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Kasparov, Kramnik LONDON, Oct 29: Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik settled for a draw yesterday in the twelfth .......more Team for Dhaka to MUMBAI, Oct 29: The Indian cricket selectors would meet here tomorrow to pick the squad for the.........more India start favourites in Asian Archery meet NEW DELHI, Oct 29: India start favourites in the third round of the Asian Circuit Archery Championship which was inaugurated at the Jawaharlal ...........more
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runs, SHARJAH, Oct 29: Skipper Sanath Jayasuriya bloomed with the highest individual score at this desert venue scoring a blitzkrieg 189 off 162 balls.........more |
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Vijay Club thrashes Churchill Brothers Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 29: In the on-going League Football Tournament being organised by Jammu wing of J&K Football Association and played at Mini-Stadium, here, Vijay Club today thrashed Churchill Brothers in senior.........more Annual general meeting Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 29: Jammu and Kashmir Hockey Association has decided to organise Sher-e-Kashmir Gold Cup Hockey tournaments in the states henceforth. .........more Dungarpur hopeful of nod from Govt for Pak tour SHARJAH, Oct 29: Former President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Raj Singh Dungarpur sees signs of Indian Government giving the green signal for the cricket team’s proposed tour of Pakistan, starting late ......more Barry concerned about impact of match-fixing on game SHARJAH, Oct 29: Former South African batsman Barry Richards is concerned about the long-term impact of match-fixing scandal on cricket....more Gaurav Ghei finishes BANGKOK, Oct 29: Gaurav Ghei fired a three under par 69 to finish at the 11th spot in the Lexus International Golf Tournament which was won by South ......more |
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Kasparov, Kramnik draw 12th game LONDON, Oct 29: Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik settled for a draw yesterday in the twelfth match of the World Chess Championship here. The result after four hours of exciting play leaves the score in the 16-match series standing at 7-5 in favour of the challenger Kramnik. Kasparov, the undisputed world number one, faces the real prospect of losing his crown to Kramnik, his former pupil, unless he can register some wins in the remaining matches. Kasparov, mindful of his need to catch up in the series, started yesterday’s match boldly and blunted his opponent’s attack by capturing Kramnik’s pawn. "I was obliged to do it, having in mind the situation," the world champion told a press conference after the match at London’s riverside studios. After that, both players fought a tight game, with Kramnik, who had a better position on the board, attacking, and Kasparov successfully defending with minimum losses. Kasparov offered his opponent a draw after both players found themselves with 14 minutes remaining on the clock in which to play 13 moves. Kramnik said afterwards: "I could probably have played better after the pawn sacrifice. Then I had serious problems, but finally I managed to hold the position." The world champion, meanwhile, seemed happy to have rescued a draw. "I could not lose today because it’s my son’s birthday," he said. The 13th match will be played later today. (AFP) |
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Team for Dhaka to be picked today MUMBAI, Oct 29: The Indian cricket selectors would meet here tomorrow to pick the squad for the one-off test against Bangladesh at Dhaka from November 10 to 14. The selectors would also pick the India ‘A’ and the Cricket Board President’s Eleven teams to play against the visiting Zimbabweans next month, the Cricket Board (BCCI) Executive Secretary Sharad Diwadkar said here today. The India ‘A’ team will play a three-day match against the visitors at Indore from November 8-10 while the second warm-up game between President’s Eleven and the Zimbabweans would be played at Faridabad from November 13-15. Zimbambwe will also play two tests, one at Delhi (from November 18 to 22) and the other at Nagpur (from November 25 to 29) and five one-dayers from December 2 to 14 at venues which are yet to be decided. (PTI) |
