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Aussies close escape routes for India
Ganguly's injury not serious: Leipus
Ranbir denies quitting
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| Leicestershire signs Mongia London: Dinesh Mongia has been signed by the English county Leicestershire as one of their overseas players for the 2005 season. The 27-year-old Indian left-hander will replace Australia’s Brad Hodge for his third stint with any English county.
All set for national
rally championship
Haryana beat HP
Outright win for Haryana
Jugraj excels in comeback match
PSEB enter last four
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Aussies close escape routes for India
Nagpur, October 28 The left-handed Simon Katich took centrestage with a controlled knock of 99 after the visitors refused to enforce the follow on for the second time in the series, despite having a first innings lead of 213 runs by skittling out India for a paltry 185. Katich missed what could have been his second Test century as he fell to spinner Murali Kartik late in the day but the visitors had put themselves firmly in the driver's seat by reaching a commanding 202 for three at close on the third day. First innings centurion Damien Martyn was batting on a cautious 41 and Michael Clarke (10) was giving him company at stumps on what turned out to be a highly disappointing day for the home team. The Australians, seeking to record their first series win on Indian soil in 35 years, took just 14.5 overs to clean up the last five Indian wickets with the lanky Jason Gillespie doing the bulk of the damage with figures of five for 56. Glenn McGrath, making his 100th Test appearance, finished with impressive figures of 25-13-27-3 which played a big role in strangulating the Indian top order batsmen on a grassy track at the VCA stadium. Zaheer got the ball to seam after pitching and that troubled the left handers consistently. Hayden (9) in particular was circumspect and was bowled by the left arm seamer after lunch. Kartik had Langer (30) caught in the deep by Laxman and his quicker one that trapped Katich plumb in front left the batsman one short of what would have been his first hundred overseas. But, after a lull in scoring in the second session when the scoreboard was stuck at the lunch score of 19 for 45 minutes, the Aussies picked up the scoring rate to tighten the screws on the hosts. Katich struck Kumble for a four and six in an over before tea. He used his wrist to optimum effect against the spinners to keep the scoreboard ticking. And if the Indians cherished any hopes of respite after Katich's dismissal, Damien Martyn (41) poured water on them with his smooth driving. The first innings centurion opened his account by driving a full toss from Kartik to midwicket fence. He continued to have a stranglehold on the bowlers who soon fell back on the leg-side attack to check the flow of runs. Clarke joined the party late in the day, cutting Kumble for two successive boundaries. But the Indians lost the plot when they pressed on with Tendulkar who failed to produce a wicket which was the need of the hour. When Kumble and Kartik began to bowl in tandem, Katich was well set. The left hander brought up his fifty with a cover driven boundary off Virender Sehwag in 91 balls. The intense battle between the two teams also saw words being exchanged between captain Rahul Dravid and Justin Langer although umpire Aleem Dar intervened to let things not get out of control. Earlier in the morning, speedster Jason Gillespie helped Australia polish off the last five Indian wickets with the second new ball with an aggressive spell. The 29-year-old South Australian picked up three wickets to finish with impressive figures of 5 for 56, his eighth five-wicket haul in an innings in 57 Tests. Shane Warne (2 for 47) and Glenn McGrath (3 for 27) picked up one wicket apiece in the morning as India, after resuming at 146 for five, collapsed in a heap within 8.5 overs after the new ball had been summoned. The tourists bowled out India for a meagre 185 off 91.5 overs in the first innings in reply to their 398. The hosts lost their last five wickets for 39 runs. Warne accounted for Parthiv Patel in his first over of the morning, by having the Indian wicketkeeper caught in the slip cordon. Patel and Mohd Kaif, who made the innings' highest score of 55 with seven fours and a six, put on 47 runs for the sixth wicket in 25.3 overs. Gillespie then claimed the wickets of Ajit Agarkar (15), Murali Kartik (3) and last man Zaheer Khan (0). Kumble remained unbeaten on 7 after a stay of 40 minutes. Scoreboard Australia (1st innings): 398 India (1st innings): Chopra c Warne b Gillespie 9 Sehwag c Gilchrist b Dravid c Warne b McGrath 21 Tendulkar lbw Gillespie 8 Laxman c Clarke b Warne 13 Kaif c Warne b McGrath 55 Patel c Hayden b Warne 20 Agarkar c Clarke b Gillespie 15 Kumble not out 7 Kartik c Clarke b Gillespie 3 Zaheer b Gillespie 0 Extras
