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Friday,
October
10, 2003,
Chandigarh, India  
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Real bad day for New Zealand
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Hayden punishes Zimbabwe
Smith, Youhana charged with misconduct Sidhu, Chandran extend lead Delhi’s Commonwealth
Games bid gets a boost Snooker team leaves for China today India gets more ITF junior events Sohail Abbas to skip Afro-Asian Games CRPF scrape past
Punjabi varsity GND varsity win BL Gupta Trophy Colourful start to Khalsa games HMV college, STC in final GND varsity post wins Chhabra is SGFI secretary Inter-varsity kho-kho from today
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Zaheer’s spell stuns Kiwis
Ahmedabad, October 9 After the batting heroics of vice-captain Rahul Dravid, who hit a career-best 222 and skipper Sourav Ganguly (100 not out), it was the turn of Zaheer Khan to hog the limelight on a day when Indians completely dominated the visitors. In a dream spell, the left-arm seamer uprooted the off-stumps of opener Mark Richardson and skipper Stephen Fleming besides getting rid of Lou Vincent to help India tighten the noose around the Kiwis. Having declared their first innings at 500 for five one hour into the final session, the Indians were looking for early breakthroughs and Zaheer provided just that with his fiery opening spell which read 7-1-16-3. India, playing without veteran speedster Javagal Srinath and Ashish Nehra, were relying heavily on Zaheer Khan to deliver the goods and he did not disappoint. Bowling on a wicket devoid of life, Zaheer Khan worked up intelligent variations in length to bamboozle the Kiwi openers, already under pressure as Dravid and Ganguly and had heaped runs at will in the post-lunch session to make possible an early declaration. Richardson (6), who scored a century against India ‘A’ at Visakhapatnam, was the first to go when he played on a Zaheer inswinger only to see his off-stump uprooted in spectacular fashion with the total reading 11. The other Kiwi opener Vincent (7) departed five runs later when baby-faced Parthiv Patel took a brilliant one-handed catch off Zaheer in the ninth over. The Indians, who had won the toss and elected to bat, had all the reasons to celebrate when dangerman Fleming (1), saw to his disbelief his off-stump cartwheeling by the effect of a Zaheer Khan inswinger.
(Scoreboard) India (1st innings): (overnight 249 for three) Chopra c and b Vettori 42 Sehwag lbw b Tuffey 29 Dravid c Hart b Oram 222 Tendulkar c Astle b Styris 8 Laxman c Wiseman b Vettori 64 Ganguly not out 100 Patel not out 29 Extras:
(lb-3, b-2, nb-1) 6 Total (5 wkts decl., 159 overs) 500 Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-107, 3-134, 4-264, 5-446. Bowling:
Tuffey 31-6-103-1, Oram 33-8-95-1, Styris 26-5-83-1, Vettori 44-9-128-2, McMillan 4-1-6-0, Wiseman 21-0-80-0. New Zealand (1st innings): Richardson b Zaheer 6 Vincent c Patel b Zaheer 7 Fleming b Zaheer 1 Styris batting 10 Astle batting 13 Extras (lb-3, nb-1) 4 Total
(for 3 wkts, 19 overs) 41 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-16, 3-17. Bowling:
Zaheer 7-1-16-3, Balaji 5-2-9-0, Kumble 5-2-10-0, Harbhajan 2-0-3-0.
— PTI
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Real bad day for New Zealand Cricket has become more and more complex nowadays. The teams now spend more time watching television replays and pondering strategies. Their efforts to come well prepared against the opposition must be appreciated but I sometimes feel, sticking to simple things is the best mantra of hitting success. Zaheer Khan followed the 'simple theory' every bit. Keeping the seam upright and opting for a fuller length, the left-arm seamer let the new ball do it's bit and returned with handsome rewards. There's nothing more pleasing for a fast bowler than seeing the stumps cart-wheel onto the ground and Zaheer, thanks to his nagging line and accuracy, got the distinction of seeing this visual treat twice. In fact, there's no batsman in the world who can claim immunity from that 'corridor of uncertainty' with the moving ball and especially on sub-continental wickets, where the seamers are not expected to hit headlines, this is the best way to assert your supremacy. Zaheer, to his credit, mixed his outswingers well with the one that comes back in sharply to keep the batsmen guessing and at his speed, I can reason out why openers prefer the comfort of dressing room than seeing the Baroda express coming straight at them. L. Balaji looked decent in his maiden venture, keeping things tight at the other end. Though these are early days to pass a judgement, I believe he will be a handy foil for Zaheer Khan. It was a real bad Thursday for New Zealand. First, they took too long to find a hole in 'The Wall' and before the Kiwis could manage to sneak in Sourav decided this was a nice day to hit a hundred. Parthiv Patel, too rubbed salt to the wounds but nevertheless his cameo knock made the day for the local crowd, who had come to see him pay on his home ground. It was a little disappointing to see Laxman getting out to an uncharacteristic heave but it was heartening to see Rahul Dravid continuing to build on the strong foundation he so patiently created on the first day. Though he had been a trifle guilty for India's painful rate, the Indian vice-captain made amends with a rollicking innings after lunch. The best part of Dravid's innings was that he scored a major chunk of his runs square of the wicket, an area he wasn't known for much prior to this innings. Dravid paced his innings rather well and took the cue from his skipper at the other end and pressed the much needed accelerator. Saurav Ganguly, meanwhile, ensured his name figured in the copy for his little jig with the umpire besides the hundred which contained some sweetly times sixes. Saurav had no business to run smack in the middle of the pitch and though he earned the crowd's applause for mocking at Rudi Koertzen, the Indian skipper may have see himself seated with the match referee for some serious talking. Though the Kiwis go into the third day with their backs to the wall, it's my duty to warn India from ruling them out from this Test. Not yet.
