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Sehwag lights up gloomy day
More rain forecast
Gag on players to continue
BCCI told to pay service tax
Dippenaar, Boucher star in SA win
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Sporting hold JCT
Garhshankar college enter semis
Two new races in cycling meet
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Sehwag lights up gloomy day
Lahore, January 15 Sehwag displayed his characteristic flair, unleashing a flurry of boundaries to place himself on the brink of his 11th Test century as the visitors cruised to 145 for no loss in reply to Pakistan's mammoth 679 for seven declared on a heavily truncated third day’s play. Only 15 overs were bowled as gentle drizzle and bad light robbed most of the third day’s play, further diminishing the possibility of an outright result in the match. With just two days left, the match seems headed for a tame draw as the placid track at the Gadaffi Stadium was still a batsman’s paradise. Captain Rahul Dravid, who opted to open the innings, was giving Sehwag company on a sedate 37 when play was called off. The dashing Sehwag provided the sparks in the few overs that were possible as he launched a savage assault on the Pakistani bowlers who also failed to get any assistance from the benign track. His unbeaten 96 came off just 89 balls and contained 20 boundaries. The two Indian openers not only rattled up the runs in quick time but also ensured that they remained unseparated with the visitors still needing 335 runs to avoid the follow on. Resuming at their overnight 65 for no loss, the tourists added 80 runs today with Sehwag accounting for 60 of these with 13 hits to the fence after commencing the day at 36. Dravid, not out on 22 overnight, added 15 runs to be on 37 which came off 84 balls and in 135 minutes. He has hit five fours so far. A total of 79 overs were lost overall during the day during which 94 were to be bowled. Sehwag easily stole the day’s honours with his audacious shots that took one’s breath away. The buccaneer from Delhi, who has already termed Pakistan as his favourite team, was his usual belligerent self and unleashed a barrage of shots in the limited time that he got to play. Skipper Dravid was reduced to a mere spectator at the other end as his deputy first raced to his half century with the help of 11 fours. Scoreboard Pakistan
(1st innings) 679-7 dec India (1st innings) Sehwag batting 96 Dravid batting 37 Extras (lb5, nb5, w2) 12 Total (no loss, 28 overs) 145 Bowling: Shoaib 10-4-34-0, Naved 9-0-54-0, Afridi 2-0-12-0, Sami 5-0-33-0, Kaneria 2-0-7-0. — PTI |
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More rain forecast
Lahore, January 15 A total of 79 overs were lost to bad light and drizzle today, with only 73 minutes of play possible during which India added 80 runs in 15 overs. Floodlights had to be switched on right from the morning session, which yielded merely an hour’s play. Only 13 minutes of play was possible after the lunch break which was taken early because of bad light. While light rain has been forecast for tomorrow, the met office has predicted showers on the final day of the Test.
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Gag on players to continue
Lahore, January 15 Board President Sharad Pawar, when approached on the issue by some TV channels who have signed up cricketers, told them that the players had signed a contract which barred them from airing their comments or writing columns in newspapers. Pawar also told the TV channels’ representatives that the matter would be discussed during the Working Committee meeting in Delhi. Meanwhile, Virender Sehwag would be reminded of the contract by the tour management following his column that appeared in a national newspaper back home. “He would be reminded about the clause of the contract he has signed with the BCCI. No player can write or talk exclusively to the media,” Indian team’s media manager G.S. Walia said today.
