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February 18, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Mishra shines in drawn tie West Indies beat Pakistan Railways make Ranji final SACKING ISSUE
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Hockey Olympian Stephen dead Harmeet pockets golf title Media laps up one in a billion Indian WORLD
CUP — Track Record US capital seeks to host Tyson-Lewis bout
National cycling at Belgaum
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Mishra shines in drawn tie Vijayawada, February 17 The visitors though happy that a few of their batsmen including Andy Flower had a decent stint in the middle, would be concerned about their bowlers’ form. After Delhi opener Gautam Gambhir hit a double century on the opening day to help the home side declare at 361 for three, two makeshift openers — Orissa’s Prabhanjaan Mullick and Maharastra’s Abhijit Kale made the attack look pedestrian as the Board XI reached 154 for one when play ended today. With the result of the match a foregone conclusion, skipper Rahul Dravid gave the two youngsters a chance to have a go at the Zimbabweans and in the end the two came out with flying colours notching up impressive scores. The duo added 153 runs with Kale outscoring his partner. Kale who entertained the holiday crowd with his fireworks was out for 90 (12x4, 3x6), bowled by Travis Friend, in which he enjoyed three lives. Mullick, who also survived a few close calls, remained unbeaten on 62 and hit six fours and two sixes in his 120 ball knock. Local lad Venugopal Rao came one down and played through the minimum mandatory overs before play was called off with the Board XI 175 runs ahead. Earlier, leg spinner Amit Mishra grabbed six wickets as the visitors were all out for 340 in their first innings, 21 runs behind Board President’s XI score of 361 for three declared. At lunch, Board XI were 29 for no loss in their second knock with Mullick batting on 13 and Kale on 16. Resuming at their overnight score of 292 for six, the visitors lost the vital wicket of Andy Flower, who missed his century by six runs. Flower added just five runs to his score of 89 when he was out in the very first over of Sarandeep Singh giving a simple catch to Mullick. The Delhi off-spinner, who was yesterday retained in the Indian squad, finished with figures of three for 81. Flower’s 94 came in 238 minutes and he hit 13 boundaries off 158 balls. Soon after, Haryana youngster Mishra polished off the visitors’ tail. First he bowled Alistair Campbell, who made 25, and then dismissed Raymond Price, who offered a return catch, and then sent back last man Brighton Watabwa to finish with a rich haul of six wickets.
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SCOREBOARD
Board President’s XI (Ist innings): 361 for 3 decl. Zimbabweans (Ist innings): Carlisle c Prasad b Sarandeep 20 Gripper c Yohannan b Sarandeep 52 Rennie c Mullick b Mishra 52 Flower c Mullick b Sarandeep 94 Taibu c Kale b Mishra 2 Streak c Khoda b Mishra 0 Friend c Gambhir b Yohannan 52 Campbell b Mishra 25 Price c and b Mishra 0 Mbangwa not out 0 Watambwa c Sarandeep b Mishra 8 Extras: (b-10, lb-6, nb-19) 35 Total
(all out in 117.3 overs) 340 Fall of wickets: 1-47, 2-122, 3-165, 4-169, 5-169, 6-279, 7-310, 8-313, 9-328. Bowling: Nehra 25-6-64-0, Yohannan 20-8-65-1, Sarandeep Singh 39-9-81-3, Mishra 29.3-4-94-6, Rao 4-0-20-0. Board President’s XI (2nd innings): Mullick not out 62 Kale b Friend 90 Rao not out 1 Extras (lb-1) 1 Total (1 wkt, 42 overs) 154 Fall of wickets: 1-153 Bowling:
Streak 4-0-11-0, Friend 11-1-39-1, Watambwa 8-1-19-0, Mbangwa 5-1-16-0, Gripper 4-0-25-0, Price 10-2-43-0. |
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West Indies beat Pakistan
