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Saturday,
March 23, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Bopanna
eyeing double crown England
lose two early wickets
Aussies register 19-run win
Injured
Warne to miss two matches |
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Tight
security for Tendulkar Top guns
for SJOBA rally Stage
set for NZ netball meet 178-run
victory for West Zone East
beat Central by 141 runs Railways
to clash with Mumbai Bawa
Umpire Development Officer SAI
Centre win in Beighton Cup
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Bopanna eyeing double crown New Delhi, March 22 The big-serving Rohan Bopanna, seeded sixth, downed Meir Deri of Israel 6-3,7-6 (8-6) in one hour and 13 minutes to set up the men’s singles title clash against fifth-seeded Dmitri Mazur of Uzbekistan. Mazur edged out second-seeded Lee Childs of Great Britain 6-4,2-6,6-2 in one hour and 40 minutes. The singles final will be played tomorrow at 10 a m, which will be telecast live. Rohan Bopanna, after putting himself in the title round of the men’s singles, joined hands with Vijay Kannan to wrest the doubles title, beating the twins from Thailand, Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana 6-3, 6-4. This doubles title victory once again established the solidity of the Bopanna-Kannan partnership, as they had won the crown in the first of the F2 futures tournament series in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and then finished as runners-up in the Indian leg of the tour at Chennai. Today, there was never any doubt about the chances of the Bopanna-Kannan duo, as Bopanna, the more aggressive partner, was in top form to ensure that the title came back to the hosts’ grasp. A break each in the fourth game of the first set, and the first game of the second set, saw to it that Bopanna and Kannan did not have to labour unduly hard under a blazing sun to annex the crown. It was Bopanna’s scorching down the line winners, and searing back hands, with Kannan making some fine net volleys, that sealed the fate of the Thai twins, who too exhibited flashes of their tennis brilliance, but not enough to conquer when Bopanna was going great guns. The doubles title win fetched the Indian pair a prize money of $630 and 12 ITF points. In the singles semifinal, Bopanna was in a devastating form in the first set, though the fire in him was stoked only after he was broken in the third game, when he committed a few unforced
efforts. He broke back in the fourth game to level the score (2-2) and then broke Deri again in the sixth game to consolidate his position. In the second set, Bopanna slowed down his pace, and Deri Meir took advantage of the situation to hold his serve. The games went with serves to reach the tie-breaker deadlock, but Bopanna fired on all cylinders in the tie-break to smother the resistance of the Israeli in authoritative terms. Bopanna said had he maintained the same pace as in the first set, he would have won the match in a much quicker time. The victory was a sweet revenge for Bopanna, as he had lost to Meir Deri in Chennai. The second semifinal made a mockery of the seedings as Dmitri Mazur, after winning the first set comfortably, lapsed into errors in the second set with the second-seeded Le Childs displaying a remarkable transformation to lift the set. But Mazur roared back in the third set, with his aggressive all-round game, to wrap up the set and the tie, to sail into the final. |
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England lose two early wickets Wellington, March 22 Only 30 overs could be bowled as the start of play was delayed until after tea after yesterday’s entire opening day was lost to driving rain and gale-force winds. When fading light ended play at 5.47 pm (1113 IST) England were 92 for two with Mark Butcher not out 24 and skipper Nasser Hussain unbeaten on 16. The Kiwis need to beat the tourists after going down by 98 runs inside four days in the opening Christchurch Test last weekend. The final Test is in Auckland next week. Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming won the toss and despite a largely inexperienced pace attack sent England into bat. Michael Vaughan lasted 38 minutes before he edged Chris Drum to Fleming at first slip for seven leaving England at 26 for one. England reached the first hour mark at 40 for one with Marcus Trescothick making a good start on 21. Butcher, who cracked his right thumb in taking a catch in the Christchurch Test and had been in doubt right up to the delayed start to this Test, came in at number three. Fleming brought left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori into the attack straight after drinks to exploit some small cracks on the pitch. Vettori was cleared to play after doubt over his long- standing back complaint, and was the key bowler in an inexperienced Kiwi attack whose three pace bowlers have played a total of 13 Tests between them. England 1st innings Trescothick c Vincent b Vettori 37 Vaughan c Fleming b Drum 7 Butcher batting 24 Hussain batting 16 Extras (lb-1, nb-7) 8 Total ( 2 wkts in 30 overs) 92 Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-63 Bowling: Butler 6-0-25-0, Drum 9-3-24-1, Martin 6-1-18-0, Vettori 9-2-24-1.
