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Hingis beats Davenport SYDNEY, Jan 13: Switzerland’s Martina Hingis beat Lindsay Davenport 6-3 4-6 7-5.........more Hewitt wins Sydney SYDNEY, Jan 13: Australian teen-ager Lleyton Hewitt successfully defended his Sydney .......more Leander, Nirupama fail to NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Indian hopes in the Australian Open singles were dashed today when.....more Bindra wins gold NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Olympian rifle-shooter Abhinav Bindra created a flutter by beating European.......more |
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Distt Judo Champ begins Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 13: District Judo Championship organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Judo Association..........more 11th
Jai Baba Santokh Nath Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 13: Fine performance by Satyajeet and Prince guided Rehari Cricket Club to 63 runs victory .........more Third
CM’s trophy of Ice Excelsior Sports Correspondent LEH, Jan 13: The 3rd Chief Minister’s Trophy of Ice Hockey Championship began here today at ......more Kabaddi
Asso for indoor Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Kabaddi Association has stressed the need for a full-fledged Indoor........more |
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Hingis beats Davenport to win Sydney title SYDNEY, Jan 13: Switzerland’s Martina Hingis beat Lindsay Davenport 6-3 4-6 7-5 today to win the Sydney international women’s title for the second time in five years and firm as favourite for next week’s Australian Open. Australian teenager Lleyton Hewitt also confirmed his place as one of the favourites for Melbourne when he beat Magnus Norman 6-4 6-1 on Saturday to become the first man since Pete Sampras in 1993-94 to win back-to-back titles in Sydney. Hingis finished 2000 ranked number one in the world but has not won a grand slam singles title in two years and is desperately hoping to end her drought at Melbourne this month. She was beaten by Davenport in last year’s Australian Open final but has started the new year fitter and stronger than ever and gained a huge psychological edge over her main rival with today’s victory. Hingis looked to be well in control of the final when she took the opening set in 31 minutes then led 4-2 in the second before she started to unravel, incurring a warning for smashing her racquet in frustration. The American world number two broke back to win seven of the next eight games, taking the second set then racing to a 3-1 lead in the third, as she suddenly seemed to be in command. But Hingis broke back to win six of the next eight games, getting the crucial break in the 11th game when Davenport missed a simple overhead smash, to capture her second sydney title after winning in 1997 and condemn Davenport to her second straight loss in the Sydney final. While Hingis was pushed all the way by Davenport, Hewitt had a far easier time in his match beating Norman in just 84 minutes and said he was feeling confident about his chances in Melbourne. "I’ve been getting better and better with each match that I’ve played over the last two weeks and it’s nice to cap it off with a tournament win," Hewitt said. "I felt like I’m really starting to hit the ball well and i think I can take a lot of confidence about beating a guy ranked number four in the world going into the Australian Open." Hewitt, 19, broke Norman for the first time in the 10th game with a sizzling forehand winner to take the first set in 51 minutes then raced to a 5-0 lead in the second. Norman, showing signs of tiredness after his gruelling semifinal with Jonas Bjorkman the previous day, rallied to hold serve for 1-5 and even had a break point in the next game but failed to convert his last chance as Hewitt captured his seventh career title. "My legs weren’t moving very good today but I feel like my game is coming together even though I lost," the Swede said. "Lleyton played a good match, he’s very solid. If you’re going to beat him you have to play very well." (REUTERS) |
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Hewitt wins Sydney international SYDNEY, Jan 13: Australian teen-ager Lleyton Hewitt successfully defended his Sydney international title by beating Swede Magnus Norman 6-4 6-1 in today’s final. Hewitt captured his seventh career title with a comprehensive victory over the world number four in just 84 minutes. The 19-year-old broke Norman in the 10th game with a sizzling forehand winner to take the first set in 51 minutes then won the next five games in a row to lead 5-0 in the second. Top seed Norman held serve for 1-5 and had a break point in the next game but was unable to convert as the world number seven took the match and the title. (REUTERS) |
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Leander, Nirupama fail to qualify for Australian Open NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Indian hopes in the Australian Open singles were dashed today when Leander Paes and Nirupama Vaidyanathan bowed out from the third round of qualifying tournament after putting up a spirited fight against higher-rated rivals at Melbourne Park. Paes fell to Marcus Ondruska of South Africa 6-3 5-7 3-6 while Nirupama was edged out 5-7 6-2 2-6 by France’s Alexandra Fusai in the final round of the qualifiers. Paes started superbly and won the first set 6-3 but the Indian failed to keep up the tempo and lost a closely fought second set 5-7, according to official website of Australian Open. He could not put up much fight in the decider and lost 3-6 in the match that lasted for nearly two and half hours. Paes, who defeated Justin Bower of the United States 6-3 6-4 in the second round yesterday, was in total command in the first set against an error-prone Ondruska. He blasted two aces and 12 winners and pocketed the set despite a large number of unforced errors and low first serve percentage. But Ondurska was impressive on both these counts. Paes’ game fell apart after the first set and he started committing unforced errors. He served badly in the second set and committed 11 unforced errors compared to six by Ondurska. The Indian had four break points but could convert only one. Ondruska on the other hand got three chances to break his rival and succeeded on two occasions, and that proved sufficient for a 7-5 victory for the South African. Nirupama, the only Indian women to win a round in a Grand Slam Tournament, also had a good chance to win. She went down fighting in the first set and then recovered superbly to win the second set. But the exertion proved too much as she also went down tamely in the decider. She committed a large number of unforced errors (46-33) and that ultimately proved her downfall against the Frenchwoman who also committed three double-faults to none by the Indian. Nirupama, who reached the second round here in 1998, was erratic from the start though she served better than Fusai in the first set. She also unleashed more winners but her inability to capitalise on the crucial break points cost her the set. The 25-year-old Indian was more consistent in the second set and also cut down the unforced errors. She served two aces against none by her rival and broke her rival twice to wrap up a 6-2 win. (PTI) |
