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TV PICKS I wanted to do it for All-England Badminton Championships: Star Sports 3, 3.30 p.m. the team: Unadkat Premier League: SS Select 1 (SD & HD), 6 p.m. & 8.30 p.m. The side has come a long way playing ISL: (Final): Star Sports 2 (SD & HD), 7.30 p.m. lots of fi nals, says the skipper IN BRIEF Special Correspondent “I wanted to do it for the Rajkot team. I wanted to prove to Saurashtra skipper Jaydev myself that I don’t want to Unadkat on Friday said the play the game for something selfbelief gained from the other than cricket.” tough semifi nal win over India Test batsman Puja Gujarat helped his side turn ra, who battled health issues the tide in its favour on the while putting up a crucial last day of the Ranji Troply century partnership with fi nal. Arpit Vasavada, said it was a Czech Olympic champion tough innings. “I’m some Dana Zatopkova dead Unadkat said Saurashtra, which had some players one who likes to lead from PRAGUE Dana Zatopkova, the 1952 who were sick, was keen to the front, but here I had to Olympic javelin champion and win its maiden title. bat lower down the order. wife of fourtime Olympic “Though the energy levels champion Emil Zatopek, died were down, I think the way Frustrating at the age of 97 on Friday, Champions: Saurashtra team celebrates after trumping Bengal in the Ranji Trophy fi nal.* VIJAY SONEJI we won the semifi nal gave “It was frustrating. On day the Czech Olympic us belief. two when I walked in, it was Committee said. Besides the “We still had a lot of hope not easy. I felt a blackout, so gold from the Helsinki and that is why we went it was tough. But you have to Olympics, Zatopkova won the Saurashtra wins maiden Ranji title through,” said an emotion be motivated and set a good Olympic silver in Rome in allycharged Unadkat. example. 1960. In 1958, she set the “This was probably one World record of 55.73m at Unadkat springs into action to put the skids on Bengal’s innings Top achievement of my slowest innings in the the age of 35. She was For Unadkat, winning the domestic circuit. It was a European champion in 1954 Y.B. Sarangi The match ended in a balls later, he ran Akash Deep to trigger wild celebrations in 551, Dharmendrasinh 5214 Ranji Trophy was the top tough pitch. Needed to put and 1958. AFP RAJKOT draw, with the home side out freakishly to swing the the home camp. 1143, Mankad 217452, Chi achievement. “It has never my head down and play a A magnifi cent tale of grind posting 105 for four in its se match in the host’s favour. The scores: rag Jani 238321. gotten bigger than this. Not crucial knock.” and toil came to a halt as Sau cond essay and Saurashtra Akash’s run out hampered Saurashtra — 1st innings: 425 Saurashtra — 2nd innings: Har just my achievement, it’s my On winning the cham rashtra, led by an inspiring took the title in its fourth fi Bengal’s progress and hurt its Bengal — 1st innings: Sudip vik Desai c Abhishek (sub) b State’s achievement. pionship, Pujara said, Jaydev Unadkat, stopped nal appearance in last eight morale. Gharami c Vishvaraj b Dharmen Shahbaz 21, Avi Barot c Shreyan “We have had a glorious “When we came to fi nals Bengal on the fi fth and fi nal seasons on the basis of gain Wicketkeeper Avi Barot’s drasinh 26, Abhimanyu Easwa (sub) b Chatterjee 39, Vivhva cricketing legacy to carry as last year, we had discussed ran lbw b Mankad 9, Sudip day to win its maiden title ing the fi rst innings lead. throw missed the stumps fol rajsinh Jadeja c Saha b Akash 17, well. The team has come a that we had the potential to Chatterjee c Vishvaraj b Dhar Arpit Vasavada c Abhishek (sub) and bring the Ranji Trophy to The fi rst 83 minutes of the lowing Unadkat’s delivery. mendrasinh 81, Manoj Tiwary long way, playing lots of win. We decided to work its spiritual home on Friday. morning belonged to Noticing that Akash was still b Shahbaz 3, Sheldon Jackson fi nals.” hard for the trophy.” lbw b Jani 35, Wriddhiman Saha (not out) 12, Extras (b8, lb4, At the Saurashtra Cricket Unadkat. out of his crease marginally, b Mankad 64, Anustup Majum nb1) 13, Total (for three wick The leftarm pacer, who Pujara said he expected Association Stadium here, the Saurashtra skipper dar lbw b Unadkat 63, Shahbaz ets in 34 overs) 105 topped the bowling chart Unadkat to return to the In A lovely gesture by Bengal, starting from 354 for Able leadership picked up the ball and hit the Ahmed b Sakariya 16, Arnab with 67 wickets, said his dian