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Kumble writes Well done Venky, keep it up! It was a very satisfying victory for the Indians in the end. This team has shown a lot of character in the past few months to come back after being down and out. It was important for the senior players to lead the way in such times with Saurav, Rahul and Prasad doing just that. Kunjarani tests
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Venus
wins title Rafter’s
dad is ‘Father of Year’ Punjab
Juniors, BSF bite the dust Sub-jr
handball Double crown for Kannu
Priya Jind
college win first position BSNL
chess results Dempo in final of Federation Cup TT
results
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England follow on in 5th Test London, August 26 Michael Atherton, probably playing in his final Test, was the one wicket to fall in the second innings, dismissed for the 19th time in his 115-Test career by Glenn McGrath. Atherton was given a standing ovation by the crowd and the Australian players as he trudged off after edging a catch to Shane Warne at first slip for nine. Marcus Trescothick was on 20 not out and Mark Butcher on 11. Earlier, the home team, replying to Australia’s formidable 641 for four declared, had fallen just 10 runs short of saving the follow-on as they were dismissed for 432, Mark Ramprakash making 133 and Warne finishing with seven wickets and his best Test bowling figures on English soil. England had resumed on 409 for eight, still needing 33 to avoid the follow-on. Ramprakash, on 124 overnight, and Darren Gough had taken their ninth-wicket stand on to 74 before McGrath broke through. Ramprakash’s six-hour innings ended with the total on 424 when he tried to force the pace bowler through the off-side off the back foot, only to edge a catch to wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist. He hit 18 fours in his 232-ball knock. Gough, who had struck McGrath for four through the covers with the shot of the morning, should have been caught without a run being added when he edged Warne to second slip, only for Steve Waugh to put down a regulation chance, the Australian captain almost hurling the ball to the ground in disgust. The arrival of number 11 Phil Tufnell, one of cricket’s premier ‘rabbits’, was greeted by an ironic roar of approval from the packed crowd at The Oval. But the left-arm spinner hung around until Gough, on 24, became Warne’s seventh victim. He tried to drive Warne, the ball dribbling through bat and pad for Gilchrist to complete the stumping for his 100th test dismissal, reaching the landmark in his 22nd match, faster than any other gloveman in Test history. Warne, who became only the sixth bowler to take 400 Test wickets yesterday, completed figures of seven for 165 from 44.2 overs. Reuters
SCOREBOARD Australia (Ist innings): (Declared for four wickets) 641 England (Ist innings): Atherton b Warne 13 Trescothick b Warne 55 Butcher c Langer b Warne 25 Hussain b M. Waugh 52 Ramprakash c Gilchrist b
McGrath 133 Afzaal c Gillespie b McGrath 54 Stewart c Gilchrist b Warne 29 Caddick lbw b Warne 0 Ormond b Warne 18 Gough st Gilchrist b Warne 24 Tufnell not out 7 Extras
(b-3 lb-13 w-1 nb-5) 22 Total (all out, 118.2 overs) 432 Fall of wickets:
1-58, 2-85, 3-104, 4-166, 5-255, 6-313, 7-313, 8-350, 9-424. Bowling:
McGrath 30-11-67-2, Gillespie 20-3-96-0 (nb3, w1), Warne 44.2-7-165-7 (nb1), Lee 14-1-43-0 (nb1), Ponting 2-0-5-0, M. Waugh 8-0-40-1 England (IInd innings): Atherton c Warne b McGrath 9 Trescothick not out 20 Butcher not out 11 Extras 0 Total
(for one wicket, 11.1 overs) 40 Fall of wicket: 1-17. Bowling: Lee 4-0-16-0, McGrath 4-0-15-1, Warne 2-0-7-0, Ponting 1.1-0-2-0. |
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Gough opts out of India tour London, August 26 The Yorkshire player says he is exhausted but England’s management insist only players who face India in the Test series later this year can be considered for the Tests against the Kiwis in March. “The management and I have agreed to disagree,” Gough told The News of The World. “I don’t see why I can’t go to New Zealand for the Tests after missing the India series. They feel differently and they call the shots.” Gough is likely to fall victim to the ECB’s decision to only offer two winter contracts. The first takes in the Tests in India later this year and the New Zealand Tests in March and April. The second covers the two five-match one-day series in India and New Zealand in January and February. The ECB insist they will not split the test contracts so because Gough wants to miss India, they will not take him to New Zealand. “I’m not going to attack the board. That wouldn’t be a sensible career move. Let’s just say, I’m more than a little disappointed that it’s come to this.” “I want to continue to play for England at Test and one-day level through to the next Ashes and World Cup. “To do that I need a decent break and I’ve decided to stay at home for the rest of the year. That’s my decision. “It’s a simple choice. Do I keep going until I break down or am exhausted? Or do I take a break now in the hope being around for the next 18 months? “I’m happy to be part of the one-day squad this winter in India and New Zealand. I hope the selectors still want me,” he said.
