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May 15, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Tendulkar
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World Cup brims with superstars and
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Zidane keeps thoughts to himself Rivaldo struggling with injury Dilip
Tirkey to lead hockey team Sports department to run 13 nurseries
Gold, silver medals for Indian boxers Uttar Pradesh girls
oust Delhi PCC, YPS
record wins Muai Thai championship Mustafa taken
full distance
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Test
ends in dull draw St
John’s (Antigua), May 15 On a day when India used every single player including their wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra to bowl, West Indies progressed from their overnight score of 405 for five to 629 for nine before declaring their innings about an hour before scheduled close. India, who had declared their first innings at 513 for nine, did not come out to bat for the second time and the match was declared a draw. The day saw two more centuries being scored, taking the aggregate in this match to five, in contrasting styles. While Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who remained unbeaten on 136, laboured through his third hundred of the series in a dull manner, wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs’ entertaining 118 off 206 balls with 11 fours and five sixes was the highlight of the day. The Indians seemed to have given up their efforts early in the day. The bowlers and fielders were content to just go through the motions even as Jacobs was hammering his way through his second Test hundred. Jacobs, who started the day at 18, did the bulk of the scoring till he was at the crease as Chanderpaul, who was on 80 overnight, took nearly the entire morning session to reach hundred.
At tea on the final day, Chanderpaul was unbeaten on a slow 454-ball 125 after wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs had thrilled his home fans with his second Test hundred as the West Indies amassed 591 for six in reply to India’s first innings 513 for nine declared. The Antiguan wicketkeeper reached three figures lofting occasional off-spinner Vangipurappu Laxman for a huge six, his fifth of the innings, that almost cleared the stands and soared into High Street which is just across the stadium. It was Jacobs’s second Test hundred and his highest score, beating the 113 he had scored against South Africa in the Kensington Oval at Barbados last year. Jacobs and Chanderpaul added 166 together for the sixth wicket before part-time off-spinner Rahul Dravid grabbed his maiden Test wicket by having Jacobs caught at mid-wicket by Laxman. The West Indies had resumed on their overnight 405 for five with Jacobs leading the charge. Chanderpaul, who had started the day unbeaten on 80, brought up his century just 20 minutes before lunch, off 336 deliveries, on-driving Zaheer Khan to the mid-wicket fence. He has taken his series aggregate up to 434 at an astonishing average of 217. Only captain Carl Hooper, who was out for 136 on Monday, has scored more runs this series — 556 at 111.2. Jacobs brought up his 100 off 172 balls. Mervyn Dillon was batting on 35, with two sixes. India had won the second Test in Trinidad by 37 runs for their first win in the Caribbean in over 26 years. The West Indies levelled the series with a 10-wicket win in Bridgetown last week. The fifth Test starts in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday. SCOREBOARD India (1st innings): 513 for 9 dec West Indies (1st innings): Gayle c Ratra b Zaheer 32 Hinds b Tendulkar 65 Sarwan lbw b Zaheer 51 Lara lbw b Kumble 4 Hooper c Nehra b Tendulkar 136 Chanderpaul batting 125 Jacobs c Laxman b Dravid 118 Dillon not out 31 Extras (b-9 lb-8 nb-6 w-6) 29 Total (6 wickets, 227 overs) 591 Fall of wickets: 1-65, 2-121, 3 135, 4-196, 5-382, 6-548 Bowling: Srinath 45-19-82-0, Nehra 48-15-122-0, Zaher Khan 46-12-129-2, Ganguly 12-0-44-0, Tendulkar 34-4-107-2, Kumble 14-5-29-1, Laxman 15-4-32-0, Dravid 8-3-10-1, Jaffer 4-2-8-0, Das 1-0-11-0.
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Tendulkar ‘does not look settled’ in mind St John’s (Antigua), May 14 “At the moment, he doesn’t quite look settled in his mind. If you are not going to be settled in your mind, the bat is not going to be settled in your hand,” said Richards. The Antiguan also feels that approaching milestones might be affecting Tendulkar’s form. “He would have started realising by now he is closing in on Sunny Gavaskar and sometimes a lot of things start playing on your mind,” said Richards as Tendulkar’s slump continued in the first innings of the fourth Test here after he equalled Sir Donald Bradman’s record of 29 Test hundreds in the second Test at Port of Spain. Since then Tendulkar, with 7877 runs from 94 Tests, has scores of 0, 0, 8 and 0 in his last four knocks after starting with 79 and 117 in the first two innings of the series. His last effort in the middle lasted just one ball when he edged a Pedro Collins delivery to wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs on the opening day here on Friday. But Richards was not ready to read too much into Tendulkar’s poor form saying that magnificent players do go through lean times. “This is all part of life. He is such a magnificent player and magnificent players do go through lean times,” Richards said. “Sometimes a lot of things start playing on your mind and you are never quite relaxed than when you started,” said Richards who scored 8540 runs in 121 Tests at an average of 50.24 with 24 centuries. “At times you never quite enjoy the game towards the later stages than when you first came in. When you are younger you are much more vibrant,” Richards said. Richards remembers the one who is considered the greatest batsman of all time — Sir Donald Bradman.
