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Ponting concerned over ICL signings
League players will prove critics wrong: More
4 more Punjab players join ICL
Injured Murali ruled out of Twenty20 WC
Asia Cup hockey begins today
President, Houses laud soccer team
Question mark over hockey exhibition tie
ESPN renews partnership with ECB
Railways regain boxing title
Kahlon lies tied 51st
Cricket trials
Patiala win cricket tourney
Punjab swimming meet from today
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Agarkar keeps India afloat Manchester, August 30 England lost the wickets of Alastair Cook (0), Matt Prior (4) and in-form Ian Bell (24) within the first six overs. Pacer Ajit Agarkar claimed four wickets, dismissing Bell, Prior, Kevin Pietersen (18) and Andrew Flintoff (5). Earlier, opting to bat first after winning the toss, India were bowled out for 212 in 49.4 overs. Only Yuvraj Singh — and to a certain extent Sachin Tendulkar — did justice to the opportunity. The Punjab left-hander, walking into a crisis at 32 for three, calculatedly posted a 104-ball 71 before he was bowled around the legs by Stuart Broad, who finished with four for 51. In the previous over, Yuvraj had pummelled 16 off a Broad over, pulling him over midwicket for the only six of the Indian innings, apart from carving him twice to the extra cover billboards. A plucky ninth wicket partnership of 31 between Piyush Chawla and Zaheer Khan gave India a sniff. Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown confesses to waking up to the sound of the Arctic Monkeys, a British pop band. However, it’s a wake-up call for the Lancashire County Cricket Club authorities as to the damage that a concert by this group has caused to their ground’s outfield. Several patches of muddy brown stared out of the outfield. Elsewhere, portions were heavily grassed, thus acting as a deterrent to boundaries. In any case, as far as the Indians were concerned, these were relatively few and far between. It was a correct decision to bat first, as Manchester’s cleaner air as compared to the industrial smog of old, negates much swing even under cloud cover. But the wicket was hard, particularly at the end of the Warwick Road railway station, though slightly variable in bounce. Sourav Ganguly left early, top-edging a pull to square leg off James Anderson; and neither Dinesh Karthik nor Rahul Dravid lasted long either — both caught behind, the former slashing at Broad and the skipper attempting to run Andrew Flintoff down to third man. Flintoff, playing his first ODI before his home crowd since 2003 — testimony to the series of injuries that have intermittently kept him out of the game — was particularly restrictive. Hitting the deck, he succeeded in extracting more bounce from the surface than others. He had three maidens in his first five overs, conceding eight runs, only three of which were off the bat. Tendulkar and Yuvraj realised 71 for the fourth wicket. But just when they had created a launch pad for a recovery, the Mumbai grandmaster pulled Kevin Petersen — introduced for just that one over — into the hands of Flintoff at deep square leg. Admittedly, the off-break kept a bit low, but was otherwise quite innocuous. The bowler celebrated as if he had won a jackpot. Just as the sun appeared in intervals, so did Tendulkar’s stroke play. A square cut for four was followed by an imperious off-drive and then a flick off the toes - both to the fence — as Anderson suffered. He, thereafter, greeted Monty Panesar with a resounding on-drive. Indeed, he had just half cut half steered Pietersen to the third man ropes before the fatal mistime. His 81st ODI fifty had come off 81 balls. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has never lived up to his pyrotechnics outside the subcontinent. This time, though, he was bowled by a beauty from Panesar, who turned one from middle and leg stumps to hit off. With the wicket also throwing up puffs of dust, there was hope for the Indian spinners, except that their batsmen had imposed a tough assignment. Scoreboard Ganguly c Bell b Anderson 9 Tendulkar c Flintoff
b Pietersen 55 Karthik c Prior b Broad 4 Dravid c Prior b Flintoff 1 Yuvraj b Broad 71 Dhoni b Panesar 13 Agarkar c Prior b Broad 6 Powar c Bell b Broad 7 Chawla not out 13 Zaheer c Collingwood
b Anderson 20 RP Singh not out 0 Extras (lb-4, w-8, nb-1) 13 Total (all out, 49.4 overs) 212 Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-31, 3-32, 4-103, 5-140, 6-147, 7-178, 8-179, 9-210. Bowling: Broad 10-1-51-4, Anderson 9.4-2-38-3, Flintoff 10-3-31-1, Panesar 10-0-39-1, Collingwood 9-0-43-0, Pietersen 1-0-6-1.
