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 NAIROBI: Ravindu Shah of Kenya, third left, survives a run-out attempt in their game against Zimbabwe during his innings of 71, in the four-nation one day LG Cup between Kenya, India, Zimbabwe and South Africa, in Nairobi, on Saturday. — AP/PTI Zimbabwe scramble to 3-wkt win NAIROBI, Sept 25 — Zimbabwe made heavy weather of the modest 200-run target but still scrambled to a three-wicket win with four balls to spare against minnows Kenya today. |
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facilities switched off HC
directive on PCA plea Tendulkar
to lead India against New Zealand Seles,
Davenport to clash in final CISF
overpower Shivalik Club Sunita,
Mamlesh best athletes Ubaid
Kamal helps PUNCOM XI win Rakesh,
Jasbir in final |
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SAF Games KATHMANDU, Sept 25 (PTI) — A colourful and vibrant opening ceremony showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Nepal and mirroring the spirit of friendship marked the official inauguration of the eighth South Asian Federation Games here today. King Birendra of Nepal formally declared the games open at the packed-to-capacity Dashrath Stadium, heralding the 12-event sporting extravaganza which was expected to prove India’s overwhelming dominance in the South Asian region. The capacity crowd, many of whom had joined the queue since early afternoon, burst into a thunderous applause as the King declared the Games open in the presence of a host of dignitaries from the participating countries. Altogether 1,069 athletes from the seven nations in the region will vie for 531 medals, including 161 gold medals, in the next nine days of competitions as the games returned to its place of birth after a gap of 15 years. The picturesque city, the commercial and cultural hub of the Himalayan kingdom, had staged the inaugural edition in 1984 but the South Asian meet has grown from strength to strength over the last few years. Besides the ceremonial formalities and speeches by the dignitaries, the two-and-half-hour inaugural show contained a variety of cultural ethnic dances and songs, a breathtaking para-jumping feat by the Royal Nepal Army and a laser beam animation display. The opening ceremony started with the ceremonial arrival of the King and Queen Aishwarya who were greeted with flowers by five little girls before taking their seats on the VVIP platform. The royal couple were then presented with the eighth SAF Games logo by the Prime Minister and organising committee Chairman, Mr Krishna Prasad Bhattarai. After the presentation, Royal Nepal Army personnel para-dropped onto the ground carrying the national flags of the seven participating countries followed by a mass band display by the Royal Nepal Army. A doll dance presentation by the students of DAV School, accompanied by live music by the group ‘Sur Susha’ drew loud cheers from the spectators who had occupied the galleries long before the scheduled starting time. Ethnic cultural dances and national songs by noted Nepalese singers were presented before the participating teams marched onto the stadium amidst loud cheering, with hosts Nepal coming at the rear. Asian Games gold medallist Ng Dingko Singh was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent as the athletes attired in traditional blue blazers waved at the spectators as they took a round of the stadium. After the teams took their position on the ground, the Prime Minister hoisted the eighth SAF Games flag after which the games were formally declared open. The eighth SAF Games
torch, which was brought from Lumbini, the birth place of
Lord Buddha, was handed over to Nepali marathon runner
Baikuntha Manandhar, winner of three consecutive SAF
Games gold medals in marathon. Manandhar lit the flame at
a specially erected dias. |
Zimbabwe scramble to 3-wkt win NAIROBI, Sept 25 (PTI) — Zimbabwe made heavy weather of the modest 200-run target but still scrambled to a three-wicket win with four balls to spare against minnows Kenya in the opening match of the four-nation LG Cup Cricket Tournament here today. Three quick wickets in the slog overs, two of which fell in the penultimate over, had the Zimbabweans reeling at 197 for seven but Murray Goodwin sealed the issue with a straight drive which fetched him the required three runs. Zimbabwe were coasting towards an easy win, needing just 17 runs from nine overs but the exit of Andy Flower (55), Guy Whittal (5), Stuart Carlisle (0) and Andy Blignaut (0) provided some last minute excitement in what looked largely a one-sided contest at the Nairobi Gymkhana here. Zimbabwe were in a spot of