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Windies look to upset Aussie applecart West Indies captain Brian Lara (right) with team-mate Chris Gayle during a practice session at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St John’s on Sunday. West Indies take on Australia in the first Super Eight match on Tuesday. — AFP photo
Bermuda ‘let down’ India
Bangladesh’s Syed Rasel (left) celebrates
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BCCI working committee convened on April 6-7
Indian bookies linked to Woolmer’s murder: Report
Fans discard Dhoni’s hairstyle
Thackeray bats for Team India
Ranji Trophy
Anand extends lead in rapid section
Khade qualifies for Olympics
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Windies look to upset Aussie applecart
The Australians have sent shivers down the spine of bowlers in this World Cup with three centuries and three scores of 300 materialising from their three group matches. Admittedly St Kitts pitch was the flattest of them all, but Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting and Brad Hodge, and pretty much everyone else, have batted as if there is no tomorrow. They seem intent on mental disintegration of key rival players. Australia’s plans are clear: they want to have the cushion of runs for bowlers who have been inept in recent months. It’s clear they no longer rely on Glenn McGrath as the prime force and are using the pace-spin combination of Shaun Tait and Brad Hogg to good effect. Both are bowling in short spells and have picked up 13 of Australia’s all 25 wickets so far. The West Indies were clinging to the hope that the newly laid square of the Sir Viv Richards Stadium would be similar to the one they played in Kingston during their group matches. The Sabina Park turf was more than helpful to faster bowlers and lent credence to former star Andy Roberts’ claim that the new surfaces would have pace and carry for the fast bowlers. If so is the case here tomorrow, the West Indies’ varied five-pronged pace attack could pass muster. They haven’t quite missed left-arm paceman Ian Bradshaw, who has played just one game, and that’s because the two Jamaicans, Daren Powell and Jerome Taylor, are bowling well in tandem. Powell’s resurgence in recent times has been extraordinary. Since his return to line-up in Pakistan last winter after over 16 months, Powell’s sharp in-cutters and awkward bounce have brought him 14 wickets from nine matches. In these games, the opposition has been able to strike just one stand of over 100 for the first wicket. Taylor would need Powell tomorrow more than any other time as Australia’s bloodhounds would come from all directions. The Aussies are keen to avenge the defeats at Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai, the two venues where they were caught napping by the West Indians last year. They also want to put to rest the speculation that Taylor and Powell are particularly adept at bowling to left-handers ( Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden). The match, above anything else, could see king Brian Lara in his all purple hue. Lara has a sense of occasion and this probably is his last month of one-day internationals. Twice, in the last six months, he has played significant knocks against Australia. Tait, in the middle overs, could have the toughest exam of his yet nascent career. Golden oldies of India and Pakistan might have disappointed, but the ones of Australia and West Indies are likely to carry the torch forward. Hayden, Gilchrist and McGrath are in the midst of their final World Cup, and so are Shivnaraine Chanderpaul and Lara. The matching of their wits would be intriguing and fascinating.
