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Kiwis beat India by 10 wickets Just one bad game: Ganguly Spineless performance by India
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Pollock inspires SA win Uttar
Pradesh in semifinal TN
shock Punjab Hockey: Punjab down Chandigarh VOLLEYBALL Badminton tourney at Panchkula Ajeetesh wins under-15 title Haryana proposes to hold Games Punjab
quartet corners glory Amritsar school
in final ONGC,
Gorkha Brigade in final Paramvir clinches
Epee gold
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Kiwis beat
India by 10 wickets
Wellington, December 14 The Indians gave an extremely poor account of themselves as they managed to bat just 96.5 overs in two innings to suffer one of their worst defeats in recent times allowing the hosts to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. After pace spearhead Zaheer Khan captured his first five-wicket haul to restrict New Zealand’s first innings lead to 86 runs, the batsmen put in an appalling display to be bundled out for a paltry 121 in just 38.1 overs on a Basin Reserve pitch which had eased out considerably. Sachin Tendulkar was the top scorer for the beleaguered Indians with 51 but none of the other batsmen showed the temperament to stay at the crease as speedsters Shane Bond (4/33), Darryl Tuffey (3/35) and Jacob Oram (3/28) again shred the batting to pieces. Needing just 36 runs to record their fourth consecutive win against India at this port city, New Zealand openers Mark Richardson (14) and Lou Vincent (21) rattled up the required runs in 9.3 overs much to the delight of a sizeable home crowd. New Zealand resumed at their overnight score of 201 for seven and didn’t go beyond 247 but the 86-run lead was enough to knock the wind out of India’s sails. Overnight not out batsman Richardson’s effort to become only the second New Zealand player to bat through the innings failed when Zaheer trapped him in front with the very first delivery with the new ball when the batsman was on 89. Earlier, Richardson was dropped in the slips by Dravid when the batsman was yet to add to his overnight score of 83. The left-handed opener batted for 407 minutes and hit 10 fours from 244 balls. Zaheer then picked up his fifth wicket when he took the edge of Daniel Vettori’s bat for a catch to wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel. Shane Bond was the last batsman to be out for 2 bowled by Ajit Agarkar, the one and only victim of the bowler in the innings. Saurav Ganguly’s men hardly appeared a bunch who has had such a successful run through the calendar year in which it notched up wins in every Test series. Nor did it appear a team which has an ambition of scoring India’s first series win outside the sub-continent in 16 years. India lived the nightmare of its first innings’ 161 again, and if anything their second innings effort of 121 from 38.1 overs in less than three hours of batting, was worse. VVS Laxman bagged a pair in the match, captain Sourav Ganguly managed just 19 in two innings. Scoreboard India (first innings): 161 New Zealand (first innings): Richardson lbw b Khan 89 Vincent c Patel b Bangar 12 Fleming b Khan 25 McMillan lbw b Bangar 9 Astle c Singh b Khan 41 Styris st Patel b Singh 0 Oram lbw b Singh 0 Hart lbw b Khan 6 Vettori c Patel b Khan 21 Tuffey not out 9 Bond b Agarkar 2 Extras
(b-6 lb-12, nb-8, w-2, pen-5) 33 Total (all out, 91.1 overs) 247 Fall of wickets:
1-30, 2-96, 3-111, 4-181, 5-182, 6-186, 7-201, 8-228, 9-237. Bowling: Khan 25-8-53-5 (w-1, nb-3), Nehra 19-4-50-0 (nb-3),
India (second innings): Bangar lbw b Oram 12 Sehwag lbw b Bond 12 Dravid b Bond 7 Tendulkar b Bond 51 Ganguly c Hart b Bond 2 Laxman c Fleming
Patel c Fleming b Tuffey 10 Agarkar c McMillan b Tuffey 9 Singh c Styris b Tuffey 1 Khan c Styris b Oram 9 Nehra not out 0 Extras
(lb-1 nb-7) 8 Total (all out, 38.1 overs) 121 Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-31, 3-31, 4-33, 5-35, 6-76, 7-88, 8-96, 9-121. Bowling: Bond 13.1-5-33-4 (nb-2), Tuffey 9-3-35-3, Oram 11-3-28-3 (nb-5), Styris 5-0-24-0. New Zealand (second
innings): Richardson not out 14 Vincent not out 21 Extras
(w-1) 1 Total (no loss, 9.3 overs) 36 Bowling: Khan 3-0-13-0 (w-1), Nehra 4.3-0-21-0, Singh 2-1-2-0.
