Monday, December 9, 2002, Chandigarh, India






National Capital Region--Delhi

THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
S P O R T S

Improved batting by Indians
Napier, December 8
Three Indian batsmen struck impressive half-centuries as the tourists earned the much-needed batting practice ahead of the first Test and forced a draw against Central Districts on the final day of the three-day game here today.
India's Sachin Tendulkar hooks to the boundary India's Sachin Tendulkar hooks to the boundary against New Zealand's Central Districts on the final day of the three-day match at McLean Park in Napier, New Zealand, on Sunday. — AP/PTI photo

Rhodes stars in S. Africa’s victory
Durban, December 8
South Africa cruised to an easy 132-run victory over a lacklustre Pakistan in the first one-day international today.

Collins, Hinds put Windies on top
Dhaka, December 8
Wavell Hinds and Chris Gayle laid a solid foundation for West Indies today after Bangladesh succumbed for only 139 on the first day of the first Test.

Tie abandoned
Harare, December 8
Thundershowers and bad light caused the first of three one-day cricket internationals between Zimbabwe and Kenya to be abandoned today.

Mongia stars in Punjab win
Gurgaon, December 9
A scintillating knock of 117 by skipper Dinesh Mongia guided Punjab to an easy win over Jammu and Kashmir, who managed to score 186 for eight after witnessing a middle order collapse into he limited over North Zone Ranji Trophy league match played here today.

Australia A batsman Brad Hogg is airborne Australia A batsman Brad Hogg is airborne as he attempts to dive back to his crease as England wicket keeper Alec Stewart (R) runs him out during their one-day cricket match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. — Reuters


Argentina's Mercedes Margalot
Argentina's Mercedes Margalot celebrates converting her penalty stroke during their final match against the Netherlands at the women's hockey World Cup in Perth on Sunday. Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties to win the cup. — Reuters



EARLIER STORIES
 

Delhi beat HP
Rohtak, December 8
Delhi defeated Himachal Pradesh by four wickets in the North Zone Ranji Trophy one- day cricket tie which was rescheduled and curtailed to 28 overs a side at Maharaja Aggarsain Stadium here today due to a strange controversy originating from the alleged erratic behaviour of the pitch. Delhi got five points, including one bonus point to take their tally to 9 from three matches played so far.

Haryana beat Services
Faridabad, December 8
Haryana’s bowling spree today finished all hopes of Services in the one-day north zone league match for the Ranji Trophy at the Nahar Singh Stadium here.

Unprecedented gathering of sports stars at unique function
90-odd sportsmen of yesteryear felicitated
Jalandhar, December 8
Age-induced disabilities failed to deter their spirits as they — 93 of them — who swayed on glory in sporting arenas, both at home and abroad, for over complex eight decades, assembled at the indoor hall of the Punjab Armed Police to be felicitated by their one-time employer — Punjab Police — here this afternoon.

Argentina eves world champs
Perth, Australia, December 8
Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties today to win the women’s hockey World Cup for the first time.  




Argentina's hockey players pile on top of each other after winning a dramatic sudden death penalty shoot-out against the Netherlands at the women's Hockey World Cup final in Perth, on Sunday.
— AP/PTI photo
Argentina's hockey players pile on top of each other

HP Police shock BSF in hockey
Mandi, December 8
Himachal Police beat BSF 3-1 on the third day of the All-India Him Gold Cup Hockey Tournament being played here at Paddal Stadium today. Jitender scored in the 20th minute but Devinder, captain of the BSF, equalised in the second half. Jitender again scored in the 39th minute making it 2-1. Then Madan earned another goal in the 59th minute ensuring 3-1, victory.

China's He Wei (R) kicks Hungary's Mandor Balaogh
China's He Wei (R) kicks Hungary's Mandor Balaogh during a women's match at the first-ever International Police Free Fight Competition in Beijing, on Sunday. Police units from 11 countries participated in the Thai-style kick-boxing event organised by China's police. China's He Wei won the bout. 

Jameel McCline (L) of Port Jefferson, New York is hit with a body shot by WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko
Jameel McCline (L) of Port Jefferson, New York, is hit with a body shot by WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in the third round of their title fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. Klitschko, originally of Kiev, Ukraine, but now living in Hamburg, Germany, retained his title when McCline's corner stopped the fight just before the 11th round. — Reuters photos

NFL
E. Bengal down Mohun Bagan

Kolkata, December 8
Title aspirants East Bengal shot up to the top of the chart prevailing over defending champions Mohun Bagan 2-0 in a tension-filled National Football League encounter here today.

Pallavi-Soumi duo bags TT crown
Sirsa, December 8
Pallavi and Soumi Mondal of West Bengal bagged the sub-junior girls doubles title outplaying Neha Aggarwal and Shikha Sharma of Delhi in the final by 11-4, 11-8, 11-9, while in the sub-junior boys doubles the pair of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Academy’s Devesh Kumar and Aman clinched the title defeating Konkajeet and Tuhin Sinha of West Bengal 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 on the seventh days of the Vatika 64th Sub-Junior National Table Tennis Championship here today.

