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May 9, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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New Zealand call off Pak tour
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Kumble likely to return East Indians make their presence felt Disappointment for Roberto Baggio Saudis carry hopes of Arab Gulf ‘Beckham will play’ AAG: IOA submits dates India to bid for roller hockey meet HOA to discuss training plans
Chandigarh XI
make exit NIS fails to mark founder’s
day Ghouse in quarterfinals
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New Zealand call off Pak tour
Karachi, May 8 The bomb exploded at around 7.30 a.m. IST, shortly before the start of the second Test, alongside a navy bus parked near two major city hotels. Ten of the dead were French defence technicians helping build two submarines at a dockyard. ‘’I have made a decision to immediately cancel the remainder of New Zealand’s cricket Test tour of Pakistan,’’ New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden told a news conference. ‘’The explosion occurred close to the time the team were due to depart for the National Stadium but, in line with the security plan, the team bus was situated in a secure car park. ‘’I will now make an arrangement for the team to immediately fly out of Pakistan and return home to New Zealand.’’ The Police in Karachi said a suspected suicide bomber was responsible for the blast, which also wounded at least 17 persons. Team liaison officer Fahimuddin Alvi was taken to hospital after sustaining a heart attack as result of the explosion. ‘’He was moving around making arrangements for the team’s coach to go to the stadium,’’ said Pakistan assistant coach Sikander Bakht. ‘’He was terrified by something like this happening so close. New Zealand physiotherapist Dayle Shackel, who had been sitting in the team bus, received a minor injury to his left elbow from broken glass. ‘’I was sitting down, opened the curtains and a massive bang blew me to the ground,’’ Mr Shackel told the New Zealand Press Association. ‘’Glass exploded all around me.’’ Wicketkeeper Robbie Hart had been in his room at the time of the blast. ‘’The whole room caved in, glass was flying everywhere,’’ Hart said. ‘’I hit the floor and most of it went over the top of me. It was just crazy.’’ Former New Zealand fast bowler Danny Morrison, now a television commentator, said scenes outside the hotel had been horrific. ‘’You could see body parts all over the road. You could see torsos, arms and legs everywhere,’’ he said. New Zealand radio commentator Bryan Waddle told Radio Sport he could see the mangled frame of the bus. ‘’Basically that’s all you can see, the mangled wreckage of the bus. I had a quick look into the street — it wasn’t very appetising so I decided to walk away from that area,’’ he said. Waddle said metal fragments and broken glass had littered the heavily damaged hotel front, and security checks were being made to ensure there were no other devices. The tour had been scheduled originally for September and October last year but was postponed after the September 11 attacks on the USA and the subsequent war in neighbouring Afghanistan. Security concerns also led to West Indies cancelling a Test series, which was later staged on neutral territory in Sharjah. The Pakistan board has already lost more than $10 million in revenue since September 11. Pakistan Cricket Board head Munawwar Rana said the cancellation could have repercussions on the country’s future programmes. ‘’It will now take a lot of effort to convince the International Cricket Council or other cricket boards to play in Pakistan after this incident,’’ he told Reuters. ‘’Your guess is as good as mine how difficult it would be to convince teams to come and play in Pakistan without any security fears.’’
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Narrow escape for players Karachi, May 8 “I am lucky that I was not in my room and was having breakfast —my room is totally destroyed,” popular all-rounder Shahid Afridi said. “When I heard the sound I rushed to the site of the bomb and saw many bodies lying there,” he said. Pakistan’s express bowler Shoaib Akhtar was trapped in his room in the Pearl Continental hotel after the blast outside the nearby Sheraton Hotel in this southern port city, but survived unscathed. “It took us 10 minutes to open Shoaib Akhtar’s room, it’s destroyed,” said star batsman Inzamam-ul Haq. “After offering prayers I was about to leave the room when I heard the blast and it was really shocking.” Off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said he initially thought it was an earthquake. “I was late to leave my room and when I heard the blast I thought it was an earthquake.” Pakistani captain Waqar Younis told AFP: “I rushed to the site and it was horrifying to see bodies lying all over.” The New Zealand players were on the third floor of the Pearl Intercontinental in a wing not facing the road, and escaped injury, although physiotherapist Dayle Schakel received cuts from flying glass on his hand and arm. After the blast, the New Zealand players stayed at the hotel poolside awaiting a decision on the tour from their cricket officials and fielding phone calls from anxious friends and relatives back home. Some took a swim. “It’s very uncomfortable for the players and all those back home are terrified and are worried about our welfare,” New Zealand coach Denis Hart said.
