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Australia eye win despite batting collapse
Sourav improving, says doc
Telecast rights: Sub-committee formed
Mongia in North Zone team
Kenyans dominate half marathon
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Fernando Alonso wins, Narain Karthikeyan crashes out
Cager Gurdas Ram dead
Habib, Joshi advance
Punjabi University emerge victorious
600 participate in roller skating School sports from Oct 18
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Australia eye win despite batting collapse
Sydney, October 16 Glenn McGrath celebrated his elevation as the most successful paceman in Test cricket by bowling World XI skipper Graeme Smith for a duck. Then leg-spinner Stuart MacGill got opener Virender Sehwag caught behind for one. India’s new skipper Rahul Dravid was unbeaten on 17, with world record holder Brian Lara yet to score, when play was called off early because of bad light on a gloomy day at the Sydney Cricket Ground that both teams might prefer to forget. Australia’s batting collapse was their worst in a Test on home soil since they lost 9 for 40 to be all out for just 42 against England in Sydney in 1888 and their worst anywhere since they lost 9 for 36 to be all out for 84 at Old Trafford in 1956. It was all the more extraordinary, given that it came after Matthew Hayden and Ponting posted half centuries in a 122-run partnership for the second wicket. They were virtually untroubled as they took the overnight score from 66 for 1 to 152 for 1 when the wheels suddenly fell off just before lunch. Ashes heroes Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison once again did most of the damage, capturing three wickets each, while Muttiah Muralitharan polished off the tail to also finish with three scalps. Harmison triggered the collapse when he bowled Hayden for 77 and Michael Clarke for five, sending the ball crashing into the leg stump each time after beating them with his sheer pace. Flintoff grabbed the wicket of Ponting after lunch, caught behind for 54, and then, added the scalps of Shane Warne for seven and Shane Watson for 10. Muralitharan, turning the ball at alarming angles on a pitch ideally suited for spin bowlers, picked up two wickets before tea in as many overs and was unlucky not to have got more. He took a sharp return catch to dismiss Simon Katich for two, and then, found the edge to remove Adam Gilchrist for one, caught by Jacques Kallis at slip, but had four appeals turned down by the video umpire Darrell Hair. Play was halted for 75 minutes because of bad light and the Australian innings lasted just 14 minutes when the players returned, with Muralitharan and Harmison splitting the last two wickets between them. Australia’s dreadful collapse spoiled an otherwise perfect return home for the Australians, who rebounded from the disappointment of losing the Ashes to thrash the representative side 3-0 in one-dayers in Melbourne last week. Hayden, whose international career was in jeopardy before he scored a century in the last Ashes Test, followed up his first-innings century with another fine performance. He survived a confident leg before appeal from Muralitharan on 28 to pass his half century off 92 balls and struck nine boundaries before Harmison bowled him with a ball that sneaked between bat and pad and turned the game upside down. Scoreboard Australia (1st innings) 345 World XI (1st innings) 190 Australia (2nd innings) Langer c Smith b Kallis 22 Hayden b Harmison 77 Ponting c Boucher b Flintoff 54 Clarke b Harmison 5 Katich c & b Muralitharan 2 Gilchrist c Kallis Watson c Boucher b Flintoff 10 Warne c Dravid b Flintoff 7 Lee c Muralitharan McGrath c Smith MacGill not out 0 Extras (b-7, lb-7, nb-2) 16 Total
(all out, 65.3 overs) 199 Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-152, 3-160, 4-167, 5-167, 6-170, 7-177, 8-192, 9-195. Bowling:
Harmison 12.3-2-41-3, Flintoff 16-2-48-3, Kallis 3-1-3-1, Muralitharan 24-5-55-3, Vettori 10-0-38-0. World XI (2nd innings) Smith b McGrath 0 Sehwag c Gilchrist b MacGill 7 Dravid not out 17 Lara not out 0 Extras
(lb-1) 1 Total (2 wkts, 8 overs) 25 Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-18. Bowling: McGrath 1-1-0-1, Lee 1-0-4-0, Warne 3-0-13-0, MacGill 3-1-7-1. —
