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Tuesday,
May 7, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Sachin is also human, says Ganguly There is
still hope for India Windies
reaching full potential: Harper |
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India
‘A’ camp to focus on fitness
Tough
World Cup journey for favourites Argentina
Russians
hope to reach second round Indian
men, women in semis Sandeep
Kirtane in second round Solan
girls, Paprola boys win Amit
Prashar to lead basketball team NICS
club defeat YPS Davis
Cup tie in Hewitt’s backyard
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Sachin is also human, says Ganguly Bridgetown (Barbados), May 6 “He (Tendulkar) is also human. He is the best batsman in the game but he can have a bad game as anyone else. “Tendulkar has done great things for India and I am sure there is another hundred coming from him in Antigua,” Ganguly said of his star batsman who has scores of 0, 0 and 8 after hitting his first hundred on West Indian soil. The skipper said going into the last day, he was inspired by his team’s fightbacks on two previous occasions from similar positions. “We did it in Kolkata against Australia last year and then we did so in Mohali against New Zealand in 1999, said Ganguly. But then West Indies deserved to win here and there is no harm in accepting that they played better cricket.” Ganguly was also happy with his fighting knocks of 48 and unbeaten 60 in this Test. “Well, I have been hitting the ball pretty well but the problem is one innings I fail and they (critics) start talking about my form,” Ganguly said. “The biggest worry we have on the tour is shot selection. If we talk about discipline, that is required in the shots you make in the middle. It’s disappointing to see the same mistakes repeated,” said Wright after India made 102 and 296 in the two innings here. “Obviously when you are going to make 400 runs in aggregate, you are going to make it very difficult for yourself,” said Wright. “The first day was our nemesis really.” Wright also identified poor batting by tailenders and crucial run outs as reasons for India’s defeat. “Going into this game, I said we needed something more from our tail. It didn’t eventuate. As for run-outs it is something we can’t afford when your tail starts at No. six.” But for a career best 46 by left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan, the rest of the Indian lower order walked in and out in comical fashion in all the three Tests. Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath, once India’s pinch- hitter, were the main culprits who made no effort to hang in and help build a partnership. Off-spinner Sarandeep Singh showed grit and built a crucial partnership with Rahul Dravid in the first Test. But he didn’t get chance after that with only one slot for spinners. India also suffered two crucial run-outs here. Dravid was run-out in the first innings due to Ganguly’s mistake and Wasim Jaffer suffered a similar fate in the second innings when he was looking good batting on 51. Coach John Wright was a concerned man after three Tests seeing the repeated poor shot-selection of his top batsmen. “I think our two run-outs were because of (Shivnaraine) Chanderpaul’s alertness in the field. In the second innings, he came closer to put himself in that position (to effect a run-out). It was good field craft,” Wright said. Looking back at the first day he said: “We really needed to get through those two hours. That was critical. But we can’t blame the conditions. If you have 100 runs in the first innings, you have to make sure you make 450 in second innings.” The Indian skipper also cited a few examples when in the past, touring teams recovered from early blows to post good totals at Kensington Oval. “It is typical of a first morning of a Test to lose two or three wickets. But our tail is not good enough to recover. Australia were 30 for three here, Pakistan were 50 for five but the lower order produced runs and they scored in excess of 250. “I have a feeling if the West Indies were put in to bat, even they would have gone through the same trouble,” Ganguly said. Ganguly didn’t make a pointed reference to the run-out reprieve which his counterpart Carl Hooper had when on 15 at a critical stage of the West Indies first innings. “A few things have happened in this Test which I don’t want to comment upon but it could have still put the game back onto its course. These things happen in cricket.” Ganguly said he didn’t look to protect the tail-enders in the second innings yesterday. “I didn’t protect them because I thought they should get into the frontline as well. They should play the fast bowlers and sort it out. Only they can sort it out for themselves.” West Indian captain Carl Hooper warned his side against complacency in the remaining two Tests after humbling India by 10 wickets. “We shouldn’t get complacent. We should be cautious as Antigua is a new test and we start from scratch again,” he said. “In the past we have done that. We have played good cricket and then gone and done badly in the next game.” Hooper, however, said his team must savour this win over the Indians, coming as it did after the debacle in the second Test at Port of Spain which they lost by 37 runs. “It is one of the matches where we bowled and batted as a unit. On day one, our bowlers set it up for us. On day two and three, our batters did a good job. And then finishing it today, our bowlers again did a good job,” Hooper summed up.
