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November 6, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Klusener forces India on back
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‘No cameras inside dressing room’ ‘Games to be memorable’ Australia overcome
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Rain hits Brazil’s preparations Grosjean pips Kafelnikov for Paris title
IHF Juniors outclass
SAIL; IAF lose Panjab varsity cagers
win Narinder Sodhi called for hockey
camp Athletic meet
results Karnataka drub Daman and Diu Haryana to recruit
players Delhi hold Punjab
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Klusener forces India on back
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Bloemfontein, November 5 By the end of stumps, India had wiped out 96 of those runs with Shiv Sunder Das making an attractive unbeaten 54 on his 24th birthday. The Indians, however, had lost the vital wicket of Rahul Dravid, who once again failed to deliver as an opener. But the day belonged to the South Africans who, helped by a brilliant century from Lance Klusener, went on to post their highest total against India. Klusener, who was the innings top-scorer with 108 runs, and wicketkeeper batsman Mark Boucher frustrated the Indians for close to two hours in a 121-run partnership for the seventh wicket after after the visitors had made deep inroads into their batting order by taking three important wickets in the morning session. Two of those wickets came off successive deliveries from Javagal Srinath, who completed his 200 wickets in Test cricket on way to a five wicket haul. Leg-spinner Anil Kumble took three wickets while left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra scalped two as the Indians put up a much more disciplined bowling performance today. Laxman too settled down to play some good shots but he was far from convincing in his unbeaten 25. The visitors had a good start to the day when they dried out the runs for overnight batsman Jacques Kallis and Boeta Dippenaar who came to play today after Neil McKenzie was out to the last ball yesterday. The first three overs did not produce any run and Dippenaar had to wait for 26 balls to open his account. The first runs of the day, a streaky shot through the slip fielders fetched three runs and brought up the half-century of Kallis, who was on 49 yesterday. Kumble and Zaheer, who opened the bowling today, maintained an excellent line and length and cramped the batsmen for room. India took the new ball after the 95th over and Srinath and Nehra used it to good effect. In the 98th over, Nehra produced the breakthrough. The Delhi seamer, who was generating a good amount of swing, induced an outside edge off the bat of Kallis, which flew to second slip where Laxman took a fine catch. Kallis made 68 with the help of 10 boundaries and South Africa lost their fourth wicket at 359. Srinath then dismissed Dippenaar and Pollock off successive balls when South Africa were within two runs of the Indian total. That brought Klusener and Boucher in a partnership that had a shaky start but grew stronger with time. Klusener lived dangerously in the initial part of his innings, scoring mostly through edges and snicks that, to his luck, landed in no-man’s area. Quite a few of them scurried to the boundaries and the South African scoreboard kept moving. Klusener was always looking to capitalise on the field placings since the Indians had just two players on the on-side. He did pick up two consecutive boundaries on the square leg off Nehra but in an effort to play even the outside-the-off-stump deliveries to the leg side, he courted trouble many a time, but survived. South Africa took lunch at 419 for six, a lead of 40 runs with Klusener on 29 and Boucher on 19. The pair returned after the break to play more confidently and Klusener, in particular, was much more convincing. He did the bulk of the scoring and raced to his half-century in no time. Boucher, on the other hand, was taking his time but with the scores moving at a brisk pace, South Africa’s aim was being served anyhow. A streaky boundary by Boucher, which pierced the second slip and gully on its way to the third man boundary brought up the 100-run lead and also the century partnership. Srinath, who maintained an impeccable line and length teasing the batsmen outside the off-stump, finally broke the stand when Boucher edged him to the first slip where Rahul Dravid took a regulation catch. Boucher made 47. However, India’s woes were far from over. Nicky Boje joined Klusener and frustrated the Indians for another half an hour as the Indians desperately tried to bowl out the hosts. Boje scored a boundary to the fine leg off Kumble to bring up the 500 for the team. Scoreboard India (1st innings): 379 South Africa (1st innings): Gibbs c Zaheer b Srinath 107 Kirsten b Kumble 73 Kallis c Laxman b Nehra 68 McKenzie lbw b Kumble 68 Dippenaar b Srinath 20 Klusener c and b Kumble 108 Pollock c Das b Srinath 0 Boucher c Dravid b Srinath 47 Boje c Dasgupta b Nehra 6 Ntini c Dasgupta b Srinath 23 Hayward not out 0 Extras (b-7, lb-11, nb-16,
w-4, pr-5) 43 Total (all out, 143 overs) 563 Falls of wickets: 1-189, 2-197, 3-327, 4-359, 5-377, 6-377, 7-498, 8-517, 9-548. Bowling: Srinath 33-6-140-5, Nehra 22-3-121-2, Zaheer 26-7-98-0, Kumble 50-12-132-3, Tendulkar 7-0-27-0, Sehwag 5-0-22-0. India (2nd innings): Dravid c Kirsten b Pollock 11 Das batting 54 Laxman batting 25 Extras (lb, nb-2) 6 Total (for 1 wkt, 27 overs) 96 Fall of wickets: 1-29. Bowling: Pollock 7-5-16-1, Hayward 9-3-36-0, Kallis 7-2-12-0, Ntini 4-0-28-0.