GC Ludhiana overall champs
Chandigarh, December 8
Government College, Ludhiana, in men’s section and Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh, bagged the overall first positions in the Panjab University Inter-College Athletic Meet which concluded here this evening. Diljot Singh of Government College, Ludhiana with 19 points and Lakhvir Kaur of GTB Khalsa College for Women, Dasuya, with 15 points were adjudged best athletes.

Chess champ
Bhiwani, December 8
Akashdeep of Fatehabad stood first and D S Soori of Faridabad second in the fifth Haryana State Rapid Chess Championship that concluded here today. The championship was organised by the District Chess Association, Bhiwani.

GND, Punjabi varsities in final
Amritsar, December 8
GND University and Punjabi University will meet in the final of the All-India Inter-University Kho-Kho Championship here tomorrow. In the semifinals today, the hosts beat Panjab University while Punjabi University beat Mumbai University.

 

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Improved batting by Indians

India's Rahul Dravid is bowled for 1
India's Rahul Dravid is bowled for 1 in the second innings by New Zealand's Central Districts Andrew Schwass on the final day of three at McLean Park in Napier, New Zealand, Sunday. — AP/PTI  photo

Napier, December 8
Three Indian batsmen struck impressive half-centuries as the tourists earned the much-needed batting practice ahead of the first Test and forced a draw against Central Districts on the final day of the three-day game here today.

The Indians, who were shot out for 209 in the first innings, batted resolutely to reach 191 for three in the second essay before thundershowers brought an early end to the day’s proceedings at the McLean Park.

The Indians, who conceded an 86-run lead to the hosts after Central Districts rode on a fine century by Bevan Griggs to declare their first innings at 295 for nine, did well to find their bearings on the final day of the only warm-up match during the entire 47-day tour.

Though Sanjay Bangar (70), Virender Sehwag (61) and Sachin Tendulkar (52 not out) played confidence-boosting knocks, the biggest disappointment was Rahul Dravid who failed with the bat for the second time in the match.

Dravid, the most prolific Indian batsman this year, was bowled by Andrew Schwass for one after he attempted a flick at a delivery which cut away sharply and hit his stumps.

Dravid was out for nought in the first innings off only the second ball when he had edged a catch to Michael Mason behind the stumps.

Sehwag was his usual belligerent self and smashed boundaries on either side, sometimes audaciously clearing a packed off-side field before an expansive drive to a delivery he was nowhere near to resulted in a catch to the keeper.

The dashing opener batted for only 55 balls for his 61 runs and hit 11 fours in all.

Bangar played true to his style and looked to keep most deliveries out of his stumps. He was unbeaten on 39 at lunch and had moved to 52 by tea break during a curtailed afternoon session.

He started to hit out at everything after tea, apparently under instructions, so that others could get a look-in as well.

Bangar, in doing so, was caught at long on off Glen Sulzberger, having batted for 161 balls and hit seven fours and a six during his innings.

Scoreboard

Indians (1st Innings): 209

Central Districts (Ist Innings): 295 for 9 dec.

Indians (2nd Innings):

S Bangar c Hefford 70 b Sulzberger

V Sehwag c Sigley 61 b Schwass

Dravid b Schwass 1

Tendulkar not out 52

V V S Laxman not out 1

Extras: (nb-6) 6

Total: (3 wkts, 53.4 overs) 191

FoW: 1-91, 2-99, 3-186.

Bowling: Mason 11.4-4-21-0, Hamilton 11-0-71-0, Hefford 11-2-42-0, Schwass 14-4-28-2, Sulzberger 6-1-29-1. PTI

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Oram, Mason in Test squad

Napier, December 8
A fine show against the Indians in the three-day tie here earned Central Districts paceman Michael Mason today a place in New Zealand’s 12-member squad for the first Test starting at Wellington on December 12. Mason, who grabbed three wickets in India’s first innings of 209, will have a toss up for the third seamer’s slot in the final XI with Jacob Oram, who pulled out of the three-day game because of a groin strain.

The squad: Stephen Fleming (capt), Nathan Astle, Shane Bond, Robbie Hart, Craig McMillan, Michael Mason, Jacob Oram, Mark Richardson, Scott Styris, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori and Lou Vincent. PTI

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Rhodes stars in S. Africa’s victory

Durban, December 8
South Africa cruised to an easy 132-run victory over a lacklustre Pakistan in the first one-day international today.
South Africa scored 272 for seven and then skittled Pakistan out for 140 in 42.5 overs.

Jonty Rhodes dug South Africa out of trouble with his innings of 98. He found support from Graeme Smith, who scored 56, and Shaun Pollock, with 57 not out.