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There is still hope for India Chandigarh, May 6 In fact, the Indians lost the match in the first two sessions of play on the opening day of the Test. If only the Indians had won the toss (and Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly’s record with the toss has been rather poor) the story of the match might been totally different given the fact that there was a fair amount of dampness in the pitch and that Indians had the bowlers in Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan and Asish Nehra to exploit the conditions. It was only after the pitch started drying out in the closing stages of the first day were the West Indies batsmen able to play comfortably and correctly. But there is no use discussing the ifs and the buts. What is probably causing concern in the Indian camp is the bad run of luck of superstar Sachin Tendulkar. His quick dismissal in both innings of the match is a very rare phenomenon in international cricket. It can be safely said that his early dismissals saw the Indian pressing the panic buttons and they probably paid the penalty for such action. But then it is West Indies who should be on their guard now. The ‘‘little master’’ should come with all cylinders blazing in the remaining two matches at Antigua and Jamaica and that can only spell doom for the hosts. For the first time in the six innings that the Indians have played in the three Tests during the tour the opening pair of Shiv Sunder Das and Wasim Jaffer were able to put up 80 runs for the opening wicket. This was the best score for this wicket in the current tour and this augers well in the matches to come. Maybe, these two will be able to answer India’s long-standing search for a stable opening pair. However, it seemed that Das is still not fully confident of himself and tended to play and miss more often that not. But then Das should use the confidence he gained in this match and put it good use in the remaining matches of the series. And as far as Jaffer is concerned his maiden Test half-century will help him to cement a place in the national squad. The remaining members of the playing eleven select themselves though one feels sorry that India’s highest wicket-taker Anil Kumble has to be sidelined since Ganguly and the team management can play only one spinner in the team. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has paid off the confidence reposed in him by his captain by claiming three West Indies wickets in the Bridgetown Test and should continue in the remaining two matches of the series. However, one must say that he has not been as successful against the West Indies left-handers as was expected of him. The current West Indies team is the weakest of all times. Their performance of late had hit rockbottom. And if India cannot put it across them even now then there is something basically wrong with Indian cricket which defies logic! |
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Windies reaching full potential: Harper Bridgetown, Barbados, May 6 The victory was the first in nine matches for West Indies, which had lost six out of seven Tests coming into the game at the Kensington Oval. “This team is getting better and better,’’ Harper said. “We’re not far from being the sort of quality side we want this team to be.’’ He said the side had faced rough times but had finally turned a corner. “I think this team has been going for a while. Obviously, for the media and West Indies cricket loving public not as fast as we would have liked, but the signs are good now.’’ Harper, a former off-spinner, praised his bowlers for bundling India out for 102 in the first innings to set up the win. “All credit to the bowlers, especially to Mervyn Dillon on the first morning,’’ Harper said. Dillon captured four wickets in each innings to walk away with the Man-of-the-Match award. “He really tore the heart of the Indian batting early and turned the game for West Indies. Then all the batsmen did well, put up a big first innings total of 394 on the board, to put us in total control.” India were restricted to 296 in their second innings, leaving the West Indies to knock off just five for victory. Captain Carl Hooper, who scored 115 for his second century of the series, said it had been one of the rare Tests where the team played as a unit. “The good thing about this Test match is that the verdict was convincing,” Hooper said. “We outplayed India in every department of the game, which was good to see.” But the 35-year-old cautioned against complacency going into the next Test, which starts in Antigua on May 10. “I think we should take the same spirit to Antigua but the only caution is that it will be a new Test and there’ve been numerous times in the past when we’ve come from having a good Test match to playing poorly. “We’ve got to be careful, guard against complacency and do well again.’’ India won the second Test at Port of Spain by 37 runs last month and Hooper said that match had given West Indies the belief that they could beat India. “The game in Trinidad was much closer, maybe we should have won that game. We knew that even though we lost we were very capable of beating the Indians.” Hooper said he expected the selectors to take an unchanged team into the fourth Test, though opening batsmen Chris Gayle and Stuart Williams were struggling. “They have obviously not done too well in this series, but I still have a lot of faith in Stuart Williams and Chris Gayle,’’ Hooper said. “It’s up to the selectors who to pick for the next Test, but it can be hard to change a winning team.”
