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Kanitkar, Mullick in century stand JODHPUR, Oct 5 — Skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Prabhanjan Mullick cracked fine half centuries in a 100-run stand, but Board President’s XI lost some initiative to reach 269 for eight at close on the first day of their three-day cricket tie against the New Zealand here today. Indians promise a lot more NAIROBI, Oct 5 — A young Indian team was tripped at the final hurdle in the four-nation cricket tournament by a formidable South Africa, but the fine performances leading up to the summit clash promised much with a busy season ahead. |
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Superb 67 by Gurbaaz Mann |
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Difficult task for selectors India’s
overwhelming supremacy unchallenged Windies
all out for 249
Sridhar ousted as qualifiers
dominate Kirandeep
swims to six gold Parinder
to lead Haryana
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Kanitkar, Mullick in century stand JODHPUR, Oct 5 (PTI) — Skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Prabhanjan Mullick cracked fine half centuries in a 100-run stand, but Board President’s XI lost some initiative to reach 269 for eight at close on the first day of their three-day cricket tie against the New Zealand here today. Maharashtra left-hander Kanitkar was unlucky to miss his century, dismissed for 99, but he along with Orissa batsman Mullick — who struck a fine 67 — came up with their third wicket stand and handled the Kiwi attack well after winning the toss and choosing to bat on a batsman-friendly track. At close, Mumbai wicketkeeper Sameer Dighe was batting on 31 with Harbhajan Singh (6 batting) for company. The Kiwi bowlers, after rain ruined their opening match against India “A” at Pune, also had a good workout with left-arm paceman Shayne O’Connor (2/54), Dion Nash (2/34), left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori (2/70) with slow medium bowler Chris Harris, who dismissed Kanitkar, sharing the spoils. Kanitkar served notice to the selectors meeting in Mumbai tomorrow to pick the side for the first Test as he and Mullick built the innings after both openers Vikram Rathore (9) and Gagan Khoda (32) were dismissed to make it 63 for two. The Pune batsman struck nine boundaries and hit three huge sixes and followed his stand with Mullick (67 — 128 b, 11x4, 1x6) by adding 80 runs for the sixth wicket with Dighe. But Kanitkar fell agonisingly close to his century after offering a return catch to Harris with just eight of the day’s quota of 90 overs left to be bowled. Scoreboard |
Indians promise a lot more NAIROBI, Oct 5 (PTI) — A young Indian team was tripped at the final hurdle in the four-nation cricket tournament by a formidable South Africa, but the fine performances leading up to the summit clash promised much with a busy season ahead. On a roll for the past few weeks despite the absence of many stalwarts, Ajay Jadeja’s men matched the South Africans in the final and despite the 26-run defeat which denied coach Anshuman Gaekwad a fitting parting gift, many players revealed their potential for emerging regulars in the side. The Indian team was without the world’s best batsman Sachin Tendulkar, out nursing a back injury, and seasoned campaigners like bowlers Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble omitted, but newcomer Vijay R. Bharadwaj typified the fresh spirit by grabbing the chance with both hands. The 24-year-old Karnataka youngster showed domestic performances need not always be looked down upon. The highest Ranji Trophy run-getter last season not only shone with the bat but also claimed 10 wickets from four matches to emerge player of the series. Spin was the flavour as left-armer Sunil Joshi — whose sensational effort of 10-6-6-5 stood out in India’s eight wicket league win over South Africa — and off-spinner Nikhil Chopra carried on the good work they had come up with beating the West Indies in the Toronto series. India came here a confident lot - finalists in Singapore, winners in Toronto — and they began in great style by handing the Proteas one of their worst drubbings in recent months. Even Kenya, under former India bat Sandip Patil, showed lot of verve, against their African rivals in particular. Zimbabwe were the lone disappointment after much was expected from them following their stunning feats in the World Cup. They almost lost to Kenya from a comfortable position and against South Africa and India — the teams they vanquished in the English summer — Alistair Campbell’s boys looked misfits. India made up for the absence of big names with fine team efforts as they steam-rolled past all three rivals to set up a befitting final, where they ultimately gave in to a side whose bowling and batting depth can be matched by few and whose fielding is peerless. But in defeat, India had their heroes with Vijay Bharadwaj topping the roll of honour. From the moment Jadeja tossed the ball to the bespectacled Bangalore lad in the opener against South Africa, the signs were clear that this player had the potential to serve India well for many years to come. South Africa were down
