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SOCCER Smith, Gibbs hit centuries
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India ‘A struggle
against Glamorgan Sehwag set to return home Awards for archery squads announced
Archery teams enjoy spotlight
Weightlifters sore over
govt apathy Jyoti, Arjun race
to the top in golf MS Bhullar & Punjab sports Repair of sports infrastructure
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SOCCER
Jakarta, July 24 The teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation time with East Bengal equalling through Baichung Bhutia in the 58th minute which nullified a Putra goal struck in the 22nd minute. In an absorbing match that saw East Bengal's fortunes fluctuate, the two teams failed to score in the 30 minutes golden-goal extra time. The penalty shootout that followed also finished on level terms 4-4 with both teams missing once. And then in the sudden death, East Bengal scored through Brazilian Douglas De Silva, Surkumar Singh and M Suresh. But Putra's Joko missed their third kick as his weak shot went straight to East Bengal custodian Sandip Nandy, stunning the thousands of home supporters. After key defender Mahesh Gawli's exit in the 86th minute, red carded after picking up two yellow cards in the space of five minutes, East Bengal fought bravely defending with 10 men through the remaining period of regulation time and two halfs of extra time. In the penalty shootout, East Bengal almost went out when Malsawmtluanga missed the fourth kick but as luck would have it the Putra player who took their fifth kick blasted the ball wide giving another lease of life to the Kolkatans. The four other Putra players were on target and so were East Bengal's Bhutia, Bijen Singh, skipper Suley Musah and Chandan Das. Earlier, East Bengal began with Mike Okoro, playing his first match of the
tournament, in place of Debjit Ghosh who was badly injured in the quarter-final win against another local side Persita Tangerang. Twenty minutes into the match, East Bengal conceded their first goal courtesy a blunder by 'keeper Nandy. Taking a goalkick, Nandy, who had a superb tournament coming into this match, stepped out of the box resulting in an indirect free kick for Petrokimia from the edge of the box. No. 11 Jayaneel Ujwaan deposited the ball in the right corner of the net spotting Nandy rooted to the left post. The 'keeper, who looked upset with his mistake, watched in dismay as the stadium erupted in applause. Meanwhile Okoro, returning from an injury and not playing at his best, hurt his shoulder badly following a rough tackle inside the rival box in the 40th minute and was replaced by Shylo Malsawmtluanga. Changing ends, Putra started with a flourish forcing a corner kick. Nandy again erred four minutes into the second session when he allowed the ball to slip out of his grasp. Though an Indonesian pounced on the chance, an alert Gawli brought off a superb goalline save before Musah cleared it to safety. With Bhutia closely marked by two defenders, Douglas had to shoulder more workload but he too was repeatedly fouled by the Putra players who were finding it hard to contain the threat. Of the four Brazilians in action today — three for Putra — Douglas was simply outstanding whether in attack, midfield or in defence. Bhutia made amends for all his earlier lapses with a gem of goal he scored in the 58th minute. Surkumar dashed down the right flank and switched it to Sasthi Duley, who, advancing through the left found an unmarked Bhutia right in the middle of the box. The Sikkim star took his goal tally to seven with a brilliant volley that gave no chance for the rival 'keeper to react. Surkumar excelled with his sudden bursts down the right flank and he almost glorified himself with a terrific solo in the 71st minute. Piercing down the flank, Surkumar left behind two Petro defenders gasping for breath and in the next second had only the rival custodian to beat. However, his onrushing shot hit the near post and bounced out. The two teams still had enough in reserve to provide another 30 minutes of absorbing contest searching for the golden goal.
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Smith, Gibbs hit centuries Birmingham, July 24 At stumps, South Africa were 398 for the loss of Gibbs’ wicket who was caught by Butcher for 179. The pair, the one right-handed and short and the other left-handed and imposing, cranked up the scoring rate throughout the day at Edgbaston to leave the home team
desperately seeking inspiration after just two sessions of the five-match series. The South Africans, having opted to bat in overcast conditions, dealt largely in boundaries — they had hit 41 fours and one six by the tea break — as the bowlers huffed, puffed and failed to conjure up any consistent movement in the air or off the seam. Smith showed an initially subdued Gibbs the way, reaching 16 before his team mate had managed to open his account. When he did, however, off his 25th delivery, Gibbs soon caught up and then overhauled his captain, with dismissive pulls off James Anderson and Darren Gough followed by a crashing drive off Andrew Flintoff through mid-off. Gibbs looked the more stylish but also had more luck. Each time, however, he responded immediately and with interest. Scoreboard South Africa (first innings): Smith not out 178 Gibbs c Butcher b Vaughan 179 Kirsten batting 26 Extras:
(b-4 lb-8 nb-3) 15 Total: (for 1 wkt, 91 overs): 398 FoW:
1-338. Bowling: Anderson 13-1-78-0, Gough 14-4-64-0, Flintoff 16-4-67-0, Harmison 18-2-69-0, Giles 20-1-67-0, Butcher 2-0-15-0, Vaughan 8-2-26-1.
