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India colts lose midas touch
Amla, Morkel put SA in charge
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Sabita bags first gold for Uttarakhand
Vic’s wild streak gets him 2nd gold
Punjab Warriors to face Delhi Waveriders in hockey league final
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India colts lose midas touch
Dubai, February 22 India were the hot favourites to retain the World Cup they had won famously under Unmukt Chand two years ago. But this time around the burden of expectations and the surprise tactics of England got the better of the Indians in the quarterfinals. After having won the toss and electing to bat, India, for the second time in four matches, lost four wickets in the first Powerplay. Although Vijay Zol and Deepak Hooda managed to rescue them to a healthy total of 221, England chased it down with five balls to spare. Matthew Fisher took three wickets as India were reduced to 24 for four in 8.1 overs before Hooda, Sarfaraz Khan and Zol helped them recover. Sarfaraz made 52 off 46 balls with four boundaries and India added 74 in the last 10 overs, 44 coming in the final five. One tactic that ensured England were able to make 222 on a wicket that was starting to turn square in the latter half was their use of the batting Powerplay. England had opted to use the Powerplay as early as the 19th over. It proved to be a successful ploy as it yielded 31 runs and this never allowed the Indian spinners to apply the choke during the middle overs. England captain Will Rhodes later admitted England had planned to take the Powerplay early to ensure the innings did not stagnate. “We have discussed about the timing but it's up to the batsmen, really," he said. "It has been pre-planned to take it early but the exact timing is up to the batsmen as they are in the best shoes to decide when to take it. There has been a lot of cricket played amongst our team and the use of the Powerplay can sometimes disrupt an innings so that is why we were looking to take it early." Meanwhile, England earned a semifinal date with two-time champions Pakistan, who beat Sri Lanka by 121 runs in another quarterfinal today. Scoreboard India Bains c Clarke b Winslade 3 Herwadkar c Clarke b Fisher 2 Zol c Duckett b Sayer 48 Samson c Duckett b Fisher 0 Bhui c Duckett b Fisher 7 Hooda run out (Tattersall) 68 Sarfaraz not out 52 Gani c Sayer b Higgins 7 Yadav run out (Winslade) 16 Milind not out 7 Extras (lb 1, w 10) 11 Total (8 wickets; 50 overs) 221 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-8, 3-8, 4-24, 5-111, 6-147, 7-161, 8-196 Bowling Fisher 10-1-55-3 Winslade 10-2-44-1 Sayer 10-0-27-1 Rhodes 10-0-35-0 Higgins 4-0-21-1 Jones 6-0-38-0 England Tattersall c & b Hooda 23 Finch lbw b Monu 10 Higgins c Samson b Milind 1 Duckett c Zol b Yadav 61 Barnard c Samson b Gani 24 Rhodes b Yadav 10 Clarke c Zol b Yadav 42 Jones not out 28 Sayer not out 10 Extras (w 13) 13 Total (7 wickets; 49.1 overs) 222 Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-36, 3-41, 4-117, 5-138, 6-148, 7-199 Bowling Milind 7.1-1-27-1 Monu 5-0-21-1 Hooda 10-0-59-1 Gani 10-1-37-1 Yadav 10-0-46-3 Sarfaraz 7-0-32-0 ROUND-UP
* Bangladesh U-19 crushed Canada U-19s by nine wickets and 217 balls to spare in the play-off for the ninth place at the Ur-19 World Cup. Bangladesh put Canada in and their bowlers made the most of the morning conditions in Abu Dhabi. *
A patient half-century from Ryan Burl helped Zimbabwe U-19s to a six-wicket win against Namibia U-19s in the ninth-place quarterfinal play-off. Burl hit only four during his 55 not out, and put up 66 for the fourth wicket. Dissapointed We are disappointed not to make it to the final. We had a good team to win the tournament but I want to congratulate England — Vijay Zol, Indian skipper Chased well I was nervous all through but we held on. We did well with the new ball and kept them to a low total and chased it down — Will Rhodes, England captain
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Amla, Morkel put SA in charge
Port Elizabeth, February 22
The Proteas led by 369 runs with six second-innings wickets remaining and two days to go on a ground where the highest score chased down for victory was 271 by Australia in 1997. Amla will resume on 93 not out with 21-year-old debutant Quinton de Kock on nine. Amla's positive stroke-play against all the Australian bowlers helped South Africa score at more than four runs an over and accelerated the game forward after a slow first two days.
Australia did make inroads into the top order, Graeme Smith (14) failing again after being bowled by Mitchell Johnson off the inside edge. Johnson also accounted for AB De Villiers (29).
Peter Siddle weighed in with two wickets, Dean Elgar (16) and Faf du Plessis (24), both caught behind by Brad
Haddin.
“Credit where it is due, they bowled very well,” Australia captain Michael Clarke told reporters. “Our top order did not perform the way we would have liked. The wicket had deteriorated a bit so we are going to have to bat our backsides off in the second innings. I still think we can win, it will be an uphill battle and it will be determined by how much we need to chase. I would have put us in for five overs tonight if it was us in that situation.”
Fiery Bowling
Fast bowler Morkel proved the catalyst for a sizeable South African lead as his fiery bowling helped restrict Australia to 246 in their first innings. Having resumed on 112 for four, Australia battled to contain a rampant Morkel, who landed a number of sickening body blows to the body, including one into the side of the helmet of Johnson.
Morkel claimed three wickets in the innings, but his two spells of fearsome shot-pitched deliveries had the Australian hopping around the crease.
