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Thursday,
August 7, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Ponting hits century as Aussies rout Bangladesh Commonwealth Games panel
satisfied, reserves comment on bid
Mahindra United
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Mohammedan Sporting may boycott football final Punjab soccer league from Judokas win
3 gold in Vietnam meet Surjit Academy win hockey title Tirkey
suffers dehydration Patiala powerlifter in Indian team
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Ponting hits century as Aussies rout Bangladesh
Darwin (Australia), August 6 Skipper Ponting’s rich scoring form continued with 101 off 118 balls including four sixes and two fours to push Australia to 254 for seven off their 50 overs after winning the toss. Bangladesh were always up against it, even with Australia going into the match without top-line pacemen Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee, and were dismissed for 142 off 47.3 overs. The Darwin win follows Australia’s eight-and nine-wicket victories in the opening two games in Cairns last weekend. Medium-pacer Ian Harvey claimed 4 for 16 off 6.3 overs, left-arm spinner Brad Hogg chimed in with 2 for 32 off 10 overs and Jason Gillespie had a superb spell of 1 for 16 off 10 overs with six maidens. Ponting led by example in winning his 37th match in his 47th game as national one-day skipper. He snapped up two catches after earlier posting his 14th one-day international century. The Bangladeshis had one of their best spells in the field on tour when they claimed three Australian wickets for two at one stage. Australia slumped from 112 for one to 114 for four after 26.5 overs as Bangladesh looked to restrict the world champions to a reasonable score on the big Darwin ground. Spinner Mohammad Rafique started the ball rolling with the prized wicket of Adam Gilchrist for 31 off 35 balls, but Matthew Hayden and Ponting put on 58 runs for the second wicket before Hayden sent a return catch to Rafique for the spinner’s second wicket. Hayden’s dismissal for 42 off 72 balls signalled a mini-collapse with Damien Martyn, who hit a whirlwind unbeaten 92 from 51 balls last Sunday, out fifth ball for one when he chopped leg spinner Alok Kapali on to his stumps. Andrew Symonds followed eight balls later after a mix-up with Ponting over a quick single and was stranded well out of his crease for a duck by a quick throw by Sanwar Hossain to wicketkeeper Hannan Sarkar. Australia: Gilchrist c Sarkar b Rafique 31 Hayden c and b Rafique 42 Ponting c Tushar b Tapash 101 Martyn b Kapali 1 Symonds run out 0 Bevan b Mortaza 57 Harvey c Rafique b Mortaza 5 Hogg not out 4 Extras (lb-7, w-5, nb-1) 13 Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 254 FoW: 1-54, 2-112, 3-113, 4-114, 5-241, 6-247, 7-254. Bowling: Mortaza 10-2-41-2, Tapash 10-0-63-1, Mahmud 8-0-57-0, Rafique 10-0-31-2, Kapali 10-1-43-1, Hossain 2-0-12-0. Bangladesh: Sarkar lbw b Gillespie 1 Omar lbw b Harvey 16 Bashar c Ponting b Bichel 2 Hossain c and b Hogg 27 Imran run out 1 Ashraful b Harvey 4 Kapali c and b Hogg 49 Mahmud run out 5 Baisya c Ponting b Harvey 11 Rafique not out 8 Mortaza b Harvey 2 Extras (lb-11, w-5) 16 Total (all out, 47.3 overs) 142 FoW: 1-4, 2-24, 3-27, 4-30, 5-36, 6-102, 7-119, 8-119, 9-136. Bowling: Gillespie 10-6-16-1, Williams 10-2-32-0, Bichel 10-1-35-1, Harvey 6.3-0-16-4, Hogg 10-0-32-2, Symonds 1-1-0-0. — AFP
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Commonwealth
Games panel satisfied, reserves comment on bid New Delhi, August 6 Delhi’s fate, along with that of Hamilton (Canada), will be decided in Jamaica on November 11 when the issue will be put to vote before the 72-member Commonwealth Games Federation. Indications are that Delhi stands a better chance of bagging the games as Canada has already been allotted the Winter Games. Chairman of the Evaluation Commission Richard McColgan and Chief Executive Officer Michael Hooper were happy with what they saw in Delhi, but made the observation that some of the facilities needed refurbishing and upgradation. “We are satisfied with the response we got in Delhi”, they said at a media briefing. But they did not elaborate whether Delhi’s bid will be accepted or not. “We are not supposed to talk about it”, confided the soft-spoken Richard Mccolgan. The commission will finalise its report about Delhi’s preparedness for the bid by September before sending it to the AGF meeting in Jamaica. