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We can hit back: Dravid
HP Ranji one-day team announced
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Bagan hold Salgaocar
Lanka defeat Scotland
Woods wins, Jyoti tied 13th
Jarnail Sporting Club in semis
‘Acid test’ for campers today?
UP men bag gymnastics title
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We can hit back: Dravid
Peshawar, February 5 Seeking to put up a bold face, the Indian captain said there was no “extra pressure” on his team to perform well in one-dayers in the wake of the defeat in the Test series. “We are under no extra pressure. It’s the normal pressure or anxiety to perform well which is good. We know Pakistan’s recent performance against us (eight wins in 10 matches) has been good. But statistics don’t count much as in one-day cricket the team that performs well on that day will win,” Dravid said at a press conference. Meanwhile, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is a doubtful starter for the first one-dayer due to an injury to his bowling finger. “Harbhajan was unlucky to get hit on the forefinger of his right hand yesterday. That’s the finger he uses to spin the ball. We are hopeful it will become better by tomorrow. But if he is not fit, he will not play as we have lot of cricket ahead of us,” Dravid said. The Indian captain said Sachin Tendulkar, who has triggered off a debate following his recent form slump, would definitely bounce back in the one-day series. Dravid said Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag had done well in opening the innings and the ploy would be continued though the team had the other option of using Gautam Gambhir in the slot. The Indian team had opted for an open practice session today, simulating a match situation and Dravid said this was done to allow the players to get a close feel of match conditions. Dravid was also in favour of the super sub being named after the toss instead of before it, a view supported by his Pakistani counterpart Inzamam-ul-Haq. “It would be better if the super sub is named after the toss. But anyway the ICC would ask for our views after the 10-month period of experimentation”. But Dravid said he was not in favour of using an all-rounder as a super sub, preferring to use such a player in the first XI itself. Asked about the four additions to the squad — Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, S. Sreesanth and Murali Kartik — Dravid said they were coming after playing in domestic cricket and were match fit. Pak have the edge, says Inzamam
A fit-again Inzamam-ul Haq today declared his side would have the edge going into the one-dayers against India following their confidence-boosting win in the Test series. “One-day cricket is a different ball game but the boys are confident. We have a slight edge,” said the Pakistan captain after his team’s practice session. Inzamam, who missed the deciding Test at Karachi because of the recurrence of a back problem, also stated that he was completely fit now. Inzamam hinted that wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal would open the innings. Teams (from): India:
Rahul Dravid (capt), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik, Zaheer Khan, Rudra Pratap Singh and S. Sreesanth. Pakistan:
Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Younis Khan, Salman Butt, Shoaib Malik, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Yousuf, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Arshad Khan.
— PTI |
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Aussies beat SA
Sydney, February 5 The Australians plundered a record total of 344 for six against the Proteas then restricted the visitors to 287-6 in reply. With Australia already in the finals, the other spot would be decided by the outcome of Tuesday's clash between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Hobart. Scoreboard
Australia Gilchrist c Boucher Katich c Kemp b van dern Wath 11 Ponting c Gibbs b Botha 72 Symonds c Hall b Smith 7 Martyn run out 79 Clarke c Rudolph b Hall 27 Hussey not out 47 Extras (lb-4, w-8, nb-1) 13 Total
(6 wkts, 50 overs) 344 Fall of wickets: 1-65, 2-138, 3-168, 4-203, 5-263, 6-344. Bowling: Van der Wath 10-0-76-1, Zondeki 4-0-42-0, Hall 10-0-69-1, Langeveldt 6-0-49-1, Smith 10-0-52-1, Botha 10-0-52-1. South Africa Smith c Gilchrist b Lee 6 Dippennar c Hussey b Clark 27 Gibbs c Gilchrist b Symonds 46 Boucher c Hopes b Symonds 76 Kemp c Bracken b Hogg 28 Prince run out 25 Rudolph not out 31 Van der Wath not out 37 Extras
(lb-7, w-2, nb-2) 11 Total (six wickets, 50 overs) 287 Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-52, 3-105, 4-172, 5-199, 6-236. Bowling: Lee 6-0-31-1, Bracken 9-0-51-0, Clark 10-0-70-1, Hopes 5-0-35-0, Symonds 10-0-42-2, Hogg 10-0-51-1.
