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Kallis rescues SA with unbeaten ton
Smith satisfied with day’s performance
SA players began day with prayers
Atherton flays ICC decision
Australia extend lead to 381 runs
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Ranji round-up
Seamers bowl Punjab to 110-run win
Spain edge out India 3-2
Pak Punjab spikers triumph
Central Region overall champs
Kharga Golf Club win
golf meet
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Kallis rescues SA with unbeaten ton
Kolkata, November 28 The hosts, desperate to win their first home series in two years, hit back in the last session with three important scalps after Kallis and Jacques Rudolph (61) had performed the salvage job with a 109-run third wicket partnership on an Eden Gardens track that provided some assistance to the bowlers. Kallis was batting on 103 and Zander de Bruyn was giving him company on 15 before play was called off with 6.3 overs remaining because of bad light. Captain Sourav Ganguly lost his fourth consecutive toss but the Indians had the tourists on the mat from the very first over of the match with Irfan Pathan accounting for rival captain Graeme Smith off the second ball and then Zaheer Khan dismissing first Test centurion Andrew Hall (7) in the sixth over. But Kallis and Rudolph ensured that there were no further setbacks by playing cautiously on a day which saw famed Indian spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh going wicketless. After the dreary proceedings of Kanpur, it was an enterprising day’s cricket at the Eden Gardens. Never mind the large vacant stands that only two weeks ago were jampacked for the platinum jubilee one-dayer against Pakistan. Given the dry surface and low bounce of the pitch, batsmen should have dominated the day. That was not to be, going by the splendid performance of Pathan (3-61) and Zaheer Khan (2-46). If Pathan showed once again what a natural talent he is with his energetic bowling, Zaheer proved that his comeback from the series of setbacks due to injury is complete. The two left-handed seamers rattled the South Africans, supposedly good players of fast bowling. Pathan made an immediate impact with his burst of energy right from the word go. If his opening spell pushed the visitors on the backfoot from the very first over, his return spell after lunch was even more praiseworthy for craft and control. He was unlucky not to get the wicket of Rudolph, whom he troubled repeatedly with his dipping inswingers. But the 21-year-old had his rewards in the last session when he cleaned up debutant Hashim Amla and then had Boeta Dippenaar caught behind in the space of 13 balls. Zaheer, on the other hand, was remarkable in getting the ball move off the seam both ways, with the new as well as the old ball. Zaheer’s deception with the wearing ball was wilier than that of Pathan. And it paid when his in-cutter broke through the defence of Rudolph and sent his off-stump cartwheeling. There was a distinct drop in Zaheer’s pace towards the fag end of the day, but then it was natural considering the workload the Baroda paceman had shared with his state team-mate. But Kallis’ century, alongwith Rudolph’s knock, will raise question on the slow bowlers. Harbhajan Singh once again went wicketless but Kumble was even less effective. With the track offering less bounce, the batsmen had little trouble in negotiating them. The Karnataka leg-spinner adopted an outside off line in order to cut out the scoring opportunities. Rudolph was cautious in his approach, probably his dismissal to Kumble in Kanpur weighed largely in his mind. But the 23-year old managed to adjust his strokes in the last minute. Kallis at the other end continued the increasing trend of visiting batsmen’s success on Indian pitches. The 29-year-old right hander reminded of Australian middle order batsman Damien Martyn’s prolific scoring in the recent weeks. South African coach Ray Jennings had warned the Indians about Kallis coming at them hard with his bowling, but the South Africans needed him more as a batsman on this tour, packed as their squad was with so many youngsters. The side strain injury during the match against Board President’s X1 meant that Kallis would not bowl in the series, but that had helped him funnel his energy into his batting. That showed today when every shot he played was the most appropriate for the ball. Even when he was still settling into his groove in the morning, he had the self belief to loft Harbhajan over mid-on for four. He slowed down after the fall of Rudolph, with whom he added 109 runs for the third wicket. But the runs began to flow from his bat after the tea break. Kallis reached his century in style with a back foot square