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India ‘A’ camp to focus on fitness Bangalore, May 6 The shortcomings that were noticed during the South African tour will be tackled at the three-day camp for the Sri Lankan tour, which began here today. Talking to UNI, former international Yashpal Sharma said the boys would be motivated to do better in the island nation. Four Indian probables for the one-day series against the West Indies will also be in the camp. Dashing batsman Virender Sehwag was expected to join the camp tomorrow. However, Mohammad Kaif, Ajit Agarkar and Yuvraj Singh began their workouts today. He said all the 15 players of India A team led by Hrishikesh Kanitkar, which would leave for Colombo on May 9, were present in the first session of the camp. Emphasising on the need to be agile on the field, he said “somehow we are lacking in fielding. This has to be tackled”, he added. He said medical fitness would also be stressed upon during the camp in which the players would undergo rigorous training for three hours each during the morning and evening sessions. “Somehow we are lacking in fielding, players had shown a little weakness in the field, this has to be over come”, he added. Yashpal said the camp was aimed at making the players fit. The selectors will get an opportunity to pick the right team for the one-dayers. The fitness report will be sent to board secretary Niranjan Shah, who was expected here on May 9. In Sri Lanka, the team will play three unofficial one-dayers and four unofficial Tests. The schedule is as follows: 1st Test: May 11-14; 2nd Test: May 16-19; 3rd Test: May 22-25 and 4th Test: May 28 to 31. The one dayers would be played on June 3, 4 and 6.
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Tough World Cup journey for favourites Argentina Buenos Aires, May 6 Drawn in one of the most difficult groups in the history of the competition, Argentina face three tough first-round matches against group F opponents England, Sweden and Nigeria. And despite being a well-organised unit and possessing an embarrassment of riches in terms of players, the team does have its weaknesses. First-choice goalkeeper Roberto Bonano has had an indifferent season with Barcelona in Spain, and his deputy German Burgos has limited experience at international level. There is also a question mark over the right-back position, which Nelson Vivas had made his own; injury has ruled out the former Arsenal man so veteran defender Nestor Sensini may be asked to fill in. Sensini, who is enjoying his second spell with Parma in Italy’s Serie A, has plenty of experience - this will be his fourth World Cup - but his lack of pace would be a worry. Another concern is the fitness of central midfielder Diego Simeone, who has been out of the side for six months after undergoing knee surgery. Aside from issues of form and fitness, the Argentinian squad may have been unsettled by a dispute between coach Marcelo Bielsa and the country’s football federation. Bielsa threatened to resign unless the Argentina Football Federation resolved a row over unpaid wages sparked by the crisis in the country’s economy, which has seen the value of the peso plummet since the start of the year. However, if the South Americans can produce the kind of form which saw them breeze through qualification, they should win the so-called “group of death” and progress to round two. They led the South American zone from start to finish, beginning with five successive wins, and although Brazil halted their charge with a 3-1 victory in Sao Paulo, it proved to be a temporary blip. Argentina’s place in the finals — their eighth in a row -was secured with four of their 18 matches left to play. With Hernan Crespo finding the net regularly and Juan Sebastian Veron prompting from midfield, they finished an impressive 12 points ahead of second-placed Ecuador and ran up a stunning total of 42 goals. And while the goals flowed, Argentina also kept their discipline; not one player was red-carded during the entire campaign. Having qualified for the finals in Japan and South Korea with games to spare, Bielsa was able to use the last four matches as ‘warm-up’ friendlies and try out new ideas. The results remained positive, with home wins against Brazil and Peru and draws at Paraguay and Uruguay. Most recently Argentina secured a typically ruthless 2-1 friendly victory away against Germany. The lead-up to the finals has emphasised the fierce competition for places in Argentina’s squad. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than in midfield and attack. Bielsa has indicated that his preferred strike force is the Lazio duo of Hernan Crespo and Claudio Lopez, usually with a third striker playing just behind the front two. The outstanding Gabriel Batistuta of Roma has been trying to win back his regular spot but has been hampered by injuries this season. The veteran Scotland-based forward Claudio Caniggia has also become an unlikely possibility for the Argentinian squad after appearing in friendlies since the turn of the year. The duel for places behind the front men is equally fraught. It is an indication of Argentina’s strength that Javier Saviola, the young Barcelona striker whose goals have made him the darling of the Nou Camp since he joined the Catalan last July, is not even sure of his place. “The rabbit” played only a bit-part in the qualifying campaign and Bielsa is known to prefer Ariel Ortega in the withdrawn role behind the front men, with Valencia’s Pablo Aimar another option. Bielsa has been in charge of the blue and whites for four years, having replaced former player Daniel Passarella after the 1998 World Cup in France, where Argentina crashed out at the quarter-final stage to Holland. He likes to play a 3-3-1-3 formation, which he believes comfortably balances defence and attack. With the fine form of the national team providing a rare bright spot for crisis-wracked Argentina, Bielsa and his players will be hoping they can triumph in Asia to restore at least a little of their country’s pride.
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Italy look for fourth crown to equal Brazil’s record Milan, May 6 With a 3-4-1-2 system that Trapattoni built to allow playmaker Francesco Totti to maximise his talents only injuries and the occasional experiment have persuaded the much-travelled coach to shuffle his cards since he succeeded Dino Zoff after Euro 2000. Of course Trapattoni inherited an already competitive team from Zoff after Italy had been denied victory in Euro 2000 by a last-gasp French equaliser and then a golden goal. But while Totti is the jewel in the best traditions of Italian football it is the defence that has the most permanent look about it as the ‘Azzurri’ hunt a fourth world crown that would see them equal Brazil’s record. At Euro 2000 Fiorentina goalkeeper Francesco Toldo had starred in place of the injured Gianluigi Buffon but ‘trap’ surprised some by immediately recalling Buffon as his number one
choice. Toldo, now at Inter Milan, and AC Milan’s Christian Abbiati remain in reserve but Buffon will don the gloves when Italy’s campaign gets underway against Ecuador in Sapporo on June 3. In front of Buffon is a three-man unit that has been rock-solid under
Trappatoni, whose only defeat in 16 matches in charge came in a friendly with Argentina in Rome last
year. Lazio defender Alessandro Nesta is in the centre with Parma’s Fabio Cannavaro to his right and AC Milan veteran Paolo Maldini to his left. In the event of injury Inter Milan’s Marco
Materazzi, a left-footed central defender, could replace either Nesta or Maldini while Christian Panucci of AS Roma would be the natural replacement for Cannavaro on the right. In midfield Trapattoni fields Barcelona’s Francesco Coco on the left — when he was with AC Milan he was the first player given a debut by Trappatoni — while Juventus player Gianluca Zambrotta patrols the right. In central midfield there has been more competition although the two principal players have been Inter’s Luigi di Biagio and AS Roma’s Damiano
Tommasi. Alternatives include Cristiano Zanetti of Inter and AC Milan’s Gennaro
Gattuso. In front of the midfield quartet is Totti, the hub of the team whom Trapattoni has even compared to Van
Gogh. Should Trappatoni decide to give Totti a breather in the closing stages of a game — or in the nightmare scenario of injury — the alternative is Cristiano Doni of
Atalanta. Not even Doni’s own mother would have given him a chance of going to Japan last summer but he has had an electric season for the
Bergamo-based club, scoring 16 goals and earning a summer move to
Juventus. When Trapattoni gave him his chance against Japan last November substitute Doni grabbed it with both hands, scoring Italy’s goal in the 1-1 draw. In front of
Totti, for whom Roma coach Fabio Capello also constructed a 3-4-1-2 model, will be a front pair with Inter’s Christian Vieri taking the role of target man.
