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Tuesday,
April 22, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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India, South Africa joint winners
Ganga hits ton as Windies battle for survival The game needs its Billy Bowdens! Ferrero wins Monte Carlo crown |
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Mankad shocks third seed BOMBAY GOLD CUP
Woman lifter asked to leave camp Athletics calendar released Thai referees for E. Bengal-Vasco tie Dempo clash with HAL today Amritsar win first match
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India, South Africa joint winners
Dhaka, April 21 The thunderstorm, accompanied by gusty winds, interrupted the proceedings, with India at a precarious 46 for three in 17.1 overs, and left the ground unfit for any further play despite the groundsmen trying their best. The torrential rains, which lasted for about half an hour, forced the groundsmen to cover the pitch and the adjacent areas but the outfield was left completely soggy. The two umpires, Alim Dar of Pakistan and Akhtaruddin of Bangladesh, inspected the ground at 6.25 pm local time and decided to abandon the final as the ground had not dried up sufficiently for play to resume. A fresh downpour shortly after the ground inspection, which was much harder than the first spell of rains, undid all the hard work put in by the groundsmen. The summit showdown, which was originally scheduled for yesterday, had to be postponed to the reserve day today after a thunderstorm had lashed the city just half an hour before the scheduled toss. The organisers went to the extent of hiring the services of a helicopter belonging to a private company in a bid to dry up the field. The spectators who waited in the galleries hoping for some action had some entertainment as the chopper flew barely a few metres above the turf. To add to all the non-cricketing drama, the floodlights went off for a few minutes as strong winds swept across the stadium tearing the canapis on the galleries. Electing to bat, the Indian innings began on a sedate note as both the openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir appeared a little tentatave against the South African new ball operators on what seemed a dual-paced track. The dashing Sehwag, who looked unusually subdued, was the first to dismissed with the Indian score on 19 which came as a big blow for the team since he was needed to give a flying start to the innings. Sehwag tried to lift the ball over the inner circle but failed to connect his shot properly and Allan Dawson latched on to a simple catch at mid on with Shaun Pollock claiming the prized scalp. Sehwag managed just 8 runs off 18 balls and struck one boundary. Scoreboard Sehwag c Dawson b Pollock 8 Gambhir c Mckenzie b Ntini 11 Ganguly not out 11 Kaif c Rudolph b Ntini 5 Yuvraj not out 2 Extras
(lb2, w1, nb 6) 9 Total: 46 FoW: 1/19, 2/35, 3/41. Bowling: 6-0-15-1 (1w); Ntini 8.1-2-26-2 (2nb); Dawson 3-1-03-0.
PTI , UNI
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Ganga hits ton as Windies battle for survival
Port of Spain, April 21 At tea, West Indies were 367 for 7 in 103 overs with Ganga ultimately falling to Lee, caught by Hayden for a masterly 117. Ganga’s knock coming in 326 minutes off 238 balls contained 17 hits to the fence. Earlier Ganga, who became the first Trinidadian to hit a Test century at the Queen’s Park Oval for 20 years, helped West Indies to 273 for four at lunch on the third day of the second Test in reply to Australia’s first innings 576 for four declared. The 24-year-old, who went through his first 17 Test matches without a century, has now scored hundreds in his last two. He completed his hundred, in which he received 185 balls, by sweeping leg-spinner Stuart MacGill through mid-wicket for his 15th boundary. Ganga’s hundred partially atoned for the crowd’s disappointment yesterday when fellow Trinidadian Brian Lara missed out on his first home Test century by nine runs. The last Trinidadian to make a century in Port of Spain was Larry Gomes against India in 1983. Resuming on 186 for three overnight and still needing 191 to avoid the possibility of a follow-on, Ganga and vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan chipped away at the total. They added 62 to the overnight score before Sarwan, who missed the first Test with a fractured finger, fell victim for 26 to a quick yorker from Brett Lee, one of the best deliveries of the match. By lunch, Ganga had progressed to 117 while Marlon Samuels was not out on five. Yesterday Australia dealt the West Indies a major psychological blow with the key wicket of master batsman Brian Lara to deny him a first Test century on his home ground. The hero of Trinidad was poised to end a run of outs in his 10th Test match in Port of Spain when he was bowled around his legs for 91 by left-arm wrist spinner Brad Hogg just 13 balls before the close of the second day. Scoreboard Australia 1st innings:
(for 4 wkts decl., 132.5 overs) 576 West Indies (first innings (overnight 186-3) Hinds c Hayden b Lee 20 Smith c Gilchrist b Gillespie 0 Ganga c Hayden b Lee 117 Lara b Hogg 91 Sarwan b Lee 26 Samuels batting 63 Bernard b Gillespie 7 Baugh hit wkt b MacGill 19 Drakes batting 0 Extras:
(b-4 lb-11w-1 nb-8) 24 Total:(7wkts,103overs) 367 FoW:
1-4 2-25 3-183 4-258 5-279 6-300 7-367 Bowling: Lee 22-4-67-3, Gillespie 21-7-45-2, Bichel 12-1-58-0, MacGill 20-2-82-1, Hogg 21-3-85-1, Waugh 7-2-16-0 .
