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Laxman may come in for Mongia Pak make merry against Holland
Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi hits a six
as the Netherlands wicketkeeper Reinout Scholte (L) looks on during one
of the preliminary pool matches between Pakistan and Holland in the ICC
Champions Trophy in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday. Pakistan won the
match by nine wickets. — Reuters photo Chetan Sharma writes
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Davis Cup: Russia, France win opening singles matches
No night runs during Raid
PU without Director, Sports Vishal scripts Panchkula win BSF thrash
EME, IAF win Shivalik Academy, CISF advance Bihar, MP in throwball semis Cross-country
meet Kabaddi results
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Laxman may come in for Mongia
Colombo, September 21 “There is a chance of Laxman playing tomorrow,” captain Saurav Ganguly said ahead of the crucial match which promises to end a spate of one-sided encounters in the tournament. Laxman is likely to replace Dinesh Mongia, who failed in the first game against Zimbabwe. India have won 11 of their last 15 matches, including the sensational two-wicket win against England in the final of the NatWest Trophy series two months ago, and are in the midst of a very good run. England captain Nasser Hussain, in fact, said India were one of the favourites to win the tournament. England themselves have done pretty well in recent times, and their 10 matches with India this year have all been close affairs. Their comprehensive victory against Zimbabwe earlier in this tournament was only an indication of the fine form they are in. The two teams look equally balanced and Ganguly said India had a very tough job at hand. “Its going to be a physical as well as a mental fight. They are a very good side. We have to fight hard,” he said. Both Ganguly and Hussain said that India’s batting would hold the key to the match. “I hope we bat well tomorrow. That’s going to be the key,” Ganguly said, recalling that his team hadn’t batted well against Zimbabwe untill Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Kaif pulled India out of deep trouble. Asked whether England had any specific plans against Dravid, who has been in tremendous form, Hussain said the focus could not be on one player in a line-up as strong as that of India. “If we focus on Dravid, we can’t forget Virender Sehwag, Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar. And then they have Yuvraj and Kaif. “There isn’t just a specific area in the line-up that you can focus on,” Hussain said. The England captain also felt that the humid conditions and the nature of the wickets was more suited to India than England. “It is obvious that these are very alien to English conditions,” he said. But Ganguly didn’t think it was much of an advantage. “The conditions in England suit them better, but we won there. It could be the other way around here. We have to be careful and play to our full potential,” he said. England too are likely to make one change in the team that played against Zimbabwe with Hussain hinting that left-arm spinner Ashley Giles may come in place of Jeremy Snape. England had registered a much more comprehensive victory against Zimbabwe than India but Hussain said India had a definite edge due to their very strong batting line-up and the relative inexperience of his own players. “Some players like Ian Blackwell and Owais Shah have not faced spinners like Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh,” he said. “But its not a grudge game. We shouldn’t be making too much of it,” Hussain said, playing down the significance of the comparison with the NatWest Trophy final. “It’s not going to be the end of the world if we lose. But we are looking to win.” Teams (from): India: Saurav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Mongia, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, V V S Laxman, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and Ajit Agarkar. England: Nasser Hussain (captain), Marcus Trescothick, Nick Knight, Ronnie Irani, Ian Blackwell, Owais Shah, James Kirtley, Alec Stewart, Dominic Cork, Jeremy Snack, Andy Caddick, Matthew Hoggard and Ashley Giles. Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe). TV Umpire: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa). Match referee:
Wasim Raja (Pakistan). Hours of play: 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. 6.15 p.m. up to close.
