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Kerala stun Punjab, lift Santosh Trophy
Ganguly ruled out of fourth Test
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Gilchrist digs up pitch debate again
Prabhjot stars in IOC win
Lohit Urs emerges overall winner
Kangra polytechnic girls win title
6 city players for NZ Signature Golf
Jalandhar schools in Nehru hockey final
Krishan restricts Haryana
Punjab cops champs
School teams for horse show
Vaish College zonal champs
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Kerala stun Punjab, lift Santosh Trophy
New Delhi, October 31 In an absorbing contest, captain Ignatious blasted home the match-winner in the second minute of the second half of extra-time after the teams had tied 2-2 at the end of the regulation time, to power Kerala to their fifth Santosh Trophy triumph. Ignatious received the IOC man of the match award and a cash prize of Rs 10,000. Kerala earned Rs 3 lakh in prize money, while Punjab pocketed Rs 1.5 lakh. Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyer and All-India Football Federation president Priya Ranjan Dashmunshi gave away the prizes. For Kerala, this victory was a sweet revenge as Punjab had beaten them to the title in the 1988 National Championship held at Quilon. Kerala’s triumph was pleasing on another count too, as it came on the eve of the ‘Kerala Day’, which falls on November 1. Though Punjab had the better of ball exchanges and scoring chances, they failed to show the same kind of tenacity and scoring skills as Kerala displayed to end up as the second best. Punjab have not won the Santosh Trophy after beating Kerala in that eventful final at Quilon when international Parminder Singh missed his shot in the ‘sudden death’ but Dhanwat Kumar got it right to lead Punjab to a 5-4 victory. Punjab last played in the final, against Bengal in Chennai in 1995, but were beaten by a golden goal of Baichung Bhutia. Kerala, who first lifted the Santosh Trophy in 1973 at Ernakulam, went on to inscribe their name on the trophy four more times, the last being at Mumbai in 2001 when they defeated Goa through a golden goal. They beat Goa in 1992 at Coimbatore and got the better of Maharashtra at Ernakulam in 1993, but never in the north. Though Kerala’s overall game lacked the same kind of verve and enthusiasm as Punjab’s, two of their goals were spectacular. But they also wasted a penalty kick just three minutes before regulation time, when the teams were tied 2-2. Kerala had begun well, when they took the lead in the seventh minute. A couple of probing missions put the Punjab goal under pressure, and one such raid resulted in a flag kick. Abdul Naushad floated the ball from the left corner, which a Punjab defender headed down, but could not quite clear it to safety. Bijesh Ben dashed into pounce on the free ball, and lob it into the goal, which was held by custodian Kameshwar Singh, but could not maintain his balance and went into the goal with the ball. Referee Rizwan-ul-Haq hesitated for a moment, before whistling for a goal (1-0). Punjab also suffered another blow when their solid defender Tapan Bhattacharya was carried off in a stretcher after a mid-field collision. He was replaced by Daljit Singh. But Punjab did not lose heart, and on resumption, they charged in like wounded lions to slot home two goals in the first six minutes. Hardeep Gill pulled off the equaliser in the second minute, when he headed in, following a free kick, which crashed into the goal, giving no clue to custodian M V Nelson (1-1). Before the din of the goal could die down, Punjab scored their second goal in the sixth minute (2-1) when Harpreet Singh headed in following a flag kick (2-1). Stunned into silence, Kerala mounted a do-or-die battle, and one of Abdul Naushad’s attempts at the goal resulted in a flag kick, in the 10th minute. And Naushad’s corner kick from the left flag post curved into the far post of the Punjab goal, over the heads of a crowded defence, and the eluding the hands of the custodian (2-2). Kerala made a vital substitution in the 30th minute when Naushad Pari replaced vice-captain Bineesh K. Pari setup a nice pass for Abdul Hakeem who charged in with the ball, but was brought down inside the box, apparently due to a shoulder charge by Punjab defender Harpreet Singh. Referee Rizwan-ul-Haq whistled for a spot kick, which was taken by Leonal Thomas, whose first attempt was deflected by Kameshwar Singh, but he blazed over the rebound. Kerala scored the match-winner in the second minute of the second session when Naushad Pari sent a perfect cross from