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Successful debut for Gurcharan in USA Umpires named for India-England series Vidyut fashions Haryana win Himachal face defeat against Punjab Services 297 for nine
Delhi score 275 for nine Haryana rout HP in Santosh Trophy PSBA, EME win Shooting range: NRAI unhappy
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Sachin, Sehwag hit tons Bloemfontein, November 3 Tottering at 68 for four midway through the first session of play, after South African captain Shaun Pollock had put them into bat, India were in a near hopeless situation and looked headed for another batting failure. That is, before Tendulkar and Sehwag came together in a marathon 220-run stand for the fifth wicket to enable India reach a very solid 372 for seven at the end of the day. In the process, both got hundreds, Tendulkar’s 155 being his 26th Test century. He also became the youngest player ever to cross the 7,000 run mark in Test cricket. However, it was Sehwag who was a revealation for the Indians today. His 105 came on in his debut Test and was compiled under real trying circumstances. The stocky middle order batsman from Delhi played a gritty knock that was remarkably in contrast to the explosive innings he is known for in the one-dayers. Together, the two produced exactly what the doctor had ordered, mixing patience with aggression as they slowly took the initiative away from the South Africans and made their formidable attack look like ordinary stuff. The same bowlers had earlier in the day wrecked havoc in the Indian top order with some good pace and bounce. Makeshift opener Rahul Dravid, Shiv Sunder Das, VVS Laxman and captain Saurav Ganguly had perished without contributing much to the total and Pollock’s decision of electing to field first was getting justified. But Tendulkar was too seasoned a campaigner to let the South Africans’ gameplan succeed. He had been in such situations on a number of earlier ocassions and once again he rescued his team with a masterly knock. Immediately after the fall of Ganguly, who was caught brilliantly by a forward diving Gary Kirsten off a well-directed bouncer from Jacques Kallis for 14, Tendulkar took charge and unleashed a flurry of strokes all over the ground as if to send a message that India were down but not out. Makhaya Ntini was the first one to bear the brunt of Tendulkar’s fury as the maestro despatched him for three fours in his opening over which fetched 16 runs for India. That was just the starting and Tendulkar maintained the same tempo throughout. Scoreboard India (first innings): Das b Hayward 9 Dravid c Kallis b Pollock 2 Laxman c Boucher b Hayward 32 Tendulkar c McKenzie b Ntini 155 Ganguly c Kirsten b Kallis 14 Sehwag b Pollock 105 Dasgupta not out 29 Kumble c Boucher b Kallis 6 Extras (lb-7 w-7 nb-6) 20 Total (for seven wickets) 372 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-43, 3-51, 4-68, 5-288, 6-351, 7-372. Bowling: Pollock 24-6-90-2 (nb-5 w-1), Hayward 18.2-4-64-2, Kallis 22-6-87-2 (nb-1 w-6), Ntini 14.4-2-71-1, Klusener 6-1-32-0, Boje 5-1-21-0.
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Saurav blessed with daughter Kolkata, November 3 Confirming the news, Saurav’s father, Mr Chandi Ganguly, said both baby and mother were keeping well. The news had been conveyed to Saurav, who is far away from home leading the country in the first Test match against South Africa at Bloemfontein.
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Injuries worry Pak, Lanka Sharjah, November 3 Kaluwitharana broke his right index finger while batting yesterday, while Fernando’s sore back is a major concern even though bone scans ruled out anything serious. Sri Lankan captain Sanayth Jayasuriya said the decision on playing Fernando will be made tomorrow morning, but with the upcoming home series against the West Indies less than a fortnight away, he may not be risked. “We have to take these setbacks in our stride and do well with what we have,” Jayasuriya said. Sri Lanka have a tried and tested replacement for Kaluwitharana in Kumar Sangakkara, but Fernando’s absence could force a shake-up in the attack. New seamer Prabath Nissanka is likely to make way for Dulip Liyanage after being smashed for 71 runs from nine overs during Pakistan’s morale-boosting seven-wicket win yesterday. Versatile off-spinner Muthiah Muralitharan, who was badly missed yesterday as Pakistan successfully chased a stiff target of 273, will be back after being rested for the inconsequential last league match. Pakistani captain Waqar Younis said his team’s facile win gave it renewed confidence to tackle Sri Lanka, who are looking for a hat-trick of titles at this desert venue. “A win does wonders for a team’s confidence and that is exactly what has happened for us,” Waqar said. “We are very keen to win this tournament. Losing is not an option for the boys and I want that feeling to continue. The Pakistani captain admitted Anwar had a “50-50” chance of playing, but legendary all-rounder Wasim Akram’s return after being rested for a game will boost the attack. “It was great to win on Friday without Wasim. It showed we have a lot of depth. With him back we will be even stronger.” The wealth of talent in Pakistan was evident when Naveed Latif, a 23-year-old from the small town of Sargodha, smashed a century against Sri Lanka yesterday in only his second one-dayer. Latif, who got a chance to play only because Anwar was unfit, showed no signs of nerves as he smashed nine boundaries and a six.