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Just one bad game: Ganguly
Wellington, December 14 “It was just one bad game, one bad Test for most
of them. It is now important to get the mindset right and try to
bounce back in the next match”, Ganguly said after his team lost the
Test within three days. “We batted below par in this Test. We have
to put up an improved performance in Hamilton. I hope we bat much
better and square the series”, he said. “We had fought back by
getting them out for 247 and then we needed to score 250-300 in the
second innings to have a contest. But we were all out for 121.” The
Indians could manage to bat for just 96.5 overs in two innings on the
grassy Basin Reserve pitch to suffer one of their worst defeats in
recent times. But Ganguly was not prepared to give an excuse for the debacle, saying the players were professionals and should be able to adjust to different conditions. “There’s
no point giving an excuse of having played too much of cricket. It can
be hard touring but that the way life is. We have to get used to it”,
he said. Indian coach John Wright was also disappointed with his
batsmen’s inept batting display, saying they lacked the application. “I
am disappointed because this was the pitch where our bowlers could
have taken 20 wickets. If we had taken a lead of 150-160, we could
have put pressure on New Zealand,” said Wright. Wright said discipline was key to batting well in New Zealand but the Indians failed to adjust to the conditions. “It
is important to leave a lot of deliveries outside the off-stump. Mark
Richardson just showed how to bat on this wicket,” commented Wright
as he commended the New Zealand opener’s match-winning 89 in the
first innings. He said even though the conditions in New Zealand and England are similar, the pitch at Basin Reserve had more bounce and pace. “This
wicket seamed and bounced more than what we encountered in England. I
said before the match the biggest test for us was adjusting to these
conditions and obviously we didn’t manage that. “Nobody really
got on. We have to be a lot stronger in the next Test,” he said.
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Spineless
performance by India Spineless is the only word that comes to my mind in
describing India’s performance in the first Test. To lose in under
two-and-a-half days shows just how badly the side played. It was a
defeat that will have gravely disappointed coach John Wright. He knows
the conditions in New Zealand better than anybody else, but even he
couldn’t prevent a rout. It will be a difficult and long haul from
here to square the series. The conditions were admittedly difficult,
and especially on the first morning, but no more than the Indian team
should have expected on this tour. The ball has always moved about —
off the wicket and in the air — in New Zealand, so the batsmen
should have been mentally and technically prepared. But apart from
Tendulkar and Dravid, none of the others showed the aptitude or the
attitude to come good in such conditions. I must reserve the highest compliments for Zaheer Khan who bowled with heart, stamina and guile. His was an outstanding performance in bringing India back into the game - with some help from Harbhajan Singh who bowled quite well too. I thought Ganguly erred somewhat in not bringing Harbhajan on earlier. Yet, conceding a lead of less than hundred after being bowled out for 161 was a fine effort. But this fightback was reduced to nothing by the batting, which was even more inept in the second innings than in the first. It is one thing to score a huge amount of runs in sub-continent conditions, where the wicket plays true and there is very little lateral movement off the pitch, and altogether a different proposition when the bowler has something going for him. This has been the bugbear of Indian batsmen through the years, and I am afraid very little appears to have changed with time. The New Zealanders, by comparison, did splendidly. They had come into this series without their best player Chris Cairns, and the players had been locked in an unseemly imbroglio with their Board over pay. But Fleming and his boys were able to put these behind them and snatch a victory that should see his young team going from strength to strength. I thought Richardson batted superbly, showing grit and fine temperament in holding the innings together. Shane
Bond was another Black Cap who impressed with his speed and control.