bother early at 31 for two, but recovered courtesy two successive partnerships to keep their slate clean against Kenya. The 109-run partnership for the third wicket between Goodwin and Andy Flower (55) proved vital for the Zimbabwe as the left-right combination milked the Kenyan attack in the middle overs. Goodwin’s unbeaten 76 which kept the Zimbabwean reply on course especially in the final struggle, won him the ‘man of the match’ award. Earlier, Kenya botched up a century partnership between Ravindu Shah (71) and Steve Tikolo (33) for the second wicket to struggle to a modest 199 for 8 in their allotted 50 overs. Shah and Tikolo repaired an early damage to put 100 runs but the Kenyan batsmen who followed later failed to capitalise on it and batted irresponsibly on the easy paced wicket. Guy Whittal was the most successful Zimbabwean bowler with three wickets for only 29 runs from his 10 overs. Chasing the modest target of 200, Zimbabwe lost Grant Flower (18) in the sixth over when he was trapped leg before by Thomas Odoyo. Flower hit four boundaries during his brief stint at the wicket. Josephate Ababu claimed a wicket off his very first ball in international cricket when Neil Johnson dragged an outgoing delivery in the very next over. Johnson made only eight runs and Zimbabwe at that stage were 31 for two. Scoreboard Kenya: Extras: (B-4, LB-10, W-4, NB-1) 19. Total: (for eight wickets) 199. Fall of wickets: 1/21, 2/121, 3/133, 4/156, 5/170, 6/184, 7/193, 8/198. Bowling: Johnson 7-0-24-1, Mutendera 5-0-20-0, A. Whittall 9-0-32-1, Blignaut 1-0-5-0, Strang 5-0-21-0, G. Whittall 10-1-29-3, G. Flower 10-0-35-0, Campbell 3-0-20-2. Zimbabwe: Extras: (B-2, LB-4, W-5) 11 Total: (for 7 wkts in 49.2 overs) 200 Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-31, 3-72, 4-181, 5-192, 6-197, 7-197. Bowling: M. Suji
5-0-21-0, T. Odoyo 8.2-1-32-1, J. Ababu 6-1-26-1, M.
Sheikh 10-0-57-1, M. Odumbe 10-2-31-1, S. Tikolo
9-3-22-3, R. Shah 1-0-5-0. |
South Korea hold India SYDNEY, Sept 25 (PTI) — India played a dour goalless draw with South Korea, to end its campaign in the four-nation double-leg pre-Olympic hockey tournament on a dismal note with just one win from six matches. India will play Canada in tomorrow’s bronze medal playoff match, while hosts Australia take on South Korea in the gold medal clash. After an evenly poised first half and 20 minutes into the second, the Koreans dominated the remaining match earning three scoring chances against the tiring Indian defence. In the dying moments, Indian forwards gave the team a final chance to win the tie by forcing a last minute penalty corner. But this lone penalty corner was wasted by India following a poor trap at the top of the circle, and K`orea went through to the gold medal match against Australia, following their better goal difference. Indian goalkeeper Edward Aloysius produced a great reflex save off a deflection in the 13th minute of the match to prevent South Korea from taking an early lead. The Koreans wasted as
many as nine penalty corners in the entire match but
India failed to take advantage of those lapses. |
India open football campaign today KATHMANDU, Sept 25 (PTI) — Defending champions India can hardly afford to be complacent when they open their campaign against Pakistan in a group A match of the eighth SAF Games football championship here tomorrow. The Indians, who have often been rather inconsistent despite having the potential to outsmart any team in the South Asian region, have to pull up their socks in what promises to be an exciting contest of strategy and skill at the Dashrath Stadium here. The Indians have been clubbed in group A along with strong contenders Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan while group B comprise of last editon’s silver medallists Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives in the seven-team championship which is expected to attract large crowds in this picturesque city. Though India appear to have a balanced team on paper, Pakistan have always played well against them and the team that handles the pressure better will stand to gain. “We are not taking any team lightly. We have to give our best in all the matches and see what happens. The other teams have also prepared well. Our boys have to play to their full potential,” India’s chief coach Sukhwinder Singh said. The Indians will however, badly miss the services of their star striker Bhaichung Bhutia who is currently serving for the English second division club Bury FC. “He is a very good player and of course we will miss him. But football is a team game and you cannot depend on individuals alone. The team has to play cohesively