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Pak make merry against Holland
Colombo, September 21 Afridi smashed 55 runs off just 18 balls with four fours and six sixes, the last of which brought up Pakistan’s victory in just 16.2 overs. Pakistan scored 142 for one in reply to Holland’s 136 all out in exactly 50 overs. Afridi, who had earlier claimed three wickets for 18 runs, was declared man-of-the-match. Nazir, who started the onslaught, was the only Pakistan batsman to get out. He made a whirlwind 59 off 40 balls with 11 hits to the fence. The other opener Saeed Anwar remained unbeaten on 28 off 40 balls. With both teams already out of contention for a semifinal slot, the match only had academic interest. Sri Lanka has qualified from the group for the last four stage and will meet Australia in the semifinals. The Pakistani batsmen took full advantage of the inexperienced bowling attack of Holland and entertained a small crowd with big hits. Nazir struck three boundaries in the very first over by Edgar Schiferli which set the momentum for the rest of the innings. He then took 18 runs from Schiferli’s fourth over as Pakistan brought up fifty runs in the eighth over. Nazir, who reached his fifty off 36 balls, was finally out in the 12th over when he was caught by Bas Zuiderent at backward short leg off Feiko Floppenburg. But that only worsened Holland’s miseries as Afridi launched an even more vicious attack on the bowling. Afridi hit a boundary off the very first ball he faced before hitting four sixes in an over from Adeel Raja, who conceded 31 runs in his 2.2 overs. Earlier, Holland managed to survive their entire quota of overs but could muster just 136 runs. Holland, who elected to bat, were all out off the last ball of the 50th over with captain Ronald Lefebvre remaining unbeaten on 32. Lefebvre, who hit a four and a six in his 70-ball knock, added invaluable runs towards the end after Holland had collapsed to 84 for seven in the 29th over. Scoreboard Holland Kloppenburg run out 7 Van Bunge c Misbah b Akhtar 1 Zuiderent c Khan b Waqar 7 De Leede lbw b Afridi 24 Mol b Waqar 0 Van Troost c Latif b Afridi 16 Scholte st Latif b Malik 11 Esmeijer lbw b Afridi 0 Lefebvre not out 32 Schiferli b Sami 0 Raja b Razzaq 5 Extras:
(lb-21, w-12) 33 Total: (all out, 50 overs) 136 FoW: 1-3, 2-15, 3-23, 4-23, 5-78, 6-84, 7-84, 8-112, 9-113. Bowling: Waqar 7-3-14-2, Akhtar 8-3-14-1, Sami 10-1-18-1, Afridi 10-3-18-3, Razzaq 7-0-25-1, Malik 8-1-26-1. Pakistan: Nazir c Zuiderent Anwar not out 28 Afridi not out 55 Extras: 0 Total: (1 wkt, 16.2 overs) 142 FoW: 1-85. Bowling: Schiferli 4-0-37-0, Lefebvre 4-0-14-0, De Leede 2-0-19-0, Kloppenburg 2-0-23-1, Raja 2.2-1-31-0, Esmeijer 2-0-18-0.
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Pak unveils a new-look squad
Karachi, September 21 Dashing opener Shahid Afridi, who hit the second fastest half-century in one-day internationals against the Netherlands in Sri Lanka today, failed to find a place in the team. Ace paceman Wasim Akram and opener Saeed Anwar have opted out of the series while vice captain and dependable batsman Inzamam-ul Haq and Yousuf Youhana had to pull out due to injuries. But opener Imran Farhat stages a comeback after playing two Tests in New Zealand last year. Hasan Raza, who became the youngest ever to play a Test in 1996-97, is recalled after hitting a century against Sri Lanka this week. “This is the start of a rebuilding process of the Pakistan team and we were forced to start this slightly earlier as we are missing some senior players,” chief selector Wasim Bari told AFP. “Wasim and Anwar’s decisions are personal and we can’t help it and the Pakistan Cricket Board gave us a list of players not available for the series,” said Bari. “They (the squad) are a good bunch of talented cricketers and we hope they will put up a better show.” Squad: Waqar Younis (captain), Younis Khan (vice captain), Shoaib Akhtar, Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Misbahul Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Abdul Razzaq, Rashid Latif, Saqlain Mushtaq, Danish Kaneria, Rana Naveedul Hasan, Hasan Raza, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Zahid and Taufiq Umer. The inclusion of paceman Mohammad Zahid is subject to fitness. He will have a try-out in an unofficial Test against Sri Lanka starting in Multan on Monday. Pakistan lost three of their four matches in the Morocco Cup against South Africa and Sri Lanka in August. They then crashed to humiliating defeats at the hands of the Aussies in the tri-series one-day tournament in Kenya this month. They also lost their opening game against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy last week. Pakistan meet Australia in the first of three Tests in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo from October 3. The remaining two Tests will be played in Sharjah from October 11 to 15 and from October 19 to 23. Pakistan’s home series to commemorate their Golden Jubilee in Test cricket was shifted to offshore venues after Australia refused to tour because of security fears.
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‘Tight
schedule is killing cricket’ Colombo, September 21 “We have been mourning about this situation for a long time,” Hussain told newspersons here. “It’s for the ICC to look into it,” he said.
