SCOREBOARD

Chennai Super Kings

M Vijay run out 113

M Hussey c Ojha b Aaron 20

SK Raina c & b Negi 27

MS Dhoni c Negi b Aaron 23

A Morkel c Ojha b Yadav 0

D Bravo not out 33

Extras (lb-1, w-5) 6

Total (5 wkts; 20 overs) 222

Fall of wickets: 1-68, 2-137, 3-173, 4-183, 5-222.

Bowling: Sunny Gupta 3-0-47-0, U Yadav 4-0-27-1, A Russell 4-0-30-0, V Aaron 4-0-63-2, P Negi 4-0-33-1, V Sehwag 1-0-21-0.

Delhi Daredevils

M Jayawardene b Ashwin 55

Warner c Vijay b Hilfenhaus 3

Sehwag c Hussey b Morkel 1

R Taylor c Raina b Bravo 24

Russell c Bravo b Ashwin 17

Ojha c Vijay b Jakati 7

Venugopal Rao run out 10

P Negi not out 8

S Gupta st Dhoni b Jakati 0

U Yadav b Ashwin 1

Aaron run out 0

Extras (b-1, lb-2, w-7) 10

Total (all out; 16.5 overs) 136

Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-22, 3-74, 4-106, 5-117, 6-127, 7-127, 8-135, 9-136, 10-136

Bowling: Hilfenhaus 3-0-17-1, JA Morkel 3-0-28-1, Jakati 4-0-40-2, Ashwin 3.5-0-24-3, Bravo 3-0-24-1

Man of the Match: M Vijay.

Max runs in IPL-V

Gayle (RCB) 733

Gambhir (KKR) 588

S Dhawan (DC) 569

Rahane (RR) 560

Sehwag (DD) 495

Max wickets in IPL-V

M Morkel (DD) 25

SP Narine (KKR) 24

SL Malinga (MI) 22

U Yadav (DD) 19

R Vinay Kumar (RCB) 19

Nottingham (England), May 25
Marlon Samuels' third test century and a fluid knock from captain Darren Sammy helped West Indies put an abject start to the second test with England behind them and rally to finish the first day on 304 for six on Friday.

England dominated the first two sessions, piling the pressure on West Indies' fragile top order who squandered ideal batting conditions to lose their first six wickets for 136.

Samuels, however, steadied the listing West Indies ship and frustrated England's bowlers with dogged resistance while Sammy at times cut loose as the pair put on 168 runs without loss.

Samuels finished the day unbeaten on 107 while Sammy was edging towards his maiden international century with 88 not out.

The tourists made two changes from the side that lost at Lord's, off-spinner Shane Shillingford and seamer Ravi Rampaul coming in for the injured Shannon Gabriel and the dropped Fidel Edwards.

England, looking to take a winning lead in the three-match series, named an unchanged team.

Sammy's decision to bat after winning the toss seemed logical as blazing sunshine and warm temperatures greeted the players at Trent Bridge but his side failed to cash in.

Stuart Broad, who claimed 11 victims when England won the first test at Lord's by five wickets, struck in his second over.

Opener Adrian Barath had yet to score when he was tempted into a prod outside off stump and the ball flew off the edge to James Anderson for a one-handed catch at third slip.

Anderson then took centre stage, removing Kirk Edwards for seven with a delivery that jagged back off a length to rock back the batsman's off stump.

Bowling a good line and length on a slowish pitch offering a little swing and seam movement, Anderson was a constant menace to the West Indies batsmen who never looked at ease.

Switching to round the wicket in the 15th over, he angled in a delivery to Darren Bravo (3) which produced a lazy, loose drive and the ball flew to Graeme Swann at second slip to leave West Indies on 46 for three.

That brought Shivnarine Chanderpaul to the crease much earlier than he would have liked and the world's No.1 ranked batsman was almost out first ball when Anderson's lifting delivery hit the gloves and flew just over the slip cordon. — Reuters

SCOREBOARD

West Indies 1st innings

A Barath c Anderson b Broad 0

K Powell c Anderson b Broad 33

K Edwards b Anderson 7

D Bravo c Swann b Anderson 3

S Chanderpaul lbw b Swann 46

M Samuels not out 107

D Ramdin b Bresnan 1

D Sammy not out 88

Extras (b-8, lb-10, w-1) 19

Total (6 wkts; 90 overs) 304

Fall of wickets: 1-9 2-26 3-42 4-63 5-125 6-136

Bowling: J. Anderson 24-10-58-2, S. Broad 20-3-59-2, T. Bresnan 21-4-83-1, G. Swann 20-4-62-1, J. Trott 5-0-24-0.