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CHAMPIONS TROPHY Amsterdam, November 3 Days before the kick off of the No 3 event in the game, trailing only the Olympics and the World Cup, Dutch coach Joost Bellaar admits the Germans are in top form and will be a force to reckon with. Citing Germany’s recent winning streak and a string of retirements and injuries in the Dutch squad, Bellaart said the Germans are the tournament’s favourite. The Champions Trophy will feature the world’s top six teams based on the ranking at the Sydney Olympics: Australia, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Pakistan and South Korea. The tournament had initially been scheduled in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore, but was moved to the 6,500-seat Dutch stadium, Hockey Club Rotterdam, in the wake of the bombing campaign in neighbouring Afghanistan. It will be the second year running that the competition is held in the Netherlands after the Dutch won at home last year in Amsterdam. Dutch tournaments are known for huge, enthusiastic crowds dressed in orange, the national colour. After winning the last World Cup, Champions Trophy and Olympic title, the Netherlands was not expected to please its home audience with gallery play this time around. The team, known for its fierce offence and striking penalty corners, will play a conservative game focused on closing holes in its defence. Since the Sydney Olympics, the Dutch have lost four of their key players: goalie Ronald Jansen, former captain and forward Stephan Veen, defender Jacques Brinkman and midfielder Wouter van Pelt. Another veteran, Erik Jazet, will not play in Rotterdam due to a knee injury. The team has played only a few games this season and the results were below expectations. In a trial series against Pakistan last summer, the Dutch drew twice and lost once 0-3. Germany have not won a major title since the 1997 Champions Trophy in Australia.
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Umpires named for India-England series New Delhi, November 3 In a meeting of the BCCI umpires committee here, board joint secretary and convener Jyoti Bajpayee said S. Venkatraghvan and A.V. Jayaprakash would umpire the first and second Test match, respectively, with an International Cricket Council (ICC) umpire in each match. However, the ICC, which has not announced the names of its umpires for the three-Test match series beginning in December at Mumbai, would depute a neutral umpire for the last Test as per the ICC guidelines, Mr Bajpayee added.
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Vidyut fashions Haryana win Rohtak, November 3 In the process they also avenged their defeat suffered at the hands of same opponents last year at Jammu on third and penultimate day of the match today, Haryana registered a convincing victory over their rivals with an innings. After facing the
humiliation of a follow on, Jammu and Kashmir needed another 282 runs to make Haryana bat again with nine wickets in tact at draw of stumps yesterday. Today, Haryana bowlers spent frustrating first session as Jammu and Kashmir’s overnight unbeaten pair of batsmen — Raju Sharma (57 in 227 minutes) and Kanwaljit Singh offered resistance and registered a 100-run partnership for the second wicket in 144 minutes off 223 balls. The partnership was terminated when right arm leg spinner Amit Mishra provided the much-needed breakthrough but not before the pair had added 140 runs. Kanwal scored 71 runs in 206 minutes off 174 balls. He hit 12 fours. His dismissal cleared the decks for Haryana’s outright victory. Jammu and Kashmir lost the remaining wickets in quick succession. It was young left arm spinner S. Vidyut, who was playing his first match for Haryana after migrating from Tamil Nadu, struck in a big way and bagged six wickets after conceding only 24 runs in 21 overs. The Jammu and Kashmir innings folded at 179 to give Haryana a victory by innings and 118 runs. Haryana garnered eight points whereas Jammu and Kashmir got no point from the match. SCOREBOARD Haryana (Ist innings): 410 all out Jammu and Kashmir: (Ist innings) 113 all out Jammu and Kashmir:
