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East Bengal lose to JAKARTA, July 14: East Bengal went down fighting 0-1 to Thailand’s Champion Club Bec Tero Sasana in their opening group D match in the LG .......more Tiger
catches his SANDWICH (England), July 14: Tiger Woods began the final honing of his game for this week’s British Open at the crack of dawn today and literally caught most of his fans napping. ........more Hewitt
will hit form MELBOURNE, July 14: Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt will be back to his best for the Davis Cup semi-final tie against Switzerland in .............more Indian
spikers NEW DELHI, July 14: India might have missed the world champion’s tag by a whisker in the World under-19 Volleyball Tournament in Thailand, but ...........more |
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Major shake-up in State
Sports Council By Sanjeev Sharma JAMMU, July 14: In first-ever transfers among the managers and coaches, the new ......more It
was a close contest between Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 14: Though already qualified for the 22nd Asian Basketball Confederation.......more RCC wins Ist Sambir Memorial Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 14: Rehari Cricket Club (RCC) outplayed Jammu and Kashmir Police XI in.......more 21-day special coaching camp by SAI concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 14: The 21-day long special coaching camp, organised by the Sports .....more |
East Bengal lose to Bec Tero Sasana in LG Cup Football JAKARTA, July 14: East Bengal went down fighting 0-1 to Thailand’s Champion Club Bec Tero Sasana in their opening group D match in the LG Cup Asean Club Football Championships here today. The all-important goal was scored by Thai striker T Chaiman in the 83rd minute after the National Football League champions battled on even terms with Bec, who have made it to the final of the AFC Champions League, till the fag end of the match. Chaiman’s goal came four minutes after the Thai goalkeeper brought down Malswatulunga on the edge of the penalty box but the referee did not rule in East Bengal’s favour. The Kolkata side will now take on Army Football Club, Philippines, in their second and last group match on Wednesday which will seal their fate in the championship. The top two teams from each of the four groups will progress to the quarterfinals. After a barren first session, which saw both teams fritter away a few chances, the game slowed down towards the middle of the half before the pace picked up after changing ends. East Bengal, who were attacking with only Baichung Bhutia upfront and Alvito D Cunha and Bijen Singh as the two wingers, looked more dangerous in the second session after coach Subash Bhowmick introduced Malswamtunga in the 18th minute of the second session. Both teams took time to get used to the thick green turf where the ball travelled a bit slow. East Bengal’s first threatening move came in the eighth minute when Alvito D’cunha tested the Thai custodian with a firm header. But it was cleanly gathered giving no chance to Bhutia who was waiting to pounce on any slip up. Two minutes later, East Bengal forced a corner kick but skipper Suley Musah blasted wide after the ball was well curved in from the right corner flag. Bhutia looked a bit off-colour today and never really threatened the rival defence. But in the 21st minute he almost put Bijen through but the latter was ruled offside. At the other end, bec were relying on counter attacks but the Bengal defence marshalled by Musah was equal to the challenge. Bec forced a corner in the two minutes of injury time added to the first half but it was cleared to safety by the Indians. Changing ends, the pattern continued till the arrival of Malswatulunga who opened up the game with his nippy runs. Also excelling for the Kolkatans were Brazilian Douglas D’silva and the hardworking Surkumar Singh. The luck of the venue, where India won the 1962 Asian Games gold medal beating South Korea in the final with goals from legendary Jarnail Singh and P K Banerjee, also did not come to the rescue of as East Bengal lost the battle with just seven minutes to go. (PTI) |
