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Tuesday,
September 16, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Pak beat Bangladesh Saurav out to maintain winning streak
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Lankan cricket board
renamed
PSB Academy in hockey final
India TFA White hold Iran
Punjab gets top billing in Narang Cup Punjab cops, Ludhiana eves
basketball champs Anju finishes 5th Ludhiana thrash Minor Districts Sanjay excels on rain hit day Dist inter-school cricket from Sept 23 HP to
set up sports academy Pratik, Geeta yoga champions
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Pak beat Bangladesh
Lahore, September 15 Bangladesh’s target was revised to 244 off 44 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method after play was twice halted due to malfunctioning of one of six light towers and 55 minutes of play was lost. Earlier, Inzamam-ul-Haq scored his 66th half century in limited overs cricket to propel Pakistan to 257 for nine. The Pakistan captain stood firm with an unbeaten 64 from 54 balls. Bangladesh medium pacer Tapash Baisya took three wickets in five balls in the penultimate over to check a late Pakistan surge in which 57 runs came in the last six overs. Baisya got rid of Abdul Razzak, Kamran Akmal and Junaid Zia on the second, fifth and last ball of his ninth over to pull back Pakistan, who had been cruising at 242 for six with 11 balls remaining. Scoreboard Pakistan Hafeez c Mashud b Baisya 2 Hameed c Baisya b Rafique 40 Youhana b Mushfiqur Younis Khan c Saleh b Rafique 41 Inzamam-ul-Haq not out 64 Shoaib Malik c Kapali Razzak c Bashar b Baisya 15 Kamran Akmal b Baisya 0 Zia c Mashud b Baisya 0 Ahmed c Mortaza b Mahmud 1 Extras:
(b-2 lb-1 w-4 nb-1) 8 Total: (9 wkts, 50 overs) 257 Fall of wickets:
1/13, 2/90, 3/126, 4/173, 5/213, 6/242, 7/249, 8/249, 9/257 Bowling:
Mashrafe Mortaza 5-1-29-0 (nb-1), Tapash Baisya 9-0-56-4 (w-2), Khaled Mahmud 10-0-67-2 (w-1), Mushfiqur Rahman 10-1-30-1, Mohammad Rafique 10-1-34-2 (w-1), Rajin Saleh 6-0-38-0. Bangladesh: Sarkar b Hafeez 61 Ashraful c Inzamam b Gul 0 Saleh c Akmal b Gul 4 Bashar c Razzaq b Gul 14 Kapali c Younis b Gul 61 Rehman run out 4 Mahmud c Younis b Shabbir 16 Murtaza b Gul 6 Mashud not out 4 Baisya run out 4 Rafique not out 7 Extras: (lb-4, w-15, nb-1) 20 Total:
(for nine wickets in 44 overs) 201 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-9, 3-42, 4-137, 5-163, 6-175, 7-183, 8-186, 9-194. Bowling:
Umer Gul 9-2-17-5, Shabbir Ahmad 9-1-53-1, Junaid Zia 7-1-25-0, Abdul Razzaq 4-0-15-0, Shoaib Malik 9-0-46-0, Mohammad Hafeez 6-0-41-1.