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Hayden punishes Zimbabwe
Perth, October 9 Sent in by Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak after he won the toss, the home country romped to 372 for three wickets on a pitch which played far more comfortably than Streak had expected when he made his big gamble. Hayden has compiled a memorable 183 not out, which included a brutal 107 in the final session. Skipper Steve Waugh, unbeaten with 61, is in sight of completing a century on the only major Australian ground on which he had not already reached three figures. In the first Test in this country between the teams, Zimbabwe toiled manfully on the placid surface until the final session, but Australia are approaching a total which could shut their opponents out of the game. Hayden was forced to labour to complete his 15th century (13 fours, one five in five hours) in Test ranks, but ran riot immediately after reaching three figures. His next 50 runs came in 35 minutes from 32 balls, with five more fours and three sixes. Hayden was the spine of an Australian innings which frequently threatened to decimate the visitors’ attack, but was unable to take full charge until the final hour. Hayden was hampered by a recurrence of a back injury which has plagued his career, and needed attention at the lunch and tea breaks. Opening the innings, Hayden, 32 at the end of the month, held firm after losing his partner Justin Langer (26), Ricky Ponting (37) and Damien Martyn (53). Hayden, in particular, and Waugh savaged the Zimbabwe attack late in the day, completing a 150 partnership in a lightning 127 minutes to put Australia in an almost unassailable position. Early in the day, Langer departed after he and Hayden had crafted a breezy 43 in better than even time. Langer, the senior partner in that liaison, was unlucky to be dismissed after a purposeful 42 minutes — an innings studded with five crisp boundaries, including several exquisitely timed cover drives. Australia (1st innings): Langer b Ervine 26 Hayden not out 183 Ponting lbw Ervine 37 Martyn c Wishart b Gripper 53 Waugh not out 61 Extras (lb-4, w-1, nb-3, b-4) 12 Total (3 wkts, 90 overs) 372 Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-102, 3-199. Bowling: H. Streak 18-6-82-0, A. Blignaut 20-3-74-0, S. Ervine 17-2-56-2, R. Price 22-5-94-0, T. Gripper 13-0-58-1. — AFP
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Smith, Youhana charged with misconduct
London, October 9 The trio will face ICC match referee Clive Lloyd after the sport’s ruling body reviewed footage taken from the second one-dayer in Lahore last Sunday.