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India start favourites in Asian Archery meet NEW DELHI, Oct 29: India start favourites in the third round of the Asian Circuit Archery Championship which was inaugurated at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here today with only Khazakstan being seen as likely challenger to them. The eight-member Indian contingent, led by veteran Limba Ram will compete against teams from Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Kazakhstan and Myanmar after seven other teams who had sent in entries earlier withdrew. Limba Ram said he was confident his team would clinch the team gold as "apart from Kazakhstan, none of the other four teams in the competition pose any threat to the Indian challenge". However, he doubted his chances in the individual category as he feared "competition from within his own team." Indian coach Soumen Das said his team could expect to win medals in the Asian Archery Meet as "Limba Ram’s performance had improved immensely and the newcomers from the Meerut Gurukul, Kailash and Vishwas were looking good." "The Indian team has had a two-month long training for the meet and that would help them to deliver the goods." Das was unambiguously in favour of appointing a foreign coach for the Indian team. "Indian coaches could do well if they were to get international exposure. But that is not happening as India does not participate much in international archery competitions. "And a foreign coach would come equipped with the knowledge of the latest technological developments in the game," he said. (PTI) |
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Lanka rout India by 245 runs, SHARJAH, Oct 29: Skipper Sanath Jayasuriya bloomed with the highest individual score at this desert venue scoring a blitzkrieg 189 off 162 balls and left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas prospered with a fiery spell as Sri Lanka lifted the Tri-nation Coca Cola Cup here tonight defeating India by a yawning margin of 245 runs. India’s lowest score before this match, was 63 in 25.5 overs against Australia at Sydney on January 8, 1991. Unmoved by the loss of some quick wickets in the middle, Jayasuriya sent the packed stands into a tizzy with one of the best displays of batsmanship in one-day cricket to catapult Sri Lanka to a huge total of 299 for 5 in 50 overs and in reply the Indians surrendered too tamely to be bundled out for a meagre 54 runs on the board. India’s first five batsmen failed to reach even the double-digit score for themselves in what was one of the worst humiliation heaped on the side in the history of Indian cricket. The Lankans had also won their two league matches against the Indians with comfortable margins (five wickets and 68 runs). As skipper Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar walked in to bat, a lot of responsibility lay on their shoulders and the two were sent back by Vaas within two runs by the time the total reached 10. Vaas struck once each in his second, third, fourth and fifth overs to remove the first four batsmen and reduce India to 19 for 4. Ganguly (3) played early to lob the ball to Jayasuriya at mid-off while Tendulkar (5) offered an easy return catch to the bowler. Yuvraj Singh (3) half-heartedly drove to Kumar Sangakkara at mid-on and Vinod Kambli (3) could not get past a diving Jayasuriya at the slips off the same bowler. Eleven runs later, Nuwan Zoysa got Hemang Badani caught by Russel Arnold and off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who took a world record haul of 7 for 30 in the last match against India, clean bowled Vijay Dahiya (4) to stamp the their complete domination over the proceedings. Perhaps egged on by the thunderous win (68 runs) over the same rivals in the last league tie on Friday when they scored 294 for 5, Jayasuriya elected to bat and his side initially seemed set to repeat the performance scoring the first fifty runs off just 62 balls and putting 84 for one by the end of 15 overs. Jayasuriya was seen in the same mood which saw him score 87 off 66 balls in the second phase league tie against Zimbabwe. He scored his century today off 118 deliveries (10x4, 1x6) and 151 off barely 143 balls (16x4 and 3x6) and the 100-run fifth wicket partnership with fellow left-hander Russel Arnold off 83 balls. After scoring his century, Jayasuriya got his rest 89 