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Open National Tennis NEW DELHI, Oct 6: Rising juniors Harsimran Kaur and Liza Periera laid low ...more Brazilian star loses RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 6: Brazilian soccer star Edmundo was yesterday ...more
Azharuddin not MUMBAI, Oct 6: Former skipper Mohammed Azharuddin was not included ....more J&K begins with Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 5: Jammu and Kashmir has.....more |
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Teg Bahadur Hockey Tourney Khalsa Club beat Nanak Nagar to enter semis Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Khalsa Club outplayed Nanak........more Mohd Amin Memorial Hockey
Tourney Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Frontier Club will meet K-Wanderers.......more J&K Karatekas win Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: J&K Karatekas brought laurels...more Climbing competitions Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Jammu and Kashmir has created history...more Oriental, Little Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Oriental Public School bagged.....more |
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DSCL Open National Tennis NEW DELHI, Oct 6: Rising juniors Harsimran Kaur and Liza Periera laid low seeded rivals Karishma Patel and K Tara respectively, while eighth seed Radhika Tulpule continued her impressive run to storm into the quarterfinals of women’s singles at DSCL Open National Tennis Tournament here today. The men’s singles however saw no major upsets with six seeds - defending champion Nitin Kirtane, Vijay Kannan, Saurav Panja, Mustafa Ghouse, Vasudeva Reddy, Vishal Uppal - making it safely to the last eight. Chandigarh’s Harsimran scalped sixth seed Karishma Patel of Gujarat in three hard-fought sets. She won a tight first set 7-5 and then lost her composure midway through the match losing the second set 2-6, but recovered in time to win the second round tie 7-5 2-6 6-3. Maharashtra’s Liza Pereira played the longest match of the tournment yet in posting an upset 6-4 4-6 7-5 win over seventh seed Tara Kanbargimath of Karnataka. Playing on the centre court, Liza triumphed in just over three hours and now faces second seed Rushmi Chakravarthy (TN) in the quarterfinal. Rushmi prevailed 6-4 6-3 over Megha Vakharia (Mah). Among men, eighth seed Sanzaruz Zaman of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu’s S K Shivshankar, conqueror of second seed Vinod Sridhar, however, lost their second round matches. Maharashtra’s eighth seed Radhika Tulpule, considered a bright prospect, continued to display her splendid form on her way to sealing a place in the last eight. Tulpule, coming here after a successful itf futures tour of Africa, beat qualifier Nischella Reddy (AP) 6-4 6-0 to set up a clash against third seed Archana Venkataraman of Karnataka, who beat Geeta Manohar (AP) 6-4 6-2. Tulpule, seeded third in the girl’s under-18, then blanked Delhi’s M Sunita 6-0 6-0 to enter quarterfinal of the section also. Women’s top seed Sai Jayalakshmi of Tamil Nadu cruised into the quarters with a 6-1 6-4 triumph over T Yamini (TN) and will meet seasoned Janaki Krishnamoorthy next. Former junior national champion Janaki was too good for rising junior Sheetal Gautham (Kar) and the latter’s fifth seeding was not relected in the scoreline - 6-2 6-2. Fourth seed Arthi Venkataraman (Kar) had another easy round, winning 6-0 6-1 against T Sricharanya. She now meets the dangerous Harsimran in the round of eight. Top seed Nitin Kirtane (Mah) took some time before dispatching of Yasser Arafat (AP) 6-4 6-3 and now faces compatriot Mustafa Ghouse, the seventh seed. Ghouse rallied from a set down to beat Kedar Shah (Mah) 4-6 6-4 6-0. Third seed Vijay Kannan (Del) made shortwork of Rishi Sridhar 6-1 6-4, while former champion Vasudeva Reddy (AP) edged past Tushaar Gautam (Del) 6-3 6-4. Reddy will take on Kannan in the last eight. Sixth seeded local boy Vishal Uppal won 6-4 6-4 against S Ganesh (TN) to set up a potentially explosive clash against fourth seed Saurav Panja, a 7-6 (7/3) 6-2 victor over Vishal Punna (AP). Veteran Asif Ismail (Maha) sent Sanzaruz Zaman packing at 6-3 6-3 while Sunil Kumar (Chd) thrashed Shivshankar 6-2 6-1. Ismail and Sunil Kumar face meet in a quarter-final tie in a relatively easier bottom half. (PTI) |
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Brazilian star loses appeal against jail, disappears RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 6: Brazilian soccer star Edmundo was yesterday reported to have disappeared after a court rejected his appeal against a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for his part in a fatal car crash. Three judges at a hearing in Rio De Janeiro unanimously voted to maintain the sentence, imposed for manslaughter after a December 1995 crash in which three people died, lawyers and parents of the victims said. This meant he was liable to begin his sentence immediately. "It was unanimous. Now he has to serve his sentence," said Luis Marcondes, a lawyer representing the victims. Jorge Pontes, a father of one of the people killed, said: "there is justice in this country." But television and radio reports said the Vasco Da Gama player, who did not attend the hearing, had vanished after having lunch with his team-mates. He could not be found at his home in a luxury Rio De Janeiro condominium, where neighbours and porters were unable to say where he was, reports said. Vasco were to play Paraguayan Club Cerro Porteno in a match in Rio last night but Edmundo was not due to play because of injury. Under the terms of the sentence, the enormously gifted but explosive player has to spend the nights in prison but is free to work during the day. Edmundo was originally sentenced in March following the December 1995 crash in a plush Rio De Janeiro suburb. Edmundo, was driving one of the vehicles involved, himself suffered only bruises in the accident. His lawyers are expected to appeal again, this time to a higher court in Brasilia, and to ask for him to stay out of prison until the new appeal takes place. Edmundo, full name Edmundo Alves De Souza, is a hugely talented player whose career has been marred by a variety of unsavory incidents on and off the pitch. Only 10 days ago, Brazilian environmental authorities threatened to prosecute him for feeding beer to a Chimpanzee at a party for his son. On Sunday, he shocked television viewers by using foul and