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Chetan Sharma writes Pakistan finally earned themselves a consolation win in the Champions Trophy though it did come over the inexperienced Dutch team. It made little difference to the tournament proper as Pakistan had already crashed out of the reckoning, giving Sri Lanka the entry to the semifinals from this group. Though there were not many spectators who had turned out for the match today, there was plenty of action towards the end of the match. Shahid Afridi, who had earlier bowled well to claim three wickets for only 18 runs in his 10 overs in the morning, smashed a half century in mere 18 balls. Afridi would have bettered the world record set by Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya, who had once scored a fifty in 17 balls, but fell short by just one ball. Afridi hit six sixes and each of his hits was out of the ground and into the crowd. In such a mood, Afridi has to be the most dangerous hitter in world cricket but fortunately for the bowlers, he is not very consistent. He is young and if he can become more mature in his approach Pakistan would benefit from Afridi’s bat. I feel sorry for the Pakistanis as they have a number of talented youngsters and also probably the best bowling attack in the world but their recent performances have been disgusting, to say the least. I can clearly see groupism in their team and this is not good for their cricket. Seniors and youngsters have to think alike if the team is to succeed and with an important season coming ahead for them, the Pakistanis have to forget their individual differences. They should solely concentrate on the next year’s World Cup, and should not throw away a golden chance of becoming the world champions again. The only thing Holland would like to remember is that their players rubbed shoulders with international stars in the tournament. Now they should go home and realise their mistakes and their shortcomings so that when they go to the World Cup they put up a better performance than this time. As you all know, India play their crucial league match against England tomorrow. Whichever team wins this match will go into the semifinals so you can realise the importance of the match. I think the Indian spinners Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble will need to be at their best if they are to stop the England batsmen of piling up an imposing total.
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Davis Cup: Russia, France win opening
Moscow, September 21 Marat Safin had earlier given the home side a 1-0 lead by coming from behind to beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-7, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1 in the opening singles match at Moscow’s Luzhniki Sports Palace. The Russians are bidding to clinch their first Davis Cup before Kafelnikov retires at the end of the year. Kafelnikov, who desperately wants to win the premier team competition in men’s tennis before hanging up his racket, faced two match points at 2-5 down in the fifth set but kept his nerve to claw his way back into the contest. The 28-year-old finally clinched the rubber with an easy overhead smash after four hours and seven minutes. “Honestly, I didn’t know what was going on after I lost five straight games,” said the Russian, who was greeted by the former President Boris Yeltsin after the match. “In the end I was very fortunate to come away with a victory. Saving two match points at 2-5 down in the fifth set it’s like saving a penalty kick from three metres,” he added. “Boris Yeltsin told me afterwards that I almost gave him his sixth heart attack with my play.” Gaudio himself had earlier overcome a two-sets-to-one deficit before taking charge of the clash by reeling off five straight games to take the 5-2 lead in the deciding set. France lead 2-0 Paris: Arnaud Clement and Sebastien Grosjean put holders France firmly in the driving seat in their Davis Cup semifinal at Roland Garros on Friday, singles victories over Andy Roddick and James Blake opening up a 2-0 lead over the USA. Clement swatted Roddick 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in three hours 14 minutes to hand the American his first ever Davis Cup loss and give the French a crucial early advantage on the slow red clay at their spiritual home. Grosjean followed up with an impressive 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (7/9), 7-5 win over Blake in three hours three minutes to erase doubts about his fitness following a back injury, coming back from 1-4 down in the fourth set to notch what should prove a key triumph. Blake, a 22-year-old New Yorker, was shattered at his loss, his first in four Davis Cup singles outings. “This is the most disappointed I’ve ever been in myself my whole life — losing a Davis Cup match is heartbreaking,” he said, dreadlocked head bowed. In 102 years of Davis Cup, the Americans have only ever come back from two rubbers down once — in 1934 against Australia — and the French now have one foot in the final at the end of November against either Russia or Argentina which they would host.
Pak level China Peshawar: Pakistan’s Aisamul Haq Qureshi breezed past China’s Wang Yu to help Pakistan level their Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group II final at 1-1 after the opening singles. Qureshi, whose pairing with an Israeli player raised eyebrows in Pakistan this year, faced no problems in overpowering the Chinese No 2 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and 36 minutes. China had taken the lead when their No 1 player Zhu Benqiang defeated a faltering Aqeel Khan 6-1, 6-1, 6-7 (7-5), 7-6 (7-2) in nearly three hours.
