Monday, January 4, 1999
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Sachin, Dravid rescue India |
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Cullinan hits Test best 168 |
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Sampras’
decision boosts Rafter's hopes Akram
regains Pak captaincy Sports
Minister snubs SA team Blatter
for World Cup every 2 yrs ICC
tells Lanka to drop Dharmasena Kaushik
should continue, says Pillay National
Games in jeopardy Kidambi
clinches chess crown Western
Rly, PSEB play goal-less draw Balbir
clinches wrestling crown
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Sachin, Dravid rescue India HAMILTON, Jan 3 (PTI) — A rock-steady Rahul Dravid in sight of his third century stood as the last hope after Indian batting caved in meekly yet again to give New Zealand the edge on the second day of the third and final cricket Test at the Westpac Trust Park here today. Dravid showed steely character absent in others barring Sachin Tendulkar and was unbeaten on 93 with wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia (zero batting) as India were a shaky 196 for five in their first innings to still be 170 runs behind the Kiwis, who advanced for 283 for five overnight to make a healthy 366. Javagal Srinath picked his third five wicket haul in Tests to return five for 95 as Indian pacemen bowled out the hosts 10 minutes after lunch. Venkatesh Prasad (2 for 61) and debutant seamer Robin Singh (Jr) (2/74) claimed a brace each. Openers Navjot Sidhu (1) and Ajay Jadeja (12) failed abysmally again to deal the Indian cause a major setback at 17 for two wickets before Dravid supported the aggressive Tendulkar (67) in a retrieving third wicket stand of 109. Tendulkar was powering away to his century but fell leg before to paceman Dion Nash in a dubious verdict by New Zealand umpire Doug Cowie which triggered yet another mini collapse to leave India in a familiar situation. But Dravid held firm and has struck 16 classy fours (152 b, 201 m). In roaring form, Tendulkar cracked 10 fours besides a six off left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori in his 93-ball essay lasting close to two hours, but Saurav Ganguly (11) and skipper Mohd Azharuddin (4) tamely edged catches to the slip cordon to leave Indian hopes in disarray. India have recovered a bit considering that they were tottering at 17 for two, and avoided the follow on (166) which looked a scary prospect at that stage. India, 79 for two at tea added 117 runs in the final session but lost three wickets and a 300-plus tally needed to ease the pressure, looked tough with only the tail left. India had a disastrous start as both veteran Sidhu and Jadeja perished playing attacking shots too early. Jadeja hit Simon Doull through covers, but fell the next ball, driving without accounting for the swing to mid-off Dion Nash. Doull and Cairns gained appreciable swing and finished with two wickets each. Sidhu square-cut a widish and bouncing Cairns delivery to ‘keeper Adam Parore as India were two down in the fifth over. Tendulkar, coming at his usual number four spot, raced to his 20th Test fifty after early hiccups. He drove and flicked both Cairns and Doull and then lofted Vettori over long-on before reaching his fifty off just 75 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6). He was on song after blasting three fours off Nash when he fell in the same over. Off the fifth ball he survived a loud shout for leg before but was adjudged out off the last ball as he was struck on his pads trying to flick a swinging delivery which seemed to be clearly missing leg stump. Dravid took charge playing his strokes and hit seven of his fours off Vettori, mostly square-cuts. Ganguly lofted the spinner over long-off for a six but was lured into a trap as Doull held back an angled delivery and Fleming at first slip accepted the tentative drive. Azhar took 22 balls to get off his mark, but fell with just two overs from stumps when he needlessly flashed at a wide ball from Doull to Fleming in the slips. Earlier, New Zealand resuming at 283 for five, were all out when Srinath forced last man Doull to hit uppishly to Anil Kumble at point to complete a quick two wicket haul to end up with his third five-wicket haul in his 35th Test. Srinath’s previous similar effort had come against South Africa at Johannesburg (5/104) in early 1997. India could make no breakthrough for the first 40 minutes in the morning as overnight unseparated pair of Parore (21) and Paul Wiseman (13) denied Srinath and Prasad operating with the ball just four overs old on a helpful wicket. Prasad effected the breakthrough when Parore’s edge was taken by first slip V.V.S. Laxman, substituting for Azharuddin who was nursing a back strain. Debutant