in the dumps at that stage, but it takes only a few overs
to turn the tide in a one-day game and the debutant, did
not give an inch, reaffirming his match-winning
six-wicket effort in the Ranji Trophy final. |
Superb 67 by Gurbaaz Mann CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 — Local boy Gurbaaz Mann set the Chandigarh Golf Club course afire with a dazzling round of 5 under par 67, on the opening day of the St Xaviers Northern India Junior and Sub-junior Golf Tournament today. A record field of 93 participants teed off after a festive ceremonial tee-off by Mr Andrew John, Chairman of St Xaviers School. Gurbaaz Mann was set for a great performance from the very start and played a near immaculate round in which he faltered only twice to make bogeys on the fifth and ninth holes. A string of birdies on the second, sixth and seventh in the front nine saw him turn at one under par. He then raised his game to the level of a top pro going on to finish the round without dropping a single shot and making birdies on the 12th, 15th, 16th and then in grand style on the 18th with a super 15-foot putt. In the girls category Irina Brar led the field with a score of 79. Following her was Guneet Raikhy at 88. In the ‘B’ category the best performances belonged to Md. Wazir of Delhi who shot a level par round of 72 and Sagar Bhatia who finished nine strokes behind at 81. In category ‘C’ Aditya Singh and Karan Vasudeva, both of Delhi played steady rounds of golf to bring in cards of 85 and 90. In Category ‘D’ Varun Wadhwa led the field with a score of 88. Ajitesh Sandhu was two strokes behind. The scores after the first day’s play: Category ‘A’ (under-18): Gurbaaz Mann 67, Mohammed Wazir 72, Jassanjeet S Dhullet 71, Rajiv Kumar 77, Manav Jaini 77, Harinder Gupta 78, Sikander Ali 79, Sher Ali 79, Amandeep S Dhaliwal 80, Karanvir S Sidhoo 81. Category ‘B’ (under-15): Mohammed Wazir 72, Sagar Bhatia 81, Jaskeerat S Dhullet 81, Aditya Singh (Hcap 7) 85, Amandeep S Brara 86, Karan Talwar 86, Arjunveer S Chugh 86, Ikjyot Singh Bahl 86. Category ‘C’ (under-13): Aditya Singh (Hcap 7) 85, Karan Vasudeva 90, Gaganjeet Bhullar 90, Anup Singh 91, Balpreet S Ghuman 92. Category ‘D’ (under 11): Varun Wadhwa 88, Ajeetesh S Sandhu 90, Arjun Sengar 91, Arjun Malhotra 102. Girls: Irina Brar 79,
Guneet Raikhy 88, Harsharan Dhaliwal 120, Japneet Gharaya
127. |
Williams sisters plan to dominate world MUNICH, Germany, Oct 5 (Reuters) — Serena Williams and her sister Venus have announced plans to dominate the world after beating the top-ranked players at Munich’s Grand Slam Cup. Ranked third and fourth, the American sisters wowed the crowds with their commitment and athleticism as they notched up wins over world number one Martina Hingis and second-ranked Lindsay Davenport. “When I’m playing my best, I m kind of hard to beat,” said Serena, who won the $ 900,000 first prize on Sunday after beating Venus 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the finals of the world’s richest tournament. Britain’s Greg Rusedski beat local boy Tommy Haas 6-3 6-4 6-7 7-6 to the take men’s title and $ 1.3 million. Serena, the U.S. Open champion, had beaten Davenport to reach the final and Venus, 19, had thrashed Hingis. Serena, 18, was delighted to beat her older sister for the first time in a tournament after three earlier defeats but said Venus was “invincible” when she was on top of her game. “We are both really tough to beat when we are playing our best,” Serena added. Venus, who blasted 18 aces past an overwhelmed Hingis in the semifinals, said she was not surprised she and her younger sister made the final. Hingis conceded after the defeat that she needed to improve her strength to stay competitive in the new power-dominated women’s game. “This is what we’ve always wanted,” Venus said. “It’s unfortunate I lost. But there will be another chance where I can win and another chance where she can win. It’s a win-win situation. One of us is going to win. What’s the difference.” Serena, who began the year ranked 20th, has now won 16 straight matches and has not been beaten since June. “We’re going to play each other a lot, the matches are going to go back and forth,” Serena said. “It’s going to be exciting for women’s tennis.” The sisters made a sightseeing tour of the Bavarian capital, but were more comfortable in the familiar surroundings of an American restaurant than in the boisterous beer tents at the nearby Oktoberfest, where many other players sampled the world famous Munich beer. “I don’t drink
