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India can win series
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delay in Pak tour likely Pathan a quick learner: Akram
3rd successive win for Indian colts
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Srinath set to join
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Pollock fails to see S Africa through
Ramesh to lead South against England ‘A’ Indian Bank take on JCT in NFL today Pillay likely to join squad
Greece out of hockey competition WFI strategy for Olympics Rohan, Sunil for ITF Futures meet Mukesh takes lead
DAVC Jalandhar lift hockey trophy North take on Central today
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India can win series in Pak, says Ganguly
New Delhi, February 20 “I think our recent overseas record, especially the tour of Australia, has given us the confidence to believe that we can do well,” he said. “I do not want to say that we have a better team than Pakistan, but our recent performances suggest that we have a very good chance, if we play anything to our potential, I believe we will win. We have the players to do it,” Ganguly told NDTV. Ganguly said batting would once again be the key to India’s fortunes. “I always believe that if you can put up 500 runs on the board, then it becomes that much easier to put pressure on the other side. We proved ourselves in Australia, I do not see why we cannot repeat our success in Pakistan.” The Indian captain was a trifle worried with the fitness of some of his key bowlers. “We need a fully fit Zaheer and Kumble. That will be very important. Kumble has a good record against the Pakistanis and Zaheer gives us firepower.” Ganguly also said that Railways’ off-spinner Kulamani Parida was the best replacement for Harbhajan Singh. “Parida turns the ball a lot and has taken a lot of wicket in domestic cricket. He could be someone who could give us more options.” Ganguly claimed that his team would be under no additional pressure in Pakistan, saying every tour had its share of pressure. “Every tour has its fair share of pressure, there was equal pressure ahead of the World Cup. I think we should be seen and judged for the cricket we play. We are not politicians, we just want to play cricket and do well on the field,” Ganguly said. Ganguly admitted that there is still a fear factor that shadows the team’s tour to Pakistan. “The fear factor will remain right through the tour of Pakistan and we cannot get away from it. We are concerned about security, but it is something that we have to just sit down together and learn to live with.” “We had read a lot of stuff on the net about the situation in Pakistan, and we were naturally worried,” he said but added that “we had never said that we would not tour Pakistan. We have always been very keen to tour the country.” The captain wanted his team to “enjoy the tour” which may be a little “difficult given the security constraints.” “We may like to see Pakistan and enjoy the tour to whatever extent possible. Unless you enjoy your cricket, it becomes very difficult to play good cricket.” — PTI
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One-week delay in Pak tour likely Kolkata, February 20 “Possibly we may not be able to go to Pakistan on the dates talked about earlier. The tour could be delayed by five to six days. We have discussed over the itinerary but it is not yet finalised. We would be announcing it tomorrow,” Dalmiya told a press conference here. As per Pakistan Cricket Board’s proposals, Indian team was scheduled to leave on the tour on March 4. Dalmiya’s announcement suggests that the historic tour would only kick off in the second week of March. Dalmiya also indicated that the tour could be divided in two parts. “Which tour has not been played in two parts. There are different sets of players for the Tests and one-dayers. So wait till tomorrow and you will come to know,” he said when asked whether there would be a break after the Test series. The board chief also made it clear that the team would play three Test matches and five one-dayers on the tour besides playing a warm-up game. “Three Tests and five one-dayers, yes we will play this much. Delaying the series also does not mean that we would not play in the warm-up game. Definitely we will play that.” Asked whether the team would play matches in Karachi and Peshawar, the two venues where India have reservations playing, Dalmiya said “wait till tomorrow”. “We have to work out some more details before finalising the itinerary. We are in constant touch with the PCB and even today I had a discussion with them.” The board chief said he had an informal discussion with the Home Ministry and Sports Ministry today. — PTI
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Pathan a quick learner: Akram Lahore, February 20 "He is a very quick and eager learner. Whatever I saw of him in Australia, he has proved himself to be a mentally tough bowler which is so important in international cricket," said Akram, arguably the best left-arm seamer the game has ever seen. The former Pakistan captain, who spent some time with the 19-year-old bowler during India's tour to Australia, said he had spoken to Pathan about developing the yorker to become successful in international cricket. “He did ask me about yorkers. And I told him it would be advisable for him to work on his yorkers. And specially in one-day cricket it is advisable for him to have a good yorker,” he said.
