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Rain threatens 4-day tie Stunning
disclosure by Dalmiya Wishart
misses ton Gilchrist,
Lee lift Australia Bindra resumes duty as crisis blows
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Rajesh
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Dharmani Sangram,
Rajiv put HP in command Haryana
tottering at 178 for 8 PSB,
BSF in semifinals Ludhiana
eves win hockey title Sub-junior boxing
championship
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East London, November 9 This coastal town has been lashed with intermittent rain over the past 24 hours and chances of full four days’ play look bleak. Tomorrow’s fixture being the only practice match ahead of the two back-to-back Tests against the formidable South Africa, things certainly do not appear bright for the Indians still cooling their heels after their nine-wicket defeat in the first Test at Bloemfontein. Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly, suffering from a knee injury, seems a doubtful starter although the Kolkata left-hander insisted he badly wanted to play the game. The blow on the right knee which he received from Mornantau Hayward in the first Test at Bloemfontein has restricted him to physio Andrew Leipus’ couch mostly. He has been unable to get his x-ray done because of “excess fluid in the knee” but he is in a positive frame of mind and despite the swelling, he said he was feeling less pain. It is no secret that the young Indian team is looking up to its captain to lead from the front. His failure to get a big score in the first Test and vulnerability to short-pitched deliveries forced Ganguly to cancel his planned short trip to Kolkata and look for batting practice in this fixture. But it seems everything might come to nought eventually if the game tomorrow is affected by rain. Baroda opener Connor Williams has reasons to feel cheated on this tour. Not only he couldn’t get a practice game prior to the first Test but he may also be deprived of a chance to press his claim for the Test side altogether if the four-dayer is washed off. But the bad luck for Williams has spelt good luck for Delhi’s Virender Sehwag who grabbed his chance with both hands and cemented his Test place with a 105-run knock on debut in the first Test. Williams’ misfortune, in a strange way, has begun to dog Rahul Dravid’s preparations on this tour. The stacked middle order has ensured the Karnataka batsman would be opening the innings for the rest of the tour. Ajit Agarkar, who is almost certain to play tomorrow, would be asked to get himself back in rhythm as it would be the case with off-spinner Harbhajan Singh who has recovered from his groin infection and is looking forward to strike against the South Africans. The Indians will announce their final eleven tomorrow morning. The South African ‘A’ side is also not without its problems ahead of the tour game. As many as four players have pulled out of the squad for different reasons, the latest being Western Province wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile who has not recovered from a fractured finger. The other three replacements have been for batsman captain H.D. Ackerman, Allrounder Justin Ontong and fast bowler Charl Willoughby with Dale Benkenstein, Darryll Cullinan and Garnet Kruger coming in in their places. Indians (from): Shiv Sunder Das, Connor Williams, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Deep Dasgupta, Ajit Agarkar, Ashish Nehra, Venkatesh Prasad, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh. South Africa ‘A’: Dale Benkenstein (capt), Jacques Rudolph, Graeme Smith, Martinvan Jaarsveld, Daryll Cullinan, Justin Kemp, Kruger van Wyk, Paul Adams, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel and Charl Willoughby. 12th man: Gulam Bodi.