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Over 50 report for league camp
Chennai, August 30 More was speaking at the inaugural 21-day ICL camp, being held at Mayajaal, a resort-cum-entertainment park 32 km from the city, ahead of their first-ever Twenty20 season starting in October. At least 50 players, including former India players Hemang Badani, Dinesh Mongia and Tamil Kumaran, have so far reported for the camp. Those playing for English counties will not be available for the camp. “Besides the experienced players, we have young fast bowlers, whom people do not know. When they see them performing, they will be wondering as to where these were all along. And, they can play for India,” More said. Identifying thrust areas for the camp, the former India wicketkeeper said, “There will be interaction with each player. The key area is to come together. We have a lot of new coaches, who will monitor the fitness of the trainees. We are starting our season in October this year. We need to get them in their mode.” More said former players Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Pranab Roy and Rajesh Kamath of Karnataka would be the coaches who would handle the trainees during the camp. “We also have trainers and physiotherapists to monitor these boys closely. The trainees will engage themselves in matches during the second week of the camp,” he added.
— PTI
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Ponting concerned over ICL signings
Melbourne, August 30 With rumours of some current New Zealand players also joining the breakaway league after Pakistanis Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq, Ponting said, it was turning out to be a dangerous preposition for the international cricket.“I am a bit more concerned with this week’s new signings. Going back, there was no one who said they had signed. There were talks of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne. It looks as though the Pakistanis and a few New Zealanders have signed as well,” Ponting said. “The danger is that it attract the guys who are playing international cricket at the moment. If it is only attracting guys who are retired then it won’t affect us whatsoever. There has been talk of attracting younger players, but those players will only be India-based,” he was quoted as saying by ‘The Australian’.Ponting wondered how the cricket boards could be lenient towards the players joining the ICL. “The concern I have is how lenient the boards are with the players. I heard a whisper the other day that New Zealanders might be going with the board’s blessing because they have no cricket at that time of the year.”“You will have some of these guys putting on these Twenty20 events in opposition to the World Cup. We have seen that there is more money in these Twenty20 competitions than there is in the whole World Cup,” Ponting said. “What will the players do: play in the World Cup or in the Twenty20 tournaments? They have to take a decision and pretty quickly.” Rumours were rife that senior New Zealand players Stephen Fleming, Chris Harris, Chris Bond, Nathan Astle and Chris Cairns have been approached to join the ICL. “The amount of money I heard being thrown around for the ICL league is big for a month’s cricket.” “The boards have to get very proactive and make sure they are getting something in place, otherwise they will run the risk of losing a lot of international players, particularly those who are coming towards the end of their careers and maybe the ones on the fringe” he said. — PTI
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League players will prove critics wrong: More
Chennai, August 30 More was speaking at the inaugural 21-day ICL camp, being held at Mayajaal - a resort-cum-entertainment park, 32 km from the city, ahead of their first-ever Twenty20 season, starting in October. At least 50 players, including former India players Hemang Badani, Dinesh Mongia and Tamil Kumaran, have so far reported for the camp. Those playing for English counties will not be available for the camp. “Besides the experienced players, we have young fast bowlers, whom people do not know. When they see them performing, they will be wondering as to where these were all along. And, they can play for India,” More said. Identifying thrust areas for the camp, the former India wicketkeeper said, “There will be interaction with each player. The key area is to come together. We have a lot of new coaches, who will monitor the fitness of the trainees. We are starting our season in October this year. We need to get them in their mode.” More said former players Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Pranab Roy and Rajesh Kamath of Karnataka would be the coaches who would handle the trainees during the camp. “We also have trainers and physiotherapists to monitor these boys closely. The trainees will engage themselves in matches during the second week of the camp,” he added. About the experienced players, More said the league had players like Mongia and Badani, who had played for India, and others starring in Ranji Trophy. “We do not need to coach them. We will put in different strategies and experiment with batting and bowling.” Describing Twenty20 as the future of cricket, he said fitness was the key to this format. “We have made a headstart. Many are going to follow. A lot of potential is there in the current Indian team,” he said. He found fault with the selection of the Indian team for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South Africa. “Lot of young guys are there. Unfortunately, we have retained the same team that played in the World Cup. What is wrong with Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir? We should see them progress.” He also disagreed with the exclusion of bowler Sreesanth from the tournament. “These (players) are the future of the Indian cricket. We are lacking in bowling but have an outstanding batting and fielding side.”