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Zaheer not sure CHENNAI: India’s pace bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan, who is recovering from injury, on Friday said he had not made up his mind about his availability for the tour of Pakistan. Talking to reporters here at a function organised by MRF Pace Foundation, where he fine-tuned his skills by seeking assistance from Aussie legend Dennis
Lillee, he said “Yes, I am preparing for the tour, but it is not certain whether I will be going to Pakistan.’’ Responding to queries, he said “I have not started bowling flat out and in full run-up.’’ “I started bowling only a couple of days ago at the Foundation. I am bowling in only short run-ups. It will take at least another ten days to build it up and bowl in full run-up.’’ “I am not certain whether I am going. Before that I have to become fully fit,’’ he said.
— UNI
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to provide maximum facilities to visitors from India during the forthcoming series here. “The coordination meeting basically focussed on security and organisational arrangements, including those for the media, and it was decided that visitors from India should not face any problems while in Pakistan for the matches,’’ a PCB spokesman told reporters after the Board’s meeting here on Thursday. He, refused to comment on whether the tour itinerary had been discussed but said the proposed schedule was already with the BCCI and it included matches at Karachi. — UNI
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3rd successive win for Indian colts
Dhaka, February 20 Man of the match Dhawan scored 120 to set the foundation for a huge Indian innings total, 309 for seven in 50 overs, before the bowlers skittled out the hosts for 178. The victory was India’s third in as many matches and top Group C.
Put into bat, India were off to a flying start with Dhawan, who had scored 156 against Scotland, putting on 135 runs for the first wicket with Robin Uthappa (59) in 24.1 overs. Uthappa’s dismissal was followed by the hosts snaring two more quick wickets, that of Ambati Rayudu (10) and Suresh Raina (2) in a space of seven overs to check the scoring rate. But the late order batsmen — Dinesh Karthik (25), Gaurav Dhiman (32) and Abhishek Sharma (23) used the long-handle to good effect to take the score past the 300-mark. Dhawan, who faced 148 balls and hit 14 boundaries, was castled in the 49th over by Nazlum Hossain. Nadif Chowdhury and Naeem Islam took two wickets each. Bangladesh started poorly losing two wickets in the first six overs before Naeem Islam (22) and Aftab Ahmed stepped up the scoring with some powerful blows. The duo took the score to 74 in the 11th over before Aftab became Gupta’s first victim — caught by Rayudu. New Zealand, with two wins and a loss, move into the Super League along with India from Group C. Brief scores: India:
309 for 7 in 50 overs (S Dhawan 120, R Uthappa 59; N Chowdhury 2-45, N Islam 2-47)
Bangladesh 178 all out in 40.3 overs (A Ahmed 44, D Ghosh 26; P Gupta 3-21, A Sharma 3-39) by 131 runs.
— PTI
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Srinath set to join
MRF Foundation
Chennai, February 20 "The present one-day cricket, is too demanding and I thought I can share my experience, expertise and knowledge with upcoming boys here and boost the confidence of the young bowlers," he told newsmen at a programme organised by the Foundation to felicitate Indian speedsters Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan and Ashish Nehra. "It's some sort of reversal of roles for me as I had been with the Foundation since my formative days", Srinath, who honed up his skills here during his 12-year stint in the Indian team, said. "There are so many intricate things in bowling ...I will be sharing such things with the boys," he said and observed that injury was part and parcel of fast bowling and he would advice youngsters on how to prevent them. He had greatly benefitted from the assistance rendered by Lillee and MRF Foundation chief coach T.A. Sekar, Srinath said adding that while in the Foundation, a fast bowler could have his actions corrected and learn nuances of speed bowling before making it big in the league. Describing Srinath as a role model for upcoming fast bowlers, Lillee said Srinath's experience and the way, in which he had sustained in the demanding international arena, would greatly help in training speed bowlers. "I am happy that Srinath is coming forward to do it".
