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India fight back after Afridi’s blitz
Jayasuriya guides Lanka to victory
Bengal take 276-run lead
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D’Souza does it for Warriors Windfall for PHL teams, players
Team for Indo-Pak hockey series on Jan 31
Baghdatis ousts Roddick
Anand draws with Adams, Humpy loses
Johl, Jeev finish tied second
Bagan hold East Bengal
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India fight back after Afridi’s blitz
Faisalabad, January 22 Dravid was batting on 46 as the Indians reached 110 for one in their first innings, still 279 runs away from avoiding follow on. Accompanying Dravid at stumps on the second day was V.V.S Laxman, batting on 28. Dravid’s resolute knock came after his bowlers took a hammering from Afridi who recorded his career-best 156, his second successive century in the series. Skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq was the other century maker for the hosts, as he battled a back trouble to register his 25th Test hundred. The Indian riposte began on a confident note before Virender Sehwag, who cracked a belligerent double hundred in the first Test, perished after a cameo 31. But with the pitch at the Iqbal Stadium so lifeless as it was at the Gaddafi Stadium at Lahore, it was not beyond Dravid to steer his team clear of any early loss of wickets. The flamboyant Afridi bludgeoned his way to his fifth century in 22 Tests and third against India. He slammed 20 fours and six sixes in his blistering 128-ball knock, his second ton in successive Tests against the visitors after his 80-ball 103 at Lahore in the drawn opening Test, to lead the run-charge on day two. The best figures of the innings was returned by rookie R.P. Singh (4 for 89) while Kumble and Zaheer picked three wickets each. Inzamam out of second Test
Inzamam-ul Haq was today ruled out of the remainder of the second Test against India. Inzamam, who batted with a back trouble in Pakistan’s first innings, was also doubtful for the third Test beginning in Karachi on January 29. Scoreboard Pakistan (1st innings) Malik c Dravid b R.P. Singh 19 Butt c Dhoni b Zaheer 37 Younis c Yuvraj b R.P. Singh 83 Yousuf c Dhoni b R.P. Singh 65 Inzamam c Dhoni b Zaheer 119 Afridi c Yuvraj b Kumble 156 Razzaq c Dhoni b R.P. Singh 37 Akmal c Sehwag b Kumble 0 Akhtar c Harbhajan b Zaheer 47 Asif not out 6 Kaneria b Kumble 0 Extras
(b-3, lb-4, w-3, nb-9) 19 Total (all out, 136.2 overs) 588 Fall of wickets:
1-49, 2-65, 3-207, 4-216, 5-467, 6-469, 7-509, 8-567, 9-584, 10-588. Bowling:
Pathan 19-4-106-0, R.P. Singh 25-3-89-4, Zaheer 32-7-135-3, Harbhajan 25-1-101-0, Kumble 35.2-5-150-3. India (1st innings) Sehwag c Farhat b Razzaq 31 Dravid batting 46 Laxman batting 28 Extras
(lb-1, nb-4) 5 Total (1 wkt, 37 overs) 110 Fall of wicket: 1-39. Bowling:
Akhtar 9-3-29-0; Asif 11-3-30-0; Razzaq 7-0-28-1, Kaneria 9-2-21-0, Afridi 1-0-1-0.