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Sourav improving, says doc Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, suffering from early tennis elbow symptoms, was improving and could take part in East Zone's Duleep trophy outing against North Zone from October 20, according to the attending doctor. “He is improving. If this trends continues, and he responds to the treatment, then I see no reason why he can't play the Duleep match at Rajkot,” orthopedic surgeon Kalyan Mukherjee said here on Sunday. However, the final decision on whether Ganguly can participate in the match would be taken by Indian cricket board-authorised sports medicine expert Dr Anant Joshi, who has an appointment with the cricketer in Mumbai on October 18. Indian team’s physiotherapist John Gloster would also be there when Dr Joshi examines Ganguly’s injured elbow joint. Ganguly, who has been using a ‘Chinese patch’ in the affected right elbow for the last four days, would also no more have to wear it, the doctor said. — PTI
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Telecast rights: Sub-committee formed
Mumbai, October 16 After deliberating for about three hours, it was announced that the sub-committee, comprising BCCI President Ranbir Singh Mahendra, I.S. Bindra and Jagmohan Dalmiya, had been formed to go into the matter. “Since there are legal points to be clarified, the marketing committee has decided to form a sub-committee,” Mahendra told reporters here. “The sub-committee will send its recommendations to the BCCI lawyer by the evening of October 18 for him to argue the case when it comes up for hearing a day later,” he said. After the hearing in the Delhi High Court, where Zee, one of the bidders, had filed a petition, the full technical committee would meet in Kolkata on October 20 to decide the future course of action. Besides Zee, ESPN-Star Sports, Sony and Prasar Bharati were in the race to secure the TV rights.
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Mongia in North Zone team
Mohali, October 16 The other members of the team are Shikhar Dhawan, Yashpal Singh, Sangram Singh, M.S. Bisla, Amit Bhandari, Joginder Sharma, Amit Mishra, Sarandeep Singh and Vishal Bhatia. Sunny Singh of Haryana has replaced Gautam Gambhir as the latter has been selected in the India one-day squad. Mr Sushil Kapoor of Punjab Cricket Association has been appointed the Manager of the team. North Zone will play their first match against East Zone at Rajkot from October 20-23. The second match of the team will take place against Zimbabwe 'A' at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, starting from October 27.
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Kenyans dominate half marathon
New Delhi, October 16 The Kenyans proved a class apart as they strode past others before courting success. There was virtually no challenge to Rugut, despite his Kenyan team boasting of two former champions, 2002 winner Paul Kosgei and 2004 titlist Paul Kiprop Kirui. Kosgei ended ninth while Kirui was seventh. Rugut had to strain his sinews to beat Kibet’s challenge. Rugut won the title with a time of 1 hour, 01.55 minutes and Kibet breasted the tape in 1 hour, 02.30 minutes. Martin Sulle of Tanzania denied Kenya a clean sweep when he surged past Wilberforce Talel to take the bronze. The Kenyan domination in the men’s event was almost total as they produced eight out of the top 10 finishers. Desse Dembelach of Ethiopia was eighth. In the women’s race, Irina Timofeyeva of Russia clocked 1 hour, 10.35 minutes to deny Kenya the top spot. The silver and bronze were claimed by Kenyans Jeptoo (1:10.41) and Kimutai (1:10.43). There were six Kenyans in the top 10, with favourite Edith Masai, ranked fourth, relegated to sixth place. Inga Abitova of Russia and her compatriot Alina Ivanova were fourth and ninth, respectively, and Ethiopian Mulu Seboka was eighth. In the Indian category in the men’s section, Army runners Jaganath Lakde, Deep Chand and K.C. Ramu were 16th, 17th and 18th, respectively. Among women, H. Sangini Devi of Manipur, Rina Das of West Bengal and Geeta Rani of Delhi finished 18th, 19th and 21st, respectively. |
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Four-year-old running prodigy
