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July 28, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Breezy 31 by Mohammad Kaif Civic reception for East Bengal team |
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Mohun Bagan, JCT in q-final clash
Six-nation hockey
at Chandigarh Sandeep’s hat-trick in Academy
win
Chandigarh pro excels in
Pro-Am Pankaj bows out
in q-finals
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Australia tighten noose Cairns, July 27 Waugh (38) followed up his 100 not out in the opening Test in Darwin a week earlier with an unconquered 156 as Australia waltzed to 556 for four wickets — the highest innings total against Bangladesh in their brief time in Test ranks. Facing a huge 261-run deficit, Bangladesh showed commendable spirit until late in the day when they lost three quick wickets. They reached stumps with a rocky 106 for four wickets, still needing another 155 runs to make the home country return to the batting crease. Together are Sanwar Hossain (6 not out) and Alok Kapali (10 not out) as Bangladesh face the prospect of another big drubbing a week after being thrashed by an innings and 132 runs in Darwin. Australia declared their run-fest just before tea. Waugh closed the innings immediately after his fifth wicket partner, Martin Love, had completed his maiden Test century. Love, desperately needing a good performance after his first-ball duck in Darwin, scored his century — his first in Tests — off 154 balls, hitting seven fours. But it was Waugh’s day and when he brought up his 150 in the second session off the bowling of Mohammad Ashraful, he became the first player to score 150 against all other Test nations. Last week, with his 100 not out in the first Test, Waugh joined South Africa’s Gary Kirsten as the only players to have made centuries against the nine other Test nations. Kirsten, though, does not have 150s against India, Pakistan and New Zealand. Waugh has made 14 Test scores of 150-plus, with four against England and two against the West Indies. In this match, he caressed 17 boundaries while negotiating 291 balls. In another milestone, Waugh moved to second on the all-time list of Test cricket’s century-makers with his 32nd hundred. Waugh needs two more centuries to equal India’s retired master, Sunil Gavaskar, who holds the world record mark of 34, and he is now one century ahead of India’s Sachin Tendulkar. As the Bangldesh bowlers toiled manfully, Australia lost only the wicket of Darren Lehmann, who thumped 177. Lehmann, resuming on 156 after making a century in the final session on the second day, lasted only 38 minutes, but that was enough for him to post his highest Test score, bettering the 160 he made against the West Indies in April. Scorecard Bangladesh (1st innings): 295 Australia (1st innings): Langer c Omar b Mortaza 1 Hayden b S Hossain 50 Ponting c Ashraful b
S Hossain 59 Lehmann c Ashraful b Baisya 177 Waugh not out 156 Love not out 100 Extras: (nb-1, lb-11, w-1) 13 Total:
(for four wickets decl. in 139.2 overs) 556 Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-105, 3-132, 4-382. Bowling: M Mortaza 25-7-60-1, T Baisya 26-5-96-1, A Hossain 21-4-95-0, K Mahmud 19-3-75-0, S Hossain 30-2-128-2, A Kapali 14.2-0-69-0, M Ashraful 4-0-22-0. Bangladesh (2nd innings): Sarkar c Hayden b MacGill 55 Omar lbw b Gillespie 8 Bashar c Langer b Lee 25 Ashraful lbw b MacGill 0 Hossain batting 6 Kapali batting 10 Extras: (nb-2) 2 Total:
(4 wkts, 35 overs) 106 Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-87, 3-90, 4-90. Bowling: McGrath 7-3-16-0, Gillespie 6-1-18-1, MacGill 11-2-27-2, Lee 11-2-45-1. —
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Bangladesh showing improvement, says Waugh Cairns (Australia), July 27 “It doesn’t really matter what I set. Sachin is going to waltz past it anyway,” Waugh said after his 156 not out put his side in a winning position in the second and final Test against Bangladesh. Waugh, whose 32nd century put him just two behind Sunil Gavaskar’s record 34, also became the first player to notch up 150-plus scores against all the Test playing opposition. In this match, he caressed 17 boundaries while negotiating 291 balls. And though, Bangladesh may be on the verge of another big hiding, Waugh said the newest Test nation were showing huge improvement. —