He will have the Indian batsmen hopping again in the second Test.
India’s counter strategy I think should push perhaps Bangar down the
order and include Shiv Sunder Das to bolster the top. Sehwag, of
course, will have to tighten his defence, but he deserves more
opportunity to show his stroke-making class. I would also like to see
Tinu Yohanan in the side, at the expense of either Agarkar or Nehra.
And of course I would like to see a lot more gumption from all the
players.
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Pollock inspires SA win
East London, December 14 Pakistan, chasing a modest 183 to win, were bowled out for a paltry 120. It was an astonishing turnaround after the tourists had hammered 335 for six in Port Elizabeth two days earlier, the highest total recorded against South Africa. Pollock and Makhaya Ntini bowled throughout the first 15 overs as Pakistan tumbled to 39 for five with Pollock taking three wickets and Ntini two. Allan Donald and Jacques Kallis then reduced Pakistan to 55 for eight before veterans Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis put on 46 for the ninth wicket to enable their side to avoid total humiliation. Earlier, Pakistan had seemed on target for their second successive win when South Africa were bowled out for 182 after winning the toss and batting on a good pitch. Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar returned to action and took three for 50 in a fiery performance Shoaib was hit for three boundaries in his first over by opening batsman Graeme Smith when he entered the attack in the 14th over. Scoreboard South Africa: Smith c Latif b Akhtar 44 Gibbs c Razzaq b Younis 13 Dippenaar c and b Afridi 47 Kallis lbw b Mushtaq 4 Rhodes c Haq b Mushtaq 0 Boucher lbw b Akhtar 15 Pollock not out 32 Klusener c Younis
Hall b Akram 3 Donald b Akhtar 3 Ntini b Younis 0 Extras
(lb-5, w-12) 17 Total (all out, 47.5 overs) 182 Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-70, 3-76, 4-81, 5-129, 6-145, 7-154, 8-60, 9-174. Bowling: Wasim Akram 9-0-28-2, Waqar Younis 8.5-0-47-2, Saqlain Mushtaq 10-1-28-2, Shoaib Akhtar 10-0-50-3, Shahid Afridi 10-0-24-1. Pakistan: Elahi c Kallis b Pollock 6 Afridi c Boucher b Pollock 16 Razzaq c Kallis b Ntini 6 Youhana b Pollock 5 Haq c Boucher b Ntini 0 Y Khan c Boucher
Latif c Smith b Donald 6 Akram not out 43 Mushtaq c Hall b Kallis 1 Younis c Kallis b Hall 18 Akhtar run out (Klusener) 1 Extras
(lb-8, w-5) 13 Total (all out, 36.2 overs) 120 Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-27, 3-33, 4-33, 5-39, 6-48, 7-49, 8-55, 9-101 Bowling: Pollock 8-3-23-3, Ntini 7-2-12-2, Kallis 7-0-21-1, Donald 7-2-23-2, Hall 4-0-17-1, Klusener 3.2-0-16-0.
