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Monday,
February 11, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Pakistan beat Windies Does India need Wright? Batting wicket for
one-dayer Williams wins title by default
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Davis Cup: India make clean sweep Durand Cup: ITI, East Bengal qualify for semifinals
Impressive logo for hockey World Cup Thailand crush
Singapore
Chandigarh college in semis National skiing from today IT Bar Association win Rajesh, Manjit best athletes
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Pakistan beat Windies Sharjah, February 10 Chasing a victory target of 434, not one West Indies batsman made a half century as Pakistan skittled them for just 189 in 61 overs to win their sixth Test in succession. Only the two Hinds — Wavell and Ryan — and Ridley Jacobs mounted any resistance against a razor-sharp Pakistan attack, spearheaded by Waqar Younis and Abdur Razzaq, who took the last five wickets, which fell for 28 runs. Jacobs was unbeaten on 35 while Wavell Hinds made 34 and Ryan Hinds cracked a brisk 46 off 55 balls, but despite their efforts the West Indies never looked like saving the match as wickets fell steadily throughout the day. Pakistan skipper Waqar finished with figures of four for 44, taking his last two wickets in the space of three deliveries while Abdur Razzaq claimed three for 33, including two wickets in one over. Waqar achieved a personal milestone when he took the wicket of Ryan Hinds to take his tally to 350 wickets in 78 matches. Pakistan, with a first innings lead of 208 runs, declared their second innings at 225 for five, 20 minutes after the lunch break, leaving their opponents the challenge of having to smash the record for most runs scored to win a Test match. India’s 406 against the West Indies at Port of Spain in 1976 remains the record. But West Indies suffered an early setback when Waqar trapped Chris Gayle lbw for four in the third over before Daren Ganga (21) fell in a similar fashion to Shoaib Akhtar. Just before the tea interval, skipper Carl Hooper, who hit an unbeaten 84 in the first innings, fell leg before to off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq for just one run. In the morning session, Pakistan, who resumed on their overnight score of 130 for one, built a formidable lead despite two wickets by fast bowler Mervyn Dillon in the space of five balls. Dillon had Younis Khan caught by Daren Ganga at mid-on for 71 and in his next over removed Taufeeq Umar for 69. The Pakistan pair had put on 144 for the second wicket after the early loss of Shahid Afridi for a duck. Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis waited for Yousuf Youhana to complete his half century before making the declaration and giving his bowlers almost five sessions to bowl out the West Indies. The series took place on the neutral territory of the United Arab Emirates after the West Indies expressed security concerns over political tensions on the Pakistan-India border.
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SCOREBOARD Pakistan (1st innings): 472 West Indies (1st innings): 264 Pakistan (2nd innings): Afridi c Jacobs b Dillon 0 Umer lbw b Dillon 69 Khan c Ganga b Dillon 71 Haq c sub (Brown) b Collins 6 Youhana not out 52 Razzaq run out 16 Latif not out 2 Extras (lb-6, w-1, nb-2) 9 Total (for 5 wkts decl) 225 Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-144, 3-145, 4-175, 5-216. Bowling: Dillon 18-2-57-3, Cuffy 20-4-52-0, Collins 14-2-56-1, Hinds 12-3-15-0, Ramnarine 12-1-39-0. West Indies (2nd innings): Ganga lbw b Shoaib 21 Gayle lbw b Waqar 4 Hinds c Umer b Saqlain 34 Hooper lbw b Saqlain 1 Chanderpaul lbw Hinds lbw b Waqar 46 Jacobs not out 35 Dillon lbw b Razzaq 0 Ramnarine lbw b Razzaq 0 Cuffy b Waqar 15 Collins b Waqar 0 Extras:
(b-2 lb-6 nb-6) 14 Total: (all out in 61 overs) 189 Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-46, 3-47, 4-84, 5-114, 6-161, 7-162, 8-162, 9-189 Bowling: Waqar 10-2-44-4, Shoaib 8-3-23-1, Razzaq 11-2-33-3, Saqlain 19-8-42-2, Afridi 2-0-14-0, Kaneria 11-2-25-0. |
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Does India need Wright? Chandigarh, February 10 These questions assume great importance and significance in the light of what transpired at Kolkata yesterday at the meeting between John Wright and the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya. According to reports, Wright told the BCCI President that India had to learn from its mistakes. He reportedly told Mr Dalmiya that Indian cricket is going through a transition phase and the youngsters have to prove their worth by consistent performances. But he conveniently forgot the fact that even the senior players in the squad did not come up to expectations ! It must be remembered that Wright is costing a huge amount of money, and that too in foreign exchange, to the board. When he took over as cricket coach of the Indian team it was though that he would be able to iron out the deficiencies in the squad, then taunted as among the ‘‘best teams on paper.’’ What was needed of Wright was to make the Indian team more combative while improving in the areas where it was found lacking, say, for example, fielding. But then has he been able to do so? The reason that his term has been extended till the 2003 World Cup was only due to the fact that the senior members of the squad, notably Saurav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, rooted for him. But nevertheless he has to do the job for which he has been appointed. It must also be remembered that John Wright’s agreement came up for renewal shortly after Mr Dalmiya had taken over as BCCI President after probably one of the most bitterly fought elections in the history of the board. At that point of time he probably did not want to ruffle too many feathers. And this could be one reason why Wright was given an extension although time and again people close to Mr Dalmiya had said publicly that Indian cricket does not need a foreign coach. No one, and particularly Wright, should be taken by the quiet demure of Mr Dalmiya. In the Kolkata-based businessman Indian cricket has an astute cricketing brain who has seen a lot from the sidelines, both as BCCI Secretary as also as a senior functionary of the Cricket Association of Bengal. And unlike his predecessor, Mr A.C. Muthiah of Chennai, who never interfered in cricketing matters, Mr Dalmiya is likely to call a spade a spade and do some plain speaking in cricketing matters whenever the occasion arises. His band of advisers which includes quite a few international cricketers of the past can do a lot of ‘‘advising’’ whenever the occasion arises. Nobody knows better that Mr Dalmiya that the performance of the Indian team has to rise by a couple of notches if is has to do well in the international arena, specially in next year’s World Cup. And for that to happen he will be willing to sacrifice any number of heads even if it is of the first foreign coach of the Indian cricket team. |
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Batting wicket for
one-dayer SAS Nagar, February 10 Mr
Bindra, who was speaking to reporters after the organising committee’s
first meeting presided over by Punjab Governor Lt-Gen (Retd) J.F.R.
Jacob earlier in the day, stated that the toss would not be a crucial
factor in the match as the wicket was expected to behave uniformally
during the entire match. “ The technical committee told me that it
would be a good batting wicket which will behave uniformally in both
the innings, depending upon the weather conditions,” he stated. As has been the case earlier the super sopper can be used during the dinner break to flush out the excessive moisture due to dew, he said adding that permission would be sought from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the two captains and the match referee. The super sopper, he revealed, was used during the last one-day match. The teams would reach here on February 8 after the match at Faridabad. They would be at the nets in the afternoon the same day, while they would practice under floodlights the next day on the eve of the match. Mr Bindra revealed that certain additions like a giant video screen were being planned. The screen was likely to be imported from Australia. Besides, a pavilion on the north and corporate boxes would also be set up. World Sports Group and Nimbus were likely to arrange the telecast of the match in coordination with the Doordarshan. The dates for the sale of tickets has not been finalised as yet, he said. The ticket rates are: AC lounge (Rs 5,000), terrace block (Rs 1,500), north block (Rs 1,000), members block (Rs 75) and concessional (Rs 50). |
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Williams wins title by default
Paris, February 10 The final, which had been scheduled for later on Sunday, was cancelled, organisers said. Yugoslav Dokic, 18, had beaten American Monica Seles 6-3 3-6 6-4 yesterday to reach the final. American Williams, the world number two, defeated French defending champion Amelie Mauresmo 4-6 7-6 7-5 in her semifinal. Organisers hastily arranged an exhibition mixed doubles game pitching Mauresmo and Yannick Noah against Venus Williams and Mansour Bahrami to entertain spectators in place of the final. Earlier, World number two Venus Williams outmuscled defending champion Amelie Mauresmo 4-6, 7-6, 7-5, today in a hard-fought semifinal. In the first set, third seed Mauresmo broke Williams immediately with some devastating returns and held serve to lead 2-0. The muscular Frenchwoman, ranked eighth in the world, served well, hitting several aces and giving her opponent