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Stunning disclosure by Dalmiya New Delhi, November 9 “The selectors have told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that they have no communication with the team management. Once the team goes abroad on tour, the team management does not communicate with the selectors,” Dalmiya said. He said the selectors have also pointed out that the team management does not inform them about the injuries of players, or why a player is not given a chance to play or why so much changes are made in the batting order. Talking to newspersons here this morning after meeting Sports Minister Uma Bharti, the BCCI chief said he has received a report from team coach John Wright. “There is something in the report,” he said but did not elaborate much. Dalmiya had sought a report from the coach after taking over as the BCCI president. “I only wanted to know why the team is not doing well. My intention for seeking the report was not to put any pressure on anybody,” he added. The report was shown to the selectors, Dalmiya said and added that he would like to find out reasons for such a communication gap. To a query about India’s defeat in the first Test against South Africa, the BCCI chief said: “I just do not know what is happening. I do not know how to react.” “One can understand, if we have no talent. We have abundant of talent. We are world champions in under-15 and under-19,” he said. Dalmiya said: “There is no consistency in the team, some consistency has to be there. We have to check this slide.” He said his main worry is team’s preparation for the 2003 World Cup. “There are hardly 14-15 months left for the event. We will have to work very hard to prepare the team.” The BCCI President said he was not against any particular individual. “My only aim is to improve the standard of the game in the country.” He said in the next year’s Junior World Cup, ‘Kookaburra’ ball would be used. “I have requested the Sports Minister to allow the BCCI to import the Kookaburra balls so that players get enough practice to play with the new type of ball.” “To prepare the team for the Junior World Cup, the format of C.K. Naidyu Trophy has been changed and it will now be played on league basis so that each player gets minimum of four matches to play,” he added. Asked about the hosting of ICC Mini World Cup in India in 2002, Dalmiya said, “If the BCCI gets tax exemption from the Union Government, we will host the Cup. In any case February 28 is the last date to inform the ICC about our decision.” To a question whether he was hopeful of getting the tax exemption, Dalmiya replied, “I cannot say anything at this stage.”
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Wishart misses ton Dhaka, November 9 He top-scored with 94 before tailenders Heath Streak and Travis Friend put on an unbeaten 89-run stand for the eighth wicket as the touring side closed the second day on 348 for seven, 241 runs ahead. The key partnership, however, came from the 27-year-old Wishart and Douglas Marillier after Zimbabwe lost three quick wickets in the morning. They put on 137 runs after Zimbabwe slumped from 20 for two overnight to 89 for five, still 18 runs short of Bangladesh’s first innings. Wishart, averaging just 16 in Tests before the game, missed three figures when he was run out by a direct throw. He hit 11 fours and two sixes in his three-hour innings. Marillier made 73 before he was seventh man out. Streak ended on 57 not out and Friend on 38 not out. Bangladesh, yet to win a Test, had begun well after being bowled out for 107 on the opening day. SCOREBOARD Bangladesh (first innings): 107 (T. Friend 5-31). Zimbabwe (first innings): (overnight 20-2) Ibrahim lbw b M. Islam 3 Gripper c Belim b M. Islam 0 Carlisle c Masud b Mortuza 33 G. Flower c Al-Shahriar b Mortuza 10 A. Flower b E. Hoque 28 Wishart run out 94 Marillier lbw E. Hoque 73 Streak not out 57 Friend not out 38 Extras: (lb-2, b-4, w-3, n2) 12. Total: (for seven wickets) 348. Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-4, 3-31, 4-60, 5-89, 6-226, 7-259. Bowling: M. Islam 23-4-69-2 (w1), M. Mortuza 23-4-86-2 (w1), K. Mahmud 12-2-42-0 (w-2 n2), Enamul Hoque 33-11-54-2, Naimur Rahman 13-0-46-0, Mohammad Ashraful 12-3-45-0.