almost 40 yards out into the feet of Ignatious, who turned on his heel to left-foot the ball into the goal, leaving the entire Punjab defence rooted, and stunned (3-2). It was an interesting coincidence that Ignatious had scored Kerala’s first goal against Railways in their Group C quarter-final league, and ignited passion once again with his goal today. Punjab were unlucky as they played fast, attacking football, forcing the Kerala players on the defensive. But their strikers Gurjit Singh Atwal and Harvinder Singh missed chances that should have been goals by any reckoning. But one man in the Kerala defence, the tall Abdul Basheer, acted as a spoil sport when he beat them in aerial duels, long balls and one-to-one tackles. Punjab, who first lifted the Santosh Trophy at Jalandhar in 1971, repeated the feat in 1975 at Jalandhar, 1981 in Cuttack, 1985 at Kanpur, 1986 at Jabalpur and in 1988 at Quilon. They were also runners-up on four occasions. |
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Kaneria puts Pak in control
Karachi, October 31 Battling centuries from Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara failed to stop Kaneria from reducing the Sri Lankans to 361 for seven as the visitors gained a slim advantage of just 91 runs at the close. Kaneria finished with six for 102 as Sri Lanka collapsed from a comfortable position of 333 for three. With no specialist batsman left at the crease, the Sri Lankans face an uphill task on the final day to save the Test. In a remarkable final session of play after Jayasuriya (107) and Sangakkara (138) had held the innings together, Pakistan captured four wickets for 27 runs. Kaneria, playing in his 20th Test, captured his sixth five-wicket haul. Sri Lanka lead the two match series having won the first test in Faisalabad by 201 runs. Kaneria tormented the batsmen throughout the day and triggered the collapse by having Thilan Samaraweera caught at slip by Younis Khan. Debutant Rana Naved rekindled hopes of a win when he claimed his first Test victim, the prized scalp of Sangakkara, just seven overs before the close. Sangakkara, who reached his seventh hundred in the first over after tea, batted for nearly six hours and faced 251 balls in an innings which included 20 fours and one six. He reached triple figures with two flowing cover drives off Abdul Razzaq but was out after snicking the ball. Kaneria than had Jehan Mubarak caught at leg slip off an inside edge for two and bowled Romesh Kaluwitharana for seven to swing the match Pakistan's way. Pakistan had to toil hard in the three sessions on an easy paced track. Jayasuriya required just six balls to get the four runs required for his 14th test century during the morning session when Sri Lanka resumed on 134 for one. The 35-year-old cut Shoaib Malik to reach his hundred from just 110 balls with 14 fours and a six. But he fell soon after miscuing a sweep shot off Kaneria to Malik at square leg. Scoreboard
Sri Lanka (1st innings): 208 Pakistan (1st innings): 478 Sri Lanka (IInd innings): Jayasuriya c Malik b Kaneria 107 Atapattu c Hameed b Kaneria 25 Sangakkara c Akmal b Rana 138 Jayawardene c Hameed
b Kaneria 32 Samaraweera c Younis b Kaneria 22 Mubarak c Imran b Kaneria 2 Kaluwitharana b Kaneria 7 Vaas not out 2 Maharoof not out 0 Extras
(b-5 lb-10 nb-11) 26 Total ( 7 wickets, 111 overs) 361 Fall of wickets:
1-117 2-170 3-253 4-333 5-351 6-359 7-360 Bowling: Rana Naved 17-3-67-1, Riaz Afridi 12-3-45-0, Abdul Razzaq 22-5-91-0 (nb-7), Danish Kaneria 45-11-102-6, Shoaib Malik 15-5-41-0 (nb-3).
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Ganguly ruled out of fourth Test
Mumbai, October 31 Ganguly will not play in the fourth Test beginning from November 3 at the Wankhede Stadium here as his hip injury had still not healed properly. The southpaw, who practised along with the Indian team-mates, did not feel any discomfort while batting. But he felt some pain during the fielding drills and it was decided that he would not play in the final Test. Ganguly could not play in the third Test at Nagpur due to fluid in his right hip joint. India lost the Test by 342 runs to concede a 2-0 insurmountable lead in the four match series. The middle-order batsman will leave for Kolkata tomorrow to recuperate and get fit for the home series against the South Africans. Meanwhile, the Indian team had a net session this afternoon at the Wankhede Stadium here. All the players expect for newcomers Maharashtra opener Dheeraj Jadhav and Bengal paceman S.S. Paul were present at the session. Jadhav and Paul are expected to arrive in Mumbai tomorrow morning.
