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CHAMPIONS TROPHY Quick win for Serena on rain-hit day Retirement question of mind: Navratilova |
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willing to consider advice Robin ready to
lead country
Will Ronaldo make Real better?
Ronaldo’s wife upset at leaving Italy
‘Great potential for football’ Welsh sets new world record Schumacher warns fans
of backlash Hockey meet from
September 11
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CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Cologne, September 2 India, who have only one point from two outings, desperately need a win to stay in contention. ‘’If we could keep playing as we have in our first two matches, we could easily have our first win against the Aussies tomorrow,’’ Singh added. Aussies have lost both their matches against Korea and Netherlands on the first two days of the Champions Trophy. The Indian youth brigade of the Junior World Cup winning team have helped to give the senior side the much-needed physical fitness required to excel in modern day astro-turf hockey. The free running of Prabhjot Singh, Gagan Ajit Singh and Deepak Thakur has been a revelation in the first two matches that India have played against reigning world champions Germany and 2000 Sydney Olympic champions Holland. “All our brilliant hockey on the first two days have not yet given us a win...we must aim for that tomorrow,’’ said Aslam Sher Khan, the manager of the Indian team. In the midfield, the steady duo of Bimal Lakra and Ignace Tirkey supported by defender and skipper Dilip Tirkey have done a great job to control the pace of the game. The game against Holland was a great tactical victory for the Indian team’s think tank. Having suffered a 2-5 defeat a week ago against the Dutch side, India came up with a game plan, which worked to perfection as the Indians controlled the tempo of the game against the Dutch. Strangely, the Dutch did not raise the pace and India forced a 3-3 draw. Yesterday, however, the Dutch were at their best when they handed out a 6-1 drubbing to the Aussies. The Germans, however, did not get restricted in their match against India and their fast pace caught the Indians unaware. India’s response was brilliant and they played great hockey to keep in the game, neutralising the lead twice with one excellent field goal and a Jugraj penalty corner conversion. The one thing that has eluded the Indians has been the ability to finish games. Thus on the first day they allowed a 3-2 lead to end in a draw against the Dutch and a 2-2 draw became a 3-2 loss against the Germans. The Indian coach has every reason to believe in his team but the fault cannot be taken away from the boys. Indian captain, Dilip Tirkey, with over 200 internationals under his belt, has the experience but has been found wanting in the tackle. In the match against Germany, Tirkey was beaten more than a couple of times by the speed of Oliver Domke and Timo Wess. The same goes for goalkeeper Devesh Chauhan. He did his share of the work under the bar when India won the junior World Cup and was played in the last three matches of the 2002 World Cup after regular goalkeeper Jude Menezes flopped. For him to be beaten by straight flicks aimed at the body should be a huge personal disappointment. From the point of tournament form, Australia are at their lowest, especially after the 1-6 battering that they received from the Dutch and it would be good if the Indians can go all out and test their defence from the word go. “That is what we hope to do,” said Rajinder Singh. “They are a good team but the Dutch showed that they were getting beaten on the counter-attack. That is where all the Dutch goals came from.” Rajinder Singh’s hope that the Indian goals will come from counter-attacks is a fair assessment of what has transpired till now in the tournament. Instead of running through the middle, the Indians have stretched the flanks, something that was seen, though rarely, when Mukesh Kumar was playing and if one can go back a bit, in the times of the last genuine winger that India had, Thoiba Singh. Prabhjot may not be that fluent as a winger but he has the speed and the dribble and if he could develop a vision in the circle as to how to utilise a goal-bound move, the Aussies and most of the defences would be under some sort of pressure the moment he takes off. Of all the forwards, Deepak Thakur has impressed the most. His dribble and his work on the top of the circle have been excellent, creating up spaces for Dhanraj and Gagan Ajit, who have utilised the chances that have come their way. The Champions Trophy is always an unpredictable tournament and no expert would like to predict winners. However, the efficient manner in which the Germans have won their first two matches against Pakistan and India, points to their being capable of holding on to the trophy they won last year in Rotterdam. “I am satisfied with the way my younger players have shaped up in the first two matches and I see no reason why we cannot defend the title,’’ Peters, the German Coach, said. Meanwhile, Pakistan, which had suffered a demoralizing defeat to the Kiwis in the Commonwealth Games at Manchester, have come back very strongly. Lack of focus and the yellow card expulsion of their captain negated their fine display on the first day; ultimately losing out 2-3 to Germany. Pakistan came up with a dream performance in their second match yesterday when they crushed the Koreans 4-1 with a fine display of excellent flowing hockey. In this form they could match the worlds best, said the Dutch coach Bellart who will be facing the Pakistan team in the second match tomorrow. PTI, UNI