no chance to break. She made very few errors and took the set without looking threatened. Williams had to save two break-points early in the second set but she raised her game and broke first to lead 3-1. Mauresmo drew level, though, winning the next two games without conceding a point. The champion broke to lead 5-4 and served for the match, but Williams suddenly unleashed her full power, hitting some huge shots from the baseline to draw level and she played flawlessly in the tie-break to take the set. Williams launched a ruthless attack at the start of the third set and broke outright. But an equally determined Mauresmo responded in kind and neither player could take the upper hand up to 3-3. The top seed broke the deadlock with a series of killer returns and volleys to break and lead 4-3. She was serving for the match at 5-4 but Mauresmo won three superb points and Williams double-faulted to gift her the game. The world number two was not to be denied, however, and played two perfect games to win the match in two hours and five minutes. Earlier, fourth seed Dokic won a battle of the generations by defeating Seles, who is 10 years her senior. The 18-year-old Yugoslav romped to a 4-1 lead in the first set, overpowering fifth seed Seles with unstoppable serves and groundstrokes. The American raised her game in the latter part of the set but it was not enough to counter her fired-up opponent. The second set looked to be going the same way when world number nine Dokic broke to lead 2-1, but her opponent immediately hit back. Seles upped the pressure, producing some lightning-speed returns and clinical baseline shots into the corners of the court. Dokic seemed to wilt under Seles’ punishing blows and two double-faults at 4-3 gifted the Yugoslav-born American a break-point. Dokic saved that point and two more but Seles eventually won a superb rally to break and held serve for the set.
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Davis Cup: India make clean sweep
Beirut, February 10 Despite having clinched the tie yesterday after taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead, India fielded their number one Leander Paes in the reverse singles today and the former Olympic bronze medallist brushed aside the challenge of Patrick Chucri 6-2 6-2. Harsh Mankad, who had won his first Davis Cup match to give his team a 2-0 lead on the opening day on Friday, then sailed past Karim Alayli 6-3 6-1 to make it a clean sweep for India. Like all the previous matches, the Indians were never stretched by their Lebanese opponents and romped home comfortably in their respective matches which were reduced to best of three sets. India’s doubles pair of Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi had yesterday given their team a winning 3-0 lead when they defeated the Lebanese team of Ali Hamadeh and Chucri 6-2 6-1 6-3 in a one hour 23 minute match. On the opening day, Paes had thrashed Alayli 6-3 6-0 6-0 while Mankad defeated Lebanon’s number one Hamadeh 6-3 6-1 6-1 in one-sided matches.
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Durand Cup: ITI, East Bengal qualify for semifinals New Delhi, February 10 ITI scored one goal in each half to stun defending champions Mohun Bagan while East Bengal avenged their 0-4 loss to Salgaocar in the National Football League (NFL) when they inflicted a 2-1 defeat on the Goa team with two opportunistic goals. ITI, who had drawn goal-less against Mohun Bagan in the NFL, deserved to win by a bigger margin after Mike Okoro scored a spectacular goal to put them in the lead in the 19th minute. But Jose Barreto, for the umpteenth time this season, proved to be the saviour of Mohun Bagan when he pulled off the equaliser from a direct free kick in the 35th minute. But in the second half, ITI scored the match-winner through Mohd. Salisu (2-1) after Okoro had done the spade work, to settle the issue. In the second match, East Bengal took a 2-0 lead, much against the trend of play, through goals by Suley Musah and Jose Carlos DaSilva in the first half, while Salgaocar reduced the margin through Alex Ambrose, who converted a penalty kick. ITI qualified for the semifinal from group A with four points as they had drawn 0-0 against JCT, Phagwara. Mohun Bagan, who had beaten JCT 3-1, needed a simple draw to move up, but ITI proved to be a better team. Similarly, Salgaocar needed only a draw against East Bengal to qualify for the semis from group B, as they had beaten Punjab Police 1-0 in their first group match, whereas East Bengal had been held to a 1-1 draw by the Punjab cops. East Bengal, even without I M Vijayan in their starting line-up, packed enough punches to score two goals in the first half itself, though Salgaocar had played better soccer. The rough and tough tactics of East Bengal put a spoke in the Salgaocar sallies, and referee