Germany lead KARLSRUHE (Germany): Three-times Davis Cup champions Germany looked set to win their battle against relegation after building a 2-0 lead over modest Venezuela on the opening day of their World Group qualifier. Rainer Schuettler crushed Jose de Armas 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 before Tommy Haas outclassed Jimmy Szymanski 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 in one-sided singles matches. The home side will seal victory whatever the outcome of Sunday’s reverse singles if David Prinosil and Nicolas Kiefer can beat De Armas and Szymanski in the doubles. Germany, who won the Davis Cup in 1988, 1989 and 1993, were in danger of dropping out of the World Group by losing 1-4 to Croatia in a first round tie last February in Zagreb.
Brazil lead RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil beat Canada twice taking the lead in the Davis Cup World Group qualifying tie. Fernando Meligeni put Brazil ahead in the first match of the day, defeating Frank Dancevic 6-2, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. The 31-year-old Meligeni took nearly three hours to defeat the 17-year-old Canadian in a hard-fought game on a clay court at Rio’s Veiga de Almeida University. High temperatures of above 30° also took their toll on the Canadian, who looked seemingly exhausted toward the end of long match. Former world No 1 Gustavo Kuerten then beat Canada’s top ranked doubles player, Daniel Nestor 6-4, 7-6 (12-10), 6-0.
Dutch on top TURKU (FINLAND): Jarkko Nieminen lost a key match against Raemon Sluiter, and the Netherlands’ No 1 Sjeng Schalken overcame stiff resistance by Tuomas Ketola to bring the Dutch up 2-0 in their Davis Cup World Group qualifier against Finland. Sluiter defeated Nieminen 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 7-6 (8) after a thrilling, see-saw fourth set. Schalken fended off four set points in the first set and took the tiebreak 15-13 on his eighth set point on the way to a 7-6 (15/13), 6-3, 6-3 victory over Ketola. The Netherlands have a chance to clinch the best-of-five tie after the doubles and secure a berth in the World Group, where the Dutch played for 10 consecutive years before going down to the qualifying round after losing 2-3 to reigning champions France in February.
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Meek surrender by India
Adelaide, September 21 The Indians went down 3-6, 6-7 (5/7), 1-6 in 94 minutes at the Memorial Drive tennis centre. With the reverse singles match still to be played, the Aussies have already ensured a berth in the 16-nation World Group stage of the men’s team competition next year. India have yesterday lost both their singles matches, Harsh Mankad going down to Hewitt 1-6, 6-7 (2/7), 1-6, and Paes succumbing to the steady Wayne Arthurs 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6. Hewitt, the world No 1 in singles rankings, can now take time off to watch his favourite Adelaide Crows play the Australian Rules Football League later today, and he will also be free to play a charity match tomorrow, with Scot Draper likely to fill in his place for the reverse singles. Hewitt’s return to the team has boosted Australia’s morale so much that they never missed Mark Phillipousis, who pulled out of the tie after injury once again his knee at the US Open. India on the other hand will have lot of soul-searching to do after they return home. The withdrawal of Mahesh Bhupathi had been a huge blow to the team and Paes’ guts alone will no more be enough for them to progress beyond the zonal stage. It was very much a face-off between three-time Grand Slam champion Paes and fifth-ranked doubles specialist Todd Woodbridge, as both Hewitt and Uppal were playing in the absence of a second regular doubles player for both the teams. And Woodbridge, who himself has won 13 Grand Slam doubles crowns, including five consecutive triumphs at the Wimbledon between 1993 and 97, proved the most able partner as the Australians overpowered the Indians in just more than an hour and a half, the third set lasting only 21 minutes. Only in the second set, as in both the singles matches yesterday, the Australians were stretched. But the fact that Uppal double-faulted on set point in the tie-breaker summed up the misfortunes of the Indian team. Australia now have an 8-3 head to head record over India who now have to play again in the Asia-Oceania group. Krishnan defends Bhupathi Captain Ramesh Krishnan tried to deflect criticism of Mahesh Bhupathi today after the US Open doubles champion had withdrawn from the tie against Australia citing a shoulder injury. Woodbridge told a news conference after the match: “I know he (Bhupathi) is playing in Hong Kong next week, it starts Monday.” “If he can play the tournament next week he can play this weekend,’’ Woodbridge added. While Woodbridge spoke of Australia’s willingness to field their best team in every Davis Cup tie, Krishnan recalled when Australia’s former US Open finalist Mark Philippoussis was fit to play against Zimbabwe in 1998. The big-serving Australian attended the tie in the Victorian country town of Mildura but refused to play after saying captain John Newcombe had failed to give him support after his form slumped following a family illness. “You (Australia) have had problems with Mark Philippoussis in the past,’’ Krishnan told a news conference. Krishnan said it was unfair to speculate on the severity of Bhupathi’s injury without speaking to the player himself. “These are all questions I don’t think it’s fair to ask me, to ask Todd Woodbridge, you all need to get on the email, get on the phone, and get on to Mahesh Bhupathi,’’ Krishnan told reporters.
