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ICC toughens stance against Pakistan
ICC postpones Code of Conduct hearing
Sandeep stable, conscious: PGI
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India’s gold spree continues
Boxers win four gold
US, Argentina win
The Iranian kabaddi team at The Tribune office, Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph
RCF beat JCT FA
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ICC toughens stance against Pakistan
London, August 23 Toughening its stand against Pakistan following the sensational ball-tampering row, the ICC also came out in support of the two on-field umpires, saying their decision to award the match to England was a “correct one”. “It is not the role of the ICC to overturn the decisions of on-field umpires, the people who are enshrined in the Laws of Cricket as the sole judges of fair and unfair play, the ultimate arbiters of the game,” ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed said in a statement. “In this instance the decision made by Billy Doctrove and Darrell Hair to award the match to England was the correct one under the laws.” The fourth Test between the two teams took an ugly turn after Pakistan refused to take the field in the post tea session on the fourth day after Hair awarded five penalty runs to England for alleged ball-tampering. The match was later deemed to be forfeited by the umpires and awarded to England. “It is hugely regrettable that the match did not end with a great finish in front of a full house. That is something that would have acted as an appropriate conclusion to a series full of exciting and absorbing cricket,” he said. Speed said PCB Chairman Shahrayar Khan had written to the ICC not to appoint Hair in matches involving Pakistan. “Subsequent to the end of the Test we have received a letter from the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board expressing his concerns about the appointment of Darrell Hair to matches involving Pakistan,” he said. “The PCB has expressed those concerns verbally in the past but this is the first time they have put them in writing, even though they have previously been invited to do so. “However, it remains the role of the ICC and not our members to appoint umpires to Tests and one-day internationals. The appointments are made without fear or favour and are based on the performances of the umpires in international matches. “This process has been approved by the ICC’s Executive Board, which includes representatives of all the Test-playing teams, and has proved successful”, he said. Speed also said there was no “vested interest” in the code of conduct hearing of Inzamam and it was a purely cricketing matter. — PTI
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ICC postpones Code of Conduct hearing
Dubai, August 23 Although the ICC did not specify a fresh date for the hearing, it said the disciplinary proceedings would be rescheduled after the one-day series between England and Pakistan. “The difficulty (to conduct the hearing) relates to the availability of Ranjan Madugalle to chair the hearing as he is dealing with a private and personal matter that requires his urgent attention,” ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed said in a statement. “Pakistan and England, as the host country, have both expressed a preference for Ranjan to hear the case and on that basis we have agreed to the postponement,” he said. “We have looked at potential alternatives but, as the ICC’s Chief Referee and a person with immense credibility within the game, Ranjan is the most appropriate person to adjudicate in this matter,” Speed added. Inzamam has been charged with ball tampering and bringing the game into disrepute following Pakistan’s sensational forfeiture of the fourth and final Test to England at the Oval on Sunday. Inzamam could be suspended for four Tests or eight one-day internationals, if found guilty for the charge of bringing the game into disrepute. If found guilty for ball tampering, he could be banned for two Tests or four one-dayers. The ICC singled out Inzamam because he was deemed responsible for the actions of his team. “We are yet to decide upon a new date but the intense nature of the upcoming one-day international series between England and Pakistan is likely to make it extremely difficult to fit in a hearing during that period,” Speed said. “I should stress that the reason for the postponement is related solely to Ranjan’s availability. We would ask that his privacy is respected at this time,” he said. The ICC chief executive said the details of the new date and the venue for the hearing will be announced at a later date.
— PTI
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Wasim Raja dead
London, August 23
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Sandeep stable, conscious: PGI
Chandigarh, August 23 The PGI authorities released a press note on the health status of Sandeep on the first post-operative day today saying that he was stable, conscious and communicative. “Sandeep still needs constant monitoring of the functioning of his vital organs,” it said. However, the PGI authorities have been tight-lipped about the nature of injuries that Sandeep suffered, time to be taken for his recovery and if he would be able to play with the same energy after his recovery. None of the doctors were ready to come on record on the issue of his vital organs functioning properly. The team of doctors, including Dr M.S. Dhillon, who is also a consultant of the Indian hockey team, that conducted the operation, refused to comment on Sandeep’s health. Meanwhile, Mr Gurcharan Singh, father of Sandeep, while talking to The Tribune, said his son was bold enough to bear any type of injuries in the playground but a bullet injury and that too adjacent to the spinal-cord was a cause of concern. He said his son would recover from this critical injury as the entire nation was praying for him. “We are just praying to God for Sandeep’s good health and speedy recovery. Every resident of Shahabad Markanda, the native place of Sandeep, has been praying for him. Moreover, akhand path has also been organised at Shahabad for his well being,” said Mr Avtar Singh, paternal uncle of Sandeep. The family members who have been camping at the PGI also ruled out the possibility of any kind of conspiracy behind the incident. The family has also urged the general public to pray for Sandeep.
