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Sunday,
September 16, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Rushmi
outlasts Shruti for title Tendulkar
not feeling any discomfort
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Cricket
board makes handsome profits Second
day’s play abandoned
Sports
world unites to pay tributes to terrorist victims USA asks
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Safin rallies to enter semis
Malaysia maintain slim
lead
MDU
wrestlers on winning spree Farewell
to Games now a reality Amritsar
beat Ropar 2-0
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Rushmi outlasts Shruti for title New Delhi, September 15 Chakravorthy, whose forte is flawless baseline game, employed heavy ground strokes on all corners of the court to win 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Fourth seed Dhawan achieved the first break opportunity in the fifth game but squandered it with some senseless shot selection. In the 10th game of the first set, Chakravorthy achieved the crucial break with a neat back hand cross-court winner to bag the set 6-4. The second set saw a resurgent Dhawan as she used her booming serve to optimum effect. After breaking her opponent in the 11th game for a 6-5 lead, Dhawan held her serve without much ado to clinch the set 7-5. An entertaining decider saw both players trading breaks but in the 10th game Chakravorthy used her experience to make three blistering returns for a 0-40 lead. The match ended in a bizzare fashion with Dhawan committing her seventh double fault to gift her opponent the match after saving two match points with her trade mark big serve. “It was a tough match, I had to hang in there but I am happy that I am back to winning ways. Shruti is a tough opponent and I had to raise the level of my game for the victory, a beaming Chakravorthy said after the victory, her 12th in the ITF circuit so far. It proved out to be a sweet double for the Kolkata girl as she later teamed up with Sai Jailakshmy to clinch the doubles title also. The pair toppled second seed Shruti Dhawan/Radhika Tulpule 6-7, (5/7), 6-4, 6-4. In the first set which was stretched to tie-breaker, the second seeds held their nerves and took the set 7-6, (7/5). The second set, which saw both the pairs losing their serve more often than holding, Chakravorthy-Jailakshmy achieved the vital break in the 10th game through some breathtaking shots to pocket it 6-4. In the initial stages of the final set, the top seeds exhibited great team-work, particularly in-form Chakravorthy, who played some delectable volleys, as they jumped to a quick 5-1 lead. But Dhawan, suddenly seemed to find her flow and was ably assisted by fleet-footed Tulpule as the pair rallied splendidly to reduce the margin to 5-4. The second seeds lost their focus when it seemed that they were on the verge of a miraculous comeback and made some unforced errors which cost them the title as their opponents broke them in the 10th game.
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Tendulkar not feeling any discomfort Mumbai, September 15 Tendulkar, missed the tour of Sri Lanka, where India lost the Test series 1-2 and also lost the one-day contest, due to a toe fracture. Tendulkar admitted that he missed the team and the game very much while watching helplessly on television with his right toe wrapped for safety. He said he was not feeling any discomfort with the new shoes brought from South Africa. His movement particularly while going forward and then suddenly going back was not cramped, he felt He was thankful to Dr Anant Joshi and the doctors in South Africa. Tendulkar also bowled landing on his feet firmly and took catches.
