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Test almost in the bag Sourav Ganguly celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq on the fourth day of the first Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Sunday. — Reuters photo
Sachin crosses Border, closes in on Lara
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Ball change in mid-over turned match: Jaffer
Last-ball win for South Africa
Ranji Round-up
Scotland’s Marc Warren (L) and Colin Montgomerie hold the trophy after winning the World Cup golf tournament in Dongguan, China, on Sunday. — Reuters
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PSB clinch Nehru hockey title
Arsenal extend lead
Pak team rolls into India
Jeev ends tied 44th
Narain’s A1 team takes sixth place
I-League
Ludhiana to host 3 JCT matches
Kasparov jailed
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Test almost in the bag
New Delhi, November 25 Chasing a victory target of 203, India were 171 for 3 off 54.5 overs, with Sourav Ganguly batting on 48 (8x4, 61b) and Sachin Tendulkar unbeaten on 32 (5x4, 86b). The unbroken third-wicket partnership yielded 78 runs off 21.3 overs, which took India closer to the target in Anil Kumble’s debut as captain. They could have added a few more runs had not fading light brought play to a stop on Tendulkar’s appeal, though Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir was keen to complete his last over. Pakistan, resuming at 212 for 5, virtually lost the battle when their last five wickets fell for 35 runs. One over from Sourav Ganguly with the second new ball, which fetched him two wickets for just four runs, brought the Pakistan second innings to its knees. His quick strikes fully justified the trust reposed in him by the skipper. Pakistan lost their three tailend wickets for four runs in four balls to be all out for 247 off 83.1 overs. Zaheer Khan and Ganguly shared two wickets each, while Danish Kaneria was run out by Sachin Tendulkar. Pakistan played for 90 minutes and faced 17.1 overs today before folding up, setting a 203-run target for India to win the Test. Zaheer removed Kamran Akmal, resuming at 21, off the fourth ball of the first over, and later scalped Sohail Tanvir as well. But it was Ganguly’s wicket of the dangerous Misbah-ul-Haq, who had played a rescue act in the first innings with resolute batting, that hastened teh end of Pakistan’s innings. Misbah, who resumed at 29, added 16 runs before Dinesh Karthik took a running catch on the first delivery with the second new ball, which was taken in the 83rd over. Off the last delivery of the over, Jaffer held Mohammad Sami to give Ganguly his second wicket. India’s chase of a reachable target got off on the wrong foot when Karthik snicked Shoaib Akhtar’s last delivery of the first over into the gloves of Akmal. Jaffer and Rahul Dravid then played with circumspection to tackle Akhtar and Tanvir. With Akhtar bowling at a searing pace, and getting the ball to lift, the batsmen had to duck to survive. India were 3 for 1 at the lunch break, but off the first over after lunch, Dravid punished Akhtar for six runs, and Jaffer took a single to ease the pressure. Thereafter, the partnership flourished with elegant, dynamic strokeplay to hoist an 82-run second-wicket stand. When they were going great guns, a well-set Jaffer, who drove and hooked the pacers, fell trying to lift Akhtar. He had earlier clouted the Pak quickie for a boundary to complete his 50, but when he tried to repeat the shot, the ball fell into the safe hands of Salman Butt at backward square leg. His 53, which came off 81 balls, had eight boundaries, and helped India pass a difficult phase. The tentative approach of Sachin Tendulkar dried up the flow of runs for a while, as between Jaffer’s exit and the tea recess, India could add only five runs off 4.3 overs. The sudden slowdown upset Dravid’s rhythm, who fell in the second over after tea to Akhtar for 34 (5x4, 96b). The ball cut in to shatter the bails as Dravid looked back in askance. Tendulkar, who was on five when Dravid fell, went for his first major hit only in the 33rd over, hooking Sami to the ropes. Ganguly walked in to a deafening roar from the packed stadium, and the former Indian captain did not disappoint his legion of fans in