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A remarkable journey from obscurity ‘No excuses for missed penalties’ It will be fatal to relax: Voeller Beckham causes
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Windies clinch last-ball win England beat Lanka
by 10 wickets Jeev finishes tied 62nd Bhupathi — Mirnyi duo
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Pillay recalled HOA to celebrate
Olympic Day Olympic Day run
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USA set up q-final clash with Germany Jeonju (South Korea), June 17 Goals from Brian McBride and Landon Donovan sent the unfancied Americans into a last-eight meeting against Germany in Ulsan on Friday. Aside from a semi-final appearance at the first ever finals in 1930, Bruce Arena’s team have broken new ground for a nation where ‘soccer’ is a poor relation to basketball, baseball and gridiron. The result caps a remarkable turnaround from the last finals in France when the Americans finished with the worst record in the tournament. The USA took the lead against their North American rivals in their first attack of this second-round match. Captain Claudio Reyna raced to the byline and found Josh Wolff who pulled the ball back for McBride to fire past Mexican goalkeeper Oscar Perez after eight minutes. The second was created in the second-half by Eddie Lewis who roared down the left wing and crossed to 20-year-old Donovan, sprinting into the area to nod home. Two goals down after 65 minutes, Mexico were increasingly frustrated at their inability to beat veteran American goalkeeper Brad Friedel. Their frustration boiled over when captain Rafael Marquez was sent off for headbutting Cobi Jones in an aerial challenge at the end of a bad-tempered match. As Mexico pushed early in the second half, Friedel palmed a Braulio Luna free-kick on to crossbar and no Mexican player was able to poke the ball home from the resulting corner. Mexico appealed in vain for a penalty when John O’Brien used a fist to prevent the ball reaching Blanco’s head. With 15 minutes remaining, Friedel pushed Salvador Carmona’s shot over. The goalkeeper who crucially saved a penalty against co-hosts South Korea in the first phase was just as effective in the first half. He denied Cuauhtemoc Blanco in the 35th minute. Friedel had punched a cross away, only to have it fired back at him by Blanco but the 31-year-old keeper, who plays for Blackburn in the English Premiership, was able to push it away. Within two minutes, Mexico’s diminutive keeper stopped with his legs from the ever-threatening Wolff as the States went in search of a second goal. Mexico had other chances to pull level, notably when Gerardo Torrado hit a powerful shot that Friedel had to dive to push away and Ramon Morales drove a low shot narrowly wide of the post.
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Great day for US soccer: Arena Chonju, June 17 “Our guys left everything on the field today. I’m very proud of them,” he added after today’s second round game. “It’s a great day for US soccer.” Arena said it was difficult bouncing back from Friday’s 3-1 defeat by Poland in their final group game. “It was tough getting our guys back from the game on Friday after losing to Poland,” he said. “We only had a short period to recover physically.” Commenting on changes in the starting lineup, he said: “We needed some fresh legs in there today.” He said both teams knew each other well. “It’s a rivalry. We know each other and there’s been a lot of bad blood over the years but when the game’s over we’re friends again.” Looking ahead to their quarter-finals clash with Germany on Friday, he said: “We’ve got a very difficult opponent in Germany on Friday but I think when Friday comes round our team will be ready to play.” The USA recalled striker Josh Wolff, who scored in the team’s qualifying victory over Mexico last year, to replace Clint Mathis. They called in defenders Pablo Mastroeni and Gregg Berhalter to replace injured centre back Jeff Agoos and suspended right back Frankie
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Mexico unlucky to lose: Aguirre Chonju, South Korea, June 17 “We were unlucky. We conceded the goals at the worst possible time for us. That changed the situation very quickly,’’ he said. “Then just when we were getting back on top of the game, there was a very unfortunate decision by the referee. “There was a hand in the air, the referee didn’t see it but it was on the big screen and 40,00 spectators saw it.’’ Mexico were trailing 1-0 to an eight minute goal by Brian McBride when midfielder John O’Brien clearly handled the ball in the area from a corner, but Portuguese referee Vitor Melo Pereira missed the incident and the Mexican appeals were in vain. Landon Donovan added a second for the U.S. with a close-range header on 65 minutes to seal the victory over their neighbours. But Aguirre was frustrated by what he saw as negative tactics with the U.S. looking to score on the counter-attack. “They didn’t want to play, they didn’t let us play,’’ said Aguirre. “Croatia and Italy came out to play. They (the U.S.) set out not to lose. They got a couple of quick goals on the break and their plan worked. Mexico had topped group G after beating Croatia 1-0 in their opening match and then downing Ecuador 2-1. They were also just five minutes away from recording a famous victory over Italy when substitute Alessandro Del Piero popped up with the equaliser. But asked about Mexico’s performance at the finals, Aguirre said: “We came here to improve on our 13th place in France and the 13th place we obtained in the U.S. I don’t know how we did but I think we fulfilled a promise — no more, no less’’.