insulting language to describe Vasco Da Gama’s rivals Flamengo after a match which his team won 1-0. He has been involved in fights on beaches in the Rio De Janeiro area on more than one occasion. On the pitch, he has a long curriculum of red cards and he has been in fights with team-mates, opponents and media representatives alike. He once spent a week under hotel arrest in Ecuador after smashing a television camera at the end of a match. In 1997, his last year in Brazilian Club soccer before moving to Italy, he broke the individual goalscoring record for the Brazilian Championship while at the same time received seven red cards throughout the year. His problems have severely affected his international career. He missed out on the 1994 World Cup altogether and in 1998, made only two brief appearances as a substitute. Edmundo was the second famous soccer player involved in criminal cases yesterday. Earlier, Pele’s son Edinho, a former goalkeeper, began a hearing in Santos over his part in a fatal car crash in 1992. Edinho, full name Edson Cholbi Do Nascimento, was charged with manslaughter after being accused of taking part in a high-speed car chase through the streets of Santos. He denied the charge. (REUTERS) |
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Azharuddin not considered for first test MUMBAI, Oct 6: Former skipper Mohammed Azharuddin was not included by the national selectors in the Indian cricket team for the first test against New Zealand to be held at Mohali from October 10 to 14 announced here today. Azhar’s claims were ignored by the selectors who chose the 14-member team to be led by Sachin Tendulkar. The squad also does not include wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia, who too has recovered from an injury like Azhar. The squad has three new faces in Bengal opening batsman Devang Gandhi, Karnataka all-rounder Vijay Bharadwaj and Andhra wicketkeeper M S K Prasad, though the last two have represented India in the limited-overs game. The team: Sachin Tendulkar (captain), S Ramesh, Devang Gandhi, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Ajay Jadeja, M S K Prasad (wk), Sunil Joshi, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Debashish Mohanty and Vijay Bharadwaj. (PTI) |
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Teg Bahadur Hockey Tourney Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Khalsa Club outplayed Nanak Nagar Club by a solitary goal to enter the semi-finals from Pool-A of the ongoing Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Hockey Tournament being played at Green Field grounds, here today. Both the sides had a tough fight in the barren first half. The fight remained there in the second half upto the 28th minute of the match, when Davinder Singh broke the silence and sounded the board for Khalsa Club. The one goal lead boosted the morale of the Khalsa forward line, who remained in the opponent’s goal area till the final bristle blown by the table refree. Nanak Nagar Club too got a number of chances, but could not convert them into goals. Earlier, Nanak Nagar Club had found direct entry into the quarters in absence of two teams of 5-Grenadiers who left for Maharashtra to participate in an another tournament. Meanwhile, executive committee of the Jammu and Kashmir Hockey Association is holding a meeting on October 7 to chalkout further plan for organising more tournaments in the Jammu Province. |
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Climbing competitions Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Jammu and Kashmir has created history by winning first-ever gold in the North Zone, ending with three medals. All the three winners have been selected for the forthcoming National Climbing Competitions from November 13. Shobha Rajput has clinched the gold after climbing 55 ft high Artificial climbing wall at Ramjas Sports and Mountaineering Institute, New Delhi. Earlier, both Shobha and defending champion, Renu finished at the same time. Whereas, in the super final, both Shobha and Renu again topped the wall clocking the same time and were then declared joint winners. While, former National champion, Janak Pingulia of Delhi finished second to claim Silver. In the same event, Saroj Lamba, another J&K Climber also gave a brilliant performance and won Bronze medal. Yesterday, Bhavana Sharma had won Silver medal for Jammu and Kashmir. However, in the men’s section, J&K failed to get any position. Meharaj-u-Din performed well but in the face of fierce competition among the top climbers of the country, he could not find find him among the top ten. Overall it was an excellent performance by the four-member State team including three girls and a boy, a handout issued by the Mountaineering Association of J&K said. It added that the medal winning girls will now complete in the National Climbing competition beginning from November 13 at Indian Mountaineering Foundation complex. |
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J&K begins with winning spree in Climbing competitions Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 5: Jammu and Kashmir has begun with winning spree by claiming silver medal in the North Zone Sport Climbing competitions being organised by Ramjas Sports and Mountaineering Institute, New Delhi under the aegis of Indian Mountaineering Foundation. Bhavana Sharma, class 8th student of Cybernetics School for Intellectuals claimed silver medal in Artificial climbing wall in the under 16 year category to open account for the state. In the same category, gold went to Kavita of Delhi. Two more girls namely Shobha Rajput and Saroj Lamba have been also reached the final state in the open-women category. |
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Oriental, Little Angel’s school bag medals in Karate-Do Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Oriental Public School bagged two medals in the recently concluded 3rd Jammu District Karate-Do Championship here. Sadhana Kaith won gold medal, while, Silver went to Suman Kaith. Rajan Jamwal and Rohit Sharma claimed bronze medals. Meanwhile, Little Angel’s Day Boarding cum Primary School also won one gold, two silver and one bronze medal in the Karate-Do Championship. The medal winners are Nyphia Mahajan, gold in girls section, while Anirudh, silver, Hitesh Sharma, silver and Mankak Sharma bronze medal. Shiva Soni and Rahul Tallu of the same school were given consolation prizes. |
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