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi, who along with secretary-general Randhir Singh were also present at the media briefing, said the CGF delegation will be the special guests for the Afro-Asian Games to be held in Hyderabad in October-November. That visit will afford the commission another chance to evaluate the infrastructure and other facilities in the Capital. A large green area on the banks of the Yamuna has been earmarked for the Games Village, near by which a massive Swami Narayan Temple complex is already coming up. The games will be held in existing facilities which only need upgradation. The commission members had close interaction with various government agencies, including Union Ministers, the Lt. Governor and the Chief Minister of Delhi, and got a first-hand knowledge about Delhi’s plans and preparedness to host the games. If Delhi is allotted the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 16 disciplines are likely to be held. They are athletics (at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium), boxing (Yamuna Sports Complex), cycling (Yamuna Cycling Velodrome), hockey (men, National Stadium), hockey (women, Shivaji Stadium), shooting (Karni Singh shooting range), swimming (Talkatora pool), table tennis (Talkatora indoor stadium), weightlifting (Siri Fort stadium), wrestling (Yamuna Complex), rugby 7’s (Ambedkar Stadium), lawn bowls (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium), netball (Indira Gandhi indoor stadium), squash (DDA Sports Complex, Siri Fort), gymnastics (Indira Gandhi indoor stadium) and badminton (Siri Fort Complex). The Media Centre will be setup at the Pragati Maidan. Mr Kalmadi said India will consider hosting cricket as a 17th discipline after the games are allotted to the country, as the concurrence of the International Cricket Council as well as that of the Board of Control for Cricket in India are required to ensure the participation of national cricket teams. The city of Melbourne in Australia will host the 2006 Games and Delhi looks forward to bagging the 2010 games as India’s argument is that the country is a leading sports power in Asian and they had won over 70 medals, including 30 golds, in the last Commonwealth Games at Manchester. The CGF Evaluation Commission gave a patient hearing to the Indian point of view, and was somewhat convinced of India’s eagerness and earnestness to host the games. Delhi’s bid has got a big boost as Pakistan has also thrown its weight behind Delhi. Mr Kalmadi, making a digression from the main issue, said he had requested the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Vikram Verma, as a one-time gesture, to honour all the names recommended for the Arjuna Award and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award this year, considering the commendable performances of the Indian sportspersons in the last Commonwealth as well as the Asian Games. He said the Minister has promised to consider his request sympathetically.
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Montgomery flops in comeback
Stockholm, August 6 There were four false starts and a protest by a disqualified runner before the sprint finally went off. And when it did. Montgomery, competing again after a five-week break, finished sixth in a slow 10.37 seconds in strong head wind. Last year, he won in 10.08 - after five false starts in the final. He will have a lot of improving to do before the world championships in Paris later this month. “I’ve switched coaches three times this season ... maybe I’ve learned too many new things,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of hard work ahead.” Montgomery, who broke fellow American Maurice Greene’s world mark with a time of 9.78 in the Grand Prix final last September, also looked rusty in yesterday’s heats. He barely qualified from the semifinals and got lane 7 in the final. After losing a race in late June in Glasgow, Scotland, Montgomery took time off to be with his partner, Olympic champion sprinter Marion Jones, after she gave birth to their son. Justin Gatlin, running next to Montgomery, won in 10.15 seconds. Joshua Johnson made it a 1-2 finish for the USA, finishing in 10.22. “I just came back from my hamstring injury, so it felt very good to win,” Gatlin said. “I really kept focus and sped up in the end of the race.” Gatlin, the world indoor 60 metres champion, will not be a threat to Montgomery, Greene or European champion Dwain Chambers of Britain in the world championship. He failed to qualify at the US nationals. Nigeria’s Deji Aliu, fastest in the semifinals, was disqualified after two false starts in the final. Zhanna Block, the world champion from Ukraine, was trying to win the women’s 100 metres for the second straight year. But she also struggled, placing fourth in 11.34. France’s Christine Arron won in 11.11, with Americans Chryste Gaines second (11.13) and Torri Edwards third (11.25). “This was a good thing and I’m ready to win in Paris,” Arron said. “I’m not worried and I can only get better.” Allen Johnson led a US sweep in the 110 metres hurdles, but the strong head wind prevented him from getting close to Colin Jackson’s Olympic Stadium record. Johnson took the lead late in the race and won in 13.33. — AP