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No night runs during Raid Shimla, September 21 The seven-day and 3000-km-long marathon cross country with a competitive run of over 1600 km has been reduced to four days and will cover 1400 km. The competitive section has been reduced to 578 km. The Raid will commence from here on October 7 and culminate at Manali on October 10. The event will be dedicated to John Mark of England and N.L. Chaudhary and Jaswinder, both Indians, who died in two separate accidents during the rally last year. The Himalayan motorsports association has introduced two running trophies in their memory. While the John mark trophy will be given to the outstanding new
motorcyclist, the N.L. Chaudhary and Jaswinder Pal trophy will be awarded to the best new driving team every year. The Raid which was started in 1999 became longer and tougher with each passing year with organiser including high mountain passes, all over 16000 ft in the hostile cold desert terrain of Ladakh and Lahaul Spiti in the route. Simultaneously, the punishment factor was enhanced to cent percent. However, in the process the event became extremely rigorous, leaving the team completely exhausted. The tragic death of as many as three rallyists during the event made the organisers review the format. Mr Vijay Parmar, president of the association, said the rally was being conducted as per the format and safety norms laid down by the Federation International Motorcyclisme, Geneva, the apex motorsports body and the National Federation of morotsport. However, the objective of the sport was to promote adventure rather than setting the stage for disaster, hence the need to downscale the event. This year’s event would be adventure friendly and difficult yet not impossible. There would be more tarmac stretches than before and shorter stages. Further, there would also be no night runs. This was purely from the safety point of view as last year the vehicle of N.L.Chaudhary and Jaswinder plunged 1000 ft from a cliff during the night leg. The rescue parties could do nothing to rescue then because of darkness, he explained. The participants will assemble here on October for the pre-event scrutiny, on October 7 the raid will cover 300 km, cross through Baghi, Nogli and finally the 10,000 ft Jalori pass to reach Manali. The following day the rallyists will negotiate the 14,000 ft Rohtang pass and after passing through Keylong, Darcha and Sarchu halt at Pang in Ladakh. On October 9 they will pass over the 17,000 ft Polokongka, the pristine Tsokar Lake to touch Nyoma close to the China’s border return and then to Pang for night halt. On the final day the rally will return to Manali taking the first day’s route. In all 25 motocyclists and as many as cars and jeeps and other four-wheeler will be allowed to participate in the event. |
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PU without Director, Sports Chandigarh, September 21 The winner of coveted Maulana Azad trophy, Panjab University has been relegated to No. 3 position. The post of a regular Director, Sports, has not been filled since February 1,2000, when Dr Ajmer Singh retired. After that, only caretaker heads have been appointed from time to time. In April last, Dr S.K. Gupta, of the Department of Sociology was given the additional charge of Director, Sports. He does not specialise in any sport nor has adequate experience, his appointment was not liked by majority in the sports community. The authorities advertised for the post early this year. As per the eligibility criteria laid down, eight candidates were found to be eligible. These also included prominent sports officers based of the region. They included Dr J.P.S. Sidhu, Joint Director, Sports, UT; Dr Sominder Sharma (HP University, Shimla), Dr Kewal Singh (PU campus), Mr Kanwaljit Singh (GND University, Amritsar. Dr Prem Chand Kashyap, Regional Director, Sports Authority of India had also applied, but was not called for the interview on September 2. The screening committee unanimously approved Dr Kewal Singh, the Assistant Director in the Department of Sports, Panjab University. The case was put before the Syndicate meeting of the university held on September 14, where it was rejected on technical grounds. Sources opined that the decision to disapprove the case of Dr Kewal Singh was not liked by majority since he fulfilled all the necessary eligibility conditions. He had been serving the university for the past eight years and also had more than eight years experience in two different colleges in Nigeria as a physical education teacher in 1980s. The Department of Sports now has limited officers as the Deputy Director, Dr Reet Mohinder Singh, retired a few months back. On September 30, another senior official, Ms Kamlesh Mehta, Assistant Director, will also retire. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.N. Pathak, said the post of Director, Sports, will be re-advertised. With more delay, sports in the university was likely to be severely affected. |
