who defeated India’s Rohan Bopanna 7-6 (7-1) 6-3.
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Bihar crush Rajasthan Gurusar Sadhar (Ludhiana), May 16 Bihar played an attacking game from the beginning with Anjana and Sapna scoring three goals each. Just three minutes into the match. Sapna opened the account with an excellent move. Soon after in the fifth minute Anjana increased the lead through a long kick (2-0). In the 15th minute Swati scored the third goal for the team and after two minutes Sapna struck again to take the tally 4-0. Good efforts by Jyoti and Reena Kumari in the 19th and 20th minutes, respectively made defeat inevitable for the Rajasthan girls. Anjana scored her second goal and took the tally to 7-0. After the lemon break, Anjana scored the eight goal for the team. In the 31st minutes Madhu struck and the last and decisive goal was scored by the Bina in the 55th minute. In the second match, in spite of defeating Meghalaya 8-1, Goan girls failed to qualify for the quarterfinal league. Iblumin stunned Goa by opening the account for Meghalaya in the 18th minute but Goa regrouped to trounce Meghalaya. Uvena Fernandis scored three goals while Blanka scored two goals. Last evening, Haryana handed out a 3-0 drubbing to Delhi in a one-sided match. Before the interval Renu-Dahiya scored two goals in the 5th and the 38th minutes. In another one-sided match, Maharashtra defeated Karnataka 3-0. Cricket trials Patiala, May 16 The team will take part in the Punjab Inter-District Cricket Tournament (U-16) scheduled to be held at different venues from May 23. Veterans’ cricket club This was stated by Mr Jagjit Singh Kohli, secretary of the PVCC here today. He said that trials to select the team would be held at the Budha Dal Cricket Academy (BDCA) grounds on May 20 at 3 pm. |
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