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Jayasuriya guides Lanka to victory
Sydney, January 22 Jayasuriya’s inspirational 114 off 96 balls helped carry Sri Lanka to a formidable 309 for seven before dismissing a relatively inexperienced Australian line-up for just 258. It was Sri Lanka’s second win from three matches in the series, while the Australians were left with two wins from four matches. South Africa have just one win from three matches and are due to play Sri Lanka in Adelaide on Tuesday. Sri Lankan coach Tom Moody had predicted Jayasuriya would influence the match and his words couldn’t have been more prophetic. The 36-year-old, who only arrived in Australia on Friday after recuperating from a shoulder injury which he suffered on tour in New Zealand, smacked four sixes and 10 boundaries during his 19th century in one-day internationals. He and Kumar Sangakkara piled on 163 for the second wicket, with the first 100 coming off 80 balls. The run fest finally ended when a tired Jayasuriya was stumped by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin while trying to belt wrist-spinner Brad Hogg. Sangakkara also played a key role, making 78 off 95 balls. The pair had Ponting grasping for solutions. Ponting substituted newcomer Brett Dorey who had been battered for 35 runs off four overs and brought on Hogg. Hogg managed to stem the flood of boundaries but the Sri Lankans continued to pound the bowling of all-rounder James Hopes, who ended with 0-65 off six overs. Sangakkara was eventually caught and bowled by Andrew Symonds and Mahela Jayawardene then joined the fray, making a rapid-fire 56 off 46 balls. The Australians had gone into the match without veteran pace bowler Glenn McGrath who was being rested. They also dropped Phil Jaques, who made a brilliant 94 in his international one-day debut against South Africa on Friday. Scoreboard
Sri Lanka Mubarak c Haddin b Lee 2 Jayasuriya st Haddin b Hogg 114 Sangakkara c and b Symonds 78 Jayawardene b Bracken 56 Atapattu not out 31 Dilshan c and b Clarke 6 Arnold run out 6 Vaas c Hussey b Bracken 2 Extras
(b-2, lb-8, w-2, nb-2) 14 Total (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 309 Fall of wickets:
1-24, 2-187, 227-3, 280-4, 5-289, 6-297, 7-309. Bowling: Lee 10-1-50-1, Bracken 9-1-40-1, Dorey 4-0-35-0, Hopes 6-0-65-0, Symonds 10-0-44-1, Hogg 6-0-31-1, Clarke 5-0-34-1. Australia Martyn c Kulasekara b Vaas 8 Katich c Mubarak b Perera 19 Ponting c Muralitharan
b Perera 13 Clarke c Muralitharan b Bandara 67 Haddin b Muralitharan 41 Hussey run out 0 Symonds run out 31 Hopes c Vaas b Bandara 43 Lee c Dilshan b Bandara 3 Hogg not out 22 Bracken c Atapattu b Bandara 0 Extras
(lb-5, nb-1, w-5) 11 Total (all out, 50 overs) 258 Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-36, 3-41, 4-110, 5-111, 6-184, 7-188, 8-197, 9-257. Bowling:
Vaas 9-2-32-1, Perera 9-2-37-2, Kulasekara 4-0-22-0, Muralitharan 10-0-54-1, Bandara 10-0-58-4, Jayasuriya 8-0-50-0.
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Kolkata, January 22 The hosts, starting the day at 246 for five, lost only one wicket today to finish at 517 for six. Dasgupta (overnight batting 50) scored his individual highest in Ranji outings with a chanceless 171 (357 balls), including 21 hits to the fence. Shukla remained unbeaten on 137 off 353 balls. UP need 175
for victory
Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh stormed their way back into their Ranji Trophy semifinal against former champions Mumbai on a dramatic third day at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday. At close, Uttar Pradesh, chasing a victory target of 214, were 39 for one in their second innings, needing 175 runs to win with nine wickets in hand. Mumbai, who were 21 for no loss overnight, wiped out the 51-run deficit to lead by 213 runs after being bowled out for 264 in their second innings 11 overs before stumps, with Vinayak Samant remaining unbeaten on 64.
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Rajpal, Baljit hurt in mishap
Chandigarh, January 22 The police said the Qualis collided head on with the Maruti Zen in which the players were travelling, and also hit three other vehicles, injuring a Sector 24 resident who was on a scooter. Rajpal and Baljit were admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali. According to doctors attending them, both were stable and were being kept under observation for the next 24 hours. Dr Deepak Tyagi, who is dealing with the neuro-surgical part of the treatment, stated that Rajpal sustained a two-inch cut on his forehead and fell unconscious, while Baljit had suffered a head injury. The reports of the CT scan examination conducted on the players were found to be normal. According to an eyewitness, the rashly driven Qualis was coming from the Sector 15-16-23- 24 roundabout around 4 pm and its driver was allegedly talking on his cellphone while driving. His vehicle first hit a Fiat Palio car coming from the opposite direction. The Palio was not badly hit and its woman driver managed to stop her vehicle and rang up the police. In the meantime, the Qualis hit three more vehicles, including a scooter which was damaged badly. The scooterist, who reportedly suffered serious leg injuries, was admitted to the PGI. The police has arrested Qualis driver Michael Nunes, a resident of Sector 15-A, on the charge of rash and negligent driving and impounded his vehicle. |