— Reuters
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Sidhu, Chandran extend lead Chandigarh, October 9 Amanpreet Ahluwalia who was running fourth till the end of Day two did not start from Kaza due to mechanical trouble in his gear box. HL Sharma had to drop out at Losar TC, due to a puncture. Thus, till the time the provisional results were declared day three saw 12 cars and 11 bikes surviving the harsh test of the Himalayas, in the X-treme Cars and the X-treme Bikers category, respectively. The first of its kind in India, the Reliability Trial arrived last night in Jispa after crossing the Rohtang Pass. Upon arrival, Sirish Chandran had extended his lead over second placed Anila Khirme to a comfortable six minutes. This year the Raid will have the rare distinction of having the highest rally camp in the world. This camp which will be put up for 165 people on the Morey Plains at Pang 15,600 ft to test the physical endurance of every human there. It will also put to a grueling test all engines that will attempt to start at -25° C. |
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Delhi’s Commonwealth
Games bid gets a boost New Delhi, October 9 The Evaluation Commission report has appreciated Delhi’s initiatives in providing travel grants and accommodation as per the CGF (Commonwealth Games Federation) requirements, assisting all of the Commonwealth-member associations and “using the games to implement a legacy programme of further developing the city’s infrastructure, government agreement to underwrite the cost of the games, removing financial uncertainty, its (Delhi’s) competition-friendly weather and use of the games to promote sport among India’s youth which comprises one-quarter of the total population of the Commonwealth”. The Commonwealth Games bid will be finalised at the General Assembly meeting of the 72 Commonwealth nations’ in Jamaica on November 13. |
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Snooker
team leaves for China today
New Delhi, October 9 The team comprising former Asian snooker champion Yasin Merchant and former national champion Alok Kumar will have to challenge the might of professionals from England, Wales and hosts China as it strives to emulate the feat of late OB Agarwal, who won the only world title in this event for India way back in 1984. This will be the third world championship appearance for Merchant and second for Alok, while the 19-year-old national champion from Bangalore will feature at this stage for the first time. The team is coached by former world billiards champion Michael Ferreira. Top players from 35 countries will participate in the championship to be played in a group-cum-knock-out format. The players have been divided into eight groups of 11 each and four top cueists from each group will make it to the knock-out ties. While Advani has been placed in group C, Merchant and Alok will start their challenge in group F and H, respectively. In the last edition of the event held in Cairo, Egypt, India was represented by Alok and Delhi's Manan Chandra. Chandra, who made it to the knock-out stage of the championship, had defeated the eventual champion Steve Mifsud of Australia while Alok missed to clear the group stage on frame scores. For the first time in the history of the competition, a ladies event has been introduced with a view to promote the efforts of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation to introduce the cue sport in 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, China. Even though the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India has not sent an official entry in the event, three Indian women players — national champion Vidya Pillai, Chitra Magimagrajan and R Uma Devi — will take part. BSFI Vice-President R.K. Tandon said the government has not given clearance to these three ladies for the championship and they will have to participate in the competition at their own cost. While Pillai is placed in group A alongside top women's player Kelly Fischer of England, Chitra and Uma Devi are in group C and group D respectively.
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India gets more ITF junior events New Delhi, October 9 A decision to this effect was taken at the ITF junior competitions committee meeting held on October 2, according to an AITA note here on Thursday. This is the first time that India will be hosting a Grade 2 event, it said. “The new event will help all the players who need to start picking up ITF points by competing against international players while the Grade 2 event will attract better participation from higher-ranked players worldwide,” AITA general secretary Anil Khanna said. “This will also go a long way in improving the standard of our higher-ranked players,” he added.
— PTI |
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Sohail
Abbas to skip Afro-Asian Games
New Delhi, October 9 According to information received here, the other three players who will be missing at Hyderabad are veteran goalkeeper Ahmad Alam, with strikers Kashif Jawwad and Shabbir Hussain.
— UNI
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CRPF scrape past
Punjabi varsity Patiala, October 9 The university lads started aggressively and nearly scored in the fifth minute as rival custodian P. Rajan had to fling himself full length to stop striker Amarinder Singh’s rasping shot. With just two minutes remaining for the final whistle, substitute Mustak Ali sealed the fate of the university boys when he collected a neat pass from stopper back Randhir Singh and neatly placed the ball in the netting. SGGS lads went into the lead when a DFA defender handled the ball and the resultant spot kick was converted into the team’s opening goal by Sikander. However, DFA were quick to equalise through Kuldeep Singh whose half volley sent the custodian the wrong way. While Gurpreet Singh helped the Jalandhar team to go into the lead, DFA brought on substitute Kulwinder and immediately this move paid dividends when his angular shot slid into the goal after kissing the vertical. However, in the dying stages of the match, Sikander Singh sealed the fate of his opponents when his 30-yard piledriver surprised the goalkeeper and enabled his team romp home with a 3-2 margin. Earlier, in a match played yesterday, SGGS had downed Sonalika Club, Hoshiarpur 2-0.
