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Friday,
March 29, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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East deny
North easy wickets West in
commanding position Dinesh
Mongia eager to make a mark in West Indies England
keen to clinch series Chris
Cairns to undergo knee surgery |
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Narrow
win for Mahindras Feroz
Ali blasts five under 67 ICC
announces six-nation meet
Oliver Bierhoff of Germany scores a goal as US goalkeeper Kasey Kaller attempts to stop the ball during their friendly match in Rostock on Wednesday. Germany won 4-2.
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Stage
set for quarterfinals Super Cross from March 31 Fencing
teams for cadet meet
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East deny North easy wickets New Delhi, March 28 East Zone, chasing North Zone’s huge first innings total of 567 for five declared, looked determined to deny North Zone easy wickets as they mixed caution with aggression to add 302 runs to their overnight total of 52 for no loss, to put themselves in a competitive position at draw of stumps. East Zone were going great guns when they lost four wickets for the addition of just 72 runs, but a fine unbroken 78-run seventh-wicket partnership between Subhomoy Das and Laxmi Rattan Shukla dashed North Zone’s hopes of an outright victory. Subhomoy Das was batting on 56 (143m, 114b, 8x4) and Laxmi Rattan Shukla was unbeaten on 43 (58m, 36b, 3x4, 3x6) at close to change the complexion of the match. Though East Zone will have to score 213 more runs to surpass North Zone’s first innings total, the visitors are out of woods as far as an innings defeat is concerned. At best North Zone, can only aspire for a first innings lead, which will not serve their purpose of wanting to capture the title, as West Zone, with a clean record, are way ahead of North in the title race. On a dead track, which was the graveyard of the bowlers, fours and sixes came just for the asking. Medium pacers Vineet Sharma and Shakti Singh were hit for five boundaries each, while off-spinner Sharandeep Singh was mercilessly punished for nine fours and two sixes in his 33 overs spell, though he managed to get three wickets for 100 runs. Left-arm spinner Rahul Sanghvi was carted for 12 boundaries and two sixes while Mithun Manhas got hit for six fours and two sixes. Openers Parag Das and Debang Gandhi, who resumed on 33 and 17 runs respectively, set the day’s agenda when they added 54 more runs to the overnight total of 52 before Parag Das was caught by Yashpal at midwicket off Sharandeep Singh for 63 (107m, 74b, 11x4). They punished the loose deliveries from Sharandeep and others with deft stroke play to push up the scorecard in a careful manner. But eight runs after Das’s exit, Debang Gandhi was also back in the pavilion, falling to the guile of Sharandeep, with Rahul Sanghvi plucking a good catch at mid-wicket. These two wickets before lunch seemed to give North Zone a headstart, but Rashmi Ranjan Parida and captain Sanjay Roul settled down to play some beautiful strokes to put on a 90-run third wicket partnership. East looked set for a big total like North when the partnership was flourishing, but after Roul was bowled by Rahul Sanghvi for 32 (122m, 104b, 1x4), three more wickets fell at regular intervals to bring anxious moments to East Zone. The exit of the well-set Parida, caught by Safiq Khan at short leg, off Sharandeep for 62 (178m, 145b, 6x4, 1x6) was a big blow for East but Das and Shukla indulged in some lusty hittings to bring the smile back on the East Zone players. The gutsy batsmen, particularly Shukla, were given a standing ovation as they walked back to the pavilion at the end of the day. North Zone took the new ball after 98 overs, but Das and Shukla quietly saw through the last two overs to remain
unseperated.
North Zone (Ist innings): 567 for 5 decl East Zone (Ist innings): P. Das c Y. Singh b Sarandeep Singh 63, D. Gandhi c Sanghvi b Sarandeep Singh 44, R.R. Parida c Khan b Sarandeep Singh 62, S. Raul b Sanghvi 32, P. Mullick c Shakti Singh b Sanghvi 11, S. Dass batting 56, Z. Zuffri c Rathour b Shakti Singh 11, L.R. Shukla batting 43.
Extras: (b-10, lb-7, nb-14, w-1) 32. Total: (for 6 wkts, 100 overs) 345.