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Hogg fashions Aussie win Dambulla, February 20 Batting under lights the Sri Lankans found themselves in trouble early, losing openers Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana run out, with only 13 runs on the board. Paceman Jason Gillespie playing in his 66th limited-over international picked up his 100th wicket in style bowling Atapattu with a beautiful outswinger. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena combined thereafter for a valuable 121-run partnership in 171 balls, livening up a packed crowd at Dambulla. Lee elicited an edge off Sangakkara to Gilchrist in the 34th over. Sangakkara departed for 58 off 91 balls and Jayawardena followed in the next over playing an Andrew Symonds offbreak on to the stumps. Batting with a runner because of a cramp half way through his innings, Jayawardena scored 61 runs in 90 balls including five fours. Scoreboard Australia: Gilchrist c Atapattu b Hayden run out 40 Ponting c Dilshan b Martyn c and Bevan st Kaluwitharana Symonds not out 37 Clarke lbw b Muralitharan 0 Hogg not out 2 Extras (lb-5, w-5, nb-1) 11 Total
(for six wkts, Fall of Wickets:
1/104, 2/114, 2/189, 4/207, 5/239, 6/239. Bowling: Vaas 3-0-19-0, Kulasekara 3-0-18-0, Dharmasena 10-0-49-0, Dilshan 5-0-28-0, Muralitharan 10-2-30-2, Chandana 10-0-47-2, Jayasuriya 9-0-66-1. Sri Lanka: Jayasuriya run out 8 Kaluwitharana run out 2 Atapattu b Gillespie 1 Sangakkara c Gilchrist b Lee 58 Jayawardene b Symonds 61 Dilshan not out 18 Chandana lbw b Hogg 9 Vaas c Hayden b Hogg 0 Dharmasena st Gilchrist Kulasekara b Hogg 1 Muralitharan c Lee Extras (b-1, lb-2, w-13, Total (all out, 43.3 overs) 178 Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-13, 3-24, 4-145, 5-147, 6-166, 7-170, 8-170, 9-178. Bowling:
Gillespie 6-2-14-1, Lee 8-1-31-1, Williams 5-0-28-0, Hogg 9.3-1-41-5, Clarke 5-0-21-0, Symonds 10-0-40-1.
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Pollock fails to see S Africa through
Wellington, February 20 Batting with a runner after suffering a groin strain, Pollock blasted three sixes among 21 runs in the last over as South Africa nearly scored an improbable victory.
South Africa needed 27 runs from the last over to surpass New Zealand’s total of 254 for 5 in a match shortened to 38 overs per side by the effects of heavy rain. Pollock was given the strike when Ashwell Prince took a single from the first ball and took two runs, then hit a six to leave South Africa needing 18 runs — three sixes — from the last three balls. Such a finish seemed unlikely until Pollock hit each of the next two balls from medium pacer Kyle Mills into the grandstand for sixes, leaving six required from the final ball. A shaken Mills regathered his composure to make the last ball of the match a slanting yorker. Pollock, who had stepped away to leg to give himself room, could only stab the ball back to the bowler.
Scoreboard New Zealand: Papps c Boucher b Kallis 67 Fleming c Prince b Boje 43 Cairns run out (Prince) 20 Oram c Kallis b Smith 20 Styris not out 45 McMillan run out (Boje) 1 McCullum not out 41 Extras
(lb-9 w-6 nb-2) 17 Total (5 wkts, 38 overs) 254 Fall of wickets:
1-100, 2-137, 3-163, 4-165, 5-170. Bowling: Pollock 5.5-1-8-0, Nel 5-0-38-0, Kallis 5-0-45-1, Ntini 6-0-48-0, Morkel 5-0-21-0, Boje 7-0-49-1, Smith 4.1-0-36-1. South Africa: Smith c Fleming b Styris 43 Gibbs c Cairns b Styris 69 Kallis c McCullum b Vettori 16 Morkel run out 6 Dippenaar c Fleming b Cairns 8 Boucher c and b Vettori 0 Prince not out 45 Boje run out 24 Pollock not out 29 Extras
(lb-5, w-2, nb-2) 9 Total: (7 wkts in 38 overs) 249 Fall of wickets:
1-95, 2-134, 3-140, 4-142, 5-142, 6-153, 7-203. Bowling: Daryl Tuffey 5-1-38-0, Kyle Mills 7-0-56-0, Jacob Oram 6-0-41-0, Scott Styris 8-0-44-2, Daniel Vettori 8-1-41-2, Chris Cairns 4-0-24-1.