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Tiger catches his fans napping SANDWICH (England), July 14: Tiger Woods began the final honing of his game for this week’s British Open at the crack of dawn today and literally caught most of his fans napping. The world number one makes a habit of beginning his practice rounds at around 6am and he was able to play the first few holes at Royal St George’s relatively unhindered before the usual Tiger entourage caught up with him by the seventh. Reports last week had suggested the 2000 Open champion was struggling with a knee injury but the 27-year-old looked to be swinging and walking as smoothly as ever around the tough links course having flown in over the weekend. Woods’s tee shot at the opening 442-yard hole gave him an immediate indication, though, of the severity of a course he has yet to compete on. He pushed his drive only marginally right but the ball nestled down in knee-high rough and defied the efforts of his early-bird followers — three sponsor’s representatives, two policemen plus his playing partner Charles Howell III — to find it. One lucky punter this week may stumble across the prized golfing possession of a genuine Tiger Woods lost ball but there will not be many on offer. For the most part, on a glorious, almost windless morning, Woods kept his shots on the straight and narrow which they will need to be if he is to wrest the title off Ernie Els on the 7,106-yard, undulating and pot-bunkered layout. Woods, out practising with his friend howell 90 minutes before the next player took to the links, stretched his round to just under four hours as he experimented with chips and putts on the treacherously quick greens before dodging the autograph hunters in a waiting buggy. By then, some 1,000 fans had caught up to walk the last few holes with woods, who won his last tournament, the 100th Western Open, by five shots a fortnight ago. Typically, Woods is keeping his thoughts to himself for now. He is scheduled to give a news conference later in the week, but fans will have to set their alarm clocks early to see him in action when he returns to the course on Tuesday. (AGENCIES) |
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Hewitt will hit form for Davis semis: Fitzgerald MELBOURNE, July 14: Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt will be back to his best for the Davis Cup semi-final tie against Switzerland in September, Australia’s captain John Fitzgerald said today. The 22-year-old Australian was beaten in the first round at Wimbledon by Croatian Ivo Karlovic and slumped last week from second to fifth in the 12-month ATP rankings. "He’s enough of a professional to bounce back and it was a very unusual match-up for him," Fitzgerald told reporters. "It took a guy who was six foot 10 (2.08 metres) and serving like a genius to beat him." "Also the (Wimbledon centre) court is very green on the first day and it turned into a different game." (AGENCIES) |
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Indian spikers proved their potential: Coach NEW DELHI, July 14: India might have missed the world champion’s tag by a whisker in the World under-19 Volleyball Tournament in Thailand, but coach G E Sridharan said the performance has established the country’s potential in the game at international level. "No doubt it is quite disappointing to lose in the final despite putting up a brave fight. But our performance has made the world aware of what we can do in future," Sridharan told reporters at the airport soon after the arrival of the team from thailand. India, who started as underdogs in the championship, stunned several higher ranked teams including Brazil in the league stage of the competition before losing the final. Though India put up a spirited performance in the final and even took lead in the first two sets, they faltered at the end to lose the match 1-3 against Brazil. "You cannot afford to make mistakes against teams like Brazil who have won the title six times so far. Though we played really well to beat Brazil in the league match, unfortunately we made a few errors in the final which proved decisive in the end," said the coach. The team was accorded a warm reception on their arrival here in the afternoon and the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) president Sivanthi Adityan and secretary general K Murugan flew in from Chennai to welcome the players. Sridharan attributed India’s fine show in the championship to hard work and said the result could boost the game in the country. "The boys had worked hard for the championship and they put in their best effort there. All played to their potential and it was a complete teamwork. "I hope the showing will definitely boost the morale of the players and the game in a big way in the country. Hopefully people will show more interest in the game after this." Captain of the side Rathish Nair lauded the performance of spiker Sanjay Kumar and S Kamaraj, who was adjudged the best setter in the competition. "All played well but these two contributed immensely in our progress to the final.’’ "We played well in blocking, attacking and serving but Kamraj proved that he is the best setter in the world at the moment," Nair said. He also said the second-place finish was just the beginning of a "glorious future." "We are keen to take the game to new heights and I am confident that we have the potential to do so. Beating many formidable opponents in Thailand was not just a fluke. It was the outcome of a lot of hardwork, dedication and determination." (PTI) |
