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September 23, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Not a confrontation series, says Fleming
Rohan has to sustain his level: Ramesh Key players to skip Bangladesh tie Japan stun Malaysia, enter semis CM has
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Kang assures players Chandigarh, September 22 “We will do everything possible to safeguard the interest of eminent sportspersons,” says the Punjab Sports Minister, Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, holding that a “committee will be set up to review the entire case pertaining to recruitment and promotion of sportsmen and women in Punjab Police”.
UP archers dominate
Chandigarh XI snatch dramatic victory over ITBP Eight-wicket victory for Bengal XI
Chandigarh
enter 3 finals MES beat Panchkula Club in under-12 cricket
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Not a confrontation series, says Fleming
Chennai, September 22 "It is not a confrontation series between the teams but a non-confrontation series. But we are also realistic about the tough competition ahead," he said. Fleming, who arrived here along with the 14-member Test squad, praised his Indian counterpart Sourav Ganguly for his leadership skills. "I respect Sourav Ganguly as a captain, leader and a good player. It is not a revenge series and there will not be any confrontation between the captains and the players," Fleming said at a press conference before leaving for Vishakapatnam for the three-day tour opener against the Board President’s XI from September 26 to 28. "We are realistic about the tough competition ahead in the two Tests and the triangular series (with Australia as the third team) but we are looking forward to an enjoyable tour," he said. Fleming said that he definitely does not consider the tour as a contest between the rival captains. "Out here we need to apply ourselves well. The wickets in India are dry and hard and also have turn for slow bowlers. Statistics prove that it has been so for hundred odd years. It is going to be a greater challenge and we have to live with it," he said. Fleming said the team’s preparation for the India tour was very good. "We had positive and extensive preparation on skills specified for Indian conditions and the wickets. We have had extensive preparation with four days in Auckland, eight days in Brisbane and another six days of proper cricket on this tour before we play the first Test," Fleming said. "We are used to playing on grass and we certainly anticipate turning wickets in India but it is going to be interesting to see which side is going to perform". Coach Ashley Ross said the team is rich in experience and has some good youngsters who have had a successful tour of Sri Lanka which helped them get used to the conditions in the subcontinent. "I am sure the youngsters in the team will come good from their Indian experience," he said. Backing the youngsters to come good, Fleming singled out Mark Richardson as a potential world leader. "Mark has been performing well and has lot of talent in him and I expect him to be world leader in the near future," he said. Fleming asked his deputy Nathan Astle to reply questions on the young medium pacers in the team and the opener gave some insights into the Kiwi arsenal. "Michael Mason honed his skills under Dennis (Lillee) at the MRF Pace Foundation here. He is good and other young guys are coming through the ranks. I am sure they are here to perform well". "I agree with Astle. We would like to give more opportunity to these youngsters and they are excited about it," Fleming said. But the skipper admitted that he will miss strike bowler Shane Bond who is recovering from an injury. "Shane Bond cannot be replaced like Chris Cairns. But they have gained experience in Sri Lanka. They are young and willing performers and they have been looking forward to this tour," he said. Analysing his form with the bat Fleming said: "I have had bad experiences but the century against South Africa in the World Cup helped me develop as a batsman. At the same time I need to develop as a captain too". Fleming also discounted that the crowd in India is partisan. "Though the game is a religion in India the crowd had always appreciated players from either sides. It is a knowledgeable population. I am coming from a rugby nation and it will be refreshing in playing under such conditions. We need to perform to win over the Indian supporters". New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (capt), Nathan Astle, Ian Butler, Robbie Hart, Richard Jones, Craig McMillan, Michael Mason, Jacob Oram, Mark Richardson, Scott Styris, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, Lou Vincent and Paul Wiseman. — PTI
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Rohan has to sustain his level: Ramesh New Delhi, September 22 “Rohan (Bopanna) played one of the best matches but it is a question of playing consistently at that level,” Krishnan told PTI from Zwolle after India lost the World Group qualifying tie to hosts Holland 0-5 yesterday. It was the fourth consecutive loss for India at the play-off stage, after having lost to Sweden, the USA and Australia in the previous outings since Krishnan took over as captain in 2000. “The next tie is five months from now, that is a long time in modern tennis. We have identified the group of players who have shown promises but we have to cash in on that,” Krishnan said. Asked if the play-off had become a sort of jinx for India, Krishnan said: “There are too many ifs and buts. First, we had not had a full strength team in the last two years. This time Leander (Paes) was not there, and last year against Australia we did not have Mahesh (Bhupathi),” Krishnan said. “The draw has been very tough. I think we need to have a full strength team playing at home for us to move up,” Krishnan said. Krishnan said though India did not win a match against the strong Dutch team, “we did have some excitement. (Martin) Verkerk was not in good form before the tie, so we eyed our chance there, and Rohan played well above himself. The doubles was also well fought, we were leading in the second set before we lost.