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Harbhajan keen to be back Bloemfontein “I am very disappointed having missed the Test due to injury, especially as I was high on confidence after having performed well in the
one-dayers,” Harbhajan said, adding that he would be perfectly fit ahead of the next Test. “I had been advised against running and bowling till Saturday. But from now I can practise. I will start bowling at the nets.”
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‘No cameras inside dressing room’ London, November 5 While the executive committee of ICC agreed in Kuala Lumpur last month that cameras would be placed in the changing area, they will be positioned only at the entrances to monitor the flow of people in and out. “It is certainly not the intention to spy on players or to intrude,” an ICC spokesman said today. With this, the dressing room, considered inner sanctum by players, will remain just that. The new measure is expected to come into operation early next year when India visit England for the Test series. It is one of a number of specific proposals from the ICC management committee, whose members include ICC President Malcolm Gray, and its chief executive Malcolm Speed. Effectively, they have put meat on the bones of the 22 recommendations made in June by the Anti-Corruption Unit headed by Sir Paul Condon. The spokesman said international Test captains, including Nasser Hussain of England, have been consulted and will continue to have a say in the proposals. These include banning of all mobile phones from the dressing room, except that of the team manager, and the screening of calls to players at the team hotels and posting of security guards at team hotels and dressing rooms. Other measures include visitors signing in and out of team hotels and increased security at neutral venues, such as Sharjah. Five security officers will also be contracted to ICC to cover two Test nations together, for example one to cover both Australia and New Zealand. Reacting to earlier reports that spy cameras would be placed inside dressing rooms, Australian captain Steve Waugh said the move would invade player privacy. “I’m not that comfortable with (cameras in dressing rooms,” Waugh said. “I think it’s an invasion of privacy but if that’s the way they’re going to go then I suppose we have to accept it. “It’s uncalled for and it’s not fair and there might be a few practice cricket balls going around the dressing room and they might hit one of those cameras. It’s caught me a little bit off guard and I’m not sure what the situation is there.” David Graveney, chief executive of the professional Cricketers’ Association, also expressed his apprehensions over the new measures to be adopted by the ICC saying there is a fine line between protecting the game and intruding into private life of players.
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‘Games to be memorable’ Ludhiana, November 5 Mr Bindra said whereas the total expenditure on the last National Games held at Manipur was Rs 175 crore and on the Bangalore Games Rs 143 crore, the amount allocated for the Games scheduled to be held in Punjab was Rs 46 crore. He further said that the major chunk of this amount would be spent on transportation and food arrangements for the participants numbering around 10,500. Approximately Rs 200 per head will be spent on food for the players and officials, Mr Bindra informed. The secretary-general said they would leave no stone unturned to make this mega event a memorable one as Punjab is known for its rich cultural heritage and hospitality. Regarding the controversy raised after the Swimming Federation of India’s threat of withdrawal from the forthcoming Games if the swimming events were not shifted to Delhi since NIS pool at Patiala lacks water heating facilities, Mr Bindra said the aquatic events would only be held at Patiala. When asked about the row over the Punjab Amateur Athletic Association (PAAA) as some athletes had warned of a boycott unless the present president and the general secretary of PAAA were removed, he expressed the hope that the matter would soon be sorted out as Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and he himself had talked to them. |
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NRAI announces
tentative schedule Chandigarh, November 5 As per schedule on November 20, training for all the events will be held. On November 21, the competitions and finals for double trap, free pistol and air rifle (men) will be held, followed by rapid fire pistol and free rifle prone and training for trap on November 22; competitions in trap and sport rifle prone while competitions and final for air pistol (men) on November 23; competitions and finals for trap, sport pistol and free rifle three position on November 24; final competitions for sport rifle three position, competitions only for centre fire pistol and training for skeet on November 25; competitions for skeet and standard pistol, final competitions for air pistol (women) on November 26 and final competitions for skeet and air rifle (women) on November 27. |
