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Shastri to represent players?
SA players seek more time
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South Africa beat Pak, enter final
Shoaib recalled England
eves hang on for a draw
Manchester United scrape through Leonard takes 3-stroke lead; Tiger falters
Chopra plummets to tied-22nd Anand bounces back with win Punjab Police, Ropar swimmers champs Gupta triumphs, Popat loses India Seniors triumph Soumyadeep, Mouma win singles crowns BSF rally to
hold JCT Hamirpur
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Shastri to represent players? Headingly (England), August 18 According to reliable sources, former India captain and now a commentator Ravi Shastri is likely to be authorised to speak on behalf of the players. Though neither the players nor Shastri himself, were forthcoming on this move, the sources said a letter to this effect from the players is likely to be delivered to the board in the next couple of days. With the third Test against England starting here on Thursday, the players were keen to keep their focus on the game and not be diverted by this controversy which has threatened to disrupt next month’s ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka. At present, the players are firm in their resolve not to sign the contract that requires them to forego their individual endorsements one month before and after an ICC tournament if there is a clash of interests with the official sponsors of the event. The players feel their case is strengthened by the fact that the they were given the contracts just one month before the tournament and also that there is no precedent for such a one-sided contract in any other sport. For instance, England soccer captain David Beckham supported a soft drink throughout the recent World Cup even though a rival drinks company had the official rights. Similarly, the Brazilian players openly advertised for a footwear and leisure clothing company when its rival was one of the official sponsors. As such, the players have decided to get organised and put their case collectively before the board. This decision could be a path-breaking development in Indian cricket as, unlike in other countries, the Indian players don’t have any association to safeguard their interests. However, this unity would be limited to just 16 players that form the touring party in England and not encompass the 600-odd cricketers who play in the domestic competition, according to a team insider. New-look team likely MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has convened an emergency selection meeting at Bangalore on Tuesday and also preponed the working committee meeting by a day. The working committee meeting, which was to take place on August 21 will also be held on Tuesday at the same venue. ICC has banned the display of logos in print or on television by players other than the official ones which created a big split since the days of Kerry Packer circus in the seventies. India’s Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and skipper Saurav Ganguly have water-tight private sponsorship. BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya had called for the meeting as the senior players currently touring England have asked for more time for a decision. However, BCCI, which itself has agreed to forego official team’s logo of Sahara, had suggested that players toe the ICC line for Champions Trophy and then it will sought a way out for World Cup. But players, encouraged by Australian players refusal to sign the ICC contract, have not been receptive to the suggestion. Hence, as a drastic measure, BCCI has summoned national selectors to Bangalore strongly indicating that a new team minus the seniors may be picked.
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SA players seek more time
Johannesburg, August 18 The South African players, currently engaged in a triangular one-day series in Tangiers with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, have made a request for more time to take a decision on the matter, chief executive of the association, Tony Irish, said. “The players are very mindful that these are major events, especially with the World Cup being played in South Africa. “They realise that events sponsors are very important. But some consideration must be given to the fact that existing individual sponsorships were in place before some of these deals were made,” Irish said. The requests were made following ICC’s insistence that players should give up their individual sponsorships during and 30 days before and after