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Cricket Series Astle leads New Zealand to handsome victory over India RAJKOT, Nov 5: Nathan Astle slammed.....more
Australia fight back BRISBANE, Nov 5: Pakistan’s batsmen grabbed....more BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, Nov 5: Former Barbados...more
Badal to inaugurate MOGA, Nov 5: National School Games having....more |
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Agassi stage late PARIS, Nov 5: Top seed Andre Agassi led a trio of American veterans to quarter-final spots at the 2.55-million-dollar Paris open last night, showing that the old guard has not had its last shout in the game. ...more Football
League Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 5: Despite heavy rains, the enthusiasm of the footballers remained unabated as NGR XI stunned Jammu Sports B 6-0 to further consolidate their position in the ongoing Football League ......more Inter-College
competitions Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 5: Government College for Women (GCW), Parade snubbed ......more |
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Pepsi Cricket Series RAJKOT, Nov 5: Nathan Astle slammed a strokeful 120 and captured three for 40 as New Zealand defeated India by 43 runs despite Ajay Jadeja’s valiant 95 in a high-scoring opening tie of the five-match limited overs Pepsi Cricket Series here today. The 28-year-old opener struck his seventh one-day hundred, was the pivot in rapid century stands for the first two wickets with Craig Spearman (68, 44b) and Roger Twose (56, 53b) as the Kiwis rattled up a record 349 for nine wickets in 50 overs and bowled out a fighting India for 306 in 47 overs. India gave hot chase to the target as openers Saurav Ganguly (41 off 44 balls) and skipper Sachin Tendulkar (32 off 31 balls) raised 87 runs in 11.4 overs, but both fell in the space of a few deliveries. Jadeja (95 - 97 b, 3x4, 3x6) and Rahul Dravid came up with a rapid 81-run third wicket stand and India were in with a game chance to make it, but a sudden collapse saw four wickets tumble for just 11 runs to dash their hopes. Some reckless shots played by the batsmen when all they had to do was play around Jadeja undid the good build-up. The Kiwis, electing to bat first, cashed in on a perfect batting track and the small ground by racing to their best ever score in limited overs cricket, improving upon the 348 they scored against India at Nagpur in 1995. The Indian bowlers had little respite as runs came in a torrent. Javagal Srinath (1/51 off 10 overs) was relatively economical, but his pace partner Venkatesh Prasad (3/75 in 10 overs) was the most expensive. Man of the match Astle hit 12 fours and two sixes after playing a sheet-anchor’s role in his 115-run opening stand with spearman before continuing to flay the Indian attack in another 109-run association with left-hander Twose in just 16.3 overs at the Municipal Corporation stadium. Astle was the fifth man out, but the Kiwi top order that had failed in the just-ended test series came good with a vengeance, with 82 runs also coming in the final 10 overs to leave India with a daunting task. India got off to a flying start with Tendulkar and Ganguly adding 87 runs in only 70 balls. But Tendulkar mistimed a lofted shot off debutant seamer Scott Styris to be caught by Chris Cairns at deep mid-on to deal a big blow and Ganguly was held well at point by Chris Harris off left-arm medium-pacer Shayne o’Connor. The 24-year-old Styris (3/63) and Astle led the bowling honours, but the match decisively turned their way when Vijay R Bharadwaj and Nikhil Chopra fell to left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori in the space of three balls, in the 39th over. Bharadwaj holed out the second ball he faced, Chopra was stumped first ball and when stumper M S K Prasad was bowled trying to drive Astle uppishly, Indian hopes were almost gone. Jadeja, who slammed three fours and as many sixes, kept going and completed 5000 runs in one-dayers in his 182nd match but fell short of a deserving century when he was caught by Matt Horne trying to hoist Astle over long off. Horne was substituting for paceman Dion Nash, who left the field after suffering a heavy fall as he slipped in his follow through sending down the last ball of his first over. SCORECARD: New Zealand: C Spearman c Bharadwaj b Prasad 68 N Astle c Dravid b Prasad 120 R Twose b Srinath 56 S Fleming c Dravid b Prasad 10 C Cairns run out 24 C Harris c Tendulkar b Bharadwaj 23 A Parore c Chopra b Bharadwaj 