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Defeat stuns Mexicans Mexico City, June 17 “It hurts us here,” said Jose Luis Luviano, 21, punching his chest. Tears melted the Mexican flags painted on his cheeks. “There has to be an end to this disgrace where (Americans) treat us like rats and idiots.” Fox summoned almost his entire Cabinet to watch the game, broadcast live from Jeonju in South Korea. Thousands of police men were on a tense watch around Mexico City’s Angel of Independence monument, a half block from the US Embassy, to guard against post-game disturbances at the traditional center of Mexican soccer celebrations. Cars were banned in the area and police searched all those approaching the monument for weapons or alcohol. The US Embassy, which was surrounded by barricades and riot police, announced it would be closed today because of the game. But only a small scattering of fans showed up at the Angel after the loss, many of them sprawling on the asphalt in desolation. A handful of people trudged around the monument holding aloft a Mexican flag. Mexican news media reported 38 persons were detained, including 10 Mexicans who allegedly harassed a group of Americans near the Angel just after the game. Around 300 die-hard fans gathered at the Angel of Independence column in the city center, the traditional spot to celebrate victories of the national squad. When Mexico drew with Italy last week to clinch a second round spot in the World Cup, several thousand fans skipped worked and school to celebrate. The Mexico City government had on hand 4,000 police men and security guards to control crowds, but the shock defeat meant they far outnumbered the fans that descended on the landmark Angel monument where the mood was largely muted. ‘’We lacked decision, it was a bad game,’’ said Alfredo Sanchez, a 27-year-old assistant accountant. ‘’We thought Mexico would win because the team had been playing well,’’ added Sanchez, who watched the game in a local bar.
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Brazil owe it to Rivaldo, Ronaldo Kobe, Japan, June 17 For the first hour of the game, the four-times champions were matched by the underdogs from Europe and were robbed of a goal by a controversial refereeing decision and a series of fine saves by goalkeeper Marcos. Rivaldo struck in the 67th minute, controlling a high pass from Ronaldinho on his chest with his back to goal, bringing the ball under control with his next touch and then scoring on the turn with a shot that deflected off defender Timmy Stevens. Ronaldo matched his team mate’s goal-a-game record with left foot strike from inside the area three minutes from time. Ronaldo, equal top scorer for the tournament, now has five goals and Rivaldo four. Brazil play England on Friday for a place in the semi-finals, in a replay of the famous 1970 World Cup game won 1-0 by Brazil. The game may have hinged on the effort which Belgium had disallowed in the 36th minute. Jacky Peters sent over an inswinging cross from the right, Marc Wilmots won a tussle with Roque Junior and headed the ball into the net beyond a despairing Marcos only to see the referee disallow his effort, apparently for pushing. But replays suggested that Wilmots’ leap was a clean one and that the decision was extremly harsh on the Europeans. Belgium began by giving Brazil a first-minute fright when a dipping long-range effort from Mbo Mpenza was tipped over by Marcos. Brazil then took control of the first half, although their defence looked vulnerable every time Belgium lofted a high ball into their area. Roberto Carlos was close with a viciously swerving free kick while Ronaldo had three good chances to break the deadlock. The Inter Milan striker finished off a darting run by the lively Ronaldinho by firing just past the top corner, then forced goalkeeper Geert de Vlieger to dive at his feet as he homed in on goal. His most spectacular attempt came when he met Rivaldo’s cross from the left with an acrobatic volley but the ball again flew narrowly wide. Belgium made a bold start to the second half and Wilmots was unlucky again when his awkward bouncing shot from outside the area was turned around the post at the last minute by Marcos. Marcos again saved the four-time champions when he dived at the feet of Mpenza to block his shot from close range at the far post in the 55th minute. Marcos made an even better save in the 62nd minute when he turned around a curling shot by Wilmots after he had cut inside Lucio.