beer,” said Venus. “I am a U.S. citizen and it
is illegal for me to drink beer before I am 21.” |
Difficult task for selectors MUMBAI, Oct 5 (PTI)— The encouraging news for the Indian cricket team on the eve of the selection of the squad for the first Test against New Zealand at Mohali from October 10 to 14, is that skipper Sachin Tendulkar is physically fit to resume his glittering career. The ace batsman, who missed India’s last two one-day engagements to get his recurring back problem diagnosed by Australian doctors on a priority basis, will be present along with newly-appointed coach Kapil Dev when the selectors meet here tomorrow to choose the team for the opening Test. “Tendulkar is fit and has told (former board president) Raj Singh so during his visits to the Cricket Club of India for his fitness regimen,” board’s secretary Jaywant Lele told PTI today from Baroda. Tendulkar has been prescribed specific exercises to strengthen his lower back muscles by doctors attached with the Adelaide-based Australian Cricket Academy during his visit to the antipodes last month. Also back in contention after a lengthy post-shoulder operation lay-off is the man Tendulkar displaced at the helm, Mohammed Azharuddin, who has submitted his fitness certificate — signed by the doctor who performed the surgery in London on June 20 — to the board. But the interesting question is whether the Hyderabad veteran, who last played for India on June 12 when he led against New Zealand in the World Cup, can regain his middle-order place in the face of threat from promising youngsters like Vijay Bharadwaj and Jacob Martin. The 24-year-old Bharadwaj and the 27-year-old Martin have impressed with their tenacious performances in the limited chances they got at Nairobi and Toronto respectively. The selectors would be hard-pressed to ignore their claims even though the selection is for the five-day version of the game. Where does this leave
Azhar, is the question that the selectors will have to
address when his name crops up in the discussion. Azhar
had an eminently forgettable World Cup, struggling to
middle the ball in conditions ideally suited for swing
and seam bowling, but has an enviable home record to
boast of against all teams. |
Pele’s son to be tried for murder SAO PAULO, Oct 5 (AP) — The son of former Brazilian soccer star Pele is scheduled to go on trial for murder today, court officials said. Prosecutor Octavio Borba de Vasconcellos has accused Pele’s son, Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, 27, and Marcilio Jose Marinho de Melo, 24, of killing a motorcyclist by smashing into him when racing their cars. Pedro Simoes Neto, a 50-year-old retiree, was thrown from his motorcycle and killed in October 1992 in Santos, a port town 7 kilometres southeast of Sao Paulo. The trial by jury is scheduled to begin at 1530 IST in Santos, and court officials said a verdict is not expected until late at night. In February, the Justice Tribunal of Sao Paulo state ruled that Nascimento and Melo should be charged with murder, and not, as was expected, with involuntary manslaughter. “They (Nascimento and Melo) will respond to a charge of murder, “Vasconcellos said. “They assumed the risk of driving in the way they did, knowing they could have knocked someone down and killed him.” Neither
Nascimento’s attorney, Marlon Wander Machado, nor
Pele’s office were available for comment. |
India’s overwhelming supremacy unchallenged KATHMANDU, Oct 5 (PTI) — The 8th South Asian Federation Games, which ended in this picturesque valley amidst dazzling fireworks yesterday, has again proved that India’s overwhelming supremacy in the region is by and large unchallenged but the lack of consistency has been a worrying factor. Barring a few disappointing moments in men’s volleyball, football and athletics, the script unfolded on expected lines as the 232-member Indian contingent performed creditably to return home with a rich harvest of 102 gold, 58 silver and 37 bronze medals to take the top position on the medal rostrum like in all the previous editions. But the domination in the SAF Games, where the level of competition is not of a very high standard, can serve as a springboard for the Indian sportspersons who have otherwise been struggling to make a mark at other international meets. The Indians were hardly