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Agassi,
Grosjean, Federer in q-final Paris, June 4 The American third seed and 1999 Roland Garros champion’s victory set up a last-eight meeting with local favourite and 10th seed Sebastien Grosjean, who crushed Spain’s Galo Blanco in straight sets. Agassi was initially outplayed by 16th-seeded Squillari, a semifinalist at Roland Garros 12 months ago, as the left-handed Argentine repeatedly whipped powerful forehands past his stranded opponent. The American quickly reasserted control, though, reeling off the second and third sets with ease. Although Squillari hit back to level the match, Agassi’s return of serve proved decisive in the fifth set as the 31-year-old Las Vegan raced into the last eight at Roland Garros for the seventh time. “He really brought it to me,” Agassi said. “I had to be at my best out there. He was hitting the ball so hard, with so much power.” Earlier, France drew first blood against Spain as Grosjean beat Blanco 6-3 6-4 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Roger Federer beat Australian Wayne Arthurs 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2, putting a Swiss player in the quarter-finals of a men’s Grand Slam for only the fifth time. While Martina Hingis has provided Switzerland with an almost permanent fixture in the last 16 of every women’s Grand Slam since 1996, Federer’s quarter-final appearance will be the first by a Swiss man since Marc Rosset in 1996. Federer, who claimed his first career title in Milan earlier this season, began the match slowly when Arthurs broke his opening serve and went on to take the first set. But it was the 20-year-old Swiss who broke the lanky Australian at the first opportunity in each of the next three sets to win the contest between two unseeded players. Spanish 13th seed Alex Corretja crushed Fabrice Santoro 6-2 6-3 6-4 to complete the quarter-final line-up. Corretja, runner-up at Roland Garros in 1998, served superbly and was devastating on the backhand throughout the match, hardly giving his unseeded French opponent a chance. Sixth seed Lleyton Hewitt completed the biggest comeback of his career on Monday to clinch a 3-6 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-3 victory over Argentine Guillermo Canas and reach the French Open quarter-finals. And the Australian admitted he would have to produce something equally special to beat in-form Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in the last eight. The fiery Hewitt, who has developed a reputation as one of the sport’s grittiest competitors, needed all his determination against Canas, battling back from two sets down for the first time in his career in a match that started on Sunday. “It’s a strange situation coming out and on my first service game of the day all of a sudden I’m serving for the match in the fifth set,” Hewitt said. “It was a weird feeling, we had such a dogfight out there yesterday for nearly four hours. “To come back out it’s like a 100-metre sprint to the finish. That’s a tough situation.” Hewitt fought back against the Argentine claycourter in the Paris twilight on Sunday to level the match at two sets apiece and take a 4-2 lead in the fifth before the match was stopped because of poor light. The two players returned to a Suzanne Lenglen court bathed brilliant sunshine, and Hewitt immediately broke Canas. But the 82nd-ranked Argentine, who beat 11th seed Tim Henman in the last round, refused to fold, fighting off three match points and breaking back to stay in the contest. Canas saved another match point on his own serve but could not deny Hewitt, who clinched victory on his fifth match point. After losing the second set in a tiebreak 7-3, Hewitt stepped up the pressure to record an early break in each of the next three sets. “At 2-0 down I had to dig deep to level the match last night,” Hewitt said. “It was important to get on top of him early in the third set. I got a bit fortunate and got the break early in the third, fourth and the fifth. I was able to capitalise straightaway. “I knew we weren’t going to finish the match last night the way it was going, it was getting extremely dark out there. “I went for a couple of bombs at 15-30 down in that last game and it paid off.” The 82nd-ranked Argentine represented the first serious test of the fortnight for the 20-year-old Hewitt, who had faced wild card Paul-Henri Mathieu in the opening round, qualifier Nicolai Davydenko and hard-hitting American Andy Roddick, who retired injured during their third-round clash. But the Australian can expect an even sterner test in the quarter-finals when he clashes with Ferrero, who has cruised into the last eight, dropping just one set along the way. Hewitt will not lack for motivation, having lost to Ferrero in the deciding match of last year’s Davis Cup final.Certainly he cannot afford to go two sets down to the Spaniard as he did in Barcelona. Corretja will face unseeded Swiss Roger Federer in the last eight. Top seed Gustavo Kuerten plays number seven Yevgeny Kafelnikov, third seed Andre Agassi takes on 10th-seeded Sabastien Grosjean, and number four Juan Carlos Ferrero meets sixth seed Lleyton Hewitt in the order quarter-finals. |
