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gold worth NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Union Labour Minister Dr Sahib Singh Verma today announced a cash award of Rs one crore for those who win gold in the Olympics.................more 8-year-old
Grover takes NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Eight-year-old Sahaj Grover took the honours on the opening day of the Parsvnath International Chess Tournament here defeating an opponent rated more than 400 points above him. ...............more All India
hockey MANDI (HP), Oct 2: The fourth All India Independence Gold Cup Hockey Tournament will be held at the sprawling Paddal Stadium here from October four to nine............more |
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Jammu District Billiards &
Snooker Championship Sahil, Amandeep win matches in Junior Snooker Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 2: The young cueists Sahil Gupta and Gurpal Singh won their second round matches on the second day of the.......more Punjab
Police win Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 2: Defending champions Punjab Police continued their supremacy.........more Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 2 : Stressing the need for devising a comprehensive sports policy with........more Dist
Level Inter-School Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 2: Sharon Public School, Udhampur today defeated High School........more |
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Richardson slams impressive ton,
Patel RAJKOT, Oct 2: New Zealand opening batsman Mark Richardson slammed an impressive 128 not out as the visitors posted a healthy 299 for five on the opening day of the three-day cricket match against India ‘A’ at the corporations ground here today. The opening day also saw rookie speedster Munaf Patel grabbing the limelight with his three-wicket haul for 64 runs in ths biggest match so far of his fledgling career. This was Patel’s debut match in the first class cricket though he is yet to play in a Ranji Trophy game. The Kiwi opener, who was a picture of confidence today, had two good partnerships after the visitors were reduced to 91 for four off 35 overs at one stage. He first added 89 runs for the fifth wicket with Craig McMillan (30 off 74 balls) before the latter was caught by Akash Chopra in the slips off the other paceman Sreesanth, who too bowled very well. The 200 for the visitors came off 273 minutes off 66.2 overs while Richardson reached the three figure mark off 223 balls in 291 minutes when he stylishly cover drove left arm spinner Murali Kartik for a four. He added another 119 runs for the unbroken sixth wicket with Jacob Oram (59 off 82 balls with two sixes and six fours) off 202 balls to put his team in a good position at stumps. Richardson, who played a waiting game before accelarating in the final session, has so far faced 304 balls during his 381 minute stay at the wicket. His knock includes 18 fours and a six. India ‘A’ captain Mohammaed Kaif’s move to take the second new ball after 80 overs with the score reading 256 for five did not make any impact on the two batsmen especially after Sreesanth left the field with a pulled muscle. The visitors, who were coasting at 61 for one at lunch, lost three quick wickets soon after resumption to be in a spot at tea. Skipper Stephen Fleming was the first to go when he played on to his wickets off a Patel Inswinger. Patel took three wickets conceding 17 runs in his third spell of five overs. Fleming, who scored a quickfire 27 off 34 balls hitting four well-timed boundaries and a six off left arm spinner Murali Kartik. He added 47 runs for the second wicket with Richardson before being dismissed. New man Scott Styris hit Kartik for a six and looked in fine touch. He, however, went for his shots too early and snicked an easy catch to wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta off Patel for eight. He faced 16 balls hitting just one six in his 16-minute stay at the wicket. Though much was expected from Nathan Astle, the stylish middle order batsman disappointed by lasting just one ball before being leg before wicket playing half cock to a good length delivery from Patel for no score. New Zealand reached the 100-run mark off 38.4 overs with Richardson batting on 42 and Craig McMillan on two. SCORECARD: New Zealand 1st Innings M Richardson batting 128 L Vincent b Kartik 11 S Fleming b Patel 27 S Styris c Dasgupta b Patel 8 N Astel lbw b Patel 0 C Millan c Chopra b Sreesanth 30 J Oram batting 59 Extras (b-4, lb-12, nb-20) 36 Total (for 5 wkts, 80 overs) 299 Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-79, 3-91, 4-91, 5-180. Bowling: Patel 19.4-4-64-3, R P Singh 19.2-4-68-0, Sreesanth 12.5-5-22-1, Kartik 29-3-98-1, Ramesh 2.1-2-18-0, Gavaskar 4-0-13-0. (PTI) |
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Olympic gold worth Rs 1 crore, says Sahib Singh Verma NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Union Labour Minister Dr Sahib Singh Verma today announced a cash award of Rs one crore for those who win gold in the Olympics. The award will be sponsored by the Indraprastha sports excellence trust. Mr Singh was adressing the closing ceremony of the 2003 Swabhiman Sports Festival here at the National Stadium. He also declared that each silver and bronze medals will get Rs 50 lakh and 21 lakh respectively. Mr Singh congratulated DAV and other educational institutions, teachers and the Delhi Government for organising such a sports event. The sporting festival was started on the birth anniversary of Shahid Bhagat Singh. He even promised scholarships and international level infrastructure for the talented players. Organised under the aegis of the Indraparastha Sports Excellence, the festival featured 12 state level disciplines. 8710 atheletes from 2500 different schools, colleges, and sports clubs took part in the event. (UNI) |