— PTI
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Bermuda ‘let down’ India
Port of Spain, March 26 Coached by master strategist Dav Whatmore, Bangladesh continued their dream run in the tournament. After restricting Bermuda to 94 for nine in the rain-truncated 21-overs-a-side tie, they reached the target in 17.3 overs. Sri Lanka had earlier booked their Super Eight berth from this group. With just one win to show against two defeats, India were hoping against hopes and praying for Bermuda’s win in this final Group B match, but it was not to be. On the contrary, Bangladesh advanced to the second stage of the quadrennial event for the first time since gaining ODI status in 1985-86 and in their third appearance at the World Cup. Chasing the target, Bangladesh did have a shaky start when they were reduced to 37 for three in the eighth over, but Mohammad Ashraful and Saqibul Hasan secured the team’s passage to the second round with an unbroken 59-run fourth-wicket partnership. Ashraful hit an unbeaten 29, while Hasan was 26 not out. The match was reduced to 21 overs after the start was delayed by 2-1/2 hours followed by four rain stoppages, the last lasting about an hour and 25 minutes. Earlier, Bermuda put up a spirited batting performance by smashing 49 runs in the last six overs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dean Minors (23) and Lionel Cann (16) led a late charge that produced 49 runs from the last six overs for Bermuda. Opener Oliver Pitcher made a patient 22 to steer the innings out of early trouble. Right-arm pacer Mashrafe Mortaza (2-8) made early inroads, while left-arm spinners Abdul Razzaq (3-20) and Saqibul Hasan (2-12) did the damage towards the end. Bangladesh began their chase nervously, losing the talented Tamim Iqbal for one. But Bermuda kept leaking runs through wides and no-balls and so, even though Shahriar Nafees (12) and Aftab Ahmed (7) departed early, 37 was on the board in just over seven overs. A couple of meaty blows by Mohammad Ashraful brought up the 50. There was more bad luck for Bermuda when Pitcher, attempting a high catch from Ashraful on the run at mid-on, hurt himself and was stretchered off. A combination of sloppy fielding by Bermuda and Ashraful’s adventurism sustained the scoring rate. Soon, Hasan joined the fun with a slog-sweep off Deylone Borden to the midwicket fence. The left-hander brought up the winning runs with a boundary off Leverock, triggering celebrations among the sparse supporters at the venue. Earlier, Mortaza struck in the first over when left-handed opener Steve Outerbridge tried to hook him and was caught by Mohammad Rafique at fine leg for zero. Mortaza followed it up with the scalp of Deylone Borden, caught by captain Habibul Bashar for two in the first ball off the fifth over. David Hemp, the lone professional in the Bermuda team, then cut Syed Rasel straight to Aftab Ahmed at point. A lengthy interruption of an hour and 25 minutes dramatically changed the situation but Bermudans tried to make a game of it. Cann clubbed Hasan over midwicket before the bowler had his revenge. Minors took the baton and lofted Hasan into the long-on stands. Scoreboard Bermuda Outerbridge c Rafique
b Mortaza 0 Pitcher c Bashar b Hasan 22 Borden c Bashar b Mortaza 2 Hemp c Aftab Ahmed
b Rasel 0 Romaine lbw Razzak 11 Minors c Iqbal b Razzak 23 Cann b Hasan 16 Tucker c Iqbal b Rafique 9 Hurdle b Razzak 0 Mukuddem not out 0 Extras
(lb-5, w-4, nb-2) 11 Total (9 wkts, 21 overs) 94 Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-8, 3-11, 4-35, 5-52, 6-73, 7-86, 8-94, 9-94. Bowling: Mortaza 4-0-8-2, Rasel 5-0-14-1, Razzak 4-0-20-3, Rafique 4-0-18-1, Hasan 3-0-12-2, Aftab 1-0-17-0. Bangladesh Iqbal c Hurdle b Mukuddem 1 Nafees c Tucker
b Mukuddem 12 Aftab lbw Mukuddem 7 Hasan not out 26 Ashraful not out 29 Extras
(b-4, nb-3, w-14) 21 Total (3 wkts, 17.3 overs) 96 Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-30, 3-37. Bowling: Hurdle 4-0-25-0, Mukuddem 5-1-19-3, Tucker 3-0-14-0, Leverock 3.3-0-19-0, Borden 2-0-15-0. — PTI
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Dubai, March 26 Rahul Dravid’s men cut a sorry figure in the West Indies, managing their lone win against a lowly Bermuda and losing to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. India, currently ranked sixth, might slip two rungs if the West Indies and England register good results in the coming weeks. Currently, England lies just one point behind Team India with the West Indies just two points further back. But the top slot is up for grabs. South Africa will retain the spot at the April 1 cut-off if it beats Sri Lanka in Guyana on Wednesday. If they fail and Australia win back-to-back matches against the West Indies tomorrow and Bangladesh on Saturday, Ricky Ponting’s men will be back to the top again. The date is significant because the side that leads the ladder on April 1 receives $175,000 for its achievement, while the side that lies second collects $75,000. Smith’s side assumed first place from Australia last month following an outstanding run of results over the past year, which saw the team win 15 of its 21 matches ahead of the World Cup. It is the first time a side has overtaken Australia in the LG ICC ODI Championship table since the listings began in October 2002. Following Australia’s victory over South Africa in St Kitts on Saturday the teams are now both on 126 points at the top of the table. However, when calculated to three decimal points, it is Smith’s side that just comes out in front. — PTI
