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Monday,
October
6, 2003,
Chandigarh, India  
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Pakistan go 2-0
up with 42-run win
Waqar has no plans to retire McGrath out of India tour Olonga’s dramatic plea |
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Randhawa, Atwal finish tied 50th Bhupathi-Mirnyi duo clinches Kremlin Cup Tamil
Nadu athletes retain trophy Raid
de Himalaya from October 7 Doctors to seek
opinion of US expert for Jugraj GOLD CUP HOCKEY Colleges hockey: Ludhiana lads fifth NIS to host athletics meet
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Pakistan go 2-0 up with 42-run win Lahore, October 5 Paceman Mohammad Sami and off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez claimed three wickets each for 20 and 37 runs respectively. South Africa were placed nicely when Boeta Dippenaar (58) and Jacques Kallis (42) added 89 runs for the second wicket in 106 balls and took the total to 108 for one in the 22nd over. However, in the next eight overs, Pakistan claimed four vital wickets for just 30 runs with Sami running out Neil McKenzie and Mark Boucher. Hafeez trapped Kallis and Jacques Rudolph leg before wicket and clean bowled top scorer Dippenaar as the visitors slipped to 138 for five in the 30th over. Pollock fell to another accurate fielding effort by Younis Khan whose direct throw left the South African all-rounder well short of the crease. Sami then uprooted the stumps for both Robin Peterson and Andrew Hall to kill off South African resistance. Number 10 and 11 batsmen, Alan Dawson (23 not out) and Makhaya Ntini (10 not out), played the last seven overs without much purpose before the latter hit the last ball six off Shoaib Malik. South African pace bowler Makhaya Ntini grabbed four wickets today but Pakistan still posted a challenging 267 for 7. Yousuf Youhana hit a polished 65 and Shoaib Malik 45 after Pakistan were put in to bat, but Ntini slowed the hosts’ progress, taking the wickets of the two top-scorers. Scoreboard Pakistan Hafeez b Pollock 7 Hameed c Boucher b Ntini 16 Youhana c Boucher b Kallis 65 Inzamam not out 33 Khan c Boucher b Ntini 41 Malik b Ntini 45 Latif run out 19 Razzaq b Ntini 15 Akhtar not out 11 Extras:
(b-5, lb-3,w-7) 15 Total: (7 wkts, 50 ovrs) 267 Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-37, 3-138, 4-163, 5-201, 6-225, 7-236 Bowling: Pollock 10-2-39-1, Ntini 10-0-46-4, Hall 9-0-52-0, Kallis 10-1-56-1, Peterson 3-0-21-0, Dawson 8-0-45-0. South Africa Smith c Khan b Sami 6 Dippenaar b Hafeez 58 Kallis lbw b Hafeez 42 McKenzie run out 3 Boucher run out 5 Rudolph lbw b Hafeez 25 Pollock run out 11 Hall b Sami 8 Peterson b Sami 1 Dawson not out 23 Ntini not out 16 Extras:
(lb-9 nb-6 w-12) 27 Total: (9 wikts, 50 overs) 225 Fall of wickets: 1-19 2-108 3-116 4-121 5-138 6-163 7-168 8-174 9-187 Bowling:
Mohammad Sami 8-1-20-3 (nb-1 w-3), Umar Gul 9-0-54-0 (nb-3 w-5), Shoaib Akhtar 8-0-43-0 (w-1), Abdul Razzaq 7-0-27-0 (nb-2 w-2), Mohammad Hafeez 10-0-37-3 (w-1), Shoaib Malik 8-0-35-0 Result:
Pakistan won by 42 runs. — AP
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Waqar
has no plans to retire
Lahore, October 5 “I won’t listen to anyone. No one can force me to retire,” Younis told reporters.