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Uttar Pradesh in semifinal Patiala, December 14 Brief scores: UP (Ist innings): 541 all out. Baroda (Ist innings:
230 all out (Vishwanath Parmar 58, Hemal Shah 48 n.o, Rakesh Solanki 25, R.P. Singh 4 for 79, D. Tripath 3 for 16, Avinash Yadav 2 for 35). UP (2nd innings): 83 for no loss (Shivkant Shukla 63 n.o, Mohammad Amir 18 n.o). In another match played at the YPS Stadium, Orissa scraped past Delhi by virtue of their 48-run first innings lead. Scores: Orissa (Ist innings): 289 all out. Delhi (Ist innings): 241 all out (Mayanak Tehlan 79, Rohit Sharma 25, Deepak Sharma 62, B. Mohanty 4 for 47, P. Nayak 3 for 55) Orissa (2nd innings): 164 for 7 (P. Debasis 75, Rasmi Ranjan 24, Abhishek 3 for 40, V. Khurana 2 for 30). |
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TN shock Punjab Hyderabad, December 14 Putting up an enterprising display, Tamil Nadu went into the lead through P. Muthu in the opening half but substitute Sumeer restored parity for Punjab in the second session. A Jesten Anthony scored the winner for the southern state a minute from close in the fast-paced and absorbing match at the Lal Bhadur Shastri stadium. Earlier, Saheer led from the front scoring five goals against Andhra Pradesh as Kerala registered their first win in the tournament. S. Ignatious and Abdul Naushad scored one each. With today’s victory, Tamil Nadu have now moved to the top of the table in the four-team group, gathering full six points from two outings. Punjab and Kerala are on three points each, while Andhra Pradesh are yet to open their account. Punjab boys looked disjointed in the opening session as Tamil Nadu established their sway, carrying out a stream of raids on the opponent’s citadel. However, Punjab shotstopper Paramjit Singh stood firm preventing his side’s debacle on at least three occasions. But Tamil Nadu reaped the fruits of hard labour when Muthu ran a solo and then shot home taking advantage of a goalmouth melee in the 20th minute. Muthu had a good day and created havoc in the Punjab defence on several occasions with his probing runs and fine combination play with R. Selva Kumar and Francis Xavier. PTI
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Hockey: Punjab down Chandigarh
Hyderabad, December 14 Maharashtra with this win have six points from two victories, while for Karnataka this was the first match in their group. In the other group, Punjab have a cent per cent record with one match and one win, but for Chandigarh this was their second consecutive loss, effectively putting them out of the race for a semifinal berth. In the first match of the day, Maharashtra set the pace, earning a penalty corner in the very first minute. This set the tone for the match as Maharashtra led by the indomitable Dhanraj Pillay who had a hand in both the goals scoring the second himself, just did not allow the Karnataka players to settle down to a rhythm. The boys from the western state played perfectly to a plan drawing the Karnataka players out and then punishing them on the counter attack. Maharashtra took the lead in the 21st minute when a move from the middle saw Pundalik Bellary pass on to Dhanraj, who then gave a cross into the centre of the box. Karnataka goalkeeper Bharat Chetri, who had represented India at the Busan Asian Games, tried to cut of Shivendra Singh lurking at the left corner of the goal. However, Bellary seeing that dashed into the circle and tapped the ball in for the first goal. The second goal was a beauty when Vikram Pillay released a ball from the centre straight to Dhanraj who was left unmarked for the first time in the match and he pouncing on the opportunity rammed the ball in giving Chetri no chance at all to put Maharashtra up 2-0 in the 53rd minute. In
the second match, Punjab took the lead in the eighth minute following
a penalty corner. Jugraj Singh, India’s penalty corner specialist,
sold a perfect dummy to the Chandigarh defence leaving Baljit Singh
Dhillon to take the shot and make it 1-0. However, Chandigarh fought back and equalised in the 14th minute when Gurpreet Singh made a brilliant solo down the left side to finish it off in style and make it 1-1. Punjab again took the lead in the 33rd minute when Daljit Singh scored off a rebound to go in at the break with his team leading by 2-1. They increased the lead in the 47th minute through a controversial goal. Baljit Singh Dhillon, sounded the boards from top of the circle, but the umpire ruled as a hit-in for Punjab. After the Punjab players protested, he consulted the other umpire and then signalled for a goal. However, Chandigarh were not the one to go down without a fight and pulled one back after a move started by Devender Kumar saw him relay the ball to Raj Pal Singh inside the box who made no mistake to make it 3-2 in the 58th minute. After that Chandigarh went on all out attack and received a final chance when the umpire signalled for a penalty corner a second before the hooter went off. According to the rules the penalty corner had to be taken. However, it went in vain and Punjab emerged victorious.