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Kumble writes It was a very satisfying victory for the Indians in the end. This team has shown a lot of character in the past few months to come back after being down and out. It was important for the senior players to lead the way in such times with Saurav, Rahul and Prasad doing just that. The Indian bowlers came back well to restrict Sri Lanka to 221 runs in the second innings. Zaheer bowled with a lot of fire and pace, which brought about the downfall of the Sri Lankan skipper, giving a boost to the Indians. This four-wicket haul will give a lot of confidence to Zaheer, from whom the team can expect a lot more in the future. He is a fine prospect and has shown the right temperament in his short career at the International level. The combination of Zaheer and Prasad worked well in tendem, with the latter giving an exhibition of superb seam bowling to pick up another five-wicket haul in Test cricket. Having played most of our cricket together both for India and Karnataka, one quality that has given him all the success is his diligence and a never-say-die attitude. Well done Venky, keep it up! The bowling efforts were equally complemented by brilliant catching, Dighe’s effort standing out. However one aspect the bowlers will be determined to make amends would be while bowling at the tail, especially at Murali. Albeit Harbhajan did not bowl much in this Test, his effort with the bat to score a breezy 44 runs was crucial considering the context of the game. Our batsmen took a cue from Harbhajan’s innings and went about scoring the required runs in the second innings positively. Although Das was out early, Rahul and Ramesh’s fifty-run partnership was timely. Rahul, who was eventually out to Murali played him superbly to score a brilliant 75 runs. His innings took the sting our of the Lankan attack as the stood like a wall. His presence would surely have given a lot of confidence to skipper Sourav and these two have had wonderful partnerships in the past but none as crucial as this one. Sourav’s effort with the ball would have also helped in his confidence. Both these batsmen had some anxious moments but it was their positive body language which brought about the victory. Sourav grew in confidence with each run and played superbly to remain undefeated till the end. He must have had a few jitters after Rahul’s wicket but Kaif showed a lot of promise and confidence to remain with his skipper till the end. A century would have been the icing on the cake for Sourav but this knock is certainly one of his best as it came at a time when he was under everybody’s scrutiny.
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Kunjarani tests positive New Delhi, August 26 Kunjarani’s A sample showed presence of banned drug ‘strychnine’ during random tests carried out during the July 12-17 Senior Asian Weightlifting Championships held at Jeon Ju, South Korea, highly-placed sources in the Indian Weightlifting Federation told PTI here today. “We have received an intimation from the international body saying she has been suspended for six months. They have informed us that if Kunjarani wants her B sample to be tested, she must submit in writing by Wednesday (August 29),” the sources said. Kunjarani, who was part of a three-member Indian team cleared personally by Sports Minister Uma Bharati for participation at the event, had won the gold in the 48 kg category. The results now stand annuled and the Asian Weightlifting Federation has asked the IWF to return her medal immediately. Balbeer Singh Bhatia, one of the two members of the ad-hoc committee running the IWF, when contacted, said, “our medal chances for the Afro-Asian Games have received a major blow with this sad news. She was our biggest hope as she had been performing consistently of late”. The IWF, thrown into disarray after its chief Gopal Kanra was accused of embezzlement of funds, was revived on August 9 after remaining suspended from April 17 to July 31. A two-member ad-hoc committee comprising Mr Bhatia and R.R Singh was set up to run the body. Mr Bhatia squarely blamed the Sports Authority of India coach, S.C. Goyel, for dereliction of duty. “It was primarily the coach’s job to see that all the members of the Indian team were tested before leaving the country,” he said. “According to the rules, every sportsperson, before leaving the country for any international event, should be tested. In this case all three members — Kunjarani Devi, Pratima Kumari and Nandani Devi — were here in Delhi for five days and the coach should have arranged for the mandatory testing,” he said. There has been an instance, Mr Bhatia said, when a sportsperson returned a
positive test on the day he was to leave for World Weightlifting Championships and was subsequently not allowed to participate.