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Gilchrist, Lee lift Australia Brisbane, November 9 The pair had added 133 for the eighth wicket to lift Australia’s first innings total to 435 for seven when their progress was halted by the weather. Gilchrist was unbeaten on 88 with Lee not out 60. Only about two hour’s play and 29 overs were possible because of intermittent showers. Match officials said the three remaining days would start early and finish late to make up for the lost time. Australia had resumed on 294 for six and Gilchrist added 75 to his overnight score of 13 with a typically robust display. He was well supported by Lee, who finished just two short of his highest Test score. The hosts suffered an early setback when leg-spinner Shane Warne was dismissed before lunch with the total on 302 but there was no repeat of Thursday’s middle-order batting collapse when six wickets fell for 39 runs after openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer had both scored centuries. Warne took four runs off the first over of the day before the skies opened up and the players scurried off. When they returned an hour later, Warne failed to add to his score before fending a ball from Kiwi paceman Chris Cairns straight to Mathew Sinclair at gully. Lee and Gilchrist, however, added a further 63 runs in the hour before lunch to steady the innings before launching their attack after the interval. Scoreboard Australia (first innings) (overnight 294-6) Langer c Vettori b McMillan 104 Hayden c Richardson b Cairns 136 Ponting c Vettori b Cairns 5 Waugh lbw b Astle 0 Waugh c Parore b McMillan 3 Martyn c Vettori b McMillan 4 Gilchrist not out 88 Warne c Sinclair b Cairns 22 Lee not out 60 Extras (lb-4 w-1 nb-8) 13 Total: (seven wickets) 435 Fall of wickets: 1-224 2-233 3-235 4-256 5-260 6-263 7-302 Bowling: Cairns 31-6-123-3, Nash 26-6-83-0, O’Connor 17.2-4-67-0, Vettori 13.4-0-65-0, Astle 19-7-46-1, McMillan 12-1-47-3.
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Bindra resumes duty as crisis blows
over Chandigarh, November 9 The Punjab Principal Secretary, Excise and Taxation, Mr Y.S. Ratra, confirmed that exemption granted to the PCA for the India-England Test match has been notified. Mr Bindra said that he got a message in the morning that test match would be exempt from payment of duty and "I continued to work for the National Games. I have been working since
morning. In the afternoon, I was informed that a notification is being issued and a formal letter conveying the decision of the government would be delivered to us soon." Mr Bindra had left a meeting of the OCNG with regional committees in a huff yesterday after a letter was delivered to him asking the
PCA to collect 125 per cent entertainment duty on each ticket sold for the Test match. Mr T.C. Gupta, a spokesman of the OCNG, said that the crisis facing the National Games has blown over and the committee was working with full vigour to make the coming event a great success. Though the notification issued today may have bought the peace temporarily, but the large issue whether holding of sports events would be exempt from payment of entertainment duty still remains to be resolved. The PCA is going to have another international match here in March next year. Source reveal that a formal notification exempting all sorting events would be issued only after the case has been cleared by the State council of ministers. The issue of payment of pending areas of entertainment duty from the PCA, too, is yet to be settled. Interestingly, while the PCA had been facing the wrath of the Taxation Department, a little was done from the music shows and programmes being conducted in the state. Holding of an international cricket match not only focusses world attention on this satellite township, it also boosts the economy. Hundreds of cricket fans are expected here to watch the Test match. Last time, cheer leaders from Australia had come here for the Davis Cup match. By slapping entertainment duty on games, like cricket, the Government had been penalising the "efficient ones" while those who have to depend upon the State for everything, including even supplying of kit to the State outfits, enjoy all exemptions and freedoms. Sources said that a memorandum was being prepared for the Council of Ministers meeting where a policy decision to grant exemption to sporting events from payment of entertainment duty would be taken. |