to get the results,” Sukhwinder Singh pointed out. The injury to Prabhjot Singh has been a worrying factor for the Indian camp though the chief coach was hopeful he would recover fully by tomorrow. Prabhjot has a pain in the shin bone and did not attend the practice yesterday. The Indians would be largely depending on their two experienced strikers I.M. Vijayan and Bruno Coutinho to deliver the goods upfront though captain Jo Paul Ancheri and Raman Vijayan were also capable of scoring the goals as they have proved in the past. “We are a balanced side in all departments of the game. The boys have to work hard on the field and play to their full potential. The other teams have also worked hard for the championship. So we just cannot relax,” Sukhwinder said. The coach did not think that the high altitude and possible chilly conditions would affect his team. “Right now the weather is fine. Even if it rains, the boys are quite used to it,” he said. Midfielders Basudeb
Mondal, Jules Alberto, Hardeep Sangha and Ranjan Dey have
a big role to play and have to assist the forward line to
make the team more effective. |
Telecom facilities switched off KATHMANDU, Sept 25 (UNI) — Barely hours ahead of the formal inauguration of the eighth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games by Nepal’s constitutional monarch, King Birendra, telecommunication facilities at the specially-set up media centre here were abruptly switched off by agitating employees manning the equipment. About a dozen employees of the Nepal Telecommunications Corpor-ation (NTC) were demanding that they be issued special passes to facilitate their entry to the media centre-located in a deluxe hotel in central Kathmandu. In the absence of these passes, they complained, they faced harassment from security personnel posted at the hotel lobby to regulate access to the facility. “We have been deputed to work here from early morning to late in the night...but we have no facilities...and even to come here we have to everyday convince the security that we are staff-on-duty...” When contacted,
member-secretary of the games executive committee Binod
Shankar Palikhe described the shutdown as
“unfortunate” and assured that “immediate
steps” were being taken to redress the NTC employees
grievance and get the communications facilities back
on-stream soon. |
HC directive on PCA plea MUMBAI, Sept 25 (PTI) — The Mumbai High Court today directed the BCCI to file an affidavit by September 28 in reply to a petition filed by Punjab Cricket Association challenging the former’s recent presidential elections. Justice Ajit Shah heard both the parties at his residence but did not pass any interim orders on the ground that there was no urgency in the matter. Hearing on the petition now stands adjourned to September 29. The petition urged the court to declare the elections as null and void and restrain the office-bearers from functioning in their respective capacities. It alleged that Mr Ranga Reddy, secretary of Hyderabad Cricket Association, was denied his right to cast vote as the official nominee of his organisation. Board counsel Iqbal Chagla pointed out there had been no irregularities at the annual general meeting held in Jaipur and that 24 of the 30 members had extended full support in writing to the election of Dr A.C. Muthiah as board president. He said no other person had contested for this post and questioned why Mr Reddy had not appeared before the court. Petitioner’s counsel Rohit Kapadia disagreed with the board’s argument that the presidential candidate had no opponent and that he was unanimously elected. He said although Mr Reddy had the authority to vote he was denied the opportunity. Mr Kapadia said Mr Reddy had obtained a favourable order from a Jaipur Court which he had orally conveyed to the board. Yet, the board “hurriedly” decided out of turn to hold presidential elections which was placed sixth on the AGM agenda. The petition also questioned the board’s decision to award telecast rights to Prasar Bharti for international matches to be played in India in the next five years. The petition alleged the
board decision was “arbitrary” and amounted to
“high-handedness” because NIMBUS, a marketing
agency, had offered a bid of Rs 500 crore which was not
considered by the board. |