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Mahindra United in final of
Federation Cup Kolkata, August 6 Togo recruit Raphael Patron struck both the goals for the Mumbai outfit in the first session before K. Ajayan reduced the margin post-breather for the Goans, who seemed rudderless right through — a far cry from the gritty display they put up two days back when they stunned fancied East Bengal 1-0 to reach the pre-summit round. Mahindra would now clash for the title on August 9 with local outfit Mohammedan Sporting, who scraped past title holders Mohun Bagan 5-4 via tie breaker in the first semi- final yesterday. Establishing quick midfield control early into the game, Mahindra went into the lead in the 17th minute. A James Singh corner from the right went to Patron, lurking near the first post, off Vasco’s Kamal Thapa and the well-built African, a constant source of trouble for the Goans, calmly pushed home. The Mumbai outfit got their insurance strike eight minutes later as Patron launched into a fine run through the middle, and gave the ball to James Singh on the right flank. The speedy Manipuri minussed the ball back to an onrushing Patron, whose snap right foot grounder deflected off Vasco defender Seby Dias baffling custodian Saji Joy before entering the net. Vasco, who seemed determined to stage a comeback after the breather, stepped up the attack, but their moves lacked thrust. On the other hand, Mahindra, more keen on retaining their lead, switched to a defensive mode, and Vasco got more free space in the midfield, and took the upperhand. In an attmept to boost the frontline, Vasco coach Derrick Pereira withdrew defender Kamal Thapa in the 63rd minute and brought in Susant Matthew, who scored the winner against East Bengal. The move paid off only three minutes later, as the jeepmen’s defence caved in under constant pressure and committed a blunder. Vasco’s Mohammad Kaisar tried to pass the ball into the right from near the box, and Mahindra defender Arun Malhotra failed to clear properly. The ball went to Ajayan who stabbed a left footer into the net.
— PTI
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Mohammedan Sporting may boycott football final
Kolkata, August 6 Sporting ground secretary Iqbal Ahmed alleged that the two supporters were killed and several others seriously injured in a police lathi charge at the Salt Lake Stadium during yesterday’s semi-final against city rivals Mohun Bagan. Sporting won the match 5-4 via tie-breaker. Top officials of the club met at the tent in the morning and decided to convene an emergency executive committee tomorrow to take a decision on playing the final, he told PTI. The club would write to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee, Sports minister Subhas Chakraborty and Director General of Police Dinesh Vajpai tomorrow demanding security for their fans. IG (Law and Order) Chayan Mukherjee, however, said there was neither a lathi charge yesterday nor was anyone killed as claimed by the club. Mr Mukherjee said one person, identified as Maqsood Alam, was killed outside gate number four of the stadium when he was hit by a speeding vehicle. The IGP said the police had only removed some supporters from the gallery when they hurled brickbats and bottles into the ground, incensed over the red card shown to Sporting defender Habib Adekunle. Ahmed, however, charged another person — identified as Shamshuzzaman — had also died besides Alam and said both were declared dead at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital in the early hours today. “Our supporters were mercilessly beaten up by the police without provocation. How can we play when our fans are being treated like animals?” he asked. Club footballers observed a minute’s silence in memory of the two victims during this morning’s practice session. — PTI