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GND varsity win BL Gupta Trophy Amritsar, October 9 Dr SP Singh, Vice-Chancellor, said the university had secured 9755 points in the Dr BL Gupta Trophy. Dr
B.L. Gupta is the second top most trophy after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(MAKA) Trophy, awarded every year for excellent achievement in the inter-university (men and women) tournaments. Osmania University Platinum Jubilee
(OUPJ) Trophy is awarded to a university that secures the highest points for participation in the women’s teams in the inter-university tournaments. Earlier, the university had won the prestigious MAKA trophy for a record 17th time. Dr BL Gupta Trophy was instituted by the Association of Indian Universities in the year 1980-1981. Guru Nanak Dev University won the trophy for the very first year of its inception. Besides, claiming the trophy 11 times, the university finished runners-up six times and were third five times. The university bagged the trophy for its performance in the year 2001-2002. During the year (2001-2002), the university won eight all-India inter-university (men and women) championships in weightlifting,
powerlifting, gymnastics, basketball (men), football, hockey, judo and netball (women) while the university grabbed runners-up position eight times and stood third four times. |
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Colourful
start to Khalsa games Anandpur Sahib, October 9 Students from various Khalsa colleges run by the SGPC presented an impressive march past. The students also displayed the traditional martial art skills. In the three-day sports events that started here today, 1471 athletes from 17 Khalsa colleges are participating. The players will test their skills in football, badminton, kabaddi, hockey, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, kho-kho and weightlifting. The results: volleyball (boys) Guru Nanak College Moga defeated Mata Gujri College Fatehgarh Sahib 2-1, SGTB Khalsa College Anandpur Sahib defeated Baba Banda Bahadur Engineering College. In volleyball (girls) Guru Nanak College Moga beat Guru Nanak College Muktsar 2-0, SGTB Khalsa College Anandpur Sahib beat Khalsa College Gardhiwal 2-0. In kabaddi national style GNE Ludhiana beat Guru Nanak College Budhlada 81-24. In kho-kho (girls) Khalsa College Garshankar beat Guru Nanak College Moga by an innings and 16 points, Mata Sahib Kaur College Kotan beat Mata Gujri College Fatehgarh Sahib. In the 800 metres Kamaljit Singh of Mata Gujri College Fatehgarh Sahib won in men’s category while Ritu Bala of Khalsa College Daroli Kalan won in the women’s category. In 5000 metres for men Pratap Singh of Khalsa College, Daroli Kalan, came first. |
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HMV college, STC in final Mandi, October 9 Manpreet of H.M.V. College made no mistake in putting her team a head in the 24th minute of the game. In the 47th minute Baljinder Kaur made it 2-0 for H.M.V Jalandhar. In the second semifinal, STC Chandigarh thrashed Himachal Eleven in a one-sided match. STC earned four penalty corners in the early minutes of the game but sounded the board in the 32nd minute through Usha. STC girls moved in good combinations and Prakash made no mistake and fired a superb field goal, taking the lead to 2-0 H.P. Eleven earned two penalty corners but failed to net the ball. At breather session the scores were 2-0. After the breather STC girls mounted pressure and in 37th minute Kamala Dalal scored the third goal for her team in the 58th minute. Dalal netted the ball again completing the score (4-0).
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GND varsity post wins Amritsar, October 9 Bangalore University were trailing 6-8 till the second quarter. However, in the third quarter, Bangalore players displaying good game locked the score at 12-each. They finally won by one goal. In other matches in the women’s category, hosts Guru Nanak Dev University routed Pune University 32-24 and then Delhi University 24-12. In another interesting match, Bangalore University got better of Pune University 22-20. In the men’s category, Guru Nanak Dev University overcame Punjabi University, Patiala, 34-32 while in another match the hosts crushed Bangalore University 38-21. In the third match Punjabi University, Patiala, outplayed Delhi University 30-20. In the last match DUdefeated Bangalore University 27-24. |
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Chhabra
is SGFI secretary Chandigarh, October 9 Earlier the house passed the audit statement of the year 2002-2003 and the budget proposals for the next year 2003-2004 were also passed. The new calendar of the SGFI was also circulated and passed by the members. The house after electing Mr Satpal as president authorised him to nominate his team. Mr Chhabra was then chosen for the post of secretary general while Mr BS Sen of Himachal Pradesh will be the treasurer. The last elections of the SGFI were held in February 1999 at Kulu. Others nominated to the various posts include senior vice-presidents Ms K Roy Choudhary (West Bengal) and Mr V Gabrial (Kerala); vice-presidents — Mr GM Dar (J&K), Mr SR Sihag (Rajasthan), Mr HS Sethi (Gujarat), Mr Mushtaq Ahmad (Karnataka), joint secretaries; Mr BB Saxena (MP), Mr Shashi Sharma
(Chhatisgarh), Mr UC Bajpai (NVS), Mr Srikant (Uttaranchal). Mr MM Joshi was elected chairman of the technical committee while Mr PC Garg will be the Adviser to the federation. |
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Inter-varsity kho-kho from today Rohtak, October 9 The six-day event will be declared open by Vice Chancellor Maj-Gen (retd) Bhim S. Suhag at 11 am tomorrow. Despite the fact that the game has a strong backing in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, kho-kho ranks as one of the popular sports in rural Haryana. As such, the championship is likely to generate keen interest especially among students of the region. |
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