Tendulkar to lead India against New Zealand NEW DELHI, Sept 25 (PTI) — The national cricket selectors today reposed confidence in an injury-hit skipper Sachin Tendulkar by retaining him at the job for the entire season, till March next year. The BCC Secretary, Mr Jaywant Lele, said the most important decision taken in the first meeting of the reconstituted national selection committee was to name the batting maestro captain for the entire season. “It will be subject to fitness,” he said when asked whether selectors were convinced that Tendulkar had regained fitness following treatment by experts at the Adelaide-based Australian Cricket Academy (ACA). Asked whether the star batsman had regained fitness, Mr Lele replied in the affirmative. Tendulkar, whose second tenure as Indian skipper began on July 28, was appointed only till September end by the selectors as the term of that panel lasted only upto the BCCI AGM held on September 21 and 22. Asked whether the selection committee considered naming a vice-captain owing to Tendulkar’s back problem, which has forced him to miss a few ties in the last few months, new selection committee Chairman Chandu Borde said there was no precedence of appointing a deputy for home series. “We did not give any thought to it,” he said. Consequent on the appointment, Tendulkar will lead India against New Zealand at home (September 28 - November 18) and the team on its tour of Australia, which runs from November 26 to February 11 next year. Mr Lele also announced that new Indian coach Kapil Dev will participate from the next selection committee meeting onwards. “He will be an invited member in the committee after today’s meeting,” he said. Mumbai batsman Amol Muzumdar and his Maharashtra counterpart Hrishikesh Kanitkar were named to lead the India “A” and Board President XI sides respectively that will take on the visiting New Zealanders in two three-day matches. Baroda stumper Nayan Mongia, striving to regain his place in the Indian squad after recovering from a hand fracture suffered during the May-June World Cup campaign, will lead the Rest of India squad against Ranji champions Karnataka in the Irani Cup tie. Announcing the three teams Mr Lele said the panel had tried to give a chance to several youngsters to assess their talent. The Rest of India squad, which includes India “A” skipper V.V.S. Laxman apart from the exciting young Tamil Nadu batsman Madanagopal, will take on Karnataka in Bangalore from October 1 to 5. India “A” take on the Kiwis at Pune from September 30 to October 2 while the visitors will meet Board President’s XI at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, from October 5 to 7. Asked whether the selectors discussed picking deposed skipper Mohammed Azharuddin returning to action after recovering from a right shoulder operation in June in any of the teams, Borde said: “These are just trial matches. When we decide the Indian team, we’ll consider him”. However, both Mr Lele and Borde said Mongia was picked to lead Rest of India so that the selectors can see him in action before considering him for selection against the Kiwis. Mr Lele said leg-spinner Anil Kumble and paceman Javagal Srinath, both dropped from the Indian team for the ongoing one-day tournaments, will be turning out for Karnataka, both for the Irani Cup as well as the October 17 to 19 tie against the New Zealanders. Rest of India: Nayan Mongia (capt-Baroda), V.V.S. Laxman (Hyd), Shib Sundar Das (Ori), Nikhil Haldipur (Ben), Sidanshu Kotak (Sau), Hemang Badani (TN), Reetinder Singh Sodhi (Pun), Nilesh Kulkarni (TN), T. Kumaran (TN), Harvinder Sodhi (MP), K.N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ker), H. Ramkishen (AP), Madanagopal (TN) and Dinesh Mongia (Pun). India “A”: Amol Muzumdar (capt-Mum), Debang Gandhi (Ben), Wasim Jaffer (Mum), Abhijit Kale (Mah), Manoj Mudgal (wk-UP), S. Sriram (TN), Rohan Gavaskar (Ben), Murali Kartik (Rly), Amit Bhandari (Del), Iqbal Siddique (Mah), Sanjay Satpathy (Ori), Sachin Nair (Mah), Jatinder Singh (Har), Connor Williams (Bar). Board President’s XI: Hrishikesh Kanitkar (capt-Mah), Vikram Rathore (Pun), Gagan Khoda (Raj), Sameer Dighe (wk-Mum), Virendra Sehwag (Del), Devendra Bundela (MP), P. Malik (Ori), Harbhajan Singh (Pun), Rahul Sanghvi (Del), Ashish Nehra (Del), Ashish Winston Zaidi (UP), Sanjay Bangar (Rly), Rajeev Nayyar (HP) and Jaiprakash Yadav (MP). The selectors will be looking for a sound opener to pair left-hander Sadagopan Ramesh in the Tests and there will be a keen race with V.V.S. Laxman alongwith Vikram Rathore and Gagan Khoda — both in Board President’s XI — among those trying to impress the selectors. Among others, young Tamil Nadu paceman T. Kumaran can hope to shine against Karnataka while Mumbai batsman Wasim Jaffer, who was not really among the runs last season, will also press his claims after not managing to get the nod till now. Talented Railway
left-arm spinner Kartik Murali, part of the Indian
“A” squad as well as discarded Punjab