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HP Ranji one-day team announced
Mohali, February 5 A meeting of the selection committee consisting of Gursharan Singh, Bhupinder Singh Sr and Sarkar Talwar constituted by the BCCI on the directions of Supreme Court met here today and selected 15 players who will represent Himachal Pradesh in the one-day matches to be held from February 10 in New Delhi. Mr M.P. Pandove, Hony Joint Secretary, BCCI, said the team was selected after the two-day trials at the PCA Stadium. Himachal Pradesh will appear for its first match against Services Sports Control on February 10. The team will be reporting in the morning of February 7 at the PCA stadium, Mohali, and will undergo a coaching camp before leaving for Delhi. The team: Nischal Gaur (captain), Sangram Singh, Manvinder Singh, Rajeev Nayyar, Sandeep Sharma, Paras Dogra, Abhineesh Sharma, Bishal Bhatia, Rajinder Thakur, Manish Gupta, Vikramjit Malik, Ashok Thakur, Rahul Panta, Vijay Kumar Boon and Jatinder Menta. Mongia to lead Punjab squad
The Punjab state team was announced today at a senior selection committee meeting held at the Punjab Cricket Association complex here today. The team was selected to participate in the Ranji one-day tournament to be held in New Delhi from February 10. The meeting was attended by Chaman Lal Malhotra, DP Azad, Bhupinder Singh Sr, Dinesh Mongia, Intikhab Alam and Mr MP Pandove. The team will undergo a coaching camp at the PCA before their departure for Delhi. On being asked about their preparation plans, Intikhab Alam, coach, Punjab team, said, “ Ours is a result-oriented team and the fitness level of our players is tremendous. The main emphasis will be laid on fielding techniques and running between the wickets.” On being asked about the team, Alam said, “The team is a blend of all kinds of ingredients necessary for match winning. The inclusion of V.R.V. Singh is really an asset to the team. He is quite fit and is in constant touch with the Team India’s physio John Gloster”. The team: Dinesh Mongia (captain), Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Ravneet Ricky, Pankaj Dharmani, Uday Kaul, Sunny Sohal, Sarabjeet Singh, Bipul Sharma, V.R.V. Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Amit Uniyal, Hardevinder Singh, Ishan Malhotra, Rajesh Sharma and Sandeep Sanwal. |
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Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Festival
Jarkhar (Ludhiana), February 5 The handball final in the men’s section turned out to be a battle of nerves in which Ludhiana romped home victorious against Patiala with a one-point margin (25-24). For Ludhiana, Saleem scored 15 goals followed by Pardeep who chipped in with three goals. For the losers, Karamjit Singh and Inderjit Singh accounted for five goals each but could not save their side from defeat. Among women, Ludhiana outclassed Ropar 22-15 to clinch the title. In hockey (men), BSF, Jalandhar, quelled a strong challenge from Friends Club of Roomi before emerging triumphant 5-4. The issue was resolved via tie-breaker after the two teams were tied 3-3 at the end of the stipulated period. In the women’s section, Northern Railway, Ambala zone, proved too good for Ludhiana XI whom they drubbed 5-0 to lift the trophy. In volleyball (women), Ludhiana scored a comfortable 3-0 win over Amritsar to bag the title. Ludhiana spikers wrapped up the first set at 25-17 and went on to win the next at 25-10. In the third set, Amritsar eves tried to put up a brave face; however, they went down fighting 17-25 and so lost the title too. In basketball (men), Baba Lodhiana Academy won the title. In the final, the academy cagers pipped Gurdaspur district 68-58 while in the women’s section, Ludhiana, after winning all their three league matches, came out triumphant and Jalandhar, with two victories finished runners up. The organisers of the festival also felicitated sportspersons and sports promoters for their contributions in this field. Baldev Singh, a former national hockey coach, was given the Amarjit Singh Grewal Award of Promoter of Sports. Shamsher Singh Sandhu, a noted writer, was awarded the Shah Aswar prize while international kabaddi star Shindri Phullanwal was honoured with Harjit Bajakhana Award. The upcoming hockey player, Kanwalpreet Singh was also honoured on the occasion. |
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Margao, February 5 For Salgaocar, defender Agnelo Colaco scored in the 15th minute. Bagan substitute Dipendu Biswas neutralised the lead in the 81st minute to give Bagan their third draw here. Bagan were reduced to 10 men in injury time when defender Eduardo Chacon got his second booking from referee S. Suresh for a foul on Samson Singh. Roberto Fernandes of Salgaocar was declared the man of the match for his brave defending. Ties cancelled The All-India Football Federation (AIFF) cancelled the Fransa Pax ties against Sporting Clube de Goa, and Salgaocar, scheduled to be held on February 6 and 9, respectively, during the ongoing NFL at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda. The cancellation follows Fransa Pax’s failure to turn up for the match against Air India on Friday. — PTI
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Lanka defeat Scotland
