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Australia
start favourites WORLD CUP DIARY Kunz,
Luciana are players of the year India look
vulnerable Lanka
take honours on day one Hussain
pushed laws to limit: Dexter Injured
Pollock out of second Test |
 Edmund Stoiber, Bavarian State Prime Minister and candidate for Chancellorship of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union, plays with a ball on the pitch of the "Schalke Arena," the stadium of the first league soccer club Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday. Stoiber started his election campaign for the upcoming September state elections. — Reuters
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Gopi,
Abhinn cruise into second round Baroda
drive Railways into a corner Services
men upset Railways JCT
prevail over East Bengal Mumbai
club thrash Himalayan Tigers HC
seeks status report on doping Sports
meet
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Australia start favourites Kuala Lumpur, March 6 With the two semifinals billed for tomorrow at Bukit Jalil’s National Hockey Stadium, the large crowd from all over the world is expected to get its money’s worth.
Although the most eagerly awaited contests involving Germany, Korea, Australia and Netherlands are scheduled for the evening, yet the earlier matches for lower positions have generated no less interest. Toppers of pool ‘B’ Australia are due to take on defending champions Netherlands while favourites Germany, who topped Pool ‘A’ will meet Asian powerhouse South Korea to decide the finalists of the millennium’s first World Cup. On paper, Australia have a remarkable record. In the run-up to the semifinals, Australia are the only team who have not lost a single match. The Netherlands have drawn one and lost
one. Germany have also lost one match while South Korea have lost two. Australia’s goal average is also the best so far. In seven matches, Australia have scored 28 goals conceding only six. Netherlands have scored 17 while conceding five while Germany have scored 19 conceding eight. South Korea, who won five matches accumulating 15 points, have 20 goals in favour and 11 against. In Craig Victory, Australia have a prolific scorer as
he, along with Argentina’s Jorge Lombi, has so far scored six goals. The other marksmen for Australia have been Troy Elder, Michael McCann, and Jeremy Hiskins with four goals each and Jamie Dwyer, Matthew Wells and Matthew Smith(two each). For the Dutch, who won the gold at Utrecht, it will indeed be an acid test. But with players like Bram Lomans, Karel Klaver and Teun de Nooijer, Netherlands are also brimming with confidence. Coach Joost Bellart has already sounded a warning. “If you want to be champions, you must beat everybody and Australia are next on the list,” he said today. The Germans, despite finishing on top in their pool, are wary of the Koreans. “Korea are a good team with some good players. It will be a tough match but we are ready,” said a confident Bernhard Peters, German coach on the eve of the semifinal encounter. What has added to Germany’s confidence is skipper Florian Kunz’s return to form. Bjorn Michel, their top scorer with five goals, also holds promise. Korea are also expected to put up a good fight though going by current form, the Germans appear unstoppable. Song Seung Tae, who is also among the leading scorers with five goals, holds the key to Korea’s success tomorrow. Another key match tomorrow features Malaysia and Pakistan. With a massive home crowd expected for the tie, Malaysia may come up with yet another breathtaking performance, though victory appears to be a remote possibility. Pakistan’s hopes rest with penalty corner specialist Sohail Abbas, who at the moment shares the top position amongst scorers with England’s Dave Matthews with seven goals to his credit. The veteran Shahbaz Ahmed may also play a major role in putting Pakistan on the victory path tomorrow. India face former runners-up Spain in a battle to determine the 9-12 positions. Spain finished fifth in pool ‘A’ accumulating 11 points. They won three matches, drew two and lost two whereas India won one match, drew one and lost four. Yesterday’s performance by the Indians against Australia was easily then best so far in the World Cup. If India can maintain the same tempo from the start, pinning down the Spaniards may not be impossible. A lot will depend on goalkeeper Devesh Chauhan, defenders Dilip Tirkey and Lajrus Barla besides midfielders Sukhbir Gill and Baljit Saini. “It’s the soft goals that we have been conceding which are causing worry,” opined stand-in coach CR Kumar. As such the defence and midfield will have to shoulder additional responsibility to prevent early damage. Skipper Baljit Dhillon did put up a fine show yesterday along with Daljit, Dhanraj Pillay and Deepak Thakur. It remains to be seen whether the Indians can redeem some prestige by putting a check on the Spanish armada. The Spanish players to watch will be Xavier Ribas, Edward Tubau and Albert Sala, who have done most of the scoring for the Utrecht silver medallists. Thursday’s fixtures: South Africa v Cuba; Poland v Belgium; Spain v India(1.35 pm IST for 9-12 positions); Japan v New Zealand; Argentina v England; Germany v South Korea (first semifinal - 4.35 pm IST); Malaysia v Pakistan; Australia v Netherlands(second semifinal — 7.05 pm IST). |