Vieri, with five goals in the last World Cup, will lead the line for Italy although AS Roma’s unpopular Marco
Delvecchio, whose goal scoring rate is dismal, could also play that role if injury-prone Vieri comes a cropper. Equally unpopular with supporters but far more prolific is AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi who might be given the chance to use all his tricks — fair and not so fair — by
Trapattoni. ‘Super Pippo’ has been Italy’s top scorer both under Trapattoni and predecessor
Zoff. Alessandro Del Piero of Juventus is the favourite for the role of ‘secondo
punto’ who will play just behind the target man. The alternative to Del Piero could be Trapattoni’s secret weapon in AS Roma’s Vincenzo Montella whose appetite for scoring on the big occasion is well known and who is Italy’s most in-form forward at present. That, at least, is the plan for Trapattoni who recently extended his deal with Italy until 2004. But recent Italian football history proves that a late gatecrasher is always welcome. Paolo Rossi was controversially recalled by Enzo Bearzot in 1982 after a match-fixing ban and duly scored six goals to win the golden boot as Italy won their third World Cup. And in 1990 an unknown Sicilian called Salvatore ‘Toto Scillachi took his chance with both hands when he came on as a 70th-minute substitute in Italy’s opener with Austria. Four minutes later he scored the winner and ended the tournament with the golden boot and six goals although unlike Rossi he did not have a winners’ medal to show for his
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Russians hope to reach second round Moscow, May 6 But a favourable draw in the tournament’s first round has dispelled any thoughts of the Russian side merely travelling to Japan and South Korea to make up the numbers. Russia open their Group H campaign with a tie against Tunisia, then play Asian champions Japan and a potential table-topper against Belguim in their final encounter. “We are pleased with the results of the draw,” said coach Mikhail Gershkovich. “I think we’re strong enough to take one of the top two places in our group.” Russia’s national head coach Oleg Romantsev believes his side are capable of booking a place in the knockout phase -but are not among the favourites. “We are set to reach the second round at the World Cup. It’s a minimum task for us,” Romantsev said. “It’s a good result to be in the world’s top 16. If we manage to do that, we’ll take it from there.” The tournament will be Russia’s second appearance at the World Cup since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. At the 1994 finals Russia failed to progress from the first round and missed out on a place at France 1998 after losing to Italy in the play-offs. The pain of failing to reach the 1998 World Cup was made even more acute when Russia missed out on qualifying for Euro 2000. “Our team need some fresh blood and we are set to continue experimenting,” Romantsev told the press recently. “We have a lot of work to do but still have time and several friendly matches to select the best of the best for the World Cup finals.” Nevertheless, few commentators expect any wholesale innovation of Romantsev’s line-up. The squad’s defenders Viktor Onopko and Yury Kovtun, midfielders Alexander Mostovoi, Valery Karpin, Dmitry Khohlov and Yegor Titov, striker Vladimir Beschastnykh have become regular fixtures in the team, and would seem unlikely to be replaced by new faces in the countdown to the tournament. This core of players have developed a unique understanding and at times appear able to play with their eyes closed. New candidates like Marat Izmailov (19), who was named the domestic league’s Rookie of the Year last season, or Dmitry Sychov, who has found the net regularly this season, may also team up with the veterans at Korea and Japan. Goalscoring is one area where Russia do not have an abundance of talent. In three warm-up internationals this year Russia have managed to score only once in three matches, with Beschastnykh, who scored seven goals in the qualifying campaign, failing to find his best form. The 18-year-old striker Sychov, who has netted six goals in seven matches for Spartak so far, and CSKA Moscow’s rising talent Denis Popov both suffer from lack of match practice. Teams from Russia and formerly the Soviet Union squad have a good record in head-to-head meetings with their Group H opponents. They scored four wins and a draw against the 2002 World Cup co-hosts Japan during the Soviet era but lost 2-3 in their 1995 friendly match. Russia won 3-0 in their only meeting with Tunisia. Against Belgium they have scored four wins, a draw and an extra time defeat.
