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ICC Cricket Trophy NAIROBI, Oct 8: Former World Cup champions Pakistan turned in a flawless display against a strangely off-colour Sri Lanka to enter the semi-finals of the one million dollar ICC Knockout Trophy.......more Coca Cola Cup from Oct 20 SHARJAH, Oct 8: India will take on Sri Lanka in the opening encounter of the Tri-nation Coca Cola....more Asian Jr Squash CHENNAI, Oct 8: The Asian Junior Squash Championship will be held at the India Cements Squash .....more Junior, Sub-Junior CHENNAI, Oct 8: The cream of the country’s junior talent would be on full view in the India....more |
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Under-16 Cricket Camp beginning today Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association, Jammu wing is holding a 15-day coaching camp for the under-16..........more Kooch Behar U-19 Cricket
Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 8: Satyajeet Singh has been appointed captain of the Jammu and Kashmir team which will take on Punjab in the opening tie of the Kooch Behar under-19 years Cricket Tournament at Patiala on October 10.......more Wrestling Asso election Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Wrestling Association is going to hold elections for the fresh body on November 4 at multi-purpose hall of the MA Stadium, here. .......more Mohinder Amarnath appointed as new member of CBFS SHARJAH, Oct 8: Veteran Mohinder Amarnath has been appointed as the new member of the Cricket Benefit Fund Series......more |
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ICC Cricket Trophy NAIROBI, Oct 8: Former World Cup champions Pakistan turned in a flawless display against a strangely off-colour Sri Lanka to enter the semi-finals of the one million dollar ICC Knockout Trophy at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club grounds here today. Pakistan won by nine wickets chasing Sri Lanka’s inadequate score of 194. Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar scored his 18th one-day international hundred, his 105 not out coming with a six from just 134 deliveries that also included 12 fours. Yousuf Youhana on 42 (83 balls, two 4s and two 6s) was the other unbeaten batsman. Imran Nazir (40, 41 balls, five 4s) was the only Pakistan batsman dismissed. After Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya won the toss and opted to bat, the Pakistan bowlers led by Wasim Akram struck at regular intervals to restrict heir opponents. Only Jayasuriya (39), Russell Arnold (38) and Romesh Kaluwitharne (27) were able to put up any resistance as the Sri Lankans failed to find the sort of form that had helped them overwhelm the West Indies just three days ago. Akram had three wickets for 40 runs from his 7.4 overs. Azhar Mahmood, opening the bowling in the absence of Waqar Younis who was ruled out by an upset stomach, took three for 52 from 10 overs, while the tonsured Saqlain Mushtaq had two for 30 from eight overs and Abdur Razzak one for 35 from 10. Pakistan were given a steady start by Saeed Anwar and Nazir who put on 90 before Nazir was run out. With nothing in the pitch to assist the bowlers, Anwar and Youhana saw their side home without any further damage. (UNI) SCOREBOARD S Jayasuriya c Moin b W Akram 39 A Gunawardene b W Akram 5 M Atapattu c Moin b Mahmood 0 M Jayawardene run out 11 K Sangakkara b Razzaq 19 R Arnold c Moin b Mahmood 38 R Kaluwitharana lbw Mahmood 27 C Vaas c Nazir b Saqlain 11 U Chandana not out 13 N Zoysa b Saqlain 10 M Muralitharan b W Akram 0 Extras (nb-4, w-9, lb-8) 21 Total (all out in 45.4 overs) 194 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-8, 3-63, 4-76, 5-100, 6-156, 7-159, 8-179, 9-191. Bowling: W Akram 7.4-2-40-3, A Mahmood 10-0-52-3, A Razzaq 10-1-30-1, S Mushtaq 8-0-30-2, Arshad Khan 10-1-35-0. Pakistan: S Anwar not out 105 I Nazir run out 40 Y Youhana not out 42 Extras (w-2, nb-5, lb-1) 8 Total (for one wicket in 43.2 overs) 195 Fall of wickets: 1-90. Bowling: C Vaas 10-0-42-0, N Zoysa 7-0-44-0, R Arnold 5-0-19-0, Muralitharan 10-1-39-0, U Chandana 8.2-1-34-0, Jayasuriya 3-0-16-0. (PTI) |
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Cola Cup from Oct 20 SHARJAH, Oct 8: India will take on Sri Lanka in the opening encounter of the Tri-nation Coca Cola Tournament, also featuring Zimbabwe, beginning October 20, it was announced here today. Addressing a press conference here, Cricket Benefit Fund Series (CBFS) chief Abdul Rehman Bukhatir said Sri Lanka would play against Zimbabwe in the second match on October 21. The next match on October 22 would be between India and Zimbabwe. After two days of rest on October 23 and 24, Sri Lanka would play Zimbabwe on October 25 and on the following day, India would meet Zimbabwe. On October 27, India will play a return match against Sri Lanka. October 28 will be a rest day while the final of the tournament will be held on October 29. A total of 100,000 US dollars will be at stake in the tournament. While the winning team will get 50,000 US dollars, the losing team will receive 30,000 dollars. The third team in the tournament will get 20,000 dollars, Mr Bukhatir said. The man of the match in the preliminary round will receive 1000 dollars while the man of the match in the final will get 1,500 dollars. The man of the series will receive an amount of 3,500 dollars. In addition there will be prizes of 1,000 dollars each for the fastest 50, best bowler and best fielder, he said. Also, 1,000 dollars will be at stake for the super sixes. The beneficiaries for India will be Dilip Sardesai, Russy Surti and Navjot Singh Sidhu. For Sri Lanka the benefits will go to the players’ benefit fund. Mr Bukhatir said the three teams will arrive here after completing their respective engagements at the ongoing ICC tournament at Nairobi. (UNI) |
