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ICC’s Anti-Doping Code to come into effect from Aug 1
Mad Kapil won us 1983 WC: Srikkanth
Pargat to vie for Hockey India president’s post
Unlucky 13 for Pak
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Hoy pulls out of CWG
India beat Belgium 3-2
Railways sweep Boxing Nationals
Santosh Trophy
Indian lawn bowls team to train in NZ
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ICC’s Anti-Doping Code to come into effect from Aug 1
The rules establish a two-tier approach to whereabouts filing with players who would be tested falling under two main pools: the International Registered Testing Pool (IRTP) and the National Player Pool (NPP). Players who are known offenders or who may be of higher risk will be in IRTP. Players in NPP, which will comprise 88 internationals (11 from each of top-eight ODI teams according to ICC rankings), will need to submit "cricket whereabouts information" rather than that of their personal whereabouts. The majority of the players will be in the NPP, where they would be tested exclusively when they are in a team environment - like when they are playing, on a tour, at a training camp or travelling with the team. Instead of the player doing it individually, the team management will file the whereabouts information for the player. The “whereabouts” clause under the WADA required 11 players to be nominated to the international testing pool to reveal to an ICC-nominated officer before every quarter details of their whereabouts for an hour every day for three months to facilitate out-of-competition testing. Top Indian players, including Sachin Tendulkar, had raised fears concerning their personal security. The Indian board supported its players and raised objection to the clause, citing it went against the country's constitution. After lengthy discussions with the member cricket boards, the ICC came out an Anti-Doping Rule in its Singapore annual conference early this month. “The ICC whereabouts rules will strengthen our out-of-competition testing programme as we strive to ensure that cricket remains drug-free. After a long and thorough process, we now have a tough and practical set of rules that will support our zero-tolerance approach to doping in our great sport,” ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said. — PTI Whereabout Clause: Decoding the code The current anti-doping code revised the "whereabouts" system in place since 2004, requiring athletes to select one hour per day, five days a week to be available for no-notice drugs tests. However on January 1, 2009, this was extended to seven days a week and unlike the previous system athletes have to be available for the full hour. This has led to a legal challenge from Sporta, the Belgian sports union, who argue that the system violates Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. FIFPro is also preparing a challenge based on data protection and employment law. A significant number of sports organizations, governments, athletes, and other individuals and organizations have expressed support for the new whereabouts requirements. The International Association of Athletics Federations and UK Sport are two of the most vocal supporters of this rule. Tennis all-time great Roger Federer has also expressed approval for rigorous testing saying that "the guy is cheating and they are smart, right?" Both FIFA and UEFA have rejected the system citing privacy concerns, as has the BCCI. WADA has also published a Q&A explaining the rationale for the change.
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Mad Kapil won us 1983 WC: Srikkanth
New Delhi, July 16 “None of players thought we would reach semifinals. So, many booked flight tickets for United States. The plan was to watch the semifinal and final and then fly to US for holiday. The tour agent said even my wife can come as I married in March 1983. So my booking was for Bombay-London-New York,” he said at a book launch function last night. “At that time we were minnows. Before 1983, we have won only one match in a World Cup, against East Africa which was a team not heard of. So to be honest there was no hope to go beyond the group stage not to speak of thinking to lift the trophy,” said the former dashing opener while speaking on the topic ‘Leadership Imperatives in India: Role of New Leaders’. Srikkanth said Kapil was somehow very serious and said his side can beat the mighty West Indies and his self-belief rubbed off to his team-mates. “Somehow Kapil was very serious, he has that Punjabi trait of nagging insistence on others to do something. He said we had beaten the West Indies once (in the 1971 tour) so we can beat them in our first group match at Old Trafford (on June 9, 1983). He said ‘Dil se khelo’ we can do it,” he narrated. “All the players said Kapil has gone mad. West Indies have Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes as openers. After that they have Vivian Richards, Larry Gomes, Jeff Dujon and four fast bowlers I have never wanted to face. But Kapil insisted at the pre-match meeting that we can beat them. That probably instil us the self-belief and eventually we beat them in the group match and in the final,” Srikkanth said. “I can say that 1983 World Cup group match victory against the West Indies (on June 9) was the turning point in India's ODI history. And I say there will never be another Kapil in this country and for that matter in the world,” he declared. — PTI