Robin Singh then had his moment has he left the stumps of Cairns in disarray with a peach of a late inswinger, as the batsman shouldered arms. He then forced Wiseman to edge between the wicketkeeper and first slip, and Ganguly plucked the chance low to his left. New Zealand were 355 for eight at lunch with their second Test tormentors Nash and Vettori looking to be in control, but Srinath quickly ended the association soon after lunch. He bowled Vettori for 24 before dismissing Doull as the last five wickets fell for only 55 runs. Scoreboard Bell c Mongia b Srinath 0 Horne b Srinath 63 Fleming c Dravid b Srinath 0 Twose c Mongia b Prasad 87 McMillan c Prasad b Kumble 92 Parore c sub (Laxman) b Prasad 21 Wiseman c Ganguly b Robin Singh Jr 13 Cairns b Robin Singh Jr 2 Nash not out 18 Vettori b Srinath 24 Doull c Kumble b Srinath 6 Extras (b5, lb19, w2,
nb14): 40 Sidhu c Parore b Cairns 1 Jadeja c Nash b Doull 12 Dravid batting 93 Tendulkar lbw b Nash 67 Ganguly c Fleming b Doull 11 Azharuddin c Fleming b Carins 4 Mongia batting 0 Extras (b-1, lb-1,
nb-2, w-4): 8
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Indian spikers go down to Ukraine DUBAI, Jan 3 (UNI) — Defending champions India went down tamely 6-15, 11-15, 6-15 to pre-tournament favourites Ukraine in their first league outing in the fourth Rashid International Volleyball Championship here. Earlier, last year’s runners-up, hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE), lost the opening match of the tournament 15-12, 5-15, 11-15, 16-17 to Sweden. The Indians who finished third in the 1997 Asian champions, tonight in their second league engagement, will meet Australia, which will more or less decide whether they will make it to the last four or not. The Ukrainians, who have brought five of the players from the side which finished 10th in the world championships, were never stretched against India in their group "A" opener last night. For the 1000-strong crowd of Indian expatriates which had turned up to watch the encounter at the Al Shehab indoor stadium here, it was a matter of some disappointment to see their side come a cropper against stronger and technically superior opponents. The Indians, who finished seventh in the recent Bangkok Asian Games, were never in the picture from the word go. Making full use of their better jump, height and superb mid-court coverage by their libero Sereda Serhiv and Man of the Match Sydorenko Andrey, the Ukrainians raced to a 15-6 win in the first set. The Indians rarely came into the game, except for a brief while in the second set when they rallied from 4-10 to 10-13, thanks to skipper Surjit Singh and Joby Joseph, who were able to beat the accurate blocking of Nalazhny Gennadiy and Igor Novikov. For India, libero Manoj Dhian Singh did his job well, with fine retrievals and solid receiving. This enabled them to momentarily halt the Ukrainians progress midway through the third set when India pulled up to level at 4-4 from 1-4. But the poor blocking by Indians helped their opponents surge forward again, with Gryuk Vladyslav and setter Igor Zaytsev exploiting the open spaces in the Indian mid-court. India’s V. Ravikanth found it difficult to set up his main spikers Yawar Ali Mahmood, Joby Joseph and Joseph Rao as the Ukrainians handled the Indians at the net well. When the Indians did manage to send down the occasional smash, the Urkainians’ mid-court coverage was simply brilliant. Coach G. Sridharan brought in Shankar Ganesh for Ravikanth in the third set and this enabled the Indians to tighten their mid-play to some extent. "We did not know what to expect from the Indians today as we have never seen them play before. Our technical skills got us some easy points", Ukrainian coach Leonid Likhno said after the match. Sridharan admitted-that the Ukrainians were a much better side. "Ukraine was once the main provider for the USSR teams of the past. They have a world- class team and we are still to learn the modern game. Their blocks and fast game tactics had us in a fix", he said. The Indians now face a "do-or-die" situation in their next league match against the Australians. A win will mean that they could make it to the semi-finals because they are not expected to be troubled much by the UAE Juniors, the fourth side in their group. Pakistan, Sweden and the UAE seniors are the three teams in group "B". India had won the three previous editions of the tournament, beating Pakistan in the finals on the first two occasions and the UAE Seniors last time. The UAE-Sweden match lasted nearly two hours. The hosts won the first set and were back in the match in the third, but they found the Swedes, especially Man of the Match Steffan Sahlberg, Lenny and spiker Jorgen Ericsson too hot to handle.
