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Sri Lanka hope to KARACHI, Feb 12: Sri Lanka will attempt to extend a six-match unbeaten run when they......more
Adams out of India JOHANNESBURG, Feb 12: A broken finger has ruled spin bowler Paul Adams out.....more Dempo stun East MARGAO, Feb 12: Dominating the first half, Dempo captilised on defence lapses....more |
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KU starts skiing course Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Feb 12: First Skiing Course of the new millenium by Kashmir.....more 11th
Sukhbir Memorial Hockey Tourne Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 12: Diamond Club and Govind Club, Chatha emerged winners in their respective encounters......more First
J&K School Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 12: First Jammu and Kashmir School Martial Arts Championship.....more Jammu Mathematical Society declares results Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 12: Jammu Mathematical Society has declared ......more Azhar, Mongia included AHMEDABAD, Feb 12: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today.....more |
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Sri Lanka hope to extend winning streak KARACHI, Feb 12: Sri Lanka will attempt to extend a six-match unbeaten run when they face a new-look Pakistan in the first one-day international of a three-match series at the national stadium tomorrow. Sri Lanka defeated Australia by eight wickets in the final of a triangular series in Colombo in August and then made a clean sweep of a five-match series against Zimbabwe later in the year. Pakistan, meanwhile, is undergoing a major shake-up, with five players dropped in the wake of a disastrous tour of Australia. Wasim Akram has stepped down as captain to concentrate more on playing and on domestic commitments. Fast bowler Waqar Younis was dropped and Shoaib Ahktar is under a one-match ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for breaking team rules on the Australian tour. "This is the start of a rebuilding process. It can be depressing in terms of results, but if we have to look at the future we will have to inject fresh blood and give them confidence..." said new captain Saeed Anwar, who has scored 7,001 runs in 197 one-day internationals. Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya, who replaced Arjuna Ranatunga after last year’s World Cup, said it would be tough playing in Pakistan. "We will have to play out of our skins to beat them in their den," Jayasuriya said. The teams will also play three tests. On their last tour of Pakistan in 1995-96, Sri Lanka came back after losing the first test to win the series 2-1. The teams will be announced after the captains have a look at the wicket tomorrow morning. "It looks a good one-day track," said Anwar, who is expected to give caps to middle-order batsmen Younis Khan and Imran Abbas. "We haven’t decided the lineup, but with five uncapped players in a squad of 15, there will be at least a couple who will be making their debuts," he said. The teams have met in 76 one-day internationals with Pakistan wining 49 and Sri Lanka 24. Teams from: Pakistan: Saeed Anwar (captain), Aamir Sohail, Younis Khan, Yousuf Youhana, Imran Abbas, Moin Khan, Abdur Razzaq, Yasir Arafat, Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq, Zahid Saeed, Shoaib Malik, Faisal Iqbal, Shahid Nazir and Imran Nazir. Sri Lanka: S T Jayasuriya (captain), R S Kaluwitharana, M S Atapattu, D P M De S Jayawardena, R P Arnold, S I De Saram, L P C Silva, U U Chandana, T M Dilshan, I S Gallage, W P U J C Vaas, G P Wickremasinghe, D N T Zoysa, M Muralitharan, M Pushpakumara. K R Pushpakumara. (REUTERS) |
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Adams out of India tour with injury JOHANNESBURG, Feb 12: A broken finger has ruled spin bowler Paul Adams out of South Africa’s tour of India later this month. Left-arm wrist spinner Adams broke the middle finger on his left hand while fielding during the fifth test against England at Centurion Park in January but doctors had felt he would be fit in time for the tour and he was picked for the squad. However, Adams withdrew after consulting a specialist who told him this week he would be unable to bowl for a further five weeks. "It’s obviously a huge blow to us on the eve of this tour but Adams is only 23 and we don’t want to risk aggravating the injury," Ali Bacher, Managing Director of South Africa’s United Cricket Board (UCB), said. Clive Eksteen, 33-year-old left-arm orthodox spinner, was originally included in the squad as cover in case Adams broke down during the tour. Now he is set for a more prominent role. The UCB will name Adams’s squad replacement over the weekend. Orthodox left-arm bowler Nicky Boje and off-spinner Derek Crookes are the front-runners. (REUTERS) |
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Dempo stun East Bengal to register their first win MARGAO, Feb 12: Dominating the first half, Dempo captilised on defence lapses to down East Bengal 2-0 to register their first win in the 4th edition of the National Football league here today. Dempo who put up an improved performance, played a cohesive game in the first half and shot into the lead in the 30th minute through Mohammed Reza. Medio Edwin Fernandes who initiated the move from the right relayed the ball to defender Sameer Naik who moved upfront. Naik on entering the box beat defender Jackson and crossed to unmarked Reza who controlled the ball and beat the onrushing keeper Dora into the net. Goaded by the success, Dempo kept on the tempo and consolidated the lead eight minutes later. Medio Jhonny D’souza from the right sent a cross to unmarked Fernandes who chested the ball and volleyed a firm left footer that found the far post. East Bengal, who were a disjointed lot in the first half with their midfield failing to combine, got their act together in the second half after the induction of Emanuel Opoku in place of Dinesh Dhanundiyal. They made repeated forays deep into the rival half with Willy Brown and Dipankar Roy troubling the rival defence but failed to score due to the crowding tactics. With this win their first from 13 matches, Dempo move to 11th place with two points ahead of BSF who are at the bottom with 6 points. East Bengal who suffered their sixth defeat, remained in ninth place with 14 points. (PTI) |