Waqar (32), was sidelined along with now-retired Wasim Akram and Saeed Anwar soon after the one-day international World Cup in South Africa, where Pakistan failed to go beyond the first round. Under Waqar, Pakistan lost key pool matches - including the much-hyped game against India. That only defeated minnows Namibia and Holland, while their last game against Zimbabwe was washed out by rain. “It’s not new in Pakistan,” Waqar said of being dropped from the national team. “I don’t want to be drawn into any controversy. I was also disappointed after the World Cup,” said Waqar, who took 373 wickets in 87 Test matches and 416 scalps in 262 one-day internationals in 14 years. Waqar has not played for Pakistan since the World Cup, and returned to Pakistan only last week after playing with English county side Warwickshire. Rashid Latif was elevated to the captaincy after Waqar was forced out, but the wicketkeeper resigned citing personal problems just a week before South Africa arrived for their current tour of Pakistan. Latif’s resignation came after he was banned for five one-day internationals after claiming a false catch against Bangladesh in the third Test at Multan last month. He was replaced by Inzamam-ul Haq. Waqar said he wanted to return to the Pakistan team as a player, but not as captain. “I think Inzamam-ul Haq is doing a fantastic job as captain of the side,” he said.
— AP
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McGrath
out of India tour
Perth, October 5 Officials said today McGrath (33) was also in doubt for the first Test in a series against India starting in Brisbane December 4. McGrath had surgery on his left ankle in August and had been recovering well, but pulled up sore after bowling in the nets here yesterday. He felt pain and discomfort in the ankle — the one which supports his weight in his delivery stride — and today the pain was still there. A team spokesman said McGrath left Perth to fly home to Sydney where he will have further ankle surgery this week. He faced up to two months on the sidelines, the spokesman said. But Australian physiotherapist Errol Alcott was confident McGrath, who has 430 wickets from 95 Tests, would be back before the end of the Australian summer. McGrath had been attending an Australian pre-Test camp here, and earlier indications were that he would be ready to take part in the first Test against Zimbabwe, starting at the WACA ground on Thursday. He had said all along he would not play unless he was close to 100 per cent fit. McGrath also indicated he was prepared to sacrifice the first half of the domestic summer to ensure his fitness for a gruelling schedule over the next 18 months. "For a fast bowler, when you’ve got ankle problems with your front foot, it can be a major problem," McGrath said. His absence means Australia will go into Thursday’s Test without him and the suspended Shane Warne, who have 921 scalps between them. The last time the pair were absent from an Australian Test line-up was in last summer’s fifth Test against England, when Australia lost by 225 runs. Western Australian fast bowler Brad Williams has been promoted to the Australian 12 for the first Test, but is expected to be given 12th man duties.
— AFP
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Olonga’s dramatic plea
London, October 5 His statement will increase pressure on the ECB following the threat by its former chairman Lord MacLaurin to withdraw Vodafone’s three million pounds a year sponsorship if England go ahead with the tour. The 27-year-old pace bowler Olonga whose black armband protest during this year’s World Cup led to his flight to start a new life in England said, “I want England to pull out, but I say it with all the respect I can muster because I am a foreigner in this hospitable country.” “I believe England will regret it for years if they fail to make a stand. When historians look back on this era, I hope there is no need for any of us to show remorse for our actions or lack of action over this issue.” It would be unwise, Olonga claimed, for the ECB to adopt a “wait and see” policy, hoping the Mugabe government would collapse and save them from having to make a decision. —PTI
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Randhawa, Atwal finish tied 50th
New Delhi, October 5 The championship, being played at the tough Crabapple course of Capital City Club at Woodstock near Atlanta, appears to be heading for a shootout between the number one player in the world Woods and number three Vijay Singh. According to information received here today from the par-70 course, Randhawa stumbled on his back nine again and submitted a card of four-over 74, while Atwal dropped three strokes in the end for his second successive two-over 72. That put them at tied 50th place at 10-over 220. Thai star Thongchai Jaidee, the third Asian PGA Tour player in fray this week, produced a sensational eagle-two en route to a two-over 72, which tied him for 33rd place at seven-over 217. Atwal, currently leading the Asian PGA Tour Money List, had a terrible start with bogeys on the 10th and 11th holes, but pulled things back with a hat-trick of birdies on the 12th, 13th, 14th holes. Another birdie on the 18th offset a bogey on the 15th and he made the turn at one-under. On his back nine, a bogey on the fourth and a double on the par-4 fifth undid all the good work as he finished on two-over 72. Atwal hit eight fairways and 11 greens in regulation, but 30 putts ensured he finished over-par for the day. Randhawa, who started with a 69, made a four-over 74 with only six birdies, four of which came on the back nine. For the second successive day, Randhawa struggled with his overall game, hitting just five fairways and nine greens in regulation. He made 31 putts. Woods, seeking his fifth PGA Tour victory of the season and the defending champion, started well and three birdies in the first seven holes helped him reach 10-under-par before a pair of bogeys slowed down his charge. At the par-four eighth, Woods three-putted for the first time in the tournament to drop a shot and then made a bogey on the par-four 11th and a double bogey from the greenside bunker on the 16th. In between, he made birdies on the 12th and 13th holes. — PTI
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Bhupathi-Mirnyi duo clinches Kremlin Cup
New Delhi, October 5 The top seeds had no problems in shutting out the Zimbaweans and took just over 80 minutes to claim the title, without losing a single service game, according to information received here. The duo had defeated Wild Card entrants Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko of Russia in the semi-finals 6-3 6-1.