David Warner was the top scorer for the tourists with 70, but as he looked to score at the opposite end to Morkel he edged Philander to Smith at first slip. — Reuters
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Second test SA vs Australia * Brief Scores: (At Tea) South Africa 423 and 58 for 2 (Amla 24*, du Plessis 1*) lead Australia 246 (Warner 70, Smith 49, Morkel 3-63) by 235 runs |
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Som breezes into Delhi Open final
New Delhi, February 22 Somdev defeated the Russian fourth seed 6-4 6-2 in the $100,000 ATP Challenger tournament at RK Khanna Tennis Stadium. Somdev played a solid game as he rallied to come back after Donskoy had rushed to a 3-0 lead in the opening set. His nerves settling after the first hold, Somdev started to play much better. Employing his usual strategy, the Indian kept the ball in play and from the very first point of the match long rallies came into play. Both Somdev and Donskoy were solid from the baseline, ripping backhands and forehands. The second set started with an exchange of breaks and as the game progressed Donskoy’s errors had him in deep trouble. Two backhand errors cost him the fifth game and his challenge fell flat when Somdev hit a volley winner for a 5-2 lead. The Indian saved two break points before clinching the issue in the next game. — Agencies |
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Sabita bags first gold for Uttarakhand
Dehradun, February 22 She bagged the first place in the 48kg girls category, while Pinki from Delhi and Suman from Haryana bagged second and third positions respectively. In the 40kg bout, Preeti (UP) bagged the gold followed by Geeta (Karnataka). Shikha Rana of Uttarakhand was placed third. Mala Prabha (Karnataka) won the gold medal in 44-kg category, while Lunmavi (Mizoram) came second. In 57kg category, J&K's Shikha Bhau bagged the first position and Shaini Jaan from Kerala bagged the second position. Haryana's Suman finished third.
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Vic’s wild streak gets him 2nd gold
Rosa Khutor, February 22 Wild added the parallel slalom title to the giant slalom gold he collected on Wednesday, a win that prompted criticism in the United States about his switch. “No matter what you do in your life, people are going to hate you,” Wild told a news conference. “If you're good at something, people are going to hate you. It's just the way it is.” Wild said his decision had nothing to do with financial incentives. “After the giant slalom there was a lot of questions: ‘How would you have done if you were riding for the United States, compared to riding for Russia?” the 27-year-old said. Canada, Sweden primed for final passion play A Canada v Sweden clash for the Olympic men's ice hockey gold medal may not deliver the show-stopping finish to the Games the host Russians could have provided but Sunday's final might yet prove a worthy ending. Third athlete fails test A Ukrainian cross-country skier has failed a doping test, her country's Olympic committee said. It is the third positive result of the Games. Marina Lisogor tested positive for trimetazidine, which is classified as a “specified stimulant” on the World Anti-Doping Agency's prohibited list. — Agencies Medals Tally Country G S B Tot Norway 11 5 9 25 Russia 10 10 7 27 Canada 9 10 5 24 USA 9 7 11 27 Germany 8 5 5 18
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Punjab Warriors to face Delhi Waveriders in hockey league final
Ranchi, February 22 Sandeep Singh scored two, while Jake Whetton scored the winning goal. Punjab will now face Delhi Waveriders in the final. Yuvraj Walmiki scored the all-important winner to guide Delhi Waveriders into the final of the second edition of the Hockey India League in the Astroturf Hockey Stadium. Walmiki scored a field goal in the 15th minute in front of a big crowd to dash Uttar Pradesh Wizards' title hopes. It was a keenly-contested fight between the last year's runners-up and the Wizards. While the Waveriders had the better share of ball possession in the first half, the UP side dominated the proceedings in the second half. The only difference between the two sides in the evenly-matched contest was that the Waveriders made use of an early chance, whereas the Wizards were guilty of wasting numerous goal-scoring opportunities. Wizards skipper VR Raghunath had a bad day in office as he failed to convert from the three penalty corners his side earned. The Waveriders got the first real scoring opportunity in the 12th minute but wasted it as Rupinderpal Singh failed to capitalise on his side's first penalty corner. The Delhi outfit, however, took the lead soon through Walimiki. An opportunist Walimiki found himself at the right place at the right time to deflect in, from close range, a Justin Reid-Ross pass. Wizards got a chance to draw level in the second quarter when they earned their first penalty corner but skipper Raghunath's flick went wide after a deflection off rusher Rupinderpal’s stick. The UP side needed a goal in the second half to keep their hopes alive and expectedly went on the offensive from the start. — PTI HIL Semifinals * Results: Delhi Waveriders beat UP Wizards 1-0 * Punjab Warriors beat Ranchi Rhinos 3-2
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Defending champions India have been knocked out of the Under-19 World Cup by a spirited and astute England team.
Hashim Amla's blistering stroke-play and Morne Morkel's fearsome bowling put South Africa in control of the second Test against Australia as they closed the third day on 192 for four. 
Snowboarder
Vic Wild won his second gold medal for adopted country Russia and shrugged off
accusations he had turned his back on the United States for financial reasons.
Punjab
Warriors beat Ranchi Rhinos 3-2 to enter the final of the Hockey India League at
Ranchi. Sandeep Singh scored two, while Jake Whetton scored the winning goal. Punjab will now face Delhi Waveriders in the final.Yuvraj Walmiki scored the all-important winner to guide Delhi Waveriders into the final of the second edition of the Hockey India League in the Astroturf Hockey Stadium.