the ICC tournaments as only the official sponsors would be allowed during such events. Irish said several national players have long-standing individual deals which would be compromised if they agree to the ICC’s demands. Among the players who have several endorsements, veteran one-day specialist Jonty Rhodes, who is also the president of the player’s association, has signed for Sharp photo copiers, a rival of LG Electronics which is one of the sponsors of the tournament in Sri Lanka. “One of the concerns for players is that they are expected to forego their rights, not only during the ICC tournaments but for 30 days before and after them. “With both the Champions Trophy and the World Cup being played in the same season, this effectively rules out individual sponsorships for more than six months,” Irish said. Meanwhile, World Cup CEO in South Africa, Ali Bacher, today said he doesn’t believe that the current controversy will affect the World Cup which starts in February. “We have signed and bound contracts with each participating country that they will be fielding their best teams when the World Cup tournament starts,” he said. Bacher said players’ interests had been taken into account which was evident from the prize money for the World Cup winners. The 2003 winners would receive a whopping $5 million as compared to the last tournament when Australia got $ one million. “This (the amount) goes directly to the players. And the boards of the Test-playing nations have been guaranteed nearly $ 9 million for participating in the events in Sri Lanka and South Africa.” PTI
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South Africa beat Pak, enter final
TANGIERS, Morocco, Aug 18 Chasing South Africa's modest score of 196 for 8 in 50 overs Pakistan were bundled out for 188 all out in 48.3 overs. Scoreboard South Africa: Gibbs c Latif b Akram 0 Smith lbw b Akram 5 Kallis b Waqar 3 Dippenaar run out 55 Ontong c and b Waqar 10 Rhodes c Latif b Mahmood 11 Boucher b Mahmood 57 Klusener not out 28 Boje b Akram 1 Pollock not out 13 Extras: (lb-2, w-4, nb-7) 13 Total: (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 196 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-8, 3-10, 4-29, 5-49, 6-127, 7-167, 8-171. Bowling: Akram 10-2-31-3, Waqar 10-0-48-2, Mahmood 9-0-33-2, Razzaq 10-0-39-0, Afridi 10-0-28-0, Malik 1-0-15-0. Pakistan: Nazir b Pollock 0 Malik run out 12 Afridi c Boucher b Donald 62 Youhana c Boje
b Klusener 22 Haq hit wicket b Ontong 41 Y Khan lbw b Klusener 0 Razzaq b Boje 0 Latif b Donald 22 Mahmood not out 16 Akram b Donald 11 Younis c Smith b Donald 1 Extras
(w-1) 1 Total (all out, 48.3 overs) 188 Fall of wickets:
1-0 2-49 3-92 4-118 5-118 6-119 7-155 8-1639-186 Bowling: Pollock 9-3-25-1, Kallis 10-0-56-0, Donald 9.3-0-43-4, Klusener 10-1-21-2, Boje 8-0-36-1, Ontong 2-0-7-1.
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Shoaib recalled
Islamabad, August 18 The team will be captained by Waqar Younis, while hard-hitting batsman Inzamam-ul Haq will be his deputy for both the tournaments. “Shoaib missed the Tangier tri-series as he was resting but now he will be back for both the tri-series in Kenya and for the ICC Champions Trophy,’’ The News, quoting chief selector Wasim Bari, reported today. Shoaib, popularly known as the “Rawalpindi Express’’ for his fearsome speed, had spearheaded Pakistan’s attack in their 2-1 win over the Aussies in the Super Challenge series this June. “Saqlain is unavailable for both the events so he was not considered,’’ Mr Bari said. Saqlain said he would be unavailable because his wife was expecting their second baby later this month. Pakistan take on world champions Australia and hosts Kenya in their golden jubilee tri-series, shifted to Nairobi over security concerns in Pakistan, from August 29 to September 7. From September 12 to 30, all 10 Test playing countries, along with Kenya and the Netherlands, will feature in the biennial ICC Champions Trophy to be held in Sri Lanka. Squad for Kenya tri-series: Waqar Younis (captain), Inzamam-ul Haq (vice captain), Saeed Anwar, Wasim Akram, Yousuf Youhana, Rashid Latif, Abdul Razzaq, Younis Khan, Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Azhar Mahmood, Mohammad Sami and Misbahul Haq. Mudassar Nazar (coach) and Yawar Saeed (manager). Squad for the ICC Champions Trophy : Waqar Younis (captain), Inzamam-ul Haq (vice captain), Saeed Anwar, Wasim Akram, Yousuf Youhana, Rashid Latif, Abdul Razzaq, Younis Khan, Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Azhar Mahmood and Mohammad Sami. Mudassar Nazar (coach) and Yawar Saeed (manager).