PTI Kumble's operation BANGALORE: Ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble, whose jaw was fractured in the fourth Test in West Indies, is likely to be operated immediately on his arrival here on Wednesday. Kumble, who was hit in the jaw by a delivery from Dillon on the second day’s play at St John’s in Antigua, is expected to arrive here on a connecting flight from Mumbai, family sources told UNI. Kumble bowled 14 overs with a bandaged jaw on May 12 and claimed the prized wicket of Brian Lara. UNI
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Aussies not to
play in Pak Sydney, May 14 “They (ACB) have got to send players over there who want to go. If the players don’t want to go, there’s not much point in sending a team,” Test captain Steve Waugh told Australian Associated Press from Monte Carlo, where Waugh along with Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath will receive the world ‘team of the year’ award at the Laureus World Sports Awards function. Champion leg spinner Shane Warne put safety and family before cricket and said “No” to touring Pakistan.
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World Cup brims with superstars and superstars in waiting London, May 14 For added European flavour, toss in another three-time champion, Germany, and don’t forget Portugal’s talented “golden generation.” With 32 teams playing across South Korea and Japan, new talent is sure to appear from African sides like Cameroon and Nigeria. Turkey could also produce some new names, as could South American first-time qualifiers Ecuador, or Saudi Arabia. Where to begin? Any superstar list must start with Frenchman Zinedine Zidane, who grew up on the back streets of Marseille to become the world’s best paid soccer player and twice the FIFA ‘player of the year’. The son of Algerian immigrants, he has achieved everything in soccer. He helped France win the World Cup at home in ‘98 and followed up by also landing the 2000 European Championship. His transfer fee from Juventus to Real Madrid a year ago was a world-record $65 million. In addition to Zidane, Brazilian Ronaldo is the only other player to twice be named FIFA’s player of the year. But he’ll be watched for another reason. After two operations to rebuild his right knee - and two years off the pitch - many wonder if Ronaldo still has the speed and dexterity to help bring Brazil their fifth World Cup title. Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has passed over other talented strikers like Romario to include Ronaldo, and is betting the so-called “phenomenon” can still get it done. The World Cup showcase always brims with more strikers than anything else. Brazil has another in Rivaldo, the FIFA ‘player of year’ in 1999. Like Ronaldo, it’s hard to guess how this World Cup will turn out for him. He’s a magician with the ball and, when he’s on his game, is without peer. But the FC Barcelona striker has been branded a better club player than a world star. A few goals would change all that. Argentina has two of world’s best in Gabriel Batistuta, the team’s all-time leading scorer who says he’s playing his last World Cup - and the up-and-coming Hernan Crespo. Italy have a similar double striker combination in Vincenzo Montella, playing in his first World Cup, and Christian Vieri. The powerful Vieri, nursing injuries this season, scored four goals in ‘98 before the loss to eventual champions France. If Spain are finally to fulfil their promise, the burden falls to Raul Gonzalez. Enormously talented, the Madrid native missed a last-minute penalty against eventual champions France in Euro 2000. He has amends to make this time. Any hope England have rests with mercurial Michael Owen, whose explosive speed has led to countless hamstring injuries. Other notable strikers on show include Frenchman Thierry Henry, Sweden’s prolific scorer Henrik Larsson, German newcomer Michael Ballack, Patrick Mboma of Cameroon, Hakan Sukur of Turkey, lanky Nigerian attacker Nwankwo Kanu, Italian Alessandro del Piero and Croatian Alen Boksic, who led Croatia to a surprise third place in ‘98. Midfielders are as abundant and glamorous as strikers. The leading man for Portugal is Real Madrid’s Luis Figo, the FIFA ‘player of the year’ for 2001 and European footballer of the year in 2000. The explosive right winger will be playing his first World Cup, using his guile and speed to set up goals. Argentine Juan Sebastian Veron and England’s David Beckham - both from Manchester United - also hold keys for their sides. Veron, who struggled this year to adapt his inventive game to Manchester United, is as creative on the ball as any