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December 9, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Fate of Wright, Leipus on hold Unknown batsman flays SA attack Shoaib cleared by panel HP all out for 88 Airlines, PSB in title clash Delhi varsity, PU qualify RCF defeat DHA Mandi Sunil Kumar wins Asian jr title Sinha to head panel on sports promotion PNB
sports meet results
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South Africa hold India
Kuala Lumpur, December 8 India, who had scraped past Belgium with a 1-0 win yesterday, now have four points from two matches. South Africa, who had shocked title contenders Argentina in their first game, also have four points. India had themselves to blame for missing out on a win as their defensive attitude was hard to understand. In the first half they started well and even the midfield, which was sluggish yesterday, was moving well. With Deepak Thakur back in the team after missing out the match against Belgium, there was a sharpness in the frontline. But after leading 2-1 at the break, India preferred to play a defensive role and helped the South Africans to come back and draw the match. Coach Cedric D’Souza said after the match that many players were down with fever and that was one reason why they couldn’t play Sabu Varkey and Kanwalpreet Singh. “Ignace Tirkey is out with malaria and we have decided that the entire team should go in for blood tests on Sunday (tomorrow) so that we are sure that other players are not carrying anything.” Off an infringement against Dhanraj Pillay, India earned their first penalty corner in the ninth minute. Jugraj Singh had enough power in his flick which zipped in past the stunned South African goalkeeper for the lead. But within a minute, the South Africans had found the equaliser when Justin King powered in another flick past the stranded Jude Menezes. India earned their third penalty corner but the ball couldn’t be stopped properly. Sukhbir Singh Gill, however, managed to pull the ball back and gave it to Jugraj who moved into the circle and took a powerful shot that rebounded off the goalkeeper’s pads. Thakur, standing next to the goalkeeper, picked up the rebound and whacked it in to give India the lead once again. India attacked in the very first minute after resumption and won their fourth penalty corner but Baljit Dhillon’s flick was wasted. In the 42nd minute, Prabhjot Singh broke away from the top of the circle but his stinger was well saved by the South African goalkeeper. Surprisingly, India fell back and regrouped in the midfield. Even Baljit Dhillon and Dhanraj Pillay were not going upfront. That gave the South Africans the chance to gain ball possession. Malaysian umpire Paramjit Singh made things a bit difficult by showing yellow card to Arjun Halappa. Halappa’s sending off reduced the Indians to 10 men and South Africa had an extra gap to exploit. They earned a stroke in the 52nd minute when Lazarus Barla took the ball on the foot but Jude Menezes saved it brilliantly by gloving the ball away. South Africa earned two penalty corners in the 55th and 56th minutes but India managed to save them. The equaliser for South Africa finally came in the 60th minute when India made the cardinal mistake in not closing the gap on a cross as Mike Cullen’s cross was beautifully deflected in by Craig Fulton. PTI
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Zimbabwe routed for record low score
Colombo, December 8 In an unchanged spell of fast bowling at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground, left-armer Vaas snapped up eight for 19 from eight overs — the first eight batsmen to fall — after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Vaas performed the first one-day international hat-trick by a Sri Lankan when he dismissed Zimbabwe captain Stuart Carlisle, Craig Wishart and Tatendra Taibu with the third, fourth and fifth balls of his sixth over. It was seam bowling at its best, with Vaas committing the batsmen to errors by bringing them onto the front foot. Four of his victims fell leg before as he reproduced the form which helped him to take 14 wickets against the West Indies in the third Test at the