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October 27, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Lanka rookie sends Zimbabwe crashing Eleven England players ready to tour India Indo-Pak ties provide ‘real thrill’ National Games torch
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Olympic Bhavan by 2003 Ropar paddlers reign supreme Venus pulls out of year-ender
Safin, Kafelnikov enter third round Chhatwinder lifts title Overwhelming win for PSEB
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India fail to break final jinx Durban, October 26 The six-wicket loss was the ninth in a row in finals for India who repeated their mistakes of previous losses and put up a spineless performance. It was the same old story, with the Indian batsmen failing even to bat through the quota of 50 overs once captain Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar were dismissed early. India were skittled out for 183 in 48.2 overs with only Rahul Dravid, who top-scored with 77, offering some resistance to the all pace attack of the South Africans. With a meagre total on board, India’s fate was as good as sealed and the result of the match a foregone conclusion. The bowling attack which failed to defend a formidable total of 279 against the same opposition in the opening game of the tournament could not have been expected to pose much problems to the South Africans this time. The hosts, who surprisingly elected to field after captain Shaun Pollock won the toss, romped home comfortably in 42.1 overs losing just four wickets with Gary Kirsten playing yet another scintillating knock, top-scoring with 87. Harbhajan Singh and Tendulkar bagged two wickets each, the latter second victim Jonty Rhodes was dismissed when the scores were tied, but those were no more than small conslations for India. Shaun Pollock was declared to the man of the match while Gary Kirsten was the man of the series. After their world record opening wicket stand of 258 against Kenya in the last match, Ganguly and Tendulkar were dismissed for nine and 17 respectively — the first wicket falling only for 17 runs — which unfolded the familiar sordid saga of the Indian middle order. Virender Sehwag raised India’s hopes for a while when he was associated in a 60-run third wicket stand with Dravid. But once he was gone, India seemed to have lost their spine and simply went through the motions. The third wicket partnership came to an abrupt end when Sehwag casually steered Makhaya Ntini to third man fielder Hayward at the total 91 in the 26th over. Reetinder Singh Sodhi (22 off 42 balls) then tried to salvage the Indian innings and shared a 22-run partnership with Dravid before he holed out to substitute fielder Andre Nel off paceman Mornantau Hayward, who showed remarkable consistency in his bowling today. Sodhi’s more experienced counterparts VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh showed less determination as they fell to expansive and irresponsible shots within a run of each other. While Laxman (5), called as a reinforcement mid-way through the triseries, was caught by Ntini at mid-off off Lance Klusener, Yuvraj Singh (0), playing away from his body, gave away a regulation catch to first slip fielder Pollock. It was Dravid who showed in his 102-ball 77-run knock that a mix of patience and aggression was required to tackle the South African pace battery. He hit six well struck fours including a fine leg glance off Ntini and a short-pulled boundary off Klusener in the 29th over. Scoreboard India: Ganguly c Boucher b Pollock 9 Tendulkar b Hayward 17 Sehwag c Hayward b Ntini 34 Dravid c Pollock b Kemp 77 Laxman c Ntini b Klusener 5 Y.Singh c Pollock b Kemp 0 Sodhi c sub b Hayward 22 Agarker not out 9 Harbhajan c Kemp b Pollock 3 Srinath run out 0 Kumble c Ntini b Kemp 0 Extras (lb-1 nb-4 w-2) 7 Total (all out, 48.2 overs) 183 Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-31, 3-91, 4-112, 5-113, 6-164, 7-177, 8-183, 9-183. Bowling: Pollock 9-1-19-2, Hayward 10-0-38-2, Kallis 8-0-41-0, Ntini 10-0-45-1, Klusener 5-0-19-1, Kemp 6.2-0-20-3. South Africa: Kirsten c Laxman b Harbhajan 87 Gibbs c & b Harbhajan 21 Kallis b Tendulkar 37 McKenzie not out 14 Rhodes st Dravid b Tendulkar 6 Pollock not out 0 Extras 23 Total (for 4 wkts in Fall of Wickets: 1/30, 2/150, 3/178, 4/184. Bowling: Srinath 10-0-49-0, Kumble 10-1-24-0, Harbhajan 10-1-46-2, Agarkar: 7.1-0-32-0, Tendulkar
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Lanka rookie sends Zimbabwe crashing
