Short Corner — Chandigarh

Uzbekistan enter semisJust when you thought the $ 84000 Asia Cup is all about the Indians, the Uzbekistan - Korea semi-final turned on enoug...

Uzbekistan enter semis
Just when you thought the $ 84000 Asia Cup is all about the Indians, the Uzbekistan – Korea semi-final turned on enough heat to make the holiday crowd stick on till the end of a long day. The Uzbeks made it into the final beating Korea 2-0 in two three set affairs at the RK Khanna Stadium in Delhi. Earlier, fourth seeded Chinese Taipei fixed up a semi-final date with India with a surprisingly easy 2-1 win against Indonesia.

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Rajaram Laxman was not happy with his game but he would certainly not mind the point that he earned against 18th seed Jenni Florian of Switzerland in the eighth round of the NTPC-Triveni World Junior Boys Chess Championship in Kozhikode. The point took him to joint second position with six points, one point behind leader Darmen Sadvakasov of Kazakhstan.

Harbhajan confident
“I have passed an acid test. It has made me more confident and mentally strong after returning from England where I attended Fred Titmus clinic to improve my bowling action,” says off spinner Harbhajan Singh who has been selected for the New Zealand cricket tour.

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Match drawn
The wicket-keepers of either side made the most of it scoring half centuries each, on the final day of the three-day West Indies `A’ against India Youth, which ended in a tame draw in Pune. Youth’s wicket-keeper, Vijay Dahiya, finally ran out of partners at the other end, remaining unbeaten with 75 when their innings folded at 363, 16 runs short of the visitor’s score of 399. Later, Courtney Browne, smashed the quickest 50 in the match.

CR hold Iranians
Defying gravity and reputation, Central Railway goalkeeper Raghuveer Khanolkar’s actions brought his side a valuable point against Iranian Cultural & Sports Club, Dubai, as the 98th Bristol Rovers Cup quarter-final league kicked-off at the Cooperage, today. For Mumbai fans, the evening brought much to cheer after Mahindras got off to a flying start in Group C in the afternoon with a 2-1 victory over State Bank of Travancore.