Pakistan batted without urgency and were never in the hunt. Salim Elahi’s 31 was their top score.

Pollock took three for 12 and left arm spinner Nicky Boje three for 29.

Jonty Rhodes hit 98 as South Africa staged a thrilling recovery in the first one-day international cricket match against Pakistan at Kingsmead today.

South Africa made 272 for seven after being sent in. They were tottering at 151 for six before Rhodes and South African captain Shaun Pollock (57 not out) put on 99 for the seventh wicket.

Veteran Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Wasim Akram was the man who caused South Africa’s early troubles. He took three for 19 in his ten overs.

SCOREBOARD

South Africa:

Smith b Wasim Akram 56

Gibbs c Latif b Wasim Akram 0

McKenzie c Youhana b Sami 11

Boje c Waqar b Sami 20

Kallis c Sami b Razzaq 6

Rhodes c Latif b Waqar 98

Boucher b Wasim Akram 0

Pollock not out 57

Klusener not out 4

Extras (lb-5 nb-9 w-6) 20

Total (for seven wickets 50 overs) 272

Fall of wickets: 1-6 2-33 3-63 4-86 5-151 6-151 7-250

Bowling: Wasim Akram 10-1-19-3 (nb-3 w-2), Waqar Younis 10-1-59-1 (w-2), Muhammad Sami 10-0-71-2 (nb-6), Abdur Razzaq10-0-77-1 (w-1), Saqlain Mushtaq 10-0-41-0 (w-1).

Pakistan

Umar b Ntini 7

Elahi c Kallis b Ntini 31

Youhana c Pollock b Donald 8

Haq b Kallis 11

Younis Khan c Smith b Boje 17

Razzaq c Donald b Boje 15

Latif c Boucher b Pollock 12

Akram c McKenzie b Pollock 14

Mushtaq c Pollock b Boje 1

Younis not out 0

Sami c McKenzie b Pollock 2.

Extras (b-3, lb-2, nb-1, w-16) 22

Total (all out, 42.5 overs) 140

FOW: 1-19, 2-36, 3-55, 4-78, 5-100, 6-116, 7-134, 8-136, 9-136.

Bowling: Pollock 9.5-1-12-3, Ntini 8-0-35-2, Kallis 6-0-16-1, Donald 6-0-20-1, Klusener 6-0-23-0, Boje 7-1-29-3. AFP

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Collins, Hinds put Windies on top


Bangladesh batsman Enamul Hoque is bowled out by West Indies' Pedro Collins in the first innings of the first Test in Dhaka on Sunday.— Reuters photo

Dhaka, December 8
Wavell Hinds and Chris Gayle laid a solid foundation for West Indies today after Bangladesh succumbed for only 139 on the first day of the first Test.

Hinds hit 12 boundaries in an unbeaten 73 while Gayle scored 44 in an unbroken opening stand of 118 at the close.

Fast bowlers Pedro Collins and Vasbert Drakes helped the touring team dismiss Bangladesh for 139 just after tea earlier on the day.

Collins grabbed five for 26, the second best figures of his test career after his six for 72 against New Zealand last June.

The West Indies’ paceman bowled opener Hannan Sarkar for a duck with an out-swinger and rounded off the innings by bowling Enamul Hoque for six with the first delivery of his 18th over. Drakes took four for 61 in his test debut.

Captain Ridley Jacobs justified his decision to put Bangladesh in to bat as the West Indies sent five batsmen to the dressing room before lunch.

Alok Kapali and Khaled Mashud added a valuable 73 in 131 minutes for the sixth wicket before skipper Mashud was bowled by a Drakes’ yorker. Mashud scored 22 with two fours.

Kapali, who scored an unbeaten 89 in the third one-dayer on December 3, hit his first half-century in test cricket. His fine 52 contained nine fours. Habibul Bashar (24) scored his 1,000th Test run.

SCOREBOARD

Bangladesh (1st innings):

Sarker b Collins 0

Hossain c Jacobs b Drakes 2

Ashraful c Jacobs b Collins 6

Basher c Ganga b Collins 24

Islam lbw b Lawson 5

Kapali lbw b Drakes 52

Mashud b Drakes 22

Rehman c Gayle b Collins 1

Hoque b Collins 6

Baisya c Jacobs b Drakes 7

Zubair not out 4

Extras (w-1, nb-3, lb-6) 10

Total (all out in 54.1 overs) 139

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-4, 3-25, 4-40, 5-44, 6-117, 7-118, 8-124, 9-135.

Bowling: Collins 17.1-7-26-5, Drakes 18-2-61-4, Lawson 9-2-24-1, D. Powell 10-2-22-0.