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Quick win for Serena on rain-hit day
New York, September 2 Hunting her third Grand Slam of the year, the French Open and Wimbledon champion destroyed the Czech with some heavy hitting on a day virtually wiped out by the weather. The top seed — the champion here in 1999 — pounded 35 straight winners past the willowy Bedanova and never faced a break point. “I love playing serve and volleyers...I really get a thrill out of that,” she said. “I have a specific strategy but I will not let anyone in on that, except for maybe Venus,” she said, referring to her elder sister and defending champion here. Her strategy seemed pretty straightforward yesterday: smash winners from all over the court, demolish her opponent’s serve and walk off at the end without expending too much energy. The tactics certainly worked, and she seemed relaxed and confident throughout. The secret could be in her simple preparation. “I hit a few serves, a few returns...went to sleep, ate, went to sleep, hung out, laughed,” she smiled. “That’s what I did today, played a match.” Serena was the lucky one as the downpour resumed shortly after her victory. She next plays either Belgian eighth seed Justine Henin or 11th-seeded Slovak Daniela Hantuchova. Their match was cut short by the rain and cancelled for the evening. The break could help Hantuchova after she took an awkward tumble and hurt her wrist during the match. Hantuchova easily won the first set 6-1 and was serving at 1-2 down and 40-30 in the second when she lunged for a forehand return in the corner and slid on the baseline, falling on her right wrist. She was receiving treatment when the rain resumed. Greg Rusedski had just relinquished a break of serve in the first set of his match against Pete Sampras when they were called off court. The Briton led 5-4 in the opening set while third-seeded German Tommy Haas had just won the first set of his match against Thomas Enqvist of Sweden. Organisers were hopeful these floodlit matches could continue later. Fourth seed Lindsay Davenport was due to play Silvia Farina Elia of Italy and 11th seed Andy Roddick was scheduled to meet Alex Corretja of Spain. Forecasts were grim though, with rain expected throughout the evening. Williams’s quickfire victory means tournament organisers will not have to refund the fans who sat in the rain. Event rules state that spectators are only refunded if no matches in a session are completed. Heavy downpours forced the organisers to cancel an entire session’s play for the first time in four years yesterday. No play was possible in the evening session. The last time no play was possible in a session was in 1998. Organisers must now compensate all ticket holders for the evening session. They will be offered tickets for next year’s event.
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Retirement question of mind: Navratilova
New York, September 2 “It’s hard to keep those questions not entering your head,” Navratilova said. “‘Am I too old?’ You answer that question every single time you do a press conference. Pretty soon you start believing it.” The 45-year-old tennis legend won 167 WTA singles crowns and retired for six years before making a doubles comeback in 2000. She is in the US Open second round in doubles with Uzbek Iroda Tulyaganova and mixed doubles with Indian Leander Paes. Navratilova’s glory days are behind her, but Grand Slam crowns are within reach. She captured seven in mixed doubles, the most recent one here coming in 1987. “It’s different now. The expectations are much lower,” Navratilova said. “But I still have high expectations of myself to do well and play well. I know I don’t play as well as I used to. But I think I still play pretty well. “For me the key is not to think, ‘I should have made that shot. I would have made it 15 years ago.’ “I can still make it now pretty well, maybe not as hard or as good an angle. But I can still make it good enough to win.” Navratilova sees no reason Sampras or Seles should retire even though both are going through Grand Slam title slumps. Sampras has not won a Grand Slam crown since his record 13th at Wimbledon in 2000. Seles has won only one since being stabbed on court in Germany in 1993. “It is more mental than physical. You just get beaten down,” Navratilova said. “At 25 they ask ‘How much longer are you going to play?’ Then you get 30. ‘Do you think you should still be playing?’ I was number one getting that question. “People have been putting limitations on me for a long time. First I was too young. Then I was too old. It was a very short period of time I was just right.” Her advice to Sampras, outside the top 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time since 1989, and Seles is to ignore the naysayers and do what they please. “You can’t go on what anyone else says or does,” Navratilova said. “If I did, I would never have left Czechoslovakia. You would have never heard of me. People who succeed take chances. I’m certainly taking a chance putting myself on the line. That’s what life is about.” But Navratilova finds fitness a concern for Seles, who followed the legend’s lead and left Europe to become a US citizen. “I would ask about her training. Her body shouldn’t be doing the things it’s doing,” Navratilova said. “She hits the ball as well as anybody. It’s always been a problem for her getting to the ball. If she can do that she can hang with anybody. But she’s not moving as well as the other girls above her.” Navratilova has climbed within $ 1 million of Steffi Graf’s all-time women’s earnings record, but the money mark is not a target. “Less than a million? At the pace I’m going I need to play about 20 more years,” Navratilova said. “By the time I get there someone will pass me. These girls are going at $ 3 million a year. It certainly did not occur to me to keep playing so I can get at that record. It’s just nice to still be part of the game.” AFP
