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Wheels come off in final lap
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IOA holds polls, return to Olympic fold on the cards
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Irani Cup: Vinay scalps six to leave ROI in a shambles
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Bale on target as Real go top
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Wheels come off in final lap
Auckland, February 9 India had looked favourites to win the match for much of the day before Wagner dismissed Virat Kohli (67) and Shikhar Dhawan (115) after lunch, and then removed Zaheer Khan (17) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (39) in the evening session when the tourists were in sight of the 407 runs needed for victory. Dhoni, the architect of a bludgeoning counter-attack after his side had been reduced to 270 for six after tea, was the ninth wicket to fall, effectively ending the chase with his side still 44 runs short of their target. India, who were eventually dismissed for 366, were skittled out for 202 in their first innings, a deficit of 301 runs, but fought back brilliantly with the ball to give themselves a fighting chance of achieving an unlikely victory. The final session typified the ebb and flow of the fourth day, with both sides at times holding the upper hand only for their fortunes to change over by over. India had earlier looked favourites to win the match after lunch with Kohli and Dhawan well-established and ready to guide their team home in the final session. Wagner dismissed the dangerous Kohli to break the 126-run partnership with Dhawan; then had the opening batsman caught behind to give the hosts hope they could still win the match at Eden Park. Iffy decisions
Trent Boult then dismissed Ajinkya Rahane before tea with the first delivery of the second new ball when he trapped the batsman lbw for 18, though television replays showed Rahane had got an inside edge before the ball hit his pads. Southee then had Rohit Sharma caught behind by Watling for 19 on the first ball after tea to give the wicketkeeper his fifth catch of the innings. Ravindra Jadeja produced a beautifully timed off drive for a boundary on the first delivery he faced which sparked the counter-attack. Jadeja and Dhoni raced to a 54-run partnership in 34 balls and looked to have seized the initiative back before Jadeja produced one shot too many off Boult and the ball flew to Ish Sodhi at mid-on. Zaheer Khan continued in that vein, but when he fell Dhoni was left to try to see his side to an unlikely victory. When he was controversially bowled by Wagner, television replays suggested the bowler could have been called for a no-ball, India's pursuit effectively ended before it was finished when Ishant Sharma gave Watling his sixth catch. — Reuters Scoreboard New Zealand win by 40 runs |
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Despite the defeat, skipper Dhoni looks to pick positives
Auckland, February 9 “The bowlers bowled fantastically well to get us back. One of the best that I have seen our bowlers bowl, especially on a good wicket. They kept it tight and bowled wicket-taking deliveries, They need to continue doing that,” said Dhoni.
"Definitely, there were nervous times. They put us under immense amount of pressure. Neil Wagner's spell epitomised everything that is going well with the side. It was a great Test to be part of. One that we will remember. We had to overcome tough periods when batting," said McCullum, who was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant 224 in the first innings.. — PTI
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IOA holds polls, return to Olympic fold on the cards
NEW DELHI, February 9 The election of Ramachandran as the IOA president was a mere formality as he was the lone candidate in the fray for the top post. Kho-Kho Federation of India president Rajeev Mehta and All India Tennis Association (AITA) chief Anil Khanna were elected unopposed as secretary general and treasurer, respectively, in the polls which marked the exit of corruption-tainted Abhay Chautala and Lalit Bhanot from the IOA. Voting was done only for eight vice-presidents as there were nine candidates in the fray. One senior vice-president, six joint secretaries and nine executive council members were also elected unopposed. All the office-bearers of the IOA will have a term till 2016, the Olympic year. The three observers from International Olympic Committee said they would submit a "favourable" report to IOC president Thomas Bach and expressed hope that India's suspension would be revoked "sooner than later". Robin Mitchell, IOC member from Fiji, even hinted that India's suspension could be revoked before the end of the ongoing Sochi Winter Olympics so that the three Indians taking part in the Games can hold the Tricolour in the closing ceremony on February 23. "We are very happy at the way the proceedings have happened today. We are reaching Sochi tomorrow and will submit our report to IOC president and it's up to him when to call the executive board meeting to decide on India's return. We hope it will happen sooner than later," Mitchell said. Asked about a time frame, he said, "The IOC executive board is meeting before the closing ceremony of Sochi Winter Olympics and hopefully the EB will decide to revoke India's suspension in that meeting. We want Indian athletes to take part in the closing ceremony with the national flag," he said. — PTI
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race