Reuters
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The game needs its Billy Bowdens! A pity about the tri-series final in Dhaka was not the weather that caused its postponement to the reserve day. The person missed most in the final was Brent Billy Bowden. The New Zealand umpire who has made rapid strides may simply have decided to fly back home. The Kiwi is a flight-less bird but it has a huge desire to get back to its nest. He came late to the competition and he left early. Bowden’s rise in the four years since standing in his first Test has been as dramatic as it has been theatrical. In his unique style of conveying his decisions, Bowden has brought more than a touch of theatre to cricket. Cricket is thought of as such serious business there has not been too much scope for light heartedness. If an umpire like Alec Skelding said, “That gentlemen is the end of the entertainment for the day,” he was thought of as a comic. Only the antics of the likes of Botham and Lamb could make fun of Dickie Bird, the revered umpire with a high-strung approach. They dropped a mobile phone stealthily in his pocket and had the phone ring when Bird was on duty. A highly nervous Bird was hopping around not knowing what to do with the newfangled instrument until players came to his rescue. Bird was crickets finest showman umpire for years until he retired to his native heath, his eccentricities having lit up the game as much as his core competence. Bowden’s signalling style should be winning him instant admirers among a global audience. A mere waving of the right hand to signal a boundary will not do. Raising two hands sky-high for six is not sufficient. Not for good old Billy. Bowden does everything with a flourish, whether it be a signal for a boundary hit or sending batsmen packing. A crooked index finger might even be seen as adding insult to injury by the aggrieved batsmen. It is a great sight though. The crooked finger is Bowden’s style, a quaint way of saying: “Sorry, you have to go!” It is his stamp of individuality in an umpire who is fast making a name and also making friends among cricketers with his good judgement and sound decision-making. Bowden rose from among the mere ranks to be fourth umpire in the World Cup final. That was a long haul for someone marked not so much for greatness as for attracting attention with his non-conformist signals. During the World Cup, the Kiwi was happy to go to Zimbabwe in place of the Englishman Peter Willey. But who in his right mind would harm Billy, the umpire with the comedian’s touch whose facial expressions would do a mime artist proud? Given the standard of umpiring seen in the Test series in the Caribbean between the Australians and the West Indians, it is apparent things are not what they should be in international umpiring. The Sri Lankan Asoka de Silva, thought of highly and so promoted rapidly, has run amok there. So contentious has his decision-making become that, in comparison, Rudi Koertzen, the TV umpire in the World Cup final, was made to look like a saint.
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Ferrero
wins Monte Carlo crown Monaco, April 21 The 23-year-old Ferrero landed his third Masters Series title and eighth career win overall to secure a winner’s cheque for 400,000 euros while Coria, 21, picked up half that sum. As in his semi-final win over Vince Spadea of the USA, Ferrero relied on his finely-honed claycourt instincts rather than his serve, which he dropped twice, more than compensating by breaking his rival’s serve six times. Ferrero, one of only five active players to reach the finals of all three claycourt Masters Series — he won Rome in 2002 and was runner-up in Hamburg in 2001 — snapped a seven- month barren run with his last title success coming last September at Hong Kong.
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Mankad shocks third seed
Bangalore, April 21 But it turned out to be a mixed day for the host nation as the other Indian in action today, Vishal Uppal, made his exit, going down fighting to fourth seed Ivo Heuberger of Switzerland 6-3, 1-6, 6-7 (7-2). A wild-card entrant here, 23-year-old Mankad, world number 457, was in fine nick. He broke Bachelot, ranked 156 in the world, in the fourth game to go 3-1 up. But the Frenchman broke back and held serve to level the score, before Mankad tightened his game and won. Bachelot failed to find his rhythm in the second set also, and gave vent to his frustration by banging his racket to the ground. Mankad, however, remained focussed and maintained his steady game to script a fine win. The 26-year-old Uppal, on the other hand, had his chances to surprise Heuberger but squandered them to be eliminated. After the two players took one set each, Uppal was leading 4-2 and 40-15 in the decider but an apparent loss in concentration proved costly for the Indian as his opponent, ranked 160 in the world, rallied to force the set into the tie-break in which he prevailed. Second seed Frenchman Gregory Carraz, eighth seed Gilles Elseneer (Belgium), Alun Jones (Austria) and Yves Allegro (Switzerland) (both unseeded) advanced to the second round. PTI
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BOMBAY GOLD CUP