side. “Jaydev was mod Cavaliers’ Love six and needing 72 runs to The lanky leftarm seamer stumps successfully. Televi Nandi (not out) 40, Akash Deep Fall of wickets: 138, 265, 3 hunger was stronger than est that he would not be 82, 4105 LOS ANGELES overhaul the host’s fi rst in exhibited exemplary leader sion replays showing Akash’s (run out) 0, Mukesh Kumar c ever. “I have been working thinking about the Indian Cleveland Cavaliers forward nings aggregate of 425 runs, ship to inspire his team to lack of eff ort in putting his Vishvaraj b Dharmendrasinh 5, Bengal bowling: Porel 31 harder than many guys. It call but I will be surprised if Kevin Love has committed could not hold out against win the coveted trophy, bat or foot inside the line baf Ishan Porel lbw b Unadkat 1, Ex 150, Mukesh 122330, Shah was not just the IPL on my he is not picked in the In tras (b20, lb14, nb1, w1, $100,000 to help workers at Unadkat’s intensity and fell named after Ranjitsinhji of fl ed many. baz 145322, Akash 40131, mind at any time. dian team,” said Pujara. pen5) 41, Total (in 161 overs) the team's arena and support short by 44 runs. Jamnagar. Even as Arnab Nandi (40 Chatterjee 1101. staff impacted by the 381 Result: Saurashtra won on the Unadkat took two wickets Unadkat dealt the fi rst not out, 126b, 5x4, 1x6) Fall of wickets: 135, 235, 3 suspension of the NBA basis of gaining fi rst innings for 12 runs in seven overs and blow when he trapped dan fought a lone battle, Dhar 124, 4225, 5241, 6263, 7361, season. The dearth of games lead will be a big financial blow to eff ected a run out as Bengal german Anustup Majumdar mendrasinh Jadeja claimed 8361, 9370 the legion of tickettakers, could only manage 27 runs in (63) in front with a beauty in Mukesh Kumar’s wicket and Saurashtra bowling: Unadkat Man of the match: Arpit Vasa ushers and food vendors who 14 overs to total 381. the sixth over of the day. Two Unadkat had Ishan Porel lbw 3710962, Sakariya 2810 vada. keep the events running but don't get paid when they aren't working. “... I'm committing $100,000 Australia crushes New Zealand 23 NCOEs to be through the @KevinLoveFund in support of the @Cavs arena Kiwis restrict Aussie batsmen, but stumble in chase and support staff that had a set up sudden life shift due to the Agence France-Presse home side at one stage was the Australian innings lost suspension of the NBA Sydney looking at a score in excess momentum and New Zea Special Correspondent chef and nutritionists, in dif season,” Love wrote on Australia crushed New Zea of 300 following a superb land clawed its way back into NEW DELHI ferent NCOEs to ensure best Instagram. AFP land by 71 runs in the fi rst opening partnership by the game, despite a late Twentythree National quality diet and sports OneDay International at an Finch and David Warner. fl ourish from Marnus Labus Centres of Excellence science facilities to all. Bengaluru races The coveted one: Seasoned campaigners Jaydev Unadkat empty Sydney Cricket (NCOE) will be set up across “The meeting also ap cancelled But once Warner (67) and chagne, who made 56 off 52 and Cheteshwar Pujara are pleased as punch as they hold the Ground on Friday. the country which will proved construction of 25 * BENGALURU: Finch (60) were dismissed, balls. Ranji Trophy. VIJAY SONEJI After New Zealand had merge all existing schemes hostels, creating an addi In view of the notifications, SCOREBOARD directions, advisories issued kept the home side to 258 for presently operating in the tional residential capacity by the Government of India seven, the Australian bow Regional Centres and Aca for 8000 people in diff erent Australia: D. Warner c Sodhi b Williamson b Zampa 19, R. and State Government ling attack dismissed the vis demic Institutions of Sports NCOEs. Road to Wimbledon itors for 187. Ferguson 67, A. Finch c Latham Taylor c Starc b Marsh 4, T. Authority of India (SAI). “It also approved sports Authorities regarding b Santner 60, S. Smith b Sant Latham c Short b Hazlewood Cricket Australia barred According to the deci infrastructure upgradation precautionary measures to be ner 14, D. Short c Nicholls b 38, J. Neesham c Carey b Cum taken for Novel coronavirus spectators from the match Sodhi 5, M. Labuschagne c mins 8, C. de Grandhomme c sions taken at SAI’s govern projects of ₹ 56 crore for events cancelled (COVID19), the Stewards of owing to the coronavirus Taylor b Ferguson 56, M. Marsh Starc b Zampa 25, M. Santner c ing body meeting here on NCOEs at Patiala and Benga Special Correspondent the Bangalore Turf Club pandemic, leading to the c Guptill b Sodhi 27, A. Carey c Cummins b Marsh 14, I. Sodhi Friday, the government has luru and procurement of to Wimbledon UK Finals in Limited have decided to strange sight of players ack Boult b Sodhi 1, P. Cummins (not out) 14, L. Ferguson b identifi ed 14 priority sports sports science equipment NEW DELHI August 2020, currently cancel all the remaining nowledging milestones to (not out) 14, M. Starc (not out) Marsh 1, T. Boult c & b Cum that will be focused on. worth ₹ 80 crore.” The Road to Wimbledon planned to go ahead,” said a Bangalore Winter races empty grandstands. 