BHUBANESWAR 16 | WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012 Sports Serena subdues Petra power London, July 3: Four-time on once more and, after 51 min- LONDON: THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS... Wimbledon winner Serena utes off court again, returned with Williams reached the semifi- all guns blazing, holding to love nals at the All England Club and breaking 16th seed Cilic to Tuesday with a 6-3, 7-5 de- take the second set. feat of defending champion Murray, who sprang from his Petra Kvitova. chair at changeovers before The US sixth seed brought all the umpire had called time, her experience to bear as she pun- raced to 4-1 in the third set be- ished the Czech title-holder for fore Cilic saved four break- missing a chance to take the points to hold. The Scot second set. The 30-year-old dropped only one more point came through her quarter-final in the match, finishing off in an hour and 24 minutes with a love game to book a last- under the Centre Court roof. eight place against David Ferrer “She’s been playing so well of Spain. Ferrer also had an easy on grass, hasn’t lost since last straight-set victory over Juan year, so that was tough match Martin Del Potro. The Spaniard to win,” Williams said of won 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. In another Kvitova. “I had absolutely fourth round match Florian nothing to lose so it's really fun. Mayer of Germany upset I’m having the time of my Richard Gasquet of France life out here and enjoying winning 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. every moment. It’s exciting,” He will now meet top seed she added. Novak Djokovic for a place However, Serena knows she in the semis. The Indian Hockey team which won the gold medal at the Berlin Olympics will have to step up another gear Meanwhile Djokovic’s bid in the semis. “I will have to im- to retain his Wimbledon title prove if I want to win the title. is swiftly turning into a cam- Owens invades Nazi domain There’s a lot of people vying for paign to win the first ever in- it still,” Serena confessed. door version of the grass court he Games of the XIth was abruptly replaced by The British had an enjoy- Grand Slam. With grizzly grey Olympiad at Berlin Werner von Gilsa, commander able day as Andy Murray skies encircling the All England T(August 1-16, 1936) of the Berlin Guard-Regiment. dodged rain showers to rush to Club, the Serb brushed aside will no doubt be remembered The official reason given by the complete a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 win compatriot Viktor Troicki 6-3, for the legendary feats of Jesse Nazis was because Fürstner had over Croatian Marin Cilic and 6-1, 6-3 in his third consecu- Serena enjoys her quarterfinal victory over Kvitova at Wimbledon Tuesday PTI PHOTO Owens. But more than that, the not acted ‘with the necessary reach the Wimbledon quar- tive match under the cover of Berlin Olympics became a energy’ after 370,000 visitors terfinals Tuesday. The fourth- the Centre Court roof late block out the weather and en- Obviously when you’re play- It was more than simple show of Nazi strength and was had passed through the village seeded Briton had been lead- Monday night. sure timely finishes for late- ing on grass against a big familiarity with the condi- a forecast about the holocaust - between May 1 to June 15 ing by one set and 3-1, 40-0 in Since its introduction in evening matches. server like Viktor, under these tions that divided Djokovic about to happen in the form - causing significant damage the second set rain forced a 2009, the structure has been “I have kind of got used to conditions you can neutralise from his countryman in what of World War II. The Germans to the site. However this rea- stop Monday. used sparingly until this year it,” Djokovic told reporters the serve and get more into the turned into a ruthless exhi- who had been banned from son was just a pretext to dis- He got to 4-2 in the six min- when it has been hauled across Monday. “I find it a bit eas- rallies, so that was good for bition of shot-making and the 1920 and 1924 Olympics paraging the half-Jewish of- utes of play before the covers went come rain or shine both to ier to return the serve. me,” he added. tennis artistry. AGENCIES because of World War I, wanted ficer and expediting his to show the world their su- removal. Fürstner commit- MISSILE PROTECTION will practice for four to five days and then take a break,” national premacy in organising a sports ted suicide shortly after the NEWS AT A GLANCE coach Sunny Thomas informed here Tuesday. The other shoot- event. There was a chance how- conclusion of the Berlin London, July 3: Amidst intelligence reports about likelihood of terror attacks by Al-Qaeda, Britain Tuesday announced ers are planning to arrive at