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Hockey
tourney Jalandhar, December 14 As
many as 14 teams, including London Gymkhana, will participate. The
winners in men’s section will be given a trophy and a cash prize of
Rs 1 lakh, while winners in women’s section will be given a cash
prize of Rs 40,000. The winners in the under-15 boys event will be
given Rs 20,000 and a trophy.
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VOLLEYBALL
Hyderabad, December 14 In the women’s section, Andhra will meet West Bengal while the Tamil Nadu eves take on traditional rivals Maharashtra in the final four line-up. Tamil Naidu men continued their winning streak defeating a resolute Haryana in a five-set thriller to top Group A on day three of the Games today. Tamil Nadu found Haryana to be a tough nut to crack and at times the northern lads looked liked they would run over the holders. Tamil Nadu won the first set 25-21, lost the second 22-25 and then pulled off a two point win 25-23 in the third set before again losing the fourth 16-25 and finally managing to win the fifth set 15-10 and with it the match. Hosts Andhra Pradesh also entered the semi-finals from the same group easily defeating last years runners-up Uttar Pradesh 25-15, 25-15, 25-14. Group B saw the Kerala beat Punjab 25-9, 25-21, 25-17 and enter the semis on a better set average, having won eight sets and lost five in their three matches. Punjab also made it to the last four by virtue of winning its earlier two matches. The star-studded Punjab surrendered rather meekly in the face of onslaught led by Kerala captain Kishore Kumar and star spiker Tom Joseph. Tom fetched nine points on the trot with his powerful jump services and spiking to help Kerala race to a 14-3 lead before finally wrapping up the set 25-9. Punjab showed a semblance of a fightback in the second set when they equalised 9-9, but Kerala men wrested the initiative to win it 25-21. Punjab once again tried to rally in the third set and at one point levelled with Kerala (13-13), but failed to keep up the tempo allowing their opponents to forge ahead to win the set and the tie. Earlier, in the women’s section, Maharashtra faced little resistance from Punjab in a group ‘A’ match before winning in straight sets 25-12, 25-14, 25-14 while West Bengal notched up an easy 25-19, 25-14, 25-15 win over Chandigarh in a group ‘B’ encounter. PTI
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Badminton
tourney at Panchkula Chandigarh, December 14 It will be held in the age groups under 19, under16 both singles and doubles while in singles section only in under 13 and under10 section and for both boys and girls. Entries through various affiliated state units will be received through the state
associations only. According to Mr TR Tuli, secretary, DBA, Panchkula, entries close on January 7. The cut off age is January 1, 2003. The qualifying rounds will be held on January 16 and 17 while main draws would begin from January 18.