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Vaughan leads fightback Birmingham (England), July 27 At tea, on the fourth day, England were 245 for four in reply to South Africa’s 594 for five declared. That left a deficit of 349, England still 150 short of avoiding the follow-on target of 395. For Vaughan, the leading run-scorer in Test cricket last year, his 131 not out was his eighth hundred in 15 Tests and ninth at this level. England one-day captain Vaughan faced 210 balls and hit one six and 20 fours, having batted for five-and-a-quarter hours. Alec Stewart was unbeaten on nine. Vaughan 49 not out at lunch, reached fifty with his first ball after the break, pulling fast bowler Makhaya Ntini for four. And off the last ball of the over, he regall pulled the same bowler for six on a pitch that had been placid throughout. But Ntini bounced back by having left-hander Mark Butcher lbw for 13. Then, seven balls later, 132 for two became 133 for three after England captain Nasser Hussain was lbw to Shaun Pollock, playing no stroke. England were then still 262 short of avoiding the follow-on. They needed a major innings from Vaughan along the lines of skipper Graeme Smith’s South African Test record 277 yesterday. Vaughan did his best, straight driving paceman Dewald Pretorious for four and next ball clipping him for another boundary. But his Yorkshire team-mate Anthony McGrath, then 34, had a lucky escape when a top-edged sweep off left-arm spinner Robin Peterson fell just short of Gary Kirsten at short fine leg. Scoreboard South Africa (1st innings): 594-5 dec England (1st innings): Trescothick b Ntini 31 Vaughan batting 131 Butcher lbw b Ntini 13 Hussain lbw b Pollock 1 McGrath c Rudolph
b Pretorious 34 Stewart batting 9 Extras: (b-6, lb-1, w-9, nb-10) 26 Total: (4 wkts, 71 overs) 245. Fall of wickets: 1-66, 2-132, 3-133, 4-222. Bowling: Pollock 17-6-37-1, Ntini 16-5-59-2, Willoughby 12-4-31-0, Pretorious 15-0-73-1, Peterson 11-3-38-0. —
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Breezy 31 by Mohammad Kaif London, July 27 But the highlight of the Derbyshire's spirited reply was a brilliant knock of 143 by Australia's Michael Di
Venuto. The four-day tie between Yorkshire and Hampshire in another second division match petered out to a draw despite a bold declaration by Yorkshire captain Matthew Wood. Yorkshire declared their second innings at 211 for 4, with Yuvraj Singh yet to open his account. After the match was reduced to a three-day affair owing to rain interruption, Wood's decision to give Hampshire a target of 307 in a minimum of 66 overs was sporting, if not generous. —
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Civic reception for East Bengal team Kolkata, July 27 "We have decided to give them a civic reception. We will fix the date and venue once the team returns," the Mayor, a diehard fan of arch rivals Mohun Bagan, told newsmen during a visit to the East Bengal club to congratulate its officials and members on their team's success. According to an East Bengal official, the team is scheduled to return from Jakarta on July 29. Meanwhile, celebrations continued to engulf the East Bengal tent where the club flag was raised by an official, Mr Manas Mukherjee, in the presence of a number of former stars. Sweets were distributed among the members and supporters, several hundreds of whom assembled at the club tent in the 'Maidan' area smearing one another with 'gulal' and shouting praises of the team. Youth draped in club colours danced to the drumbeats as others, in cars and pick-up trucks adorned with the East Bengal flag, drove down the metropolis sharing the spirit of celebration. SILIGURI: The East Bengal team would be felicitated and honoured at Siliguri for creating Indian club soccer history by lifting ASEAN Cup, West Bengal Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Asok Bhattacharya said here today. —
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Mohun Bagan, JCT in q-final clash
Kolkata, July 27 Bagan’s Brazilian duo Jose Barreto and Marcos Pereira scored one apiece while A Saheer found the target for SBT in the fast-paced encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium. Barreto, showing signs of regaining his old magic, played a stellar role in the Bagan upfront and was instrumental in the first goal that was scored in the 20th minute. After narrowly missing the target in the 12th minute, Barreto penetrated the rival defence by running a solo down the left, held the ball on inside the box and gently lobbed it for Marcos to head home. Saheer got a neat pass from Abdul Hakkim inside the rival box, kept his cool and netted home with a left-footer past a helpless Bagan custodian Imran Khan. With the scoreline being 1-1 at the breather, it was Barreto who put Bagan into the lead as he converted a direct free kick from just outside the box in the 55th minute. JCT, who held Churchill goal-less during scheduled time and golden goal extra time, entered the last eight stage riding on a brilliant save by custodian Mansuru Mohammad in the penalty shoot-out at the Salt Lake Stadium. Jo Paul Ancheri, Jagjit Randhawa, Daljit Singh and Ram Paul converted for JCT, while Rocky Berreto, Rajesh Meetei and Harvinder Singh found the target for Churchill in the tie-breaker. Churchill Brothers