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India clinch two golds HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The strong Indian tennis players affirmed their supremacy by clinching two gold medals as the hosts enjoyed moderate ...........more Fireworks
to continue By Daniel Vittori Most of you would have been expecting another scintillating article from Nathan Astle, but due to his injury I have been fortunate enough to take over. I may be able to give a more in depth analysis of the Kiwis time in India as ............more Win to boost India's prospects By: Ravi Shastri India’s fine win over Australia under lights at Gwalior gives their prospects in this tournament a great boost. After sharing points with New Zealand in the ...........more By Bansi Lal Tidyal Most of us have heard the name of Dara Singh. His name evokes wrestling scenes before us. But which Dara Singh? They are two. One is Dara Singh, the actor and wrestler and another is Dara Singh killer. People often ................more |
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Umrigar Trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Hosts Jammu and Kashmir managed a 40 run first innings lead over Punjab on the opening day of three-day Polly Umrigar Trophy ........more Rajouri College trounces GMC Jammu by 73 runs Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Degree College, Rajouri today entered the second round of group-B beating Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu by a margin of ...........more Rehmat Ali-Soni share Bishnah Kesari title Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Rehmat Ali of Maller Kotla in Punjab and Soni pahalwan of Ludhiana were declared joint winner of the 18th annual Bishnah Kesari .........more Flying start by J&K Bank in Durand Cup Football Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Jammu and Kashmir Bank made a winning start in the Durand Cup football tournament with ......more |
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India clinch two golds to climb to fifth position HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The strong Indian tennis players affirmed their supremacy by clinching two gold medals as the hosts enjoyed moderate success on the third day of competitions in the inaugural Afro-Asian Games here today. The tennis players expectedly made a clean sweep of the gold medals in the team events while the lifters and the shooters also chipped in with four silver medals on a day which saw the script unfold on expected lines. The hosts climbed to the fifth position on the medals table with three golds, 11 silvers and 11 bronze medals as Asian powerhouse China continued to top the table with a tally of 10-2-0. Japan were in second position with 5-2-1. The Indian men’s tennis team had no difficulty in disposing of Nigeria with an emphatic 3-0 margin with Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna, Prakash Amritraj and the doubles duo of Vishal Uppal and Vijay Kannan defeating their opponents in straight sets. The women’s team then brought more cheer for the host nation by grabbing the yellow metal by prevailing over Indonesia in the final. The shooting range at the Central University also proved quite productive for the Indians with Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Deepali Deshpande pocketing silver medals while the seasoned Anwar Sultan added a bronze to the kitty. The swimmers had a rather disappointing day at the pool as they failed to make much of an impact against their formidable Asian and African counterparts, managing just two bronze medals. Manavjit Singh Sandhu missed the coveted gold in the men’s trap event, losing to Asian Games champion Li Hui of China 7-6 in tie-shoot. The experienced Deepali Deshpande put up a creditable performance by winning the silver in the women’s 50 m sport rifle prone event while Anwar Sultan was the other medal winner with a bronze in the men’s trap event. Pistol king Jaspal Rana, however, was a big disappointment finishing a poor sixth in the men’s 25 m centrefire pistol event. In the weightlifting arena, the Indians had a relatively satisfying day capturing two silver medals with Satheesha Rai and Sonia Chanu being the star performers. The 21-year-old Rai missed gold by a whisker in a body weight decision after he pulled out of the third round of the men’s 77 kg men category Alabi Dare of Nigeria and Rai were tied at a tally of 322.5 when Rai had to pull out as his knee injury aggravated and the African, whose body weighed 75.25 kg against 76 kg of the host, claimed gold while Ali Eshtiwi Mohamed of Libya claimed bronze with a total lift of 302 kg. The Nigerian aggregated the total with 137.5 in snatch and 185 kg in clean and jerk while Rai’s tally was a result of 145 in snatch and 177.5 in clean and jerk. The unheralded Sonia Chanu clinched the silver in the women’s 53 kg category with a total lift of 177.5. The swimmers, who had collected 9 medals till yesterday, failed to make much of an impression today, managing just two bronze medals. The men’s 4x100 relay medley team comprising Senthil Kumar, Gairik Bardhan, Rajeev K and Benoy Sebastian had to be content with the bronze on a day which saw the Chinese and Japanese swimmers maintaining their dominance. The women’s 4x100 freestyle relay team comprising Shikha Tandon, Lisa Mahanta, Remya V and Ambika Iyengar bagged the bronze with a timing of 4 minutes:00.07 sec. The Indian pugilists assured themselves of at least two more bronze medals with Diwakar Prasad and Harpal Singh romping into the semi-final stage in their respective weight categories. Prasad outpunched Kenya’s David Kasina in the Bantam weight category while Harpal Singh defeated Gregorio Capita of Angola in the super heavy weight category. |
