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Pak trounce India 4-1 in snookerDUBAI: A superb performance by Siddharth Rao notwithstanding, India lost 1-4 to Pakistan in the Emirates ...

Pak trounce India 4-1 in snooker

DUBAI: A superb performance by Siddharth Rao notwithstanding, India lost 1-4 to Pakistan in the Emirates International Snooker Championship.

Siddharth defeated Farhan Mirza in the opening tie but all the other Indians lost. In the second match, Saleh Mohammed beat back a stiff challenge from Dharminder Lilly 4-2. Pakistan sealed the encounter when 19-year-old Khurram Agha shocked former Asian champion Yasin Merchant 3-2. Pakistan skipper Navin Pherwani accounted for Ashok Shandilya while Atif Bux beat Sarang Shroff.

Rehman immature8217;

DUBAI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mujeeb ur Rehman is 8220;immature who does not know anything about the game as he is not a cricketer,8221; said team8217;s coach, Wasim Raja.

The PCB chairman, 8220;interfered with my duties and I was forced to tell him to look after the administrative affairs of the board and leave cricket to me. He was not ready for that, so I quit,8221; Raja, who relinquishes his job as the team coach after theSharjah tournament, was quoted as saying in Gulf News.

Jeev moves up

BANGKOK: Jeev Milkha Singh fired 69 in the second round to climb to joint sixth position in the Lexus International Golf Tournament. Jyoti Randhawa also had a very good round here, returning 68 to climb up to the 18th place while Arjun Singh recorded a 69 to move up and share the 28th spot.

Three other Indians made the cut on the second day which saw Pakistan8217;s Taimur Hussain remain one stroke ahead of Singapore8217;s Mardan Mamat and South Africa8217;s Hendrik Buhrmann. The Indians making the cut included Amandeep Johl 74, Uttam Singh Mundy 144 and Amritinder Singh 145.

Mukesh keeps lead

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LUCKNOW: Mukesh Kumar was leading the board for the second consecutive day, with five under 135, after two round of the Rs 6 lakh Wills Northern Open Golf Championship played at the par-70,6,323 yard Lucknow golf course.Two strokes behind, at joint second spot were Lucknow8217;s Vijay Kumar and Rafiq Ali at three under 137. Feroz Ali wasplaced on the fourth spot at two under 138.

Wellingdon second

GURGAON: Rambagh Club Jaipur played consistently finishing on top with 222.4 points on the opening day of the two-day sixth Johnnie Walker International Club Golf Championship at the Classic Golf Resort.Willingdon Club Mumbai were placed second with 224.2 points.