THE TIMES OF INDIA, 26 TIMES SPORT TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016

AP SNAP SHOTS YUKI NO MATCH FOR BERDYCH Finn out of SA tour, TOP GUNS MAKE HAY Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri replaced by Plunkett crashed out of the Australian Open men’s singles event after Cape Town: has been ruled Djokovic, Federer, Serena Advance losing in straight sets to world out of the rest of England’s tour of South HOW SEEDS FARED No. 6 Tomas Berdych in the Getty Images Africa and will be replaced in the limited- Melbourne: It was very much busi- MEN’S SINGLES RD 1: Novak opening round. overs squad by Liam Plunkett, the England ness as usual for Novak Djokovic Djokovic (1) bt Chung Hyeon 6-3, Berdych kicked off his 50th and Wales Board (ECB) said on and Serena Williams at the Austra- 6-2, 6-4; Roger Federer (3) bt consecutive Grand Slam in Monday. The fast bowler complained of a lian Open on Monday, even if alle- Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-2, 6-1, 6-2; AP side strain after the seven- victory in gations of widespread match-fix- Gilles Simon (14) bt Vasek Pospisil the third test against the Proteas on Sat- ing cast a shadow over the opening 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-2, 6-4; Kei Nishikori urday that wrapped up the series. The day of the year’s first grand slam. (7) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, fourth and final test starts in Pretoria on As the sun shone and more than 6-3, 6-3; Marin Cilic (12) bt Thiemo Friday. England will make a choice between 70,000 fans streamed through the de Bakker 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-2, 6-4; , who played in the first test, gates at Melbourne Park, the great Tomas Berdych (6) bt Yuki Chris Jordan or uncapped Mark Footitt to and the good of tennis officialdom Bhambri 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 start at Centurion. Finn, who has taken 113 filed into a room in the bowels of WOMEN’S SINGLES RD 1: in 29 tests, is in a race against time Rod Laver Arena to defend their re- Serena Williams (1) bt Camila to be fit for the World Cup in In- cord on battling corruption. Giorgi 6-4, 7-5; Margarita dia starting on March 8, although the ECB On the pristine blue showcourt Gasparyan bt Sara Errani (17) 1-6, Yuki Bhambri said it was confident he will be ready. only a few metres away, however, 7-5, 6-1; Maria Sharapova (5) bt first Williams, then Djokovic gave Nao Hibino 6-1, 6-3; Belinda Bencic style, demolishing Yuki 7-5, 6-1, MITHALI RAJ WANTS WOMEN’S notice that they had no intention of SUBLIME: Roger Federer returns to (12) bt Alison Riske 6-4, 6-3; 6-2 in one hour and 45 minutes. IPL TO HAPPEN SOON relinquishing lightly the dom- Nikoloz Basilashvili Agnieszka Radwanska (4) bt Yuki started off well but his : Following the success of the inance they exerted over tennis last Christina McHale 6-2, 6-3; Carla game deteriorated as the cash-rich (IPL), In- year. Williams had not completed a Finding that extra gear when re- Suarez (10) bt Viktorija Golubic match progressed in fiercely dia women’s team skipper Mithali Raj ex- set since her dream of winning all quired is one of the factors that 7-5, 6-4; Kristina Mladenovic (28) hot conditions at the Margaret pressed her desire to see the female ver- four grand slams in one year was have helped Roger Federer to 17 bt Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 6-4; Court Arena. Berdych ham- sion of the massively popular Twenty20 dashed in the US Open semifinals grand slam singles titles but the Petra Kvitova (6) bt Luksika mered 35 winners and will next extravaganza soon in the country. The na- in September, yet she proved far too Swiss barely needed to move out of Kumkhum 6-3, 6-1 face Bosnia’s Mirza Basic. PTI tional women's team is scheduled to play strong for Italian Camila Giorgi first in his opening match against Australia in three One-Day Internationals with 6-4, 7-5 win in their first-round Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, (ODI) and three Twenty20 Internationals match. winning 6-2, 6-1, 6-2. His next hurdle (T20I) from January 26. Fast all- Djokovic, who won three grand is Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov, STARS TO WATCH Sixth Masters rounder Jhulan Goswami will be the vice- slams last year, has not been beaten who might as well have “tricky” ap- TUESDAY’S FIXTURES: of the side. since August, a run that never pended to his name. Anett Kontaveit vs Garbine looked like ending in his 115-min- Maria Sharapova too eased past Muguruza (3); Venus Williams (8) crown for ‘ICC'S ACU TO WORK WITH INDIAN ute clash with South Korean teen- a younger challenger, beating Ja- vs Johanna Konta; Rafael Nadal (5) INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY’ ager Chung Hyeon. pan’s 21-year-old Nao Hibino 6-1, vs Fernando Verdasco; Victoria O’Sullivan New Delhi: The ICC CEO Dave Richardson The 28-year-old played very 6-3. Azarenka (14) vs Alison Van said that the parent body of cricket will en- much the elder statesman after the American Sloane Stephens was Uytvanck; Alexander Zverev vs London: Ronnie O’Sullivan ter into a “working relationship with coun- 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory, complimenting sent packing by Chinese qualifier Andy Murray (2); Zhang Shuai vs overwhelmed Barry Hawkins try's police and (investigative) agencies” in his 19-year-old opponent on his Wang Qiang. Former world No. 1 Simona Halep (2); Dmitry Tursunov 10-1 to win the Masters at Lon- order to prevent any anti-corruption activ- game but advising him to come Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Sto- vs Stan Wawrinka (4); Tammi don’s Alexandra Palace on ity during the upcoming ICC World T20. The back and try again when he had sur, the former US Open champion, Patterson vs Ana Ivanovic (20) UP & AWAY: Maria Sharapova serves to Nao Hibino during their first Sunday, equalling fellow ICC has entered into a tie-up with the Cen- more experience. too made early exit. REUTERS round Australian Open match in Melbourne on Monday snooker great Stephen Hen- tral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as Anti- dry's record of six triumphs at Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) will the tournament. work closely with India's central investiga- Five-times world cham- tive agency during the marquee event. SA cook up pion O’Sullivan, 40, was rarely Dhoni to lead Rising Mumbai marathon tested by Hawkins who, after INDIAN WOMEN BOXERS SHINE IN winning Sunday's first frame, AIBA TOURNAMENT IN SERBIA new plan for did not help his cause with a se- New Delhi: Indian women boxers packed Supergiants gets 7 minutes faster ries of self-inflicted errors. quite a punch at the 5th AIBA Nations Cup fourth Test O’Sullivan, who had not in Ruma, Serbia, notching up a rich haul of Archiman.Bhaduri has represented, including Ediwn Moses me glad is that we also had an Indian played in a frontline tourna- 4 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze medals at the @timesgroup.com Team India. His track record in Cape Town: South Africa have setting record for his country. Sport ment since last year’s World tournament. Seema Punia (+81kg) and all formats of the game is re- added uncapped opener Ste- t was a memorable Standard is about risk taking and if an athlete Championship nine months Pwilao Basumatary (57kg) fetched gold Kolkata: Critics may be ques- markable and I firmly believe phen Cook to their squad for Chartered Mumbai Marathon pushes the limit only then would you ago, had complained of back medals in the senior category. On the other tioning Mahendra Singh Dho- he will lead our team extreme- the final Test against England Ifor me. Not only did I see tremen- get to new highs. problems earlier in this event. hand, Soniya (48kg) and Manisha (60kg) ni’s leadership credentials fol- ly well on and off the field,” in Pretoria starting on Friday dous excitement for the sport of run- Once in a while, you may experi- clinched the yellow metal in the youth and lowing a string of defeats team owner Sanjiv Goenka in a bid to bolster their brittle ning but I also saw two superb ath- ence failure, but that should not de- SPURS WALLOP MAVS TO junior competitions, respectively. In the se- suffered by the Men in Blue in stated. top order. The 33-year-old has letes setting course records over the ter you from taking risks. More im- STAY PERFECT AT HOME: La- nior division, Meena Rani (81kg) and Bina One-Day Internationals, but When asked whether Dho- enjoyed an excellent season in weekend. portantly, the process of your Marcus Aldridge scored 23 Devi Jaobijam settled for silver medals as his stock in the IPL continues ni’s recent poor run is a matter the domestic four-day competi- The development of sport is mea- desired sport should be thorough. points, 13 of them in a pivotal Sarita Singh (57kg), Siwi Boora (60kg) and of concern for them, Goenka tion with 415 runs in six in- sured by constant Ialso hope that all third quarter, to help San An- Nisha (64kg) won silver medal in youth cat- IPL said, “Winning and losing are nings, including two centuries. change. Records those who ran the tonio whip the Dallas Maver- egory. AGENCIES part of sport. We have full faith South Africa have battled have to keep tum- dream run will look icks 112-83 on Sunday and stay to be high. The RP Sanjiv Goen- in Dhoni’s leadership quali- with their top six batsman over bling to make us be- to break the bounda- undefeated at home this sea- ACTION TODAY