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Cricket board makes handsome profits New Delhi, September 15 Despite a marked slump in foreign tours, cancellation of tournaments in off-shore venues like Sharjah and Toronto and hefty expenses incurred towards appointment of international coaches and consultants, BCCI made a net profit of Rs 37.99 crore during the year April 2000 to March 2001 as compared to Rs 26.12 crore last year. This increase in profits was made possible mainly by lucrative deals in television rights, sponsorship package from corporate houses for the senior team and professional marketing of the home series against Zimbabwe and Australia. The sponsorship deal worth Rs 12 crore (same as the last year) accrued benefits to the players also as the board decided to distribute 60 per cent of the money to the cricketers. The players received Rs 1.54 crore as logo money for the home series against Australia in February this year. The balance sheet as on March 31 this year shows that the board has total assets (net blocks and investments) of Rs 201.84 crore as compared to last year’s figures of Rs 144.92 crore. This includes investments amounting to Rs 158.92 crore, fixed assets valued at Rs 1.28 crore and Rs 41.63 crore towards loans and advances. The board’s income increased by three times to Rs 91.00 crores from Rs 30.23 crore last year. The increase was mainly due to the income from sale of television rights which earned Rs 46.00 crore as against Rs 14.00 crores last year. The board’s income from foreign tours dipped sharply from Rs 29.45 crore last year to Rs 13.14 crore this year. The slump towards this account could be attributed to the participation in just six events by Indian team as compared to 12 last year. India’s non-participation in tournaments in Sharjah and the cancellation of Sahara Cup in Toronto, both major money earners, also cost the BCCI dearly. Zimbabwe’s tour to India in November-December last year fetched the maximum amongst the six events, followed by Australia’s tour. While Zimbabwe’s visit accured a sum of Rs 6.10 crore, the Aussie tour contributed Rs 3.77 crore. The triangular one-day series in Sharjah in October last yielded a profit of Rs 1.83 crore while the profits from the ICC knock-out tournament in Kenya was Rs 70 lakh. Asia Cup in Bangladesh gave the Board Rs 69 lakh and the Test against Bangladesh fetched Rs 29 lakh. Apart from this, the income also accrued from interim revenues of proceeds from World Cup 1996 (Rs 17.57 crore) and interests from fixed deposits (Rs 12.72 crore), savings account (Rs 10.33 lakh) and SBI Mutual Fund (Rs 60,000). The fixed deposits of board stand at Rs 158.61 crore as compared to last year’s Rs 104.51 crore. The outstanding liabilities have been shown as Rs 62.70 crore while the impress amount (cash liquidity) of Rs 1.14 crore was lying with the secretary under current assets loans and advances which total Rs 41.63 crore. BCCI received Rs 15,750 by way of annual subscriptions from its 30 affiliated units, which works out to a mere Rs 525 per unit per year. In contrast, the board disbursed a whopping Rs 32.20 crore to its associations from television rights alone.
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Second day’s play abandoned Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, September 15 Zimbabwe, who lost the first Test by nine wickets on Monday, were well placed at 154 for two in their first innings when bad light stopped play 40 minutes before the scheduled close on Friday. “Hopefully we can start on time tomorrow,” Streak said. “It’s not ideal for us to have lost time in the game, because we were hoping we could press on and get ourselves into a position where we could have a target on the first innings and have something to bowl at.’’ Asked how long the bad weather could last, Streak, a Bulawayo local, said: “This is unusual, so I don’t think even someone from the south pole would be able to forecast what’s going to happen. “It’s ironic that we’ve had this sort of weather when we’re in a good position. I suppose it’s part of global warming. I just hope we can catch up some of the time lost and have an unaffected three days.’’ The pitch showed premature signs of wear on Friday but Streak said the change in the weather should not affect the surface. “It shouldn’t do anything to the pitch, unless there’s moisture under the covers, and they’re pretty good here,’’ Streak said. Scoreboard Zimbabwe (1st innings): (154-2 overnight) Campbell c Gibbs b Klusener 77 Ebrahim c Pollock b Henderson 71 Masakadza not out 2 Carlisle not out 0 Extras (lb-4) 4 Total (for 2 wkts) 154 Fall of wickets: 1-152 2-154. Bowling: Pollock 13-6-25-0, Nel 10-2-22-0, Ntini 12-4-28-0, Klusener 22.1-9-31-1, Henderson 29-13-44-1.
