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Career-best 190 by Rahul Dravid HAMILTON, Jan 4 — Rahul Dravid hit up an epic 190 and shared a record eighth-wicket stand with Javagal Srinath to pull India from dire straits to 416 all out and a handy 50-run first innings lead over New Zealand on the third day of the third and final cricket Test here today. West
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Career-best 190 by Rahul Dravid HAMILTON, Jan 4 (PTI) — Rahul Dravid hit up an epic 190 and shared a record eighth-wicket stand with Javagal Srinath to pull India from dire straits to 416 all out and a handy 50-run first innings lead over New Zealand on the third day of the third and final cricket Test here today. Dravid struck his third Test century and by far the best in a marathon stay of over eight hours and enabled India to bounce back from a perilous 211 for seven, after resuming at the overnight 196 for five, and go past the hosts’ first innings total of 366. At close, the Kiwis were 45 for no loss in their second innings with openers Matthew Bell (18) and Matt Horne (25) together, still five runs short of wiping out the deficit. Dravid produced a brilliant range of strokes and bound the innings together with a 144-run partnership with Srinath, who made a career-best 76, that ground the Kiwi attack to submission and raised Indian hopes of trying to force a win. Dravid’s career-best effort that bettered his 148 against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1997 (488 m, 321 ball, 31 x 4) and two important stands came after India had plunged into deep trouble as Nayan Mongia (7) and Anil Kumble (0) fell in the morning session. The Dravid-Srinath stand eclipsed the 143-run mark between Bapu Nadkarni and Farookh Engineer made in Chennai against the Kiwis in 1964-65. Srinath’s pace bowling partner Venkatesh Prasad also weighed in with an unbeaten 30 in a 61-run ninth wicket stand with Dravid which further boosted India. The 25-year-old Dravid gave India their best day on this tour after beginning the day on 93, completing 2000 runs during the majestic effort. Srinath was lucky to be let off four times but cashed in on them with great application. He was unlucky to fall 10 runs short of a fully deserved double century when the hot and muggy day showed its strain as a tired Dravid, who suffered cramps, steered medium-pacer Chris Cairns to Matt Horne at point. Cairns was the highest wicket-taker with four for 107 while his fellow seamers Simon Doull (3/64) and Dion Nash (2/98) shared five wickets between themselves. Dravid, who walked in with India reeling at 17 for two, saw Mongia glide Nash to point and Kumble edge Doull behind the stumps this morning but pulled India to 269 for seven at lunch before pushing the score to 373 for eight and past the Kiwi total. He brought up his century by steering Nash to the third man fence (232 m, 167 b, 17 x 4), but India were lucky as Srinath escaped being run out and then was dropped by Daniel Vettori in the slips with the total on 221. The unflappable Dravid showed superb judgment and footwork and played excellent strokes to reach within striking distance of his double hundred. Srinath enjoyed two more escapes, a tough legside chance to ‘keeper Parore and Mathew Beiigt at third slip. But Srinath gave excellent company to Dravid before falling at the verge of India taking the lead after a stay of over three hours (159 b, 11x4, 1x6). Srinath struck some thumping shots off Nash and Cairns to reach his fourth Test fifty (150 m, 119 b, 8 x 4) before he smote off-spinner Paul Wiseman for a six over midwicket to go past his previous best of 60 made against the West Indies at Mumbai in 1993-94. He was finally caught by Roger Twose at midwicket off Wiseman for his lone wicket. Dravid’s hopes of a double century improved as Prasad dug in against the tiring Kiwi attack, even coming up with fluent cover drives to pile on the runs. Prasad also improved on his previous best knock of 15 not out. Their 50-run stand came in only 90 balls. Dravid squarecut Nash and cover drove Vettori to reach 190, but the draining weather took its toll as he fell. Dravid, playing his 40th innings in his 25th Test, had crossed 2000 runs during his immensely valuable knock. The Kiwi openers batted positively in