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Indian men, women in semis
Chennai, May 6 In a last night match, India seeded sixth in the women’s section, upset defending champions Hong Kong 2-1 in group B. Reports received at the Squash Rackets Federation of India said that India lost the opening rubber when Joshna Chinnappa lost to Hong Kong number one Rebecca Chiu, silver medallist in the individual event 5-9,1-9,2-9. But, Vaidehi Reddy made amends with a 4-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-2 win over Elise Ng, who was ranked 50th in the world. After losing the first game, Vaidehi increased the pace and won the next three with some brilliant drops reducing Elise to a mere spectator. In the tense decider, Mekhala Subedar played a cool and composed game to get the better of Christina Mark (ranked 38th in the world) 1-9, 9-4, 9-3, 9-1. After losing the first game rather tamely, Mekhala improving upon every game, pinned her rival in the back court and showed quick mobility in the court to emerge a deserving winner. Earlier, the Indians stole the show against the strong South Koreans. Joshna displaying resilience placed Indians ahead with a tough 7-9, 5-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-5 victory against bronze medallist Lee Hai-Kyung in the individual section. Vaidehi Reddy too consolidated the with a 10-8, 9-3, 9-6 win over Park Mi-Na while Mekhala humbled Park Eun-Ok 9-5, 6-9, 9-5, 9-5 to complete a 3-0 win. India would play Sri Lanka today and is likely to meet Japan in the semifinals tomorrow. In the Men’s section, India won both their matches against Kuwait and Macau by an identical 3-0 margin to enter the last four stage. In the first match against Kuwait, Ritwik Bhattacharya overcame an indifferent start before winning 6-9, 9-6, 9-0, 3-9, 9-3 against Faizal Hamzah before Bikram Oberoi made it 2-0 with a 9-10, 9-5, 9-6, 1-9, 9-0 win over Zeyad Tarek. In the third rubber Manish Chotrani won without dropping much effort when his rival Mohammed Yacoud conceded the match at the start of the third game after the Indian won the first two games 9-5, 9-0. Later against lowly Macau, India swamped them conceding a mere 12 points all through the three-match rubber. Ritwik thrashed Leong Se-Chun without dropping a point 9-0, 9-0, 9-0, and Balamurugan defeated Lo Ka-Wai 9-1, 9-1, 9-0. Manish Chotrani played at a relaxed pace before winning 9-4, 9-0, 9-6 against Lau Ka-Kin to complete the rout.
