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India on verge of huge victory
Glenn McGrath destroys Pakistan
South African bowler Makhaya Ntini celebrates the dismissal of England batsman Geraint Jones on day three of the first Test at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on Sunday. — Reuters photo
Vijay Hazare laid to rest
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Punjab record wins in softball
Ludhiana gears up for b’ball nationals
PSB outplay Canada XI
Jeev Milkha Singh holds the ball during the
third round of the Asia-Japan Okinawa Open at the Naha Golf Club in Okinawa,
southern Japan, on Saturday. — AP/PTI photo
Kenyans shine in Pune Marathon
Chaman Vatika win cricket match
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India on verge of huge victory
Chittagong, December 19 An extraordinary batting performance was followed by inexplicable collapse as Bangladesh, having waged a spirited battle to post 333 in the first innings, crashed to 118 for nine in the second innings. With just one wicket in hand, the hosts face a huge task of scoring 89 runs more in order to make India, who posted 540 in their first essay, bat again. The 20-year-old Ashraful cracked the highest individual score by a Bangladeshi batsman with an unbeaten 158 in the hosts’ first innings and then watched his team crumble like a pack of cards. After being at the receiving end of some enterprising batsmanship for three sessions, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly still enforced the follow-on and his decision proved right as Irfan Pathan, who had gone wicketless till the tea break, ripped through the Bangladesh top order with his third five-wicket haul of the series. Ashraful, whose first innings score of 158 not out surpassed Bangladesh’s previous individual best of 145 by Aminul Islam in the inaugural Test of 2000 against India, was back at the crease after an hour and 16 minutes. But he could not repeat his exploits as he fell leg before to Anil Kumble for three. Pathan, who had struggled throughout the day, found his inswingers in the evening and bowled with a vengeance to trigger the Bangladesh collapse. The celebratory mood in the stands of the MA Aziz Stadium quickly gave way to one of mourning as the familiar story began to repeat itself. Yet, the day would be remembered as much for the brittle nature of the Bangladesh batting as for Ashraful’s fearless strokeplay. Ashraful, who became the youngest to score a century on debut four years ago, tore the Indian bowling to shreds with his attacking strokeplay to notch up his second Test hundred. He struck three consecutive fours, including two glorious cover drives, off Pathan. The youngster then reverse swept Harbhajan Singh before clubbing him through midwicket to reach his three-figure mark. Ashraful was 62 at lunch but his next 38 runs came from only 25 balls, and he moved from 76 to 100 in just seven deliveries. In all, he scored 21 fours and two sixes. The middle-order batsman’s knock pummelled the Indians to submission so much that the normally combative Harbhajan Singh was reduced to applauding and patting him on the back. Ashraful’s innings provided a rare moment of celebration for the home crowd which had watched its team being outplayed in all departments of the game by the Indians so far in the series. As he threw the bat around towards the end of the innings, more crowd gathered in the stands, and even the security guards were joining in the celebrations. Aftab Ahmed was another batsman who played his shots with audacity as when he cut Pathan twice to the point boundary. Ahmed and Ashraful added 115 runs from 156 balls for the fifth wicket which was crucial in pushing the Bangladesh’s total closer to the follow-on mark of 340. Anil Kumble (4-55) proved to be the saviour for the Indians who had an unexpectedly busy day on the field. Zaheer Khan, who picked up his 100th scalp, went for 53 runs from 11 overs in two spells. Pathan was equally ineffective, and although his first spell was relatively economical, the left-arm pacer was torn apart when he returned for the second time after lunch. Kumble broke the partnership with a quicker one to trap Ahmed leg before for 43 that came from 72 balls and included five fours and a six off Harbhajan. Zaheer then rapped Manural Islam Rana on the pads and seemed to find the right length to tie down the free-stroking Ashraful. The batsman also heaved a sigh of relief when VVS Laxman at square leg grassed his flick. But Ashraful was soon back