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India ‘A struggle
against Glamorgan
London, July 24 The tattered Indian innings owed it to the 116-run third wicket stand between Sridharan Sriram (62, 127b, 6x4) and Rohan Gavaskar (61, 126b, 8x4, 1x6) who launched the recovery effort after the early fall of two openers, captain Shiv Sunder Das and Satyajit Parab, for 26. Both Das and Parab fell to seamer Harrison who returned with figures of 2-27 for the day. But a middle order collapse, which saw four wickets fall for seven runs, soon after the dismissal of Gavaskar ruined the good work by the two southpaws. Test spinner Robert Croft was the wrecker in chief for Glamorgan, claiming three for 45 from 16.1 overs. Croft first had Gavaskar caught by Parkin before the latter himself had Vijay Bharadwaj out leg before. Scoreboard
India A (1st innings): S S Das c Cosker b Harrison 14, S Parab c Croft b Harrison 4, S Sriram c Powell b Croft 62, R Gavaskar c Parkin b Croft 61, R Vijay Bharadwaj lbw b Parkin 1, H Badani lbw b Croft 0, P Patel batting 1. Extras:
(b 4, lb 1, w 1) 6. Total: (for 6 wickets, 52.1 overs) 149. Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-26, 3-142, 4-145, 5-146, 6-149. Bowling:
SD Thomas 9-0-41-0, Harrison 13-5-27-2, Parkin 9-3-19-1, Croft 16.1-2-45-3, Cosker 5-1-12-0.
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Sehwag
set to return home London, July 24 Sehwag’s contract, reportedly worth £ 80,000, was terminated by mutual agreement after doctors advised at least six week’s rest for the opener, a statement issued by the cricket club said. “We have mutually agreed that his contract is terminated and this will enable us to seek a substitute overseas player for the remainder of the season,” Leicestershire coach Phil Whitticase said in the statement. “We are very grateful to Virender for the consideration he has shown to the club and are naturally disappointed that he will not be available to us for the rest of the season.”
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Awards
for archery squads announced
New Delhi, July 24 “The archers did the country proud with their superb performance in the world championship at New York,” AAI chief Vijay Kumar Malhotra said while announcing the cash awards. Talking to media persons here this afternoon, Prof Malhotra said this was the first time in the history of Indian archery that both men and women teams have qualified for the Olympics. “Previously the country was represented by the archers in the individual events at the Olympics,” he said. The eight archers — four men and four women — who represented India in the world championship will receive Rs 25,000 each. The Indian teams comprised: Men: Satyadev Prasad, Limba Ram, Tarundeep Rai and Ved Kumar. Women: Dola Banerjee, Reena Kumari, Bhagyabati Chanu, Chekrovolu Swuro. Prof Malhotra said it was a matter of pride that for the first time in the World Championship that three Indian women scored more than 1300 points in FITA round while the men’s team moved upto the semifinal stage. According to the AAI chief, only two other countries — South Korea and Ukraine — have qualified in both the men and women’s archery team events for the Olympics so far. Team coach Sanjeev Singh who was also present at the press conference said India’s performance was “simply outstanding and our archers gave South Korea and defending
champion Italy a run for their money.” Sanjeev said India lost the semifinal against powerful South Korea “narrowly”. “We led Korea in the first two end 84/82 and 82/80 but in the crucial third end sensing victory our archers Ved Prakash and Satyadev became a bit defensive and took time to shoot and then hit two arrows at seven, which cost us the match,” he said. Against Italy for the 3/4 placing “we were tied with them in two ends before losing 244/252. Korea eventually won the gold, followed by Sweden, Italy and India.” He said the Indian men team’s performance was
consistent throughout. “We scored 249 in the pre quarter, 247 in the quarter final, 238 in the semis and 244 in the placing match. “Now we have made it to the Olympics and are not worried about qualifying any more. We will now try to improve upon the performance,” the coach said. “The teams will get enough exposure before the Olympics and I am sure we will be
in the contention for the Olympic medal.” The Asian Championship at Mayanmar in September “will provide us the chance to improve upon the grey areas,” he said.