New Delhi, October 16 Dressed in a blue T-shirt bearing his sponsors name and excited with all the media attention, the wonder kid came, ran and won accolades for his endurance and stamina. Reared on a basic fare of rice and dal, Budhia aspires to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. His talent for running was discovered by a quirk of fate, when his coach and guardian asked him to do laps of a training ground for using slang, and was amazed to discover that several hours later the kid was still at it. It is hard to believe that in less than a year after the incident the prodigy has already covered the 60 km distance between Bhubaneshwar and Puri an amazing nine times. The kid’s undoubted talent may have brought him to the fore of the media frenzy built around him, but his is a story of survival driven by the need to fill his stomach. “When he came to us, he stayed purely because of the two bowls of rice that came his way every day. His mother sold him to a hawker and he was out on the streets,” said Biranchi Das, his coach and guardian. “For a kid of his age, he has seen a lot. Now that we realise his unique talent, we hope that it can be used properly and he gains recognition and has a decent life,” Das’ wife, Geetanjali Panda added. Budhia was brought by the couple, both of whom are judo coaches, to their training centre in Bhubaneshwar from the Gautam Nagar slum and he lives there along with 11 other adopted kids and eight non-residents who are fed there. “He gets both a home environment with family members as well as a sports environment in the judo institute which will help him develop in both areas,” the couple said. Budhia runs at least 20 km everyday, covering 45 km twice a week and greater distances once in a fortnight. Apart from his incredible ability to run, Budhia is otherwise an intelligent child with simple ambitions and needs. “I want to study well and become a successful person. I also want to be a good athlete,” he said with innocent charm. As if to remind us that he is merely three years old, Geetanjali reveals that Budhia still bedwets occasionally and loves his evenings watching cartoons on the tube. He is especially attached to seven-year Mamta, an orphan who lives in the judo-training centre with him, and his five-year-old sister Mama. Apart from the rice and dal that forms part of his daily diet, Budhia is fed a high protein diet to aid his development as an athlete and is denied of simple childhood pleasures like chocolates and ice creams.
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Fernando Alonso wins, Narain Karthikeyan crashes out
Shanghai, October 16 Driving at top speed, Karthikeyan hit a side barrier on turn eight on the 29th lap, resulting in heavy damage to his car, but the Jordan driver walked out safely at the Shanghai International Circuit. The accident could have been bigger, but Karthikeyan was lucky as the immediately passing Jacques Villeneuve’s Sauber narrowly missed his Jordan, stranded in the middle of the track. The 28-year-old Indian was in a creditable 13th position at that point, taking advantage of an incident involving McLaren’s Juan Pablo Montoya, that brought the safety car out a few laps earlier. Montoya, in third place behind Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen, hit a drainage cover on turn 10 and the concrete slab caused enough damage to his car to force him out of the race. Tiago Monteiro, starting at 19th position, four places behind his Jordan team-mate, drove a conservative race and benefited from accidents to Montoya and Karthikeyan to finish an impressive 11th, in what was the last race for Team Jordan under its current name. The British F1 team would be rechristened Jordan Midlands from next year, signifying the takeover by Russian-Canadian business tycoon Alex Schneider. McLaren went out of the constructors’ title race with Montoya’s retirement, although Raikkonen was second. For Renault, it was their first title while competing on their own, but they were denied a double podium finish, with young Giancarlo Fisichella missing out on third place after being punished with a drive through penalty for destructive driving in the pitlane. After a gruelling 19 races, Renault ended the year with 191 points to McLaren’s 182. Ferrari were forced into third place in the constructors’ race, finishing with 100 points. Ferrari’s seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher blew his chance of ending a miserable season for him on a high, crashing out twice. The German star, who qualified sixth, was forced to start from the pit lane in the spare car after a collision with Minardi driver Christijan Albers in the warm-up lap. He then inexplicably crashed onto the gravel when he was following the safety car and driving slowly.
