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In all, 14 events would be held, of which six events 8211; 200m, 400m, 800m, long jump, shot put and discus throw would be for women athelets, while men would vie for top honours in the 200m, 400m, 5000m, triple jump, shot put, discus throw and hammer throw events.

Prasanna support

CALCUTTA: Former Test player Erapalli Prasanna feels not enough has been done for off spinner Rajesh Chauhan who had been in and out of the Indian cricket team for suspected bowling action.

Prasanna, one of the top exponents of off-spin in the world says he and Fred Titmus studied the video footage provided by the ICC in London and found nothing wrong with his action.

Kulkarni benefit

PUNE: Master Blaster Atul Bedade slammed an explosive knock of 105 andsteered Bajaj Auto XI to a three wicket win over Mahindra Voyager XI in the limited overs benefit match for the former Ranji trophy player Sudhir Kulkarni played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ground here today.

Brief Scores: Mahindra XI 212-7 in 35 overs Rahul Dravid 75; Kunal hazare 3-48 lost to Bajaj XI 216-7 in 33.2 overs Atul Bedade 102

Hockey probables

BANGALORE: Indian hockey probables for the Commonwealth Games at Kualalumpur will be selected at the Golden Jubilee Independence Hockey Tournament to be held in Chennai from July 11-18.

Addressing a press conference here this evening after the Indian Hockey Federation IHF meeting, IHF president KPS Gill said that 16 or 17 teams would be taking part in the tournament. He said after the selection, the probables would undergo a three-week physical training at an army institute in Pune followed by a psychological training. They would then have a 10-day camp in Chennai before the team8217;s departure to Kuala Lumpur.