Sharjah, October 26 The middle order consolidated Sri Lanka’s innings with a fourth-wicket stand of 115 runs after the early loss of skipper Sanath Jayasuriya and Avishka Gunawardene. Buddika, who took the man-of-the-match award for his impressive figures of five for 67, set the tone with two quick wickets, removing a tentative Douglas Marillier and Stuart Carlisle. It was left to the Flower brothers to steady the innings, but Andy edged a catch to wicketkeeper Romesh Kaluwitharana off Dilhara Fernando for 22, and Grant was run out by Mahela Jayawardene at mid-wicket for a patient 43 off 69 balls. Sri Lanka: Jayasuriya c and b Friend 21 Gunawardena run out 5 Atapattu c Wishart b Ervine 92 Jayawardena run out 33 Arnold not out 76 Kalu lbw b Ervine 3 Vaas c Murphy b Brent 11 Murali not out 2 Extras: (b-4, lb-3, w-4, nb-2) 13 Total (for 6 wkts, 50 overs) 256 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-41, 3-101, 4-216, 5-229, 6-254. Bowling: Streak 6-0-31-0, Friend 9-0-46-1, Brent 7-0-36-1, Ervine 9-0-45-2, Marillier 10-0-36-0, Murphy 4-0-21-0, G. Flower 5-0-34-0. Zimbabwe D.Marillier lbw b Buddika 1 G.Flower run out 43 Carlisle c Kalu b Buddika 3 A.Flower c Kalu b Fernando 22 Wishart c Jayawardene b Murali 9 Ebrahim c Kalu b Murali 10 Streak b Fernando 2 Ervine c Fernando b Buddika 47 Brent b Buddika 12 Friend b Buddika 0 Murphy not out 20 Extras (lb-5 w-3 nb-16) 24 Total (all out, 50 overs) 193
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Eleven England players ready to tour India London, October 26 Andy Caddick, Robert Croft, Marcus Trescothick, Ashley Giles and Craig White have sought more time. “The ECB has accepted their request for extra time and the selectors will be having further discussions with these players over the course of this weekend,” an official announcement by the board said today. The ECB announced that 11 players — Skipper Nasser Hussain, Usman
Afzaal, Mark Butcher, Richard Dawson, James Foster, Warren Hegg, Mathew
Hoggard, James Ormond, Mark Ramprakash, Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan — have confirmed their availability for the tour subject to the proviso that the team and the proffessional cricketers’ association are satisfied that appropriate security arrangements will be in place for the tour. “In addition, all members of the management and support team have confirmed their availability to tour,” the announcement said. The players had been given until noon (4.30 p.m. IST) today to confirm their availability after the players were briefed on Tuesday on the situation in India after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington and the subsequent US-led raids on Afghanistan. “I’m glad that no one has so far made themselves unavailable to go on tour,” said ECB Chief Executive Tim Lamb. “We fully understand that this has been a difficult decision to make and we accept that some players need a little more time to consider their positions. “But we do need to have definite decisions after this weekend in order to finalise the selection of the team and all the detailed arrangements for the tour. “The advice from the Foreign Office, that it is safe to tour, still stands. We hope that this won’t change but if it does then we will act appropriately. “We will, however, be monitoring the security situation on a daily basis from now until the tour ends just before Christmas.” ECB Director of Cricket Operations John Carr and a senior representative of the Professional Cricketers’ Association will travel to India prior to the tour to meet Indian Government and cricket authorities. Indian cricket board President Jagmohan Dalmiya has assured the ECB that the players will be safe. Off-spinner Croft said he had a young family who were his first priority. “In the current volatile world situation I do not want to leave them to worry about my welfare so I have requested more time to consider the situation,” he said. Opening batsman Trescothick and pace bowler Caddick also said they needed more time. “This is one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make and I need to feel 100 per cent confident before myself and my family can make a decision,” Caddick said. England play three Tests in India in December before returning home for a break. They will then play a five-match one-day series in January. New Zealand and Sri Lanka have cancelled tours of Pakistan while the West Indies have delayed a decision on their tour early next year. The International Cricket Council subsequently set a minimum penalty of $ 2 million for countries who refuse to carry out their tour obligations without good reason.