midfielder in the world. Beckham, recovering from a broken left foot, is a set-piece specialist with an amazing knack for long accurate crosses - and off-pitch promotion with his wife, Victoria (Posh Spice) Adams. Frenchman Patrick Vieira is another midfielder to watch, the player many consider the heart of Arsenal’s English Premier League and FA Cup championship team. Also on a midfield-watcher’s guide would be Uruguay’s Alvaro Recoba, Ireland’s Roy Keane, Slovene Zlatko Zahovic, Japanese Hidetoshi Nakata, and the rare American on any outstanding player list - Claudio Reyna. It’s no surprise the top teams will also be sporting the best defenders. At often defence-minded Italy, that means Fabio Cannavaro Alessandro Nesta and veteran captain Paolo Maldini, one of the best in soccer history. The Argentines have beefed up their often porous defence with Walter Samuel and Brazil relies on wingers Roberto Carlos and Cafu. French captain Marcel Desailly has been the inspirational leader of his side, as he was on European Cup Championship teams at AC Milan and Marseille. Others to watch include Spain’s ageless tough guy Fernando Hierro, England’s Sol Campbell and Portugal’s Jorge Costa. At Poland, it’s Tomasz Hajto. In Germany, many consider Oliver Kahn the best ‘keeper in the world. The Bayern Munich star has won almost every prize at club level including the European Champions Cup, and gets his first chance as a World Cup starter. Italy has a rising star in Gianluigi Buffon. A backup in the ‘98 World Cup and slated to be a starter in Euro 2000 until he was injured, he comes into this World Cup as Italy No. 1. Paraguay have one of the best - and probably the most flamboyant - goalkeepers in the business in Jose Luis Chilavert. Chilavert not only has great hands, he’s famous for curling free kicks and taking penalties. He once scored three penalties in a single game - regarded as a world record. His aim now is a World Cup goal. Others to watch between the pipes could include Fabien Barthez (France), Jerzy Dudek (Poland), Santiago Canizares (Spain) and David Seaman (England).
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News blackout on England team Dubai, May 14 “There will be no press facility during the team’s four-day stay,” Mr Paul Newman, English Football Association (FA) spokesman, told AFP. “We only got in at 3 this morning, so people are still sleeping the trip off,” the Newman said. “There’ll definitely be no training today.” The Jumeirah Beach Club, chosen by FA for its intimate exclusivity and to allow the players to acclimatise to the steamy conditions expected in Korea and Japan, was “very nice indeed ... absolutely first class,” Newman added. But the press blackout has not stopped photographers and reporters from the British tabloid press and television descending on the Gulf city-state that is one of the seven members of the United Arab Emirates federation. “One thing’s for sure, you won’t be able to rent a boat in Dubai this week,” one journalist said after several of his colleagues rented a raft of boats in the hope of snapping some revealing pictures whilst bobbing offshore. But the boats have remained docked as strong waves pounded the coast and hotels raised red flags along their beaches prohibiting sea swimming. TV crews were left to sweat it out outside the hotel’s entrance mopping brows, flapping sticky shirts and removing caps before speedily going on air and fleeing to the air- conditioned relief of a taxi and their hotels. Increased security was discreet, though the club was open only to card-carrying members, whose carboots were searched by staff before entry. Dubai police have offered assistance to man the club’s sole gatehouse and grounds, while all non-members will be barred from entry until the team’s departure on May 18. “We will facilitate everything for the English team to make their stay successful,” said Brig Mohammad Hussein Ali of Dubai Police Officers’ Club, which will host the team’s training sessions. No details have been given on training schedules, though Mr Newman stressed the primary aim of the Dubai trip was rest and relaxation for the players and their families. The resort offers a huge private stretch of glorious white sand, two swimming pools, spa and fitness facilities and seven tennis courts set amid the magnificent lush gardens which boast 250 different types of tropical plant. It also lies along the trendiest shopping drag in Dubai, but walking trips out will be highly unlikely as temperatures at midday top 45 degrees celsius in the shade, with an equally oppressive (but fluctuating) relative humidity level of up to 98 per cent.