the 18 overs they faced. Srinath, who was hit by a Nash delivery on his fingers while batting, did not open the attack, but came on once Robin Singh (Jr) sent down two wayward overs which went for 15 runs. Scoreboard Sidhu c Parore b Cairns 1 Jadeja c Nash b Doull 12 Dravid c McMillan b Cairns 190 Tendulkar lbw Nash 67 Ganguly c Fleming b Doull 11 Azharuddin c Fleming b Cairns 4 Mongia c Horne b Nash 7 Kumble c Parore b Doull 0 Srinath c Twose b Wiseman 76 V.K. Prasad not out 30 Robin Singh Jr c Fleming b Cairns 0 Extras (B-2, LB-4, W-8, NB-4) 18 Total: (all out) 416 Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-17, 3-126, 4-164, 5-195, 6-204, 7-211, 8-355, 9-416. Bowling: Doull 36-15-64-3, Cairns 22.3-3-107-4, Nash 37-10-98-2, Vettori 16-2-71-0, Mcmillan 4-0-24-0, Wiseman 13-2-46-1. New Zealand (2nd innings) Bell not out 18 Horne not out 25 Extras (LB-1, W-1) 2 Total (for no wicket) 45 Bowling: Prasad 8-2-19-0, Robin Singh Jr 2-0-15-0, Srinath 2-1-4-0, Kumble 4-2-6-0.
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Wellington failure spurred me: Dravid HAMILTON, Jan 4 (PTI) — A delighted Rahul Dravid, who struck a superb, career-best 190 to lift India against New Zealand in the third Test, said he was determined to come good after failing in the second Test at Wellington where India lost by four wickets to go 0-1 down in the three-Test series. "I was out playing a poor shot in Wellington. I made a little promise to myself that if I got stuck in and have a good look at the conditions, I am going to raise my hand and say I am going to bat through the innings," Dravid said after guiding India to 416 and a 50-run first innings lead. Dravid was pleased with Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad who gave him excellent support after India were reduced to 211 for seven. "I am happy for Sri and Venky doing well with the bat. I always felt Sri had not done justice to his talent and it was good to seem him come back today," he said. The 25-year-old, in fact, was inspired by the composure shown by Srinath at the other end. "Whenever I was losing concentration, I just had to look at him and gather myself. I feel we are in with a chance in this Test," he said. Dravid was philosophical about not getting a double hundred, but felt his maiden hundred in Johannesburg gave him more joy. "That was not only my first hundred, but also given the conditions and the bowling, it was very satisfying. "I was disappointed not to get my double hundred, but you have to enjoy what you get in life instead of lamenting about what you don’t," he said. Asked whether he played more shots today, Dravid said he did not make any conscious effort. "But I was determined if a bad ball comes along I will hit it. In terms of statistics, maybe I have taken less time and number of balls, but there was no planned effort." Skipper Mohd Azharuddin praised Dravid and his two Karnataka teammates but was undecided whether Dravid was certain for the one-dayers. "I am not sure since one-day cricket is a different brand of game altogether," he said. He hoped India will be able to put pressure on the Kiwis tomorrow. "The wicket is taking a bit of spin and Anil Kumble bowled a very good spell towards close. If he, Srinath or others can take early wickets, we’ll be in a good position." Azhar allayed fears of any injury to Srinath, who did not share the new ball. "He was suffering from a bit of cramps, but he is alright. He should be our main man tomorrow." Coach Anshuman Gaekwad described Dravid’s knock as "one of the best I have ever seen in a Test," and said his shot selection, footwork and concentration was impeccable. Gaekwad said Indian bowlers will attack the Kiwi batsmen. "They would look to bat as long as possible. But we are determined to attack them. If we can pick three-four wickets in the first session, we can go for the kill," he said. Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming described Dravid’s effort a "very, very classy innings. He was never out of position. It was very frustrating not to have dismissed India cheaply" after reducing them to 211 for seven in the morning, he said. "But we are in a luxury position. If we can stay positive we can retain the lead. We are looking to outbat the Indians and shut them out of the game," he added.
