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IHF sends official DUBAI, May 10: The Indo-Pak hockey series could well be on the card at Dubai in February next year as the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) sent an official to Dubai for holding discussions with the UAE Hockey Committee regarding the staging of an Indo-Pak hockey series here...........more Waugh says players won’t hang around for cash MELBOURNE, May 10: The prospect of becoming a millionaire under the new four-year Australian Cricket Board (ACB) salary deal will not lead to older test cricketers playing on just for the cash, Australia captain Steve Waugh said today.............more Safin’s
slump ROME, May 10: Marat Safin’s demons continued to haunt him as he was bundled out of the 2.95 million dollar Rome Masters by teenager Roger.....more Seles,
Dementieva ROME, May 10: American defending champion Monica Seles joined the list of injury victims for next week’s Italian Open as she withdrew with a foot ....more |
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Semis position cleared in Mulkh Raj
Cricket Shahid’s ton helps KHCC register big win over KCC Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 10: Brilliant knock of unbeaten 101 runs (off 52 balls, 11x4, 2x6) by Shahid helped .......more Summer Cup
(U-14) Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 10: The trainees at coaching centre, Green Field ground are organising Summer Cup (under-14) Cricket.....more Secretary
J&K Olympic Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 10: General secretary of the J&K Olympic Association, Dr Ashutosh Sharma has asked the ......more Khalsa
Football Club Excelsior Sports Correspondent POONCH, May 10: Khalsa Football Club defeated District Police, Poonch by 2 goals.....more |
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IHF sends official to Dubai for match DUBAI, May 10: The Indo-Pak hockey series could well be on the card at Dubai in February next year as the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) sent an official to Dubai for holding discussions with the UAE Hockey Committee regarding the staging of an Indo-Pak hockey series here. Mr K Dorai Swamy, an IHF national-level umpire, said he had been asked by IHF secretary Jyotikumaran to meet the UAE officials in connection with the proposed series. "After my initial discussions, Jyotikumaran will be personally arriving here to meet the UAE hockey officials," he told Gulf news. Mr Reze Abdi, the coordinator of the UAE Hockey Committee, said "we are delighted at the arrival of an IHF official for discussions. Mr Swamy will be meeting major Saeed Al Suweidi, the honorary secretary of the UAE Hockey Committee tomorrow," he added. Mr Abdi said the Dubai ruler’s office had recently given permission for staging the hockey series between India and Pakistan. "Our preparations for hosting the even will commence soon," he added. The hockey series between the two countries was earlier planned for April-May this year but had to be postponed because the facilities were not ready. The hockey series is likely to attract a large number of expatriates from the two countries and may become as popular as the cricket tournament hosted by the Cricketers’ Benefit Fund Series (CBFS) at Sharjah.The CBFS is also assisting the UAE Hockey Committee in making preparations for the hockey series. India Sports Minister Uma Bharati has gone on record, stating that India has no problem playing with Pakistan in games other than cricket. Mr Swamy, who has been the director of Digvijay Singh Babu Tournament and was also the coordintaor of the SAF Games held in Chennai, observed that Indian hockey was regaining its popularity. India’s recent victory over Pakistan in Dhaka has been a big boost. It is wrong to say that the standard of Indian hockey or that of Asian hockey has slipped. Asian teams produce the maximum number of penalty corners but they are unable to convert them. This handicap has favoured their opponents. There is plenty of talent in Asia, especially in India, he added. (UNI) |
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Waugh says players won’t hang around for cash MELBOURNE, May 10: The prospect of becoming a millionaire under the new four-year Australian Cricket Board (ACB) salary deal will not lead to older test cricketers playing on just for the cash, Australia captain Steve Waugh said today. "Money shouldn’t influence how long you play and I think that will show through," Waugh told reporters in Melbourne. "If someone is playing for money, their performances won’t be up to scratch." " And If I’m not good enough, I don’t want to be there," he added. The ACB said on Wednesday that they expected Australia would have its first millionaire cricketer within the four-year lifetime of the new salary deal. Waugh and twin brother Mark will turn 36 next month on the ashes tour of England and both have kept their options open for Australia’s World Cup defence in South Africa in 2003. The ACB announced a list of 25 contracted players for the 2001-02 season on May 1. The players will now be ranked from one to 25, and the top player could earn a one million dollars (520,000 dollars) over