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| Dimapur, Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Kezhose hat-trick lifts Nagabazar FC to victory over Power Comm Amur Falcon FC draws with Morning FC 1-1
West Indies did not always play in right spirit in the ‘90s: Lara US Open: Federer and Nadal move within sight of landmark meeting U.S. Open account, Federer sprinted past veteran Span- iard Feliciano Lopez in just 77 minutes in the third round and dismissed Kohlschreiber in one hour, 49 minutes with- out facing a break point. Unbeaten by the German in 11 matches prior to Mon- day’s clash, Federer started quietly and was content to feel out his opponent but it was not long until he turned up the pressure and broke his opponent with a thundering forehand before wrapping up the first set. With the match on serve at 2-1, razor sharp Federer tore through six successive games to take the second set and go 1-0 up in the third. With Kohlschreiber on the ropes, the 36-year-old Swiss seemed to ease up but he took the decisive break at 6-5 before closing out the match with a classic forehand winner.
If there was one worry about the Swiss in the one- sided contest, it was the sight of him leaving the court be- fore the start of the third set to receive treatment on a back that had given him problems in the run-up to the grand slam. Federer, however, down- played the timeout, declaring himself 100 percent healthy and ready to go. “I just felt something, sort of my muscle being tight at the back,” explained Federer. “I just wanted to get it done really quickly after the set break. “It was more precau- tion. It’s all good. No prob- lems there. I‘m not worried about it.” Our Correspondent Kohima, Sep. 5 (EMN): Kezhose scored a hat- trick as Nagabazar FC beat Power Comm FC 3-1 during the 4th quarterfi- nal match of the ongo- ing KTC Cup 2017 at the Kohima local ground on Tuesday. Nagabazar FC will now face New Market FC in the second semi-final round of the KTC Cup 2017 on Thursday. Nagabazar FC started the match brightly and took the lead in the 8th minutes through Kezhose. He went on to score his second goal in the 24th minute to put Nagabazar FC in the driving seat. Power Comm had the best chance when Kevisekho Thokhwe hit the woodwork in the 29th minute but Nagabazar dominated the possession and look threatening; they took control of the game in the first half. The second half per- formance was poor for Na- gabazar and gifted Power Comm a goal through Dzesengulie Dul in the 51st minute through a pen- alty, after the referee award a penalty for a foul inside the area. B u t Powe r C o m m looking for an equalizer had a major setback when their keeper Khriekethozo Mepfho got injured but there was no substitute player to replace him. Nagabazar talisman Kezhose went on to com- pleted his hat-trick in the 66th minute and became the first hat-trick scorer of the tournament. Anoto Kweho of Na- gabazar FC was cautioned with a yellow card dur- ing the match. Kevi Vizo, President, Kohima Dis- trict Congress Committee was the match patron Wednesday fixture 1st Semi-Final Match Khriekesa Vs Addax FC @ 2:00 PM Kohima, Sep. 5 (EMN): Amur Falcon Football Club held on for a draw against Morning Football Club 1-1 in the second match of the Morning Champions Cup at Seikhazou ground on Tuesday. During the match, Nei- phrie opened the scoring for Morning Football Club in the 19 minute through an assist from Blisto. However Benlo managed to level the score in the 24 minutes for Amur Falcon. Neither Morning Foot- ball Club nor Amur Falcon Football Club was able to find the back of the net again as the match ended in 1-1 draw. Both the teams had to be contended with a point each in their first day of the Group B match at the ongoing Morning Champi- ons Cup 2017. Wednesday’s match Macau, Sep 5. (IANS): India took a giant step towards qualification for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2019, registering a 2-0 win over Macau in an away match at the Olympic Stadium here on Tuesday. In a one-sided contest, substitute Bal- want Singh scored a brace with a header in the 57th minute and poacher’s goal in the 81st minute after a mix-up by the Macau back-line. This was India’s third successive vic- tory and they sit pretty on top of Group A with nine points. India are scheduled to face the same opponents on October 10 in the return fixture in India. India started on a positive note as Macau seemed to be happy sitting back. Udanta and Narayan Das found ample space on the wings but the hosts managed to keep the crosses out. Both Sunil and Jeje were heavily marked with their efforts finding the legs of the opposition defence. Indian midfielders were dictating the game as they found acres of space near the box. Jeje cut in from the left but Sunil’s powerful shot was blocked out. Narzary showed some deft footwork as he twisted and turned but his shot was kept out by the keeper. A flurry in the 36th minute saw Nazary and Rowllin combining well but the clear- ance made its way to Eugeneson whose long ranger hit the crossbar. Rowllin latched on to the rebound but his shot too was saved by the goalkeeper. A couple more chances