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Sunday,
July 27, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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East Bengal win title, make football history
Sasikiran wins Denmark chess tournament
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Lehmann powers Aussies to big lead India ‘A’, Glamorgan settle for draw Windies board to review Lawson’s action
Tour boosts Beckham’s popularity
Penthouse settles
suit with Anna Vikas Pandey to lead Indian challenge in gymnastics Big
win for Surjit Academy
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East Bengal win title, make football history Jakarta, July 26 The hard-earned victory against the Asian Champions League finalists made East Bengal richer by $ 50,000. It was a sweet revenge for the Indians who had lost 0-1 to the Thais in the league phase. Leading by a 28th minute Mike Okoro goal at the break, East Bengal stretched their lead to 2-0 with golden boot award winner Baichung Bhutia taking his tournament tally to nine in the 48th minute. Alvito D’Cunha sealed the issue in the 69th minute after the Thais tried to come back through a goal by Panai Kongpaphan in the 58th minute. Bhutia, who was declared the ‘man of the match,’
continued with his rich form and ended the tournament on a high with his solo second goal which put the Thais firmly on the back foot even as they were trying hard to nullify Okoro’s strike. On a quick counter attack, Bhutia snatched the ball from Thai defender Thanongsak Pajakkta after a one-to-one battle. He went inside the box, pulled the goalkeeper out of position, and regaining his step after a slip, found the net with a firm right foot shot. The Geloran Senayan Stadium once again turned out to be a lucky venue for Indian soccer, where India had won the Jakarta Asian Games gold medal in 1962. The two teams began with a couple of raids on either end with Therdsak Chaiman, most valuable player of the tournament, and Okoro caught in the offside trap in the early minutes of the match. Even as Sasana looked like taking control with greater
possession with more of action in East Bengal’s half, the Kolkatans came back with some intelligent bout of passing which unsettled the Thais. Soon East Bengal went into the lead through a snap goal which totally caught the Thais off guard in the 28th minute. Lurking near the rival danger area, Okoro latched on to a guided through pass from the centre circle by Brazilian Douglas De Silva. Wriggling for space between the rival defenders, Okoro, starting only his second match of the tournament, found the target with a powerful right footer that crashed into the net. Returning from an injury and repaying coach Subash Bhowmick’s faith in him, Okoro then ran to the sidelines and did a Bebeto style craddling. Soon the other players including Douglas, Bhutia, Alvito D’Cunha, skipper Suley Musah and Sashti Duley joined him in the celebration. With their tails up East Bengal mounted further pressure but efforts by Surkumar Singh, Alvito and Duley did not bear fruit. At the other end, Sasana were desperate to equalise before halftime and Nigerian Adu Sunday Omojola threatened twice but was crowded out by the alert Bengal defenders. In the first half injury time, Anuchai Katpongsri really threatened with a quick move, which the Indian team averted by conceding a corner kick. Rattled, the Thais began the second session determined to make amends and immediately went in search of the equaliser. But Bhutia, who had other ideas, spoiled all their plans putting East Bengal 2-0 ahead three minutes into the half. Five minutes later the Kolkatan outfit got a fine opportunity to increase the lead when Douglas put Bijen Singh through, but the Manipur lad’s effort went just wide. The Thais were now fighting with their backs to the wall and replaced Omojola with Wuttiya Yongant. The move paid off quickly as the substitute combined with Kongpaphan to pull his team back into the match with 32 minutes of play left. The two played a brilliant one-two before Kongpaphan scored beating East Bengal custodian Sandip Nandy in the 58th minute. The Thais, who upset Asia’s star clubs enroute to the AFC Champions league final, were now really on the boil and tried to even the contest. Chaiman came close in the very next minute but after surviving the onslaught for the next 10 minutes Alvito left his indelible stamp on the final scoring with a thundering rightfooter from just outside the box. —
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Man