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Agassi moves up in Champions Race New York, September 2 Hewitt, the defending champion and No 1 ranked player in the world, has 630 points to 444 for Agassi. Marat Safin of Russia, a second-round loser at the US Open, is third with 430. The top seven finishers in the Champions Race qualify for the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, to be played from November 12 to 17. The eighth spot in the Masters Cup goes to a Grand Slam champion who finished between No 8 and No 20 in the Champions Race or, if no player fits that classification, the No 8 player in that competition.
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Ex-Test stars expect a hundred from Tendulkar
Mumbai, September 2 Tendulkar’s childhood friend and cricketer Vinod Kambli prayed at the Siddhivinayak temple for his buddy before leaving for Cape Town last Friday to represent Boland Club. “I am going to miss watching Sachin playing his 100th Test match. I have never missed any of his 30 centuries in person or on TV. I sincerely hope he gets a century,” Kambli said. “Our passion for the game is common. Sachin is still playing and the game reveals his passion. In my case, I am still hoping to play for the country,” he added. Sachin’s elder brother, Ajit Tendulkar, who was instrumental in shaping the maestro’s career, said: “Obviously we are delighted and proud of his achievements. He has done reasonably well for the country and we are thankful for that”. “I hope he carries on in the same fashion in future as well and give enjoyment to millions of his fans around the world,” he said. Selection Committee chairman and former Test all-rounder, Chandu Borde told PTI from Pune today that it will be a “fantastic feat by the little master” if he gets a century in his 100th Test. “There is no doubt about the ability of the genius and I hope he gets a well deserved century on his 100th Test match. Every innings you watch him play, he gives an impression that batting in middle is a child’s play,” Borde said. “I admire the way he concentrates and the last two innings in England where he got a 90 plus and 193 shows that he is in very good nick and I am sure we can expect a three figure score in the next Test,” he said. “At the age of 29 he has proved he will not only break records but create many for others to try and break them. I feel if he continues to be in the same form he will end up with 25,000 Test runs before he retires,” Borde said. Former captain G S Ramchand said “it will be a tremendous achievement because many players cannot even think of playing in 100 Tests in their life time but this gentleman is all set play his 100th Test at the age of 29”. “I sincerely hope that he gets a big hundred and help India wrap-up the series. He still has six to seven years in Test cricket and I hope he gets many more tons,” he said. Ramchand said he would have been happier if Tendulkar had played his 100th Test at the Wankhede Stadium and not away from home. “However, that should not dampen the spirit of his fans as 100 Tests anywhere is a big milestone and I am sure everybody will be expecting something special from the little master,” Ramchand added. The joint secretary of the Mumbai Cricket Association Prof Ratnakar Shetty, who has been following Tendulkar’s progress since he was a schoolboy, said “it is a great moment for all of us as Sachin becomes the third and the youngest player from Mumbai to play in 100 Tests, the other two being Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar”. “He has lived up to his reputation. I only hope he continues for many more years, as he is just 29, and bring joy and pleasure for millions of his fans for years to come,” Shetty said. “In the last two innings he has shown his critics that he would rather have his bat talk and I would not be surprised if he comes up with a special hundred in his hundredth Test match,” Shetty said. “What is sad is that he is playing his 100th Test abroad as I would have been happy if he had played his 100th Test at the Wankhede Stadium like Dilip Vengsarkar did. However, we are planning a big celebration for him for his 101st Test match against the touring West Indies side,” Shetty said. PTI
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Players
willing to consider advice
London, September 2 Responding to the letter sent by cricket board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya asking them to reconsider their stand on the sponsorship issue, the players reiterated their commitment to play for the country provided certain clauses in the Players’ Terms and Participating Nations Agreement, signed between ICC and the BCCI, that are unacceptable to them, are deleted. “For us to be able to consider this (BCCI’s) proposal, we would like the BCCI to confirm to us whether all the other terms, as set out in the Participating Nations Agreement and the Players Terms which are unacceptable to us would be deleted,” they said in their letter.