the Capital. Though Akhtar indulged in intimidatory bowling to torment the batsmen, the atmosphere became electric when Ganguly clouted Sami for two boundaries in the 37th over. The southpaw scored at a fast clip and when Akhtar came back to bowl in the 47th over, Ganguly was on 30 and Tendulkar on 15. He hit leg-spinner Kaneria for two successive fours in the 52nd over to take India past the 150-run mark. Taking cue from his partner, Tendulkar also cut loose to punish Sami for two consecutive boundaries in the next over. Akhtar bowled from either side of the wicket and even bowled bang on target to the leg-side field set for Ganguly, but the latter withstood the pressure. Scoreboard Pakistan (1st innings) 231 India (1st innings) 276 Pakistan (2nd innings) Butt c Dravid b Kumble 67 Hameed c Laxman b Kumble 36 Younis lbw Kumble 23 Yousuf c&b Harbhajan 18 Malik b Harbhajan 11 Akmal c sub (Yuvraj) b Zaheer 21 Misbah c Karthik b Ganguly 45 Tanvir c Harbhajan b Zaheer 13 Sami c Jaffer b Ganguly 5 Akhtar not out 0 Kaneria run out 0 Extras
(lb-6, nb-2) 8 Total (all out, 83.1 overs) 247 FoW:
1-71, 2-114, 3-149, 4-155, 5-161, 6-213, 7-229, 8-243, 9-247. Bowling:
Zaheer 18-4-45-2, Patel 10-2-48-0, Kumble 27.1-8-68-3, Ganguly 9-2-20-2, Harbhajan 17-4-56-2, Tendulkar 2-0-4-0. India (2nd innings) Karthik c Akmal b Akhtar 1 Jaffer c Butt b Akhtar 53 Dravid b Akhtar 34 Tendulkar not out 32 Ganguly not out 48 Extras
(lb-3) 3 Total (3 wickets, 54.5 overs) 171 FoW:
1-2, 2-84, 3-93. Bowling: Akhtar 15-4-41-3, Tanvir 12-4-26-0, Kaneria 15-2-45-0, Sami 12.5-1-56-0.
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Sachin crosses Border, closes in on Lara New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar overtook Australian great Allan Border on Sunday to become the second highest run scorer in the history of Test cricket. Tendulkar, who is unbeaten on 32 in the second innings of India’s first Test against Pakistan at Ferozeshah Kotla, now tallies 11,183 runs in 141 Tests and only former West Indian captain Brian Lara, who retired earlier this year, lies ahead of the Mumbai batsman.
Interestingly, Tendulkar has played fewer innings (228) than Lara (232), who tops the list, while Border’s tally came in 265 innings. Tendulkar reached the milestone with a boundary off a Mohammad Sami delivery. The 34-year-old needs a further 771 runs to eclipse Lara’s total. Tendulkar also has over 15,000 runs in the one-day cricket. — PTI
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Ball change in mid-over turned match: Jaffer
New Delhi, November 25 Kumble did not take the new ball when it was due but asked for it in the middle of an over bowled by Sourav Ganguly, who dismissed Misbah-ul Haq off the very next delivery following which the Pakistan lower order collapsed like a house of cards. “I don’t know what was going on in his mind but it was a very practical move. It was the turning point in the match today,” Jaffer said after the day’s play at the Ferozeshah Kotla. He said the Indian team could smell victory when Pakistan set a target of 203 to be scored in more than five sessions. The Mumbai batsman hoped an in-form Sourav Ganguly would finish the match tomorrow. “It was a good partnership between me and Rahul Dravid and it brought the momentum to our side. Sourav Ganguly is also in good form and we want that he plays till the end tomorrow also and wins the match,” he said. We’ll fight till the
end: Tanvir
Pakistan paceman Sohail Tanvir today said his team would fight till the end as a match was not won till the last run is scored. “We will fight till the end because till the last run is scored nothing can be said,” he said after the fourth day’s play. Tanvir blamed his teammates for wrong shot selection which resulted in the fall of five wickets in the space of 35 runs and 17.1 overs this morning. “There were some wrong shots, otherwise there was not much in the pitch,” he said. “My wicket and that of Kamran ‘bhai’ were the turning point,” he added. Tanvir, however, did not blame Misbah-ul-Haq, who scored 82 and 45, for his dismissal immediately after Anil Kumble gave the new ball to Sourav Ganguly in the middle of an over. “He has played well in both innings and his wicket was lost pretty late in the innings, so it was fine,” he said.