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WORLD CUP
DIARY German captain Florian Kunz was on target twice in the crucial match against Pakistan in Pool ‘A’ of the World Cup yesterday. In fact the match winner late in the 50th minute also came off Kunz’s stick following a penalty corner. When asked whether his new stick, specially flown in from Germany, had anything to do with his sudden change of form, Kunz nodded his head and revealed that his lucky stick had reached him during half time in the match against New Zealand. “I had to call my girlfriend who managed to send the stick to Michael Green’s mother staying almost 400 km away from Utrecht. Fortunately, the stick reached Mrs Green half an hour before her departure and I received it here in
time for the match against Pakistan,” Kunz said. * * * * Belgium and Cuba have a lot in common. Both finished at the bottom of their respective pools without accumulating any point. Both lost seven matches each and also scored an identical number of goals(seven). The only difference was that Cuba conceded the maximum 35 goals while Belgium followed suit with 23. * * * * The scorching heat of Kuala Lumpur has forced Australia to abandon their traditional shirts while playing and instead Barry Dancer’s team has opted for sleeve-less shirts. Therein perhaps lies the secret of their dream run as the Aussies have been turning the heat on the opponents from day one. Till today they have not lost or drawn a single match in the run-up to the semifinals, and remain the only unbeaten team in the ongoing World Cup, a unique record by itself. * * * * Among Kuala Lumpur’s major landmarks is Menara K.L. with a height of 515 metres above sea level. Built in the mid-nineties, the towering structure was conceived to meet the country’s growing telecommunication and broadcasting demands. The tower-head houses a revolving restaurant besides an observation platform that provides a bird’s eye view of the city. At night the brilliantly illuminated tower is a major attraction. Besides being an ideal vantagepoint for tourists, Menara KL is also the venue for major meets like the International Tower Jump featuring daring feats by parachutists. |
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Kunz, Luciana are players of the year Kuala Lumpur, March 6 At a simple ceremony here this morning, both Kunz and Luciana were honoured by the FIH along with Tibor Weibenborn of Germany and Angie Skirving of Australia who were declared the most promising young male and female players, respectively. Kunz, born on February 22,1972, has been a regular member of the German team for more than eight years. He has played in the Champions Trophy in 1994,1995,2000, and 2001. Besides, he represented Germany in the Sydney Olympics in 2000 where Germany finished fifth. Luciana
Aymar, who was born on August 10, 1977, has played for Argentina in the Panamerican Games in Chile and the junior World Cup in Korea in 1997. In 1998, she played in the senior World Cup followed by the European Cup in 1999 where she was declared the best player. The same year she also played in the Champions Trophy in Australia and the Panamerican Games. In 2000, she played in the Champions Trophy where she was adjudged the best player and later she took part in the Sydney Olympics. Last year she participated in the America’s Cup as also the Champions Trophy in Holland where she was again adjudged the best
player. Tibor Weibenborn, who plays for Berliner Club, figured in 103 international matches prior to the World Cup scoring 15 goals. He has played in the Champions Trophy in 2000 and 2001, Sydney Olympics and the junior World Cup at Hobart. Currently he is playing in the tenth World Cup here. Angie Skirving Oam of Australia made her debut in 1998. She was a member of the Australian team who won the gold at the Sydney Olympics. |
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India look vulnerable Faridabad, March 6 In tomorrow’s one-day international match here, the first in the five-match series, against Zimbabwe India look even more vulnerable in the absence of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, explosive Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Javagal Srinath. Tendulkar has been ruled out due to a knee problem. Sehwag unfortunately injured his left shoulder while fielding in the New Delhi Test while Srinath has been rested. Tandulkar and stocky Sehwag are counted among the most explosive batsmen in contemporary cricket as former skipper Health Streak stated yesterday. Their absence has already robbed the contest of much of sheen and enterprise. Their absence would definitely be a big boost for Zimbabwe. In their absence skipper Sauray Ganguly and Rahul Dravid will have to shoulder enormous responsibility. The lack of form of V.V.S.
