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33 Shooters for Asian Games
Colts crush Pak, clinch series
RCA score big win
Santosh Trophy
CHA rout J&K 5-0
Karamjit barred from trials
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Aussies start favourites
Kuala Lumpur, September 23 The middle-order batsmen have failed in all matches of the series and captain Brian Lara is hoping that his tough words will have some impact on his off-colour batsmen in the crucial day and night encounter at the Kinrara Oval. The Caribbeans would consider themselves a trifle lucky to be featuring in the final after the Duckworth-Lewis system went in their favour in the rain-hit opening match against India. However, the team pulled off a shock victory against Australia in the league match to secure a place in the final. The Australians, on the other hand, are in no mood to take their rivals lightly as they are keen to go into next month’s Champions Trophy with a title under their belt. The Champions Trophy is one title that has eluded the Australians and Ricky Ponting and his men are determined to lay their hands on that cup this time around. Although the Aussies have experimented with their players in this tournament, it remains to be seen whether they will pick their best eleven for tomorrow’s game. The world champions have not been too convincing in their performance in this series and managed to clinch a berth in the final after a slender 18-run victory over India yesterday. The Caribbeans will be heavily relying on the genius of Brian Lara to win the match and the elegant left-hander has shown that he is in good form. But the form of some of his other top batsmen has not really inspired confidence, which has been the main reason for the repeated batting collapses of the team. Some of the Australian batsmen have also not been in good nick but as seen in the past the enormity of the occasion bring out the best in them. It would be interesting to see who opens the innings for the Aussies since they have gone with different combinations in all matches. The strongly built Matthew Hayden, who has got some runs under his belt, is likely to open with Simon Katich. But strangely, the running between the wickets was a problem area for the world champions in the last match against India and captain Ponting is keen to rectify it. “Losing five wickets for 90 runs is not good enough to win big games. We will have to sort out our running between the wickets also,” Ponting said. In the bowling department, the Aussies have the formidable pace duo of Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee which will pose a major threat to the rival batsmen. Despite returning to international cricket after a fairly long gap, McGrath has shown that he is still accurate and capable of troubling the best of batsmen with his nagging line and length. The Kinrara track has not been too conducive for strokeplay and judging by the scores of the last few matches, a low scoring contest appears to be on the card. Teams (from): Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Hussey, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Dan Cullen, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hogg, Simon Katich, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson. West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Wavell Hinds, Runako Morton, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Carlton Baugh, Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor, Fidel Edwards and Corey Collymore.
— PTI
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Sania no match for Hingis
Kolkata, September 23 Playing her sixth Sony WTA Tour event at Tier III level, Hingis improved her record to 18-2 with Sania bearing the burnt of some lethal serve and volley tennis that the Swiss Miss dished out for the Hyderabadi. On a day when the Hingis was controlling the game like her vintage self, Sania could do little. The only other time the duo met in Dubai this May, Hingis won 6-3, 7-5. However, Hingis made sure this time round she stayed away from the famed Sania-forehand and made flatter returns and slices loaded with back-spin that made life miserable for the Indian. If the result is hopelessly one-sided, the beginning was deceptive with the former world number one and the fifth seed both retaining their service games. But Hingis upped the ante in the fourth game and Sania made some enforced errors thus conceding the game. Thereafter it was Hingis all the way. She won nine consecutive games after that to win the match without breaking a sweat. The sixth game saw Sania trying tooth and nail to save her serve, but the regal returns were too hot for the Indian to handle as she whittled under
