http://www.thehindu.com/ The Internet edition of The Hindu, India's national newspaper en-us Copyright 2009 The Hindu Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/hindux.gif http://www.thehindu.com/ 468 50 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851871700.htm Early sunset could mean D/L method may come into play Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851361500.htm Randhawa tied sixth after round three Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Cricket http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851431600.htm VISAKHAPATNAM: K.C. Bheem Naik of East Godavari and Visakhapatnam’s Ricky Bhui shared the limelight with fine centuries in the drawn matches of the ACA North Zone under-14 inter-district tournament for the P.N. Rajagopal trophy in ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Cricket http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851611600.htm KOLKATA: Bengal took less than half an hour on Saturday morning to beat Hyderabad by an innings and 73 runs on the final day of the four-day Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy Elite Group ‘A’ league game at the Jadavpur University Campus ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Cricket http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851671600.htm HYDERABAD: Century by Akash Kulkarni (114) helped CK Blues record a 61-run win over Navjeevan Friends in the HCA Schools League cricket match here on Saturday. The scores: A-Institution (one-day) league: ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Cricket http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851681600.htm VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Loyola College defeated AG & SG Siddhartha College (Vuyyuru) 15-4 and followed it up with a 10-0 win over C.R. College (Chilakaluripet) and 11-0 win over ANU College (Nagarjunanagar) to top the table and won the Acharya ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Cricket http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851861700.htm Guwahati: Indian captain M.S. Dhoni said that his team is keyed up to perform well in the last two One Day Internationals of the Hero Honda Cup series against Australia. “All games have high-pressure and we are keen to do well ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Cricket http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851901800.htm KOLLAM: Bluestar CC (Kundara) and DB College (Sasthamcotta) recorded facile wins in the Kollam District ‘A’ division cricket league on Saturday. Bluestar CC defeated Kala CC (Punalur) by 61-runs, while DB College defeated ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Tennis http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851721700.htm BASEL: World No. 1 Roger Federer breezed into the Swiss Indoors semifinals on Friday but the home crowd’s hopes of an all-Swiss final were dashed when Novak Djokovic rallied to beat Stanislas Wawrinka. Federer overcame Evgeny ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Tennis http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851761700.htm REGGIO CALABRIA (Italy): Flavia Pennetta beat Alexa Glatch 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday to give Italy a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final. The second singles rubber between Melanie Oudin of U.S. and Francesca Schiavone was ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Hockey http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851881700.htm Bangkok: That a grand finish is forecast for the seventh edition of the Asia Cup hockey championship for women on Sunday is stating the obvious. Both India and China, which will be contesting for the glittering trophy, are combinations capable ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Football http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851651600.htm Mumbai: Ghana’s Abel Hammond struck the winning goal for East Bengal against Air India in the I-League football match at the Cooperage here on Saturday. Hammond scored in the 30th minute and was declared the ‘man of the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Football http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851911800.htm THIRUVANANTHAPUAM: University College (Thiruvananthapuram) edged out MA College (Kothamangalam) 9-7 via tie-breaker to win the title in the SAI-LNCPE inter-collegiate football tournament at the LNCPE football ground on Saturday. In a ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Football http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851991800.htm BANGALORE: BEML dazzled in the second half to outplay HAL and inflict a crushing 4-2 defeat in the semifinals of the Puttaiah Memorial Cup football tournament. The aircraftmen easily the better side in the first half did come by a ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Football http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852151800.htm KOCHI: Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, with an all-win record in the final four-team league, won the Mahatma Gandhi University inter-collegiate men’s football title at Muvattupuzha’s Nirmala College. The host Nirmala ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Football http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852291800.htm NEW DELHI: The Air Force School (Subroto Park) and the Scottish High International School (Gurgaon) set up a title clash in the DSA inter-school football tournament. The Air Force team outplayed Salwan Public School (Mayur Vihar, ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Athletics http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851921800.htm NEW DELHI: “The main actor on the field is the athlete, not the coach. In sport, a good coach does not instruct but stimulates the athlete to think for himself and solve the problems,” said Horst Wein, the Master coach of the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Athletics http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852001800.htm BANGALORE: Amith Yadav of Oxford College had a golden day at the Bangalore University inter-collegiate athletics championship on Saturday. Amith won the 110m hurdles, clocking 14.80s besting Manjunath Godi’s (Al Ameen) 15.06 set in 2003. ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Athletics http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852311800.htm NEW DELHI: Four new meet records were set on the concluding day of the National inter-district athletics championships at Haridwar on Saturday. Paranas district of West Bengal topped the medals tally with three gold, two silver and a ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Badminton http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851581600.htm MANDYA: Top seeds B. Sumeet Reddy and Sai Praneeth of Andhra Pradesh made it to the semifinals of the 34th National junior badminton championship at the PET Stadium here on Saturday. Sumeet Reddy got off to a slow start, but packed ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Basketball http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852131800.htm KOCHI: Despite suffering a stunning loss to host St. Xavier’s College in the last league game, Changanassery’s Assumption College retained the Mahatma Gandhi University inter-collegiate women’s basketball title in Aluva on ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Basketball http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852181800.htm KOTTAYAM: Sacred Heart (Thevara) and Irinjalakuda’s Don Bosco entered the boys’ quarterfinals of the 