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Sampras’ decision boosts Rafter's hopes ADELAIDE, Jan 3 (Reuters) — Dual US Open champion Patrick Rafter today said world number one Pete Sampras’ decision to miss this month’s Australian Open might boost his chances of taking the top ranking. Rafter, ranked fourth in the world, said his new year’s resolution was to claim the number one spot by year-end. "I would like to think I can be number one by the end of the year, hopefully," Rafter said. "Pete, as you know, is not coming to the Australian Open now, so it might give me a little bit more of a chance... him missing from the Australian Open just makes it a little more promising." Australian Open officials said on Saturday that Sampras would take a break from the game. They had been told by his agent that he was too tired to vie for the year’s first Grand Slam event. The decision means Sampras, who pleaded fatigue after an exhausting end-of-season campaign to retain his top ranking, could lose it after the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on January 18. Rafter, who was challenging Sampras for the top spot at the end of 1998, is among the leading contenders for the crown. But Rafter expressed surprise Sampras would pass up a chance to equal Australian Roy Emerson’s record of 12 Grand Slam singles titles. "He’s obviously very tired, he’s had a very heavy year last year and he doesn’t like to play too much," said Rafter, in Adelaide for the Australian men’s hardcourt tournament starting tomorrow. "We’ve all seen that before, so he’s struggling with that. "He’s had those sort of problems for a long time, when he does play a lot of tennis he does seem to break down a bit." Rafter, returning to competition after recuperating from a knee injury, said Sampras’ absence would not lead to a change of tactics on his part for the Australian Open. He will be striving to become the first Australian male to win the singles title at his home championship since 1976 when Mark Edmondson upset compatriot John Newcombe. "You take one match at a time," said Rafter. "I realise I can lose to anyone at any time, so (I will) just knuckle down and hopefully get a good draw." Rafter is scheduled to play in Adelaide and then a tournament in Sydney as warmups to the Australian Open.
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Cullinan hits Test best 168 CAPE TOWN, Jan 3 (Reuters) — South Africa’s Daryll Cullinan hit a Test best 168 before West Indies staged a gutsy fightback on the second day of the fourth Test today. Paceman Mervyn Dillon took two wickets and Nixon McLean and Carl Hooper one apiece as South Africa slipped from 376 for four to 406 for eight when skipper Hansie Cronje declared at tea. After a slow morning session in which the South Africans scored only 49 runs, they accelerated in the first hour after lunch with Cullinan and Jonty Rhodes adding 64 in 19 overs. But once Rhodes was bowled by Hooper for 34, attempting to cut a ball of too full a length, West Indies exploited the opening. Four runs later Cullinan played a tired-looking shot at a McLean bouncer to glove a straightforward catch to wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs. He batted seven hours and five minutes, faced 306 balls and struck 20 fours. South Africa (1st innings) : Kirsten c Jacobs b Ambrose 0 Gibbs c Wallace b Dillon 42 Kallis c Jacobs b Gibson 110 Cullinan c Jacobs b McLean 168 Cronje c Jacobs b McLean 0 Rhodes b Hooper 34 Pollock c Lara b Dillon 9 Boucher not out 15 Donald c Wallace b Dillon 0 Terbrugge not out 4 Extras: (lb-3,
w-1, nb-20) 24 Total: (8 wickets declared) 406 |