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8-year-old
Grover takes honour on opening NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Eight-year-old Sahaj Grover took the honours on the opening day of the Parsvnath International Chess Tournament here defeating an opponent rated more than 400 points above him. The opening round of the Rs three lakh prize money tournament was otherwise a smooth sailing for the top players as they collected full point from their respective encounters. But the handful of chess lovers gathered at the Bapu Samaj Kendra here were treated to a "clinical" game by grover (ELO 1924) when he outplayed B S Shivanandan (ELO 2371) in 63 moves. Grover, who opted for French defence opening, kept his composure for over three and a half hours as his experienced opponent tried to frustate him by playing for time after the child gained an upper hand in the middle game. Shivanandan looked like salvaging a draw for a while when he forced grover to spend about half an hour on a move at the fag end but the eight-year-old not only overcame the trap but showed a great understanding of the game to come out triumphant after 63 moves. In other matches, top seed Dimitry Svetushkin of Moldova, youngest commonwealth champion P Harikrishna, British Open champion Abhijeet Kunte, GM Koneru Humpy, Scotland’s Jonathan Rowson and IM R B Ramesh won their games fairly easily. Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by president of All India Council of Sports Vijay Kumar Malhotra and Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi. Malhotra said it was essential to give chess its due position in the country and also advocate introduction of the game as an olympic sport. (PTI) |
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All India hockey tournament from Oct 4 MANDI (HP), Oct 2: The fourth All India Independence Gold Cup Hockey Tournament will be held at the sprawling Paddal Stadium here from October four to nine. Both men and women hockey teams from all over the country will participate in the six-day tournaments. Excise and Taxation Minister Rangila Ram Rao would inaugurate the event and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will be the chief guest on the final day. In the men’s section, Punjab and Sind Bank Academy, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) , Indian Air Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Signals, Delhi XI, Himachal XI Red and Himachal XI Blue have confirmed their participation. In women’s section, Mata Chanan Kaur Dhnoa Academy Jalandhar, MCA DAV College Amritsar, STC Chandigarh Himachal XI have sent their consent to participate in the event. The matches will be played on a league-cum-knockout basis in men’s section and on a league basis in women’s section. (UNI) |
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Jammu District
Billiards & Snooker Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 2: The young cueists Sahil Gupta and Gurpal Singh won their second round matches on the second day of the ongoing 13th Jammu District Billiards and Snooker Championship at the billiards hall in the M A Stadium. Most of the encounters remained almost one-sided and were won by the winners in straight sets without much exertion. In the first match of the day, Sahil Hupta beat Amandeep Singh 2-0 in almost one-sided contest. Sahil won the first frame 60-23 while in the second he registered 57-21 win. Gurpal Singh defeated Sahil Sharma inthe second match 2-0. The frame was completely dominated by Gurpal. The third match of the day played between Ajay Singh and Anwar Ali remained closely contested and both the cueists fought neck and neck. But finally, Ajay scored 2-1 win over Anwar. Ajay lost the first frame 39-59 to Anwar while in the next Ajay won 63-35 to equalise the score. The third and final frame witnessed fight as the fate of the match depended upon the score. Ajay, however, got the better of Anwar and won 63-48. In other matches, Nikhil Kapahi got walkover Aman Sharma, Manik Basotra beat Akshay Mahajan 68-4, 46-13 with ease, Sumesh Turkey beat Gurdev Singh 60-23, 49-24. Neeraj defeated Rocky 62-52, 67-60 in fighting match while Dalip Bhat defeated Parul 54-35, 51-21 and Tarun Singla beat Gautam Gupta 71-30, 56-38. In rest of the matches, Prabhdeep singh beat Ashish Gupta 53-13, 54-35, Deepak Sharma beat Tarun Goswami 65-12, 69-34 and Sohail Plasare beast Sushant Khajuria 36-21, 62-24. Surjit Singh Baloria, Shankar Dass and Rakesh Sharma were the markers. The tournament is being organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Billiards and Snooker Association under the supervision of organising secretary, Sheetal Gandotra. |
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Punjab Police win champions title for 2nd time in a row Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 2: Defending champions Punjab Police continued their supremacy retaining the overall title in the 3rd All-India Police Watersports Championship held at the picturesque Dal Lake here. Punjab, which bagged 19 medals including nine gold, displayed quality kayaking and rowing skills and won 15 medals in these two events of the competition which concluded yesterday. Hosts Jammu and Kashmir Police were adjudged as the runners-up with 17 medals while Madhya Pradesh with 14 medals were declared the second runners-up in the six-day championship. Punjab won maximum number of gold medals in rowing and completely dominated the event. They won eight gold in the Kayaking event and their tally could have been higher but for their below average performance in Canoeing. J & K Police, who bagged third place in the previous edition at Andaman and Nicobar, showed a marked improvement winning 17 medals including seven gold, five silver and five bronze in three events of the championship. |
