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More seeds fall as Andre Agassi, Sampras advance MELBOURNE, Jan 19: The toll of seven seeded men ousted in the first three days added weight to Pete Sampras’ warning that there are no safe .....more
Australia outplay Pakistan, enter final of Triseries SYDNEY, Jan 19: Australia scored a comprehensive 81-run victory over Pakistan to overshadow Wasim Akram’s new landmark as well as do the .....more National Football
League CALCUTTA, Jan 19: Tollygunge Aggragami shrugged off their lethargy in the nick of time to hold Mahindra and Mahindra to a 1-1 draw in the Fourth ...more Mumbai finished third JABALPUR, Jan 19: Railways proved their superiority once again when they defeated ....more |
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India Indira Gold Cup Hockey Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 19: Punjab Police today defeated Khalsa Sports Club, while Punjab and Sindh Bank outplayed Army XI Jallandhar to reach the ......more S D Tara Puri School wins five prizes in essay writing Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 19: The S D Tara Puri Public High School won five prizes in essay writing competition which was organised in connection with the......more
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Tourney WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan 19: World number two Viswanathan Anand slipped from his overnight joint lead after being held to a draw by his former second .....more Open Chess Champ NEW DELHI, Jan 19: Rated Chanderpal drew a winning game against National ‘A’ Indian Airlines player G-B Joshi, .....more |
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More seeds fall as Andre Agassi, Sampras advance MELBOURNE, Jan 19: The toll of seven seeded men ousted in the first three days added weight to Pete Sampras’ warning that there are no safe matches on the Australian Open Tennis Tournament’s slick courts. No. 1 Andre Agassi made a few adjustments. No. 3 Sampras coped by trying to get to the net on every point. Agassi beat Dutchman Sjeng Schalken 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 and Sampras followed in the main stadium with a 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-1 victory over Sweden’s Mikael Tillstrom. While they advanced to third round today, No. 8 Todd Martin and No. 9 Richard Krajicek left the Agassi-Sampras half of the draw with gaping holes at the top, despite expectations that their big serves would give them an edge on the resurfaced courts. Both mentioned health or injury problems, but Krajicek said the fast courts were helping even players whose serves usually aren’t considered dangerous. Spain’s Fernando Vicente beat Martin 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, after the American blew a 5-2 lead in the fifth. Nicolas Escude, a 1998 semifinalist here, beat Krajicek, the 1996 Wimbledon Champion, 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-3. On women’s side, 1999 finalist Amelie Mauresmo lost 6-4 6-4 to Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder, but her problem looked to be more the burden of expectations after she beat three of world’s top five women in winning a warm-up event last week. Another French player, No 5 Nathalie Tauziat, sprayed 38 unforced errors around the court in a 7-6 (3), 6-4 loss to Canadian qualifier Sonya Jeyaseelan. On the fast courts, balls were flying all over the place. So each match is pretty dangerous out there, Sampras said. It’s even quicker than wimbledon in a way, said Sampras, who has six championships on the Wimbledon grass among his record-equaling 12 grand slam titles. He predicted changes next year following this year’s barrage of complaints. Agassi, who lost his first service game, said he had trouble trying to dictate against Schalken’s deep, solid shots. I made the necessary adjustments to overcome what could have been a real, real difficult day, and that’s always a good sign for me, he said. Martin declined to elaborate on his health problems. Krajicek said he hurt his left knee with a wrong move, and had trouble reaching Escude’s wide serves. No. 11 ranked Tim Henman advanced when Germany’s Rainer Schuttle withdrew with a pulled stomach muscle. Earlier losers in the Agassi-Sampras half of the draw included No. 6 Thomas Enqvist, last year’s finalist, and No. 14 Karol Kucera. In the half headed by defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, No 5 Gustavo Kuerten, No 13 Cedric Pioline and No 15 Albert Costa have lost. In other other matches today, Lindsay Davenport beat American compatriot Marissa Irvin 6-4 7-5, No 4 Mary Pierce beat France’s Amelie Cocheteux 6-2 6-2, No 8 Amanda Coetzer completed a 6-2 6-3 first round victory over Russia’s Tatiana Panova, No 9 Julie Halard-Decugis defeated Colombia’s Fabiola Zuluaga 6-3 6-3, and Anna Kournikova beat Belarus’ Natasha Zvereva 6-1 6-4. (AP) |