came India’s way with Jeje’s header landing on the roof of the net while Narzary’s perfect cross was met by Sunil only to be blocked out by the desperate Macauan defence. India did have their chances and poor finishing robbed them of an early lead. Macau were also lucky when the cross- piece came to their rescue in the first half as the boys went into the break goal-less. Constantine opted to introduce Bal- want Singh after the break having with- drawn Eugenson Lyngdoh who saw his effort strike the crossbar in the 36th minute of the first-half. Balwant’s introduction was just what the doctor ordered as he made an im- pact straightaway troubling the Macau backline. Pritam Kotal’s cross to him was headed just wide. Also in the second half, a Sunil Chhetri header off a Pritam Kotal cross bounced off the crosspiece and then dropped on the goal line only to be collected by the rival goalkeeper. A goal seemed ominous and it did arrive in the 57th minute when Balwant found the back of the net with a rising header as he met Narayan Das’ perfect ball into the box. Balwant scoring his second goal for the national team after having scored his first against Mauritius in the recently con- cluded Hero Tri-Nation series. New Delhi, Sep. 5 (IANS): Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu, the story of whose performance will find its way to the silver screen with a biopic, says the 2016 Rio Olympics was her biggest life lesson, following which she explored her capabilities further with the help of her coach Pullela Gopichand. “It was my first time at the Olympics and I really had no idea what the atmos- phere would be like. I didn’t really know how it was going to be and what it will be, but my coach has always believed in me and told me that ‘You can do that’. “The kind of hard work he put in and the sacrifices he made pushed me to work harder. That made me think ‘I can do anything’ and that is one of life lessons that I learnt,” Sindhu told IANS in a telephonic interview. Sindhu made India proud at the Rio Olympics, where she thrashed Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the women’s singles badminton semi-final, becoming the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the quadren- nial event. That was also India’s first silver in the badmin- ton event at the Olympics. Saina Nehwal had won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics. Sindhu, 22, says her coach urged her to believe in herself and that has helped her play the game well. Just last month, she brought back a silver medal from Glasgow’s Badmin- ton World Championships. Honouring Gopichand’s unwavering support to her over the years, Sindhu has paid a Teacher’s Day tribute to him through a digital film that she has co-produced with sports drink brand Gatorade. The digital film titled #IHATEMYTEACHER celebrates those who keep pushing you. “They push you so much that, because of them, you achieve so much. He has always been behind me, showing his anger and taking responsibilities. It is because of them (teachers and coaches) that we get so much of success,” Sindhu said.
To reach this height of success, she has had a jour- ney full of bruised knees and afternoons spent per- fecting the backhand shot. Does she miss enjoying the usual life of a youngster her age?
“Badminton is the real me, and whatever I am to- day is because of badmin- ton. It’s not that I don’t have a personal life or any- thing, but badminton is my passion and I don’t regret it. If you want to achieve anything in life, you have to believe in yourself. It is very important,” she said. The badminton star also has an interesting point to make in terms of India’s growth in sports. “India is growing in terms of sports and there will be many sports coming up in years ahead. Junior players are doing well,” said Sindhu, who is also excited about a Bollywood biopic on her life. It is being pro- duced by Sonu Sood. Asked about the de- velopments on that front, she said: “We have been discussing it... we met a couple of times. But noth- ing has been decided yet. We hope it’s going to come out soon.” So is she going to do a cameo in it? “I am not sure. They would know much better as they have been in the film industry. They will decide what is best,” she said. Guwahati, Sep. 5 (IANS): Seven years after hosting an international cricket match, the north-east will finally get to host another match, this time at the newly built Barsapara Stadium where the second T20 Interna- tional between India and Australia will be played if things go smoothly. Assam normally expe- riences slight to moderate rainfall during September- October with incessant rain and floods already gripping the capital city. But Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Vice President Devajit Lon Saikia claimed that the drainage facilities at the stadium were better than at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. “Even if it rains for five days continuously, and the rain stops half an hour be- fore the start of the match, we can have a full match. We have a better under- ground drainage system than the Eden Gardens and I am confident about it,” Saikia told IANS over phone.
