 |
|
|
Sachin called back after given out
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
We lost with the bat: Dravid
Pak demand to omit Hair rejected
Sania, Hingis set up semis date
Santosh Trophy
Chawla stars in colts win
PCC register win
‘No rift among pro golfers’
Gangjee keeps Indian challenge alive
Controversy mars PU
softball meet
|
|
Australia edge out India
Kuala Lumpur, September 22 After the bowlers had done a creditable job once again to restrict the three-time world champions to 213, the Indian batsmen failed to deliver once again and were bowled out for 195 with nearly seven overs going unutilised at the Kinrara Oval. Brett Lee ripped through the Indian lineup to claim 5-38 while Stuart Clark and Brad Hogg picked two wickets each and Glenn McGrath returned an economical none for 25 from his eight overs in an immaculate bowling performance by the Aussies. Dinesh Mongia was the only Indian batsman to stand up to the task with a top score of 63. Suresh Raina showed a touch of class in his brief knock of 26 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have been shade unlucky as Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf failed to spot the ‘no ball’ off which he was caught out. Australia, having completed a splendid comeback win, will now take on the West Indies in the final on Sunday. India ended with just one win from four matches, although two of them were hit by rain, in the series. The much talked about McGrath-Tendulkar confrontation did not materialise as Lee snared the Mumbaikar who sliced at an away delivery to point. Mongia, who played his last match more than 16 months ago against Pakistan in Delhi, carried his bat through the innings but failed to really take control of proceedings even after being well set. Dhoni might have been out off a no ball but his shot selection still left a lot to be desired. The only bright, if brief, note of the Indian batting was the knock of Suresh Raina who showed great maturity in tackling a world class attack. His straight six off Andrew Symonds was stunning both for the bold execution and the power of the shot. The Indian think-tank might also reconsider its batting order if given a second chance. Virender Sehwag was restored to his usual opener’s slot after he struggled to score at no. 4 in the previous matches. And Rahul Dravid dropped down to four. It made little sense to send Mohammad Kaif, who has been in and out of the team, at one down and Mongia ahead of the in-form Raina. In the end, the team that had set a record for
successful chases last year, failed to overhaul a low target. Earlier, electing to bat, the three-time world champions failed to break the shackles thrown around them by the tidy Indian bowlers and were eventually all out in 48.1 overs. The Aussies owed their total to a 77-run partnership between Brad Haddin and Brad Hogg who came together after the team had slipped to 117 for six in 32nd over. The Aussie innings, however, was marred by three run outs, and could have been more if Harbhajan had not missed Haddin. Scoreboard Australia Hayden run out 54 Katich c Raina b Agarkar 9 Ponting c Agarkar b Patel 4 Martyn run out 19 Hussey c Dravid b Harbhajan 13 Symonds lbw Mongia 2 Haddin c Dhoni b R.P. Singh 46 Hogg run out 38 Clark b Agarkar 2 Lee c Sehwag b R.P. Singh 7 McGrath not out 0 Extras
(lb-6, w-9, n-4) 19 Total (all out, 48.1 overs) 213 Fall of wickets:
1-36, 2-49, 3-87, 4-97, 5-97, 6-117, 7-194, 8-208, 9-213. Bowling:
Agarkar 8-0-44-2, Patel 9-1-32-1, R.P. Singh 9.1-1-43-2, Harbhajan 10-2-24-1, Mongia 9-0-43-1, Sehwag 3-0-21-0. India Sehwag b Lee 10 Tendulkar c Hussey b Lee 4 Kaif c&b Clark 21 Dravid lbw Clark 7 Mongia not out 63 Raina b Hogg 26 Dhoni c Martyn b Lee 23 Agarkar lbw Hogg 9 Harbhajan c Haddin b Symonds 0 R.P. Singh c Hussey b Lee 4 Patel c Symonds b Lee 1 Extras
(lb-7, nb-4, w-16) 27 Total (all out, 43.5 overs) 195 Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-20, 3-47, 4-50, 5-96, 6-158, 7-185, 8-186, 9-193, 10-195. Bowling:
Lee 8.5-0-38-5, McGrath 8-1-25-0, Clark 8-0-36-2, Symonds 9-0-41-1, Hogg 10-0-48-2.
