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Australia set England target of
315 to win England bowler Darren Gough celebrates taking the wicket of Australia’s Ricky Ponting for 72 during the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley, Leeds, on Sunday. McGrath
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Saurav Ganguly writes We need to raise our level It was a disappointing loss at Galle, more so the Sri Lankans played better cricket than us in all aspects. It was a good Test wicket with a little bit of grass on it but the under-surface was dry and hard. So it had a bit of bounce but not much of movement. It was not the worse toss to lose because I knew that the Sri Lankans would put us in. We got off to a good start with Ramesh and Das but could not capitalise on it. We slumped from 163 for five to 187 all out. West Indies beat Kenya by 7
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David
Toms ties for lead with Phil Mickelson Balkishan
Singh to accept Arjuna Award ‘No
hard feelings for Lennox’ SAMUEL BANERJEE BADMINTON Gradation,
Ranji format key issues Carrom
meet results
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Australia set England target of 315 to win Leeds, August 19 After a second rain delay had seen another three hours and 20 minutes playing time lost, wicketkeeper Gilchrist, deputising for the injured Steve Waugh, decided to attack. Australia’s second innings ended on 176 for four, a lead of 314. Mark Waugh was 24 not out and Simon Katich nought not out. Then just two overs and three balls into their opponents’ reply, bad light ended play for the day with England four without loss. Michael Atherton was four not out and Marcus Trescothick yet to score. Only 25 overs were possible in the whole day. Had there been one less ball the England and Wales Cricket (ECB) would have been obliged to refund the crowd 50 per cent of their ticket price. As it was, according to the ECB estimates, the third ball of Glenn McGrath’s second over saved the board $ 294,000. But Australia did England no favours with the bat. Explosive knock from Ricky Ponting, who had bludgeoned a brilliant century in the first innings, saw the Tasmania right-hander hammer a run-a-ball 72 as Australia edged closer to going 4-0 up in the series. Dropped on four by Michael Atherton at first slip off Darren Gough yesterday, Ponting, who made 144 in the first innings, made England pay dearly for their lapse. Australia started the day on 69 for one, a lead of 207, with Matthew Hayden 12 not out and Ponting 30 not out. The tone was set when recalled Hampshire left-armer Alan Mullally, bowling the first over of the day and his first of the innings, saw 11 runs come off it. Fellow southpaw Hayden straight drove him for a textbook four and took another boundary off him through the vacant third man area. When play resumed after a 45 minute break it seemed as if Ponting was on course to complete his second century of the match. But on 72, Gough who had an lbw shout the previous ball rejected by Indian umpire Venkat, brought one back and Ponting, going across his stumps was lbw to the local hero. Ponting had faced 72 balls, including one six and 10 fours in 90 minutes of superb strokeplay, putting on 104 in 122 balls with Hayden. SCOREBOARD Australia (Ist innings): 447. England (Ist innings): 309. Australia (2nd innings): Hayden c Stewart b Mullally 35 Slater b Gough 16 Ponting lbw b Gough 72 M Waugh batting 24 Martyn lbw b Caddick 6 Katich batting 0 Extras (b-5, lb-7, nb-11) 23 Total (4wkts declared,
39.3 overs) 176 Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-129, 3-141, 4-171 Bowling: Gough 17-3-68-2, Caddick 11-2-45-1, Tudor 4-1-17-0, Mullally 7.3-2-34-1. England (2nd innings): Atherton not out 4 Trescothick not out 0 Total (0 wkts, 2.3 overs) 4 Bowling: McGrath 1.3-1-4-0, Gillespie 1-1-0-0.
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McGrath
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Walsh’s record Leeds, England, August 19 However, McGrath added he could threaten Courtney Walsh’s world Test record of 519 wickets if he remains fit. McGrath, who reached the 350 mark after taking seven for 76 in the fourth Test against England at Headingley on Saturday, said Lillee, who claimed 355 victims, spent several years playing World Series Cricket and those performances were not included in his career statistics. “I still don’t put myself up with him,’’ he said. “Dennis was always a hero of mine when I was young.” But he added it would be “a huge honour” to match Lillee, before adding: “I basically try for five wickets a Test. It would be amazing to get to 500 wickets. “Courtney Walsh has set the standard. His 519 would be a goal if I could keep fit for another three or four years. “I’ve taken 10 Tests to get from 300 to 350.’’ Lillee is Australia’s most successful quick bowler, his 355 wickets coming in 70 Tests, while leg-spinner Shane Warne is the country’s top wicket-taker with 395. Lillee took his wickets at 23.92 apiece while McGrath’s have cost him 21.28.
