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Ganguly favours reposing MUMBAI, Nov 3: Indian captain Saurav Ganguly today favoured reposing of more faith by selectors ........more
Steve Waugh upset at SYDNEY, Nov 3: Australian captain Steve Waugh said today he was upset that his twin brother Mark ......more First one-dayer against MUMBAI, Nov 3: The first of the five one-day internationals against the touring Zimbabwe.........more Aravinda shocked COLOMBO, Nov 3: Sri Lankan batsman Aravinda De Silva today said he was approached by several ..........more |
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Prize distribution function of Rural Sports meet held Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 3: The prize distribution function of the Rural Sports Meet held at Devipur on November 2 was organised here today. The prizes were distributed by the senior teacher of the Middle School Devipur............more Abhimanyu,
Andatiya Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 3: Abhimanyu Jamwal to clash with Andatiya in the final of cadets boys in the on-going 22nd State Table Tennis Championship being held at M A Stadium, here and organised by Jammu and Kashmir Table Tennis Association. In the semi-final matches of cadet boy’s, Abhimanyu thrashed Arjun Anand by 21-15, 21-13. Abhimanyu from the very beginning of the match showed marvelous performance and continue to add scores in his accoun.........more Marchand to quit MARSEILLE, FRANCE, Nov 3: Beleagured Olympique Marseille President Yves Marchand said he .......more Stuttgart Masters Series STUTTGART (GERMANY), Nov 3: Unseeded Romanian Andrei Pavel’s 6-3 6-4 defeat of Andre Agassi at the Stuttgart Masters Series yesterday meant all top four seeds have fallen by the wayside........more |
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Ganguly favours reposing of more faith in newcomers MUMBAI, Nov 3: Indian captain Saurav Ganguly today favoured reposing of more faith by selectors in newcomers and rescheduling of domestic cricket programme. The present national team has many young players and couple of failures should be expected and they should be given a long run before rejecting them, he told newsmen here. Ganguly, who would for the first time lead the national test squad against Bangladesh in Dhaka from November ten, also castigated the media for being "harsh" on the team after its collapse for 54 runs against Sri Lanka in the Coca Cola Cup final in Sharjah. He regretted that even before they had embarked on the Nairobi tour there was talk of India losing to Kenya. "But ultimately we lost a close final", he said with visible pride. Pointing out to a particular remark in the media that the team wasted valuable time by coming back to India instead of going to Sharjah directly from Nairobi, the batting ace said, "how can net practice for a day alter a match drastically." As to how India could fail against Sri Lankan spinners in the Sharjah Tourney, Ganguly explained that Muthaiah Muralitharan, though a quality spinner, had till the start of the event, had not taken more than three wickets against India. This time there were some batsmen who had not played against him before hence he was more successful, he opined. He denied allegations that senior players were not taking interest in domestic cricket because there was no money in it. "We are always travelling for international commitments though personally I am in favour of playing domestic cricket. It is upto the BCCI to reorganise the calender," he added. Ganguly said senior players had in the past drew the attention of the BCCI to plethora of one-dayers and less of test matches."But I guess the money from one-dayers is as important," he said. Justifying his vote in favour of his Bengal teammate Saba Karim for the Dhaka test though he has not played much cricket following an eye injury, Ganguly said he has most number of first class hundreds and has started playing times of India matches. He reiterated that he wanted an award winning team rather than an individual and hoped that next time India will win the Ceat International Team Award. Former Australian captain Alan Border, who was also present, chipped in to say that with the cricket talent available to Ganguly that day was not far off (for the award). Border admitted that after the World Cup win, Austrlians were not very focussed and lost seven out of the ten one-dayers they played. About the forthcoming West Indies tour down under, border predicted that if Brian Lara failed to fire or even if he did but got no batting support then Australia would have no problem in setting a record of test wins. (UNI) |
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Steve Waugh upset at allegations about Mark SYDNEY, Nov 3: Australian captain Steve Waugh said today he was upset that his twin brother Mark had been implicated in cricket’s match-fixing scandal. Steve told reporters at the team’s training camp in Queensland that the accusations against Mark had affected the whole team. "You can’t just pretend it is not happening, we certainly talked about it," Steve said. "I feel very sorry for him at the moment. It’s hard for myself and the family when you pick up a lot of headlines. It’s not easy." Mark has been accused by an Indian bookmaker of accepting money in exchange for providing information about the team and their tactics at a six-a-side tournament in Hong Kong. He denies the claims and has promised to clear his name. The gifted batsman was fined in 1995 after admitting he took money from another Indian bookmaker for information about pitch and weather conditions. "It’s a difficult time but he’ll have a lot of support and he’ll come through this," Steve said. "It might come to a stage when it all gets a bit too much." "I don’t think it’s reached that stage yet because he’s still playing well ... But if it continues it is obviously not going to be easy." The Australian Cricket Board announced yesterday that it had asked the anti-corruption unit of the sport’s ruling body, the ICC, to investigate the claims. It has allowed mark to continue playing while the inquiry is held. The Australians are preparing to face the West Indies in a five-test series starting in Brisbane on November 23. (REUTERS). |