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Major shake-up in State
Sports Council By Sanjeev Sharma JAMMU, July 14: In first-ever transfers among the managers and coaches, the new Secretary, State Sports Council, Manoj Pant has entrusted a major shake up by assigning new places of posting in an order issued at Srinagar. As many as 16 coaches have been ordered to report at the new places of posting immediately. According to the reliable sources, senior Football coach, Bishamber Singh, who was transferred to Poonch from MA Stadium, here has been asked to report back, replacing another senior most Volleyball coach, Krishan Lal Sharma, who has been ordered to report as Manager stadium, Poonch. Incharge Manager Stadium, Rajan Sharma has been called from Kathua to take over as new Manager indoor stadium Jammu vice Mr Salamat, who has been assigned the new job as incharge swimming pool. Incharge manager, swimming pool, Bua Ditta has been posted as incharge manager, K K Hakhu Hockey Stadium. Khurshid Ahmed, who has been replaced from K K Hakhu Stadium, got the charge of green field grounds. Incharge Manager stadium, Udhampur, Ashok Singh has been sent to Kathua and Ravi Singh has been asked to report at sports stadium, Udhampur. Among the coaches, Shamas-ud-Din (Athletics), Shaktish Kumar (Basketball), Suraj Bhan Singh (Judo) have been transferred from Regional Coaching Centre (RCC), Srinagar to Regional Coaching Centre (RCC), Jammu Vide order No. 450 dated July 12, 2003. As per the order, Farooq Ahmad Mir (Football coach) has been transferred from District Coaching Centre (DCC), Anantnag to RCC, Srinagar; Shamas-ud-Din (Athletics) has been transferred from DCC, Anantnag to RCC, Jammu; Shamsher Singh (Athletics) has been transferred from RCC, Jammu to DDC, Kathua; Shaktish Kumar (Basketball) has been transferred from RCC, Srinagar to RCC, Jammu replacing Mohammad Shafi, who has been transferred to RCC, Srinagar; Anil Kumar (Boxing) has been shifted from RCC, Jammu to RCC, Srinagar; Randhir Singh (Cricket) has been shifted from RCC, Jammu to RCC, Srinagar; Joginder Singh (Hockey) has been transferred from RCC, Jammu to DDC, Udhampur; Satinder Singh (Hockey) has been shifted from RCC, Baramulla to RCC, Srinagar; Suraj Bhan Singh (Judo) has been transferred from RCC, Srinagar to RCC, Jammu; Nalish Kumar (Gymnastics) has been shifted from RCC, Srinagar to DCC, Kathua; Anil Sharma (Kabaddi) has been transferred from DCC, Udhampur to RCC, Jammu; Ajay Gupta (Kabaddi) has been shifted from RCC, Jammu to DCC, Kathua; Nirdosh Kumar (Volleyball) has been called from DCC Poonch at RCC, Jammu; Anil Gupta (Yoga Instructor) has been transferred from RCC, Srinagar to DDC, Kathua and Sanjay Kumar (Yoga Instructor) has been shifted from RCC, Jammu to RCC, Srinagar. The sources mentioned that the transfer orders were issued after series of discussion held within the committee members including Joint Secretaries, Jammu and Kashmir, Sports Officers from both the regions, Jammu and Kashmir. A special committee was constituted for the purpose by the Secretary, State Sports Council, sources added. |
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It was a close contest
between Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 14: Though already qualified for the 22nd Asian Basketball Confederation Championship to be held in China in September, yet the Indian cagers gave a tough fight to Uzbekistan as both the teams went all out to win this prestigious match in the last round-robin league match played at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, here. India played one of their finest matches to give Uzbekistan a close run, before losing narrowly at 78-87. The Indian team, after enjoying easy outings against weaklings like Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, for once found more than a match in Uzbekistan. But surprisingly, the