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Australia to review tour Sydney, May 8 ACB Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland said the situation in Pakistan would be closely monitored and a “well-informed” decision, on whether to undertake the tour or not, will be taken ahead of the team’s scheduled departure in August. “The safety of our players and team management is ACB’s highest priority. There is a thorough process in place to ensure we have accurate and timely information as to what is happening in any region that the Australian team visits,” Sutherland said. A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a Navy bus in the portico of a five-star hotel in Karachi, adjacent to the one in which New Zealand and Pakistan cricket teams were staying, killing 14 people, including ten French nationals, and wounding 22. New Zealand, who were to go into the second and final Test against Pakistan later in the day, promptly called off their tour and their players were returning home today itself. ACB’s monitoring of the situation will involve discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board and Australia’s High Commissioner in Islamabad as also advice from its own international security experts. A pre-tour inspection to Pakistan would be taken in conjuction with Australian Cricketers’ Association and discussions will be held with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for expert opinion on any risks posed to Australian players will also be sought. “ACB’s well-tested process of assessing the safety conditions of countries which the Australian team tours will allow for a well-informed decision to be made about the tour, closer to the team’s scheduled departure in August,” Sutherland said. “ACB will continue to receive advice from the relevant experts to help the board make a proper judgement on the situation in Pakistan. I am also conscious of recent events that have affected international cricket in this region, and I will be speaking to the Pakistan Cricket Board as soon as possible about how Australia can help them in managing this situation,” he said. Recently, Australia cancelled its tour to Zimbabwe due to security concerns following political unrest in the African country. Pakistan are scheduled to play three one-day international matches in Australia in June.
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Kumble likely to return St John's Antigua, May 8 “Kumble has been a great performer for India over the years,’’ captain Saurav Ganguly told Reuters yesterday. “He will certainly be on our minds when we pick the side for the Antigua Test.’’ Kumble, who has taken 318 wickets in 69 Tests, missed India’s 37-run win in the second test at Port of Spain. He was also absent when the West Indies levelled the series 1-1 with a 10-wicket victory in Barbados. India chose three pacemen and only one spinner, Harbhajan Singh, in the last two Tests, but the off-break bowler had only limited success. Ganguly selected the 21-year-old ahead of Kumble just 10 minutes before the start of the Trinidad game and described the decision as the hardest one he had ever made as captain. ‘’They are both excellent bowlers. Their records speak for themselves,’’ Ganguly said. ‘’It’s not easy to pick one of them but we have to play with three pacemen if we are to compete overseas on these kinds of wickets.’’ Kumble took all 10 second-innings wickets in a Test against Pakistan in 1999 to equal the world record of England’s Jim Laker and bowl India to a memorable series-levelling win. Harbhajan was nicknamed ‘’Turbanator’’ after grabbing 32 wickets against Australia last year to lead India to a stunning 2-1 home series victory. The Indians are also contemplating bringing back wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta for Ajay Ratra, who made his debut in Trinidad. Ratra has kept well but has failed to produce with the bat as India’s lower-order has continued to be a cause of concern for the team management. ‘’Deep could get a lot of balance to the side because he’s a good player,’’ Ganguly said. “We’ll have to, however, take a look at the wicket and the conditions before deciding the final playing 11.’’ Dasgupta opened the batting in the first drawn Test at Georgetown but was then left out because of poor form behind the stumps. He struck a match-saving half-century in the tour match against a Busta XI team in St Lucia after a depleted Indian side had been asked to follow-on. All-rounder Sanjay Bangar opened the batting in Trinidad before Wasim Jaffer finally solved India’s opening problems with a half-century in Barbados. The West Indies have made one change to their victorious Barbados squad, bringing in left-hander Wavell Hinds for opener Stuart Williams, who failed to shine in the first three Tests.