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Sandeep Kirtane in second round Mumbai, May 6 In an interesting first round match, Kirtane taught a few lessons to his compatriot and another wild card Vishal Punna before sidelining the latter 7-5, 6-0 in one hour 20 minutes. Furukawa took one hour nine minutes to subdue another wild card Rohan Gajjar of India 6-4, 6-4 while in the third first round match of the day between two unseeded players Ciaran Moore of South Africa rallied magnificently, after dropping the first set 2-6, to pip Kamala Kannan of India 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 in two hours 20 minutes. Earlier, in the morning six Indians — Sourabh Kohli, Anant Sitaram, Karan Rastogi, Mohammed Yasser Arafat, Arun Prakash Rajagopalan and Jaco Mathew — and two foreigners — Roy Sichel of Isreal and Naoki Arimoto of Japan — qualified for the men’s singles main draw. In the doubles first round matches the Israeli pair of Tomer Suissa and Raviv Volkovitzky took one hour five minutes to defeat the Indian pair of Ajay Chowdapalli and Yasser Arafat 6-4, 6-4. In the second doubles match American Stephen Donovan and his partner Rafael Moreno-Negri subdued the Israeli pair of Roy Sichel and Elad Stern 7-5, 6-2 in one hour 40 minutes.
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Solan girls, Paprola boys win Kangra, May 6 Solan girls defeated Kangra by 27-13 in the finals despite a coordinated game played by Varsha and Monika of Kangra, Tenzin of the Solan team played a versatile game and played a major role in her team winning the championship. Sports Hostel Paprola won the final by defeating Kangra boys by 54-37. Vivek and Thakur of Kangra despite having good coordination could not make a dent in the continuous scoring by Ravinder of Paprola, Ravinder took the advantage of his height and scored the highest number of baskets to give his team a win. Earlier in the boys section Sports Hostel Paprola defeated Mandi by 74-46 and Kangra defeated Solan by 72-66 in well-contested semifinals. Meanwhile, H.P. junior basketball team, which will participate in the National Junior Basketball Championship being held at Goa from May 10 to 17, has been selected, disclosed Mr S.K. Sharma, chairman, organising committee and Principal,
DAV College, Kangra. The team comprise Ravinder, Sanjay and Pankaj (from Paprola),
Vivek and Gambeer (DAV College, Kangra), Dharampal (Chamba), Verik Gurav and Sood (Solan), Hitesh (Bilaspur) and Vipin (Mandi). Meanwhile Mr R.S. Guleria,
Hony secretary-general H.P. Basketball Association, today tendered his resignation on health grounds. Mr Sanjay Kundu, IPS, president of the association told mediapersons here today that the resignation of Mr
Guleria had been accepted and Mr Ajay Sud will be working secretary till the new elections were held. |
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Amit Prashar
to lead basketball team Chandigarh, May 6 The teams: Boys: Amit Prasher (C), Fatehjit Grewal, Snehpal Singh, Karanveer Singh, Vinod Kumar, Lakhwinder Singh, Harpal Singh, Mandeep Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Pawan Kumar. Ramesh Kaily will be the coach while B.S. Brar will be the manager. Girls: Gaganpreet Kaur (C), Mala, Reena, Pooja, Kiran, Taranjit, Ravneet, Pardeep Rajwinder, Sandeep, Gurjit, Satinder. Kanwarjit Singh and Satwinder Singh will be the coaches while Suman Sharma will be the manager of the team. |
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NICS club
defeat YPS Patiala, May 6 Scores: NICS: 163 for 8 (Kanwar Raina 91, Jeevanjot Singh 20, Karaminder Singh 3 for 20; Amandeep 2 for 17, Digvijay 1 for 27) YPS: 95 all out (Perry Goel 29, Amanpreet Singh 13, Sumil Garg 12; Jeevanjot 3 for 19, Kapil 2 for 17, Bivish Goel 2 for 5). |
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Davis Cup tie in Hewitt’s backyard Sydney, May 6 The match will be played outdoors on Rebound Ace, president of Tennis Australia Geoff Pollard said. “Over the last few years Memorial Drive has been the scene of great success in Australian Davis Cup history with victory over the Czech Republic in 1997 and more recently in 2000 when we triumphed against Germany,” Pollard said. “And as Lleyton Hewitt’s home city, that will be a huge boost both for our No.1 player and for generating a great atmosphere for the Australian players.”
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