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Key players to skip Bangladesh tie
Kuala Lumpur, September 22 Their main concern at the moment is to avoid meeting defending champions South Korea in the semifinal. They will be able to do that if they top their group by winning all their league matches, assuming that Korea will top Pool A. Bangladesh, smarting under a 8-0 drubbing at the hands of Pakistan yesterday, look to be struggling and they are expected to go down without much fight to the Indians as well. India’s main challenge would be their last league match against Pakistan, who will also leave no stone unturned to see that they do not run into the wily South Koreans before the final. However, the Asian Games champions looked out of sorts in their opening match against hosts Malaysia where they were held to a surprise 1-1 draw. But the Koreans are capable of bouncing back with vengeance and it would be foolhardy to judge them on the basis of just one match. Indian coach Rajinder Singh said the match against Bangladesh would be used to carry out a few experiments and to settle down before their third match with Pakistan in less than a month. “We are planning to rest a couple of key players in order to ensure they are not too exerted and remain fresh to play Pakistan,” coach Rajinder Singh said here today. Although India have had a better success rate against Pakistan recently, they were pipped by their arch-rival in the bronze medal play-off in the Champions Trophy last month after India trounced Pakistan 7-4 in the league phase.
—PTI
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Japan stun Malaysia, enter semis
Kuala Lumpur, September 22 Malaysia, desperate to make it to the semifinals from pool A after finishing last at both the Azlan Shah and Champions Challenge tournament, were done in by pressure and wasted as many as seven penalty corners to suffer a heart-breaking loss before the home crowds at the Bukit Jalil Stadium here. With two victories under their belt, Japan, who beat Hong Kong 7-3 yesterday, now have six points and next play holders South Korea in their last league encounter. Having raised hopes after their commendable 1-1 draw with defending champions South Korea in their opening match yesterday, the Malaysians were expected to get past Japan, at best a mediocre side, but they wasted gilt-edged chances and failed to finish their attacks.
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CM has
no time to visit Jugraj Ludhiana,
September 22 Though
it is not mandatory for anyone to come and inquire about the patient,
yet it may prove to be a morale booster for the ace drag flicker who
underwent three major surgeries. It also reflects the state government’s
indifferent attitude towards sports and its heroes. A number of
sportspersons, sports organisers expressed their anguish and resentment
that Capt Amarinder Singh had failed to visit the penalty
corner specialist. They were of the opinion that on September 4 when
President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam was in the city to inaugurate the Kisan
Mela at the Punjab Agricultural University, he got time to talk to the
injured hockey player over phone and wished him a speedy recovery for
which Jugraj’s father, Mr Harjinder expressed gratitude. The Punjab
Chief Minister who remained in the city for the whole day (September
4) did not bother to call on the hockey star. Capt Amarinder Singh was
again in the city twice but he did not have the ‘time’ to go to
the hospital. A good number of sports lumanaries, the Union Sports
Minister, Mr Vijay Goel, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Minister for
Fertilsers and Chemicals, Mr Randhir Singh, secretary-general, Indian
Olympic Association, Padma Shri Kartar Singh, Director Sports Punjab,
Mr Gurcharan Singh Ghalib, Member of Parliament, Mr K Jyothikumaran,
honorary secretary, Indian Hockey Federation, Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang,
Punjab Minister, Sports, Mr Rajinder Singh, Mr Baldev Singh, both
national coaches, former Indian hockey captains, Ajit Pal Singh,
Surinder Singh Sodhi, Pargat Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Baljit Dhillon,
Hardeep Singh Grewal, Balwinder Singh and Baljit Saini besides,
captain of the current hockey squad Dhanraj Pillay, Olympians Devinder
Singh Garcha, Tarsem Singh, Gurmail Singh, Rajinder Singh, Jagdeep
Singh Gill, Gundeep Kumar, Sukhvir Grewal, Narinder Sodhi and his
team-mates Gaganajit visited the patient in this hour of crisis to
wish him an early recovery.