stretched or tested in most of the events proving that their South Asian neighbours have still miles to go before posing a semblance of challenge to the Indian juggernaut and the Indian Olympic Association should give opportunities to the juniors in such meets, at least in some disciplines. The swimmers, athletes and the shooters provided the bulk of the gold medals for the country, but it were the lifters and the paddlers who made a clean sweep in their respective events in the 10-day competitions which returned to its place of birth after a long gap of 15 years. The experienced Jaspal Rana (8 gold), Nisha Millet (7 gold), Anjali Ved Pathak (4 gold) and Sunita Rani (3 gold) were the star performers for India but there were many others who made an impact by creating new games records or improving upon their previous best effort. There were some others who did not live upto expectations. Led by ace marksman Jaspal Rana, the shooters had a field day at the BIS complex shooting range grabbing 21 of the 26 gold medals with Bangladesh surprisingly faring quite poorly compared to previous years. The Indian marksmen had collected 20 gold, 14 silver and 7 bronze medals in the last SAF Games in Chennai. Although Rana repeated the Chennai feat of eight gold medals, he was not in his best form, particularly in the center fire pistol and air pistol events not reaching close to his best scores. The swimmers were expected to rule the roost in the pool but the controversial disqualification of the men’s 4x200 metre freestyle and the women’s 4x100m medley relay teams robbed India of two sure gold medals and were the only unsavoury moments for the swimmers who otherwise faced no challenge at all from their rivals who were still well below the Indian standards. Nisha Millet, who captured seven gold medals from eight events in which she participated, was the toast of the nation as the Karnataka girl gave ample proof of her talent winning by very comfortable margins. The shock defeat of the Indian football team to Bangladesh in the semifinals was the biggest disappointment, particularly after the defending champions had won their group ‘A’ league matches with huge margins. Mercurial striker I.M. Vijayan, who achieved hattricks in consecutive matches against Pakistan and Bhutan, set a record of sorts by scoring a goal in the 12th second of the match against Bhutan but his remarkable performance was overshadowed to a great extent by the team’s dismal show against Bangladesh. The team had to be content with a bronze medal defeating the Maldives in the ply-off for the third and fourth positions. Sri Lankan express Damayanti Darsha set the track ablaze with her stupendous performance setting new games records in the women’s 100m, 200m, 400m events as the Islanders expectedly dominated the sprint and hurdles events. If Darsha stole the limelight in the sprint events, the 21-year-old Sunita Rani made a major impact with her startling performance in the Games establishing new records in women’s 1500m, 500m and 10000m runs. The failure of Ajay Raj Singh to win the men’s 200m gold despite leading the field till almost the very end and Sanjay Rai’s poor show in the long jump event were a big let down for the Indians who could have finished with a bigger haul of gold medals in their kitty. The Indians improved their medals tally marginally by finishing with 22 gold, 18 silver and 7 bronze medals. The lifters were confident of winning most of the gold medals even before boarding the flight to Kathmandu and the confidence was not misplaced as they swept all the eight gold medals on offer to complete a rare clean sweep while the grapplers won seven of the eight golds on offer. Only Surender Kumar failed to win it in the 97-130 kg category losing to his Pakistani opponent. In the table tennis arena, it was a clean sweep for the second successive time as the Indians were left to compete with each other in the absence of any worthwhile challenge. Stunning defeat of top seeded pair of Poulomi Ghatak and S. Raman in the first round of mixed doubles was the lone debacle for the paddlers but it did not cost India the gold as Chetan Baboor and Mantu Ghosh made amends by winning the mixed doubles title. Despite having a poor track record in SAF Games outside the country, the Indian boxers put up a creditable performance winning six of the 12 gold medals after eight pugilists made it to the final round. Asian Games gold medallist Ng Dingko Singh had no difficulty in winning the coveted gold medal in the bantam weight category, while Mohammed Ali Qamar (light fly), Narendra Rana (light), Sanjit Singh (light welter), Jitender Kumar (middle) and Gurcharan Singh (light heavy) were