18 D Nash not out 6 S Styris st Prasad b Kumble 1 D Vettori c Jadeja b Kumble 0 S O’Connor not out 0 Extras: (lb 5, w 13, nb 5) 23 Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 349 Fall of wickets: 1/115, 2/224, 3/244, 4/277, 5/310,6/336, 7/343, 8/345, 9/345. Bowling: J Srinath 10-2-51-1, V Prasad 10-0-75-3, aKumble 10-0-64-2, N Chopra 10-0-72-0, S Tendulkar 3-0-18-0, VR Bharadwaj 5-0-44-2, R Singh 2-0-20-0. India: S Ganguly c Harris b O’Connoer 41 S Tendulkar c Cairns b Styris 32 R Dravid lbw b Astle 39 A Jadeja c Sub (Horne) b Astle 95 R Singh c Spearman b Harris 23 V Bhardwaj c Twose b Vettori 1 N Chopra st Parore b Vettori 0 MSK Prasad b Astle 2 J Srinath c Sub (Horne) b Styris 19 A Kumble c Astle b Styris 15 V Prasad not out 9 Extras (b-1, lb-7, w-19, nb-3) 30 Total (all out in 47 overs) 306 Fall of wickets: 1-87, 2-90, 3-171, 4-240, 5-247, 6-248,7-251, 8-268, 9-288. Bowling: D Nash 1-0-2-0, S O’Conner 3-0-42-1, C Cairns8-0-47-0, S Styris 10-0-63-3, C Harris 10-0-56-1, D Vettori8-0-48-2, N Astle 7-0-40-3. (AGENCIES) |
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Australia fight back with late wickets BRISBANE, Nov 5: Pakistan’s batsmen grabbed the initiative on the opening day of the first test today but Australia fought back to take three wickets in the final half hour. The touring team ended the day at 280 for six after a fourth-wicket partnership of 152 between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Yousuf Youhana that had taken them to 265 for three. The pair fell to Damien Fleming and Glenn Mcgrath shortly before the close and Mushtaq Ahmed was out for nought to leave the match evenly poised. "They’re probably 55-45 up at this stage," Australian captain Steve Waugh said, admitting he was relieved to have claimed the three late wickets after sending Pakistan into bat on what was expected to be a bowlers pitch. Mcgrath and Fleming used the second new ball, taken in the 81st over, much better than the first, when they often strayed from a good line allowing the batsmen to let the ball pass safely. "We clawed our way back with the last three wickets," Waugh said, adding the first session tomorrow would be crucial to Australia’s chances. "If we bowl them out for something under 350 we’ve done pretty well," he said. Fleming was the pick of the Australian bowlers with four for 57. Youhana, in particular, showed scant regard for the reputation of the Australian bowlers as he plundered 95, including 16 fours, before being caught behind by wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist off Fleming. Inzaman was out just before Youhana, leg before to Glenn Mcgrath for 88. He hit 15 fours. It was the the first meeting of the two teams since Australia’s comprehensive victory in the World Cup final in June and followed three early tour defeats for Pakistan. After being sent in by Waugh on a pitch showing tinges of green expected to favour the Australian pace bowlers, Pakistan survived some early jitters. Reduced the flow of runs Their dominance of the bowlers had forced Waugh, in his first test as captain on Australian soil, to bring on second string bowlers Greg Blewett and Ricky Ponting and push his fielders out into defensive positions to reduce the flow of runs. Mcgrath made best use of the new ball early on to trouble Pakistani openers Saeed Anwar and Mohammad Wasim. But it was his new-ball partner Fleming who lifted Australian hopes. Immediately after the first drinks break, Fleming claimed two wickets in four balls, including Ijaz Ahmed for no score. But Anwar steadied Pakistani nerves and began the attack, enjoying a 71-run partnership with the laconic Inzamam. Anwar finally fell to Warne for 61. (REUTERS) |
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BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, Nov 5: Former Barbados and West Indies fast bowler Malcolm Marshall died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here early today, after battling Colon cancer over the past six months. Hospital sources said that Marshall, 41, whose last assignment was coach of the West Indies team, died around 2230 gmt (0400 ist). Marshall took ill in May during Cricket’s World Cup tournament in England and had to undergo surgery. Marshall made his test debut for the West Indies against India in 1978. His last test appearance was in 1991 against England at the Oval. Until he was overtaken by fellow West Indian Courtney Walsh this year, Marshall held the record for wickets in test cricket — 376 at an average of 20.94 runs. He also played county cricket for the English side, Hampshire, and for the South African side, Durban. Marshall is survived a son and his wife, Connie, whom he married two months ago. (AFP) |