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Serena doing it for mom, dad, Venus Paris, June 4 Richard Williams is one of the most colourful figures around the world of tennis, having insisted almost as soon as his two offspring came on the tour that they would both make it right to the top while he is often to be seen waving placards at their matches with various messages of encouragement. And Serena says he is an inspiration to her and her older sister, the reigning Wimbledon, US Open and Olympic champion. “My dad’s greatest strength as a person would have to be his belief in family and keeping us united,” said Serena. “It’s a bit hard being in the public eye, especially a whole family together in the public eye. Every move you make it’s followed.” “I think he’s done a great job of keeping us sane - not only him but my mom (Oracene) also. My mom is really the backbone of our family. My parents have really kept us as a family together.” Serena, who revealed she would like to become a serve and volley expert a la Pete Sampras or John McEnroe, said the fact that Venus had lost early here was an extra motivation and said her sibling had told her: “Serena I really want you to take this title. If you can’t do it for you do it for me. “But Serena will have to be in her best form if she is to progress any further. Having reached the last eight here for the first time on her third visit, she now has to overcome a huge obstacle in the shape of Australian Open champion and fourth-seeded compatriot Jennifer Capriati. Capriati beat her in straight sets in the Miami quarterfinals two months ago but that was when Serena was coming off a six-week injury break. “I wasn’t feeling so well last time I played her. I think it will be a great match for me.”
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Arthurs happy to be alive on clay Paris, June 4 The Britain-based Aussie might be considered a dinosaur in the game, but he’s a diehard serve-and-volleyer, who is much more at home on faster surfaces rather than the leisurely clay of Roland Garros. But as fate would have it, Arthurs finds himself a survivor into the second week of what he admits is “my worst Grand Slam’’. As a late bloomer, Arthurs only played his first Grand Slam — the US Open — in 1998. His debut in Paris was last year where he took a first-round loss. But now, Arthurs is looking ahead to a match against young Swiss talent Roger Federer after posting a surprise win over Frenchman Nicolas Coutelet 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4) in a match which began Saturday night but was interrupted by light rain and darkness. “I probably wouldn’t have ever thought of being in the fourth round of the French,’’ said the Aussie. “But I’m loving every minute of it. I can’t look any farther ahead than the Federer match though.’’ Arthurs is at his best on grass, but he’s learned to deal nicely with the clay. Part of his training came last weekend in Duesseldorf when he stepped into the breach in the final to help Australia defeat Russia for the World Team Cup title. “Holding my serve has been one of the keys,’’ he said of his Roland Garros run. “It’s also knowing what I have to do out there. I know when I go out against some Spanish guy, I can’t hit 50 shots against him. “I have a certain plan every time I play these guys. That’s probably the main factor that’s gotten me through these matches.’’ Arthurs started his week with an upset of good mate and compatriot Patrick Rafter, which he followed up with a knockout of Spanish Davis Cup player Juan Balcells.
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India to victory Harare, June 4 Chasing 384 for victory, the Academy boys were dismissed for 157 in their second innings despite a fighting 102-run fourth-wicket stand between Barney Rogers, who remained unbeaten on 65, and captain Mluleki Nkala, who made 59. The Indians, who performed excellently both with the bat and ball — though against a team of schoolboys — had declared their first innings at 447 for four and second innings at 128 for five. The hosts were dismissed for 192 in their first innings. After almost all the batsmen had substantial scores in the match, it was the turn of the bowlers to show their prowess and they did not disappoint either. Scoreboard India (1st innings): 447 for 4 decl. CFX Academy (1st innings): 192 India (2nd innings): 128 for 5 decl. CFX (2nd innings): Ebrahim c Dighe b Srinath 0 Duffin b Srinath 4 Craxford lbw b Srinath 15 Rogers not out 65 Nkala c Ganguly b Harbhajan 59 Ervine lbw b Bahutule 0 Brent c Dighe b Harbhajan 1 McMillan b Harbhajan 5 Soma b Harbhajan 0 Coluson c Laxman b Harbhajan 1 Siziba c sub (Tendulkar) 0
b Harbhajan Extras (b-4, nb-2, w-1) 7 Total (all out, 53 overs) 157 Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-22, 3-35, 4-127, 5-128, 6-129, 7-141, 8-147, 9-157. Bowling:
Javagal Srinath 7-3-9-3, Ajit Agarkar 6-2-13-0, Zaheer Khan 6-1-29-0, Sourav Ganguly 4-0-12-0, Harbhajan Singh 16-6-37-6, Sairaj Bahutule 14-0-53-1.