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Saurav Ganguly writes The Lance Klusener-Mark Boucher partnership is what eventually won the Test for South Africa. We were in with a chance at 377 for six, because we knew that if we got the hosts out for around 450, chasing 200 to 250 was going to be tough. The cracks on the pitch had widened and the ball was jumping around, making batting difficult. Admittedly, we did not at all bowl well on the second day, but made amends on the third morning. However, we were not able to capitalise on the three wickets we gained on the third morning and lost our chance in the middle session. Everybody must be criticising us for going for our shots on the fourth morning. However, we had batted like that in the first innings and even on the third evening had scored runs at a fair clip. There is nothing wrong with being positive, but the problem is that we did not play good cricket. Eventually, we lost to a team that played better cricket than us. Quite simply, we have got to play much better in order to beat a team of their calibre. If two of our batsmen scored centuries, two of theirs did too, with the rest of the top order chipping in with fifties. If Javagal Srinath got five wickets, Shaun Pollock got 10. We got starts and promised much, but none of the batsmen kicked along to a big score in the all-important second innings. There is no point speculating about whether things would have turned out differently had Harbhajan played. Fortunately, he’s getting better everyday, and will be fit for the Port Elizabeth Test. I have also joined the injury list due to a knock on the knee from Nantie-Hayward. Fortunately, it’s a lot better after two days of rest. Rahul Dravid, who had a bad Test at the top of the order will continue to open in the next Test. He is a class act and will be persisted with at this crucial position. Among the positives that India can take heart from, there is the magnificent hand played by Virendra Sehwag. He showed good temperament for a newcomer, and this augurs well for the team. Deep also showed some fight and played an important hand in the first innings. Srinath bowled exceedingly well, albeit with little support from the others. Das too played well for his 62 in the second innings. Nothing is left to say about the way Sachin Tendulkar played. He is simply the best and we have come to expect such knocks from him. As far as tomorrow’s South Africa ‘A’ game is concerned, I’ll play it by ear. If my knee feels even a little better tomorrow I’ll take the field. The match is important for us as we will only profit from time in the middle. On the personal front things have been a lot happier, with the news of my daughter’s birth reaching me on the first day of the match. Since it was a little earlier than expected, I did not have time to get too nervous. I was planning to come back to Calcutta on Thursday, but decided to get some match practice at East London instead, after the team’s defeat. I am disappointed about not seeing the baby right away, but am sure that I can spend plenty of time with my little one once the series is over. Right now I’ve got some pictures of her mailed to me, so that I know what she looks like.
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Dope control panel set
up Chandigarh, November 9 As a fallout of the recent media exposure of doping by some athletes of the country, the Union Ministry of Sports has circulated new guidelines making it mandatory for the organisers of all the national meets — from sub juniors to seniors — to conduct dope tests at random. The Chairman of the Media committee, Mr T.C. Gupta, Confirmed that doping is being introduced in the National Games for the first time strictly in accordance with the IOC guidelines and specifications. A four-member Dope Control Commission has been set up by the Indian Olympic Association under the chairmanship of the Patiala-based Dr Manmohan
