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Saturday,
July 26, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Gritty
batting by Bangladesh
South African captain
Graeme Smith celebrates his century on the first day of the first Test
match against England at Edgbaston on Thursday. — AP/PTI photo Aussie
team for MRF trophy |
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ASEAN SOCCER Federation
Cup football begins today
Real Madrid midfielder Beckham (front) and defender Roberto Carlos
practice at the Hongta Sports Centre in Kunming, capital of China's
south-eastern province of Yunnan, on Friday. — Reuters photo CONCACAF soccer
Digvijay Singh drives a long shot on the penultimate day of the Kashmir Open Golf
tournament in Srinagar on Friday.
— PTI photo Dope
testing in offing at GND varsity Kiwi
boys lift cricket trophy
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Gritty batting by Bangladesh
Cairns (Australia), July 25 Australian skipper Stephen Waugh won the toss and sent the tourists into bat, expecting his pace trio of Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie to skittle the Bangladeshi innings. But legspinner Stuart MacGill emerged as the leading bowler, returning five for 77 as the Bangladeshi batsmen frustrated the Australian attack. Opener Hannan Sarkar set the platform, scoring a defiant 76 with supporting roles coming from Habibul Bashar and Sanwar Hossain, who scored 46 runs apiece, and Khaled Mashud, who added 44. Mashud and Tapash Baiysa (20 not out) combined for a national record eighth wicket stand that produced 51 runs. After losing the first Test by an innings and 132 run at Darwin last week, Bangladesh recovered to compile its second best Test total since becoming a full member of the International Cricket Council in 2000. Although its record 400 against India that season isn’t expected to come under threat because Bangladesh has only two wickets in hand. MacGill was on a hat trick after dismissing Sanwar and trapping Khaled Mahmud (0) lbw with consecutive deliveries in the 75th over, but Khaled Mashud denied him. Earlier, MacGill led a mini resurgence when the Bangladeshis lost four wickets for 14 runs after coasting to 155 for one. He took a return catch to remove Habibul Bashar and end a 108-run stand for the second wicket and then had Hannah adjudged lbw in the next over. Jason Gillespie contributed two wickets, including a contentious caught behind decision against Mohammad Ashraful, to finish with 2 for 57. Pace firebrand Brett Lee was expensive, conceding 77 runs and collecting just one wicket on a pitch where he’d been hoping to pick up cheap wickets.
Scoreboard Bangladesh (Ist innings) Sarkar lbw b MacGill 76 Omar c Gilchrist b Lee 26 Bashar c & b MacGill 46 Ashraful c Gilchrist b Gillespie 0 Hossain b MacGill 46 Kopali c Love b MacGill 5 Mashud c Love b Gillespie 44 Mahmud lbw b MacGill 0 Baisya not out 20 Mortaza not out 7 Extras:
(lb-8, nb-11) 19 Total: (for eight wickets, 90 overs) 289 Fall of wickets:
1-47 2-155 3-156 4-156 5-170 6-230 7-230 8-281 Bowling: McGrath 16-2-51-0, Gillespie 24-6-57-2, Lee 18-1-88-1 (nb-11), MacGill 24-9-77-5, Waugh 5-3-4-0, Lehmann 3-1-4-0.
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England-SA Test: no play on 2nd day Birmingham, July 25 Overnight rain continued to fall throughout the morning and into the afternoon at Edgbaston before the umpires called off the day’s play at 1415 GMT. Forecasts suggested the bad weather had settled in around the venue, which was shrouded by low, heavy cloud, with pools of water collecting on the covers. South Africa, however, who dominated the opening day of the five-Test series by amassing 398 for one, will still hope to force the pace on Saturday in an attempt to retain their advantage. If the weather holds, around half the time lost could be reclaimed over the next three days. England’s cause was helped further when opening batsman Marcus Trescothick said on Friday that he hoped to be able to bat despite fracturing his right index finger. He tested the finger in a net, adding: “It’s pretty sore.” Herschelle Gibbs made 179 on Thursday and captain Graeme Smith on 178 not out, the pair putting on 338, the sixth highest opening stand in history.