hosts raised the level of their game, and they almost pulled off a stunning upset, had they not conceded ground in the last few minutes, to allow Uzbekistan to get away with a nine-point victory. The Indian chief coach, K K Chansoria said, "It was our match. We should have won it. Had I been playing, I would have ensured that we won the match." "Our bench strength was as good as the Uzbeks, and the younger players gave a very good account of themselves, but in the end, we lost a match which was in our hands", rued Chansoria. the match tilted towards India’s favour when he hosts jumped to a 61-53 lead in the third quarter of the clash. But then the over exited Indian coaches invited penalty for th team when they jumped on their feed and started giving instructions to the player. Thereafter it was a slow and steady downward slide for the Indian team, as the visitors reduced the gap to 63-62 at the conclusion of the third quarter. When the decisive fourth quarter began, Uzbekistan jumped to a 64-63 lead, and maintained the upper hand till the final hooter. For India, S Sridhar was the top scorer, with 21 points while Riyazuddin contributed 18 and Robinson produced 16 points respectively. |
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RCC wins Ist Sambir Memorial Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 14: Rehari Cricket Club (RCC) outplayed Jammu and Kashmir Police XI in the final of the Ist Sambir Memorial Cricket Tournament played at Higher Secondary School, Samba. The winners, RCC were awarded a cash prize of Rs 5,000 by the organisers while runners-up given away Rs 3,000 along with a trophy. Kanwaljeet Singh was named as man of the match in the final and was honoured with a cash prize of Rs 500. Hardeep Singh (Prince), who was adjudged as man of the series for scoring 240 runs and took 12 wickets, was given Rs 1,000 as cash prize. Earlier, batting first after RCC Skipper, Hardeep won the toss and elected to bat. They made 206 runs losing all their wickets in the complete 25 overs. Opener Kanwaljeet Singh, who remained in limelight for his brilliant knock of 101 in the final, took just 69 deliveries to complete his century including three sixes and 12 boundaries. Abhishek Jamwal and Hardeep contributed 30 and 21 runs respectively. Pankaj was only other batsman who reached the double digit mark with 17 runs in his account. Jagtar Singh and Bunty claimed three wickets each while Deepak took one. The remaining three batsmen lost their wickets while attempting a risky single. Batting second, J&K Police XI started their innings on a bad note losing their opener, Ashok (1). The bad beginning haunted Policemen through out their innings and wickets fell on regular intervals. The whole side bowled out for 112 runs in 20.4 overs of the 25 overs final. Kulbushan, Ashwani and Akshay were main scorers with 28, 22 and 19 runs respectively. Parkash Singh was the most successful bowler from RCC who clinched three wickets for 22 runs in five overs. Anoop took two while Rohit, Hardeep, Kanwaljeet Singh and Sumit bagged one each. Outsiders play for Police As many as eight non-policemen play for Jammu and Kashmir Police in the final of the Ist Sambir Memorial Cricket Tournament at Samba. Police XI hired the services Ranji Trophy players for winning the final but unfortunately they lost by a big margin of 84 runs. Non-Policemen who played for Police XI in the final include Shashi, Dhruv Mahajan, Kulbushan, Ashwani Gupta, Rajesh, Ashok and Jagtar Singh. |
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21-day special coaching camp by SAI concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 14: The 21-day long special coaching camp, organised by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) at Maharaja Suraj Mal Institute of Education and Research at Rangpur Maulanian in RS Pura, near here, concluded today with the holding of prize distribution function today. Begun on June 27 under the supervision of SAI Co-ordinator, M K Verma, 150 students attended this camp in different age in various disciplines of Football, Handball, Basketball, Cricket and Badminton. SAI coaches, who spared their time from the routine coaching at the respective centers to train the young students of border areas, were M K Verma (Football), Sat Pal Sharma (Badminton), Dev Raj (Handball) and Varinder Sharma (Cricket). A senior player, Mousmi Verma, provided coaching in Basketball. In the valedictory function, held on the concluding day today, Mr Dushyant Sharma, DySP was chief guest. Mr