FoW: 1-106, 2-114, 3-204, 4-224, 5-236, 6-276. Bowling: Sharma 14-2-37-0, Shakti Singh 11-2-32-1, Sarandeep Singh 33-6-100-3, Sanghvi 31-4-113-2, Manhas 11-0-55-0. |
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West in commanding position Chennai, March 28 In the second innings, South Zone lost captain M S K Prasad for no score, clean bowled by Ajit Agarkar. South Zone, who had made 292 in the first essay, were eight for one wicket at close, Sriram (6) and Vinay Kumar (1) were at the crease. Having taken the first innings lead, West Zone enhanced their chances of winning the title for the 18th time. With 16 points from two matches and five points from this match, West Zone have one more match against East Zone early next month. Kanitkar hit a patient 192 (295 balls, 21x4 1x6), while Aphale (76-9x4), Powar (54-9x4) and Bahatule (68) played well for West Zone. Debutant off spinner H Watekar claimed five for 163, while medium pacer Venkatesh Prasad took three for 53. Srinivas (1/77) and Sriram (1 for 123) were the other wicket takers. Kanitkar continued his good batting display, but was out eight runs short of a double century. He went for a big heave, mistimed his shot and holed out to Venkatesh Prasad at mid on. His two stands of 145 for the fourth wicket in 41.3 overs with K Aphale and 70 runs for the sixth wicket with A Bhoite helped West Zone surpass South’s total in the 94th over. Aphale’s valuable contribution of 76 runs contained nine fours, while Bhoite made 22 (4x4). In between, Nayan Mongia fell cheaply for nine, caught at long on by Srinivas off Sriram. Later, Bahatule and Powar, the stocky all-rounder, consolidated West’s innings, making 101 runs in 37.3 overs for the eighth wicket, before the latter was yorked by Venkatesh Prasad. PTI South Zone (1st innings): 292 West Zone (1st innings):
N Godbole c R V Ch. Prasad b Srinivas 16, C Williams lbw b V Prasad 0, H Kanitkar c V Prasad b Watekar 192, S Kotak c M S K Prasad b Watekar 36, K Aphale b Watekar 76, N Mongia c M R Srinivas b Sriram 9, A Bhoite c Sriram b Watekar 22, S Bahutule c M S K Prasad b Watekar 68, R Pawar b V Prasad 54, A Agarkar c M S K Prasad b V Prasad 4, I Pathan not out 2.
Extras (lb-6, nb 11) 17. Total (all out in 144.3 overs) 496.
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-34, 3-134, 4-279, 5-292, 6-362, 7-366, 8-467, 9-471.
Bowling: Venkatesh Prasad 25-10-53-3, Shabuddin 21-3-54-0, M R Srinivas 16-1-77-1, H Watekar 48.3-11-163-5, S Sriram 30-3-123-1, Hemang Badani 2-0-12-0, R V Ch Prasad 2-0-8-0. South Zone (2nd innings): S Sriram batting 6, M S K Prasad b Agarkar 0, Vinay Kumar batting 1.
Extras (b-1) 1. Total (for 1 wkt, 5 overs) 8. Fall of wickets: 1-6.
Bowling: Irfan Pathan (Jr) 3-1-7-0, Agarkar 2-2-0-1. |
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Dinesh Mongia eager to make a mark in West Indies Chandigarh, March 28 One such cricketer is Chandigarh lad Dinesh Mongia, who has made it into the Indian team for the tour of the West Indies on the basis of sheer cricketing talent. Full of confidence in himself , this left-hander has the capability of making a mark in the Caribbeans after his wonderful showing against the Zimbabwe team recently. That he could jump from one-day cricket right into the Test team is testimony enough that he has it in him to prove the faith reposed in him both by the national selectors as well as his captain. What advantages did Dinesh have which players of other states did not get? For one, right from the days he started playing serious cricket, he could use the facilities at the PCA Stadium. Therefore, for cricketers of his generation throwing themselves at the ball, making sliding stops and maintaining top level physical fitness all came very naturally. While for the first two attributes he thanks the turf of the PCA Stadium, for the physical fitness level he is thankful to the regimen maintained by the coaches of the PCA, specially Daljit Singh, who taught him very early in his career the need to maintain top class physical fitness. And it for these reasons that Punjab today has so many players either playing for India or are knocking on the doors for recognition by the national selectors. It was at Mohali that Dinesh has attended the camps and practice sessions conducted by the Punjab Cricket Association ever since he started playing serious cricket from 1993. And the advantages of playing at Mohali are there for all to see. A strong family man who depends a lot on his parents for support, Dinesh said his recent star status had taken away his privacy. ‘‘Since I was born and brought up in Chandigarh there are so many people whom one has to oblige and meet in Chandigarh itself. But I have no regrets,’’ he says with a smile as he talked to TNS at his residence in Sector 40 on Thursday morning. He is scheduled to leave for Mumbai en route to the West Indies on Saturday immediately after celebrating Holi. How has he prepared for the tour, which by all indications is bound to be tough and demanding? He has devoted a lot of time towards maintaining his physical fitness. To