9; Extras (lb3, nb2): 5. Total mins 5; Extras (lb5, w4): 9. The NCOEs will have Approval was also grant under14 tennis tourna release from the All En (Oncourse races) and It was also revealed that (for 7 wkts. in 50 overs): 258. Total (in 41 overs): 187. stateoftheart infrastruc ed to club 21 Special Area ments, scheduled to be gland Tennis Club. suspend all inter venue Australian fast bowler Kane Fall of wickets: 1124, 2145, 3 Fall of wickets: 128, 264, 3 ture, sports science support Games (SAG) Centres under played in Kolkata and Del “We were very much betting (offcourse) Richardson was in quaran 146, 4165, 5224, 6226, 69, 482, 596, 6147, 7160, and diet as per the require SAI training centres (STCs). hi, for boys and girls in the looking forward to working operations from March, 13, tine early in the day and had 7248. 8170, 9180. ment of an athlete without “The funding for NCOEs under14 age group, from with the very best and most Australia bowling: Starc 70 2020. till further notice. been tested for the virus af New Zealand bowling: Boult monetary ceiling. and STCs will be under the March 14, have been can promising young players 100370, Ferguson 90 330, Hazlewood 100372, ter feeling unwell. The SAI press release said Khelo India Scheme of the celled, owing to the out aged under14 to introduce Mane in joint lead 602, Neesham 70440, Cummins 82253, Marsh 70 KOLKATA However, he was subse Santner 100342, de Grand 293, Zampa 80502, Smith that, “The general body also Ministry. However, the sal break of coronavirus them to grass court tennis. Order of Merit leader Udayan quently cleared and re homme 60290, Sodhi 1080. approved the appointment ary of coaches and adminis around the world. “However, the grass Mane was in joint lead with turned to the ground to re 80513. Toss: Australia. of more than 350 sports trative staff will continue to “We will with work the courts will still be there and three others at 10under 130 join his teammates. New Zealand: M. Guptill c Man-of-the-Match: Mitchell science experts and more be borne by SAI through All India Tennis Association we hope to come back next at the halfway stage of the Australia skipper Aaron Smith b Cummins 40, H. Nich Marsh. than 100 specialised mess block grant,” the release in exploring alternative se year instead,” the release Bengal Open golf Finch chose to bat, and the olls c Carey b Hazlewood 10, K. Australia won by 71 runs. and kitchen staff , including said. lection options for the Road said. championship at the Tollygunge Club on Friday. Top scores: 130Udayan Mane (67, 63), Khalin Joshi (67, 63), Om Prakash Chouhan (65, ATK and Chennaiyin in the ultimate battle ‘Keep a cool head and a fi ery heart’ 65), Aadl Bedi (65, 65); 131N.Thngaraja (65, 66), ATK head coach Habas’ advice to his players Mukesh Kumar (66, 65), Both teams have won two titles each and will go for a record third Amitabha Das Sharma Digvijay Singh (62, 69); achieve the target,” Habas This is football and we have 132Dipankar Kaushal (70, ISL FINAL Fatorda said on the eve of the fi nal. to analyse the mistakes and 62); 133S. Chikkarangappa ATK head coach Antonio Lo When asked about the in correct them as far as possi (68, 65). Amitabha Das Sharma pez Habas said keeping “a consistencies visible in some ble to bring up a better per FATORDA cool head and a fi ery heart” of his side’s performance, formance,” he said. Fans constitute an essential is the mantra to succeed Habas retorted by saying, “If When it came to motivat Harika stays in part of a football game, the against the challenge of there are no problems then ing the side in a match that players drawing energy from Chennaiyin FC in the ISL fi we can do a Liverpool.” will be played closed doors, seventh place the passion generated in the nal. Habas said football is not stands. Unfortunately, due “This is a league with Learn from mistakes bigger than health issues. Press Trust of India to COVID19, the fi nal of the playoff s and in this format The ATK head coach said “This (the Corona Virus Lausanne sixth edition of the HeroIn we have to get our best form this referring to Liverpool scare) is a worldwide pro Indian Grandmaster Dro dian Super League between in the fi nal. FC’s outstanding run in the blem and health is more im navalli Harika drew with ATK and Chennaiyin FC at “So I would advice my Premier League. “But again, portant than football. We Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadi team to play with a cool Liverpool lost to Atletico Ma have to accept that and in the 10th round to remain um here will be held behind head and a fi ery heart to drid (in Champions League). move on,” he said. seventh on the points table closed doors. Both sides are of the FIDE Women’s going for a record third title. Grand Prix chess tourna The teams have taken dif ment here. Harika has fi ve ferent routes to the summit We are not here by accident: Coyle points. Harika, who was in clash, adding intensity to the Special Correspondent the lead in the middle part contest. said. “I think we showed an cause of the CAA protests in FATORDA of the tournament, is out of Battlelines drawn: ATK’s Roy Krishna, left, and coach Antonio Habas, right, will match wits incredible mentality and we Guwahati). contention for the top More consistent with Chennaiyin FC’s Lucian Goian, second from left, and coach Owen Coyle. * AFP Chennaiyin FC head coach don’t want to come this far “That postponed match prize. ATK has been more consis Owen Coyle said his team’s just to stop there. It has been gave me a good time to assess The results: (Tenth round): tent than its rival, never thanks to Roy Krishna and turnarounds in the history of in have met 14 times, the hard work has helped it an exciting season and we my players in the ensuing D. Harika 5 drew with Anna dropping out of the top four David Williams who proved the tournament as Chennaiy former winning six matches reach the fi nal. want to make sure we fi nish break,” Coyle said. “We man Muzychuk (Ukr) 5.5; Alina in the league stage. After devastating in the frontline. in was lying in the penulti and the latter four. The other “I think we have worked on a high,” he added. aged a 11 draw against Jam Kashlinskaya (Rus) 5.5 drew spending two forgettable The FijiAustralia combina mate spot at one stage. four games have ended in hard to reach the fi nal and Coyle, who replaced John shedpur FC in the fi rst match with Nana Dzagnidze (Geo) seasons, the Kolkata outfi t tion accounted for 22 goals, draws. In the current season, we are not here by accident. Gregory as the head coach under my charge and I would 6.5; Antoaneta Stefanova benefi ted from its decision with Krishna contributing 15. Lethal combo ATK beat Chennaiyin away We have been a team that with Chennaiyin at the bot have fi elded the same side (Bul) 5 bt Anna Muzychuk of recalling Antonio Lopez The fi nal will be a test of The key to the revival was but lost 31 at home. had to win every week be tom of the table after four un again but for the break which (Ukr) 5; Zhansaya Abdumalik Habas, the Spanish coach the attacking prowess of the the strikeforce of Lithuanian The two sides have played cause of the form of the oth productive rounds, said the allowed me to bring the ne (Kaz) 6 bt Pia Cramling (Swe) 4; Alexandra Goryachkina who orchestrated its trophy two teams. Chennaiyin owes Nerijus Valskis (14 goals) and two fi nals each and won on ers... Odisha was winning, team gained momentum af cessary changes in the side to (Rus) 5.5 bt Ju Wenjun (Chn) triumph in the inaugural sea it to the coaching acumen of Brazilian Rafael Crivellaro both occasions. It remains to Mumbai was winning and ob ter the postponement of the beat Kerala Blasters (on De 4; Marie Sebag (Fra) 3.5 drew son. Owen Coyle for reaching this (7), who emerged as one of be seen which emerges as viously the top three teams match against NorthEast Un cember 20). This has been a with Alexandra Kosteniuk Under Habas, ATK re far. The Irishman inspired the most successful combi the most successful team in (ATK, FC Goa and Bengaluru ited FC (scheduled for De key factor in the team’s tur (Rus) 3.5. gained its winning rhythm, one of the most remarkable nations. ATK and Chennaiy the history of the ISL. FC) were at the top,” Coyle cember 12 but postponed be naround,” said Coyle. CM A ND-NDE YK