West Indies (1st innings):

Gayle not out 44

Hinds not out 73

Extras (nb-1) 1

Total (no loss, 33 overs) 118

Bowling: Baisya 9-1-44-0, Jubair 6-0-31-0, Rahman 12-2-27-0, Haque 5-1-10-0, Ashraful 1-0-6-0. AFP

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Tie abandoned

Harare, December 8
Thundershowers and bad light caused the first of three one-day cricket internationals between Zimbabwe and Kenya to be abandoned today.

While play was possible during the morning at the Harare Sports Club, Kenya’s batsmen were generally stifled by a tight Zimbabwe attack and scored 211 all out at little more than four an over.

In reply Zimbabwe lost the wicket of captain Alistair Campbell, who was run out for only two runs, and the home side were 18 for one when play was called off. AFP

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Mongia stars in Punjab win

Gurgaon, December 9
A scintillating knock of 117 by skipper Dinesh Mongia guided Punjab to an easy win over Jammu and Kashmir, who managed to score 186 for eight after witnessing a middle order collapse int he limited over North Zone Ranji Trophy league match played here today.

Electing to bat first, Jammu and Kashmir made a cautious start before the first wicket of opener Vivek Singh fell at a score of 41. Singh contributed only 17 while the other opener Wajahat Majeed made 25, including four hits to the fence before falling to Sandeep Sawal.

Kanwaljit Singh, who came out to bat third down held the innings at one end while wickets kept falling at regular intervals at the other end.

Mongia also proved his worth in the bowling department by claiming two wickets, including that of his counterpart Vijay Sharma, whom he bowled out for a duck.

Scoreboard

Jammu and Kashmir: W Majeed c Madan b Sawal 45, Vivek Singh c Sawal b Gagandeep 17, Feroz Ahmed st Madan b Navdeep 16, Kanwaljit Singh not out 47, A Gupta c Sawal b Mongia 29, S Salaria run out 1, Mohammed Shafi c Madan b Uniyal 11, V Sharma c Mahajan b Mongia 0, S Beigh run out 6, Surinder Singh not out 8. Extras: (b-1, lb-2, w-3) 6. Total: (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 186. Fall of wickets: 1-41, 2-83, 3-83, 4-143, 5-148, 6-166, 7-167, 8-177.

Bowling: Amit Uniyal 10-0-50-1, Gagandeep 10-2-28-1, Reetinder Sodhi 4-0-19-0, Navdeep Singh 8-1-19-1, Sandeep Sahal 8-0-32-1, Sanjay Mahajan 4-0-14-0, Dinesh Mongia 6-0-21-2.

Punjab: D Mongia not out 117, M Sharma c Wajaht b Jagtar 54, R Ricky not out 12. Extras: (lb-1, nb-1, w-2) 4. Total: (for 1 wkt, 32.1 overs) 187. Fall of wicket: 1-138. Bowling: Surinder Singh 8-1-38-0, Vijay Sharma 5.1-0-41-0, Samiullah Beigh 5-0-29-0, Jagtar Singh 6-0-33-1, Ashwani Gupta 8-0-45-0. PTI

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Delhi beat HP
Our Sports Reporter

Rohtak, December 8
Delhi defeated Himachal Pradesh by four wickets in the North Zone Ranji Trophy one- day cricket tie which was rescheduled and curtailed to 28 overs a side at Maharaja Aggarsain Stadium here today due to a strange controversy originating from the alleged erratic behaviour of the pitch. Delhi got five points, including one bonus point to take their tally to 9 from three matches played so far.

Things seemed normal when play started today at the scheduled hour. Himachal won the toss and put Delhi in to bat first. After about an hour’s play, the Delhi skipper Vijay Dahiya stepped into bat at the fall of Delhi’s third wicket at the total of 52 and started appealing to the umpire regarding the erratic behaviour of the pitch. In his view the pitch had uneven bounce and was injury prone. The skipper of the opponent Vikram Rathore also joined him in appealing when the scoreboard read 68 for three.At this juncture, 21 overs had already been bowled. The two umpires referred the matter to the match referee Shirish Buch and it was decided to reschedule the match on the alternate pitch and the game was reduced to 28 overs a side. The proceedings held in the morning session were declared ‘null and void’. The fresh proceedings of the game could start at 12.45 p.m..

Scoreboard: 

Himachal Pradesh: Ashish Kapoor c Sarandeep b Bhandari 0, Sandeep Sharma c Sarandeep b Bhandari 5, Vikram Rathore c Chopra b Gill 2, Sangram Singh c Gill b Rathore 17, Amit Sharma c Chopra b Sarandeep 37, Nischal Gaur c Vaid b Arun 16, Ajay Mannu st. Dahiya b Sarandeep 2, Virender Sharma St. Dahiya b Sarandeep 3, Vijay Kumar not out 7, Vishal Bhatia lbw Sarandeep 0, Ashok Thakur not out 2, Extras (b-1, lb-6, w-7) 14. Total: (for 9 wickets in 28 overs) 105. Fall of wickets : 1/1, 2/6, 3/11, 4/49, 5/82, 6/84, 7/92, 8/93, 9/96. Bowling: Amit Bhandari 5-1-15-2, Sanjay Gill 5-0-11-1, Sarandeep Singh 6-0-19-4, Arun Singh 6-0-27-1, Rajiv Rathore 5-0-20-1, Sonu Vaid 1-0-6-0.