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Sehwag declared fit
Bangalore, May 8 “Sehwag has passed the fitness test. He is very agile and perfect... he has done very well... he has done a very good job,” cricket board appointed physio Arjun Singh Rana told reporters after subjecting the batsman to a series of fitness tests here. Rana submitted a report on Sehwag’s fitness to the BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah this evening. Sehwag, Mohd Kaif, Yuvraj Singh and Ajit Agarkar, the four players in the running for inclusion in the one-day squad, will train at the National Cricket Academy here till May 14, Shah said. The Indian team for the one-day series in West Indies would be announced on May 14.
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Patiala, May 7 Sodhi, who suffered a spinal injury during the Challengers series match played at Bangalore in February, has been out of competitive cricket for more than three months. At the Cricket Club of India (CCI), Sodhi even started light batting and bowling practice under the watchful eyes of Hanumant Singh, Nari Contractor and Vasu Paranjpe at the cricket academy being run by the BCCI. An MRI scan at Mumbai revealed that Sodhi’s injury was healing faster than expected. |
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East Indians make their presence felt St John’s (Antigua), May 8 Shivnarine Chanderpaul hammered 140 in the opening Test at Georgetown, an unbeaten 67 in the second at Port-of-Spain and 101 not out in the third at Bridgetown to remind Ganguly that all was not well with India’s bowling. This is not the first time Indian cricketers have been uncomfortable with Indian names in West Indies teams. Spinner Sonny Ramadhin tied the Indian batsmen into knots on their maiden tour of the Caribbean in 1952-53, taking five wickets in his team’s 142-run victory at Bridgetown. Rohan Kanhai punished the Indian bowlers at Calcutta in 1958-59 when he cracked 256, the highest individual score by a West Indian batsman against India in 73 Tests. Players of Indian descent have been serving the West Indies cricket with distinction since 1950, when Ramadhin arrested the world’s attention with his versatile spin bowling. Twenty cricketers, mainly from Trinidad and Guyana, have so far represented the West Indies at Test level. They have made their presence felt as spinners and batsmen, like the players of the land their forefathers had migrated from to work as indentured labourers in the sugarcane fields in the 19th century. As with Indians in their homeland, fast bowling has never been their forte. It is hardly surprising that no paceman of Indian origin has ever played Test cricket for the West Indies. Observers feel the left-handed Chanderpaul bats more like an Indian than a West Indian, the stress being on building an innings rather than flaying the rival attack. “I think it has something to do with the physique,” said ‘Reds’ Perreira, a veteran West Indian radio commentator. “They’re skilful batsmen and spinners, but not fast bowlers. One can see Indian-like concentration when Chanderpaul bats. But not every batsman of Indian origin bats like him, for Ramnaresh Sarwan likes to play strokes.” It all began with Ramadhin, a 5ft 4in bowler capable of turning the ball from off to leg as well as from leg to off to beguile the batsmen. The first East Indian to represent the West Indies, Ramadhin had played just two trial games before being picked for the 1950 tour of England. The English batsmen found him a riddle difficult to unravel as the spinner captured 26 wickets in four Tests, including 11-152 off 115 overs in the second at Lord’s. The batsmen had to contend with not one, but two quality slow bowlers as Alf Valentine also kept pressure with his left-arm spin. The duo scripted the maiden West Indies Test series victory in England, inspiring Lord Beginner to pen a famous calypso: “Those two little pals of mine, Ramadhin and Valentine.” Ramadhin retired with 158 wickets in 43 Tests. “His was a positive influence on the Indo-West Indians,” said Perreira. “But it was the Clyde Walcott development programme that really opened the game for East Indians. “Walcott was given the job by a British company operating a sugar industy in Guyana in the early 1950s. He began to encourage and develop cricket in sugar belts. He also did coaching along with Robert Christiani. “A lot of players came for trial matches, including Kanhai, Basil Butcher and Joe Solomon.” If Ramadhin was the first bowler of Indian origin to achieve fame, Kanhai was the first batsman. Kanhai made his Test debut in 1956-57 and went on to score 6,227 runs in 79 Tests with 15 centuries, also becoming the first East Indian to lead the West Indies from 1972 to 1974. His nephew, Alvin Kallicharran, also came from Berbice in Guyana to play a significant role. The left-hander gained instant recognition as he smashed centuries in his first two Tests, against New Zealand in 1972. Kallicharran, who scored 4,399 runs in 66 Tests with 12 hundreds, was the second and last from Indian background to have captained the West Indies. Fellow-Guyanese batsman Faoud Bacchus (19), Trinidadian spinners Inshan Ali (12) and Raphick Jumadeen (12), Sew Shivnarine (8) and Leonard Baichan (3) were the others to have figured in more than two Tests between 1970 and 1994. No Indian, however, was a member of the various successful West Indies teams of the 1980s that dominated the world with quality fast bowlers and exciting stroke-players. When Chanderpaul made his Test debut in 1994, he was the first, but not the last, to be picked since 1981. Sarwan and leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootto were the others in the West Indies squad for the first Test against Ganguly’s Indians.