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Korea fancy chances against Italy Taejon, (South Korea), June 17 Italy’s worst World Cup experience came at the hands of unfancied North Korea, who humiliated them with a 1-0 win in the first round of the 1966 World Cup, and though the current South Korean side are much more sophisticated, it would still be a huge shock if the triple world champions were to fall to the co-hosts. Poland, the USA and even Portugal are one thing, World Cup heavyweights Italy, the masters of controlled defending, are quite another. However, it is impossible to predict how high this energised South Korean team can ride the incredible emotional wave of national support that has carried them into the last 16. So, in this tournament of shocks, nobody is writing off Korea’s chances, particularly as Italy look to have lost the heart of their defence to injury and suspension and have stuttered their way into the second round. South Korea’s coach Guus Hiddink says his greatest achievement in 18 months in charge has been to convince the players to believe in themselves and Tuesday’s game will fully test that self-confidence. After failing to win a game in five previous World Cups they reached the knockout phase of this tournament as group winners and seem to have finally overcome the inferiority complex that always seemed to undermine their chances. Hiddink has now taken the mind games a stage further. Aware that Italy’s experienced players will deal with the crowd noise and high-speed attacks far more easily than Korea’s first-round opponents, the Dutchman has been trying to tempt them to attack. “They don’t care so much about the beauty of the game and they know how to bring about a result. How they achieve it is not important,’’ he said. Such a psychological approach is doomed to failure against the Italians, however, who indeed would be delighted to progress to a quarterfinal meeting with Spain on the back of a 1-0 win in the most boring game of the tournament. “We know we are playing away from home but it’s not a problem. They might have an advantage with the crowd, but they will still have to use that advantage against a great team,’’ said striker Francesco Totti. Of much more concern to coach Giovanni Trapattoni is the hole that has appeared in the centre of his defence after the suspension of Fabio Cannavaro and a foot injury that looks set to rule out Alessandro Nesta. The reorganisation is likely to involve Paolo Maldini switching from left back to the middle, alongside Mark Iuliano, where they will have to be on their toes to deal with the pacy thrusts of the Korean front line and midfield. In fact, Trapattoni faces questions all over the team as he seeks to step up a level after the defeat against Croatia and somewhat desperate 1-1 draw with Mexico that edged them through. The injury-enforced absence of Luigi di Biagio has hit hard and no amount of midfield shuffling seems to have produced the right balance. Up front he must decide whether to start with Alessandro del Piero, who came off the bench to score the late equaliser against Mexico, or whether to again find room for Filippo Inzaghi alongside Christian Vieri. Hiddink, who confidently spent last night at the Spain versus Ireland game to run an eye over his possible next opponents, has no major injury problems. His main selection dilemma is whether the start with Ahn Jung-hwan up front or give a 100th cap to 50-goal veteran Hwang Sun-hong.
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Turkey look to end Japan’s campaign Miyagi, Japan, June 17 Neither has got so far in the finals before, both have achieved their pre-tournament expectations and the form book shows that in only one previous meeting, a friendly in Osaka in June, 1997, Japan managed a 1-0 win. But the Japanese, buoyant after two successive first round wins, have tempted providence by talking of a quarterfinal return to Osaka, where they beat Tunisia 2-0 in their final group game, to meet Senegal on Saturday. That could be just the motivating factor coach Senol Gunes needs in preparing his men against favourites who have not lost at home for a year.