19th Girideepam invitational inter-school basketball tournament here on Saturday. In the girls’ section, ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Chess http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852531800.htm NEW DELHI: World champion Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik set off the pattern of draws in the second round of the Tal Memorial chess tournament after signing peace in just 29 moves in Moscow on Friday. For the second day, all ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Golf http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851781700.htm GREATER NOIDA: Smog played spoilsport as only seven professionals out of 52 could complete their third round in the Rs. 1 crore BILT Open tournament at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort here on Saturday. The third round started six hours ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Racing : Horse http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851401500.htm Hyderabad: Flash Flares appeals most among the fourteen runners in the fray for the first division of the Half-A-Crown Plate (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Nov. 8). Green Haven is fancied to win the second ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Racing : Motor http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851381500.htm BANGALORE: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay Mallya representing United Racing and Bloodstock Breeders Ltd’s Captivating (Suraj Narredu up), won the Krishnaraja Trophy, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (Nov 7). The winner is trained ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Racing : Motor http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851411500.htm Chennai: Incessant rain has led to the postponement of the fifth and final round of the FMSCI-Rolon National Racing Championship, which was scheduled to be held here on Sunday. The tentative dates for the round are December 26 and ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Racing : Motor http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851491600.htm Hyderabad: Some of the country’s best riders will line up for the second round of the Gulf Cup Dirt Track Racing for two-wheelers at the NTR Stadium, in Domalguda, Hyderabad, on November 8 from 9 a.m. onwards. The second leg of the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852281800.htm CHANDIGARH: Kulbir Singh and Navjeet Singh slotted in a brace each to help Malwa Khalsa Senior Secondary School (Ludhiana) beat Pooja Modern School (Kurukshetra) 6-3 in a superleague match of the ATS Junior Nehru hockey tournament at the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851751700.htm New Delhi: Somdev Devvarman extended his brilliant run at the ATP Challenger event in the Charlottesville in U.S. to the semifinals but it was curtains for compatriot Sanam Singh, who lost a hard fought quarterfinal. Third seed Somdev ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851791700.htm HANOI: India won two more gold medals in the Asian Indoor Games here on Saturday. India defeated Qatar 66-0, 64-30 and 62-12 in the final to win the men’s team snooker gold. Cueists Manan Chandra, Aditya Mehta and Brijesh Damani ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851941800.htm NEW DELHI: The Mittal Champions Trust would offer prize money to the school children in the Salwan Marathon to be organised at the Army Equestrian Centre, Brar Square, Delhi Cantonment, on Sunday. The winners in the various age groups ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851951800.htm NEW DELHI: Seven goals by Shamsheer Ali, including two decisive ones in the last chukker, helped Equisport/Classic to a thrilling 8-7 victory over Jaipur Polo Company (JPC)/Horse and Wagon in the semifinals of the Maharaja Hari Singh polo ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852041800.htm BANGALORE: Indian men’s and women’s teams recorded comfortable victories in the throwball series against Sri Lanka being played here. While Indian women defeated Sri Lanka 25-12, 25-11 with Ranjita Kumari being adjudged the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852111800.htm HYDERABAD: India will, in all probability, become the first country to host the Cue Masters League (CML) early next year featuring the three formats – pool, billiards and snooker. Capt. P.V.K. Mohan, president of the Billiards ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852261800.htm Mumbai: Suresh Saraiya, 73, was ‘back again’ at the Police Gymkhana on Friday evening, but for someone used to giving running commentary on cricket for over six hours in a single day he preferred to keep his speech short and sweet ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852391800.htm KOCHI: Tamil Nadu boys won the team kata title in the second RSC National karate championship, organised by the International Okinawan Shorin Ryu Seibukan Karate-do Association, at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium here on Saturday. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Sports : General http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852481800.htm CHENNAI: The ‘B’ Zone South Zone qualifiers for the Federation Cup football tournament is to be hosted by Kerala in Kozhikode from November 23 to 29. Only the winner of the zone qualifies for a place in the main round. As the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Squash http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851371500.htm New Delhi: Joshna Chinappa’s late charge proved insufficient as she crashed out of the U.S. Open squash championship after suffering a straight set first round defeat at the hands of England’s Laura Massaro in New York on ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Squash http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851971800.htm New Delhi: Joshna Chinappa’s late charge proved insufficient as she crashed out of the U.S. Open squash championship with a 2-11, 9-11, 15-17 loss to England’s Laura Massaro in New York on Friday. . — ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Volleyball http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852011800.htm BANGALORE: ITI Sports Club overpowered HMT 25-22, 25-20, 30-28 on a rain-marred day in the State senior A-Division volleyball league at the Sree Kanteerava stadium courts here on Saturday. The drizzle then turned into a downpour and the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Volleyball http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852141800.htm KOCHI: Mahatma Gandhi University jolted Kannur, last year’s all-India winner, 3-2 on its way to the South-West Zone inter-university women’s volleyball title at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, on Saturday. The ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Volleyball http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852271800.htm NEW DELHI: Rajputana Rifles (Delhi Cantt) defeated Dhaka Coaching Centre in the final to lift the boys’ title in the Delhi State junior volleyball championship held at the Shiksha Bharti Public School (Sector-7, Dwarka) here on ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Weightlifting http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851391500.htm GURGAON: India gathered 35 points to finish fifth in the World powerlifting championship, which concluded here on Saturday. On the basis of its overall performance, Russia claimed the top honours with 72 points. 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