Bharat Mani had to pull out the yellow card on several occasions to bring a semblance of discipline. Suley Musah, Chandan Das and Anit Ghosh of East Bengal and Sunday Seah of Salgaocar were shown the yellow card for rough play and delaying tactics. Several other East Bengal players deserved the yellow card treatment, but the referee was not very firm, and East Bengal got away rather lightly. East Bengal’s first goal came unexpectedly when Suley Musah blasted into the corner of the net after Jose Carlos DaSilva headed down the ball inside the box. The Salgaocar defenders and custodian Juje Siddi thought Musah was off-side, and did not make any effort to check him as he quietly shot in without facing any obstacle. East Bengal’s second goal came in the 40th minute when DaSilva headed in following a free kick floated by Chandan Das. Salgaocar, who initiated several threatening moves down the flanks, however, failed to get past the last line of the tough East Bengal defence, though they began the second session in an encouraging note when they managed to score a goal in the fourth minute. A dangerous move initiated by Salgaocar was cut short by defenders Suley Musah and Jackson Agaypong when they brought down Salgoacar striker Sunday Seah inside the box. Referee Bharat Mani promptly whistled for a penalty strike, and Alex Ambrose made no mistake with the spot kick. Though Salgaocar pinned down East Bengal to their own half, and created many a threatening move, they failed to score another goal, and East Bengal coasted home to a narrow victory. The ITI-Mohun Bagan match witnessed two world class goals, though this match too was marred by rough play and poor supervision. ITI opened the account in the 19th minute when Mike Okoro, taking possession of the ball at the half line, cut through the defence with his deft and fast dribbling skills, drew custodian P Dora slightly forward before despatching the ball home with a left-footed volley past the keeper (1-0). But Barreto scored the equaliser for Bagan in the 35th minute when his one-touch free kick shot curved into the goal, after foxing the entire defence and goalie Balaji. In an even paced encounter, both ITI and Bagan created a number of scoring opportunities, but while Bagan fumbled with their chances, Okoro played a vital role in the former’s match-winner when he setup an ideal pass for Mohd Salisu to shoot into the far corner of the net. The two Punjab teams, JCT and Punjab Police, are now out of reckoning for semifinal berths. Churchill Brothers (Goa) take on AIFF under-19 while Mahindra United clash against FC Kochin in tomorrow’s crucial league matches in the other two groups. |
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Impressive logo for hockey World Cup Chandigarh, February 10 The sunrise symbolises the new Millennium and the staging of its first hockey World
Cup. The intertwined zeroes in KL2002 celebrates the gathering of a close knit and united global hockey
family. The red at the end of the hockey stick represents the passing of the flaming spirit of hockey as a legacy to our children. Juara, the tiger, which is the mascot for the World
Cup, was launched along with the theme song by His Royal Highness Sultan Azlan Shah, chairman of the organising committee, at a function in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2001. The Malay word Juara means champion, a suitable title for the
tiger. This animal, a national symbol, is renowned for its speed, tenacity, aggression, craft, and intelligence-qualities that a player and team should have to stand any chance of lifting the World Cup trophy. The World Cup from February 24 to March 9 features 16 teams and will be played at the National Hockey Stadium, Bukit Jalil.
Earlier, when Kuala Lumpur had hosted the World Cup in 1975, the venue was the Merdeka Stadium, which incidentally had proved to be a lucky
ground for India when the team led by Ajit Pal Singh clinched the gold. |
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Services hockey Jalandhar, February 10 Four teams, including Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and two teams from the Army will participate. |
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Thailand crush Singapore Bangkok, February 10 Despite missing several key players, including Kiatisuk Senamueng, due to club commitments, Thailand dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead in the 19th minute. Therdsak Chaiman laid the ball off to Anuruck Srikerd, who took the ball in his stride as he burst into the area, touched it past a static defence and rifled in a rising drive. In the second half Sakda Joemdee increased Thailand’s lead when he blasted in a Therdsak cross on 75 minutes. A dreadful error by Singapore goalkeeper Mohammed Rezal Bin Hassan in the 77th minute made it 3-0 to Thailand.