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Australia overcome Holland Rotterdam, November 5 Australia, who lost 2-1 to Germany the previous day, deservedly gained their first win over the Dutch in their last five meetings, winning 3-2. In other matches yesterday, Pakistan beat Olympic silver medallists South Korea 2-0 and Germany’s Florian Kunz scored both goals in a victory over England by the same scoreline. The Dutch, playing before a capacity crowd of 6,000, started the match strongly. Teun de Nooiyer caused the Australians all sorts of problems and few were surprised when he gave his side the lead after only six minutes. He broke on the left, kept the ball on his left, and scored with a reverse stick shot across the goal. The Dutch protested vehemently at a foot offence when Australia’s Jamie Dwyer, completely unmarked in the circle, volleyed in to equalise in the 20th minute. Netherlands did not force the first of their two corners until the 52nd minute. They so nearly went ahead as Bram Lomans shot against the crossbar. But it was Australia who took the lead breaking away from Holland’s second corner in the 58th minute for Troy Elder to deflect a long pass into goal. The Dutch were forced to press forward and, from one of the Australian counter attacks, Matthew Smith lashed in Australia’s third goal in the 65th minute. A lucky deflection off an Australian stick gave Matthijs Brouwer the chance to snap a second goal for the Dutch in the 68th minute. Two first-half corner goals by German captain Florian Kunz were enough to give the European champions a 2-0 win over England, the other side who won on the first day, in the final match on the second day. It put Germany firmly on top of the round robin table, two points ahead of Pakistan. Kunz scored his first goal with a flick shot in the seventh minute, sending England goalkeeper Nick Taylor the wrong way. He added his second in the 24th minute with a direct strike after delaying his shot to wrong foot the England defenders. South Korea were beaten 2-0 by Asian rivals Pakistan to suffer their second defeat on successive days. There was not a lot to choose between the sides but Kasif Jawwad scored an early and late goal in the decisive moments.
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Rain hits Brazil’s preparations Rio De Janeiro, November 5 The four times world champions have still to make sure of a place in Japan and South Korea after a jittery qualifying campaign. With Uruguay breathing down their necks, they may need to win their last two games to maintain their proud record of having played at every World Cup. Brazil travel to La Paz, at 3,600 metres above sea level, to face Bolivia on Wednesday and are at home to Venezuela one week later in the tropical city of Sao Luis. Despite a fruitless day at the team’s training camp in the mountain resort of Teresopolis, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to be down-hearted. “This can’t be used as an excuse,’’ said the man known as Big Phil yesterday. “It’s today’s reality and we have to adapt. We will do some individual exercise, talk to the players and watch videos. In other words, we’re going to make the most of what we’ve got.’’ Scolari had counted on having a full squad yesterday thanks to FIFA regulations which force clubs to release their players for World Cup qualifiers five days in advance. But FIFA changed their tune on Thursday when they ruled that European-based South American players could play for their clubs in this weekend’s league matches. FIFA said the new decision was because the dates of the last batch of South American World Cup qualifiers had only been confirmed a few days in advance, while European countries had organised their games months ahead. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) attempted to have the match with Bolivia postponed until Thursday but other South American federations would not agree. Scolari is now expected to have only one full practice with his players before Wednesday’s game, one of the most important in Brazil’s history. The coach’s problems increased yesterday when veteran striker Romario, whom he controversially left out of the squad, hit two goals for Vasco da Gama in a Brazilian Championship match to become the tournament’s top scorer with 15. Brazil have had trouble before with the weather at the state-of-the-art training camp, which lies in a region prone to rain, fog and mist. Brazil are fourth in the South American group with 27 points, two more than fifth-placed Uruguay and six ahead of sixth-placed Colombia. All have two games to play. The top four teams qualify directly for next year’s World Cup finals and the fifth plays off against Oceania region winners Australia.
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Grosjean pips Kafelnikov for Paris title
Paris, November 5 It was Grosjean’s second career title and it was achieved in front of a fervently patriotic crowd of 14,000 in the Bercy Arena where touts were selling tickets at three-times face value to fans eager to see a Frenchman take part in a final for the first time since 1992. The 23-year-old Grosjean didn’t let them down as Kafelnikov, who has now lost all of the five Masters finals in which he has appeared, rallied briefly to take the third set. Grosjean displayed huge strength of character in the fourth set, twice coming back from 0-30 down on his own serve in the seventh and ninth games.