behind East Bengal’s dream run Chandigarh, July 26 Prior to today's victory, which surely will be written in letters of gold, East Bengal won five titles in a row this season, including the National Football League. The other title wins this season are the Independence Cup, Kolkata Senior Division, IFA Shield, and the prestigious Durand Cup. And the man behind this stupendous success, Subhas Bhowmick, himself served East Bengal with distinction as a player in the early seventies. Subhas Bhowmick represented India in the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games where India won the bronze. His last international appearance was in the Merdeka Cup in 1977. A contemporary of the late Manjit Singh, Bhowmick hung his boots up in 1977. An employee with the Department of Customs and Central Excise at Kolkata, Bhowmick became a household name in the eastern metropolis when playing as a right winger for the red and gold brigade he mesmerised the crowds with his lightning runs on the flanks. Sometime back, in an exclusive talk with The Tribune he strongly supported the launch of the National Football League. "The National Football League is a great idea which has undoubtedly given a boost to the game," he had remarked." Today's victory is especially sweet as not only did Bhowmick's boys make history by clinching the title but also bagged the individual highest scorer's award with Baichung Bhutia emerging as the tournament's top scorer. Such a display has rarely been seen by an Indian side in recent memory. Congratulatory
messages have already started pouring in. The Ropar District Football
Association headed by Mr AK Kaushal at a hurriedly convened meeting
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Kolkata, July 26 The celebrations were reminiscent of the scenes witnessed 20 years back when India won the cricket World Cup in 1983. From Shyambazar in the north to Naktala in the south, from Tiljala in the east to Behala in the west, the city was adorned with large cut-outs of East Bengal players and coach Subhas Bhowmick, as the young and the old deliriously danced to the accompaniment of a popular songs composed by a local band for the club. Red and gold were the omnipresent colours as people played a late holi sprinkling gulal on each other, while street corners were adorned with winking miniature bulbs. At various points East Bengal supporters, who had organised community viewing of the match on television, were busy distributing sweets. With East Bengal identified with the 'Bangals' — the people who migrated here from Bangladesh — their favourite fish hilsa sold at a premium in the markets since morning. "We will now hold a community feast of hilsa and rice. East Bengal has shown what we are capable of," said Sumit Sarkar, a teenager, wearing a red and yellow headband as he repeatedly kissed pictures of start striker Baichung Bhutia and other heroes. The Indian tricolour also fluttered at several street corners as fans seemed more keen on seeing the victory as a "fantastic day" for Indian soccer. The mood was the same at the Salt Lake staidum, now the venue for the Federation Cup as spectators semed more keen on knowing the latest about the ASEAN Cup final. While a goal by the local side at Jakarta would lead to spontaneous jubilation, a similar feat at the stadium time and again went almost unnoticed, till the referee's whistle brought their focus back to the action here. An overjoyed Indian Football Association secretary Subrata Dutta announced that the East Bengal team would be accorded a royal reception on their return from Jakarta. —
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Sasikiran wins Denmark chess tournament New Delhi, July 26 Sasikiran’s score is the best ever in the 25-year history of this event, according to information received here today. The Indian GM ended his very successful Danish stint yesterday with a draw against highly regarded grandmaster Artur Yusopov of Germany, who did not succeed in breaking the defences of the Indian in the final round game. Just a fortnight earlier, the Chennai-based player had finished as joint winner in the North Sea Cup tournament at Esbjerg. Sasikiran is expected to gain 10 international points and will be in the 2670 bracket in the next FIDE list. The win also made Sasikiran richer by 15000 Danish kroner (appr. Rs 1 lakh). As many as 17 grandmasters participated in the strong 258-players contest that started on July 14. Sasikiran, who started as the third seed behind GM Alexander Belyavsky of Slovenia and Konstantin Sakaev of Russia, registered two important victories in the eight and ninth round over local stalwart GM Peter Heine Nielsen and Sakaev that brought him to sole lead. In the final two rounds, Sasikiran had worthwhile draws against Belyavski and Yusopov. The other Indian grandmaster in the fray, Koneru Humpy,
lost the last round game against Carlsen Magnus of Norway to finish on
7 points which was enough to fetch her the best woman player prize.