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Robin ready to
lead country Mumbai, September 2 “I am not thinking about it (captaining the team) at all. My job was to coach under-19 boys. However, if I am given a job to lead or play for the country, I will definitely take it up because it is the biggest honour for me,” Robin Singh said on his arrival from England after he guided the Indian U-19 team to a one-day series win last week. “And if you really think seriously, I have nothing to lose by playing for my country,” he added. The Indian cricket board announced a 25-member fresh probables’s list for the Champions Trophy after top cricketers, currently playing a Test series in England, refused to sign the ICC contracts. “I still have a couple of years left in me and I am not quitting as a cricketer,” Robin Singh said.
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McGrath
fashions Aussie win
Nairobi, September 2 Kenya, which slumped to 17 for six at one stage, were eventually routed for 84, its lowest ever one-day total. McGrath took three for eight off eight overs. Gillespie followed up his career-best five-wicket haul against Pakistan last Friday with three for 40 off 10 overs. Brijal Patel, in his first match of the series, topscored with 28 as the lower order managed to mount some resistance. But Australia made light work of the target, racing to 85 for two off 17 overs to secure a berth in the final against Pakistan. It was Kenya’s third successive loss. Matthew Hayden, a century-maker against Pakistan in Australia’s first match, continued his rich vein of form with an assured, unbeaten 40 off 49 balls. The powerful left-hander hit five fours and a six. Adam Gilchrist swatted 22 off 18 balls with five boundaries before he fell to the persevering Martin Suji. Joseph Angara claimed the other wicket, Jimmy Maher (5) edging a catch to wicket-keeper David Obuya. Michael Bevan hit three fours in an undefeated 15 off 18 balls at the end. Earlier, the result was virtually sealed when McGrath and Gillespie left the Kenyan innings in ruins after an hour’s play. McGrath, named Man-of-the-Match, started the procession in the third over when he knocked back the off stump of make-shift opener David Obuya (0). Gillespie joined in with the prized wicket of Kennedy Obuya (10), Kenya’s best batsman of the series. Matthew Hayden’s brilliant diving catch at fourth slip made up for a miss in the same position off the previous delivery. Kenya: K Otieno c Hayden b Gillespie 10 D Obuya b McGrath 0 J Kamande c Gilchrist b McGrath 1 S Tikolo c Warne b Gillespie 4 T Odoyo c Bevan b McGrath 0 M Odumbe lbw b Gillespie 0 B Patel st Gilchrist b Warne 28 A Suji not out 8 C Obuya c Gilchrist b Watson 13 M Suji b Lee 1 J Angara b Watson 1 Extras
(lb-4, w-5, nb-9) 18 Total (all out, 35.3 overs) 84 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-12, 3-13, 4-17, 5-17, 6-17, 7-53, 8-62, 9-83. Bowling: McGrath 8-5-8-3, Gillespie 10-2-40-3, Lee 7-1-15-1, Watson 7.3-2-13-2, Warne 3-0-4-1. Australia: Gilchrist lbw b Suji 22 Hayden not out 40 Maher c D Obuya b Angara 5 Bevan not out 15 Extras
(w-3) 3 Total (for 2 wkts, 17 overs) 85 Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-60. Bowling: Suji 8-1-25-1, Angara 7-1-46-1, Jimmy Kamande 1-0-4-0, Collins Obuya 1-0-10-0.
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Will Ronaldo make Real better?