Ipoh (Malaysia), May 25
A last-minute goal by SK Uthappa secured a thrilling 2-1 victory for India over South Korea in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here today.

The match winning goal came in the final minute of the game when Uthappa deflected the ball in Tushan Khandekar's cross.

On a counter-attack built by goalkeeper Bharat Chetri's save at the top of circle on the other end, India surprised the South Korean defenders with a brisk move that proved crucial after India had conceded an equaliser in the 66th minute.

Penalty corner striker Sandeep Singh sent a drag-flick into the net in the 11th minute to give India the lead that they enjoyed until Nam Hyun-Woo's low penalty corner flick breached the Indian defence in the 66th minute.

The victory gave India their initial three points from two outings after the 1-5 loss to New Zealand, while South Korea has just one point from two outings.

India produced a much improved display after yesterday's lacklustre show against New Zealand, managing to close the gaps in their defence.

Tight marking by both teams ensured that action was mostly confined to the midfield.

Right-half Gurbaj Singh made a return to international hockey after a long gap due to injury that kept him out of the Olympic Qualifiers and the London test event.

India broke through the man-to-man marking to earn their first penalty corner in the 11th minute, which was converted by Sandeep who placed a rising drag-flick high into the net to give India the lead.

South Korea banked on quick counter attacks, but found India defending well.

Indian striker Dharamvir Singh had a shy at the goal from the top of the circle in the 28th minute that was blocked by goalkeeper Lee Myung-Ho, who was again in action four minutes later when he had to defend a firm drive from Tushar Khandekar.

The Koreans forced their first penalty corner in the 34th minute, but Jang Jong-Hyun's shot was palmed away by goalkeeper Bharat Chetri.

The Koreans came back strongly in the second session, forcing two penalty corners in five minutes, and nearly got the equaliser in the 38th minute when a shot by Seo Jong-Ho beat the Indian defence, but rebounded into play after hitting the cross-piece.

The next penalty corner shot two minutes later was easily saved by the Indian custodian.

In other matches, New Zealand continued their impressive show as they coasted to a 5-2 victory over Argentina after conceding an early lead to the Pan-American champions, while hosts Malaysia rode on two goals from junior striker Faisal Saari in the last three minutes to hold Great Britain 3-3. — PTI

Zaozhuang (China), May 25
Indian men cruised to a 3.5-0.5 victory over Mongolia to almost ensure the silver medal in the Asian Nations chess cup here.

The trio of P Harikrishna, Parimarjan Negi and GN Gopal completed what was a regulation victory for the second seeded Indians. However, Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran was the only Indian to drop a half point on the top board against Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan.

China-1 defeated Singapore by a minimal margin on the top board to stay ahead of India on 15 match points with just one round to go in the premier Asian team event.

The victory here will also assure China-1 a berth in the next World team championship for which the Indians will now have to wait and see how things unfold in the Chess Olympiad.

The Indians will face Iraq in the final round.

Deservedly, the third place is held by China-2 on 11 points and it seems that the final result is already out barring a debacle from any of the fancied teams in the last round.

Meanwhile, pitted against leaders China-1, the Indian eves succumbed to a humiliating 0.5-3.5 defeat in the women's championship with only Mary Ann Gomes stopping the whitewash on the fourth board.

D Harika lost to Zhao Xue, Eesha Karavade was no match for Ju Wenjun, while Tania Sachdev was outplayed by Huang Qian on what turned out to be a comprehensive victory for the hosts. Mary Ann drew with Ding Yixin to stop the rout.

As a result of this unexpected loss by a huge margin, the Indian women crashed to joint second spot and now they will have to tackle the China-3 team efficiently in the last round in order to bag the bronze medal.

As things stand, China-1 have won the gold in this section with a round to spare scoring 16 points in all, while China-2 and India are sharing the second spot on 12 points apiece.

