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Brett Lee reported to ICC SYDNEY, July 11: Australian paceman Brett Lee has been reported to the International Cricket . ....more
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Tournament DORTMUND, July 11: British grandmaster Michael Adams (3) joined Indian grandmaster....more MUMBAI, July 11: The Indians had a mixed day as their men entered the semifinals, while the women had ...more DD to telecast Indian NEW DELHI, July 11: Doordarshan will telecast live the three matches Indian soccer team will play.....more |
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Semi-finals line up drawn in Major Jasrotia Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 11: Semi-finals line-up has been drawn in the 2nd Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia Memorial day-night Cricket Tournament being held at Vikas Nagar here today.......more Semis
position cleared Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 11: Semi-finals position has been cleared in the Parveen Memorial Basketball Tournament being played at Mini-Stadium, Parade courts here today.........more Arun to
coach Junior Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 11: Senior handball coach of the Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Arun Sharma has been nominated as penal coach for the junior national team by the Handball Federation of India.....more III
Jonex Gold Cup Cricket Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 11: Gang Boss XI defeated Choudhary Cricket Club by four wickets in the first semi-finals to reach the final of the III Jonex Gold Cup Cricket.........more |
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Brett Lee reported to ICC over suspect action SYDNEY, July 11: Australian paceman Brett Lee has been reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a suspect bowling action. The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) told a news conference today that Lee, who was named last week as Wisden’s young player of the year, had been reported for throwing during Australia’s tour of New Zealand in March. Lee, who made his test debut against India in December, said he was shocked by the news but was certain he would be cleared. "I’ve got nothing to hide. As far as I’m concerned, my action is pure," Lee said. ACB Chief Executive Malcolom Speed said he was also confident Lee would be cleared and he was upset at the way the ICC had handled the matter. Although Lee was reported to the ICC almost four months ago, the acb was told only on Monday about the concerns. Speed said the ICC had not provided any specific details on Lee’s alleged problem except to say it was only with the "occasional" ball. "We are very disappointed with how this has been handled and have said so to the ICC," Speed said. "We have no concern whatsoever with Brett’s action. Our intention is to mount the strongest, most compelling and comprehensive case possible to address any doubts that others may hold regarding Brett’s action." Even if the ICC’s 10-member illegal deliveries panel, made up of one representative from each of the test-playing nations, finds a problem with his action, the only action they can take is to refer the matter to the ACB. The 23-year-old has been selected to play for Australia in next month’s limited-overs series indoors at Melbourne’s Colonial Stadium. "I’ve had the chance to face Brett in the nets and play alongside him for some time now and as far as I’m concerned, there is no problem with his action," said Australian captain Steve Waugh. "Like everyone else, I’m disappointed with the procedure. Nothing’s been proven and there’s no evidence to suggest that he’s a chucker. "Cricket’s gone through enough negative publicity in the last couple of months and it’s a shame this has happened because Brett is one of the most exciting things to happen to the game in years." (REUTERS) |
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Chess Tournament DORTMUND, July 11: British grandmaster Michael Adams (3) joined Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand (3) at the top by scoring a shocking victory over top seeded grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik (2) of Russia in the fourth round of Sparkassen Chess Meeting Supertournament being played here. It was Kramnik’s first loss in the last 18 months. Neither the world’s strongest player Garry Kasparov nor mercurial Viswanathan Anand could defeat him during this period. Now Kramnik is in danger of losing his second spot to arch rival anand because of loss of rating points due to this loss. Meanwhile, Israeli computer program Junior 6 outplayed world chess champion Alexander Khalifman only to mishandle the winning position and letting him off the hook with a draw. Anand was in an uncomfortable position against Russian grandmaster Evegenny Barrev from the black side of semi slav defence. A gritty defence from the Chennai-born-Indian, frustrated Bareev and forced him to agree