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Sports world unites to pay tributes to terrorist victims Paris, September 15 Theirs and the 10-million dollar donation by Daimlerchrysler - parent company of Mercedes who provide the engines to the Mclaren Formula One team — to the children who lost parents in the outrages were the most high profile tributes. However, a minute’s silence was observed also at such diverse sports events as three English horse racing meetings, French rugby matches, the 2002 World Cup qualifier between America’s former bitterest enemy Iran and Bahrain in Tehran as well as the second cricket Test match between Zimbabwe and South Africa. There were more postponements owing to the attacks with the US Squash Open due to begin in Boston, from where two of the four hijacked planes took off, and the Davis Cup tie with India due to be played in North Carolina from September 21 to the 23 falling by the wayside. A question mark now lies over whether the Ryder Cup will go ahead from September 28-30 after Woods announced that he would not be taking part in next week’s Lancome Trophy in France. The 25-year-old, who was due to arrive in Paris on Monday, confirmed that he would not be coming for the September 20-23 event. “Due to the tragic events over the past few days I have decided not to compete in next week’s Lancome Trophy,” said Woods on his website. I don’t believe this is an appropriate time to play competitive golf. I feel strongly that this is a time to pause, reflect and remember the victims of Tuesday’s horrific attack. “I have always felt that I must be fully committed to each and every golf competition I enter, but due to this week’s events, I am not. I also fear that the security risks of travelling overseas at the present time are too great.” Guy Kinnings, a vice-president for the International Management Group (IMG) who look after Woods’ affairs, talked of the dilemma facing Woods and the other American Ryder Cup members. In a way it would be good to go ahead and play to demonstrate an indomitable spirit and to show support for the victims and their families. “At the same time it would be impossible to proceed if the Americans were contemplating military action,” said Kinnings. The Italian Grand Prix at Monza served as the backdrop for Formula One’s tribute. At exactly 12 noon local time (1530 IST), all the Formula One personnel stopped and stood silently for a minute between the practice sessions. After that, the sports governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said there would be a 10-minute break in which no engines would be run. “It is difficult to find the right expression to describe either what happened there or how we feel about it,” said Ferrari’s world champion Michael Schumacher. Additionally the Ferrari team, which was planning a number of celebrations with its fans after collecting the driver and constructors world titles, paid tribute in other ways. As a mark of respect, its cars will carry no logos relating to its commercial and technical partners. Only the prancing horse symbol was evident and it had black nose cone instead of red. The Ferrari personnel wore simple red uniforms without any emblem in sharp contrast to all the other teams. As with the Ryder Cup there were differing views over whether the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis on September 30 should go ahead or not. FIA has said it has no plans to cancel it which was welcomed by Williams’ Colombian rookie Juan Pablo Montoya. “It (US Grand Prix) should go ahead,” Montoya said. It’s a tough decision, but they should try to keep going. For a weekend, or a few days, it could take the minds of a lot of people off (what happened), and might even give them a bit of joy. However his team-mate Ralf Schumacher disagreed and came out strongly against the race saying he would not bring his family or fiancee there — though he stopped short of saying he would boycott the race. Johnson on the eve of his final ever competitive run in Japan offered his condolences and prayers to the bereaved families. “I’m sure all of us feel a tremendous amount of sympathy for the families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack,” said the 34-year-old. “Life goes on, and it’s now in the hands of the people whose job is to track people down... It is not something I can do.” “I’ll do all that I can do and what we all should do is to say a prayer for those families and people and for those terrorists, too,” he added. There was a gesture of goodwill too from the Mayor of Rome, who called on cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics to withdraw should New York enter the race as a tribute to the city. “I have decided that Rome should be a candidate for the 2012 games,” said Walter Veltroni. “However today I have to say that if New York was a candidate then all the other cities should take a step back in their favour to display fraternity and rebuild the trust between human beings.”
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USA asks for postponement New York, September 15 The championships were the next major event on US Olympic Committee (USOC) officials’ agenda, and the U.S. State Department also participated in the decision-making process over the past two days, USA Wrestling spokesman Gary Abbott said yesterday. US Wrestling formally asked FILA, the international governing body for the sport, that the event scheduled for September 26-29 at Madison Square Garden be postponed to allow more time for additional preparations.