Colombo, February 5 Scotland recovered from 30-5 to post 186 thanks to captain Kasaim Farid, who made a fighting 76 from 89 balls. Excellent bowling from Gordon Goudie of Scotland helped reduce Sri Lanka to 54-4 before useful contributions from Sachithra Serasinghe (64) and captain Angelo Mathews (37 not out) bailed them out. But the result could have been different. Serasinghe was caught off a Calum MacLeod no-ball on 30 and four runs later was missed at third man off the same bowler. Scotland conceded 38 runs in extras, including 22 wides and 11 no-balls, and in the end that helped tip the balance in Sri Lanka’s favour despite Goudie's 3-25 from his 10 overs. Scotland and Lanka are in Group C with Namibia and India. — PTI |
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Woods wins, Jyoti tied 13th
Dubai, February 5 With three birdies and two bogeys, Randhawa carded a one-under 71 that saw him finish at 12-under 276 and in tied 13th place. Woods turned in even par with one each of birdie and bogey and struggled with the driver. The World No.1 needed birdies on the last two holes to get into the play-off. A clutch player that he is, he achieved that and then won the playoff with a par, as Els went into the water and then missed his par putt. Woods has now won on both his starts in 2006. Randhawa, who had earlier finished sixth in Abu Dhabi but then pulled out in the final round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters had a decent sojourn of West Asia. The former Asian Tour number one played excellently from tee to green, but then had a lot of trouble as he took 32 putts to finish the round.
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Jarnail Sporting Club in semis
Chandigarh, February 5 Jarnail Sporting Club took the lead in the 43rd minute through Amandeep but BSF drew level with a goal through Sarabjit Singh soon after. With the issue remaining deadlocked, the tie-breaker rule was applied and Jarnail Sporting Club emerged victorious by converting four spot kicks while the BSF could convert only three. In the college category, Guru Nanak College, Phagwara, trounced DAV College, Hoshiarpur, 4-0 to reach the last four in the college category. Also moving into the semis in this category were SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, who beat Sikh National College, Banga, by a solitary goal scored by Ravi Judge. Mr Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Parliamentary Secretary, who marked his presence at the tournament, announced a grant of Rs 50,000 for the organisers.
— TNS |
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‘Acid test’ for campers today?
Patiala, February 5 The team, which arrived at the NIS on Friday evening, had sent the campers, particularly athletes, weightlifters and boxers, scurrying for cover. The Regional Director of the NIS, Mr L. Ranawat, said the NIS authorities had no information about the whereabouts of the team, although, according to unconfirmed reports, the delegation had left for Chandigarh yesterday and will be returning to the NIS on Monday. Mr Ranawat said the team, whenever it comes, does not have to seek the permission of the NIS authorities to make a check on the athletes. The campers had a day off today and when activity resumes tomorrow they may be asked to provide urine samples for dope testing. A senior functionary confirmed that like the athletes, some weightlifters too had gone into virtual hibernation yesterday when the team landed at the hostels to collect the samples. Prominent among the women lifters who are attending the camp here and who have been found to be on dope in international competitions in the past are Kunja Rani Devi (48 kg), W. Nandini Devi (53 kg) and P. Selja (75 kg). All these three lifters are back in the camp after having served their quota of suspensions. However, the names of lifters, in both the men’s and women’s sections, whose samples had been collected by the team yesterday, could not be confirmed. Sources reveal that the team, which included WADA’s nominee to India, Mr Majid from Kolkata, had come armed to the NIS with a list of 12 athletes whom they suspect of being
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UP men bag gymnastics title
Amritsar, February 5 In the women’s individual event, Tumpa Debnath and Rakhi Debnath, both of Railways, were adjudged all-round best gymnasts. In vaulting table, Rupali Haldhar of West Bengal got the gold while Rakhi Debnath and Sukhbir Kaur (Punjab) bagged silver and bronze medals, respectively. In the men’s segment of the same event, Mayank Srivastav of UP, Rajsekhar of Railways and Zia-Ur-Rahman of Services were declared first, second and third, respectively. In parallel bar, Rohit Yadav, Raja Ray and Paramjit, both of Punjab, stood first, second and third, respectively. In pommel horse Alok Ranjan and Ashish, both of Uttar Pradesh, were declared first and second, respectively. Shiv Kumar and Arun Thapa were jointly adjudged third. In horizontal bar, Rohit Jaiswal of Uttar Pradesh and Rohit Yadav of Railways captured first and second positions. Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, PWD Minister, was the chief guest, while Ms Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder, Member, Rajya Sabha, presided over the concluding ceremony.
— OSR |
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