— PTI
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Last-ball win for South Africa
Durban, November 25 After New Zealand had totalled 248 for six, South Africa reached their target off the last ball of the match with two wickets to spare. De Villiers scored 87 to marshall the first half of the innings, Duminy took charge of much of the chase with his 46, and Boucher’s 35 not out completed the job. New Zealand did themselves no favours by dropping De Villiers on 21, Boucher on five, and Andre Nel, who was 10 not out, on nought in the final over. Kyle Mills’ 5-25 replaced his 4-14 against Bangladesh in Chittagong as his career-best performance. Earlier, Jamie How’s career-best 90, which surpassed his previous best of 66 against West Indies in Wellington in 2005-06, guided New Zealand to a respectable total. How steadied New Zealand in a stand of 72 with opener Brendon McCullum (40), which was ended in the 23rd over when off-spinner Johan Botha bowled the New Zealand wicketkeeper. Scott Styris (40) helped How add 75 runs for the third wicket before he skied a delivery from fast bowler Nel to mid-on, where Botha held a steepling catch. Nel, who took 3-46, returned for his second spell to end How’s innings in the 48th over when the Kiwi drove hard at a delivery pitched outside his off stump and edged the ball on to his middle stump. — Reuters
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Ranji Round-up
Mumbai, November 25 Kukreja’s knock, studded with 25 fours and a six, and his 174-run stand for the fifth wicket with hard-hitting Abhishek Nair (93) put Mumbai on the way to a total of 471 for nine declared. The declaration, effected 21 minutes after tea on the third and penultimate day, set Delhi — who led by 85 runs on the first innings — a victory target of 387. At close, the visitors had advanced to 59 for no loss in 20 overs. Akash Chopra (33 with six fours) and Gautam Gambhir (22 with three fours) were at the crease when stumps were drawn. The last day promises plenty of excitement with Mumbai pressing to take 10 wickets against the visitors, who have to choose between chasing 328 in a minimum of 90 overs or opting to play for a draw. The hero of the day for the hosts was 22-year-old Kukreja, while Delhi’s young and nippy left-arm pacer Pradeep Sangwan took a five-wicket haul. Kukreja carried on merrily from his overnight 89 and duly completed his hundred this morning and before losing his overnight partner and captain Amol Muzumdar and Rohit Sharma cheaply which left Mumbai at 186 for 4. Brief scores: Mumbai (1st innings):
166 Delhi (1st innings): 251 Mumbai (2nd innings): 471 for 9 dec (Sahil Kukreja 199, Abhishek Nair 93, Ajit Agarkar 60; Pradeep Sangwan 5-102) Delhi (2nd innings):
59 for no loss (Akash Chopra 33 n.o.) J&K tottering Jammu:
Requiring 376 for victory, Jammu and Kashmir were tottering at 85 for 4 at close of play on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Plate League match against Jharkhand here on Sunday. Brief scores:
Jharkhand (1st innings): 105 J&K (1st innings): 133 Jharkhand (2nd innings):
403 (Saurav Tiwary 169, Manish Vardhan 79; Sameer Ali 3-57, Sameer Khajuria 3-100). J&K (2nd innings):
85 for 4 (Arshad Bhatt 43; SS Rao 2-15) Easy win for Rlys Rohtak:
Railways crushed Haryana by an innings and 86 runs on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Plate League match here on Sunday. After conceding a 192-run lead in the first innings, the hosts were bundled out for 106 in the second essay. Brief scores: Haryana (1st innings):
193 Railways (1st innings): 385 for 9 dec (Sanjay Bangar 64, Amit Pagnis 59, Mahesh Rawat 55; Sachin Rana 3-54, Amit Mishra 3-59) Haryana (2nd innings):
106 (Vishal Sahni 32; Kulamani Parida 4-26, Sanjib Sanyal 3-4) HP lose by 10 wkts Dharamsala:
Maharashtra defeated Himachal Pradesh by 10 wickets on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match. Forced to follow on after being shot out for 83, the hosts made 247 in the second innings. Maharashtra surpassed the 21-run target without losing any wicket. Brief scores: Maharashtra (1st innings):
310 HP (1st innings): 83 HP (2nd innings): 247 (Ajay Mannu 89; Samad Fallah 6-49). Maharashtra (2nd innings):
22 without loss. — Agencies
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VRV helps Punjab take 6-run lead
