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August 29, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Limping men set Grand Slam record
India recover after early jolts I have done no wrong: Youhana
Sherwood pip Sanawar for soccer title |
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Saraswati Dey creates new national record National Sports Day today Bhiwani shuttlers win Commonwealth Games:
Anil gets silver
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Limping
men set Grand Slam record
New York, August 28 On the second day of the US Open, a new Grand Slam record was set for first round retirements after seven men were forced to bring their campaigns to a premature end. The number of retirements also equals the previous record total for an entire US Open tournament. The seven players are: Mario Ancic, leg cramps; Andrea Gaudenzi, headache; Julian Knowle, lower back; Richard Krajicek, left heel; Mark Philippoussis, left knee; Attila Savolt, right elbow; Rainer Schuettler, left leg. There might have been even more casualties. Both Marat Safin and Nicolas Kiefer were treated for leg cramps during their four-hour 31-minute marathon and wheelchairs were waiting in the wings to carry them back to the locker room if they suffered a meltdown. Germany’s Kiefer collapsed after going down 3-6 in the final set tie-break, drawing trainer Bill Norris, Wimbledon referee Alan Mills and even Safin to his side of the net to see how badly he was suffering. “I didn’t think about retiring,” said Kiefer. “I wanted to continue, I wanted to finish it. “It was a great match and it was great to be out there. But I’ve never had cramps before and it was a bad feeling.” Safin blamed the modern power game for the rising number of injuries. Second-seeded Safin struggled but advanced to the second round, winning 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, (7/4). Safin, who won this tournament two years ago and reached the semifinals last year, dominated the first set and looked set to advance easily. But mistakes cost the world No 2 and Kiefer took advantage in the second two sets, despite calling for a timeout in the third set to have the big toe on his left foot looked at by a trainer. Kiefer, however, had his own problems, complaining several times about line calls. And it was an overruled call in the 10th game of the fourth set that may have cost him the first major upset of the tournament. Former world No 1 Martina Hingis had a much tougher first-round encounter than expected as she edged past American Marissa Irvin 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. The 1997 Flushing Meadows champion, who returned to competitive action earlier this month following a three month injury layoff, was clearly lacking in match practice as she struggled to impose her authority on the 51st ranked Irvin yesterday. Defending champion Hewitt of Australia fired 14 aces and dispatched France’s Nicolas Coutelot 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. Reigning women’s champion Venus Williams and Australian Open champion Jennifer Capriati each advanced with 6-0, 6-0 whitewashes while former world No 1 Monica Seles also advanced. Philippoussis also made a heroic effort to play after injuring his left knee but was forced to quit while leading. Dutchman Sjeng Schalken advanced 6-7, (1/7), 4-6, 6-3, 5-3 when Philippoussis retired after two hours and 56 minutes after reinjuring a knee first damaged in 1999 at Wimbledon. Venus Williams began defence of her title by blanking Croatian qualifier Mirjana Lubcic 6-0, 6-0, in 50 minutes. Second seed Venus hopes to face her younger sister Serena in the US Open final for the second year in a row and the fourth time in five Slam finals. Serena beat Venus in this year’s Wimbledon and French Open finals. Third seed Capriati routed fellow American Bethanie Mattek 6-0, 6-0 while sixth seed Seles subdued Hungary’s Zsofia Gubacsi 6-3, 6-3.
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Amritraj duo loses in first round Prakash Amritraj and Stephen Amritraj, sons of former Indian tennis stars Vijay and Anand respectively, lost their first round doubles match at the US Open here yesterday. Representing the USA, the Amritraj brothers lost in straight sets to Czech Republic pair of Frantisek Cermak and Ota Fukarek 3-6, 3-6. Prakash, who earned a wild card entry into the singles draw, takes on Thai sensation Paradorn Srichaphan in a first round match later today. PTI
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India recover after early jolts Derby, August 28 Openers Virender Sehwag (15), Sanjay Bangar (17) and Shiv Sunder Das (18) were cooling their heels in the pavilion after stand-in captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat. Wasim Jaffer was batting on 23 and VVS Laxman was on eight at the break. The Indians have gone into the game with their two main spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh though captain Saurav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar have opted to take a break. The two medium-pacers who played the Headingley Test, which India won by an innings and 46 runs, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan, have also been rested. Sehwag hit a couple of crisp drives through the offside before he shouldered arms to paceman Nei Gunter and was surprised to see his off-stump go cart-wheeling. Bangar, the Headingley hero, drove a widish delivery from first change Jason Kerr and was nicely held by Dominic Hewson at second slip. Das was lucky to see an uppish edge off Gunter go closely above second slip no sooner than he had arrived at the crease but didn’t make the most of his luck and was out bowled to up and down medium-pace of Matt Dowman. Jaffer and Laxman were trying to repair the damage with the latter showing attacking instincts, gliding the ball through third man to the fence and then pulling one behind square leg. He then executed a stylish extra cover drive off Kerr. India (Ist innings): Bangar c Hewson b Kerr 17 Sehwag b Gunter 15 Das b Dowman 18 Laxman not out 70 Jaffer c Warn b Kerr 49 Ratra not out 21 Extras: (b-13, lb-3, w-18) 34 Total:
(4 wickets, 62 overs) 224 FoW: 1-21, 2-58, 3-62, 4-164. Bowling: Gunter 14-4-55-1, Aldred 17-5-52-0, Kerr 13-4-59-2, Dowman 12-4-28-1, Dumelow 4-1-10-0, Hewson 2-1-4-0.