ka Group, which owns the IPL’s ties.” the past year and in the last lieve that better and ries and attempt the son. Pune franchise on Monday The former Chennai Super three months have been bowled better athletes are half marathon next INTERNATIONAL: FOOTBALL: AFC U-23 named him the captain of the Kings skipper will thus reunite out for their two lowest scores coming through. year. The weather GOMEZ EDGES SNEDEKER championship: Saudi Arabia vs Japan, 7 side for the upcoming season. with his coach Stephen Flem- since returning to internation- The Standard and the course were TO WIN SONY OPEN: Argen- pm; Iraq vs Korea, 10 pm (Live on Star Interestingly, the team has ing who was named the Pune al cricket in 1991. REUTERS Chartered Mumbai not the easiest. But tina's Fabian Gomez birdied Sports4) been named Rising Pune Su- team’s coach earlier. Squad: AB de Villiers (C), Kyle Ab- Marathon has drop- the enthusiasm I saw the second playoff hole on TENNIS: Australian Open: Morning pergiants (RPSG) and will have Goenka, however, insisted bott, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavu- ped seven minutes was great, and I hope Sunday to beat Brandt Snedek- Session, 5.30 am; evening session, 1.30 pm the same abbreviation as the that the similarity with CSK ma, Stephen Cook, Quinton de over its 13-year run. it becomes infec- er for the US PGA Tour Sony (Live on Sony ESPN & Sony ESPN HD) Group, it was announced at a ends there. Asked if they will Kock, JP Duminy, , Records have been tious. Open title in Honolulu, Ha- NATIONAL: HOCKEY: India League: media conference here on rope in Australia’s Michael Dean Elgar, Morne Morkel, Chris set every few years (EDWIN MOSES IS AN INTER- waii. Gomez blistered the Jaypee vs Rays, 6 Monday. Hussey, another former CSK Morris, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, and for me, the race NATIONAL EVENT AMBASSA- par-70 Waialea Country Club pm (Live on Star Sports2) “Dhoni has been a phenom- player/staff, the Kolkata-based Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, Stiaan in itself is progress- DOR STANDARD CHARTERED Course for a final-round 62 for enal leader for all teams that he businessman said, van Zyl, Hardus Viljoen. ing. But what makes MUMBAI MARATHON) a 20-under total of 260. AGENCIES

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Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLIS), 1976. A grace Inauguration oF PNB e-lobby period of five days has been allowed in addition to On the occasion of Indian Army Veterans Day PNB e- the statutory provisions. lobby and veteran facilitation center was inaugurated at Delhi Cantt. by General Dalbir Singh, Coast Guard Ship Samudra Pavak commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Pavak, the third and last in the series of three 95m Pollution Control Bhattacharya, Editor, Business Standard, Dr. U.D. Prime Minister's Crop Insurance Scheme-2016 Vessels (PCVs), was commissioned at Porbandar by Choubey, Director General, SCOPE, Sanjiv Singh, (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna) by Union G. Mohan Kumar, Defence Secretary, in the presence Director (Refineries), Indian Oil Corporation and Cabinet, said the new crop insurance scheme shows Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP MP, releasing the book member of SCOPE executive board, and others. the sensitiveness and commitment of the Prime "Resurrection' - an anthology of English Minister, Narendra Modi, and his government poetry by Neetu Bhattacharya, DIG, CRPF towards the farmers. BHEL commissions second A.K. Puthia Chief of the Army Staff. Subodh Kaushik,General General Manager, PNB,GBD, Dr. Rajesh Yaduvanshi, FGM, 660 MW STPP IFCI reduces lending rate Manager/ Delhi & B.N. Mishra, Circle Head, Central Delhi, were Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) IFCI Ltd. has reduced its benchmark lending rate Northern present on the occasion. commissioned the 660 MW supercritical unit of (IBR) by 30 basis points to 11.70 per cent with Railway Lalitpur super thermal power project (STPP) of Uttar effect from January 18. One basis point is conducted an Pradesh. Significantly this is the second 660 MW equivalent to 0.01 percentage point. IFCI's IBR is the inspection of MSME magazine launched unit commissioned by BHEL in Uttar Pradesh within lowest rate below which the Institution does not bridge The Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium of Vice Admiral HCS Bisht, Director General, Indian a fortnight. lend to any corporate. workshop at Enterprises, Kalraj Mishra, released the start-up Coast Guard ADG S.P.S. Basra, PTM, TM and Coast Jalandhar and issue of Laghu Udyog Samachar bilingual monthly Guard Commander (Western Seaboard) Rishi mechanical magazine at the 13th meeting of