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India beat Pak 3-0 — in cricket!
Aussies show no mercy to England
Chopra, Badrinath slam double tons
Lanka blow away Kenya
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PCB feels Yousuf not lost yet
Subroto soccer meet begins
BBK DAV win fencing title
Attli shines in Patiala win
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India beat Pak 3-0 — in cricket! Durban, September 14 In cricket’s version of a penalty shootout, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa were successful in hitting the stumps for India, while Pakistan’s Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi failed to do so. In reply to India’s 141 for 9 in 20 overs, Pakistan finished at 141 for 7. Misbah-ul-Haq was the top scorer for Pakistan with 53. He was run out on the last ball when his team needed just one run to win the match. India topped the group with three points, followed by Pakistan (two) and Scotland (one). Earlier, Mohammad Asif’s four-wicket burst rocked India before Robin Uthappa and Mahendra Singh Dhoni propped up the side. In a rain-plagued match, the Indian top order succumbed to Asif’s spell and the side stuttered to 36 for four before Uthappa (50) and Dhoni (33) helped bring some respectability to the score.
— Agencies Scoreboard India Gambhir c&b Asif 0 Sehwag b Asif 5 Uthappa c Akmal b Tanvir 50 Yuvraj c Malik b Asif 1 Karthik b Asif 11 Dhoni c Younis b Arafat 33 Irfan Pathan b Afridi 20 Harbhajan b Afridi 1 Agarkar run out 14 Sreesanth not out 1 Extras (lb-2, w-3) 5 Total (9 wkts, 20 overs) 141 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-9, 3-19, 4-36, 5-82, 6-111, 7-123, 8-138, 9-141. Bowling: Asif 4-0-18-4, Gul 4-0-27-0, Arafat 4-0-39-1, Tanvir 4-0-18-1, Afridi 4-0-37-2. Pakistan Butt c Dhoni b Agarkar 16 Nazir b RP Singh 7 Akmal run out 15 Younis Khan b Pathan 2 Malik c Harbhajan b Pathan 20 Misbah run out 53 Afridi c Karthik b Harbhajan 7 Arafat not out 12 Extras (lb-3, w-5, nb-1) 9 Total (7 wkts, 20 overs) 141 Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-44, 3-47, 4-47, 5-87, 6-103, 7-141. Bowling: RP Singh 4-0-22-1, Sreesanth 4-0-29-0, Agarkar 4-0-35-1, Irfan Pathan 4-1-20-2, Harbhajan 4-0-32-1.
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Aussies show no mercy to England
Cape Town, September 14 All three teams ended up equal on two points after winning one match each. The Aussies reached the target of 136 in 14.5 overs for the loss of just two wickets. Matthew Hayden remained not out on 67 off 43 balls, while fellow opener Adam Gilchrist contributed 45 (28 deliveries). Earlier, England were dismissed for 135 after Australian fast bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Bracken took three wickets each. Johnson took 3-22, while Bracken claimed 3-16 as England struggled to find any momentum after they won the toss and chose to bat. All-rounder Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 31 from 19 balls. Australia had suffered a shock defeat to Zimbabwe in their first match of the tournament, while England had defeated the latter in their opening encounter. Scoreboard England Maddy c Hussey b Clark 20 Prior c Bracken b Johnson 17 Wright c Gilchrist b Johnson 3 Pietersen b Bracken 21 Collingwood lbw Lee 18 Flintoff c Clark b Johnson 31 Shah c Clarke b Bracken 14 Mascarenhas run out 4 Schofield c Gilchrist b Clark 1 Broad b Bracken 1 Kirtley not out 2 Extras (nb-3) 3 Total (all out, 20 overs) 135 Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-37, 3-48, 4-73, 5-97, 6-127, 7-128, 8-132, 9-132. Bowling: Lee 4-0-31-1, Bracken 4-0-16-3, Clark 4-0-24- 2, Johnson 4-0-22-3, Symonds 2-0-28-0, Clarke 2-0-14-0. Australia Gilchrist c Flintoff b Schofield 45 Hayden not out 67 Ponting c&b Flintoff 20 Symonds not out 2 Extras (lb-2) 2 Total (2 wkts, 14.5 overs) 136 Fall of wickets: 1-78, 2-120. Bowling: Broad 3-0-23-0, Flintoff 4-0-25-1, Collingwood 1-0-16-0, Kirtley 1-0-17-0, Mascarenhas 2-0-22-0, Schofield 3.5-0-31-1.