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Ramesh to lead South against England ‘A’ New Delhi, February 20 The teams are: South Zone:
Sadagopan Ramesh, Y Venugopala Rao (vice-captain), S Shreeram, Y Badrinath, R
Ram Kumar, Sunil Joshi, MSK Prasad, S Sarath, N P Singh, Rowland Barrington, S. Sreeshant, Tamil Kumaran, Y Sivaji Yadav, Khaleel Ibrahim and Sapnil Asnood Kar. K S Bhaskar Rama Murthy is the manager-cum-coach. England ‘A’:
James Tredwell (captain), Graham Wagg, Kadeer Ali, Simon Frances, Simon Jones, Shaftab Khalid, Michael Lumb, Sajid Mahmood, Graham Napier, Scott Newman, Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Prior, Bilal Shafayat, E D Smith and Rodney Marsh (coach).
Match referee: Gulrez Ali. Umpires: Dr M S Mahal and S K
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Indian eves stumble at last hurdle
Kuala Lumpur, February 20 The Indian team, who had raised the hopes of qualifying for the Jakarta final after their fantastic win over third seed Hong Kong yesterday, came a cropper against the young Malaysians, thereby finishing outside the top four.
Only the four semifinalists would join defending champion China and hosts Indonesia in the finals from the Asian continent. The Indians received an early jolt when 1998 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Aparna Popat bit the dust, losing to Mew Choo Wong 11-9 11-2. World number 25 Popat could not produce the form which had helped her maintain a clean slate so far and bowed out in just 20 minutes against the 97-ranked opponent. The top ranked doubles pair of Shruti Kurien and Jwala Gutta did not help the nation’s cause as they surrendered meekly to Pei Tty Wong and Chin Eei Hui to lose 5-15 12-15. The Indian challenge came to an abrupt end in the third rubber itself when the experienced B R Meenakshi, ranked 101, lost to 198-ranked Sze Mei Woon 9-11, 9-11 in just over half an hour. The young Trupti Murgunde got the better of Baharum Norsyahliza 11-7 11-6 to avoid a whitewash after the pair of Manjusha Kanwar and Fatima Nazneen went down against Chew Yen Fong and Sock Ai Ooi 13-15 2-15. Earlier, Indian men lost to strong contenders South Korea 0-5 in their last league encounter to finish second in group A of the Thomas Cup preliminaries late last night. The Indians would now play in the second round play-offs against Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore, who finished second best in their respective groups, to decide on the fifth qualifier for the finals. Women: Malaysia bt India 4-1 (Mew Choo Wong bt Aparna Popat 11-9 11-2; Pei Tty Wong/ Chin Eei Hui bt Shruti
Kurien/ Jwala Gutta 15-5 15-12; Sze Mei Woon bt B R Meenakshi 11-9 11-9; Chew Yen Fong/ Sock Ai Ooi bt Manjusha Kanwar/ Fatima Nazneen 15-13 15-2; Baharum Norsyahliza lost to Trupti Murgunde 7-11 6-11). Men: Korea bt India 5-0 (Lee Hyun Il bt Abhin Shyam Gupta 15-7 15-4; Lee Dong
Soo/ Yoo Yong Sung bt Rupesh Kumar/ Markose Bristow 15-5 15-11; Shon Seung Mo bt Chetan Anand 15-7 15-5; Kim Dong Moon/ Ha Tae Kwon bt Sanave Thomas/ V Diju 15-2 15-10; Park Tae Sang bt JBS Vidyadhar 15-3 15-5).