England concede 102-run lead SYDNEY, Jan 3 (AFP, Reuters) — Australia were 13 without loss at the close on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test to lead England by 115 runs here today with three days to play. England were dismissed for 220 late on the second day to trail Australia by 102 runs on the first innings. Leg spinner Stuart MacGill led the Australian bowling with test best figures of 5-57 off 20.1 overs. John Crawley top scored with 44 while Nasser Hussain made 42 as the tourists were bowled out 34 minutes before stumps in reply to Australia’s total of 322. Australian captain Mark Taylor equalled former Australian captain Allan Border’s world record for the most catches by a fielder when he took his 156th catch late in the innings. England struggled for survival late on the second day as Australia’s spin bowlers began to confound their opponents. Australia’s three spinners all claimed a wicket each on a turning SCG pitch as England slumped to 161 for five at tea. Australian leg spinner Shane Warne, playing his first Test in nine months since undergoing shoulder surgery, made a triumphant return to the international arena with a wicket and two catches. He trapped England opener Mark Butcher leg before wicket for 36 with his fourth delivery. He had taken a catch to dismiss England captain Alec Stewart for three to give Australian paceman Glenn McGrath his 200th Test wicket as the tourists clawed their way to 82 for two by lunch. Australia struck again in the fifth over after lunch when Stuart MacGill caught Mark Ramprakash in the covers for 14 after he had miscued a drive off McGrath. Graeme Hick looked to be in ominous form after joining Nasser Hussain at the crease. He made 23 off just 38 balls, including a six over Warne’s head, before driving a ball from leg spinner MacGill to Warne who took his second catch diving away to his left. Hussain, who has been England’s best batsman this series with 354 runs at an average of 44.25, played another patient innings before he fell for 42, caught by Mark Waugh of off spinner Colin Miller. Waugh’s catch was his 100th in Tests. Scoreboard |
Akram regains Pak captaincy KARACHI, Jan 3 (AFP) — Fast bowler Wasim Akram was appointed captain of Pakistan team until the crucial 1999 World Cup and the upcoming tour of India, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials today said. Pakistan will play three tests and a triangular one-day series in India during a 10-week tour starting later this month. "I will try my best to take Pakistan back on winning track and although it is tough to raise the morale of a team down with unimpressive recent losses, I will fulfil the confidence reposed in me," Akram told AFP. Javed Miandad retained his post as coach, following a lengthy session of the PCB council. Mian Mohammad Munir, a council member, will be the manager for the Indian tour. Pakistan lost 0-1 to Australia and to lowly rated Zimbabwe in the recently-concluded home season under outgoing skipper Aamir Sohail. "I think my problems are over now and this is a new year’s gift for me," Akram said. Wasim Akram was stripped of the captaincy in January last year after Pakistan lost in the Sharjah Cup one-day tournament amidst renewed allegations of match-fixing against him. Subsequently he turned down offers to lead Pakistan in June. "It's altogether a different situation and I am relaxed now. I hope I will come out of my turbulent period and all baseless allegations against me will be proved wrong," he said. The selectors shortlisted 42 probables at the ongoing camp for India to 23, and the final team of 15 will be announced next week. "The Indian tour will be tough but the boys know their job and the only thing they need is motivation and I am there to give it to them," Akram said. PCB legal adviser Ali Sibtain Fazli told the council that the judicial commission had no objection to the selection of players suspected of being involved in match-fixing, until there is a final decision. Aamir and another ex-captain, Rashid Latif, are both included in the shortlist for the team.