same venue earlier this week. Vaas’s brilliant spell saw him break team-mate Muttiah Muralitharan’s one-day international world record of seven for 30 against India at Sharjah in 2000-01. Off-spinner Muralitharan picked up the last two wickets in Zimbabwe’s innings in four balls. Zimbabwe’s innings lasted just 87 minutes and their all-out total of 38 off 15.4 overs surpassed the previous lowest in one-day internationals of 43 set by Pakistan against the West Indies at Cape Town in 1992-93. The West Indies are the third team in the one-day series in Colombo. Scoreboard Zimbabwe: Ebrahim lbw b Vaas 0 G. Flower b Vaas 1 Carlisle c Perera b Vaas 16 A. Flower c Sangakkara b Vaas 0 Wishart lbw b Vaas 6 Marillier not out 4 Taibu lbw b Vaas 0 Streak lbw b Vaas 0 Nakala c Sangakkara b Vaas 1 Friend b Murali 4 Olonga c Jayawardena b Murali 0 Extras (lb-1, w-1, nb-4) 6 Total (all out, overs 15.4) 38 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-11, 3-11, 4-27, 5-27, 6-27, 7-29, 8-32, 9-38 Bowling : Vaas 8-3-19-8, Zoysa 7-2-17-0, Murali 0.4-0-1-2 Sri Lanka Jayasuriya not out 13 Gunawardene lbw b Streak 2 Atapattu not out 23 Extras (w-2) 2 Total (for 1 wkt ,overs 4.2) 40 Fall of wicket: 1-4. Bowling : Streak 2.2-0-26-1, Friend 2-0-14-0. Reuters
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Fate of Wright, Leipus on hold New Delhi, December 8 The Board President, who was here to meet the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Shanawaz Hussian, stayed back to have a personal hearing with Wright and Leipus, who have completed one year of their association with the Indian cricket team. Mr Dalmiya, immediately after ousting Dr A.C. Muthiah as the BCCI President, had indicated that the performance of the coach and physio will be reviewed before renewing their contract. He had asserted after the working committee meeting in Delhi recently that the performance of the team, the coach and physio included, should be “performance oriented”. India’s emphatic victory against England in the opening Test at Mohali may have given some breather to the beleaguered Wright and Leipus, and Mr Dalmiya may wield the axe only after observing the performance of the Indian team in the next two Tests at Ahmedabad and Bangalore. The main complaint against Wright is that he has “failed to inspire the Indian team to record victories on foreign soil”. But an impartial scrutiny of his performance shows that he has not done that badly, afterall. After he took over as coach of the Indian team before the home series against Zimbabwe in November last year, India beat
Zimbabwe in the series, stunned Australia in the home series but got punched in the away series against Sri Lanka and South Africa. The return tour to
Zimbabwe ended in a one-one deadlock. The charge against Leipus is that he has failed to keep the Indian players match-fit, and has also failed to detect the ‘hidden injuries’ of some players. He could also not suggest proper treatment for the injuries suffered by star players like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and Javagal Srinath. |
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Unknown batsman flays SA attack Perth, December 8 Scott Meuleman, a Western Australian right-hander with a top score of 46 from four previous first-class appearances, fashioned a stylish 109, embellished with a massive hooked six off Donald and 18 fours, on the second day of the four-day match at the WACA ground. Western Australia went to stumps with 303 for three wickets after dismissing the tourists for 367 yesterday. Meuleman, grandson of former Test batsman Ken Meuleman — who played in the Bradman era — is not even a regular member of the state side.
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Shoaib cleared by panel
Karachi, December 8 “The report confirms and reiterates its earlier findings of May 2001. That it is Shoaib’s peculiar anatomical characteristics that lead to the erroneous perception of throwing, “Mr Rana said. The 24-year-old Shoib Akhtar, famous for his speed, was reported for a suspect bowling action for the second time this year after the Sharjah final on November 4 by International Cricket Council (ICC) officials.