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Gilchrist digs up pitch debate again
Mumbai, October 31 The Indians lost the Nagpur match by 342 runs to concede the four-Test series to Australia. “I think the Indians were psyched down by the wicket at Nagpur even before the Test started,” Gilchrist told reporters here on the sidelines of a promotional event. “Indians should have gone in with three seamers and should have included Ashish Nehra as our batsmen would have found it difficult to play two left-arm seamers on a wicket which helped new ball bowlers throughout,” said the stand-in skipper. Gilchrist also admitted for the first time that Indians had “let them off the hook” in the drawn Chennai Test. “Even in the Chennai Test the Indians had an opportunity to close us down but they did not take it and let us off the hook when our batsmen managed to hang out in the middle.” Now, with the series tucked neatly under the belt, Gilchrist said his team would try to cap off the successful tour with a win in the fourth and last Test beginning here on Wednesday. “Though it has been a very good away series win for us after nearly 35 years, I would like to win the Mumbai Test to prove our supremacy,” he said.
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Paul raring to go
Kolkata, October 31 “I am completely fit now. I don’t have any problem with the ankle,” Paul told newspersons after a practice session at the Eden Gardens here. Paul, scheduled to join the team in Mumbai this evening, said, “I’m looking forward to it. It’s a dream come true for me. I will deliver my best if given a chance to play”.
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Prabhjot stars in IOC win
Jalandhar, October 31 In other matches, holders Bharat Petroleum, Mumbai, grounded star-studded Indian Airlines, Delhi, 2-1 while Border Security Force, Jalandhar, derailed Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, 7-0. Punjab and Sind
Bank, Delhi, toyed with Air-India, Mumbai, winning 6-1. Deepak Thakur and Prabhjot Singh combined well for IOC. PNB were the first to open the score in the eighth minute through Damandeep Singh. IOC equalised in the 13th minute through Kamlesh. They quickly took the lead as Deepak Thakur converted a penalty corner in the 15th minute (2-1). In the 18th minute, PNB’s Gagandep Singh equalised at 2-2. Then Prabhjot Singh struck in quick succession in the 21st, 23rd and 25th minutes, for his hat-trick. In the 45th minute, Prabhjot scored his fourth goal as IOC led 6-2. In the 62nd minute, Damandeep Singh reduced margin for PNB (3-6). Dhanraj Pillay failed to impress in the match against Bharat Petroleum. He scored one goal but was
substituted in the last minutes of the match. In the 14th minute, Bimla Lakra converted a penalty corner for Indian Airlines (1-0). After that, Bharat
Petroleum did not give them any chance. In the 43rd and 57th minutes, Amar Ayamma scored two field goals for the oilmen to win. Bharat Petroleum, with six points from two wins, have booked their quarterfinal berth. In the last match of the day, PSB played well to register their first victory in the league. Navpreet, Ravipal, Sharanjit, Ajitpal, Gurwinder Singh scored for the winners while Rajesh Chauhan scored the only goal Air-India. |
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Lohit Urs emerges overall winner
Shimla, October 31 Twenty five-year-old Urs scored the biggest win of his rallying career. Both Urs and Naren had car problems in the last two stages but the overnight lead proved decisive. Naren still continues to lead the championship in the points tally with 13 points earned here taking his aggregate to 44, 15 points ahead of the second-placed Vikram Mathais, also of Team MRF, who has a tally of 29. Thanks to the 15 points earned here, Urs leapfrogs to 4th spot, 20 points behind Prithveen Rajan, who is at the third place with 23 points. Prithveen Rajan continued his impressive form in the 1400cc category, winning yet another round to open up a championship lead of nine points over second-placed Arjun Rao Aroor who was trailing him overnight by 22 seconds. He did well to cut back 12 seconds in the last two stages but the effort was not good enough for victory. Prithveen's fine drive also earned him the third spot overall, while Chandigarh driver Sunny Sidhu, driving fifth place overall. With six stages already run on the first day, both Urs and Naren were aware of