runs off only 43 balls. The full house at the Sharjah cricket stadium relished every ball played by Jayasuriya who plundered the Indian attack for 21 hits to the ropes and four over them. Besides Tendulkar and Sunil Joshi, none of the bowlers commanded any respect. Sachin gave 28 runs for one wicket in ten overs and Joshi went for 31 runs in his 9 overs. That means 240 runs came off the rest 31 overs. At point, it seemed India lacked five bowlers to take on the rampaging Lankans in the match. Besides getting past the 6000-run in one-dayers, the Lankan skipper also posted the highest individual score on this ground surpassing West Indian Brian Lara’s record of 169 scored against Pakistan in 1995. But he missed the mark of highest individual score in one-day cricket (194 by Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar against India) falling short by only five runs as his Indian counterpart Sourav Ganguly allured him in the penultimate over to be stumped by Vijay Dahiya. With Russel arnold who remained unbeaten on 52 (62b, 2x4, 1x6), Jayasuriya reaped 166 runs off 123 balls for the fifth wicket after the side lost three batsmen in Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene (both century makers in the last match) and Kumar Sangakkara within 26 runs. Jayasuriya showed the shape of things to come hitting the very first ball of the match from Zaheer Khan to the covers ropes and produced 10 runs in that over. Romesh Kaluwitharana matched his partner stroke for stroke scoring 15 off 19 balls with three boundaries before Khan found his inside edge in the ninth over to rattle the stumps. The three Indian seamers (Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar and Venkatesh Prasad) got the maximum whacking with all of them conceding more than 50 overs. Prasad conceded 50 runs in his first five overs and 73 in the seven overs that he bowled. In the midst of the onslaught by the islanders, Sachin Tendulkar managed to remain miserly in his bowling giving away only 28 runs in 10 overs to take a wicket. After Prasad was hit for 14 runs in his first over (14th of the innings), Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly introduced Sachin Tendulkar’s off-spin in the 16th over and the master batsman displayed remarkable control over the ball leaving virtually no room for the batsmen to flourish with big strokes and brought down the run rate in the process. He gave only 11 runs in his first six overs and later picked up the wicket of Kumar Sangakkara (8, 26b) who went back the Kaluwitharana way to make it 116 for 4. Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene could not stay long at the wicket to the relief of Indian bowlers. Atapattu (9, 24b, 1x4) was unfortunate to be run out when a straight drive by Jayasuriya hit the stumps at the non-striker’s end after being deflected by bowler Tendulkar. The third umpire found Atapattu’s bat in the air. Mahela (3) was lured by Joshi to pull and as the the ball did not find the middle of the bat, Yuvraj Singh came running to short square leg to hold on to the skier. When at two, mahela was given a fresh lease of life by Sachin who floored a catch off his own bowling. Ganguly employed both Tendulkar and Robin as off-spinners and the left-arm spin of Yuvraj Singh, particularly against the left-handed Sri Lankan batsmen. (UNI) SCOREBOARD: Sri Lanka: S Jayasuriya st V Dahiya b S Ganguly 189 R Kaluwitharana b Z Khan 15 M Atapattu run out 9 M Jayawardene c Y Singh b S Joshi 3 K Sangakkara b S Tendulkar 8 R Arnold not out 52 C Vaas not out 1 Extras (nb-6, w-5, lb-7, b-4) 22 Total (for five wickets in 50 overs) 299 Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-90, 3-98, 4-116, 5-282 Bowling: Z Khan 10-1-53-1, A Agarkar 10-1-67-0, V Prasad7-0-73-0, S Joshi 9-2-33-1, S Tendulkar 10-0-28-1, Y Singh1-0-6-0, R Singh 2-0-13-0, S Ganguly 1-0-15-1. India: S Ganguly c Jayasuriya b Vaas 3 S Tendulkar c & b Vaas 5 Yuvraj Singh c Sangakkara b Vaas 3 V Kambli c Jayasuriya b Vaas 3 H Badani c Arnold b Zoysa 9 R Singh b Muralitharan 11 V Dahiya b Muralitharan 4 S Joshi run out 4 A Agarkar b Muralitharn 2 Z Khan c Kaluwitharan b Vaas 1 V Prasad not out 3 Extras (nb-2, w-2, lb-2) 6 Total (all out in 26.3 overs) 54 Fall of wickets: 1-8 2-10, 3-15, 4-19, 5-30, 6-39, 7-44,8-49, 9-50. Bowling: C Vaas 9.3-1-14-5, N Zoysa 7-0-21-1, KWeeraratne 4-0-11-0, M Muralitharan 6-3-6-3.