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Zidane keeps thoughts to himself Paris, May 14 Even as a child playing on the sunbaked, sandy pitch on the housing estate where he grew up in the rundown La Castellane area of Marseille, Zidane was shy and reticent. “There are things I don’t like to talk about. Just because I’m a public figure doesn’t mean I have to express myself on certain things, on my origins for example. These are personal matters which are not be discussed publicly,’’ he said, brushing aside questions from journalists before a friendly match against Algeria last year. Zidane’s parents were born in Algeria and moved to France to settle in Marseille after the country declared independence in 1962. Yazid — the name he was first given — was born in June 1972 and went from time to time with his brother to stay with relatives back in north Africa. “When we were kids, our parents used to send us there for the summer holidays. I can remember it clearly but I don’t really want to say anything about this,’’ he said. Before Zidane was 10 years old, it was obvious that the slim and frail boy had the skills to become a great footballer. Zidane was still a teenager when he went to the Cannes youth training centre in 1988 before Girondins Bordeaux coach Rolland Courbis, who always had strong links with clubs on the French Riviera, offered him his first professional contract when he was just 20.
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Rivaldo struggling with injury Rio De Janeiro, May 14 The four times champions took off from Sao Paulo in the early hours yesterday in a chartered Boeing 767. “Like the rest of the country, I wish good luck to the national team,’’ said President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in a statement. “They are taking with them the dreams and the support of 170 million Brazilians.’’ The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said the squad was taking 140 kg of beans and flour. Around 500 fans gathered at Sao Paulo to give the team a send-off but local media said that fewer than 100 were present in Rio de Janeiro, where the plane began its journey. “I prefer things this way, without people talking about us they way they are with France and Argentina,’’ said Inter Milan striker Ronaldo. Technical director Antonio Lopes, who also joined in Rio, said: “I expected more people but there’s no problem, nobody believed in the team in 1970 and 1994 and we came back with the world title.’’ An unprecedented wave of public apathy has greeted the 2002 World Cup in Brazil following the national team’s poor recent results and performances, plus a wave of scandals in the sport and the tournament’s inconvenient kick-off times. Brazil’s matches will be played in the middle of the night local time or at dawn. Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s defensive, physical tactics have also dampened enthusiasm, along with his decision to leave out charismatic veteran striker Romario. Scolari, who became Brazil’s fourth coach in a year when he took over last June, has at least halted a decline which saw an unprecedented string of defeats to teams such as Honduras, Paraguay, Chile, Australia and Ecuador. Brazil’s first stop will be Barcelona in Spain where they will spend a week training and face a Catalan XI on Sunday. They then head for Kuala Lumpur, where they will spend another week before playing Malaysia in a friendly on May 25. They reach South Korea on May 27, six days before their first match against Turkey. China and Costa Rica are their other opponents in group C. Brazil’s big doubt remains the fitness of Barcelona’s forward Rivaldo, who is still struggling with a knee injury.
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Dilip Tirkey to lead team to Australia New Delhi, May 14 The team, announced by Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) secretary Jyotikumaran here today, has seven World Cup players. They are Devesh Chauhan, Dilip Tirkey, Jugraj Singh, Ignace Tirkey, Daljit Singh Dhillon, Deepak Thakur and Prabhjot Singh. The two other world cuppers, who were in the camp, but failed to make the “cut”, were Kanwal Preet Singh and Baljit Singh Dhillon. S.S. Gill of Chandigarh, who was a late addition to the camp in Delhi, also a finds a place in the team. Junior Indian World Cup-winning team captain Gagan Ajit Singh, whose exclusion from the senior World Cup team at Kuala Lumpur, after being in the coaching camp, had come as a big surprise, stages a comeback into the senior team. The team: Goalkeepers: Devesh Chauhan (Indian Oil Corporation) and Bharat Chetri (Centre of Excellence). Full-backs: Dilip Tirkey (Indian Airlines), Dinesh Nayak (Tamil Nadu), Jugraj Singh (Punjab) and S.S. Gill (Chandigarh). Half-backs: Viren Rasquina (Indian Oil), Bimal Lakra (Centre of Excellence), Vikram Pillay (Air-India), Prabod Tirkey (Centre of Excellence) and Ignace Tirkey (Services). Forwards: Gagan Ajit Singh (Punjab), Daljit Singh Dhillon (Punjab), Tejbir Singh (Punjab), Sameer Dad (Indian Oil), Prabhjot Singh (Indian Oil) and Iqbal Singh (Indian Railways). Coach Rajinder Singh will be assisted by Narinder Singh Sodhi. Other officials are: Edward Brient (trainer), Sampath Kumar (physiotherapist) and S.P. Dass (manager). The team was selected by the senior selection committee after selection trials at the Dhyanchand National Stadium here today. The selection committee meeting was attended by IHF secretary K. Jothikumaran, former internationals and Olympians Aslam Sher Khan, Iqbaljit Singh, Jalaluddin, IHF treasurer J.N. Tyagi and the coaches.