took control of the midfield from early stages of the game and brought out a well-knit attack with Rocky Berreto playing a key role in the middle. The Goan outfit could have taken the lead in the early minutes but for the brilliant goal-keeping by JCT custodian Mansuru Mohammad, who came to the rescue of his side on a number of occasions. A fine right-footer by Roque Pereira from top of the box in the third minute and another powerpacked shot from close by Rocky Berreto three minutes later displayed Churchill’s early aggression but were nullified by the Ghanaian keeper. JCT, however, had their share of chances as Nigerian Stephen Abarowei unsettled Churchill’s defence spearheading fast counter attacks in the initial stages. In the fourth minute, Stephen dodged past two rival defenders inside the box but failed to beat an advancing Churchill custodian Mark Marcanahas, who saved the situation again by fisting out another shot from close in the seventh minute. Unable to adjust to the slushy ground conditions, both the teams tried to build their game on fewer passes and frequent attempts at the goal. The Punjab side stepped up the attack in the later stage of the opening half with veteran Joe Paul Ancheri endeavouring to take charge in the middle. In the 31st minute, JCT striker Harvinder Singh got a nice pass from Jaswinder Singh inside the box but failed to slot home before wasting another opportunity barely a minute later. Unable to break the ice before the breather and done in by wet and slippery ground conditions, both the teams lost their steam in the second half. In the 74th minute, Churchill forward Nilin Pradhan essayed a forward pass for Sukhdev who dribbled past Musa Aliu inside the box but failed to net in. The JCT keeper who had a fine day under the bar, also saved a Rocky Berreto shot from close in the dying minutes. —
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Chelsea snatch thrilling win
Kuala Lumpur, July 27 Newcastle never really recovered after their captain Alan Shearer muffed up the very first penalty as fortune fluctuated from one team to the other in the dramatic tie. Shoot-out was applied after the teams ended the regulation time in a goalless deadlock. Shearer's attempt crashed on the post much to the dismay of his teammates in the shootout which saw several top players like Laurent Robert and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink also muff up their penalties. Frank Lampard, Robert Huth, Eidur Gudjohnson, Joe Keenan and John Terry found the target for Chelsea while Kieron Dyer, Lee Bowyer, Craig Bellamy and Joanthan Woodgate were successful for Newcastle. Chelsea dominated for most part of the opening session managing to come dangerously close to the rival goalmouth on a number of occasions. Chelsea's first scoring opportunity came as early as the seventh minute of the contest when the hard-working Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink managed to break through the defence with deft footwork but failed to control the ball inside the box with only the Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given at his mercy. Hasselbaink was guilty of frittering away another chance in the 30th minute when he was disposessed after new recruit Wayne Bridge had set up the move with a controlled pass from the left flank. —
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Crocker upsets Phelps on way to world
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Barcelona, July 27 Crocker’s time of 50.98 seconds eclipsed the previous world record that Phelps set in Friday’s semifinals (51.47). The 18-year-old Phelps was attempting to break his fifth world record at the championships and join Australia’s Ian Thorpe as the only man to win three individual gold medals at the same World Championships. Phelps has two individual gold medals and will swim for a third on Sunday in the 400 individual medley, where he holds the world mark. Two other favourites won their events on Saturday on the penultimate day of competition: Inge De Bruijn of the Netherlands in the 50 butterfly and Alexander Popov of Russia in the 50 freestyle. Crocker, a University of Texas star who had never set a world record before, seemed stunned at his gold-medal performance, holding his arms wide apart with his mouth wide open as he stared at the scoreboard after the race. The 20-year-old Crocker won the silver medal in the 100 butterfly at the 2001 worlds in Fukuoka, Japan, and was a member of the USA's gold-medal winning 400 medley relay team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. After the initial shock, Crocker and a disappointed-looking Phelps embraced across the lane divider that separated them during the race. Phelps’ took the silver medal (51.10), the second fastest in history and eclipsed his mark set 