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Susanthika flees to the USA COLOMBO, Jan 3 (PTI) — Controversial Sri Lankan sprinter Susanthika Jayasinghe has abruptly left for the USA to escape mounting condemnation at home for her last-minute withdrawal from the Bangkok Asian Games last month. The 23-year-old took off
on Friday charging that she was being hounded out at home
and announced she would be training at Santa Monica in
the USA for the coming world athletics slated to be held
in Seville, Spain in July next. "I will never be allowed to realise my full potential in Sri Lanka because the authorities will be constantly putting road blocks in my way. Therefore, I am compelled to leave," she told a Sunday newspaper before enplaning for the USA. She has, however, promised she would run only for Sri Lanka and that she would be back home in time to take part in the qualifying rounds for the Spain championship. Susanthika, under fire
from the entire nation for leaving the Asian Games after
pulling out of the 100 m finals citing a hamstring
injury, said "I love my country and her people and
will not let them down because of the harassment I faced
at the hands of a powerful person," accusing the
Sports Minister of sexual harassment. |
Sports Minister snubs SA team CAPE TOWN, Jan 3 (AFP) — South Africa’s cricketers were snubbed by Sports Minister Steve Tshwete yesterday as they continued to dominate their series against the West Indian tourists. Tshwete said he could not support the South African team and criticised the selectors for failing to give opportunities to more black players after Hansie Cronje’s team clinched the series in the third Test. His comments came as the United Cricket Board (UCB) prepared to unveil a transformation charter on Sunday which will pledge to make the promotion of cricket among black Africans its top priority. But Tshwete told the Johannesburg Sunday Times newspaper that transformation in sport was not happening fast enough. "I am worried that we will be sending white teams to the rugby and cricket World Cups in Britain this year. If that is the case it will be difficult for me to support them." Tshwete said he was concerned about all South African sports. "At the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia last year you could have switched the labels on the South African and English teams if you judged them by the percentage of black athletes." South African cricket boss Ali Bacher, however, hit back at Tshwete. "The board has enormous respect for Mr Tshwete, who played a crucial role in the unification of cricket, but we disagree on this issue," he said. "If we had picked a below-strength team for the Newlands Test it would have been demeaning to our opponents from the West Indies and their supporters around the world, unfair to the commercial stakeholders in the game, and would have devalued the honour and privilege of representing South Africa in a Test match," Bacher said. Raymond White, president of the UCB, who will unveil the charter during the tea break on the second day of the fourth Test, will emphasise that the charter is the result of 15 months of internal soul-searching and dialogue, rather than a response to criticism by political figures such as Tshwete and Mluleki George, chairman of the National Sports Council, the country’s overriding sports controlling body. White will pledge that the board, "operating in an African context", recognises a historic and moral duty to serve the "truly disadvantaged", most of whom are black Africans. Tshwete welcomed the charter and its recognition of the need to uplift black African cricket. He said, though, that transformation in sport had not gone far enough. He said he was heartened
by an assurance that from next season it would be
compulsory for all provincial teams to include players of
colour. |
Blatter for World Cup every 2 years ZURICH, Jan 3 (Reuters) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called for the World Cup finals to be staged every two years. "I want a football world championship every two years. Then the national teams will get the rankings they deserve," Blatter said in an interview published in the mass circulation Sunday Newspaper Sonntags Blick. "I’m calling for a clear declaration: do we want national teams or do we only want club football?" Blatter said he favoured holding regional or continental championships during every uneven year and the World Cup every second year. The most successful teams in the continental championships would qualify for the World Cup. "The current
four-year rotation is outdated. It comes from the
thirties (1930s) when the teams still travelled from
continent to continent by ship," Blatter said. |
ICC tells Lanka to drop Dharmasena COLOMBO, Jan 3 (PTI) — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Sri Lankan cricket board not to include off-spinner Kumara Dharmasena for international games till he corrects his bowling action. The Sri Lankan cricketer, who has played 19 Tests and 88 one-day internationals during the past few years, has come under scrutiny of the ICC during last year’s highly successful tour of England, the weekend newspaper "Sunday Times" has reported. The legality of Dharmasena’s bowling action has been questioned by officials concerned during the England tour and has been reported to ICC after the tour, the newspaper said. A special committee of the ICC, which viewed television footage of Dharmasena’s bowling, has concluded that his action was not satisfactory and asked him to take corrective measures. "The committee has also insisted that the bowler should not be included in any international game until he changes and corrects his bowling action," it said. Dharmasena, who had a very lean tour of England, has been dropped for the tour of Australia where Sri Lanka will play a triangular one-day series with Australia and England. Dharmasena’s bowling action came under suspicion of the ICC in the past also but the Lankan board consistently denied the reports saying that it has not received any official communication. "One only hopes that the present cricket board will take all necessary steps to rectify the action of Kumara Dharmasena and ensure that the bowler becomes eligible for national selection again," the newspaper said. Dharmasena is the third off spinner after Indians Rajesh Chauhan and Harbhajan Singh who has been asked to take corrective measures by the ICC in recent times. Sri Lankan off spinner