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Lifters
skip trials Patiala, August 26 Out of the 18 male lifters who turned up at the NIS here yesterday, 10 refused to take part in the trials as word spread that the urine samples of all lifters would be collected by the NIS authorities who in turn would forward the samples to the Sports Authority of India lab at New Delhi. Though the SAF Games are scheduled to commence at Islamabad on October 5. Today was the last date for the IWF to fax names of the selected lifters to the Indian Olympic Association. |
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Shenyang, August 26 Playing before 50,000 fiercely passionate fans in the north-eastern Chinese city of Shenyang, China got off to the best possible start when midfielder Li Xiaopeng latched on to a low cross from the left by striker Hao Haidong in the second minute. The visitors slowly began to regain some composure but struggled to break clear of China’s physically imposing four-man midfield — their only shot at goal coming from the boot of Abdul Raheem Jumaa some 35 metres out which rolled harmlessly into the arms of keeper Jiang Jin. The visitors’ fragile confidence took a further hammering in the 19th minute when Li fired a superb David Beckham-style long ball into the box on to the head of midfielder Qi Hong, who steered it in for China’s second goal. China continued to pile on the pressure, making foray after foray into UAE territory, until the inevitable happened in the 33rd minute. Left unmarked by the bedraggled defence striker, Hao was gifted a gentle tap in at left post after a loose ball bounced across the face of the goal off the head of veteran Fan Zhiyi. Trailing 3-0 at half-time, UAE played themselves back into the match and managed to keep a clean sheet in the second half thanks to some desperate tackling from defenders Fahad Ali and Mohammed Qassim. China should have notched several goals but a combination of poor execution and some sloppy passing let them down. Yang Chen in particular missed a sitter in the 68th minute when he headed a superb floating cross from Hai Haidong over the bar from a near unmissable position. China play their second match of the five team group away against Oman next Saturday, while the UAE have a chance to get their World Cup campaign back on track at home against Qatar. AFP Abu Dhabi: China may have confirmed their position as one of the favourites to qualify for the World Cup with a 3-0 win over the United Arab Emirates — but not everyone was particularly impressed. As first half goals from Li Xiaopeng, Qi Hong and Hao Haidong gave the Chinese victory in Shenyang yesterday in their opening group B encounter of the Asian qualifiers, the manager of the Gulf side claimed that China can be beaten. “I feel that we gave them the game,” said Khalid Awadh who vowed that the UAE would put on a much better show when the sides meet again in the return encounter in Abu Dhabi on September 27. “It was our silly mistakes that led to their first and third goals. I think the players were shocked by the atmosphere and the fans. We never play at home in front of 60,000 people.”
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Venus wins title
“I hate to lose. I guess I don’t like going into the Open with a loss,” Williams said. “I manage to play my best here.” She is the first woman with three consecutive titles at this 34-year-old tournament, formerly known as the US Hardcourt Championships. Williams also beat Davenport in straight sets in the 1999 Pilot Pen final. “She’s got a great serve so it’s hard to really get on the offensive from the beginning,” the top-seeded Davenport said. “She can run down balls. You think you have her on the defensive and she comes up with a great shot.” They traded breaks to open the match then held serve into the tiebreaker. Williams, seeded third, battled back from 1-3 in the tiebreaker, closing it by hitting back-to-back winners. Davenport had her chances in the second set, leading 4-3 and holding two break points. But Williams won the next four points, including a 164 kph ace, to tie the set 4-4. Williams broke Davenport in the next game, winning it at the net with a backhander off a Davenport drop shot.