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Manchester (England), June 4 England, chasing 370 to win, were 174 for one just before tea on the fifth and final day but slumped to 261 all out as their hopes of a fifth series win in a row were dashed. Wasim made the key
breakthrough by removing centurion Marcus Trescothick before he combined with off-spinner Saqlain in an extraordinary passage of play as four wickets fell for one run in 13 balls, three of them to Saqlain. England plunged from 229 for four to 230 for eight in this telling phase. Saqlain finished with four wickets, Wasim took two and skipper Waqar had three, Pakistan winning with just 6.5 overs left as their supporters invaded the pitch at the end. It was a extraordinary turn-around after opening batsmen Trescothick, who made 117, and Michael Atherton, who made 51, had put on 146 for England’s first wicket. Controversy, however, marred the closing stages as Nick Knight and Ian Ward, England’s last recognised batsmen, were both given out off what television replays showed were no-balls, with Wasim Akram’s delivery which dismissed Knight for a golden duck also looking sure to clear the top of the stumps. Dominic Cork, the ninth man out, also fell lbw to Saqlain when the bowler seemed to have overstepped the crease. Saqlain, after bowling 30 overs in succession for 39 runs without a wicket from the start of the day, accelerated the collapse on a wearing pitch as he trapped Alec Stewart lbw to make it 229 for five. The off-spinner then removed Ward and Andrew Caddick with successive balls to give him a hat-trick chance before Darren Gough blocked his next ball. Both sides had still been hoping for victory in the morning as England resumed on 85 for nought on a pitch which, until Monday, had been a batsman’s paradise, serving up 1,168 runs in the first four days. Only India and Australia have scored more in the fourth innings to win a Test than England’s target of 370. England’s record, 332 for seven against Australia in Melbourne, dates back to 1928-29. Scoreboard Pakistan (1st innings): 403 England (1st innings ): 357 Pakistan (2nd innings): 323 England (2nd innings): Atherton b Waqar 51 Trescothick c Rashid b Wasim 117 Vaughan c Rashid b Razzaq 14 Thorpe b Waqar 10 Stewart lbw b Saqlain 19 Ward c Latif b Saqlain 10 Knight lbw b Wasim 0 Cork lbw b Saqlain 4 Caddick b Saqlain 0 Gough c sub b Waqar 23 Hoggard not out 0 Extras: (b-6, lb-4, w-1, nb-2) 13 Total: (all out, 105.1 overs,
469 mins) 261 FOW: 1-146, 2-174, 3-201, 4-213, 5-229, 6-230, 7-230, 8-230, 9-261. Bowling: Wasim 23-4-59-2; Waqar 22.1-3-85-3; Saqlain 47-20-74-4; Razzaq 13-5-33-1.
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Chetan register wins Seville (Spain), June 4 Jain, the highest ranked qualifier in the draw, defeated Nicolas Escartin of Spain 15-9 15-7 while Chetan was a 15-10 15-5 victor over Wouter Claes of Belgium. The mixed doubles pairs of V. Diju and P.V.V. Lakshmi and Jaseel Ismail and Madhumita Bisht also entered the final qualifying rounds with wins over their respective opponents. Jain, India’s number three, was far from impressive in his defeat of Escartin. Despite the relatively comfortable-looking scoreline, Jain looked sluggish and out of sorts throughout the 40-minute encounter. He hardly got his strokes right and had to rely on playing the waiting game to win his points against the Spaniard, ranked 179th in the world.