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Chopra, Badrinath slam double tons
New Delhi, September 14 Chopra, on a comeback trail for a place in the national squad, hit a career-best unbeaten knock of 239, while Badrinath also staked his claim with an attacking 200. At stumps, the visitors were struggling at 93 for 2. Resuming at their overnight score of 354 for 4, Chopra and Badrinath sent the visitors on a leather hunt as they added 234 runs in 61.3 overs without getting separated before Mohammad Kaif declared the innings.
— UNI Scoreboard India ‘A’ (1st innings) Pujara c Tsolekile b De Wet 8 Chopra not out 239 Kaif lbw De Wet 0 Parthiv run out 110 Tiwary c Amla b Kleinveldt 2 Badrinath not out 200 Extras (lb-6, w-1, nb-17) 29 Total
(4 wkts dec) 588 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-13, 3-172, 4-178. Bowling:
Langeveldt 27-8-53-0, De Wet 24-2-84-2, Kleinveldt 22-3-92-1, Ontong 17-0-103-0 , Coetsee 45-4-186-0, Amla 15.3-1-59-0. S. Africa ‘A’ (1st innings) Van Wyk batting 53 Coetsee c Kaif b Ojha 18 Amla run out 8 Dippenaar batting 3 Extras (b-2, nb-9) 11 Total
(2 wkts, 26 overs) 93 Fall of wickets: 1-55, 2-76. Bowling: Pankaj Singh 7-1-43-0, Ishant Sharma 5-0-25-0, Pragyan Ojha 10-2-18-1, A Mishra 2-1-02-0, A Makda 2-0-03-0.
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Johannesburg, September 14 Sanath Jayasuriya’s brute power-hitting enthralled the spectators as the veteran blasted 88 off 44 balls, while skipper Mahela Jayawardene hit 65 from just 27 deliveries. And if that was not enough, Jehan Mubarak’s 13-ball 46 came as a showstopper. Having posted a record total of 260 which saw them going past Australia’s total of 221, the Lankan bowlers allowed the Kenyans to reach a meagre 88 for nine. The Sri Lankan batsmen peppered their innings with an astounding 30 boundaries and 11 sixes to sent shock waves through their opponents. Kenya, who lost their first match to New Zealand and needed a victory here to stay in the tournament, are now out of the World Cup. Despite losing Upul Tharanga (10) early in the innings to Thomas Odoyo, Jayasuriya and Sangakkara (30 off 18) began a run riot. The duo posted 75 for the second wicket and laid the foundation of a big total before Sangakkara fell sweeping to Jimmy Kamande (3-48). However, there was no respite for the Kenyans as Jayawardene and Jayasuriya maintained the tempo. Scoreboard Sri Lanka Tharanga b Odoyo 10 Jayasuriya c sub b Odhiambo 88 Sangakkara b Kamande 30 Jayawardene lbw b Kamande 65 Silva run out 5 Dilshan b Kamande 3 Mubarak not out 46 Wijekoon not out 1 Extras (lb-2, w-8, nb-2): 12 Total (6 wickets, 20 overs): 260 Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-94, 3-181, 4-194, 5-212, 6-215 Bowling: Odoyo 3-0-14-1, Ongondo 4-0-53-0, Odhiambo 4-0-57-1, Onyango 4-0-61-0, Kamande 4-0-48-3, Tikolo 1-0-25-0 Kenya Ouma lbw b Vaas 0 D Obuya st Sangakkara b Dilshan 32 Odhiambo b Vaas 5 Mishra st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 16 Tikolo c Jayawardene b Malinga 4 C Obuya c & b Malinga 2 Obanda run out 6 Kamande lbw b Wijekoon 6 Ongondo c Jayawardene b Dilshan 3 Onyango not out 4 Extras (w-10): 10 Total (9 wickets, 19.3 overs): 88 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-20, 3-42, 4-47, 5-50, 6-66, 7-81, 8-83, 9-88 Bowling: Vaas 4-1-15-2, Fernando 3-0-23-0, Jayasuriya 3-0-9-1, Malinga 3-0-13-2, Silva 2-0-12-0, Wijekoon 3-0-12-1, Dilshan 1.3-0-4-2.