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Aussies register 19-run win
Johannesburg, March 22 Jason Gillespie ripped out South Africa’s first three batsmen inside the first 10 overs and Ricky Ponting seemed on target for an easy win in his first match as captain when South Africa, chasing 224 to win, crashed to 93 for seven. But Klusener, who surprisingly only batted at number eight, slammed 83 off 77 balls, with eight fours and a six, before he was last man out, caught on the long-on boundary off Glenn McGrath. Klusener hit 39 of South Africa’s last 40 runs. Ponting, who has replaced Test captain Steve Waugh as one-day skipper, admitted: “It was a bit nerve-wracking towards the end.” But he said he had always been confident that his team could defend a total of 223 for eight on a pitch which became slower as the match went on. “Overall it was a pretty good game for us.” Medium-pacer Ian Harvey followed up Gillespie’s opening burst with a three-wicket spell and Australia were in complete command when off-spinner Nathan Hauritz took a wicket with his fifth delivery in international cricket to dismiss Boeta Dippenaar for 51. Klusener and Nicky Boje gave South Africa a glimmer of hope as they put on 71 for the eighth wicket before Boje was run out when he was sent back by Klusener, seeking a second run after driving into the covers. Scoreboard Australia : Gilchrist c Boje b Ntini 37 Hayden c Rhodes b Kallis 27 Ponting c Boje b Ntini 14 Martyn b Telemachus 24 Lehmann c Boucher b
Telemachus 37 Bevan run out 18 Harvey c Kallis b Ntini 19 Bichel c Telemachus b Kallis 19 Gillespie not out 11 Extras
(lb-4, nb-6, w-7) 17 Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 223 Fall of wickets:
1-56, 2-84, 3-86, 4-149, 5-156, 6-187, 7-197, 8-223. Bowling:
Pollock 10-0-49-0, Telemachus 7-0-45-2, Ntini 10-2-24-3, Kallis 10-0-48-2, Klusener 8-0-27-0, Boje 5-0-26-0. South Africa: Gibbs c Hayden b Gillespie 0 Kirsten c Gilchrist b Gillespie 2 Kallis lbw b Gillespie 8 Dippenaar c Gilchrist b Hauritz 51 Rhodes c Gilchrist b Harvey 13 Boucher c McGrath b Harvey 3 Pollock c Hayden b Harvey 0 Klusener c Bichel b McGrath 83 Boje run out 33 Telemachus st Gilchrist b Hauritz 1 Ntini not out 0 Extras
(nb-2, w-8) 10 Total (all out, 44.4 overs) 204 Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-2, 3-23, 4-56, 5-66, 6-66, 7-93, 8-164, 9-166. Bowling:
McGrath 7.4-1-26-1, Gillespie 10-0-39-3, Harvey 8-0-38-3, Bichel 9-0-70-0, Hauritz 10-0-31-2.
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Injured Warne to miss two matches
Melbourne, March 22 “Shane’s problem is not a major one but, with seven games in 19 days in this series, it makes sense for him to miss the first two matches which take place in the space of three days,” Australia physiotherapist Errol Alcott said in an ACB statement released. The 32-year-old Warne carried the injury for the final two weeks of Australia’s 2-1 test series victory over South Africa, during which he took 20 wickets at an average of 22.10 in 162 overs. Warne will be replaced for the first two one-day internationals by uncapped Queensland off-spinner Nathan Hauritz. “To get the call-up is amazing and a surprise but a pleasant one,” the 20-year-old Hauritz said in an ACB statement. “When I was picked for the tour, I was hoping to play one game but, if I didn’t, then that wouldn’t have bothered me because just to come on the tour with the group of players in this squad is a great experience for me. “I’m keen to learn as much as I can from everyone around me and it’s now up to me to show them what I can do.” Ricky Ponting takes over as Australia’s one-day captain after the shock axing last month of World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh.
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Tight security for Tendulkar Mumbai, March 22 Two police officials, armed with carbines and pistols, guard the cricket superstar following ISI agent Aftab Ansari confession of attempting to kidnap Tendulkar, Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal told the Lower House in a written reply. Similarly, armed police personnel have been posted at Tendulkar’s residence in the metropolis and record of those visiting him is being maintained, Mr Bhujbal, who also holds Home portfolio, said in reply to a query by Opposition leader Narayan Rane.
