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Monday, 24th October, 2011
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Kohli, Raina power India to six-wicket victory
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Mohun Bagan, Mumbai FC win
Kolkata/Pune/Fatorda, Oct 23 (IANS): Nigerian striker Odafa Okolie fired a hat-trick as Mohun Bagan rallied back after conceding an early goal to get past Pailan Arrows 3-1 in the fifth I-League soccer on Sunday. In other games, Mumbai FC stormed past Air India 4-1, while Sporting Clube de Goa held Prayag United to a 2-2 draw. In an entertaining encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, Pailan Arrows went into the lead in the 5th minute through Lalrozama Fanai, before Odafa found the target thrice (65th , 71st and 91st minutes) in the second session to ensure full points for Bagan.
Bagan played aggressively in the second half and Odafa levelled terms with a finish off a Hudson Lima cross. Odafa scored again six minutes later by volleying home an Ashim Biswas cross. Odafa completed his hat-trick in the injury time. In Pune's Balwadi Sports Complex, Ebik Sukore and Nicolas Rodrigues scored one apiece for Mumbai FC in a span of three minutes in the first half, while forward Sampath Kuttimani struck a brace in a space of eight minutes towards the end to complete the rout. For Air India, Omi Takayuki scored the consolation goal.
Yuki wins $15,000 ITF title in Nigeria New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS): InOn dia's Yuki Bhambri won the $15,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) men's singles title in Lagos on Sunday. Yuki, seeded fifth, defeated fourth seeded South African Ruan Roelofse 7-5, 7-5. "It was a very satisfying victory and will boost my ranking. I am now looking forward to do well in the coming week," said Yuki, who will play another $15,000 ITF tournament at Lagos this week. i
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India's Rohan Bopanna (R) and teammate Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi ( L ) pose with the trophy. Stockholm, Oct 23 (IANS): India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the Stockholm Open men's doubles title with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-3 victory over Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares on Sunday. It was top-seeded India-Pakistan pair's second ATP World Tour title of the season, following victory on grass at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle in June and overall, their third title as a team. Bopanna and Qureshi, ranked sev-
enth in the ATP doubles team rankings, added 250 points after their win and boosted their chances to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour. "This win is very special for me and I want to thank to the Pakistani fans that came to the stadium to support us. Of course, I also want to thank Rohan. We have been playing together for two years now and it's going great� said Qureshi. The "Indo-Pak Express" next play in the Valencia Open 500 in Austria.
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS): Half centuries from Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina gave India a comprehensive six-wicket victory over England at the Wankhede stadium on Sunday, and a 4-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. The hosts are now a win away from completing a whitewash in what was touted to be a "revenge series" after their recent winless tour of England. Electing to bat, the visitors fumbled against the Indian spinners to be all out for 220 in 46.1 overs. In reply, India were reduced to 46-3, but Kohli
Suresh Raina ( L ) and Virat Kohli ( R )
(86 not out) and Raina (80) put up a 131-run stand to take the hosts to victory. On a slow turner, England's fallibility against spin was once against exposed with Ravichandran Ashwin (3-38) and Ravindra Jadeja (2-41) picking five wickets among themselves. They were well complemented by debutant pacer Varun Aaron, who returned with three for 24. Finn along with Tim Bresnan kept it tight with the new ball, and gave his side the breakthrough when he rat-
tled Pathiv Patel's (8) middle and off stumps. Kohli and Raina then joined hands and soon cut lose to put the pressure on England bowlers. Young leg-spinner Scott Borthwick, who was chosen ahead of experienced Grame Swann, did his best but fell short. Tim Bresnan, with run-a-ball 45, pushed the score past 200 for England but Aaron, bowling consistently at 140 km per hour, knocked off the bails of the lower order thrice to dismiss the visitors with 23 balls remaining.
We will like to end the series on a good note: Dhoni Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS): Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, after his side's six-wicket win over England, said they have improved as a fielding unit and will like to wrap up the five-match ODI series on a high. Dhoni said the youngsters in the PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP
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Bopanna-Qureshi win Stockholm Open
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side have raised the team's fielding standards. "We have got a lot of youngsters in the side and that has made the difference. I think we have improved as a fielding unit." The Indian skipper also praised debutant pacer Varun Aaron who returned with figures of 3-24. "I think he bowled quick, and that's one thing we are looking for. As he
plays more and more games he'll get more and more consistent," he said. England skipper Alastair Cook admitted that 220 was a below par score. "We fell short again," Cook said. "A lot of our top order got in. It's been quite similar all through this tour. In Indian conditions, once you get in you've got to get a 70, 80, or 90. We kept losing wickets and 220 wasn't enough."