the four years of the agreement. ACB public affairs manager Brendan McClements said on Wednesday that players who postponed retirement to chase the big salaries would still have to produce results on the field to meet rankings requirements as set down by selectors. Waugh said the players were happy with the deal, which was negotiated on their behalf by the Australian cricketers’ Association (ACA) chief executive Tim May. "It’s something we’ve been working on for a while and I think it’s obviously fair because the cricket board have agreed with the ACA," Waugh said. Speculation as to which player will benefit most from the new deal has centred on vice-captain Adam Gilchrist, batsman Ricky Ponting and fast bowler Brett Lee. "There’s guys who are doing pretty well, but Brett Lee would have to be at pretty short odds I think," Waugh said. "Good luck to them whoever it is. You never know, it might be Steve Waugh," he added. (REUTERS) |
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Safin’s slump continues in Rome ROME, May 10: Marat Safin’s demons continued to haunt him as he was bundled out of the 2.95 million dollar Rome Masters by teenager Roger Federer. The second-seeded Russian threw away a commanding position before succumbing 4-6 6-4 7-6 yesterday to his Swiss opponent in a thrilling second round match. Safin is one of 10 seeds to have fallen already, but top seed and world number one Gustavo Kuerten avoided a similar fate in style. The Brazilian demolished former French Open champion Michael Chang of the United States 6-1 6-1 under the floodlights of the Foro Italico in their second round match. Federer, 19, was joined in the third round by Spanish qualifier Jacobo Diaz, who beat Russian sixth seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the surprise of the day. There were also wins for eighth seed Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain, Italian Wildcard Federico Luzzi and Ecuador’s Nicolas Lapentti. But British ninth seed Tim Henman surrendered meekly to Frenchman Julien Boutter 2-6 6-3 6-4. Seventh seed Lleyton Hewitt of Australia beat Germany’s Tommy Haas to set up a third round meeting with bitter rival Alex Corretja of Spain. Shoulder injury Safin, who has been nursing a shoulder injury since February, was left with a mediocre 10-10 win-loss record for the year and still searching for his touch ahead of the French Open. The Russian believes he can enjoy a resurgence in fortune, but there are few signs he can rescue his year in the manner which captivated the tour 12 months ago. In 2000, he suffered 11 defeats out of his first 16 matches before May. But he found inspiration on the European clay and went on to secure seven singles titles, including the U S Open, as he narrowly missed out on finishing the year as world number one. His first round triumph over Swede Jonas Bjorkman here on Tuesday ended a run of four defeats stretching back to February. But there was a certain inevitability about Safin’s third successive second round defeat in Rome. "Everyone is waiting for me to do something this year," the 21-year-old said. "For some reason, I can’t do it right now. I think I have been unlucky with the injury, but I must work hard with my coach (mats wilander) to put things right". "The shoulder is feeling perfect now and hopefully I have enough time to play well before the French." Federer, who plays South African Wayne Ferreira in the third round, said: "You never know what’s going to come next with Marat". "He is not playing at the top of his form and he gets cross when it doesn’t work, but this is still a great result for me. It gives me confidence on clay before the French Open." Diaz, 149th in the ATP champions race, beat Kafelnikov 7-6 (7-3) 1-6 7-5 to earn a third round match against Luzzi. Luzzi, the 21-year-old conqueror of French 11th seed Arnaud Clement, was inspired again by a Partisan home crowd as he beat Moroccan Hicham Arazi 6-3 7-6 (7-3). Lapentti came back from 5-2 down in the third set to oust rising Argentine star Guillermo Coria 3-6 6-3 7-5 in two hours, 26 minutes, while Ferrero swept past 1998 Rome champion Marcelo Rios 6-1 6-3. (REUTERS) |
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Seles, Dementieva pull out of Rome women’s event ROME, May 10: American defending champion Monica Seles joined the list of injury victims for next week’s Italian Open as she withdrew with a foot injury. Russian Elena Dementieva pulled out of the 1.2 million dollar tournament as well hurt as well. The event has already lost both of the Williams sisters, with younger sibling Serena pulling out citing a knee injury. The announcement from the American teenager yesterday, a former US Open champion, came three days after her elder sister also withdrew hurt last week. Venus Williams won a title in Hamburg at the weekend and is playing this week in Berlin, but told Rome officials late last week she would not be present at the Foro Italico. Heading the remaining field are world number 1 Martina Hingis and Australian Open winner Jennifer Capriati.(DPA) |