Muttiah Muralitharan had also come under ICC scrutiny for
"chucking" but was later cleared of the charges
as he had a permanent defect in his arm. |
Kaushik should continue, says Pillay PUNE, Jan 3 (PTI) — Skipper Dhanraj Pillay today opposed Indian Hockey Federation’s (IHF) reported move to appoint a new trainer for the Indian team and called for continuing with chief coach M.K. Kaushik. "Kaushik should continue as it was under his guidance that the team had achieved the gold medal at the recent Asian Games," Pillay said at a felicitation function organised by the Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ) and the Pune Sports Journalists Association (PSJA). Frequent reshuffle of coaches had hampered the game, the Indian skipper said, adding that during his 10 year-stint with the national team, several coaches were changed. "Korea, Australia, Germany and Holland had one coach for the last decade as a result of which these nations did well at international level," he said. The IHF is reportedly in favour of bringing in a foreigner to train the Indian hockey team. Every state in India should have at least two-three astroturfs to attract more hockey talent, Pillay said and added that in European countries, every club has its own astroturf ground, but in India only a few states have artificial grounds. "Incentives to players should also be increased as the present allowance of Rs 125 per day was meagre," Pillay said. Pillay was presented with
a shawl and silver memento by the PUWJ president, Madhav
Gokhale and PSJA chief, Iqbal Shaikh. |
National Games in jeopardy IMPHAL, Jan 3 (PTI) — The oft-postponed Manipur National Games suffered another major setback when the Manipur Olympic Association (MOA) withdrew from the organising committee of the fifth edition of the games. The MOA took this drastic step with just over a month for the start of the games to protest against government’s order that no state Olympic association member associated with different sub-committees of the National Games Organising Committee (NGOC), would be allowed to handle any financial matter. The decision to withdraw from the NGOC was taken at the MOA executive committee meeting last night, the MOA spokesman told PTI today. Consequently, the MOA has directed all its members, who are associated with various sub-committees, to resign from the NGOC. The fifth national games are scheduled to be held here from February 14 to 25. The NOC was constituted by the MOA members and representatives of the state government.
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Western Rly, PSEB play goal-less
draw JALANDHAR, Jan 3 — Western Railways and Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala, played a draw on the 2nd day of the 3rd Surjit Women Hockey Tournament, at Surjit Hockey Stadium, Burlton Park, here while in another league match of the day GND University XI and Air India, Mumbai, also played a goal-less draw. All the four teams shared one point each in their respective league encounters. The match between Western Railways, Mumbai and Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala (PSEB) was a lacklustre affair with the score sheet remain blank till the regular time of 70 minute. The Railways girls had an upper hand and remained in the rivals territory throughout the game. On the other hand, PSEB girls lacked proper planning, attractive display and never went beyond the mediocrity, except the patches. The Mumbai girls failed to impress and missed at least three golden chances and on all these three occasions, their forwards were the culprits who missed the target. Most of the moves of the Mumbai girls, too, lacked proper planning and combination, but their superiority over the PSEB was never in doubt. They were themselves to blame for sharing points in their first league encounter in pool-A as they earned as many as eleven penalty corners but none could be converted. In the second match of the day in pool-B, between Guru Nanak Dev University and former finalists Air India, did not impress the spectators as both teams played mid-field hockey. The university girls went on the offensive and earned their first penalty corner in the very first minute of the game but their deep defender Kulwinder Kaur (Jr), who sent a powerful shot, missed the target. The Air India girls earned a penalty corner in the 30th minute. Left back Anita Rawat's penalty-corner shot beat the rival custodian Kulwinder Kaur (Sr), but the rival left half of the university made a brilliant goal-line save. At half time both teams were playing goal-less draw. After a barren first half, both teams played dull hockey. In the second half the match in fact had a very few exciting moments. Tomorrow's Fixtures PSEB vs SAIL 10.00 a.m., GND University Vs RCF Kpt 11.30 a.m., Western Railways Vs Northern Railways 2.30 p.m.