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Indo-Pak ties provide ‘real thrill’ Sharjah, October 26 The point is not missed even by the former Pakistan opener and current coach Mudassar Nazar who says the India-Pakistan tussle used to bring the best performance out of every player. “The real thrill of playing in Sharjah is playing against India,” Mudassar who has been assigned the task of moulding the present new look team into a winning combination before the 2003 World Cup told the Gulf News daily. “The pressure one has to undergo while playing India is unbelievable. In fact, any one who who has gone through such a pressure is sure to come out a better player” he said. The India-Pakistan clash has always brought thousands to the stadium and huge revenue for the organisers from gate collections and advertisers as multinational consumer companies vied with each other to sponsor the event. India have consistently refused to play Pakistan after the Kargil conflict in 1999 which has resulted in the cancellation of two Sahara Cup one-day series in Toronto in 1999 and 2000 and a scheduled tour to Pakistan last year. India also pulled out of four-nation Asian Test Championship and triangular one-day series in Sharjah where Pakistan was also participating. The $ 250,000 tournament, featuring Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, is the first major cricket event in asia since the September 11 terrorist strikes in the USA disrupted international schedules. Mudassar said he enjoyed the new role as coach which he describes as the most demanding job in the game. “It is a great challenge for me to mould the team into a winning combination”. Meanwhile former West Indian captain and coach Clive Lloyd has joined the Cricketers Benefit Fund Series (CBFS), Sharjah, as a consultant of their three- man technical committee to oversee all technical matters related to the tournament. Referring to the charges of match-fixing at Sharjah he said “I hope the stigma would disappear”. Lloyd is also in the probe panel constituted by the CBFS to inquire into the allegations against Sharjah as a venue in the wake of the match-fixing scam that has plagued the game for some time now.
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National Games torch
to be lit in Patiala Chandigarh, October 26 While the basic modalities of lighting the torch and its relay throughout the state have been finalised, minute to minute programme is likely to be finalised early next week. Though the Punjab Olympic Association maintains that the coming Games will be the 31st in the series, the IOA describes them as the fifh edition of the revised format. With just 20 days to go for the Games to start, an important meeting of the Steering Committee, which was scheduled to be held at Ludhiana tomorrow, has been postponed and will now be held at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium at SAS Nagar on Sunday at 3 p.m. Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, President, Punjab Olympic Association, and Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertlizers, will preside. According to Mr T.C. Gupta, Chairman, Media Committee, various arrangmenets made in connection with the conduct of the Games will be reviewed at the meeting. A number of important decisions with regard to the conduct of the Games and even sponsorships are yet to be taken. Since the President is unlikely to come for the opening ceremony, the name of the new chief guest is also likely to be finalised at the Sunday meeting. It will be only after finalisaton of the chief guest’s name that the final approval to the torchlighting and torch-relay ceremony would be given. Against the original plan of making the torch-lighting a grand affair by bringng torches from various parts of the country, including Takht Patna Sahib and other such places, it has been decided to make it a solemn and brief affair by conducting the torch relay in the state only. All international players, Arjuna awardees, Olympians and others from Punjab will be involved in the torch relay. The names of the athletes to carry the torch after it is lit and those who make the final lap before entering Guru Nanak Stadium to light the Games flame are yet to be finalised. The Oganising Committee has already started receiving entries for all the events. Even individual entries have started reaching the organisers. Final draws will be taken by the technical conduct committee of each sport. |
