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Wie falls short of US Open spot
India likely to host 2010 Asian Games: Randhir
Singapore Open
CFA to represent India at global finals
Karanvir wins tennis title Patiala lad shines
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Match heading towards
draw St. John’s (Antigua), June 6 In what was in all likelihood the last day of international cricket at the Antigua Recreation Ground, the hosts had steadied their ship at 145 for three, with Chris Gayle completing his half century with a handsome cover drive off Virender Sehwag, on whom Rahul Dravid had to once again fall back in the absence of Harbhajan Singh, dropped for this match. The first hour was uneventful, with West Indies holding out at 46 for no loss from their overnight score of 13. But Kumble had already fallen into a groove and looked a matter of time before a subsidence occurred. By striking Darren Ganga twice on his his bat, he compelled to use his bat. He did so by thrusting the willow well in front of his front pad to get a thick inside edge to forward short leg. So, West Indies lost their first wicket for 67 and soon surrendered two more in quick succession. Sreesanth, after a redeeming first spell, was switched to the media end and tasted immediate success. Ramnaresh Sarwan was surprised by the bounce to present an easy catch to gully; and in the next over, Brian Lara was adjudged lbw after a prolonged wait by umpire Asad Rauf. In between, Gayle, uncharacteristically strokeless, bar a short-arm pull for six off Vikram Singh and a resounding on drive at the expense of Kumble, was lucky not to be given out caught behind as he gloved a sweep. The Karnataka bowler was the man to suffer. A brutal burst by Mahendra Dhoni enabled India to declare on 521 for six — a record total in the Caribbean before close of play on the fourth day, thus forcing the West Indies to endure an uncomfortable five overs in fading light. They survived without incident. The controversy had, in fact, taken place earlier. In probably the most powerful exhibition of big hitting seen at the ARG since Vivian Richards, Dhoni rammed into Dave Mohammed, the chinaman and googly bowler, blasting him for half a dozen sixes, including two to the car park outside the ground. Scoreboard India (1st innings) 241 West Indies (1st innings) 371 India (2nd Innings) Jaffer b Bradshaw 212 Sehwag c Gayle b Collymore 41 Laxman c Bradshaw b Mohammed 31 Dravid c Bradshaw b Mohammed 62 Yuvraj c Chanderpaul b Gayle 39 Kaif not out 46 Dhoni c Ganga b Mohammed 69 Extras (lb-6, w-6, nb-9) 21 Total (6 wkts decl) 521 Fall of wickets: 1-72, 2-147, 3-350, 4-375, 5-419, 6-521. Bowling: Edwards 5.4-2-16-0, Collymore 23-8-50-1, Bradshaw 40-9-108-1, Bravo 26.2-4-98-0, Mohammed 29.5-3-162-3, Gayle 22-5-66-1, Sarwan 4-0-15-0. West Indies (2nd innings) Gayle not out 52 Ganga c Yuvraj b Kumble 36 Sarwan c Kumble b Sreesanth 1 Lara lbw Sreesanth 0 Chanderpaul not out 37 Extras (b-1, lb-5, nb-5) 11 Total (3 wkts, 50 overs) 137 Bowling: Patel 12 -2-25-0, Sreesanth 12-7-32-2, Kumble 16-4-40-1, VRV Singh 7-3-28-0, Sehwag 3 -1-6-0.
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Dhoni declares himself out!
