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Fanning Trouble
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North Star Again
Marcus North’s patient century guided Australia to a commanding total of 445 on the second day and Ben Hilfenhaus and Mitchell Johnson claimed five wickets in 44 balls to leave England’s hopes in tatters. England trail by 261 runs and Australia should wrap up victory and level the series with ease on Sunday.
Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook shared an opening stand of 58 for England but the former got out for 32, Ravi Bopara fell first ball and Johnson removed Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood and Cook.
Nightwatchman James Anderson was unbeaten on nought at the close with Matt Prior, dropped off the last ball of the day, on four. North and Michael Clarke compiled a fifth-wicket partnership of 152 in the morning session to turn the screw on England who were bowled out for 102 on Friday and again looked laboured in the field.
Graham Onions trapped Clarke lbw for 93 just before the interval but the batsmen had picked off boundaries at will and experienced few problems against such a lacklustre attack.
North received useful support from the lower order and he reached his third century in six tests with a huge slog sweep for six off spinner Graeme Swann before raising his bat to the balcony and kissing his helmet. Brad Haddin fell to the second new ball for 14 but Johnson struck a few lusty blows in his 27 and Stuart Clark launched a blistering attack with three sixes in a rapid 32.
— Reuters
Scoreboard England (1st innings ) 102 Australia (1st innings) (overnight 196-4) Extras: (b-9, lb-14, w-4, nb-3) 30 Total: (all out; 104.1 overs) 445 Fall of wickets: 1-14 2-133 3-140 4-151 5-303 6-323 7-393 Bowling: Anderson 18-3-89-0, Harmison 23-4-98-2, Onions 22-5-80-2, Broad 25.1-6-91-6, Swann 16-4-64-0. England (2nd innings) Strauss lbw b Hilfenhaus 32 Extras (lb-3, nb-6) 9 Total: (five wickets; 32 overs) 82 Fall of wickets: 1-58 2-58 3-67 4-74 5-78. |
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Ghei finishes tied
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Gaganjeet Bhullar gof his game in order on the final day carding a four-under 67 to finish tied 32 at two over 286 as Gaurav Ghei emerged on top among Indians to tie for the fifth place at six under 278 in the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters at Petaling Jaya in Malaysia today. Twentyfour-year-old Australian Rick Kulacz claimed his second Asian Tour title with a course record card of eight under 63 for an 11 under par 273 total, defeating overnight leader Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand by one stroke. Mark Purser of New Zealand finished third on 276 with South Africa’s James Kamte finishing one stroke behind at 277. Noh Seung-yul of Korea, Japanese Kodai Ichihara and India’s Gaurav Ghei shared fifth on 278. After failing to break the par in the first three rounds, including two horrendous three over 74 in the first and the third, the 21-year-old Kapurthala lad found his touch again, but it was too late. Teeing off from the 10th hole, Bhullar birdied the 11th and 13th. He lost a stroke on the 15th, but made amends with another birdie on the 16th to be two under 33 at the turn. He sank another birdie on the second hole of the back nine. A brace of bogeys on the third and fourth put him back. But then he came back with three birdies on the fifth, sixth and eighth to finish at four under 67 and a final tally of two over 286. Gaurav Ghei, who has not had a good innings this season, had reason to be happy when he tied for the fifth place. The Delhi golfer who turns 41 on September 25 shot three birdies against a lone bogey to be two under 34 at the turn. He fired another three birdies against two birdies for a one under 34 back nine and a three under 68 card. C. Muniyappa finished tied 15 at two under 282, followed by Rahil Gangjee, who was tied 29th at one over 285. Bangalorean Anirban Lahiri carded a five over 76 to finish tied 47 at five over 289 with Digvijay Singh at the Indian tailend at eight over 292. Jeev tied 36th
Jeev Milkha Singh made a good start, but faltered with a triple bogey on the 16th for a one over 71 card to slip from overnight 27th spot to be tied 36th at one over par 141 as Irishman Padraig Harrington maintained his lead at 133 at the midway stage of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Ohio, USA. today. Harrington will take a one shot lead into the third round with Tim Clark on six under following a 68. Another stroke behind at 135 is Scott Verplank. Jeev, back after a three-week rest in Chandigarh, started off well playing a bogey-free two-under 33 front nine with birdies on the first and fifth. He played steadily parring six holes on the return nine. But then he struck a very bad patch triple-bogeying the 16th. A birdie on the 17th and a bogey on the 18th saw him finish the day with a one over par 71 card for a two-day tally of one over 141 |