(lb-10, nb-1, wb-1) 12 Total (all out in 91.5 overs) 185 FoW:
1-31, 2-34, 3-49, 4-75 5-103, 6-150, 7-173, 8-178, 9-181 Bowling:
McGrath 25-13-27-3; Gillespie 22.5-8-56-5; Kasprowicz 21-4-45-0; Warne 27-8-47-2. Australia (2nd innings): Langer c Laxman b Kartik 30 Hayden b Zaheer Khan 9 Katich LBW b Kartik 99 Martyn batting 41 Clarke batting 10 Extras (lb-13) 13 Total: (for 3 wkts, 73 overs) 202 FoW: 1-19, 2-99, 3-171. Bowling: Zaheer 14-5-34-1, Agarkar 16-7-25-0, Kumble 13-1-62-0, Tendulkar 8-1-12-0, Kartik 21-4-50-2, Sehwag 1-0-6-0.
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Ganguly's injury not serious: Leipus
Nagpur, October 28 "The bone scan has revealed that it is not a serious injury. There is a swelling on the lower hip joint caused by the accumulation of fluid which has been causing him (Ganguly) pain," Leipus said. "He is now receiving medical treatment for this condition and his progress will be monitored carefully over the next few days." Ganguly pulled out of the third Test at the last moment. His availability for the fourth and final Test, starting in Mumbai on November 3 came in doubt after a brief statement by the team management failed to put a date on his return to action. The statement merely said that after a medical check-up, it was revealed that Ganguly suffered from "intra-articular pathology of the right hip joint noted by increased synovial fluid accumulation."
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Ranbir denies quitting
as BCCI chief
Chandigarh, October 28 Speaking to The Tribune by telephone from Bhiwani where he is based, Mr Ranbir Singh asserted that he was the elected President of the BCCI and there was no reason why he should resign. An any case, no strictures had been passed against him by anybody and he continued to be the board president. He said such reports probably emanated from elements disgruntled with the smooth functioning of the cricket board and should be taken with a pinch of salt. Mr Ranbir Singh was of the view that once elections to the BCCI had been conducted all units were working in close cooperation with each other even if they had voted against him in the Kolkata election last month. This was particularly so now tat India were involved in a keen battle with the Australians. Mr Ranbir Singh disclosed that he would spell out his future plans for the board once the Supreme Court gave its verdict on the case. In any case, the ongoing projects of the board were going on smoothly, he asserted. The arrangements for the tours of different teams was also going as per schedule, he remarked. Mr Ranbir Singh said he would visit Mumbai, venue of the fourth Test between India and Australia, and have a pep talk with the Indian team members. He said given the way the BCCI functions, even if the BCCI President did not visit the venue of a Test the organisational work at the Test venue did not suffer and things went on smoothly. |
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Kiwis in sight
of victory
Chittagong, October 28 At the close of the third day, Bangladesh were 210 for eight in their second innings, still needing 153 runs to make New Zealand bat again. The home side were asked to follow on after they were dismissed for 182 in their first innings in reply to New Zealand’s 545 for six declared. Vettori, who took eight wickets in New Zealand’s first Test victory, captured six for 70 in the first innings and has four for 77 so far in the second. Scoreboard New Zealand (1st innings) 545-6 Bangladesh (1st innings): 182 Bangladesh (2nd innings) Iqbal b Wiseman 9 Omar c and b Franklin 1 Ahmed b Vettori 28 Saleh c Franklin b Vettori 35 Ashraful c Styris b Vettori 0 Kapali c Astle b Wiseman 13 Mashud b Oram 51 Rahman b Vettori 20 Rafique not out 30 Baisya not out 15 Extras
(b-4, lb-3, w-1) 8 Total (8 wkts, 63 overs) 210 Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-25, 3-47, 4-51, 5-74, 6-123, 7-161, 8-183 Bowling: Oram 10-4-33-1, Franklin 8-3-16-1, Wiseman 20-3-77-2, Vettori 25-8-77-4.