Madrid, September 2 Opinion was sharply divided into two camps, with some believing that the current generation will outshine even that of Di Stefano, Gento, Kopa and Puskas which won five consecutive European crowns between 1956 and 1960. Others were more sanguine in their view, with Ronaldo’s arrival likely to disrupt the dressing room harmony that took Real to a record ninth European crown in May. “The arrival of Ronaldo is the final piece in the jigsaw that will convert Real Madrid into the best club side ever,” commented an editorial in the Spanish sports daily As yesterday. “The best team of all time?” asked fellow Spanish sports daily Marca before suggesting that the present Real Madrid could exceed all the feats accomplished by its counterparts more than 40 years ago. Real Madrid President Florentino Perez clearly believes the Brazilian World Cup star can go into the annals of football history alongside the legendary Santiago Bernabeu, who was the club president in its other glorious epoch during the 1950s. “With the arrival of Ronaldo, I think we have regained all the elements of the side that was named the greatest club team of the 20th century,” added the normally undemonstrative Perez. Ferenc Puskas, speaking to Spanish reporters in Budapest on the occasion of his recent testimonial match between Spain and Hungary, was in no doubt about the impact that Ronaldo will have on Real Madrid. “He’s one of the world’s great strikers. He can only help Real Madrid,” said Puskas. However, Ronaldo’s arrival may not necessarily push Real Madrid to further greatness, and only succeed in pushing some noses out of joint. None are more likely to feel threatened than Spanish international striker Fernando Morientes, one of the stars of a World Cup campaign which saw the Spaniards reach the quarterfinals before a controversial departure. Morientes is staying at the club for the moment after his transfer to bitter rivals Barcelona collapsed late on Saturday. He will hang onto his No 9 shirt, with Ronaldo being given the No 11 vacated by his fellow Brazilian Savio following his sale to French club Bordeaux. But he may struggle to keep his place in the starting lineup once Ronaldo is match fit, which the former World Player of the Year expects to be by the end of this month. Perez tried to placate Morientes, saying that room would be found for the man who scored 18 goals in the Spanish first division last season. “It’s natural that he feels affected by all that’s been going on but he’s never created problems and has always behaved in an exemplary fashion,” said Perez. Other players who could be affected include Flavio Conceicao, Pedro Munitis and the young defensive pair of Oscar Minambres and Raul Bravo, who are both products of Real’s youth system. All four could end up as possible makeweights in the deal which means that Perez must pay Inter 35 million euros now and the remainder in cash or players in December. Nevertheless, several commentators have pointed out that Bernabeu’s Real Madrid of the 1950s wasn’t always a particularly happy place to be. Superstars such as Puskas and Di Stefano hogged the headlines from the lesser lights and in the days when egos were less likely to be assuaged with huge financial rewards, there was considerable bitterness over the preferential treatment the top players received. AFP
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Ronaldo’s wife upset at leaving Italy
Milan, September 2 She didn’t have to wait long for an offer of her own: Atletico de Madrid, Real’s city rival, said yesterday it would try to sign Domingues for its women’s team. “Tomorrow (Monday) we would start proceedings to sign her. I’m convinced if we sign her we could teach her a lot, and with the arrival of her husband to Madrid, we have many options to contract her,” said Lola Herrera, president of women’s Atletico de Madrid. Domingues had said in previous newspaper interviews that she had hoped Ronaldo would remain with Inter Milan so the family could stay in Italy, where she is on the roster for the Italian Serie A women’s team Fiammamonza. The Italian daily Corriere della Sera said yesterday Domingues had cried for two hours after learning Ronaldo had moved to Real Madrid. News reports put the transfer fee at 45 million euros and another unnamed player. Fiammamonza coach Raffaele Solimeno confirmed the teary account yesterday in an interview with the news agency ANSA, saying Domingues had been “the happiest girl in the world” until she learned the deal had gone through. He said he had suggested Domingues try to commute from Madrid and continue to play with the club, based in Monza, near Milan, but that she said it wouldn’t be practical. “We spoke about it and she told me that going back and forth isn’t the greatest life and that she didn’t want to train alone,” he said. “She’s afraid of creating problems for the whole group, and so I don’t think she’ll play with us.” “She really loves her husband and justifiably wants to follow him, together with their child, and the prospect of returning every weekend to Milan didn’t persuade her,” he said. Solimeno said he was sorry to see her go, saying she was a “true player who will certainly continue her career in Spain.” AP
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‘Great