drive off Pathan in 207 balls and 11 fours. The landmark was achieved in 319 minutes off 207 balls and contained 11 lusty hits to the fence.Rudolph (61) was the other prominent scorer of the South African innings. The match started off sensationally with Smith, who elected to bat on winning the toss, departed off the very second ball even before his side had opened the account, giving the home crowd much to cheer for. Smith, who had to clear a fitness test this morning after having injured his left foot in a freak accident yesterday, went out to an outrageous shot. Scoreboard South Africa (1st innings): Smith c Kaarthick b Pathan 0 Hall c Kaarthick b Zaheer 7 Rudoph b Zaheer 61 Kallis batting 103 Amla b Pathan 24 Dippenaar c Kaarthick b Pathan 1De Bruyn batting 15 Extras (lb-9, nb-7) 16 Total (5 wkts, 83.3 overs) 227 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-21, 3-130, 4-176, 5-182. Bowling: Pathan 22-4-61-3, Zaheer 16.3-4-46-2, Kumble 18-3-48-0, Ganguly 3-2-1-0, Harbhajan 21-6-54-0, Tendulkar 3-0-8-0. — PTI
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Smith satisfied with day’s performance
Kolkata, November 28 "A score of 400-450 is what I am looking at. It should be a good total. We want to push on tomorrow to get a big total to put pressure on India," Smith told reporters after the day's play. Though disappointed at the early setbacks, which saw the tourists lose two wickets with only 21 runs on the board, Smith said he was satisfied with the day's performance and was hoping for a good partnership between the two unbeaten batsmen Jacques Kallis and Zander de Bruyn tomorrow. Heaping praise on
Kallis, who scored his maiden Test hundred against India -- the previous best being 95 in Bangalore Test in 1999-2000 -- Smith said "we are really proud of him." Asked if
Kallis, who skipped the press conference due to fatigue, would be able to bowl in the Indian innings, Smith said "I cannot say at the moment. But may be as the match progresses, he will be able to." Commenting about the Eden track, the 23-year-old skipper said it looked dryer than the Kanpur wicket on the surface, but helped the Indian seamers, which was a positive sign for South Africa "as we depend a lot on the pace attack." Smith, who defended his decision to choose to bat first after winning the toss, said he was disappointed with his own dismissal without scoring a run. "There is no excuse for that shot. I let the team down. But I will try to do my best in the second innings." He, however, was impressed with debutant Hasim
Amla, who made 24 before being castled by Irfan Pathan. "I was very impressed by how calm he looked today. It was unfortunate that he got out in the 20s." The skipper also hailed the efforts of Jacques Rudolph, who along with Kallis pulled the visitors out of the rut with a 109-run partnership for the third
wicket. "Rudoplh had a good start. He should have carried on for a big score like
Kallis," Smith said. About the lively crowd at Eden, Smith said "its good to see 40,000 people coming for a Test match." Asked if he expected any result from the series deciding match, Smith said "I believe in playing Tests to win."
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SA players began day with prayers
Kolkata, November 28 Most of the players, accompanied by their wives and children, visited the cathedral in the morning to attend a prayer meeting. Captain Graeme Smith, injured yesterday in a freak accident, was at the hotel under the observation of doctors and physio Shame
Jubbar. But his wife and the son were at the church to pray for his quick recovery. ***
Last evening, after a practice session at the Eden Gardens, the South African players visited Mother Teresa House, near
Wellesly, in central Kolkata and paid their tributes. Some of the players, accompanied by their wives and children, lighted candles before the Mother’s memorial and placed floral wreaths. Jacques Kallis said it had been his long-cherished ambition to visit Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in the city, adding that she was a great source of inspiration. At the Mother’s House, Sister Nirmala welcomed the foreign visitors and handed over to them booklets and writings of the Mother. ***
The president’s box at the club house today did not have any VVIPs. Neither Siddhartha Sankar Ray nor the Bengal Chief Minister (both cricketers in their college days) were there. Instead, there were some top BCCI officials and political leaders. Near the president’s box , a large number of MPs and MLAs of the CPM and other political parties were sitting amid state bureaucrats and police officers. ***
The Eden Gardens saw poor attendance today, much to the disappointment of the CAB. The CAB assistant secretary, Bablu
