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Group CSanju Samson started the Ranji Trophy season with a bang, scoring an unbeaten hundred to steer Kerala to 263 for 7 against Jammu & Kashmir in Kalyani. Walking in at 9 for 2, Samson steered Kerala out of trouble, putting on 97 for the third wicket with Jalaj Saxena, Keralas new signing from Madhya Pradesh, who scored 69 (88b, 11x4, 1x6). Wickets fell frequently thereafter, but Samson kept one end going to end the day batting on 129. He hit 19 fours and a six in his 251-ball innings. Medium-pacer Samiullah Beigh was J&Ks most successful bowler, ending the day with figures of 4 for 68.Centuries from Prashant Chopra and Sumeet Verma dragged Himachal Pradesh out of a tricky situation against Andhra and lifted them to 318 for 7 in Bhubaneswar. Verma joined the opener Chopra with Himachal 103 for 5, and the two put on 89 for the sixth wicket before Chopra fell for 117 off 152 balls, having scored 80 of his runs in boundaries.Verma then batted through to stumps to finish not out on 116 off 156, having struck 12 fours and three sixes. By then, he had put on 105 for the seventh wicket with debutant Mayank Dagar (42, 75b, 5x4, 1x6), who was dismissed 8.1 overs before stumps. For Andhra, medium-pacers D Siva Kumar and CV Stephen took two wickets each.Chhattisgarh made a strong start to life in the Ranji Trophy, bowling Tripura out for 118 in Ranchi before closing the day 41 runs behind with seven wickets in hand. Choosing to bat first, Tripura only lasted 54 overs as each member of Chhattisgarhs five-man bowling attack, four of whom were first-class debutants (the team contained eight debutants in all), took at least one wicket. Left-arm orthodox spinner Ajay Mandal was the most successful Chhattisgarh bowler, with figures of 3 for 41.In reply, Chhattisgarh closed the day 77 for 3, with opener Rishabh Tiwary and Ashutosh Singh, both on debut, scoring 31 each, with the latter remaining not out at stumps with captain Mohammad Kaif for company.A four-wicket haul by Mohammed Siraj, a medium-pacer playing only his second first-class match, gave Hyderabad a strong start against Goa, who were bowled out for 164 after choosing to bat in Nagpur. Six of Goas batsmen got into double-figures, but only Snehal Kauthankar (38) and Saurabh Bandekar (59, 144b, 8x4, 1x6) got past 20, as Hyderabads seamers shared seven wickets between them. Siraj was the pick of them, finishing with figures of 15-9-14-4. 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Im kind of mad I didnt get the Cup pole.Logano, who will start seventh Sunday in the Cup race, has finished seventh or better in four of his last five starts at Watkins Glen, and in his last two starts at NASCARs other road course in Sonoma he was fifth last year and third in June in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford.A player in last years Chase for the Sprint Cup championship until a run-in with Matt Kenseth at Martinsville derailed his title hopes, Logano is on pace to be a factor again when the postseason gets underway in September. On the season, he has one win, eight top-five and 13 top-10 finishes, and five of those top-fives have come in the past nine races. Only five races remain before the Chase begins.I dont think were far off. We had a little bit of a seesaw, said Logano, who led Mondays rain-shortened race at Pocono until he was caught up in a late crash. I think were starting to see some speed come back in our cars. We had just as many wins at this point last year. I dont feel like were behind. We can still go get six or seven wins before the year is out, I think. Weve got to peak at the right time.Like Kentucky, Watkins Glen International has a new racing surface after a repave in the offseason. Goodyear has brought a harder-compound tire, which has made grip elusive, but it doesnt wear down so fast. The 2.45-mile layout also features new concrete for the rumble strips that border the turns and run-off areas.Its not as different as you would think, Logano said. The tires a lot harder and you also have a rules change. The aero package is different. Its not oh-my-gosh different. Theres not much tire falloff. Its smooother.ddddddddddddSix Sprint Cup Series drivers -- Logano and Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Paul Menard, Kyle Larson, and Trevor Bayne -- entered the Zippo 200 to get more track time on the new surface. Keselowski also logged more than 70 laps in a Goodyear tire test in late July as he seeks that breakthrough Cup triumph at The Glen. He finished second three straight times from 2011-13, losing in late-race duels with Marcos Ambrose and Kyle Busch each time.Back at Watkins Glen for the final time are the top two road racers in NASCAR history -- Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart. Gordon, who came out of retirement and is driving his third race in the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports as Dale Earnhardt Jr. recovers from a concussion, will be making his 800th career start. He qualified 21st.Stewart, who has a record five wins at Watkins Glen, is one road victory behind Gordon. Stewarts eighth Cup road course win and first victory in three years came at Sonoma in June. He slammed leader Denny Hamlin into the wall on the final turn of the race to snatch the win, smoke spewing from his No. 14 Chevrolet as he crossed the finish line.Stewart, who will start third Sunday, had been mired in an 84-race losing streak dating to 2013. The 45-year-old three-time Cup champion, whos retiring at seasons end, has reverted to form, heating up in the dog days of summer. Stewart has four top-fives in the last six races and has scored the second-most points in the last seven to get firmly entrenched in the 16-driver field for NASCARs playoffs.Impressive stuff for a driver who missed the first eight races of the season after sustaining a vertebra fracture in an all-terrain-vehicle accident in late January.We will need to continue to build on what weve built up to this point, Stewart said. If I felt like we were a contender to win every race right now, then maybe I would want the Chase to begin now. But we need to gain a little bit before the Chase starts. We are going to make good use of the next five races. ' ' '