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IHF Juniors outclass
SAIL; IAF lose Jalandhar, November 5 IAF and Corps of Signals match was a close fight, with both the teams dominating by mid field. D.N. Kashwa of Corps of Signals helped his team to the lead scoring through a penalty corner in the seventh minute. At half time Corps of Signals led 1-0. After the return Indian Air Force men made repeated attacks on the rival citadel but could not avail the opportunities and the match ended 1-0, in favour of Signals men. Yesterday’s winners SAIL could not withstand the IHF Juniors onslaught today. IHF Juniors were in total control from the first whistle. Their quick passes and good team work paid off in the 18th minute when captain S. Zoha sounded the board, taking advantage of a long corner. Both teams played a fast but a rough game, with frequent fouls. At half time IHF Juniors led 1-0. After resumption, both teams carried out repeated attacks. S. Zoha entered the rival citadel again from the right flank but was deliberately, resulting in a penalty stroke. Vivek Gupta made no mistake in netting the ball and gave his team a 2-0 lead. In the 50th minute. For 20 minutes both the teams played with 10 players. Tomorrow the women’s league matches will begin. The following eight teams will participate. Haryana XI, SAIL Delhi, Delhi XI, Surjit XI, Sukhjit Starch, Air-India, Mumbai, RCF, Kapurthala and Utranchal XI. |
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Panjab varsity cagers
win Kangra, November 5 Panjab University defeated Himachal Pradesh University by 47 points in a one-sided match. The Chandigarh girls scored 71 points against 24 scored by the Himachal girls. Panjab University kept up the pressure on HP University from the beginning of the match and the half time score was 48-14. Kamaljit and Mandeep of Panjab University dominated the match, with Kamaljit scoring 27 and Mandeep scoring 17 points. Jyoti of HP University scored 15 points. In an other league-based semifinal Pt Ravi Shankar University defeated Punjabi University 81-72 in a well-contested match. The Patiala girls dominated the match till half time and the score was 41-29 in favour of Patiala girls. Raipur girl Poonam Singh changed the tide in favour of their team in the last few
minutes. Poonam scored 46 points. Sukhbir and Sushma of Punjabi University scored 21 and 20 points, respectively. |
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Narinder Sodhi called for hockey
camp Chandigarh, November 5 According to Mr Yash Vohra, secretary of the Chandigarh Hockey Association, the camp will be held at Jalandhar from November 11 and it will be shifted to Delhi from November 15. Trials to pick the team will be held at New Delhi on November 22 following which the final camp will be held at Chennai from November 25 to December 3. The team will leave for Kuala Lumpur on December 4. International S.S. Gill of Chandigarh has also been asked to join the camp. N.S. Sodhi at present is working in the State Bank of India. |
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Athletic meet
results Faridkot, November 5 On the inaugural day in 800 metres (women) Sukhjit Kaur (Bathinda), Kamaljit Kaur and Rajinder Kaur (Faridkot) got the first, second and third positions, respectively. In the men’s section Mansoor Ali Khan (Jalandhar), Kashmir Singh (Faridkot) and Jasdeep Pal Singh (Bathinda) stood first, second and third, respectively. Mr Hussan Lal, ADC, Faridkot, who inaugurated the meet announced a grant of Rs 5,000 for the organisers. |
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Karnataka drub Daman and Diu Mumbai, November 5 Karnataka are placed in the quarterfinal group with Bengal. The third team will be decided tomorrow, which will either be Tamil Nadu or Gujarat. Karnataka faced absolutely no opposition from Daman and Diu and went ahead in the 11th minute, when Dayanand sent in a cross from the right for S. Sunil to put it past the goalkeeper. The two were at it again in the 45th minute, when another cross by Dayanand saw Sunil slotting it in past the goalkeeper.
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Haryana to recruit
players Chandigarh, November 5 Reputed sportspersons from outside the state will be welcome to join the teams. The decisions are awaiting the formal endorsement by the Chief Secretary. Official sources said eight state government organisations, namely, the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC), Haryana Finance Corporation(HFC), Haryana Tourism Development Corporation, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam(HVPN), Haryana State Transport Corporation, the Haryana Police, the State Agricultural Marketing Board and Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) would raise teams. The move will provide jobs to more than 150 persons in the class II and class III categories. Women players will be recruited by three organisations, namely, HFC, the Tourism Corporation and HUDA. The HFC, which has been assigned the task of raising a judo team, will recruit six men and six women judokas, while the boxing contingent of tourism corporation will comprise of 12 men and 12 women boxers. The HUDA will recruit 12 men boxers, 12 women boxers and six men wrestlers. The HVPN will raise a hockey team of 16 players, the state transport corporation will raise a kabaddi team of 12 players, the state police will recruit 14 volleyball players and seven wrestlers and the agricultural marketing board will raise a 20-player athletics team. |
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Delhi hold Punjab Patiala, November 5 Brief scores: Delhi: (Ist innings) 285 all out. Punjab: (Ist innings) 293 all out (Binwant Singh 63, Chandan Madan 42, Amit Behl 58, Vivek Khurana 5 for 97, Kuldeep Rawat 3 for 50). Delhi: (IInd innings) 190 for 8 (Randeep Singh 34, Sushil Kumar 34, Ishan Malhotra 4 for 48, Rajesh 4 for 57). |
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