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Fireworks to continue next month By Daniel Vittori Most of you would have been expecting another scintillating article from Nathan Astle, but due to his injury I have been fortunate enough to take over. I may be able to give a more in depth analysis of the Kiwis time in India as unlike Nathan, I do actually leave my hotel room. We have moved on from the test series now and after the washout in Chennai, which was provocatively placed, we were happy take a few days break. We travelled to the magnificent Taj Fisermans Cove resort just a few minutes drive from Chennai. This gave the players involved in the arduous Test series a chance for some rest and relaxation. The guys used the massage faclilities at the resort extensively to unwind from the rigors of international cricket, especially the Captain. A lot of the guys just relaxed by the pool or swam in the warm crystal clear ocean. However, some of the guys took the opportunity to polish their card playing skills. Ian Butler, our ginger headed quick bowler who likes life in the fast lane took this to the extreme and was unfortunately caught cheating in one of the fiercely competitive schools. While there is no firm evidence, the rest of the team believes that Scott Styris may somehow have been involved in the cheating. With the current Diwali festivities taking place, Daryl Tuffey and Lou Vincent discovered a shop in the local village that sold fire crackers. Because fire crackers are now illegal in New Zealand they made the most of the opportunity and let off hundreds of crackers on the beach to the local resort staffs delight. The crackers here in India are much louder than what we ever had in New Zealand and in some cases they even resemble small bombs. One of the new arrivals Paul Hitchcock loves his fishing and had the chance to go out on a boat with some local fisherman to do some deep-sea fishing. He didn’t catch much but he came back with some great tales of ‘the one that got away’. We left Fishermans Cove with 3 points in the bank from the washed out match in Chennai and now move on to Faridabad where we will look to continue our good form on the sub-continent as we take on the current World Champions. We are approaching the Faridabad match with some trepidation as the venue is about an hours drive from Delhi where we are staying. With a 9am match start it may be difficult with an early morning wake-up call especially for the glamour boys in the team like Scotty Styris who require some time in front of the mirror to get ready. The competition is beautifully set-up with Indias win over Australia and even though the Diwali festivities are coming to an end, I am sure the fireworks will continue well into November with the razzle dazzle of the TVS Cup. (TCM) |
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Win to boost India's prospects By: Ravi Shastri India’s fine win over Australia under lights at Gwalior gives their prospects in this tournament a great boost. After sharing points with New Zealand in the first game, the home team was under pressure, but they got their act right to subdue the best side in the world. Australia obviously missed the class and experience of McGrath, Gillespie and Lee from the team that won the World Cup earlier this year. But India’s performance was brilliant nevertheless, led by strong hundreds from Tendulkar and Laxman, a scintillating cameo from Yuvraj and stout-hearted bowling by Zaheer and Kumble in defending 283. But the player of the day for me was Rahul Dravid who marshalled his resources magnificently, and took crucial decisions that influenced the game decisively. He promoted Yuvraj unselfishly ahead of himself, and when India were bowling, brought on the spinners within the first 10 overs. He had read the conditions and situation correctly, put the fielders in the right place, and struck a fine balance between attack and defence. It was good to see Dravid take on this mantle in the absence of the regular captain and handle the job without fuss and ado. He brought his vast experience into play and his rapport with the players showed his stature in the dressing room. Dravid had to be thankful to Tendulkar and Laxman to provide him a good score to defend. As I have said repeatedly, it was only a matter of time before Tendulkar got into the big scores again. He looked very good in the first match against New Zealand, and against Australia, he came out more determined. He is at his best when the stakes are high, and they don’t get higher than when playing against the World champions. Laxman rode his current good form to perfection, and these two put up a platform which allowed the batsmen to follow