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HP all out for 88 Rohtak, December 8 Himachal batsmen failed to face the fierce bowling of Joginder Sharma. The other successful bowler was Anuj who claimed 3 for 10 runs. Barring Amit (17), Vijay (12), Sandip (11) and Gurvinder (10) no other batsmen could reach the double figures. They faced 27.2 overs only. Haryana were in commanding position. They scored 2 for 197 in 59.5 overs. Opening batsmen Manoj knocked 65 and Sunny 63 respectively. At the end of the play Sumit Sharma was batting on 34. For Himachal, Amit and Vikram took one wicket each. |
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Airlines, PSB in title clash
New Delhi, December 8 Indian Airlines will play Punjab and Sind Bank in the final tomorrow who defeated Central Industrial Security Force 2-1 in the first semi-final. The match between the two leading teams, Air-India and Indian Airlines, was expected to showcase some brilliant hockey and in the end, after a goal-less first half, it ended as a lively affair. Altaf Hussain struck a brace (45th and 54th minute) and Brojen Singh (57th min) were the goal scorers for Indian Airlines. Goals eluded both the teams in the first half even though both had a few cracks at the rival ends. IA initiated the first threatening move through the right when captain Mohd Riaz put through to Brojen Singh. AI straight away went on the counter-attack forcing IA to save an effort from Devinder Kumar. Five minutes later, the IA goal had a close shave when a good shot went inches wide. The famed AI forwards who were scoring heavily throughout the tournament suddenly found the going tough as the IA defence comprising Len Aiyappa, Sanjay Bist and Rajnish Mishra throttled them. AI came close after 24 minutes when a breakaway move from the centre by Rajpal Singh caught the rival defence off-guard. But in the end the shot missed the target by a whisker. At the other end, IA forced their second penalty corner in the 33rd minute but the AI goalkeeper effected a good save to deny Rajnish Mishra. IA went ahead in the 45th minute when Altaf-ur-Rahman scored off the fourth penalty corner after a brilliant relay from Samir Dad to Mukesh to Altaf. Mukesh Kumar now moved to the centre from the right flank and suddenly found more freedom. Samir Dad on the left also became active and it became a bit too hot for AI defence to handle. Altaf made full use of the good work by Mukesh and Dad when he broke through with Brojen Singh in tandem. Brojen slipped past a few defenders, gave it to Altaf who shook the net with a first time shot in the 54th minute. Even as desperation crept up the Air-India ranks, Brojen Singh slammed in the third after three minutes. Earlier, PSB rallied from a goal down in the second minute scored by Mangra Munda to win 2-1. The bank men equalised in the fourth minute through Parminder Singh and two minutes after the break Sandeep Ghuman slammed in the winner, all the goals coming off penalty corners. PTI
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Delhi varsity, PU qualify New Delhi, December 8 Four goals, including a hat-trick by Prabhakaran Singh, was the highlight of the match. Ajay Kumar and Kulbir Singh were the other goal-scorers for Delhi. Tarun Belwal reduced the margin for Kumaon University. Delhi have qualified for the four-team North Zone final league. Panjab University, Chandigarh, also qualified for the final league when they shocked last year’s all-India champions Meerut University 5-3 via the tie-breaker. Punjabi University, Patiala, beat Aligarh Muslim University 2-1 after leading by 2-0 at half time. Gurpreet and Navdeep Saini scored the goals for Punjabi University while Shahid reduced the margin for Aligarh varsity. Jamia Milia, Delhi lost to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 3-4 in a tie-breaker after the teams were involved in a goal-less contest during the regulation period. Jamia Milia were the all-India runners-up last year. The North Zone final will be held from Monday. Delhi University meet Panjab University while Punjabi University will meet GND University in the inter-zone championship. |