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Rafter’s dad is
‘Father of Year’ Sydney, August 26 Mr Jim Rafter received the award from the Australian Father’s Day Council on Friday in recognition for raising nine children with his wife of 40 years, Jocelyn, on their family farm. “We dedicated our lives to our children and to raise them as good citizens of the country,” Mr Jim Rafter said.
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Punjab Juniors, BSF
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Ludhiana, August 26 The encounter between BSF and Rail Coach Factory began on a fast note with both the outfits making some quick moves. Balbir, Rajinder Bhatia of RCF and Surjeet and Ashok of BSF played a good game. BSF were leading 48-37 at the end of the second quarter. Trailing by 11 points, the railmen reorganised themselves, started playing an offensive game and succeeded in surpassing their opponents. Taking it lightly, BSF today rested their seasoned player ,Vipin Kumar which cost them the match. For RCF, Balbir top scored with 36 points, followed by Rajinder Bhatia (22), Surinder Pal (11) and Ranjan (10). Surjeet (18), Ashok and Suryanarain (17 each) and Pawandeep (9) were the main scorers for the losers. In another high scoring match in the men’s section, PSEB caused a flutter when they shocked Punjab Juniors 86-80 to register their second victory of the championship. Earlier they had outplayed Rest of Punjab 57-41. Determined PSEB men faced stiff resistance from Punjab lads and were leading 42-41 at the breather. During the last two quarters, PSEB players managed to hang on to the lead and wrapped up the issue 86-80. Gurpeet with 33 points played a pivotal role in PSEB’s stunning victory. Ravi contributed 22 points while A.D. Singh and Raj Kumar made a contribution of 9 and 11 points respectively. For the losers, the main contributors were Harminder (22), Amit Prashar (20), Jasjeet (20) and Pawan (9). The third match between star studded Punjab Police and Rest of Punjab proved to be a mismatch. The cops emerged victorious hands down (64-35). The winners led 37-16 at half-time. Punjab Police’s Parminder (Sr) and Gagnesh Kumar accounted for 13 and 10 points, respectively, while Parminder (Jr) chipped in with 8 points. Harsimran with 9 points fought a losing battle for Rest of Punjab. The fourth match played in the evening between Punjab Police and Rail Coach Factory proved to be a lacklustre affair. The policemen routed the rail-men 78-23 after leading 52-13 at the end of two quarters to score third consecutive win . In the matches played late last evening, in the men’s section, holders Punjab Police drubbed Punjab Juniors 86-41, BSF breezed past PSEB 92-58 while hosts Ludhiana outclassed Rest of Punjab 58-38 in the women’s section. |
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Sub-jr handball Sangrur, August 26 According to Mr Parminder Singh Dhindsa, chairman of the organising committee, most of the teams taking part in the tournament had arrived. The remaining teams were expected to reach soon. According to Manjit Singh, joint organising secretary of the tournament, more than 700 players and officials are likely to be here. Mr Servjit Singh, Deputy Commissioner, will be the chief guest on the opening day while J.S. Aulakh, S.S.P., Sangrur, will preside over the function. Union Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa will distribute the prizes on the concluding day. |
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Double crown for Kannu
Priya Chandigarh, August 26 Panchkula players won total of five titles out of 10 at stake. All England champion Pullela Gopichand came from
