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India crush Italy, Kiwis hold Aussies
Cricket eves make clean sweep
Kartik saves the day for Railways
World XI beat Victoria
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Ruling to curb foreigners’ influx into counties
Paes-Hanley win Thailand Open
Kasimdzhanov defeats Anand
Nayeemuddin is football coach
Kapur, Digvijay finish tied third
Merykom retains title
Dhindsa is chief of Punjab boxing body
Sirsa school are champions
CSJA’s annual awards function in March
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India crush Italy, Kiwis hold Aussies
New Delhi, October 2 After a tentative display against Malaysia yesterday, the Indian girls played fast and attacking hockey to tame a fighting Italy.
But yet again, the hosts fumbled with penalty corners, failing to convert the six they earned today. India got company in wasting penalty corners when title aspirants Australia squandered their chances to play a goal-less draw against New Zealand in the second match. The Australian team, coached by former Olympian Frank Murray, possessed all the right qualities, except the scoring skills. They were tall and fit, agile and fast, but lacked sharpness to strike the target. They hit wide or blazed over to muff 13 penalty corners and one penalty stroke while New Zealand wasted five penalty corners. Angie Skirving and captain Nikki Hudson, who attempted penalty corner strikes for Australia, were hasty and aimless. For India, the victory against Italy gave a shot in the arm to their confidence. They played with a lot of understanding between midfielders and forwards and a lot more cohesion. The coming good of Jasjeet Kaur, who was off-colour in the opener, provided a refreshing change as she slotted home three goals — the first two and the fifth — and played a vital role in the other two. She opened the account in the 12th minute, off a free hit, but the hosts failed to added to their lead in the rest of the first session despite earning three penalty corners. The second goal came in the 20th minute of the second half when Jasjeet pushed into an empty goal. Mamta Kharb took the ball down the left flank before putting Saba Anjum in charge. Saba’s minus pass toward the goal drew out custodian Roberta Lilliu and an unmarked Jasjeet on the right pushed the ball in from the goal-line. Nine minutes later, off a Jasjeet pass, Anjum dribbled into the circle and shot in past the advancing custodian. Barely a minute before the hooter, Jasjeet put Sanggai Ibemhal Chanu through the left flank and the latter passed the ball to Adline Kerketta inside the
D. Kerketta swept in with a one-fell swoop. Before Italy could recover, Kerketta set up a pass for Jasjeet to tap, take a couple of steps forward and scoop into the roof of the net over the head of the custodian. |
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Cricket eves make clean sweep
Karachi, October 2 The Indians maintained their fine form with the bat and the ball to once again to outclass their inexperienced and controversially selected opponents. Electing to bat, Indians made 215 for four in 40 overs, that included fine half centuries from Kamini and skipper Karuna Jain. The target proved too much for the Pakistani girls, who were restricted to116 for nine. Taskeen Qadeer scored 26. For India, Diana David snapped up three for 38 and Sradanphi Naidu picked up three wickets for 16 runs. Thirush Kamini was adjudged player of the match while Karuna Jain was adjudged player of the series. This was the first-ever tour by an Indian women cricket team to Pakistan.
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Playing conditions standardised for women’s cricket
Dubai, October 2 Previously, each country operated under its own set of conditions, but an eight-person committee that met recently decided on a change in the policy as part of a drive towards standardisation of women’s cricket. A universal code of conduct for cricket players and officials was also decided on while there were discussions on the possibility of replicating policies of men’s game concerning suspect bowling action and anti-doping policy.
