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BCCI to hold AGM on January 27
Australia whip West Indies in opener
Enamul gives Bangladesh the edge
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England struggle
on rain-hit day
Rach’s charges nonsense: Gill
Hewitt in final, heat thwarts Dementieva
Stage set for Sunday’s
Mumbai Marathon
Virender Singh wins gold in Deaflympics
Pepsu, Punjab win in women’s hockey
Ajeetesh donates for tsunami relief
Baichung to visit tsunami-hit areas
Salgaocar lose Mohindra College enter final of tennis tourney
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BCCI to hold AGM on January 27
Chennai, January 14 “Notice to the affiliated members of the board on the January 27 meeting and venue would be sent today,” Nair told PTI here today. In its order on Monday, the Supreme Court had directed the board to expeditiously convene the incomplete AGM for the purpose of taking over of the new board headed by Ranbir Singh Mahendra. “The AGM should conclude its proceedings even if it cannot transact business on the agenda pertaining to nomination of Mr Dalmiya as the patron-in-chief and his nomination as the representative of the BCCI to the ICC,” the court’s common order had said. Asked whether any other meeting of any Standing Committee like the Working Committee would be held prior to the January 27 meeting, Nair said “first we must have this meeting concluded as per Court directive”. Meanwhile, the BCCI sources said all the minutes as per the approved agenda were discussed on September 30 itself and all Standing Committees, including the Tours and Fixtures Committee had also been set up after elections on September 29. However, none of the members had been inducted to any committee so far, they said. “Considering this, the January 27 meeting should go through without any hitch but it is not known as yet whether Mr Dalmiya’s nomination as Patron-in-Chief could be discussed or approved due to certain legalities involved,” the sources said. On whether Dnyaneshwar Agashe or Balasaheb Thorve of the Maharashtra Cricket Association would attend the meeting in Kolkata, the sources said “both were not party to the meeting on September 29 and 30 and are not likely to be invited or allowed to attend the meeting”. It may be recalled that the duo were not allowed to vote in the last AGM. In its order, the Supreme Court had also made absolute its October 11 interim order restraining Mr Dalmiya from becoming the Patron-in-Chief of the BCCI and stayed a Madras High Court order appointing Justice S Mohan as interim administrator for conduct of elections.
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Australia whip West
Indies in opener
Melbourne, January 14 The West Indies were skittled for 185 in reply to Australia's 301 for four at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, giving the hosts a bonus-point victory. Damien Martyn led the Australian scoring with an unbeaten 95 off 93 balls, while skipper Ricky Ponting contributed 78 and Michael Clarke - promoted to open the innings - hit 66. Martyn and Darren Lehmann (20) added 47 runs in the last 26 balls. Lee, overlooked for the Australian Test lineup for eight consecutive matches, vented his frustration on the West Indies top order, returning 3 for 36 from 10 overs. He trapped Chris Gayle lbw in the first over before the West Indies had scored a run. Wavell Hinds was run out with the total at 17 and Lee struck again in his third over, having Ramnaresh Sarwan (4) caught behind to have the West Indies reeling at 21 for three. Rookie Xavier Marshall (5) lasted 10 balls before he edged Lee to Gilchrist to make the total 33 for four. Skipper Brian Lara (58) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (46) combined in a 98-run fifth-wicket stand before Hogg broke through in the 29th over for the first of his five wickets. Hogg returned his best one-day international figures of 5 for 32. Lara had some reprieves, dropped on nine and 38 and escaping a run out on 22, before he was finally caught by Andrew Symonds. Hogg then produced two caught-and-bowled efforts, taking return catches of Chanderpaul in the 31st over and Samuels in the 35th as the West Indies slipped to 143 for seven. Hogg had Bravo (4) caught behind with the addition of one to the total and then removed Ian Bradshaw (12) as the West Indies slumped to 167 for nine. Michael Kasprowicz removed Mervyn Dillon and end the West Indies chase in the 47th over. Australia face Pakistan at Hobart on Sunday. The West Indies are back in action against Pakistan in Brisbane next Wednesday. Scoreboard Australia: Gilchrist c Bravo b Bradshaw 0 Clarke b Samuels 66 Ponting run out 78 Martyn not out 95 Symonds c Gayle b Bradshaw 20 Lehmann not out 20 Extras