potential for football’ New Delhi, September 2 The three-member study group was in Delhi, after visiting Chennai, Kolkata and Sikkim, and now they will travel to Goa and Bangalore, before finalising their comprehensive report, to be submitted to the All-India Football Federation (AIFF). Surprisingly, the hub of Indian football like Punjab and Kerala, are not on the itinerary list of the FIFA-AFC study group. The group members included Mr Dato Paul Mony Samuel from FIFA, Mr Alex Soosay, head of Technical Development, AFC, and Mr A.B. Kashmiri of Strata Marketing, the marketing agents of the AIFF. They were accompanied by AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco. The study group is in India at the invitation of the AIFF, to make a “comprehensive
study of Indian football”. They refused to divulge details of their observation, which would be revealed at a national seminar on football to be held in Delhi in January 2003. “We are in the midst collecting information” is all that Mr Alex Soosay would reveal. Mr Dato Paul Money Samuel said Indian football had the potential to be at par with the best in the world. “If tiny countries like Japan and Korea could play in the World Cup, we don’t see any reason why a country of India’s size could not achieve the same standard,” said Mr Mony Samuel. Mr A.B. Kashmiri said Strata has signed a five-year contract with the AIFF and within the period, the aim is to put Indian football on a pedestal. Mr Money Samuel said the one major drawback of Indian football was that “too much is being done by too few people. You need to involve more people for the proper development of the game in the country”. Mr Colaco said “this exercise is for the betterment of Indian football, with utmost transparency”. Mr Mony Samuel also observed that club football in India was still very amateurish, as the clubs do not just focus on football alone, but on too many other things. “Unless the club football is fully professionalised and the players are treated as professionals, your players cannot make much headway. Indian clubs do not do anything for the development of players either. They only hire readymade players. This system has to be changed. In a country like
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Welsh sets new world record
Melbourne, September 2 Welsh bettered the previous world record of 23.42 set by Neil Walker of the USA in March 2000. In peak fitness after competing at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the Pan Pacific championships in Yokohama, Welsh slashed 0.11 seconds off Walker’s old mark after narrowly missing the record in the semifinals. Welsh won three gold medals in Manchester but he was disqualified from the 200m backstroke after a false start in his heat. The 25-year-old was also disqualified from the 100m in Yokohama and said he was nervously eyeing the scoreboard for the dreaded “dsq” symbol after Monday’s record-breaking swim. “I hit the wall and as soon as I saw it, I thought ‘yes’. I looked at the crowd and I thought ‘yes’,’’ Welsh told reporters. “And then I thought ‘I won’t celebrate too much’ because I have this habit of getting disqualified recently. “I’ll just wait until there’s an official announcement.’’ Welsh is hoping to help set a second world record on Wednesday when he teams up with Ashley Callus, Jim Piper and Geoff Huegill for an assault on the 4x100m medley relay mark. Normally at national championships the relays are contested by state and club teams but the Australian foursome has been given permission to have a shot at the world record. Reuters
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Schumacher
warns fans of backlash Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), September 2 After clinching a record 10th win this season at the Belgian Grand Prix yesterday, and the 63rd of his career, the five-time world champion German believes that his rivals will want to sign off their poor campaign on the continent with a victory. “I don’t think we can ask for so much,” said Schumacher. “We have achieved so much this year that it would probably be a little bit arrogant to ask for more. “We just take what comes and we do our best and honestly we would like to do our best and take another victory because Monza is our home Grand Prix.” However, after two successive Ferrari one-twos in Hungary and Belgium, the German warned that it may not be as easy.
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Hockey
meet from September 11 Mandi, September 2 In the men’s section following teams have agreed to take part in the tournament: Punjab Police, Punjab and Sind Bank, CISF, Air-India, Namdhari XI, Northern Railway, Uttrakhand XI, Himachal XI Red nand Himachal XI Blue. In the women’s section Haryana XI, Starch Mills Phagwara, Air-India and Himachal XI, have agreed to take part. Forest Minister Rup Singh will inaugurate while Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal will declare the tournament closed.
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Women boxers win
four medals New Delhi, September 2 Manipur’s M. Merrycom (45 kg) and Meena Kumari (48kg) won a gold each while Haryana’s Jyotsana (81 kg) and Mizo ram’s Jeeny R.L. (63.5 kg) bagged a bronze each. A six-member team represented the country in the meet.
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