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Kang assures players Chandigarh, September 22 Talking to The Tribune here last night, Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang said “if need be, the matter would be taken to the Council of Ministers for one-time regularisation of all such cases where the sportspersons are threatened with reversions”. Sportspersons are our national pride. We will do our best to watch their interests,” said Mr Kang.” Only a few days ago, the Chief Minister had told newspersons at Ludhiana that the state government would do its best to ensure that no eminent sportsperson was reverted. Mr Kang said the government had the highest regards for the judiciary and would respect and honour all its directions and orders. “It was unfortunate that the previous government did not act on the high court directions of April, 1998. Had the government acted in time, the present unsavoury controversy would not have arisen,” he said. Mr Kang said giving jobs to outstanding players in recognition of their outstanding performances in the shape of out-of-turn promotions was nothing new. “In case there was any complication, the same should have been sorted and necessary sanction of the government to regularise both these appointments and their subsequent promotions been done. “We have decided to set up a committee of people who are knowledgeable about the whole matter and can suggest us legal and constitutional ways to tide over the current crisis,” Mr Kang said, indicating that the former Director-General of Police, Mr M.S. Bhullar, and Additional Director-General of Police (Wireless and Computers), Mr R.S. Gill, and the Secretary, Sports, Mr Dhanbir Singh Bains, may constitute the committee to be set up for the purpose. Meanwhile, Mr D.S. Bains said a group of sportspersons and women from Punjab Police met him the other day and apprised him of their uncertain future. Mr Bains said the Department of Sports was awaiting a representation from the affected sportspersons and women before taking up their case with the state government.
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Limba looks to overcome slump Amritsar, September 22 Standing only 5 ft, Limba Ram asserted, “I will prove my critics wrong who called me a spent force”. He is here to take part in the sixth senior ranking archery tournament to be held from September 24 to 25 here. Although unsatisfied with his individual performance at the World Outdoor Archery Championship in the USA, he said he was proud as India’s men and women’s teams had qualified for the Olympics. He said it was good to see many players opting for archery. When he had taken up archery about 25 players would participate in nationals. He said there was a need for sponsors to promote the sport. Limba Ram belongs to Ahari tribe of Rajasthan. Born in non-descript Saradit village of Udaipur district in a family of farmers he rose to fame when he won the gold medal in the Asian championship at Beijing in 1992. “I used to go to hunting to the nearby forest of my village alongwith village elders. There I used to kill sparrows and sometime partridge with my ‘bow’ he recalled. In 1987 one of his uncles brought the news that the government was conducting trials to train good archers in the adjoining Makara Dev village. There he along with three other archers, including first Arjuna Award winner in archery Sham Lal, were selected. Thereafter they were sent to Delhi for a four-month training camp under coach R.S. Sodhi. In the same year (1987) he created the national record at the Senior National Archery Championship in the 50 metre and 30 metre events. In the 1992 Olympics at Barcelona he was among the top 10 archers and in the 70 metre equalled the points with the silver medal winner.
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UP archers dominate Amritsar, September 22 While in the overall Olympic round, Uttar Pradesh bagged gold in the boys section, Jharkhand won it in the girls
segment. Jharkhand took silver and SSCB grabbed bronze in the boys event. In the girls section, Uttar Pradesh got silver and West Bengal grabbed the bronze medal. In the individual event for girls, Manjhudia of Jharkhand and Sumangala of Uttar Pradesh won silver and bronze medals, respectively. In the individual events for boys, Manoj and Kapil, both from Uttar Pradesh, won silver and bronze medals, respectively.