— PTI
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4 more Punjab players join ICL
Mohali, August 30 These players said they had taken the step because they had not been given adequate chances in the state team. The opportunity to earn a large amount of money was the other major reason for the exodus, they added. Earlier, seven players, including Dinesh Mongia, Reetinder Sodhi and Rajesh Sharma, had joined the league. Talking to The Tribune, all players confirmed that they were leaving the city tomorrow to join the ongoing ICL camp at Chennai. “I did not get proper chances. Besides, the state has many pacers. The ICL is a new opportunity for me to prove myself at the top level,” said 26-year-old Uniyal, who has taken first-class 89 wickets, besides scoring 760 runs in 28 matches. He also admitted that he joined the league to rake in the moolah being offered by the league. Echoing Uniyal’s views, Bipul said he could not get a chance in the Ranji Trophy four-day matches despite performing up to the mark. “At 24, I needed a job. With the ICL’s offer, I not only got a handsome amount but also chance to play for three years. Live coverage of ICL matches is an added attraction,” said Bipul. For 22-year old Karan, who was also waiting for his entry in the Ranji team for a long period, big money and exposure were the reasons to jump on the ICL bandwagon. However, Luv, who had a good Ranji season last year, showed no such resentment. “As far as I am concerned, I got enough chances to represent the state. I find the league a new challenge, so I have joined it”, said the seamer. Amit, Luv and Bipul were part of the state Ranji team, while Karanveer represented the country in the under-19 cricket series in England last year. According to sources, Uniyal and Bipul signed the contract worth Rs 75 lakh while Luv and Karan would get Rs 70 lakh and 60 lakh for three years.
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Injured Murali ruled out of Twenty20 WC
Colombo, August 30 “Murali is affected by an elbow injury and he will be out for four to six weeks,” Sri Lanka Cricket
(SLC) secretary Kangadaran Mathivanan told AFP. Leg-spinner Malinga Bandara is expected to replace him in the tournament to be played in South Africa from September
11-24. SLC sources said Muralitharan complained of muscle pain between his right elbow and shoulder after bowling 30 overs in the English county match for Lancashire against Kent yesterday.
— AFP
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US Open New York, August 30 Seeded 26th, Sania was made to sweat for one hour and 22 minutes and the win pits the Indian against sixth seeded Anna Chakvedatze in the third round after the Russian beat Australian Nicole Pratt 6-3, 6-4 in another second-round match. Sania and Laura exchanged two breaks in the first set before the Indian broke loose and converted her third break point to go one up in the match. Sania began well in the second set and looked in a hurry to wrap up the match as she raced to a 4-2 lead. However, the American won two of the next three games to reduce the gap. Sania, however, still had the advantage as she went into the 10th game, serving for the match. She was leading 30-0 before squandering two match points, which allowed the American to break her and level it 5-5. That served as a wake-up call for the Indian, who won the next two games to end the match. Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round, but not before some uneasy moments at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Nadal battled through knee pain and an inspired performance by Australian Alun Jones before winning 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 yesterday. Swiss world number one Roger Federer advanced to the third round past Chile’s Paul Capdeville 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in 89 minutes. Federer, seeking his 12th Grand Slam crown and fourth US Open title in a row, is chasing Pete Sampras’ all-time Slam title record of 14. He next plays 6’-9” American John Isner, who beat South African Rik de Voest 6-3, 6-3, 7-6. The 2000 champion, Russia’s Marat Safin, and eighth seed Tommy Robredo of Spain advanced with little trouble. Women’s top seed Justine Henin was a 6-4, 6-0 winner over Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova with favourites having an easy time on a cool, sunny day at Flushing Meadows here. Also into the third round with straight-set wins were third seed Jelena Jankovic and number five Ana Ivanovic, both Serbians who are primed for a quarterfinal clash. Venus Williams started slowly before easing past Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-4, 6-2. Serena Williams cleared another hurdle in her quest for a third US Open title but continued her inconsistent play in a 7-5, 6-2 second-round victory over Italian Maria Elena Camerin. Mahesh-Nenad advance, Paes-Damm out Defending champions Leander Paes and his Czech partner Martin Damm crashed out of the US Open with a first-round defeat. Fourth seeds Paes and Damm lost 7-6, 3-6, 4-6 to unseeded Frenchmen Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut. Mahesh Bhupathi and his Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic, reached the second round by downing the Russian pair of Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov 6-3, 7-5. —