Mumbai, April 21 Karnataka Eleven, one of the dark horses in the tournament along with Bhopal Eleven, opened their account in the 17th minute of the match when their forward John Verghese scored off a Laxman Rao cross. CISF equalised three minutes from the break when their skipper G V Xaxa flicked home a Cyril Ekka pass. Karnataka took the lead again in the 53rd minute when their defender Abinay Ganapathy converted the fourth penalty corner. Karnataka increased their tally when a penalty stroke was awarded to them in the 58th minute after their forward Ajay Aiyappa was stick checked by one of CISF defenders inside the circle. Junior international Arun Rawat, who took the penalty stroke, was bang on target. CISF reduced the margin with just eight minutes to go for the final hooter when centre-half Prateek Kumar converted the fourth penalty corner. CISF’s defender Bharath Kumar Baghwar was temporarily suspended with a yellow card in the 66th minute for rough play. Karnataka forced as many as six penalty corners while their rivals could muster just four. In another match Prabhjot Singh was the star of Indian Oil’s victory against Bhopal XI scoring a hat-trick in their 5-1 win. However, it was Bhopal XI which struck first blood when Irshad Khan gave a superb pass from a free hit to Amjad Khan who made no mistake in sounding the boards in the 15th minute. IOC restored parity when they were awarded a penalty stroke in the 34th minute with Prabhjot Singh converting. After the change of ends buyoed by the equaliser, Indian Oil piled on the pressure on Bhopal XI and went into the lead in the 60th minute through Inderjit Singh who converted a penalty corner. This opened the flood gates as Prabjot in the 61st, Deepak Thakur in the 63rd and Prabjot again in the 70th rounded off the tally for them. UNI
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Woman lifter asked to leave camp Patiala, April 21 Interestingly, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in a report prepared recently, had projected Shelja a medal prospect at the Athens Olympics along with K. Malleswari and Sanamacha Chanu. Although the reasons for the lifter’s withdrawal from the camp could not be immediately known, sources indicated that the federations move might have come on the basis of the dope results of the junior national weightlifting championship held at Chennai recently, where P. Shelja had bagged a gold medal in the 75 kg weight class. The 2001 edition of the junior nationals, the lifter had tested positive for an anabolic steroid-nandrolone. The camp is being held in preparation for the Commonwealth weightlifting championship scheduled to be held at the Southern Pacific island of Tonga from May 10 to 12. So highly talented the lifter was being regarded by the IWF, that the federation allowed her a coach of her own choice, Mr K. Amarnath, to train her at the camp. Sanamacha Chanu, Kunjarani Devi, K. Malleswari and others are being imparted training by chief coach Mr P.S. Sandhu. Last week, a delegation of the IWF visited the NIS to meet Mr K. Amarnath after which the duo decided to pack their bags and leave for Vishakapatnam, the native place of both the lifter and her coach. Shelja was the current gold medalist in her weight class in the Hyderabad National Games, the national weightlifting championship and the junior national championship. |
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Athletics
calendar released Chandigarh, April 21 Off-season junior coaching camp would be held from May 15 to June 15 at Hisar/Sundernagar, Haryana State Junior Athletic Championship under 14 and 16 would be organised from July 14 to July 16 at Bhiwani. The players of Haryana would also participate in National Federation Cup Athletic Championship (Senior) from July 28 to 30 at Hyderabad, Haryana State Junior Athletic Championship under 18 and 20 would be organised from August 2 to 4 at Karnal. The athletes of Haryana would participate in North Zone Junior Athletic Championship from August 18 to 19 at Delhi and in national inter zonal junior athletic championship from September 13 to 15 at Bhopal, National Open Athletic Championship to be held from September 27 to 29 at Bangalore and National Federation Cup Jr Athletic Championship from October 4 to 5 at Chennai. He said the Haryana State Senior Athletic Championship would be held from October 20 to 23 at Yamunanagar, while national inter district athletic championship will be from November 13 to 16 at Patna. The players of Haryana would participate in national (under 22) athletic championship at Bangalore from November 28 to 30, national inter state junior athletic championship to be held from December 17 to 21 in Kerala, Haryana State Cross Country Championship on January 17, 2004 at Panchkula, National Cross Country Championship on February 8 at Shimla and Federation Cup Cross Country Championship on March 7 at Meerut.
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Thai referees for E. Bengal-Vasco tie New Delhi, April 21 Rungklay Mongkol and Hanlumyaung Panya, the two FIFA referees from Thailand will supervise the tie scheduled to be played at the Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata on April 25. According to AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco, the names of these experienced FIFA referees have been approved by the Asian Football Confederation. If required the above referees will also officiate in the 22nd round matches to be played at Goa and Mumbai.
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Dempo clash with HAL today Bangalore, April 21 Commenting on the performance of the team in the league after being promoted, Dempo coach Armando Colaco said the team had performed well throughout. “I am satisfied with the team’s performance in the league.”
UNI
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Amritsar
win first match Amritsar, April 21 Earlier, Ludhiana resumed their second innings on the last day’s score of four for no loss and were bundled out for a dismal 158. In the first innings the visitors had to follow-on while chasing a huge score of 393. For Ludhiana, Sushyant Kohli was the highest sorer with 40 runs while Savneet and Mukul Gupta added 24 and 23 runs, respectively.
For the hosts, Munkul remained the top wicket-taker as he got three wickets and Gaurav Bhandari and Charanjit Singh managed to get two wickets each. |
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