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Bindra wins gold in Nissan Cup NEW DELHI, Jan 13: Olympian rifle-shooter Abhinav Bindra created a flutter by beating European champion Muhaupt of Germany and winning the gold medal in the Nissan Cup RIAC-2001 air rifle shooting championship in Luxembourg. Bindra, who won silver in the Luxembourg event on Thursday, tallied a total score of 697.1 in the European air rifle event yesterday to emerge a worthy winner. The 18-year-old Indian, who became the youngest shooter at the Sydney Olympic games, shot rounds of 99, 98, 99, 100, 100 and 99 to take a lead of three points over the German. Muhaupt shot 592 in the semifinal to Bindra’s 595 and the German went on to score 694.1 in the final. Third place went to a shooter from France with a total score of 688. Bindra’s 595/600 was just one point off his junior world record achieved in Munich last year, according to information received from National Rifle Association of India here today. Bindra’s success makes him the first Indian to beat a current European champion. Muhaupt and Bindra had a face-off when the two got engaged in a stiff competition at the shooting hopes competition in Plazen, the Czech Republic in July last year. The German had then scored a win by 0.8 points. By shooting 697.1, Bindra also equalled his own personal best achieved by finishing fourth in the Munich World Cup last year where he had the world record with a score of 596/600. The Indian will be competing in the third and final round of competition, which also has on offer the ‘best shooters award of RIAC’.(PTI) |
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Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 13: District Judo Championship organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Judo Association and sponsored by the J&K State Sports Council began at Indoor Complex, M A Stadium, here today. Earlier, the competitions were declared open by Kuldeep Singh Jamwal, senior vice-president of J&K Judo Association. Officials in today’s fights in various weight groups were officiated by Suraj Bhan Singh, Arshi Nad and Bansi Lal. Organising members include Rajinder Singh, Vikas Gupta and Vikas Dogra. Today’s results Sub-junior boys Below 25 kg: Prince, Ist; Kunal, 2nd and Niraj Singh, third. Below 25 kg: Aman Mahajan, Ist; Buvneshwar Singh, 2nd and Gurdeep Singh, third. Below 35 kg: Sumit Gupta, Ist; Varun Aggarwal, 2nd and Suraj Parsad, third. Below 45 kg: Mohinder Singh, Ist; Aviram Vijay, 2nd and Akshay Bhagat, 3rd. Juniors boys Below 65 kg: Arun Singh, Ist; Anoop Mahajan, 2nd and Antriksh Vijay, 3rd. Sub-junior girls: Rajni Jamwal, Ist; Radha, 2nd and Rukst Dogra, 3rd. |
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11th Jai Baba Santokh Nath
Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 13: Fine performance by Satyajeet and Prince guided Rehari Cricket Club to 63 runs victory over Bilal Cricket Club and also to the quarter-final of the ongoing Jai Baba Santokh Nath Cricket Tournament being played at Smailpur. Satyajeet led the Rehari Club attack from the front with his splendid knock of 93 runs off 71 balls and later Prince claimed three wickets to cripple the Bilal Club innings. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, Rehari Club set a huge target of 169 runs in the allotted 20 overs for the loss of six wickets, which in reply, Bilal Cricket Club failed to chase and lost all the wickets for 105 runs. Satyajeet, 93, and Vikrant Taggar, 47, were the highest scorers from Rehari Club. While’s Rajinder And Sandeep bagged three and two wickets respectively from Bilal Club. Batting second, Bilal Club started well, but a fine bowling spell by Prince created troubles for the batsmen, who started losing wickets at regular intervals only to end the innings at 105. Sadiq was the highest scorer with 27 runs, while Abdul Hamid and Sandeep (not out) contributed 21 and 20 runs to the total respectively. From Rehari Club, Prince was the most successful bowler with six wickets, while, Vikrant Taggar took two. Satyajeet and Rakesh shared one each. The man of the match award was shared by Satyajeet and Prince. The tournament is being organised by the Jai Baba Santokh Nath Jee Cricket Association. Tomorrow’s fixture: Lions Club V/s Bharat Club. |
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Third CM’s trophy of Ice Hockey Champ begins Excelsior Sports Correspondent LEH, Jan 13: The 3rd Chief Minister’s Trophy of Ice Hockey Championship began here today at Karzoo Ice Hockey Ring. The championship is being organised by the District Youth Services and Sports Department. Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Mr Dheeraj Gupta declared the championship open. In all, 12 teams including two from Kargil district, two from Army and one from the ITBP are taking part in this championship. In the inaugural match, Ex-servicemen outplayed the Army-B by eight goals to one. Earlier, the District Youth Services and Sports officer, Leh, Mr Fida Hussain Khan gave brief resume of the important of Winter Sports in Ladakh. The SSP, Leh, Additional Deputy Commissioner and other district officers and a sizable number of spectators witnessed the inaugural match. |
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Kabaddi Asso for indoor stadium at Jammu Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Kabaddi Association has stressed the need for a full-fledged Indoor Stadium for Kabaddi in Jammu. In a statement issued here today, the general secretary of the Association, Kuldeep Gupta said that a complete indoor stadium with flood lights is immediately required in Jammu, if the State has to win medals at the national level. Gupta who is media officer of the Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federation, said that the Federation is making best efforts to spread the game worldwide, but a lot more has to be done for inclusion of the traditional game in the Asian Games. |
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