Laxman in recent matches will be a factor when they go out there in the middle to bat. A lot will depend on greenhorns like Dinesh Mongia, all rounder Sanjav Bangar and young wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra. Ratra, who was part of the under-19 World Cup-winning squad, has fared satisfactorily in the six-dayers he played against England before being dumped unceremoniously. A decent contribution would be expected from Ratra playing at his home ground. Skipper Ganguly would expect fiery left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan to continue his form in the one-day matches. India’s trump card would, however, be the spin duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. Besides, the team will be required to lift their fielding by at least a couple of notches. Zimbabwe, who did not have a fruitful Test series, will only be too keen to set the record straight in the shorter version of the game. They would expect their best batsman Andy Flower to show the type of form he was in during their previous tour of India which would galvanise the rest of the batsmen. In Alistair Campbell, skipper Stuart Carlisle, Craig Wishart, Dion Ebrahim and Grant Flower they have the batting firepower to trouble the Indian bowling attack. Zimbabwe skipper Stuart Carlise said Zimbabwe would bat first if they win the loss. They have excluded Charles Coventry and Douglas Hondo from the 14-member squad. He said that young wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu would do duty behind the stumps despite his indifferent form with the bat adding that Zimbabwe would rely on three seamers and the spin duo of Grant flower and Douglas, Marillier. The visitors were there at the nets in the morning here, while the Indian squad preferred to practice at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi. Teams: India (from): Saurav Ganguly (captain), S.S. Das, Rahul
Dravid, V.V.S. Luxman, Sanjay Bangar, Dinesh Mongia, Mohd Kaif, Ajay Ratra, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Tinu Yohannan and Sarandeep Singh. Zimbabwe: Stuart Carlisle (captain): Alistair Campbell, Douglas Marillier, Andy Flower, Travis Friend, Grant Flower, Heath Streak, Dion Ebrahim, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Grant Brent, Craig Wishart, Mpumelelo “Pommie” Mbangwa. Umpires: I Shivam (Hyderabad), SK Poral (Bengal)
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Lanka take honours on day one
Lahore, March 6 Pakistan has tried eight different opening combinations in their last 11 Tests in one year. Umer failed to keep down a tentative push off Chaminda Vaas and was caught at short leg for six while Shahid Afridi failed to regain his crease after being sent back by Younis Khan for nine. Inzamam-ul Haq and Younis Khan added 86 runs for the third wicket and just when it seemed they would take Pakistan safely to lunch, Sri Lankan bowlers dealt two crucial blows a minute before the interval. Younis Khan, who hit a century against the West Indies in Pakistan’s last Test in Sharjah, hit two fours and a six off Muralitharan’s third over but was bowled round his legs while attempting a sweep against the off-spinner. Younis Khan’s 46 included eight boundaries and a six. Inzamam’s poor form continued when he edged Fernando to slip for 29 to leave Pakistan reeling at 108 for four at lunch. Pakistan’s most consistent batsman in the past two years, Inzamam has scored a poor 183 in the last four Tests. Another Pakistan mainstay, Yousuf Youhana went soon after lunch when he edged Buddhika Fernando to wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara for 6, leaving half the side back for a meager 127. Reuters SCOREBOARD Pakistan (Ist innings): Afridi run out 9 Umar c Samaraweera b Vaas 6 Y Khan b Murali 46 Haq c Jayasuriya b Fernando 29 Youhana c Sangakkara
b Fernando 6 Razzaq lbw b Vaas 24 Malik c Sangakkara
b Fernando 13 Latif c Sangakkara b Murali 36 Waqar b Murali 19 Akhtar lbw b Murli 15 Sami not out 0 Extras:
(lb-4 w-1 nb-26) 31 Total: (all out) 234 Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-18, 3-104, 4-108, 5-127, 6-147, 7-176, 8-216, 9-219. Bowling:
Vaas 17-2-62-2, Zoysa 9-2-29-0, Fernando 16-1-84-3, Muralitharan 25-10-55-4 Sri Lanka (Ist innings): Atapattu c Akhtar b Waqar 0 Jayasuriya not out 47 Sangakkara not out 39 Extras:
(b-1 w-1 nb-6) 8 Total: (for one wicket) 94 Fall of wickets:
1-0 Bowling: Waqar 7-0-27-1, Akhtar 5-0-38-0, Mohammad Sami 6-0-23-0, Razzak 3-0-5-0. |
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Lankans slam Bedi’s remarks on Murali