Delhi: Akash Chopra c Mannu b Amit 27, Gautam Gambhir St. Mannu b Amit 31, Sarandeep Singh lbw 5, Mithun Manhas c Sangram b Thakur 8, Pradeep Chawla not out 18, Sonu Vaid not out 1, Extras (b-6, lb-2, nb-1, w-7) 16. Total: (for 4 wickets in 21.4 overs) 106. Fall of wickets: 1/69, 2/74, 3/76, 4/98. Bowling: Ashok Thakur 6-0-21-1, Sandeep Sharma 3-0-19-0, Nischal Gaur 4-0-14-0, Ashish Kapoor 2.4-0-19-0, Amit Sharma 5-0-22-3, Vishal Bhatia 1-0-3-0 

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Haryana beat Services

Faridabad, December 8
Haryana’s bowling spree today finished all hopes of Services in the one-day north zone league match for the Ranji Trophy at the Nahar Singh Stadium here.

Scoreboard

Haryana: Jitender c Chawda b Jaya 8, Chetan Sharma st Chawda b Dixit 52, Parinder lbw b Dixit 34, Shafiq Khan c Jha b Dhull 68, Sumit Sharma c Reddy b Thompson 18, Navin Negi c Yashpal b Jha 22, Joginder Sharma c Jaya b Arun 13, Amit Mishra not out 8, Sumit Narwal c Verma b Jaya 23. Extras (lb-9, nb-2, w-18) 29. Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 275. Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-96, 3-110, 4-176, 5-208, 6-235, 7-242, 8-275. Bowling: Manish Jha 9-1-41-1, Jaya Krishnan 9-0-54-2, Arun Sharma 9-0-43-1, K.K. Dixit 10-0 -41-2, Sanjay Dhull 9-0-61-1, C.D. Thompson 4-0-26-1.

Services: Krishna Chawda c Jitender b Narwal 12, PMS Reddy run out (Khan) 6, Jasvir Singh c Gourav b Amit 50, Yashpal Singh c Chetan b Sonu 8, K.K. Dixit b Gourav 10, Sanjay Verma c & b Amit 13, C.D. Thompson c Chetan b Amit 2, Arun Sharma b Joginder 8, Manish Jha c & b Amit 1, Jaya Krishnan not out 1, Sanjay Dhull b Joginder 0. Extras: (b-2,lb-7,nb-2, w-5) 16. Total: (all out in 45.3 overs) 127. FoW: 1-14, 2-23, 3-37, 4-73, 5-111, 6-116, 7-118, 8-121, 9-127, 10-127. Bowling: Joginder Sharma 8.3-2- 16-2, Sumit Narwal 7-2-19-1, Sonu Sharma 10-2-28-1, Gourav Vashisht 10-1-27-1, Amit Mishra 10-2-28-4. UNI

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Unprecedented gathering of sports stars at 
unique function
90-odd sportsmen of yesteryear felicitated
Prabhjot Singh
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 8
Age-induced disabilities failed to deter their spirits as they — 93 of them — who swayed on glory in sporting arenas, both at home and abroad, for over complex eight decades, assembled at the indoor hall of the Punjab Armed Police to be felicitated by their one-time employer — Punjab Police — here this afternoon.

It was indeed a unique and unprecedented function as never before such a galaxy of sportsmen and women had assembled for a non-sporting event, i.e. release of a book “Grit and Glory”, an encyclopaedia of Punjab Police sports compiled by Mr Rajdeep Singh Gill, Additional Director-General of Police, Punjab Armed Police. The herculean task took Mr Gill and his assistants 102 months to compile the 550-page glossy volume. Using the occasion, Mr Gill and the central sports committee of PAP decided to felicitate all those who excelled on playfields — between 1947 and 1966 — while representing Punjab Police.

Present among this galaxy of Punjab Police sportsmen was the world’s oldest living athlete, 109-year-old Baba Joginder Singh, who had superannuated from Punjab Police in 1951. Though he had to be escorted to the dais before being felicitated by the Punjab Director-General of Police, Mr Mahil Singh Bhullar, he was all by himself as he proudly displayed the card issued to him by Guiness Books declaring him the world’s oldest living athlete acknowledging gold medals he won in the World Veteran’s Meets in Turku (Finland) and Seoul (Korea) in the above 95 year age group.

Though most of those felicitated were in their 70s or 80s, only a few needed escorts to go to the dais to receive their mementos and gifts. Later, each one of them got a copy of Grit and Glory. They were all paid travelling allowance to attend the function.