the other gold winners for the country. Considering that the Indian boxers had managed just one gold medal each for three Games in a row before Chennai, it was a creditable performance outside the country where conditions and crowd factor play a big role. India also clinched the gold in both men’s and women’s volleyball championship with a far more convincing performance than in Chennai where a junior team had been fielded in the men’s section. The Indians lost to Pakistan in their last league match but came back with vengeance to trounce them in the final in straight sets while the Indian eves recovered from a second set slump to prevail over Sri Lanka in their last round robin league match which was a veritable final since both teams had won all their matches till then. The gold in kabaddi did not come as a surprise as the Indians were much too strong for the other countries who have not yet mastered the subtleties of the rural game. But strangely the game has not gained much popularity yet in the region and Pakistan, the hosts of the next SAF Games in Peshawar, were not too keen to include it but agreed to do so only after India exerted some pressure. The inclusion of martial art events like karate and taekwondo for the first time in the SAF Games helped hosts Nepal finish in the second position on the medals table for the first time with a haul of 31 gold medals. With the Nepalese
extremely strong in karate and taekwondo, the Indians for
a change had to take the back seat, managing just one
gold in these two events which attracted a sizeable crowd
at the Shahanshah hall. |
Windies all out for 249 DHAKA, Oct 5 (Reuters) — West Indies were all out for 249 in their first innings on the second day of a three-day match on today in reply to Bangladesh’s total of 229. Bangladesh: (first innings): 229 all out. West Indies (Ist innings) (overnight 0-0) Campbell b M. Islam 5, Griffith b M. Islam 10, Hinds run out (al-Sjhariar) 70, Lara b M. Islam 87, Chanderpaul c A. Islam b E. Hoque 6, Powel b N. Rahman 15, Jacobs c A. Islam b E. Hoque 25, Perry c and b E. Hoque 12, Dillon c and b E. Hoque 6, King not out 6, Colins c J. Omar b E. Hoque 1. Extras (b-2, lb-3, nb-1) 6. Total (all out) 249. Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-16, 3-149, 4-181, 5-197, 6-197, 7-226, 8-234, 9-243. Bowling: M. Islam
17-3-64-3, E. Hoque 18.2.-6-57-5, A. Kamal 5-0-22-0, A.
Ahmed 8-3-34-0, N. Rahman 15-3-41-1, K. Mahmud 5-0-26-0. |
Sridhar ousted as qualifiers dominate NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (PTI) — Second seed and title aspirant Vinod Sridhar was knocked out in the first round of the men’s singles as qualifiers ruled the roost at the DSCL Open National Tennis Championships here today. Tamil Nadu’s Vinod Sridhar was dumped by S.K. Shivshankar despite taking the first set 6-1 with ease, the Karnataka player pulling off a 1-6 6-4 6-3 win to cause the biggest upset of the event so far. Qualifiers Kedar Shah (Mah) and Sunil Kumar of Chandigarh also toppled higher-rated players in the first round ties that got under way today, a day behind schedule. Kedar Shah took some time in the first set but found his touch in the second to beat Jagdish Tanwar (Raj) 7-6 (7/3) 6-1, while Sunil Kumar, getting in to the main draw after a gruelling qualifying tournament, showed the door to Vijayendra Laad (Mah) with a 6-1 6-2 win. Defending champion Nitin Kirtane however made a solid start as he gave little chance for rising junior Kamala Kannan to dictate terms. Though he had some trouble with his first serves, the Pune left-hander won 7-5 6-4 in one hour and 40 minutes. Third seed Vijay Kannan quelled the challenge of rising star Manoj Mahadevan 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) in an absorbing tie. Kannan showed no signs of uneasiness as he swept the first set 6-1 before Mahadevan tried to comeback. The Tamil Nadu boy kept up the pressure forcing a tie-breaker, but Delhi’s Kannan won the issue 7-3 for the match. Women’s seeds did not have to toil as all of them recorded convincing victories to enter the second round. Fourth seed Arthi Venkataraman of Karnataka blanked qualifier Tarminder Grover 6-0 6-0 while eighth seed Radhika Tulpule of Maharashtra conceded just one game in an equally impressive 6-0 6-1 victory over Reedhina Pareikh. Tulpule, starting the domestic season after a highly fruitful ITF Futures Tour of Africa, wasted no time in dispatching Pareikh to register her second win of the day. She won her under-18 girls first round tie 6-2 6-0 against Alice Joy in the morning. Fifth seed Sheetal Gautham of Karnataka scored a workmanlike 6-2 6-2 win over Monica Goel to set up a tough second round tie with Janaki Krishnamurthy in the top half of the draw. T. Yamini routed M. Padma Preetham 6-1 6-1 in an all-Tamil Nadu affair, but her progress may well be halted as she plays top seed and favourite Sai Jayalakshmi next. Qualifier Nischella Reddy of Andhra Pradesh defeated wildcard holder Stutti Smit 7-6 6-0 and meets Tulpule next. In the bottom half of the draw, Harsimran Kaur (Chd) won her first round tie against Isha Chopra 6-4 6-4 to set up a clash against Karishma Patel in the second round. Maharashtra’s Megha