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England
eves hang on for a draw
London, August 18 At close on the fourth and final day, England had made 198 for six with their skipper Clare Connor unbeaten on a resolute 46. The highlight of the match was the world-record score of 214 by the 19-year old Indian vice-captain, Mithali Raj, in only her third Test innings. Mithali’s monumental score was only the fifth double century in the history of women’s Test cricket and it bettered Australian K.L. Rolton’s unbeaten 209 scored against England at Leeds last year. Incidentally all the five double centuries have been scored against England. But once her 10-hour vigil at the crease came to an end early yesterday, England ripped through the rest of the Indian innings as the tourists could add only 22 runs to their overnight score of 445 for six. England used nine bowlers, the most successful of whom was Nicki Shaw, who took three for 74 from 27 overs. The first Test of the series was abandoned as a draw as heavy rains washed out play on the first three days of the Test match at Shenley last week. Brief Scores: England: 333 and 198 for six. India: 467 (M Raj 214, J Goswami 62).
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Blake upsets Agassi
Washington, August 18 The 22-year-old Blake registered 25 winners and stunned compatriot and top seed Andre Agassi 6-3 6-4 in just over an hour to advance to the title match of the hardcourt event. Blake will take on Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand in today’s final. The 14th seed rallied past fifth seed Marcelo Rios of Chile 3-6 6-2 6-2 to move into the final at the William H G FitzGerald Tennis Centre. Surprisingly, Blake overpowered Agassi. Blake dropped just three points on his serve en route to taking the opening set. Then, he broke Agassi’s serve in the first and third games of the second set and jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Agassi finally managed to break Blake’s serve in the eighth game of the second set and pulled within 4-5. But Blake converted his first match point. Blake will attempt to capture his first ATP crown today. He has reached two finals this year, losing at Memphis and Newport. Agassi, a five-time champion here, was competing in his seventh career semi-final at this tournament. But the seven-time Grand Slam winner appeared sluggish following his three-set quarter-final battle on Friday night against Thomas Enqvist. Agassi recorded 19 unforced errors as his all-time mark here fell to 38-9. He has four titles this year. He won the Scottsdale, Tennis Masters Series - Miami and Los Angeles hardcourt events and the TMS - Rome claycourt tournament. Srichaphan advanced to his first ATP final since the opening week of the year, when he was the runner-up at Chennai, India. Indianapolis: Greg Rusedski claimed another world top three victim yesterday to reach the final of the $800,000 ATP tournament with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 over German Tommy Haas. The unseeded British winner beat world No 2 Marat Safin in the first round last week in Cincinnati and upset top man Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in the third round this week. On paper the 28-year-old stands a decent chance in today’s final against Spain’s Felix Mantilla, who ousted German ninth seed Rainer Schuettler 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Rusedski has picked up trophys at his last four finals, dating from the Grand Slam Cup in 1999 and in Auckland a week before this year’s Australian Open. But Mantilla has beaten him both times they have met.
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Manchester United scrape through
London, August 18 Playing with a one-man advantage after Derek McInnes was sent off in the 64th for a reckless tackle, Manchester United finally broke through in the 78th on a 14-yard strike by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The narrow victory before a 68,000 sellout — playing against the side voted most likely to be relegated — followed Manchester United’s lacklustre 0-1 loss on Wednesday against Hungarian provincial side Zalaegerszeg in the third qualifying round, first leg of the Champions League. United played with game without injured No 1 goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and injured defenders Wes Brown and Rio Ferdinand. Manchester United, which spent a world record £ 30 million ($45 million) for a defender in buying Ferdinand from Leeds, will be under enormous pressure this season after failing to win a trophy a year ago. In other results yesterday in Premier League openers: Blackburn 0, Sunderland 0; Charlton 2, Chelsea 3; Everton 2, Tottenham 2; Fulham 4, Bolton 1; Leeds 3, Manchester City 0; Southampton 0, Middlesbrough 0. Today, defending