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Badal to inaugurate National School Games from Nov 16 MOGA, Nov 5: National School Games having competitions under volleyball, handball, kabadi, roller skating, roller skating hockey and girls cricket under 19 willbe inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here on November 16. Swimming competitions will be held at Patiala will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister on November 17. This was announced by School Games Federation of India Secretary General Pritam Singh Chhabra here today after reviewing arrangements for the school games with officials of the Education Department, including District Education Officer Raj Singh and all heads of schools. Sports officers from the state headquaters, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana and Bathinda also participated in today’s meeting. According to Mr Chhabra three disciplines of volleyball, handball and kabadi will be for the both boys and girls under-19, whereas roller skating will be introducing for the first time in school games here for 14,19 and eleven years age group. The roller skating hockey under 19 will also be held here. According to information available with the Secretary General about 20 states will participate in the games with a contingent of about 150 students from each state. The prize distribution function on the closing day on November 21 will be presided over by State Education Minister Tota Singh here whereas at Patiala Finance Minister Captain Kanwaljit Singh will do the honours at Patiala. According to Mr Chhabra Asian School Hockey will also be hosted by Punjab and Japan will be the special invitee to participate in it. A decision to this effect was taken at the Federation meeting recently held at Jakarta, he said. He said the Gujarat Home Secretary will arrive here as Union Government observer for the games. (UNI) |
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competitions Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 5: Government College for Women (GCW), Parade snubbed GCW, Gandhi Nagar to retain the Inter-College Basketball trophy, the final of which played at Basketball courts, MA Stadium, here this afternoon. The Parade College, right from the beginning of the final was seem to be in winning mood as they scored successive baskets within ten minutes of the match, gathering 14 points. It was only in the 15th minute of the match, when Harmeet Kour break the silence in the Gandhi Nagar College camp getting two points out of an equal number of free shots awarded in their favour by the alert referee, Mr Ravinder Khajuria. On the other side of the court, Parade College continued pouring in points after Monika Sharma, Mousmi Verma and Sukhvinder Kour took full control over the ball. They got applause from the crowd with their swift-action lay-up shots and distribution. Parade College had also displayed superb defence line-up which the opponents failed to break throughout the first half. However, taking into consideration the strong defence around the circle, Ranbir of Gandhi Nagar College attempted from outside. She succeeded in making a basket from outside the circle in the last minute of the first half making it 22-5 before the drink. After the breather, Gandhi Nagar fought back and added nine points as compare to six by leading side of Parade College. Afterwards, the Gandhi Nagar score on board standstill, because of Mousmi and Monika, the live wire of Parade College’s attack. The duo brought the final score to 36-17, thus retaining the trophy. Mousmi, though scored less then Monika, but her style of play was marvelous. Every time she pierced through the Gandhi College defence and sinked basket at will. Sukhvinder Kour also extended full support to her small height team mates, making 10 points. Whereas, Mousmi Verma and Monika Sharma had scored 10 and 15 points respectively. From losers, Gandhi Nagar, Harmeet Kour an Ranbir Kour were the only scores with eight points each. Ranbir’s eight points included two superb baskets from outside the circle fetching six points. The final was officiated by Mr Ravinder Khajuria and Mohd Shafi. Winners Parade College team was trained by Mr Rajinder Magotra, SAI coach, while Gandhi Nagar College got training from Manoj Solanki, Basketball player. |
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