— PTI |
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BCCI told to pay service tax
Mumbai, January 15 The BCCI is liable to pay Rs 11.19 crore as service tax for the revenue earned from advertisements and sponsorships from various companies for the Test matches during the period, Commissioner of Central Excise (Service Tax) Satyendra Singh told PTI. The commissioner said his office had issued show-cause notice to the BCCI asking the board to pay Rs 11.19 crore dues. However, BCCI filed an appeal before the appellate tribunal that stayed the order and asked the board to make Rs 3 crore as interim payment. —
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Dippenaar, Boucher star in SA win
Melbourne, January 15 Dippenaar made a patient 74 off 115 balls, while Boucher blazed an unbeaten 63 off 62 deliveries to steer the Proteas to victory with seven balls to spare. The South Africans looked to be in trouble when they slumped to 162-5 in the 41st over, chasing 229 to win. But Boucher, who struck six fours and six, and Justin Kemp (29 not out) steadied the ship with an unbroken stand of 71 to seal victory. Scoreboard Australia Gilchrist b Pollock 0 Katich c Smith b Pollock 0 Ponting c and b Zondeki 33 Martyn b Pollock 12 Symonds c Boucher b Hall 9 Clarke c Boucher b Hall 8 Hussey b Kruger 73 Lee run out 57 Bracken not out 7 Clark b Hall 15 McGrath run out 0 Extras (3-b, 3-lb, 4-w, 4-nb) 14 Total (all out, 49.5 overs) 228 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-4, 3-29, 4-60, 5-64, 6-71, 7-194, 8-207, 9-228. Bowling:
Pollock 10-2-30-3, Kruger 9-1-43-1, Hall 9.5-1-44-2, Zondeki 10-2-63-1, Kallis 6-0-23-0, Smith 5-0-19-0. South Africa Smith c Katich b McGrath 12 Dippenaar run out 74 Kallis run out 0 Gibbs c Martyn b Bracken 16 Prince c Hussey b McGrath 19 Boucher not out 63 Kemp not out 29 Extras (4-b, 9-lb, 5-w) 18 Total (5 wkts, 48.5 overs) 231 Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-27, 3-55, 4-125, 5-162. Bowling: Lee 10-1-47-0, McGrath 9-0-35-2, Bracken 8.5-1-37-1, Clark 10-0-41-0, Hopes 8-0-44-0, Symonds 3-0-14-0.
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African runners steal the show
Tribune News Service
Mumbai, January 15 In the women’s Full Marathon, Mulu Seboka of Ethiopia was the winner for the second consecutive year finishing at 2:33.15, better than her figures last year of 2:35.05. In second and third places came Inga Abitova of Russia at 2:33:55 and Leila Aman of Ethiopia (2:36:17). Among the Indian participants, Nathuram Singh of the Army Sports Institute, Pune, finished first at 2:24.45, while Leelamma Alphonso of Western Railway at 3:02:40 was first among Indian women participants. However, the Indians shone in the Half Marathon with Ram Bahadur Subba, Mukesh Kumar Patel and Jagnath Lakhade taking the first three places. Sarabjit Kaur, Dipika Biswas and Savita Devi took the first three spots in the women’s category. In all more than 28,000 runners participated in the marathon braving a slight morning chill. The event was divided into five categories — the Full Marathon was of 42.195 km while the Half Marathon was 21.097 km. The Dream Run (seven km) featuring celebrities attracted the most participants. In addition there were the Senior Citizens’ Run (five km) and the Wheelchair Event (3.5 km). The event had all the makings of a mela with children turning up in fancy dress decked up a Shivaji Maharaj, Superman and assorted vegetables. Shortly after Governor S.M. Krishna flagged off the runners at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in south Mumbai, children, teenagers and sports aficionados descended onto the cordoned off route. A sum of Rs 5 crore in charity money was raised for the about 120 NGOs participating in the event.
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Dynamic Dynamos do it again
Chandigarh, January 15 With this win, the Dynamos took their tally to nine points from three matches to remain at the top of the table. Much to the delight of over 15,000 spectators, the Dynamos played superb hockey to lead 2-0 at half time. The Dynamos struck in the first quarter when a penalty corner was converted by Davinder Kumar in the 12th minute. Dutch player Baldar Bomans gave a 2-0 lead to the Dynamos with a field goal in the 23rd minute. Just before the end of the second quarter, a goal was declared scored by Deepak Thakur of the Dynamos. Arjun Halappa of Bangalore Lions appealed to the umpires. The third umpire disallowed this goal. In the 39th minute, the Lions were awarded a penalty corner and it was Len Aiyappa who reduced the margin to 1-2 with a drag-flick. In the 60th minute, Bomans dribbled his way into the ‘D’ to score a magnificent field goal (3-1). Rehan Butt of Pakistan scored a field goal for the Lions in the 68th minute to make it 2-3. Another good move by the Bangalore Lions, with less than 30 seconds remaining in the match, saw them demanding a penalty corner from the umpire but the latter did not relent. As a result, the manager of Bangalore Lions Krishnamurthy lodging a written protest