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India ‘A’ all out for 165 London, July 25 India A (Ist innings): Das c Cosker b Harrison 14. Parab c Croft b Harrison 4. Sriram c Powell b Croft 62. Gavaskar c Parkin b Croft 61. Vijay Bharadwaj Ibw b Parkin 1. Badani Ibw b Croft 0. Patel b Thomas 5. Mishra b Thomas 2. Balaji Ibw b Thomas 7. Bhandari not out 3. Salvi b SD Thomas 0. Extras:
(b4, Ib 1, w 1) 6. Total: (all out, 60 overs) 165. FoW:
1-7, 2-26, 3-142, 4-145, 5-146, 6-149, 7-155, 8-162, 9-165, 10-165. Bowling:
SD Thomas 13-1-47-4 Harrison 13-5-27-2, Parkin 9-3-19-1, Croft 20-3-55-3, Cosker
5-1-12-0. Glamorgan (Ist innings): Thomas c Das b Bhandari 10, Hughes c Vijay Bharadwaj b Salvi 15, Cherry b Balaji 9, Powell c Vijay Bharadwaj b Bhandari 0, Shaw not out 27, Wallace not out 24. Extras:
19. Total:
(4 wickets, 35 overs) 104. FoW: 1-22, 2-33, 3-35,
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Sehwag set to return home
London, July 25 |
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Aussie team for MRF trophy Sydney, July 25 The 12-member Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy (CBCA) will compete in the 12-team round robin competition against some of India’s leading senior sides. This is the first time that the Academy sqaud will participate in the MRF Trophy tournament, one that will provide players with an opportunity to assimilate to varying playing conditions, according to a Cricket Australia statement. Teams have been divided into four groups of three teams each. Each group will play two two-day league matches against each other, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the quarter finals. The CBCA side will play the strong Railway Sports team in their opening round match and then play the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation XI, who have produced Indian Test players Mohammad Kaif and Vir Sehwag. The two-day quarterfinals will be played on August 7 to 8, while the semi finals (August 10 to 12) and final (August 14 to 16) will be three-day matches. The CBCA squad: Adam Crosthwaite, Chris Duval, Callum Ferguson, Matthew Innes, Shane Jones, Trent Kelly, Rhett Lockyear, Steven Magoffin, Scott Meuleman, Aaron Nye, Luke Ronchi, Peter Worthington.
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ASEAN SOCCER
Bangalore, July 25 “There is unity among the players and it is showing on the field as well. Team spirit is fantastic and team is playing like a unit,” Bhutia told reporters today from the Indonesian capital in a teleconference, arranged here by team sponsors Kingfisher. The Kolkata giants made history yesterday, becoming the first Indian club to make it to the final of such an international event. East Bengal take on Thailand’s champion and Asia’s number three club BEC Tero Sesana in the final tomorrow. The Thailand side had beaten East Bengal in the first match 1-0 and the Indian club would be definitely looking to avenge the defeat in the title round. Rating the Thai side highly, Bhutia said East Bengal had another “hard game” on hand but promised to continue to the good showing. “We will make it as difficult as possible for them. Hopefully, we should get victory”, he said. Bhutia is however unwilling to gloat over the fact that he is the highest goal scorer in the championship, including the five goals he scored against the Army Football Club of the Philippines. While it definitely feels good, he said it is all part of the game. “Some times one gets four goals, sometime no goal at all. I am enjoying my game and I am getting goals. I will give my best,” he said. Asked how important was it for the team training under Kevin Jackson for a month prior to the Championship, Bhutia said while he was a good influence on the team, it was important to remember that it was the combined efforts of everybody at East Bengal that was key to success. “It’s very much a team effort... even the contribution of `mali’ at East Bengal counts,” he said. Referring to yesterday’s semi-final match which East Bengal won pipping Indonesian league champions Petrokimia Putra 8-7 via sudden death, Bhutia admitted the Indian side did miss a few chances and should have won the match easily. East Bengal skipper Suley Musah expressed hope that there would be no partiality in refereeing during tomorrow’s final as both the title contenders are from outside Indonesia. East Bengal had knocked out two Indonesian sides on way to final. On tomorrow’s clash, Musah said: “Anything can happen... only God knows (the result)”. East Bengal coach Subhash Bhowmick said the boys were doing well, noting that Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand were ranked above India among football playing nations. “Let’s see what they (East Bengal) can do tomorrow”. He said Mike Okoro, who played in his first match of the tournament yesterday coming in the place of Debjit Ghosh, was under treatment following an injury and a decision on whether to field him or not depended on the medical report.
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Federation
Cup football begins today Kolkata, July 25 Formidable Salgacoar, who emerged champions in 1997, when the tournament was held here last time, have arrived with a new-look team, but coach Savio Madeira was relying on the awesome reputation of his side as also the fighting ability of the youngsters to put it across to the bankmen and proceed to the quarter finals. "I have taken this tournament as a challenge. And my charges are quite capable," Madeira said. Having lost a number of stars to other teams this year, the Goan champions, who finished runners up in the National League last year, are relying on new custodian Rajat Ghosh Dastidar to lend solidity under the bar. The team has only one foreigner — Belo Rejak. Indian Bank, in contrast, are a completely ‘desi’ side. The champions of the Chennai and Tamil Nadu leagues this year are harping on the striking ability of K.G. Joseph, Basir and the seasoned Sabir Pasha upfront to upset the applecart of the Goans in the Salt Lake stadium encounter. The tournament, however, kicks off with the match between local outfit Mohammedan Sporting and ITI, Bangalore, at the same venue earlier in the day. Mohammedan Sporting, who warmed the hearts of their supporters after a long gap this year, have failed to live up to expectation in the ongoing Kolkata league.