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A remarkable journey from obscurity Yokohama, June 17 A shock 1-0 upset of world champions France, some scintillating football in their remaining first round games and a golden goal 2-1 win over Sweden yesterday has made the ‘Lions of Teranga’ the talk of the tournament. Much of the credit for the Senegalese transformation has been laid at the feet of their French coach Bruno Metsu, a footballing free spirit who describes himself as a ‘white man with the heart of a negro.’ Taking over in October 2000, Metsu immediately galvanised a group of players short on confidence but long on talent. By using a network of contacts in French football, Metsu and the Senegalese football federation went on an energetic recruitment drive, snapping up Senegal-qualified players plying their trade in France. The policy paid dividends when Senegal qualified for their first ever World Cup, advancing from a group containing Algeria, Egypt and Morocco. Qualification was secured with a 5-0 away win over Namibia — a result that prompted a massive outpouring of joy in Senegal. “In Africa I have found values which have disappeared in Europe,” Metsu said. “In Europe a player will only call you when he’s got a problem that he wants you to sort out. African players call me all the time to see how I’m doing.” So there was no question of Metsu walking out on France when former club Sedan came calling after he had guided the Africans to the World Cup. “The president of the club called me and said ‘Bruno, let’s sort out the details of your return’. But I told him ‘Sorry, I want to stay with my boys and continue our adventure’” he added. Adored by the Senegalese players, Metsu says he has earned their respect by treating them like adults. “I can be a cop when I need to be but I find it best to have a relaxed attitude,” he said. Metsu’s protege, African footballer of the year El-Hadji Diouf said Metsu had become something of a father figure. “I can talk to him about everything — football, life, women,” said Diouf. While Metsu is the man behind the scenes who is credited with uniting Senegal’s squad into a winning blend, it is the Africans’ squad of largely France-based players who have caught the eye. Diouf has already been snapped up by Liverpool, and Salif Diao, the all-action midfielder responsible for scoring arguably the goal of the tournament against Denmark, is also on his way to Anfield. Diao, who has earned favourable comparisons to France’s Senegal-born star Patrick Vieira, will return from suspension for the quarter-finals, along with Khalilou Fadiga. There are other jewels in the Senegal squad — captain Aliou Cisse, who will play in the English Premiership with Birmingham next season and Lens’ defender Ferdinand Coly among them. But despite all the praise and adulation heaped on Senegal, striker Diouf insists his team-mates are not getting carried away. “There are no stars in the Senegal team,” Diouf said. The star of Senegal is the collective.”
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‘No excuses for missed penalties’ London, June 17 “It’s bloody frustrating. Once we equalised, Ireland should definitely have won the game. There are no excuses,” Charlton said in a column published in today’s Daily Mirror. “The penalties were just dreadful. I don’t feel for the players who missed them at all. “They are professional players and that’s their job,” Charlton added. The former England defender, a World Cup winner in 1966 as a player, feels that Ireland had not prepared well enough for the prospect of a penalty shootout. “Penalties are important. Once you get into the knockout stages of any competition, some games are going to end up in a shootout. “But when it came to it, the (Irish) penalties were so bad. There is no excuse for going wide or over.” Coach Mick McCarthy said after the defeat following a 1-1 draw in extra time that practising for penalties was “garbage” and the shootouts were a lottery. Ireland went into the match as huge underdogs and fell behind when Fernando Morientes scored in the eighth minute. But they refused to give up and their resilience was rewarded when Robbie Keane equalised in the dying minutes — ironically from the penalty spot. Although Ireland looked the stronger of the sides in extra time, Spain prevailed 3-2 in a penalty shootout and will meet either Italy or South Korea in the quarter-finals. Charlton — who led Ireland to the quarterfinals in 1990 and the last 16 in 1994 — was disappointed that the Irish were unable to go on and win the game after they had equalised. The shootout was a nervous affair, with Matt Holland, David Connolly and Kevin Kilbane failing to score for Ireland and Juanfran and Juan Carlos Valeron missing for Spain before Gaizka Mendieta slotted home the winning spot-kick. Although he was critical of Ireland’s failure from the penalty spot, Charlton was keen to praise the team’s overall performance. “We had the best of the game in the second half and we had the best of the game in extra time but we lost. “We are coming home — but we were never beaten. “For a small country like Ireland to get as far as they did in this World Cup is a real achievement. “The whole world knows Ireland are a team to be reckoned with and if it wasn’t for the penalties you would always fancy Ireland to beat more teams and keep progressing,” Charlton added.