for a draw after 60 moves. Anand played his usual fast game against Barrev. He exchanged queens on the 13th move and entered an apparently inferior ending. Bareev enjoyed an advantage of double bishops which would have troubled an ordinary grandmaster. The spectators were impressed by Anand’s speed with which could play the difficult game. "It was the most stupid decision to play modern defence", the world champion admitted after the software let him off the hook. German grandmaster Robert Hubner had surrendered after just 20 moves against the computer in their second round game. "I was also thinking about resigning after 20 moves but thought that it would not be an original idea," remarked the relieved world champion. Anand, who had finished his game too joined in the postmortem and criticised the computer’s greediness. The fifth round will witness a clash of two leaders-Anand and Adams. Results fourth round: E Barrev (2) Rus. draw V Anand (3) Ind. M Adams (3) beat Kramnik (2) Rus. Junior6 (2.5) draw A Khalifman (1.5) Rus. J. Piket (1) Neth. draw P Leko (2.5) hun V Akopian (1.5) Arm. draw R. Hubner (1) Ger. (UNI) |
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MUMBAI, July 11: The Indians had a mixed day as their men entered the semifinals, while the women had to bow out in the team event of the 10th Asian Senior Squash Championship being played at Hong Kong. According to information received here today, Indian men after losing to Malaysia 0-3 earlier in the day, pulled up their socks to get the better of Japan and book a place in the semis against arch rivals Pakistan. In the match against Japan, India were given a flying start by Ritwik Bhattacharya, who downed Yoshihiro Watanabe in 35 minutes at 9-6, 8-10, 9-1, 9-0. Ritwik stepped up the gear in the third and fourth game giving away just one point to wrap up the match. Manish Chotrani then did short work off Akira into winning in straight sets at 9-4, 9-5, 9-0. Dhiraj Singh in the final inconsequential tie, which was reduced to best of three games, easily accounted for Kimihiko Sano at 9-0, 9-4. In the match against Malaysia it looked as if the Indians went into the match with a negative attitude thinking more of the match against Japan. Ritwik who had played well against Ong Beng Hee in the individual events, looked totally out of gear as he was swept off the court in just 18 minutes. Hee won at 9-1, 9-2, 9-1. The other two Indians, Manish Chotrani and Dhiraj Singh both won the opening games against their opponents before going down. Kenneth Low beat Chotrani at 8-10, 9-3, 9-2, 9-5. The other semifinal will be played between hosts Hong Kong and Malaysia. In the women’s section, Mekhala Subedar gave India a winning start scoring a come-from-behind victory over Japan’s Mami Nisho after losing the first set. Subedar won in 53 minutes at 4-9, 9-7, 9-7, 9-1. The other two Indian women were done in by their inexperience as they went down tamely to end India’s challenge in the women’s team event. Kaoru Tateno beat Deepali Anvekar in straight sets at 9-6, 9-3, 9-3, while Vaidehi Reddy proved no match for Eri Tsuchida as she lost at 4-9, 3-9, 7-9. (UNI) |
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DD to telecast Indian soccer matches in England NEW DELHI, July 11: Doordarshan will telecast live the three matches Indian soccer team will play in England on July 22,26 and 29. This is the first time that Indian soccer team is touring England for training and exposure. The Indian team is scheduled to play against Fuklham Club, West Brownwich Albion (WBA) Club and Bangladesh team. These matches will be telecast on Doordarshan’s Sports channel and National Network (DD-1). The telecast schedule: July 22:India vs Fulham in London 1930-2130 hrs DD-Sports July 26:India vs WBA Club in West Midland 2330-1030 hrs DD-1 and DD-Sports July 29:India vs Bangladesh in Birmmingham 1830-2030hrs DD-Sports. (UNI) |
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Semi-finals line up drawn in Major Jasrotia Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 11: Semi-finals line-up has been drawn in the 2nd Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia Memorial day-night Cricket Tournament being held at Vikas Nagar here today. While, Juniors and Seniors Karan Nagar Cricket Club has already cleared their semi-finals berth, the host Chib Cricket Club and Rubals entered the semis today. In the first match, Chib Cricket Club defeated Challenger Cricket Club by eight wickets. Batting first Challenger Club bowled out at 67. Batting second, Chib Club reached the required target in the 10th over for the loss of two wickets. Sanjay was the only batsman who contributed in double figure with 13 runs on the board. For Chib Club, Manjeet and Rashid claimed three wickets each, while Shannu took two wickets. In reply, Chib Club reached the required total sparing five overs for the loss of two wickets. Manjeet Chib made highest 29 runs, while Rashid and Sheetal contributed 14 and 15 runs respectively. Manjit was declared as man of the match. In the second match, Rubal Cricket Club (RCC) outplayed Peer Baba Cricket Club (PBCC) by seven wickets. Batting first PBCC scored 93 runs in the allotted 15 overs for the loss of five wickets. Rubals achieve the target losing only three wickets in the 14th over of the match. Arun and Sushil played nice innings of 35 and 23 runs respectively for PBCC. From Rubal, Ashok claimed two wickets, while Aman took one. Batting second, Rubal Club attained the required target losing three wickets. Shashi scored highest 23 runs, while Dhruv made unbeaten 29. Basha and Rajat added 13 and 12 runs respectively. Shashi was declared as man of the match. |