— PTI
|
|
Sachin called back after given out
Kuala Lumpur, September 22 Realising his mistake, umpire Mark Benson of England recalled Tendulkar, who had started walking back dejectedly. Australian captain Ricky Ponting was seen arguing with the umpire and later was also involved in a banter with the Indian batsman. According to Law 27.9, an umpire can alter his decision, provided it is done promptly. However, Tendulkar could not capitalise on the slice of good fortune as he was out caught by Mike Hussey at point off speedster Brett Lee in the very next over on the same score. Interestingly, the Australian innings earlier in the day had seen a similar incident. Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin was initially adjudged run out only to be called back after television replays showed that bowler Harbhajan Singh had broken the stumps before he had the ball in his hand. That decision proved crucial as Haddin scored a valuable 46 and, along with Brad Hogg (38), took Australia to 213 to give the team something to defend.
— PTI
|
|
We lost with the bat: Dravid
Kuala Lumpur, September 22 Describing the overall performance of the team as “very hard to stomach”, Dravid said batting especially was something that needed to be worked on as a target of 213 was something that the team should have achieved. “We lost with the bat today. We should have been able to get to 213. But we did not string enough partnerships, we needed another batsman in the top order to get a 50,” he said after the 18-run loss that put India out of the tri-series. The Indian skipper admitted that the defeat hurt especially after they had put in a good bowling performance.
— PTI
|
|
Pak demand to omit Hair rejected
Karachi, September 22 “The ICC have said that responsibility of appointing umpires was given to it by the executive board and no country should make such demands on it,” a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters today. In the next few days, the ICC is due to announce the umpires for the Champions Trophy being held from October 7 in India.
— Reuters
|
|
Sania, Hingis set up semis date
Kolkata, September 22 Down 0-3 in the first set, Hingis switched to a wait and watch game to set up points and coasted to a comfortable 7-5, 6-2 win in the quarterfinal at the Netaji Indoor Stadium. “I was making some mistakes in the beginning. I was rushing too much. It was not working. So I changed my style and kept the ball in play. And that made the difference,” the Swiss Miss said after the match. Sania Mirza got past higher-ranked French girl Aravane Rezai 6-4, 7-5 in another last eight encounter. Fifth seed Sania made the crowd delirious with her electrifying groundstrokes while her opponent also earned repeated applause for her signature backhand down the line returns. However, Sania came up trumps in the 105-minute clash by time and again successfully attacking the French fourth seed on her forehand and getting the rhythm back on her serve that had faltered yesterday. The 19-year-old Hyderabad girl’s backhand also seemed to be looking up and she also managed to cut down on her unforced errors on way to reaching her first tour semifinal of the year. Olga Poutchkova and Iroda Tulyaganova will meet each other in the other semifinal of the Sunfeast Open after they run over their adversaries in contrasting manner here today. Olga put aside Italian Alberta Brianti 7-5, 6-3 to become the first player to reach the semifinals and Iroda followed 20 minutes later beating Alla Kudryavtseva 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the next match. Meanwhile, Shikha Uberoi’s campaign at the Sunfeast Open ended in an anti-climax here today after her Hungarian partner Melinda Czink was forced to pull out midway through the doubles semifinal due to an indisposition. The Indo-Hungarian team conceded the match after going down 3-6 in the opening set against the third seeded Ukrainian pair of Yulia Beygelzimer and Yuliana Fedak, who made their way into the final of the $175,000 WTA tier III event. “Czink had to retire due to a viral illness. She had the problem even before the match began, but thought she could take to the court despite that,” a WTA official told newspersons. In the second doubles semifinal, Sania-Huber defeated the pair of Sunitha Rao and C. Dellacqua 6-1, 6-4.