China-3 are on 11 points and though they are a bunch of young, inexperienced and lower-rated girls, their team spirit and the will to win has taken them to sole fourth spot here, perilously close to a medal from Indian perspective.

Mathematically, the Indian women need a 2-2 draw to make sure that they get a bronze.

Silver, however, is now out of question unless China-2 meet with a major reversal at the hands of Singapore in the last round, which is an unlikely scenario.

In case of a victory also, the silver medal is not a possibility as China-2 is ahead of India on game points.

Complete results round 8 open (team points in bracket): Singapore (8) lost to China-1 (15) 1.5-2.5; Mongolia (8) lost to India (13) 0.5-3.5; Vietnam (10) beat Kazakhstan (9) 3.5-0.5; China-2 (11) beat Hong Kong (2) 4-0; Korea (5) lost to Iran (9) 0.5-3.5; Yemen (5) lost to Iraq (9) 0.5-3.5; Indonesia (8) beat Chinese Taipei (0) 4-0.

Indian results: Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan drew with K Sasikiran; P Harikrishna beat Munkhgal Gombosuren; Battulga Namkhai lost to Parimarjan Negi; G N Gopal beat Nasanjargal Urtnasan.

Women: China-1 (16) beat India (12) 3.5-05; China-3 (11) beat Singapore (2) 2.5-1.5; China-2 beat Iran (6) 3.5-0.5; Kazakhstan (5) lost to Indonesia (7) 1-3; Vietnam (6) beat Mongolia (3) 3-1.

Indian results: Zhao Xue beat D Harika; Eesha Karavade lost to Ju Wenjun; Huang Qian beat Tania Sachdev; Mary Ann Gomes drew with Ding Yixin. — PTI

New Delhi, May 25
India had a disappointing day in office as none of its grapplers, including Olympic-bound Narsingh Yadav (74kg), could manage to win a gold medal on the opening day of the inaugural Hari Ram Indian Grand Prix wrestling tournament, here today.

India won two silver medals and a bronze in men's freestyle competitions while in the women's event, Kavita (48kg) and Rachna (55kg) lost in repechage rounds at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

The Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Narsingh lost 0-1 1-3 in a closely-fought final bout against Hosseinkhani of Iran. The Iranian showed better skills and counter-attacks to defeat the home favourite wrestler.

Narsingh, who got the first round bye, defeated Makarashvili of Georgia 1-0 7-1 to reach the quarterfinals while in the last-eight, he ended the challenge of Afghanistan's Musleh Ahmad 2-1 6-0.

In the semifinals, Narsingh got the better of Batchuluun of Mongolia 4-2 8-4.

In the 55kg final, Nitin lost to Georgia's Gochashvili 1-0 0-1 0-1 in a keen contest. The Indian defeated Muradov of Azerbaijan 3-1 1-0, Pappu of Pakistan 5-0 and compatriot Vinod Kumar 1-1 2-1 on his way to the final.

In the women's section, Olympic-bound Geeta (55kg) opted out of the competition while her sister Babita (48kg) pulled out of the event due to an injury.

Results: Men: Freestyle 55kg: 1. Gochashvili (Geo), 2. Nitin (Ind), 3. Batbold (Mgl) and Vinod Kumar.

74kg: 1. Hosseinkhani (Iri), 2. Narsingh (Ind), Lee Yun Seok (Kor).

Women: 48kg: 1. Lee Yu Mi (Kor), 2. Anthony Victoria (USA), 3. Bayarmagnai (Mgl) and Balushka (Ukr).

55kg: 1. Erdenechimeg (Mgl), 2.Isbell (USA), 3. Edward (Ngr) and Ismagulova (Kaz). — PTI

Paris, May 25
Six-times champion Rafa Nadal was given a smooth-looking path to the French Open final while world number one Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer looked set for a possible semi-final clash in the other half of the draw made on Friday.

The Spanish second seed, who appeared to be back to his awe-inspiring best on clay in Rome earlier this month after an unfortunate slip-up on the Madrid blue surface, could face Briton Andy Murray in the semi-finals.

The defending champion will need, however, to keep up his guard in a first-round encounter with Italian Simone Bolelli before a likely match against claycourt specialist Juan Monaco of Argentina in the third round.

