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ENGLAND REDUCE AUSTRALIA TO ASHES
Organisers apologise to Indian shooters
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PCA may take action against Bhajji, Yuvraj
The desi cheerleaders are here!
Honorarium
for Ajuna, Dronacharya awardees
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ENGLAND REDUCE AUSTRALIA TO ASHES
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 16 Earlier in the day, David Hussey struck a fighting 59 as Australia posted 147 for six against England in the summit clash. Playing in their maiden final of a Twenty20 World Cup, Australia made a disastrous start after being put into bat as they were eight for three after 2.1 overs before David Hussey's 54-ball effort took them to a respectable score under overcast conditions and on a wicket which had moisture early on. David, who came to the crease at eight for three in the third over, got support from Cameron White (19-ball 30) and captain Michael Clarke (35-ball 27) at Kensington Oval here. Collingwood’s decision to bowl after winning the toss apparently to use the fast and bouncy pitch first paid rich dividend as three Australian batsmen were out by the third over for just eight runs in a sensational start to the grand finale. Ryan Sidebottom induced Shane Watson (2) a top edge off the third ball of the final match which wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter could not quite hold on but Graeme Swann took the rebound to reduce Australia to two for one. Next over and five runs later, a brilliant under-arm throw by Luke Wright found David Warner (2) well short of the crease after being called for a single by Clarke off the bowling of Tim Bresnan. Two balls later, it was the turn of wicketkeeper Brad Haddin (1) to make a hasty return to the pavillion after facing just two balls, with Krieswetter making a fine catch diving high to his left though television replays suggested the ball came off the Australian’s thigh. Run rate plummeted with the Australians scoring just 24 from the first powerplay six overs and they were in deep trouble after Clarke perished in the 10th over for run-a-ball 27. — PTI |
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Organisers apologise to Indian shooters
New Delhi/London, May 16 Padmanabhan yesterday wrote to the Indian High Commission in London, complaining that the shooters were insulted by the transport staff of the event. The Indian High Commission soon got in touch with the organisers while back home, Sports Minister MS Gill convened a meeting of the Ministry officials, asking them to get in touch with NRAI and the Indian High Commission for details of the incident. The issue threatened to spill into diplomatic domain as Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur also took strong view of the incident, calling it “unfortunate”. According to Padmanabhan's complaint, the incident took place on Friday when the Indian shooters were boarding the bus that took them from venue to their hotel. The bus driver slammed the door on some shooters and left them at the range. Some of the Indian shooters, who were on board, protested the incident and were insulted by the transport supervisor. Two days back, two Indian lady shooters had been asked to get down from a bus, Padmanabhan alleged. Initially, the organisers tried to shift the blame to the Indian shooters, alleging they had misbehaved with the transport staff. Event manager Tom Wehnham alleged the Indian marksmen had abused a lady driver. Commonwealth Games gold medallist marksman Manavjit Singh
Sandhu, part of the Indian team in the event, dismissed the allegation and said the Indian shooters have never been accused of misbehaving ever. “Indian shooters are respected in the international circuit. Indians are among the prominent title contenders and their behaviour is always exemplary. This charge is really very disappointing,” he said. “The organisers were trying to defend themselves by such baseless claims. But now they have withdrawn the accusation because they know that it is a very serious one and we don't do anything like that,” Manavjit said. “There were shooters of other countries as well and they were the eyewitness to the whole incident. Even the driver has later said on record that she was not abused and we have that video,” he added. —
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Azlan Shah Trophy
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 16 This is the first time in the history of the tournament, which began in 1983, that there have been joint winners. Indian defender Sardar Singh was adjuged the best player of the tournament. The Indian team management, when called by the FIH Tournament Director Paul Richards, expressed the desire to be given the winners trophy since they had topped the seven team round-robin league with 13 points as well as having beaten the Koreans 3-2 at that stage. However, it was decided to give the winners cup to both the teams which gave India their fifth title and the Koreans grabbed their second. India had made six appearances in the final of the tournament and ended on the victorious side on four occasions in 1985, 1991, 1995 and 2009. They had lost the title clash of the 2008 event to Argentina via golden goal. Aus win bronze
World champions Australia scored a hard-fought 5-3 victory over Malaysia to win the bronze in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here today. Mathew Swann (34th), Russel Ford (43rd), Kieran Govers (50th), Christopher Ciriello (54th) and captain Grant Schubert (65th) scored for Australia while Haffihafiz Hanafi (14th), Amin Mohd Rahim (48th) and Tajudin (70th) found the target for the hosts. In another classification match, Pakistan finished fifth after pipping China 6-5 in the sudden death tie-breaker after being locked 1-1 till extra time. Malaysia took the lead in 14th minute when striker Haffihafiz Hanafi pushed past Australian goalkeeper George Bazeley after being put through by Faisal Saari. The Aussies found the equaliser when birthday boy Mathew Swann tapped in via a reverse flick from a goalmouth melee in the 34th minute to go into the breather 1-1. —
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PCA may take action against Bhajji, Yuvraj
Mohali, May 16 Notably, the Indian team manager Ranjib Biswal has today submitted his report to the BCCI office in Mumbai today afternoon. “The incident is very unfortunate although it has taken place after the match was over. But having out for the top class tournament, such a celebration is totally uncalled for on the part of the players, who should have refrained from such parties”, said Pandove at his PCS office while talking to TNS. Pandove added that what action is required to be taken is for the president of the BCCI after obtaining the reports of the concerned officials. “If there would be any action by the BCCI against the players, we (the PCA) would also sought the copy of the report”, said Pandove while adding that late night parties should not be encouraged during such prestigious tour. |
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China retain Thomas Cup
Kuala Lumpur, May 16 Doubles pair Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng encountered more resistance against Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, but romped home in the third set to put China 2-0 up with a 25-23, 16-21, 21-12. Chen Jin then made it a clean sweep by coming back to beat Simon Santoso 19-21, 21-17, 21-7. “It was a perfect victory as those only appear in the textbook,” China coach Li Yongbo told Xinhua news agency. “There is a comment saying the ‘Great Wall’ was toppled in our loss of the Uber Cup, then today I would say we made it stand up again.” Lin, whose semifinal demolition of Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei paved the way for China’s fourth consecutive title, was ecstatic with his return to form after a shock quarterfinal loss at the All-England Championships in March. “It is the best performance I have had since the beginning of 2010,” he said. “I am very happy that such strong rivals as Lee Chong Wei and Taufik here inspired me to find my way back.” —
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The desi cheerleaders are here!