Vakharia justified her wildcard with a 6-4 7-5 win over
the US-based compatriot Italia Khushchehra but runs into
second seed Rushmi Chakravarthy in the second round. |
Kirandeep swims to six gold CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 — Kirandeep Kaur of the local MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36 romped home with six gold medals, including a new record in 50 metre free style, clocking 34 seconds as against the previous record of 34.50 seconds on the opening day of the Panjab University Inter-College Swimming (men & women), waterpolo (men) competitions, which began here today at the PU swimming pool. Kirandeep got the first position in 100 metres back and breast stroke, 50, 100 and 800 m free style, and 200 m breast stroke .Another new record was set in 100 m back stroke for men by Madhav Sund of Government College, Ludhiana by clocking 1:09.21 seconds, an improvement over his own timing of 1:11.18 seconds. Results: men-100 m Backstroke-Madhav Sund (GC,Ldh) 1, time-1:09.21 sec: Rahul Kalia (GC Hpr) 2, Sudhir Kumar (PU Chd) 3. 4x100 m medlay relay-DAV Hpr 1, (time 5:10.73): GC Hpr 2, DAV-10 Chd 3. 1500 m free style-Rahul Kalia (GC Hpr) 1,Time 21:12.10 sec.: Aseem Parmar ( DAV Hpr) 2, Vijay Yadav (DAV Chd) 3. 200 m butterfly-Madhav Sund (GC Ldh) 1, time 2:32.25 sec. :Aseem (DAV Hpr) 2, Vijay Yadav (DAVChd) 3. 200 m breast stroke-Rahul (time 3:06.88 sec.)1, Jasjit 2, Vijay Yadav 3. 4x100 m free style relay-DAV Hpr (time 4:43.84) 1, DAV-10 Chd 2, GC Hpr 3. 100 m free style-Madhav Sund (GC Ldh) 1 (time 1:02.88) 1, Aseem (DAV Hpr) 2, Rajwinder Singh (DAV Hpr) 3. waterpolo (men)-PU campus b PEC Chd 11-0: PU Campus b DAV-10 Chandigarh 9-2: DAV College, Hoshiarpur b Govt College Hpr 14-03. Women:100 m back
stroke-Kirandeep Kaur (MCM-36)1, (time 1:28.66): Bindiya
Sareen (GCW Ldh) 2, Bhawna Maheshwari (GCW, Ldh) 3. 100 m
backstroke-Kirandeep Kaur (MCM-36) 1, (time 1:34.69 sec):
Bindiya Sareen (GCW Ldh) 2, Manreet Kaur (GCG-11)3. 4x100
m Medlay Relay-MCM College-36 Chd 1, time( 7:23.01): Govt
College for women Ldh 2. 800 m free style-Kirandeep Kaur
(MCM-36) 1, time 12:45.91: Bindiya Sareen (GCW-Ldh) 2,
Bhawna ( GCW Ldh) 3. 50 m free style-Kirandeep Kaur
(MCM-36)1, 1:16.66 Sec: Bindiya Sareen (GCW Ldh) 2,
Bhawna (GCW Ldh) 3. 400 x 100 m free style-MCMC-36 1,
(time 6:46.19 sec): GCW Ldh 2, GCG -11 (3). |
Parinder to lead Haryana ROHTAK, Oct 5 — Parinder Sharma will lead Haryana this year in the Ranji Trophy. He was named captain after the selection committee meeting held here today. According to Mr O.P. Taneja, joint secretary, Haryana Cricket Association (HCA) and convenor of the meeting, the choice of the captain was unanimous. On being quizzed why the name of Ajay Jadeja and Vijay Yadav, who led Haryana in the Ranji Trophy last year were not considered, Mr Taneja informed that they did not attend the trials and gave no information to the HCA regarding their availability. As such their names for not even considered for selection. The selection committee which met under the chairmanship of Rajinder Goel named 21 players for this year’s Ranji Trophy. Many of the cricketers who have been representing the state have been axed. The teams; Parinder Sharma (captain), Amarjeet Kaypee, Jitender Singh, Rajesh Puri, Ajay Ratra and Jasbir Singh both WK Manish Sakhalkar, Vaneet Jain, Surinder Kataria, Joginder Sharma, Sonu Sharma, Sanjay Jhakhar, Pankaj Thakur, Sanjay Dalal, Prasant Ahalwat, Satish Ohlawan, Padamjit Sherawat, Rajesh Bura, Sanjay Balwant, Rishi Khanna and Girish Bhano, Nitin Goel, Pradeep Jain and Shafiq Khan could not find a place in the team. Selected players will
attend a camp to be held at Gurgaon from October 16. |
South Asian boxing meet in
Lanka SHIMLA, Oct 5 — Sri Lanka will host the next South Asian Boxing Championship in the year 2000. Stating this here yesterday, Mr Rajesh Bhandari, the newly-elected secretary of the South Asian Amateur Boxing Federation, said the decision to award the championship to Sri Lanka was taken at a meeting of the federation held at Kathmandu. The meet would be held at Colombo. New office-bearers of
the federation were also elected during the meeting.