the village July 21, six days ever, of Berlin losing out on its Olympics because he learned ONE CHANGE prior to the opening ceremony July 27, according to , July 3: Delhi’s Unmukt Chand was Tuesday that surface-to-air missiles will be deployed at six locations opportunity to host the Games. the Nuremberg Laws classi- sure that the two German in and around London as part of a comprehensive, multi- Thomas. Bindra along with Gagan Narang will be represent- To promote Nazi racial su- fied him as a Jew. weightlifters Rudolf Ismayr selected as of the 15-member Indian team, which ing India in the 10-metre event, and both are seen as poten- would compete in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in layered air security plan for the forthcoming Olympics. premacy, Adolf Hitler initially Forty nine countries took and Adolf Wagner could eas- Some residents in areas where the Rapier and High Velocity tial medal prospects. Thomas also said that some of India’s Australia next month. There was only one change in the top shooters, including Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee announced that ‘Blacks’ and part in the Berlin Olympics ily beat the competition in the squad which recently finished joint winners with Pakistan Missile systems are to be sited to ensure the security dur- ‘Jews’ will not be allowed to par- among which were middleweight category. ing the July 27-August 12 mega sporting event have Narang, will be leaving for Germany Friday for their final in the Junior Asia Cup, Prashant Chopra coming in place of phase of preparations for the upcoming Games. Besides ticipate in the Games. However, Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, However, Touni not only beat -keeper Sanju Samson Vishwanath. The Squad: launched petitions to oppose the move. British Government’s Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said Narang, those travelling to Germany are Heena Sidhu, Rahi when threatened with a boy- Costa Rica, Liechtenstein and them but lifted more than 35 Unmukt Chand, Akashdeep Nath, Manan Vohra, Akhil Sarnobat, Annu Raj Singh and Vijay Kumar. cott by other nations, Hitler re- Peru making their maiden ap- kgs than the Germans. His Herwadkar, Vijay Zol, Sandipan Das, B. Aparajith, Prashant Tuesday: “Whilst there is no reported threat to the London Olympics, the public expects that we put in place a range of lented and accordingly opened pearances. The hosts Germany, total lift of 387.5 kgs stood as Chopra, Sandeep Sharma, Kamal Passi, Rush Kalaria, VILLAS-BOAS JOINS SPURS Mohsin Sayyed, (wicket-keeper), Harmeet Singh measures aimed at ensuring the safety and security of this London, July 3: Andre Villas-Boas has been named manager the doors for all. topped the medal tally with a world record for 13 years. So once-in-a-generation event. So the Ground-based Air Hitler, however, made it 89 medals, 33 of which were impressed was Hitler by Touni’s and . of Tottenham Hotspur, the Premier League club informed Defence (GBAD) systems will form just one part of a com- Tuesday. The Portuguese replaced Harry Redknapp, who clear that he would not greet gold. USA came second (24, performance that he named a MIXED FORTUNES prehensive, multi-layered air security plan.” Official was dismissed in June after nearly four years in charge at any non-Aryan athlete to win 20, 12) followed by Hungary street after the weightlifter in Bangkok, July 3: India’s Pankaj Advani suffered a 2-5 loss sources confirmed that as part of the Ministry of Defence’s White Hart Lane. Tottenham finished fourth in the league gold. In fact after Owens won (10, 1, 5). But it was Owens Berlin. The Indians won their to Andrew Higginson of England but still remained in (MOD’s) wide-ranging support to the police-led Olympics last season under Redknapp. Villas-Boas, 34, spent only his 100m gold, Hitler did who dominated the show in third successive hockey gold. contention for a berth in the knock-out stage in the security effort, the Defence Secretary had announced last nine months in charge of Chelsea before being sacked by not shake hands with him. the newly-built 100,000 ca- Berlin was the first of the SangSom 6-Red World Snooker Championship here year that an air security plan had been drawn up which Russian owner Roman Abramovich in March following a The Nazis also did not in- pacity Olympic Styadium. Games which was televised. Tuesday. Unseeded Advani has two points from three included the potential deployment of Rapier and high series of poor results and reports of dressing-room unrest. clude four-time World He won gold in the 100m, Radio commentary was pro- matches, with two wins and a loss, the same as velocity missiles, primarily to protect the Olympic Park. Higginson. Earlier in the day, Advani defeated MASHA CALM Champion shotputter Lili 