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Semis position cleared in Basketball tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 11: Semi-finals position has been cleared in the Parveen Memorial Basketball Tournament being played at Mini-Stadium, Parade courts here today. Out of the total eight teams four has qualified for the second round. They include the sides of Rajput, Dogra, JAK Regiment and Grenadiers. Grenadiers and J&K regiment had already made it into the semis, while Rajput and Dogra found berth beating their opponents this evening. In the first match, Rajput defeated Madras by eight points to finish at 46-38 (ht 25-16). Amit dominated the show form winners Rajput with 40 points in his account, while Ishtaq contributed four points. From losers, Madras, Varinder sealed the show and emerged as the main attacker with 31 points, while Ravi and Sakshi contributed three and four points respectively. In the second match, Rajputana beat Dogra in a neck to neck fight. Earlier, in the first half both sides finished at an equal score of 16-16. While, after the breather, the game remained the same, but a could of successive baskets by Sumit helped Rajputana side to emerge winner by two points 33-31. For the winners Rajputana, Sumit scored highest 21, followed by Vivek 10 points. Mohan and Bhanu Vohra were the main scorers from Dogra with 19 and 12 points respectively. The semi-finals will be played tomorrow at 5 pm onwards, while the final will be held on July 14. |
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Arun to coach Junior Indian Handball team Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 11: Senior handball coach of the Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Arun Sharma has been nominated as penal coach for the junior national team by the Handball Federation of India. He will, according the Federation letter to the Secretary State Sports Council, will conduct coaching camp for the Junior probables at Chandigarh from July 14 onwards, for the participation in the forthcoming 7th Asian Men Junior Championship. The championship will be held in Iran from August 30 to September 10. Mr Sharma will also accompany the Indian squad to Iran as coach of the national team as and when the camp will be concluded, the letter issued by the Federation general secretary further informed. It may be recalled that Arun Sharma had earlier accompanied the Indian Junior men team as coach and the same team had won gold medal in the Commonwealth Games held at Dhaka in Bangladesh for the first time. Meanwhile, Arun Sharma’s selection has got appreciation from various sports organisation. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development has lauded the untiring efforts of Arun Sharma for achieving this distinction. In a separate handout, the resident secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Football Association, Mr Shiv Paul Sharma has welcomed the Arun Sharma’s nomination as a coach. |
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III Jonex Gold Cup
Cricket Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 11: Gang Boss XI defeated Choudhary Cricket Club by four wickets in the first semi-finals to reach the final of the III Jonex Gold Cup Cricket Tournament being played at Satwari here today. Batting first, Choudhary Club set a target of 181 runs in allotted 25 overs for the loss of seven wickets which Gang Boss XI achieved in the 24.1 overs losing six wickets. Senior Vijay (42 off 31) and junior Vijay (24 off 22) played valuable innings for Choudhary Club. While, Deepa and Madan contributed 19 and 15 runs respectively. For Gang Boss, Arun and Ashwani took two wickets each, while Samir and Pardeep shared one each. In reply, Gang Boss well maintained the required run-rate throughout and never allowed the opponent bowlers to build pressure. The victory became an easy affair with the brilliant unbeaten 36 (22) by Arun and Gang Boss won the match in the 24.1 over. Ashwani and Sandeep were other main scorers with 32 and 26 runs respectively, while, Gollu added 20. Deepa claimed four wickets for 35 and Vijay bagged one for 27 for Choudhary Club. Arun was declared as man of the match. Tomorrow’s fixture: Azad Cricket Club V/s Gymkhana Cricket Club at 2 pm. |
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