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Masterful display by Argentina Buenos Aires, June 4 The victory exacted sweet revenge for the home side. In 1993, the last time these two teams met in a World Cup qualifier in the Argentine capital, Argentina suffered its greatest ever soccer humiliation — a brutal 5-0 home thrashing. In another South American qualifier yesterday, Bolivia beat Venezuela 5-0. Colombia was given the edge yesterday by the recent return of several of the 1993 Colombian “dream team,” including coach Francisco Maturana, midfielder Freddy Rincon and striker Faustino Asprilla. But this time it was a dominating Argentine squad at the peak of its powers, displaying 90 minutes of technically rich, well organized and powerful soccer. Colombia opened the game brightly, with the influence of the attack-minded Maturana, who had three strikers in the lineup. Argentina’s first opening came in the 16th minute when Juan Sorin curled a 20-yard shot around goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba and rattled the post. Six minutes later, the home side went ahead. Juan Sebastian Veron played a harmless ball into the area but striker Kily Gonzalez outpaced his marker to gather the ball, skip inside the defender and rifle an angled shot past Cordoba. With the lead, the home side tighten its grip in the middle, isolating Colombia’s strikers and putting the visitors defence on the rack. A Rincon free-kick offered the visitors a moment of expectation but Argentine keeper Pablo Cavallero gathered it easily. In the 35th minute, Argentina doubled its lead as an Argentine counterattack forced a corner. Veron swung it in, Cordoba punched clear, but only to an Argentine who headed it back to Claudio Lopez on the edge of the area. Lopez took one look and then one step before sweeping a sweet half-volley pat the keeper. Argentina netted a third three minutes later. Veron got possession on the halfway line, drifted past one marker and inside another, before slipping a pass through to Hernan Crespo. The Lazio striker accelerated into the area and slid his shot around the onrushing Cordoba. In La Paz, Bolivia, Joaquin Botero and Julio Baldivieso scored two goals each as Bolivia beat Venezuela 5-0. Baldivieso started thing off with a graceful goal in the 32nd minute, following up three minutes later with a pass to Botero, who slammed in a goal in the 35th minute. A well-directed goal by Raul Justiniano in the 39th minute gave Bolivia its comfortable 3-0 lead at the end of the first half. The Baldivieso-Botero combination worked again in the second half, with Botero scoring his second goal in the 51st minute from a Baldivieso pass. In the 68th minute, Bolivia’s Lider Paz passed to Baldivieso, who then executed a precise goal to bring the score to 5-0.
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Woods makes it three in a row Dublin, June 4 Never ahead at any point in the first three rounds, Woods nevertheless earned his “three-peat” with a seven-shot victory over third-round leader Paul Azinger and Spain’s Sergio Garcia. It was the fourth US title of 2001 for the world’s top-ranked golfer and his fifth victory worldwide. He became the first player to win the same tournament three years in a row since Tom Watson captured the Byron Nelson Classic from 1978 to 80. Continuing preparation for his US Open title defence in two weeks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Woods finished at 17-under 271, two strokes off his winning score here last year. Woods is 51-under par in his last three appearances at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Muirfield villege court. He captured his 28th career US PGA title. “Any tournament that Jack Nicklaus is affiliated with is going to be run with the utmost of integrity and class,” Woods said. “To be able to put my name on the trophy three times is awful special.” “I would say he’s a clear favourite (at the Open),” Azinger said. “But nobody is going to give it to him. He’s going to have to go out and earn it. But right now, he’s the man. Right now, he’s probably the most dominant athlete in the history of sports.” Last year, Woods became the first player to successfully defend a title at the Memorial and now becomes the first three-time winner of the tournament. “It feels good to play good when I really needed to,” Woods said. “Paul played well all week. I felt I really needed to get off to a good start, which I did. I made some good putts.” It was an emotional week for Azinger, who spoke on Wednesday during a pre-tournament tribute to the late Payne Stewart, his close friend. Azinger, who won the Memorial in 1993, took a one-stroke lead into the final 18 holes after the players completed the third round of the rain-plagued tournament Sunday morning. But he struggled to a 74 in the final round and lost the lead when Woods eagled the par-five fifth hole. “I hate we didn’t have a closer fight,” said Azinger, whose previous best finish this year was a tie for seventh at the Players Championship. “I even apologised to him (Woods) because I think at this point, he looks so bored, almost. “I just said, ‘hey, I’m sorry I didn’t give you a better game,’” Azinger continued. “We were walking down 17 and I said, ‘I’m sorry I wasn’t a better player for you today.’” Garcia, who won his first PGA Tour title two weeks ago at the Colonial, posted a one-under 71 to gain a share of second. Azinger maintained a one-stroke lead through four hole, but five produced a three-hole swing. Azinger hit his second shot to the par-five hole into the water and took bogey, while Woods eagled it for the second time in the tournament to open a two-shot lead he never relinquished. “I wanted to give that a go,” Azinger said. “I mean 23 (yards) to the front (of the green), downwind. It would have been an easy up and down. I pulled it. I did the same thing on Thursday. I think in the end, it was probably a mistake for me to take a crack at that point.”