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Kidambi clinches chess crown JALANDHAR, Jan 3 (UNI) — S.R. Kidambi of Tamil Nadu bagged national junior chess championship on the basis of progressive score, though he and top seed K. Sasikiran topped the tables with 7.5 points each by winning their respective games at 28th National Junior Chess Championship which concluded here this evening. Kidambi was awarded the title on the basis of his progressive score 40.5 — in the nine-day-long tournament. While Sasikiran, also of Tamil Nadu, had to remain content with the second position as his progressive score totalled forty. Talented Neelotpal Das of Goodricke Chess Academy came third with seven points and progressive score of 35 by winning his last game today. V.R. Kamble of Maharashtra, who also won his last encounter, secured the fourth position, with seven points and progressive score on 34.5 points. Defending champion R. Karthik and T.V. Karthikeyan, both of Tamil Nadu, failed to move up the ladder and lost. Karthik and Karthikeyan
were placed fifth and sixth in the tournament with 6.5
points each they had achieved yesterday. Rishipal Singh
of Hyderabad and former world under-10 champion P. Hari
Krishna of Andhra Pradesh trailed at seventh and eighth
position logging 6.5 points each. |
Balbir clinches wrestling crown HISAR, Jan 3 — Balbir Singh of Haryana Agricultural University won the Hisar Kesari title in the district akhara wrestling championship which concluded here today. In the final he defeated Dharampal of stadium on points. Ramesh Kumar of Mahabir Stadium bagged the Hisar Kumar title by flooring Labh Singh of Guru Nanak School, Hisar. Cash award of Rs 3100 was given to Balbir Singh while Dharampal received Rs 2100. Ramesh Kumar was awarded Rs 2100 and Labh Singh Rs 1100 in cash. Mr M.S. Ahlawat SP gave away the prizes to the winners. He also announced Rs 5000 to all participants. The results: 16 years: 27 kg: Lalit (Umra) 1, Karamjit (Kaimri) 2. 30 kg: Virender (Kaimri) 1. 33 kg: Mandeep (Umra) 1, Krishan (Shamsukh) 2. 38 kg: Suresh (Shamsukh) 1, Sunil (Mirchpur) 2. 40 kg: Pawan (Umra) 1, Balraj (Kaimri) 2. 42 kg: Ved Prakash (Kaimri) 1, Shiv Kumar (Stadium) 2. 45 kg: Balwan (Mirchpur) 1, Naresh (Kaimri) 2. 48 kg: Pradeep (Stadium) 1, Vijay (Mirchpur) 2. 52 kg: Sukhbir (Guru Nanak) 1, Kuldeep (Mirchpur) 2. 59 kg: Vikas (Guru Nanak) 1, Shamsher (Kaimri) 2. 18 years: 46 kg: Sukhbir (Kharar) 1, Vishal (Stadium) 2. 50 kg: Suresh (Umra) 1, Mandeep (Umra) 2. 54 kg: Harsh Chander (Shamsukh) 1, Ishwar (Umra) 2. 58 kg: Ajmer (Stadium) 1, Jaideep (Nehla) 2. 63 kg: Sanjay (Umra) 1, Sanjeev (Stadium) 2. 68 kg: Satish (Stadium) 1, Udaiveer (Stadium) 2. 74 kg: Labh Singh (Guru Nanak) 1, Rajinder (Stadium) 2. +74 kg: Praveen (Stadium) 1, Radhey Sham (Devi Bhawan) 2. 52 kg: Kuldeep (Petwar) 1, Ramesh (Sisai) 2. 57 kg: Ram Mehar (Kharar) 1, Vijay (Nehla) 2. 62 kg: Rai Singh (Masudpur) 1, Dalbir (Kharar) 2. 68 kg: Kuldeep (Masudpur) 1, Shalender (Stadium) 2. 74 kg: Shamsher (Umra) 1, Ramesh (Masudpur) 2. +74 kg: Randhir (Guru Nanak) 1, Gajender (Stadium) 2.