Besides Baba Joginder Singh, there were virtually all “babas” of Indian sports, be it athletics, basketball, football, hockey, volleyball, wrestling or any other sport, who had dominated the sports scenario of their times not only at home but in various international competitions abroad, including Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, World Championships and Asian Championships.

The stalwarts felicitated included several who had won medals — gold, silver and bronze — not only in Olympic Games but also in Commonwealth and Asian Games. They were joined in the audience by the present day stars, including Kartar Singh, Bahadur Singh, Sunita Rani, Baljit Singh Dhillon, Pargat Singh, Parminder Singh (Senior), Sajjan Singh Cheema, Inder Singh, Surinder Singh Sodhi and a few others besides some sports officials, including Mr Teja Singh Dhaliwal, Mr Raj Kumar and Mr Balraj Sharma. Conspicuous by their absence were the key office-bearers of the Punjab Olympic Association.

Later, Mr Bhullar complimented Mr Rajdeep Singh Gill for his stupendous effort in bringing out the mammoth volume putting together the entire history of Punjab Police sports together. The pioneering effort, he said, would be a guiding stone for the future generation of sportspersons from the force who, he advised, should derive inspiration from their seniors and veterans to hold high the flag of not only the police but of the country in international events.

Mr Gill traced the history of his effort spanning over eight years. He experienced difficulties as there was not a single source which could give him accurate and authentic information about the Punjab Police sportsmen and women.

Those felicitated today were: Banta Singh, Gurbachan Singh, Jodhe Ram, Joginder Singh, Lal Singh Gill, Madan Lal, Randhir Singh — all from track and field; Gurbax Singh, Tarlochan Singh Bawa — hockey; Gurbax Singh — volleyball; and Banta Singh — wrestling, all above 75 years of age. Others honoured were: A. Das, Ajit Singh, Ajmer Singh, Babu Singh, Bakshish Singh, Baldev Singh, Balwant Singh, Dalbir Singh, Dayal Singh, Didar Singh, Duli Chand, Gurdeep Singh, Gurdev Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Hardeep Singh, Ishar Singh Deol, Jagdev Singh, Jagmohan Singh, Joginder Singh, Jugraj Singh Kular, Kirpal Singh Kahlon, Lakhbir Singh, Lashkar Singh, Nawab Singh, Om Parkash, Ranjit Singh, Sadhu Singh,Saroop Singh, Saroop Chand, Satnam Singh and Swaran Singh — all from track and field; Gurdas Ram and Om Parkash — basketball; Charanjit Singh Bawa, Kishan Chand Daoo, N. Lawrence, Om Parkash, Ram Dev Walia, Joginder Singh Kalra — all from football; Bhagwan Singh, Dildar Singh, Ganda Mal, Prabhati Lal,Shanghara Singh, Ujagar Singh and Vir Singh — all from gymnastics; Akash Chander, Balbir Singh, Charanjit Singh, Devinder Nath Bhanot, Dharam Singh Mann, Gurlal Singh, Gurmeet Singh Mann, Gurmeet Singh, Inderjit Singh, Jagjit Singh, Madan Mohan Singh, Major Singh, Narinder Singh, Pritam Singh Gill, Raj Kumar, Ram Beant, Sarup Singh Burmi and Tarsem Singh Kular — all from hockey; Gurcharan Singh Bhangu — mountaineering; Jodh Singh, Mohinder Singh — shooting; Amar Singh and Gurmeet Singh — swimming; Atma Singh Gill, Balraj Gupta, Baldev Raj Sharma, Balwant Singh Ballu, Des Raj Sharma, Dwarka Nath, Jaswant Singh Cheema, Narinder Pal, Nripjit Singh Bedi — all from volleyball; and wrestling — Gurdial Singh and Shamsher Singh. 

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Argentina eves world champs

Perth, Australia, December 8
Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties today to win the women’s hockey World Cup for the first time.

Argentina had been beaten in three previous World Cup finals and also lost the final at the Sydney Olympics before breaking through today to claim their first major title in dramatic fashion.

The teams were tied at 1-1 and were still locked together after two periods of extra-time failed to produce another goal, forcing the shootout.

Even that was desperately close, with 16 shots needed to decide the outcome in Argentina’s favour.

The South Americans had taken the early lead during regular time when Ines Arrondo scored in the fifth minute but then sat back on their lead, spending the rest of the game defending.

Their tactics seemed to have paid off until Ageeth Boomgaardt equalised for the Dutch with just two minutes remaining.

The teams were still level at 1-1 after two periods of extra-time, forcing the match into a penalty shootout which also provided plenty of drama.

The shootout became sudden-death after eight of the first 10 penalties were saved by the rival goalkeepers, Mariela Antoniska and Clarinda Sinnige.