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BCCI working committee convened on April 6-7
New Delhi, March 26 Former Indian captains have also been invited to attend the meeting which will deliberate at length on India’s disastrous performance in the cricket World Cup. “We will sit with former captains like Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev and get their advise about Indian cricket based on their past experiences. We will discuss in detail India's World Cup performance,” BCCI President Sharad Pawar said. “We will see the team manager’s report and also ask his personal observations during the tour. We will also give a chance to the coach and listen to what he has to say and discuss about the captaincy as well,” he told NDTV. Pawar said BCCI officials will first interact with the manager and the coach before placing their World Cup reports in the Working Committee meeting. The meeting assumes much importance in the wake of India’s inglorious exit from the showpiece event and the BCCI’s determination to take “drastic measures” following the debacle. India managed to win just one match against minnows Bermuda in the preliminary rounds prompting widespread protests among cricket fans and former cricketers, who called for wholesale changes in the team. BCCI sources said that if Chappell was sacked as the coach, it was likely that an interim coach would be appointed for the Indian team’s tour of Bangladesh in May. The Indians are scheduled to play three one-dayers and two Tests during their tour of Bangladesh from May 10 to 29. “In such a scenario, there is a possibility that we could have an interim coach for that tour. The process of having a foreign coach takes some time”, the sources said. The names of Sandeep Patil, Mohinder Amarnath and Anshuman Gaekwad have been doing the rounds for the post of interim coach but the sources said it was “premature” to talk about a replacement at this stage. While Gaekwad had been the coach of the national team in the past, Patil was at the helm for a brief period in 1996 before he was sacked. Amarnath was among the three candidates shortlisted by the Board before selecting Chappell for the post in May 2005.
— PTI
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Indian bookies linked to Woolmer’s murder: Report
London, March 26 The Guardian newspaper Monday reported that police said two unnamed Pakistani players had told them during interrogation that Woolmer, who died a day after Pakistan shockingly crashed out of the World Cup in the West Indies, had narrated to them the incident. “A senior government official told the Guardian that two Pakistan players told Jamaican police that Woolmer had a blazing argument with a bookmaker based in Mumbai on Saturday night. ‘Bob Woolmer said he had just thrown a bookie out of his room. He didn’t give any reasons,’ the official said,” the newspaper wrote. However, Mark Shields, a former Scotland Yard superintendent and now No. 2 in the Jamaican police force, was unaware of any bookmakers having stayed at the Pegasus hotel, or any suggestions of involvement of an Indian bookie. Indian cricket officials also dismissed the allegations as “speculation and stories”, said the paper. The investigating agencies have not ruled out anyone for the crime and, according to one police official, they are doing their job with an “open mind”. The Jamaica police and the anti-corruption unit of the International Cricket Council (ICC) are investigating, amongst other angles, the role of those involved in betting and match-fixing in the murder of the 58-year-old former England player. The agencies are now trying to decode the footage from the hotel CCTV cameras, after having questioned the entire Pakistani squad. The team has since left the West Indies for London en route to Pakistan, except for two administrative officials who have been asked to stay back. Pakistan lost to the West Indies and then shockingly to minnows Ireland March 17 to crash out of the World Cup, raising the ghost of match-fixing. “The Pakistan government yesterday (Sunday) floated to the Guardian the idea that Indian betting syndicates were involved in the murder, citing what two Pakistan players told Jamaican police when questioned on Thursday,” wrote the paper. “A senior official said three bookies had checked into the Pegasus hotel before the start of the World Cup...But this theory was denied by Indian cricket officials, and treated sceptically by senior Jamaican detectives.” A chambermaid found Woolmer unconscious in his room, No. 374, on the 12th floor of Pegasus hotel in Kingston on the morning of March 18. He was declared dead when he was taken to a local hospital. The investigating agencies are now trying to find if the murderer, or murderers, have been captured by the CCTV cameras, fixed near the elevators and the service entry staircase on the other end of the 12th floor. They are also questioning various other people, including the West Indies captain Brian Lara, Ireland captain Trent Johnson, Pakistan fitness