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Kartik saves the day for Railways
New Delhi, October 2 Arriving at the crease with the Ranji Trophy champions left with only one recognised batsman, Kartik hit an unbeaten 89, his career-best first-class score, to pull the hosts out of trouble. At stumps, Railways were 235 for six, a lead of 12 runs, that at one stage looked improbable after the Rest reduced them to 106 for six soon after lunch. Accompanying Kartik at the other end was the seasoned Yere Goud on 43 not out. Goud’s dour knock off 193 balls in 247 minutes with four fours was in contrast to Kartik’s approach. The left-hander struck 13 fours and a six during his 198-minute stay at the crease, during which he faced 135 balls. His effortless performance made batting look easy on a wicket of uneven bounce, that consumed the top order inside the morning session. Off-spinner Ramesh Powar did the damage with four for 78, but left-arm orthodox spinner R. Ramkumar was effective with none for 29 from 16 overs. The other impressive bowling performance of the day was that of right-arm seamer S. Sreesanth with two for 35. But the bespectacled Kerala player blotted the scoresheet after stepping on the danger area on the follow through thrice from the same end and was ordered out of the attack for the innings. Resuming at six for no loss, Railways failed to deliver the knockout punch on the Rest after having dismissed them for a modest 223 on the opening day. Sreesanth gave the visitors their first breakthrough when he had Amit Pagnis (14) snicking one to wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel in the ninth over of the morning. Powar then struck his first blow when he had skipper Sanjay Bangar (31) leg before while attempting a sweep. After Jai Prakash Yadav (1) was undone by a Sreesanth delivery that kept low, the Mumbai off-spinner then picked two wickets in successive overs to leave Railways reeling at 90 for five. Tejinder Pal Singh (19) was caught behind for Patel’s second catch of the innings while Raja Ali (8) was caught at slip while going for a cut. When Vineet Saxena (9) was out in a similar fashion, the death knell was sounded for the hosts. But Kartik, ever the rebel, had other ideas. The 29-year-old had an average of 18.36 with the bat, but had 10 half centuries in first-class cricket, some record that not many number eight batsmen did not possess. Kartik’s batting was no slam-bang though. There were umpteen silken-smooth cover drives, both off pacers and slow bowlers. The high point was the six lofted over the sight-screen off Ramkumar. Goud provided the perfect sheet-anchor. Scoreboard Rest of India (1st innings): 223 Railways (1st innings): Pagnis c Patel b Sreesanth 14, Bangar lbw b Powar 31, T.P. Singh c Patel b Powar 19, Yadav b Sreesanth 1, Ali c Gambhir b Powar 8, Goud batting 43, Saxena c Gambhir b Powar 9, Kartik batting 89,
Extras: (b-5, lb-14, nb-11, w-1) 21, Total: (six wickets, 96 overs) 235,
FoW: 1-30, 2-60, 3-61, 4-84, 5-90, 6-104, Bowling: R.P. Singh 16-5-42-0, Bose 16.4-9-30-0, Powar 28-4-78-4, Sreesanth 15.2-5-35-2, Ramkumar 16-7-29-0, Rao 4-0-12-0.
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World XI beat Victoria
Sydney, October 2 Dravid and captain Shaun Pollock (54 not out) steered their side to 281 for eight in 50 overs in their match at a suburban Melbourne ground before Brad Hodge smashed 92 in Victoria's 269 for nine. Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan and South Africa all rounder Jacques Kallis also took two wickets each. Pace bowler Shane Harwood was the pick of the Victorian attack with four for 37, though he could have had a five-wicket bag had captain Cameron White not dropped Dravid when the Indian was on 61. A crowd of some 10,000 crammed into the small ground in St Kilda to watch the world squad's only match hit-out ahead of three one-day internationals against Australia, which start at Melbourne's Docklands Stadium on Wednesday. England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who arrived in Melbourne only on Friday, was rested by the World XI.
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Ruling to curb foreigners’ influx into counties
London, October 2 From 2006, counties which fail to select sufficient numbers of England-qualified players will have thousands of pounds cut from their revenue, and the strict penalties will increase further in the following season. First announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board in April, the ruling aims to reward counties which produce players eligible for England, reports in the English media have said. Counties must use at least nine of their playing XI as England-qualified players.
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Paes-Hanley win Thailand Open
New Delhi, October 2 The victory gave Paes his third title of the season. For Hanley, it was his fourth title of the year. Paes and Hanley were pairing for the first time. Meanwhile, Sania Mirza was seeded eighth in the AIG Open WTA Tour event in Tokyo. The 18-year-old was drawn to take on a qualifier in the first round. She was paired with Israeli Shahar Peer in doubles. Clijsters emerges champ
LUXEMBOURG: US Open champion Kim Clijsters of Belgium claimed her fourth consecutive title at the WTA final here on Sunday, beating Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenfeld in straight
sets. The 6-2, 6-4 win gave the world number three her fifth title in Luxembourg. Federer's 11th title of the year extended his winning streak in finals to 24. Vaidosova wins title
Seoul: Nicole Vaidosova rallied from an early deficit on Sunday and beat top-seeded Jelena Jankovic 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the Korea
Open. — Agencies |
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Sania in Time’s Asian heroes’ list
New Delhi, October 2 She has been described as a role model for women in the country in the special issue of the magazine, which will hit the stands tomorrow. Sania shares space with Chinese actress Zhang Jingchu, South Korean footballer Park Ji Sung and Japanese actor Ken Watanbe in the list. Though the list is led by people who saved lives and rebuilt families and communities after last year’s devastating tsunami, it also includes inspirational figures in the field of
arts and sports. A 14-year-old girl from the Maldives who took charge of her family to hold them together and help heal their trauma after the tsunami is on the list. A group of Acehnese women who lost their families and homes in the tsunami and banded together to rebuild their wrecked village and start over again have also been included in the list.