in the attacking mode, sweeping Kumble from outside the off stump. The Indians by now were so dazed that a thick edge from Ashraful off Pathan went abegging between Rahul Dravid and Laxman in the slip cordon. For the first time in the series, Ganguly had to turn to Sachin Tendulkar but his two overs on either side of lunch cost 12 runs. The new ball was promptly taken after the 81st over, but that produced more runs from the blade. The 300 came in the 85th over, at a healthy run rate of 3.5, which actually hovered around seven when Ashraful and Ahmed were on a blaze. The post-lunch session saw 138 runs scored in 27 overs at 5.1 per over. Ashraful, who crossed the 1000-run mark when on 49, also added 70 runs for the fourth wicket with skipper Habibul Bashar (22) and 60 for the seventh with Khaled Mashud (22). Mashud also completed 1000 runs in Tests but was unlucky to be adjudged caught behind as television replays showed a huge gap between bat and ball. Pathan, who claimed his first 10-wicket haul in Dhaka, went wicketless in his six overs this morning. So did Zaheer Khan who was one short of 100 Test scalps. Both Pathan and Zaheer were guilty of digging in short on a flat track and the diminutive Ashraful was quick to rock on his backfoot and pull them to on side fence. Scoreboard
India (1st innings) 540 Bangladesh (1st innings) Iqbal c Gambhir b Harbhajan 31 Omar c Dravid b Kumble 10 Mortaza lbw Kumble 4 Bashar st Kaarthick b Kumble 22 Ashraful not out 158 Ahmed lbw Kumble 43 Islam lbw Zaheer 0 Mashud c Kaarthick b Zaheer 22 Rafique c Dravid b Pathan 4 Jubair b Pathan 0 Hossain run out 0 Extras
(b-17, lb-8, w-3, nb-11) 39 Total (all out, 91 overs) 333 Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-54, 3-54, 4-124, 5-239, 6-240, 7-300, 8-312, 9-312. Bowling:
Pathan 23-7-86-2, Zaheer 18-3-76-2, Kumble 26-9-55-4, Harbhajan 22-5-79-1, Tendulkar 2-0-12-0. Bangladesh (2nd innings) Iqbal lbw Pathan 0 Omar c Kaarthik b Pathan 6 Bashar lbw Pathan 17 Ahmed c Kaarthik b Pathan 4 Rafique c Sehwag b Pathan 22 Ashraful lbw Kumble 3 Islam c Gambhir b Kumble 0 Mashud c Dravid b Harbhajan 0 Mortaza c Harbhajan b Tendulkar 6 Hossain not out 8 Jubair not out 25 Extras
(b-9, lb-7, w-7, nb-4) 27 Total (9 wkts, 26 overs) 118 Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-30, 3-34, 4-75, 5-76, 6-77, 7-78, 8-80, 9-84. Bowling: Pathan 9-2-32-5, Zaheer 6-1-28-0, Kumble 4-2-2-2, Harbhajan 4-0-13-1, Tendulkar 3-0-27-1.
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Glenn McGrath destroys Pakistan
Perth, December 19 It was the fourth-highest run victory in Test history.
Pakistan could do nothing to stop the onslaught, folding meekly before lunch as the world champions, who had set them 564 runs for victory yesterday, ruthlessly set about demolishing their second innings. The tourists, who had played a flurry of rash shots in their first innings to collapse for just 179 in reply to Australia’s 381, showed they had learned nothing from their mistakes, falling time and again to McGrath’s swinging deliveries. The Australian had seemed poised to take all 10 of Pakistan’s wickets — a feat that has been achieved only twice in Test history — until his team-mate Michael Kasprowicz denied him the honour by bowling Mohammad Sami for two. At that stage Kasprowicz had 1-0 but he then cleaned up the Pakistan innings three balls before the lunch break when he had Mohammad Khalil caught and bowled for five to finish with 2-4 in the innings and 7-34 for the match.
Yousuf Youhana with 27 and Younis Khan with 17 were the only batsman to reach double figures, with opener Imran Farhat, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq and paceman Shoaib Akhtar all falling for just one run. Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq spent more time walking to the crease than he did batting, caught behind by Adam Gilchrist while facing his first delivery. He joined Kamran Akmal who also made a duck. Scoreboard Australia (1st innings) 381 Pakistan (1st innings) 179 Australia (2nd innings)
361-5 Pakistan (2nd innings) Butt c Hayden b McGrath 9 Farhat lbw McGrath 1 Younis c Warne b McGrath 17 Youhana c Gilchrist b McGrath 27 Razzaq c Gilchrist b McGrath 1 Haq c Gilchrist b McGrath 0 Akmal c Clarke b McGrath 0 Sami b Kasprowicz 2 Khalil c & b Kasprowicz 5 Kaneria not out 0 Extras
(lb-7, w-2) 9 Total (all out in 31.3 overs) 72 Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-34, 3-43, 4-49, 5-49, 6-61, 7-64, 8-66, Bowling: McGrath 16-8-24-8, Gillespie 12-3-37-0, Kasprowicz 3.3-2-4-2.