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Smith puts SA on top
Birmingham, July 26 Smith’s innings, the highest score by a South Africa cricketer in Test history, was the cornerstone of his side’s 594 for five declared. At tea, on the third day, England were 25 without loss in reply, still 370 short of avoiding the follow-on target of 395. Although extra time was possible after yesterday’s total washout, more rain at tea in the opening match of this five-Test series strengthened the chances of the game ending in a draw. Marcus Trescothick, batting despite breaking a finger while fielding, was 17 not out and Michael Vaughan was four not out. South Africa’s total was their best Test score against England, surpassing the 572 for seven they made in the second innings at Durban in the 1999-2000 season. Smith, at 22 South Africa’s youngest-ever captain, started the second session on 246 not out and Boeta Dippenaar 20 not out. That left Smith 29 runs away from equalling the South Africa individual Test record of 275 held jointly by Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten. Dippenaar, on 22, pulled fast bowler Darren Gough only to see Mark Butcher take a fine low catch at square leg. But Smith kept going and a textbook straight-driven boundary off Gough took him to within four of the record. He made history when a single to third man off fast bowler Stephen Harmison took him to 276. But one run later his nine hour innings was over. Smith, as if relieved to have broken the record, slogged at left-arm spinner Ashley Giles and was caught at deep midwicket by James Anderson. He faced 373 balls and hit 35 fours in what was also the highest score by a South Africa captain, overtaking the 208 made by Dudley Nourse against England at Trent Bridge in 1951. Mark Boucher (15 not out) and Shaun Pollock 24 not out, carried on before Smith called a halt. Earlier South Africa resumed on 398 for one, with Smith, who had won the toss, 178 not out and fellow left-hander Gary Kirsten 26 not out. Kirsten then went for 44, caught by wicket-keeper Alec Stewart after gloving Giles down the legside. Smith reached his double century with an inside-edged, pulled four off Harmison. SCOREBOARD South Africa 1st innings (overnight: 398-1): Smith c Anderson b Giles 277 Gibbs c Butcher b Vaughan 179 Kirsten c Stewart b Giles 44 Dippenaar c Butcher b Gough 22 Rudolph c Gough
b Harmison 10 Boucher not out 15 Pollock not out 24 Extras:
(b-8, lb-11, nb-4) 23 Total: (5 wkts dec, 145 overs) 594 Fall of wickets:
1-338, 2-438, 3-514, 4-552, 5-556. Bowling: Anderson 16-2-92-0, Gough 25-6-88-1, Flintoff 25-6-97-0, Harmison 27-2-104-1, Giles 42-2-153-2, Butcher 2-0-15-0, Vaughan 8-0-26-1. England (first innings): Trescothick not out
17 Vaughan not out 4, Extras: (nb-4) 4, Total:
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Lehmann
powers Aussies to big lead
Cairns (Australia), July 26 With Lehmann clobbering an unconquered 156 after hitting a century in the first Test in Darwin a week earlier, the top-ranked side ended the day with a commanding first innings total of 351 for three wickets after dismissing Bangladesh for 295. Lehmann was in wonderful touch, completing his third century in Test ranks from 130 balls inside three hours. At the close, he had struck 18 boundaries in his three and a half hours’ dominance before a crowd of 4,447 at Bundaberg Stadium. Lehmann, who faced only 187 balls, figured in a crucial unbroken stand of 219 with skipper Steve Waugh, who was unbeaten with 74 and well on target to add another century to the three-figure knock he unfurled in Darwin. The fourth-wicket partnership snatched the initiative from Bangladesh, who had done well to restrict Australia to 132 for three earlier in the day. The home side are now in a strong position to forge victory over the remaining three days after wrapping up the first Test of the series by a whopping innings and 132 runs, even after a strong and promising start on the first day by Bangladesh, who put together a total greater than their combined totals in the first Test. Ricky Ponting (59) and Matthew Hayden (50) threw away opportunities to move on to triple figures but still played a solid innings to reach half-centuries. Hayden, after being troubled early in his