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India’s gold spree continues
Colombo, August 23 As the curtains came down on the swimming event, the talented Lekha Kamath scooped up two more yellow metals to finish with six gold, as India won seven of the nine races. In table tennis, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das won the men's and women's title respectively enabling India to make a clean sweep of all the seven gold on offer in the discipline. In hockey, India breezed past Bangladesh 4-0 to ensure they completed their league engagements with a all-win record and set up a thrilling clash with Pakistan for the gold. The 15-year old Maharashtra girl, Kamath, who had bagged four gold medals till yesterday, secured top honours in 50m butterfly besides being a part of the victorious 4x100m Medley Relay team. Indian swimmers also drowned two Games marks to bolster their gold haul to 32. In 400m individual medley, Rehan Poncha set a new record en route to the gold with a time of 4:37/04 seconds. The bespectacled youngster erased the mark of compatriot J Abhijith who had clocked 4:42.57 in 1995. In men's 200m freestyle, Virdhawal Khade emulated Poncha, bagging the gold with a new SA Games record. Khade clocked 1:59.07 seconds to erase the mark of 1:59.08 set by compatriot S. H. Abdullah in the 1999 edition. Pooja Alva won the 200 m freestyle while Arjun Muralidharan finished on the top of the podium in 50m backstroke. In women's 4x100m Medley Relay, the Indian quartet of Fariha Zaman, V Tejaswini, Kamath and Paritha Parekh won the gold. The Indian men emulated the women in 4x100m Medley race, covering the distance in 4:00.42. In the table tennis hall, Sharath Kamal took a sweet revenge on defending champion and compatriot Soumyadeep Roy to claim the singles title. The Chennai boy, who lost to Roy in the last edition of the games, posted a convincing 11-4, 11-3, 11-9, 11-9 win to pocket the crown. National Champion Mouma Das retained the women's singles title after posting a 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5 win over Sri Lanka's Deepika Rodrigo.
— PTI
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Boxers win four gold
Colombo, August 23 After the disappointing show in the last edition of the Games at Islamabad where they had to be satisfied with only one gold, the Indians relied on their new style of throwing a plethora of straight punches, but the innovation seemed to have met with partial success only. In 81 kg light heavyweight, Indian youngster Dinesh Kumar pounded Bangladesh's Mohd Qadir Sultan with lethal blows to win the one-sided final 25-5. The famed Harpreet Singh, India’s sole gold medallist at Islamabad, retained the heavyweight title when the referee stopped the final bout in the third round late last night. Harpreet, who had got a bronze at Melbourne, had established a convincing lead of 32-12 over Pakistan’s Tanveer Shaukat when the referee stepped in. The country, however, had to be satisfied with the silver in the super heavyweight category, where the seasoned Verghese Johnson went down to Mirwaiz Khan of Pakistan 32-41 after an intensely fought final.. Commonwealth Games champion Akhil Kumar and Vijender Kumar were the other top finishers for India. In an electrifying atmosphere, Akhil Kumar pipped Abid Ali Baloch of Pakistan 26:25 in the 54kg bantamweight category to clinch the yellow metal. Vijender prevailed over Pakistan's Allah Baksh 34-19 to win the gold medal in the 75 kg category. Meanwhile, Indian shooters claimed the team gold in women's 50m rifle prone at the tenth South Asian Games here. The Indian team comprising of Meena, Raj Kumari and T Pooja accumulated 1739 points to ensure a top podium finish at the shooting range.
— PTI, UNI
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US, Argentina win
Sapporo, August 23 The US stormed back from a 45-36 halftime deficit, the odds-on tournament favourites outscoring Italy 35-19 in the third quarter to wrestle control of a physical Group D clash. In Group B, Pau Gasol led Spain to a 93-83 victory over Angola, the Memphis Grizzlies forward scoring 28 points as the group leaders extended their win streak to 13 games. China got their first win in four Group D games by beating win-less Senegal 100-83 in Sapporo, keeping their faint hopes of reaching the last 16 alive. European champions Greece eased past Brazil 91-80 to record their fourth win in Group C while Lithuania levelled their record at 2-2 by overwhelming Australia 78-57 in the same pool. Australia and Brazil both face elimination after slipping to 1-3. Meanwhile, defending champions Serbia & Montenegro also claimed their second victory with a 90-65 rout of Venezuela (1-3) in Group A. In other matches: Lebanon b France 74-73, Germany b Panama 81-63, New Zealand b Japan 60-57, Turkey b Qatar 76-69 and Slovenia b Puerto Rico 90-82.
