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Rajasthan win maiden Ranji Trophy title
‘The world will come to South Asia’
Snow stops SAF Games
JCT beat Air-India 2-0
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Proteas left feeling blue Johannesburg, January 15 In conditions less favourable for batting than what the venue has offered in the past, Graeme Smith had put South Africa on course with a positive innings but his wicket in the 33rd over triggered a collapse that was a product of panic, ill-luck and some needling Indian bowling. Munaf Patel's spell proved decisive as he dislodged Smith and ended the South African innings with two wickets in the 43rd over when the hosts were just a shot away from victory. Earlier, A disciplined bowling performance from South Africa choked India at Wanderers as the visitors were bundled out for 190 in 37.2 overs. Unlike in Durban, it wasn't the bounce that India's batsmen struggled against but nagging lines and lengths from the seamers, particularly Lonwabo Tsotsobe, and variations in pace from Johan Botha. India tried hard, promising to set the stage for a fighting score through two fighting partnerships but such was South Africa's determination to limit the visitors that a wicket never seemed too far away. India approached their innings cautiously under overcast skies after opting to bat, and the openers were averse to chasing deliveries bowled outside off due to the movement off the pitch. Dale Steyn and Tsotsobe consistently bowled in the corridor outside off and were only targeted when they delivered full and straight. M Vijay flicked Steyn over square leg, while Tendulkar drove him past midwicket for a boundary but they were rare moments of relief for the batsmen. At a venue that has traditionally been favourable for batting, South Africa capitalised on what little assistance was on offer and India's consequent circumspection. Tendulkar had taken 10 balls to score, while Vijay had been lucky to edge a slog over the slips.
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Melbourne, January 15 The Twenty20 victory on Friday was a welcome change of fortune and now the one-day series is the last chance to prepare before heading to the World Cup next month. But with the squads having to be named by January 19 in reality there is one game before the players will know their fate. There will be plenty riding on performances at the MCG for the likes of David Hussey, Xavier Doherty and Shaun Tait. England are a pretty settled unit after an upturn in their one-day form over the last 18 months. They will welcome back Andrew Strauss, who wasn't part of the Twenty20 squad, but he's the only change. James Anderson isn't around until the fourth match in Adelaide having popped home for a rest but Chris Woakes has already shown his ticker on his Twenty20 debut. England's World Cup record since 1992, when they lost in the final against Pakistan, has been dire yet they are more than an outside bet this time. They beat Australia 3-2 during the English summer, which gave them some valuable hints for the Ashes, although they were rattled by the pace of Shaun Tait in the latter part of that contest. — Agencies
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Rajasthan win maiden Ranji Trophy title
Vadodara, January 15 Resuming their second innings at 201 for four, Rajasthan amassed 341 in 129.1 overs and then reduced Baroda to 28 for four in 14 overs with Deepak Chahar wrecking havoc with three wickets in his seven overs for 15 runs. Earlier, skipper AL Menaria (101), who was dropped twice yesterday, added another 25 runs along with overnight batsman RR Parida (89) en route to his 149-ball century before being caught and bowled by Aditya Waghmode. Parida also couldn't hang around too long and was trapped in front of the wicket by BA Bhatt. Murtuja Vahora then struck twice to remove Madhur Khatri (18) and Vivek Yadav (13). Deepak Chahar then became Swapnil Singh's victim as Rajasthan slipped to 282 for nine. But last man and wicketkeeper Rohit Jhalani cracked a 80-ball 43 — studded with seven fours — to add 59 runs with Pankaj Singh (24) to take Rajasthan to 341 in the second innings. Chahar and Pankaj Singh then spitted venom and mowed down the top order at the Moti Bagh Stadium here. The first wicket to fall was KH Devdhar (5) when he failed to negotiate Chahar's short quick delivery and hooked it in the air as Saxena took the catch at square leg. Two balls later, Pankaj scalped opener JA Kolsawala (13). His good length delivery angled across as going for a drive, Kolsawala edged it to wicketkeeper Rohit Jhalani as Baroda slumped to 18 for two. In the sixth over, Chahar claimed his second wicket removing Swapnil Singh. His delivery squared up Swapnil and took his blade's outside edge to Chopra at second slip. Chahar struck again, dismissing Waghmode to claim his third wicket. He induced a leading edge off the batsman and completed an easy catch as Baroda were reduced to 24 for 4. Later, Rajasthan skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar attributed the victory to the team effort. "I can't describe this feeling, it is a honour to play with these guys and it is satisfying that we have done it as a team, it is a team effort, that has been strength this season," he said. — PTI Brief Scores Rajasthan 1st Innings: 394 Baroda 1st Innings: 361 Rajasthan 2nd Innings: 341 Baroda 2nd innings 28 for 4 .
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‘The world will come to South Asia’
Auli, January 15 “Out of the 14 skiing slopes which are above the height of 8000 feet from the sea 13 are in South Asia including Auli. One such remaining slope is in China. We have everything including water, ranges, mountains and slopes but we need to develop sporting infrastructure and education here. Once this is here, the world would come to us,” he told The Tribune. “We should organise more Winter Games here to promote them and should provide the best training and practice to the players,” he adds. He says both Pakistan and India are committed to co-ordinate and support all the South Asian countries in the Winter Games in the region and bring the players up to the international level. The players of South Asia have potential and just need to be given facilities and good training he added. “We have some areas back home which remain snowbound for about half the year with conditions somewhat similar to India, which are favourable for winter sports,” Sohail adds. Meanwhile, the authorities here are working on making Auli a skiing training centre for South Asian countries. Athletes from India and the sub-continent will come here to practice and train for future events. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, in an opening address of the second leg of the Winter Games, stressed that Auli will have a skiing training centre and this will help the all South Asian countries.
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Snow stops SAF Games
Auli, January 15 Now the events have been postponed for tomorrow along with the closing ceremony. The Slalom (men’s and women’s) and Nordic 15km for men and 10km for women were to be held today. Heavy snowfall that started last night continued today. Though the officials were trying to level the snow with the snow beater since this morning, continuous snowfall put paid to their attempts. The athletes and officials had tough time as they got stranded in Auli as the roads were blocked. Some had to stay back in Auli while others were seen going on foot to Joshimath, about 14km away, through short cuts. To add to their woes, the ropeway trolley, the longest in Asia, suffered some snag and did not work till the filing of this report. Twenty-five passengers including 12 journalists were stuck on the trolley for two to three hours till a rescue machine got them out. |
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JCT beat Air-India 2-0
Ludhiana, January 15 With this victory, JCT have garnered three points to take their tally to 11 points and improve their position on points table. Now they are at eighth position in a bunch of 14 outfits while Air-India continue to stay at the bottom with just five points in their kitty. It seemed like the JCT players had started day's proceedings from where they had left off on January 9 against ONGC, Mumbai, whom they beat by a solitary goal. JCT took control from the start, making forays into the rival area but their forwards fumbled near the goalmouth. They initiated the first concerted move in the fourth minute. However, Amandeep Singh's powerful shot went over the bar. The visitors threatened the JCT territory in the 27th minute when Manjit Singh sneaked into the striking zone and found custodian, Pawan Kumar on the wrong foot, but his attempt missed the target by inches. Just two minutes before the half time, Air-India goalkeeper Avijit Ghosh was put to test as JCT raided in the danger area but the former kept his composure and thwarted successive attempts. After the barren first half, JCT went ahead when striker Randeep Singh gave a parallel pass to O Nurain Kareem, who made no mistake, rolling the ball into the net. Three minutes later, foreign recruit Badru Ibrahim scored off a rebound when Ghosh failed to hold on the ball.
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