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Disappointment for Roberto Baggio Rome, May 8 Fiorentina midfielder Angelo Di Livio won the vote ahead of Baggio of Brescica and Lazio’s Stefano Fiore for the last available midfield spot. Trapattoni had drip fed 22 of the names that will leave for Japan on May 21 in a series of interviews over the last two months with the only remaining doubt the identity of the final midfielder. But Di Livio won the vote ahead of Fiore who starred for Italy in Euro 2000 when he played for Udinese but has had a nightmare first season with Lazio. Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan), Christian Abbiati (AC Milan). Defenders:
Alessandro Nesta (Lazio), Fabio Cannavaro (Parma), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Mark Iuliano (Juventus), Christian Panucci (AS Roma). Midfielders:
Francesco Coco (Barcelona/Spa), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Angelo Di Livio (Fiorentina), Luigi di Biagio (Inter Milan), Cristiano Zanetti (Inter Milan), Damiano Tommasi (AS Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Cristiano Doni (Atalanta). Strikers: Francesco Totti (AS Roma), Christian Vieri (Inter Milan), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Vincenzo Montella (AS Roma), Marco Delvecchio (AS Roma).
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Saudis carry hopes of Arab Gulf Riyadh, May 8 The team did the Arab world proud by making it to the World Cup finals for a third consecutive appearance unmatched by any Arab country. Their victory in the Gulf Cup early this year further cemented their credentials as the number one team in the region. Now expectations are running high that Saudi Arabia will be able to put on an extraordinary performance in the finals to convince the world and FIFA president Sepp Blatter that Asia has the talent to deserve an extra World Cup place. In addition to the hosts, Asia will be represented by Saudi Arabia and China in the finals. “Much is expected of the Asian teams, who are playing at home. How they do will influence the allocation of places for the 2006 World Cup in Germany,” Mr Blatter announced in a thinly-veiled warning to the continent’s teams. Saudi Arabia made their mark on the finals in their debut appearance in the USA in 1994 when they upset the form book and became the first Asian team to reach the second round since North Korea’s stunning feat in England in 1966. They were knocked out by Sweden in the second round but the Saudi team are still remembered for the magic of Saeed Owairan. The 26-year-old striker collected the ball midway inside his own half and turned swiftly to beat the entire Belgium defence in a stunning solo effort which has become part of not only the region’s, but the World Cup’s, folklore. The Saudis failed to produce a similar goal — and performance —four years later in France, making an early exit when they lost to Denmark and eventual winners France. Their last group match against South Africa, however, salvaged them a point and a bit of pride. The Saudis once again carry the hopes of the Arab Gulf on their shoulders in this year’s group E, against Ireland, Cameroon and Germany. A training camp squad of 29, named on Saturday, will be reduced to 23 before the finals start on May 31. Saudi Arabia had to endure a long and winding road before booking a direct place in the World Cup finals. With help from neighbouring Bahrain, the Saudi team finished with 17 points, two ahead of their main rivals Iran in Asian group A. On the final day of qualifiers, Bahrain beat Iran 3-1, leaving the Saudis with the easy task of beating bottom-placed Thailand 4-1. Saudi Arabia’s start to their World Cup campaign, however, was unremarkable. They drew with Bahrain and then lost to Iran in Tehran and their lackadaisical performance earned coach Slobodan Santrac the sack. Assistant coach Nasser al-Johar took over and guided the team to the top of the table. Johar, the former captain of Al Nasr Club, has been retained for the World Cup finals. The return of Nawaf al-Temyat, who missed the team’s World Cup qualifying matches due to injury, will add an extra zip to the team. Most of the players shortlisted for the team are young but veterans such as midfielder Sami al-Jaber and goalkeeper Mohammed al-Daeyea possess enough experience to turn the heat on opponents.