— Reuters
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Razzaq restricts Sri Lanka
Karachi, October 28 Razzaq, who collected a career-best five for 35, was well supported by rookie seamer Riaz Afridi (2-42) and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria (3-72) after Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami were ruled out from the match due to injuries. Akhtar has a sore shoulder, while Sami pulled a groin muscle in Pakistan's massive loss of 201 runs in the first Test at Faisalabad last Sunday. Sri Lanka (1st innings) Jayasuriya lbw Kaneria 26 Atapattu c Younis b Kaneria 44 Sangakkara c Kaneria b Afridi 13 Jayawardene c Haq b Afridi 16 Samaraweera c Farhat b Mubarak c Hameed b Razzaq 13 Kaluwitharana c Akmal Vaas c Farhat b Razzaq 7 Maharoof c Akmal b Razzaq 2 Herath c Akmal b Razzaq 12 Fernando not out 0 Extras
(b-4, lb-3, w-1) 8 Total (all out, 82.1 overs) 208 Fall of wickets:
1-66, 2-79, 3-97, 4-106, 5-126, 6-140, 7-158, 8-164, 9-208. Bowling:
Naveed 17-2-52-0, Afridi 19-7-42-2, Razzaq 23.1-9-35-5, Kaneria 23-3-72-3.
— AFP
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Leicestershire
signs Mongia
London:
Dinesh Mongia has been signed by the English county Leicestershire as one of their overseas players for the 2005 season. The 27-year-old Indian left-hander will replace Australia’s Brad Hodge for his third stint with any English county. “Dinesh is a high quality player,” Leicestershire’s Director of Cricket, James Whitaker, was quoted as saying on the BBC website here today. “Dinesh will offer the team exciting options with both bat and ball. With a very good record and an excellent attitude, we believe that he has the ability to contribute significantly on and off the field in 2005,” Whitaker added.
— PTI
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Kerala oust Services to enter Santosh Trophy final
New Delhi, October 28 Kerala hung on to a goal scored by Abdul Naushad in the 29th minute before adding the second goal during injury time, just two minutes before the final hooter, through Naushad Pari to shut out Services. Kerala too lost a man in the 27th minute of second half, to make it an even fight. But Services failed to cash in on their chances to help Kerala play an encore. Kerala had beaten Services 3-2 in the semi-final of the 58th edition of the Santosh Trophy at Imphal (Manipur) last year. Though Kerala won the match, Services custodian N Abungobi Singh walked away with the IOC Man of the Match award, and a cash prize Rs 7500. He brought off miraculous saves to deny Kerala a second goal till the very end. Kerala entered the Santosh Trophy final for the fourth time in a row, and 12 times overall. They have lifted the trophy four times and were runners-up seven times. The holders Manipur will take on Punjab in the second semi-final tomorrow at 2.30 p m. The final will be played on Sunday. Services started promisingly, putting the Kerala goal under pressure when they forced three flag kicks in the first two minutes. Kerala survived those anxious moments and several other flag kicks as the match wore on. But the contest warmed up only after Kerala took the lead in the 29th minute. Shabbir Ali, the nippy medio, fashioned a fine move, and then passed on the ball to Abdul Hakkeem on the right. Hakeem relayed a minus pass into the box, and Abdul Naushad, who had positioned himself perfectly in front of the goal, let go a stiff right footer, which zoomed into the net like a bullet (1-0). The otherwise agile Abungobi Singh was caught immobile and stunned, though in the rest of the match, he was in his elements, despite nursing an ankle injury. Services launched a series of assaults on Kerala, but strikers Shaji D’Silva, Vijay Thapa and Reghu Kumar missed the mark narrowly. Reghu Kumar, however, could not remain in the field for long as he was shown the red card when he received his second yellow card within a span of 15 minutes, for felling Kerala captain Ignatious, who was trying to cut in from the left side of the box with the ball, after a pleasing dribble down the left wing. Though Services played with ten men for almost 30 minutes, Kerala could not cash in on their numerical advantage, as Abungobi Singh