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New zealand Tour of Sri Lanka
AP govt seeks control of Aca
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Nehru Cup
DHYAN CHAND — Player, legend and the man
Ashutosh shines for Sanawar
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New zealand Tour of Sri Lanka
Colombo, August 28 Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara gave his team another solid platform with an unbeaten 64 from 90 balls, a fluent innings that included seven fours and a six. The left-hander shared an unbroken partnership of 68 with Mahela Jayawardene, who scored 23 not out, before rain curtailed the day’s play 12 overs early. Tillakaratne Dilshan was the first casualty of the second innings, caught for 33 off spinner Jeetan Patel. Just before tea, opener Tharanga Paranavitana was adjudged to have gloved an attempted sweep off Daniel Vettori and was given out caught behind. New Zealand, trailing 0-1 in the two-game series, resumed on 159 for five before losing their remaining batsmen for 51 runs as Sri Lanka forged a formidable 182-run lead. Off spinner Muralitharan claimed 3-71 from 25.4 overs and left-armer Herath took 3-70 from 34 overs. Sri Lanka reached the lunch interval on two without loss in their second innings with both Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana on one not out. Ross Taylor was New Zealand's top scorer with a three-hour 81 from 155 balls with 10 boundaries. Brendon McCullum (18) was the first to fall in the morning as he edged Muralitharan to Mahela Jayawardene at slip, the former captain’s 150th catch in test cricket. Herath then claimed the key scalp of Taylor, the right-hander edging behind. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori rallied the visitors briefly with 23, helping his team to avoid the follow on, before Chamara Kapugedera held on to a juggling catch at short leg off part-time spinner Dilshan. Herath and Muralitharan quickly mopped up the tail, with Jacob Oram out for 24 and Iain O'Brien lbw for four. — Reuters Scoreboard
Sri Lanka (1st innings) 416 New Zealand (1st innings) (overnight 159-5) McIntosh lbw Prasad 5 Guptill c Muralitharan b Thushara 35 Flynn c P Jayawardene b Thushara 13 Taylor c P Jayawardene b Herath 81 Ryder c Paranavitana b Herath 23 Patel c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 1 McCullum c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 18 Oram c Kapugedera b Herath 24 Vettori c Kapugedera b Dilshan 23 O’Brien lbw b Muralitharan 4 Martin not out 0 Extras: (lb-3, w-2, nb-2) 7 Total: (all out; 77.4 overs) 234 Fall of
wickets: 1-14, 2-49, 3-63, 4-148, 5-149, 6-183, 7-183, 8-226, 9-234. Bowling: Dilshan 3-0-12-1, Thushara 9-2-37-2, Prasad 6-0-41-1, Herath 34-11-70-3, Muralitharan 25.4-2-71-3. Sri Lanka
(2nd innings) Dilshan c Guptill b Patel 33 Paranavitana c McCullum b Vettori 34 Sangakkara batting 64 Jayawardene batting 23 Extras: (w-1, nb-2) 3 Total: (two wickets; 45.2 overs) 157 Fall of
wickets: 1-56, 2-89. Bowling: Vettori 14-2-36-1, O’Brien 8-1-41-0, Martin 5-0 -13-0, Patel 18.2-2-67-1.
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AP govt seeks control of Aca
Hyderabad, August 28 As a prelude to this, the government today moved a bill in the Assembly to amend the A P Societies Registration Act, seeking to empower the Registrar to supercede the governing body of any association or society in case of misappropriation of funds and mismanagement. Brushing aside the objections from opposition parties who dubbed the legislation as “unconstitutional”, the minister for stamps and registration G Venkat Reddy said the present act did not provide any opportunity for the government to take over the management of tainted associations or societies and to streamline their activities. The introduction of the bill came a day after the ACA expelled Chamundeswarnath from the post of secretary following allegations of sexual harassment of women cricketers and misappropriation of funds. The decision was taken at the general body meeting of ACA held at the coastal Andhra city of Vijayawada. The allegation against the cricket administrator was that he had misbehaved with women cricketers and sought “sexual favours” from them for selection in the team. He was also accused to have sent lewd SMSs to some women cricketers. The controversial official was earlier suspended by ACA in June this year following charges of corruption and nepotism. Following sexual abuse charges made by six women cricketers, the state government had asked the Additional Director General of police M Ratan to conduct an inquiry. The probe report, submitted to the government last month, had confirmed the charges and indicted Chamundeswarnath. During the course of the inquiry, Ratan met several women cricketers and ACA members and recorded their statements. The Vijayawada police, who had booked a case based on a complaint by women cricketers, have been asked to pursue the case. Meanwhile, the stamps and registration minister said it had come to the notice of the government that Chamundeswarnath had swindled the Association money. |
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Nehru Cup New Delhi, August 28 No such waiting game was warranted, as the AIFF, quoting Section 6-B, said that "head to head' result would be considered. Which meant that India's 3-1 victory against Sri Lanka in their round-robin league match would count, even if the visitors beat Kyrgyzstan to catch with the hosts on six points. Interestingly, even Indian chief coach Bob Houghton was not aware that a such rule existed, though he was happy that India made the final grade even before taking on Syria. In the end, Kyrgyzstan saved the blushes for the AIFF, when they handed out a 4-1 drubbing to Sri Lanka to sign off the tournament by notching up their first victory. They finished on four points, which included the one point earned for holding Leabanon to a draw. Though the Lankan team perhaps knew about their fate even before the match, they did not hold back anything, and tried to fight it out against Kyrgyzstan, though the latter proved much superior, two goals each in either half. Fast-moving forward Zemlianuhin Anton scored the first goal in the 34th minute. Amirov Ildar added the second goal before half time. On resumption Murzaev Mirlan and Usanov Rustem accounted for a goal each to bulge their tally while captain Chathura Maduranga pulled one back for Sri Lanka. With the pressure of beating Syria off their backs, India would try out their bench strength in the last round-robin league match tomorrow. Bob Houghton said he may rest his star players, at least partially, to give chances to those who have been warming the bench. The Syrians were also expected to test their bench strength, by giving a much-needed respite to their key players, to prepare them match-fit for the title clash on Monday. New Delhi, August 28 The hosts would want to win tomorrow and carry on the winning momentum into the August 31 final when they meet the same opponents again. — PTI
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New Delhi, August 28
In an unprecedented move, the government this year decided to confer Khel Ratna on three sportspersons - woman boxer M C Marykom, Beijing bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh and Sushil.