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First one-dayer against Zimbabwe at Cuttak MUMBAI, Nov 3: The first of the five one-day internationals against the touring Zimbabwe cricket team would be held at Cuttak on December two. The Indian Board Secretary Jaywant Lele told PTI from Baroda over phone that the second one-dayer would be held at Ahmedabad on December five and the third at Jodhpur on December eight. The fourth and the fifth one-dayers would be held at Kanpur (December 11) and Rajkot (December 14) respectively before the team leaves for Zimbabwe on December 15 from Mumbai, he added. Apart from the five one-dayers, the visitors will also play two warm up games against India ‘A’ at Indore (from November 8-10) and Board President’s Eleven at Faridabad (from November 13-15) and two test matches at Delhi (from November 18-22) and Nagpur (from November 25-29) after arriving here on November five. (PTI) |
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Aravinda shocked by match-fixing allegations COLOMBO, Nov 3: Sri Lankan batsman Aravinda De Silva today said he was approached by several ‘persons’ in the past offering money during tours to India and other countries but he declined the offers and on each such occasion informed the tour managers about them. Aravinda considered to be one of the best batsmen in international cricket, was quoted in the state run daily news as saying that he was shocked to note that he has been linked to match fixing. "If I was offered any bribe to fix matches I have brought it to the notice of the relevant authorities," he said. Aravinda has been named in the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report for allegedly accepting $15,000 to fix a test match at Lucknow in 1994. His friend and former captain Arjuna Ranatunga, whose name has also been mentioned by one of the Indian bookies, has already denied that he was either offered or accepted money. The Sri Lankan Cricket Board had earlier stated that it would take stern action after receiving an official copy of the report from the Indian Cricket Board. Sri Lankan Board President, Thilanga Sumathipala has already written a letter to his Indian counterpart seeking an official copy of the report. (PTI) |
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Prize distribution function of Rural Sports meet held Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 3: The prize distribution function of the Rural Sports Meet held at Devipur on November 2 was organised here today. The prizes were distributed by the senior teacher of the Middle School Devipur. In the boys volleyball, first prize went to Border Line Club while second prize won by Zorowar Club and third prize bagged by Jorina Club. Middle School Grar, Middle School Hamir Pur and Middle School Devipur won first, second and third prizes respectively in the Kho-Kho girls. In the Kabaddi, Middle School, Pallanwalla bagged first prize, Middle School Grar got second and Middle School Jourian won third prize. In the boys 100 meter, Kala Ram secured first position, Deepak Kumar, second and Jatinder Singh third position respectively. Ashwani Singh, Jagdish and Kala Ram got first, second and third prizes respectively. Lalit Kumar, Ashu Ram and Ajay Kumar secured first, second and third position respectively in the 200 meters boys while Sapana Devi, Bachano Devi and Pooja bagged first, second and third prizes respectively in the 100 metres girls. In the 200 metres girls, Anu Kumari bagged first, Sarita Devi got second and Rajani Sharma claimed third prize respectively while in the shotput, Sarita Devi claimed first prize, Rekha Devi, second and Nisha Devi, third prize respectively. Nisha Devi, Sarita Devi and Seemu Sharma claimed first, second and third prize respectively in the discus throw event. Meanwhile, the prizes of the Women Sports Meet held at Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar for Jammu block were also distributed today by the Principal of the College. Kho-Kho: NIS Club, first, Shastri Nagar Higher Secondary School, second and Shastri Nagar Sports Club, third. Kabaddi: NIS Club, first, Shastri Nagar Higher Secondary School, second and Gandhi Nagar College, third. Volleyball: Gandhi Nagar College, first, Pinto Club Gandhi Nagar, second and Shastri Nagar Higher Secondary School, third. Discus throw: Simi Sharma, first and Neena second. Shot-put: Simi Sharma, first, Neena, second and Mamta, third. 100-meter: Neena Chib, first, Shalza Manhas, second and Rajani, third. 200 metre: Neena Chib, first, Neenu, second and Rajni, third. |
