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Sunday,
September 14, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Mongia, Yuvraj fashion
big win for India ‘B’ Sachin’s bat fetches
Rs 3 lakh Geoff Argyle leads in Hakkaido Rally
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Nayak, Michael in hockey team Sahara group gives Rs 5 lakh to Jugraj IHF awaiting doctors’
clearance for Jugraj Suchanan clinches ITF singles crown
TATA
CUP SOCCER
Disastrous outing for judokas HMV, Lyallpur Khalsa
College enter semis Girish clinches golf title 7-wicket haul by Nitant
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Mongia, Yuvraj fashion big win for India ‘B’ Bangalore, September 13 It was Mongia’s day as he turned in an excellent bowling peformance as well, grabbing four wickets for 31 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium here. Mongia and Yuvraj shared the man-of-the-match award. The two teams are to meet again in the summit clash here tomorrow. In the three-team one-day competition, India Seniors captained by Sourav Ganguly were knocked out yesterday after suffering two defeats — at the hands of India ‘A’ and India ‘B’. Opting to bat first after winning toss today, India “B” amassed a mammoth 340 for two in 50 overs, their innings marked by three century partnerships, including an unbroken one between Yuvraj and V S Thilak Naidu (47 not out) for the third wicket. Brief showers during the break after India “B” innings delayed the start of the reply by India “A”, who were then given a revised victory target of 308 runs in 40 overs, at a run-rate of 7.7, based on Duckworth Lewis method. The original target of 341 had the asking rate of 6.82. Chasing under lights, India “A” were all out for 225 in 35.2 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who opened the innings for India “A” along with Gautam Gambhir, started on a whirlwind fashion smashing a six and four fours before playing a loose shot and giving an easy catch to Dravid at mid-off on 22, off 14 balls. Gambhir played well for his quick-fire 58 off just 37 balls with ten fours before being bowled by Sarandeep Singh. Ajay Ratra (one) followed soon, bowled by J P Yadav, reducing India “A” to 87 for three in the tenth over. Yuvraj hit nine fours and four sixes in his fiery 81-ball unbeaten knock. Scoreboard India ‘B’: Mogia lbw b Kumble 121 Parab c Kaif b Kumble 41 Yuvraj not out 111 Thilak Naidu not out 47 Extras:
(lb-6, nb-3, w-11) 20 Total: (2 wkts, 50 overs) 340 Fall of wickets:
1-102, 2-219. Bowling: Avishkar Salvi 10-0-67-0, Irfan Pathan 10-1-67-0, Ramesh Powar 10-0-52-0, Anil Kumble 10-0-73-2, Mithun Manhas 4-0-29-0, Sachin Tendulkar 6-0-46-0. India ‘A’ Gambhir Tendulkar c Dravid b Bhandari 22 Ratra b J P Yadav 1 Kaif lbw b Mongia 28 Sriram st. Naidu b Mongia 29 Gavaskar c J P Yadav b Mongia 16 Manhas b Bahutule 38 Powar b Mongia 10 Kumble c Naidu b Trivedi 8 Pathan Jr. not out 0 Salvi b Bahutule 0 Extras: (B-1, LB-2, NB-9, W-3) 15 Total:
(all out in 35.2 overs) 225 Fall of wickets: 1-47, 2-87, 3-87, 4-146, 5-149, 6-189, 7-202, 8-225, 9-225. Bowling:
Bhandari 6-0-41-1, Trivedi 4-0-34-1, J P Yadav 3-1-27-1, Sarandeep Singh 8-0-41-1, Bahutule 3.2-0-28-2, Mongia 8-0-31-4, Bharadwaj 3-0-20-0.