trainer Murray Stevenson, another Pakistan support staff Darren Lifson and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, who stayed on the same 12th floor, according to Guardian. “Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, was also on the 12th floor until shortly before Woolmer's murder, when he moved to the fifth floor. He was questioned by police on Saturday about why he had changed rooms and told them he had wanted to be closer to the other players,” the newspaper said. “Brian Lara, the West Indies captain, has been questioned and all members of the West Indies and Ireland teams will be asked to volunteer a statement, fingerprints and a DNA swab.” All the Pakistani had been swabbed for DNA before they left. The newspaper said Pakistan has asked to “send a detective to Jamaica to investigate” what it claims were links between an Indian bookmaker and the murder. Two Pakistani diplomats from Washington are now in Kingston to act as liaison between the government and the police. Though Shields stressed that no member of the Pakistan team was under suspicion, he said he was in discussion with the Pakistani diplomats about what would happen were he to want any individuals to return to Jamaica. The second-round matches of the 16-nation World Cup begin Tuesday. The final is slated for April 28 in Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. — IANS
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Fans discard Dhoni’s hairstyle
Ranchi, March 26 One such local youth, Vikas, who participated in yesterday’s protest march and burning of Dhoni’s effigy, said, “I have cut my hair short as I feel ashamed to follow the style of a loser.”
Another local cricket fan, Abhishek, who once missed an examination to watch Dhoni play said, “Earlier I used to love Dhoni’s hairstyle but now I feel that a player should focus on his game rather than being concerned about his looks. Players are just like soldiers upholding the country’s pride. How can we expect a better performance from a soldier who spends so much time on the maintenance of one’s hairstyle?” Coming down heavily on Dhoni’s hairstyle, another cricket fan, Imran, said, “When India were shamelessly losing the match against Sri Lanka, it was irritating to see Dhoni’s advertisement at regular intervals. Now I don’t get a good feeling seeing his hairstyle. I simply hate it.” Even at general discussions of angry local cricket fans gathered at tea stalls and restaurants here, it seems that Dhoni’s hairstyle was the most critical factor behind his miserable show in the Caribbean. Meanwhile, in view of the protests, security has been tightened around Dhoni’s residence in Mecon colony and his under-construction house in Harmu here. — UNI
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Thackeray bats for Team India
Mumbai, March 26 “Don’t go to the airport to welcome them, but at least don’t harass their families,” Thackeray said in his statement published in party mouthpiece Saamna. Thackeray’s reaction came amidst reports that his party workers may show black flags or worse when the cricket team would arrive at the Mumbai airport. Irate Shiv Sainiks were said to have been planning throwing muck at players like Sachin Tendulkar, who hails from Mumbai. Tendulkar was out for a duck in the crucial match against Sri Lanka. Thackeray noted that the members of the Indian team were “after all our boys” and that “winning and losing is a part of the game”. “Sachin, Dravid, Zaheer...these are all our boys,” he said. He reminded his followers that attacking the losing team was not part of Indian culture. He noted that in no other country were effigies of players burnt or their houses vandalised for bowing out of the World Cup. Swamy threatens to move court
New Delhi (UNI): Charging the BCCI of adopting selective media leaks to sack coach Greg Chappell and captain Rahul Dravid, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today threatened to seek a full-fledged inquiry into the working and huge funds at the disposal of the BCCI. Dr Swamy, in a statement, accused the media of launching a motivated and systematic campaign to throw out Dravid and Chappell at the behest of individual members like Rajiv Shukla and bring in Sachin Tendulkar, who had given up captaincy earlier. He said Dravid was a “consistent performer”. If the BCCI will not stop targeting inconvenient but performing players, he would be left with no alternative but to approach the court and seek an inquiry into the working of the BCCI. “We can’t allow cricket to be ruined for crude business reasons and at the behest of those with a personal axe to grind,” Dr Swamy said. Fatal shock
Ghaziabad (PTI): Desperate to catch the action in the India-Sri Lanka match, a man here ended up electrocuting himself while trying to fix his cable TV connection during the game. Shopkeeper Arthula Ravi Kumar was declared brought dead to hospital after getting the electric shock during the match which virtually ended India’s World Cup hopes on Friday. Unable to watch the match without disruption, Arthula went to fix his cable connection on the rooftop of his home but mistakenly connected the cable wire with an electric wire, leading to the fatal shock. After a post-mortem, his body was cremated with his cricket bat.