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Proposed rule changes anger athletes Portland (Oregon), June 4 The rule changes also affected the performances of Olympic pole vault silver medalist Lawrence Johnson, who failed to clear a height, and the women’s world record holder Stacy Dragila, who walked away frustrated despite winning her event yesterday. “If the result they are looking for is a quicker meet, I hope they got what they are looking for,” Johnson said. The world indoor champion was speaking after failing to clear 5.75 metres in the only two attempts he was allowed under the proposed rules, which are being experimented with at Grand Prix II meetings. Three other male vaulters also failed to clear a height as Pat Manson emerged as the winner with a clearance at 5.35 metres. “You have a professional competition won today at 17 ft, 61/2 inches (5.35 metres), that’s ridiculous,” said Johnson. “Two jumps is not going to get it done.” Under the experimental rules, which the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) will consider for adoption in August, pole vaulters have two jumps at each height instead of the traditional three attempts. Other proposed changes will mean discus and hammer throwers have only four throws instead of the usual six, and sprinters are disqualified on their first false start, as is done in US colleges and high schools, instead of the current two. Dragila also lashed out at the rules after winning the women’s competition with a leap of 4.51 metres. “I’m angry,” said the world record holder. “It went by so quickly. I am not even tired. I want to jump more. It is kind of frustrating... I’m not even warmed up yet. “It leaves you feeling empty-handed and I don’t think this is going to work. Spectators want to see a world record. They are not going to see it with two attempts,” she added. Both Dragila and Johnson said they would sign petitions seeking to void the proposed field-event changes. Dragila has already joined leading US sprinters in a petition that calls for the retention of the current false-start rule. “It’s not like the athletes have any choice at all,” said Johnson. “All of a sudden you wake up one day and they say you are going to two jumps in competition instead of three. That completely changes the nature of the competition. “It takes away from the fans. It takes away from the athletes’ performances.” Olympic discus gold medallist Virilijus Alekna, who won his competition with a throw of 66.74 metres, also favoured retaining the current rules. “It would be better with six throws because no one is used to it, and there is a bigger chance for better results,” said the Lithuanian. US Olympian John Godina, who finished fourth with 62.71 metres. “I don’t see why it needs to be tinkered with when they edit us down to one throw for television anyway.” There were no false starts on the track, where Kenyan Leonard Mucheru ran the mile in three minutes, 53.60 seconds and American Shawn Crawford clocked 20.40 seconds in the men’s 200 metres. Kenyan Raymond Yator ran 8:10.51 in the men’s 3,000-metre steeplechase, but was disqualified for a trial leg violation. Moroccan Ei Arbi Khattabi was declared the winner in 8:12.95. Jamaican Mike McDonald ran down Tyree Washington to claim the men’s 400 metres in 44.85. US Olympian Antonio Pettigrew was second in 45.05 as Washington faded to finish third in 45.10. Dawane Wallance, the year’s faster hurdler, nipped Olympic silver medallist Terrance Trammell in the men’s 110-metre hurdles, winning by 1/100th of a second in a wind-assisted 13.44. Atlanta Olympic champion Allen Johnson was third in 13.47. The wind also aided the women’s 200 metres, where LaTasha Jenkins clocked 22.40 seconds, and the women’s 100-metre hurdles, where Jenny Adams ran 12.78 seconds to beat Jamaica Dionne Rose.
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Neelam betters own record Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 Anju, national record holder in long jump, fell short by one centimetre from the world A rating, but erased her own mark of 6.59 set the selection trials for the Asian Track and Field in Bhopal in February last year. In the last circuit meet at Nagercoil she had to bow out due to injury after her first jump. After the momentous performance her coach and husband Bobb George said Anju who was undergoing various forms of treatment after the injury began practice last December and in her very next meet established a new record. She crossed the national mark in her first attempt itself. After the success, Anju said she would attempt to clear the world A rating 6.75 m in the next circuit meet at Bangalore on June 11. Discus thrower Neelam J Singh of the Railways improved her performance with a heave of 56.40m. At Nagercoil last week, she had recorded her lowest mark of 55.13. The throw, however, was lower than her national record of 63.02 set at the same venue last year. Olympian Beenamol, finished behind Jincy Philip of police in her favourite 400m, timing 54.27 sec. In an exciting run, Jincy passed Beenamol few yards before the finish clocking 54.04 seconds. Beenamol who said that she ran with high temperature was way off her existing national mark of 51.21 sec and the 52.04 sec which she clocked in the semi-finals in Sydney. In the men’s long jump, Satish Kumar of Delhi leaped 7.42m bettering his performance of 7.29m at Nagercoil. In 800 m, Kerala’s Premesh Kumar clocked 1:54.83 bettering his performance in the first meet of 1:55.31. Another brilliant performance came from Fazal Ansari in the men’s javelin. Fazal cleared 74.68m bettering his performance. Sandeep Kumar of Delhi became the fastest man winning the short dash with a time of 10.69, Sandeep had clocked 10.96 to finish third in the first meet. Railway’s Anand Menicis who finished second also improved his timing. In the women’s 100m, Kavita Pandey of the Railways retained her crown which she won in the first meet clocking 11.83 seconds bettering her time of 11.84 clocked in Nagercoil. Hammer-throw record holder Ishtiaque Ahmed of Utter Pradesh came on top clearing a distance of 63.38m but his performance was far away from his own mark of 70.13m set last year in Bangalore. The 21-year-old Navpreet Singh of Punjab took the honours in men’s shot put with an effort of 18.27m. The throw was below the distance of 18.58m, which he cleared in the first meet in Nagercoil.