— Reuters
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Saurav out to maintain winning streak
Kolkata, September 15 Talking about the forthcoming New Zealand Test series, the Indian Skipper said, “I think New Zealand can pose a challenge to us. They pressurised Sri Lanka on their soil. However, the Lankans have only one Muralidharan, but we have two world class spinners in Harbhajan and Kumble operating from both ends and so the pressure will be much greater.’’ “They are a competent side, but India has a fantastic record at home. We are not going to make any difference to it this time. For every touring captain, India is the biggest hurdle in the subcontinent and it will remain the same.’’ On team composition going by the fact that Ganguly said, “In order to win a test match we have to take 20 wickets and for that the bowlers need to go all out during their spells. Therefore, we will either need an allrounder or a wicketkeeper who can bat. I believe in the concept of playing five bowlers and plan to stick to it. Only Australia which possesses bowlers like Brett Lee and Glen McGrath can have the luxury of having less than five bowlers. Now even without Shane Warne they are playing five bowlers allrounder Andy Bichel chipping in,’’ he added. “When I ask a bowler to bowl he should not hold himself back thinking that he has a long day ahead of him. So either of the two is very handy. A player like Bangar can share the workload and also chip in. Sanjay played a stellar role in the Headingly Test against England last year where he took four wickets and opened the batting for the side,’’ he said. Talking about the recent Challenger Series, Saurav said, “There are several positives to count from the series. Sriram, Rohan Gavaskar and Badani showed they were in good nick. Yuvraj after the poor form in Yorkshire is again hitting the ball well.’’ “Avishkar Salvi showed he was in good form. Tamil Nadu’s Balaji has also developed immensely as a bowler. I guess he was on the wrong side of the series in West Indies, so we were not able to utilise him. He has also improved upon his fitness. I would also like to mention Sairaj Bahutule who has done pretty well for both Mumbai and then in the Challenger Series,’’ he added. Saurav was happy to see quite a few youngsters pushing through. “While we have a packed Test side, there are a couple of places to be taken in the shorter version of the game. Some of them have a good chance of making it to the side,’’ Saurav said. However, he was still worried with the wicket keeping options that India had, “We have seen only Parthiv Patel, Ajay Ratra and Thilak Naidu. However, I have a few names in mind. Rahul Dravid has done an excellent job with both the gloves and bat in the ODIs and we are in dire need of someone who could do the same in the Tests as it would increase our options.’’ “One must remember that in Test cricket a lot of balls go behind the stumps. So we need a competent keeper and if he can bat that will solve a lot of problems,’’ he said. On whether Ashis Nehra’s injury was a cause for concern for him with the forthcoming Test series, he said, “Ashis has developed as a bowler over the last half year. His injury will give a setback to our attacks, but at the same time he has to prove himself at the Test level. There are others like Amit Bhandari, Avishkar Salvi and Munaf Patel also and they can be tried out.’’— UNI
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Lankan
cricket board renamed Colombo, September 15 At a special general meeting yesterday, the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka voted to change its name to ‘Sri Lanka Cricket’. A statement issued by the board said, a commercial arm named ‘Sri Lanka Cricket Incorporated’ has also been set up with regard to the business interests of the game in the country and to qualify for duty free concessions granted to companies with Board of Investment
(BOI) approval. — PTI
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Eldest of Williams sisters shot, suspect held
Compton, September 15 Aaron Michael Hammer was arrested as a suspect in the death yesterday of Yetunde Price, 31, in Compton, an area known for gang violence about 20 miles (32 km) south of Los Angeles, L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Spear said. He was being held without bail at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Los Angeles County, Spear said. Details of the arrest, the specific charges against Hammer or his relationship to the victim were not released. The suspected homicide occurred outside a single-family home that witnesses described as abandoned, after a confrontation between neighbourhood residents and Price, who was riding in a white sports utility vehicle with an unidentified man, Yates said. Price’s companion was not injured and was being held for questioning, police said. It was unclear what relationship Price had with her companion or who had been driving the vehicle, they