Sixth seed David Ferrer of Spain also lies in Nadal's lower half of the draw, as does compatriot Nicolas Almagro, the 12th seed.

Djokovic, looking to become the first man in 43 years to hold all four grand-slam titles concurrently, faces a possible tricky fourth round against Spain's Fernando Verdasco, while local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the fifth seed, would be around the corner in the quarter-finals.

Djokovic, who was defeated by Nadal in the Rome final in straight sets, will start his campaign against Italy's Potito Starace.

Federer, the third seed, could take on David Nalbandian, twice a semi-finalist at Roland Garros, in the second round as the injury-plagued Argentine has dropped to 40th in the ATP rankings.

Federer, who reached last year's final after an epic semi-final clash with Djokovic, starts his quest for a 17th grand-slam title against German Tobias Kamke.

In the women's draw, the Roland Garros crowd could be treated to a quarter-final tie between second seed Maria Sharapova and fifth-seeded Serena Williams.

Defending champion Li Na, seeded seventh, is in the same half of the draw and takes on Romania's Sorana Cirstea in the first round.

In the upper part of the draw, world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus faces a possible quarter-final meeting with 2010 runner-up Samantha Stosur.

A second-round clash between the unseeded Venus Williams and third-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska is on the cards in that half of the draw.

The French Open starts on Sunday. — Reuters

Paris, May 25
The distractions of being French Open champion led to six wasted months, said 2011 winner Li Na, who has finally found her form again in time to defend her title next week.

"I lost a lot of time (after the title)," the Chinese player, who is seeded seventh in Paris this year, told a news conference after attending the draw ceremony on Friday.

Li, who became the first player from an Asian nation to win a grand-slam tennis tournament when she beat Italian Francesca Schiavone in last year's final in Paris, failed to win more than two matches in a row for the rest of the season.

"I had to do so many things out of tennis. So after Roland Garros, I felt I had lost concentration on the court.

"I was training as hard as before...but it was totally different because my mind was not on the court anymore. I always had to do so many things and it's something I had never experienced before," said Li. "I wasted half a year to learn life."

She has, however, turned around the situation this year, reaching the final in the Rome claycourt tournament earlier this month, losing against Maria Sharapova in three sets.

Li, who will start her French defence against Romania's Sorana Cirstea, has hired a professional agent to help her cope with the attention that last year's win brought her.

"Last year I was back in China, I was in a restaurant, and suddenly a lady screamed: 'Oh, she's eating'," she said.

"I was like...," she shrugged. "...I have to go to the supermarket to buy something, like everyone else but they think I'm different." — Reuters

Bangalore, May 25
High on confidence after their good performances in Rome and Madrid ATP Masters, the doubles duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna of India is eyeing this year's French Open title.

"We had two good tournaments in Rome and Madrid and hence I am pretty confident of our chances to win French Open doubles title," Bhupathi said on the sidelines of the launch of an online portal.

The Indian pair stormed into the semifinals of both Rome and Madrid events, but could not progress further.

Bhupathi, ranked 13 in the world, and Bopanna had knocked out top-seeded Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the ATP Rome Masters.

They, however, lost to Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 4-6, 1-6 in the semifinal.

In Madrid Open, they went down to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau.

Bhupathi said the chances of winning French Open doubles title were as good as anyone's.

"I and my partner Bopanna are going to be seeded five or six. If eight pairs are expected to win it, then I guess we are one of them," he said.

Asked about his new partner Bopanna, Bhupathi said "We have been playing together for the past five months and we are striking a right chord to meet big challenges ahead." — PTI

Sirsa, May 25
The 17th Haryana State Junior Chess Championship began in the Rajendra Institutes here today.

Deputy Commissioner Dr J Ganesan was the chief guest and he declared the championship open.

Harish Gupta, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Legal Services Authority, presided over the function.

AS Kalra, secretary of the District Chess Association, said that 160 players from various districts of Haryana are participating in the three-day championship for boys and girls.

The players have been divided into seven categories — Under-7, Under-9, Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 age groups.

“Two players from each group will be selected for the national championship,” Kalra said.

The championship will conclude on May 27. IG Hisar AS Chawla and former Delhi councillor Manjinder Singh Sirsa will distribute the prizes.