Koley, suggested that the prices of tickets would be further reduced and daily tickets be sold from the open counter. |
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London: In scathing comments over the revoking of the two-Test ban on Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, former England captain Mike Atherton has said the decision of the International Cricket Council smacked of “India’s power at the ICC table”. Slamming the game’s world governing body, Atherton said Ganguly had rightly been banned and in exonerating him, it once again proved that it had “run out of credibility”. “Ganguly, rightly, had been banned by ICC match referee Clive Lloyd because his team took an hour too long to bowl their overs in a one-day international. As someone who sat through India’s soporific overrate during their Test series against Australia, it was a ban long over due,” Atherton wrote in Sunday Telegraph. — PTI
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Australia extend lead to 381 runs
Adelaide, November 28 The ruthless Australians, who declared their first innings at 575 for eight, bowled the Kiwis out for 251 today — 124 runs adrift of the follow-on — and instead of sending the battered Black Caps back in to bat, Ponting searched for even more runs. At close, Australia were 57 without loss and had built their overall lead to 381 runs with Justin Langer on 31 and Matthew Hayden on 21. When Hayden reached 10 he became the first batsman to score 1,000 Test runs in four consecutive calendar years. Ponting’s decision, primarily to ease the workload on his four star bowlers in the Adelaide heat with three home Tests fast approaching against Pakistan, virtually ensured that the Test would enter the fifth day on Tuesday. The Kiwis are lurching towards their sixth defeat in their last eight Tests, with the only two wins coming against win-less Bangladesh last month. New Zealand’s main hopes of negotiating the challenging 376 follow-on target evaporated when skipper Stephen Fleming (83) and senior batsman Nathan Astle (52) were dismissed in the space of four overs in the hour after lunch. Much hung on Fleming to stay and lead the fight against world cricket’s all-beaters but he fell to a catch behind off the toe of his bat giving Glenn McGrath the first of his four wickets in the innings. Fleming “walked” before West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor raised his finger ending a defiant 212-minute vigil with 10 fours. The second body blow soon followed when McGrath coaxed Astle to dolly a catch to Langer at mid-wicket just four balls after he raised his 19th Test half-century with a cover drive off the Aussie pace spearhead. Brisbane Test century-maker Jacob Oram only lasted 28 balls before edging Jason Gillespie to Adam Gilchrist for 12, leaving the Kiwis at 183 for six. Scoreboard Australia (1st innings): 575 for 8 dec New Zealand (1st innings): Richardson b Kasprowicz 9 Sinclair c Warne b Gillespie 0 Fleming c Gilchrist Wiseman lbw Kasprowicz 11 Astle c Langer b McGrath 52 Oram c Gilchrist McCullum lbw Gillespie 10 Vettori lbw McGrath 20 Franklin lbw Warne 7 Styris c Clarke b McGrath 28 Martin not out 2 Extras:
(b-3, lb-5, nb-9) 17 Total: (all out, 88.1 overs) 251 Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-44, 3-80, 4-153, 5-178, 6-183, 7-190, 8-213, 9-242, 10-251 Bowling:
McGrath 20.1-3-66-4, Gillespie 19-4-37-3, Warne 28-5-65-1, Kasprowicz 16-3-66-2, Lehmann 5-2-9-0. Australia (2nd innings): Langer batting 31 Hayden batting 21 Extras:
(lb-4, nb-1) 5 Total: (no loss, 21 overs) 57 Bowling:
Martin 6-1-11-0, Oram 5-1-17-0, Franklin 5-0-18-0, Wiseman 5-1-7-0.
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Himachal, Haryana record victories
Dharamsala, November 28 Chasing 282, the home team resumed play at overnight 135 for three but lost the fourth wicket of Manvinder Bisla at 161. Manvinder, who was caught by K.M. Vaghela of S.M. Maniar for 70, added only eight runs before his 119 runs partnership with Sangram came to an end. Ajay Manu, who came next added only three runs on the board but next batsman Varinder Sharma displayed unusual confidence and added 95 runs for the sixth wicket with Sangram before he was caught by S.P. Jabenputra off R.V. Dhruv for 54. Sangram also added 16 runs with Kuldeep Dhiman for the seventh wicket to win the match. Sangram, who resumed the play at individual score of 31, hit 11 boundaries in his unbeaten 92 runs while Varinder’s knock of 54 was studded with eight fours and a six. M. Maniar took three wickets for 75 runs while Joben Putra claimed two wickets for 102 runs. Brief scores: Saurashtra - 268 and 153 Himachal 140 and 282 for six in 74.2 overs. — PTI Haryana beat Goa by 153