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Sports department to run 13 nurseries Chandigarh, May 14 Stating this here today, Mr M.S. Mann, Director, Sports, Haryana, said that one gymnastic nursery for 10 boys and 10 girls would run at
Bhiwani, while another for 15 girls had been set up at Ambala. Athletics nurseries for 15 boys at each had been set at Bhiwani, Jind and Hisar. A boxing nursery for 20 girls will work at Rewari. Mr Mann said only one cricket nursery for 25 boys had been sanctioned at Faridabad. Two volleyball nurseries — one for 25 boys and the another for 25 girls — would be established in Chautala village in Sirsa district. Four wrestling nurseries — for 25 boys at Jind, for 15 boys in Chhara village of Jhajjar, for 25 boys at Sonepat and for 10 boys at Rohtak would become functional from May 20. The sports department would provide free education, board and lodging, Rs 50 per month as pocket allowance, sports kit, playing equipments and coaching facilities to selected players. Mr Mann also said that the department would also run nine more nurseries in volleyball, wrestling, table tennis, boxing, judo, kabbadi and hockey. These nurseries have been adopted by various Haryana govt. boards and corporations. He said a volleyball nursery for 25 girls adopted by the HSIDC would function at Kheri Ram Nagar in Kurukshetra. One nursery of wrestling for 25 boys and girls adopted by Haryana Warehousing Corporation would be set up at Ch. Surinder Singh Memorial High School, Nidani in Jind while another wrestling nursery for 25 boys adopted by Hafed would function at Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar. A table tennis nursery for 15 girls adopted by Haryana Warehousing Corporation would work at GRG School in Sirsa. One boxing nursery for 13 boys sponsored by Haryana Tourism Corporation has been established in Mahabir Stadium, Hisar and the another nursery of boxing for 13 boys and 12 girls adopted by Harco Bank was set up at Sah Satnam School in Sirsa. A judo nursery for 13 boys and 12 girls adopted by Haryana Financial Corporation will function in Aggarsain
School, Sirsa. Kabbadi nursery for13 boys at Kaithal Stadium and for 12 girls at Thermal Plant Panipat have been adopted by HUDA. Similarly, hockey nurseries for 13 girls at S.G.N.P. School, Shahbad and for 12 boys at Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon have been sponsored by Harco Bank. Vacant and new seats in the nurseries adopted by boards and corporation would also be filled by selection trials being conducted on May 19. These nurseries will also start functioning from May 20. |
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Gold, silver medals for Indian boxers Chandigarh, May 14 Suronjay of Manipur in 51 kg category boxed brilliantly against his Ukrainain opponent but lost bout narrowly on points in last eight. The other two boxers Sanjay Kolte (45 kg) and Balbir Singh (48 kg) displayed spectacular skill, stamina and speed and beat their opponents to find place in the finals. Balbir, who had his bout in the final against local Hungary boxers, boxed with big heart, grit and determination and won a gold medal. Sanjay Kolte boxed well but lost to his Russian opponent in the final and had to be satisfied with a silver medal. In the championship, 197 boxers from 34 countries from all over the world participated. The performance is creditable as this was for the first time in the boxing history that India boxers had won a gold and a silver medals at junior level in a world championship. So far India had won only one bronze medal twice in this championship in its history of 54 years. Balbir Singh is a three-time sub-junior national champion. He also won a gold medal in international YMCA sub-junior besides getting a gold medal in training-cum-competition programme in Germany the previous year. Sanjay Kolte has also been sub-junior national champion in this category. |
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Uttar Pradesh girls oust Delhi Panaji, May 14 Madhya Pradesh are the only side to qualify for the quarterfinals in both the boys and girls sections. In the girls pre-quarterfinals Uttaranchal scored a facile 32-6 victory over hosts Goa. For Uttaranchal Charu (12 points) and Dil Preet (7) were the main scorers. While for the hosts Jennifer Pinto all the six points. In another match Karnataka trounced Andhra Pradesh 66-35. Asha with 13 points and Savita with 14 points excelled for Karnataka and G. Pooja (16) and A Sumisha (9) were the main scorers for the losers. Uttar Pradesh ousted Delhi 52-29. Prashanti (26) and Akansha (14) shone for UP and Sumil Mudgal (12) and Natasha (7) scored for Delhi. The boys section witnessed two excellent matches. Tamil Nadu knocked out Uttaranchal with a narrow 71-60 win, in a close encounter, which could have gone either way. Tamil Nadu led 42-38 at the break but trailed 52-54 at the start of the last quarter. Though they lost John de Platto, who was fouled out in the last quarter, Tamil Nadu managed to hold their nerves to advance to the quarterfinals. Thangaduraia was the hero for Tamil Nadu, accounting for a total of 13 points. Suravanarajan (23), Navaneeshthan (13) and John de Pinto (12) were the main contributors for the Tamil Nadu. For Uttaranchal Amit Singh with 18 points and Abhisek with 17 points were their main scorers. Later, Delhi boys notched up a 93-73 victory over Uttar Pradesh. Bijender and Shivkumar with 22 points each excelled for the winners. For Uttar Pradesh with 30 points fought hard for his team. Shamvir contributed 11 points. In another pre-quarter final Rajasthan thrashed Haryana 69-36. Neeraj Kola with 20 points and Rohan Kumar with 10 points played well for the winners and Pradeep with 5 points and Shanvir with 11 points contributed for Haryana.