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RCF defeat DHA Mandi Mandi, December 8 In the women’s section, which was introduced for the first time in the tournament, SAIL held RCF to a goal-less draw. The second match between Khalsa Club, Jalandhar and Himachal Pradesh XI also ended without a goal being scored. In the first match RCF got the breakthrough first in the ninth minute when Anil Ekka sounded the board for a 1-0 lead. In the 13th minute Pradeep of DHA Mandi levelled the score 1-1. Anil Ekka struck again in the 26th minute while the third goal was scored by Jagmohan Singh in the 28th minute. RCF earned three points with the win. The second match played between SAIL and Corps of Signals, witnessed many tense moments as both the teams tried their level best to score a goal. SAIL wasted five penalty corners while Signals wasted four. Both the teams had to satisfy themselves with one point each. In the women’s section SAIL girls played an attacking game throughout and missed a golden opportunity in the second half when a push from Arun Bala went over the goal post. Both the teams wasted a penalty corner each. In the second match Himachal girls presented a good show against Khalsa Club. Inside right Judhya of Himachal hit a powerful shot in the dying minutes of the game but her effort went futile as Khalsa goalkeeper Neena stopped the shot. |
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Sunil Kumar wins Asian jr title New Delhi, December 8 Two years ago, Sunil Kumar had hit the national spotlight at the very same court—though the deco-turf was relaid recently—when he captured the DSCL National Open Tennis Tournament title, at the tender age of 16 years. The basics of his game still remain the same, but in the past two years, Sunil Kumar has matured as a player, and this facet of his personality was amply demonstrated here today when he scrambled back from a set down, and an unwavering form at the start of the second set, to post a convincing victory in the end. He was in control even when he seemed to have slipped into the dumps. Sunil
collected 120 points for his triumph, while Liu gathered 80 points. Chan Chin Wei of Chinese Taipei bagged the girls title beating second-seeded Hong Da-Jung of Korea 6-3, 6-4 while Hsie-Wu of Taipei won the boys doubles title beating compatriots Liu-Shih 6-3, 6-3. Playing in front of an impressive gathering, Sunil Kumar won the final arguement in the battle of the left-handers, as he hung on gamely, despite his game going to pieces mid-way through the match. The hard-hitting Liu, whose powerful forehand and backhand returns earned him many valuable points, seemed to be in no mood to give up, as he fought with all his energy to put back all that was thrown at him, by Sunil with equal venom. The going was good, to start with for both the players as games went with serves till 5-5. It looked as though Sunil would cruise to a straight sets victory when he broke Liu in the 11th game to lead 6-5. But serving for the set, Sunil got into needless trouble as he sprayed his shots wide, and to compound his worries, his service also started getting erratic. He landed in a lot of foot fault trouble, and dropped serve in the 12th game. In the tie-breaker too, Sunil continued to err, as Liu captured the set. But in the second set, though he was broken in the first and ninth games, Sunil gathered his wits and fought back to regain the advantage by gaining breaks in the eighth, after muffing a golden chance in the fourth game, tenth and 12th to wrest the set. In the deciding third set, Sunil was in complete control as the seemingly fatigued Liu started spraying his returns wide and long to give Sunil the points he was desperately looking for. Sunil’s victory in the Asian Junior Championship comes after a gap of 10 years as Sandeep Kirtane was the last Indian junior to lift the title when he won it at Brune. The title triumph has given a big push to Sunil’s confidence as he gears up for the DSCL National Open Championship, starting at the DLTA courts on Monday. |