champion Arsenal play at home against newly promoted Birmingham City with Liverpool — the runners-up last season — at Aston Villa. “It was a long day,” said Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson after a game played in 30°C (86F) heat. “It was a long day but we persevered but we missed a lot of chances in the match.” Ferguson said the sending off “tipped the balance in the sense they (West Brom) did not know what to do about it. They are a committed team in terms of defending.” Ferguson tipped his hat to Solskjaer, who scored the 100th goal of his career for Manchester United, calling him a “committed professional.” Ferguson also pointed to the importance of the victory — he said Manchester United could have scored “seven or eight goals” — in light of Wednesday’s loss in Budapest. “I think it is important because of last Wednesday, we were careless,” Ferguson said. “We’ve given ourselves a job to do there.” Yesterday also marked the return to coaching in the English top-flight of former England national managers Terry Venables — at Leeds — and Kevin Keegan — at Manchester City. Leeds won 3-0 with Venables admitting he was lucky to win with Manchester City having as many chances. “It was a great start for everybody,”: Venables said. “I thought Manchester City played very well. It was a very open game, too open for my liking. They had a few chances and I thought we were fortunate at times.” Keegan, returning to the Premier League since leaving in 1997 with Newcastle, tipped his hat to Venables but knew he let a game get away. “I don’t think we deserved to be beaten 0-3 Keegan said. “There were a lot of good things, for a long time we were probably playing the better football and creating the better chances. But they got the vital first goal. “It’s a great start for Terry. He deserved all the luck in the world. He’s a great coach and a he’s a good guy.” Blackburn, playing at home with the former Manchester United striking tandem of Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole, disappointed with Sunderland playing the better football in their scoreless draw. Chelsea, down 0-2 at Charlton, rallied to win 3-2 on Frank Lampard’s winner in the 89th. Charlton played a man short from the 26th when Paul Konchesky was sent off. Gianfranco Zola (43rd) and Carlton Cole (84th) also scored for Chelsea. Tomasz Radzinski scored the equalizer in the 81st minute as Everton drew 2-2 with Tottenham. Everton gave a start to 16-year-old Wayne Rooney, one of the youngest to ever play in the top-flight of English soccer. The youngest player to start in the top-flight of English soccer was Sunderland goalkeeper Derek Forster, who was 15 years, 185 days when he made his debut against Leicester in 1964. Rooney, who is being compared to Michael Owen or Alan Shearer at the same age, turns 17 in October. Owen was 17 years 145 days when he made his Premier League debut with Liverpool. Fulham breezed 4-1 at Loftus Road over Bolton with Sylvain Legwinski leading the way with two goals. Fulham will play their home games at Loftus, the home of Queens Park Rangers, while Craven Cottage is being remodeled. AFP
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Leonard takes 3-stroke lead; Tiger falters
Chaska, August 18 The 30-year-old Texan had announced before teeing off that the conditions, strong winds, were ideal and went on to prove himself correct. “That’s all we play in in Texas,” he joked. “I’ve played in wind as much as most people. It makes it more of a strategic game and I like that. Under the circumstances that was one of the better ball striking rounds I have had. I’m going to remember this round for a long time.” And Leonard immediately began planning Sunday’s round. “Tomorrow I need to get off to a good start,” he said. Leonard shot three birdies on the inward nine, including the infamous par-four 16th, to cement his place atop the leaderboard. Tiger Woods, who began the day four-under and two behind joint leaders Leonard, Rich Beem, Fred Funk and Mark Calcavecchia, shot a level par 72 and five shots back from Leonard. “I grinded my tail off,” said Woods, attempting to become the first player in history to land the ‘American Slam’ — winning the Masters, the US Open and the PGA in the same year. The 26-year-old was upset by ending with a bogey — wiping out a birdie at the par-five 11th. “I hate ending with a bogey but I hit a lot of solid putts. I did what it takes,” he explained. Calcavecchia stumbled over the closing holes to slip down to a share of fourth with Woods. Unheralded Beem, who has never been close to winning a major, got himself to eight-under for the championship but faltered coming in, dropping shots at 14 and 17. The 46-year-old Funk, who has become the crowd favourite as he smiles and waves his way around the Hazeltine National, was