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Tashkent, September 15 Pless, who is only 89th in the ATP champions race, got off to a flying start earning a 3-0 lead by breaking early in the opening set and managing to hold his advantage to win the set 6-3 in 28 minutes. However, in the second US Open semifinalist Safin put his foot on the accelerator to get a 5-1 lead minutes before he levelled for 1-1, winning the set also in 28 minutes. In the deciding set Safin was still in command, breaking his opponent twice to win through in 1hr 21min. Defending champion Safin will meet Sargis Sargsian in today’s final four after the Armenian eliminated fourth-seeded Dutchman Sjeng Schalken 7-6 (7/2) 2-6 6-4. The 28-year-old Sargsian broke his opponent’s serve immediately to take a 2-0 lead but Schalken broke back to equalise at 3-3. The rivals continued exchanging breaks forcing a tie-break, which the Armenian won to take the opening set in 61minutes. In the second Schalken dominated, breaking Sargsian twice to take it in 34 minutes. Both fought tooth and nail throughout the deciding set but Sargsian was slightly more precise to make the winning break in the 10th game to win the match in 2hr 23min. Second seed Kafelnikov defeated Germany’s Rainer Schutler in straight sets 7-6 (9/7) 6-3 to make his semifinal berth. Both players lacked focus, gifting their serves throughout the first set and forcing a tie-break, which the Russian won. Olympic champion Kafelnikov picked up steam in the second and broke Schuttler twice to go forward to the next round where he meets third-seeded Slovak Dominik Hrbaty, who beat Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand 7-6 (7/3) 6-2 in 1hr 14min. The rivals also exchanged breaks in the opening set proceeding to a tie-break, which 23-year-old Hrbaty won. In the second
Hrbaty, currently ranked 33rd in the ATP champions race, moved up a gear to win the set in 24 minutes and take the match.
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Johnson bids adieu Yokohama, September 15 The five times Olympic sprint champion told reporters he had had felt no emotion as he stepped on to the track for the last time to run the final leg of a mixed distance relay. “People don’t understand my feelings are different from theirs. I’m still out there competing and still had a job to do,” he said. “I knew I had to bring us the victory.” The world 200 and 400 metres record holder strode past Japanese Jun Osakada in the back straight on the last leg of a 100-200-300-400 metres relay to win the event for his team. Johnson, 34, then made it clear he would not be making any comebacks. “I’m finished. I announced after Sydney it was my last Olympics or World Championships and said this year that I would retire,” he said. “I haven’t given anyone any reason to doubt that.” Johnson said the secret of his success during a career in which he won a record nine world titles was “a combination of God-given talent and hard work.”
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Malaysia maintain slim lead Kuala Lumpur, September 15 Saravanan’s intensive training since emerging from self-imposed retirement in February paid off as he finished the race in four hours, 34 minutes and four seconds. Saravanan’s victory completed a Malaysian sweep of the walking contests following earlier wins by Teoh Boon Lim in the men’s 25 km walk and “supermom” Yuan Uu Fang in the women’s 25 km walk. “The record is already mine. All I wanted was to win the gold. I needed this win,” said Saravanan, 31, a gold medallist in the 1998 Commonwealth Games hosted by Malaysia. Saravanan collapsed from exhaustion after the finish line and had to be brought on a stretcher to a medical tent. Teammate Narinder Singh, who set the early pace, ran out of gas before finishing the race and is recovering in hospital. In other competitions, Malaysians continued to rule the bowling lanes, winning the gold in the women’s masters final when Lai Kin Ngoh smashed 3,544 pins to edge out Maria Liza del Rosario of the Philippines who took the silver with 3,539 pinfalls. It was Malaysia’s seventh bowling gold. Indonesia women’s team of Rusenah Gelanteh, Gina Rahayu and Suci Dwi Megasari won the gold in archery. Indonesian tennis players swept gold and silver medals in the women’s singles and doubles events in an all-Indonesian finals, while Singapore defended their title in water polo. Thailand conquered the gold in the 36 km cross country mountain-biking event. With only three more days of competition left, defending champions Thailand mounted a spirited charge to foil Malaysia’s ambitions for their first-ever games crown. Malaysia have so far collected 75 gold medals. Indonesia, which had been denied the overall medal title only three times since it first participated in 1977, was in third place with 52 gold, 50 silver and 64 bronze. Thailand are expected to win most of the 15 gold medals up for grabs in the athletics competition which winds up later in the day following their mighty performances over the past two days.