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Abhimanyu, Andatiya enter final of cadet boys Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 3: Abhimanyu Jamwal to clash with Andatiya in the final of cadets boys in the on-going 22nd State Table Tennis Championship being held at M A Stadium, here and organised by Jammu and Kashmir Table Tennis Association. In the semi-final matches of cadet boy’s, Abhimanyu thrashed Arjun Anand by 21-15, 21-13. Abhimanyu from the very beginning of the match showed marvelous performance and continue to add scores in his account. This match saw brilliant table tennis from both the players especially from Abhimanyu side. The second semi-final match won by Andatiya who outplayed Rishab Sharma by 21-13, 21-8. Abhimanyu will clash with Andatiya in the final of the cadet boy’s. In the men’s singles matches, D Singh thrashed Kewal Kumar (Udhampur) 21-10, 21-12, Gurpreet Singh outplayed Somesh Raina of Poonch by 21-8, 21-11, Anil Datta thrashed V Sadhotra by 21-15, 21-12, Raghu Khajuria defeat Vikash Mahajan of Udhampur by 21-15, 21-10, Ankur Sachdev beat Showket Ahmed of Srinagar by 21-7, 21-11, Vivek Gupta beat Gaurav Jain 21-8, 21-12, Naresh Gupta trounced Aquib of Srinagar by 21-10, 21-8, Daleep Singh of Poonch beat Sajad Ahmed of 21-6, 21-8, Rajeev Raja beat Deepak Verma of Udhampur 21-11, 21-13, Ashwami Sharma thrashed Vikram Sadhotra, 21-12, 21-18 and Sunit Raina of Poonch beat Varun Jain by 21-18, 21-18. |
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Marchand to quit as Marseille President MARSEILLE, FRANCE, Nov 3: Beleagured Olympique Marseille President Yves Marchand said he intends to stand down "in the next few days". Marchand’s departure was announced in a press release issued by the club yesterday. Marchand, who has been President since May last year, has been at the centre of internal conflicts that have racked the struggling French First Division side in recent weeks. The best supported club in France are currently 14th in the 18-team first division after avoiding relegation only on the final day of last season. Major shareholder Robert Louis-Dreyfus on Wednesday was reported as considering offering the job of club manager to former French international Eric Cantona. Marchand denied any contact between the club and cantona. (REUTERS) |
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Stuttgart Masters Series STUTTGART (GERMANY), Nov 3: Unseeded Romanian Andrei Pavel’s 6-3 6-4 defeat of Andre Agassi at the Stuttgart Masters Series yesterday meant all top four seeds have fallen by the wayside. Marat Safin, Gustavo Kuerten and Magnus Norman had all made early exits when the Australian Open champion, back in action after a two-month break, added his name to the list of casualties. Fourth seed Agassi, playing his first event since his shock second round defeat by Frenchman Arnaud Clement at the US Open last August, dropped his first service game in each set to bow out. "I never really had an opportunity to get into it," said the former world number one. "I lost my serve early and I never really had a chance on his. He served really well." Earlier, Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean beat ATP champions race leader and second seed Gustavo Kuerten 7-6 6-3 in one of many upsets of an eventful day. French Open champion Kuerten, fighting to end the year at number one, will draw consolation from the fact that top seed Safin and Norman, the third seed, also went out. Safin, a close pursuer of the Brazilian in the standings, was tamed 7-6 6-4 by Britain’s Greg Rusedski in the battle of big hitters. Norman, ranked fourth, was beaten 4-6 6-3 6-4 by unfancied Dutchman Sjeng Schalken who stepped in only after Frenchman Cedric Pioline withdrew on Monday with a back injury. Hewitt ousts Henman Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras, who was third in the standings, has pulled out of both the Stuttgart tournament and the Paris Open, the final Masters Series event, starting on November 13. Grosjean, ranked 26th in the champions race, gave a virtually faultless display, surviving two set points in the first set tie break before taking it 11-9 with Kuerten hitting a forehand into the net. A brilliant forehand winner enabled the Frenchman to break his opponent and open a 3-1 lead in the second set which he wrapped up with an unforced error by Kuerten on match point. "I couldn’t come up with the big shots at important moments," said Kuerten. "My goal remains to finish the year at number one. That’s a big motivation. Rusedski, a semifinalist here last year, will face Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt in the quarter-finals. Hewitt, the eighth seed, beat Tim Henman 3-6 6-3 6-4 in an exciting contest to stay in the hunt for one of the three remaining places in the season-ending Masters Cup later this month in Lisbon. Henman now stands only an outside chance of making the trip to Portugal. Kafelnikov survives Safin, who demolished Sampras in the US Open final last September, broke Rusedski in the seventh game of the first set and served for the set leading 5-4. But Rusedski broke back, won the set via a tie break and cruised to victory. "I expected to win my first two matches but I’m pleasantly pleased to be in the quarter-finals," said Rusedski, who had lost his two previous matches against 20-year-old Safin. "I’m playing well at the moment and whoever wants to beat me will have to play really good tennis." Safin was bitterly disappointed. "I’m really upset because I lost a great opportunity to get closer to number one," he said. "Greg played very well and I did not take enough risks. Tactically, I was really bad." Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, seeded sixth, was the only big name to survive. The Russian moved past Argentine baseliner Franco Squillari 6-3 7-5 and will play Schalken for a place in the last four. Pavel will meet South African Wayne Ferreira, who saw Australian Mark Philippoussis withdraw with a painful neck after the opening game of their third round match. Grosjean will meet former French Open champion Michael Chang who beat Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui 7-5 6-2 in the day’s final match. (REUTERS) |
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