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Pargat to vie for Hockey India president’s post
Pargat will be contesting against interim president of Hockey India Vidaya Stokes, who was also the chief of the Indian Women’s Hockey Federation. “Yes, I will be contesting for the post of Hockey India president and I am pretty confident that I will win,” Pargat said. “You can win only if you play the game, by sitting outside you cannot think of victory,” he said. Pargat will file his nomination tomorrow before Returning Officer Justice RC Chopra. The former India full back said he decided to contest the elections because he felt he can make a difference and improve the state of the national game, which is running without a democratically-elected set-up since 2008. “Hockey has given so much to me and now it is my turn to give back my share to the game. I feel pity to see the present condition of hockey in India. Now the game is in doldrums,” Pargat said. Hockey India had last month ratified the affiliations of 33 units, including four institutional boards, during its Special General Meeting. Earlier this week, Hockey India received a no-objection certificate from the Sports Ministry. Hockey India polls had been postponed thrice in the past because of various reasons, which had even irked the International Hockey Federation. — PTI
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London, July 16 Pakistan, set a record 440 to win, succumbed for 289 before tea on the fourth day to extend a miserable losing streak which started in 1999. Australia's 150-run victory put them one ahead of Sri Lanka who have won each of their 12 tests against Bangladesh. Shahid Afridi, captaining his country for the first time in a test, was particularly culpable on Friday. Afridi lasted only four balls, dabbing two through the slips before playing a wild shot across the line off North. The ball flew high to the mid-wicket boundary where Michael Hussey took a well-judged catch. Pakistan started the day in reasonable shape at 114 for one with Salman Butt, whose application in both innings has shown up his team mates, on 58. Butt took 18 from two overs from Mitchell Johnson and proceeded serenely to 92 with a series of flashing drives and deft cuts when Ricky Ponting opted bring on North instead of his specialist spinner Steven Smith. — Reuters Scoreboard
Pakistan (1st innings) 148 Australia (2nd innings) 334 Pakistan (2nd innings) overnight 114-1 Farhat c Watson b Smith 24 Butt st Paine b North 92 Azhar c Paine b Hilfenhaus 42 Amin c Katich b North 33 Umar c Clarke b North 22 Kamran b Smith 46 Afridi c Hussey b North 2 Aamer c Hussey b North 19 Gul c Ponting b Smith 1 Kaneria c Ponting b North 2 Asif not out 1 Extras (b 2, lb 1, nb 2) 5 Total (all out; 91.1 overs) 289 Bowling: Bollinger 12-4-43-0, Hilfenhaus 16-8-37-1, Johnson 18-5-74-0, Smith 21-5-51-3, Watson 6-0-26-0, M. North 18.1-1-55-6.
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Afridi to quit Tests
London, July 16 “I did the wrong thing. I think my temperament is not good enough for Test cricket and I am struggling with a side injury. I think maybe the next Test will be my last,” Afridi told BBC Radio after the match. “It is a board decision but I would think Salman Butt is the best man for the job now. I have a bit of an injury and I would rather focus on one-day and Twenty20 cricket,” said Afridi who was playing his first Test in four years. His decision means a new captain will be in place when Pakistan take on England on July 29. —
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London, July 16 “Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy has today confirmed to Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) that he is no longer available for selection for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October,” CGS said on their website. “A late clash of events with the new European Championships means that he is now required by British Cycling to compete as part of the Great Britain Sprint Team, in order to qualify for the Olympic Games in London 2012.” The new European championships do not yet have a confirmed date or venue but, following changes to the Olympic programme that will limit the number of riders to one from each country per event and the number of European teams allowed to race in the team sprint, they have become an essential qualifier. Michael Cavanagh, chairman of CGS said: “First and foremost we are bitterly disappointed for Chris himself. He is a fantastic supporter of Team Scotland, competing and winning medals in three Commonwealth Games and he is an inspirational ambassador for the Scottish sport. Nobody will be more disappointed than him, not to be in Delhi wearing the Scottish jersey. “He has been placed in a no-win situation by the UCI (International Cycling Union) and British Cycling with their late decision and we fully appreciate that he must meet his Olympic qualification obligations.” Hoy told the Guardian newspaper: “It’s with great sadness and reluctance that I’ve had to tell the Scottish team that I won’t be seeking selection for the Delhi games. But it wasn’t a decision I had to make in the end: it’s one that’s been forced on me by the nature of the qualification process for the London Olympics. “The Olympics has to take precedence over everything,” added the Scot who won Commonwealth gold in the 2002 one-km time trial and 2006 team sprint. “I could turn up at the Commonwealth Games in October but it’d hamper my preparation for the European championships. And I wouldn’t be at 100 per cent. The standard at the Commonwealth Games is so high that 95 per cent wouldn’t be good enough, and it would be disrespectful to the event and the Scottish team.” Hoy’s withdrawal is a further blow to the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games following the announcement last month that Olympic athletics sprint champion Usain Bolt would not be taking part. — Reuters