adopted stone-walling tactics. It became a “level-playing field” only when Kerala lost a man too, their dependable defender Pradeep NP, to a red card. Pradeep did a rough tackle on Services striker Shaji D’Silva and referee Benjamin D’Silva promptly pulled out the yellow card. The yellow card was flashed at Pradeep for a second time when he exchanged hot words with referee. (two yellow cards make up a red card). Kerala will miss his tough tackles in the in the final, putting their defence very susceptible to pressure. Kerala also exhausted their three substitutions in a bid to energise their attack, which paid off when substitutes T Usman and Naushad Pari played in tandem to strike the second goal at injury time. Usman took the ball up with a fine dribble and ball control before chipping it to Naushad Pari inside the box for making a nice placement (2-0). Pari was guilty of squandering two open chances and the goal came as a timely atonement. |
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All set for national
rally championship
Chandigarh, October 28 Addressing a press conference at Panchkula today, the clerk of the course, Navaz Sandhu, said the Power 1 Challenge would cover a total distance of 600 km and run mainly in the lower hills west of Kasauli. The first leg of the rally will begin at Hotel Peterhoff, Shimla, on October 30 at 7 am and end at the same venue in the evening. The second and final leg will start on October 31 in the morning and conclude in the afternoon that day on The Ridge, Shimla. The main sponsor of the event is Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited. It is being organised by Motorsport One. The in charge of medical assistance is Fortis Heart Hospital. There are 27 entrants in all, up from 19 last year. The overall top position after four rounds is being occupied by VR Naren Kumar (co-driver D. Ram Kumar) in a Maruti Baleno. Representing MRF Limited, Naren is competing in the 1600cc category and has gathered 31 points so far. Following him with 29 points is another MRF entrant, Vikram Mathais (co-driver Sujith Kumar), who is also driving a Maruti Baleno. Chandigarh-based Nawaz Sandhu’s husband Karandip (co-driver Jaidas Menon) is in the seventh place with 10 points. Talking to mediapersons, Karandip hoped that the event would generate more interest in the sport in North India. Denying that he had any home advantage, he said there was more pressure on him to perform well and improve his position. The leader, Naren Kumar, said the Chandigarh round was important, but added that the three rounds after this one would also be crucial and he would have to work hard to maintain his lead. Second-placed Mathais, a popular figure on the rally circuit, is virtually following in the footsteps of Naren Kumar, who has been his mentor. Having conducted a reconnaissance of the rally route with other rallyists, he exuded confidence and hoped to pocket valuable points from this round. In the 1400cc category, Prithveen Rajan (co-driver Murthi Srinivas), in a Maruti Esteem, is leading the table, while in the RSC section, Sanjay Agarwal (co-driver Chandramouli), also driving an Esteem, is ahead of the others. |
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Haryana beat HP
Rohtak, October 28 Batting first after winning the toss, Haryana compiled 220 for nine in the stipulated 50 overs. Haryana started disastrously, losing both the openers at team’s total of 10 runs. However, Haryana staged a recovery through 82-run partnership for the fourth wicket between skipper Mandeep Singh and wicketkeeper batsman Sandeep Singh. Mandeep scored 44 off 89 balls after staying at the wicket for 116 minutes. His knock included a six and three fours. Sandeep contributed 68 off 104 balls. Ankit Rawat was another useful contributor to make 33 off 35 balls. Left arm spinner Vikram Thakur bagged five wicket at the cost of 50 runs in his quota of 10 overs. Set to score 221 runs at an average of 4.42, Himachal Pradesh could score only 190 in 49.3 overs. Barun (35), Abhinish (38) and Varun Sharma (46 not out) were the main contributors. Haryana wicketkeeper Sandeep Singh, who had scored 68 runs, executed three stumpings and held a catch behind the stumps.