innings, reached 50 off 88 balls, but as then bowled by off-spinner Sanwar Hossain. Hossain found Hayden’s middle stump when the left-hander toppled over towards the off-side and the ball went behind his legs. Ponting looked to be in superb form, bringing up his half-century from 70 balls, with a six. The milestone also included 10 fours. He fell to Hossain when he failed to get to the pitch of the ball and was comfortably caught in the outfield by Mohammad Ashraful. Opener Justin Langer (one) was out in the seventh over of the innings when he edged a delivery from Mashrafe Mortaza to Javed Omar, who gathered the ball just above the grass. Australia needed only 13 balls to wrap up the Bangladesh innings after the tourists resumed on 289 for eight wickets. Scoreboard Bangladesh (1st innings): Sarker lbw MacGill 76 Omar c Gilchrist b Lee 26 Bashar c and b MacGill 46 Ashraful
c Gilchrist b Gillespie 0 Hossain b MacGill 46 Kapali c Love b MacGill 5 Mashud c Love b Gillespie 44 Mahmud lbw MacGill 0 Baisya
c Gilchrist b McGrath 25 Mortaza c Lee b Gillespie 8 Hossain not out 0 Extras:
(nb-11, lb-8) 19 Total: (all out in 92.1 overs) 295 Fall
of wicket: 1-47, 2-155, 3-156, 4-156, 5-170, 6-230, 7-230, 8-281,
9-295. Bowling: McGrath 17.1-2-57-1, Gillespie 25-7-57-3, Lee
18-1-88-1, MacGill 24-9-77-5, Waugh 5-3-4-0, Lehmann 3-1-4-0. Australia
(1st innings): Langer c Omar b Mortaza 1 Hayden b S Hossain 50 Ponting
c Ashraful b S Hossain 59 Lehmann batting 156 Waugh batting 74 Extras:
(lb-10, nb-1) 11 Total: (for 3 wkts, 84 overs) 351 Fall
of wickets: 1-14, 2-105, 3-132. Bowling: Mortaza
17-6-37-1, Baisya 17-4-71-0, Hossain 13-1-59-0, Mahmud 10-2-53-0, S
Hossain 20-2-87-2, Kapali 8-0-34-0. — AFP |
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India ‘A’, Glamorgan settle for draw London, July 26 Bhandari’s scalps helped India ‘A’ take a first innings lead of 25 over Glamorgan as the hosts were bundled out for 140 in reply to the visitors 165. India were 27 for 1 in 10 overs in their second innings when the match was called off. The visitors lost their first wicket in the second over of the innings when Satyajit Parab (0), opening the innings, was snapped by Michael Powell off David Harrison. When the match ended, Parthiv Patel was batting on 14 and Vijay Bhardwaj on 12. Earlier, resuming at 104 for four, Glamorgan could add only 36 runs to their overnight score before losing all their remaining batsmen as Bhandari wreaked havoc claiming wickets at regular intervals. Bhandari, who had taken two wickets yesterday, took four more wickets in the morning today to finish with figures of six for 38. Laxmipathy Balaji provided perfect foil to the Delhi-based bowler by claiming three wickets for 58 runs. It was Balaji who broke the overnight partnership between Adrian Shaw and Mark Wallace, who put on 56 runs for the fifth wicket. India ‘A’ will play their next match, a limited-over contest, against Gloustershire on July 28 at Cheltenham. Scoreboard India ‘A’ (1st innings): 165 Glamorgan (1st innings): Thomas c Das b Bhandari 10, Hughes c Bharadwaj b Salvi 15, Cherry b Balaji 9, Powell c Bharadwaj b Bhandari 0, Shaw c Patel b Balaji 33, Wallace b Balaji 29, Cosker c Badani b Bhandari 1, Thomas b Bhandari 0, Harrison c Mishra b Bhandari 7, Croft not out 12, Parkin b Bhandari 2. Extras: (b-8, lb-6, w-2, nb-6) 22. Total: (all out, 50.2 overs) 140. Fall of wickets:1-22, 2-33, 3-35, 4-55, 5-111, 6-117, 7-117, 8-117, 9-136. Bowling: Salvi 16-6-22-1, Balaji 16-3-58-3, Bhandari 13.2-3-38-6, Mishra 4-2-7-0, Sriram 1-0-1-0. India ‘A’ (second innings): Parab c Powell b Harrison 0, Patel not out 14, Bharadwaj not out 12. Extras: (lb-1) 1. Total: (for one wkt, 10 overs) 27. Fall of wickets:
1-0. Bowling: Harrison 4-2-9-1, Parkin 3-2-3-0, Cosker 2-0-11-0, S D Thomas 1-0-3-0. —
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Windies
board to review Lawson’s action St John’s, July 26 Test umpires reported 21-year-old Lawson for a suspect bowling action during the fourth Test against Australia in Antigua in May. He has not played since May 13, when he took a career-best seven wickets for 78 runs against Australia and aggravated a disc injury in his lower back. “Jermaine
has been carrying along very well with the remedial programme in