said. Sheriff’s deputies and a gang squad from the Compton police department had initially surrounded the abandoned house where it was believed between one and three suspects were barricaded, police said. But police later determined Sunday morning the suspects fled prior to their arrival, Sheriff’s deputy Richard Pena said. Drug, gang and homicide detectives remained in the area and continued to investigate, he said. Police were questioning several witnesses and expected to detain some of them, but no arrests had been reported. Price died of gunshot wounds to her upper torso a short time after arriving at a local hospital, Yates said. She was the owner of a Los Angeles-area beauty salon, worked as a personal assistant to her two sisters, and was mother of three children, Williams’ family attorney Keven Davis told Reuters. “Obviously all in the family are very devastated and shocked by this news,” Davis said, adding that family members were on their way to Los Angeles. Family spokeswoman Raymone Bain told Reuters that Price’s tennis pro sisters had been out of town when they heard the news. “Venus was on the East (US) Coast and Serena was in Toronto filming a movie,” she said. Investigators were trying to determine why Price and her companion were in the neighbourhood, a moderate and low-income area with primarily Latino and black residents. Many homes have bars on their windows. Price was not a resident of Compton but lived in Corona, some 34 km to the east. Witnesses on the scene said they considered the area generally safe, but they noted a recent uptick in local shootings. Venus Williams, 23, and Serena Williams who will turn 22 on September 26, are the youngest of five daughters of Richard and Oracene Williams, who are divorced. The family spent their early years in the Compton area but later moved to Florida where the two tennis champions attended a training camp for the most promising young players. Serena Williams is the No. 3 female tennis player in the world. Venus, the No. 6 female tennis player in the world, is the winner of two Wimbledon and two US Open singles titles.— Reuters
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PSB Academy in hockey final Amritsar, September 15 In today’s match Punjab and Sind Bank Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, thrashed Bhopal Hockey Academy 1-0. However, goalkeeper of Bhopal, Jatinder Yadav received applause for his agility in saving at least six goals. A keen follower of the game gave him Rs 200 to encourage him. Till the conclusion of the first half neither team was able to score any goal. Though PSB got eight penalty corners, they could not convert any. Bhopal did not earn any penalty corner. Full-back Jatinder Pal of PSB Academy scored the solitary goal through a penalty corner in the 66th minute. In the second match of the men’s section, Bengal Hockey Academy beat Sukhchain Hockey Academy, Faridkot, 2-1. Right-back Cornilious of Bengal Academy scored the first goal through a penalty corner in the 12th minute. Left-out Navdeep Singh of Faridkot found the equaliser
in the 49th minute through a field goal. Right-in-Roop Lal made it 2-1 with a field goal in the 57th minute. In the women’s section HMV College, Jalandhar, vanquished Nehru Garden School, Jalandhar, by 5-1. For HMV College, centre-forward Arun Bala scored the first goal in the fourth minute through a field goal. There after, Arunbala struck two goals in the 13th and 36th minutes. To complete the tally of HMV College left-out Vandana and left-in Amandeep Kaur scored a goal each in the 33rd and 38th minutes. |
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India TFA White hold Iran Jamshedpur, September 15 After a goalless first session, in which both the teams missed some positive chances, Iran drew first blood despite playing with 10 men. Irans midfielder Sayed Sahablidin ,who was shown yellow card for the second time by Nepalese referee Surendra Sikhrakar in the 48th minute, had to leave the field and the visitors were reduced to 10 players. Even after that Iran played some attacking soccer and a concerted movement from the mid-field Iranian striker Milad Midavoodi passed a measured grounder to his captain Milad Nori who took a powerful right footer to beat Indian custodian Subrata Paul in the 58th minute. Having conceded the goal, India White went for a counter attack. In the 74th minutes Jerry Zinrsanga was tripped by an Iranian defender and earned a free kick. Jerry himself took the free kick from the top of the box, floating it in front of the goal and an unmarked Mandal headed the ball will lightning speed which dipped in the net as the Iranian goalie S M Eslami looked on helplessly (1-1). — UNI