tackle the rising delivery, and he is bound to face a large number of these in the Caribbean islands, he has batted extensively on the concrete pitch at the PCA Stadium using balls made of plastic and also working in the gym available at the Mohali complex. While this drill he has followed in the mornings, in the evenings he has batted at the nets available at the Sector 8 DAV School, his alma mater, where he has learnt the basics of the game. Dinesh loves challenges. And this was the reason why he agreed to open the Indian innings in the series against Zimbabwe, following the forced absence of Sachin Tendulkar due to injury. In fact, the first time he ever opened an innings was during the Challenger series and by now he has adapted his game so that he can justify the role which by all accounts is a very specialised job. But he will not be disheartened if he is unable to make the playing eleven in the West Indies immediately and now that time is on his side, given the fact that India are scheduled to play a full series of five matches in the forthcoming series, he is willing to wait for his chance. The recent series against Zimbabwe has taught a big lesson to the Chandigarh player, who also plays as a professional in the league at Chennai for about three months a year. Ever since he was able to get three wickets in the Mohali one-day match against Zimbabwe, he has become more serious with his bowling and is aiming to become a batsman who can also send down seven or eight overs in at least the shorter version of the game. But for Test cricket, he will be concentrating only on batting. But of one thing he is sure. He hopes to return from the West Indies a more complete cricketer. This evening he was honoured by the Chandigarh Golf Association, whose President, Desh Prem Azad, has also helped in his own way to make Dinesh what he is today. |
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England keen to clinch series
Auckland, March 28 Nasser Hussain’s team whipped the Kiwis by 98 runs in the first Christchurch Test before weather conspired to stop them from pressing home their advantage in last weekend’s drawn Wellington Test. England have been by far the better team of this series with outstanding individual performances with the bat and ball, while the Kiwis have been struggling with a second-string pace attack and inconsistent batting and fielding. “The series is still open, that’s just a factor of a three-Test match series when one game is severely interrupted by the weather and bad light so it becomes a second-and-a-half Test series,” Hussain said here today. “However well you play, that goes down to a last Test match, so I would rather be playing the cricket we are and one-nil up and not play catch-up, which we normally are. “At the moment we’ve done everything asked of us, it’s been a long winter and it is difficult going into the last week of the winter season and still looking to win that Test series that we haven’t this time. “But we’ve dug deep before and we might have to do it gain in Auckland.” The tourists are expected to go into the Eden Park game with the same 11 that has outplayed New Zealand, the only vagary being the condition of the drop-in pitch in Auckland and whether winning the toss becomes absolutely paramount. Hussain has defended his fellow Essex teammate James Foster, whose wicketkeeping fallibility surfaced again during the Wellington Test. Foster dropped three catches and each time persisted in chasing the ball with one glove. He goes into his sixth Test with his wicketkeeping under as much scrutiny as when he made his international debut against Zimbabwe in Harare last September. Foster has dropped 11 catches in his past seven internationals, but a batting average of 27 has glossed over his errors. He needs a good third Test against the Kiwis. England have made a decision to stick with Foster ahead of former Test captain Alec Stewart. “It will be difficult for him,” said Hussain. “In his first couple of Tests his batting wasn’t there and kept well and now he’s dropped a couple of chances but his batting’s improving with every game. New Zealand have made two changes for the final Test, dropping opening batsman Matthew Horne and pace bowler Chris Martin. All-rounder Andre Adams is the newcomer while paceman Daryl Tuffey returns as the selectors search for a bowling attack which can dismiss England twice. All-rounder Chris Harris appears likely to return to the team this time after missing out on the starting 11 for the drawn second test. Wicketkeeper Adam Parore will be retiring after his 78th Test match over Easter and looking to head in a new direction after 12 years of cricket. Teams: New Zealand (from): Mark Richardson, Lou Vincent, Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Chris Harris, Adam Parore, Daniel Vettori, Andre Adams, Daryl Tuffey, Chris Drum, Ian Butler. England (likely): Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain (captain), Graham Thorpe, Mark Ramprakash, Andy Flintoff, James Foster, Ashley Giles, Andy Caddick, Matthew Hoggard.