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Ashes series set for dramatic climax SYDNEY, Jan 4 (Reuters) — The fifth and final Ashes Test between Australia and England was heading towards a dramatic climax after the tourists fought back gallantly on the third day at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. After trailing by 102 on the first innings, England dismissed Australia for 184 in their second innings. They then added 104 for two by stumps to head into the fourth day needing another 183 for victory with eight wickets in hand. England staged a dramatic fightback to win last week’s fourth Test in Melbourne by 12 runs to give themselves a chance of squaring the series at 2-2. They could have been in an even better position in the fifth Test if not for a crucial decision which went against them. Michael Slater, who scored 123 of Australia’s second innings total in a magnificent solo performance, appeared to have been run out while on 35. The Australian opener, thinking he was caught short of his ground, began the long walk back towards the pavilion as the England players celebrated around him. Slater, however, was recalled when third umpire Simon Taufel gave him the benefit of the doubt because television replays were inconclusive. Slater, 28, shrugged off his close shave to dominate the English attack with a flawless innings, contributing 66.85 per cent of Australia’s total — the second highest ratio in test history after Charles Bannerman scored 165 out of Australia’s 245 (67.34 per cent) in the inaugural Ashes Test of 1877. Slater began the day on 11 as Australia resumed on 13-0. He pushed his score along to 47 by lunch while his teammates fell by the wayside. He reached his century just before the tea break, celebrating the achievement with a signature kiss of the helmet. He eventually departed in the final session, caught by wicketkeeper Warren Hegg, after an innings spanning 271 minutes and 189 balls. The only other Australian to reach double figures was first innings century maker Mark Waugh who made 24. The Aussie top order all failed to master the notoriously difficult the SCG pitch as England’s off-spinner Peter Such claimed career-best figures of five for 81 on a wicket at times turning sideways. Such picked up Darren Lehmann (0), Ian Healy (5), Shane Warne (8), Stuart MacGill (6) and Glenn McGrath (0) as Australia’s tail collapsed with predictable ease. Headley, who was named Man of the Match in the nailbiting fourth Test, claimed four for 40 to finish with 19 wickets in the series after he was left out of the first two Tests. Set a record 287 to win — more than any other team has scored for victory in the fourth innings of a Test at the SCG — England made a brilliant start to their run chase with Mark Butcher pounding three boundaries off McGrath’s first over. Butcher and captain Alec Stewart took the score along to 57 before the former fell victim to the wizardry of Warne, the Aussie leg-spinner playing in his first Test for nine months since shoulder surgery. Warne made a spectacular return to the Test arena when he dismissed Butcher in his first over yesterday, trapping him lbw with a wrong ’un. Butcher fell for the same ball again today, also in Warne’s first over, when he was deceived by the spin and stumped by Healy. Stewart was also stumped by Healy after dancing down the wicket to MacGill, who took five for 57 in England’s innings, after making 42 with the total on 77. But Nasser Hussain (17 n.o.) and Mark Ramprakash (14 n.o.), England’s best two batsmen this summer, added 27 before the close of play to give England a chance of squaring the series and denying Australia a record-breaking sixth Ashes series win. Australia (1st
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England still can't play spin: Warne SYDNEY, Jan 4 (Reuters) — Shane Warne made a successful comeback to international cricket and declared that England’s batsmen still cannot play spin bowling. Warne trapped England opener Mark Butcher leg before wicket in his first over and was unlucky not to snare more victims in his return after a nine-month absence because of shoulder surgery. Warne, who has tormented England’s batsmen over the past five years with 88 wickets in 18 Ashes Tests, was hastily recalled after England beat Australia by 12 runs to go into the Sydney Test trailing 2-1. England claimed before the start of this series that they had finally learned to play spin, but Warne begged to differ after his first inspection of the tourists. "You can generally tell with a batsman when you bowl one and they’re still on the front foot and just block it rather than rocking back and trying to cut it," he said. "That’s because they’re not sure. That’s the nature of the English batsmen. "It’s either block or try and swing and hit them, there’s no real in between of pick the gap for a single or work the ball and that’s probably why they get themselves into trouble." Cricket’s most recognisable figure wasted little time in announcing his