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Sinha to head panel on sports promotion New Delhi, December 8 The committee also includes the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Ms Uma Bharati, Secretary and Joint Secretary in the department, the Expenditure Secretary and Secretary-Generals of the main chambers of commerce and industry — CII, ASSOCHAM, FICCI and PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry. At a meeting between the Finance Minister and Ms Bharati here last evening, it was decided that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will prepare a detailed action plan on the areas of cooperation between the government and the industry for promotion of sports and preparation of sportspersons keeping in mind India’s past performance and medal hopes for the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. Ms Bharati pointed out that there were several events like boxing, athletics, hockey, shooting, tennis, weightlifting and badminton where the corporate world could play a key role in uplifting standards. She said the corporate sector can give assistance for creating sports infrastructure of international standards, setting up sports science cells and providing sports equipment of international standard. She felt the corporate houses could provide assistance in implementing an immediate plan for training of sports persons upto the 2004 Olympics, as well as selecting juniors who would step into their shoes by the year 2005-06 for preparation for the 2008 Olympics. The Sports Minister said there were also disciplines like football, volleyball, kho-kho and kabaddi which were popular in the country and the involvement of the corporate sector could go a long way in promotion of these sports. The minister said that a sports academy was proposed to be set up in every state in one or two leading disciplines. The attempt was to select best available talent in sports between the age group of 10 to 13 years and scientifically groom them. According to an official release, the representatives of the chambers of industries and commerce responded favourably to the proposals and assured all help and cooperation, particularly in the selection and promotion of promising sportspersons at an early age. The emphasis in the discussions was on evolving a focussed approach towards promoting selective sports with a target of the Olympics to be held in 2004 and 2008. |
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PNB
sports meet results Ludhiana, December 8 In the mens’ section, Ravneet Singh of Ferozepur region and C.P. Verma of Chandigarh region finished second and third respectively. Alice Sahota of Jalandhar region and Sanyukta of Kapurathala region stood second and third respectively in the womens’ section. Results: 200 m (men) — 1 Ravneet Singh (Ferozepore), 2 Surender Kumar (Ludhiana), 3 Kehar Chand (Hoshiarpur). 200 m (women) — 1 Satya Hans (Kapurathala), 2 Baljit Kaur (Ludhiana), 3 Alice (Jalandhar). 800 m (men) — 1 J.P. Saroya (Hoshiarpur), 2 Tehal Singh (Ludhiana), 3 Amrik Singh (Chandigarh). 400 m (men) — 1 Surinder Kumar (Ludhiana), 2 Narinder Singh (Ferozepore), 3 Bhupinder Singh (Chandigarh). 400 m (women) — 1 Satya Hans (Kapurthala), 2 Baljit Kaur (Ludhiana), 3 Lakhwinder Kaur (Kapurthala). Triple jump (men) — Ravneet Singh (Ferozepore), 2 J.P. Saroya (Hoshiarpur), 3 Kaur Singh (Bathinda). Long Jump — 1 Ravneet Singh (Ferozepore), 2 Sanjeev Kumar (Hoshiarpur), 3 Narinder Singh Jassi (Kapurthala ). 1500 m ( men) — 1 J.P. Saroya (Hoshiarpur), 2 Amrik Singh (Chandigarh), 3 Nihar Lal (Bathinda). 5000 m — 1. J.P. Saroya (Hoshiarpur), 2 Amrik Singh (Chandigarh (Chandigarh), 3 A.S. Sehmbhy (Ferozepore). Meanwhile the following persons have been selected to represent the Punjab region in the All India PNB Inter-Zone Sports Meet scheduled to be held at Delhi from December 22 to 29. They are: Volleyball — T.L. Wahi (Jalandhar), R.K. Bhardwaj (Hoshiarpur), S.K. Dogra (Jalandhar), Raj Kumar (Gurdaspur), Vinod Kumar (Hoshiarpur), Subhash (Chandigarh), R.K. Malhotra (Zonal Office, Ludhiana) and Naresh Kumar (Jalandhar). Chess — Sanjay Garg (Ludhiana), R.K. Sharma (Bathinda), Deepak Chugh (Jalandhar) and Ashok Bajaj (Jalandhar). |
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Mohali moat captured English media’s fancy London, December 8 The moat effectively prevents invasions of the field by spectators without the need for the ugly high-wire fences that disfigure grounds elsewhere on the subcontinent and are banned in Britain because of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act, the commentators said. The moat in Mohail is a “novelty”, they said. PTI |
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OIC badminton Chandigarh, December 8 Meanwhile, the north zone team will be led by the men’s defending champion Atul Walia of Delhi. Other team members are, R.K. Hari, Parmod Khanna, Ram Rawat and Rajiv Gupta. Women: Vanita Chawla and Seema Pathak. |
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