off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, will also get their chances. |
Seles, Davenport to clash in final TOKYO, Sept 25 (AFP) — Defending champion Monica Seles battled to a straight sets win over Japan’s Ai Sugiyama here today to book a final showdown against team-mate Lindsay Davenport in the Princess Cup tennis tournament. The American second seed — a five-time winner here who is chasing her fourth consecutive crown — continued her winning streak at the Ariake Coliseum with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) victory. But Seles had to work
hard for the win, squandering two match-points before
clinching victory in the second set tie-break. Top-seed
and reigning Wimbledon Champion Davenport had an easier
time in her semifinal, brushing aside the challenge of
compatriot Amy Frazier to win 6-2, 6-1. |
CISF overpower Shivalik Club CHANDIGARH,Sept 25 — Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)overcame some anxious moments before prevailing over a fighting-fit Shivalik Club 5-4 via the tie breaker in the inaugural match of the 29th All-India Gurmit Memorial Hockey Tournament which commenced at the Sector 42 hockey stadium here today. The two teams were level 1-1 at the end of the stipulated 70 minutes of play. Shivalik Club,a local outfit comprising students of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College and Shivalik School, kept the experienced rivals on their toes till the end with some promising display of stickwork and with a little bit of luck could have even carried the day but that was not to be. Goalkeeper Maninder Singh turned out to be a star performer for Shivalik Club as he managed to ward off danger on several occasions. The match, which was played at a brisk pace, saw Shivalik Club making early forays but CISF kept their cool and waited for an opportune moment to strike and eventually it was in the 17th minute that the security men,mostly new recruits,struck through Parmvir,whose rasping hit gave the Shivalik custodian absolutely no chance. Undeterred by the setback, Shivalik Club continued to play attacking hockey with Prabhjot Singh and Yudhwinder Singh advancing into the rival territory menacingly but unluckily they could not find the target. At half time,CISF were leading 1-0. After the breather, Shivalik Club attacked with renewed vigour and ultimately their efforts bore fruit in the 43rd minute when Prabhjot Singh,with his back to the goal, unleashed a powerful hit from the D top which beat a string of defenders before landing in the net. After the equaliser, the two teams went all out to clinch the issue but could not succeed. In the subsequent tie breaker, CISF finally settled the issue by converting four strokes. The scorers were skipper GV Xaxa,Bharat Kumar, G. Ekka and Partek Kumar. For Shivalik Club, skipper Inderjeet Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Abdul Rizwan were on target. CISF were awarded as many as eight penalty corners out of which none could be converted while Shivalik Club earned five which all went waste. Earlier, Mr Chandershekhar, IG, Punjab Police, and senior vice-president of the Indian Hockey Federation, inaugurated the tournament. Sundays fixtures:
Chandigarh Hockey Association XI v Friends Club — 2
p.m.; Ropar Hawks v Wonderland — 3.15 p.m. |
Sunita, Mamlesh best athletes HISAR, Sept 25 — Sonepat annexed the women’s team championship by securing 44 points in the 13th Haryana State Women’s Sports Festival, which concluded here today. Hisar with 16 points and Rohtak with 13 points remained second and third, respectively. Ambala with 31 points won the girls team championship, followed by Rohtak with 23 points. Sonepat secured third place with 14 points. Hisar annexed the overall team championship at the festival. Rohtak and Kurukshetra finished second and third. Sunita Dahiya of Sonepat was declared the best athlete in the Women’s section. Mamlesh of Ambala was declared the best athlete in the girls section. Prof Sampat Singh, Finance Minister, Haryana gave away the prizes. Ten new meet records were set in this three-day festival, in which over 2000 players from all over the state took part. Sunita Dahiya of Sonepat, who created a new record in 400 meters in Women’s section on the first day, set another record in 200 meters by completing the distance in 25.5 seconds, improving her previous record of 26.2 seconds. Baljeet Kaur (Gurgaon) also broke the record. She clocked 25.8 seconds. Poonam Sahu of Hisar (27.5) bagged the third place. Seema of Sonepat cleared 1.50 meters in women’s high jump to improve her own record of 1.40 meters set in 1995. Sharda of Kurukshetra and Poonam Sahu of Hisar cleared 1.45 