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Archery
teams enjoy spotlight New Delhi, July 24 But this squad got a tumultous welcome when they returned home from the 42nd World Outdoor Target Archery Championship at Van Cortlandt Park, New York, held from July 10 to 21, after securing berths for India in the men’s and women’s sections in the Olympic Games at Athens, 2004. The Indian archery teams achieved this historic feat when they became the third country to qualify for the Olympic Games both in the men’s and women’s section, out of the 80 countries who competed in the World Championship. Korea and Ukraine are the other countries who have made the Olympic grade. The archers were given a warm welcome at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday night, and were feted and felicitated at a reception hosted by Archery Association of India (AAI) president Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Thursday. Mr Malhotra announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh each for the men’s and women’s teams for their historic display. The Indian team comprised Satyadev Prasad, Limba Ram, Tarundeep Rai and Ved Kumar in the women’s section and Dola Banerjee, Reena Kumari, Bhagyabati Chanu and Chekrovolu Swuro in the women’s section. The women, who finished sixth overall, put up a brilliant performance as three of them-Dola, Reena and Chekrovolu--scored more than 1300 points in the FITA round in an international championship for the first time in the history of modern achery. The Indian men also created history when they qualified for the semifinal of an international championship for the first time, before finishing fourth. In the contest for the bronze medal, India, pitted against former world champions Italy, scored 244 to Italy’s 252, which was better than Korea’s 238-234 victory against Sweden in the clash for the gold. The Indian archery team never had it so good since the hey days of Shyam Lal and Limba Ram. Though Shyam Lal has faded away from the sceme, Limba Ram was part of the Indian men’s team who qualified for the Olympics. But among the men, the most impressive, according to coach Sanjeev Singh, was the young Tarundeep Rai, who was making his international debut. Tarundeep Rai scored 1288, which was an impressive score for a debut performer. Satyadev Prasad shot 1371 while Ved Kumar had a score of 1294. Among the women, Reena Kumari was the most impressive, scoring 1318, while Dola had a score of 1311 and Chekrovolu hit 1309 targets. Chanu totalled 1280. The Indian teams for the World Championship were selected on the basis of their performances in the prize money National Ranking Archery Circuit Tournaments held at Pune, Kolkata and Meerut respectively.
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Weightlifters
sore over govt apathy Amritsar, July 24 “We rue the moment we decided to pursue this game”, said a national weightlifter. In addition to this, equipment needed for regular exercises was very costly. It is practically impossibly for a person from middle class family to afford it. Most of the persons following this game here were from middle and lower class families, he said. Another weightlifter said they had bought equipment worth Rs 1.6 lakhs to continue the sport by contributions and donations during the last one-and-a-half years. These include multi-gym machine, weights, stand, benches etc. Some of the equipment had been locally procured while the remaining had been purchased from Lolkata. There are two platforms in the centre. Both of them were in dilapidated condition. In the absence of any support they had to pool money to set them repaired. Fans were needed for the centre as it becomes almost impossible to do exercise due to suffocation. They have regretted that in the name of promoting sports, they had been provided just a room under the stairs of a stadium. The room is congested and suffocating. The centre has produced four women and three men weightlifters of international stature and 15 male
weightlifters of national level so far. When contacted, District Sports Officer Harinder Singh Malhi said the department had not received any funds for the past five years. He said, he had received a letter from Director of Sports Punjab some days earlier seeking a list of required apparatus and other sports paraphernalia in any game. He said he would forward the demand of the weightlifters after consulting their coach. Mr Malhi said the sports department had provided the centre a coach, electricity free of cost and a room. Earlier, weightlifters used to do exercise in the open in the Guru Nanak Stadium. |
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Jyoti, Arjun race to the top in golf