the battering their cars would take on the final day, but they had no option but to go flat out. In the first stage of the day, Naren broke the struts of his front and rear right wheels, but carried on gamely, conceding a two-second lead to Urs. The last stage was now a do-or-die affair and Urs seemed to be in trouble when he began the last stage with a flat rear left tyre. However, to his credit, he drove through the 12.6 kms with a flat, though he conceded 30 seconds to Naren, he still scraped through by three seconds. A visibly happy Urs credited his victory to the steady driving he managed over the two days. "I knew that the stages would get harder every time, so planned my drive accordingly and my car stood the trial," he said. Urs, who began his rallying career in 1999, followed it up with victory in the 1400 cc in 2003. He will now be looking to further assert himself in the overall category. Naren was philosophical in defeat, preferring to collect the 13 points rather than risk breaking his car by going all out. "In the first stage, I had hoped to make time on him but broke both my right struts. By then the lead was quite big. I eased off in the last stage as I did not want to take unnecessary risks," he said. The following are the provisional results: Overall:
Lohit Urs/Bonnie Thomas (Maruti Baleno) 2:08.35; Naren Kumar/D Ramkumar (Team MRF, Maruti Baleno) 2:08.38; Prithveen Rajan/Srinivas Murthy (Esteem) 2:13.05; Sunny Sidhu/Suresh Rana (Gypsy) 2:13.12; Arjun Rao Aroor/Shanmuga S (Esteem) 2:13.15. 1400cc:
Prithveen Rajan/Srinivas Murthy (Esteem) 2:13.05; Arjun Rao Aroor/Shanmuga S (Esteem) 2:13.15; Ranjith Ballal/Ramesh Kumar (Esteem) 2:17.36. Gypsy Cup:
Sunny Siddhu/Suresh Rana 2:13.12; Along Iyer/Zachumo Ezung 2:15.42; Anil Wadia/Pradeep Kumar 2:17.09. Rally Star Cup:
Sanjay Agarwal/Chandramouli 2:16.45; Rajesh Gadakh/Paritosh Kohok 2:26.19; Faraz Khalid/Arush Vohra 2:40.31. |
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Kangra polytechnic girls win title
Kangra, October 31 Kangra girls beat Government Polytechnic College, Hamirpur, 3-1. Sunita and Shabnam played well for the winners. Sundernagar boys defeated Government Polytechnic College, Hamirpur in the final. In the singles, Pioush Candel defeated Vasant Chopra of Hamirpur 15-4, 15-7 while Romit defeated Yoginder Singh 15-12, 15-8. In the doubles Pioush and Pankaj outplayed Vasant and Munish 15-13, 15-7. In basketball, Boys Government Polytechnic College, Kangra, defeated Government Polytechnic College, Sundernagar, 35-19. Chander Mohan of the host college scored 22 baskets. In volleyball, Kangra boys defeated Rohru Polytechnic 3-1, with impressive play by
Koshal. Government Polytechnic College, Sundernagar, defeated Government Polytechnic College, Hamirpur, 2-0 in football. Lovekishore and N.Dishang were the scorers. Polytechnic Kandaghat girls bagged the volleyball and badminton titles, defeating Hamirpur 2-0 and Government Polytechnic Ambota 3-0, respectively. |
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6 city players for NZ Signature Golf
Chandigarh, October 31 One hundred and forty members of the club took part in the competition. The following will comprise the Chandigarh Golf Club team: Gross Stableford (0-8 handicap): Vivek Krishnan and Brig R. S. Kalha 3/4 Nett Stableford (9-16 handicap): Lt-Col H.S. Sohi and T.L. Verma. 3/4 Nett Stableford (17-24 handicap): Co. B.K. Dina and Brig J.S. Randhawa The Chandigarh team will compete against the other clubs of the northern region to be held in Gurgaon. The regional winners from North, South, East and West will compete at the Victoria Country Club Golf Resort in Sri Lanka on December 12. |
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Jalandhar schools in Nehru hockey final
New Delhi, October 31 Lyallpur Khalsa School thrashed Town High School, Sundergarh 5-1 while Govt Model School pipped Guru Harkishan Public School, New Delhi 2-0. Paramjeet Singh of Lyallpur Khalsa scored two goals for his team while Kulbir Singh, Sanjeev Kumar and Pramod Dhir scored one goal each. Lalit Baxla scored a consolation goal for Town High School. In the other match, Jagjit Singh and Rahul Bharadwaj scored one goals each for Govt Model School. The finals will be played tomorrow between Lyallpur Khalsa and Govt Model School. The match between Town High School Sundergarh and Guru Harkishan for third and fourth positions will also be played on the same day.