to chance their arm. Yuvraj played a blinder and Agarkar would have surprised many with his batting, but I have always believed that he has the potential to become the all-rounder that India seeks. Gilchrist and Hyaden looked like running away with the match with their quick-fire century partnership, but India’s bowlers struck back at the right time. Zaheer was impressive in his second spell for attitude and skill, while Kumble became a daunting proposition as the wicket got slower and the bounce lower. I believe that Kumble is a strong bet against the Australians because they have not seen enough of him. He did not play in the 2001 series, or in the World Cup. In home conditions, there is no more lethal bowler. India have set the pace in this tournament now, and the onus is on Australia and New Zealand to do the catching up. That happy state, however, can easily be damaged if the team does not keep up the momentum. (TCM). |
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By Bansi Lal Tidyal Most of us have heard the name of Dara Singh. His name evokes wrestling scenes before us. But which Dara Singh? They are two. One is Dara Singh, the actor and wrestler and another is Dara Singh killer. People often take one for another. Dara Singh, the actor has worked in films like, King Kong, Dara Singh, Dhanna Jat, Jagga Dakku, Aye Tofan etc. and popular Ramanand's serial Ramayan. Whereas other Dara Singh Pahalwan is famous as 'killer' because he killed the killer of his elder brother. Piara Singh had three sons and three daughters. They were living in village Ditchipur of District Amritsar (Punjab). The elder son Inder Singh was very fond of wrestling. He with his efforts made Dara Singh a great wrestler. Later on Dara Singh learnt the techniques from Ustaad Sohan Singh of Lahore. And at the age of 15 years he humbled many top wrestlers. Dara Singh Killer was Sikh by religion, but had sacrificed his hair for the sake of wrestling. He was a powerful wrestler of 6'-6" height. At the age of 17 years, he was selected as policeman on his performance as he defeated all the six English wrestlers and after a few years was promoted as Sub-Inspector. During Japan and English war he was badly injured and sustained two bullets in his body. As his health failed, he quit the job. Later on, one day, when Dara Singh killer was sitting alone, some Japanese saw him, and took him to their officers. After interacting with him, the officer told him that why he does not join the army. Dara Singh thus joined Army. He helped Subash Chander Bose when he fought for the freedom of the country and re-occupied the lost post of his time, He even earned huge amount in wrestling and defeated top wrestlers in American free style and became champion in the year 1945. Dara Singh was also conferred with the little "Malaya" Champion. When Dara was 25 years, the Indian contractors invited King Kong who was more healthy and robust then Dara Singh Killer for a Bout. It was being presumed that Dara Singh will lose the bout but Dara Singh Killer not only defeated the mighty King Kong but also broke his one leg. Dara Singh was conferred with Rustam-e-Hind title also in 1963 and it is also heard that he was conferred with world champion title after defeating foreign wrestlers. Bad phase of his life started when he was busy in wrestling competitions in Germany. At home his elder brother Dalip Singh was murdered. On hearing the news he straight way reached Ditchipur and while seeing his elder brother Inder Singh lying on bed with one hand cut off, he vowed he will take revenge. After unidentified the culprits he caught hold of one of the killers and killed him. Then Dara was arrested and High Court of Amritsar awarded him death sentence in 1951. On appeal, the Supreme Court changed the same into life imprisonment. He spent remaining part of his life in Delhi and Ferojpur jails. Knowing the facts, the Chief Minister Bhim Sen Sacha of Punjab and famous film actor "Prithvi Raj Kapoor tried to save the champion out could not succeed. In 1955, Krishov of Russia and Marshal Balgaria during their visit to India met Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. In their honour, a wrestling competition was organised. Dara Singh Killer defeated Atom Bomb a top foreign wrestler. This pleased the guests. At the same venue protestors were demanding his release. While the guests came to know the whole story. They remarked "if such a great wrestler would have been in our country, we would have respected and release him." Later on, on Nehru's intervention Dara was released by President of India. After his jail term, the situation at home had deteriorated. His only son who was first going to school had by this time left studies. And he also came to know that his namesake was earning money at his cost. Thus Dara Singh was none other than the actor Dara Singh. Dara Singh killer came to Jammu in 1978 to witness a Vishal Dangal held at Mini Stadium Parade Jammu alongwith Pahalwan Kartar Singh (Asian Champion). He was about 60 years but was figure of attraction at the dangal, Kartar Singh won Ist Mali of the dangal organised by the J&K Wrestling Association and Dara Singh was also honoured with handsome amount. Dara Singh actor is of the view that he defeated Dara Singh Killer in Bombay and Delhi whereas Dara Singh Killer denied these facts. After leaving wrestling, when Dara reached his village Ditchipur he got paralysed and he could not walk on foot. Since then he remained on bed. Dara Singh killer at last died at the age of 80 years at Ditchipur. |