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Outright win for Haryana
Rohtak, October 28 When play resumed today, Jammu and Kashmir were on the brink of a big defeat having lost six second innings wickets after attaining a lead of 37 runs only. Their remaining batsmen added another 39 runs to give Haryana a target of 77 runs to be scored without losing any wicket to learn a bonus point. Jammu and Kashmir’s overnight not out batsman Divya Partap Singh went on to score 74 runs off 174 deliveries. From Haryana side, Jayant Yadav emerged highest wicket taker. He captured three wickets for 56 runs. Haryana batsmen seemed a bit over-confident while starting their second knock. They lost their opener when scoreboard read 18 to end their hopes of achieving the bonus point. Finally, Haryana reached the victory target after losing 5 second innings wickets. Jobesh consumed four Haryana wickets conceding 20 runs. |
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Irina equals record on birthday
Chandigarh, October 28 The BA Part III student of the local MCM DAV College equalled the 10-year-old course record set by Nonita Lal Qureshi during the second Punjab Open in 1994. The Chandigarh golf icon showed her class today after a two-day bad patch. In fact Irina was heading for a still better score. She had a four-under card after eight holes. There was excitement all round as Irina took the ninth hole, which she bogeyed. After scoring four birdies on the first nine, Irina played a par game in the return nine to settle for a three-under card. She thus led the field after the third round with a score of 222. Overnight leader Shalini Malik had a bad day — her putter let her down. Anjali Chopra finished two strokes behind Irina after the third round. Another ace golfer of Chandigarh Parnita Garewal, who had played a par game yesterday, played a five-over card today to return a three-round score of 226. The Silver Division saw major changes in the leader board. Laverry Kumar had a good round of gross 87 today to emerge the leader. Pikka P. Singh slipped to third place. Apurva Gupta held on to the top place in the Bronze division followed by Deepu Dhanoa. The results: Overall champion: Irina Brar 222, Anjali Chopra 224, Parnita Garewal 226. Silver Salver (0-12): Nett — Nitika Jadeja 214, Anjali Chopra 215, Shrddhanjali Singh 217. Challenge Bowl ( 13-24): Gross — Laverry Kumar 265, Preetinder Kaur 270, Pikka P.Singh 276; Nett — Laverry Kumar 211, Laverry Kumar 225, Manichander 231. Bronze Plate ( 25-36): Gross: Apurva Gupta 306, Deepu Dhanoa 308, Manashri Ghose 309; Nett — Apura Gupta 216, Deepu Dhanoa 233, Manashri Ghose 234. Juniors: Bhavna Shetty 227, Vaishavi Sinha 237, Nitika Jadeja 241. |
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Jugraj excels in comeback match
Jalandhar, October 28 While Jugraj, who leads the PAP academy, beat Indian Air Force Delhi by 5-0, in the other matches Olympian Surjit Hockey Academy Jalandhar defeated EME Jalandhar in well contested match by 2-1. CISF edged out ITBP by 6-5 via tie-breaker. In the first match, Jugraj scored the first goal in the 26th minute through penalty stroke conversion. After wasting four penalty corners PAP Academy’s captain Jugraj converted the fifth one with drag push in the 49th minute of the play. In 54th and 65th minutes Surinder Singh scored two goals from PAP academy. In the 68th minute Sharanjit Singh completed the tally (5-0). In the second match Surjit Hockey Academy’s lads played good game. They went ahead in the 16th minute when Lakhwinder Singh converted a penalty corner (1-0). In the 24th minute, Gurmit Singh of EME equalized. In the 60th minute Hardeep Jr. completed the scoresheet. |
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PSEB enter last four
Nabha, October 28 In another quarter final match, JCT Academy put up an inspired display to down BSF, Jalandhar 5-4 and now take on the winners of the maktch between RCF and Western Railway, Bhopal, in the semifinals. The Punjab powermen will square off with the winners of the match between Punjab Police and Guru Gobind Singh Society, Jalandhar, for a spot in the final. |
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