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Young India blank Zimbabwe
Pietersen hits hundred but it’s
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Sachin’s regret: Not getting a chance to play against Sir Viv
Injured Dutt out of World Championship
AIFF invites tribal footballers to Delhi
Russian Efimova enjoys dream swim, Campbell impresses
For Rs 1,500, watch Vettel and Co. burn asphalt this year
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Young India blank Zimbabwe
Bulawayo, August 3 Mishra’s fine effort of 6 for 48 saw India bowl out Zimbabwe for a paltry 163 in 39.5 overs after opting to bowl and the visitors then chased down the small target comfortably with 16 overs to spare at Queens Sports Club here. The leg-spinner also equalled the world record for most wickets in a bilateral ODI series. He took his series tally to 18, equalling the record held by compatriot Javagal Srinath. The pacer, though, had played six matches, compared to Mishra’s five, for the record. India have recorded three 5-0 series wins at home in the past five years —— whitewashing England twice and New Zealand once. But, this was their maiden whitewash win in a five-match series away from home. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with a 66-ball 50. He shared a crucial 71-run partnership for the third wicket with Ravindra Jadeja (not out 48 ) to lay the foundation for the win. Jadeja ended the contest in style by hitting a six as India reached 167 for three in 34 overs. The victory target was too small for the rampaging Indians, who have recorded convincing wins over the home side in all the five matches. The young Indian side under Virat Kohli, who had come here without a few top players, maintained their domination over the home side and ended the series in emphatic style. This series victory also rectified their disappointing performance in this country in 2010 when they lost all their two matches in a tri-series Captain Virat Kohli dropped himself down and sent Rahane at number three as the target was small. His team—mates ensured that there was no need for their captain to come out and bat. India’s run chase though did not begin well with opener Cheteshwar Pujara dismissed in the fourth ball for a duck. Dhawan was out in the 11th off Jarvis after hitting six fours and a six in his 38-ball innings. Dhawan’s departure saw the Indians slowing down a bit but it didn’t matter much eventually. Earlier, Mishra notched up a career-best six-wicket haul as India dismissed Zimbabwe for 163.
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Pietersen hits hundred but it’s
advantage Aussies
Pietersen became England's all-time highest runscorer in all formats of the game on his way to a perfectly balanced 113 at Old Trafford, combining aggression against hapless off-spinner Nathan Lyon with watchful caution against the quicks. He was dismissed lbw by left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc, although after a Pietersen review a small mark was visible on the Hotspot technology suggesting an inside edge. In a test dogged by controversy over the officials' use of the decision review system (DRS), third umpire Kumar Dharmasena opted to side with his on-field colleague Tony Hill. Matt Prior was six not out at the close with Stuart Broad on nine as England still trailed the follow-on target of 328. A doubt ahead of the match with a calf strain, Pietersen batted almost the whole day and raised both alarms aloft in a statuesque pose after reaching three figures with an audacious upper cut for four. His 23rd test ton and first in Manchester came after England won the first two tests without him really contributing. Australia, who amassed 527 for seven declared and need to win to have any chance of regaining the urn, will rue not reviewing a Shane Watson lbw shout against Pietersen on 62. Australia captain Michael Clarke decided against a review but the team informed him from the balcony with a raised finger that television replays showed Pietersen would have been out. Scoreboard Australia 1st innings 527/7 Decl England 1st innings (Overnight 52/2) Extras: (lb 7, nb 1) 8 Bowling: Harris 26-9-50-2; Starc 26-5-75-3; Lyon 26-8-77-0; Watson 15-7-26-0; Siddle 25-6-53-2; Smith 2-0-6-0 — Reuters
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Sachin’s regret: Not getting a chance to play against Sir Viv