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Polly Umrigar Trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Hosts Jammu and Kashmir managed a 40 run first innings lead over Punjab on the opening day of three-day Polly Umrigar Trophy under-14 cricket tournament being played at Science College Hostel ground, here today. Batting first, Punjab were bowled out for 102 runs in 48.1 overs by J&K, who inturn made 142 runs in 44 overs for the loss of four wickets. After playing a brilliant innings of 85 in under-19 Cooch Behar at Srinagar, Ian Dev is heading for another spectacular knock in the under-15 group too. Ian, who earlier claimed three wickets, later opened J&K innings and at the end of day’s play, was at the crease with 69 runs studded with 10 boundaries. Ram Dayal had made a tight hold of the other end playing at 23. Outgoing batsmen were Ankit Bassan (caught Rajinder Singh b Kanwar Singh 7), Nitish Sharma (caught Sidharth Kaul b Rahul Kumar 0), Aditya Aima (caught Rajinder Singh b Kunwar Raina 10) and Maqsood (caught Bharat Malhotra b Rahul Kumar 26). Rahul Kumar bagged three wickets while Kunwar Raina took one for Punjab. Earlier, Punjab made a good start with openers Kunwar Raina and Bharat Malhotra picking up their score steadily upto 25. But soon after the loss of first wickets, Punjab could not make a grip on the match and wickets started felling on regular intervals, especially the talenders with two of them even failed to open their accounts. Left-arm spinner, Kanav Sathe was the most successful bowler from J&K who bagged four wickets for 15 runs in 12 overs including five maiden. Ian Dev too bowled well and clinched three wickets. |
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Rajouri College trounces GMC Jammu by 73 runs Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Degree College, Rajouri today entered the second round of group-B beating Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu by a margin of 73 runs in the inter-college cricket tournament being organised by Department of Physical Education at University ground, here. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, Rajouri College made 242 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the stipulated 40 overs, which, in reply, GMC Jammu could not chase and lost all their wickets for 35.4 overs for 169 runs. Irfan Khan was the highest scorer from Rajouri with 82 runs off 92 deliveries studded with 12 boundaries. Avinash remained unbeaten at 46 (off 45 balls, 4x4) while Anjum and Abdul Bari contributed 26 and 20 runs respectively. Extras added 33 runs. From GMC, Riaz and Yusuf shared three wickets each. Batting second, GMC was bowled out for 169 runs in the 36th over of their innings. Mukesh was the top scorer with 27, followed by Riaz 25 and Sajjad 20. Yassir bowled extremely well and took three wickets for 12 runs in eight overs. Zahoor Bhat bagged two while Jagjeet and Nazir shared one each. |
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Rehmat Ali-Soni share Bishnah Kesari title Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Rehmat Ali of Maller Kotla in Punjab and Soni pahalwan of Ludhiana were declared joint winner of the 18th annual Bishnah Kesari Vishal dangal-2003 organised by Bajrangi Akhara Committee, Bishnah under the aegis of J&K India Style Wrestling Association. Title was shared by the top wrestlers because the main bout held between them could not be decided even after 31 minutes long battle. Since bout ended in a draw, the organisers presented these wrestlers with Rs 5500 each. However, earlier it was decided that winner will be given Rs 11,000 and runners-up Rs 7,000. In the second main bout, Parminder of Abhoar defeated Malkith of Kapurthala. Parminder was given away a refrigerator which was sponsored by Mahajan and Co. Bishnah while runners-up Malkith got Rs 4,000 cash prize. Third bout between Billu of J&K Police and Rajesh of Jalandhar also ended in a draw, while Ajeet won the fourth fight beating Harpal Singh of Amritsar. Ashwani Kumar, MLA Bishnah alongwith president, J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association, Shiv Kumar Sharma, who were chief guest on the occasion, distributed prizes among the winners of various groups. In total 56 bouts were played and were officiated by Yash Paul, Sarpanch, Rafi Masi, Billa Pahalwan, Bitta Pahalwan, Dr Ved Dogra and Fareed Pahalwan. |