(b-2, lb-5, w-11, nb-4): 22 Total (for 4 wkts, 50 overs): 301 Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-119, 3-207, 4-254 Bowling: Bradshaw 10-1-46-2, Dillon 8-0-69-0, Samuels 10-0-45-1, Hinds 3-0-20-0, Gayle 3-0-21-0, Sarwan 8-0-49-0, Bravo 8-0-44-0. West Indies: Gayle lbw b Lee 0 W Hinds run out 5 Sarwan c Gilchrist b Lee 4 Lara c Symonds b Hogg 58 Marshall c Gilchrist b Lee 5 Chanderpaul c and b Hogg 46 Samuels c and b Hogg 9 Bravo c Gilchrist b Hogg 3 Browne not out 20 Bradshaw c Clarke b Hogg 12 Dillon c Ponting b Kasprowicz 6 Extras
(1b, 13lb, 3w): 17 Total (all out, 46.2 overs): 185 Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-17, 3-21, 4-33, 5-131, 6-136, 7-143, 8-144, 9-167. Bowling:
Lee 10-1-36-3, Gillespie 8-0-29-0, Kasprowicz 6.2-0-26-1, Watson 7-0-37-0
— AP, AFP |
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Enamul gives Bangladesh the edge
Dhaka, January 14 Taibu held the Zimbabwe innings together after Enamul Haque Junior, the left-arm spinner, threatened to cut through the batting order, taking the first four wickets to fall. Taibu did have a lucky moment just after tea, when he was dropped by Khaled Mashud, but he put that behind him and steadied the ship with Elton Chigumbura. It was the Taibu-Chigumbura combination which had saved the follow-on in the first Test with a robust stand of 117. But another blossoming partnership was cut short by Tapash Baisya, who got rid of Chigumbura (34) with the second new ball. Chigumbura cut Baisya for a boundary, but failed to keep the following ball down, and Mohammad Ashraful took the catch. Chigumbura showed remarkable patience in his 167-ball association with Taibu, which produced 50 runs. Bangladesh clawed back the initiative after lunch, thanks to a three-wicket burst from Enamul, the hero of the first Test, and the dismissal of Hamilton Masakadza just before tea left Zimbabwe in some trouble at 171 for 5. Enamul could have recorded his second five-for in consecutive innings just after the break, but the normally dependable Mashud snatched at a thick edge from Taibu and floored the ball. The Bangladesh spin bowlers — fresh from their historic 226-run triumph over Zimbabwe in the first Test — failed to capitalise on the early morning moisture on a batting wicket. The first wicket for the hosts came 85 minutes into the first session, when Haque — hero of the first Test — bowled out Rogers (29) in his first over. Haque also dismissed Matsikenyeri, bowling him for 51. Matsikenyeri hit his second Test 50 off 95 balls, including eight boundaries. Haque then trapped Dion Ebrahim (12) lbw, before taking out Brendan Taylor (2) in a similar manner, with the score at 111-4. Ebrahim was earlier saved by the TV umpire from a caught behind call. A 60-run fifth-wicket stand between Hamilton Masakadza and Taibu propelled Zimbabwe to 171. But the partnership ended when Masakadza (43) was caught at mid-wicket by Aftab Ahmed off a Tapash Baisya delivery. Scoreboard Zimbabwe (1st innings): Matsikenyeri b Haque 51 Rogers b Haque 29 Ebrahim lbw Haque 12 Masakadza c Ahmed Taylor lbw Haque 2 Taibu batting 49 Chigumbura c Ashraful Panyangara batting 14 Extras: (b-4, lb-5, nb-1) 10 Total: Fall of wickets: 1-65, 2-96, 3-107, 4-111, 5-171, 6-221. Bowling:
Baisya 17-7-52-2, Mortaza 17-4-61-0, Rafique 32-13-48-0, Haque 27-7-74-4.
— Agencies |
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England struggle on rain-hit day Johannesburg, January 14 England captain Michael Vaughan was unbeaten on 29, his highest score of the series, but he lost three partners while only 30 runs were added in bowler-friendly conditions. Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini took two wickets today and had figures of four for 67 at the break. No play was possible before lunch after overnight rain continued in the morning. When play did start, the sky was heavily overcast and the floodlights were on. The pitch, which was good for batting on a sunny first day, gave the bowlers considerable assistance, with the ball moving sharply off the seam at times. Nightwatchman Matthew Hoggard fended a catch to A.B. de Villiers at gully off Ntini in a 40-minute period of play before a 23-minute stoppage for bad light. Scoreboard England (1st innings): Trescothick c Boucher b Steyn 16 Strauss c Kallis b Pollock 147 Key c Smith b Ntini 83 Vaughan not out 29 Thorpe c Dippenaar b Ntini 0 Hoggard c De Villiers b Ntini 5 Flintoff c Smith b Ntini 2 Jones c Smith b Pollock 2 Giles not out 1 Extras: (lb5, nb3) 8 Total: (7 wkts, 104 overs) 293 Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-227, 3-262, 4-263, 5-273, 6-275, 7-278. Bowling: Pollock 28-11-59-2, Ntini 27-7-67-4, Steyn 18-6-55-1, Kallis 17-2-55-0, Boje 14-2-52-0.