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Top guns for SJOBA rally Chandigarh, March 22 Giving further details, Mr Ajay Tiara, organising secretary, said today in the final pre-qualification stage, about 65-70
rallyists, including 25 in the four wheeler section, got the final clearance. He said the response to this year’s rally was more than adequate. He said this year the rally would be spread over two days with the final destination being Koti Resorts near Shimla. The rallyists were expected to cover a total distance of 500 km including 250 km on dirt tracks. The route has clay, sand, gravel, broken tarmac and tarmac. He said 14 check points had been earmarked and a team of marshals today inspected the route. The first leg of the rally will pass through
Rattewali, Morni, Lawasa Chowki, Gaura, Chail, Balkalti and Mashobra with an overnight stay at Koti Resorts where the first vehicle is expected to reach between 2-3 p.m. The second leg will again start at 7 am on Sunday and pass through
Gannahati, Naya Nagar, Mallah, Chakki Ka Mor, Masulkhana, Kona, Karodia and the first vehicle is expected to reach the ultimate destination at St John’s School between 3-4 pm. Mr
A.K. Puri, Director-General of Police, HP, will flag off the rally at Chail on Saturday. Then at Shimla it would be flagged off by Mr Kabir
Mustafi, Principal, Bishop Cotton Schol, Shimla, while on their way back on March 24, at Timber Trail resorts, Mr Ashwani
Luthra, Commissioner Income-Tax, Chandigarh, will flag off the final leg for Chandigarh. Today, during a visit to St John’s School, the enthusiasm among the participants was evident. When asked, Sanjay
Sikand, who has got international Formula II rally and MRF Saloons, said he usually took part in Many rallies all over the world.
Sikand, though based at Delhi has established his own office in Netherlands. He will drive his Maruti Gypsy model 2000. The 2001 SJOBA rally was won by
Sikand. He said the Raid-de Himalaya was other event where he displayed his
prowess. Rahul Khanna, also from Delhi said he expected a tough competition from Sikand in tomorrow’s rally and said in the Raid-de
Himalaya, he was runner-up last year. He will also drive the Maruti Gypsy. Pradeep Sharma is another fancied rallyist from Delhi. Sunny Sidhu can also pose a stiff challenge. Six women have also entered the fray. Tanisha Tiara and Dashveen as co-driver will lead the challenge in the four-wheeler category. In the two-wheeler category, Jaipur boy Anil, and GJ Sahi will face challenge from local boy Harpinder Aulakh among others. All kinds of safety measures have been taken by the organisers and seven crew members will look after the fast intervention vehicles. Medical teams will also move all along the route |
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Stage set for NZ netball meet Chandigarh, March 22 He said in the 31st National Games last November, netball featured as one of the disciplines at Anandpur Sahib and players from various states numbering more than 200 took part. Netball was also added to the inter varsity calendar by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) last year and this year they were hopeful of its entry in the National School calendar as promised by the officials of the School Games Federation of
India. Mr Jagdeep Cheema, also vice-chairman of the organising committee, said the above meet would be staged at Government Model High school, Sector 42, where two grounds were being utilised for this event. He said the players and officials would be lodged in the sports hostel, Sector 42. A jury of appeal has been set up with Mr Gurbir Singh as its chairman, and the technical committee will be headed by Mr J Cheema while other members of the committee include Mr R. Sharan, Mr K.S. Bharti, the Sukhvinder Singh, Shelly, Ms Kamalinder Chima and Ms Gurneet Shergill. The inauguration will take place on March 25 at 3 pm. |
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178-run victory for West Zone
Pune, March 22 Chasing a victory target of 432 runs, North batsman Chopra gave the team a good start, scoring 119 runs off 257 balls with 18 fours. But his effort was in vain as other batsmen could not withstand the West bowling attack and the entire team was bundled out for 253 runs. Barring Vikram Rathore, who made 44 runs, other batsmen gave in meekly. Shafiq Khan managed to make 26 runs while Kanwaljeet Singh and Vineet Sharma failed to open their account. Sarandeep Singh, who made 72 in the first innings, was sent back to the pavilion for 10 runs. Mithun Manhas, Rahul Sanghvi and Ashish Nehra too could not contribute much. W. Zone (1st Innings): 396. N. Zone (1st Innings): 238. W. Zone (2nd Innings): 273 for 9 decl North Zone (2nd Innings:) Chopra not out 119, Rathore c Williams b Bahutule 44, Dharmani c Merchant b Powar 11, Manhas c Mongia b Pathan 6 Shafiq Khan c Jaffer b Pathan 26 Kannwaljeet b Powar 0, Sarandeep lbw b Powar 10, V Dahiya lbw b Bahutul 13 Sanghvi c Mongia b Pathan 2, Nehra c Mongia b Bahutule 4, Sharma c Jaffer b Bahutule 0. Extras (b-4, lb-5, nb-9) 18 Total (All out, 90 overs) 253 Fall of wickets: 1-88, 2-125, 3-144, 4-197, 5-198, 6-214, 7-233, 8-238, 9-249 Bowling: Pathan 29-8-85-3, Salvi 5-1-24-0, Bahutule 29-5-58-4, Powar 19-4-49-3, Bhoite 8-2-28-0.