Jamaica,” said Michael Seepersaud, the regional board’s chief
development officer, who is supervising the review process. — AP |
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Randhawa
wins Kashmir Open Srinagar, July 26 Randhawa, who was trailing by one stroke overnight joint leaders Mukesh Kumar, Pappan and Digvijay Singh, played a bogey free final round to wrap up the Rs 18 lakh tour opener of the domestic golf circuit. Asia’s
best golfer just about managed to pip strong contender Arjun Singh and
Harmeet Kahlon who were one stroke adrift and placed joint second. Arjun Singh, joint 4th with Randhawa overnight, scored four under for an aggregate of 12 under for the tournament. Kahlon shot the best round of the day at six-under. Overnight leaders Pappan (71), Digvijay Singh (72) and Mukesh Kumar (73) could not maintain the momentum to finish fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Ranadawa collected a cash prize of Rs 2.91 lakh while Arjun Singh and Harmeet Kahlon earned Rs 1.57 lakh each. Pappen was richer by Rs 91,000 and Digvijay Singh by Rs 73,000. Pappan, the surprise package of the tournament, fought till the very end till a double bogey on the final hole pushed him down to fourth place at 10-under 278. Promising Sri Lankan Anura Rohana, who started the day at seven-under 209, was troubled by a shoulder pain and had a disastrous round of 79 to finish level-par for the tournament. It
was Randhawa’s first win since April 2001 when he won the SRF Open
at the Delhi Golf Club. Results: 275-Jyoti Randhawa
(67,71,70,67); 276-Harmeet Kahlon (74,66,70,66), Arjun Singh
(67,68,73,68); 278-Pappan (68,70,69,71); 279-Digvijay Singh
(70,70,67,72); 280-Uttam Singh Mundy (69,70,72,69), Mukesh Kumar
(69,69,69,73); 286-Rahil Gangjee (73,68,74,71); 287-Rafiq Ali
(75,72,72,68); 288-Anura Rohana (72,71,66,79); 289-Naman Dawar
(74,78,68,69). Amateurs: 291-Girish Virk (73,71,74,73);
292-Keshav Misra (74,77,74,67), Sujan Singh (71,75,76,70). — PTI |
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Phelps
smashes 3rd world mark Barcelona, July 26 It was the third world record here for the unstoppable 18-year-old who clocked an amazing 51.47seconds in his heat to lower the mark of 51.76 set by the Ukrainian.
Serdinov had taken fractions off the 51.81 world record set by Michael Klim of Australia in Canberra in December 1999. Phelps also smashed his own world record in the semifinals of the 200m individual medley, and broke his own 200m butterfly mark on his way to successfully defending that title. He also holds the record for the 400m medley. US team-mate Amanda Beard matched the world record on her way to taking the 200m breaststroke gold. It
was the first major title for the 21-year-old who timed 2:22.99 to
match the previous best set by China’s Qi Hui in China in April
2001. Leisel Jones of Australia took silver in 2:24.33 with the bronze going to Qi in 2:25.78. Earlier,
Grant Hackett won the men’s 800m freestyle title while Hanna-Maria
Seppala gave Finland their first ever women’s title in the 100m
freestyle. Hackett, runner-up last time, claimed the title which Australian team-mate Ian Thorpe was not defending this year. He
had been under Thorpe’s world record at the 500m mark but timed
seven minutes 43.82seconds to come in ahead of Larsen Jensen of the
USA in 7:48.09 with the bronze going to Ihor Chervynskyi of the
Ukraine in 7:53.15. It is the second gold here for 23-year-old
Hackett, who won the 4x200m freestyle title, and also took silver in
the 200m and 400m freestyle behind Thorpe. Hackett, who has now won
six world gold medals in his career, is bidding to win a third
consecutive 1500m title on Sunday. — AFP |
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Tour
boosts Beckham’s popularity Kunming (China), July 26 And now, to the delight of Chinese
fans, he’s here. Greeted by a cheering crowd and folk dancers with elephants, Beckham and his Real Madrid team-mates arrived in China yesterday for an Asian tour that promises to make him an even bigger celebrity in a country where he already is a mini-industry. "This is a great opportunity for him to take his popularity one step forward," said Terry Rhoads, a Shanghai-based sports marketing agent. Beckham
— known in Chinese as "Beikehanmu" — stars in ad