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Indian Bank take on JCT in NFL today Chandigarh, February 20 Indian Bank, coached by former international VP
Sathyan, had a pathetic run in the first phase of the league. In 11 rounds, they could not register a single victory and the two points that they picked up were from draws against Mohammedan Sporting and East Bengal. One reason for the Chennai outfit's poor showing was the absence of Sri Lankan recruits Kasun Nadika
Jeyasurya, Mohammed Moideen, and Kamaldeen Fuard in the initial stages as they were asisting their national team in the Olympic qualifiers in Sri Lanka. The bank men's campaign picked up in the later stages and their best showing came against East Bengal at Chennai on January 12 when they snatched a point from the defending champions through a goal by
Fuard. Though trailing at the last spot, Indian Bank cannot be termed as pushovers. With the Sri Lankan trio joining the line-up, the Chennai outfit has certainly gained in confidence although goalkeeping and defence do appear vulnerable. Among the new faces assisting the team this season are T.Roopesh and
K. Naushad, formerly of ITI; and Prahlad Rawat and E. Mahendra Mani, formerly of HAL, Bangalore. In the attack, Syed Sabir Pasha and Kasun Nadika Jeyasuriya are expected to play a leading role along with
Fuard, Hamilton Bobby and Amjad Khan. Goalkeeper Felix Edward will have to be extra cautious as Indian Bank have
already conceded 24 goals, the highest number in the league so far. JCT, on the other hand, had a dream run in the first phase notching up as many as five victories while drawing three ties. Currently placed fourth, the Phagwara outfit coached by Sukhwinder Singh and Parminder Singh, hope to move further up in the decisive second phase. Although the absence of Vijayan and Ancheri will surely be felt tomorrow, the team is capable of overcoming adversities. Right winger Jaswinder Singh, Nigerian Stephan Abarowei and Charanjit Kumar are expected to lead the attack. The defence, as usual, will be manned by stopper backs KV Dhanesh and Musa Aliu with Daljit Singh and Jaspal Singh lending support on the flanks. In goalkeeper Mansuru Mohammed, JCT have a dependable goalie whose role can be crucial in crunch situations. When the two teams met in the first phase, JCT beat Indian Bank 3-0 at Chennai on December 1. But tomorrow will be a different ball game altogether. Incidentally tomorrow's tie will be the first NFL encounter to be played under floodlights. The kick-off is at 6 pm.
The following are the latest standings of the teams in the eighth National Football League (read under teams, matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, and points) : Teams P W D L GF GA Pts. Dempo
SC 11 6 4 1 12 4 22 East Bengal 11 6 3 2 17 9 21 Mahindras 11 6 1 4 15 11 19 Churchill Bros 11 5 3 3 13 10 18 JCT 11 5 3 3 11 10 18 Salgaocar SC 11 5 2 4 13 9 17 Haywards SC 11 4 3 4 17 16 15 Vasco SC 11 3 6 2 8 9 15 Mohun Bagan 11 4 2 5 12 9 14 Tollygunge 11 2 4 5 6 11 10 Mohd. Sporting 11 2 3 6 9 18 9 Indian Bank 11 0 2 9 7 24 2
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New Delhi, February 20 The announcement, which was scheduled for Wednesday, has been deferred till next week that would give Pillay, who was injured during the Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia last month, a few more days to prove his fitness. Dr Anant Joshi, under whom Pillay underwent treatment for an injured knee, has already cleared the player to resume action after Sunday, Indian Hockey Federation sources said here today. If Pillay returns to the side he would take over the reins from Dilip Tirkey, who captained the side in the Test series against the Dutch. “Pillay is fit to play after Sunday. So he has a good chance of making to the side. And if he returns, he is the automatic choice for captaincy,” the sources said. “There will be a selection trial at National Stadium on Monday and the team will be announced on the same day.” The March 2-13 qualifiers at Madrid will see 12 teams fight it out for seven Athens Olympic berths to join the five continental champions. Germany, South Korea, Argentina, Australia and Egypt have already made it to the four-yearly extravaganza by virtue of being the continental champions and will be challenged by these seven qualifiers for the Olympic glory. Qualifying for the mega event may not be a tough task for the Indians since they have been pitted in a rather easy Pool B comprising Pakistan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Belgium and Canada. Defending Olympic champions Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, Japan, South Africa and Poland are placed in pool A. The Indian team will embark on the trip on February 24. — PTI
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Greece out of hockey competition New Delhi, February 20 Greece were eliminated from the games as they lost the three-match series against Canada in Madrid. Given the very poor track record of Greece in hockey, the games' world body FIH had decided to give the Olympic hosts a chance to play a best-of-three series against Canada. The winners of the series were to get a place in the Olympic qualifiers to be held in Madrid from March 2. Canada beat Greece 7-1 and 3-1 in two matches making the third match
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Chandigarh, February 20 In two separate communications addressed to President WFI, Union Minister said that the victory symbolised the strenuous efforts put in by the wrestlers and their coaches. Four wrestlers recently qualified for participation of Olympics-2004 to be held at Athens. Besides qualifying in the competition, Yougeshwar Dutt (55 kg) won gold medal, Palwinder Cheema (120 kg) won silver, while Anuj Chaudhary, (120 kg) and Ramesh (66 kg) won bronze medals. Sushil Kumar (60 kg) and Sujit Mann (74 kg) had earlier qualified for the Olympics. Dr Malik revealed that the WFI had chalked out a strategy to win medals in the Olympics. The team was undergoing strenuous training besides doing yoga and meditation. A sports psychologist was also being engaged to motivate wrestlers, who would be sent to Athens one month in advance so that they were able to acclimatise better.