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Chris Cairns to undergo
knee surgery Albany, New Zealand, March 28 Cairns said he was offered a choice with his latest injury, a patella tendon tear on the knee he had an operation on a year ago, either more surgery or rest and rehabilitation. “On balance, I feel it is better to have the operation and recover over the winter with a definite goal of returning to play for New Zealand against India at home in December and looking forward to the World Cup in February,” he said. Cairns will, therefore, not be playing for Nottinghamshire in the forthcoming English season, but hopes to rejoin the county after the
2003 World Cup. The fast bowler and big-hitting batsman missed nine months of international cricket from January 2001 to undergo surgery to the same right knee. Cairns (31) returned to tour Australia from October-December,
play Bangladesh in two tests at home and go back to Australia for the triangular one-day tournament in January and February. He was looking forward to the England series with the aim of passing the barrier of 200 Test wickets, and began in fine style in the first Test in Christchurch when he took the first three wickets of England’s first innings to move to 197. But he felt his knee go when bending down to stop a straight drive off his own bowling. “I immediately knew something was up,” Cairns said. “It was a sickening feeling knowing that I had just come back from knee trouble. “I am frustrated and disappointed but that’s sport. It’s what it’s all about. Some people play and go through their career without any injuries. Myself and (fellow New Zealand all-rounder) Dion Nash cop our fair share.”
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Narrow win for Mahindras Mumbai, March 28 With this win, Mahindras have 28 points from 18 matches while FC Kochin are in danger of being relegated to second division, with just 14 points from as many outings. In the 10th minute, the jeepmen’s medio Jules Alberto Dias’ fine cross was shot over by Okolo. Soon after mid-fielder Bernard’s cross went abegging when both striker Okolo and defender S. Venkatesh failed to convert. However, Okolo made up for the early misses when he came up with an opportunistic and decisive goal taking advantage of a faulty clearance by a FC Kochin defender. Eleven minutes after half time, Venkatesh’s left-footer off Jules Alberto cross went wide. Four minutes later Alberto himself failed to trap a Bernard pass with only FC Kochin custodian to beat.
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Feroz Ali blasts five under 67
Chandigarh, March 28 Mukesh Kumar and Uttam Singh Mundy added an element of further excitement to the proceedings, crouching a solitary stroke behind the leader at four-under 68. Delhi’s Gaurav Ghei was placed fourth at three-under 69. Ali Sher and Jaiveer Virk (both Delhi) and Amritinder Singh (Chandigarh) were fifth at 70. Local golfer Ranjit Singh was placed eighth at 71. Feroz Ali’s slipping out of the race for the ‘Champion Golfer of the Year’ award seems to have had no effect on his appetite for winning tournaments. With four tournament wins under his belt this season, the Kolkatan today, gave himself a fine platform to go for his fifth. “I am playing very well,” said Feroz in a short but simple manner. Feroz gave Mukesh Kumar more than a few sleepless nights mid-way through the season, before the latter essayed wins at the Padampat Singhania Open, Noida and the DHL Open, Mumbai to make the contest a no show. Feroz, who made a birdie-birdie start to his round, went on to sink his third birdie putt on the 4th to enter his return journey at three-under. “I noticed at this stage that Mukesh had finished with a 68. My birdie on the 10th tied me with Mukesh but the double bogey on the 11th was disappointing,” he said. He however made up with birdies on the 13th, 16th and 17th. Feroz’s round included missed 8 ft eagle putts on the 2nd and 13th. Mukesh, who missed the Royal Challenge Indian Open due to the sudden demise of his uncle, looked not a shade rusty with a superb game off the tee complimented by an even better effort on the greens. “I putted exceptionally well today,’ said the 36-year-old after returning 25 putts for his round. “It was very disappointing missing the Indian Open but these things happen in life. I am now doubly determined to win here,” said the golfer who already has six wins under his belt this season. Mukesh’s round began disastrously with an out-of-rounds shot handing him a double-bogey on his very first hole. Thereafter, regaining his composure as only he can, he went on to birdie the 2nd, 6th, 7th, 9th, 13th and 14th for his 68. “The feel is there and so is the desire to win,” said the leader of the ‘Money List’. Mundy couldn’t have asked for a better start today. The bearded golfer began with two straight birdies. A bogey after he found the water on the 4th, was followed