Singh. Other members of the panel are Lieut-Col B.S. Ahluwalia, Dr Ashok Ahuja and Mr G.S. Anand — all from SAI NS NIS. Interestingly, while the NS NIS has the basic infrastructure available, the Dope Control Commission which should be a permanent affair, has projected financial demands running into several lakhs of rupees. It proposes to take about 500 samples during the duration of the games at all 21 venues . These samples, sealed and properly documented would be first brought to Patiala, the headquarters of the Commission, before being despatched to New Delhi to the country’s only dope laboratory. The Commission plans to set up five dope control offices at Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Ropar and Chandigarh where dope control officers will take samples of athletes . Athletes for doping would be picked at random. The commission wants that it should be supplied 500 doping kits, each costing about Rs 2,000 besides pre-training of staff at a cost of Rs 1 lakh and provision of 14 refrigerators, availability of six transport vehicles, 25 vehicles for commission members, six typewriters, six television sets, five fax machines, mobile phones, a daily allowance of Rs 150 for each of the 117 members. The projected budget for this newly introduced mandatory exercise would be more than Rs 25 lakh. The OCNG may have no choice but to agree to most of the demands of the commission. |
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Irina does it
again New Delhi, November 9 But for a short while, however, it looked like her compatriot Parnita Garewal would give her a run for her money. At the end of the first nine holes, Irina had dropped three strokes to stand at 39, with bogeys on the 2nd, 7th, 8th and 9th holes, while Parnita had played a superb par round of 36, narrowing the difference between them to two strokes. The margin was eroded on the 11th and 12th holes with two brilliant birdies by Parnita. Just as things were getting exciting for the gallery, Parnita got into some trouble with a hooked shot on the 13th and double bogeyed that hole. From that moment on Irina knew she was the undisputed queen. She romped home with a gross score of 75, bringing her tally for four days to 296. Irina won this title for the third consecutive year. Parnita had to be content with the runner-up position with 302 gross. One stroke behind in third position was Anjali Chopra while Mayali Talwar came fourth with gross score of 314 for four days. For Mayali Talwar, November 9 will be a memorable day. This happened to be her 16th birthday and she was the proud winner of the Siel Junior Girls Trophy Best Nett over 72 holes and Gross over 72 holes. She finished with Nett 290 and Gross 314 for the four days. |
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Rajesh clinches gold in 5000 m Chandigarh, November 9 Rani Devi of the Gurgaon range emerged winner in 400 race clocking 1:14.6 minutes while Rajesh of the Gurgaon range and Reena of the Special range finished second and third with 1:18 minutes and 1:19.8 respectively. In the men’s section Rajesh Kumar of the Rohtak range clocked 53.4 seconds to win gold in 400 race. Anil Kumar of the Gurgaon range finished second with 53.9 seconds while Vinod Kumar of the Special Range remained third clocking 54.5 seconds time. Other results: 200 men 1. Balkishan (Ambala Range), 2. Anil Kumar (Gurgaon Range), 3. Rajesh Kumar (Rohtak Range). Shoput women: 1 Vinita (Special Range), 8.12 mtrs, 2 Kamleh (Rohtak Range), 3 Parveen (Special Range) 7.70 meters. 4 X 100 mtr. relay: women: 1 Sarita, Vinita, Gurmeet & Suman (Special Range), 2 Birmati, Sumanlata, Krishna & Rani Devi (Gurgaon Range), 3 Kamlesh, Santosh, Sushila & Rajesh (Rohtak Range). Hammer throw: men: 1 Gurdev (Ambala Range) 53.23 mtrs, 2 Ravinder (Gurgaon Range), 3 Mukhtiar Singh (Special Range). Long jump men: 1 Roht (Special Range) 06.92 mtrs, 2 Jaidev (Special Range), 3 Anil (Gurgaon Range). 100 mtr hurdles: women: 1 Vinita (Special Range), 2 Birmati (Gurgaon Range), 3 Seema (Special Range). 110 m hurdles: men: 1 Rajesh Kumar (Special Range), 2 Rohtas (Special Range), 3 Rajesh (Rohtak Range). Judo 56 kg: 1st Ajmer Singh (Rohtak Range), 2 Krishan Kumar (HAP Range), 3 Jitendar (HAP) and Anil (Hisar Range) 60 kg: 1 Jitendar Singh (Gurgaon Range), 2 Rajbir Singh (Ambala Range), 3 Aadesh Kumar (HAP) and Ishwar (Ambala Range). 66 kg: 1 Iashir Singh (Special Range), 2 Devinder Singh (Special Range), 3 Dilbag (HAP) and Ram Avtar (Gurgaon Range). 