Hyderabad and was honoured when the chief guest, Mr M.S. Malik, Director General Police Haryana presented a draft of Rs 5,1000 on behalf of the Haryana Badminton Association. Devender Singh, president of the HBA announced that Haryana State Senior badminton Championships will be held from September 6 to 9 at Hisar. Results: (all finals) below 10 boys: Akshit (Pkl) b Tapan (Spt) 15-10, 15-13; girls :Titiksha (Fbd) b Vasudha (Fdb) 11-6,11-7; below 13: boys- Adhiraj (Pkl) b Gaurav (jnd) 17-16, 11-5, 15-11; girls-Shruti (Pkl) b Kannu (Pkl) 11-2, 9-11, 11-6; boys- Sumit (Bhi) b Sachin (Pkl) 15-5, 15-12; girls-Meenu ( Bhi) b Neha (Hsr) 11-8,11-9. Doubles: below 13: Kannu and Pallavi (Pkl) b Chestha and Deepali( fdb) 15-2, 15-3; boys: Rohit and Gaurav (Spt) b Adhiraj and Prateek (Pkl) 9-15, 15-7, 15-8; below 16: girls-Anita and Meenu (Bhi) b Kannu and Pallavi (Pkl) 15-2, 15-7; boys: Prateek and Gaurav (Pkl) b Sachin and Saurav (Pkl) 11-5, 15-12, 15-12. |
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Jind college win first position Kurukshetra, August 26 C.R.M. Jat College, Hisar, got second position and University Teaching Departments, Kurukshetra, was placed at third position securing 13 and 10 points respectively. The three-day championship was inaugurated by the University Registrar, Dr Hawa Singh, while the Kurukshetra University Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dr Hoshiar Singh gave away prizes to the winners. Ramesh Kumar of University Teaching Departments, Kurukshetra, was declared as best wrestler. The results: 54 Kg: 1 Sanjay (Govt College Jind); 2 Sandeep (Arya College, Panipat); 3 Jai Bhagwan (Govt College, Narwana). 58 Kg: 1 Mandeep (C.R.M. Jat College, Hisar); 2 Balwinder (University College, K’tra); 3 Karishan (Govt College, Hansi). 63 Kg: 1 Kaludas (University Teaching Dept, K’tra), 2 Lakhwinder (C.R.M. Jat College, Hisar); 3 Rinox (Govt College, Jind). 69 Kg:1 Ramesh Chand (University Teaching Dept K’tra), 2 Sameer (Govt College, JIne); 3 Sanjay C.R.M. Jat College, Hisar. 76 Kg: 1 Anil Kumar (Guru Nanak Khalsa College, YN); 2 Anil Kumar (Govt College, Jind); 3 Mandeep (Govt College, Nalwa). 85 Kg: 1 Ramesh (C.R.K. College, Jind); 2 Satish (C.R.M, Jat College, Hisar) 3 Dharambir (Govt College, Hisar). 97 Kg: 1 Jitender (Govt College, Hansi); 2 Baljit (Govt College, Jind); 2 Ashok C.R.K. College, Jind). +97 Kg: 1 Sandeep M.L.M. College YN); Manveer of Dayal Singh College, Karnal); 3 Jitender (C.R.M. Jat College,
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BSNL chess results Shimla, August 26 Y. Nanda of Andhra Pradesh and Vikram Singh of Rajasthan had to settle for half point each in the fifth-round encounter. Both now have four and a half points each. Other
results: Natneni Kumar (Bihar) beat Vijay (MTNL), H.S. Verma (MTNL) beat A.K. Nanda (Haryana), A.A. Khan (MP) beat Hazari Mal (Rajasthan), M. Damodaran (Tamil Nadu) beat MVN Rao (AP). N Rama Murthi (AP) beat Abdul Rashid (Rajasthan), Sharad Ukey (Chhattisgarh) beat R.S. Verma (MP). Nachhattar Singh (HP) loses to O.P. Sharma (Haryana). The match between Sunil Sharma (HP) and N.P. Mithapara (Gujarat) ended in a draw. Both entered the sixth round with a tally of two and a half points each. |
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Dempo in final of Federation Cup
Chennai, August 26 Dempo, who lost the 1997 final 1-2 via golden goal to East Bengal in Kolkata, are making their second appearance in the final of the championship. Dempo Sports Club went into the attack straight away. In the third minute itself they should have scored but nippy Coelho muffed the chance. A long ball from their own half by Jose Colaco was taken perfectly by Coelho deep inside the box and he shot into the side of the net.
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TT results Ambala, August 26 Manikant crushed the challenge of Rohit Verma in three straight sets. Ravi Verma was unable to face the onslaught of Manikant’s flat hits and controlled blocking. Manikant took the match in three straight sets. In junior girls, Monika enjoyed the advantage of two sets in her favour. In the third and fourth games, Nadia won the set to remain in contention. However, Monika showed brilliant display of drives to take the fifth set and the match. |
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Bhupinder soccer
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