Dehradun, May 16 The skimpy dresses of the IPL’s cheergirls have been replaced with traditional dresses of Uttarakhand. Similarly, these local cheerleaders dance to the tunes of Garhwali filmy numbers instead of Bollywood songs. And they are an instant hit with the local crowds due to their language and cultural affinity while also being a source of attraction for other players from outside the state. The cheerleaders these are an inseparable part of Twenty-20 cricket tournament and could be seen in action during the inaugural match yesterday. The players and the spectators albeit less in number enjoyed the dance and it gave a perfect environment to the tournament on the OFD ground situated at a scenic locale here. They danced on every boundary, six and during interval on famous local songs of the state- Surma Sarela, Labra Chori, Subhaga, Maya Baand and Chakana Baand . They will now perform during the semifinals and final expected to be held on May 18 and 19 respectively. “We didn’t have sponsors thus we could arrange the show on the inaugural, semifinals and final only with the help of little resources we had,” tells Javed Butt, general secretary of Uttarkhand Youth Twenty-20 Cricket Association. This unique initiative has been taken by the general secretary to promote the indigenous culture of the state. The four cheerleaders include two boys and two girls- Jyoti, Aarti, Shubham and Vikas. All are professional dancers and incidentally Jyoti, Aarti and Shubham are siblings while Vikas is another member of their dance troupe. “We are five brothers and sisters in our family, all professional dancers and are doing our schooling. Other than different districts of Uttarakhand, we have also performed in Delhi, Jaipur, Allahabad and Ahmedabad. In these shows we are paid Rs one thousand per dancer per day while here in the cricket tournament we are getting Rs 500 each for about three hours of the match,” reveals Jyoti, the elder of her four siblings, whose father works as a ground man in Col Brown School and her mother is a housewife. Six teams of Uttarakhand and ten teams from other states including Delhi, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, UP, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujrat, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Hyderabad are participating in the tournament being held on OFD Ground, Survey Ground, Matawala Bagh and Bombay
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Honorarium
for Ajuna, Dronacharya awardees Panchkula, May 16 Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda had approved the scheme to give an honorarium of Rs 5000 per month to all eligible Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyanchand and Bhim Awardees in the state in recognition of their significant achievements in January, 2009. After that the announcement was made several times over during many functions. |
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Woods was a sex addict, confirms ex-coach
BCCI bigwigs to meet IMG officials Eng bid team apologises LONDON: Formula one champion Jenson Button has accused Ferrari’s driver Felipe Massa of screwing his qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix, where as Michael Schumacher complained that he was impeded by his own Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. Button was the chief victim, McLaren’s championship leader hitting out after he was impeded by Massa going into the final corner, The Telegraph reports. — ANI Negi slips to joint second Hockey: Indian eves draw with NZ
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An emphatic 111-run stand for the second wicket between Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen powered England to their first ICC title as Australia were outclassed.
New Delhi/London, May 16
The Punjab Cricket Association can initiate separate disciplinary action against its two players - Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh, who were involved in St Lucia pub controversy during their World Cup stint at West Indies last week.
Terming the incident unfortunate and completely uncalled for, BCCI treasurer and PCA’s honorary secretary M P Pandove today indicated that if something ‘unwanted’ comes out from the reports of the Indian team manager and administrative manager on the issue, the association might take action separately against its two players.
Dehradun, May 16
Bowing to pressure, the organisers of the ISSF World Cup in Dorset (UK) today apologised to the Indian shooters who were harassed by their transport staff. “The organisers have apologised for the incident,” National Rifles Association of India
(NRAI) Secretary Rajib Bhatia said. “A meeting was held between our representatives and the organisers where they
apologised. I have spoken to our team manager T Padmanabhan, who was at the meeting. We have asked for a written apology from them and are currently waiting for the letter,” Bhatia said.