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GURGAON: A superb spell of fast bowling by Joginder Sharma helped Haryana skittle out Goa for 163 in the second innings to complete the comprehensive win despite a valiant attempt by Mandar Phadke who made an unbeaten 88. Haryana, who declared their second innings at overnight score of 188 for six, set Goa a target of 317 on the final day. But the visitors got off to a bad start before being bowled out in 68.5 overs in less than five hours. Joginder Sharma (six for 48) removed the top three batsmen in quick time to force Goa onto the backfoot. The visitors could not recover from that position despite some fine batting by Phadke who stayed at the crease for 248 minutes for his knock that came off 191 balls and included five hits to the fence. Brief scores Haryana: 293 and 188 for 6 decl Goa: 165 and 163 (Mandar Phadke 88 not out; Joginder Sharma 6-48). — PTI Bhatia hits 157
NEW DELHI: Having snatched a 15-run first innings lead yesterday, Delhi batted out time to reach 395 for four with Rajat Bhatia making an unbeaten 157. Bhatia, who faced 303 balls and hit 12 fours and two sixes during his innings, featured in two century partnerships — with opener Shikhar Dhawan (87) and wicketkeeper-batsman Varun Kumar (54). Delhi earned two points from the match to push their tally to six from three matches while Railways have two so far. That will keep Delhi in good stead as they next face Madhya Pradesh who took the first innings lead over defending champions Mumbai in the second round last week. Resuming at 101 for one, Delhi showed no urgency for runs but Railways somehow lacked the spirit in their bowling that was seen on the first day. Both Harvinder Singh and J.P. Yadav, the new ball bowlers who had done the damage in the first innings went wicketless. Left arm spinner Shankara Rao toiled hard, but his lone wicket of Dhawan cost him 116 runs from 48 overs. Scoreboard Delhi (1st innings): 216 Railways (1st innings): 201 Delhi (2nd innings): Chopra LBW b Parida 31, Dhawan b Rao 87, Bhatia not out 157, Kumar c Goud b TP Singh 54, Bali c Wankhede b Goud 28, Bhandari not out 26. Extras (b-3, lb-5, w-1, nb-3) 12. Total (for 4 wkts, 143 overs) 395. Fall of wickets: 1-73, 2-173, 3-278, 4-343. Bowling: Harvinder Singh 14-2-36-0, J.P. Yadav 18-7-36-0, G. Shankara Rao 48-13-116-1, Sanjay Bangar 16-4-48-0, Kulamani Parida 15-5-24-1, Tejinder Pal Singh 9-0-40-1, Yere Goud 6-0-28-1, Siddharth Verma 11-1-35-0, Amit Pagnis 6-0-24-0. — PTI Mumbai rout Andhra
MUMBAI: Lanky left-arm spinner Kulkarni claimed the first six Andhra wickets before ending up with superb figures of 7 for 60 to help Mumbai bowl the visiting squad for 278 in the second innings after they followed on 399 runs behind. Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao slammed a defiant, unbeaten 96 in more than four and a half hours with 14 fours and opener Amit Pathak made a patient 88 (283 minutes, 15 fours) but no other Andhra batsman showed any semblance of a fight. Andhra had resumed on the last day at the overnight score of 133 for 4 and were dismissed an hour before tea. The writing was on the wall after Andhra allowed Mumbai to pile up the imposing first innings total of 515 for nine declared and then collapsed for a paltry 116 in reply to concede the massive lead. With better support from the other batsmen, in which India hopeful and Gnaneswara’s brother Venugopal was the biggest disappointment, Andhra could have fared better in the second essay. Mumbai gained five points, including one bonus point for gaining an innings victory, to take their points tally to seven from three ties. Andhra did not get a point and have two to their credit from three ties. Brief scores Mumbai: 515 for 9 decl. Andhra: 116 and 278 (A Pathak 88, Y Gnaneswara Rao 96 not out; N Kulkarni 7 for 60). — PTI
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Seamers bowl Punjab to 110-run win
Chandigarh, November 28 Set a target of 391 runs to win, Baroda were bowled out for 280 runs just before the scheduled closing time. Seamers, once again, were the architects of the Punjab victory and shared the spoils among themselves. Chandigarh left-arm seamer Amit Uniyal did most of the damage, scalping four wickets, while Gagandeep Singh and Vineet Sharma claimed three and two wickets, respectively. None of the Baroda batsmen showed inclination to stay at the wicket and score runs. Though they faced a steep victory target, Baroda batsmen could have applied themselves better and at least salvaged a draw. Seasoned batsmen like skipper Connor Williams, Jacob Martin, Satyajit Parab, Kiran Pawar and former India wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia all came a cropper in the face of a disciplined rival seam