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Olympic Bhavan by 2003 New Delhi, October 26 The Bhavan in Mehrauli Industrial complex (near Kutab Hotel) will have spacious accommodation for the IOA and several other national sports federations. there will be halls, where general body and other meetings can be held. The IOA has planned to have fully furnished hotel-like rooms, where Indian and foreign participants may be lodged. “Once the Bhavan becomes a reality, participants, particularly Indian participants, will not have to encounter staying in dingy rooms here and there. The Bhavan will have a swimming pool, gymnasism and facility for indoor games. One hall has been set a side for library. The work on the Rs 6-crore project has been progressing satisfactorily. “We will shortly announce about the Bhavan”, said an IOA official, adding: “We have not done it so far because, on previous three occasions, the work could not commence after laying the foundation stone”. Currently, the IOA and other national sports federations are functioning from the Nehru Stadium. “Once the Bhavan is ready, the offices will shift there”, said the IOA official. |
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Ropar paddlers reign supreme Ludhiana, October 26 In the pre-quarter-finals, Meena of Ropar faced little resistence from Deepika of Khanna whom she outplayed 11-4, 11-6. Other Ropar girls who registered victories were Mohanjit Kaur who got the better of Nirdosh of Ludhiana 11-7, 11-8, Harpreet Kaur who defeated Radha from Khanna 11-4, 11-7 and Aakanksha who beat Heena of Jalandhar 11-7, 11-9. Neha of Khanna, Kavita and Ankita, both from Patiala and local girl, Neha won their encounters to complete the quarter-final line-up. Neha (Khanna) outnumbered Hardeep Kaur of Patiala 11-7, 11-4, Kavita prevailed over Mamta of Ropar 11-9, 11-7, Neha (Ludhiana) beat Kirandeep of Ropar 11-7, 11-4 and Ankita outclassed Kirti from Ludhiana 11-7, 11-9. Results Cadet Girls ( pre-quarterfinals): Meena (Ropar) b Deepika (Khanna) 11-4,11-6; Neha (Khanna) b Hardeep (Patiala) 11-7,11-4; Mohanjit Kaur (Ropar) b Nirdosh (Ludhiana) 11-7,11-8; Kavita (Patiala) b Mamta (Ropar) 11-9,11-7; Harpreet Kaur (Ropar) b Radha (Khanna) 11-4,11-7; Aakanksha (Ropar) b Heena (Jalandhar) 11-7,11-9; Neha (Ludhiana) b Kirandeep Kaur (Ropar) 11-7,11-4 and Ankita (Patiala) b Kirti (Ludhiana) 11-7,11-9. Sub-junior boys (first round) : Parmod (Ludhiana) b Deepak (Mansa) 11-4,11-3; Simarpreet (Ludhiana) b Dhiraj (Jalandhar) 11-4,11-6; Gurdeep (Ropar) b Parneet (Sangrur) 11-4,11-3; Sourabh (Ferozepore) b Saurav (Jalandhar) 11-3,4-11,12-10; Vishal Raj (Patiala) b Ridhey Paul (Ludhiana) 11-3,11-4; Gurpreet (Khanna) b Rakesh (Ropar) 11-6,7-11,11-9; Piyush (Ludhiana) b Kunal (Amritsar) 11-9,11-8; Satnam (Faridkot) b Gaurav (Patiala) 11-9,8-11,11-6; Sun Wing (Ludhiana) b Harpreet (Patiala) 11-6,11-5; Kulwinder(Ludhiana) b Mohit (Jalandhar) 11-9,11-7; Ashish (Khanna) b Akshit Kapoor (Patiala) 11-9,11-6; Suraj (Khanna) b Fuming (Ludhiana) 11-8,11-7 and Suraj (Ludhiana) b Shuvan (Sangrur) 11-3,11-2. Sub Junior Girls ( Second round): Manisha (Patiala) b Jaswinder (Faridkot) 11-8,11-6; Mithila (Patiala) b Shelja (Sangrur) 11-9,11-6; Meena (Ropar) b Heena (Jalandhar) 11-5,11-5; Reetika (Ropar) b Grima (Ludhiana) 11-6,11-4; Kanika (Ropar) b Gurpreet (Khanna) 11-8,11-6; Dimple (Khanna) b Kamalpreet (Patiala); Soloni (Jalandhar) b Neha (Khanna) 11-9,11-7; Jaswindear (Ropar) b Deepika (Khanna) 11-7,11-9; Neha Sharma (Patiala) b Sharanjit (Ludhiana) 11-5,11-5; Neha Jindal (Khanna) b Reetu (Jalandhar) 11-6,11-7; Deepinder (Ropar) b Ankita (Patiala) 11-9,11-9; Yashpreet (Patiala) b Priyanka (Ludhiana) 11-4,11-8; Amandeep (Patiala) b Amandeep (Faridkot) 11-7,11-2; Isha (Khanna) b Kavita (Patiala) 12-10,13-11 and Reetika (Ropar) b Meenakshi (Sangrur) 11-9,11-9. |