Srinagar, July 24 Randhawa, the No 1 player in the continent after winning the Asian PGA Tour order of merit crown in 2002, and Arjun Singh, twice PGA champion, shot rounds of five-under 7 each to lead a quality field. Chandigarh’s Ranjit Singh and Delhi’s Pappan were the surprise pair at tied third place, one stroke better than Champion Golf of the past four years, Mukesh Kumar and Uttam Singh Mundy. Defending champion Digvijay Singh started well with a two-under 70 that gave him a tied seventh place alongside Feroz Ali of Kolkata. Among other big names in the field, Vijay Kumar, Shiv Prakash, Sanjay Kumar and Rahul Ganapathy were among 11 players tied for the ninth place at one-under 71, while Gaurav Ghei and Sri Lankan sensation Anura Rohana were tied for the 21st place at even-par 72. Randhawa, who started the day from the 10th tee, missed a birdie chance on the opening hole when he three-putted after reaching the par-5 green in two shots. Thereafter, the No 1 player in Asia struggled with his new putter, but managed to make four birdies and one eagle on the par-5 seventh. The Delhi based pro sank a 25 footer after hitting a 7-iron to the green on the seventh. He also chipped in for a birdie on the par-3 12th, the most difficult hole on the course. Pappan who had to borrow the golf shoes from his brother Shamim Khan after splitting his open on the very first tee, played a bogey-free round with two birdies on either half of his journey. Ranjit who finished 22nd in the order of merit last season, also had a similar round. Scores (after 18 holes); 67-Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Singh; 68-Ranjit Singh, Pappan; 69-Mukesh Kumar, Uttam Singh Mundy; 70-Digvijay Singh, Feroz Ali; 71-Vijay Kumar, Rahul Ganapathy, Shiv Prakash, Shamin Khan, Dinesh Raghuvanshi, Hem Chand, KPS Sekhon, Vinod Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Jumman, Sujan Singh (AM), 72-Gaurav Ghwi, Anura Rohana, C Muniyappa. — UNI
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Bhullar & Punjab sports Chandigarh, July 24 As DGP Mehal Singh Bhullar entered the premises on an invitation from the Punjab Sports Department, probably his last official visit before retirement next week, many stood up as a mark of respect to the father figure of Punjab sports while some bowed to touch his feet. The Minister for Sports, Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, Director Sports, Mr Kartar Singh, Minister of State for Jails, Mr Malkiat Singh Birmi, Transport Minister Tej Prakash Singh, Minister of State Ramesh Datt, Excise Minister Sardool Singh besides scores of officers from the sports and police departments formed the entourage. The announcer was quick to remind the gathering of the services rendered by Mr Bhullar towards upliftment of Punjab sports. “ It was mainly due to his efforts that Punjab Police today is a powerhouse of Indian sport,” he said. Yes, almost half of the Indian hockey team today, including star forwards Baljit Singh Dhillon and Gagan Ajit Singh, defenders Kanwalpreet Singh and Jugraj Singh, and medio Tejbir Singh comes from Punjab Police. Some of India’s top sportsmen like wrestler Palwinder Singh Cheema and basketball star Parminder Singh belong to Punjab Police. Former hockey Olympians like Pargat Singh, Jagdev Singh and Ramandeep Singh and Asian stars like footballer Gurdev Singh are also in Punjab Police. And the largest contribution perhaps in India’s medal haul in the Asian Games came from Punjab Police. However, it was Mr MS Bhullar’s modesty that struck an instant note. “Sports is team-work,” he said. “Everyone’s contribution is valuable,” said the aging DGP, a keen sports lover since his school days. Incidentally, Mr Bhullar had given standing instructions that any Punjabi sportsperson winning the gold in the nationals be recruited in the state’s uniformed force immediately. A speaker recalled the moment when on a routine visit, Mr Bhullar spotted a well-built youth on the wayside and brought him to Jalandhar, and how the same youth rose to corner glory in the internnational arena. The DGP’s active involvement took him to every nook and corner. He would take time off to enquire about the athletes’ timing on the track. He would also keep himself informed about the progress of different teams in various competitions. Mr M.S. Bhullar also played a major role in building sports infrastructure, including the upcoming PAP indoor stadium at Jalandhar. Lauding Mr Bhullar’s role in sports promotion, Mr D.R. Bhatti, ADGP, said though the void after his retirement would be difficult to fill, yet Punjab Police sportspersons would always try to live up to his expectations. After being feted and profusely garlanded, gifts presented to Mr Bhullar included a world-tour ticket presented by the Punjab Sports Department. Office-bearers of various sports associations, senior IAS officers, including the Secretary Sports, Mr D.S. Bains, and Mr SS Channy, MD, Markfed, former Olympian T.S. Bawa, Asian gold medallist Ajmer Singh and former Director Sports, Col Raminder Singh were among those present. Born at Bhai Bat village near Lahore on July 2, 1943, Mr Bhullar did his graduation from RSD College, Ferozepore, before joining the Army as Second-Lieutenant in the Punjab Regiment on February 17, 1964. On July 10, 1971, he joined the Indian Police Service from which he will retire on July 31, 2003, after serving with distinction for 32 years, and bequeathing a legacy that every countryman will be proud of in the years to come.
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Repair
of sports infrastructure Shimla, July 24 Efforts would be made to restore these facilities before December, 2003. He said senior architect of the state housing board and officers of the Sports Department had already inspected the sites for preparing estimates for undertaking the necessary repair work. |
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Jakarta, July 24