While Mr J. Jaysurya of Sri Lanka was elected president,
Mr Rajesh Bhandari of India was elected secretary. Mr
Mohammed Lalif (Bangladesh) and Mr Matura Das Nerwa
(Nepal) have been elected vice-presidents. The third
vice-president will be nominated by Pakistan. |
National Yoga meet from Oct 28 CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 — The 24th National Yoga Championship will be organised by Karnataka Yoga Association from October 28 to 31 at Davangere (Karnataka). The competitions will be
held in the age groups of 8 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 17, 17
to 21, 21 to 25, 25 to 35, 35 to 45 and above 45 years
both for males and females, according to Mr K.C. Sharma,
President, Yoga Federation of India. |
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Patiala win PATIALA, Oct 5 (FOSR) — Still smarting from a massive nine-wicket loss against underdogs Amritsar Patiala came out a fully rejuvenated side and aided by Amit Kakria’s five-wicket haul trounced Amritsar by 50 runs in the two-day Katoch shield match which concluded at the Dhruv Pandove stadium here today. Scores: Patiala (first innings) 397 all out. Amritsar (first innings) 347 all out (Harvinder Singh 70, Sarandeep 61, Tejinder Singh 57, Amit Kakria 5 for 74, Ranjeev Sharma 3 for 29, Sandeep Kohli 2 for 64). Patiala now take on Jalandhar in their next outing from October 7 to 9. Govt College champs PATIALA, Oct 5 (FOSR) — Government Girls College, Patiala, won the Punjabi University Inter-College Kho-Kho Championship defeating Government College of Physical Education, Patiala, in the round robin league match which concluded at the university campus here today. DAV College, Bathinda, got the third place, according to a press note issued by the university here today. Cricket tourney LUDHIANA, Oct 5 (FOSR) — The seventh edition of the Veera Devi Memorial Cricket Tournament will start on October 17 here at the focal point ground, Chandigarh road. Entries close on October 10 with Mr Baisakhiram, Shree Ganesh Oil Traders, Chowk Bagh Suffian, Ludhiana. Patiala take on Faridkot PATIALA, Oct 5 (FOSR) — Hosts Patiala will cross swords with Faridkot in lawn tennis for girls (u-19) in the 45th Punjab State School Games Championships which commenced at the local polo grounds here today. In the boys section Patiala put it across Muktsar to reach the final where the hosts will take on Amritsar who beat Jalandhar in the other semifinal. In cricket for girls (u-19) Amritsar beat Ropar while Mansa downed Muktsar in the preliminary rounds. In judo for girls (u-18), results are: 36 kg: Gaganpreet-1, Jasmine-2, Sarita-3, Neetu Dutta-4. 40 kg: Maninder-1, Priyanka-2, Renu and Meenu (joint 3rd). 44 kg: Pawanjit-1, Jagjit Kaur-2, Asha and Shabnam (joint 3rd). 48 kg: Parmjit-1, Harpreet-2, Navdeep and Deepika (joint 3rd). Boys: (u-18): 40 Kg: Ranjit Singh-1, Gaurav-2, Sarbjit and Amandeep (joint 3rd). 45 kg: Tarsem-1, Gurpreet-2, Harchand and Mohinder (joint 3rd). 50 kg: Navjot Singh-1
Sukhbinder -2, Munish and Pawan ( (joint 3rd). |
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