meters and 1.35 meters to finished second and third, respectively. Ambala set the 4x100 meters relay record for girls under-16, clocking 55.7 seconds. Rohtak with 56.9 seconds were second Sirsa were third in 57.4 seconds. The previous record was set by Sonepat in 1995 with timing of 58.3 seconds. Another record in girls section was established by Mamta of Ambala in 200 meters by completing the race in 25.5 seconds. The old record of 28.81 seconds was set by Devendri (Sonepat) in 1996. Sangeeta of Rohtak and Anita of Bhiwani finished second and third. Kurukshetra won the both women’s and under-16 girls hockey titles. In women’s section Kurukshetra defeated Jhajjar, while in girls section Kurukshetra beat Gurgaon. In a well contested final match Bhiwani defeated Yamunanagar 34-26 to clinch the basketball title. Sunita, Dolly and Sakshi earned maximum points for Bhiwani while Manpreet, Meenu Yadav and Monika played well for Yamunanagar. Sirsa finished third beating Ambala by 35-14 Gurfeen and Navneet scored maximum for Sirsa. Kaithal emerged champion in Handball defeating Hisar 21-9. Babita, Pooja and Sonia contributed maximum points for Kaithal while Chander Kala, Chanderesh and Mukesh tried hard for Hisar. Jind routed Ambala 19-4 and finished third. Karunesh and Veena scored maximum points for Jind. Ambala won the
gymnastics championship, scoring 143.55 points while
Rohtak and Bhiwani finished second and third with 130.85
and 119.95 points, respectively. Chetna Chahal of Ambala
emerged the best gymnast scoring 30.65 points. Amrita
Thapa (Ambala) finished second with 29.20 points and
Namita Sharma of Bhiwani remained third with 28.90
points. |
Ubaid Kamal helps PUNCOM XI
win CHANDIGARH, Sept 25 — In a cliff-hanger, Godrej Cricket Club, Chandigarh, lost to PUNCOM XI by four wickets in a quarterfinal match of the sixth J.P. Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament at the PCA Stadium today. Though Godrej Club managed a paltry 149 runs in the allotted 50 overs. Their bowlers kept the PUNCOM batsmen on a tight leash and allowed them to overhaul the total only in the penultimate over of the innings. Godrej Club openers Mohammad Shahid and Rahul Panta were in a tight spot as Ranji players Bhupinder Singh (Sr) and Arun Bedi bowled an excellent line and length. Shahid was the first to go as his off stump was sent cartwheeling by Arun Bedi. Panta struck four boundaries in his knock of 27 runs. The batsman to follow could not accelerate the run rate and wickets fell at regular intervals. The score after 10 overs was 42 and after the fall of five wickets the score at the half-way mark ( 25 overs) was just 76 runs. Then followed a fruitful partnership of 33 runs between Amit Kakria and Anoop. Running well between the wickets they took the score past 100. Girish Bhanot tried to boost the run rate in the later part of the innings but could manage 21 runs as Godrej Club folded up for 149 runs. The Godrej Club pacers Parveen and Ajay Sikka, did not allow easy runs and gave away only 29 runs in the first 10 overs. Left arm spinners Madan Lal, Amit Kakria and Girish Bhanot bowled 30 overs amongst themselves for 82 runs and took five wickets to reduce the PUNCOM XI to 110 at the end of the 40th over. With 40 runs required of the last 10 overs the match was set for an exciting finish. Though all the bowlers bowled well it was Ubaid Kamal who changed the complexion of the game, hitting three sixes and one boundary in his unbeaten knock of 29 runs. Brief Scores: Godrej Cricket Club: 149 all out in 45.1 overs ( Rahul Panta 27, Amit Kakria 25, Girish Bhanot 21, Bharti Vij 3 for 19, Kailash Sanwal 3 for 38). PUNCOM XI : 150 for 6 in
48.4 overs (Ubaid Kamal 29 n.o., Ajay Mehra 28, Bhupinder
Singh (Sr) 26, Sukhwinder Tinku 23, Madan Lal 2 for 22,
Girish Bhanot 2 for 30). |
Rakesh, Jasbir in final SANGRUR, Sept 25 — Rakesh Kumar of Sangrur will face Jasbir Singh of Talwandi Sabo in final of feather weight category in the Panjab State Senior Boxing Championships here. In one of the best bouts of the day, Rakesh Kumar just managed to beat Anudeep of Patiala in the first semifinals. Rakesh, who has won two gold medals in the inter-varsity competition, faced stiff resistance from Anudeep. In the second semifinal Jasbir Singh out punched Baljinder Singh of Amritsar on points. Results — all semi
finals” Feather weight: Rakesh Kumar (Sang) beat
Anudeep (Pta), Jasbir Singh (T Sabo) beat Baljinder Singh
(Asr). Light wt: Jagdeep Singh (Hsp) beat Lakhbir Singh
(Kot Bhara), Paramdeep (T. Sabo) beat Harinder Kumar
(Bti). Lt welter wt: Deepa Kumar (Sang) beat Mohd Yakoob
(M. Kotla), Sukhjinder (Bti) beat Hardeep Singh (T.