St. John’s (Antigua), June 6 It was one of the rarest occasions in history of the game when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was declared out but only after he accepted the fielder’s word that he had taken a catch cleanly, not on the ground but inside the dressing room. Having hit three straight sixes off left-arm spinner Dave Mohammad, Dhoni was apparently caught at the midwicket fence by Darren Ganga before the catch became a matter of dispute. “I was walking off the field when I had the eye-contact with umpires and decided to stay put,” Dhoni said after the fourth day’s play. While Dhoni was walking off, captain Rahul Dravid made a motion of declaration towards his two batsmen. The other batsman Mohammad Kaif too joined him when Dhoni had that eye contact with the umpire. Standing umpire Asad Rauf, unsure if the fielder had stepped on the boundary ropes, called for the third umpire Billy Doctrove to make a call. Doctrove was unable to reach a decision because of inconclusive replays, the cameras had the fielder catching the ball but did not cover his legs. With the third umpire forfeiting his role, it became a free for all in the middle. “Darren (Ganga) was not sure because it was on his back side. It’s pretty hard on the player if he has stepped on to the paper (cardboard) while taking a catch,” said Dhoni. “With field umpires unable to take a call, Brian came to me and said he was taking charge of his players and whatever they say is going to be the truth and I think you should walk off”, Dhoni said. With Dhoni undecided on how to react and the field umpires stumped for a decision, Lara showed his discontent by snatching the ball from Rauf’s hands and throwing it back to the bowler. Television pictures showed the Pakistani umpire was unhappy with the reaction of the West Indian captain. Sources in the West Indies camp said Lara was unhappy how could the innings continue once Dravid had already motioned a declaration. According to rules, that should be the end of that particular innings. It must be the one incident of its kind when a batsman was out, declared so not on the field but beyond it. — PTI
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Venus, Hingis shown the door
Paris, June 6 “I’m so excited I could just scream now,” said Vaidisova who beat world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo in the previous round. She now plays 2004 U.S. Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia who recovered from an atrocious start to beat fellow Russian Dinara Safina 7-6, 6-0 in another French Open quarterfinals. In another match, former world No. 1 Martina Hingis was no match for Belgian second seed Kim Clijsters, who reached the semifinals with a 7-6, 6-1 win. Clijsters will celebrate her 23rd birthday on Thursday with a match against compatriot and defending champion Justine Henin Hardenne. Henin-Hardenne withstood a fierce onslaught before beating Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5, 6-2. Vaidisova opened a 4-1 lead in the first set before Wimbledon champion Williams rallied by winning the next four games, and forced a tiebreak. Williams, a finalist here in 2002, won the tiebreak 7-5 after clawing back a 5-2 deficit. Vaidisova was undaunted, however, and went back on the offensive to wrap up the second set in 39 minutes. “I’m so excited, I’ve never been beyond the fourth round of a Grand Slam and now I’m in the semifinals,” said Vaidisova, who could become the second youngest player to triumph at Roland Garros if she wins the women’s final on Saturday. Hingis, who returned to the circuit this season after a three-year self-imposed exile from the game, used her tactical skills to force the Belgian into a tiebreak after breaking back twice. However, it was not enough for the Swiss 12th seed, who looked short of power and she lost the tiebreak 7-5. The second set was a mere formality for the Belgian, who broke three times to wrap up the match in 76 minutes, Hingis bowing out with a wide backhand. It was Clijsters’s second consecutive grand slam quarterfinal triumph over Hingis, whom she beat at the Australian Open last January. Hingis, had not lost before the semi-finals in her last five appearances at Roland Garros.
— Reuters
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Wie falls short of US Open spot
Summit (USA), June 6 After starting her day with a two-under-par 68 and remaining in contention entering her final nine, she was ultimately doomed by poor putting. Three consecutive bogeys on her last nine resulted in a one-over 143 finish in the 36-hole sectional qualifier at Canoe Brook Country Club. A total of 22 players were at four-under or better, including five that entered a playoff for the 18th and final spot at Winged Foot. A 16-year-old from Hawaii, Wie carded a two-under-par 68 on the South Course in her first 18 of the day. She signed for a three-over 75 on the North Course. It was Wie’s inability to master the greens that cost her a shot at becoming the first woman to qualify for the US Open. Playing against 152 men for 18 spots in the US Open in two weeks, Wie had two birdies and 16 pars in her first 18. “It kind of felt like a regular tournament, not like a qualifier at all,” Wie said. “At qualifying in Hawaii there were about 20 people following me, today was like a real tournament gallery.” Wie won’t be able to focus on her failure here for long as she prepares for a trip to Baltimore, Maryland, to play in the LPGA Championship. She was runner-up to Annika Sorenstam there last season and will enter the event this time around as one of the favourites.