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I have done no wrong: Youhana
Islamabad, August 28 Youhana was sent home on Monday night only three days before the start of a triangular series involving hosts Kenya, Australia besides Pakistan. “I do not think I have done anything wrong. However, it is bad luck that resulted in my returning home,” he was quoted as saying by local daily `The News’ today. The middle order batsman said he would decide his future plans after meeting Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Lt Gen Tauqir
Zia. “I would be able to say something more only after meeting the Chairman of the PCB.” Though he cited “own commitments” as a reason behind his return, his family members said he was sent back after he refused to undergo training due to an injured shoulder. “He has a shoulder problem and refused to train with the team during the nets in Nairobi on Monday which led to an altercation with Waqar,” family sources said.
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Sherwood
pip Sanawar for soccer title Sanawar, August 28 The final score read 3-2 in favour of The Lawrence School and Headmaster Andrew S.Gray appeared satisfied as his team had moved up from the third position last year. But for Mr DRA Mountford, Headmaster of Sherwood College, it was indeed a proud moment as he was invited to give away the trophies. The league, confined to six teams, is an annual feature. This time around every year, Barnefield, the venue of the championship, springs to life. The overlooking hillside within the school complex was packed with students. Boys and girls in school uniform occupied every vantage position. Some had their faces painted in school colours. When AJB Rana put the ball past the Shimla goalie in the fifth minute, Barnefield erupted and cries of "We will, we will, rock you" rang through every ear. Skipper Devan Daniel, incidentally adjudged the best player, added the second off a free kick and the third again by Daniel off a header in the second half made him the darling of the crowd which grew boisterous shouting "East or West, Sanawar is the best." Two quick strikes by the Cottonians, the first through H.Sema and the second by R.Kashyap, had the match tantalisingly poised as the scoreboard read 2-3. However, there was relief at the end for the hosts who were mobbed and cheered by their classmates. It seemed as if they had won the title itself !. The Lawrence School was established in 1847 and over the years has become a premier institution of north India. " It is in this school and on the playing fields where bonds of friendship are forged," reads a citation from Buckingham Palace signed by the King on September 23, 1947. This holds true even today. The Sanawarians imbibe qualities of head and heart, something that the father-figure of America Abraham Lincoln had desired when he wrote to his son's headmaster: "Teach him to learn to lose and also to enjoy winning. Teach him if you can that it is far more honourable to fail than to cheat. Teach my son how to laugh when he is sad and there is no shame in tears." These qualities did reflect in the students at Barnefield today. The final positions: 1 Sherwood College,Nainital; 2 The Lawrence School, Sanawar; 3 Bishop Cotton School, Shimla; 4 Punjab Public School, Nabha; 5 Doon School, Dehra Dun; 6 Army Public School,
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Saraswati
Dey creates new national record Ludhiana, August 28 The main attraction of the meet was the shot put event in the men’s section as two top athletes, Shakti Singh of Railways and Bahadur Singh of Punjab Police fought for supremacy. Eventually, Shakti Singh emerged victorious with a heave of 19.99 metres. However, his personal best is 20.60 metres. Bahadur Singh closely followed Shakti Singh with a throw of 19.93 metres. Punjab boy, Navpreet Singh, with 18.54 metres, finished third. The winner in the 400 metres for men was decided in a photo-finish. P. Ramachandarn of Tamil Nadu took 46.28 seconds to finish ahead of others (his personal best 45.66 secs). Manoj Lal K.J. of Railways and Satbir Singh of Services, with timings of 46.41 seconds, were tied second. Finally, in the photo finish, Manoj was declared the runner-up. Anil Kumar P. of Services and V. Jayalakshmi of Tamil Nadu emereged as the fastest among men and women, respectively. In 100 metres, Anil clocked 10.51 seconds to be adjugded as the best