(IInd innings): Ranjit Bali lbw Sumit Narwal 0, Raju Sharma c Ishan b S. Vidyut 57, Kanwaljit c Parinder b Amit Mishra 71, Ashwani Gupta b S. Vidyut 0, Vikrant Taggar c Parinder b Amit Mishra 0, Dhruv Mahajan b S. Vidyut 26, Fayaz Ahmed c Paramjeet b Vidyut 2, Vijay Sharma c and b G. Vashishta 4, Sameer Khajuria not out 1, S.S. Bagal c and b S. Vidyut 1, Jagtar Singh c Padamjeet b Vidyut 0. Extras:17 (b-5, lb 03, nb-9). Total: 179 all out. FOW: 1-1, 2-141, 3-142, 4-143, 5-147, 6-159, 7-172, 8-178, 9-179, 10-179. Bowling: S. Narwal 10.1-0-37-1, V. Jain 7-1-27-0, S. Vidyut 21-11-24-6, Amit Mishra 26-8-55-2, Gaurav Vashishta 9-1-19-1, Ishan Gandha 1-0-9-0. |
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Himachal face defeat against Punjab SAS Nagar, November 3 But as Punjab launched their campaign in this edition of the Ranji Trophy there were some concerns regarding the relative inexperienced pace and spin bowling attack the hosts have at their disposal. But as the script unfolded in the four-day North Zone Ranji Trophy league match at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium match against Himachal Pradesh here today even the inexperienced bowling attack proved too tough for Himachal a team which does not boast of an impressive track record in the championship. Himachal, resuming from their overnight score of 147 for five on the third and the penultimate day today, could add just 64 runs to their total for the loss of five wickets before being bundled out for 211, conceding a huge first-innings lead of 329 runs to Punjab. Made to follow on, they faired a shade better. By the close of day’s play the visitors had put up 216 on the board but five of their key batsmen were again back in the pavilion. The skipper Davinder Sharma was the only recognised batsman left to salvage whatever pride he can for his team. At close he was batting on 61. Keeping his company was Paras Dogra batting on five. As the visitors are still facing 113- run deficit, they face a Herculean task in avoiding an outright defeat. And this by a team in which most of the bowlers are still to find their feet at this level of the game. For left-arm pacer Amit Uniyal this was his first match. Another medium pacer Vineet Sharma and left-arm spinner Babloo Kumar made their debut only last year, while leg-spinner Sandeep Sawal started playing a year before then these. Imagine what would have been the plight of the visitors had ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, at present in South Africa along with the Indian squad, and Sharandeep Singh, another offie, who has chosen to play for Delhi from this season, been in Punjab’s bowling line-up. Uniyal, the Chandigarh lad bowled an impressive spells and was aggressive throughout today claiming five wickets — three in the first innings and two in the second — during the day well-directed bouncers which made the batsmen hurry being the high point of his bowling. SCOREBOARD (Punjab Ist innings): 540 for 9 declared. Himachal Pradesh (Ist innings):- Gaur c Swal b Vineet 24, Ali c Sawal b Vineet 22, Nayyar c Gagandeep b Vineet 0, Varinder c Sawal b Gagandeep 23, Sangram c Dharmani b Uniyal 50, Dogra lbw Babloo 29, Sandeep c Dharmani b Babloo 27, Ravikant c Rathore b Babloo 0, Panta not out 4, Bhatia lbw a Uniyal 0, Thakur b Uniyal 3. Extras: (b-0, l-10, nb-17, w-2): 29 Total: (all out in 59.1 over): 211 Fow: 1/43, 2/43, 3/67, 4/93, 5/147, 6/196, 7/202, 8/204, 9/207, 10/211. Bowling: Gagandeep 17-3-60-1, Vineet 19-1-83-3, Amit Uniyal 13.1-2-33-3, Sandeep Sawal 3-0-13-0, Babloo Kumar 7-1-12-3. Himachal Pradesh (2nd innings): Gaur lbw Babloo 51, Ali c Mongia b Vineet 14, Nayyar lbw Sawal 5, Sangram b Uniyal 13, Varinder batting 61, Sandeep c Mongia b Uniyal 44, Dogra batting 5. Extras: (byes-4, lb-11, nb-8, b-0) 23. Total: (for five wickets in 67 over): 216 Fow: 1/46, 2/54, 3/91, 4/93, 5/210. Bowling:- Gagandeep 11-1-41-0, Vineet 12-2-44-1, Amit Uniyal 15-2-51-2, Babloo Kumar 12-2-31-1. |