pressure. — UNI
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33 Shooters for Asian Games
New Delhi, September 23 The shooters are: Men: Pemba Tamang, Vijay Kumar and Rahul Panwar (rapid fire pistol), Ronak Pandit, Jaspal Rana and Samresh Jung (standard pistol, air pistol, centre fire pistol and free pistol), Deepak Sharma (air pistol), Bapu Vanjare and Zakir Khan (free pistol), Sanjeev Rajput (free rifle three positions), Gagan Narang (air rifle, free rifle 3P), Imran Hasan (free rifle 3P, free rifle prone), Abhinav Bindra and P.T. Raghunath (air rifle), Surendra Singh Rathore and Sushil Ghaley (free rifle prone), Ronjon Sondhi, R.V.S Rathore and Vikram Bhatnagar (double trap), Mansher Singh, Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Anwer Sultan(trap), A D People, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Man Singh (skeet). Women: Sonia Rai, Harveen Srao, Shweta Chaudhary, Avneet Kaur Sidhu and Suma Shirur (air rifle), Tejaswini Sawant, (in three events), Anjali Bhagwat and Deepali Deshpande (spot rifle 3P and sport rifle prone). Officials: Jagjit Singh (manager), Prof Sunny Thomas (national coach), DVS Rao and Syed Wajid Ali and P.S. Sodhi (coaches), Laszlo Szucsak (rifle coach), Csaba Gyorik (pistol coach) and Durgendra Kumar Shukla (armourer). Aiyer takes
SAI to task
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mani Shankar Aiyer today blamed the Sports Authority of India for the delay in setting up a full-fledged accredited dope-testing lab in Delhi. Though he conceded that the setting up of the lab required several phases of upgradation, he still took the SAI to task for “dragging its feet” in the matter. But he assured that steps were being taken to upgrade the dope-testing lab in Delhi to get it accredited to WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency). The Minister also did not spare the athletes as he said the mounting cases of positive dope testing cases among Indian athletics was due to the sportspersons’ “temptation to cheat”. He did not think that the sports officials colluded with the athletes to foster the doping culture in the country. Mr Aiyer said the athletes resorted to doping simply to boost their performances as in normal circumstances the performances of Indian athletes were below par. He blamed the federations for not spreading the selection net far and wide to tap the real talent spread across the country. “Nearly 72 crore young people in the country do not get sporting facilities. We can at least ensure there is a playfield in every panchayat and youngsters have access to minimum facilities like a 200m and 400m track, perhaps a field with goalposts. We have to ensure participation of the entire community and not just one section of the society for sports to flower,” he stressed.
— OSR
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Colts crush Pak, clinch series
Lahore, September 23 Electing to bat, Indians made a strong 298 for nine before bowling out the hosts for 124 in 36.5 overs. Captain and leg spinner Piyush Chawla took 3 for 28 while off spinner Sumeet Sharma picked 3 for 34 to star in India’s win. Paceman Abu Nachim took 2 for 19. The Indians owed their formidable total to left hander Tanmay Srivastav who scored a fine 88 with seven fours from 114 balls. He put on 152 runs for the third wicket with Virat Kohli who made 80 from 92 balls with nine fours. For Pakistan, Tanvir Afzal picked 3 for 45. Chasing the target, Pakistan wickets fell like ten pins and only Rana Adnan showed some resistance with a top score of 27. The one-sided encounter left the home selectors pondering on ways to stop the run of defeats after having overhauled the squad only recently. Pakistan have now lost five matches in a row to the Indian youngsters who had won the preceding two-match Test
series as well.