Sabo). Welter wt: Kamal Kumar (Sang) beat Barinder Singh
(Pta), Gurjant Singh) (T. Sabo) beat Parminder Singh
(Pta). Lt middle wt: Arvinder Singh (Sang) beat Balwinder
Singh (Sang), Jagtar Singh (T. Sabo) beat Anil Bhat
(Bti). Lt heavy wt: Bhagwant Singh (Pta) beat Yadvinder
Singh (Hsp), Hira Lal beat Vikram Singh (Asr). Middle wt:
Kamaldeep (Mansa) beat Amaninder Singh (Sang), Harinder
Kumar (Sang) beat Gursharan Singh (T. Sabo). Heavy wt:
Balbir Singh (T. Sabo) beat Paramjit Singh (Sunam),
Dilbag Singh (Pta) beat Anil Kumar (Jal). Super heavy
weight: Balkar Singh (Pta) beat Charanjit (Hsp), Sukhdev
Singh (Sang) beat Gulbag Singh (Asr). |
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Gymnastics meet
at Patiala According to Mr P.S.Virk, secretary of the association, a sub-committee under the chairmanship of the president of the association, Mr Sudhir Mittal, was formed to prepare the blueprint for the conduct of the meet. A sum of Rs 10 lakh was provided for the conduct of the meet. The other members of the sub-committee are Dr G.S.Bana and Mr Virk. In today’s meeting it was decided that the association would grant a cash award of Rs 50,000 each to men and women gymnastic coaches in case Punjab wins the team event in the next National Games, to be held in Punjab in November next year. The calendar of events for the next year was also decided. The Punjab Sub-Junior Championship would be held at Ropar in October, the junior state meet would be held at Patiala in December while Amritsar would host the senior state championship in November, it was decided. A sub-committee under the chairmanship of Mr P.S.Kumedan was formed to draw up a detailed plan for the promotion and popularisation of gymnastics in the state. The other members of the committee are Dr G.S.Bawa, Ms Kalpana Debnath, Dr B.S.Ghuman, Mr Jagtar Singh, Mr Ravinder Rishi and Mr Samir Deb. Prithipal TT
from Oct 1 Competitions in the cadet, sub-junior, junior boys and girls as well as men and women’s sections will be conducted during the three-day tournament. Entries close on September 29 with Mr Jaspal Singh, table tennis coach, PAU. Indian squad on
Oct 5 The team for the first match, to be held at Mohali from October 10 to 14, will be named on the first day of the three-day tie between the Board President’s XI and the visiting New Zealand team, the BCC Secretary, MRr Jaywant Lele said today. The national selectors, who announced the Rest of India team to meet Ranji champions Karnataka and the India “A” and Board President’s XI sides that will take on the Kiwis, will have the opportunity to see a number of youngsters in action before finalising the squad. The Irani Cup tie will be held from October 1 to 5 while the India “A” versus New Zealand match will come off at Pune from September 30 to October 2 followed by the Jodhpur match. The second Test is scheduled to be held at Kanpur from October 22 to 26 and the third and final Test will be held at Ahmedabad from October 29 to November 2. Roller hockey
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