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Saurav Ganguly
writes It was a disappointing loss at Galle, more so the Sri Lankans played better cricket than us in all aspects. It was a good Test wicket with a little bit of grass on it but the under-surface was dry and hard. So it had a bit of bounce but not much of movement. It was not the worse toss to lose because I knew that the Sri Lankans would put us in. We got off to a good start with Ramesh and Das but could not capitalise on it. We slumped from 163 for five to 187 all out. We also did not bowl well on the second day because we gave too much room to Sanath and he capitalised well. We bowled well on the third day and got seven Sri Lankan wickets for 90 runs, but once again faltered when we batted. It was not one of our best performances. We have two more Tests to go in Kandy and Colombo. We have reached our next destination, Kandy a hill station which is a three-and-a-half hour drive from Colombo. The wicket here is supposed to be hard and have a bit of carry. We have already been handicapped by the injuries to Sachin, Laxman, Anil and Nehra. Srinath is one more addition to the list. He has broken a finger on his left hand and will be out of action for three weeks. He has been one of our main strike bowlers and had just taken five wickets in the Test at Galle. As a result the bowling department has suffered yet another setback. It is difficult when you lose five of your main players due to injuries, but at the same time it opens up opportunities for younger players to come and make their mark. It has always been a challenge to try and do your best and it’s going to be a good challenge for the team to come out. The Lankans are a strong side at home inspite of having lost their last three series at home. Sanath Jayasuriya is their mainstay and somehow he reserves his best against India. We have to find a way to get rid of him early. We have to raise our level and play good positive cricket. Our bowling needs to get more disciplined as had been the case on the third morning. We know that if we can bowl to one line, the Sri Lankans can be dismissed. We have come back from behind before as we did against Australia at home, and the one-day series here. We have to be mentally very strong, stick to the basics and fight hard. These qualities have brought us out of the dumps before, when we were written off as usual after one defeat. In international cricket there are ups and downs and this is really a testing time for us. The entire touring party has to stand up and take responsibility and play out of our skins to get back in this series. Our catching has been very good, we just need to put runs on the board and for that we need to bat positively, put our failures behind and start afresh. I have seen things change very quickly in this game, and the entire team will work towards reversing the result at Galle.
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West Indies beat Kenya by 7 wkts
Nairobi, August 19 The West Indies scored 234 for three in 47.1 overs in reply to Kenya’s total of 232 for seven. Earlier, Steve Tikolo hit 71 off 65 balls. Tikolo built on the solid foundation laid by openers David Obuya (34) and Ravindu Shah (29), whose first wicket partnership realised 74 runs. Left-armer Neil McGarrell removed Obuya, the first of his three wickets, in the 22nd over to pave the way for Tikolo’s entrance. The Kenyan vice-captain helped take the score from 74 to 208 before Colin Stuart trapped him leg before in the 46th over. His innings, which lasted one-and-a-half hours, included five boundaries and three sixes. McGarrell removed Ravindu and captain Maurice Odumbe (2) in quick succession, both caught behind by wicketkeeper Courtney Browne. Scoreboard Kenya: Obuya b McGarrell 34 Shah c Browne b McGarrell 29 Tikolo lbw b Stuart 71 Odumbe c Browne b McGarrell 2 Odoyo c Hooper b Collymore 31 Modi not out 29 Suji st Browne b Gayle 3 Ochieng b Gayle 1 Omondi not out 7 Extras: (lb-12 w-8 nb-5) 25 Total: (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 232 Fall of wickets: 1-74, 2-87, 3-97, 4-158, 5-208, 6-220, 7-222. Bowling: Collymore 10-1-37-1, Collins 10-1-40-0, Stuart 10-1-33-1, McGarrell 10-0-44-3, Gayle 9-0-58-2, Hooper 1-0-8-0. West Indies: Garrick b Tikolo 76 Gayle c Obuya b Tikolo 70 Hinds not out 44 Samuels st Obuya b Kamande 30 Chanderpaul not out 4 Extras (lb-2 w-8) 10 Total (for 3 wkts 47.1 overs) 234 Fall of wickets: 1-116, 2-188, 3-226. Bowling: Odoyo 7-1-24-0, Ochieng 5-0-40-0, Suji 5-1-20-0, Omondi 7-0-43-0, Odumbe 10-0-42-0, Tikolo 10-0-43-2, Kamande 3-0-16-1, Modi 0.1-0-4-0.