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Ntini checks England’s progress
Port Elizabeth, December 19 England were 389 for eight at tea on the third day, a first innings lead of 52. Ntini’s mid-afternoon burst came after England, recovering from a morning stutter, threatened to take total control. Mark Butcher and Andrew Flintoff took England into the lead during a fifth-wicket partnership of 79. England were 346 for four before Butcher swung at a ball from Ntini down the leg-side and was caught by wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile for a patient 79, made off 193 balls with 12 fours. With the first ball of his next over Ntini struck again, with the cooperation of Flintoff, who flicked a catch to Jacques Rudolph on the square leg boundary after making 35. English wicketkeeper Geraint Jones fended at the next ball, a lifting delivery, and pushed a catch to Boeta Dippenaar, diving forward at cover. Matthew Hoggard followed in the following over, offering a routine catch to Tsolekile off Andrew Hall, and England had lost four wickets for 12 runs in 16 balls. Ashley Giles and Simon Jones took England through to tea, however, adding a valuable 31 runs. Ntini had figures of three for 75 at the interval. South Africa made an early breakthrough when century-maker Andrew Strauss was out in the fourth over of the day. The South African-born batsman, after adding six runs to his overnight 120, square cut Shaun Pollock and AB de Villiers held a neat two-handed catch at point. England captain Michael Vaughan opened his innings with a glanced four off Pollock, then slashed a short, wide ball from Hall over backward point for six. They were his only scoring shots, however, as two balls later he edged an away-swinger from Hall to Graeme Smith at first slip. After restricting England to 38 runs for two wickets in the first hour, Smith surprisingly chose not to take the second new ball, keeping himself on bowling off-spinners in tandem with the medium-pace of Zander de Bruyn. His decision paid off when Graham Thorpe missed a sweep against Smith and was bowled for four. Scoreboard South Africa (1st innings) 337 England (1st innings) Trescothick b Steyn 47 Strauss c De Villiers
b Pollock 126 Butcher c Tsolekile b Ntini 79 Vaughan c Smith b Hall 10 Thorpe b Smith 4 Flintoff c Rudolph b Ntini 35 G.Jones c Dippenaar b Ntini 2 Giles not out 25 Hoggard c Tsolekile b Hall 0 S.Jones not out 5 Extras
(lb-21, nb-34, w-1) 56 Total (8 wickets, 119 overs) 389 Fall of wickets:
1-152, 2-238, 3-249, 4-267, 5-346, 6-353, 7-353, 8-358. Bowling:
Pollock 28-12-47-1, Ntini 28-6-75-3, Steyn 22-2-95-1, Hall 22-1-95-2, De Bruyn 9-1-31-0, Smith 10-3-25-1.
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Vijay Hazare laid to rest
Vadodara, December 19 His former team-mates Chandu Borde, D.K. Gaekwad, national selection committee chairman Kiran More, former chairman of the national selection committee Anshuman Gaekwad, Board of Control for Cricket in India joint secretary Ratnakar Shetty, BCCI
official Gautam Dasgupta and former BCCI secretary J.Y. Lele were among those present on the
occasion. City Mayor Naranbhai Patel and District Collector Bhagyesh Jha also paid their respects. Later, talking to PTI, Borde said Don Bradman had high regards for Hazare and had described him as a “great batsman”. Borde, who led the Indian team during its 1968 Australian tour, said Bradman had asked about Hazare’s health during his meeting with the Indian team and asked him (Borde) to convey his regards to the Indian batsman. Describing Hazare as his ‘guru’, Borde said he learnt various techniques of the game from him while playing for Baroda in Ranji Trophy matches from 1955-60. BCCI joint secretary Shetty said Hazare brought status to the game of cricket. More, who is also the Baroda Cricket Association general secretary, said Baroda cricket owed a lot of its achievements to Hazare. CHITTAGONG:
Indian and Bangladeshi players on Sunday observed a two-minute silence condoling the death of Vijay Hazare. The Indians also wore black armbands in memory of the former cricketer. Patiala: The Patiala District Cricket Association (PDCA) paid tributes to Vijay Hazare on Sunday. At a specially convened meeting, the honorary
secretary of the Patiala Cricket Association, Mr RP Pandove, said Indian cricket had lost one of its finest players. Mr MP Pandove, secretary of the Punjab Cricket Association, said Hazare was one of the best batsmen the country had
produced. Meanwhile, a two-minute silence was observed in memory of Hazare by the players, umpires and officials of the Patiala District Cricket Association before the start of the third day’s play in the CK Nayudu cricket tournament match played between Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir at the Dhruv Pandove stadium.