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It will be fatal to relax: Voeller Seogwipo (South Korea), June 17 Whatever the case, don’t discount the Germans with their impressive World Cup record. No matter how they play, they get the job done. Germany have reached the last eight for the 14th time, including 13 straight since 1954. It is two matches away from its fifth final in eight World Cups. It won the title in 1954, 1974 and 1990. "At many World Cup tournaments, the best team is not always the champion," Voeller said today. "If the best team always won, then Brazil would have been champion not four times, but 14 times. "We use the means we have to become successful. But we also try to play the best we can." If not spectacular, the Germans have been efficient, winning three of four games, drawing one, scoring 12 goals and conceding one. The Germans produced a pale performance in Saturday’s second-round match against Paraguay but made some changes after the break and won 1-0 on a goal by Oliver Neuville in the 88th minute. "If we play like we did in the first half against Paraguay, it won’t be enough in the quarterfinal. We know we have to play better," Voeller said. Germany next play the USA on Friday in Ulsan, South Korea. "It’s possible that you have more difficult opponents in the group stage than in the second round. Look at Ireland, how close they got to getting into the quarters, and we finished ahead of them," Voeller said. In the first round, Germany drew 1-1 with Ireland, conceding an injury-time goal. Ireland lost its second-round match against Spain yesterday in a penalty shootout after getting a late equaliser for a 1-1 deadlock in regulation time. "It would be fatal for us to relax now, and I don’t think this will happen. Many of our players are in their last World Cup and they want to stay in the tournament as long as possible," the coach said. Goalkeeper and captain Oliver Kahn has said he had a feeling the Germans will "march on to the final." The German press has been critical of the team’s plodding style, but Voeller says the "Mannschaft" has been exonerated by its success. "I am our biggest critic but I must remind people with what expectations we came here," Voeller said. "I can accept criticism from abroad, but criticism from home has been exaggerated." Few pundits back home expected Germany to get this far after some unconvincing performances in the last two years and the disastrous Euro 2000 campaign, when Germany went home without winning a match as defending champion. "The mood in the team is not bad considering that we’ve unexpectedly reached the quarterfinals," the coach said.
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pandemonium Kobe, June 17 Beckham, accompanied by England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson and several other players, was given a huge roar after taking his seat in the VIP enclosure at the Kobe wing stadium. That was immediately followed by chaos as hundreds of Japanese supporters left their seats in a bid to get a picture of the Manchester United player, who enjoys superstar status here. Security guards took the best part of half an hour to clear a logjam which blocked off access to large areas of the main stand.