— Reuters
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Iranian kabaddi team visits Tribune office
Chandigarh, August 23 Their coach Manjit Singh Sandhu is an Amritsar-based national kabaddi player. Praising the enthusiasm of the players, Sandhu said, “The players are not only strong, agile and full of energy but evince also lot of interest in learning new aspects of the game.” They are here to prepare for the forthcoming Asian Games at Doha in December. The coach, who faces the language problem while imparting training to his disciples, has to take help of the interpreter. “I am trying to learn Persian”, said Sandhu, who is with the team for the past four months. The team, which landed here on August 16, has played nine matches so far with the different kabaddi teams of Punjab at Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Sultanpur Lodhi and Faridkot. “Out of nine matches played here, we have won six matches and lost only two while one was held to a draw,” said the coach. Kabaddi is quite popular in Iran. Out of 30 states, 22 states have their kabaddi teams. The annual budget of the national kabaddi team is over one million dollar. Earlier, the game was played in Iran under the name of ‘Zu’ and the players used to say ‘Zu’ instead of ‘kabaddi’ while playing the game. Meanwhile, the visiting team, which got a lot of love and respect from Punjabi people during their visit, was quite impressive to see Golden Temple. “This visit will be a unforgettable experience for all of us”, said Mr Maghsodlu. The team also called on Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune, Mr H.K. Dua. Tomorrow the team will move to Delhi to play their scheduled matches.
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Advani bags coveted Khel Ratna
New Delhi, August 23 The 20-year-old commerce student in a Bangalore college created history by winning the World Billiards title at Qawra, Malta, to become only the second cueist to bag the coveted honour since Geet Sethi in 1992. The list, announced by the government today, surprisingly did not include any male cricketer as former women’s captain Anju Jain was the only cricketer to figure among the Arjuna awardees. Shooter Gagan Narang, star hockey player Viren Rasquinha, ace shuttler Aparna Popat, swimmer Shikha Tandon, paddler Soumyadeep Roy and athlete Manjit Kaur were among those who were named in 15-member list. The Khel Ratna comprises a cash award of Rs 5 lakh, a scroll of honour while the Arjuna award carries a purse of Rs 3 lakh, a statute and a scroll of honour. The awards will be given away by the President APJ Abdul Kalam at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29. Uday Prabhu (athletics), Commander Nandy Singh (hockey) and Harish Chandra Birajdar were selected for the Dhyan Chand awards for the year 2006. Coaches Captain M. Venu (boxing), Balwan Singh (kabaddi), Maha Singh Rao (wrestling) and Ismail Baig (rowing) were named for the prestigious Dronacharya awards. The selection committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Raj Singh Dungarpur to decide the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2005, Arjuna Awards 2005 and Dhyanchand Awards - 2006, met here on August 17 and considered all nominations received from the agencies authorised under the provisions of the respective schemes. On the basis of the detailed deliberations on each case, the committee arrived at a consensus to decide the awardees. Rahul Dravid was also supposed to be in contention for the Khel Ratna but a goof-up by the BCCI in submitting his nomination once again cost the Indian captain the honour. Advani, who had won the 2003 IBSF World Snooker Championship title in China, became only the second cueist after Malta’s Paul Mifsud to have won both the billiards and snooker amateur world titles. Woman cueists Anuja Thakur and archers Tarundeep Roy and Dola Banerjee were also named for the Arjuna awards. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: Pankaj Advani - Billiards & Snooker. Arjuna Awards: Tarundeep Rai and Dola Banerjee – archery; Manjit Kaur – athletics; Aparna Popat – badminton; Anuja Prakash Thakur – billiards & snooker; Akhil Kumar – boxing; Shri Surya Shekhar Ganguly – chess; Anju Jain – cricket; Viren Rasquinha – hockey; Ramesh Kumar – kabaddi; Gagan Narang – shooting; Shikha Tandon – swimming; Soumyadeep Roy – table tennis; Sushil Kumar – wrestling; and Rajinder Singh Rahelu – physically handicapped. Dhyan Chand Awards: Uday K. Prabhu – athletics; Commander Nandy Singh – hockey; and Harish Chandra M Birajdar – wrestling. Dronacharya Awards: Captain M. Venu – boxing; Balwan Singh – kabaddi; Maha Singh Rao – wrestling; and Ismail Baig – rowing.
— PTI
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RCF beat JCT FA
Chandigarh, August 23 JCT Football Academy took the lead in the fifth minute through Asim Hassan but thereafter RCF gained control over the proceedings. First Prabhpal Singh restored parity in the 23rd minute and then Kuldip Singh and Harvinder Singh scored in quick succession to fetch full points for their team. At Patiala, Punjab State Electricity Board carved out a 2-0 victory over Bassi FC yesterday. In the second division, SGGS Football Society defeated GS Parmar Football Club 3-1 at Jalandhar today while Youth Football Club, Rurka Kalan, edged out Capt GPS Chahal SC 2-1. At Hoshiarpur, International Sports Club, Phagwara, got the better of Harcharan SC 2-0 yesterday while at Banga Sikh National FC and Mahilpur FC split points with a goal-less draw.
— TNS
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