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Irina back with trophy and
confidence Chandigarh, August 19 The final day of the two-day event saw the players struggling against strong winds and intermittent showers. But these were the conditions under which the fighter in Irina stood out. She conquered the title from a strong field of lady golfers from eight countries. Her victory was the result of the new-found confidence with an improved back swing. She finished with a score of 150 in the two-round event. Her nearest rival, Betty Loy, was eight strokes behind. But in the three-round Malaysia Open earlier, it was not easy going for the Chandigarh girl. With lady golfers from Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia lined up for the title, Irina started the day on a note of anxiety, and she paid the price. The first day saw her returning a six-over card of 78. It was not her day. The putts just did not fall in line. She rallied with a par 72 on the second day, but ended up with a four-over in the third round to finish with a total of 226. A Korean based in New Zealand Hee Jeong Chun clinched the title. Irina has gained in confidence. This is evident in the way she replies to the questions at the press conferences. On Sunday her parents were at hand, but she handled the questions herself, with her mother there to give her a helping hand. Now she is planning for her half yearly exams which are round the corner. But yoga and stints at the gym will continue. Yoga sessions have improved her concentration. Her main sponsors, Indian Oil, have stood by her. Had it not been for them she may not have been able to make these foreign trips. The air fare and board and lodging are taken care of by the sponsors for whom she works as a sports apprentice. Another person she owes a lot is the Principal of Vivek School who has always allowed her to participate in tournaments. |
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David Toms ties for lead with Phil Mickelson Duluth (USA), August 19 Tiger Woods won’t be in the way, failing to move into position to contend for his third straight PGA title. Mickelson overcame his worst shot of the tournament to surge into the lead, posting eight birdies on the first 16 holes to reach 13 under par. Mickelson’s brilliant play — he nearly holed out a shot from the fairway at No. 14 — was overshadowed by the second hole-in-one of the day. Toms knocked in a 5-wood from 221 metres at the 15th, a three-hopper that curled up the flag stick before dropping into the cup. Toms, who rarely shows his emotions, raised his arms, high-fived his caddie and let out a “Woooo!” before burying his face in a towel on a steamy day in Georgia. British Open Champion David Duval was among five players just four shots apart at the top of the leaderboard. Despite a bogey at the 18th, he finished with a 67 for a 9-under 201 total. Steve Lowery was at 10 under, signing for a 66 and his third straight round below par. Japan’s Shingo Katayama, the man in the white cowboy hat, also was at 10 under with a couple of holes to play. Toms and Katayama began the day tied for the lead at 9 under after record-tying 131s through 36 holes. Toms came into the PGA Championship in 14th place in the Ryder Cup standings. He no longer is motivated just to make his first team. “I’m playing well enough right now where I can win this golf tournament,” Toms said on Friday. His was only the second hole-in-one of the day. Nick Faldo penciled in a “1” on the fourth hole, his tee shot flying over the lake and rolling slowly into the cup. “At least I had one enjoyable hole,” said Faldo, who was 3-over on the other 17 holes for a 71. “It was a peach. I hit a perfect shot.” The last hole-in-one at the PGA Championship was made by Mark Brooks at the 1999 tournament in Medinah, Illinois. Woods, the winner that year, was standing still on this moving day. He settled for a 1-under 69 that could have been much better. Even without Woods, the final round was shaping up as a shootout among some of golf’s biggest names on a course that has been vulnerable to low scores. Davis Love III shot a 65 and headed to the clubhouse with a 7-under 203. Ernie Els and Paul Azinger were at 204, with US Open champion Retief Goosen another shot back. On the third hole, Mickelson made the sort of questionable decision that has plagued him in golf’s Big Four. He tried to blast a shot out of the trees, clipped a limb and took a double-bogey. The left-hander bounced right back with birdies at the next two holes. Duval missed a 46-centimetre putt to save par at the sixth. Like Mickelson, he quickly recovered with birdies on the next two holes. “I’m just kind of taking it as it comes,” Duval said. “I’ve played well. I’m hitting a lot of greens. I just need to hole a few more putts.” Love, who won the PGA Championship in 1997 for his only major title, started the day five shots back but stormed within sight of the leaders by scoring 31 on the back nine. “I’m 100 per cent physically, driving the ball well, making a couple of putts,” Love said. “I’m excited about it. I’m just glad to have a chance.”