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Windies clinch last-ball win Kingstown (St Vincent), June 17 New Zealand scored a huge 291 for eight at the picturesque Arnos Vale Ground on this small Caribbean island where international cricket is played rarely, but Shivnarine Chanderpaul rushed back from hospital to pad up again, scoring the winning run from the last ball. The victory gave the West Indies a 3-1 win in the five-match series, although Fleming said incompetence from match officials had cheated his team of victory. An angry Fleming said after the match: “There were a whole lot of problems with the scoreboard throughout the day. Both umpires admitted pretty much that they made a mistake and it’s just basic incompetence, which the match referee agrees with. “We have had a formal meeting with the umpires in terms of my disgust at their incompetence. The match referee will deal with it accordingly,” said Fleming. “The bottom line is that it’s hurt us and left more of a sour taste than was already there,” he said. The manually-updated scoreboard had struggled throughout the day to keep pace with the high-scoring match and indicated that one-day specialist bowler Paul Hitchcock — bowling despite a stress fracture of his left fibula - had completed his full quota of 10 overs. Team captains usually rely either on the scoreboards or the umpires to keep count of their bowlers’ overs, but captains sometimes keep their own counts. New Zealand: Fleming b Collins 65 Astle c Jacobs b Collins 1 Nevin c Hooper b Gayle 30 McMillan c & b Hooper 84 Vincent b Gayle 55 Styris c Chanderpaul b Gayle 2 Harris not out 29 Vettori b Hooper 1 Bond c Collins b Gayle 1 Tuffey not out 0 Extras (b-2 lb-5 w-8 nb-8) 23 Total (for eight wickets,
50 overs) 291 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-92, 3-112, 4-251, 5-254, 6-273, 7-280, 8-285. Bowling: Cuffy 8-0-45-0, Collins 10-1-64-2, Collymore 4-1-23-0, Hooper 10-0-49-2, Gayle 10-0-54-4, R. Hinds 8-0-49-0. West Indies: Gayle c Harris b Vettori 67 Chanderpaul not out 28 Lara c & b Harris 47 Hooper c Fleming b
Hitchcock 45 Sarwan c Tuffey b Bond 52 Jacobs c Fleming b Styris 4 W Hinds not out 18 R Hinds b Bond 4 Extras (b-6 lb-7 w-8 nb-6) 27 Total (for six wickets,
50 overs) 292 Fall of wickets: 1-127, 2-163, 3-219, 4-235, 5-260, 6-274. Bowling: D. Tuffey 5-0-48-0, S. Bond 10-3-41-2, P. Hitchcock 10-0-35-1, S. Styris 9-1-43-1, C. Harris 9-0-46-1, Vettori 7-0-46-1.
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England beat Lanka by 10 wickets Manchester, June 17 Set to score 50 runs for victory after bowling out Sri Lanka for 308 runs in the second innings, England achieved the target in 5 overs without losing any wicket. Trescothick and Vaughan contributed 23 and 24 runs respectively. Earlier, Russel Arnold’s unbeaten hundred was the cornerstone of Sri Lanka’s resistance as they fought hard to secure a draw. At tea on the fifth day Sri Lanka were 253 for four, six runs behind England’s first innings score of 512 with Arnold 104 not out and Hashan Tillekeratne nine not out. Nevertheless England, 1-0 up in the campaign, remained on course for their first series win in five attempts. And with the new ball available immediately after tea and Marvan Atapattu (suspected broken finger) unlikely to bat, England’s chances of winning this match had not yet disappeared. Arnold, promoted to open the innings in this match, batted in composed fashion but still scored quickly, his third Test hundred coming in 211 balls with the help of 11 fours. Scoreboard England (1st Innings): 512 Sri Lanka (1st Innings): 253 Sri Lanka (2nd Innings): (overnight 63-1) Arnold c Stewart b Tudor 109 Jayasuriya b Hoggard 26 Sangakkara lbw b Tudor 32 Jayawardene c Hussain
b Giles 28 De Silva c Vaughan b Tudor 40 Tillekeratne not out 33 Vaas lbw b Hoggard 1 Upashantha c Stewart b Flintoff 3 Fernando lbw b Giles 4 Atapattu lbw b Giles 6 Muralitharan c sub b Giles 0 Extras:
26 Total: (all out in 113.2 overs) 308 FoW: 1-44, 2-110, 3-170, 4-233, 5-263, 6-264,7-270,8-285, 9-308. Bowling: Hoggard 37-9-97-2, Giles 25.2-5-61-4, Tudor 21-5-45-3, Flintoff 28-5-79-1, Vaughan 2-0-9-0. England (2nd Innings) M. Trescothick not out 23 M Vaughan not 24 Extras 3 Total (No loss) 50 Bowling: M. Muralitharan 2-0-17-0-, Vaas 1-0-8-0, Fernando 2-0-23-0.