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Orissa Steelers win Tier II title
Chandigarh, January 22 The Steelers opened their account in the very first minute when their skipper Sunil Ekka latched on to a pass from Birender Lakra and sent a blazing shot into the goal from an acute angle. Stung by the early goal, the Rangers went into an attacking mode and got the equaliser through a penalty corner in the 13th minute as Jayanta Singh’s drag-flick beat Orissa Steelers custodian Gurpreet Singh . The Rangers made repeated attempts to score in the second quarter. Brojen Singh, along with Chittaranjan and Somesh Kantha, made some good moves. In the 31st minute, the Rangers were awarded a penalty stroke when a Steelers defender obstructed Chittaranjan. Brojen Singh beat Steelers goalkeeper Gurpreet to put the Rangers 2-1 up. Orissa Steelers equalised in the dying moments of the third quarter off their third penalty corner (52nd minute). Sunil Ekka’s hit was blocked by Rangers custodian Herojit Singh but an alert Anand Tirkey tapped the ball in to make it 2-2. The Steelers earned their fourth penalty corner in the 67th minute. Rajesh Lakra’s drag-flick sounded the board to make it 3-2. The Steelers garnered 21 points to bag the gold medal and a prize money of Rs 4 lakh, while Chennai Veerans with 19 points got the silver and a cash reward of Rs 2.5 lakh. Delhi Dazzlers were placed third and were awarded Rs1 lakh. Steelers skipper Sunil Ekka won the man of the tournament award and walked away with a purse of Rs 75,000, while the top scorer of Tier II, Chennai Veerans’ Raghunath, became richer by Rs 50,000. |
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D’Souza does it for Warriors Chandigarh, January 22 Both sides were tied at 1-1 in regulation time. In extra time, both teams failed to score. In the penalty shootout, the scorers for the Warriors were Gursewak Singh, Shivender Singh and Dhananjay Mahadik. D’Souza, who was declared the man of the match, prevented the Sultans from scoring any goal in the tie-breaker. For the Sultans,Vikram Pillay, Jorge Lombi and Johnson Ekka took the hits but failed to score. Earlier, the Sultans were awarded five penalty corners but none could be converted. The Warriors struck when Imran Warsi scored the first goal in the 38th minute off a penalty corner. In the 56th minute, the Sultans equalised with a superb field goal by Didar Singh. Throughout the match, the Warriors played better hockey but their shots were mostly off target. The Warriors were awarded two points, while the Sultans got one point from this match. Now the Warriors are at the number two spot with eight points, while Chandigarh Dynamos are still at the top with nine points. In tomorrow’s match, Bangalore Lions take on Chandigarh Dynamos (7 pm).
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Windfall for PHL teams, players Chandigarh, January 22 The league has been bifurcated into two tiers having five teams each. Tier I is called the “Premier Division” and Tier II the “First Division”. The league follows a round robin format with all teams playing each other twice. The winner for Tier I will be decided after the best-of-three finals, while the Tier II winner will be decided on the points gained from the round robin league. The topmost team from Tier II will qualify to Tier I in the next year of the PHL, while the team finishing last in Tier I will be relegated to Tier II. The winner of Tier I will now be richer by Rs 30 lakh, the runners-up will carry home Rs 10 lakh, while the team at third place will get Rs 6.5 lakh. Also, a “fair play” award of Rs 1.5 lakh is up for grabs for the team that plays in the most fair manner. Among individuals, “man of the tournament” will pocket Rs 1.5 lakh and the highest goal scorer will walk away with Rs 1 lakh. The “line of the match” will be given Rs 10,000 for every match and the finals. This prize money will be added with another
Rs 5,000. The appearance money for players of Tier I has been divided into four categories i.e. A, B, C and D, according to the experience and seniority of players, said K. Jyothi Kumaran, secretary general, IHF. Players who fall in category A will get Rs 1 lakh for the meet and those in categories B, C and D will get Rs 40,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 15,000, respectively. Besides, all Indian players who are playing in the league will be covered with life insurance policy of Rs 5 lakh each for one year through ING Vysya Life Insurance Company. The policy will get renewed automatically for players who continue to play in the PHL next year. The facility is extended to Indian players (166 out of total of 180 players) only, as no insurance company is entitled to offer its policy to any foreigner. Meanwhile, in the finals of Tier II matches today, Orissa Steelers garnered 21 points to win the gold medal and a prize money of Rs 4 lakh, while Chennai Veerans with 19 took the silver and carried Orissa skipper Sunil Ekka became the “man of the tournament” and got richer by Rs 75,000, while Raghunath, who scored 10 goals for Chennai Veerans through his drag-flicks, became the top scorer of the First Division and won Rs 50,000.