— PTI
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RCA score big win
Chandigarh, September 23 Put in to bat first in a truncated match of 30 overs at DAV College ground here, WCA were bundled on paltry 81 in just 22.5 overs. Pankaj Gahlot and off spinner Shamsher, with their incisive bowling, claimed four wickets for nine runs and three for 19 runs, respectively. The stand of 27-run between Parshant (17) and Ashvar Naru (11) for the ninth wicket saved the team from blushes. Both were the only players of WCA, who reached the double figures. Fine knocks by opener Rohit Sharma (47 no off 58) and Rahul Kanwat (25 n o off 51) of the RCA helped the team to reach 87 for one in 20 overs. Pankaj was declared man of the match. The second match played between Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and LIC at St. John’s School, Sector 26, was a closely contested encounter. Batting first, the LIC openers Ravinder Nain and Gurinder Saini (33 off 43), who put on 72 runs for the first wicket gave the team a splendid start. Mumbai achieved the target in 48 overs. At one stage, the team was tottering at 54 for 4 in 18.5 overs. Praful Waghela’s remaining undefeated on 102 runs of 130 balls, consisting six boundaries helped the team to reach the home. Jatinder Billa snapped two for 38 for LIC. In the third match, played at Sector 3, Panchkula, between ONGC and PCC, the latter emerged as winner by five wickets. Elected to bat first, ONGC made 210 for 7 in 50 overs. In reply, PCC reached the target at the loss of five wickets as they mustered 212 in 49.1 overs. Ravneet Ricky won the man of the match award. Brief scores: WCA: 81 all out (Parshant 17, Naidu 19, Pankaj 4 for 9); RCA: 87 for 1 (Rohit 47 no., Kanwat 25 no). LIC: 233 for 7 in 50 overs (Bisht 91 no, Nain 42, Kulkarni 4 for 41); MCA: 234 for 5 in 48 overs (Waghela 102 not out, Mota 74, Bila 2 for 38)
ONGC: 210 for 7 in 50 overs (Khoda 46, Mudgul 45, Ravi Inder 3 for 31); PCC: 212 for 5 in 49.1 overs (Ricky 79, Gupta 39 no., Kunal 2 for 28).
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TN, Railways win
Faridabad, September 23 Vijayan found the net in the 47th and 67th minutes after J. Oyxiano had given Tamil Nadu the lead half way into the first half. K. Kulothungon added a fourth in the 63rd minute to round off a convincing performance. In the same group, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand played out a 1-1 draw. Budiram Soren gave Jharkhand the lead in the 22nd minute, which was cancelled by Rakesh Shah just after the hour mark. In a cluster VII match, Railways got the better of Orissa by a solitary goal scored by T Vinay in the 13th minute. The match was scheduled to be played yesterday, but had to be put off due to heavy rains and wet ground conditions. Meanwhile in Gurgaon, Karnataka were held to a goalless draw by a defensive Gujarat in a cluster VI game. Karnataka were themselves to blame as they squandered four straightforward chances with D. Raju being the main culprit. Gujarat did not make things easy for them as they played a tight formation and gave no room for the Karnataka forwards to manoeuvre in. Karnataka coach Thyagaraj was disappointed by his team’s failure to breach the opposition defence. “We should have won this game but our boys could not convert chances. They played a tight game and marked us well right through.” — PTI
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CHA rout J&K 5-0
Chandigarh, September 23 The hero of the CHA victory was their skipper Dharamvir Singh, who scored three goals. It was in the 21st minute that CHA took the lead through a field goal scored by Harman Preet. Six minutes later, skipper Dharamvir Singh’s field goal made it 2-0. The remaining goals came in the second half with Simrandeep converting a short corner in the 50th minute to make it 3-0 in favour of the hosts. Thereafter it was skippper Dharamvir who scored two field goals (52nd, 56th) to complete the rout. International umpire Satinder Sharma, just back from the World Cup in Germany, who officiated in today’s tie, suffered a cut on his ear after being hit by a rising ball. In the second match played under flooodlights, Chandigarh Hockey Association XI got the better of Punjabi University, Patiala, 3-1 with goals through Vikram Saini (18th), and Jarnail Singh (20th, 44th), while Gurdeep Singh (31st) scored the consolation goal for Punjabi University. Sunday’s fixtures: EME vs Central Railway - 2.45 pm; Western Railway v SRC - 4.15 pm; CHA vs SCR - 6 pm.
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Karamjit barred from trials
Chandigarh, September 22 Dr D.N. Johar, Director Sports, Panjab University, he testified that she was not allowed to appear because of her inability to fulfil the eligibility criteria for the trials. He added that the results of the other matches of the tournament were valid, except the match played on September 21 between of Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana, and Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, which was abandoned.
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