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Punjab soccer league from Aug 11 Chandigarh, August 6 The super league, like last year, will be played on home-and-away basis.The participating teams are RCF,Kapurthala, BSF, Jalandhar, Punjab Police, Punjab State Electricity Board, and JCT Phagwara. The venue for RCF’s home ties will be RCF Stadium Kapurthala while BSF will play their home matches at BSF Stadium, Jalandhar. For Punjab Police, the venue of the home matches will be the PAP Stadium, Jalandhar, while PSEB will play their home ties at Hoshiarpur. JCT will play their home matches at the JCT Stadium at Phagwara. According to Arjuna awardee Inder Singh, who is also the secretary of the PFA, the kick off time for all the matches will be 4.30 pm. The format of the super league underwent a change last year when the PFA, for the first time introduced the home-and-away concept on the lines of the National Football League. The experiment proved successful as football fans in four major cities, including Phagwara, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, and Kapurthala, got an opportunity to see the state’s top teams in action. Earlier, the league used to be confined to one city only. As per the draw released by Arjuna awardees Inder Singh and Gurdev Singh, the super league will conclude on September 3 when JCT and Punjab Police will clash at Phagwara. The fixtures: August 11: RCF vs BSF at Kapurthala; August 12: Punjab Police vs PSEB at Jalandhar; August 13: JCT vs RCF at Phagwara; August 14: BSF vs Punjab Police at Jalandhar; August 15: PSEB vs RCF at Hoshiarpur; August 17: Punjab Police vs JCT at Jalandhar; August 18: BSF vs PSEB at Jalandhar; August 19: RCF vs Punjab Police at Kapurthala; August 20: JCT vs BSF at Phagwara; August 22: PSEB vs JCT at Hoshiarpur; August 23: Punjab Police vs RCF at Jalandhar; August 24: PSEB vs BSF at Hoshiarpur; August 25: RCF vs JCT at Kapurthala; August 26: PSEB vs Punjab Police at Hoshiarpur; August 27: BSF vs JCT at Jalandhar; August 28: RCF vs PSEB at Kapurthala; August 29: Punjab Police vs BSF at Jalandhar; August 30: JCT vs PSEB at Phagwara; August 31: BSF vs RCF at Jalandhar; September 3: JCT vs Punjab Police at Phagwara. |
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Judokas
win 3 gold in Vietnam meet New Delhi, August 6 Besides the three gold, India won two silver and four bronze medals in the tournament in which 150 judokas from 10 Asian countries took part. An 11-member team, including five women, represented India in the tournament. All the three gold medal winners were women. Aruna (48kg), Anita Chanu (52kg), Bittu (78kg) were the gold medal winners. Silver medal winners were Arvind (66kg), and Ram Asrey (-73kg). The four bronze medals were shared by men and women equally.
— UNI
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Surjit Academy win hockey title Jalandhar, August 6 Surjit Academy first sounded the board in the ninth minute, when Gurwinder Singh made no mistake in converting a penalty corner (1-0). The lead was further consolidated in the 20th minute, when Gurwinder successfully dodged the defenders to shoot home a field goal (2-0). Delhi lads missed an opportunity to reduce the lead in the 25th minute. Then Jagdeep Singh of Surjit Academy converted a penalty corner to increase the lead to 3-0 in the 31st minute. The score was 3-0 at the lemon break. The PNB boys, inspite of their excellent defending, could not deter the defending champions. Further shattering the hopes of their opponents, Yadwinder Singh of Surjit Academy converted a penalty corner in the 49th minute to make it 4-0. PNB Academy finally managed to open their account in the 61st minute through Parmod (1-4). PAP Academy, Jalandhar, secured the third position in the championship after defeating St Soldier School 3-2. Gurwinder Singh of Surjit Academy was adjudged as the player of the tournament while Gaganjit Singh of the same team was adjudged the best scorer. |
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Tirkey suffers
dehydration Lucknow, August 6 Tirkey was admitted to a hospital here yesterday and discharged today after his condition improved, a hospital source said. “Tirkey has recovered fully and has been discharged,” he told PTI. The former India captain had also sprained his leg muscle during practice. Another member of the hockey team Harpal Singh had to be admitted to the hospital after sustaining an injury on his head during practice yesterday, sources said.
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Patiala
powerlifter in Indian team Patiala, August 6 Saurav has found a place in the Indian team after he performed well in the sub junior National powerlifting Championship which concluded in Lucknow last month. Apart from Saurav, two other boys from Punjab have also been selected in the Indian team. They are Kulbir Singh of Ludhiana and Gurpreet Singh of Bathinda. The team will attend a preparatory-cum -training camp at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium prior to the World championship.
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