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Krishan restricts Haryana
Rohtak, October 31 Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Haryana were in troubles right from the word go. They lost opener Abhimanyu Khod before he could open his account. He was trapped lbw by Punjab right arm medium pacer Sidharth Kaul. Skipper Sumit Kandu added 38 runs with Mukesh Yadav (20) for the third wicket and another 52 for the 6th wicket with Yajuvendera Chahal (26) to give some respectively to the Haryana’s total. Kundu’s scored 72 runs off 113 balls. He hit 12 boundaries. Krishan Alang (24.2-7-43-5) played a vital role in dismissing Haryana at 161. Siddarth Kaul took two wickets. At draw of stumps on the opening day Punjab were 83 for 2 in their first innings. They lost the wickets of openers Robin Sing and Gurkirat Singh at individual scores of 32 and 20, respectively. Both the wickets were consumed by Haryana’s off spinner Jayant Yadav. At the end of the day’s play Gurnoor Singh and Himanshu Chawla were batting at 5 and 10, respectively. Brief Scores: Haryana (u-15) first innings: 161 in 63.2 overs (Mukesh Yadav 20, Sumit Kundu 72, Yajuvender Chahal 26. Krishan Alang 5 for 43 and Siddarth Kaul 2 for 37) Punjab (u-15) (first innings: 83 for 2 wickets. Robin Singh 32, Gurkirat 20. Jayant Yadav 2 for 26.) |
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Punjab cops champs
Nabha, October 31 The winners were richer by Rs 31,000 for while the academy boys pocketed Rs 21,000. Punjab Police managed to put up a good performance despite missing four star players, Harish Sharma, Parveen Kumar, Anwar Khan and Gurpreet Singh, who are representing Punjab in the Santosh Trophy. The academy lads started well and in the first quarter tested the cops custodian Sunil Kumar thrice. Punjab police defenders Sukhjit Singh and Sukhwinder thwarted the third effort, which could have resulted in a goal. After surviving the initial onslaught, the cops turned on the heat. The JCT citadel almost fell when the smooth flowing Vijay Pal threaded his way into the danger area. Referee Yousuf Khan disallowed a goal by cops striker and captain Harpreet Singh when the JCT players protested saying the striker was off-side. In the second half, the cops put on a gritty display and managed to forge ahead when captain Harpreet scored off a goal mouth melee. Stung, the Academy boys put pressure on the Punjab Police defence. Goalie Sunil Kumar brought off two brilliant saves to spare the blushes for the cops. |
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School teams for horse show
Chandigarh, October 31 Briefing mediapersons here today, Major-Gen SN Rajan, said teams from Yadvindra Public School, Mohali, Hansraj School, Panchkula, Mangrove School, Panchkula, Punjab Public School, Nabha, besides schools from Dehra Dun are expected to participate in the meet. National-level lady rider Jyotika Hasanwala, Major Sameer Lamba, Major Deep Ahlawat, Major Ajay Ahlawat, Major Jagat Singh, Lt Rohit Dagar and Dfr Sajjan Kumar, from the President’s Bodyguards who broke a 26-year jumping record earlier this year, will be the star riders. About 35 teams, including those from the services, paramilitary forces, civilian riding clubs and state police forces are expected at the event. Last year 25 teams had participated in the show. The show will also include the National Preliminary Jumping Championship, in which about 100 riders are expected to participate. Entry to the show is free. |
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Vaish College zonal champs
Rohtak, October 31 In the final today, Vaish College defeated C.R.A. College Sonepat by 11 runs to qualify for the league stage. Put in to bat first, Vaish College scored 116 in 26.3 overs. Rajesh Sehgal and Vinod Budhwar scored 22 and 21 runs, respectively. Manjeet bagged 4 wickets whereas Ashutosh claimed 2 wickets. Chasing the victory target of 117, CRA College could score 105 in 30 overs. Yogesh (28) and Jaideep (21) were main contributors. Parmod and Manoj took 4 and 3 wickets, respectively, for the winners. |
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