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Numero UNO
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Kiwis beat England
Desperate India take on WI
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Numero UNO
Chandigarh, September 29 Speaking to The Tribune, Vijender said, “It is a great feeling. When something like this comes along, you really feel rewarded for all your hard work. No one thinks about rankings or medals, when you are inside the ring, but to be the best in the world is definitely a feeling nobody can pour into words.” But Vijender, the professional that he is, spoke of caution too. “This is no reason to let my guard down. I have been so close at times that I know how things change, or even have changed in the past. I want to win more and bigger medals for my country, and that means that although this is appreciation for my hard work, I have to stay relentless.” “Nothing compares to the feeling of being told that you are better than anyone else in the world, but it also tells you that you have come a long way, and the real fight has just begun. The fight to get to the top is something else, and the fight to stay there a different one altogether. And I am prepared to keep the gloves on, and the punches flowing.” National boxing coach Gurbax Sandhu also congratulated Vijender on his feat. He said, “It is a great moment for Indian boxing, and India too. What Vijender has done is the result of his commitment and perseverance. He has been extremely dedicated towards the sport and I would take this opportunity to congratulate him, his family and the Indian Boxing Federation as well. It is a big moment for the sport in our country.” Vijender is followed by Olympic silver medallist Emilio Correa Bayeux (2500) of Cuba who occupies the second spot, followed by Abbas Atoev, who defeated Vijender at the World Championships in Milan. In other rankings for Indian boxers, former world youth champion Thokchom Nanao Singh slipped three places to eighth in the light fly weight (48kg) category. Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akhil Kumar is down to 10th in feather weight (57kg) category. Fellow Olympian and Bhiwani lad Jitender Kumar (54kg) is also down one place at 14th. Suranjoy Singh is 17th in the fly weight (51kg) category while Dinesh Kumar held on to sixth spot in the light weight (81kg) category. |
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Warring RCA factions keen on making peace
Jaipur, September 29 The two factions headed by Sanjay Dixit and RS Rathore are fully aware of the fact that if they didn’t iron out their differences at the earliest, the SMS Stadium in Jaipur may well lose the opportunity to host India-Lanka ODI in November-December. Though it would not be easy to resolve the crisis, but Dixit faction has taken the initiative and had invited the rebel faction for talks. Similarly, a few members of the Rathore faction met Union Minister for Rural Development CP Joshi yesterday, asking him to intervene in the matter. They made it clear to Joshi that there was “no hand of Lalit Modi in the goings-on in the RCA and the matter merely pertains to autocracy and mismanagement of funds”. Subhash Joshi, a member of Rathore group, said that they would also meet Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and urge him to constitute an ad hoc committee to run the RCA affairs. He opined that the BCCI would not allot any match to Jaipur during the ongoing phase of instability in the RCA and it is high time that the state government intervenes in the interest of the game and the state. Meanwhile, in another related development, the “reinstated” RCA secretary, Ashok Ohri, has said that he cannot work if the present circumstances prevail in the RCA. Virtually attacking those at the helm of affairs, he said, “I cannot see RCA funds, which are meant for development of cricket grounds, being spent on payment of bills of hotels and air travel.”
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Kiwis beat England
The Kiwis made a flying start to their innings and added 84 for the first wicket with McCulum getting a brisk 48 off just 39 balls. His innings was studded with four 4s and three sixes. His opening partner Martin Guptill too made a helathy contribution, getting a half century. The England bowlers though struck in the latter part of the innings and Stuart Broad was the star of the late show with figures of 4 for 39. The inroads made by the English bowlers made the Kiwis stutter in their chase and saw them slump from 113 for 2 to 140 for 6. But the target was too little for the fightback, which in this case was too late.
New Zealand’s win means that they qualify for the semifinals along with England and also top the group. It also means that Sri Lanka will have to pack their bags and head back. Earlier, New Zealand claimed wickets at regular intervals to restrict England to 146. Mills snared England captain and inform Andrew Strauss in the very first over to set the tone for Kiwis in the crucial encounter. With wickets tumbling from the other end, Collingwood went out to counter-attack and hit James Franklin for a six over long-on before falling to a blinder by an out-stretched Ross Taylor off the bowling of Elliot in the 24th over with the English scoreboard reading 80 for five. More trouble was to follow soon as Elliott struck a double blow, first scalping Luke Wright and then Stuart Broad in back-to-back overs to take New Zealand to a commendable position. Wright edged one to McCullum and Broad gave away a simple return catch to the right-arm pacer to see England in deep trouble. — PTI
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Johannesburg, September 29 If it happens, India would need to up their net run-rate dramatically, besides winning the match, to stand a chance of making the last-four stage India presently has a net run-rate of -1.08 whereas Australia has a massive advantage of +1.00 in their favour. Australia won their opening game against the West Indies by 50 runs and India lost theirs by 54 runs. So if India is to go past Australia’s net run-rate, they ought to cover the difference of 104 runs between the two teams. For instance, if Australia lose their game by 25 runs, India needs to win theirs against the West Indies by 80 runs to prevail and go through to the semifinals. However, if Australia bat first and score 250 runs, India need to get their runs inside 40 overs for them to go through. Clearly such complications don’t bode good things for India. West Indies, despite missing most of their key players due to the ongoing contracts dispute, are no pushovers. — PTI
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PCA Colts get third place
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 29 After winning the toss Indian Railways opted to bat and posted 248 for 9 in 50 overs. TP Singh (52), captain Yere Gaud (53) and Sanjay Bangar (73) were the main scorers. Bharat Loomba 3 for 48, and Deepak Bansal 3 for 63 were the successful bowlers of the PCA Colts. In reply Robin Singh 24, Mandeep Singh 81, Ankur Kakkar 29, Sarabjit Singh 32 and Gaurav Gambhir 34 were the main contributors for PCA Colts. Bharat Loomba 14 and Deepak Bansal 13 saw the team home with 1 ball to spare. With this win PCA Colts assured themselves a third place finish and a cash prize of Rs 40,000, while Indian Railways got a cash prize of Rs 20,000. Mandeep Singh for his brilliant knock of 81 was declared as man of the match. The final match of the tournament will be played under lights at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, between Reliance-I Mumbai and last year’s winner - Indian Oil Corporation, Mumbai. The match will be telecast live on DD Sports. The match will start at 2.15 p.m. Entry is free for spectators in this match.
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Adding to his already overflowing list of firsts in Indian boxing, Haryana lad Vijender Singh has again created history by attaining the numero uno position in the world in the 75 kg category.
Johannesburg, September 29
JP Atray Tournament
Johannesburg, September 29