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Vishal
scripts Panchkula win Chandigarh, September 21 Earlier Panchkula skipper Umesh Kaira won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Vishal Sahni and Ravi Shanker started on a promising note putting 50 runs on the board in the 9.4 overs. Ravi Shanker departed at his individual score of 16 runs and Umesh Kaira was joined by Vishal Sahni. Both played strokes freely all around the wicket as the total reached 100-run mark in the 19th over. (Kaira scored 55 runs before being caught behind off Sandeep at the total score of 140 runs. Vishal made elegant 96 runs, scoring second consecutive half century of the tournament. Sunny Sharma made a quickfire 17 off just 10 balls as Panchkula amassed, 222 for 6 in the allotted 35 overs. Brijesh was the most successful bowler with 2 for 43. Facing a daunting task, Kurukshetra batsmen were never in race as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Asking rate of more than six runs per over was too much for them against some accurate and disciplined bowling from Panchkula bowlers especially by Sunny Sharma (2 for 3), Mayur Sharma (3 for 26) and Umesh Kaira 3 for 21. Leftarm spinner Bhalendra also had figures of 2 for 29 as Kurukshetra innings folded at 137 in 34.4 overs. Parveen (48) and Sandeep (24) offered some resistance. Panchkula will now play Faridabad in the quarterfinal at Faridabad on September 23. Brief Scores: Panchkula 222 for 6 in 35 overs. (Vishal Sahni 96, Umesh Kaira 55, Sunny Sharma 17, Brijesh 2 for 43). Kurukshetra 137 all out in 34.4 overs. (Parveen 48, Sandeep 24, Sunny Sharma 2 for 3, Umesh Kaira 3 for 21, Mayur Sharma 3 for 26, Bhalendra 2 for 29). |
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BSF thrash
EME, IAF win Faridkot, September 21 The match was decided through the tie-breaker. The winners received six penalty corners but failed to convert any despite enjoying an upper hand throughout the match. The losers had three penalty corners. In another match Indian Air Force, Delhi, defeated Northern Railway, Ambala, by 2-0. Both the goals were scored by centre forward Baldev Singh. The losers received four penalty corners but in vain. In the third match Signals Jalandhar, had an easy win over Indian Post and Telegraph, Delhi. Left in G. Dass scored three goals. In the last match BEG, Roorkee, ousted Western Railway, Mumbai, by a solitary goal. The wining goal was scored by left in E. Munda in the 33rd minute of the play. Western Railway got five penalty corners but failed to convert any. In the semifinals tomorrow seven-times Gold Cup winners BSF, Jalandhar, will meet BEG, Roorkee, while Signals Jalandhar, will take on Indian Air Force, Delhi. |
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Shivalik
Academy, CISF advance Chandigarh, September 21 Both Shivalik Academy and Chandigarh Police remained neck-and-neck in the stipulated period scoring one goal each but in the tie-breaker, the city cops scored only once while the young and energetic Shivalik boys converted three strokes to send the rivals packing. Shivalik Academy took the lead in the 42nd minute through a fine field goal by Jatinder Singh. Chandigarh Police hit back with the equaliser in the 53rd minute when Kulwant found the target off a penalty corner. With the issue remaining deadlocked, the match stretched to the tie-breaker in which only Sahid Hussain was successful with his stroke. For Shivalik Academy, Pushpinder Singh, Amandeep Singh and Rajinder Singh were on target to keep their team’s hopes alive in the ‘A’ grade tournament. In the second match, CISF toyed with an inexperienced UP XI, pumping in four goals without reply. In fact the margin would have been higher had not Cyril Ekka muffed a couple of sitters. It was in the third minute itself that the security men forged ahead, as a sweeping hit by Harish Sharma was bang on target. Five minutes later, Bharat Kumar added the second following a short corner after which the goalkeeper was changed. Cyril Ekka missed at least two easy chances from close range as he hit wide in the first half. However,on resumption Ekka made amends for his earlier lapses by adding two goals. In the 55th minute, an angular hit from the right by Ekka gave the rival custodian absolutely no chance. With a few minutes remaining, Cyril Ekka scored another off a penalty stroke by scooping the ball neatly into the net to make it a comfortable 4-0 for his side. Sunday’s fixtures: Special Security Bureau v Shivalik Academy — 2.30 pm; CISF v Punjab and Sind Bank Academy — 4 pm. |