— PTI, UNI
|
|
J&K stun Delhi
Faridabad, September 22 Stirred by the goal, Delhi pressed for the equaliser and were rewarded in the 41st minute when an unmarked Trilok Singh Bisht simply put the ball past the J and K custodian. However, their joy was shortlived and J and K regained the lead just before the breather when Ishfaq lobbed the ball beating Delhi Goal keeper Ujjwal Barua. J and K skipper and international Mehrajuddin Wadoo, who was forced to move back to defence after Arun Malhotra was injured in the 57th minute, did well to keep Delhi captain and star striker Sunil Chetri at bay. Delhi made few attempts to draw level but failed to convert half chances that came their way. And their hopes to salvage any point from the game went up in smoke when Pushpendra Kudu handled the ball off a indirect kick in the closing moments and referee Raghu Nath Gosavi awarded a spot kick to J and K. Ishfaq, who took the penalty, calmly put the ball behind the net to complete his hat-trick. Manipur blank HP
GURGAON: A
far-from-impressive Manipur blanked lowly Himachal Pradesh 3-0 in a
cluster V tie here today. Manipur, the 2003 winners, led 2-0 at
breather. It was a mismatch between the two teams throughout the game
with the Manipuris having all the possession and doing all the runnings
and the Himachal guys defending from their own half. Manipur, despite
having two internationals — captain Rennedy Singh and Surkumar Singh
— and a number of players from top clubs, failed to make an impression
even though they hardly broke a sweat on their way to win the
match. Manipur surged ahead in the 14th minute througth striker
Narendra Neetei. The second goal was scored by Bungo Singh in the 31st
minute and third by Rennedy Singh in 91st minute. In another cluster V
tie this morning, Andhra drew with Chhattisgarh 1-1. Both the goals came
in the first half. Deepanshu Majumdar put Chhattisgarh ahead in the 18th
minute while Andhra equalised through Mohammad Qiler in the 43rd minute.
— UNI
|
|
Chawla stars in colts win
Lahore, September 22 The Indian colts had earlier won the first match by 82 runs. Chawla’s decision to bat first almost boomeranged with India reduced to 15 for two with both the openers returning to the pavilion before Tanmay Srivastava (53) and Virat Kohli (45) stemmed the rot and put some beef in the innings. They forged together a 88-run partnership for the third wicket before Imad Wasim came up with a two-wicket burst to send back both players. Tanmay’s sedate half century came off 84 balls with three boundaries in it while Kohli took 81 balls for his 45-run knock that also had three shots to the fence. Chawla then took to the field and stepped up the pace in his 57-ball knock of 40 but once he departed, there was a mini batting collapse and India were eventually all out for 224 with one ball to go. For the hosts, Riaz Kail was the most successful bowler, claiming 4-42, while Imad Wasim scalped 3-56. Chasing a victory target of 225, Pakistan never really had solid partnership up in the batting order. Pakistan finished their innings at 217 for nine in 50 overs, seven runs behind the Indian total.
|
|
PCC register win
Chandigarh , September 22 PCC had a poor start and kept on losing wickets at regular intervals before skipper Reetinder Singh Sodhi scored 52 of 86 balls. PCC innings ended at 209 for 9 in 50 overs. Chasing a target of 210 in 50 overs, Canara Bank’s innings ended at 120 runs in 31.2 overs. In the second match played at St. John, Sector 26, between PCA Colts and Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, no result could be obtained as the match was abandoned. The third match played at Sector 3 Cricket Stadium, Panchkula, between Mumbai Cricket Association and Rajasthan Cricket Association was also reduced to 45 overs because of the wet conditions. The Mumbai innings finished at 188 for six in 45 overs but RCA failed to chase and lost by three runs.