24 hours earlier. Andrii Serdinov of the Ukraine took the bronze (51.59). “I’ve wanted to go 51 (seconds) for a long time but I guess I’ve skipped that one and I’ll take the 50,” Crocker said. “I don’t know what to think right now. I’m in shock. I feel like someone’s going to wake me up and it’s going to be time to swim today.” Phelps’s coach Bob Bowman was also stunned. “What a fantastic race,” he said. “That was the best heat I’ve ever seen. I thought that Ian’s race was perfect. You can’t ask for more. What a swim. I knew he was going to go fast.” Earlier, triple Olympic gold medallist Inge De Bruijn won her first gold medal of the championships in the 50 butterfly. De Bruijn completed her single swim down the Palau St. Jordi pool in 25.84, beating silver medallist and eight-time Olympic champion Jenny Thompson of the USA (26.00) and bronze medallist Anna-Karin Kammerling of Sweden (26.06). Kammerling set the world record of 25.57 last year. In the 50 freestyle final, world record-holder Alexander Popov kept his numerous Spanish fans content by winning his third gold medal of the championships. Popov, who won his first two Olympic golds at the 1992 Barcelona Games, finished in 21.92 to beat British silver medallist Mark Foster (22.20) and De Bruijn’s countryman Pieter Van Den Hoogenband (22.29). Popov’s record time of 21.64 was set in 2000 in Moscow. Popov also won the 100 freestyle earlier and was a member of Russia’s winning 400 freestyle relay team earlier in the week. The Chinese team of Zhan Shu, Luo Xuejuan, Zhou Yafei and Yang Yu won the gold medal in the women’s 400 medley relay in 3:59.89, ahead of silver medallist USA (4:00.83) and bronze medallist Australia (4:01.37). Germany’s Hannah Stockbauer won the gold medal in a tight 800 freestyle finish. Stockbauer (8:23.66) beat silver medallist Diana Munz of the USA (8:24.19). Britain’s Rebecca Cook took bronze (8:28.45). Another Briton, Katy Sexton, won the 200 backstroke gold medal in 2:08.74, ahead of silver medallist Margaret Hoelzer of the USA (2:09.24) and bronze medallist Stanislava Komarova of Russia (2:10.17). Komarova who was leading at the 100-metre mark and had set the fastest qualifying time. Little more than an hour after her 50 butterfly performance, De Bruijn led the 50 freestyle semifinals in 24.75. Her world record in the event is 24.13, set at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Germany’s Thomas Rupprath (25.07) posted the fastest time in the 50 backstroke semifinals. Lenny Krayzelburg, the American who holds the world record of 24.99 in the 50 back, is recovering from shoulder surgery and is not competing in these championships. Luo Xuejuan of China (30.64) led the women’s 50 breaststroke semifinals. An estimated 12,100 fans attended Saturday night’s races, the most of any session thus far in these championships. —
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Swimmer Poncha misses Athens berth New Delhi, July 27 Poncha clocked 4 min 41.49 seconds to finish a lowly 41st in the competition though his timing was fraction of a second better than the earlier national record of 4.42:57 held jointly by Poncha and J. Abhijit. The Olympic qualifying mark for the event was 4:33.11. The final day of the championship also saw Richa Mishra failing to notch up the required timings in the 400m individual medley in the women’s category. Richa, who had earlier set a national record in the 200m butterfly, came up with a pathetic performance today to finish 30th with a timing of 5:11.67, which was almost 11 seconds more than the Olympic qualifying mark. The Indian swimmers, who came close to qualifying for the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza on more than one occasion, will be returning home empty-handed since none of them managed to clear the first hurdle. Shikha Tondon was distinctly unlucky to miss the qualifying marks by less than a second twice. She failed to book berths in the 50m and 100m freestyle events after clocking less than a second slower than the required timings. —
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Six-nation hockey
at Chandigarh Lucknow, July 27 The IHF has also proposed the construction of more Astro Turf fields in the country besides equipping the existing fields with floodlights to train players for night matches,
IHF secretary Jyothikumaran, who was in the state capital on Friday to inspect the ongoing training camp of the Indian team probables, said the Union Sports Ministry had assured to provide floodlights at Lucknow, Bhopal and Bangalore so that the matches could be held at night. “He said night matches would certainly give the Indian players a great advantage to train in similar conditions like that in Europe,” he said. Disclosing that a six-nation international hockey tournament would be organised by the IHF in December next, he said the championship would be held at Chandigarh but the dates were yet to be finalised. He said the IHF had already initiated talks with several state governments and the Union Sports Ministry to construct more Astro Turf grounds in the country. “The federation is in constant touch with the state governments and has chalked out a strategy to construct more than 10 additional Astro Turf fields in the country within the next two years,” he said. Mr