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Bihar, MP in throwball semis Ludhiana, September 21 In the men’s section, Rajasthan and Delhi completed the semifinal line-up while in the women’s section, West Bengal joined Bihar and Madhya Pradesh in the last-four stage. The fourth team will be decided from the winners in the match between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh slated for later today. In the men’s section, the current champions Bihar faced a stiff challenge from Haryana before romping home 15-10, 15-9 to secure their semifinal berth while Delhi too were made to fight for each point by the hosts Punjab. The visitors finally
emerged winners 15-10, 15-11. In the other two quarterfinals, Madhya Pradesh recorded an easy victory over Delhi 15-7, 15-6 and Rajasthan got the better of Chhattisgarh 15-5, 15-3. In the women’s section, holders Bihar toiled hard to outclass Madhya Pradesh 15-7, 15-12 to enter the semifinals. Despite this defeat in their last league fixture, Madhya Pradesh too made it to the last four-stage. West Bengal outplayed Delhi 15-10, 15-8 while Delhi registered a comprehensive win over Uttar Pradesh 15-7, 15-8. In the sub-junior section (boys), Uttaranachal toyed with Maharashtra 15-2, 15-2; Delhi beat Andhra Pradesh 15-2, 15-8; Madhya Pradesh defeated Himachal Pradesh 15-1, 15-3; Delhi breezed past Haryana 16-14, 15-7 and Rajasthan prevailed over Haryana 15-8, 13-15, 15-10. In the girl’s section, Madhya Pradesh made mincemeat of Chhattisgarh 15-0; 15-0, Punjab drubbed Chandigarh 15-1, 15-3; Bihar defeated Madhya Pradesh 15-5, 15-4; Uttar Pradesh beat Delhi 15-9, 15-2 and Uttaranchal overpowered Delhi 15-3, 15-4. |
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Cross-country
meet PATIALA: Sunil Yadav finished first in the cross-country meet of the Government College of Physical Education (GCPE) that concluded here today. Sunil Yadav was followed by Heera Lal and Sunil Kumar. In women’s section, Poonam came first, while Paramjit Kaur and Reeta Thakur came second and third, respectively. In the men’s section, Bhagat House was declared best house, while Dronacharya House came second. In the women’s section, Dronacharya House and Jhujhar House came first and second, respectively. Bhagat House and Dronacharya House were declared joint winners in the race for the overall championship, while Jhujhar House and Ranjit House came second and third, respectively. PPS girl excels Parneet Kaur Sandhu, a class XII student of Punjab Public School (PPS), Nabha, brought laurels to her school by securing fourth place in the individual event (under-21 years) of the International Grand Final of the World Aerobics Championship, which concluded in Dallas (USA) recently. On the basis of her performance, Parneet has been selected for another prestigious international aerobics competition scheduled to be held in Hong Kong later this year. Parneet’s selection for the Dallas meet was based on her gold medal winning performance in the inaugural National Aerobics Championship held at the NIS here earlier this year.
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Kabaddi results AMBALA: Kabaddi matches of the Haryana School Games Championship took place in War Heroes Memorial Stadium today. In kabaddi, 19 years (girls), Ambala beat Panchkula, Jhajjar beat Kurukshetra, Kaithal beat Hisar, Rohtak beat Rewari, Bhiwani beat Yamunanagar, Jind beat Mohindergarh and Faridabad beat Sonepat. In kabaddi, 17 years (girls), Kurukshetra beat Sirsa, Fatehabad beat Karnal, Faridabad beat Ambala, Jhajjar beat Yamunanagar, Rohtak beat Kaithal, and Jind beat Mohindergarh and Sonepat beat Bhiwani. In kabaddi, 14 years (girls), Faridabad beat Gurgaon, Rewari beat Sonepat, Kurukshetra beat Jhajjar, Fatehabad beat Bhiwani, Rohtak beat Panipat, Sirsa beat Karnal, Mohindergarh beat Ambala, Rewari beat Yamunanagar, Kaithal beat Faridabad and Hisar beat Rohtak.
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Colombo,
September 21