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Thousands
line up to greet Real Madrid
Kunming, July 25 At a parade in the southwestern city of Kunming, where Real will train for a week before a friendly against a Chinese select team in Beijing, local club members sported tour jerseys and waved placards saying “Bienvenido” and “I love you Beckham”. The area’s myriad ethnic minorities, clad in ceremonial regalia, danced jigs and jiggled tambourines.
They shrieked and roared at the sight of Beckham, his streaked blond hair pulled into a pirate’s pigtails with a stud in his left ear and glowing grin on his face, peaking through layers of security. Co-stars Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Figo — all in short-sleeved blue plaid — drew smaller media hordes. Real fever has hit China in the weeks leading up to Real’s arrival, jumpstarted by Beckham’s move from Manchester United for a fee worth up to 35 million euro ($40.21 million) and fueled by a tirelessly opportunistic sporting paparazzi. The Spanish champions — known as “Los Galacticos” because of their galaxy of talented players — hope the exposure will help them challenge the English Premier League’s presence on jerseys, billboards and television screens in the Far East. “This trip should make a big difference,” said fan Zhou Song, 27, a factory worker for the state-owned cigarette giant and football sponsors hosting Real’s Kunming gig, the Hongta Group.
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CONCACAF soccer
Mexico City, July 25 Mexico will play Brazil in the final on Sunday. Brazil advanced on Wednesday with a 2-1 overtime victory against the USA in Miami. Because Brazil is an invited guest to this tournament, the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean, yesterday’s win earned Mexico a berth in the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany. A crowd of 35,000 braved a driving rain at the 105,000-seat Aztec Stadium to see Mexico beat Costa Rica for the first time in a decade. Costa Rica earned a shocking 2-1 victory over Mexico in the qualifying rounds for the 2002 World Cup. Marquez’s improbable goal came in the 18th minute of the match that marked the defender’s first international appearance since he signed this month with Spanish super-club Barcelona. “The goal surprised me, like everyone else,” Marquez said. “It was a pass with a lot of luck and it surprised the Costa Rican goalkeeper.” Jared Borgetti gave Mexico a 2-0 lead nine minutes later. The goal followed a powerful free kick from midfielder Rafael Garcia that Costa Rican goalkeeper Ricardo Gonzalez deflected into the centre of the penalty area. Costa Rica’s best scoring chance came in the 24th minute when forward Winston Parks fired a shot that Oswaldo Sanchez managed to stop with a fine save. “The first goal against us took the wind out of our sails,” Costa Rica coach Steve Sampson said. “I think it’s disappointing because at that point the game was very even.”
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Digvijay on top in Kashmir Open
Srinagar, July 25 The third round saw some thrilling golf as six players moved within two strokes of each other at the top, thus setting up an exciting final tomorrow. Overnight leader Arjun Singh survived a disastrous stretch of two holes and was tied for the 4th place at eight-under 208 alongside Asia’s No 1 player Jyoti Randhawa. Sri Lankan Anura Rohana proved his mettle in his very first tournament on the Hero Honda Indian Tour when he returned the days best card at six-under 66 to move to sixth place at seven-under 209. Harmeet Kahlon was seventh at six-under 210 while Uttam Mundy was also lurking as a potential threat at five-under 211. The day began with Arjun Singh enjoying a three-stroke lead over the field. However it was a surprisingly wayward Arjun on the front nine as he repeatedly missed fairways off the tee. Arjun had a sudden loss of concentration and made back-to-back double bogeys on the eighth and ninth holes to hand over the lead to the popular Delhi golfer Pappan, who put the pressure with exquisite birdies on the first, sixth and seventh. Arjun Singh made birdies on the 10th,16th and 17th. The way Pappan played, he could easily have finished six or seven under for the day. However, his only bad shot of the day, a pulled three-iron shot on the par-three 12th, went out of bounds for an ugly double bogey and a duffed pitching wedge shot on the 18th found water for a bogey. His other birdies came on the 10th, 13th and 16th holes. Meanwhile, Digvijay made his move with some brilliant short game. The 31-year old Meerut pro made a bogey on the third but shot four bogeys and an eagle after that. The eagle came on the par-five seventh, where his four-iron second shot landed less than two-feet from the pin. He would have eagled the par-4 17th also, but is lob-wedge second shot stopped just an inch right of the pin. Mukesh struggled through the first eight holes but the momentum changed with a birdie on the ninth hole. Thereafter he drained putts of 10-15 feet range for three birdies on the back-nine. Scores (after 54 holes): 207-Digvijay Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Pappan:208- Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Singh; 209-Anura Rohana: 210-Harmeet Kahlon:211-Uttam Mundy; 213-Vijay Kumar: 214 Rahul Ganapathy 215-Rahil Gangjee Amateurs:
218-Girish Virk(73,71,74), Sujan Singh (71,75,76).