The new venue is how- ever, awaiting final clear- ance from the International Cricket Council (ICC) be- fore the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces the itinerary for the series, featuring five One-day Internationals (ODI) and three T20Is, starting September 17. Saikia confirmed that former India pacer and match referee Javagal Sri- nath had inspected the Bar- sapara Stadium on Monday on the ICC’s behalf and a report is awaited. Saikia also appeared optimistic that the 37,500 capacity stadium will get the green signal to host the north-east’s maiden international cricket match under floodlights. “If you ask me about the preparations, more than 300 people are working day and night to ensure every- thing is in place by Septem- ber 25,” Saikia said. “Besides the ACA and BCCI, the state govern- ment has taken keen inter- est in developing the road and other facilities con- necting the stadium. We are focussing on giving the final touches to whatever is left now”. Asked about the secu- rity arrangements before the high profile tie, Saikia said: “We have already spoken to the state govern- ment in this regard and have got great support from the district administration in ensuring that the match is played smoothly.” Saikia said the ACA will soon announce the sale of tickets (online) once the BCCI gets the clearance from the ICC. The tentative date for the fixture is October 10. London, Sep 5. (IANS): Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara on Tuesday admitted the Car- ibbean regional cricket out- fit during the 1990s did not always play in the right spirit of the game despite dominating world cricket at that point. While delivering the MCC Spirt of Cricket Cowdrey lecture at Lord’s, Lara urged top sides “to ensure that the integrity of the game is upheld”. “The highest-ranked team in the world has the responsibility to ensure that the integrity of the game is upheld every sin- gle time they play... and that the spirit of cricket is with them every time they enter the field,” Lara was quoted as saying by ESP- Ncricinfo. And, despite the out- standing record of the West Indies sides of the 1980s and early 1990s, Lara felt they were occasions when the tactics they employed resulted in them “playing the game in a way it should never, ever be played”. Lara gave examples of a series against New Zealand in 1980, when Colin Croft shoulder-barged an um- pire and Michael Holding kicked over the stumps in frustration, and two series (against Pakistan in 1988 and England in 1990) when he suggested that the West Indies employed a certain amount of gamesmanship to win at any cost. “I grew up at a time when West Indies domi- nated the world. For 15 years from 1980, the West Indies never lost a Test series. And just before that, Colin Croft decided he was Roger Federer Rafa Nadal
Brian Lara delivers the annual MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey lecture at Lord’s, London on September 4. New York Sep.5 (Reuters): Roger Federer crushed Germany’s Philipp Kohls- chreiber 6-4 6-2 7-5 to ease into the quarter-finals of the US Open and remain on a collision course for a semi-final showdown with Rafa Nadal. T h e e l e g a n t S w i s s maestro and the muscular Spaniard have played for titles on French Open clay, Wimbledon’s manicured lawns and in Australian heat and while no trophy would be on the line, a New York meeting would still have the Big Apple buzzing. One of sport’s great ri- valries, Federer and Nadal have clashed 37 times over the years but never stood across from each other on Flushing Meadows’ hard- courts.
Standing between Fed- erer and a semi-final berth is towering Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who beat the former world number one in the 2009 final to lift his only grand slam title. Nadal kept up his end of the bargain with a straight sets win over Ukraine’s Al- exandr Dolgopolov earlier on Monday. He will need to get past 19-year-old Rus- sian Andrey Rublev. “I think it would mean a lot to both of us,” said Federer during his post- match television interview. “I think it would be good for tennis, good for the game, but we’ll see if we get there. “There is Rublev on his side, a great, young, up- and-coming player I love to see play and Del Potro, he had an epic today.” After two marathon five-setters to open his going to take a piece out of Fred Goodall’s shoul- der and ran into him dur- ing a Test Match. Michael Holding decided he was no longer a cricketer, he was a footballer and he kicked a stump. I’m sure the occur- rences during that period had a big effect on cricket,” he considered. Lara confessed he was “embarrassed” when a se- ries of umpiring decisions helped the West Indies lord England in 1988. “Everyone said Eng- land had no chance. But they won in Jamaica and, in Trinidad, even after rain, had ample time to chase down a small total,” Lara said.
“ I h a d n eve r s e e n groundsmen and officials fight for Man of the Match. They moved lethargic, slow. If there was a wet spot someone went off the field, they came back with nothing in their hands, they took their time to ensure this game was not going to start any time soon. “Eventually, it started with a couple of hours to go and England still had time. We bowled, in one hour, seven overs. It was dark and Graham Gooch had to call his troops from the field and the West In- dies grabbed a draw.” Lara said as a young West Indian cricketer, it was his most embarrassing moment.
“I was 12th man. I was very, very guilty. I was run- ning out with laces, a ba- nana, water, cough tablets, all sorts of things in that last hour. It was truly em- barrassing,” he said. “ T h e y we n t o n t o Barbados. It was another keenly-fought Test and Rob Bailey was batting with not much time to go for a drawn Test. He flicked the ball down the leg side and Jeffrey Dujon dived and collected. The first slip -- I’m not going to call his name -- ran towards the umpire and signalled. The umpire wasn’t taking him on but he kept going and going and eventually he stuck his finger up and gave Bailey out. It definitely wasn’t out. “England sort of lost faith in the game. They lost that Test and the next in Antigua for the West Indies to win the series 2-1. As a West Indian, I was truly embarrassed. As a young cricketer who looked up to a lot of the individuals in the team, it was one of the saddest moments in the world. For me, I felt the West Indies being the best team in the world needed to play cricket in a differ- ent way.” Lara also hinted that such sportsmanship dam- aged Caribbean cricket in the long run. “People talk about the Tests series we lost in 1995 as the time we began to spiral,” Lara said. “I felt we started to spiral years before that when the great players were playing. “And if Pakistan or England got what they deserved in 1988 and 1990, I feel the West Indies of- ficials would have taken a different look into what to do to save West Indies cricket at a time we had senior players who could have guided the younger players to have ensured we were on the right footing. But that didn’t happen.”
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