Mohali, November 25 The match is still wide open for both teams as Punjab has an overall lead of 244. Ravneet Ricky is unbeaten on 76 and Charanjit Singh is 10 not out. Earlier, Punjab pacer VRV Singh did exactly what the team expected from him. Shattering the dream of the visitors of taking a first innings lead, he struck on the fifth ball of his first over of the day, on which Piyush Chawla gave a catch to Uday Kaul. VRV took Sudeep Tyagi’s wicket in his next over while Mohammad Abid was trapped leg before by Manpreet Gony. With this, VRV completed a seven-wicket haul in the first innings. The UP batsmen could add only 23 runs to their overnight score of 352 for 7. Chawla chipped in with 34 runs and Praveen remained unbeaten on 38 off just 29 balls. In the second innings, Sunny Sohal came as an opener in place of Ricky with Karan Goel. Karan could not deliver and was bowled out on 10 by Praveen Kumar. Sunny made 33 in 43 balls before being plumb in front of the wicket off Rohit Srivastav, at the team’s total of 48 for 2. At lunch, Punjab’s score read 68 for 2. The hosts were left struggling at 92 for 4 after they lost two quick wickets of skipper Pankaj Dharmani (15) and Uday Kaul (0). Praveen claimed the skipper’s wicket while Sudeep Tyagi took Uday’s wicket. Ricky (76 n.o) and Ravi Inder Singh (62) rescued the team with their superb knocks. Playing good shots all around the field, Ricky slammed nine boundaries. Chawla did the damage for the visitors with his three wickets for 50 runs in 20 overs, followed by Praveen Kumar, who snapped two for 28. Scoreboard
Punjab (1st innings): 381. Uttar Pradesh (1st innings): Rohit Srivastava c Kaul b VRV Singh 40; SS Shukla c Dharmani b VRV Singh 25; TM Srivastava c Goel b VRV Singh 4; Mohd Kaif lbw VRV Singh 66; Suresh Raina c & b Birinder Singh 123; Ravikant Shukla c Dharmani b VRV Singh 1; Amir Khan c Kaul b Gony 16; Piyush Chawla c Kaul b VRV Singh 34; Praveen Kumar not out 38; Mohd Abid Khan lbw Gony 0; S Tyagi c Dharmani b VRV Singh 0 Extras
(b-11, lb-6, w-3, nb-8): 28 Total (all out, 70.1 overs): 375. FoW:
1-61, 2-67, 3-91, 4-244, 5-256, 6-294, 7-324, 8-356, 9-358. Bowling:
VRV Singh 21.1-2-112-7; Birinder Singh 10-1-54-1; M Gony 16-3-78-2; Ankur Kakkar 3-0-29-0; Charanjit Singh 14-1-54-0; Karan Goel 6-0-31-0. Punjab (2nd innings):
Sunny Sohal lbw RP Srivastava 33; Karan Goel b Kumar 10; Ravi Inder c Amir Khan b Piyush Chawla 62; Pankaj Dharmani c Amir Khan b Kumar 15; Uday Kaul lbw Tyagi 0; Ravneet Ricky batting 76; Ankur Kakkar c Kaif b Piyush Chawla 17; M Gony b Piyush Chawla 10; Charanjit Singh batting 8 Extras
(w-2, nb-5): 7 Total (7 wickets, 83 overs): 238 FoW:
1-37, 2-48, 3-91, 4-92, 5-166, 6-192, 7-218 Bowling: Praveen Kumar 14-5-28-2; Sudeep Tyagi 17-3-62-1; Mohd Abid Khan 10-0-42-0; RP Srivastava 14-6-31-1; Piyush Chawla 20-6-50-3; SS Shukla 8-0-25-0.
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Lara arrives at last
Mumbai, November 25 “I could not come earlier because of some personal things which needed to be sorted out, but have always been committed to play in the ICL after signing up in June,” the West Indian cricket great said at the Mahalakshmi Railway stadium. Lara’s arrival has boosted the morale of the promoters of the ICL event beginning in Panchkula on November 30. He hoped that the ICL would one day get the nod from cricket establishments around the world, similar to the recognition given by the West Indies Cricket Board to the private league floated by Texas billionaire Alan Stanford. “The reaction from the established cricket bodies was on expected lines but still I was disappointed,” Lara said. “The problems faced by the ICL are similar to those faced by Stanford when he came up with his idea in the West Indies which has now been accepted by the board.” “The intentions are quite honourable and I hope down the line people (official cricket bodies) will understand what this league is about and accept it,” he said. Lara said he had nothing at present to do with the West Indies cricket establishment but did not rule out playing a role in his home region’s cricket development. “I am no longer connected with the West Indies board. I joined the ICL as I wanted to play cricket. But (in future) I want to give back (my knowledge) to West Indies cricket. When that time comes it will be handled properly,” he said. Lara welcomed the Twenty20 format and said though cricket had been his bread and butter, he chose not to follow it on television except on the odd occasion like the Twenty20 World Cup final in Johannesburg on September 24. “I don’t generally watch cricket on television but was glued to the TV at home when I watched India take on Pakistan in the final,” he said. “It’s a very exciting game and is fun. It has given the authorities a chance to take the game to places not familiar with cricket. “To me, and players like Sachin Tendulkar, Test cricket is the ultimate form of the game and I only hope Test cricket is not unduly affected by Twenty20,” he added.