— PTI
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Tamil Nadu athletes retain trophy
Chennai, October 5 Tamil Nadu retained the overall championship trophy with 193 points (Boys 84 and girls 109) while Uttar Pradesh boys (75 pts) and Maharashtra girls (40 pts) were placed second in respective sections. The curtain on the two-day event came down with Mohammed Mudasir (Karna) and A. Aravind (Tamil Nadu) clipping the old mark in 200 metre dash, while Vikas Singh (UP) set a new mark in 3000 metre steeple chase and Kerala’s M. Ranjith lowered the old mark in triple jump event. Later, the relay teams of Tamil Nadu (in 4x100 m) and Delhi (4x400) also set new marks. It looked as if the girls pole vault event would not be held due to lack of entries but the host association insisted that the three athletes in the fray be given the opportunity to prove their mettle and the national open (senior) champion Surekha was also keen on eclipsing her own record. However, the technical officials objected to all the three entries from Tamil Nadu. But as Badri Narayani’s (a Tamil Nadu vaulter) entry had come from Uttar Pradesh, the event was allowed to be held. Surekha, who bettered the meet mark in her first attempt itself, failed to clear her own best of 3.51 metres set in Bangalore nationals last week. Surekha cleared 3.45 m for the gold while both Dorothy Jude Nagarajan (TN) and Badri Narayani (UP) fouled their three attempts each, failing to cross the minimum mark. The 200 metre dash for men had all the ingredients of a stiff fight between Mudasir and Aravind, the 100 M gold medal winner yesterday. However, Mudasir helped by a good start put himself in the lead near the 50 metre mark and went on to win the event in 21.42 secs, which was 0.49 secs better than the old mark of Surender Singh (Har) set in Mumbai in 2002. Incidentally, Aravind, who clocked 21.67 seconds also finished in record time. The bronze went to Anil Kumar (22.45 secs) of Haryana. Kerala’s M. Ranjith was a run away winner in the triple jump event for boys. Improving upon his performance on each of his jumps, Ranjith got into the record books with a jump of 15.45 metres. N. Raja (TN-14.76 mts) and Avtar Singh (Pun-14.70 mts) settled for silver and bronze, respectively. Ranjith bettered the old mark of Sushanth Bangera (Maha-15.26 metres in Mumbai 2002). — PTI
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Raid
de Himalaya from October 7 Shimla, October 5 On the first day it will pass through Kufri, Theog, Matiana, Narkanda, Bhatnal, Baggi, Khadrala, Sungri, Jharasi, Narain, Nehra, Balhi Re, Nogli, Nirmand, Baghi Pul, Durah, Nither, Kandagai, Chuwai, Shamsar and halt at Manali for the night. On the second day it will touch Marhi, Rohtang Pass, Gramphoo, Chattru, Chotta Darra, Batal, Kunzum Pass, Losar and reach Kaza. On the following day it will through Losar, Losar Re, Kunzum Pass Batal, Chotta Darra, Gramphoo, Keylong, Darcha, Patseo, Baralacha La, Bharatpur, Sarchu and have a night halt at Pang. On the final day it will pass through Nakee La, Gata Loops, Sarchu, Bharatpur, Baralacha La, Patsco Re, Keylong, Koksar, Rohtang Pass and culminate at Manali. The event is being orgainsed by the Himalayan Motorsports Association. |
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Doctors
to seek opinion of US expert for Jugraj New Delhi, October 5 The doctors said Jugraj Singh, who is recovering in a Delhi hospital from the injuries he suffered in a car crash a few weeks ago, was “progressing fine”. The doctors said “Jugraj’s pelvis and lower limb injuries are uniting fine”, but regarding his right elbow fracture, it was decided to have “expert opinion from a leading authority in the USA who specialises only in such fractures”. The doctors said every effort is being made to give Jugraj the “best of treatment”. Dr Anand Joshi is a leading sports medicine expert who has mended the broken bones and joints of many a leading sportsperson, including star cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Javagal Srinath. Meanwhile, former Indian hockey captain Ajit Pal Singh expressed the optimism that Jugraj Singh would be able to return to hockey in a few months’ time. He cited the example of Ties Cruize of Holland who too had suffered grievous injuries in an accident, but proper treatment enabled him recover and regain his
original form. Cruize came back to play the game with renewed vigour and pursue his hockey career to its logical course.