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Haryana rout HP in Santosh Trophy Mumbai, November 3 At the university grounds Services were down by a goal with Rajasthan mid-fielder Dilip Singh putting his team ahead in the 27th minute. However, Services regrouped well after the interval and their forward Amar Thapa equalised in the 46th minute. Two minutes later their winger Preetam Bahadur increased the lead with a solo run. Mid-fielder Irudaya Raj made it 3-1 in the 60th minute and winger Sajith Kumar pumped in two goals in the 67th and 69th minutes. For Rajasthan their forward Ashfaq Qureshi reduced the margin in the 81st minute with a header off Dilip Singh cross. The Assam-MP match turned out be a close affair with the first half being scoreless despite Assam making some important moves. Substitute Birjab Moshahary was brought down inside the box by MP mid-fielder Hardeep Kumar Sharma resulting in a spot kick, Assam mid-fielder Subir Goswami, who took the spot kick, made no mistake. In the 77th minute Moshahary scored off winger Padum Rabha centre. The ball deflected off a defender’s leg before entering the goal mouth. Services who had beaten Rajasthan 11-0 on the opening day have entered the quarter-final grouping as there are only two teams in cluster-1. They have been grouped along with Maharashtra and the winners of cluster-3 which will be decided tomorrow when Railways take on Andhra Pradesh. In the second match at the Cooperage, Haryana crushed Himachal Pradesh 7-1 after leading 4-0 at the breather. Haryana winger Manish Sharma and striker Ranbir Singh scored three goals each. In the seventh minute Haryana winger Sate Singh took the shot at the goal mouth after cutting defender from the right. The ball hit the goalkeeper Ashok Kumar and deflected into the goal mouth from HP defender Virender Singh’s leg. In the 24th minute Ranbir Singh scored the first of his three goals with a solo effort. Soon after Manish Sharma’s header off Ranbir Singh’s cross was bang on target. Five minutes before the interval Ranbir Singh scored off a second attempt. Himachal Pradesh pulled one back in the 47th minute when their winger Niraj Kumar scored of striker Pradeep Mankotia pass. Haryana increased their lead in the 61st minute through Sate Singh’s solo effort. Five minutes later Ranbir Singh found the mark off Manish Sharma pass. Manish Sharma himself scored following a defensive lapse. The cluster-2 topper will be decided when Haryana take on Manipur on Monday. In a cluster-6 match Jammu and Kashmir defeated Daman and Diu 5-1 after leading 3-1 at the breather.
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Services 297 for nine New Delhi, November 3 Coming together in the 51st over of the day with Services struggling at 210 for 7 after Delhi left-arm spinner Rahul Sanghvi razed the middle order claiming four quick wickets, a determined C.D. Thompson and J.P. Pandey thwarted the rival attack for 34 overs frustrating Delhi’s attempts to wrap up the tail and enforce a follow-on today itself. Earlier, resuming at their overnight score of 62 for two, Services continued their save-the-match tactics with overnight batsmen cautiously defending for 22 overs before Delhi struck removing Yashpal Singh (69), who while trying to sweep, edged to ‘keeper Pradeep Chawla off Rahul Sanghvi. Sanghvi struck again four overs later removing PMS Reddy (34, 3x4), effecting a brilliant caught-and-bowled. Just when Services seemed to fold up meekly, skipper Sanjay Verma played a blistering innings which included 10 boundaries. But just when the team seemed to claw their way back into the game, Sanghvi came back with more venom and sent him back. Verma (53) skied a Sanghvi full toss towards the mid-wicket and Sarandeep Singh committed no mistake. Four overs later, off-spinner Sarandeep produced a beauty and Chawla latched on to a top edge flying out of new man Sarabjeet Singh’s bat. Sanghvi-Chawla duo continued working wonders for Delhi and this time Sayed Javed perishing to their designs for a duck giving Chawla his fourth catch of the match. Delhi then prepared for the kill, bringing on seamers Bandhari and Arun Singh to finish off the tail. But Thompson-Pandey partnership proved too stubborn. With their backs to the wall in a do-or-die situation, both defended doggedly and played with great maturity.