— AFP
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India likely to host 2010 Asian Games: Randhir
Jalandhar, June 6 Talking to The Tribune, Mr Singh said the 2006 Indo-Pak Punjab Games are going to be held in Pakistan in September. He said the talks are on with General R F Hassan, the Pakistan in-charge of the games, and the modalities are being finalised. Also the sports authorities in the country are concentrating on the training part of the players in the run up to the preparations for the forthcoming Doha Asian Games in December 2007, Afro-Asian Games in Algiers and the SAF Games in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he said. The much-delayed National Games are finally going to be held in Guwahati in October this year, he said. On the lines of the Indo-Pak Punjab Games, Mr Singh said that he has initiated the Indo-Bangla Games between West Bengal and Bangladesh, which are going to be held from December 24 to 31. Mr Randhir Singh, who was in the city for the Punj Pani Awards, said the country had a much stronger claim over hosting the Asian Games in 2014 as compared to South Korea. He said the Asian Games were last held in the country in 1982 and have to be rotated and as such South Korea had hosted the games in 2002. He said 90 per cent of the equipment for an anti-doping lab had arrived. A seminar, to be headed by WADA Director General David Howman, is going to be held in September over the issue. On the Punjab Olympic Association election, he said the matter was being looked into. He said the authorities had excluded the games like basketball from the 2010 Commonwealth Games list and the games like judo, wrestling, have been included while efforts are on to include cue games like snooker, billiards and archery in the list. He said the IOC had asked for an Rs 1,000 crore grant for preparations and the training part is being focused upon. On the issue of large-scale transfers of the SAI coaches, he said that the IOC had written to the Director SAI on the issue.
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Vidyadhar qualifies, Jwala Gutta fails
New Delhi, June 6 Vidyadhar registered a convincing 21-7, 21-17 win over Malaysian Mohd Hafiz Shaharuddin in the second round to enter the main draw of the $ 170,000 tournament. He will meet Scott Evans of Ireland in the first round of the event tomorrow. World no. 20 Chetan Anand, national champion Anup Sridhar, Arvind Bhat, Anand Pawar and P. Kashyap have got a direct entry into the main draw and will start their campaign tomorrow. Gutta lost her second round qualification match, going down 23-21, 21-12 against Jiayuan Chen of Singapore. Saina Nehwal is the only competitor flying the Tricolour in the women’s singles and will play her first match on Thursday against Yu-Chin Chien of Chinese Taipei. The Hyderabad girl had failed to make it to the main draw of the six-star Indonesian Open last week. She would be eager to prove her mettle in a star-studded line-up which includes the likes of Mia Audina Tjiptawan and Jie Yao of the Netherlands, Hongyan Pi of France, Kaori Mori of Japan and Tracey Hallam of England. India’s top men’s doubles combination, Rupesh Kumar and Thomas Sanave, take on Jonas Rasmussen and Peter Steffensen of Denmark, while the mixed doubles pairing of Jwala Gutta and D. Diju face Indonesians Muhamad Rizal and Gresya Polii. — PTI
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CFA to represent India at global finals
Mumbai, June 6 The winners, representing the under-16 players of the sport, will now represent India at the global finals of Adidas+Challenge in Berlin from July 1 to July 4. The Adidas+Challenge has seen nearly 700 teams, including nearly 4200 participants. The seven finalists included City Club from Hyderabad, 5 Star for Bangalore, M.S.S.A. Rangers from Mumbai, Vasco Sports Club from Goa, Chandigarh Football Academy from Chandigarh, Vikaspuri D-Block from Delhi and Kachra Para High School from Kolkata. Chandigarh Football Academy was adjudged the winner at the finals held in Kolkata on May 28.
— TNS
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Karanvir wins tennis title Patiala, June 6 Results: Tushar (Pb) beat Harry Jindal (Pb) 9-2, Anurag (Pb) beat Gagandeep Singh (Pb) 9-2, Amit Chauhan (Chandigarh) beat Akshat Joshi (Chd) 9-6, Paramvir Singh Toor (Chd) beat Harry Singh Amar (Chd) 9-5, Mandeep Singh Gill (Chd) beat Gurinder Singh (Pb) 9-2, Ketan (Pb) beat Imanbir Singh Mann (Chd) 9-3, Jashanveer Singh (Pb) beat Arpit Goyal (Pb) 9-2, Gurvinder Singh Toor (Chd) beat Vishesh Mahajan (Pb) 9-4, Garry Singh Amar (Chd) beat Sidharth Baidwan (Chd) 9-4, Ajay Yadav (Chd) beat Kanwardeep Singh (Chd) 9-7. Girls singles: Surbhi Deewan (Pb) beat Khushleen Kaur (Pb) 8-5, Navjot Saini (Pb) beat Gurparkash Kaur (Pb) 8-5. Doubles (1st round): Karanvir and Jaskaran (Pb) beat Kanav and Anurag (Pb) 8-2, Gagandeep Singh Gill and Aneet Singh (Pb) beat Simran and Tushar (Pb) 8-4.
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Patiala lad shines Patiala, June 6 Earlier, Arshdeep, who got training at Government Mohindra College pool by coach M.S Sidhu, had created a flutter by standing first in the 50m freestyle event for sub-juniors of Patiala district swimming championship last month.
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