delighted that he was able to finish with a one-over 73. “When I went out in that weather, my attitude was to just hang in there and don’t throw the whole thing away. I was sure par or thereab outs would do,” he said. Only three of the 72 players in the third round managed to break par and only Leonard got under 70. The field scored the highest third round average in PGA history. South Africa’s Retief Goosen, who started his round as hot ahead of Woods and only one off the lead, struggled in the gusting winds. By the time he reached the turn, the former US Open champion had dropped five shots. He lost two more on the way home and carded a seven-over par 79 to wreck his chances of winning a second major. Phil Mickelson took his record in the majors to 42 attempts, 42 failures. The 32-year-old, dogged by the tag of being the best player in the world not to have won a major, had a nightmare inward nine. The world number two ran off four straight bogeys to end his third round 19 shots adrift of Leonard. “I’m just not playing well. I don’t know what else to say. There’s no one to blame but myself,” said Mickelson. Ernie Els, who arrived here brimming with confidence after his victory at the British Open only three weeks ago, found the winds of Minnesota harder to handle than the gale that has struck Muirfield in the third round. Els wiped out two birdies with a double bogey and three bogeys to end 11 shots back. “It was tough. Today was about survival. To play a golf course with this kind of design with a wind like this is really difficult,” said Els. Weathermen forecast ideal conditions for today’s final round, giving Els something to cling on to. “If the conditions are good I could see guys going really low. It might be perfect conditions, so let’s hope for the best,” he said. AFP
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Chopra
plummets to tied-22nd New Delhi, August 18 Chopra, tied-second overnight, suffered a third round bogey blitz to card a four-over 74, which saw him plummet to tied-22nd with a tally of level-par 210. Chopra’s average showing comes in the wake of India’s star golfer Jeev Milkha Singh missing the cut yesterday. According to reports received here, Keoke Cotner led the tournament at five-under 205 courtesy a well-compiled third-round three-under 67. Tied second one stroke behind Cotner were, overnight leader Tyler Williamson, Andy Sanders, Ahmad Bateman, Nolan Henke and Bob Friend.
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Anand bounces back with win
Mainz, August 18 The following two games were drawn, and after six games, the two players are even at three points each. After a rather disastrous start on the opening day, Anand was in his element yesterday as he overpowered Ponomariov from the white pieces in the fourth game. The sicilian defence appears to be favoured opening here with as many as four of the six games between the two players featuring it so far. Ponomariov was apparently happy with the way he worked out his counter-attack against Anand’s English attack in the second game but was in for a surprise as the Indian ace deviated on the sixth move, not allowing his opponent to play his favourite move order. Quick placement of pieces helped both players train their guns at the rival king and in the initial phase of the game it even looked as though Ponomariov was a shade quicker. However, that turned out to be merely an optical illusion as Anand brilliantly unleashed his tactical strokes, starting out with a pawn roller on the kingside and then creating weaknesses in black’s position with deft manoeuvres. Ponomariov was left defenceless and his counter play bid did not materialse. In the fifth game Anand, playing with black pieces, repeated the sicilian but decided against venturing into the Sveshnikov that cost him a valuable point in the third game. Ponomariov decided to give Anand a taste of his own medicine and it was yet another English attack on board. This time Anand played defensively and though he faced some technical problems in equalising, he never looked in any trouble after the queens got traded in the
middle game. The Ukrainian tried hard to break through on both flanks but a timely exchange sacrifice by Anand made his position impregnable. The peace treaty was signed on the 40th move. In the sixth game, Ponomariov opted for the open game for the first time in this match and faced Anand’s pet ruy lopez. The opening choice played a crucial role as Anand could not press hard for a victory in the tchigorin variation despite maintaining a miniscule advantage for the major part of the game. Ponomariov got his pieces moving on both flanks and equalised comfortably by exchanging pieces at regular intervals. The exchange of queens on the 31st move steered the game to a draw five moves later.