Ganguly finds loss "difficult to explain" SHARJAH, Oct 29: A dejected Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly was at a loss to explain his side’s abject surrender to Sri Lanka in the Coca Cola Tri-Nation Trophy final here tonight saying the result was "difficult to explain." "It is difficult to explain such things. It is better to forget this quickly and come back a better side. It was just a bad day," he said after the match. But "there is no excuse for batting so poorly. I was shattered to watch it happen," Ganguly said. He said India lost to a much better side and complimented Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya for his "awesome" knock of 189 runs. "All credit to Jayasuriya. He played fantastic cricket. He single-handedly took the match away from India." "Except for Russel Arnold, we had tied down all other batsmen. But Jayasuriya just went on and on," Ganguly said. "We played well in Kenya but disappointed here. The important thing is consistency," Ganguly said. Jayasuriya said the easy-paced wicket provided him ample opportunity to go for his shots. On his narrowly missing the distinction of becoming the highest run-maker in a one-day match surpassing Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar’s 194, the Sri Lankan skipper said "I didn’t go for the record as reaching the 300-mark was the target." Attributing the triumph to team-effort, Jayasuriya said his side batted and bowled well throughout the tournament. "These were fantastic five games for us." (PTI) |
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Vijay Club thrashes Churchill Brothers Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 29: In the on-going League Football Tournament being organised by Jammu wing of J&K Football Association and played at Mini-Stadium, here, Vijay Club today thrashed Churchill Brothers in senior section. In the senior section, Vijay Club trounced Churchill Brothers by 1-0. Ranjit Singh of Vijay Club scored the goal for his team in the 47th minute. Earlier, both Churchill Brothers and Vijay Club lost one chance each to score the goal. However, Churchill Brother could not score any goal till the end of the match thus tasting defeat by 1-0. In the junior section, Jammu Sports defeated Cantt Star 1-0. The lone goal which helped the Jammu Sports to win the match was made by Vinny in the 15th minute. The second match in the junior section which was played between Young Rovers and Young Sports ended in a draw as both the teams could not make any goal in the stipulated time. Messrs Shiv Pal Singh, David Massih, Anil Kumar, Sardari Lal, Sonu Kumar and Master Salim were the umpires. |
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Annual general meeting of JKHA organised Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 29: Jammu and Kashmir Hockey Association has decided to organise Sher-e-Kashmir Gold Cup Hockey tournaments in the states henceforth. According to a release annual general body meeting of the Association was held here today under the chairmanship of Mr N K Batra. Out of the 44 affiliated clubs, 43 participated in the meeting. The general body also approved the decision taken in various executive meetings during the year 1999, adopted the annual report for the year 1999-2000 and approved the budget for the year 2000-2001. Several important decisions were taken by the Association for its better functioning. It was also decided that Association will organise Sher-e-Kashmir Gold Cup henceforth and Indira Gold Cup hockey will be conducted regularly by the Association. Several committees at the provincial and district level were formed for conducting tournaments at various levels. Mr Jagjit Singh Hony general secretary read out the report. |
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Dungarpur hopeful of nod from Govt for Pak tour SHARJAH, Oct 29: Former President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Raj Singh Dungarpur sees signs of Indian Government giving the green signal for the cricket team’s proposed tour of Pakistan, starting late december. "Thought appears to be breaking on Indian Government’s decision on the proposed tour of Pakistan. This is what I understand from the situation as an outsider," Dungarpur told the ‘Khaleej Times’. "The Indian Cricket Board has always enjoyed excellent relations with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and we are keen to tour Pakistan," Dungarpur, also is the chairman of National Cricket Academy, said. However, he said, "the final decision rests with the Government and the Board officials are the best men to answer this question." BCCI Secretary J Y Lele had earlier told UNI that the Board was expecting a decision from the Government on the proposed tour by November 15. "We also need some time to prepare for it," he said adding that the BCCI had sent its proposal to the Government in the second week of this month. "We have had informal discussions with PCB officials at various fora. We will communicat to them soon after hearing from the Government." The low in political relations between India and Pakistan, especially after last year’s Kargil war, have cast a shadow over cricketing ties between the two neighbours. The Indian Government refused permission to the cricket team to participate in the annual Sahara Cup in Toronto (Canada) this September after a spurt in militancy in the Kashmir Valley. Dungarpur, who is on the Board’s selection panel to appoint a foreign coach, said some players felt this is the best answer to the problems of Indian cricket. "I am sure if the boys think like that, it will be good for them." The former Board chief said: "Three of the top Indian players - skipper Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble— play county cricket in England and the idea basically emanated from them. They played under foreign coaches in England and saw some positive things, so the board is going with the idea." "We have already made up our mind. The selection panel is to finalise the candidate before October 31 so that the new coach could take over by November 15 ahead of the first test against Zimbabwe on November 18," he said. The panel has had discussions with John Wright (New Zealand) and Greg Chappel (Australia). Australian Geoff Marsh, who was initially in the race, had also expressed his desire to have discussions with the BCCI officials. Dungarpur refused to answer questions on match-fixing in Indian cricket. "I leave it to CBI ... The cat will soon be out of the bag," he said, referring to media leaks of the CBI report on its inquiry into match-fixing. The agency has reportedly named a few top Indian cricketers in the report. "Personally, I would be hurt if any of the players is found guilty of match-fixing as I know the boys for long," he said. Dungarpur said India would see some more quality pace bowlers like Zaheer Khan. "The Academy is working hard to produce world class players." (UNI) |