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‘Beckham will play’ London, May 8 England are just under four weeks away from their opening game against Sweden on June 2 and while Ferguson said he expected the playmaker to miss the opener, he was confident that Beckham would feature in the tournament.
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AAG: IOA submits dates New Delhi, May 8 Ms Uma Bharti today met Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi and secretary-general Randhir Singh to discuss the modalities and necessary steps to be taken for India to bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. But the immediate concern of Mr Kalmadi and Mr Randhir Singh seem to be to hold the postponed inaugural Afro-Asian Games. They submitted a proposal to hold the postponed Afro-Asian Games from October 24 to November 1, 2003, and to make a bid for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The bid for the Commonwealth Games has to be submitted by 2003, as a preparatory step to bid for the Olympic Games. Mr Kalmadi and Mr Randhir Singh informed the Minister that the IOA has obtained the necessary consent of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for holding the Afro-Asian Games on the revised dates in 2003. Mr Kalmadi and Mr Randhir Singh assured Ms Bharti that the IOA would submit a formal proposal within a week, outlining the steps required for bidding the 2012 Olympic Games. The IOA top guns felt that India stood a “very good” chance if it bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. The 2004 Olympic Games will be held in Athens, the birthplace of the Olympic movement, while China will host the 2008 Olympic Games. It is indeed a moot point whether the 2012 Olympics too would be allotted to the Asian continent by the IOA, never mind India’s earnest bid to host for the Olympic Games. But sources said how could India even think of bidding for the Asian Games when it has not been able to host a comparatively minor event like the Afro-Asian Games? The inaugural Afro-Asian Games, slated to be held in New Delhi in November 2001, were postponed following the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in the USA on September 11. Though the IOA secured fresh dates from ANOCA and the OCA to hold the the games in March-April 2002, the government did not respond. Now the IOA is planning to hold the games on its own in 2003, but only if the government gives its assent. |
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India to bid for roller hockey meet Chandigarh, May 8 Briefing newspersons here this morning, Mr Ganeriwal, who had come to the city to interact with the National roller hockey camp skaters at the KB DAV Centenary School, Sector 7, said earlier the World Cup was scheduled to be held in South Africa but they had backed out. He further said that they would like to hold it in December and the rink was available at the KB DAV School. Mr Ganeriwal said for women, the World Ladies Roller Hockey (quads) would be conducted in Portugal from October 6 to 12 where India would take part. The first camp for both men and women is in progress here, which will continue up to May 23. He said the national camps for speed and artistic events were being held at Nagpur and Mumbai, respectively. The world speed marathon for men would be held in Belgium from August 22 while the world artistic meet for both men and women would be held at Wupptertal (Germany) from September 22. Mr Ganeriwal revealed that the RSFI had been organising its national meets in all age groups in roller hockey, artistic and speed events without break for the past 38 years. When asked why skaters had to spend money from their pockets when Indian team went abroad, Mr Ganeriwal said since the Government of India did not give grants, the RSFI was left with no other option. In some cases, the respective state associations and state sports councils had made contributions.