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cleared in Mulkh Raj Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 10: Brilliant knock of unbeaten 101 runs (off 52 balls, 11x4, 2x6) by Shahid helped Kulbushan Handa Cricket Club (KHCC) beat Kashyap Cricket Club by a huge margin of 100 runs and entered the semi-finals of the Ist Mulkh Raj Memorial Open Cricket Tournament here today. Earlier, KHCC won the toss and opted to bat first. They set a big target of 249 runs for the loss of four wickets in the stipulated 25 overs, which in reply, Kashyap Club could not chase and the whole side was bowled out for 149 runs in 24 overs. After Shahid, Ashwani was the main contributor to the total with 66 runs off 44 balls with one six and eight fours, while Shafiq contributed 32 runs off 12 balls hitting three sixes and two boundaries. Rajesh Dar was the only successful bowler from Kashyap Club, who took two wickets. Batting second, Kashyap Club failed to maintained the required run rate and the wickets fell at regular intervals ending the innings at a score of 149 when 24th over was in progress. Arun took three wickets for 13 in four overs for KHCC, while Shahid finished with two for 23 in five overs. On the basis of all-round performance, Shahid was declared as man of the match. In another match of the day, Vishal Cricket Club defeated Forward Step Cricket Club (FSCC) by 65 runs to reach the last four stage. Earlier, batting first, Vishal lost all the wickets for 217 runs in the allotted 25 overs. Vivek, Munish and Shamsher were the main scores with 40, 39 and 31 runs respectively. From FSCC, Mohan took three wickets for 30 in five overs, while Rajesh claimed four for 39. In reply, the whole FSCC side was bowled out for 152 runs in 18 overs. Ashwani was the only batsman, who dared the Vishal bowlers and hit fine 77 runs knock facing 45 deliveries including one six and 11 fours. Satwant Singh, Vivek and Parveen shared two wickets each for Vishal Club. Ashwani was declared as man of the match. With the playing of today’s quarter-finals, the semi-final position has been cleared. The other two teams qualififed the last four stage are Dogra Cricket Club and Kishen Chand Cricket Club. In tomorrow’s first semi-final, Dogra Club will take on Kishen Chand Cricket Club at 7.30 am. |
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Summer Cup (U-14) Cricket Tourney from May 15 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 10: The trainees at coaching centre, Green Field ground are organising Summer Cup (under-14) Cricket Tournament from May 15 at M A Stadium, here. The organisers, who have themselves managed the required funds for the tournament, have invited entries from the clubs for the participation. Entries can be submitted at the Green Field ground between 7.30 am to 8.30 am before May 14. In all, eight teams, preferably from the coaching centres, will be taken for the competitions, said Varinder Sharma, SAI coach, who is incharge of the Green Feild coaching centre. |
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Secretary J&K Olympic Asso seeks another SRO Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, May 10: General secretary of the J&K Olympic Association, Dr Ashutosh Sharma has asked the State Government to issue another SRO prescribing minimum qualification for being an office bearer of the J&K State Sports Council—the highest sports controlling body in the State. He was reacting to a circular issued by the Secretary, State Sports Council, recently, restricting the Government servants from holding any office in any sports association or national federation under SRO 164 dated 27-03-1998. Justifying his demand, Dr Ashutosh asked the Secretary, " the games and sports in the State are integral part of the educational system and are no longer extra-curricular activities. No educational programme is complete without physical education, so you are therefore, requested to use your good offices and got this SRO issued at the earliest". In a letter issued to the Secretary, State Sports Council, the J&K Olympic Association general secretary thanked for reviving the SRO 164, but, however, he informed that the same is against the wishes of the Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, who is also president of the Sports Council. It is worth to mention here that both Secretary, State Sports Council, Sheikh Fazal Ahmed and Administrative Officer, G R Beig are part and parcel of the J&K Olympic Association and are holding the post of vice-president and joint secretary respectively. |
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Khalsa Football Club wins exhibition tie Excelsior Sports Correspondent POONCH, May 10: Khalsa Football Club defeated District Police, Poonch by 2 goals to nil in exhibition match which was played in memory of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohd Abdullah at Higher Secondary School, ground, here today. District Development Commissioner, Poonch, Mr Ijaz Iqbal was the chief guest on the occasion, who distributed prizes among the players. In his brief address he appreciated the organisers for holding the sports event in Poonch. Later, two minutes silence was observed by all the memory of the police personnel who laid down their lives to combat militancy. |
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