Sharjah, February 17 In reply Pakistan were all out for 150 runs in 40.2 overs. Hooper smashed eight boundaries and four sixes, sharing a 154-run stand for the fifth wicket with Shivnarine Chanderpaul after Pakistan had claimed the first four wickets for just 61 runs. Left-hander Chanderpaul made 67 before he was caught behind off Abdul Razzaq in the 45th over. The dashing batting from Hooper and Chanderpaul, however, came in an inconsequential match after Pakistan had wrapped up the series by winning the first two matches. Pakistani captain Waqar Younis claimed two wickets, including the one of Darren Ganga off the third ball of the match. Pakistani face a tough asking rate of 5.22 runs an over under lights to sweep the series. SCOREBOARD
West Indies: Ganga c R. Latif b Waqar 0 Gayle c Younis b Shoaib 19 Hinds c Younis b Sami 22 Morton lbw b Waqar 3 Hooper not out 112 Chanderpaul c
Jacobs not out 13 Extras:
(lb-10, w-12, nb-2) 24 Total (for 5 wickets,
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-28, 3-38, 4-61, 5-215 Bowling: Waqar 8-1-47-2, Shoaib 10-0-45-1, Razzaq 10-1-36-1, Sami 9-0-54-1, N. Latif
1-0-13-0, Afridi 8-1-35-0, Malik 4-0-20-0. Pakistan: Afridi c Morton b Collins 5 Latif lbw b Dillon 4 Khan c Hooper b Collins 6 Malik b Hooper 37 Youhana c & b Dillon 20 Razzaq run out 10 Haq b Gayle 21 Latif b Gayle 37 Younis c Dillon b Gayle 2 Akhtar b Gayle 0 Sami not out 1 Extras:
9 Total (all out in 40.2 overs) 150 FOW: 1-10, 2-10, 3-18, 4-51, 5-86, 6-91, 7-127, 8-130, 9-135,
10-150. Bowling: Collins 8-0-33-2, Collymore 10-1-22-0, Dillon 6-0-26-2, Hinds 4-0-24-0, Hooper 8-1-22-1, Gayle 4.2-2-18-4.
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Railways make Ranji final
New Delhi, February 17 The five-day game ended in a tame draw here on the final day today but not before Railways had stamped their authority on the Bengal side which included India skipper Sourav Ganguly. Bengal had reached the semifinal after eight years. The hosts, who had narrowly lost to Baroda in last year’s final, followed up their mammoth first innings score of 557 with a solid 380 for three, declaring their second innings in the fifth mandatory over today after Raja Ali had completed a deserving century. Bengal, who could manage only 325 in their first essay, did not come out to bat with only three mandatory overs remaining. The match seldom provided any entertainment as Railways, who won the toss, tilted the match in their favour by posting a huge first innings total and Ganguly kept himself off the field after the first two days. Bengal were left ruing lost chances on a wicket which provided little assistance to the bowlers but that could hardly have been an excuse as the Railways outplayed them in all departments, be it batting, fielding or bowling. Playing in their backyard at the Karnail Singh Stadium, Railways batsmen - Tejinder Pal Singh (100 in first innings) and Raja Ali (100 not out) used the opportunity to post centuries. Opener Amit Pagnis was unfortunate to miss his century in the second innings by just two runs. Railways coach Vinod Sharma said he was satisfied with the way the match fared and brushed aside criticism of the team’s strategy of not going after an outright win. “The strategy doesn’t matter as long we have achieved our target - that of reaching the final,” Sharma said. Scoreboard Railways (1st inngs): 557 Bengal (1st inngs): 325 Railways (2nd innings): S. Bangar c Chakraborty 62 A. Pagnis c Chatterjee b S. Lahiri 98 T.P. Singh c Chatterjee b S. Lahiri 33 Y. Goud not out 61 R. Ali not out 100. Extras (b-2, lb-3, nb-8, w-13) 26. Total (for 3 wkts decl in 129 overs) 380. Fall of wickets: 1-124, 2-175, 3-236. Bowling: Sabir Ali 16-4-47-0, Laxmi Ratan Shukla 17-5-41-0, Sorashish Lahiri 37-5-107-2, Sanjib Sanyal 4-0-23-0, Rohan Gavaskar 20-2-70-0, Utpal Chatterjee 35-3-87-1. PTI |