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Asian Jr Squash Championship to be held in Feb CHENNAI, Oct 8: The Asian Junior Squash Championship will be held at the India Cements Squash Academy courts here in February next year. Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) secretary-general and secretary of the Asian Squash Federation N Ramachandran told newsmen last night that the tentative dates for the tournament would be from February 14 to 24, 2001. The annual general meeting of the Asian Federation, besides the referees and coaches clinic would be held during the course of the championship, he added. (UNI) |
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Junior, Sub-Junior national squash from today CHENNAI, Oct 8: The cream of the country’s junior talent would be on full view in the India Cements-Junior and Sub Junior National Squash Championship for boys and girls to be held here from tomorrow. Briefing newsmen last night, Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) secretary general N Ramachandran said a record number of 170 entries have been received for the tournament. He said the tournament, was initially slated to be held in Indore. But, it was shifted to the India Cements Squash Academy courts here as Indore could not construct glass-back courts in time for the event. He said events would be held for boys and girls under-19, under-17, under-15 and under-13 and boys under-11 age groups. Defending champion Bikram Uberoi, Junaid Nathani and Tejveer Singh (all Mumbai) and Abhimanyu Jain (New Delhi) were seeded in that order in the under-19 boys, while Priyanka Yadav (Mumbai), promising Vaidehi Reddy of Tamil Nadu, who won the recent tournament at Mumbai, Joshna Chinnappa (TN) and Supriya Balsekar (Mumbai) are the prominent players in the girls under-19 and under-17 categories. Mr Ramachandran said all the nine affiliated units of the SRFI viz., Tamil Nadu, New Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chandigarh have fielded entries for the tournament, the finals of which would be held either on October 14 or 15. He said for the first time a strong contingent of nearly 25 players from host Tamil Nadu would be participating in the tournament. The tournament would be played on knock-out basis with best of five games. The added feature of this championship was that wearing of eye-wares by the players had been made mandatory. (UNI) |
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Under-16 Cricket Camp beginning today Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association, Jammu wing is holding a 15-day coaching camp for the under-16 year group from tomorrow onwards. The camp will be held under the supervision of Mr Randhir Singh at M A Stadium, here, said Mr Ashok Singh, joint secretary of the Association. |
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Kooch Behar U-19 Cricket
Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 8: Satyajeet Singh has been appointed captain of the Jammu and Kashmir team which will take on Punjab in the opening tie of the Kooch Behar under-19 years Cricket Tournament at Patiala on October 10. The announcement in this regard was made today by the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association after holding the coaching camp at University of Jammu grounds. Other members of the team which also announced today included Pranav Mahajan, Tariq Lone, Intiyaz Ahmed, Asif Jeelani, Mir Muzzamil Akhtar, Sunit Silwal, Shami Salaria, Imran Thakur, Vimarsh Kaw, Riaz Ahmed, Mudassar Ashraf, Anuf Magotra, Yasir Shafi, Amit Gandotra and Basu Jasrotia. Besides this, four more boys were named in the 20 members panel including Mayank, Abhishek Jamwal, Ankur Gupta and Anubhav. Mr Shibban Lal from Srinagar will be the manager of the team, which will proceed for the venue tomorrow. Earlier, the panel was selected by the four-member team comprised of Abdul Qayoom and Mohd Ashraf from Srinagar and Tilak Singh and Mehboob Iqbal from Jammu. Ajatshatru plays key role in sorting out differences President of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association and Minister for Transport and Information, Mr Ajatshatru Singh has played a key role in resolving the dispute between the two wings of Jammu and Kashmir of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association, said the reliable sources. The president held a series of meetings of both the groups and made every possible effort to sort of the differences for the welfare of the cricket and cricketers of the state. Besides the Minister, Mehboob Beig, Abdul Rouf, Ashok Singh and Gazzanafar were also among those who took the initiative to bring the two sides closer. |
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Wrestling Asso election on November 4 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Wrestling Association is going to hold elections for the fresh body on November 4 at multi-purpose hall of the MA Stadium, here. This was stated by general secretary of the association, Mr R K Maini. The present body has completed its four years tenure near six months back. All the affiliated units, excluding defaulters, have been urged to be present on the day for the selection of the new team. Presently the Wrestling association is being led by Mr Satvir Singh. |
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Mohinder Amarnath appointed as new member of CBFS SHARJAH, Oct 8: Veteran Mohinder Amarnath has been appointed as the new member of the Cricket Benefit Fund Series (CBFS), the organisers of the tournament in Sharjah. Mohinder will coordinate with former Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal in the organisaton of the cricket tournaments in this emirate, CBFS chief Abdul Rehman Bukhatir said at a press conference here today. Mohinder, who was present at the press conference, said it was a privilege to be associated with cricket in Sharjah. Mohinder said he had these days been coaching budding cricketers in Morocco on behalf of the CBFS. (UNI) |
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