National Board for Agarwal, CMD ABG Shipyard and other senior CISF Navrang Mela-2016 'Shresthkriti' & cottage workshop at MSME held in New Delhi. Giriraj Singh, Union officers of the central and state government. CISF "Navrang" Mela-2016 organised at CISF Amritsar. He Minister of State for MSME, Dr. Anup K. Pujari, Campus, was inaugurated by Savitri Singh, wife of premium range of crafts was Secretary, Ministry of MSME, and Surendra Nath Rajnath Singh, Home Minister. Gunita Singh and To showcase the rich and varied craft heritage of accompanied by Tripathi, Addl. Secretary and Development REC's subsidiary handsover Surender Singh DG, CISF, welcomed Singh. Nita India, Central Cottage Industries Corporation is principal heads Commissioner (MSME), were present on the organising an exhibition 'Shresthkriti' from January of Departments of Northern Railway and occasion. SPVs 19th to 31st , at Central Cottage Industries Divisional Railway Manager, Firozpur Div. REC Transmission Projects Company Limited, Emporium , Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan, Janpath, New handed over project specific special purpose Delhi. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Rashmi Cleanliness drive at Delhi vehicles (SPV) namely Alipurduar Transmission Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, today at 5.00 Limited to Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited pm at Central Cottage Emporium, Janpath. On this Cantonment area who had emerged as the successful bidder. occasion , launch of 'Cottage premium' range of Delhi Cantonment Board has started Thematic products will also be done by the Secretary. Cleanliness Drives under Swachh Bharat mission for making Cantonments more clean, green and Pachnanda , R.K. Pachnanda, ADG, CISF, Dr Manu Awards & accolades Bhatnagar, R.R. Bhatnagar, ADG, CISF, and large CRWC: Senior officers of CRWC received Udyog number of CISF senior Officers, their families, force Rattan Award conferred by Institute of Economic personnel with families, children and school children were also present. Sector-wise meetings with Review of DFCCIL freight clients General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu, reviewed the inaugurated the Directorate of Indian Army performance of DFCCIL and appreciated the efforts Member traffic railway board assures availability of Veterans at Delhi Cantt healthy. Delhi Cantonment Board has taken this put in by DFCC in expediting procurement and rakes for loading and timely resolution of initiative with its staff to clean entire Cantonment pushing the work progress at sites. During 2015, infrastructure constraints. Assigning the highest Studies on behalf of K .U. Thankachen, MD, CRWC area by cleaning of wards and public roads in DFCCIL has done excellent work in all the fronts, be importance to the maintenance of institutionalized Ltd., from Dr. Bhishm Narayan Singh, former Award-2015" for his outstanding performance in the maximum numbers to bring higher cleanliness and it the finalization of major civil, electrical, S&T interface with industry partners not only to address Governor of Tamil Nadu and B.P. Singh, former field of construction and development of residential sanitation standards in the area. contracts, land acquisition, environmental, forest & both imminent and long-term concerns but also for Governor of Sikkim. and commercial properties. Rajendra Chaudhari, CRZ clearances, and tying up of funding a spurt in inter-institutional synergies. SMohd. Director (Commercial), NBCC, on behalf of CMD, arrangements with World Bank. Jamshed, Member, Traffic, Railway Board held a NBCC: Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC, has NBCC, received the award. Grace period for making series of sector-wise meetings with the freight been conferred "The Housing Innovation Excellence clients and partners of Indian Railways during the remittances to EPFO SCOPE conclave on media last couple of weeks. Appointment Employers are required to pay the contributions and NHPC: Ratish Kumar has been administrative charges within 15 days of close of relations appointed as Director (Projects), every month as per the provisions of EPF & MP Act SCOPE organized one-day conclave on media Crop insurance scheme gains NHPC Limited. Ratish Kumar holds 1952 under three schemes namely Employees' relations which was attended by CEOs, directors a degree in electrical engineering Provident Funds Scheme (EPFS), 1952, Employees' and top management of public sector enterprises. momentum and had joined NHPC in October Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 and Employees' Deposit The inaugural session was addressed by A.K. Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh while welcoming the 1982 as a trainee engineer.