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Daniel fashions Adviser XI win CHANDIGARH, Jan 3 (BOSR) — Daniel Banerjee, who did well with bat and ball, enabled Adviser XI defeat Chandigarh Press Club XI by three wickets in the cricket match for the Samuel Banerjee Trophy at the Cricket Stadium, Sector 16 here today. Daniel slammed a quick 44 not out off 42 balls and claimed four wickets for twentyseven runs. Press Club XI, batting first, were all out for 127 runs. For Press Club Kamalpreet emerged top scorer with 40 runs followed by Gurmeet Singh who made 33 runs. Chasing this total, Adviser XI were given a tough time by the Press Club bowler, particularly seamers Surinder Singh Baiji. Daniel and Narinder Kwatra batted sensibly for the Adviser XI. Kwatra made 31 runs. The man of the match award went to Daniel Banerjee, the best batsman award to Kamalpreet of Press Club, best bowler to J Patial of the Press Club. Mrs Samuel Banerjee, wife of former Sports Editor of The Tribune Late Sh Samuel Banerjee gave away the prizes and the trophy to the players. Mr Jagdish Sagar Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, and Mr R K Rao, Deputy Commissioner were also present on the occasion. Brief scores: Chandigarh Press Club XI: 127 all out. (Gurmeet Singh 33, Kamalpreet 40, SS Bawa 2 for 28, S Manchanda 2 for 26, Daniel Banerjee 4 for 27). Adviser XI: 128 for seven (Daniel Banerjee 44 n o, N Kwatra 31, Surinder Singh 2 for 16, J Patial 2 for 25. Inter-college judo competitions ROHTAK, Jan 3 (FOC) — Maharshi Dayanand University will hold the inter-college judo competitions on June 5 and 6 for men and women, respectively, at sports complex here. As many as 30 teams from the affiliated colleges have confirmed their entries so far, according to Mr Kapoor Singh, Director, Sports. He said selection trials for the university team (men and women) would be held on these dates immediately after the final bouts. The selected teams would participate in the all-India inter university competitions being organised by Punjab University, Chandigarh, from January 20 to 24. Punjab badminton from Jan 6 CHANDIGARH, Jan 3 (BOSR) — The 2nd Punjab State Ranking Badminton Tournament will be organised by the Patiala District Badminton Association from January 6 to 8 at the Polo Ground Indoor Badminton Hall, Patiala. Mr B.S. Dhillon, chairman of the organising committee said that the three-day tournament will attract the best talent of the state. The meet will the basis of the selection of the state team for the senior national badminton tournament to be held at Delhi in February. The matches in men singles and doubles, women singles and doubles and the mixed doubles would be conducted. Kashyap, Sahota honoured CHANDIGARH, Jan 3 (TNS) — Chandigarh Amateur Yoga Association honoured Mr Rajan Kashyap for being elected president of the Chandigarh Olympic Association and Mr K.S. Sahota as secretary-general of the COA at a function here yesterday. Puneet Juneja, a student of Panjab University, Deptt of Chemical Engineering, was also honoured for winning a silver medal in 7th World Yoga Cup held at Argentina in November last. Mr S.D. Sharma, chairman of the association gave mementoes to Mr Kashyap, Mr Sahota and Mr Puneet. Sub-junior boxing results CHANDIGARH, Jan 3 (BOSR) — Sharda Sarvhitkari Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, bagged the overall championship by scoring 61 points while Boxing Coaching Centre, Sector 46, remained runners up with 58 points on the concluding day of the 13th Chandigarh State Sub Junior Boxing Championship at the boxing coaching centre, Sector 23 here today. Results: Mr K.M. Kohli, Chief Engineer Irrigation, Punjab, gave away the prizes. Sub-jr Kho-kho CHANDIGARH, Jan 3 (BOSR) — The UT Senior and Sub Junior Kho kho Championship has been postponed and will now be held on January 7 and 8 at SGGS School, Sector 35, Chandigarh. Subhod slams ton CHANDIGARH, Jan 3 (BOSR) — A superb knock of 103 not out by Subhod helped Punjab National Bank beat Central Bank of India by 57 runs in the 5th Inter Financial Institutions Cricket Tournament organised by Punjab Financial Corporation Employees Association at the Punjab Engineering College ground, Sector 12, today. Brief scores: PNB - 182 for (Subhod 102 n.o., Anil Sharma 26 n.o.) CBI - 125 for 8 (Sanjay Bhatia 34, Anil 2 for 13, Subhod 2 for 20). In another match, Punjab
Financial Corporation defeated Haryana Financial
Corporation by 80 runs. Brief scores: PFC 196 for 3
(Manoj 56 n.o., Inderjeet 42; HFC - 116 for 8 (Chaman 32,
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