Abrol, Principal, Mahant Bachhiter Singh Engineering College, Jammu and Mr M P Dogra were guests of honour on the occasion. The function was attended by all the campers in addition to their parents. On the concluding day, coaches named five best campers in each disciplines and all of them were awarded trophies by the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, chief guest was more than satisfied with the progress young trainees made in the 21-day long camp. He stressed for holding such camp on regular basis by the SAI and the State Sports Council so that sports improve in the rural and border areas. Vishal Club wins by 63 runs in Jammu Cup Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 14: Vishal Cricket Club (VCC) today defeated Friends Cricket Club (FCC) by a margin of 63 runs in league round of the Jammu Cup 2003 organised by the J&K Brilliant Cricket Club at University grounds, here. Batting first after winning the toss, VCC made 179 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the stipulated 25 overs. In reply, FCC could not chase the target and bowled out for 116 runs in 21 overs. Dheeraj was top scorer with 43 runs while Rakesh Koul made 41 off 31 balls including five boundaries. Rohit Mattoo and Rajesh Gill contributed 23 and 15 runs respectively. For FCC, Pummy, Ashish and Rajesh took two wickets each while Lucky bagged one. Chasing a target of over six runs per over, FCC could not maintain the required run-rate and bowled out for 116 runs in 21 overs. Riaz was top scorer with 36 runs while Manjeet contributed 24 including three boundaries. Kewal, who opened the innings added 13. From VCC, Satwant Singh was the most successful bowler who claimed three wickets for nine runs in three overs. Rakesh Koul and Ajay Bhatti shared two each. Rakesh Koul was declared man of the match. Rajesh Dhar and Joginder Singh were umpires in today’s match. Bhagwan Dass was scorer. Minister for Education, Harsh Dev Singh was special invitee in today’s match. He witnessed the final overs of the match and gave away man of the match trophy. Australia prepare to teach Bangladesh a lesson DARWIN (Australia), July 14: Two of Australia’s leading cricketers Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee said today the home side would be keen to teach Bangladesh a lesson in the first Test starting on Friday. The local bookmaker tab sportsbet has listed Australia at 33-1 on to win the first match of the two-Test series. A draw is rated an 8-1 chance and a Bangladesh victory in the northern territory’s capital Darwin is a 40-1 shot. Bangladesh have failed to record a single victory since attaining Test status in 2000. Pace man Lee, who has bowled deliveries at more than 150 km an hour, said: "I think the best way they should try learning test cricket is for us to go out there and try and put on a really good performance against them." Gilchrist, whose devastating strokemaking has broken the hearts of many international bowling attacks, said the top-ranked test nation would guard against complacency. "Hopefully if we win we’ll be able to do it to a level that we are happy with and let Bangladesh know where the standard of being one of the best test teams in the world is at," he said. (AGENCIES) CHENNAI, July 14: Despite their spirited performance, Punjab Police lost to Indian Overseas Bank 1-2 in the 81st All India MCC Murugappa Hockey Tournament here this evening. In the last league match of the tournament, former champions Indian Railways defeated Mumbai 3-1. Punjab Police enjoyed the territorial advantage throughout the game and had six penalty corners against none by the bankmen. But IOB Custodian Shanmughasundaram and their defence line did a wonderful job and thwarted all attempts by Punjab Police. IOB went into the lead in the 17th minute through K S Appana and then D Felix made it 2-0. In the very next minute, Punjab Police reduced the margin through Gabbar Singh. The policemen pressed hard and managed to obtain four penalty corners in the last 15 minutes, but failed to convert. Punjab Police almost scored five minutes before the hooter but Sasikaran came up with a superb goal line save. In the Railways-Mumbai match, Vijay Alphonso (two) and Sonu were the scorers for Railways, while Gurmeet S Rao netted for Mumbai. In the quarter-finals tomorrow, Indian Hockey Federation (Jr) will take on Tamil Nadu while Bhopal XI will play air India. On Wednesday, Railways will clash with IOB while Army Service Corps will take on Karnataka. (PTI) |
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