Sushil said the recognition would be a huge fillip for wrestling in India and the country can look forward to more medals in future. “I am delighted. It’s an honour and great moment of pride to receive Khel Ratna award from the President,” Sushil said. “With this award, I can say that the game has finally found its rightful place in the country and I am confident that we will bring more medals for the country in future ahead. Sushil dedicated his achievement to his parents and coach Satpal, who will receive Dronacharya award at the same ceremony. “I owe this award to my parents and coach Satpalji who have done a wonderful job all these years in motivating and inspiring me to attain greater heights,” he said. — PTI
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DHYAN CHAND — Player, legend and the man
Muktsar, August 28 These days sighting a player as capable as Dhyan Chand is akin to sighting an Igloo in the hot sands of the Sahara. It is said that a man’s legend is judged by the quality of myths that surround him. By that evaluation itself, Dhyan Chand was a player par excellence. After hearing stories of his dexterity and craftsmanship, ordinary mortals wonder whether his stick was designed (or created) by some hockey god in his moments of isolation. In Berlin, Adolf Hitler wanted to buy his stick, in Japan Dhyan Chand mesmerised thousands with a walking stick handed over to him by a woman in the stands. In Holland they broke his stick into two to check whether there was a magnet in it. There are so many stories about the legendary player. Whenever a story journeys through time, exaggeration inadvertently rides along. Yet however inventive the story teller gets there is a point, he knows, beyond which belief is suspended. A magnet in a stick! For someone else it might have been akin to a square peg in a round hole. For Dhyan Chand it just about fits perfectly. The stories are just building blocks of his legend. Dhyan Chand, the man who always saw a hockey field the way a chess player sees the board, was born on August 29, 1905 near the banks of the Ganga in Allahabad. Having made a name for himself while playing for the Indian army, where he was a Lance Naik, Dhyan Chand’s graduation to the Indian team was steady. In the 1936 Berlin Olympics when Dhyan Chand’s India stunned a dazed Germany by 6 goals, Adolf Hitler immediately offered a job in the German army to Dhyan Chand. Obviously, he refused. It is said that his stick work was so fast that the Germans failed to capture it even on slow film. After Berlin, the Austrian authorities built a statue of Dhyan Chand having four hands and an equal number of sticks. To them, it was difficult to believe a man having two hands and one stick playing as well as Dhyan Chand. Such was the aura surrounding the man who scored 1000 goals in a career spanning 20 years. He represented India in three Olympics -1928 Amsterdam, 1932 Los Angeles and 1936 Berlin. After his playing days, he had a stint as a coach at the NIS,Patiala and later settled down in his native Jhansi, still the fisherman, the hunter of the deer, who loved to cook- but always short of money. Another facet of his personality must not be forgotten. Modern players use advertisements to give their performances and personalities greater flourish. They do not allow us to forget them either, for television, that accumulated memory of our times, is their evidence. However, during the Dhyan Chand era there was nothing to record his brilliance. There were no films to record the poetry that he wrote. Yet the reverence for him rests in the hearts of thousands of his followers. His autobiography ‘Goal’ starts with the lines “Needless to say I am a common man.” Indeed, Dhyan Chand was never a common man but he died like one. It was in a general ward that they had dumped him when he died of liver cancer.
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Ashutosh shines for Sanawar
Chandigarh, August 28
Ashutosh Chandel was the star of the show as he beat three defenders and scored one of the goals.
P Wangchuk also scored with a thunderous free kick in the 45th minute, which pretty much nailed the contest in the hosts’ favour.
In other matches Pinegrove beat YPS Patiala 5-1; Doon School beat DPS Solan 5-0.
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Colombo, August 28
AIFF sights rule, which had put the hosts in final irrespective of the
Lanka-Kyrgyzstan game
Muktsar, August 28
Chandigarh, August 28