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Nadal, Venus advance
New York, August 30 Second seeded Nadal hurt his left knee during practice three days ago and had the trainer wrap the joint after being broken by Jones in the third set for a 4-3 deficit. “Maybe if I am in another tournament I would never have gone on the court,” the Spaniard said. “But the US Open is a very big tournament for me. “Two days ago, I was much worse. Now, I didn’t move much but I played, so that’s good news.” The 123rd-ranked Jones had 60 unforced errors in the match because he refused to take the safe route against the three-time French Open champion. Swiss world number one Roger Federer, who defeated Nadal in an epic five-set Wimbledon final after Nadal beat him in the French Open final, advanced to the third round past Chile’s Paul Capdeville 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in 89 minutes. “I’m very happy the way I played. I think I did well,” Federer said. “I had to struggle a bit through the second set but I tried to stay aggressive and I think it all worked out.” Federer, seeking his 12th Grand Slam crown and fourth US Open title in a row, is chasing Pete Sampras’ all-time Slam title record of 14. He next plays 6’-9” American John Isner, who beat South African Rik de Voest 6-3, 6-3, 7-6. The 2000 champion, Russia’s Marat Safin, and eighth seed Tommy Robredo of Spain advanced with little trouble. Women’s top seed Justine Henin was a 6-4, 6-0 winner over Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova with favourites having an easy time on a cool, sunny day at Flushing Meadows. Also into the third round with straight-set wins were third seed Jelena Jankovic and number five Ana Ivanovic, both Serbians who are primed for a quarterfinal clash. Venus Williams started slowly before easing past Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-4, 6-2. Venus, seeded 12th, had six double faults and committed 15 errors in the opening set but settled down to win the match in 69 minutes. Venus had surged to a 5-2 lead in the opening set before 18-year-old Olaru, making her first US Open appearance, broke in the ninth game to claw back to 5-4. The American immediately broke back to win the set and then settled down to ease through the second. Olaru said Venus, champion in 2000 and 2001, could be poised to claim her third title at the National Tennis Centre. “I think she’s in pretty good shape,” said the Romanian. Henin took a while to find her game before despatching the 130th-ranked Pironkova for the second time in two career meetings. “I just go step by step and try to build my confidence day after day,” said the Belgian, the 2003 champion. Serena Williams cleared another hurdle in her quest for a third US Open title but continued her inconsistent play in a 7-5, 6-2 second-round victory over Italian Maria Elena Camerin. Serena, a little rusty having not played tournament tennis since losing to Justine Henin in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, made 19 unforced errors and narrowly avoided a first-set tiebreaker against 76th-ranked Camerin yesterday.
— Agencies
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Ankita, Tara enter semis
New Delhi, August 30 Tara, the third seed and aiming for a hat-trick of titles, had to sweat it out to book her semifinal berth with a hard-fought 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 quarterfinal win against Varatchaya Wongteanchai of Thailand in two hours and 16 minutes. However, there was no such struggle for Ankita as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win against Isha Lakhani in another quarterfinal. Top seed Rushmi Chakravarthy tumbled out with a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Korean Kyung Yee Chae. “I have been playing a lot of matches and I was tired today. I did not play my best tennis,” said 18-year-old Tara, who won at Noida and Wrexham, UK, in the preceding weeks. The Hyderabad-born teenager went up 4-2 when Wongteanchai dropped her serve in the sixth game with a double fault. Tara then had a poor second set in which her shots kept misfiring. She was broken in the fourth game, and although she levelled the scores in the seventh, her Thai rival once again broke her in the 10th to take the set. In the decider, both the girls played aggressive tennis. Tara came through with breaks in the first and the seventh games. Next up for Tara was another Thai girl, Nungnadda Wannasuk, who benefited from a walk over by second seed Montinee Tangphong, also of Thailand. Isha imploded in a heap of double faults, as many as seven of them, against Ankita who was to take on Chae in the other semifinal.