200m, 4x100m relay and long vided to 41 countries. Close EARLY CHECK IN Moscow, July 3: Maria Sharapova (nickname Masha) is calm Henoch in the German squad jump. A feat which was to to 4,000 athletes took part in Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-4 in the six-player round-robin league. Advani will take on sixth seed Shaun Murphy of New Delhi, July 4: Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra will be about losing the World No.1 spot after her defeat in the as she was Jewish. be replicated a number of the Olympics (3632 men and England and 54-year-old Steve Davis, also an Englishman checking into the Games Village in London a few days ahead of fourth round at Wimbledon. Either second-ranked Victoria Another interesting incident decades later by his own coun- 331 women). Basketball and and former World Champion, in his remaining two league the other Indian shooters for the upcoming edition of the quad- Azarenka or No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska will emerge on top also took place. During the tryman Carl Lewis. handball made their debut in fixtures tomorrow (Wednesday). On another table in rennial extravaganza in the British capital. One of India’s bright- after the tourney. “Obviously what I achieved a few weeks Games, Wolfgang Fürstner, However, the performance the Olympics while baseball Group C, India's number one snooker player Aditya est medal hopes, Bindra will be defending the historic gold ago doesn’t just go away in a few minutes - I'll have that for the commandant of the of Khadr El Touni of Egypt cre- and gliding were the demon- Mehta also suffered his first defeat. He lost to third seed medal he won in Beijing four years ago in the 10-metre air rifle the rest of my career. But the tennis world keeps going,” event. “Abhinav will be reaching the Games Village before us. He Sharapova said on the WTA website late Monday. AGENCIES Olympic Village in Wustermark, ated a huge uproar. Hitler was stration sports. PNN Mark J Williams of Wales 4-5. Athletes SANGA SURPASSES DON FI targets Williams banned Colombo, July 3: Sri Lanka’s 144 as the pair put on 225 runs assistance to the bowlers. legend Don Bradman’s tally of Silverstone, July 3: Sahara Moscow, July 3: Three lead- Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar for the second wicket after Dilshan was the first to reach 29 centuries with a single off Force India (FI) are aiming to ing female Russian athletes, Sangakkara smashed centuries opener Tharanga Paranavitana the landmark, lofting off-spinner Ajmal in the next over. get past Williams and grab the including European marathon against Pakistan to light up was dismissed for zero Monday. for a six to bring up Dilshan was dismissed in the seventh place in Constructors’ champion Nailya Yulamanova, the rain-hit second Test in Pakistan grabbed four wick- final hour of play when he was standings as they approach their have been banned for two Colombo Tuesday. ets in the final session to leave trapped leg-before by left-arm home race, the British Grand years for doping. The hosts, replying to Pakistan's Sri Lanka still needing 74 seamer Junaid Khan. He hit Prix, here Sunday. Svetlana Klyuka, second in first innings total of 551-6 de- more runs to save the follow- 13 fours and a six. Junaid then After logging 16 points with the 800 metres at the 2006 clared, took their overnight score on on the last day. picked up his third wicket as skip- their strongest finish of the sea- European championships, and of 70-1 to 278-5 by stumps on Sangakkara had scored an per padded son at the Valencia Grand Prix 2011 European 800 indoor the fourth day at the Sinhalese unbeaten 199 and Dilshan made up to an incoming and last month, FI moved to 44 winner Yevgenia Zinurova, Sports Club. The match however, 101 in the first Test in Galle last was declared leg-before by um- points, one less than Williams. were also suspended for ‘ab- looks destined for a draw with week which Sri Lanka won by pire Simon Taufel for no score. “We are catching up with our normal indexes in their bio- only a day’s play left. More rain 209 runs to take the lead in Kumara Sangakkara Brief scores: Pakistan 551 for nearest competitors quite quickly. metric passports”, the coun- has been forecast for the final day the three-match series. 