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Dope testing in offing at GND varsity Amritsar, July 25 According to Dr S.P. Singh, Vice-Chancellor, the lab will have features like the human movement laboratory equipped with latest gadgets for biomechanical analysis. It will help in increasing efficiency of athletes and eliminate faulty techniques. The centre will provide an edge to sportspersons of the university, which has the distinction of clinching the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy, the highest sporting award for a university, for a record 17 times since its inception in 1969. Besides this trophy, 18 players of the university have so far been decorated with the Arjuna Award. Sports does not only mean vigorous physical training by the individuals but also requires a sound scientific back-up. Selection, training and development of sportspersons in different disciplines demand a thorough analysis and study of their physiological make-up to further develop their capabilities. The centre for research in sports sciences will have several remarkable features. The proposed institute will have other technical branches like centre of physiological sciences, centre for sports rehabilitation and centre of behavioural sciences. The centre of physiological sciences will assess the ultimate outcome of the training programme for sports persons and will evaluate the energy delivering system. The sports dietetics laboratory will look into the role of nutrition, which is of paramount importance, in providing strength, agility and endurance. The major goal of this laboratory will be to assess the nutritional status of sportsmen; to plan nutritious diet for different disciplines and determine loss of nutrients during food processing. The genetic screening and genotyping laboratory will identify genetic causes which could potentially influence the performance of sportspersons. The centre for sports rehabilitation will further have numerous laboratories. Sports physiotherapy laboratory will be equipped with the latest machines of physical medicine to provide treatment for injuries to sportspersons. The centre for behavioural sciences will include a sports psychology laboratory, the sociology of sports covering three dimensions namely, academic research, sports related policy and consequences of globalisation of sports. |
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Kiwi boys lift cricket trophy
Chamba, July 25 Ajay, Mannu, Ranji player, once again used his long handle and scored 76 runs in 34 balls with 4 sixes and 10 fours. Kiwi Boys scored 252 for 3 in 30 overs. Banti got 2 wickets. In reply, Titan Club were all out for 140. Dinesh Mehra was the highest scorer with 73. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Rahul Anand, was the chief guest.
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Patiala boy with passion for cricket Patiala, July 25 Dilsher, is a right handed batsman, who plays a lot of wristy shots. He practises at a private coaching centre where the finer points of the game and technique is drilled into him. Like blades of grass on a manicured lawn, youngsters like Dilsher, appear cultured but are devoid of an identity. And to have an identity of his own, the sprightly Dilsher puts in nearly seven hours of practise. It is here that he tries to identify and iron out the flaws in his technique with the help of his coaches. Dilsher had a string of good scores when his team, NICS Cricket Academy, recently played a series of matches in a local tournament. The youngster also scored heavily when he went to Dehra Dun to play in a tournament. The high point of his performance there was the two successive half centuries he scored against opponents much senior to him. In both innings he showed a mature understanding of the situation and built his innings in an imaginative manner. In a particular match, where he ended up scoring 66, the rival bowlers threw bouncers to test his resolve. To compound his problems, the player was batting on a green top where the ball swung and did all sort of tricks. The redoubtable Dilsher successfully handled all the bouncers and after this steely innings it seemed that he had grown up a little bit in his stature. Despite the fact that he is an opening batsman, a tribe which must play straight down the pitch, Dilsher, has that raw boned aggression. He often gets dismissed but simply refuses to get bogged down. This tendency, his coaches feel, needs to be curbed. Dilsher is the son of a senior Punjab bureaucrat, who unlike other dotting fathers, has made it a point to let the coaches shape the destiny of his son. A 7th standard student of the prestigious Doon School, the young cricketer has a tremendous appetite for the game and enjoys the exhaustion and exhilaration that the sport brings with it. Dilsher knows that cricket is full of imponderables and that the path to the top is full of roadblocks. For this he wants to be mentally tough so that he does not slip midway in his endeavour to make it to the top. |
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