— AFP
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Rach’s charges nonsense: Gill
New Delhi, January 14 “All what Rach is saying about the sponsors’ pressure is nonsense. They never interfered with the team selection,” Mr Gill told Aaj Tak today. “Before the Athens Olympic Games, we were in the same hotel with the players. From morning till evening, we discussed the team selection and the decision that followed was unanimous. Rach’s allegation of pressure from sponsors is total nonsense,’ he said. Earlier, the German coach, in an interview to the same news channel, alleged that he had been handed a list of 16 players just before the Athens Olympic Games and was told by IHF secretary K. Jothikumaran to induct senior players like Dhanraj Pillay in the side, otherwise the sponsors could breach the deal. Rach described the IHF as a “big mad house” and said, “they (IHF) have no plans, they do just what they feel at that moment. Otherwise nobody in the world, no other country, would have sent its players for physical training just before the (Athens) Olympics.” Mr Gill also expressed surprise over Rach’s comment that Mr Jothikumaran was calling the shots, superseding the IHF president. “I was familiar with the allegations that I run the IHF like an autocrat or dictator. Now it is said that Jothikumaran runs it. This is a new thing to me,” he said. While Mr Gill did not rule out appointing any foreign coach in the future, he said the IHF, after the Rach episode, would think again before going for a foreigner. “I read that a coach from abroad said India did not need any foreign coach. We have to think again about it, but we are not in a hurry,” Mr Gill added. Meanwhile, former coach Rajinder Singh today alleged that the IHF president had been misguided by his advisers and it was pressure from the federation which forced him to quit barely a month before the Athens Olympic Games. Talking about his removal, a bitter Rajinder told Aaj Tak, “Mr Gill was fed wrong information by his advisers and that resulted in some wrong decisions on the federation’s part.” “Before the Athens Olympics, we were playing a few tournaments and every time you heard about a change in the (coach’s) post. The coach’s suggestions were not heeded. And there were so many things that forced me to quit,” he said. Asked to comment on whether his exit had affected the team’s performance at Athens where India finished a poor seventh, Rajinder said,’’The result is before all to see. I think the team was playing well and could have finished among the top four (in medal bracket) at Athens.’’ Meanwhile, Oliver Kurtz, who also served a brief stint with the Indian team, alleged that he was merely used by Mr Jothikumaran to axe Rajinder Singh. ‘’Rajinder said Jothikumaran was killing Indian hockey. It was a big game of politics where I was used to sack Rajinder,’’ Kurtz said.
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Hewitt in final, heat thwarts Dementieva
Sydney, January 14 The world number three now meets qualifier Ivo Minar, who beat fellow Czech Radek Stepanek 6-1 6-2 to reach his first ATP final on a scorching day at the Olympic tennis centre where the on-court temperature soared towards 50°C. The blistering temperatures were too much for Russian Elena Dementieva who pulled out of the women’s semi-finals due to heat illness, giving Australian Samantha Stosur a free ride into the final. “I was feeling really bad and dizzy and very weak so I think that I’m having all the symptoms of a heat illness,” Dementieva told a news conference. “I couldn’t go on the court to do my warm-up. I couldn’t even hold my racket.” Dementieva, one of the favourites for the Australian Open starting next week, also pulled out of the doubles final where she was due to partner Ai Sugiyama, handing the title to Stosur and Bryanne Stewart. Stosur, who made her first WTA final at the Gold Coast last week, also received a walkover in her singles quarter-final with Lindsay Davenport yesterday when the world number one withdrew with bronchitis.