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Sehgal Studs win Patiala Cup polo
Patiala, December 19 All members of the Sehgal Studs team, mounted on thoroughbreds, played superb polo to notch a comfortable win. A 60-yard penalty shot by ace player Simran Shergill opened the scoring for the winners, who went into the match with a two-goal advantage. Minutes later in the first
chukker, Shamsheer Ali, the man who hogged the limelight, was fed with a well-measured tap by Gaurav Sehgal.
Shamsheer was all grace and poise as he made his way towards the rival goal before he unleashed a hard but well-directed shot to make it 4-2 for Sehgal Studs. The Army Red team was seemed to be out of depth in the third chukker when the winners scored two more goals. The first was scored by Shamsheer when he managed to ‘ride away’ Maj GS Pandher before collecting the ball to make his way home. Simran Shergill struck after he was fouled and the umpires, Yuvraj Vikramaditya Singh and Jai Shergill, blew the whistle for a penalty. This was converted by Shergill himself who shot the ball home from 60 yards to make it 6-2 for Sehgal Studs. At the end of the third
chukker, the Army Red team was virtually out of the reckoning with most of their players running out of ideas and energy. Having gained a four-goal lead, the winners started the fourth chukker on a sedate note. A little bit of complacency also surfaced in their play during this period which was taken advantage of by their rivals who struck two goals in the last
chukker. Maj Tarun Sirohi made a gallant effort to score the third goal for Army Red while the last goal for the losers came from Maj GS Pandher, whose under-the-neck shot found the target. However, both these efforts came too late as Sehgal Studs romped home winners by a comfortable 7-4 margin. Later in the afternoon, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, stepped on to the polo field for the second successive day. The CM’s team, Sheesh Mahal, comprising his son- in-law Gurpal Singh and grandson Angad Singh, went down 0-3 to the Baradari team in the exhibition match. Capt Amarinder Singh, playing with a scratch handicap astride Shellshock, played passive polo and for most part of the match he seemed to be on the defensive. The Baradari team was comprised of the PPSC Chairman, Lt-Gen TS Shergill, Yuvraj
Vikramaditya, Maj-Gen MS Sandhu and Col RS Brar, who earlier gave a lively commentary during the final. A thrilling trick riding display, which preceded the exhibition match, was given by students of Punjab Public School, Nabha and personnel of Punjab Police. |
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Punjab record wins in softball
Ludhiana, December 19 In the girls section (under-19), Punjab thrashed Goa 10-0, trounced Jammu and Kashmir 12-1 and then outplayed Madhya Pradesh 4-1. In the boys section, Punjab registered comfortable wins over Madhya Pradesh (17-2 ) and Maharashtra (8-0). Earlier, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Education Minister, Punjab, inaugurated the games in which more than 6,000 participants drawn from all over the country are taking part. Speaking on the occasion, the minister announced that the state government had chalked out a comprehensive plan for the promotion of sports and special funds amounting Rs 4 crore were being spent for the purpose. Today’s results:
Softball (girls under-19): Chandigarh b Madhya Pradesh 10-0; Goa drew with Rajasthan 2-2; Punjab b Goa 10-0; Chhattisgarh b Jammu and Kashmir 6-1; Andhra Pradesh b Maharashtra 3-2; Rajasthan b Gujarat 4-3; Punjab b Jammu and Kashmir 12-1; Goa b Chandigarh 10-4; Maharashtra b Chhattisgarh 6-5; Chandigarh b Andhra Pradesh 8-1 and Punjab b Madhya Pradesh 4-1. Girls (under-17):
Punjab b Madhya Pradesh 2-1; Chandigarh b Delhi 10-0; Madhya Pradesh b Maharashtra 14-0; Chandigarh b Andhra Pradesh 10-0. Boys (under-14):
Punjab b Madhya Pradesh 17-2; Chandigarh b Maharashtra 2-1; Punjab b Maharashtra 8-0; Delhi b Chandigarh 12-2. Hockey (boys under-14):
Delhi b Haryana; Chhattisgarh b Uttaranchal; Maharashtra b Rajasthan; Girls (under-14): Maharashtra b Karnataka; Madhya Pradesh b Uttaranchal; Madhya Pradesh b Maharashtra; Haryana b Delhi. Kho-kho (boys under-14):
Punjab b Rajasthan; Madhya Pradesh b Andhra Pradesh; Maharashtra b Uttaranchal; Delhi b West Bengal; Gujarat b Chhattisgarh. Girls (under-14):
West Bengal b Uttar Pradesh; Karnataka b Jammu and Kashmir; Delhi drew with Rajasthan; Maharashtra b Chhattisgarh. Boys (under-17): Kerala b Orissa; Delhi b Uttar Pradesh; Punjab b Tamil Nadu; Chandigarh b Goa. Girls (under-17): Maharashtra b Rajasthan; Delhi b Uttar Pradesh; Karnataka b Kerala and Punjab b Tamil Nadu. Boys (under-19):
Rajasthan b Himachal Pradesh; Maharashtra b Karnataka; Haryana b Andhra Pradesh; Chhattisgarh b Jammu and Kashmir; Punjab b Bihar; Gujarat b Tamil Nadu; Delhi b Goa. Girls (under-19):
Delhi b Jammu and Kashmir; Tamil Nadu drew with West Bengal; Punjab b Rajasthan; Chhattisgarh b Chandigarh; Himachal Pradesh b Tamil Nadu. Handball (boys under-17):
Uttar Pradesh b Maharashtra; Rajasthan b West Bengal; Chandigarh b Uttaranchal; Punjab b Kerala; Haryana b Jammu and Kashmir; Delhi b Madhya Pradesh; Gujarat b Karnataka; Goa b Orissa. Girls (under-17):
Maharashtra b Karnataka; Punjab b Madhya Pradesh; Delhi b Kerala; Rajasthan b Uttar Pradesh; Haryana b Goa. Girls (under-14):
Maharashtra b Madhya Pradesh; Punjab b Chandigarh. Boys (under-14):
Goa b Jammu and Kashmir; Punjab b Delhi; Gujarat b Chandigarh; Rajasthan b Orissa. |
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Sports events mark first day of Shaheedi Samagam Chamkaur Sahib,
December 19 Members of the Guru Gobind Singh Stydy Circle carrying banners asking Sikhs to not to cut hair reached the gurdwara from Ludhiana in the morning. It had also erected hoardings at various places at Chamkaur Sahib in this regard. The SGPC and the Administration organised various religious programmes for devotees at its venue in Sector 7 and at Anaj Mandi, respectively. The SGPC also organised sports events, including kabbadi, volleyball, gymnastics and martial arts, in which girls and boys participated. A religious conference organised by Youth Akali Dal was organised at Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib. It was addressed by many Akali leaders. The main attraction were the sports events. Children performed gatka and various items in martial arts. Wrestling was another event which attracted the villagers. The administration also organised various religious programmes but failed to attract spectators. Very few persons could be seen at their tent erected for a gathering of 50,000 persons. Since early morning huge rush could be seen outside the five historical gurdwaras.