73 kg: 1 Sandesh Kumar (Rohtak Range), 2 Dharmendar Singh (Rohtak Range), 3 Paratap Singh and Bijendar Singh (both HAP). 81 Kg 1 Bhagat Singh (Rohtak Range), 2 Pawan Kumar (Gurgaon Range), 3 Jagbir Singh (HAP) and Ravinder Kumar (Special Range). 90 Kg: 1 Kuldeep Singh (HAP Range), 2 Anil Kumar (Rohtak Range), 3 Om Parkash (Gurgaon) and Raj Kumar (Rohtak Range). Weightligting: 85 kg: 1 Baldev Singh (Ambala Range). 232.05 Kg, 2 Gurdarshan Singh (Ambala Range) 200 kg, 3 Narain Singh (Gurgaon Range) 157.5 kg. 94 Kg: 1 Niranjan Singh (Ambala Range) 222.05 Kg, 2 Vinod Kumar (Rohtak Range) 190 kg, 3 Rakesh Kumar (Gurgaon Range) 155 Kg. 105 Kg: 1 Gurdev Singh (Ambala Range) 215 Kg, 2 Vijay Pal Singh (HAP Range) 205 kg, 3 Jagit Singh (Gurgaon Range) 195 Kg. +105 Kg: 1 Balvinder (Ambala Range) 215 Kg, 2 Jagir Singh (Ambala Range) 160 Kg, 3 Ravinder Singh (Gurgaon Range) 110 Kg. |
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2nd century of match by
Dharmani Amritsar, November 9 Punjab (Ist innings): 300 all out. Services (Ist innings): Reddy c Sawal b Gagandeep 00, Jasvir c Yuvraj b Gagandeep 01, Bhaskar b Gagandeep 07, Yashpal c Sawal b Babloo 202, Sanjay lbw Sodhi 11, Sarabjit run out 49, Thomson b Babloo 14, Sayeed lbw Babloo 00, Pandey c Mongia b Babloo 15, Sudhakar c Yuvraj b Gagandeep 00, Arun Sharma not out 22. Extras (b-10,lb-8, nb-12, w-5). 35 Total: 356 all out. FOW: 1/1, 2/5, 3/27, 4/67, 5/173, 6/216, 7/216, 8/238, 9/278, 10/356. Bowling: Gagandeep 27-5-68-4; Vineet 23-6-78-0; Sodhi 24-9-47-1; Babloo 16.3-2-72-4; Sawal 12-1-33-0; Yuvraj 2-0-10-0. Mongia 2-0-30-0. Punjab (2nd innings): Munish c sub (Sachin) b Ghag 18, Rathore retired hurt 34, Yuvraj c Sarabjit b Ghag 90, Dharmani not out 127, Mongia c Ghag b Yashpal 73, Sodhi not out 40. Extras (b-4, lb-4, nb-7) 15 Total for three decl. 397. FOW: 1/28, 2/191, 3/300. Bowling: Ghag 23-0-125-2; Sayeed 9-0-53-0; Pandey 5-0-52-0; Arun 11-0-96-4, Yashpal 3-0-16-1; Thomson 4-0-29-0; Reddy 1-0-18-0. Services (2nd innings): Reddy batting 2, Bhasker b Vineet 0, Jasvir batting 10. Extras (nb-1) 1. Total for one wicket 13. FOW: 1/1. Bowling: Vineet 3-0-10-1; Gagandeep 3-3-0-0; Babloo 2-1-3-0; Mongia 2-2-0-0.
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Sangram, Rajiv put
HP in command Mandi, November 9 The day belonged to the Himachalis who, helped by brilliant century from Sangram Singh and 97 by Rajiv Nayyer frustrated the tourists for more than three hours in a 179-run partnership for the third wicket. Half centuries by Virender Sharma and Amit Sharma further strengthened the innings before Himachal declared its second innings at 345 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 99 overs. Himachal (Ist innings): 145 all out J&K (Ist innings): 187 all out Himachal (2nd innings): 345 for seven (Decl) Gaur b Jagtar 18 Sandeep lbw Qayoom 14 Rajiv c Dhruv b Gupta 97 Sangram c Ranjeet b Gupta 100 Varinder c and b Jagtar 51 Amit n.o. 51 Shakti c Ranjeet b Raju (0) Ashok c Ranjeet b Raju 4 Raja Ali n.o. (0) Extras: 9 Total: 345 for 7 in 99 overs. Fall of wickets: 1/15, 2/44, 3/223, 4/242, 5/320, 6/320, 7/343. Bowling: Abdul Qayoom 12-2- 48-1 Surinder 12-5-31-0 Jagtar Singh 34-10-118-2 Ashwani Gupta 21-1-58-2 Dhruv Mahajan 1-0-4-0 Vijay Sharma 6-0-26-0 Raju Gupta 8-1-31-2 J&K (2nd innings): Ranjeet Bali n.o 13 Raju Sharma n.o. 18 Total: (on no loss): 38 Bowling: Shakti Singh 4-1-7-0 Ashok Kumar 2-0-5-0 Vishal Bhatia 3-1-14-0 Sandeep Sharma 2-0-6-0 Nischal Gaur 1-1-0-0. |
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Haryana tottering
at 178 for 8 New Delhi, November 9 Delhi were bowled out for 327 but took a crucial 11-run first innings lead before reducing Haryana to 45 for three by the 20th over. Shafiq Khan (71) once again batted brilliantly, and started a recovery in company of Chetan Sharma (35) and Ajay Ratra (batting 30). But from a respectable position of 167 for four, Haryana slumped to 178 for eight as Sarandeep bowled with a burst of
aggression late in the day to trigger a second collapse, grabbing three wickets in space of two overs. Haryana openers Padamjeet Sherawat and Chetan Sharma began cautiously in a bid to lay a foundation for the team. Delhi effected the breakthrough when Sherawat (24) was caught short of ground by a direct throw towards the batting end from Nitin Aggarwal.