— PTI
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Double delight for Gay
Osaka, August 30 Gay surged home in a championship record time of 19.76 seconds four days after his victory in the 100m to match the feat of compatriots Maurice Greene in 1999 and Justin Gatlin two years ago. Jamaica’s Usain Bolt finished second in 19.91 and Gay’s training partner and compatriot Wallace Spearmon took bronze in 20.05. It was the eighth race in six days for Gay in the sauna-like atmosphere of the Nagai Stadium but he showed no sign of fatigue or of the hamstring problem that had troubled him in the heats. After one false start by Spearmon, Gay got out of his blocks in the joint quickest time and it was soon clear that his main rival would be the big-striding Bolt in the lane outside him. There was not much between them as they rounded the bend but Gay found another gear and powered ahead as the Jamaican faltered in the run-in. After crossing the line, Gay raised his arm in the air with a single pointed finger skywards to indicate his now undisputed status in men’ sprinting. Churandy Martina looked like he might snatch a first-ever championship medal for the Netherland Antilles in third place but Spearmon and his compatriot Rodney Martin came through to battle for bronze. Spearmon won the race to the line by one hundredth of a second to claim a second World Championship medal to add to the bronze he won behind Gatlin in 2005. The victory made it an even better week for Tyson’s coach Lance Brauman, who also coaches women’s 100m champion Veronica Campbell and was released on Tuesday after spending more than nine months in a Texas prison for fraud. Meanwhile, Irving Saladino won Panama’s first championship gold medal with a dramatic last-gasp victory in the men’s long jump. Saladino took the gold with the final leap of the competition, soaring 8.57 metres to extend his winning streak to 16 and record his 23rd victory in 25 competitions. Italy’s European champion Andrew Howe had to settle for the silver after believing he had done enough to win with his final attempt of 8.47 just minutes earlier. Howe beat Saladino’s third-round jump of 8.46 and celebrated by tearing his shirt off and roaring: “I’m the best! I’m the best!” Olympic champion Dwight Phillips took the bronze with a best effort of 8:30, the American falling short in his bid for a third successive world title. Panama’s only previous podium finishes at a major championship were Lloyd LaBeach’s two bronze medals in 100m and 200m at the 1948 Olympics in London. German policewoman Betty Heidler won a surprise gold in the women’s hammer throw. Heidler won her first major title with her second throw of 74.76 metres, just two centimetres more than the final throw of twice world champion Yipsi Moreno of Cuba. Asian Games champion Zhang Wenxiu took the bronze for China’s first medal of the championships with 74.39 before committing her third foul of the six rounds by clattering the hammer into the net with her final throw.
— Reuters
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Asia Cup hockey begins today
Chennai, August 30 “There is a perception that our team regroups after a bad start and gets stronger as the tournament progresses. This is the third outing under my tenure as coach. We want to begin on a winning note and break the hoodoo,” Indian coach Joaquim Carvalho said today after his team’s practice session. Disagreeing with the view that tomorrow’s encounter would be a revenge match for defending champions India after they were stunned by China at Doha, he said, “No it’s not a revenge match. China are a good side. We are not taking them lightly. “These days, in international hockey, no team can be taken lightly. See how Belgium forced Germans into the Olympic qualifiers. Any team is capable of creating an upset,” he added. Carvalho said he had worked out a strategy to counter the fast moving Chinese. “They are very fast in their moves. They are very strong in penalty-corner conversions. We have our strategy to counter them. We have our own strong points, too. The team is well prepared for the event and there is no pressure on the boys.” Asked if the weather would have any effect on the players, the coach said the players had acclimatised themselves after the eight-day camp. “It’s going to be hot and humid. They should be able to make the maximum of the home advantage,” he added. On concerns over penalty-corner conversions in the absence of drag-flicker Sandeep Singh, he said, “We have enough replacements. Raghunath has proved his worth at the Azlan Shah Cup.” Captain Prabodh Tirkey said the team had good practice sessions in the camp. “We did some hard running. We have worked on penalty-corner conversions and tackling. China are a good side. We are well prepared to face them.”