— PTI
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Scots win golf World Cup
Dongguan, November 25 The final round showing was way off their first and third round performances, but their second round three-over 75 pulled them down badly. Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren delivered Scotland’s first-ever triumph in the World Cup after edging Americans Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum in a thrilling play-off today. The Scots, who started the final round one stroke back of the unheralded American duo, won the $5 million team event with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death shootout at Mission Hills Golf Club. Victory was sweet for Scotland as it made up for last year’s disappointment of finishing runner-up to Germany. China enjoyed their best finish in the World Cup with trailblazers Zhang Lian-wei and Liang Wen-chong shooting a four-under-par 68 in the foursomes to finish tied 11th on a 17-under-par 271, eight shots behind winners Scotland. They were the joint best Asian team alongside Korea’s Lee Sung and Lee Seung-ho in the 28-team competition that will stay in Mission Hills for the next 12 years. Montgomerie, a stalwart in Europe’s recent Ryder Cup triumphs, and Warren combined superbly to shoot a six-under-par 66 in the final round’s foursomes and set the clubhouse target of 25-under-par 263 which Weekley and Slocum matched with their closing 67. Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin and Gregory Havret shot 67 to finish third.
— IANS
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New Delhi, November 25 After Vikramjit Singh (12th minute) converted a penalty stroke to give an early lead to PSB, Mandeep (20th, 57th) and Kulwinder Singh (39th) shot home to see their team emerge victorious. For Bharat Petroleum, Jarnail Singh (29th), Amar (34th) and Gurpreet Singh (61st) were the scorers in the closely-fought title clash at the Shivaji Stadium. Though the battle lacked in intensity, the seven goals provided some entertainment to the crowd who, despite the lure of Test cricket in the city, came to watch the final of this more than four-decade-old tournament. In the 12th minute, BPCL’s Prabhdeep Singh came in the way of the goal-ward ball while trying to save a penalty corner and PSB got a penalty stroke, which Vikramjit put into the net. Eight minutes later, Mandeep extended the lead for PSB by hitting home after receiving a through ball from Sharanjit Singh. Jarnail Singh injected life into the contest by reducing the margin after combining beautifully with Amar. When it appeared that PSB would walk into the lemon break with a 2-1 cushion, Amar’s deflection off a free hit drew parity. PSB captain Kulwinder again tilted the game in his team’s favour through a spectacular deflection four minutes after the change of ends. Mandeep completed his brace when he shot the decisive goal for the winners. Gurpreet, however, gave BPCL a ray of hope by converting a penalty corner through a variation. The last 10 minutes had in store some anxious moments for both sides as several raids were seen on rival citadels. However, PSB held their nerve to emerge champions for the third time. PSB coach Rajinder Singh Junior, who was part of the title winning side in 1999, was excited after the victory but thought the scoreline could have been better in his team’s favour. In the pulsating encounter for the third place, Namdhari XI edged out the powerful Indian Airlines through tie-breaker as both sides were locked 4-4 after the regulation time. Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh’s four goals (13th, 16th, 18th, 35th), including a hat-trick, could not help Indian Airlines as Karmjit Singh (6th), Sher Singh (25th), Harpal Singh (39th) and Gurcharan Singh (42nd) scored for the Namdharis. In the tie-breaker, Kulbhushan failed to score for IA, handing Namdharis victory. PSB got a cash award of Rs 2 lakh, while the runners-up became richer by Rs 1 lakh. Namdharis won a purse of Rs 50,000 for their third-place finish. Union home minister Shivraj Patil gave away the awards. — PTI
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London, November 25 Arsene Wenger’s side moved three points clear of United thanks to goals from William Gallas and Tomas Rosicky in the final seven minutes at the Emirates Stadium yesterday. There was more good news for Arsenal from the Reebok Stadium, where Nicolas Anelka, a former Arsenal forward, helped his old club as his first-half winner ended United’s 10-match unbeaten run in the league. Arsenal found it hard to break down Wigan but eventually took the lead when captain Gallas headed home in the 83rd minute. Rosicky’s goal two minutes later ensured that Wigan, watched by their new manager Steve Bruce, slumped to a seventh successive defeat. Bolton, who won for the first time under Gary Megson, stunned the champions in the 11th minute when Anelka punished sloppy marking to turn in Ivan Campo’s free-kick. It was a miserable day for Alex Ferguson, who was without injured striker Wayne Rooney and surprisingly rested Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo. Chelsea remain in fourth place after goals from Salomon Kalou and Shaun Wright-Phillips earned a 2-0 win at Derby that was marred by Michael Essien’s stoppage-time dismissal.