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Rohan, Sunil for ITF Futures meet New Delhi, February 20 Fancied players like Enev Todor, ranked 29, and Aisam Qureshi of Pakistan, who won the ITF Futures title in Delhi last November, will be the other star attractions. Promising Indians like Vishal Uppal, national champion Punna Vishal, Karan Rastogi and Divij Sharan will also be playing in the tournament. Players from other countries like Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, Poland, Egypt, Russia, Austria, Kuwait, Czech Republic, the USA, Korea, Britain and Germany are also participating. The tournament will have 20 direct entries, eight qualifiers and four wild cards. The main draw matches will be held from Monday to Saturday. AITA secretary Anil Khanna said the association has received a grant from the Grand Slam Development Fund (GSDF), administered by the International Tennis Federation, for hosting this event. Mr Khanna said the GSDF was established in 1985 through a donation from the championships at Wimbledon to assist the development of competitive opportunities for young players worldwide. Further contributions from the French, US and Australian Open together with the continued support from Wimbledon have since created the fund. |
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Mukesh takes lead
Noida, February 20 Delhi Golf Club pro Ashok Kumar, three strokes behind Mukesh, was placed second with a three day tally of eight-under 208. Another Delhi golfer Gast Ram occupied the third place at 210. Mukesh created magic with his putter as he made only 22 putts in his entire round. “My putting was absolutely flawless today, I am extremely pleased with my effort”. He carded a total of seven birdies today, four of which came on the front nine. The back nine saw him record birdies on the 12th, 14th and 17th. After getting on to the green, Mukesh missed an easy ten-foot putt to drop a stroke. On the 16th his tee shot found the bunker yet again following which a missed downhill putt cost him another stroke. Ashok made a well-compiled three under 69, which included six birdies and three bogies. Ashok, who was leading the Money List not two weeks ago, is currently placed fourth on the Order of Merit. Among the amateurs Chirag Kumar played a round of four-over 76 to retain his lead, while Simarjeet Singh was placed second at 222. Scores (after 54 holes): 205-Mukesh Kumar (69,69,67); 208-Ashok Kumar (69,70,69); 210-Gast Ram (70,68,72); 212-SSP Chowrasia (70,73,69); 213-Rafiq Ali (70,74,69), Yusuf Ali (70,73,70); 214-Digvijay Singh (71,70,73), Pappan (70,68,76) Amateurs: 219-Chirag Kumar (71,72,76); 222-Simarjeet Singh (74,73,75).
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Alok gearing up for
Singapore meet Chandigarh, February 20 Alok Kumar, who was also conferred Arjuna award last year, was in city today. He had earlier won national titles in billiards in 1999, 2003 and 2004 while in snooker, he bagged the national title four times in 1992,1994, 2002 and 2004. He won one title in pool event in 2002. Alok said besides this, he had been a silver medalist in the Asian Games 2002. On his future plans, Alok said he was getting ready to take part in the first leg of the Asian pool tour to be held at Singapore on February 28 and 29. Alok said cue sport was now a medal sport. He was hopeful that 2008 Beijing Olympics would include cue sport. |
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DAVC Jalandhar lift hockey trophy New Delhi, February 20 The 70-minute final, which was an all-Punjab affair, failed to produce exciting hockey. The Jalandhar boys had more share of the ball and earned five penalty corners as compared to one by their rivals but all of them were muffed.— UNI
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North take on
Central today Rohtak, February 20 In 42 years of the history of Duleep Trophy tournament, which began in 1961-62, North Zone have maintained an appreciable record by winning the coveted title 13 times besides emerging joint winners with West zone in 1988-89. In fact North zone have entered the final of the tournament 20 times. They had to remain content with the runners-up slot on six
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