comeback to the big time by taking a wicket in his first over. His victim was opener Mark Butcher who was struck on the pad playing back to ball that deceived him by keeping straight. England collapsed to be all out for 220 — 102 behind Australia’s score of 322 — but Warne’s figures of one for 67 from 20 overs was evidence enough that the world’s premier slow bowler was back. "I thought it was a good start, the ball came out of the hand really well," Warne said. "But just because I only got one wicket doesn’t mean the psychological edge has disappeared. There’s still another innings to go." Warne’s comeback has been the source of much speculation in Australia, particularly since he was caught up in one of the sport’s worst scandals after news broke that he and fellow Test player Mark Waugh had taken money from a bookmaker to provide pitch and weather information during a 1994 tour of Sri Lanka and Pakistan. But warne, who has revolutionised the modern game with his leg spinners, maintains he has nothing to hide and has promise to tell all at an inquiry into the matter. It was no coincidence that he was chosen to make his comeback at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia’s most spin-friendly pitch, as Warne made his Test debut on that ground seven years ago and also took his 300th Test wicket there at the start of 1998. Even so, Warne was upstaged on his return by another leg-spinner, Stuart MacGill, who took career-best figures of five for 57. MacGill has played wonderfully well this season in Warne’s absence and was kept in the side because of the SCG’s reputation as a spinning wicket. His performance did, however, raise the prickly question of who would play in future Tests when only one leg spinner was required. MacGill, who directs his bowling at off stump while Warne tends to aim outside leg stump, said he hoped Australia would keep them both in the team. "It was good bowling with Warney when I felt comfortable with myself and really felt like I belonged in Test cricket," MacGill said.
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West Indies face uphill task CAPE TOWN, Jan 4 (Reuters) — West Indies faced an uphill battle to avoid a fourth successive Test defeat as South Africa built a 285-run lead on the third day of the fourth Test today. South Africa were 91 for three in their second innings at the close, having taken a first innings lead of 194 by bowling out West Indies for 212 at tea. South Africa lost three wickets with their second innings total on 31 but Jacques Kallis (28 not out) and captain Hansie Cronje (32 not out) checked the slump with an unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 60. Earlier, West Indies had avoided the possibility of following on thanks to some lower order resistance against a South African attack hampered by the absence of the injured Allan Donald. Carl Hooper scored 86 — the highest Test score by a West Indian against South Africa — and Ottis Gibson made 37 batting at number eight to edge their side past their follow-on target of 207. South Africa have a 3-0 winning lead in the five-Test series. Scoreboard Wallace c Cullinan b Donald 8 Murray c Boucher b Donald 0 Chanderpaul c Rhodes b Terbrugge 6 Lara ht wkt b Donald 4 Hooper run out 86 Ganga c Kirsten b Pollock 17 Jacobs c Kallis b Pollock 29 Gibson c Kirsten b Kallis 37 Mclean c Cronje b Adams 14 Ambrose not out 4 Dillon c Boucher b Kallis 0 Extras (lb-2 nb-3
w-2) 7 South Africa (2nd innings): Kirsten c Murray b McLean 5 Gibbs c Jacobs b Dillon 25 Kallis batting 28 Cullinan lbw b McLean 0 Cronje batting 32 Extras
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Pak team will not be allowed to play: Thackeray MUMBAI, Jan 4 (PTI) — With the Pakistan cricket team scheduled to tour India from this month-end, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has reiterated that his party activists would not allow Pak cricketers to play despite the security arrangements that would be made. "Hum unko khelne nahin denge aur apne admi tyaar hein Chennai aur Delhi mein" (we won’t allow them to play and my men are ready in Chennai and Delhi), Thackeray said in an interview to a private television programme here. Matches have been scheduled in Delhi and either Chennai or Kanpur. The Sena chief said whatever security arrangements may be made by police, the party activists would not be deterred in achieving their objective and had worked out their plan of action. He said Indo-Pak relations were not marked by friendship, with Pakistan continuing to sponsor cross border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir besides subversive activities through ISI elsewhere in India. In such circumstances, the tour should not be permitted, he said. Thackeray recalled that ten years ago, when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had invited the Pakistan team and scheduled the first match in Kashmir, Pak cricket authorities had taken objection by saying that they could not be expected to play in their "territory".