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New Delhi, July 16 Sandeep (26th and 67th minutes) converted two penalty corners while skipper Rajpal Singh scored a field goal in the 39th minute. For the hosts the goal scorers were Cedric Charlier (10th min) and Thomas Briels (55th min). Belgium began aggressively and earned the first of their three penalty corners in the 3rd minute when Gurbaj Singh wrongly tackled Jerome Dekeyser. Captain Jerome Truyens' dragflick found the hand of Vikas Pillay which resulted in a penalty stroke. Indian goalkeeper Chetri brought off a splendid save with his stick high on the right from Greg Gucassaoff. India continued to lose possession with faulty passing and trapping and were unable to mark the Belgium forwards initially. Belgium scored their first goal when Charlier struck in the 10th minute after receiving a long pass from deep defender Alexandre De Saedeleer. India were lucky not to concede another goal shortly after as John Verdussen shot wide. Indian nearly got the equaliser when Rajpal broke through the Belgium defense from the right flank but his cross went abegging as Tushar Khandker was a trifle slow to intercept. India made it 1-1 in the 33rd minute with a penalty corner conversion by Sandeep in the 33rd minute. After half time India orchestrated their moves with more flair with Prabodh Tirkey, Gurbaj Singh and Ajitesh Roy engineering good boll rotation. A solo effort by Rajpal in the 39th minute put India 2-1 ahead. This was a spectacular goal as the Indian captain stole the ball on the center line and worked his way past four defenders before beating the Belgium goalkeeper. — PTI
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Railways sweep Boxing Nationals
New Delhi, July 16 Haryana finished a distant second with two gold and three bronze medals. The Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) was third in the overall list with two gold, two silver and an equal number of bronze medals. SSCB’s Manpreet Singh (91kg), the defending champion who signed off with a bronze this year, was adjudged the ‘Best Loser’ of the event. But it was giant-killer Vikas, who became the cynosure of all eyes with yet another upset win. Fighting his namesake from the Indian Boxing Federation-A, the 18-year-old emerged 3-1 triumphant, impressing with his counter-punching and defensive tactics. — PTI
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Kolkata, July 16 Punjab thrashed Pondicherry 7-0 at Khardaha, while Nagaland drubbed Gujarat 4-0 at Barasat Stadium - both in North 24 Parganas district. But former Churchill Brothers striker Vashum stole the day’s limelight, while Manipur swelled the lead through East Bengal striker Subhas Singh, who also scored four goals including a hat-trick at the Howrah Stadium. Churchill winger Charan Rai, Bisheshwor Singh and Naila Kumar Singh scored once each for Manipur. In the other match, Punjab didn’t allow their opponent to settle down and went on scoring at regular intervals. JCT striker Balwant Singh found back of the net twice, while Ravinder Singh, Balraj Singh, Rohit Kumar, Parveen Kumar and Randeep Singh were the other scorers for Punjab. Meanwhile, after a barren first half Sakutemje opened the account for Nagaland in the 54th minute. Deilierio made it 2-0 in the 77th minute, Tiafumet scored in the 90th minute to swell the difference and Sakutamje found his second goal during the injury time. — PTI
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Indian lawn bowls team to train in NZ
Chandigarh, July 16 “This exposure will enrich the experience of our players in view of the Commonwealth Games. Since the New Zealand team is a very strong one, playing with them will be a big boost for our players,” she added. In past, the Indian team has played matches against Malaysia and Australia. Meanwhile, Indian coach Richard Gale said, “The team has already carved a niche for itself at various international tournaments. As far as the Commonwealth Games are concerned, the team is upbeat an we hope to deliver”. THE TEAMS: (Men): Chandan, Dinesh, Sunil, Raja, Krishna, Mahip, Ruptu, Anup. (Women): Rupa, Farzana, Manisha, Pinki, Tania, Nayan, Arzoo, Manu. |
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Dubai, July 16
New Delhi, July 16
Australia completed a record 13th consecutive victory win over a Pakistan side who self-destructed against the gentle off-spin of Marcus North at Lord's on Friday.
London, July 16
World Youth champion Vikas Krishan stole the show with his maiden gold medal and the ‘Best Boxer’ trophy, but the Railways Sports Promotion Board clinched the overall title for the fourth consecutive year in the 57th Senior Men’s National Boxing Championships here today. The RSPB swept the overall tally with four gold, two silver and three bronze medals to continue their dominance in the national circuit.
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New Delhi, July 16
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