attack. Among the recognised batsmen, opener Parab was the highest scorer with 45 runs, while Martin and Mongia scored 44 and 29 runs, respectively. New-ball bowler Rakesh Patel, in the reckoning for a place in the Indian squad not long back, emerged the most successful batsman. Though the visitors were never in a position to overhaul the tough target, Patel proved what could be achieved through dedication and determination. Patel displayed his new-found batting skills and contributed 69 runs to the total without being dismissed. But for his efforts, the margin of defeat for Baroda would have been much bigger. During his 138-minute stay at the wicket, Patel hit 14 scorching fours. Chasing the 391-run target for victory, Baroda were never in the hunt. They were off to a 63-run start, thanks to openers Williams and Parab, who batted sensibly. Unfortunately for Baroda, this remained the best stand of the innings. After the fall of Williams, wickets kept falling regularly as the visitors were left tottering at 172 for 7 at on stage. Patel played an entertaining knock but that was good enough just to take the team total near the 300-run mark. For Punjab, Gagandeep’s contribution, who had an eight-wicket haul in the match, was substantial once again. With this victory, Punjab are now comfortably placed at the top of the group with 11 points from three outings. Tamil Nadu with seven points in two matches are at the No. 2 slot. Punjab face Maharashtra in their next league match at the same venue from December 4. Scoreboard Punjab (1st innings): 175 Baroda (1st innings): 155 Punjab (2nd innings): 370 for 4 dec Baroda (2nd innings): Williams c Dharmani b Uniyal 18 Parab run out 45 N Mongia c Dharmani Martin b Sharma 44 KR Powar c Dharmani Gaekwad c Mongia b Uniyal 12 YK Pathan c Mongia b Uniyal 5 RV Pawar lbw Gagandeep 12 RB Patel not out 69 S Joshi c Yuvraj b Vineet 8 IS Pathan c Ricky b Uniyal 11 Extras:
(b-3, lb-9, nb-11) 23 Total: (all out, 86.1 overs) 280 FoW:
1-63, 2-91, 3-110, 4-114, 5-148, 6-170, 7-172, 8-209, 9-240, 10-280. Bowling:
Gagandeep 27-9-88-3, Vineet Sharma 15-2-47-2, Navdeep 22-5-55-0, Uniyal 19.1-3-69-4, Dinesh Mongia 3-0-9-0. |
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Spain edge out India 3-2
Chandigarh, November 28 Playing before a sizeable holiday crowd, the visitors played to a plan, giving new faces in their squad a fair chance to have a close look at the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents ahead of the December 4 match of the Champions Trophy. For the Dutch coach of the Spaniards, Mauritis
Hendriks, the trick worked as young Santi Freixa, who scored two of the three goals, got the man of the match award. Not only
Santi, but most of the new faces tried in the game — Andrew Enrich, Juan Fernandez, Pau Quemada and Alberto Esteban — besides
Freixa, gave an excellent account of themselves in a game of swinging fortunes. After India had taken a comfortable 2-0 lead, the visitors came back strongly midway in the first half. A two-minute blitzkrieg saw Santi Freixa combining excellently first with Juan Fernandez and then with David Alerge to neutralise the lead. For India, the game exposed many weaknesses in the midfield and upfront. Poor hitting, trapping and interceptions were far too obvious. And in the end it was probably fatigue which got the better of the home team’s deep defence, clearing the way for the visitors to score the match winner. Skipper Dilip Tirkey, braving an injury, hit and tackled well and played in both sessions with brief breaks. India started with Devesh Chauhan, who except for conceding two brilliant field goals in the first half and a hopeless third in the second, had a good game. He executed a couple of brilliant saves, especially two penalty corner flicks of Freixa, denying him the chance of recording a hat trick. The inability of the Indian forwards to score from open chances in the striking circle was obvious as Ignace Tirkey fumbled twice while Arjun Halappa and Sandeep Michael were others to muff good scoring chances. A brilliant move came in the second minute when Spanish skipper Juan Escarre created an easy chance for David Alerge but the latter’s shot went off target. Unperturbed by the first attack, the Indians got back into the game as Tushar Khandekar worked down the right flank to earn a penalty corner from which Sandeep Singh made no mistake with a powerful grounder. Five minutes later, in the 18th minute, Sandeep Michael dribbled his way into the striking circle before giving a brilliant pass for Hari Prasad to do the needful. However, from a commanding position, India gradually lost its grip on the match as