— TNS
|
|
‘No rift among pro golfers’
New Delhi, September 22 “There is no divide between caddie-players and other professionals,” he asserted, adding that a lasting solution to the impasse would be found in the next fortnight. Jyoti said he had set his sights on playing in the US Open, in the near future, which is one of his cherished ambitions. “I want to play in the US Tour like Arjun Atwal. That’s my short-term goal,” he said at the sidelines of a press conference to announce the 5th McDowell’s Signature Club Golf Championship, of which he is the “brand ambassador”. Thirty top golf clubs from across the country will tee-off in the championship, which will be played in 20 cities in the country. It will be India’s largest inter-club golf championship and the grand finale of which will be held in Malaysia to decide the champion club of India. Defending champions Noida Club are among the 30 participants in the championship, which will kick off on September 30 and will span 60 days. After the preliminary rounds, the regional finals will be held in Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Kolkata. A former Asian Tour No. 1 and Arjuna Awardee, Jyoti, who has won a career-best 15 titles in India and six abroad, said the Golf Club Championship was a commendable venture as club golfers were now
getting a chance to play competitive golf at the highest level. He said the “coming of age of Indian golf” was evident from the fact that three-four professionals were playing at the top level in the international circuit and a lot many youngsters were making their mark in the domestic circuit. He made a particular mention of Jeev Milkha Singh’s pleasing display in the international circuit this season.
|
|
Gangjee keeps Indian challenge alive
Seoul, September 22 Gangjee began sedately with a series of five pars, before holing his first birdie and he added a second on eighth. But the euphoria of two birdies died immediately as he dropped successive bogeys on ninth and tenth. Amandeep Johl had three birdies, including one on the 18th, but that did not help as his five bogeys dragged him down to a 75 and he missed the cut. Jeev climbs to tied 24th
Ibaraki: Jeev Milkha Singh fired a bogey-free three-under 68 to climb 35 places up the leaderboard into tied 24th place at the midway stage of the 120 million yen ACOM International at the Ishioka Golf Club. Jeev’s round, which had three birdies and no bogeys, helped him rise up from tied 59th place overnight. Topsy-turvy round by Atwal
Houston: A topsy-turvy round with four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey highlighted Arjun Atwal’s continuing problems on the USPGA Tour, as his one-over 71 in the first round of the Valero Texas Open saw him lying tied 82nd. Faced with the danger of yet another missed cut, Atwal will need a solid second round to make the weekend.
— PTI
|
|
|
Controversy mars PU
softball meet
Chandigarh, September 22 The controversy erupted during a match between two Ludhiana teams — Guru Nanak Girls College (GNGC) and the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women (GNKCW), played yesterday, when the GNKCW team lodged a protest over the participation of a player, Karamjit Kaur, captain of the GNGC team. It is pertinent to mention that any disqualification of a player on grounds of ineligibility will result in the automatic elimination of the team for that academic year. The GNKCW team protested that Karamjit, presently studying in MA-I, did not fulfil the eligibility criteria. According to them, she had already availed herself the ‘prescribed time limit’ to appear for any inter-college tournament. Hence, she could not be allowed to play in the tournament this time. Since Karamjit did a postgraduate diploma in 2004 and thereafter she did her MA in History in 2006. This year she took admission in MA English. The rules say that a bonafide and eligible college student shall be allowed to participate in an inter–college tournament for not more than four years while pursuing a three years graduation course or a degree and not more than three years while pursuing a two years post graduate course or degree, as the case may be. Mr Sukhdev Singh, coach of GNKCW alleged that the rules of eligibility criteria in case of Karamjit had been flouted by the local university authorities. “She has already availed the seven-year participation rule and is not eligible to participate again. We have apprised them about the situation as soon as we came to know about the reality and on our persuasion they have disqualified the player and the match against our team stood abandoned.” According to Jaswinder Kaur, Lecturer, Physical Education, GNGC, Karamjit was eligible to play in the tournament as she appeared in year 2000 after +2, and she appeared six times in inter-college competitions, she definitely can appear under the seven-year restriction rule. “In yesterday’s league match, our team defeated them by a massive margin of 14-4. If they had any objection, they could have raised earlier. Why did they protest after three league matches. We hope to appear with the same team in the trials to be conducted tomorrow for the forthcoming All-India Inter University Softball Tournaments scheduled to be held in November,” she said.
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Mailbag | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
(