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Team for Indo-Pak hockey series on Jan 31
Chandigarh, January 22 “Everything, including the players and coach for the coming international events, will be decided on January 31,” IHF secretary-general K. Jothikumaran told reporters on the sidelines of the final match of the PHL’s first division here. He, however, remained non-committal over the issue of coach. There has been speculation that Rajinder Singh Junior is on his way out but the IHF has not been forthcoming on the matter. Jothikumaran said immediately after the PHL was over, the IHF would conduct a short camp for the players here. He said the performance of some of the boys would be carefully watched in the upcoming matches of the premier division before considering them for selection to the national squad. “We need time to watch some of the players here,” he said. The IHF secretary also said certain players who excelled in the matches of the first division would be taken into account before announcing the team.
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Baghdatis ousts Roddick
Melbourne, January 22 World number 54 Baghdatis scored easily the biggest win of his career by beating the big-serving American 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Roddick’s defeat leaves Argentina’s Masters Cup champion David Nalbandian as the highest-ranked player in the bottom half of the men’s singles draw. The fourth seed reached the quarterfinals for the fourth successive year with a 6-3, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 victory over Spain’s Tommy Robredo. He plays Fabrice Santoro after the Frenchman, known as “the magician” beat Spanish baseliner David Ferrer 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in his 18th year on the professional circuit. Sharapova wins
The top women’s seeds all advanced safely, though world number one Lindsay Davenport survived an injury scare before limping to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova. Fourth seed Maria Sharapova defeated Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 6-4 to set up an all-Russian quarterfinal with Nadia Petrova. Eighth seed Justine Henin-Hardenne underlined her standing as favourite to win the women’s tournament with a crushing 6-0, 6-3 defeat of Virginia Ruano Pascual. The Belgian will play Davenport on Tuesday for a place in the semifinals. Davenport looked to be in serious trouble when she jammed her ankle on the sticky Rebound Ace courts midway through the second set but quickly recovered to polish off Kuznetsova in straight sets. Sixth seed Petrova was also in scintillating form, thrashing unseeded Russian compatriot Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1.
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Anand draws with Adams, Humpy loses
Wijk Aan Zee, January 22 After a shocking loss against Gata Kamsky of the US in the previous round, the 23-move draw against Adams did not prove enough for Anand to retain joint lead in this category-19 event and the Indian ace was pushed to second spot after world champion Veselin Topalov made mincemeat of local hopeful Ivan
Sokolov. With his fourth victory in the 14-players all-play-all tournament, Topalov (5 points) took a slender half point lead over Anand and world’s youngest ever Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine who was very impressive in scoring over junior world champion Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in this round. The fourth spot is jointly shared by Adams, Boris Gelfand of Israel and Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine who all are on 4 points. Anand could do little against Adams who was well armed in the Ruy Lopez Anti Marshall. The variation chosen by Adams was similar to the one that Alexei Shirov opted for against Anand a few years back during the Mainz chess Classics. From what transpired on the board, it was evident that Adams’ had done good home work. He realised soon in the middle game that his position was not good enough to play for a win and the draw was signed after both players had traded a couple of minor pieces and pawns. In the ‘B’ group being organised simultaneously, Koneru Humpy suffered yet another defeat when top seed David Navara of Czech Republic beat her.
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Johl, Jeev finish tied second
Karachi, January 22 Rodgers, with a final round of par 72, held out as Johl and Jeev, despite a three-under 69 each, finished at 11-under 277 each after starting tied fourth
overnight. PALM DESERT (USA): Arjun Atwal hung around the middle of the pack with a two-under 70 that gave him a four-day total of 11-under 277 and put him in the tied 33rd place at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf. Daniel Chopra (67) squeezed inside the cut line with a fine five-under 67 and some terrific putting to be tied 67th at seven-under 281 as the top 70 and ties continue to play the fifth and final round in the only 90-hole event on the PGA Tour. Abu Dhabi: Jyoti Randhawa strung together the best round of seven-under 65 on the final day to rocket to a tied sixth place as the curtain came down on the inaugural $ 2 million Abu Dhabi Open, which was won by USPGA star Chris Di Marco.
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Bagan hold East Bengal
Kolkata, January 22 The red-and-gold brigade started on the offensive and earned five corners in the first seven minutes but failed to find their way to the rival goal at the Salt Lake Stadium. Star striker Bhaichung Bhutia, who was adjudged the man of the match, was guilty of wasting at least two close chances, while Nigerian Mike Okoro proved no better in making the most of opportunities. After the stalemate, East Bengal have five points from three matches, while Bagan have two from three ties.
— PTI
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