Lahore, March 6 “Bedi’s remarks are really disappointing and disturbing. He should not have said that after Muralitharan’s action was cleared by the International Cricket Council,” Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya said. Bedi criticised the International Cricket Council for allowing bowlers with suspect actions to play at international level. “It is an attempt to trigger disturbance for a bowler who has been performing excellently,” said the captain. The Kandy-born Muralitharan took 80 wickets in 12 Tests last year. He also became the fastest bowler to reach 400 wickets, achieving the milestone in 72 Tests. Muralitharan was no-balled by Australian umpires during Sri Lanka’s tour of that country in 1994-95. The cricketing world felt shock waves when the row erupted again in 1997-98 during the country’s second visit Down Under when umpire Darryl Hair called the off-spinner for chucking and the then captain Arjuna Ranatunga threatened to pull out of an one-day international. Subsequent tests carried out at an Australian university, however have shown that the impression is the result of a birth defect which makes Muralitaran’s arm appear bent even when he locked his elbow.
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pushed laws to limit: Dexter London, March 6 Former England captain Dexter is currently President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) which is responsible for drafting the game’s laws. He told www.wisden.com yesterday that the International Cricket Council (ICC) had asked the MCC to look into the issue. Hussain was widely criticised for what many regarded as a negative tactics. He countered that it was a legitimate method, for what was a largely inexperienced attack, to try to frustrate Sachin Tendulkar and other Indian batsmen. India batting great Sunil Gavaskar, chairman of ICC’s cricket committee, was repeatedly critical of England’s “boring” approach in his newspaper column.
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Injured
Pollock out of second Test Cape Town, March 6 It was the second blow suffered by the South Africans yesterday as it followed the announcement that batsman Daryll Cullinan had pulled out of the match over a pay row. Pollock joined the side for practice in Cape Town yesterday, but the convenor of national selectors, Rushdi Magiet, said a side strain injury had not improved sufficiently for him to play. Team physiotherapist Craig Smith said in a statement: “Shaun has not recovered to a point where he could bowl at full pace or for a sustained period.
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Gopi, Abhinn cruise into second round
Birmingham, March 6 Gopichand, seeded third, defeated Burgess of England 7-3, 7-0, 7-4 while Shyam Gupta beat 14th seed Saimul Amar Ayah of Malaysia 7-5, 7-2, 7-0 on the opening day of tournament. Reigning world champion Hendrawan of Indonesia pulled out suffering from a heavy virus, the Badminton Association of England said. The loss of the No 8 seed on the eve of the tournament yesterday follows the withdrawal of world runner-up and 1999 All-England winner Peter Gade of Denmark, seeded 16th, who has already been ruled out with a knee injury. But the 1997 world champion Peter Rasmussen, making his latest comeback after a frustrating run of injuries, remains in the tournament after coming through the qualifiers. The Dane has booked a place in the men’s singles first round against Ismail Saman of Malaysia when the action begins at the National Indoor Arena. Rasmussen clinched his place with a 44-minute 7-2, 6-8, 7-5, 7-1 victory over England’s Afghan-born prospect Aamir Ghaffar joining him in the first round was another of the improving squad of Indian players following Pullela Gopichand’s triumph last year. Arvind Bhatt dashed the hopes of England’s former European and 10-times national champion Darren Hall, who at 36 may well have made his last All-England appearance. Bhatt won a whirlwind 30-minute battle 7-2, 2-7, 5-7, 7-1, 7-0. Rasmussen was not the only big name in the qualifiers. Britain’s Olympic bronze medallists Simon Archer and Jo Goode were the first qualifying winners, the 1999 mixed doubles champions clinching both their matches in straight games in their first tournament together since Sydney. Archer has been out for eight months following knee surgery and Goode took time out having her second child. The England pair beat Korea’s Lee Jae-Jin and Hwang Yoo-Mee 7-1 8-7 8-6 then knocked out China’s Wang Wei and Wei Yili in their group final 7-3 7-4 7-4. Archer reached the semifinals last year with Gail Emms but his path this week is barred by holders and world champions Zhang Jun and Gao Ling at the quarter-final stage. Goode said: “It’s nice to get a couple of matches played. They were not easy but it was good to win them. The scoring system (five games to seven points) is new to us but as long as we serve all right we can get used to