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Baig suggests special
sports policy with adequate funds Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 2 : Stressing the need for devising a comprehensive sports policy with proper allocation of funds, the Minister for Finance and Planning, Mr Muzaffar Hussain Baig today said lack of a clear policy on sports has discouraged emergence of quality sports activity in the State. Speaking at the prize distribution ceremony of the All India Kashmir Invitation Cup Football Tournament, which concluded here today, the Minister said the first and the foremost thing vital for promotion sports activity in the State, is the necessity of making available quality sports infrastructure including stadia and equipment. "At present, unfortunately, there is no government policy on sports," he said adding this is the main hurdle in the growth of sports in the State. Besides, he said the sportspersons should be given proper nutrition and provided proper health care facilities to groom them as healthy sportspersons. ‘The government can provide you the infrastructure, but you have to develop the sports spirit’, he told the sportspersons present on the occasion. Mr. Baig said the government have already initiated certain measures to encourage sports activity in the state and as a part of this programme several stadia are being developed in various parts of the state. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, he said a plan has been formulated for developing a part of the Id-Gah ground in downtown Srinagar as a sports stadium. He also offered land to the police department for developing and maintaining a sports stadium. Felicitating the organizers and the teams which participated in the tournament, organized after a gap of 14 years, the Minister said that due to the turmoil, like all other activities, the sports also got badly affected and almost negligent sports activity was visible in the state during the past more than one decade. However, he said the initiative taken by J&K Football Association by organizing such a tournament in the valley would go a long way in promoting sports activity in the violence-hit state. ‘Of course, there is violence around us, but on the other hand the life is also going on’, he said adding that such events prove a catharsis for the people. Responding to the demands raised by the organizers of the tournament, the Minister announced 20 per cent increase in the annual grants provided for organizing such events. He said the departmental teams should be reviewed and all the departments having such teams should adopt them. He also suggested reservation in jobs for outstanding sportspersons and said the government would henceforth contribute towards organizing the tournament on annual basis. The All India Kashmir Invitation Cup Football tournament was lifted by Banglore team defeating Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Team by a maiden goal. 17 teams participated in the tournament including five from outside the state. The final match of the tournament was witnessed by around 6000 people. The Minister of State for Education Mr. A. R. Veeri, Minister of State for Industries and Commerce Mr. Raman Mattoo, senior police officers and office bearers of Jammu and Kashmir Football Association were present on the occasion. |
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Dist Level
Inter-School Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 2: Sharon Public School, Udhampur today defeated High School Panthal by three wickets in the District Level Inter-School Cricket Tournament for boys in the age group of under 14. Elected to bat first after winning the toss, High School Panthal made a total of 65 runs by losing all the wickets. Varun Manhas was the lone batsman who reached the double figure mark and helped the team to pile up a total of 65 tuns. Five batsmen of the High School Panthal lost their wickets without making any score as they could not withstand the strong and tight bowling spells by the bowlers of the Sharon Public School. Actually High School Panthal made only 55 runs but due to the 10 runs through extras by Sharon Public School bowlers their total rose upto 65. For Sharon School, Rajesh, Nikhil Sharma and Ashique clinched two wickets each while Varinder and Guljeet got one wicket each. In reply, Sharon Public School chased the target by losing seven wickets. Guljeet and Ashok were the two main batsmen who contributed 20 and 16 runs respectively. The performance of middle order of the Sharon Public School was similar to that of High School Panthal but they managed to secure three wickets win. For High School Panthal, Ajit Singh, Kuldeep, Ankush and Ajay clinched one wicket each. The bowlers of High School Panthal gave 18 runs through extra. The Tournament is being organised by Department of Youth Services and Sports, Udhampur. Eijaz, Mukesh, Bandey, Jagjeet enter QFs of senior group Excelsior Sports Correspondent POONCH, Oct 2: Eijaz Iqbal, Mukesh Singh, Salim Bandey and Jagjeet Singh today made their entry into the quarter-finals of the District Poonch Table Tennis Championship being played here. In the first round of the pre-quarter final match of the senior category, Jagjeet Singh defeated Ravinder Singh by 11-3, 10-12, 14-12 and Gaganpreet beat A S Jeet by 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7. Mukesh Singh and Eijaz Iqbal got walkover Nazir Ahmed and P Simran. In the second round, Salim Bandey defeated Priyankar Dutta by 11-9, 11-4, 11-8, Mukesh Singh defeated Sachinkar by 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 and Jagjit Singh beat Manjeet by 11-3, 11-2 and 11-4. The pre-quarter finals for four more players to be played tomorrow while competitions in men’s doubles and women group will start from October 3. Ganguly, Boycott, Shastri