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UCBSA chief forced to apologise CAPE TOWN, Jan 4 (Reuters) — The president of the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) has been forced to apologise for a public outburst aimed at Sports Minister Steve Tshwete. Ray White issued a personal statement at the close of the second day’s play in the fourth Test against West Indies on Sunday after landing himself in hot water for unscripted remarks at the end of a speech on the UCBSA’s "transformation charter" for the game. In a speech broadcast live on national television during the tea interval, White ended what was billed as "a pledge to the nation" by saying: "To those seeking to interfere with our team, we don’t want it and we don’t need it." The remarks were clearly aimed at Tshwete, who had previously criticised the lack of black African cricketers in the national team. Tshwete was also quoted in Sunday’s newspapers underlining his concerns, saying: "I am worried we will be sending white teams to the rugby and cricket world cups this year. "If that is the case, it will be difficult for me to support them." White’s comments angered fellow members of the multi-racial transformation committee which has been set up to hasten change. In his later statement, White said: "I wish to apologise to the cricket community of South Africa for allowing my personal remarks to be associated with the important pledge to the nation in respect of the transformation charter that has been developed by so many people over such a long period of time.
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Bagan hold edge over JCT NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (PTI) — Holders Mohun Bagan look favourites to log full points against a fresh-look JCT, Phagwara, when they kick off the third National Football League with a group ‘A’ outing at the Ambedkar Stadium here tomorrow. The Calcutta giants who had an excellent season last year and wrapped up the title after being directly brought into the league alongwith FC Kochin, are spearheaded by wily forwards I.M. Vijayan and Nigerian veteran Chima Okerie and sport a very settled look with many equally known names in midfield and defence. Coach P.K. Banerjee refused to underestimate the doughty Punjab side, winners of the inaugural league, but a depleted side after their key African players followed by established home stars left for greener pastures. Bagan’s main goalkeeper Hemanta Dora, who came up with a superb performance in the Bangkok Asian Games, looks doubtful as he is nursing a hamstring problem, but with the equally adept Dinesh to fall back not to speak of the strong bench, the team should not have any worries. JCT, who have been nursed well by coach Sukhwinder Singh despite the depletion in the ranks, will look forward to their young recruits proving their mettle at the national level. Tata Football Academy trainees in Medio Dipankar Roy and defender Deepak Kumar Mandal with young forwards Sukhjit Singh and Surjit Singh will hope to combine well with trusted ones like Tarsem Lal, Hardip Singh and Ram Pal as JCT for the first time in many years play without any foreigners in their ranks. JCT, who finished way down the rung last year, will look to produce their usual fighting display at the Ambedkar Stadium which has been their second home, though they will be playing their remaining home matches at Ludhiana. Despite Ludhiana not having perimeter fencing, Punjab association in an effort to push the game in the state, has promised to get the job done soon. Bagan have a clutch of top players in medios Khemtang Paite, Ranjan Choudhury and Basudeb Mondal in the midfield with veteran Satyajit Chatterjee, Amit Das and Iraqi Bassim Yonan providing P.K. Banerjee plenty of option. Joe Paul Anchery, fresh from Asiad like Mondal, is expected to be played upfront as the first substitute. Both teams had a training session in the morning, but the chilly weather despite a 2.30 p.m. kickoff should be more suited for the Punjab side than their counterparts. The Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will inaugurate the league. Doordarshan is expected to telecast the match live.