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PSB, BSF in
semifinals Jalandhar, November 9 Today Punjab Police beat Central Industrial Security Force 5-1 while Punjab and Sind Bank derailed Services XI by 3-0. Indian Airlines outclassed Air India, 3-1 and BSF edged past Bharat Petroleum by 2-1. In the women’s section, Haryana XI entered the semifinals by winning against Sukhjit Starch Mill, by 5-1. With several internationals and Olympians in their ranks, Punjab Police displayed better control. In the second minute, Tejbir Singh, a member of the junior World Cup team, scored a field goal off a pass by Daljeet Dhillon. In the 25th minute Baljeet Bhullar fetched the second and later the third. CISF played better after half time and in the 43rd minute S.K. Kiro reduced the margin. Baljeet Dhillon convented a penalty stroke making it 4-1 for Punjab Police. In the dying minutes, Baljeet Bhullar scored the fifth and final goal for the policemen. Punjab and Sind Bank’s Baljit Saini opened his team’s account in the 12th minute. Two minutes later Baljit Chandi scored the second while Parminder of PSB ended the hope of Services XI through a reverse flick. Brojen Singh opened the account for Indian Airlines and in the 33rd minute Roshan Tete put Air-India back in the game with the equaliser. In the 38th minute Virender Singh of Indian Airlines scored a field goal and in the 63rd minute Brojen Singh made it 3-1. B.S.F. and Bharat Petroleum played a fast game. Aiyamma scored for Bharat Petroleum but BSF equalised in the 24th minute through Sushil Kujur. In the second half, Habil Topno of BSF scored after beating the goalkeeper. In the women’s section, Haryana XI won in a one-sided game by 5-1. The scorers for Haryana XI were Simerjit (9th, 48th minutes), Harjinder 14th), Kiran Bala (27th, 31st). Niti of Starch, Mill scored the solitary goal for her team. Both teams entered the semifinals. |
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Ludhiana
eves win hockey title Ludhiana, November 9 In the girls’ final, which was played at the Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Kila
Raipur, Ludhiana prevailed over Jalandhar 1-0. The all-important goal was scored by Mandeep Kaur in the 50th minute.
Mandeep, with 22 goals, was the top scorer of this tournament. Mr R.S.
Sandhu, Secretary, Punjab School Education Board, gave away the prizes. The final in boys’ section was played between Namdhari Academy and Surjit Academy, Jalandhar, in which the former emerged victorious 6-5. The match was decided vie the tie breaker since the two teams were tied at 2-2 at the end of the regular period. |
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Sub-junior
boxing championship
Ambala, November 9 While the pugilists from Bhiwani won the team championship, Hisar
was second. Sandeep was the best boxer.
In the 28 to 30 kg, Navneet Rana was first and Vikas Nandal second.
In 30 to 33 kg, Sunil was first and Sumit second. In 33 to 36 kg
Dinesh was first and Sahil Solank second. In 36 to 39 kg, Sunit was
first and Parvinder second. In 39 to 42 kg, Deepak Rawat was first and
Harkesh Rathi second. |
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