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Cager Gurdas Ram dead
Chandigarh, October 16 A brilliant pivot, his record of shooting 79 points against Madhya Pradesh in a national championship remained intact for several years. He played for the country in the Quadrangular meet held in Sri Lanka in 1964 and the Asian Basketball Championship in Kuala Lumpur in 1965. In 1979, he was the coach of the Indian team at the Asian Basketball Championship in Nagoya. He represented Punjab in the national championship for 10
continues years. He also played for his employers, Border Security Force, and helped them win the All-India Police Games trophy. He coached the Punjab teams, both men and women, for a number of years and was also associated in training Indian women team for the 1982 Asian Games. Mr R.S. Gill, President, Basketball Federation of India, and Mr Teja Singh Dhaliwal, Secretary, Punjab Basketball Association, have expressed their condolences at death of Mr Gurdas Ram. |
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Habib, Joshi advance
Jalandhar, October 16 Sher-e-Punjab’s Alok Kumar made short work of Sachin of Chandigarh 5-1. K. Ranjan of Tamil Nadu overwhelmed Mahajan of Punjab 5-0. In a major upset, Joy Mehra of Punjab lost to Arpit Seth of Chandigarh 2-5. In the ladies’ championship, all eyes were on nine-year-old Keerat Bhandal of New Delhi. She was not able to stop Vidya Pillai of Tamil Nadu from winning 3-0. In an exciting match, Heena Khandelwal beat Neha of Maharashtra 3-2. Geetika of Chandigarh went down to Uma Devi of Karnataka 1-3. In one-sided matches, Jeenal Thakkar of Maharashtra defeated Shreya of West Bengal 3-0 and Chitra of Karnataka beat Neeta Kothari of West Bengal 3-0. |
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Punjabi University emerge victorious
Nabha, October 16 The organisers of the tournament, which was inaugurated by the Patiala Deputy Commissioner, Mr Tejveer Singh, found themselves wrong footed on day one when it became clear that two top outfits of the region — JCT and Punjab Police — would not be taking part due to their engagements in the Federation Cup slated to start in Goa from October 19. Punjabi University, fresh from their title win in the Punjab Football League which concluded at Banga last week, almost made a mockery of the proceedings when they scored three goals in the first quarter of the match. Aman Batra (2), Mandeep (2), Samuel Masih and Navinder were the goal scorers. |
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600 participate in roller skating Zirakpur, October 16 Mr N.K. Sharma, Chairman, Zirakpur Municipal Committee, was the chief guest, whereas Mr Sukhvinder Singh was the guest of honour. The other results are: U-4: boys — Arsh (Dikshant); girls: — Shreen, Twesha (Dikshant); 4 to 6 yrs: boys — Sahil (Panchkula); girls: Prerna (Karnal); 6 to 8 yrs: boys — Arpan (Karnal); girls: Sirjana (Karnal); 8 to 10 yrs: boys — Jeevan (Kurukshetra); girls: Rishika (Karnal); 10 to 12 yrs: boys — Yudhveer (Karnal); girls: Noureen (Panchkula); 12 to 14 yrs: boys — Gaurav Kumar (Panchkula); Gaurav Chaddha (Faridabad); 14 to 16 yrs: boys — Kapil (Kaithal); and above 16 yrs: boys — Rajat (Karnal); girls — Gurpreet (Panchkula). Roller hockey results: Boys sub-juniors: I: Dikshant International School, II-Panchkula -A, III-Kurukshetra; Juniors: I: Dikshant International School, II- Punjab, III- Kaithal; and Seniors: I- Kurukshetra; and girls juniors: I-Sirsa. Cricket meet
CHANDIGARH: The hosts Guru Nanak Public School’s “A” team beat the team of Government School, Sector 32, by six wickets in the first semifinal of the first GNPS Inter School Cricket Tournament at the school’s grounds here on Saturday. In the second semifinal, Sanjay Public School defeated Stepping Stone-37 by five wickets. Brief scores: Govt School, 32, 158 for 7 in 25 overs (Raman 28, Monish 35, Gurinder 30, Navtej 3 for 28). GNPS “A” 159 for 4 in 24 overs (Navtej 52, Simrat Bawa 50, Madhav 3 for 32) 2) Stepping Stone-37 132 for 5 in 25 overs (Karan 45, Dharminder 4 for 26, Bhagwant 2 for 20). Sanjay Public School 135 for 5 in 18 overs (Gurvinder 41, Varun Sood 29, Bhagwant 21, Girish 2 for 32). Tennis tourney
Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, will host the CBSE North Zone I Tennis Tournament-2005, for boys and girls under 14 years and under 19 years from November 3 to 5. According to Mr Charles Samuel, Principal of the school, as many as 30 school teams have confirmed their participation in the tournament. Edmund Rice cricket
Stepping Stones Sector 37 beat DAV School, Sector 15, by 35 runs in the Under-11 Eighth Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket tournament played at St John’s High School, Sector 26, here, today. In another match, AKSIPS-41 beat St John’s team by 4 wickets. Brief scores: Stepping Stones: 90 for 6 in 20 overs (Davinder 22, Anmol 23, Harsimrat 2 for 16). DAV-15: 55 all out in 17.5 overs ( Yogesh 26, Piyush 3 for12) AKSIPS-41: 50 for 6 in 12.3 overs. (Atul 12, Jayawant 3 for 16, Aleseo 2 for 8). St John’s (B): 49 all out in 19.5 overs ( Sheshwat 10, Ashish 3 for 9, Ishwinder 2 for 1). Netball semifinal
GGD SD College, Chandigarh, beat DAV College, Chandigarh, by a close margin of 24-23 in the semifinals of the Panjab University Inter College Netball (Men’s) tournament being held on the PU grounds here today. In the second tie, SGGS College, Chandigarh defeated PU Campus, Chandigarh. The score was 28-23. Basketball meet
DAV Senior Secondary School-8 emerged winners on the concluding day of 7th SNOSA Basketball Championship held at Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22, here, on Sunday. The final match was played between DAV and New Public School, Sector 18, with the score of 67-65. The main scorers for the winner team were Vinay, Supreet and Kulwinder, whereas Amanjot Singh and Ashish for the runner-up team. Mr Pardeep Chhabra, Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, was the chief guest at the concluding function.
— TNS Football results
The DAV Club of Sector 8 lost to the Chandigarh Police Club by a solitary second-half goal in the first semifinal of the Chandigarh State Senior (men) Football Championship for the Choudhary Jarnail Singh Trophy at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today. In the other match, Coaching Centre, Sector 17, shattered the hopes of defending champions AG Audit to retain the trophy. Both teams have a number of national players in their ranks. Tomorrow, the final will be played between Coaching Centre-17 and the Chandigarh Police Club at 3 p.m. Sports festival
The volleyball eves of the Sports Authority of India, Sector 18, clinched the title in the Chandigarh State Sports Festival for Women, which concluded on Saturday at the Sector 7 Sports Complex here. The SAI hostel defeated MCM DAV, Sector 36, by 25-23, 25-22, 25-20. In basketball, Panjab University campus beat MCM DAV College, by 49-46. Sanjay Public School wins
Mohali: A fine performance by Varun Sood (70 not out) enabled Sanjay Public School cricket team to Beat Guru Nanak Public School Sector -36 by 2 runs in the I GNPS Inter School Cricket Tournament (Under 19) held at GNPS- Sector-36 here today.GNPS-36 won the toss and elected to field first. Sanjay Public School 162 for 8 in allotted 30 overs. In reply GNPS all out on 160 in 30 overs.
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School sports from Oct 18 Patiala, October 16 These meets will also act as trials to select the Patiala district teams which will take part in the state-level sports meet slated to be held at Ludhiana. The district sports in charge Mr Jasmer Singh, added that 16 blocks comprising 1143 schools would take part in these games.
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