Dubai, August 3 Tendulkar recalled his progress from a ball boy in the 1987 World Cup to playing against the best players of that era in the next World Cup. “I remember in 1987, I was a ball boy so it was a big transformation for me from being a ball boy to participating in the next World Cup. I still remember the group picture of teams in Sydney. It was followed by a dinner at the Darling Harbour. It was an unbelievable experience with all the top players from the world in the room,” the modern-day batting icon said. Tendulkar, who entered the 1992 World Cup as a teenager, scored 283 runs at an average of just over 47 and was man of the match in India's only two victories - over Pakistan by 43 runs and Zimbabwe by 55 runs. Tendulkar said it was “special” to play against some big names such as Ian Botham, Graham Gooch, Kepler Wessels, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Desmond Haynes, Richie Richardson, Malcolm Marshall and Curtly Ambrose. However, he regrets not getting a game against the West Indies legend Vivian Richards. “I was quite disappointed that Vivian Richards was not part of the West Indies squad. He was (and still is) my hero, so it was disappointing that I could not play against him,” he said. Tendulkar also said that the 1992 World Cup introduced a number of newcomers to the world who went on to become household names and great ambassadors for the game. “I have to say Allan Donald was a big name then. Everyone spoke about how good he was. Then there was Jonty Rhodes. His run out of Inzamam-ul-Haq was one of the highlights of the World Cup. Not many guys have seen a run out like that!,” Tendulkar was quoted as saying in an ICC release. “I remember a new trend started in the tournament of opening the bowling with spin in the form of Dipak Patel. I don't think it had happened earlier. “I thought these were the guys who really made an impact. To play against them was always a wonderful challenge, which I enjoyed.” As a player who has played in three different decades, Tendulkar considered himself lucky to have been pitted his skills against the great all-rounders of the 1980s. Tendulkar said it was an amazing experiece to play against the top players, the game has ever seen. “There were some real big names and some of the world's top all-rounders. One thing I feel happy about is that I played against all of them: Richard Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall, Clive Rice, Kapil Dev, Imran Khan and Ian Botham. They were the best all-rounders the game had produced. “Having been able to play against them I consider myself very fortunate. It was quite an experience to play those top guys,” he said. — Reuters
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Kalmadi loses his last connect with sports
New Delhi, August 3 Kalmadi lost the IAAF Council membership after his defeat in the Asian Athletics Association’s presidential election in Pune early last month to Qatar's Dahlan Al-Hamad. The IAAF have now appointed Du Zhaocai, senior vice-president of the AAA and general secretary of Chinese Athletics Association (CAA), to its Council as one of Asia's representatives. The website of the world athletics body no longer has the name of Kalmadi as member of its Council and Zhaocai's name has replaced that of the Indian. Asia now has two members in the IAAF Council in Zhaocai and Al-Hamad, who is also one of the four vice-presidents of the world body. The replacement of Kalmadi by Zhaocai took place just a few days before the IAAF Congress (August 7-8) to be held in Moscow ahead of the World Championships in the Russian capital from August 10 to 18. The 69-year-old controversial Indian, currently on bail after spending 10 months in jail for his alleged involvement in the 2010 CWG scam, had sat on the IAAF Council since 2001. Since his name was linked with the 2010 CWG scam, Kalmadi has lost a number of key roles, including that of the head of the Indian Olympic Association, which he had led since 1996 until he was forced out in 2011. — PTI
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Injured Dutt out of World Championship
New Delhi, August 3 “The injury to my right-knee has aggravated once again. The MCL (medial collateral ligament) tear requires a surgery. I will be flying off to South Africa to get it operated later this month,” the 30-year-old Yogeshwar said. The World Championships will be held in Budapest, Hungary from September 16. Yogeshwar had got the same knee operated in 2009. “All was going well. I was hoping for a return in that tournament. Around 15 days back that the injury flared up again and I had to consult my doctors. They suggested me to go for a surgery again.” “But now it seems my wait will be little more longer,” he said. The injury could keep the Haryana grappler out of action for nearly six months. “It is disappointing to miss out on World Championships. It's the second biggest event after the Olympics. I have informed the federation about my injury and they were supportive,” the Padma Shri awardee said. “I am continuing with my strengthening exercises. I am avoiding any stress on the leg muscles as it could worsen the injury,” he added. — PTI