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Venus pulls out of year-ender Munich (Germany), October 26 “Especially in view of Venus’s repeated confirmations of intent to play...This is very disappointing news for the Tour, our title sponsor Sanex, the event’s organisers, the Olympiahalle and the people of Munich,” said Tour chief executive Bart McGuire. Williams had previously withdrawn from this week’s Linz Open in Austria to rest the wrist in the hopes of playing this coming week in munich. The withdrawal could cost Williams $ 140,000 in year-end bonus money. Bonus pool funds are awarded to top-ranked players who fulfil their commitments to play in a minimum number of 17 tournaments per year, including in particular the Championships. If she petitions the Tour to avoid this bonus deduction, Williams will be subject to an examination by a physician named by an independent panel formed by the Tour. “We will need to verify the extent of Venus’s injury as it pertains to her ability to meet her commitment to the championships,” added McGuire. “The Tour’s rules provide for such verification. In addition to losing her bonus pool funds, venus could be subject to sanctions under the Tour’s Code of Conduct if the injury cannot be verified.”
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Safin, Kafelnikov enter third round St. Petersburg, October 26 The second-seeded Kafelnikov moved on with a 6-7 (7/1) 7-6 (8/6) 7-5 victory over 19-year-old compatriot Mikhail Youzhny yesterday. Safin, the third seed, outlasted Spain’s Alberto Martin 6-7 (6/8) 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) in a match that lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes. Kafelnikov, who entered the tournament in sixth place in the ATP Tour points race, finally broke Youzhny, who began the tournament in 55th place on the points list, in the final game of the third set for the victory. Kafelnikov’s win was another marathon, lasting 2:44. AP
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Chhatwinder lifts title Chandigarh, October 26 Chhatwinder Singh of Chandigarh, seeded seventh, trainee at Brittania Amritraj Academy( BAT), became the proud winner of boys under-16 title. He overpowered second seed Rupesh Roy of West Bengal in three crucial sets. The boys under-14 title, however, went to Rupesh Roy of West Bengal who had little difficulty in ousting Sumit P Gupta of Uttar Pradesh in straight sets. Results —
finals Girls: under14: Sandhya Nagaraj (TN) b Sandri Gangotri (TN) 6-4,6-2; Under-16: Sandhya Nagaraj (TN) b Sandri Gangotri (TN) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Semi-finals Under-16: Chhatwinder Singh (Chd) b Sunder (TN) 6-3,6-4; Rupesh Roy (WB) b Divij Sharan (Dli) 6-2,6-2; girls: under-14: Sandri Gangotri (TN) b Shilpa Dalmia (Dli) 6-0, 6-2; Sandhya Nagaraj (TN) b Gayatri Krishnan (TN) 6-0,6-0; under-16: Sandhya Nagaraj (TN) b Parul Goswami (Dli) 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-1. |
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Overwhelming win for PSEB Patiala, October 26 For the hosts, who toyed with the rival defense almost at will, a brace each was recorded in the names of Ram Lal, Manjinder Singh, Shavinderjit Singh and Narinder Singh. For the Punjab powermen it was virtually a day of target practice as they found the rival defense wilting everytime their forwards raided the opponents citadel. In the second match of the day, Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) scraped past a fighting Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB) 4-3. For BBMB, Des Raj scored three goals while Sharat slotted in one. For the losers Imran ul Haq scored a brace while Kanshi Ram scored one goal. |
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Mike Tyson plans to settle in Denmark Copenhagen, October 26 The popular Se & Hoer (See & Hear) magazine said Tyson, who defeated Dane Brian Nielsen in a non-title fight on October 13, apparently wanted to continue his explorations into “the beautiful blonde Danish girls”. It said several independent sources confirmed that Tyson had already signed a contract to buy a house in a leafy north Copenhagen suburb.
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