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Punjab gets top billing in Narang Cup Chandigarh, September 15 The meet will see participation of nearly 150 players drawn from seven states of the northern region, including Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Chandigarh. As per draws released by the Badminton Association of India, the seedings are given on the basis of previous year’s performance. In other three events, Rahimtoola Cup (men), Chadha Cup (women) and Shafi Qureshi Cup (girls), Delhi are top seeded. In men’s and women’s sections, Punjab has been given second seeding while in junior boys and girls section, Haryana are seeded number two. In the men’s section, hosts HP will play Rajasthan in the quarterfinal while Chandigarh take on J&K and Haryana face Punjab. In the women’s section, hosts, HP will vie with Chandigarh in the opening encounter while Haryana play with J&K and Rajasthan will clash with Punjab. In the boys section, Chandigarh will cross swords with J&K in the quarterfinal while Delhi will play with hosts HP while Rajasthan will face Haryana. In the girls section, J&K will fight with Rajasthan, Chandigarh with Punjab and HP will face Haryana. The four-day meet will be played on the first floor of the sports complex at a height of 30 metres. |
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Punjab cops, Ludhiana eves
basketball champs Chandigarh, September 15 Parminder (Junior) captain of the team, Jasjot Singh (18), Manpreet Singh (11), Pritinder (9) and Prithpal Singh (9) were the main scorers. For BSF, Vipan Kumar (15), Mod Singh (13) and Ajay (13) were the main scorers. In the women’s section, Jalandhar girls played well in the first two quarters and were leading at the end of the first quarter 17-12. At the end of the first half, the score was 35-28 in favour of Jalandhar. Ludhiana won the match by 64-55 points. For Ludhiana, Manpreet (12), Taranjit (18), and Kamal (30) were the main scorers while for Jalandhar, Raj Narinder (6), Aashna (30) and Sukhwant (7) reduced the margin. Mr
R.S. Gill, ADGP and president of the BFI, who was the chief guest, gave away the prizes. |
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Anju finishes 5th New Delhi, September 15 The Indian, who was hoping to better the 6.70 metres she achieved in Paris, could only manage 6.50 metres in her fourth and final jump, according to information received here today.
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Ludhiana
thrash Minor Districts Ludhiana, September 15 Ludhiana won the toss and elected to field. Riding high over their pace duo of Ankur Kakkar and Gagandeep Singh’s fiery bowling, Ludhiana bundled out the Minor Districts for just 55 runs. Only one batsman, Kirandeep managed to touch the double figures (10). Ludhiana reached the target in 21 overs losing four wickets. Gaurav Marwaha scored 27 and 19 runs respectively. Brief scores: Minor Districts zone-B 55 all out ( Kirandeep 10, R Bhogal 8; Ankur Kakkar 5 for 5, Gagandeep Singh Toor 3 for 16, Jasdeep 1 for 9). Ludhiana
57 for 4 ( Gaurav Marwaha 27, Kuldeep 19; Lalit Garg 2 for 17, Gurdeep 1 for 9 and Gagandeep 1 for 2). |
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Sanjay
excels on rain hit day Patiala, September 15 Chasing the hosts first innings total of 259 for 7, the visitors at one time were precariously placed at 83 for seven. However, they were rescued by an unbeaten 104-run eighth-wicket partnership between Sanjay Mahajan and Vipul Sharma. Chandigarh were still 72 runs adrift of the target with just three wickets left when a steady drizzle put paid to the hosts’ plans of garnering the first-innings lead. Brief scores:
Chandigarh (1st innings): 187 for 7 (Sanjay Mahajan 61 n.o, Vipul Sharma 43, Hardavinder Singh 3 for 29, Maninder Bhardwaj 3 for 31, Lakhbir Singh 1 for 14). |
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Dist inter-school cricket
from Sept 23 Patiala, September 15
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HP to
set up sports academy Shimla, September 15 Speaking at the conclusion of the Rajmata Shanti Devi Memorial Inter-State Volleyball Tournament at Nirmand today, he said concerted efforts were afoot for promotion of sports and 30 sports complexes were being developed in the state at a cost of Rs 11.08 crore. He said to create modern sports facilities in the state one Astro -Turf synthetic track would be laid in the state.
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Pratik, Geeta yoga champions Chandigarh, September 15 Partik logged maximum 43.25 points out of 50 points to win gold while Geeta scored 42 points to emerge at the top among women. In the junior boys, Rakesh Arya finished second with 42.25 points while Mohit of Yamunanagar was third scoring 41.75 points. Similarly, in the junior girls section, Vandana of Rohtak won the silver medal with 41.5 points. |
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Close miss for Manavjit New Delhi, September 15 Despite scoring a 50 out of 50 yesterday, which included perfect scores of 25 in the last two rounds, the Indian failed to make it to the final managing a total of 120 out of 125.
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