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KOCHI, February 9 “There was a delay in getting the verdict from other judges at different points of the 2km course for non-availability of a walkie-talkie. However, such a decision (of informing the walker of his disqualification after the race) is permissible under the IAAF rules,” said S Vegiyathuman, the International Race Walking Judge from Malaysia who supervised the two-day event here. Punjab's Mahendra Pratap Singh, who had won the youth boys' title in the junior nationals at Bangalore two months ago, received the gold medal clocking 45:01s while Shailesh Kumar (46:34s) and Manjit Singh (47:46s) won the silver and bronze respectively. In the 50km race walk, Haryana's Sandeep Kumar won the gold medal (4:08:54s) while Uttarakhand's Manish Singh Rawat (4:09:38s) and Surinder Singh of Punjab (4:14:14s) clinched the silver and bronze respectively. “I am looking for a better performance during the IAAF Race Walking World Cup at Taicang, China,” Sandeep said. Meanwhile, hosts Kerala's KT Neena triumphed on her maiden appearance in 10km race walk to win the gold medal in the junior girls' section. After an early morning start of the men's 50km walk, a total of 11 junior girls took the course around 7:15 am for the 10km race. Last year's runner-up Priyanka maintained the lead until 7km when Neena decided to increase her pace. She overtook the Punjab girl at the turning point. There was no looking back for Neena after that as she went on to clock 51:27s. — PTI
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Third gold for Bindra in Inter Shoot Tri series
New Delhi, February 9 In a lively competition, which had the current Olympic Champion Alin George Moldoveanu, Bindra shot 209.0 and 209.3 in the two finals to outclass the field by 3.3 and 2.4 points, respectively. Interestingly, Bindra had topped the qualifiers on Friday in the second competition with a total of 627.7, 6.6 better than the second placed Moldoveanu. In the first competition on Thursday, Bindra had qualified in the eighth place with 613.3, but beat the top qualifier Peter Hellenbrand of Holland in a strong climax as he wound up with the last two shots of 10.6 and 10.8. — PTI
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Irani Cup: Vinay scalps six to leave ROI in a shambles
Bangalore, February 9 At stumps, Karnataka were 35/1 in reply to Rest of India’s first innings score of 201, largely due to Vinay’s outstanding figures of 6/47 from 18.4 overs. He was complimented well by all-rounder Stuart Binny who took three for 35. Karthik, who has had an ordinary Ranji Trophy season, played a dogged innings of 91 and had a couple of useful late-order partnerships with Amit Mishra (47) and Harbhajan Singh (25) which yielded 67 and 70 runs, respectively. Gautam Gambhir (22) disappointed as he was trapped LBW by Binny after having done the hardwork of surviving the first hour. Vinay ripped through the Rest top-order before coming back in the final session to polish off the tail on a helpful track where the seamers got a lot of help off the surface. He got Jiwanjot Singh (0) LBW on the very first delivery and then got rid of Baba Aparajith (2) and Kedar Jadhav (2) to reduce Rest to 12/3 in 4.1 overs. Karthik, however, played a composed innings under pressure, facing 184 balls and cracking 14 boundaries. On the way, he survived a confident appeal for caught behind when the TV replays showed that he had edged the ball to wicketkeeper CM Gautam off Vinay’s bowling. Karnataka’s decision to field first paid rich dividends as their pacers used the greenish pitch really well and bowled an attacking line and length to rattle the opposition batsmen. Vinay now stands a chance to complete a split hat-trick in the second innings if he happens to get a wicket off his first delivery. Brief Scores: Rest of India 201 (Karthik 91, Vinay 6-47, Binny 3-35); Karnataka 35 for 1 (Rahul 28no) PTI
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Wizards cut Lancers down to size
Lucknow, February 9 The Wizards scored two goals in the first half while their third goal came in the final minute. Skipper VR Raghunath gave the hosts the lead in the 17th minute by converting a penalty corner before striker Nikkin Thimmaiah doubled the lead in the 41st minute with a neat deflection. Lancers, however, pulled a goal back in the 59th minute through Gonzalo Peillat, who fired an unstoppable drag-flick into the top right corner. The hosts, however, struck in the final minute through legendary Dutchman Teun de Nooijer to seal the match. UP Wizards stayed in third position with 21 points from seven games. Ranchi pip Mumbai 1-0
Mumbai: Ranchi Rhinos rode on Justin Reid Ross' solitary strike to pip Mumbai Magicians 1-0 in the second match of the day. Ross found the back of the net with a blistering strike after being fed by Moritz Furste in the 11th minute. The win took the Rhinos’ tally to 23 points from six games. The Magicians pocketed one point but continued to languish at the bottom of the table with just seven points from as many games. — Agencies |
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Sochi, February 9 On the second day of full competition on Russia's Black Sea coast, Mayer claimed one of the Games' biggest titles as pre-race favourites American Bode Miller and Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal failed to make the podium. Mayer, the son of 1988 super-G silver medallist Helmut and just 23-years-old, edged out Italy's Christof Innerhofer by 0.06 seconds on an overcast day. Irene Wust upset defending champion Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic to win the women's 3,000 metre title and hand the Dutch their second speedskating gold of the Games. Wust clocked four minutes, 0.34 seconds over the seven-and-a-half laps in the 13th of 14 heats to eclipse the previous best mark set by Sablikova by 1.6 seconds. Olga Graf finished a surprise third with a time of 4:03.47 to give hosts Russia their first medal. Keshavan finishes 37th
After two bad runs, Keshavan clocked 53.335 in his last run, his fastest. This was Keshavan's worst performance in the Winter Olympics. He had finished 28th in Nagano (Japan) in 1998, 33rd in Salt Lake City (USA) in 2002, 25th in Torino (Italy) in 2006 and 29th in Vancouver (Canada) in 2010. — Reuters |
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NEW DELHI, February 9
Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was delighted to see his bowlers come up trumps under pressure situation.
Shiva Keshavan finished a lowly 37th in the singles luge competition. The 32-year-old Indian clocked a combined time of 3:37.149 from his four rounds, 9.623 seconds slower than gold medallist Felix Loch of Germany.