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HOA to discuss training plans Chandigarh, May 8 Stating this here today, Mr M.S. Malik, General Secretary, HOA, said the meeting having representation from 23 state associations would be presided over by Mr M.S. Mann, Director Sports, Haryana who has recently been appointed Chef-de-Mission of the state by the HOA. He said that the HOA had decided to give priority to 12 sports disciplines on the basis of the achievements in the last National Games. The priority games are athletics, boxing, judo, wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, equestrian, women hockey, kabaddi (circle & national style), shooting and volleyball. He said Haryana volleyball team had qualified for the national games. The other disciplines included for the participation in National Games are table tennis, lawn tennis, women handball, gymnastics, swimming, cycling, fencing, triathlon, roller skating, archery and badminton. Mr Malik hoped that the newly inducted sports discipline of roller skating would help state win more medals in National Games as Haryana skaters had been doing well at the national level. He said that the sports department had agreed to the proposal of HOA to organise training camps of different games in three phases. In the first phase, the camps would be held from May 25 to June 30. The Director HOA, Mr H.S. Bhadu, would prepare the training schedule of the coaching camps in consultation with Director Sports, Haryana. The second phase of training programme would commence from July 25 to August 31. The final selection of the Haryana contingent for the National Games would be made during the state Olympic Games being organised from October 21 to October 24 at Hisar. |
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Chandigarh XI make exit
Mumbai, May 8 Chandigarh were leading one nil soon after the first half but Custom’s Abhijit Shirsat brought parity with a fine goal and then former international John Fernandes’s just managed to convert a penalty push a minute before the horn to avoid the first round tie-breakers. The spot push came in the 68th minute following the third custom’s short corner. The shot by Romeo Albuquerque was padded by goal-keeper Bharamjit Singh but rebound landed near the feet of Errol D’Silva, who prepared for the shot. But Mandeep came from behind and stuck Errol’s stick. Till then Chandigarh had fought an equal battle taking lead in the 46th minute and goal was fittingly scored by captain Navdeep Singh, who along with lanky Balwinder had sent some deft flicks, which are difficult on grass. Navdeep cut from left to right after taking a pass from Vikram and hooked at the target. Custom’s Ram Bahadur could not raise the stick on time near the goalline. Shirsat was handed over a piercing through from Errol and the former trapped it, swiftly turned around and shot in.
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NIS fails to mark founder’s
day Patiala, May 8 The foundation stone of the institute — widely perceived to be one of the finest of it’s kind in Asia — was laid by the then Union Education Minister, Dr K.L Shrimali, on May 7, 1961. The celebrations would include a series of lectures by top officers of the NIS about the history and significance of the institute. An official circular used to be issued to heads of various departments to ensure that the entire staff, players attending various national camps and students undergoing courses at the institute were present in full strength. The celebrations would be held in front of the foundation stone adjacent to the library. However, this year the NIS forgot to mark the day with any kind of celebration. The Executive Director, Lt-Col B.S Ahluwalia, was out of town and the Regional Director, Mr G.S Anand, is currently on medical leave. During the past few days, there were two parties and the Executive Director was present at a dinner hosted in the staff club premises on May 4. Barring Lt-Col Ahluwalia and Mr G.S Anand, who could not be contacted due to their absence from the institute, all other officers preferred to remain tightlipped on the issue. |
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Ghouse in quarterfinals Mumbai, May 8 Mahadevan took one and a half hours to sideline Rishi Sridhar 6-4, 6-3 while Ghouse needed a first set tie-break to subdue Shivang Mishra 7-6 (9-7), 6-4. In a major upset, unseeded Ciaran Moore of South Africa crushed eight seed Rafael Moreno-Negrin of Spain 6-3, 6-0 while unseeded Vijay Kannan drubbed qualifier Karan Rastogi 6-2, 6-3 in 68 minutes. In other pre-quarterfinal between two unseeded players, Raviv Volkovitzky of Israel defeated giant-killer Sebastian Niedermayer of Germany, who had accounted for second seed Tomer Suissa of Israel in a late night match yesterday, 6-4, 6-4 in one hour 49 minutes.
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