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SACKING ISSUE Sydney, February 17 “They have taken the backbone out of the one-day team and I hope the morale of the team does not suffer. Stephen and Mark are going to give 100 per cent. They will turn this disappointment into something really positive,” Bev Waugh was quoted as saying by the ‘Sun Herald. Mrs Waugh said she has been overwhelmed by the public support for her son. “The best thing to happen from this shocking news has been the strong public support. I feel so proud because the people of Australia are behind us. “People matter. They have more understanding of the game than some of the experts.” The news indeed came as a shocking disappointment for Bev and husband Rodger as apparently Steve was assured of his spot only a week before the decision was announced. Steve’s grandmother 82-year-old Dorothea Bourne, was also upset about his dumping and the first thing Steve did in South Africa was to call and assure her that he was alright and there was nothing to worry. His uncle, New South Wales selector Dion Bourne, told the paper that Steve may have played his last game of international limited overs cricket and he was completely committed to the challenge ahead. Waugh’s sponsors have all supported him, but he stands to lose about $200,000 in match payments from his ACB contract in the lead up to the World Cup and more if the Australians were to win the tournament. However, the new contract with Channel Nine will help Waugh make up for his match payment losses and with extra time on his hands he will be able to make more money out of his commercial deals, according to media reports. Waugh has been invited to captain a World XI against a Mandela XI in a match to be played in Hollywood.
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Venus wins Antwerp Open Antwerp, Belgium, February 17 The top-seeded Williams is now in a good position to claim the world number one spot for the first time by edging out Jennifer Capriati who currently tops the rankings. Henin, playing before a capacity crowd including Belgium’s Crown Prince Philippe and the country’s number one player Kim Clijsters, started slowly despite the home fans cheering her on. Just as in yesterday’s semifinal against Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder, Henin took time to settle. The teenager struggled to hold her opening service game, having to save break point twice. Henin lost the next four games in a row but managed to bounce back in the fifth to break the
Williams serve. The American had started her opening service game with her usual show of force — a killer ace that reached 182 kph — and continued her attack with some strong volleys and baseline shots into the corners of the court to take the first set 6-3. Henin narrowed the gap in class during the second set, firing off powerful returns and backhand slices that sent Williams scrambling. From 3-5 down the world number nine fought hard to stave off defeat as the American carved out three match points on the Henin serve but the Belgian survived. Henin won the penultimate point of the game with a punishing volley to the deafening applause of the crowd before finally holding her serve. After missing her chance to clinch the match Williams — who has won the Australian Gold Coast and Paris Open indoor tournaments this year — lost concentration and the next three games as Henin won the set 7-5.
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Hockey Olympian Stephen dead
New Delhi, February 17 Stephen is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. A right-winger, Stephen had been part of the Indian squad which had bagged the gold in the Melbourne Olympics in 1956. Born in Lahore on May 7, 1930, Stephen was brought up in Ferozepore where he also had his education. After graduating from Panjab University, he had played at the state level and then joined the Indian squad in the early fifties. After an ankle injury, he had been forced to take a break but had astonished hockey lovers by coming back to the game some time later. Stephen was later offered a job as coach for the Polish and English hockey teams. He had been living in the United Kingdom for the past three decades.