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Australia outplay Pakistan, enter final of Triseries SYDNEY, Jan 19: Australia scored a comprehensive 81-run victory over Pakistan to overshadow Wasim Akram’s new landmark as well as do the winless India a big favour by keeping them afloat in the one-day cricket Triseries today. The World Cup champions piled up 286 before being all out with two balls to spare and then snipped early enterprise by Pakistan - penalised one over for slow over rate - to dismiss them for 205 in 45.2 overs at the Sydney cricket ground. Pakistan skipper Akram became the first in the history of one-day internationals to claim 400 wickets, moving from 397 with a haul of three for 40 today. Australia’s fourth straight victory in five games lifted them into the best of three final and also dashed the hopes of Pakistan, who suffered their second consecutive defeat to the hosts to hold a 2-2 win-loss record in the series, to win today and render the Indian campaign meaningless. Chasing 287 to win in 49 overs, Pakistan began in a whirlwind fashion with pace spearhead Glenn McGrath bearing the brunt of the fury, but leg spinner Stuart MacGill, included only because his famous counterpart Shane Warne is injured, made a dream one-day debut to capture four for 19 and wreck the Pakistan innings effectively. The 30-year-old MacGill edged out one-day specialist Michael Bevan for the man of the match accolade after the left-hander top-scored with a strokeful 77 to give Australia the right momentum towards a huge score on electing to bat. Today’s result gladdened the Indian camp stationed at Hobart as they brace themselves for their fourth game, against Pakistan on January 21. India, after losing the first three ties, have the arduous task of having to win all their five remaining league ties to make the final at Pakistan’s cost. Pakistan Began their chase in a rapid fashion as Ijaz Ahmed, opening the innings, hit a racy 23 before Abdur Razzaq really stepped up the tempo. The young all-rounder, who top-scored with 40 off 38 balls, stunned the packed 40,000-strong SCG crowd into silence as he smashed five consecutive boundaries off McGrath’s fifth over that went for 20 runs. The fast bowler, unplayable in earlier matches, looked helpless on a nice batting track and his first spell of five overs went for a whopping 61 runs and Pakistan reached 100 for two in just 13 overs to be well set for a splendid win. But MacGill’s introduction brought about a dramatic turnaround. He had the rampaging Razzaq caught behind off his very first over and then followed it up by removing Yousuf Youhana (10), Azhar Mehmood (1) and Saqlain Mushtaq (2) to wreck the chase and return a dream analysis of 10-2-19-4. With the match settled, Waqar Younis once again showed his ability with the bat by scoring 37 to delay the end. Earlier, Akram, playing his 285th game, became the first to claim 400 wickets in limited overs cricket. He was on a hattrick removing opener Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting for a first ball duck - his third successive dismissal without scoring in the series - before achieving the landmark by having Damien Martyn caught by Ijaz Ahmed. (PTI) |
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Football League CALCUTTA, Jan 19: Tollygunge Aggragami shrugged off their lethargy in the nick of time to hold Mahindra and Mahindra to a 1-1 draw in the Fourth National Football League here today. Striker Seriki Abdulateef struck the equaliser midway through the second session to save the day for the home team after Mahindra and Mahindra shot into the lead at the stroke of interval through striker N Najeeb. Tollygunge failed to play cohesively in the initial stages but raised their game by several notches in the second session and could have even won the match had their forwards not squandered a few scoring opportunities. With this draw, Mahindra have 16 points to their credit from nine matches while Tollygunge have secured 13 points from as many matches. The Mumbai outfit, who had won their last four matches in a row, forged ahead in the 43rd minute with striker N Najib finding the target, capitalising on a defensive lapse. The goal was the result of a fast counter attack which saw Najib break through the defence with a sudden burst of speed and deft footwork and place the ball into the goal, beating Tollygunge custodian Bivash Ghosh who rushed out to foil the move but without much luck. (PTI) |
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India Indira Gold Cup Hockey Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 19: Punjab Police today defeated Khalsa Sports Club, while Punjab and Sindh Bank outplayed Army XI Jallandhar to reach the semi-finals stage in the ongoing 23rd All India Indira Gold Cup Hockey Tournament being held, here. In the first quarter-finals of the day, Punjab Police defeated fighting Khalsa Sports Club, Jammu 6-2. The performance of the Khalsa Club was highly appreciated by the spectators because of their brilliant show against one of the best side of the tournament. Eventhough, most of the players were playing for the first time on the Astroturf, the Khalsa Club never gave up the fighting spirit and created hurdles for Punjab Police till the hooter was sounded by the table referee. Two former Olympians and six international players are playing in the strong side of Punjab Police. Full-back, Jagdev Singh had converted the first plenty corner into the goal in the eighth minutes of the match for winners Punjab Police. But, the lead was equalised by the centre-forward Mandeep Singh in the 34th minutes of the first half. However, Punjab Police continued their upper hand hitting second goal in the very second move in the 35th minutes through Kuljidner Singh, who was positioned at left-in area. After the drink, Punjab Police scored goals after regular intervals and took unbeatable lead bringing the score on board 6-1. It was again Mandeep Singh of Khalsa Club, who scored his second goal and reduced the margin in the 54th minutes of the match. From Punjab Police, centre-forward, Sarabjeet Singh (captain), right-back, Palvinder Singh, centre-half, Kulbir