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Jeev finishes tied 62nd New Delhi, June 17 On a day when Tiger Woods won his seventh title in last 11 major appearances, the ace Indian played a battling round under tough conditions at the par-70 Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, New York, yesterday. With just three players breaking par, Jeev often had the large gallery in raptures with his exquisite putting and magic around the greens, according to information received here today. Jeev’s performance was creditable, given he had qualified for it for the first time. Also, he made history by making the cut at the tough tournament. "I tried to attack on every possible hole, which is actually not the best of ideas on a course like the Bethpage Black. I kept telling myself that I had nothing to lose, and everything to gain," said the Hero Honda-sponsored player. The biggest factor inhibiting scoring on a day when the sun peaked out for the first time in three days, was the swirling winds. It was so windy that some players had to wear their caps backwards to prevent them from flying off.
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Bhupathi — Mirnyi duo loses London, June 17 Bhupathi and Mirnyi, the third seeded duo, were beaten in straight sets 5-7 3-6 by Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyet of Zimbabwe. The Queen’s tournament is a warm-up tournament to the grass court All England Championships at Wimbledon beginning June 24. Bhupathi and Mirnyi had lost in the semifinals of the French Open to Paul Haarhuis of Netherlands and Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia. Leander Paes and his partner Tomas Cibulec of Czech Republic had also lost in the last-four stage at Roland Garros.
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Pillay recalled Mumbai, June 17 The secretary-general of the Indian Hockey Federation, Mr K. Jothikumaran, while releasing the list of players here today, said that the preparatory camp would be held at New Delhi from June 20 to July 9. The list of players: Goalkeepers: Devesh Chauhan (IOCL), Bharat Chettri (Karnataka), Kamaldeep Singh (ONGC), S. Sundaram (Tamil Nadu). Full backs: Dilip Tirkey (IA), Jugraj Singh, Kanwalpreet Singh (both Punjab Police), Dinesh Nayak (Tamil Nadu), Len Aiyappa (Karnataka). Half backs:
Prabodh Tirkey, Bimal Lakra, V. S. Vinay (all IA), S. S. Gill (Chandigarh), Vikram Pillay (Air-India), Ignace Tirkey (Services), Viren Rasquinha (IOC), Sandeep Michael (Karnataka), Tirumal Valavan (Tamil Nadu). Forwards: Gagan Ajit Singh, Baljit Singh, Tejbir Singh Gabbar Singh, Baljit Singh Dhillon (all Punjab Police), Prabhjot Singh, Deepak Thakur, Rajpal Singh, Inderjit Singh Chadha (all IOC), Iqbal Singh (Railways), Anup Anthony (Karnataka), Dhanraj Pillay (Bombay). Chief coach: Rajinder Singh, coach: N. S. Sodhi, physical trainer: Sampath Kumar.
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HOA to celebrate
Olympic Day Chandigarh, June 17 Disclosing this here today, Mr Abhey Singh Chautala, President, Haryana Olympic Association, and Senior Vice-President, Indian Olympic Association, said that the Olympic Day Run was being celebrated throughout the world on June 23 under the auspices of International Olympic Committee in cooperation with International Amateur Athletics Federation with a view to promote the Olympic Movement and ideals. He said that the main objective of celebrating the Olympic Day in Haryana was to generate a feeling of brotherhood and to create general awareness about the importance of sports in the day-to-day life of the people of all age groups. He said that the celebration of Olympic Day in Haryana was now a regular annual sports feature. Mr Chautala said that Haryana Olympic Association had requested the sports department, Haryana Divisional Commissioners & Deputy Commissioners-cum-Presidents of district Olympic association to extend full cooperation in organising this mega sports even in a well planned manner. Mr M.S. Malik, Gen. Secretary, HOA said the celebration of Olympic Day would include 10- km races for men & women, 5-km race for boys & girls under 18 years, matches in popular games such as Kabaddi (circle), volleyball, wrestling, tug-of-war & cultural items like Haryanvi Ragni, folk dances etc. He said that on this occasion the current medal winners in national & international competitions of various games would be honoured with suitable prizes. |
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Olympic Day run at Jalandhar Chandigarh, June 17 The proposal of additional office-bearers was approved by the committee. Now there will be 12 executive committee members as against seven in the past. Mr Raj Kumar additional secretary will now be the secretary. Mr Raja KS Sidhu will continue as Secretary-General. It was decided to approach the UT Administration to allot two acres of land for the construction of Punjab Olympic Bhavan. |
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