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MDU wrestlers on winning spree Rohtak, September 15 Earlier in the day Devender had defeated Praveen of Delhi University in the semifinal whereas Yogeshwar had registered victory over Sanjay. In 76 kg category Tasveer — a student of BA Ist year in the local Jat College defeated Sunil Kumar of Jaunpur University with a 3-0 margin. The bout was decided in six minutes. Ravinder of Nagpur University won the bronze medal beating his counterpart from Varanasi — Rajesh Kumar. In the semifinal Tasvir and Sunil registered victories over Rajesh and Ravinder, respectively. In the quarterfinal of the 97-kg Sham of Varanasi beat his rival Patil Arun of Shivaji University by a margin of 5-0. In 63-kg Paramjit won his bout by showing technical supremacy over his rival from Nagpur University. Pawan Kumar of Varanasi finished with a bronze. Sri Pal, a wrestler in the 97 kg section, added another gold in the MDU tally by defeating Gusbir Singh of GND varsity Amritsar (technical fall), Mane Nitin of Shivaji University won bronze. The results (Qualifying rounds): 58 kg: Rohit Kumar (GNDU, Asr) got walkover, Mandeep (Kuk) b. Krishan Gopal (Indore) Hari Ram (CSJM Kanpur) b. Roop Kishore (Osmania) Baijnath (Gorakhpur) walkover Sunil (MDU) b Dharamdev (Bareli) Rakesh Kumar (PU Chd) b. Patil Tanaji (Shivaji) Balraj Singh (Nagpur) b. Oille (Aurangabad) Narender (Udaipur) b. A.G. Enagi (Karnataka). 69 kg: Ramesh Kumar (Kuk) b Mohinder (Jalgaon) Ajmer (Amrawati) b. Yashpal (Kanpur) Karan Singh (Varanasi) b. Bijender (Delhi) T.M. Dhanwanarar (Karnataka) b. Yashpal (Kanpur) Hardeep (GNDU Asr) b. Sudhir Rana (Vikram) Mohinder (Pbi, Patiala) b. Vijay Mishra (DAV Indore) Gore Vinod (Shivaji) b. Arun (Pune) Brahamjit (PU Chd) b. Ramesh (Nagpur). 85 kg: Ravi Kumar (GNDU) b. Chander Bhan (Shivaji) Udai Pratap (Varanasi) b. Ramesh Kumar (Kuk) Pawan Kumar (Bareli) b. P. Jeet (Gorakhpur) Balwant (Jaunpur) b. Rokade Man Singh (Pune). |
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Farewell
to Games now a reality New Delhi, September 15 Farewell to Games is now a reality. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has taken this decision at the behest of the Home Ministry which, after weighing pros and cons, is of the firm view that the security of the country and safety of participants will have to be compromised, if the Games are allowed to be staged even in March. The Games, whenever held, will be a free flowing vehicle for “undesirable element” to obtain visas/entry permits without undergoing stringnet security checks. The Olympic Charter lays down that the accreditation cards, issued by the organisers (in this case Indian Olympic Association), should be considered as visas/entry permits for teams and individuals to enter the “City of the Games”. The
participants are also to be accorded VIP treatment as their baggage is checked casually and they are allowed to move about freely. The IOA is a tiny member in the family of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which, under no circumstances, will allow its rules to be changed or altered. The army
authorities have already pulled out of the functions associated with opening and closing ceremonies as they are busy with more demanding assignments than “Goodwill Games”. The calling off the Games will be a blessing in disguise for the government. It will effect a sizable saving. Apart from expenses on renovating stadia and installing of sophisticated equipment, like laying of synthetic surfaces, only little money has been spent on holding meetings. Tresurer Raj Chopra will soon be preparing a statement of expenses which will amount to about Rs 1 crore. The fate of South Asia Federation (SAF) Games also hangs in balance. If the Games are held on schedule in Pakistan in October, there is every likelihood of India pulling out of them because Home Ministry feels that “climate is not conducive for participation”. |
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Amritsar
beat Ropar 2-0 Amritsar, September 15 During the first half in the 18th minute Prem sounded the board through a reverse flick 1-0. In the second half Vikramjit dribbled his way from a pass and scored the second goal. Ropar was unable to pierce the Amritsar defences. In the second match Faridkot defeated Ferozepore by 2-0.xEarlier the tournament was inaugurated by IG border range, Mr Rajan Gupta. Eight teams are participating in the four-day tournament. |
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BSF lift trophy Bilaspur, September 15 In earlier semi-final matches Punjab Police trounced Himachal Blues by 3-0 and B.S.F. beat Punjab and Sindh Bank by 5-3. |
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