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Indian juniors bag
three squash titles Mumbai, June 4 According to information received here today, Kolkata-based Ghoshal, who has had a fine tournament, went on to win the boys under-15 title when he tamed second seed Kapil Nesan of Malaysia 9-4, 9-3, 9-3 in 34 minutes. Youngest women’s national champion and Chennai-based Joshna Chinappa pipped her citymate Vaidehi Reddy 10-8, 9-5, 5-9, 1-9, 9-2 to win the girls under-17 title. Mumbai lass Alisha Mashruwala proved too good for Nabilla Ariffin of Malaysia on way to the girls under-13 title. She won 6-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-3 in 39 minutes while another Mumbai lad Jay Dalal finished fifth in the boys under-11 event. In the Classical Plates events, India’s Supreet Singh (under-17), Manek Mathur (under-13) and Ramit Tandon (under-11) emerged victorious while Chandigarh-based Harinder Pal Singh finished seventh in the boys under-13 category. Results (all finals): Boys U-15: Saurav Ghoshal (Ind) b Kapil Nesan (Mal) 9-4, 9-3, 9-3. Girls U-13:
Alisha Mashruwala (Ind) b Nabilla Ariffin (Mal) 6-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-3. Girls U-17: Joshna Chinappa (Ind) b Vaidehi Reddy (Ind) 10-8, 9-5, 5-9, 1-9, 9-2. Play-off for 5th place: Jay Dalal (Ind) b Adeep Arif (Mal) 9-2, 9-7, 1-9, 9-5. Classic Plates (all finals): Boys
U-11: Ramit Tandon (Ind) b Wong Xi Liang (Sing) 4-9, 9-2, 9-0, 9-6. Boys U-13: Manek Mathur (Ind) b Sandeep Jangra (Ind) 8-10, 9-7, 9-6, 9-4. Boys U-17: Supreet Singh (Ind) b Todd Noon (Aus) 9-1, 9-0, 9-5.
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Punjab-A chess
meet Ludhiana, June 4 As many as 14 chess wizards of Punjab have been selected to participate on the basis of their performance at the Punjab-B and national tournaments. The following players are participating: Tarsem Lal, Vikas Sharma, Harkamal Singh and Arvinderpreet Singh (all from Ludhiana), Ashwani Tiwari, Kanwaljit Singh, Shival Jethi, Ved Parkash Sharma, Jatinder Kapoor, Dr. J.S. Cheema (all Jalandhar), Vivek Asthir and Manoj Mehra (from Amritsar), Vinod Sharma (Moga) and Ravider Airy (Phagwara). Mr S.K. Sharma (Ferozepore) will be the chief arbiter for the tournament. The five-round tournament will be played on Swiss league basis. The first four players from the championship will represent Punjab in the forthcoming National-B Chess Championship to be held at Nagpur from June 30 to July 14. |
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Vijayalakshmi, Gokhale
share lead New Delhi, June 4 The other overnight joint leader IWM S. Meenakshi of Indian Airlines could not hold on to her material advantage and suffered a rather uncharacteristic loss at the hands of IWM Swati Ghate of LIC. Playing black Meenakshi stuck to her newfound love in the Petroff defence and took advantage of some lacklustre play by Swati in the middlegame to get her pieces singing mate on the king side. Under tremendous pressure Swati found a way to stay in the game through an exchange sacrifice though her position looked almost beyond repair.
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