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beat LINCOLN (NEW ZEALAND), Dec 23: New Zealand sprang a surprise defeating title-favourite Australia by four runs in a cliffhanger to clinch the......more
King Commission DURBAN, Dec 23: Disgraced former South African cricket captain, Hansie Cronje, has won a High Court order to delay the resumption of the King .......more Match fixing scandal overshadows sporting feats NEW DELHI, Dec 23: The country’s most popular sport cricket was sullied by the match-fixing scandal in 2000, an year which was disappointing .....more Vengsarkar starts coaching budding cricketers in UAE DUBAI, Dec 23: Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar has started coaching budding cricketers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)........more |
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Women Cricket Championship GCW Gandhi Nagar thrashes PC-A to reach final Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 23: Excellent team work helped the Government College for Women (GCW), Gandhi Nagar thrash........more Third
Mobike Dirt Track Rac Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 23: Close contests took place on the opening day of the Third Mobike Dirt Track Race which started....more Kewal hit
ton as JU Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 23: Kewal Krishan Sharma’ unbeaten knock of 108 runs helped Jammu University thrash Buldhana University Jansi by 136 runs in the North-zone Inter-University Cricket Tournament being played Panthi Nagar......more NCC beat
Young Star by Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 23: National Cricket Club (NCC) defeated Young Star XI by 64 runs in the opening match of the IX Jai Baba Sandokh Nath Memorial Cricket........more |
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New Zealand beat Australia to clinch women’s World Cup LINCOLN (NEW ZEALAND), Dec 23: New Zealand sprang a surprise defeating title-favourite Australia by four runs in a cliffhanger to clinch the women’s World Cup Cricket Trophy here today. In a low-scoring match, defending champions Australia failed to cross the 184-run mark of the hosts, managing 180 before the last wicket of Charmaine Mason was well pouched by Kiwi wicketkeeper Rebecca Rolls off Clare Nicholson in the penultimate over. Australia, off to a disastrous start as the first two wickets fell for as many runs, at one time looked poised to retain the cup when Belinda Clarke, later declared player of the match, played a superb skipper’s knock (91) to coast the team to 155 for six. The wicket of Clarke, clean bowled by Nicholson, proved to be the turning point of the edge-of-the-seat thriller as the Kiwi bowlers wreaked havoc with some accurate bowling and restricted the Australians from getting required runs, despite having enough overs in hand. Two-wicket haul apiece by K Keenan (2/19), R J Pullar (2/35) and Nicholson (2/38), complimented by solid fielding finally won the coveted trophy for the Kiwis. Earlier, Rebecca Rolls, 34 with 6 fours and K Ramel, 41 off 63 balls including three fours, ensured New Zealand put up a respectable total before being bowled out off 48.4 overs. (AGENCIES) |
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King Commission inquiry delayed DURBAN, Dec 23: Disgraced former South African cricket captain, Hansie Cronje, has won a High Court order to delay the resumption of the King Commission’s inquiry into match-fixing slated for January 25. The order against the King Commission was granted by the Cape Town High Court yesterday. The initial round of public hearings was adjourned in June and the resumption of the examination has repeatedly been delayed. Slapped with the High Court order, the one-man Edwin King Commission will now resume its inquiry on February 19. The resumption of hearings by the Commission was scheduled for January 25, but Cronje’s lawyers expressed their inability to be present on the day and sought legal remedy after their request for a postponement of the examination was refused by the Commission. Justice Thembahile Jali also ordered the Commission to pay Cronje’s expenses. The court said United Cricket Board chief Dr Ali Bacher would be called as a witness in the scheduled hearings and it was cronje’s constitutional right to be represented by his lawyers during the examination. Cronje had confessed to accepting money from book-makers for providing match information earlier this year, marking the darkest hour of the game and triggering a world-wide controversy. Cronje is appealing against the life ban imposed on him by the South African cricket authorities. (PTI) |