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Ranji Trophy Jaipur, March 26 The winners will now take on Mumbai in the final on March 28. Chasing a victory target of 262, Rajasthan archived it with one over still remaining in the 50 over day-night match. This is for the first time that the home team has reached the final in this version of the game. Rajasthan Cricket Association president Lalit Modi, who is also vice president of BCCI, who was admit in a local hospital due to angina, rushed from the hospital to complement the members of the team on this victory. Rajasthan lost an early wicket but Rohit Sharma batted superbly, putting on 89 for the second wicket with Anshu Jain who made 43. This pair was departed when Sharma was dismissed by Dinesh Mongia as the
batsman was plumb leg before wicket. Sharma occupied the crease for 94 minutes and faced 72 balls with two fours. Nikhil Doru could not last long while Jain was caught behind off VRV Singh after making 43 with one four. Rajesh Sharma and Dinesh Mongia each took two wickets for Punjab. Earlier, a brilliant 72 by opener Karan Goyal and his 112-run second wicket stand with Ravneet Ricky (48) helped Punjab score 261 for six. Electing to bat, Punjab lost opener Ishan Malhotra for only one but thereafter their batsmen kept the scoreboard. Goyal batted well as he made 72 off 96 balls with 9 fours before he was caught behind off Kuldeep Singh. Earlier, Ricky contributed 48 before he fell to left arm spinner Mohammed Aslam. Much was then expected from Dinesh Mongia but he departed after making 33 off 42 balls with three hits to the fence before offering Aslam an easy catch at Gully off Kuldeep Singh. Afroz Khan and Kuldeep Singh each took two wickets for the home team while S Gehlot and Aslam captured one wicket each.
— UNI
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Jeev ends up tied 28th
Miami, March 26 Jeev, who had two solid rounds in the middle of the week, totalled three-over 291. Tiger Woods was not at his best, but even then he willed himself to get the title. He won the title despite a one-over 73 on the final day and also finished with a bogey. He claimed his 56th career title, the 13th WGC title and the second one of 2007. He won by two shots over Brett Wetterich (71). Woods has now won 13 of the 24 WGC events played since their start. It also puts him in ideal position for the Masters beginning on April 5. Jeev, who had tackled the tough course rather well the past couple of days, had a birdie on the second, raising hopes of a good finish. But then he bogeyed the third and fifth and again the 12 th. He also dropped a double bogey on the 14th and his next birdie did not come till the 17th. But even that small smile died with a double bogey on the 18th. Jeev hit a drive of over 315 yards into primary rough and then from 176 yards he hit into the water and took a penalty. He hit his fourth shot 12 yards from the green and from seven feet he two-putted for a six on the par-four hole. Asia’s best was Korea’s Choi Kyung-ju who enjoyed a steady close when he was even-par for the day and finished in tied 19th place. Choi, a former Asian Tour regular, fired four birdies against an equal number of bogeys for a one-under-par 287 total at the Blue Monster Course in Doral. Choi charged ahead with birdies on the first three holes but dropped a shot on the fourth. He picked up pace, firing a fourth birdie on the eighth hole, but had a slow finish on the back nine with three bogeys. Woods started the final round with a four-stroke advantage that he stretched to six with a birdie on the 10th hole. He struggled with the pace on the greens, though, and made three bogeys coming home, including on the brutal 72nd hole. Woods played protectively on the 18th, which features water down the left side of the fairway and guarding the left portion of the green. He hit a 3-iron off the tee, an 8-iron for his second shot and a wedge to the green, then made a good two-putt from 52 feet. Geoff Ogilvy (70) tied for third at six-under. Woods has now won a phenomenal 31 of the last 32 times when he was leading after 54 holes. Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee, a two-time Asian number one, also endured mixed fortunes in the final round as he finished a stroke behind the Korean in joint 23rd position after a 288 total. Thongchai, who fired two late birdies on the 16th and 17th holes, finished alongside American Phil Mickelson. South African Anton Haig carded his second straight 74 and claimed joint 32nd place a stroke adrift Jeev. Korea’s Yang Yong-eun ended in tied 65th position after a 75 while Thailand’s Prom Meesawat shot a 77 and completed his campaign in joint 68th spot.