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Chandigarh
XI snatch dramatic victory over ITBP Chandigarh, September 22 After Chandigarh XI registered a 4-2 win over Indo-Tibetan Border Police at the Sector 18 stadium in the first tie, a heavy downpour forced the change in venue to the university grounds where Western Railway and Central Railway notched up victories in contrasting style in the two other ties. While Western Railway made mincemeat of Shahjahanpur XI before winning 7-1, Central Railway overcame a spirited challenge from the young and energetic Air-India Academy 4-2 via the tie-breaker after the two teams were locked goal-less in regulation time. Western Railway were in for a shock after Shahjahanpur XI took the lead in the third minute through a field goal by Raj Kumar. But thereafter Western Railway were in complete control. A fifth-minute equaliser by Shanta Kumar opened the floodgates. Two field goals by Shivendra made it 3-1 while another by Harish Timore made the score 4-1 in favour of Western Railway at the breather. In the second session,
Hasseeb, Hemant Gethe and Gursev Singh added three more to complete the rout 7-1. Central Railway, on the other hand, had to toil hard for victory over Air-India Academy. Both teams had some good opportunities but poor finishing mainly due to unfavourable ground conditions made their task difficult. With the issue remaining deadlocked, the tie-breaker rule was applied in which Central Railway emerged victorious 4-2. While Anwar Ahmed, Sanjeet Kumar, Jhangir Khan, and Nimit Lal successfully converted their strokes for Central Railway, Mobin-ur-Rahman and William Xalxo were the only Air-India Academy players to convert their strokes as Jasbir Singh and S. Bhengra were wide off the mark. Earlier, Chandigarh XI, who downed ITBP 4-2, emerged victorious in a dramatic fashion with two goals in the last two minutes. After Rajpal Singh put Chandigarh XI in command through twin strikes off penalty corners in the 20th and 25th minutes, ITBP restored parity late in the second session through Anthony Nag who found the target off a short corner and a field goal in the 63rd and 65th minutes, respectively. But in the last two minutes, Chandigarh XI turned the tide against the rivals when Manmohan Singh and Vikram Saini sounded the board off a penalty corner and a field goal to make it 4-2 in favour of their team. Tuesday's fixtures: (all matches at PU): Ropar Hawks v EME — 11.30 am; Centre of Excellence, Patiala, v Central Railway — 1 pm; PSB Academy v Bhopal XI — 2.30 pm; ONGC v Southern Railway — 4 pm.
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Eight-wicket victory for Bengal XI Chandigarh, September 22 In a one-sided affair, Cricket Association of Bengal XI routed local outfit Piccadilly XI by eight wickets to win the league match and also earn a bonus point to take their point tally to 10 point from two outings. The match was played at DAV School, Sector 8, cricket grounds. Bengal skipper Deep Dasgupta won the toss and opted to field first in the match reduced to 35-over per side. The match was reduced to 35 overs due to overnight rain. The Piccadilly XI batsman could not face the hostile bowling spells of Randeep Bose and Shib Shanker Paul as both took three wickets each. Piccadilly XI were bundled out a partly total of 84 runs in 27 overs. Due to rain in between the innings Bengal’s innings was further reduced to 25 overs and a revised target of 69 runs was given to them. Their openers Amitava Chakraborty (0) and Arindam Das (14) got out cheaply but Shib Sagar Singh (18) and Subhmoy Das (30) ensured their victory in just 10.3 overs. Briefs scores: Piccadilly XI: 84 all out in 27 overs ( Prabhjot Singh 16, T Anand 14, Angad Bedi 15, Shib Shankar Paul 3 for 10, Ranadeb Bose 3 for 21)
Cricket Association of Bengal: 73 for 2 in 10.3 overs ( Subhmoy Das 30
n.o. Shib Sagar Singh 18). In the Punjab Cricket Club and Bihar Cricket Association match played at Chandigarh Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, Punjab Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first in a 45-over match. Half-century knocks by Ravneet Ricky (58) and Harminder Jugnu (57) helped the Punjab side to pile up a respectable total of 240 runs in 44.3 overs. Pankaj Dharmani (34) and Reetinder Sodhi (25) also chipped in with valuable knocks. Due to rain Bihar’s innings could not start and the match was called off by the umpires as both teams were awarded two points each. In the match played at Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, between ONGC XI and Air-India, Mumbai. Air-India batted first and scored 225 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs. Tariq-ur-Rehman played a responsible innings of 77 runs in 112 balls, while Hrishikesh Kanitkar scored a brisk knock of 72 runs in 88 balls which included four hits to fence. Joginder Sharka ( 3 for 30) and Rahul Sanghvi ( 3 for 52) were the most successful bowlers of ONGC while Amit Uniyal captured 2 wickets at the cost of 36 runs in his quota of 10 overs. Chasing the target ONGC XI scored 42 runs without loss in 8.4 overs when rain halted play. Both teams got two points each Tuesday’s fixtures:
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Chandigarh
enter 3 finals Chandigarh, September 22 In the Chadha Cup for women, Chandigarh surprised Delhi 2-1 to sail into the final. They will cross swords with Haryana who got the better of Rajasthan 2-1 in the second semifinal. Chandigarh boys shocked defending champions Punjab 2-1 in the boys semifinal for the Narang Cup. In the second semifinal, Delhi beat Haryana. In the Shafi Qureshi Cup for junior girls, Delhi defeated Rajasthan 2-1 to clash with Haryana in the final. Haryana beat Chandigarh 2-0.