Freixa, posing a constant threat to home team’s citadel, latched onto a rebound after Juan Fernandes’s first attempt had been padded by Devesh Chauhan. A minute later, Freixa was at it again, this time for a back pass from David Alerge to put the ball past Devesh for the equaliser. Though Spain got three penalty corners, they could not convert any. Whether it was a game plan or Juan Escarre was off colour, but his superb moves were not to be seen. He played subdued hockey as the limelight was on youngsters who performed adequately well. The same cannot be said of the Indian players, most of them young and new to this level of international hockey, as they still have to hone their skills in basic skills of hitting and trapping. Sandeep Michael, Viren and Tushar were good in patches. The Indian defence played well till about 10 minutes from the final whistle. During this period, they conceded a series of penalty corners and the goal that decided the outcome of the match. Mr Chandersekhar, President, Chandigarh Hockey Association, inaugurated the game. The second Test will be played on Tuesday at 1.30 p.m. |
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Pak Punjab spikers triumph
Ferozepore, November 28 The Pakistani team came back strongly after losing the first game 21-25. Indian Punjab team again bounced back to win the third game 25-21. The last two games were pocketed by the visitors winning the Test. From Pakistani side, Mohhamed Elahi exhibited brilliant skills. Earlier, the two teams were received in the stadium by Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Youth Affairs and Sports, Punjab. The stadium was jampacked as people of all hues came in big numbers to witness the match held here for the first time. The two teams matched each other in enthusiasm and zeal and made a perfect start to the five-match series. Later, Rana Gurmit Sodhi distributed prizes to the two teams. Mr Ilama Mohammed Hasan. Major Mohhamed Afzal, Mr Hafiz Ahmed Hussain senior vice-president Pakistan Volleyball Association, Mr Ilama Gulam Hussain and other Pakistan officials were honored by Mr Sodhi. While addressing the huge crowd, Mr Sodhi said that it was like a dream come true to see the teams from both, east and west Punjab play in the border district of Ferozepore. He said that if the fervor exhibited by the people of the both nations was any indication, the day was not far when the bitterness and hatred will be a thing of the past. Captain of the team from Pakistan, Mohhamed Elahi and the Indian Punjab captain Ram Lal along with all the players from both teams were presented phulkari shawls by the district administration. Mr Rajan Gupta IG, Mr Hardish Randhawa DIG, Mr B. Sarkar Commissioner, Mr Ranjit Singh DC, Mr Rahul Tiwari and Mr Desh Deepak, both ADC’s besides senior police, BSF, civil officials were present on the occasion. |
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Central Region overall champs
Dharamsala, November 28 Best police station trophy was awarded to police station Saddar, district Bilaspur. Constable Harish Kumar of southern range was declared the best male athlete while lady constable Suresh the best women athlete. Addressing the police personnel after the prize distribution, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, said that the police also needed to participate in social activities to win the confidence of public. He said that the government was taking steps to modernise the police force by providing it with new buildings, equipment and filling the vacant posts. |
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Kharga Golf Club win
golf meet Ambala, November 28 In best net, handicap 0-9, Sqn Leader V. Pinto from Race Course Golf Course, New Delhi, was the winner while, Mr Balwinder Singh, from PAP Course, Jalandhar, was the runner up. In handicap 10-14, Mr Aditya Gupta, of PAP Course, Jalandhar, was the winner while Lieut-Col N.P. Singh of Meerut was the runner up. In handicap 15-18, Mr Ajmer Singh of Kapurthala was the winner while Lieut-Col A.K. Sinha of Ambala was the runner up. Best gross score winner was, Mr Ashpreet Thind, of Ambala. The team of the Kharga Golf Club, Ambala, includes: Mr Ashpreet Thind, Capt Rajesh Trehan, Brig Satish Chander (retd) and L/Nk C. Varghese; and PAP Jalandhar team includes: Mr Tirath Singh, Mr Simranjeet Singh, Mr Aditya Gupta and Mr Balwinder Singh. Tournament organiser Manav Das said 22 teams participated in the tournament. There were three teams from Ambala, two each from Chandigarh, Delhi, Jalandhar and Chandi Mandir and one team each from Amritsar, Phillaur, Hindon, Roorkee, Patiala, Shimla, Kapurthala, Meerut, Ferozepore and Hisar. A total of 140 players participated in the tournament which was spread over two days at the Kharga golf course.
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