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Indian spikers rout Australia DUBAI, Jan 4 (PTI) — Defending champions India displayed better form and coordination to defeat Australia in straight sets 15-4, 15-7, 15-5 in the 4th Rashid International Volleyball Championship here last night. Leaving behind the memories of their defeat against a vastly superior Ukraine, the Indians defended and attacked, particularly smashed, well to smother the Aussies in their second outing which lasted one hour and 15 minutes. Ravi Kanth of the Railways won the best player of the match award as he, with active help from Jobi Joseph of Kochi Customs, made short work of the team from down under. "India will get through to the semi-finals," a confident chief coach G.E. Sridharan said after the match. Today is a rest day for India who meet the UAE juniors in their group match tomorrow. India has won the Rashid
Cup for the last three years consecutively since its
inception. But, this time the presence of Ukraine, ranked
number 10 in the world, is posing a stiff challenge to
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Shandilya feels neglected MUMBAI, Jan 04 (PTI) — Shiv Chhatrapati award winner Ashok Shandilya today said he felt neglected by his employers Central Railway and Maharashtra Government even after winning two of the seven gold medals for the country in the recent Bangkok Asian Games. Shandilya told PTI after a felicitation function organised by the Central Railway Mazdoor Sangh (CRMS) that he was hoping for a congratulatory message from Maharashtra Chief Minister, Manohar Joshi. "However, our CM did not even bother to call the only individual gold medallist from his state. It is very sad and unfortunate that the head of the state did not feel it necessary to compliment the double gold medallist", he added. "I was also not even invited for a function at Delhi on December 23 soon after we returned from Bangkok where the Railway Minister Nitish Kumar was the chief guest along with medal winners like Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (athletics) and Dingko Singh (boxing)", he said. "As if this was not enough the Central Railway gave me promotion as a class three employee while the Eastern Railway promoted Sikdar as a grade two officer in recognition of her double gold medal winning fete", he added. "In fact I am
seriously thinking of quitting the Railways within the
next six months if due recognition, which I richly
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4 Indians given wild cards NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (UNI) — Four indians — Syed Fazaluddin, Vijay Kannan, Vinod Sridhar and Manoj Mahadevan — have been given wild-card entry into the main draw of the Chandigarh leg of the Gold Flake aces ITF Futures Tennis Tournament which will be played from January 11 to 16. The Chandigarh tournament will be followed by Ahmedabad and Mumbai legs which would be played from January 18 to 23 and January 25 to 30, respectively. The complete series, which sees many national and international players in action, carries a total prize money of $ 30,000 which would be split equally between the three tournaments in the series. Vishal Uppal, Avinash Arun, A.V. Rao, Sunil Kumar, C.S. Mohanti, Rajkumar Gopalan, P. Ravikrishna, Vinod Sridhar, Harsh Mankad, Saurav Panja, Sanzaruz Zaman, Mustafa Ghouse, Paveen Kumar Sreenivasan and Vijendra Laad feature among the Indians in the qualifiers for the Chandigarh leg. A total of 64 people will play the qualifiers out of which eight will proceed to the main draw. Seven Indians have been given wild cards in the qualifiers. The main draw, which will see 32 players in action, has Luke Milligan (GBR) as the top seed while Amir Hadad (Isr), Regis Lavergne (Fra) Jonathan Erlich (Isr) are the second, third and fourth seeds. The touraments’ carry a prize money of $ 7,800 in the singles and $ 2,200 in the doubles. The winner of the singles event will receive $ 1,300 while the runners up will get $ 900. The semifinalists will receive $ 480 each while the quarterfinalists would get $ 290. The winners of the doubles and the singles will be getting 18 ATP points while the runners up will get 12 points. The semifinalists would get six points each while the quarterfinalists will earn three points each. All India Tennis Association (AITA) Davis Cup committee chairman Anil Khanna told mediapersons that the tournaments would provide budding national and international players with more avenues to pick up valuable ATP points to improve upon their world ranking. ITC brand manager A.K. Poddar said the ITF Futures will give a boost to the development of tennis in the country. He said the company would be sponsoring three men’s nationals carrying a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh each to be held in March at Coimbatore, Madurai and Chennai. Mr Khanna said Davis Cupper Prahlad Srinath will not be featuring in the Chandigarh leg due to an injury but added that he would play the remaining two tournaments in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