by two good efforts on the green which brought him birdies on the 8th and 9th. On his back nine, Mundy birdied the 12th and 13th dropped shots on the 10th and 14th before closing his round with a birdie on the 18th. “I putted well,” he said after returning a tally of 28 putts. Sujjan, Kang lead amateurs: Local golfers Sujjan Singh and HS Kang put to good use their knowledge of their home conditions, each returning one-over 73 to jointly lead the amateur field. Vikram Singh was third at two-over 74. SCORES (after 18-holes): 67 Feroz Ali; 68 Mukesh Kumar, Uttam Mundy; 69 Gaurav Ghei; 70 Ali Sher, Jaiveer Virk and Amritinder Singh; 71 Ranjit Singh; 72 Gurki Shergill and Digvijay Singh; 73 Sanjay Kumar, Yusuf Ali, Dyal Singh, Rup Singh, Suleiman Ali, Amit Dube, Amandeep Johl and Ashok Kumar. Amateurs: 73 Sujjan Singh, HS Kang; 74 Vikram Singh.  |
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ICC announces six-nation meet
London, March 28 The tournament has been scheduled to provide an intensive build up for qualifying associate member countries Canada, Holland, Kenya and Namibia, prior to participation in the 2003 World Cup. ICC President Malcolm Gray said: “The Challenge gives the qualifiers for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup an unprecedented opportunity to prepare for the biggest event of their cricket careers. Each of the players will gain invaluable experience of the playing conditions and competition rules in an intense week of match play and coaching.” The four associates will compete in the Challenge along with A-teams representing Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. Teams will play each other in a “round robin” format, with the top teams facing each other in a final, an ICC release said here. ICC High Performance Manager and former South Africa Cricket coach Bob Woolmer said: “The Challenge will give the players an opportunity to prepare as thoroughly as possible for next year’s World Cup. They will be playing in coloured clothing, using white balls and playing under exactly the same match conditions. We have also been strict in terms of administrative requirements so that nothing next year comes as a surprise.”
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Saudi Arabia, Cameroon serve warning
Hamburg, March 28 In Riyadt, the Saudis came from behind for a stunning 3-2 win over two-time champions Uruguay yesterday. Star forward Obaid Al Dosari, who scored 10 goals in 12 appearances in the qualifying session, was on target in the ninth and 22nd and attacking partner Sami Al-Jaber added the other goal for Saudi Arabia. Uruguay, the last team to qualify for the May 31 to June 30 finals, got a fourth-minute lead from Diego Forlan but Fabian O’Neill’s goal on the hour was not enough to avoid defeat. Cameroon did not win, but played to an impressive 2-2 draw with tournament favourites and two-time winners Argentina in cold Geneva. The African Nations Cup champions came from behind twice with a 19th-minute header from Samuel Eto’o cancelling out a penalty three minutes earlier from Manchester United’s Juan Sebastian Veron after Kily Gonzales was brought down. Argentina went back on top from Pablo Aimar’s lob set up by veteran Claudio Cannigia shortly after the hour but Patrick Suffo’s 86th-minute header off a corner kick gave Cameroon a draw. LEEDS: Substitute Vincenzo Montella converted an injury-time penalty to give Italy a 2-1 comeback victory over England in a friendly international at Elland Road. Montella, whose AS Roma team were knocked out of the Champions League by Liverpool last week, had already scored a 67th minute equaliser three minutes after Leeds striker Robbie Fowler had put England ahead in front of his Elland Road fans. He beats David James from the spot after the England keeper had tripped debutant striker Massimo Maccarone, who scored for the under-21s against England yesterday. FORTALEZA: Ronaldo, playing his first game for Brazil after two-and-a-half years of injury and frustration, made a lively international comeback as the four-time world champions beat Yugoslavia 1-0. Gremio striker Luizao, who replaced Ronaldo at half time, headed the only goal in the 72nd minute after an uninspired Brazil team struggled to break down a stubborn Yugoslav defence in their last warm-up game at home before the World Cup. DUBLIN: ‘An experimental strike force of Robbie Keane and Clinton Morrison reaped immediate rewards for Ireland as they swept aside Denmark with a 3-0 win. Keane, unable to secure a regular starting place with Leeds United of late, lit up Lansdowne Road with a stunning 55th-minute drive to put Ireland 2-0 up after his club colleague Ian Harte had given the home side the lead with a first-half header. Morrison, who scored on his debut in another friendly against Croatia last year, capped his first starting appearance for the Republic with a well-taken goal in injury time to make it 3-0.