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Delhi score 275 for nine Patiala, November 3 Brief scores: Delhi- (Ist Innings): 275 for 9 ( Mansoor Ali 45, Salil Oberoi 43, Randeep Singh 38, Kuldeep Rawat 34, Kunal Lal 17 n.o, Ishan Malhotra 4 for 70, V.R.V Singh 1 for 42, Rajesh Sharma 1 for 60, Vipul Sharma 1 for 53, Manpartap Singh 2 for 36). |
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Successful debut for Gurcharan in USA Patiala, November 3 In a telephonic conversation with this correspondent from Chicago, Gurcharan informed that he had found an Italy based boxing promoter, Mr Alfredo Santoro, who is also the general secretary of the International Professional Boxing Promoters’ Association (IPBPA), to look after his interests in professional boxing. Gurcharan is being given a monthly pay packet of $ 4200 apart from a flat provided to him by his promoter in an upmarket locality of Chicago. The promoter has also been benevolent enough to provide Gurcharan with a new Mercedes. Gurcharan, who is being guided by internationally renowned coaches Michael Bush and Pat Dorran, is trying his luck in professional boxing in the light heavyweight category. In his first bout held on October 19 in Chicago, he knocked out American Derek Minter in the second round. In the second bout, held on October 27 at the same venue, Gurcharan managed to beat another American Garry Douglas on points. His third bout is temporarily scheduled to be held on November 22 at a venue yet to be decided by his promoter. Gurcharan said he had a telephonic talk with Union Sports Minister Ms Uma Bharati recently and he had informed the minister of the sequence of events following which he had to leave the country in disgust. He said he had specifically mentioned the names of some persons who had made him a mental wreck. The minister has asked the boxer to provide all the details in writing and Gurcharan said he would be faxing the details to the minister after his November 22 bout as these days he was busy with the preparations. The boxer flatly denied reports appearing in a section of the press that he would be returning to India shortly. However, he said he was in constant touch with his father, Mr Jagir Singh, at his native place near Machhiwara (Ludhiana) and he also regularly telephoned some of his colleagues. He said during the days when he was scouting for a promoter, the NRI community in Chicago extended full help to him. |
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PSBA, EME win Jalandhar, November 3 Punjab and Sind Bank Academy thrashed Sikh Regimental Centre in a fast paced game. They opened their account in the second minute when left-out Kulwinder Singh scored off a rebound. Frequent attempts by SRC were wasted as they could not penetrate the defence of PSB Academy. After the breather, Lakhwinder Pal Singh sounded the boards as he took advantage of the new rules introduced and scored from a 25-yard hit in the 48th minute. It was Domnik of PSB Academy in the 58th minute who netted the ball off Lakhwinder to increase the lead to 3-0. Pargat Singh opened the account for Police Academy but in the 23rd minute Avtar Singh equalised. Again, Pargat Singh put Police Academy ahead by converting a penalty corner in the 27th minute. EME neutralised the lead in the 31st minute when forward Satya scored from the left flank. Satya netted again for EME. The tournament was inaugurated by Mr R.S. Setia, Deputy General Manager, IOC. Mr K. Siva Prasad, Deputy Commissioner and president, Surjit Hockey Society, Mr Jagjit Puri, secretary, and other sports lovers were also present. |
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Shooting range: NRAI unhappy New Delhi, November 3 The shooting events are scheduled to be held at Mohali from November 19. NRAI secretary-general Baljit Singh Sethi said the shooting range, which was still under construction had neither been planned properly nor built as per the required standard and warned that “in case any accident, the NRAI would not be responsible.”
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Railway golf meet opens Chandigarh, November 3 Northern Railway’s Balkar Singh was the best card holder of the day with 74 strokes. |
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