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Harmit stars in OIL win CHANDIGARH, Jan 4 — A blistering performance by Harmit Kahlon ensured Oil India Limited (Team A) the team championship trophy at the XIXth PSCB Golf tournament hosted by Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) at the Pune golf course. Kahlon, with a score of 73+67 gross, also reclaimed the individual title for the seventh time. Simarjeet Singh (70+78) gross, Gaurav Diwan (70+79), Vandana Agarwal (84+80) and S.P. Pradhan (90+89_ were the other players who contributed to the winning OIL team which had an overall score of 442. The hosts Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), comprising Rahil Ganjee (79+76) gross, Anitya Chand (74+80), Parnita Garewal (78+78) & Jaideep Patwardhan (84+71) came a close second with an overall score of 456. The third position went to ONGC (Team A) with a score of 458. In the individual category, last year's winner, Harmit Singh Kahlon, displayed superb golf on the second day to clinch the winners trophy yet again. In today's play of 67 gross i.e. 4 under the course with 10 pars and six birdies he played extremely well to surge ahead of yesterday's leader Simarjeet Singh who ended up runner-up with 10 pars and one birdie. The team net trophy was clinched up by BPCL (Team A). IOC (Team A) were declared the runners-up. Parnita Garewal (GAIL) was awarded the best lady golfer of the tournament. Kahlon also bagged the best gross award for 18 holes with an identical score of 67 gross.
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Seeded players sail through NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (PTI) — Seeded players faced no trouble in advancing to the next stage as all recorded straight set victories to move into the second round of the AITA Delhi Open Women’s Tennis Championship at DLTA Courts here today. Nikita Bhardwaj, Stuti Smit, Simmi Rani, Harsimran Kaur and Nandini Perumal all recorded easy wins over their rivals and moved into the last-16 stage here. Top-seed Shruti Dhawan (Chd), second seed Karishma Patel (Guj) and Shalini Thakur (Del), the third seed, received first round byes. Dhawan takes on Tarminder Kaur, a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Gurjot Sharma (Har), Thakur meets Saumuya Rana (Del) and Patel face Sutkalika Badu (Del), in the second round. Fifth seed Bhardwaj of Gujarat defeated local lass Vishika Chhetri 6-1, 6-2 while fourth seed Harsimran Kaur (Chd) beat Yamini Sgkhri 6-4, 6-0. Bhardwaj will play Kameshwari Vadali (AP) and Harsimran Kaur plays M. Vishnu Pritam (TN). Chandigarh’s Simmi Rani, the sixth seed, blanked Baljit Kaur (Har) 6-0, 6-0 while Maharashtra’s Stuti Smit had an easy workout over Latika Arora of Delhi, 6-0, 6-1. Nandini Peruma (AP) dashed hopes of another local girl Monika Goel with a 6-4, 6-0 victory. The doubles tournament
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Tennis tournament results AMRITSAR, Jan 4 — Amritsar Tennis Association is organising a district junior tennis tournament here at the Ram Bagh Garden Tennis Complex. A large number of junior boys and girls under age groups of 10, 12, 14 and 16 are participating in former Minister of State for External Affairs RL Bhatia inaugurated the tournament. Results: Under 14: Arjun Talwar beat Shushant 8-0 Saurab Ahuja beat Gurinder 8-4 Kushagra beat Rasmeet 8-5 Adesh beat Angad 8-1 Sunil beat Samarpit 8-1 Kundal beat Jaisadana 8-2 Nakul Vaish beat Anshul Chug 8-1. Under 12: Kushagr beat Tanmay 6-0 Sourabh Ahuja beat Jay Sadana 65-2 Anshul beat Nakul Kapoor 6-2 Sunil beat Rachit 6-0. Under 10: Nakul Kapoor beat Rishabh 6-0 Akshit beat Arjun 6-4 Tanmay beat Jaskaran 6-5 (7-4) Manav beat Baljinder 6-0 Karan beat Anirud 6-0 Udey beat Rajeshi 6-3 Nikhil beat Sidhant 6-4. Girls: Under 16: Shraya beat Niharika 8-5 Roman beat Subhneet 8-2 Wamal beat Sunena 8-0. Under 14: Niharika beat Sonia 6-1 Sawata beat Shraya 6-0.