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Baroda
drive Railways into a corner New Delhi, March 6 Railways had expected to hoist a big total when they won the toss and opted to bat. Openers Jai Prakash Yadav and Amit Pagnis had begun well, putting on a 50-run partnership for the opening wicket in less than 10 overs. But in a post-lunch collapse, Railways lost four of their key batsmen, to eventually tumble out for 253. Jai Prakash Jadav’s 84 well-crafted runs with 13 boundaries was the saving grace of Railways’ first innings, though Shreyas Khanolkar (44) and Zakir Hussain (23) also put up a brave show, when the going was really tough, in a fine rearguard action. That there was no devil in the wicket was demonstrated by Baroda when they comfortably
negotiated the five overs they were obliged to bat in the remain session of play as Connon Williams remained unbeaten on 12 (3x4, 17b) and Satyajit Parab made five not out, at the draw of stumps. The Railway batsmen should blame themselves for the plight they got themselves in, though the important wickets of Yere Goud and Raja Ali were claimed by Rakesh Patel with unplayable balls. Yere Goud played onto his wicket a ball that rose from a good length while Raja Ali completely missed the line of the ball. This final is considered as a revenge match, as Baroda had bested Railways in last year’s title clash at Baroda’s home ground. But it will be a greater humiliation for Railways, if they were to lose on their home ground on which they had scored heavily this season. Scoreboard Extras
(b-5, lb-2, nb-1) 8 Total (all out in 82.4 overs) 253 Fall of wickets:
1-51, 2-82, 3-146, 4-148, 5-170, 6-184, 7-190, 8-196, 9-249. Bowling:
Rakesh Patel 23-4-6-67-3, Shekhar Joshi 9-0-50-2, Ajit Bohite 20-5-52-3, Valmik Buch 20-6-53-2, Yusuf Pathan 10-1-24-0. Baroda (1st Innings):
C Williams batting 12, S. Parab batting 5. Total (for no loss in 5 overs) 17 Bowling:
Harvinder Singh 2-0-8-0, Zakir Hussain 2-0-9-0, Murali Kartik 1-1-0-0. |
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Services
men upset Railways Ludhiana, March 6 Services players’ cohesive gameplan quelled the railmen’s spirited challenge. Services started dictating the pace of events towards the third quarter. The Railways cagers did not disturb the Services defence, particularly when pivot Phool Singh went on a rampage in the final quarter to give his team a well-deserved win. Placed in a tough pool, the railmen will have to pull their socks up in their remaining matches if they are to save themselves the ignominy of being relegated to the qualifying league from the super league. In another super league match, Rajasthan men had to strain themselves before putting it across a fighting Arunachal Pradesh 82-81. The contest swung from one team to another till a three-pointer from Mahipal Singh finally ended the battle of nerves for Rajasthan. Meanwhile, in matches played late last night, the hosts, in both the men’s and women’s sections, started their campaign on a triumphant note. Punjab men, powered by some breathtaking shooting by skipper Parminder (senior) and Ganesh Kumar, prevailed over Jharkhand 117-91. On the distaff side, led by Mandeep Brar, the hosts polished off a lackluster Karnataka 67-57. Once Punjab took the lead, the Karnataka girls progressively lost the edge and seemed unwilling to chart out a strategy to counter the dazzling forays of Mandeep Brar and Kiranjit Kaur. Results: (women): Maharashtra b Haryana 77-58, WB b HP 48-17, Railways beat AP 93-48, Punjab beat Karnataka 67-57. Men (league matches): J&K b Pondicherry 79-49, Haryana b Goa 62-17, Maharashtra b Assam 63-38, Chandigarh b Assam 62-53, Rajasthan b Karnataka 64-59, Punjab b Jharkhand 85-68, Rajasthan b AP 82-81. |