with the Tournament Committee. At the end of the second week, Chandigarh Dynamos are leading with nine points, followed by Maratha Warriors with six points, Bangalore Lions (four), Sher-e-Jallandhar (three) and Hyderabad Sultans (two). The next Tier I tie will be played on January 19 between Bangalore Lions and Maratha Warriors. Nawabs win Lucknow Nawabs scraped past Imphal Rangers 5-4 in sudden death in a Tier II match of the PHL here today. Rangers scored a goal in the dying moments of regulation time to level the score at 2-2. Both halves of extra time failed to break the deadlock. In the tie-breaker, used for the first time in the second edition of the PHL, acrobatic saves by Nawabs goalkeeper Neeraj Kujur saved four of the six strokes to enable Nawabs to win 5-4. Kujur blocked the first attempt of T. Brojen Singh and the third and fourth strokes taken by Dawang and Tenyson. Jayanta Singh and Braja Kumar converted for the Rangers. For Nawabs, Cyril Ekka and Kamlesh Parihar hit the target but ultimately the tie-breaker score stood at 2-2 with Shekhar Mishra and Prateek Srivastav shooting out and Imphal custodian Herojit making a save from a shot by Amit Kumar. In sudden death, Kujur blocked the attempt of Jayanta Singh, while Cyril Ekka found the mark for the Nawabs. Earlier, Nawabs took the lead in the eighth minute when Kamlesh despatched the ball into the goal dodging custodian Herojit Singh 1-0. Rangers restored parity in the 35th minute when off their fourth penalty corner, Jayantha Singh’s direct hit was blocked by Arvind Yadav but Thomba Singh’s precise drive evaded goalkeeper Raziuddin. Nawabs earned their first penalty corner in the 60th minute. Hamza Mujtaba sent the ball to Irfan Ahmad, who relayed it to Kamlesh and the latter sounded the board to make it 2-1. Rangers equalised through Chittaranjan (2-2). Steelers triumph
Orissa Steelers put up a spirited display to register a thrilling 3-2 win over Delhi Dazzlers with a last-minute goal.
Orissa took the lead in the 47th minute when their second penalty corner was converted by Rajesh Lakra through an indirect hit.
In the 63rd minute, Delhi got the equaliser when Mandeep sent a cross to Ajitpal Singh who found the net (1-1).
Steelers again took the lead when Birender Lakra scored a field goal. Delhi Dazzlers got the equaliser in the 67th minute through their skipper Raju.
Orissa Steelers got a penalty stroke in the 69th minute when Sunil Ekka was stick-checked by Delhi’s Sandeep Singh. Inder Singh Salaria converted the stroke to score the match-winner.
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Sporting hold JCT
Margao, January 15 JCT took the lead against the run of play in the 11th minute through Johnson. Sporting’s Edeh Chidi, who was adjudged the man of the match, equalised for the Goan side in the 61st minute. Kolkata:
Salgaocar Sports Club, Goa, held East Bengal to a 1-1 draw in an NFL match here on Sunday.
Bhaichung Bhutia gave the hosts the lead in the 33rd minute, but Salgaocar’s creative Brazilian medio Fabio Passos drew level in the 59th minute.
— PTI
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Garhshankar college enter semis
Chandigarh, January 15 In another match, Sikh National College, Banga, prevailed over Sports Wing, Mahilpur, by a solitary goal. In the school category, Chandigarh FA entered the semifinals beating Khalsa School, Paldi, 2-0 while Sports Wing, Mahilpur, (under-17) beat Hoshiarpur FA 1-0. Tomorrow, Chandigarh FA will meet Khalsa School, Baddon. Charanjit scored the match winner in the fourth minute for Sports Wing, who have entered the final in the school category. In the girls’ section, Patiala XI defeated Khalsa School, Paldi, 1-0 with Jaswinder Kaur scoring the all-important goal in the 25th minute. The Patiala girls secured six points and are assured of a cash prize of Rs 10,000. |
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Two new races in cycling meet
Patiala, January 15 The six-day meet, which has attracted 452 riders from 22 state units, is being sponsored by TI cycles of India. It will be showcasing 39 events in five age groups for boys and girls and will see competitions in individual time trail, team pursuit, team time trail, point race, Olympic sprint, individual pursuit and mass start. The new races are the Kierin race and the “Devil takes the hindmost” contest, both of which, according to CFI officials, have been introduced for their crowd-pulling potential Meanwhile, addressing a press conference, Mr J.S. Grewal, the Secretary General of the CFI, said age verification tests of riders competing in the junior and sub-junior categories were being handled by the NIS authorities. He said four riders had so far been found to be overage and instead of debarring over-age cyclists from the meet they would be adjusted in higher age categories. Mr Grewal said dope tests would be conducted at random on the riders and the urine samples of 25 cyclists had so far been sent to the SAI laboratory at New Delhi. |
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