add cricketing KOLKATA, Oct 2: Adding a dash of cricketing glamour to the Durga Puja festivities, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly and former stars of the game Geoff Boycott and Ravi Shastri today graced a Puja Pandal in the metropolis turning up in traditional Bengali attires. The trio, attending a recording of ESPN’s programme ‘Cricket Show’ with an ostentatious Durga Puja Pandal as its backdrop, had an informal chat with compere Harsha Bhogle on the ongoing India-New Zealand series and the problem of sledging, before obliging fans with a public appearance and loads of autographs. Sporting a blue check kurta and a traditional red Tilak on his forehead, boycott, the former England opener and a legend of the geltleman’s game, looked every bit a ‘Bhadralok’, the Bengali version of a typical gentleman. For the hundreds of Puja revellers who spent over two hours to catch a glimpse of the stars, the appearance was much a surprise as the morning showers, which many of them braved to be anywhere near the Barisha players’ corner Pandal, a stone’s throw away from Ganguly’s Behala residence in the south-western outskirts of the city. Barricaded on both sides, the ‘Pandal of the day’ on Biren Roy Road saw the stars poised in front of the camera while the priests chanted hymns to invoke the Goddess and the smell of incesnse sticks wafted in background. But as is inevitable in any celebrity outing, the tailpiece was police high-handedness on journalists invited to cover the function and the regular jostling, pushing and shoving of over-enthusiastic fans trying to jump the cordon. (PTI) Anju aims to pick up more energy before Olympics KOZHIKODE, Oct 2: Rating her medal chances in next year’s Athens Olympics as "high", long jumper Anju B George today said she was training hard to pick up more energy to improve her performance. "It is not going to be tough in athens as I am preparing very hard for the future events including the maiden Afro-Asian Games and also now have the experience of having competed with leading international athletes", Anju told reporters here. Anju’s husbanad and coach Robert Bobby George said the athlete was looking to improve her mark by at least one foot. "She is speedy to support her height, but is now aiming to pick up more energy to improve her mark by at least another 30 cm", he said. Lamenting the poor infrastructure available for athletes in the country, Anju said had she got sufficient exposure at international level some time before, her performance would have been much better. "The kind of training we receive in Europe is highly professional with sports medicine experts taking care of our requirements", she said. To a quesry, Anju said she would take the decision to continue under Mike Powell after going through the next year’s official calender of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF). (PTI) TUMKAR (KARNATAKA), Oct 2: Unseeded Lee Childs of Great Britain pulled off a major upset when he stunned top seed Michal Mertinak of Slovakia with an easy 6-4, 6-2 win to sail into the quarterfinals of the USD 25,000 ATP Challenger Series here today. Lee, who held the upper hand from the word go, needed just 69 minutes to send Michal, ranked 190 in the world, packing out of the tournament. The pre-quarter final day virtually belonged to unseeded players as at least four seeded players, including Michal, had to make their exits from the tourney. Drawing inspiration from his compatriot, Lee Martin, also of Great Britain, quelled the challenge of sixth seed Marcello Craca of Germany in a gruelling contest, lasting three hours. Martin defeated Marcello 6-2, 6-7 (10-8), 7-6 (7-5) to ensure his quarter-final berth. Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany scored another upset victory (6-4 7-5) over third seed Rik De Voest of South Africa while Stephane (Sui) outplayed seventh seed Oliver Marach (Aut) 6-2, 6-0 to move into the quarter-finals. The lone seeded player who won was fifth seed Michal Tabara (Czhekoslavia), as his opponent, compatriot Ota Furarek, conceded the match as his lower back pain aggravated when play was in progress in the second set. Michal had won the first set at 7-6 (7-5) and both were three all in the second set when Ota chose to withdraw. The Indian challenge in the singles ended today with Harsh Mankad making his exit, losing to Marco Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4 7-5. Dieter Kindlmann of Germany defeated Michal Przysiezny of Poland 6-4, 6-0 to reach the quarter final. Francesco (Italy) joined the quarterfinalists after defeating compatriot Leonardo Azzaro 7-6 (7-2) 6-2. The lone Indian in contention now is Prakash Amritraj in doubles. Prakash, pairing with South Africa’s Rik De Voest, defeated the British duo of James Auckland and Lee Childs 6-3, 6-7 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) to enter the quarter finals. (PTI) |
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