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Kasimdzhanov defeats Anand
San Luis (Argentina), October 2 The loss proved quite expensive for Anand as he lost the joint lead to be relegated to third spot in the $ one million prize money event being played on a double round robin basis among eight players. On another eventful day when every game produced a result, Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria made most of his opportunities to grind down Michael Adams of England, emerging as the sole leader with 3.5 points from four games. As a matter of fact, had the Bulgarian not squandered a strong position against Anand in round two, his scoreline would have read an awesome 4/4, something almost unheard of in elite chess circles against such extraordinary opposition in recent times. Russian Peter Svidler made sure Topalov did not get a runaway lead in this 14-round contest with his second straight victory in the event. The modest Russian was a bit lucky to beat compatriot Alexander Morozevich in a topsy-turvy game. Also ending on the winning side was Peter Leko who had it easy against Judit Polgar, his Hungarian compatriot. With Topalov in command, Svidler took his tally to 3 points out of a possible four with Anand at sole third with 2.5 points. Kasimdzhanov improved his situation after beating Anand to stand sole fourth on 2 points while the Hungarian duo of Judit Polgar and Peter Leko are next in line with 1.5 points apiece. Alexander Morozevich and Adams are currently at the bottom of the tables on one point. For Anand it turned out to be a bad day at the office when nothing worked right. The Indian started off with the Nazdorf variation and faced the English attack wherein Kasimdzhanov got the imbalance he was looking for given his situation in the event prior to this game. The Uzbek, the lowest ranked player in the tournament, got an advantage in the middle game when Anand went for an erroneous plan and slowly built his attack against a slightly weakened king of the Indian reaping rich dividends. Anand fell prey to some brilliant combative ideas in the end and gave in when he was just a move away from getting checkmated. Topalov, considered Anand's main rival here, continued with his demolition act and recorded another swift victory. Michael Adams, for the second day running, fell prey to some fine tactics well complemented with excellent calculations. The middle game arising out of an English symmetrical offered little hope for the Englishman as Topalov first seized the bishop pair with uncompromising play and later found a big hole in Adams' calculation on the 35th move. Morozevich is the other player struggling to make an impact here and was yet again tested by Svidler who came on top from a position arising out of a King's Indian defence. Morozevich had done well in the middle game but was outplayed in the ensuing heavy pieces endgame. He blundered towards the end to net a lost position.
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Nayeemuddin is football coach
Kolkata, October 2 AIFF President Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi made it clear that the contribution of the new coach to the team’s performance would be reviewed after the SAF Games in Pakistan, starting on December 6. The AIFF appointed Atanu Bhattacharya as the goalkeeping coach for the Indian team. India were languishing at 134th spot in FIFA rankings as a result of dismal shows on the tours to Pakistan and Fiji. Dasmunshi said a technical director from a foreign country would be appointed soon. He stated that the Indian team would be sent on at least three exposure trips before next year’s Asian Games and all of these would be outside the
subcontinent. A conditioning and training camp would be held before the team would leave for the SAF Games, he said.