6 declared; Sri Lanka 278 for 5 Now we need to keep up the try’s athletics federation said tomorrow (Wednesday). Both settled down once again his 14th Test hundred and the third (Sangakkara 144 n o, Tillakaratne momentum. We will have some on its website (www.rusath- Dilshan scored 121 and to pound the Pakistani attack on against Pakistan. Left-handed Dilshan 121, Junaid Khan 3/56). developments for the car this letics.com) Tuesday. Sangakkara was unbeaten on a dead pitch that provided no Sangakkara surpassed Australian Match to continue. PTI weekend and we will certainly Paul di Resta is looking to peak at the right time Yulamanova finished sec- give our all to try and come away ond in the marathon at the with another strong result,” deliver a repeat performance, pick For Paul di Resta, it will be 2010 European LOCAL ROUND UP Team Principal Vijay Mallya up points and keep pushing a race on home soil and the Championships in Barcelona stated here Tuesday. hard to move up the champi- Scot is looking forward to a but was upgraded to the gold 12 for Pondicherry Chess Sports Association July 16-25 at proach and it paid off for them when Manoj “The aim this weekend is to onship table,” he added. ‘strong show’ with full crowd sup- medal after the winner, Cuttack, July 3: Eight boys and four Luknow. The prize money here will be higher Behera restored parity in the 37th minute. port. “For me, it's the biggest Lithuania’s Zivile Balciunaite girls from Orissa will participate in the 26th with the winners of the two categories VILLOTA CRITICALLY INJURED event we go to, especially in was disqualified and banned National Open & Girl’s Chess Championship getting Rs 15,000 each. Rajendra elected terms of support from the British for using steroids. organised by the Pondicherry State Chess Rajendra Kumar Sahu, MLA, Khurda Spanish Formula One driver Maria De Villota was fighting fans, which is always amazing. The suspensions involv- Association July 15-24 at Arumuga Boudh chess tourney has been elected the President of the for her life after suffering serious injuries Tuesday during The atmosphere is electric and ing 31-year-old Yulamanova Thirumananilayam in Pondicherry in- Boudh District Chess Association in col- Khurda District Cricket Association a crash in testing for the Marussia team, it was con- I remember last year the Drivers’ and Klyuka, 33, have been formed Vivek Kumar Tibarewal, Secretary, laboration with the All Orissa Chess Association (KDCA). Giving this information Tuesday, firmed. A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Parade was one of the high- backdated to February. The All Orissa Chess Association Tuesday. The will organise the State under-25 Chess Chandi Prasad Acharya, Secretary, KDCA Service said De Villota had sustained ‘life-threatening lights – it really sent a shiver ban for Zinurova, 29, began winners in each of the two categories will Championship July 14-15 in the Town Hall stated the meeting to elect Rajendra was injuries’ in the early through me because of the re- in September. As all three get a cash prize of Rs 10,000 each. at Boudh. The entry fee is Rs 150 conducted at the Public Works Dak morning crash at action we received,” Di Resta said. are ineligible to compete at The participants (Boys): Rishabh Anand, Bungalow July 1. Duxford Airfield in Nico Hulkenberg, who cel- this week’s Russian champi- Priyanshu Kumar Patra, Mohitosh Dey, Match drawn Cambridgeshire. ebrated his best result in Valencia onships, they will not race Aryan Arnab Samantray, Nikhil Mohanty, Daltola Sports Association drew with Panda clears course Marussia confirmed in a with a fifth place finish, is also at the London Olympics that Dikhsyant Kumar Sahu and Sumit Biswal; Niali Sports Association 1-1 in an exciting Ashok Panda of Orissa cleared the AFC statement that the 32- confident of repeating the per- start on July 27. (Girls): Miracle Panda, Aditi Mohanty, match of the District Rural Football League ‘FUTSAL’ Coaching Certificate Course that year-old test driver formance. “I have good mem- This is the second occa- Swagatika Samal and T Sairupa. at the Dihapur ground in Khurda Tuesday. took place December 28 to January 2 at the from Madrid had been ories from Silverstone, both in sion this year that the Russian Tibarewal also informed that Mohammad Rain disruption forced the organisers to re- LNCPE, Sports Authority of India, transferred to hospital GP2 and Formula One. It is one Federation has found ath- Ashraf and Sunyasakta Satpathy will take duce the match timing to 50 minutes. Prasant Trivandrum. Giving this information Tuesday, after her car collided of those classic races that bring letes indulging in unfair means part in the 23th National under-17 boy’s Nayak of Daltola scored in the 10th minute Sanjay Behera, Secretary, Football Association with a support vehicle a smile to your face when you to find a place in the squad and girl’s Chess Championship which is to put his side ahead. However, after the re- of Orissa stated that Panda is now eligible during a test lap. think of some of the corners,” for the Olympics. PTI being organised by the Uttar Pradesh sumption, Niali adopted an aggressive ap- to conduct ‘FUTSAL’ matches. PNN stated Hulkenburg. AGENCIES

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