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Barry concerned about impact of match-fixing on game SHARJAH, Oct 29: Former South African batsman Barry Richards is concerned about the long-term impact of match-fixing scandal on cricket and says if the players and administrators do not stamp it out in time, the game’s integrity will suffer an irreparable damage. Richards, President of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA) and here as a commentator for the ongoing tri-series, urges cricketers and administrators to realise the implications of the match-fixing charges and save the ‘gentleman’s game’ from disrepute. "There are many players who do not realise the impact it has created on the game and thinking of their careers and the period that they will be playing ... Cricket has been played for the last 100-odd years and if it has to go on the same way, the integrity of the game has to be protected," Richards told ‘Gulf News’. "If you start messing up with the game, people will start losing interest and it won’t take long for spectators to lose interest and sponsors to move away from it with television coverage going down," he warned, and added, "the players and administrators should realise this and stamp it out forever." Richards is also concerned about the standard of some of the countries playing international cricket today and said, "in the name of globalisation, one should not devalue the standard of the game." "There is a huge disparity between the top teams and a few others. We should not let any country play test cricket just to globalise the game. It will devalue the history of the game. A particular standard should be maintained, otherwise spectators and television will lose interest," the former dashing batsman said. "who will want to watch an ATP tournament final between a player ranked 495 against one ranked 520?" he asked. Incidentally, Bangladesh is on the verge of its entry into the fold of test cricket with its inaugural match against India beginning in Dhaka on November 10. Richards said the volume of cricket being played today is another area of concern with many players burning out fast. "We have got to try and protect the health of the players as the volume of cricket is a bit of concern." "We have seen Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistani fast bowler) burn out and Glen McGrath (Australia) struggling to make a comeback. There are youngsters like Zaheer Khan (India) ... We need to protect them from burn-out," he said. He said FICA has suggested for enforcement of an international drugs policy by the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has taken heed of the advice and is contemplating a comprehensive policy on the use of performance-enhancing and recreational drugs by cricketers. FICA, comprising West Indies, England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, has been formed to co-ordinate the activities of all National Players’ Associations and protect the interest of professional cricketers worldwide. Represented by Richards, David Graveney and Tim May, FICA recently presented a constructive plan to the cricket committee management of ICC. "The ICC has agreed to give us a status higher than what it is now, though not an official status whereby a representative of our Association can attend meetings of the world governing body (of cricket)," Richards said. He said FICA would hold its next meeting in Dubai in January. However, the agenda is yet to be finalised. (UNI)
Gaurav Ghei finishes at 11th spot BANGKOK, Oct 29: Gaurav Ghei fired a three under par 69 to finish at the 11th spot in the Lexus International Golf Tournament which was won by South African Craig Kamps who claimed his first victory in four years on the Asian PGA Tour. Other Indians in the fray at the windmill park country club—Arjun Atwal, Amritinder Singh, Jeev Milkha Singh, Jyoti Randhawa, Amandeep Johl and Digvijay Singh—finished in low positions with forgettable last round performances today. Ghei, who led on the first day and then slipped to 16th by the third round, played really well to finish 11th along with Gary Rusnan of the United States and Thai Thongchai. His aggregate 10 under par 278 won him 4,471 dollars. Atwal (286) had a miserable 76 in the fourth round while Amritinder Singh (287) an even worse 77 that saw him come tumbling down from the 19th position yesterday to 42nd today. With a two over par 74, Milkha Singh (288) slipped eight places to 50th while Randhawa (289) shot 76 today to end 53rd. Amandeep Johl (291) returned 74 and that got him the 59th place and Digvijay Singh (295) had a poor 77 and was 67th. South African Kamps won after a gripping final round. He produced a gutsy par at the last hole for a closing five under par 67 and a 16 under par 272 total to pip Scotland’s Simon Yates and overnight joint leader Simon Dyson of England. By one shot. Kamps won 41,990 dollars. South African Nico Van Rensburg, who led with Dyson after the third round, settled for tied fourth place with American Ted Purdy on 13 under par 275 while Thai Boonchu Ruangkit raised some local cheer with an equal sixth finish with compatriot Chawalit Plaphol, who carded the day’s best round of eight under par 64. (UNI) |
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