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Kapur, Digvijay finish tied third
Beijing, October 2 A three-under on the back nine by Kapur (69) fell just short of the pace. He tied with Digvijay (70) who had at least a share of the lead on the first three days. The Indians tied for third place with Australian Alistair Presnell who racked up a five-under 31 to jump up the leaderboard at 281. Coming to the 18th tee, after Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng and Marcus Both had finished at eight-under, Kapur and Digvijay needed birdies to get into the play-off. Both had birdied 18th and was one of only three players to do so on the tough par-four closing hole. But Kapur and Digvijay could managed only pars and ended one shot of the winning score. Marksaeng beat Marcus Both with a birdie on the first play-off hole after they were both tied at eight-under 280. Of the other Indians, Rahil Gangjee had a nightmarish start with two double bogeys and two bogeys as he went to six-over after four holes. He managed three birdies but also bogeyed two more holes to end up at five-over 77 and a total of six-over for tied 30th place. Vivek Bhandari (78) and Uttam Singh Mundy (77) tied for 51st place at 11-over totals. It was an exciting day’s golf on a demanding course. With three holes left, as many as five players had a chance of grabbing the title. Marksaeng, who started the day tied third and one behind co-leaders Digvijay and veteran Lu Wen Teh of Taipei, seemed to be drifting away after a bogey on sixth. He shot three birdies in a row from there on and added two more on 12th and 13th to take the lead. Playing with Aussie Both, he parred the remaining five holes to finish at eight under. Even more dramatic was Both's surge, who birdied four of the last five holes, including the tough 18th. In the play-off, Marksaeng beat Both to grab his fifth Asian tour title, his first since 2000. The Thai had finished third on three occasions in 2004, when he was sixth on the Merit List. Chopra slips to tied 20th
Greensboro (USA): Daniel Chopra shot a one-under 71 in the third round and slipped to tied 20th at the USPGA Tour's Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Chopra, a Swede of Indian origin, who was bogey-free for the first two days is now nine-under 207 for his three rounds. He is looking for a good finish to seal his 2006 USPGA Tour card. He started well with two birdies but back-to-back bogeys on fourth and fifth spoilt his day. He had birdies on 14th and 15th along with a bogey on 18th. K J Choi of Korea was tied for the lead with American D J Trahan. Choi fired a five-under 67 and Trahan a six-under 66. Randhawa, Johl miss cut
St Andrews (Scotland): Jyoti Randhawa and Amandeep Johl missed the cut after indifferent performances in the third round of the Dunhill Links Championship, a celebrity pro-am being played on the Old Course at St Andrews
and at nearby Kingsbarns and Carnoustie. Randhawa, playing on the Old Course, shot a five-over 77 to be four-over for three days. Johl went three-over compiling a score of four-over 220. The Indian duo was tied 84th with the top 60 and ties making the cut. Johl had just one birdie and four bogeys, while Randhawa had one birdie to go with five bogeys. The team of Johl and Kapil Dev tied for 71st in the Pro-Am competition with Randhawa and his partner Lee Dixon. They were 10-under for three days in betterball competition. England's Kenneth Ferrie opened up a five-shot lead with a 67 in the third round at St Andrews, where the final round is to be played. The team tournament is lead by Ferrie and Jonathan Edwards, the former Olympic triple jump champion. They are at 27-under par 189, four ahead of Stenson and Rurik Gobel.
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Merykom retains title
New Delhi, October 2 Merykom showed her class as she claimed the back-to-back title with a huge 28-13 win against Jong Ok of North Korea in the final,
according to information received here today. The Manipuri had won her second Asian title at Taiwan last month.
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Dhindsa is chief of Punjab boxing body
Chandigarh, October 2 The general house elected former Asian Games medallist Jaipal Singh as Secretary of the association. Mr Dhindsa was authorised to name other office-bearers and members of the executive committee of the association. |
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Sirsa school are champions
Kurukshetra, October 2 In girls section, hosts Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Senior Secondary School, Ladwa, emerged victorious by defeating Sant Nischal Singh Public School, Ladwa, 1-0. Goldy of Shah Satnam Ji Boys School, Sirsa, and Amandeep of St. Xavier Public School, Bathinda, were declared boy players of the tournament while Puneet Virk of Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Senior Secondary Public School, Ladwa, was adjudged girl player of the tournament. |
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CSJA’s annual awards function in March
Chandigarh, October 2 He was speaking at a ceremony held to felicitate sponsors of the national seminar on hockey organised by the association at Shivalik Public School, Mohali, last month. Among those felicitated were Mr Sandeep Jain (industrialist of Bijnor), Mr D.S. Bedi (Principal, Shivalik Public School), Ms Shanti Bhanot (on behalf of Airtel), Mr Ravinder Talwar (DAV Senior Secondary School), Mr T.C. Gupta (Rowing Federation of India), Mr
Gurdaspur Singh (hockey international) , Mr Jasbir Singh (Mohali Club) and Mr Vineet Joshi (Trivani Media). |
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