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Tuli in fine nick CHANDIGARH, Jan 4 (BOSR) — Arun Tuli secored 70 runs and claimed three wickets for 23 runs enabling Godrej Cricket Club to beat Bombay Cricket Club by 61 runs in the Bathany Cup Cricket Tournament being played at the CRPF ground here today. GCC made 223 runs for the loss of eight wickets while Bombay Cricket Club were all out for 162 runs. In another match, Industrial Cricket Club beat Chetna Cricket Club by 36 runs. ICC made 163 for 8 while Chetna Club were all out for 127 runs. Jalandhar annex overall team title FATEHGARH SAHIB, Jan 4 (FOC) — Jalandhar won the overall team championship in boys under 20 section while Amritsar remained second on the concluding day of the 75th Punjab State Open Junior Athletic Championship organised by District Amateur Athletic Association at Mata Gujri College Stadium here today. Lt-Gen (retd) B.K.N. Chhibber, Governor, Punjab, gave away the prizes to the winners. In under 18 boys category Amritsar won the team championship and in under 16 boys category Jalandhar won the championship. Inter-college hockey JALANDHAR, Jan 4 (FOSR)— Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women, Jalandhar, bagged the inter-college Guru Nanak Dev University Hockey Championship with better goal average. Hans Raj Mahila Mahavidyala Jalandhar, Kanya Maha Vidyala, Jalandhar and BBK DAV College, Amritsar, secured second, third and fourth positions, respectively. Jugraj stars in Academy victory JALANDHAR, Jan 4 (FOSR)— A fine hat-trick by outside left Jugraj Singh helped Surjit Hockey Academy Jalandhar thrash Kila Raipur Hockey Academy (Ludhiana) 6-0 in the inaugural of the super league phase of the first Surjit Singh Memorial Junior Boys Hockey Tournament here today. The winners were leading 3-0 at the lemon break. The Jalandhar lads forged ahead in the 4th minute when their centre forward Pavitar Singh scored a fine field goal with a solo effort (1-0). The 2nd goal for the Surjit Acadmey was scored in the 12th minute when centre forward Pavitar Singh received a free pass near 25yds line. He dodged past the rival defenders and entered into the striking circle from the right side and gave a parallel to his team mate inside left Monvinder who made no mistake in deflecting the ball into the goal (2-0). It was again Pavitar Singh who added another field goal in 32nd minute (3-0). At half time the Surjit Hockey Academy was reading by (3-0). After changing over outside left Jugraj Singh unleashed a series of attacks and scored three goals in a row to complete the tally (6-0). Ajay, Gurpreet to the fore CHANDIGARH, Jan 4 (BOSR)— Ajay Dhir of DAV College, Hoshiarpur, in 50 kg category and Gurpreet Kaur of SD College, Hoshiarpur, in upto 44 kg category secured first positions in the Panjab University Inter College Judo Championship for men and women here at the PU Gymnasium today. Results: Men: 50 kg: Ajay Dhir, DAVC, Hoshiarpur, 1, Dev Nath, SGGS, Hpr 2, Shiv Kumar, 50-55 kg: Mandeep Kumar, SDC, Hpr 1, Avenindra Kumar, PUC, Chd 2. 55-60 kg: Bhupinder Singh, SDC, Hpr 1, Mukesh Kumar, SGGSC, Hpr 2. Women: Up to 44 kg:
Gurpreet Kaur, SDC Hpr 1, Narinder Kaur, Ramgarhia Girls,
Ldh 2. 44-48 kg: Nimrata, GN Kh. (W), Ldh. 1, Reena, GGD
SDC, Chd. 2. 48-52 kg: Anita Sharma, GGD SDC, Chd. 1,
Gagan Thakur, MCM DAVC (W), Chd. 2. 52-56 kg:
Charanpreet, GN Kh. (W) Ldh. 1, Shatabadi Bhardwaj, SDC,
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