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Stage set for Sunday’s Mumbai Marathon
Mumbai, January 14 As many as 22 national teams, 18 professional teams, 16 athletes from the Standard Chartered Bank and nine others will vie for the $ 400,000 prize money at stake to complete the 42-km marathon which will be flagged off at 7.40 a.m. Standard Chartered Bank Corporate Affairs Regional Head Neel Chatterjee told a press conference that over 26,000 runners have registered for the event. There would also be a 7-km run which will be flagged off at 10.35 a.m. Before that, the half marathon of 21 km will be flagged off at 9.30 a.m., a wheel-chair race at 8.30 a.m. and a senior citizens race at 8 a.m., he added. Mr Chatterjee said the Standard Chartered Bank had begun its association with the marathon by organising one such race in Hong Kong seven years back. ''Since then, Singapore, Nairobi and Mumbai have joined in,'' he said. A marathon is not just the individual capacity to run, but also tests your mental will and stamina, he said adding the marathon in all the four exotic cities of the world was to bring them together ''to work unitedly to beat the time''. This year, the Singapore and Nairobi leg of the Greatest Race On Earth (GROE) Challenge have been completed. After the Mumbai leg on Sunday, the race will shift to Hong Kong. The Standard Chartered Bank has also started the Dubai Marathon on its own which was completed last week and Lahore is another Asian city to join the league. According to Mr Chatterjee, the GROE challenge is like a relay race which
focuses not on individual but team work. The professional athletes will be joined by an interesting mix of other runners during the Mumbai leg of the GROE. Jean Pirogue running for the Mauritius national team, for instance, is a painter by profession and Pakistan national team's Niaz Farooqi is a train driver. The skills of 18-year-old Sameer Najib Sameer will also be tested to the hilt since he has never run a marathon earlier. In fact, he had never set foot outside Afghanistan before, and in Mumbai he is competing on behalf of the Afghanistan team. Talking to UNI, Sameer said running has been his passion since he was eight along with his father at a park in Kabul. He said he has never left the borders of his country. Mumbai was the first place outside Afghanistan, he was visiting. ''I plan to shop and try to meet film stars especially Aishwarya Rai,'' he said. ''I will run the full marathon here. Please pray for me that I finish it,'' Sameer, youngest of the participants, said. India finished second in the first Mumbai Marathon held last year. In the relay race in Singapore and Nairobi, India finished fourth behind Qatar.
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Virender Singh wins gold in Deaflympics
New Delhi, January 14 Virender scored a 3-0 win on points over the defending champion to take India’s medal tally to one gold, one silver and two bronze till yesterday, according to information received here. The Indian grappler had earlier defeated last edition’s silver medallist Andrei Zakhryapin of Russia 4-1 on points to book his place in the summit clash. The other Indian wrestler, Radhakrishna Chaturvedi, competing in the 120 kg freestyle category however could not make it to the knock-out stage. India have won one silver and one bronze in athletics while the other bronze came in the badminton team event. Gerald Wilcox won the silver in the men’s pole vault clearing a height of 4.20 metres while Babloo Katana reached a distance of 35.43 metres to take the bronze in the men’s hammer throw.
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Pepsu, Punjab win in women’s hockey
Patiala, January 14 Baljit Kaur scored once for the winners while striker Aruna netted in a brace to see Pepsu through. In other matches of the day, Punjab played out a draw against Chandigarh while Haryana swamped HP 10-1. Earlier, the three-day meet was inaugurated by Mr Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, DIG, Patiala range. |
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Ajeetesh donates for tsunami relief
Chandigarh, January 14 Yes, the golfer, Ajeetesh Sandhu, yesterday sent a cheque for Rs 21,000 to The Tribune office for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. A Class X student of St John’s School, Ajeetesh is also the Asian junior number two. Sponsored by Oil India, Ajeetesh is now going in for more international exposure. He will be playing in the Faldo Series International Golf for the under-21 to be played in Hong Kong from January 17 to 21. This will be followed by Pre-qualifying tournament for the World Junior Golf from January 25 to 27. |
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Baichung to visit tsunami-hit areas
Panaji, January 14 After an emergency committee meeting, the federation has decided to help restore football infrastructure in the tsunami devasted areas of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, AIFF Secretary Alberto Colaco said in a press release here today.
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Salgaocar
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Margao, January 14 For SBT, the other goals came through Mohammad Rafi in the fourth minute and 55th minute and Ignatious Silvester in the 64th minute, while for Salgaocar, goals came through Francis Andrade in the 38th minute, Samson Singh in the 70th minute and Felix Ibrebru in the 71st minute.
— UNI
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Mohindra
College enter final of tennis tourney Fatehgarh Sahib, January 14 Mohindra College started with flying colours as Parminder outclassed Balwinder in all departments of the game by 6-0, 6-0 in the opening singles match. However, Aman had to fight with all his resources to overcome a spirited Kuldeep in three sets 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Mohindra College will now meet the winners of the second semi-final between Khalsa College of Patiala and Government College of Malerkotala. Their semi-final match was stopped due to fading light. At that time, Khalsa were leading by 1-0 as Parvesh beat Fazil 6-0, 6-3. Government Girls College, Patiala, won gold medals in foil and epee teams in the fencing competitions. Khalsa College, Patiala fencers also excelled as they bagged gold medals in foil and sabre team competitions for men. Results (tennis): semi-finals: Mahindra College, Patiala, beat Public College, Samana, 2-0 (Parminder Singh beat Balwinder Singh 6-0, 6-0, Aman beat Kuldeep 4-6, 7-5, 6-1). Khalsa College, Patiala, lead Government College, Malerkotla, 1-0 (Parvesh Kumar beat Fazil 6-0, 6-3). Match to continue tomorrow.
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