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JCT prevail over East Bengal Ludhiana, March 6 Striker Shaminder Singh produced a brilliant goal to put JCT in the lead in the 23rd minute of the contest. Stephen, from the 25 yards line lobbed the ball into the striking box and Shaminder placed the ball neatly into the net. But, East Bengal had themselves to blame for not finding the equaliser as they muffed as many as five scoring chances in the first session. Their defender, Suley Musaa was distinctly unlucky as on two occasions (27th and 35th minute) as his blistering volleys just missed the target. In the second session, suppered on by the lead, JCT kept tormenting East Bengal’s defenders with a flury of raids from both the flanks but failed to increase the lead. In the 58th minute, Omolaja Olalekan fetched the equaliser for East Bengal off a rebound taken by Suley Mussa. Ten minutes later, JCT players weaved a fine move from the right flank with Hardip Saini and Balkar Singh managing to dodge past East Bengal’s defence and the later headed the ball into the net much to the chagrin of the goalkeeper Sudip Sarkar to read it 2-1. East Bengal made desperate efforts to draw level and mounted pressure on the JCT defenders, who held out to clinch the cliffhanger. JCT play their next match here on March 10 against FC Kochin while East Bengal travel to Kolkata where they take on Mohun Bagan on March 11. BANGLORE: ITI Sports Club ended their run of three successive defeats when they humbled F.C. Kochin 2-0 in here. Scoring once in each half, the telephone men earned full points in their 14th engagement in the league, to take their tally to 22 and placed themselves ahead of HAL, a debutant team having 21 points. F.C. Kochin have 10 points. ITI went into the lead when its forward, Mohammad Salisu headed the ball home off a pass from George Ekeh in the 36th minute of the first half. In the second half, F.C. Kochin tried to find an equaliser, but ITI thwarted their moves. Finally ITI, after missing several chances, managed to increase the lead with another goal through Mike Okoro, when he guided the ball in off a lob from Shamshy Raza in the 74th minute. MARGAO: Zee Churchill maintained their lead to claim the top place with 26 points when they held fighting Vasco Sports Club with a goal-less draw to share the honours here at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda. Vasco would have won outright had they utilised the chances before them,
specially in the second half. The play did not rise upto the expectations as both the teams applied optimum resistance and was confined only to midfield in the major part of the first half. |
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Mumbai
club thrash Himalayan Tigers Mandi, March 6 Like the two earlier matches, Nigerian striker Chima Okerie was once again the architect of the Mumbai team’s victory. He scored two goals after crispin had given them the lead in the 17th minute. Crispin headed in as Mahato crossed the ball from the left flank. Chima then took over but his fine pass went unconverted by Sushil Karthik. In the 22nd minute, Chima displayed his scoring prowess with an acrobatic goal. Ten minutes later he shuffled the ball from right to his left foot and shot home angularly. Chima missed his hat-trick when his shot from outside the box struck the bar. Tigers hunt for goals continued till end but they could not succeed. Tigers have lost two matches and won one. In another match Manipur Police beat Central Railway, Jabalpur, 1-0. Chander Mohan Singh scored midway through the first half. Central Railway have completed their fixture with nine points from four matches. CHANDIGARH: Port Trust, Kolkata blanked Jammu and Kashmir Police 2-0 here today at the Football Stadium, Sector 17. Both the teams failed to score any goal in the first half. In the second half, Sanjeet Saha opened the account in the 65th minute. Just eight minutes later, star player Sujit Dey scored again to make it 2-0. |
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HC seeks status report on doping New Delhi, March 6 A Division Bench comprising Mr Chief Justice S.B. Sinha and Mr Justice A.K. Sikri directed counsel for the Union Ministry of Sports and SAI to submit the report by April 3. The direction was issued during the hearing of a pending public interest litigation (PIL) by an organisation, Health Fitness Trust (HFT), run by former athlete Sunita Godara.
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Sports
meet Chandigarh, March 6 Mr Abhay Singh Chautala, Vice- president, Indian Olympic Association and President, Haryana Olympic Association, said about 2000 participants from forest departments of all states and forestry institutions would take part in the sports meet. Competition would be held in athletics, tennis, table tennis, hockey, football, cricket, volleyball, kabaddi, tug-of-war, chess, carrom, badminton, rifle shooting, swimming, billiards, bridge, basketball, weightlifting and powerlifting in the meet. |
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