Singh and right-half, Sharanjeet Singh scored goals in the 43rd, 46th, 47th and 52nd minutes respectively in the the second half. Winners, Punjab Police had got as many as 11 plenty corners, but could converted only two into the net. While, Khalsa Club got no chance. Messrs Balvinder Singh and Avinash Srivastav officiated the match, while Dalbir Mehta was reserved umpire. In the second quarter-finals tie, Punjab and Sindh Bank outplayed Army XI, Jallandhar by three goals to nil. The first half of the match remained barren even after a number of moves were created by both the sides. It was an upside down situation in the second half, when one time leading Army XI was overpowered by the Punjab and Sindh Bank forwarders, who scored three successive goals in last twenty minutes game. Army XI had scored the first goal in the 40th minutes through left-in V Barla. But, their defence line could not maintained the tempo and collapsed before the Punjab Police forward, who scored three goals in a row to claim the semi-finals berth. Right-back Kamaldeep Singh had converted a plenty corner into goal in the 50th minutes to equal the score, whileas right-back, Sandeep Seep took lead in the 61st minutes. Punjab Police did not change their strategy even after taking one goal lead and continued to be in attacking posture. In the dying minutes, centre-forward, Prabhdeep Singh made a solo effort and dodged five Army players to add third goal in the 69th minutes. Messrs Satinder Sharma (Chandigarh) and Shatarpal (UP) were umpires, while Dalbir Mehta of J&K was reserved umpire. Mr J P Singh, SP was the guest of honour in the second match. CRPF XI, Delhi will take on Sikh Regimental Centre at 1.30 pm in the first quarter-finals of the day, while BSF XI will be fighting against Corps Signals, Jallandhar in the second quarter-finals match. |
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Open Chess Champ NEW DELHI, Jan 19: Rated Chanderpal drew a winning game against National ‘A’ Indian Airlines player G-B Joshi, in the 6th round of the Ist ET and T Open Chess Championship at the Talkatora Swimming Pool complex here today. Chanderpal after gaining positional and material advantage, in the middle game, could not sustain it till the end game and drew tamely to an experienced display of end game tactics by G B Joshi, on the top board. On the second board, veteran Ram Kishen Gupta, played skilfully against former Delhi champion S K Sharma though the match ended in a draw. Experienced KBL Srivastava, former Delhi champion and veteran of many titles, managed to dispose off fancied Akshay Jain on the third board. Srivatsva managed to earn an upper hand right from the opening and systematically built up the intial advantage to a convincing win against Akshay Jain. At the end of the 6th round, five players share the lead with 5.5 points each, including Srivastava, G B Joshi and Chanderpal. On the 10th board 82 years old S C D Devgan, brilliantly converted a losing game into a sensational win against Jatinder Kapoor, while Gurpreet Pal Singh, Sriram Jha and Harish Sharma poisted comfortable wins on their respective boards, all to be on 5 points each. However, focus centred around 11 year old R Srinivasan, who has exhibited extraordinary brilliance for his age and has remained unbeaten till the 6th round R Srinivasan shares the 2nd spot with 5 points, with two draws and 4 wins to his credit, and is among the very few unbeaten players in the tournament. (UNI) |
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Mumbai finished third JABALPUR, Jan 19: Railways proved their superiority once again when they defeated Haryana 2-0 in the final of the 15th Senior National Women’s Hockey Tournament here today. Railways, winners of the tournament without break since the inaugural edition in 1980, lifted the glittering lady Ratan Tata shield while Haryana finished runners-up in a repeat of last year. The winners opened their account in he third minute when captain Preetam Rani converted a penalty corner. At half time, the score was 1-0 in favour of Railways. Kamala Dalal made it 2-0 six minutes after the break with a brilliant field goal. Haryana made many moves in a bid to draw level, but failed largely due to their poor finishing. Earlier, Mumbai beat Punjab 3-1 and bagged the third place in the tournament, Punjab finishing fourth. Shangi Channu scored the first goal for Mumbai in the 20th minute, but Punjab equalised through Mohan Davinder in the 45th minute. Poonam Surin and Channu then scored fine field goals in the 55th and 56th minutes, respectively, to give Mumbai a 3-1 victory. Today, Railways converted one of the nine penalty corners they won while Haryana wasted three, Mumbai four and Punjab one. Meanwhile, Mumbai today secured the third while the Punjab had to content with the fourth place in the hardliners, here today. In a match to fix the third and fourth place of the tournament, Mumbai defeated Punjab by 3-1. Mumbai team built up pressure on their opponent right from the beginning. The team took a lead when forward Shanghai Dhanu converted a penalty corner into goal in the 20th minute of game. Till the half time, Mumbai and Punjab got three and one penalty corner respectively. After half time, Punjab’s centre forward Mohun Devender made the score equal by hitting a field goal. The second goal for Mumbai was scored by Poonam Sareen while the third and decisive goal was hit by Shanghai Dhanu in the 55th and 65th minutes of game respectively. (UNI) |
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