The match was not decided until the 16th stroke when Antoniska pulled off another save with her team leading 4-3, igniting wild celebrations among the Argentine players.

Earlier, China upset Australia 2-0 in the bronze medal playoff, condemning the host-nation to their worst World Cup result in 16 years. Ma Yibo opened the scoring in the 13th minute before Chinese captain Chen Zhaoxia made it 2-0 with a goal three minutes before halftime. Reuters

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HP Police shock BSF in hockey
Our Correspondent

Mandi, December 8
Himachal Police beat BSF 3-1 on the third day of the All-India Him Gold Cup Hockey Tournament being played here at Paddal Stadium today. Jitender scored in the 20th minute but Devinder, captain of the BSF, equalised in the second half. Jitender again scored in the 39th minute making it 2-1. Then Madan earned another goal in the 59th minute ensuring 3-1, victory.

In the second match Him Gold Una beat RCF in a one-sided match. Centre- forward Monty scored a goal in the 25th minute while Devender made it 2-0 in the secord half.

For the first time in the history of the All-India Him Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Himachal teams managed to enter the semifinals.

The third match was played between Yamaha XI and Sports Hostel (women’s section) which ended in a goal-less draw.

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NFL
E. Bengal down Mohun Bagan

Kolkata, December 8
Title aspirants East Bengal shot up to the top of the chart prevailing over defending champions Mohun Bagan 2-0 in a tension-filled National Football League encounter here today.

After a barren first half, Subhasish Roychowdhury and Alvito D’Counha struck for the winners who maintained their all-win record in the tournament, and carried their point tally to 12 from four matches. They are yet to concede a goal. The Salt Lake Stadium outing saw an East Bengal dominance, as Bagan badly felt the absence of injured Nigerian forward George Ekeh, while star striker Baichung Bhutia, who took the field braving a calf problem, had to be taken away in the later session.

East Bengal played a good passing game, keeping midfield control throughout. Their new Brazilian striker Gilmar da Silva Gonsalves gave ample evidence of his talent taking quick turns, and exhibiting good ball control and speed. The red and yellow brigade went ahead in the 70th minute when D’Counha’s floating corner from the right eluded Bagan defenders and custodian Rajat Ghosh Dastidar and Roy Chowdhury headed in. They scored again in injury time as D’Counha took a snap left footer into the far corner of the net following a pass from the right. Bagan remain on six points from five matches.

Dempo hold Mahindras

Margao: Goa’s Dempo and Mumbais Mahindra United played a goalless draw to split points in the National Football League here today. The draw takes Dempo to 10 points from five matches while Mahindra United have scored five points from as many matches. PTI

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Pallavi-Soumi duo bags TT crown
Our Correspondent

Sirsa, December 8
Pallavi and Soumi Mondal of West Bengal bagged the sub-junior girls doubles title outplaying Neha Aggarwal and Shikha Sharma of Delhi in the final by 11-4, 11-8, 11-9, while in the sub-junior boys doubles the pair of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Academy’s Devesh Kumar and Aman clinched the title defeating Konkajeet and Tuhin Sinha of West Bengal 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 on the seventh days of the Vatika 64th Sub-Junior National Table Tennis Championship here today.

Subham Kundu and Shivananda Shesehadri of Tamil Nadu, Sanil Shetty of Maharashtra, Tuhin Sinha and Sumit Kundu of West Bengal, Shiladitya Nag of Centre of Excellence, L. Sachin (PSPB-A) and Sayan Paul Roy of West Bengal entered the quarterfinal of the sub-junior boys singles defeating their rivals.

Similarly, West Bengal girls Salankara M. Shabana Parveen, Ahna Paul, Soumi Mondal, Pallavi Kundu stole the show in the pre-quarterfinal matches and moved in the quarterfinals along with Delhi girls Neha Aggarwal and Shikha Sharma of the sub-junior girls singles.

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GC Ludhiana overall champs
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, December 8
Government College, Ludhiana, in men’s section and Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh, bagged the overall first positions in the Panjab University Inter-College Athletic Meet which concluded here this evening. Diljot Singh of Government College, Ludhiana with 19 points and Lakhvir Kaur of GTB Khalsa College for Women, Dasuya, with 15 points were adjudged best athletes.

Balraj Singh of Government College, Ludhiana, created new record in high jump.

The other positions in men’s and women’s section were: DAV College, Chandigarh 2, SGGS College, Chandigarh 3, Guru Nanak National College, Doraha 4. Women: Government College for Women, Ludhiana 2, Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana 3, Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana 4.