campaigns for Pepsi, Adidas and Castrol Oil in China, where football
is hugely popular. Tens of millions of fans follow 15 teams in the
country’s top league and dozens of smaller clubs. "As long as
Beckham’s name is on a shirt, a bag, a ball, a pair of shoes, they’ll
sell in a blink of an eye," said Mi Jia, an employee in an Adidas
store. — AP |
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Penthouse
settles suit with Anna Los Angeles, July 26 Penthouse had already apologised for the photos which ran in its June 2002 issue, prompting Kournikova to launch the suit in a California court. “The
case has been settled to the satisfaction of the parties,” said
Kournikova in a statement. Kournikova’s suit claimed the photos,
of a topless bather misidentified as her, defamed her name and was an
invasion of her privacy. The suit demanded damages of over $ 10 million but no details of the settlement were released by Kournikova, said ESPN. Kournikova,
known more for her blonde bombshell image rather than her ground
strokes, collects about $ 13 million annually in endorsements. — AFP |
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Vikas
Pandey to lead Indian challenge in gymnastics Patiala, July 23 At present, the Indian squad, comprising 6 men and an equal number of women, is attending a camp at the NIS here under chief coach Dr Gurdial Singh Bawa. Earlier, the contingent had attended a month-long camp at Hyderabad and the UP Academy at Allahabad. Although the gymnasts may not be in the running for a medal in the world championship keeping the tough standards they are likely to encounter, the California meet assumes significance as it will also act as a qualifying championship for the Athens Olympics. The
mood at the camp is upbeat and one of the country’s top gymnasts in
the men’s section, Vikas Pandey, is highly optimistic of booking an
berth in the pommel horse event. Pandey, an Inspector with the CRPF,
had scored a perfect 10 in this event during the selection trials held
in Hyderabad. This will be Panday’s third world championship and the
month-long training stint he had in Hungary is sure to add to his
confidence level. Vikas, alongwith another camper, Mohit Yadav, had
also qualified for the Manchester Commonwealth Games where they
finished sixth and eighth, respectively. Apart from Vikas, the
spotlight during the world meet will be on N.P Shiva Kumar of Andhra
Pradesh who finished second to Vikas in the selection trials with just
1.5 points seperating the two gynmasts. Shiva Kumar surprised everyone
winning a bronze medal in the recently concluded international meet
held in Tehran. The Tehran meet was Shiva Kumar’s first
international exposure. Vikas, Mohit Yadav, Rohit Yadav and Mayank Srivastva have been training together from the sub junior level and they all are students of the Allahabad academy. The
squad will be leaving for New Delhi en route to California on August
14. The team — Mens: Vikas Pandey, Rohit Yadav,
Mohit Yadav, Mayank Srivastva, Sarfraz Ahmed and N.P Shiva Kumar. Women:
Rohika, Amarti Sinha, Jhuma Bagh, Roopali Haldar, Sundari Mondal and
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Big
win for Surjit Academy Jalandhar, July 26 In a one-sided affair, Surjit Academy easily defeated PAP Academy 7-0. In the first half, Ranjoth Singh scored three field goals. Surjit Academy struck again as in the 37th minute, Ranjoth Singh scored another field goal for the team. In the following minute, Gurjant Singh of Surjit Academy made no mistake in converting a penalty stroke to further increase the lead to 5-0. The PAP lads, who opted for defensive hockey throughout the game, failed to check the onslaught of the rivals as Gurjant Singh again easily scored a field goal without facing much resistance. Towards the end, the scoreboard read 7-0 with a goal by Harbir Singh who converted a penalty corner in the 51st minute. In an another interesting match, Ferozepore scored first through Jaskaranpreet who converted a penalty corner in the 11th minute. Border Hawks were awarded 7 penalty corners in the first half, but failed to score the equaliser. The score was 1-0 till the lemon break. In
42nd minute Jaspreet of Border Hawks converted a penalty corner to
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