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Balkishan
Singh to accept Arjuna Award Chandigarh, August 19 Addressing a press conference at the Chandigarh Golf Range here, Balkishan Singh, who was a member of the Indian hockey team along with the legendary Balbir Singh in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, said he would be honoured that the nation had decided to honour him for his achievements in India’s national game. He refused to get into any discussion whether it was correct on the part of Milkha Singh to reject the award. ‘‘That is his view, this is my view,’’ was his wry remark. ‘‘It is not as if the government which has decided to honour me. It is the nation which has decided to grant me the honour and I will accept it with all humiliation,’’ he told the media. However, he hastened to add that since the award is for lifetime achievements, the award should not have been known as the Arjuna Awards. but given some other name. ‘‘For cinema the government has instituted the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement. For sports a similar award could have been instituted instead of calling it the Arjuna Award for lifetime achievement,’’ he remarked. Denying that he had written to the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, on the subject of the award, he clarified that he had written to Ms Uma Bharti, Union Minister for Sports where he had given his views on the award. Even in that letter, written on August 13, Balkishan Singh said he was ‘‘humbly grateful to the Minister of Sports for giving me the national award. I feel greatly honoured with this kind gesture and benevolence.’’ In effect this letter put to rest all recent controversy and reports in a section of the media that Balkishan Singh was contemplating to reject the award. While his letter of acceptance was written on August 13, Milkha Singh had written his letter of rejection to Ms Uma Bharti on August 15 and had addressed the press on August 16. Balkishan Singh said if the award had been given some other name it would have been better. ‘‘Arjuna Award is generally given to sportspersons either during their career or at the end of the career. By giving it to me at the age of 70 the award could have been given some other name.’’ Known more for his coaching acumen, Balkishan Singh was the coach of the hockey team which won the gold in the Moscow Olympics in 1980. He was also the coach of the women’s team which won the Asia Cup in 1981 in Japan and later a gold medal in the 1982 Asian Games. His letter laments that while the captains of both the men’s and women’s teams were awarded the Padma Sri he was not given anything. The letter also lists his international coaching assignments carried out on behalf of the Government of India .‘‘ I am still currently active in the field of coaching as I am supervising the coaching and the training of the national women’s hockey team,’’ the letter states. ‘‘I have coaches over 200 internationals, both men and women. Many of them have gone and won Arjuna Awards and other awards. So giving it me at this age seems somewhat strange ,’’ Balkishan told the press. Admitting that during his peak days as coach the government had not instituted the Dronacharya Award (for coaches), he said an award at this time and age ‘‘is going to make no difference to me except lending little respectability.’’ Balkishan Singh was of the view that the cash award which went along with the Arjuna Award was the root cause of it being given to undeserving persons. He said if the award was given without any monetary considerations attached, then the mad rush to grab the award might lessen. |
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‘No hard feelings for Lennox’ London, August 19 Rahman stunned the boxing world by knocking out Lewis to take the World Boxing Council
(WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) belts in South Africa in April. Lewis was forced to go to court to secure a rematch, which has now been agreed though not formally announced, for November 17 in Las Vegas. “As far as I’m aware the fight is a go for November 17,’’ Rahman said in a BBC radio interview broadcast today.