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Match fixing scandal overshadows sporting feats NEW DELHI, Dec 23: The country’s most popular sport cricket was sullied by the match-fixing scandal in 2000, an year which was disappointing otherwise too. Heroes like former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja were transformed into villains as the match-fixing saga cast its shadow on the nation’s sporting scenario, overshadowing few creditable on-field performances of sportspersons in another frustrating year. Under tremendous pressure from the Government and bowing to public sentiment, the Cricket Board slapped a life ban on Azharuddin and Ajay Sharma and imposed five-year bans on Ajay Jadeja and Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Ali Irani to put an end to the burning issue but cricket will never be the same again in the country. Barring 25-year old Karnam Malleswari’s heart-warming bronze medal in the Sydney olympics and super grandmaster Viswanathan Anand’s entry into the final of the World Chess Championship, Indian sports continued to languish in the depths of mediocrity. Amidst the match-fixing scandal, a new look Indian team under captain Sourav Ganguly had mixed fortunes as it sought to make amends for a string of disasters early in the season being drubbed by Australia and South Africa in tests. Youngsters like Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Hemang Badani were a revelation as the young team toppled giants like Australia and South Africa to reout in Kenya before being tamed by the Kiwis. But inconsistency continued to plague the team which has seldom done justice to its true potential. Maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s decision to relinquish the Indian captaincy, the unfortunate split of the dream doubles team of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi and their subsequent re-unification, Jyoti Randhawa’s title triumph in the Indian Open golf and the Indian under-19 cricket team winning the youth World Cup were some of the other important developments during the year. Match-fixing remained the most important subject of the year forcing the cricketers and administrators to face a crisis which has shaken the very foundation of the game. With a number of international players also being named by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), it could just be the tip of the iceberg. The cricket degeneration had begun a long time ago and the obnoxious nexus between the players and bookies may never have come to light but for an alert Delhi police sub-inspector who stumbled upon a conversation which changed the face of the game. Delhi police unearthed the scandal in early April and filed an FIR naming former South African skipper Hansie Cronje, three of his teammates and two bookies. As unsubstantiated allegations and counter allegations between players and officials tarnished the imagernment ordered a CBI probe into the match-fixing case in India. CBI interrogated a number of players and officials before submitting its interim report to the Government on October 30. The report named Azharuddin, Ajay Sharma, Jadeja, Prabhakar and Mongia for being involved in match-fixing. (PTI) |
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Vengsarkar starts coaching budding cricketers in UAE DUBAI, Dec 23: Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar has started coaching budding cricketers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He launched the six-week training programme at the Insportz Indoor Stadium here yesterday by imparting some basic tips to youngsters, who obviously were very excited. Vengsarkar, who is running a successful Cricket Coaching Academy, in Mumbai, has decided to split the six-week programme into three two-week stints so that his trainees could work and consolidate the techniques and skills imparted to them. Over the years, cricket has become a very popular game in the UAE, especially among Indian, Pakistani and Sri Lankan expatriates. The Dubai cricket authorities are also planning to organise international cricket tournaments in the emirate, on the lines of the Sharjah Championship, to cash in on the game’s increasing popularity. Abu Dhabi, the capital of uae also organised an international tournament featuring "B" teams from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka last year, which attracted large crowds. There are plans to organise more and more such tournaments in Abu Dhabi. (UNI) —- |
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Women Cricket
Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 23: Excellent team work helped the Government College for Women (GCW), Gandhi Nagar thrash Presentation Convent by 99 runs and also find berth in the final of the Jammu Province Women’s Cricket Championship being organised by the J&K Women Cricket Association at Green field grounds, here today. Earlier, after winning the toss and decided to bat first, GCW, Gandhi Nagar set a challenging target of 177 runs before the Presentation Convent-A in the stipulated 20 overs for the loss of five wickets, which later failed to attain and lost the match by 99 runs. Shamshad Akhtar was the main scorer with 35 runs, while Narinder Kour remained unbeaten at 30. Anjali Sharma and Anuradha Sharma contributed valuable 27 and 23 runs to the total respectively. For Presentation Convent-A, Menu took two wickets for 40. Batting section, Convent lost all the wickets for 77 in the 15 overs. Sucharu was the only batswomen who reached the double figure mark. From Gandhi Nagar College, Bindu was the most successful bowler with four wickets for nine, while Anuradha and Anjali Sharma shared one each. In another match of the day, Guru Harikrishan Public School defeated MHAC Nagbani school girls by five wickets to reach the semi-finals. Earlier, despite Preet Simran’s fine play, MHAC Nagbani failed to raise a good target for confident Harikrishan Public School. Nagbani scored 94 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Simran and Malika hit unbeaten 21 and 13 runs respectively. For Harikrishan School, Allvin took four wickets for 32 runs and Anantdeep claimed two for 22 runs. In reply, Harikrishan Public School reached the required total in 17 overs for the loss of five wickets. Gurpreet scripted the Harikrishan School’s victory with his fine knock of unbeaten 43 runs, while Allvin contributed 20. From Nagbani, Chhavi and Malika took two wickets each. |
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Third Mobike Dirt
Track Rac Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 23: Close contests took place on the opening day of the Third Mobike Dirt Track Race which started at Mini-Stadium, Parade, here today under the banner of Adventure Sports Club (J&K). Twelve contestants have qualified for the second round of Heat out of the four heats took place on the inaugural day today. First three riders were taken up for the second round out of a total of five member group. Last year’s third position holder Vishal Dhar completed the ten rounds distance in the minimum time of 11 minutes, while the last year’s champion Sanjay Singh took 13 minutes to complete the distance. Those qualified for the second round to be held tomorrow included Rajinder Singh, Arun Manhas Amit Bhandari (first heat), Vishal Dhar, Pardeep Magotra and Vikrat Gupta (second heat); Sanjay Singh, Nishant Singh and Karan Veer Singh (third heat), Romesh Thakur, Vikram Singh and Lovekash Kumar, third. The fifth heat will be held tomorrow morning to complete the 15 members for the second round semi-final round. In all, 25 riders had confirmed their entries. Earlier, Secretary, State Sports Council, Sheikh Fazal Ahmed declared the race opened by flagging off the first five competitors of the first heat. Others, who were present in the opening function included Messrs Sidharth Sharma, chairman of the J&K Motor-Sports Association; Ranjit Singh Chib, president; Omesh Joshi, vice-president, Jammu wing; Sheikh Hamid, vice-president, Kashmir wing; Som Raj Gupta, member Sports Council; Ashutosh Sharma, Joint Secretary, Sports Council; Ramesh Mahajan, Ajit Singh, Sports Officer; Swami Kalic ji Maharaj, Shiv Sena chief, J&K and Vikram Singh, general secretary of the Association. The race is being sponsored by the Garden Estate, Tiny Tots School, Shakuntla Cinema, Dewan Modern Breweries, Apex Gas Services, Khoday Bottlings and KC Plaza Restaurant. |
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Kewal hit ton as JU beat Buldhana Varsity in Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 23: Kewal Krishan Sharma’ unbeaten knock of 108 runs helped Jammu University thrash Buldhana University Jansi by 136 runs in the North-zone Inter-University Cricket Tournament being played Panthi Nagar. Jammu won the toss and set a challenging total of 261 runs in the 45 overs for the loss of six wickets, which Buldhana University failed to chase and lost all the wickets for 125 in the 31 overs. Shamsher and Rajat contributed 36 and 22 runs to the total respectively. From JU, Prakash Singh and Pankaj bowled well and took three wickets each. JU team is being accompanied by Mukesh Thaploo as manager and Ravinder Sharma as coach. |
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NCC beat Young Star by 64 runs opening match Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 23: National Cricket Club (NCC) defeated Young Star XI by 64 runs in the opening match of the IX Jai Baba Sandokh Nath Memorial Cricket Tournament organised by Jai Baba Santokh Nath Jee Cricket Association at Smailpur, today. Batting first after winning the toss, NCC set a target of 162 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Ramneek was the highest scorer with 51 runs, followed by Sonu who scored 45. Later, chasing the target, Young Star XI lost all the wickets for 97 runs. Sagar Mal and Gulshan Lal were umpires in the opening match. Earlier, the tournament was declared open by the Secretary, State Sports Council, Sheikh Fazal Ahmed and Commandant, 74 Bn, Mr P S Daber. |
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