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AIFF invites tribal footballers to Delhi
New Delhi, August 3 "Despite the Gasteiz Cup being a non-official tournament, AIFF Technical Team will look into the training schedule of the girls and if any of them are good enough to represent India, in their respective age-categories, they would be drafted into the national team," AIFF said in a release. AIFF President Praful Patel invited the young girls to the federation headquarters. — PTI
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Russian Efimova enjoys dream swim, Campbell impresses
Barcelona, August 3 Efimova, who said she had barely slept after Friday's gold in the 200 breaststroke and was stunned by her performance, touched in a time of 29.78 seconds to beat the previous best of 29.80 set by American Jessica Hardy in 2009. Hardy was swimming alongside the Russian and posted the second-quickest qualifying time of 29.99 seconds. "I still don't understand it,” Efimova told reporters. "Yesterday I was ready for a world record but today, I didn't sleep half the night and I am so tired," the 21-year-old added. "I didn't do the warm-up and I am so sleepy and I just swam a record it's crazy." Campbell, whose bid for Olympic gold in the freestyle sprints was wrecked by illness in London last year, posted 24.27 seconds in the 50 metres version on Saturday, well ahead of Briton Francesca Halsall in second with 24.60. Campbell's younger sister Bronte was third quickest in 24.65 ahead of Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands, Olympic champion at 50 and 100 metres, in 24.68. Campbell put some of the disappointment of missing out at the Olympics behind her by winning the 100 gold on Friday and said she was still recovering. “I'm stinging a little bit I won't deny but did what I needed to do, got through fairly comfortably so hopefully I can just build on that,” she told reporters. “I didn't get that much sleep or probably as much rest as I would have liked so I am really happy with that swim," added the 21-year-old. “It's a 50, how much energy can you blow? 50's are fun. They don't hurt. It's splash and dash, essentially.” Sun Yang of China, chasing a rare treble of distance freestyle golds and already the winner of titles at 400 and 800 metres in Barcelona, eased through as the fastest man in qualifying for Sunday's 1,500 final. Sun will match feat achieved previously only by Australian Grant Hackett in 2005 if he wins all three titles. — Reuters
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For Rs 1,500, watch Vettel and Co. burn asphalt this year
New Delhi, August 3 The third edition of the F1 race is slated for October 25-27 at the Buddh International circuit and this year the JPSI have started sale of race-day ticket simultaneously with the three-day ticket. Rs 1500 price is for fans who are interested in watching just the race on Sunday and not all three-day action, starting Friday with Free Practice and followed by Qualifying on Saturday.This category has been introduced to attract primarily the students. Fans who want to watch action all three days, the minimum price they have shell out is Rs 2000 for the Natural/Picnic stand. In this category, JPSI have slashed the prices by Rs 1000. The organisers have also divided the main Grand Stand in two tiers. The three-day ticket in MGS lower-tier will cost Rs 21,000 while the Sunday-ticket at the same stand has been priced at 12,000. The upper-tier ticket for Sunday at the MGS will cost Rs 10,000 while for all three days, it is Rs 15,000. The next best stand is the Premium one where a three-day ticket can be bought for Rs 10,000 while race-day ticket is available at Rs 7,500. — PTI
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India created history by recording their first-ever five-match ODI series whitewash on foreign soil as they thrashed Zimbabwe by seven wickets.
Kevin Pietersen defiantly struck a mature century but England were staring down the barrel at 294 for seven at stumps on the third day of the third Ashes Test on Saturday, still 233 adrift on first innings.
Yuliya Efimova of Russia set a world record in the 50 metres breaststroke and Australia's Cate Campbell left her rivals for 50 freestyle gold trailing in qualifying at the world championships in Barcelona on Saturday.
6/48:
Mishra's career-best haul
Manchester, August 3
Sachin Tendulkar has some fond memories of playing alongside the legends of the 1980s in the 1992 World Cup but is still disappointed at missing out playing against his hero Vivian
Richards.