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East beat Central by 141 runs Kolkata, March 22 The 25-year old Ingty, who claimed 3/57 in the first innings, impressed with figures of 4/29 during the day as Central were skittled out for 121 in their second knock to suffer their second outright loss in as many matches. Veteran spinner Utpal Chatterjee bagged 3/32 to cause further miseries for the visitors who are yet to get any point after two outings. They went down to West in their tournament lung-opener. Skipper Gagan Khoda (39) was the top scorer for Central on a dramatic day at the Eden Gardens when 18 wickets fell. Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 102 for two, the East batsmen played irresponsibly and were all out for 211 in their second innings to set Central a target of 263 for a win in a maximum of 49 overs. East, who scored 365 in the first knock, had taken a 51-run lead by limiting Central to 314 in their opening assay. The hosts’ innings today revolved around Orissa batsman Rashmi Ranjan Parida who battled single-handedly to notch up 127 as wickets tumbled at regular intervals at the other end. Offie Kulamani Parida (6/39) was the most successful Central bowler. Beginning the day with overnight unbeaten batsmen R R Parida and skipper Sanjay Roul (32), the hosts lost their third wicket in the ninth over of the morning. Raul failed to negotiate a Harvinder Singh delivery and only managed an outside edge to stumper Rohit Jalani. Raul’s departure virtually opened the floodgates as Prabhanjan Mallick (13), rookie Subhomoy Das (1) and L R Shukla (0) returned to the pavilion in quick succession. The first two wickets went to Parida while J P Yadav trapped Shukla leg before. Undaunted by the procession at the other end, Parida played a responsible knock mixing caution with aggression and reached his ton just before lunch in 224 minutes off 154 balls with the help of 15 boundaries. Utpal Chatterjee (6), Sourasish Lahiri (1), Mark Ingty (0) fell soon after lunch. R R Parida was the last man to get out when he was adjudged leg before wicket to K Parida. Seven of the East Zone batsmen failed to reach double figures. East Zone (first innings): 365 all out Central Zone (first innings): 314 all out East Zone (second innings) S S Das b Harvinder Singh 6, D Dasgupta lbw b Harvinder Singh 8, R R Parida lbw b Parida 127, S Raul c R Jalani b Harvinder Singh 37, P Mallick c Goud b Parida 13, Subhomoy Das c sub (Khare) b Parida 1, L R Shukla lbw b Yadav 0, U Chatterjee b Parida 6, S Lahiri c Pandey b Parida 1, M Ingty lbw b Parida 0, A Barik not out 0, Extras (b-4, lb-3, nb-5) 12. Total (all out in 68.1 overs) 211 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-29, 3-117, 4-140, 5-158, 6-163, 7-190, 8-196, 9-200. Bowling:
Sanjay Pandey 11-1-54-0, Harvinder Singh 21-4-77-3, J P Yadav 10-2-24-1, K Parida 21.1-7-39-6, N Hirwani 4-0-6-0, R Kanwat 1-0-4-0.
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Railways
to clash with Mumbai Jalandhar, March 22 In a closely contested game, Mumbai and Orissa settled for a draw (2-2) in their last league match. Though Orissa desperately needed a victory to secure a place in the semifinals, Mumbai eves thwarted all the attempts by managing a draw. In a closely contested game, though Mumbai were awarded two penalty corners in the 13th and 15th minutes, the former failed to utilise the opportunity to its advantage. Mumbai opened their account as Poonam Surin managed to score through a solo effort. The match witnessed a keen contest but Orissa failed to score the equaliser. The score was 1-0 till the lemon break. In the second half, Mumbai made it 2-0 in the 38th minute when Geeta displayed nice stick work to control the ball and succeeded in steering it into the rival box. After this Orissa eves were seen in a different mood and attacked the rival camp several times but of no avail. It was Pratima Tirkey of Orissa who brought back smiles on the faces of her teammates by scoring two field goals in the 43rd and 69th minutes to settle for a draw. |
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Bawa Umpire
Development Officer Jalandhar, March 22 Mr Bawa stated here today that his task was to attend major hockey championship and tournaments in Asia for identification of promising umpires. Besides, he was asked to conduct seminars and clinics for training of national and international umpires. |
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SAI Centre
win in
Beighton Cup Kolkata, March 22 Somrao Horo struck the first goal for SAI in the 18th minute and centre forward Edmond Karketta increased the tally in the 36th minute of play. Now SAI will play in the second round against ASC (South) on March 25. In the second half, BSF muffed five penalty corners. Tomorrow FCI will play against Kolkata Police, while PCTC will play against Customs.
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