sprinter ( his previous best 10.33 secs). Jayalakshmi took 11.73 seconds (her earlier best- 11.68 secs) to prove her supremacy over others. Results:- Discus throw (women): 1 Neelam J Singh (Railways) 59.84 m, 2 Harwant Kaur (JKHK) 57.60 m, 3- Seema Antil (Haryana) 57.40 m; 100 m (men): 1 Anil Kumar P. (SSCB) 10.51 sec, 2 Sanjay Ghosh (SSCB) 10.56 sec., 3 Anand Menezes (Railways) 10.61 sec; Shot put (men): 1 Shakti Singh (Railways) 19.99 m, 2 Bahadur Singh (Punjab Police) 19.93 m, 3- Navpreet Singh (Punjab) 18.54 m; 100 m (women): 1 V. Jayalakshmi (Tamilnadu) 11.73 secs, 2 Anuradha Biswal (Orissa) 11.86 secs, 3 Poonam Tomar (Delhi) 11.90 secs; 100 m hurdles (women): 1 Anuradha Biswal (Orissa) 13.66 secs, 2 Soma Biswas (West Bengal) 13.78 secs, 3 Poonam Bojna (Karnatka) 14.14 secs; 200 m (women): 1 Saraswati Dey (Railways) 22. 82 secs, 2 Vinita Tripathi (LIC ) 23.51 secs, 3 J.J. Shobha (Andhra Pradesh) 24.68 secs; 200 m (men)-1- Anil Kuamr (SSCB) 21.05 secs, 2 Anand Menezes (Railways) 21.10 secs, 3 Ajay Raj Singh (Punjab Police) 21.85 secs; 400 m (men): 1 P. Ramachandaran (Tamil Nadu) 46.28 secs, 2 Manoj Lal K.J. (Railways) 46.41secs, 3 Satbir Singh (SSCB) 46.41 secs. |
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National
Sports Day today Chandigarh, August 28 The day coincides with the birth anniversary of legendary late Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard who was born in 1905. While the sporting world unites each year in celebration of birthday of great cricketer Don Bradman which falls on August 27, very few Indians remember that just after two days falls the birthday of late Dhyan Chand. Though the Central Government’s apex sports body Sports Authority of India was entrusted this job of publicising the concept of this day, younger lot is not much aware of the sports day. Haryana Government celebrates the day holding state level functions. This year they were holding hockey and other matches. Punjab organised a hockey match today at Jalandhar. UT Sports Department is hosting a hockey match. |
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Bhiwani
shuttlers win New Delhi, August 28 Rohit Bhaskar beat Sumit Dahiya 15-9,15-10 to bag the men’s title and then partnered Sumit Dahiya to beat Piyush Aggarwal and Sachin Garg of Panchkula 6-15, 15-6, 15-3 to annex the Boys Under-19 doubles title. Anita Ohlan beat Kannu Priya Aggarwal of Panchkula 11-2, 8-11, 11-2 to win the women’s singles title. Anita then joined hands with Meenu to beat Samritika and Gauri of Panchkula 11-1, 4-11 to win the women’s doubles title. Deepankar Kar of Hissar beat Ravi Kalra of Faridabad 15-9,15-12 in the veterans singles final while Sachin Garg of Panchkula beat Sumit Dahiya of Bhiwani 15-5,15-9 to lift the boys Under-19 title. Kannu Priya of Panchkula beat Gauri, also of Panchkula, 11-5,15-9 to lift the girls under-19 title. Satvinder and Sukhvinder of Bhiwani beat Sumit ane Rohit (Bhiwani) 15-3,15-11 to annex the men’s doubles title. Jitender and G K Bajaj of Rohtak beat Ravi Kalra and Ramesh of Faridabad 15-5, 15-5 to win the veterans doubles title. |
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Commonwealth
Games: Anil gets silver Lagos (Nigeria), August 28 Anil Kumar of India, who placed third in the 96-kilogram class in Manchester behind Kodei, will now receive the silver medal. The eight-time African champion faces a two-year ban from international competition that will likely mean the end of his 15-year career, Nigeria Olympic Committee spokesman Tony Nezianya said. “He tested positive, but we don’t know for what drug,” Nezianya said.
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Punjab
Police, PSEB split points Chandigarh, August 28 PSEB took the lead in the 35th minute through Parminder Singh. Punjab Police kept up the pressure and succeeded in wiping out the deficit in 75th minute through Bachhitar Singh to deny the powermen full points. Tomorrow, JCT will meet RCF at Kapurthala. |
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