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Flying start by J&K Bank in Durand Cup Football Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Jammu and Kashmir Bank made a winning start in the Durand Cup football tournament with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Indian National Club Delhi at Dr Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi. After a goalless first half, Bankmen launched a scathing attack on the National Club defence and netted as many as five goals, including four within a span of nine minutes. J&K Bank opened their account in the 55th minute with Deepak Sangral converting a penalty into goal, according to the reports reaching here. Remaining four goals were scored by Manzoor Dar (65th), Intikhab Alam (69th), Rizwan Sheikh (72nd) and substitute Ayaz (74th) minute of the match. With today’s win, J&K Bank has entered into the second round wherein they will meet Assam Regiment tomorrow at the same venue Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Two Jammu women cricketers have been selected in the North-Zone team taking part in the forthcoming Rani Jhansi inter-zonal cricket tournament to be held at Mumbai from October 29 to November 5. They are Rupali Slathia and Cheena Sharma. Both these promising cricketers have been selected on the basis of their previous performance in the North-Zone cricket tournaments. India wants fresh itinerary for Pak tour FAISALABAD (Pakistan), Oct 27: India has requested a new itinerary for next year’s Test series in Pakistan which will be India’s first full tour of the country since 1989. "The Indian board wants us to send them a fresh itinerary since the Indian team would be in Australia until February 14," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Ramiz Raja told today. "They want a 10-day rest period for their players before coming to Pakistan. We will be finalising the fresh itinerary very soon," he said. Pakistan has proposed a series of seven one-day internationals and three Tests against India scheduled for February and March 2004. (AGENCIES) Eager to turn professional: Pankaj BANGALORE, Oct 27: Newly-crowned world Snooker champion Pankaj Advani said today that he was looking forward to entering the professional circuit at the earliest opportunity. "I am giving myself two years to turn professional. But if I am given a wild-card entry into the Pro Circuit I am going to jump at it this year," the 19-year-old told reporters at a felicitation organised by the Karnataka State Billiards Association here. "The level in the professional circuit is different and I have got to work that much harder," he added. Pankaj, who defeated Pakistani Saleh Mohammed in the final on October 25 in Jiangmen, China, said the feeling of being the new world champion "had not sunk in yet." "It it was not for Arvind Savur (coach) I wouldn’t have been half as good as I am today. My mother has given me tremendous moral support. Her shoulder is the one I will always lean on," the Bangalore lad said. Pankaj, who is the youngest ever world Snooker champion and the second Indian after Om Agarwal to win the tournament, tasted success in his very first international outing. Observing that he was a "natural" player when it came to billiards, Pankaj said the world Billiards crown, if he won it, would be the "icing on the cake." (UNI) Semis line-up drawn in Amit Memorial Volleyball Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Semi-finals line-up has been drawn in the Lt. Amit Memorial Volleyball Tournament being organised by Pir Panchal at Government High School, Muthi. Teams which have qualified for the semi-finals are BSF Jammu Frontier, BSF Kashmir Frontier ‘A’, BSF Central and Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police (JKAP) Now, in the semi-finals to be played tomorrow, BSF Jammu Frontier will meet BSF Central and BSF Kashmir Frontier ‘A’ to face JKAP in the morning session. It will be followed by the final to be played at 3 pm. Earlier, in today’s match, BSF (Central) bt BSF Jammu Frontier 3-0 (25-16, 25-8, 25-18); JKAP bt BSF Kashmir Frontier ‘B’ 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 26-24) and BSF Central bt BSF Kashmir Frontier ‘A’ 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-19). Kirsten scores century as S Africa bids to level series FAISALABAD, Oct 27 Gary Kirsten compiled a meticulous century today as South Africa made a bold bid to level the series with a declaration just before stumps on the fourth day of the second cricket Test against Pakistan. Kirsten was dismissed for 118 before South Africa declared its second innings at 371 for eight, setting Pakistan 302 for victory. Pakistan, which won last week’s first test at Lahore by eight wickets, was eight without loss when bad light stopped play four overs before stumps. The hosts required a further 294 in a minimum of 94 overs to sweep the two-Test series. Pakistan has only once successfully chased more than 300 when it posted 315 for nine to beat Australia by one wicket in 1994-95 at Karachi. Kirsten carried his bat through the innings for a century during South Africa’s win here at the Iqbal Stadium in 1997-98. (AGENCIES) Venus pulls out of Philadelphia tournament LONDON, Oct 27: Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Advanta Championships tournament in Philadelphia, due to a recurring abdominal strain, officials said today. The American, who has not competed since losing the Wimbledon final to younger sister Serena in July, first suffered the injury in Warsaw at the beginning of May. "I regret that I will not be able to compete in the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia," the four-times Grand Slam winner said in a statement. ."(AGENCIES) |
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