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Punjab
Police, Ropar swimmers champs Ludhiana, August 18 Five more meet records were erased today. Vibha Babbar took 0.34.97 seconds to rewrite the 50 metres butterfly record . The previous record of 0.35.25 seconds was written in the name of Neha Bector of Patiala since
1999. Puneet Rana of Ropar established two new records. In 100 metres breast stroke, Puneet clocked 1.09.63 seconds to create a new record. The earlier record set by a BSF swimmer in the year 1973 was 1.10.10 seconds. In 50 metres breast stroke, Puneet gave an excellent performance and took 0.30.70 seconds to put to eclipse the previous record of 0.34.07 seconds set in 1999 by Jaspreet Singh from Sangrur. In the women section, Shukhman Ghuman from Ropar rewrote two meet records. In the 100 metres free style, Sukhman clocked 1.09.41 seconds to improve upon the earlier record of 1.11.17 seconds by Ravneet Bhullar of 1990. In the 50 metres breast stroke, she took 0.40.46 seconds to erase the earlier record of 0.41.39 seconds by Bindya Sareen of Ludhiana set in 1997. In
waterpolo, Punjab Police outclassed Jalandhar 16-4 to lift the trophy. For the third place, Faridkot beat Hoshiarpur 8-6. Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice Chancellor, PAU gave away prizes. Ropar with 135 pointsbagged joint running trophy instituted in the memory of Mr Inder Mohan Singh Grewal, former president, Ludhiana District Swimming Association. Results: Women-800 m free style-1-Rupinderjit Kaur (Sangrur) 12.14.50 secs. 2- Bavneet Kaur (Ropar) 12.45.74 secs. 3- Komal Avtar
(Asr) 12.57.83 secs. 200 m butterfly: 1- Mridumai Bhatia (Jal) 3.55.37 secs. 2- Lajdeep Kaur (Pat) 3.56.25 secs. 3- Isha Sood
(Lud) 4.13.31 secs. 100 m breast stroke: 1- Sukhman Ghuman (Ropar) 1.30.78 secs. 2- Erakaila (Pat) 1.40.17 secs. 3- Kamalpreet
(Hpr) 1.42.07 secs. 50 m butter fly: 1- Vibha Babbar (Lud) 0.34.97 secs. 2- Prabhjot Kaur
(Rpr) 0.38.28 secs. 3- Lajdeep Kaur (Pat) 0.42.59 secs. 100 m free style: 1-Sukhman Ghuman
(Rpr) 1.09.41 secs. 2- Vibha Babbar of (Lud) 1.10.26 secs. 3- Komal Avtar
(Asr) 1.20.66 secs. 50 m breast stroke: 1-Sukhman Ghuman (Rpr) 0.40.46 secs. 2- Gurnur Kang
(Rpr) 0.40.81 secs. 3- Radha (Gpr) 0.45.11 secs. Men - 1500 m free style 1- Harpreet Bhular
(F’pore) 20.34.31 secs. 2- Mohinder pal (PP) 21.35.52 secs. 3- Manraj Singh of (PP) 21.42.34 secs. 100 m breast stroke: 1- Puneet Rana
(Rpr) 1.09.63 secs. 2- Harpreet Bhullar (F’pore) 1.14.47 secs. 3- Varun Sharma
(F’pore) 1.21.51 secs. 50 m breast stroke: 1- Puneet Rana (Rpr) 0.30.70 secs. 2- Harpreet Bhullar
(F’pore) 0.33.10 secs. 3- Varun Sharma (F’pore) 0.35.94 secs. 100 m free style: 1- Jaspreet Singh
(Sgr) 1.01.53 secs. 2- Navpreet Sidhu (Pat) 1.02.12 secs. 3- Sikander Pal Singh (Pat) 1.05.25 secs. |
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Gupta triumphs, Popat loses
Mumbai, August 18 In the women’s singles final, India’s top ranked player Aparna Popat, who was the top seed here, went down fighting to 18-year-old second seed Salakjit Polsana of Thailand. Popat lost 7-11 11-8 5-11 in 50 minutes. Both the finals were highly competitive. In women’s final Popat gave away too many negative points while in the men’s final Gupta kept his nerve till the end. Gupta started off the match on a high note winning the first point after a long and well earned rally. The lanky Indian with his enormous reach jumped to a comfortable 6-1 and then 11-4 lead. With a few drop shots he managed to win the first game at 15-4. In the second the Thai, who is known for his late starts went in the lead initially but Gupta caught up with him at 2-all. However, with some superior over-head smashes the Thai not only increased the lead but also managed to win at 15-6. In the decider, Thanathiratham looked in fine nick when he took an easy 3-0 lead but the Indian fought back superbly and caught up with his rival at 3-all and