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Ajeetesh
wins under-15 title Chandigarh, December 14 A
Class VIII student of St John’s High School, Ajeetesh defeated his
nearest rival, Surya J. Prakash of Kolkata, by just one stroke,
returning an overall aggregate of 320. Richard Hilton of Dehra Dun
finished third with a score of 330. In this year’s junior/subjunior
circuit, Ajeetesh began with a win in the Northern India (Noida) and a
runner-up title in the Southern India (Bangalore) Other Chandigarh boys finished in the following order in the under-15 event: Fatehbir Dhaliwal (335), Zoravar Singh (341) and Rohan Bakshi (350). The under-13 event was won by Amjyot Singh (Jaipur) with a score of 312. Rahul Bakshi of Chandigarh finished second with a score of 344, followed by S.K. Saduddin (Kolkata) 349. The
under-18 title went to Akshay Butta of Kolkata (310), followed by
Tashi Kidwai, also of Kolkata (312) and Chandigarh’s Sagar Bhatia
with a score of 316. The under-10 title was won by S.K. Azash Ali of Kolkata , followed by Rajesh Halder , also of Kolkata, and Khalin Joshi of Bangalore. |
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Haryana
proposes to hold Games Chandigarh, December 14 Mr Chautala, who was heading a high-level delegation to attend the 32nd National Games, said this on its opening ceremony at Hyderabad yesterday. The delegation comprising M.S. Malik, Secretary General, Haryana Olympic Association, Mr D.S. Dhesi, Commissioner and Secretary, Sports and other officials for presenting the bid. Mr Chautala highlighted the achievements of Haryana in sports during the past two years and said the state had achieved efficiency and competency for organising national and international sports competitions. Mr Malik presented the bid and said that the state was the most suitable place for hosting the Games. He said that the government had created a sports friendly environment and the Haryana was the first state in the country to frame its own sports policy. As a result of this, the sportspersons from Haryana had won 392 medals in national and international sports events during the past one year. |
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Punjab quartet corners glory Hyderabad, December 14 The team clocked a healthy 01:42:150 to emerge victors and were followed by Manipur (01:49:500 secs). Services Sports Control Board, who breathed down the neck of the eventual silver medallists, clocked 01:49:770 for the bronze. The record of 1:44.000 sec stood in the name of Railways. In the women’s section, Manipur took the gold, with its quatret of Rameshwari Devi, Geethanjali Devi, Choba Devi and Goutamani Devi clocking 02:07:617 sec. Andaman and Nicobar (02:09:670) and Kerala (02:11:350) took the silver and bronze medals;. Results: 1500 metre Team Time Trial: Men: Punjab (01:42:150 )1 (NMR); Manipur (01:42:500) 2; SSCB (01:49:770)3. OR: Indian Railways: 1:42.000 secs (Punjab-2001). Women: Manipur (02:07:617)1, Andaman and Nicobar (02:09:670)2; Kerala (02:11:350)3. UNI
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Amritsar
school in final Chandigarh, December 14 Tarun Sharma run through Patiala batting claiming five for 25 while Mayank Sharma (3/14) was the other successful bowler. Amritsar scored 93 for two in 23 overs. Rahul Matoo (34 not out) and Hitesh Anand (22) were the main scorers. The finals between DAV School Amritsar and DAV Chandigarh will be played at PCA Stadium tomorrow, where Mr I.S. Bindra, President, PCA will be the Chief Guest. The winners get 15,000 and the runners-up will be richer by Rs 9,000. |
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ONGC,
Gorkha Brigade in final Yamunanagar,
December 14 In the 65th minute of the game, A Mondal of ONGC again scored to make it 2-0, who eventually emerged winners. In
the second match between Union Club, Yamunanager and Gorkha Brigade,
Lucknow, both teams were goalless by half time. Both the teams came up
with new moves in the second half but were locked 0-0 after the end of
the full time. In tie breaker Gorkha Brigade team defeated Union Club,
Yamunanagar by 4-3.
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Paramvir
clinches Epee gold Hyderabad, December 14 The Punjab fencer won 15-9 and Deepak had to be satisfied with silver. Earlier, Paramvir had accounted for A.S. Metei, an import for Andhra, 15-6, while Deepak Metei had outgunned his statemate A. Chittaranjan Metei 15-12 in a keenly contested encounter. A.S. Metei and A. Chittaranjan Metei collected bronze.
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BSF, RCF in final Pathankot, December 14 The tournament was inaugurated by Mr K.A.P. Sinha, Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur, yesterday. He announced a grant of Rs 51,000 to the club. In the first match today between BSF and Signals, BSF won 6-5. In another match between RCF and SAIL, RCF won 1-0. RCF failed to convert three penalty corners but managed a consolation goal, converting penalty stroke in the second half.
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Gurmeet
Sodhi on IOA executive Chandigarh, December 14 Mr Sodhi is also the governing Body Member of the National Rifle Association and senior vice-president of the Fencing Federation of India.
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Wellington,
December 14