— UNI
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President, Houses laud soccer team
New Delhi, August 30 In her message to the team, led by Baichung Bhutia, Patil said the nation was proud of the team’s achievement, team spirit, skills and sportsmanship. Patil also sent her hearty greetings to NP Pradeep, whose lone goal in the high-voltage final match helped India tame higher-ranked Syria 1-0
yesterday.Meanwhile, Parliament today congratulated the team for its “historic” win. “The spirited performance by the team will certainly usher in a new era in Indian football. I am sure the House will join me in congratulating captain Baichung Bhutia and his team-mates for their historic win and wish them great success in future matches,” Chatterjee said during zero hour. In the Rajya Sabha, chairman Hamid Ansari felicitated the team, saying that the victory would ensure a higher FIFA ranking for the country. He said this would also bolster the spirit of sportspersons in the country. — PTI
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Question mark over hockey exhibition tie
Karachi, August 29 PHF president Zafarullah Khan Jamali could not give consent for the match as Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s death anniversary falls on the scheduled date. “The modalities and the date of the event will be subject to the approval of the officials of both federations,” a PHF spokesman was quoted as saying by ‘Dawn’. The tie featured two matches on the same day, one between the two senior teams for the AHA Glorious Hockey Cup and the other featuring celebrities, including Bollywood actors and former players of both countries. In fact, the IHF had announced an 18-member team for the event under the captaincy of Prabodh
Tirkey.
— PTI
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ESPN renews partnership with ECB
New Delhi, August 30 The ESS will broadcast 34 Test matches, 54 ODIs, and nine Twenty20 matches, a release from the ESS here today said.
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Railways regain boxing title
New Delhi, August 30 Services has been the champion for the last two editions, while Railways won last time in 2004. Vijender (75kg), Jitender Kumar (51kg), Balbir Singh (48kg), Jai Bhagwan (60kg), Dilbagh Singh (69kg) and Paramjeet Singh (+91kg) won gold for Railways, while Som Bahadur Pun (64kg), AL Lakra (57kg) and Manpreet (91kg) pocketed gold for Services. For Doha Asian Games bronze medallist Vijender, it was an anti-climax as he won the gold on walkover after Amarjeet of Services did not turn up on medical grounds. Others who won their final bouts were S Suresh (54kg) of All-India Police and Jasveer (81kg) of Delhi. Dilbagh Singh was adjudged the best boxer, while Chote Lal (57kg) of Jharkhand was declared the best loser. Railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, who attended the closing ceremony, announced Rs 5 lakh for Railways and Rs 3 lakh for Services. He gave away cash awards to nine athletes from Railways who had won medals at the Doha Asiad. The gold winners received Rs 3 lakh, while the silver and bronze winners were rewarded with Rs 2.15 and Rs 1.5 lakh, respectively.
— UNI
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Lawrence lift football trophy
Sanawar, August 30 Karan Hora bulged the net two times, while Mohammad Talib scored one goal. Lawrence School remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. Karan finished as the highest scorer of the tournament. Parth Goel of Lawrence School was declared the best goalkeeper of the tournament, while Pung Pung of Bishop Cotton School won the best player of the tournament title. Earlier, in the semifinals, Lawrence School beat Sherwood College (Nainital) 2-1, while Bishop Cotton School b Pinegrove School (Subathu) 2-1.
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Kahlon lies tied 51st
Chandigarh, August 30 One stroke behind him was Amritinder Singh. This Chandigarh golfer shot an eagle on the 15th hole. But this elation was short-lived as two strokes later he double-bogeyed the 18th hole and ended up with a one-over card of 72 and the tied 72nd spot. Gurbaaz Mann, also from Chandigarh, had a poor five-over card of 76. Five players tied for the top spot with six-under scores of 65. They were Guido Vander Valk (Netherlands), Adam Le Vesconte and Scot Hend (Australia), Mark Brown (New Zealand) and Lin Wen-Tang (Chinese Taipei). Among the other Indians participating Naman Dawar, SSP Chowrasia and Chiragh Kumar returned one-under cards of 70 to tie for the 41st spot on the day one. Rahil Gangjee, Digvijay Singh and Amardip Malik were tied 93rd with identical scores of two-over 73.
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Cricket trials
Chandigarh, August 30
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Patiala win cricket tourney
Patiala, August 30 Chasing Amritsar’s first-innings total of 315 all out, the hosts made 336 for 7. In the second innings, Amritsar were all out for 207, while Patiala finished at 60 for 2.
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Punjab swimming meet from today
Jalandhar, August 30 Teams from Patiala, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Ropar, Sangrur, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Ferozepore, Gurdaspur, Bathinda and Punjab Police will take part in the event. KD Bhandari, MLA, will inaugurate the championship at the Sports College swimming pool, while Manoranjan Kalia, minister for local bodies and industry, will preside over the prize distribution function on the concluding day on September 2.
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