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Stage set for
quarterfinals Patiala, March 28 Results: Light flyweight: Mangesh Yadav (Mah) b Satish Patil (Guj) 25-15, K. Balwal (SSCB) b Samir Rai (UP) 25-18, G. Ramarao (AP) b Yibomcha Singh (Manipur)-RSC.
Flyweight: Rajnesh Kumar (MP) b Janki Kumar (Jharkhand) 27-23, Sunil Navgire (Mah) b Aman Kumar (Chandigarh) 24-11, Kamaldeep Dutta (Pun) b Bijen Singh (Man) 18-12, M.D. Sharma (Uttranchal) b Surjeet (UP) 18-17.
Bantamweight: Kamal Chauhan (HP) b Manohar Premdhan (Chd) 20-17, R.T. Dharmani (Ker) b Norbu Tamang (Sikkim) 13-12, Sundi Rao (AP) b R. Raju (MP) 18-10.
Feather weight: Dharmendra (Del) b Rakesh Singh (J&K) 13-4, Mahesh Ranawat (Raj) b Vikram Verma (Chd) 31-23, V.C. Rijin (Ker) b Jigesh Pitani (Guj)-RSC, S. Micheal Singh (SSCB) b Anuj Kumar (Jharkhand)-RSC.
Lightweight: N. Ambedkar (Goa) b M. Christy (UP) 24-8, Tej Bahadur Chetri (Assam) b Deepak Kumar (Uttaranchal) 12-8, Ajay Chowdhury (Del) b P. Ayyakkan (TN) 26-11.
Light welterweight: Vijender Singh (Chd) b Joginder Singh (Jha)-RSC, Pawan Kumar (Haryana) b Kunal Jimwat (J&K) 20-14, NSK Kumar (AP) b Sultan Alam (WB)-RSC, B. Tulsi Raman (TN) b Narinder Singh (Del) 22-8.
Welterweight: Vikram Dhul (Haryana) b L. Mukta Singh (Man)-RSC. |
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Super Cross from March 31 Chandigarh, March 28 Mr Garcha, a five-time national champion and the chief organiser overseeing the track preparation, revealed that the skills of the competitors would be judged on the basis of points earned on 12 double jumps and a table top on the .75 km-long track. Arrangements would be made for table start to eliminate the chances of false starts. Ravat Dhillon, who is into the sport for the past 15 years and won three races in 1997-98, is expected to be the star attraction of the event. He stated that though he expected to win the event he would use the opportunity to prepare himself for other competitions like the MRF rally and other contests scheduled here and in the other parts of the country later. The US-based Dhillon, a professional for the past five years, would be using Suzuki RM 125, given to him by former champion Rajiv Khanna of New Delhi for this event. “I have driven this bike earlier and felt comfortable on it,” Dhillon, who would compete in a couple of races here before returning to the USA, said. He will again be in India in September. Mr Garcha said scrutiny of the vehicles would be done tomorrow. The track would be thrown open to participants on Saturday before the competitions on Sunday. |
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Fencing
teams for cadet meet Chandigarh, March 28 Each team will consist of three participants. The girls’ team will consist of Gita Devi, M. Usharani Devi and S. Reorita Devi (all from Manipur) while the boys’ team will be represented by Somesh Kumar Gupta (Uttar Pradesh), S. Jayanta Singh (Manipur) and S. Ranjeet Singh (Assam). The same boys had represented India in the last edition of the championship held at Gdansk (Poland) in April, 2001, while the girls are making their debut in the current championship. This was announced by Mr Arvind Khanna, President, FAI. Mr Khanna further said Isvan Marton, a fencing coach from Hungary, and Mr Arun Kumar Vij (Punjab) will accompany the team as the coach and manager, respectively. The Congress of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) will also be held on the penultimate day of the championship, Mr Khanna added. |
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Chandigarh,
March 28