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PCC, YPS
record wins Patiala, May 14 Brief scores:
PCC: 267 for 5 (Shiv Karan 80, Ishpreet Singh 64, Rupeetinder 41, Yadvinder Singh 30, Upinder 2 for 37, Harmandeep 1 for 52). Budha Dal Public School: 124 all out
(Gagandeep Sandhu 26, Gursharan Singh 2 for 20, Sunil Deegia 2 for 10, Rupeetinder Singh 3 for 19). In another match Yadavindra Public School
(YPS) beat Army School by 4 wickets at the Army School (primary wing) ground here today. Brief scores: Army School: 98 all out
(Saurav Bhardwaj 18, Amanpreet Singh 3 for 24, Digvijay 2 for 19, Ramanjeet 2 for 9, Karminder Singh 1 for 22).
YPS: 99 for 6 (Perry Goel 18, Soumil 17, Samarjeet Singh 1 for 13, Amandeep Singh 1 for 16, Nitan Singh 3 for 18). In yet another match of the tournament, NICS Cricket Club beat Patiala Coaching Centre
(PCC) by 5 wickets. Brief scores: PCC: 159 for 2 (Sukhpreet Singh 92, Harjot 27
n.o, Gurjot Singh 2 for 23). NICS: 160 for 5 (Kunwar Raina 67, Gurjot 23, Harjot Singh 1 for 26, Sanjeet 1 for 24, Prince 1 for 30, Robin 1 for
18).
AMBALA Muai Thai championship The second Ambala district Muai Thai championship was held at Miki Model School at Mahesh Nagar in Ambala Cantonment. In the sub-junior girls (upto) 20 kg, Kavita was first and Shivani was second. In the 20-25 kg, Pooja was first, Chandna second and Neelam third in the 25-30 kg. Neetu was first, Deepa Rani second and Ashu third. In the 35-40 kg, Monika was first and Narinder Kaur second. In the sub-junior boys section (up to 20 kg), Ajay was first, Abhimanyu second and Gyanender third. In the 20-25 kg, Manish was first, Luv Kumar second and Sumit third. In the 25-30 kg, Kuldeep was first, Sandeep second and Aminder Singh third. In the 30-35 kg, Roshan was first, and Ram Partap second. In the age group 14-18 years for 35-40 kg, Deepak was first, Piyush second and Ranjeet third. In the 40-45 kg, Vijay was first, Pankaj, second and Ajit third. In the 45-50 kg, Rajesh was first and Umesh second. In the 50-55 kg, Jitender was first and Bharat second. In the men’s category (50-55 kg), Sanjay was first and Taru second. |
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Mustafa taken
full distance Visakhapatnam, May 14 First leg winner and second seed Nitin Kirtane, third seed Sandeep Kirtane and Rishi Sridhar were the other Indians to register victories in the first round. However, Vishal Uppal, R Palivela, Nishank Mishra, K. Dev Varman and Ashutosh Singh, all from India, bowed out after superb fight. Eliran Dooyen of Israel beat Guinior Ghendina of Germany 3-6, 6-1, 6-. Sandeep Kirtane defeated compatriot Nishank Mishra in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 in 80 minutes while Nitin Kirtane pipped Palivela in 6-4, 6-4.
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