— PTI
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Sachin’s bat fetches
Rs 3 lakh
Bangalore, September 13 Altogether about Rs 6.5 lakh was raised during the event, including Rs 55,000 from Harbhajan’s hat-trick ball during the India-Australia series in 2001. The highest bid for the ball came from former England captain Tony Greig. Skipper Saurav Ganguly bought the blazer worn by Anil Kumble during the 1993 tour of Sri Lanka, the last time India won a series on foreign soil. Selection committee chairman Brijish Patel picked up Ganguly’s bat for Rs 30,000. Vice-captain Rahul Dravid’s wicket-keeping gloves and bat were sold for Rs 11,000 and Rs 40,000 and Tendulkar’s gloves and t-shirt for Rs 55,000 and Rs 28,000 respectively. — UNI  |
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Geoff Argyle leads in Hakkaido Rally Obihiro (Japan), September 13 At the end of day two New Zealand’s Geoff Argyle of the Racetech Seats team was in the overall lead. He was also the leader in the group A (modified cars). Germany’s Armin Kremer, driving for MRF Tyres was second overall. With disaster striking Nutahara, he took the lead in group N (unmodified cars). Christropher Atkinson of Australia, driving for Monster Sport Australia was third overall. Eight legs were held as a hurricane sweeping across Japan brought persistent rain to the island of Hakkaido today. Nutahara started well winning the eighth stage. He was second in stage nine, third in stage 10 and finished fourth in stage seven. In stage 12 he hit a bump at around 70 km/h and the left rear suspension of his car broke. He finished 10th and it also ended his dream of winning in front of the home crowd. Unable to compete in the next two stages, he can only compete for leg points tomorrow. Kremer and co-driver Fred Berssen were lucky to finish second overall despite not being able to win any leg today. Their best finish was fourth in stage 10. Kremer was
satisfied with his showing and acknowledged that he was lucky to finish second overall. “I am happy with my position. But I was also lucky in a way.” There was a problem with the clutch of his Mitsubishi, which he says would be rectified by tomorrow as the support team was working on it. “The road conditions were bad, almost dangerous. I had to be very careful today”. Wet conditions almost stopped stage 10 as the ninth car of Daniel Carlsson driving in the Japan national rally got stuck on the water-logged road, with other cars piling up behind him. The drivers behind him were given the same time as car eight. After the disaster yesterday, Karamjit Singh of Malaysia, driving for Petronas EON Racing Team won the dangerous 10th stage. Under overcast conditions and soggy ground he did well to control his Proton on the steep turns as flying gravel had the media running for cover on numerous occasions. Most of the drivers complained about the wet slippery conditions as they were forced to go slow. The ruts in the tracks created problems for the later drivers, forcing them to go slow. Many went off the road as well. According to Kremer, Geoff Argyle chose the right type of tyres today which helped him get the lead. More rain is expected on the last day tomorrow as it remains to be seen how many drivers actually are able to finish the rally.
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Nayak, Michael in hockey team
New Delhi, September 13 Forward Sandeep Michael, who missed the Champions Trophy after contracting jaundice, staged a comeback into the side in place of V.S. Vinay as the Indian Hockey Federation made only two changes to the side that finished fourth in the elite six-nation tournament in Amstelveen, Holland, last month. Short corner expert Jugraj, who has been ruled out of action for three to four months after meeting with an accident in Punjab last week, is recovering at a hospital in Ludhiana. Mercurial striker Dhanraj Pillay has been retained the captain for the September 21-28 meet. Three players — Baljit Singh Saini, Ignace Tirkey and Dilip Tirkey who suffered injuries during the Champions Trophy — have also been included in the side, that will leave for Kuala Lumpur on September 17. Baljit Singh Saini and Ignace Tirkey, both of whom suffered injuries during the league match against Pakistan, have regained full fitness while dependable defender Dilip Tirkey also recovered from the severe cramps he got during the initial stage of the meet. Despite their impressive performance in Poland, three members of the title winning Indian junior team — Prabodh Tirkey, Tushar Khandekar and Sandeep Singh, all of whom are attending the camp in National Stadium here — failed to make it to the final list. India, who have been drawn in the pool B in the Asia Cup, will open their campaign in the tournament with a match against China on September 21 and follow it up with one against Bangladesh the next day. They