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New Delhi, September 14 An overtly religious Yousuf's decision to defect to the cash-rich rebel league, even if it jeopardised his career with the national team, rocked the Pakistan Cricket Board but Ashraf insists he has not given up yet. "Yes, he has been the backbone of Pakistan batting and we badly need him back to where he belonged. Whether it's Test or one-dayers, he was one player we could not do away with. And I'm still confident that we would see him in Pakistan colours again," Ashraf told PTI in an interview here. Yousuf, along with his former captain Inzamam-ul Haq and teammates Abdul Razzaq, Imran Farhat and Azhar Mehmood, joined the Indian breakaway league but Ashraf is confident he can wean away the player. "I'm still hopeful. I don't know whether he has indeed signed the contract. I hope he, for the team's sake, and above all, his career's sake, takes the right decision. "He is basically a good human being, a gentleman and a perfect team-man to boot. He has been an indispensable player for us and it would be good for both parties if he comes back." Yousuf was in scintillating form last year, scoring 1,788 runs in 11 Tests, including nine hundreds, a feat that won him the ICC Test Player of the Year award in Johannesburg earlier this week. His achievement also saw him pip Viv Richards' long-standing record of most Test runs in a calendar year, besides hitting most Test hundreds in a year. Ashraf revealed that he also spoke to Farhat to discourage him from taking the ICL plunge.
— PTI
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Advani bags world billiards title
New Delhi, September 14 Advani won 1963-1489 to lift the Arthur Walker Trophy after a six-hour battle at the Orchid Country Club. Pankaj, who was defending both the points (150-up) and time format (two hours) titles, had lost in the round of 16 in the points format last week. “It was the first time that I successfully defended a world title. And I had to come back after doing badly in the points format,” said Advani after their match. As the title in the points format was won by another Indian, Rupesh Shah, Advani was happy that Indians ruled the roost at the highest level. Advani said his match against Peter Gilchrist was his best game in the event as he made a 355 break to end his resistance. Gilchrist had downed Rupesh Shah 1148-819 in the quarterfinals.
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Oil India ‘A’ take lead
Chandigarh, September 14 Abhishek Jha (Oil India) of Bangalore also played well, but his four-under card saw him finish three strokes behind the leader on the first day of the individual competition. Manav Das of Ambala was one stroke behind Abhishek at three-under 69, followed by HS Kang (Chandigarh) and JJ Chakola, who were tied third with one-under cards of 71. Jha’s four-under 68 helped Oil India ‘A’ take a two-stroke lead over ONGC ‘A’ in the team event. Manav Das (69), HS Kang (71), JJ Chakola (71) and Rahul Bakshi (74) were the other chief contributors as Oil India ‘A’ finished the day with a gross score of 208. The two-day main event, hosted by Indian Oil and managed by the Delhi-based Tiger Sports Marketing, is being played on strokeplay format with three best scores out of five counting towards the team total. Vikram Rana’s best card of seven-under 65 failed to save ONGC ‘A’ from a two-stroke deficit in the team ranking on day one. Saurabh Bahuguna (72) and JS Dullet (73) were the other main contributors as ONGC ‘A’ tallied a gross score of 210. The IOCL ‘A’ team of Gagan Verma (72), Karan Vasudeva (72), Chikkarangappa (72) and Moin Malak (76) were in third place with a gross team score of 216. In the skills category, Rahul Bakshi (Oil India) won the best bunker and best average bunker shot competition, while Vandana Agarwal bagged the first prize in the best approach shot competition. Vikram Rana continued his good run to win the first prize in the best average approach shot competition. In the nett category, the ONGC ‘C’ team of Dr Anil Raja Vijan (70), MS Bisht (68), AK Sharma (82), VK Singh (74) and VP Singh (68) were leading with a tally of 206.
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Subroto soccer meet begins
New Delhi, September 14 Forward Naveen slotted home the match-winner in the 49th minute. Air Marshal JN Burman was the chief guest during the opening match. On the occasion, he felicitated the Teheran-bound Indian U-19 team. Sixtysix teams, including eight foreign sides, are participating in the tournament being played in the under-14 and under-17 age groups.
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BBK DAV win fencing title
Amritsar, September 14 BBK girls stood first with 38 points, while Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar, were second with 36 points and SDSP College for Women, Tarn Taran, finished third with nine points. Results (winners): Foil team: BBK DAV College; Epee team: BBK DAV College; Sabre team: Khalsa College for Women; Foil individual: Sonia, Khalsa College; Epee individual: Sonia, Khalsa College; Sabre individual: Mandeep Kaur, BBK DAV College.
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Attli shines in Patiala win
Patiala, September 14 Brief scores: Sangrur: 1st innings: 136 all out (Priyanka Garg 74,
Pallavi 17, Moksha 3 for 23, Deepika Sharma 2 for 19, Gurpreet Attli 2
for 58). Patiala: 1st innings: 181 all out (Gurpreet Attli 60, Deepika
Sharma 54, Moksha 21 n o, Sharanjit Kaur 5 for 64, Priyanka Garg 3 for
62).
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