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Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Feb 12: First Skiing Course of the new millenium by Kashmir University (KU), under adventure sports Expo-2000, started at Gulmarg today. Around 15 colleges from throughout the Valley including Government Medical College, Regional Engineering College, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences and Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences are participating in the event. Hundreds of students of these colleges and University Post-Graduate Departments will be trained in the basic, intermediatory and advanced skiing during the courses. Assisted by renowned coaches of the country like Mr Firdous Khan, Showkat Patoo and M Parvaiz the courses will be conducted under the overall supervision of KU each, Mr Mohammed Yousuf Mandoo. Talking to Excelsior, Mr Yousuf Mandoo said that KU wants to make Kashmir a paradise for adventure sport lovers in new millenium and in that regard KU has decided to organise Adventure Expo-2000. He added that during Adventure Expo-2000, different programmes like skiing, cycle safari, rafting, kayaking, trekking, rock climbing, aero-sports, skating, ski-touring and allied sports will be conducted for the promotion of adventure sports. Mr Mandoo revealed that these events will be conducted at different places throughout the State and would go a long way in fostering a spirit of adventure amongst the youth. He stated that after completion of the first skiing course under this programme, another skiing course will be started from Feburary 27, which will be followed by the roller skating expedition from Gulmarg to Srinagar. Mr Mandoo said that Annual Inter-College Ski championship would also be held during these courses, dates for which are being finalised. |
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Jammu Mathematical Society declares results Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 12: Jammu Mathematical Society has declared the results of the mathematical competition which held in December and one day conference on November 20, last year at PG Department of Mathematics, university of Jammu. In the 9th Alka Memorial Mathematical competition, the first position in the post-graduate category went to Narinder Sharma of PG Department of Mathematics, University of Jammu, while second and third places have been shared by Bodh Raj and Vishal Gupta of the same department, respectively. In the under-graduate group, Ravinder Thakur of Degree College, Kathua bagged first position, whereas, Kehar Singh and Sonika Sharma of the same college secured second and third positions respectively. First place in the one day students conference went to Varun Swaroop of GGM Science College, Jammu, while Supriya Ganju of Government College for Women, Parade bagged second spot. Third place was shared by Surya Jamwal of Government college for Women, Gandhi Nagar and Pardeep Kumar of PG Department of Mathematics. The prizes will be distributed among the winners during the inaugural function of the 10th annual conference of Jammu Mathematical Society of Jammu on February 25 in the University Auditorium, said Mr A P Singh, president of the society. Winners have been advised to be present in the department of Mathematics on the same day at 10 am. |
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Azhar, Mongia included AHMEDABAD, Feb 12: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today named Ajay Jadeja as captain of the Board President XI team which plays the visiting South African team in Mumbai between February 18 and 20. Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia (WK) also found a berth in the team which was announced this evening. Addressing a press conference here, BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele said other team members were Sadagopan Ramesh, Jacob Martin, Arun Kumar, Vasim Zaffar, Harbhajan Singh, Murali Karthik, Debashish Mohanty, Tiru Kumaran, Amit Bhandari, Mohd. Kaif and Reetinder Singh Sodhi. Lele said the Indian test team will be announced on February 20 after a selection committee meeting in Mumbai. Selection committee chairman Chandu Borde, who attended the news conference, said Jadeja was unanimously chosen as captain. Besides him Azharuddin, Mongia and S Ramesh were also chosen unanimously, after they were found to be physically fit. Asked whether Jadeja would open the innings, borde replied in the negative. "There are three openers S Ramesh, Arun Kumar and Vasim Zaffar." He said the team had a blend of youth plus experience. He said many names were considered, but certain old horses were omitted despite their good performances in first class cricket "as we wanted to give an opportunity to fresh blood." Asked whether team coach Kapil Dev attended the meeting, Lele said the former was not called, and according to rules "it was not required." However, he confessed that it was against tradition. (UNI) |
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