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Harmeet pockets golf title
Gurgaon, February 17 As the fancied Arjun Atwal, Jyoti Malhotra and favourite Jeev Milkha Singh fell by the wayside, Chandigarh-based Kahlon shot a one-under 70, but that was good enough to give him the winners cheque for $ 48,450 with a four-day aggregate of seven-under 277. Prayad Marksaeng and Thammanoon Sriroj (both Thailand) and rookie James Oh shared the second place at six-under 278, while Steve Jurgensen of the USA and last year’s winner Arjun Atwal finished tied for the fifth place at five-under 279. After three days of seeing four different names on top of the leaderboard, the trend continued on the final day with Harmeet Kahlon registering his first victory as a professional. “It was like destiny that I should have won a Hero Honda-sponsored tournament. They have supported me as an amateur and even later as a pro in getting my coaching from Dr Donato di Poznano in Italy. The reality is yet to sink in, but I am delighted that I have finally broken through,” said the 31-year-old who now gets a two-year exemption on the Davidoff Tour and also gets an entry into next weeks Singapore Masters, a co-sanctioned event with the European Tour. Kahlon was fast off the block with a 25-feet birdie attempt on the very first hole. He read the tricky greens perfectly throughout the week, and his only three-putt came on the fifth hole. He dropped another stroke on the par-3 eighth after his tee shot got plugged in the bunker. Results: 277-Harmeet Kahlon, 278-James Oh (Kor), Thammanoon Sriroj, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha), 279-Steve Jurgensen (USA), Arjun Atwal, 280-Daniel Chopra (Swe) Vijay Kumar, 281-Chung Joon (Kor) Clay Devers (USA), Gaurav Ghei, 282-Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha) Tatsuhiko Takahashi (Jpn), Craig Kamps (RSA), 283-Greg Hanrahan (USA) Rodrigo Cuello (Phi) Lam Chih Bing (Sin) Jyoti Randhawa, Jeev Milkha Singh.
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Media laps up one in a billion Indian
New York, February 17 Keshavan (20) is a veteran of two Olympics. He is the sole Indian entrant at the current edition, a fact that has caught the attention of the American media and spawned an obvious cliche. “The kid’s one in a billion,” the south Florida Sun-Sentinel declared, echoing a line that has figured in several newspapers as well as on websites like espn.com. It is, clearly, a line familiar to Keshavan, who comes back with: “Technically, 1.1 billion.” India’s population is one billion. The cliche apart, Keshavan’s story has fascinated the media because India is not known for its snow. That a tropical country could produce even one winter Olympian has intrigued reporters, for whom a feature on the lone Indian entrant became almost de rigeur. It doesn’t matter that the Indian challenge ended when Keshavan finished 33rd in a field of 48 in the luge event. What was amazing was that he made it that far without a coach or proper equipment. His sled, according to one sports writer, “looks like a 1957 Chevy with rusted doors and borrowed parts from 10 cars... Keshavan’s sled isn’t designed. It’s desperation.” To top it all, Keshavan does not have a spare. So, when he hit a cement barrier on his third run, he could not replace the damaged sled the way most Olympians would. As the Sun-Sentinel put it, he simply had to “file down the dented metal blade before the fourth and final run.” If, despite all this, he is an Olympian today, it is purely because of his determination and grit. Keshavan was introduced to the sport six years ago, two years before he made his Olympic debut in 1998 at Nagano in Japan at the age of 16. It was thanks to an International Luge Federation (FIL) scheme that recruits sportspersons from warm countries. Keshavan, who learned to ski when growing up in the Himalayan foothills, was selected for the luge training scheme by teachers at his residential school. “I arrived thinking I was there to ski. I understood I had been wrong when the coach appeared carrying a luge,” he recalled. He fared well enough for the FIL to take him to Austria. It was to prove an unforgettable experience. “The first time I went down on a sled I was laughing, it was so much fun... The only thing more fun than that was the first time I crashed.” Soon after, he competed in Nagano and finished 28th in a field of 32. It may have ended as a one-off thing, but for the fact that he went to study at the University of Florence, where he trained with the Italian luge team. That gave him the confidence to come to Salt Lake, hoping to better his performance in Nagano.