The gold medal winners in various events were as, 10000 metre- Gurmit Singh (DAV, Chd); high jump: Manjeet Singh (Govt College, Ludhiana); 400 m hurdles: Diljot Singh (Govt College, Ludhiana); 110m hurdles: shot put: Amritpal Singh (GNN College, Doraha); 100 m: Lakhvir Singh; 400 m: Gurbir Singh (Govt College, Ludhiana); 1500 m: Sharanjeet Singh (Govt College, Ludhiana);

Women: Shot put: Sakshi (MCM DAV-36, Chd); 400 m hurdles; Manjeet (GGS College for Women, Chandigarh; 100m: Rupinder Kaur (Ramgarhia, Ludhiana); Discus throw: Amandeep Kaur (GGS College for Women, Chd); 400m: Lakhvir Kaur (GTB Khalsa, Dasuya); 1500 m: Lakhvir Kaur (GTB Khalsa, Dasuya).

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Chess champ
Our Correspondent

Bhiwani, December 8
Akashdeep of Fatehabad stood first and D S Soori of Faridabad second in the fifth Haryana State Rapid Chess Championship that concluded here today. The championship was organised by the District Chess Association, Bhiwani.

The secretary of the association, Mr Sanjay Goel, said as many as 75 players participated in the three-day meet.

In the final match Akashdeep defeated Anuradha Beniwal of Rohtak. The winners were given cash prizes. 

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GND, Punjabi varsities in final
Our Sports Reporter

Amritsar, December 8
GND University and Punjabi University will meet in the final of the All-India Inter-University Kho-Kho Championship here tomorrow. In the semifinals today, the hosts beat Panjab University while Punjabi University beat Mumbai University.

GND University and Panjab University met in the first semifinal. The players of the host university secured 9 points while the opponents were not able to chase the score and ended the innings with 2 points with an innings to go.

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 SPORTS BRIEFS



Brescia striker Roberto Baggio (front) jumps for the ball against Juventus's Dutch midfielder Edgard Davids during their Series A soccer match at the Rigamonti stadium in Brescia, on Sunday. —Reuters

Joseph Riri of Kenya crosses the finish line in the Singapore Marathon 2002
Joseph Riri of Kenya crosses the finish line in the Singapore Marathon 2002 on Sunday. Riri won the race in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 46 seconds and collected US$15,000 in prize money. — AP/PTI 

MAKAU WINS PUNE MARATHON
PUNE:
Ambrose Nzioka Makau of Kenya, who clocked 2.23.20 hrs, won the 17th Pune International Marathon (42 kms) while the womens’ half marathon (21 kms) was won by Natalia Volgina of Russia who clocked 1.15.52 hrs here on Sunday. Vladzimir Kotov of Poland came second clocking 2.23.38 hrs and K Chitra Kumar of Sri Lanka came third clocking 2.27.34 while covering the total distance. In women’s half marathon, Sangini Devi of Manipur came second clocking 1.18.32 hrs while Sarabjeet Kaur of Punjab bagged the third place clocking 1.18.42 hrs. PTI

BILASPUR WIN
HAMIRPUR:
Bilaspur district won the HP State Open Handball Championship that concluded at Sujanpur Tira on Saturday. In the final, Bilaspur district trounced Una district by 27-17. Earlier in the first semifinal match, Una beat Kulu and Bilaspur beat Himachal Pradesh Police. HP Parliamentary Secretary, Urmila Thakur gave away prizes to the winners. OC

SKATING TEAM
PATIALA:
The Punjab Roller Skating Association (PRSA) has announced a 20-member squad, comprising 10 men and 10 women, for the 32nd National Games slated to be held at Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam. The teams (men): Gurinder Singh Ladi (captain), Mandeep Singh, Simranjit Singh, Gautam Kamboj, Sarabjit Singh, Alamgeet Singh, Tej Pal Singh, Navdeep Singh, Munish Kumar and Gurprit Singh Sadana. Reserves: Ramesh Kumar, Naginder Singh Nagi and Jaspreet Singh. (women): Heena Bharti (captain), Palvi Batra, Gurpreet Kaur, Samriti, Rekha, Bandanjit Kaur, Nimish, Gurshaminder Kaur, Daljit Kaur and Amola. Reserves: Sanyia Dhaliwal, Astha Malhotra and Simran Kaur. OSR

PUNJAB 351 FOR 7
PATIALA:
Punjab scored 351 for 7 declared against Himachal Pradesh on the second day of a league match of the North Zone Vijay Merchant (u-17) Cricket Tournament played here on Sunday. Brief scores: HP (Ist Innings):164 all out (Lokesh Raj 27, Varun Sharma (jr) 25, Varun Sharma (sr) 37, Kapur Singh 37, Naresh Kumar 5 for 36, Ankur Jund 4 for 49) Punjab (Ist Innings): 351 for 7 declared ( Uday Kaul 70, Ashim Gupta 60, Mandeep Singh 57, Karan Goyal 52, Vipul Kumar 50, Rupeetinder Singh 34, Vikram 2 for 116, Anurag Dayal 2 for 38). HP (2nd Innings): 37 for 4 (Hardavinder Singh 2 for 12, A. Jund 2 for 8). OSR

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