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GOLD CUP HOCKEY Mandi, October 5 The first match of the day played between
I.T.B.P. and H.P. Blue witnessed a total of 17 penalty corners, nine in the first half and eight in second none of which could be converted. In the very 2nd minute of the game
I.T.B.P. boys failed to covert a penalty corner. H.P. boys did the same in the 5th minute. HP boys got two more penalty corners while ITBP lads earned five but nobody could sound the board. The same story was repeated in the second half where
I.T.B.P. and H.P. Blue procured five and three penalty corners, respectively, but failed to convert any. In the day’s second match
C.I.S.F. and Signals displayed good hockey. C.I.S.F. boys raided the Signals circles but failed on all occasions. Signals lads tried their luck with several excellent passes and teams work but failed to take the lead. It was in the 32nd minute of the game when Srinekka scored a field goal as
C.I.S.F. took 1-0 lead. At half time C.I.S.F. led by 1-0. Having taken the lead in the first half a more confident
C.I.S.F. team added one more goal in the score when Patrik Kumar netted the ball through an excellent field goal. (2-0). |
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Colleges
hockey: Ludhiana lads fifth Jalandhar, October 5 The match between Government College, Ludhiana and Government College, Dhudike, started at a slow pace after both the teams failed to score a goal till lemon break. The Ludhiana boys, however, opened their team’s account during the 33rd minute as Bodhraj effected a beautiful field goal 1-0 Consolidating the lead further, Gurtej Singh scored a field goal (2-0). Dhudike boy’s started scoring when in the 45th minute, Karamjit Singh struck a field goal 2-1. Guriminder Singh equalised the score in the following minute tactfully converting a penalty corner 2-2. The fate of the match was decided through the tie-breaker rule after both of the teams stood 2-2 at the end of regular time. In the tie-breaker, Government College converted four penalty strokes while Government College Dhudike managed to convert three. Ludhiana boy’s won the match 6-5. In another position match Barjindra College, Faridkot defeated Government College, Ropar 4-2. Government College opened the account in the 19th minute when Virinder Singh netted the ball 1-0. Barjindra College scored the equaliser through a field goal by Parveen Kumar 1-1. The Ropar boys’ were leading 2-1 till the lemon break after Gurdeep Singh rounded off a field goal in the 28th minutes. The second half witnessed some of the fine attacking game by Faridkot lads. They equalised the score through a field goal by Sukhwinder Singh in the 44th minute (2-2). They took the lead in the following minute when Hardev Singh shot a field goal 3-2. The match ended when in the 57th minute Charanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the team’s favour.
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NIS to host athletics meet Patiala, October 5 Meanwhile, the AAFI has constituted a committee, headed by the President of the Punjab Amateur Athletic Association (PAAA), Mr Umrao Singh, to oversee the conduct of the meet. The Executive Director of the NIS, Lieut-Col B.S. Ahluwalia, and a former international javelin thrower, Satvir Singh, will be its working chairman and organising secretary, respectively.
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Malerkotla
Club win Patiala, October 5 The Patiala lads started aggressively and piled up pressure on their rivals in the first quarter of the match. Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by MP Shamsher Singh Dullo. |
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