Jyothikumaran, who expressed satisfaction at the training programme of the Indian hockey team at the Dhyan Chand Stadium since July 21, said the players were in good shape and were leaving no stone unturned to overcome their lapses and flaws in the game. “We should be certain that the present hockey team is one of the best the country has ever had,’’ he claimed. The IHF secretary, also a hockey player who has represented the country, said after cricket all focus was now on hockey and the players should not miss the opportunity. —
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Sandeep’s hat-trick in Academy
win Jalandhar, July 27 Earlier, Surjit Academy easily scored a victory against Ferozepore Academy 2-0. Academy opened their account in 8th minute, when Ranjoth Singh dodged the rivals’ defence to convert a panelty corner 1-0. The lead was further boosted in 12th minute as Varun Bhardwaj scored an impressive field goal 2-0. The score was 2-0 till the lemon break. In the second half, both the teams tried their best to score goals, but of no avail. In another keenly contested game, Amritsar XI defeated Randhir Academy, Kapurthala 3-1. For Amritsar boys, Ramandeep Singh from left flank pushed the ball straight into box in 8th minute (1-0). Kapurthala scored the equaliser in 32nd minute, when Amandeep Singh made no mistake in converting a panelty corner 1-1. In the second half, Amritsar team increased the lead 2-1 as their star player Ramandeep Singh took control of the ball near the box and scored a field goal in 37th minute of the game. The Amritsar boys won the game 3-1 as Jaspreet Singh converted a panelty corner in 49th minute even as Kapurthala boys failed to improve their position during rest of the game. Meanwhile, Chandigarh Academy crushed Divine Public School, Batala 3-0. Sandeep Singh of Chandigarh Academy scored three field goals in 27th, 34th and 37th minute of game. The match between Faridkot XI and Namdhari XI ended in a goalless draw. |
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Chandigarh pro excels in Pro-Am Srinagar, July 27 At the par-72 Royal Springs Golf Course here, the Chandigarh pro slotted in eight birdies as against a solitary bogey. His amateur partners, comprising Tanveer Malik, Arvind Walia and Amarpal Singh Somal, contributed a healthy net score of 59 to aggregate 20-under 124. That gave them a one-stroke advantage over Amritinder Singh's team of Manish Sanwalka, Moni Bhalla and Sunny Malik, who finished at 19-under 125. Monish Bindra, who is sponsored by Indian Airlines, matched Ranjit Singh's effort of seven-under 65, and his team of Mushtaq Burza, Ajaz Ali Rah and Vikram Kumar also finished at 19-under 125, but lost on a tie-breaker which was decided on the basis of better amateur scores. Amritinder's amateur partners contributed 55 net points, while Bindra's team could only manage 60. For their efforts, Ranjit, Amritinder and Monish received Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000, respectively, while the amateurs took home attractive silver salvers. Ranjit and Monish also shared the Rs 2500 Best Round Prize for pros. Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed, Mr Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Minister of State for Tourism, and Mr Yash Nagpal, Managing Director, Navision India, gave away the prizes. —
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Pankaj bows out
in q-finals Taupo (New Zealand), July 27 Though the final score-line may indicate a one-sided match, Pankaj, the 18-year-old national champion from Bangalore, and the top seed, had his chances in most of the frames, but failed to capitalise to lose 34-65, 34-79, 87-1, 12-88, 30-86, 64-66, 57-61. Pankaj, a semifinalist at the 2002 championship held in Riga, Latvia, after losing the first two frames, came back strongly in the third with a break of 57 to make it 1-2. But Robertson, the reigning Australian junior champion, pouched the next three frames on breaks of 87, 62 and 51, for a commanding 5-1 lead. —
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Cairns, July 27
Birmingham, July 27
City Mayor Subrata Mukherjee today announced a civic reception for the East Bengal team which lifted the ASEAN Cup in Jakarta yesterday as fans carried their celebrations to the second day today at their favourite team's success.