then at 4-all. With the Thai tiring fast, Gupta, took control of the proceedings and dominated the rest of the match to such an extent that Thanathiratham failed to win even a single point to the four which he had already won. In the women’s final, Popat took a slim lead in the first game. However, Polsana fought back well to take a slender 5-3 lead before the Indian caught up with her rival at 5-all.At this stage the Indian, who should have kept the shuttle in play to stretch a fast tiring Thai girl, gave away five negative points either hitting the returns into the net or too long to lose the game 7-11. In the second game the Indian played to a plan, after catching up with her rival at 3-all. With a few sensible drop shots, Aparna, not only caught up with Polsana at 8-all but also went on to win the game at 11-8. In the decider Polsana lifted the game a couple of notches and raced a way to a 8-5 lead before winning 11-5. In the mixed doubles final, the unseeded Indian pair of Jaseel Ismail and Manjusha Kanwar defeated compatriots Marcos Bristow and B.R. Meenakshi 11-5, 11-3 while women’s doubles top seeds Duang-Anong Arunkesorn and Kulchala Worawichitchaikul of Thailand crushed their unseeded compatriot Salakjit Polsana and Saratja Chansrisukot 11-1, 11-6. AFP
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India Seniors triumph
Hyderabad, August 18 The power-packed play and solid defence of seniors was too much for the juniors with Tom Joseph andJobi Joseph dominating the proceedings with a blend of skill and power to romp home 25-16 in the first set. After losing the first game, juniors put up a brave front in the second set. Lanky Delhi spiker Subba Rao proved too good with his deceptive drops, angular smashes and solid blocking in the company of Ravikanth Reddy to trouble the seniors. Rahul Santosh also excelled but lack of support and the superior attack by seniors was glaring in 29-19 verdict in favour of seniors. The newly-built KVR indoor stadium suddenly came alive with the juniors matching their opponents smash by smash, block by block and point by point. PTI
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Soumyadeep, Mouma win singles crowns Durgapur, August 18 Roy, representing Petroleum Sports Control Board, came back strongly after dropping the first two sets to put it across the promising S Sarathkamal of Railway Sports Promotion Board 2-11 9-11 12-10 11-6 13-11 12-10 and clinch the title before a sizeable crowd at the Sidhu Kanhu Indoor stadium. Mouma, on the other hand, overcame a stiff mid-match resistance from the ninth seed T Pradeepa of Tamil Nadu to fashion a 11-9 11-4 7-11 7-11 11-3 11-6 victory in the final. Roy, who went down to the veteran S Raman in the final of the inter-institutional tournament in Delhi last week, looked a bundle of nerves against the RSPB player at the outset.
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BSF rally to
hold JCT Chandigarh, August 18 The match, played at a furious pace, saw JCT forging ahead in the 30th minute through Surjit Singh whose stinging shot brooked no resistance. Down by a goal, BSF mobilised all their resources and their efforts bore fruit in the 70th minute when off a swerving flag kick by Jaswant Singh, son of the legendary G.S. Parmar, Sukhjit Singh found the target after chesting the ball inside the box. Incidentally, both Jaswant and Sukhjit played for JCT last season. This was the first draw for JCT in four outings. They have won three matches. BSF have won two and drawn two ties. |
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Hamirpur
badminton Hamirpur, August 18 The following are the results: Subjunior singles under 16: Vinay b Nikhil 15-12, 6-15 and 15-3; Vivek Verma b Rahul 15-0, 15-2; Archit b Sahil 15-3, 15-5. Under 13: Bharat Bhushan b Kanak Dogra 15-4, 15-5; Archit Sharma b Ishan Dogra 15-4, 15-4. |
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