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Chandigarh college in semis New Delhi, February 10 In other quarterfinal matches, Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar beat Faculties of Social Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, 3-0, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, defeated St Joseph’s College, Bangalore, 3-1 and NAS College, Meerut, routed Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, Delhi 5-0. Chandigarh indulged in a 12-minute scoring blitz to run up six goals after Bijay Kumar Lohar had put Rourkela ahead in the 42nd minute. Stung by this sudden reverse, after a barren first half, the Chandigarh boys attacked with punch and fire, and earned a penalty stroke in the 51st minute which was converted into a goal by Rajpal Singh. Rajpal Singh also scored the third, fifth and sixth goals while Rajinder Singh accounted for the second and Navdeep Singh the fourth goals. Chandigarh take on Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, in the semi-final while Lyallpur Khalsa College clash against NAS College, Meerut. The Jalandhar College scored all the three goals in the first half through Satwinder Singh Junior, who opened the scoring in the third minute, Sarabjeet Singh, who converted a penalty corer in the ninth minute, and Amolak Singh in the 26th minute. Vivek Gupta, Parveen and Deepak Kumar were Jamia’s markesmen while Vinay S reduced the margin for Bangalore. For the Meerut college, the goal-scorers were Tariq Aziz, Harinder Kadiyan, Shivam Tiwari and Joginder Singh (two). The semifinal matches will be played tomorrow. |
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National skiing from today Manali, February 10 According to Col H.S. Chouhan, Director, Mountaineering and Allied Sports, here and Chairman Himachal Pradesh Winter Games Federation, as many as 12 teams from all over India are expected to participate in the skiing championship. Nearly 200 skiers drawn from different parts of the country would participate. According to Col Chouhan, the skiing championship will be held in various ski events for both boys and girls. The events organised at Solang Ski slopes are Alpine Skiing (giants slalom and slalom) for National Sub-Junior Skiing Championship and Nordic Skiing (15 km), free style (men), Alpine Skiing, Slalom (women), Nordic Skiing (4x10 km) relay men and snow boarding (men). |
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IT Bar Association win SAS Nagar, February 10 Batting first, Income Tax Bar Association under the captaincy of Hitesh Puri, amassed an impressive 140 for the loss of seven wickets. Apart from Ghai, Jasjeet Dhindsa also batted well and scored 35, while Vineet Uppal could contribute 18 runs. Dhillon who took 2 wickets for 16 runs was the most successful bowler. Chasing the target the Income Tax Department led by P S Punia struggled for runs. Arun, who made 23 runs, emerged the highest scorer from the side. The next highest contributor from the side was Harjinder Singh who made 11 runs, while P S Punia added 10 runs to the total. No other batsman could stand at the wicket and score runs as the team fell short of the target by 24 runs. Ghai claimed two wickets giving away 18 runs, while Vineet Krishan also dismissed two conceding 16 runs. Sushil Ghai was adjudged the ‘Man of the Match’. Mr Ashwani Luthra, Comm-issioner, Income Tax, gave away prizes. |
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Rajesh, Manjit best athletes
Rohtak , February 10 Rajesh finished first in the 400, 1500, 10000 m and remained second in 800 m race. Manjit clinched the top honours winning 100 and 200 m and Long jump. She finished second and third in 400m and discuss throw respectively. Kritika Dalal achieved first place in high jump and discus throw and finished second in the shot put and 200 m event. However, she had to remain content with the third place in 100m race and 1500m cycle race for women. Savita Choudhary got the first place in shot put and second in javelin throw and discuss throw. Among men participants, Parmod won in triple jump and 200m besides finishing third in long jump. Sandeep emerged runners-up in triple and long jump events and got the third place in 100m race. Ravinder finished second in the 1500, 5000 and 10000m and third in the 800m. Senior Superintendent of Police Attar Singh Ahlawat gave away the prizes. |
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The stylised figure of a moving hockey stick reflects the fast-paced, action-packed and exciting nature of the sport. The logo also shows the silhouettes of the Petronas Twin Towers and the KL Tower highlighting Kuala Lumpur’s status as a metropolis.