will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their last league match on September 24. South Koreans lead group A which also has Malaysia, Japan and Hong Kong. The final will be played on September 28 and the winner of the meet will get an automatic berth in the 2006 World Cup. Team: Dhanraj Pillay, Devesh Chauhan, Kamaldeep Singh, Dilip Tirkey, Kanwalpreet Singh, Dinesh Nayak, Ignace Tirkey, Viren Rasquinha, Vikram Pillay, Bimal Lakra, Sandeep Michael, Baljit Singh Saini, Gagan Ajit Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Tejbir Singh, Deepak Thakur, Deedar Singh, Baljit Singh Dhillon. The team will be accompanied to Malaysia by Rajinder Singh (chief coach), Baldev Singh (asst coach), A.B. Subbaiah (goalkeeping coach), Sampath Kumar (physical trainer), R.V. Raghuprasad (umpire), T.K. Das (judge) and K. Krishnamurthy (manager). — PTI
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Sahara group gives Rs 5 lakh to Jugraj Ludhiana, September 13 They also handed over a message from Mr Sahara wishing Jugraj a speedy recovery. He had also assured assistance to the hockey player during his treatment abroad. Later in the day, Mr A A Siddiqui, Director General of Police, Punjab, visited the patient and shared concern with the parents of the star player. He prayed to God for early recovery of Jugraj Singh. The DGP gave a cheque for Rs 50,000 to Jugraj sent by the Punjab Hockey Association. He was accompanied by Mr Hardeep Singh Dhillon, Inspector General of Police and general secretary, PHA. |
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IHF awaiting doctors’
clearance for Jugraj New Delhi, September 13 “I recently met doctors treating Jugraj who said the player was responding well to the treatment. He is making a steady recovery,” IHF secretary K. Jothikumaran told PTI here today. “Now we are waiting for the fitness certificate from the doctors before sending him abroad for physiotherapy,” “Most likely Jugraj will be treated either in Australia, or in South Africa or Germany.” the IHF secretary said. Mr Jothikumaran said though the doctors were yet to give any time frame regarding discharge of the player from the hospital, the IHF was in touch with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in order to get the “best-available medical facilities” for him.
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Suchanan clinches ITF singles crown
Bangalore, September 13 This is the sixth ITF singles title for Suchanan who won in Delhi last week. She won $1600 for her effort. “I am happy on winning. She (Megha) did not play as she played yesterday and the day before,” Suchanan said after her win. Suchanan won the first five games in the first set, thanks to unforced errors committed by Megha. Megha displayed a semblance of a fight back when she won the sixth and seventh games. But her poor backhand helped Suchanan win the eight game and take the set at 6-2. In the second set, Megha’s poor performance continued as Suchanan surged into the lead winning the first four games. Megha won the fifth game and Suchanan took the next two to emerge victorious. Megha said “My returns were bad. She (Suchanan) had to do nothing to defeat me.” Megha, who earned $ 1,000 as runner-up, had put up a consistent performance in this tourney, beating seeded players on her way to the final. — PTI
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TATA
CUP SOCCER Jamshedpur, September 13 Stephen Constantine’s team were in an attacking mood from the beginning and mounted pressure on the weak defence of Bangladesh as agile midfielder Malsawamma took the charge and controlled the game from the midfield. However, the strikers, particularly Vanlal Rova was the main culprit who perhaps created a record of missed chances on a slashy track. After some occasional counter attack by the Bangla players, the Indians came back with a vengeance and opened forays in the rival’s citadel. Despite missing several sitters, Vanlal emerged the hero when he received a long throw from defender M S Manju from the right sideline and finally put the ball into the net (1-0). Taking the lead TFA White India went all out to increase the tally. Striker Martengi Suiting picked up the ball from the midfield and after dodging a number of Bangladeshi defenders in a solo run, he found the on-rushing goalkeeper Khaled Mohammad Azam, who tripped the Indian striker in a desperate attempt to save the goal. Nepal’s referee Surendra Sikhrakar did not hesitate to call it a foul and awarded the penalty in favour of the home team in the 38th minute after showing yellow card to the goalkeeper. Defender Gurjinder Singh put the ball right side of goalkeeper without making any mistake (2-0). Having conceded two goals within a span of three minutes, Bangladesh returned in the game with a counter attack by their striker Md Anower Hussain. But his powerful shot was saved by goalkeeper Subrata Paul.