— AFP
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Pak team rolls into India
Attari, November 25 We had finished fifth in the last championship and we hope to make it to the top three this time,” chief coach Khalid Sayeed said. “After a two-month practice camp in Lahore, the players are confident of playing to the best of their abilities,” he said. The 13-member team boarded a train to Kolkata from the Attari railway station later today after a brief stop in Amritsar. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Eastern Centre will host the championship from November 28 to December 2. Teams from China, Iran, Pakistan, Macau, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan and India would participate in the event being held for the first time in India. India finished runners-up in the last edition in South Korea in 2005.
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Jeev ends tied 44th
Chandigarh, November 25 Jeev pocketed 4.90 lakh yen as he carded a one-under on the front nine with birdies on the second and seventh. He played a par game on the return nine with a birdie and a bogey. The other Indian in the competition, Shiv Kapur finished tied 36th and pocketed 7.28 lakh yen as he struck birdies on the first, second and fourth for a three-under on the front nine. On the return nine, he bogeyed for a one-over and a four-day aggregate of par 288. Taichi Teshima clinched the title at 13-under-par 275 with Australian Chris Campbell finishing one stroke behind. Meanwhile, Gurbaaz Mann finished tied 26th after playing a one-under-par 71 on the final day of the Hana Bank Vietnam Masers Asian Tour event. Gaganjeet Bhullar returned a bad four-over-par 76 card to finish tied 31th with a four-day aggregate of one-over-par 289. Rahil Gangjee finished tied 14th with a four-under-par tally of 284.
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Narain’s A1 team takes sixth place
Sepang (Malaysia), Nov 25 After qualifying in 11th place, Karthikeyan raced past several cars, including Team New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and Germany. Karthikeyan consistently picked up places as he moved up the grid and drove with power and confidence. Team Switzerland’s Neel Jani had a fabulous weekend taking home victories in both the Sprint and Feature races. In the latter, he led the grid with more than an eight second lead over Brazil and France who came second and third, respectively. Karthikeyan avoided several cars that spun off in front of his car, which proved to dampen the chances of several other cars. In the Sprint race, Team India improved one place to finish 13th.
— PTI
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I-League Margao, November 25 Churchill, who led 1-0 at half time, scored through Odafe Onyenka Okolie (31st), Mboy Iyomi (65th) and Reisangmi Vashum (injury time). Barasat (wb): East Bengal started their campaign on a confident note defeating Viva Kerala 2-0 at the floodlit Barasat stadium tonight. After a barren first half, East Bengal struck through Brazilian striker Edmilson and crafty midfielder Alvito D’Cunha in the 74th and 79th minute respectively. Mumbai: Mahindra United came back from a goal down to hold Air India to a 1-1 draw in their opening encounter at the Cooperage ground here today. The goal-getters for the two teams were their African imports — Bashiru Abbas for the airmen in the 33rd minute and Yusuf Yakubu for Mahindras in the 73rd minute.
— PTI
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Ludhiana to host 3 JCT matches
Chandigarh, November 25 According to a press note, JCT will feature in the three matches which are scheduled for December 4, 8 and 23. In the first match, JCT take on Mahindra United, Mumbai. In the second and third matches, JCT will face Churchill Bros, Goa, and Sporting Clube de Goa respectively. The matches will begin at 2 pm.
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New Delhi, November 25
New Delhi:
Sachin Tendulkar overtook Australian great Allan Border on Sunday to become the second highest run scorer in the history of Test
cricket. Tendulkar, who is unbeaten on 32 in the second innings of India’s first Test against Pakistan at Ferozeshah Kotla, now tallies 11,183 runs in 141 Tests.
Lara scored 11,953 runs in 131 Tests, while Border had amassed 11,174 runs in 156 matches during his career.