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CUP — Track Record Chandigarh, February 17 In the first edition of the World Cup at Barcelona in 1971 contested by 10 teams, Argentina were placed last. They managed to score only one goal in the tournament, a record by itself. In the second edition at Amsterdam in 1973, Argentina finished ninth scoring two goals and conceding nine. At Kuala Lumpur in the third edition in 1975, Argentina were placed 11th while at Buenos Aires in the fourth edition, they jumped to the eighth spot. However, in the fifth World Cup at Bombay in 1982, Argentina finished last among 12 contestants. It was at London that Argentina made an impact, finishing sixth but at Lahore in the seventh edition, they once again slipped down the ladder and were placed ninth. In the eighth edition at Sydney, Argentina finished seventh. 11. Spain (2 silver) Like Argentina, Spain also booked a berth in the tenth World Cup through the qualifiers in Scotland last year where they finished second. The Spaniards made an impressive debut in the inaugural edition at Barcelona in 1971 where under the captaincy of Ramon Quintana, they claimed the silver, losing 0-1 to Pakistan in the final. Thereafter, they finished fifth in the second edition at Amsterdam, eighth in the following edition at Kuala Lumpur and fifth at Buenos Aires in the fourth edition. In the fifth World Cup at Bombay, Spain slipped to the 11th position but improved their ranking subsequently at London where they were placed fifth. In the Lahore edition, the Spaniards were again unimpressive and finished eighth. At Sydney, Spain were placed ninth but the best performance came at Utrecht in the ninth edition where they claimed the runners-up position, losing to Holland in the final.
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US capital seeks to host Tyson-Lewis bout Washington, February 17 Tyson’s adviser Shelly Finkel said there is a 75 per cent chance the fight could take place in the US capital, The Washington Post reported yesterday. Finkel said the proposed date is June 8. California, Florida and Michigan are other possible US sites for the fight. It could also be held overseas. Tyson has been granted a boxing licence in Georgia while Colorado, Nevada and Texas have denied him a licence, the newspaper reported. Tyson has also applied to the California Boxing Commission, which is to meet later this month to discuss the matter. The fight with Lewis was originally scheduled for April 6 in Las Vegas. But Tyson was denied a boxing licence by Nevada last month after a brawl broke out at a pre-fight news conference. Lewis, the heavyweight champion, has said he would not fight Tyson until the troubled boxer first seeks some “professional help”. Tyson is currently being investigated by the Nevada police following an allegation by a 20-year-old woman that Tyson raped her in November 2000.
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Amritsar reign supreme
in Punjab judo meet Ludhiana, February 17 Amritsar lads garnered 33 points while girls secured 27 points to annex the team titles. Hosts Ludhiana with 13 points in the boys section and 22 points in the girls section, finished runners-up. Amritsar judokas won five gold medals out of 10 which were at stake today. Ludhiana and Patiala shared two gold each while Hoshiarpur clinched one gold. Mr T.C. Gupta, President, Punjab Judo Association, distributed the prizes. Results:- Boys: 40 kg.: 1 Parven Kumar (Ldh), 2 Nitish (Gdp), 3 Akashdeep (Asr); 45 kg.: 1 Rohit Kumar (Asr), 2 Bhupinder Singh (Ldh), 3 Vikas Kumar (Ptl) and Jatinder (Moga). 50 kg.: 1 Ganesh (Ptl), 2 Gurvinder Singh (Asr), 3 Iqbal (Nwhr) and Sachin (Mansa); 55 kg.: 1 Rajesh Kumar (Ldh), 2 Surinder (Ptl), 3 Dalbahadur (Ptl) and Vipan (Gdp); 60kg.: 1 Harpinder Singh Asr), 2 Navdeep Chana (Hsp), 3 Amandeep Singh Asr) and Ali Mohamad of (Ldh); 66 kg.: 1 Harjit Singh (Asr), 2 Raman Kumar (Asr), 3 Paramjit (Moga) and Malkit Singh (Ptl); 73 kg.: 1 Shamsher Singh (Ptl), 2 Varinder Singh (Ldh), 3 Gurpreet Singh (Asr) and Sukhdeep Singh (Mansa). (Girls): 57 kg.: 1 Harpreet (Asr), 2 Harpreet (Ldh), 3 Sarbjit (Hsp) and Charanjit (Gdp); 63 kg.: 1 Baljit (Asr), 2 Harsumit (Ldh), 3 Harpreet (Ldh); Plus 63 kg.: 1 Rashim (Hsp), 2 Ruchika (Ropar), 3 Ramandeep (Ldh) and Harpreet (Jal). |
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National cycling at Belgaum Belgaum, February 17 Cyclists from Assam, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab will be in action at the meet, Deputy Commissioner A.K. Tiwari told newspersons here on Sunday. Preparations were in full swing for the meet, he
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