— PTI
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Anand extends lead in rapid section
Monaco, March 26 After a rather subdued start, the victory against Vallejo enabled Anand to narrow the gap between him and sole leader Vladimir Kramnik of Russia by 1.5 points. The Indian ace, however, stretched his lead to a full point in the rapid section over nearest rival Levon Aronian of Armenia. Kramnik continued his domination in the blindfold section and this time his friend Boris Gelfand of Israel was on the receiving end against the wrath of the Russian in this variant of the game where only the last move played is visible to the players on an empty chessboard. The seventh victory in eight games in blindfold took Kramnik to 7.5 points and it seems there is little chance of catching up with him here. In the rapid section, Kramnik has 4.5 points out of a possible eight that makes his overall tally 12 points. While Anand is on 10.5 points with three rounds or six more games in the unique annual event, Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, who suffered a jolt at the hands of Magnus Carlsen of Norway, is now in sole third spot, half a point behind the Indian in overall standings. Another half point behind is Aronian and Russian Peter Svidler, who defeated Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan in both games. In the rapid section, Anand seems to be heading for victory but for winning this event for the sixth time in combined standings, he will have to score heavily in the last three rounds. In the blindfold, Anand is on joint sixth spot with four points. Monday being the final rest day of the event, the games will resume late on Tuesday for the final leg. Vallejo Pons has played with Anand for some time in the past and it was another fine result by the Indian considering that his opponent knew a lot about him. For the records, Anand has never lost to Vallejo in the 15 games the two had played. The blindfold affair between the two was fought out in a Berlin defence, wherein Anand had a tangible advantage right from the opening but a late counter-play bid by Vallejo was not met effectively. “I was fine, except for the fact that I couldn’t see the pieces,” Anand said. As it happened, after getting sufficient play for the lost pawns, Vallejo lost track of the on-board happenings for the last time and Anand converted his extra material in to a full point. Anand won the rapid game from the black side of a Queen’s Indian. Playing a bit too optimistically, Anand was certainly worse for some time in the game but Vallejo failed to keep the momentum and was grinded in 51 moves. — PTI
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Bangalore, March 26 The Kolhapur boy clocked 1:52.41 seconds, which was 1.77 seconds faster than what he recorded at the 33rd National Games in Guwahati recently. Virdhawal, who trains here at the KC Reddy Swim Centre under coach Nihar Ameen, thus became the first Indian swimmer to achieve the qualifying time for next year’s mega event in Beijing. Though he finished 49th overall, Virdhawal’s time currently makes him the fastest 15-year-old in the world, 0.44 seconds better than the gold-medal winning time at the 2006 FINA World Youth Swimming Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The qualifying period for the Olympics started from March 15 this year and will run through July 15, 2008. — PTI
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PSEB win Bhagat Singh tourney Ambala, March 26 The final match today between PSEB and RCF Kapurthala was closely-contested. Both teams scored one goal each in the second half. Gurpreet Singh of PSEB scored the first goal while the equaliser was scored by Kulwinder Singh of RCF Kapurthala barely three minutes before the final whistle. The match went into overtime in which no goals were scored. The match was decided in the penalty shoot-out. In the final tally, PSEB scored five goals against four goals scored by RCF Kapurthala. Former speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha Satbir Singh Kadiyan was the chief guest. Former Ambala Cantt MLA and Vikas Parishad chairman Anil Vij were present on the occasion.
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