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Ludhiana gears up for b’ball nationals
Ludhiana, December 19 International-standard technical equipment and playing facilities will be provided to the teams. The newly procured electronic scoreboard will be installed and tested on December 20 and 21. Lodging arrangements for men have been made at the SCD Government College for Boys and women will be lodged at the Government College for Women. Mr Teja Singh Dhaliwal, general secretary of the association, said the officials and technical members would be lodged at Parker House (PAU) and the Kairon Kisan Ghar (PAU) and also the sports hostel at the Guru Nanak Stadium. All participants would be provided free boarding at the respective lodging places. Reception booths would be set up at the railway station on the evening of December 24. The teams would be transported to their lodging places in special private buses. A media centre would also be set up at the venue. As many as 25 states in men’s category and 22 states in women’s category had confirmed their entries. Grouping for the championship had been finalised. He said the teams have been divided into six groups. Teams of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Railways, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Orissa, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Services, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal and Punjab would participate in the event. A total of 112 matches would be played over eight days. Four playgrounds, including two indoor ones, would be used during the pool matches. About 150 technical officials would perform duties during the championship. A meeting of referees and technical officials would be held on December 25 at the basketball stadium. The chairman of the technical committee, Mr Sampat Kumar from Andhra Pradesh, and other international referees would address the officials regarding the latest modifications in the rules of the game. The last championship at Cuttack was won by Tamil Nadu in men’s section and Kerala were runners-up. Railways won in the women’s section and Delhi were runners-up. |
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PSB outplay Canada XI
Jalandhar, December 19 Indian Airlines drubbed Malaysian XI 6-1. The first goal was scored by Sandeep Singh of Indian Airlines who converted a penalty corner in the eighth minute. In the 20th minute, the Malaysian team earned a penalty corner which was converted by Mohammad Sufian Bin Mohammad to equalise the score. Barojan Singh of Indian Airlines scored in the 25th minute after receiving a pass from VS Vinay. In the 39th minute, Arjun Halappa of Indian Airlines converted a penalty stroke. Halappa struck again, making it 5-1. In the 66th minute, Birender Lakra scored, increasing the margin to 6-1. In another match, Punjab and Sind Bank defeated Canada XI 3-1. In the second minute of the match, the Punjab and Sind Bank team got a penalty stroke which was converted by Jatinder Pal Singh. Sukhwinder Singh of Canada XI equalised the score in the 24th minute. Ajit Pal Singh of Punjab and Sind Bank scored a goal in the 25th minute. A penalty corner was converted in the 65th minute by Sharanjit Singh. |
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Jeev finishes joint second
New Delhi, December 19 The top Indian golfer ended up just one stroke short of the eventual winner Kiyoshi Miyazato of Japan with a tournament tally of 13-under 271. Jeev, who shared the second place along with five others, earned 5,416,666 yen for his effort, according to information received here. Local hero Miyazato fired a superb seven-under 64 to pocket the winner’s cheque of 20 million yen with an aggregate of 14-under 270 in the tournament played at the par-71 Naha Golf Club. Jeev’s final round started with a bogey but the 32-year-old made up with birdies on the fourth and sixth to make the turn at one-under. However, the very first hole of his return journey, the par-5 10th, witnessed Jeev take five strokes to get to the green followed by a double bogey. The Chandigarh pro then went on to drop another shot on the 16th but made up with a birdie on the 17th. Jeev would have taken Miyazato into a play-off but for the fact that he dropped another shot on the 18th, his closing hole.
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Kenyans shine in Pune Marathon
Pune, December 19 Gwandaru clocked 2 hours, 21 minutes and 22 seconds) to win the full marathon of 42.195 km. He was awarded a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh, a certificate and a medal. Patrick Mashani Wairagi (Kenya) and Vladamir Kotov (South Africa) came second and third, with a timing of 2:22:06 minutes and 2:22:56 minutes respectively. Mula clocked 1:11:59 to win the half marathon for women and was awarded Rs 1 lakh, a certificate and a medal.
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Chaman Vatika win cricket match Ambala, December 19 Chaman Vatika won the match by three wickets. The man of the match award was jointly shared by Sparsh Jain of Chaman Vatika and Gavin Shaun Dean of South Africa. The match was held at Chaman Vatika school complex. School director Umesh Jindal said Deputy Commissioner R.P. Gupta was the chief guest. Chaman Vatika won the toss and put South African team to bat first. The South African team scored 135 runs losing seven wickets in 35 overs. South African team comprised Alexander Scott Ross, Raymond Doyle (captain), Stefan Langeveidt, Sharl Pijl, Christopher Barger, Russell James Hall, Clinton Groenewald, Gavin Shaun Dean, Pablo Lundall, Alan Edward Critchley, Gersion Erwin Kelly and Q. Edward. Chaman Vatika team comprised Saurabh Gaba, Sagar Chopra, Kush Gupta, Abhishek Deswal, Sparsh Jain, Angad Singh, Mayank Arora, Vivek Sethia, Amiteshwar, Amarpreet Singh Gill, Varunjit Singh and Rohit Singla.
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Chittagong, December 19