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Disastrous
outing for judokas
New Delhi, September 13 Sandeep Kumar was defeated by Belgian Koen Sleeckx in the Under-73 kg weight category while Bhupinder Singh was shown the door by Moldova’s Marcel Trudov in the U-66kg section, according to information received here today. In the women’s section India’s Angom Anita Chanu was handed a defeat by Venezuela’s Flor Velazquez in the under 52kg weight category. Lourembam Devi had to bite the dust in the under-57 kg category when she was defeated by Lila Latrouse of Algeria. So far it is only Vinod Solanki’s efforts which are worth a mention in this elite event featuring more than 30 countries. Solanki did well to reach the third round in the u-81kg where he lost to Alvaro Paseyro of Uruguay.
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HMV, Lyallpur Khalsa
College enter semis Amritsar, September 13 In today’s match HMV College, Jalandhar, routed Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women 3-2. For HMV, full-back Manpreet Kaur converted a penalty corner in the 26th minute. Right-in Ranjit Kaur scored the second goal in 32nd minute. Full-back Anubala completed the tally by converting a penalty corner in the 54th minute. HMV got six penalty corners in the match and converted two in its favour. Despite the fact that Lyallpur Khalsa College received seven penalty corners, they were able to convert only one. Centre-forward Niti converted a penalty corner in the 56th minute to open the account for Lyallpur Khalsa College. The second goal was also scored by Niti in the 68th minute. The second and last match between Madras Academy and Punjab National Bank
(PNB) Academy ended in a 1-1 draw. Right-in Sandeep Singh of the PNB scored a field goal in the 47th minute. Left-in Marvin of Madras scored the equaliser in the 57th minute. |
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Girish
clinches golf title Chandigarh, September 13 Girish played a two-under in the first nine and a one-under in the return nine to clinch the Open title. Makhan S. Labana finished 18 strokes behind with a tally of 163 Junior player Ajeetesh Sandhu who had returned the best card yesterday, faltered on the second day returning a card of five over 77. His two-day tally of 151, however, fetched him the Category A title. Mr S.S. Bedi, Chief Commissioner, Customs and Central Excise, Chandigarh, was the chief guest. He gave away the prizes at a function held at the Golf Range. He appreciated the efforts made by the Chandigarh Golf Association in promoting golf in the city. Mr D.P. Azad, President of the CGA, highlighted the achievements of the association The results:
A Category: Gross — Ajeetesh Sandhu 151, Navjosh Singh 155; Nett — Vickey Kumar 146, Rahul Sood 151. B Category:
Gross — Fatehbir Singh 156, Bhawani S. Parmar 171; Nett — Dilsher Sukhija 156, Sahil Saluja 179. C Category: Gross — Rahul Bakshi 165, Amanvir S. Guyron 182; Nett — Dhruv S. Ghai 147, Anish Gupta 162. D Category:
Gross — Raghav Bhandari 88, Dhruv N. Banerjee 113; Nett — Tarundeep Chadha 77, Anhad Jai Singh 91 G Category:
Gross — Kanika Minocha 176; Nett — Mani Chander 186. |
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Mundy wins
golf title Chennai, September 13 |
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7-wicket haul by Nitant Patiala, September 13 Earlier, a fine spell of bowling by Nitant Singh (7 for 37) enabled MES to skittle out their rivals for a paltry 68 in their first innings. Brief scores: Dronacharya Cricket Academy:
68 all out ( Puneet Kumar 18, Shivin 19, Nitant Singh 7 for 37, Simant Singh 2 for 2) MES CC:
291 for 4 (Ujjwal Sharma 102 n.o, Manvir Singh 71, Gaurav Joshi 38, Simant Singh 23, Nildari Kumar 2 for 41, Prince 1 for 20, Shivin 1 for 45). |
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Jagdeep
bereaved Chandigarh, September 13
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