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Mumbai, August 8 Sehwag sustained the shoulder injury during the semifinals of the Indian Premier League in South Africa in May while captaining Delhi Daredevils against eventual winners Deccan Chargers. He was in the Indian squad for the World T20 Cup in England but could not play any part because of the injury to his right shoulder that needed surgery. Sehwag underwent a surgery on June 11 after a lesion was identified in the injured shoulder and he was ruled out of action from between 12 to 16 weeks. The lesion was expected to heal in six weeks. Indian team’s physio Nitin Patel was given the task of monitoring Sehwag’s rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. The Champions Trophy, earlier termed the Mini World Cup, is also to be held in South Africa from September 22. Sehwag said he will start batting practice from the first week of September and is now able to lift 10 kg with his injured shoulder. “But I can’t throw or bowl yet,” he said. As a first step towards a recall into the Indian team, Sehwag, who has played in 69 Tests and 205 ODIs in which he has amassed a combined 12,000-plus runs, at a fabulous strike rate of close to 90, is to visit the NCA in Bangalore on August 15. Significantly, the Indian selectors are to meet on August 16 to pick the Champions Trophy squad, as well as the ODI squad for the triangular series in Sri Lanka preceding it, on the next day at Chennai. Sehwag’s selection would depend on the report that would be sent by the Indian team physiotherapist ahead of the selection panel meeting. He has been visiting the NCA after his surgery as part of his rehab process. — PTI
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Rebuilding past Glory
Jalandhar, August 8 The renovation work includes relaying of a new turf, reconstruction of the stadium, expansion of Bodhi hostel, a world-class gym for the players and a new turf to be laid at the ‘Mecca of Hockey’, Sansarpur village. Talking to The Tribune, Director Sports, Punjab, Pargat Singh said earlier the renovation work was expected to be over by the end of August but it got struck due to the ongoing monsoons. “The department has decided to raise the ground level by 2 inches and then lay the turf. The work on the turf is expected to begin soon”, he added. Pargat maintained that they would also take up the issue of reconstruction of the approach road to the stadium. It might be noted that department has roped in a Germany-based company for relaying the turf for which it would spend an approximate amount of Rs 2.5 crores. “The renovation includes laying of a mini turf of 22x44 dimension at Sansarpur village as well”, he added. Project chairman and deputy director sports, Jalandhar Division, Hazari Lal Sharma said they have been allocated Rs 14 Lakh for the reconstruction work. “The aim is to equip the stadium with facilities on par with international standards so that national level camps can be held here”, he added that the revamp will include a world class players’ room, referee room, physiotherapist room, conference room, media room, electronic score board, a place for media on VIP stage with electricity points. “The work is going on simultaneously at all fronts and would be completed well on time before the upcoming four-nation hockey tournament”, he maintained. Apart from this another feather in the cap is the ongoing expansion of the Bodhi hostel. A new hostel is being constructed adjoining the old one. The hostel has been designed keeping in mind international standards. The 26 rooms at the state-of-the-art hostel would house a well-furnished and spacious dining hall, recreation hall, study hall and much more. “We have been looking forward to the expansion of the hostel for a quite a long time and it would be completed soon”, he maintained.
l He fought hard for the upliftment of Hockey. Surjit was a member of World XI, Asia Stars XI and he participated in number of international events including Olympics, World Cup, Champions Trophy, Asian Games. l The Stadium has witnessed numerous international level tournaments in which top teams from Pakistan, Russia, Bangladesh, Yugoslavia, Canada, England, America, Croatia have participated. l The Society has been honored by IOC by way of extending continuous sponsorship since 1990.
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on Saturday.
Marcus North’s patient century guided Australia to a commanding total of 445 on the second day and Ben Hilfenhaus and Mitchell Johnson claimed five wickets in 44 balls to leave England’s hopes in tatters. England trail by 261 runs and Australia should wrap up victory and level the series with ease on Sunday.
finish tied 32 at two over 286 as Gaurav Ghei emerged on top among Indians to tie for the fifth place at six under 278 in the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters at Petaling Jaya in Malaysia today.
The preparations for the upcoming Four Nation Champions Trophy are in full swing as the Punjab Sports Department has earmarked an amount of Rs 3 Crore for the complete overhaul of Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar. The renovation is expected to be over by mid-September. The Punjab Gold Cup, Four Nation Women’s Hockey tournaments would be held in the month of October this year while the Punjab Gold Cup, Four-nation Men’s Hockey is slated to be held in January 2010.
Leeds, August 8 
The department has decided to raise the ground level by 2 inches and then lay the turf. — Pargat Singh 
l Surjit Hockey Society came into existence in 1984 with a pledge to keep the name of 