Results: Rahimtoola Cup: Semifinal:
Chandigarh b Haryana 3-2 (Ashish b Sumit 15-2, 15-7; Akash lost to Piyush 6—15, 3-15, Ashish/Amit b Sachin/Sumit 15-9,15-11; Amit lost to Rohit 11-15, 10-15; Gurjeet/Ashish b Satwinder/Sukhwinder 15-5,15-5); Delhi b Rajasthan 3-0 (Devinder Dhillon b Ravinder 12-15,15-9,15-9; Tanveer Gill b Anil Paswan 15-2,15-7; Parveen Gehlawat/Devinder b Raj Saraswat/Piyush Parihar 15-9,15-2). Chadha Cup: Semifinals:
Chandigarh b Delhi 2-1 (H Sarda lost to Chiterlekha 2-11, 13-10, 4-11; H.Sarda/Mala Gaba b Gauri/Meenakshi 17-15,15-10; Mala b Mohita 8-11,11-5,13-11); Haryana b Rajasthan 2-1 (Anita b Saumya 11-8,11-9; Anita/Meenu lost to Saumya/Kratika 15-17,15-5,15-7; Kannu Aggarwal b Kratika 11-9,11-5). Narang
Cup: Chandigarh b Punjab 2-1 (Puneet Bansal b Kunal Mahajan 15-10,15-6; Puneet/Robin lost to Kunal/Akshay 7-15, 9-15; Vikas Kundu b Parminder Singh 15-6,15-5); Delhi b Haryana 2-0 (Himanshu b Rohit Bhakar 15-4,9-15,15-11; Himanshu/Apurva b Sumit/Sachin 12-15,15-5,15-9). Shafi Qureshi Cup:
Haryana b Chandigarh 2-0; Delhi b Rajasthan 2-1. |
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MES beat Panchkula Club in under-12 cricket Patiala, September 22 Score: MES cc: 94 for 6 (Shiv 22, Antarpreet Singh 12, Bishwajit Singh 18
n.o, Ayush 3 for 8, Ankish 1 for 16) AITA tournament The All-India Tennis Association (AITA) Junior Tournament for boys and girls (under-14) will be held here from October 6 to 11. The tournament will be played simultaneously at Rajindra Gymkhana Tennis Courts and the National Institute of Sports (NIS). Players desirous of taking part in the meet may fax their entries to Mr S.M. Verma, secretary, Patiala District Tennis Association, at 0175-2280966 by October 2. CBSE volleyball meet The CBSE Volleyball Tournament (Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir cluster) will be held at Guru Nanak Foundation Public School from October 4 to 7. Mr G.S. Anand, regional director, NIS, will be the chief guest at opening and closing ceremony functions. Karate team AMBALA: The eighth state-level karate and taekwondo competition is going to be held at Faridabad. The Ambala team for the competition has been formed. The team members include Prabhjot Singh, Vikas Rathee, Pradeep Panchal, Pankaj Dogra, Piyush, Deepak Semwal, Simran, Manoj Dhiman, Neeraj Dhiman, Shivani, Pooja, Malti, Palvinder Kaur, Arti, Rinki, Mamta Chauhan, Rahul Sharma and Ajit Singh. Stadium planned Ambala City is going to have a stadium and a new park. Talking to mediapersons here today, the Deputy Commissioner, Ambala, Mr D.D. Gautam, said a high-level committee had recently met here in this regard. He said details regarding the project were being looked into. “While there is a stadium in Ambala Cantonment, a stadium in Ambala City will meet the requirement of sports enthusiasts here” he said. |
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