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SAMUEL BANERJEE BADMINTON Chandigarh, August 19 Soumaya of Rajasthan took two titles, in girls under-16 and under-19 section. The girls under-19 final played in the afternoon session proved to be crucial with Soumaya against Samarika of J&K. The first game was extended to deuce before Soumaya, playing a neat game, with her half smashes beat the Jammu eve 13-11. In the second game, Samarika tried to prove her mettle and was able to get five points but still lost the match. The women singles final was next in line with Gayatri of Delhi pitted against Chandigarh’s H. Sarda Devi. The Manipur native, who is studying in the Panjab
University, toiled hard and was a continuous threat for the Delhi champion. After losing the first game easily at 2-11, Sarda played valiantly to level at 9-9 but day belonged to the Delhi girl who managed to wrap the match at 11-9. The last match of the evening was the men’s singles. Manmeet, a Delhi state champion never let his opponent Vivek Sharma popularly known as ‘Tony’ to stage a comeback at any point of the match and with controlled drop shots and deft placements, silenced Vivek’s challenge 15-8, 15-7. Results: under-13: boys: Sauarb Kapoor (Har) b Adhiraj Niyogi (Har) 15-2, 15-4; girls: Anita (Har) b Harleen (Har) 11-4, 11-4; boys under-16: Saurabh (Har) b Sumit Dahiya (Har) 6-15, 15-12, (third game conceded); girls: Saumaya (Raj) b Mala Gaba (Chd) third game conceded); under-19: boys: Deepak Sidhu (Chd) b Vivek Sharma (Chd) 15-6, 2-15, 15-11; girls: Saumaya (Raj) b Samarika (J&K) 13-11, 11-5. Men: Manmeet Singh (Del) b Vivek Sharma (Chd) 11-2, 11-9; women: Gayatri (Del) b H. Sarda Devi (Chd) 11-2, 11-9. Doubles: girls below-19: Deepti Ranjan and Parul (Del) b Samaritika and Gauri (Har) 15-2, 15-1; boys: under-19: Mayank and Varun (Pb) b Vivek and Gurjeet (Chd) 16-17, 15-3, 15-12; girls under-16: Anita and Meenu (Har) b Meenakshi and Chitralekha (Del) 15-5, 15-6; boys under-16: Mayank and Sahil Arora (Pb) b Rohit and Sumit Dahiya (Har) 15-11, 15-3. |
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Gradation, Ranji format key
issues New Delhi, August 19 The meeting will also discuss the thorny issue pertaining to betting and match-fixing. The action taken against stars will be debated and what other steps should be taken to improve the image of the game, which is currently passing through a critical stage. The dates and venue for the two-day annual meeting of the board will be finalised at this meeting. The working committee meeting was originally fixed for the Cricket Club of India
(CCI), which is headed by Rajsingh Dungarpur. But it has been shifted to Garware Stadium at the request of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Sharad
Pawar. The shifting of the venue from the CCI to Garware Stadium, headquarters of the MCA, suggests that Pawar intends to take interest in the affairs of the board. According to the constitution,
A.C. Muthiah can continue as president for another year. But elections are held annually. Jagmohan
Dalmiya, former President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and his gorup comprising the Rungtas are working over-time to bring to a halt Muthiah’s innings, as
N.K.P. Salve had done in terminating the innings of his family-friend, late
S.K. Wankhede. Then Salve’s two guiding friends were Dalmiya and Inderjit Singh
Bindra. Bindra’s suspension has ended and he is back in the fold of the board. He is reportedly
supportive of
Muthiah, who has handled the board affairs in a dignified and constructive manner. The External Affairs Ministry is understood to have left it in the board to decide whether it intends to take part in the Asian Test championship which commences from August 29. India is scheduled to play Pakistan at Lahore from September 12. If the board decides not to play this match, it will have to pull out of the championship. It will cause ripples. |
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Carrom
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results Shimla, August 19 The Delhi Audit (B) defeated hosts A.G. Himachal 3-0 in the semifinal Mohammed Nazir beat Dinesh Ramola 19-0, 25-0, Jaipal Singh beat Laxmi 25-0, 24-9 and Jai Prakash beat R.P. Thakur 25-4, 25-11. In the other semifinal, A.G. Uttar Pradesh outplayed A.G. Punjab 3-0. In women’s singles top seed Rinki Rajan of A.G. Uttar Pradesh, entered the final defeating K. Venkatraman of Delhi Audit (B) 25-18, 25-15 in the semifinal Kavita Ram of AG Uttar Pradesh beat Radhika of Delhi audit (A) 25-14, 25-12 in the other semi-final. Second seed Khursheed lost to R.P. Thakur of AG Himachal 25-12, 19-25, 6-21. |
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Arun badminton Sangrur, August 19 N. Zone badminton Sangrur, August 19 |
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