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LONDON, July 19: Sacked South African captain Hansie Cronje, due to arrive here this week to......more GOLF ST ANDREWS (Scotland), July 19: A slice of golfing history beckons for Jyoti Randhawa when he........more Taliban official dismissed KABUL, July 19: An official of Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban has been fired for arresting 12 Pakistani ......more Karnataka offers to BANGALORE, July 19: Karnataka has offered to stage a part of the 2006 Asian Games......more |
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Major Ajay Jasrotial Memorial
Cricket Rubal Club lifts trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 19: Rubal Cricket Club lifted the 2nd Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia Memorial day-night Cricket Tournament.........more Badal
Sports Club Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, July 19: Badal Cricket Club defeated School XI by 6-1 in the opening match of the Sub-junior Hockey Tournament.......more College of
Education Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 19: Government College of Education, Canal Road, here will re-open on July 27 at 8 am, a handout.......more CRPF
Inter-Bn Hockey Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 19: Third CRPF Inter-Battalion Hockey Tournament organised by the 50 Bn at will start at Green Field grounds, Gandhi Nagar, here tomorrow............more |
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LONDON, July 19: Sacked South African captain Hansie Cronje, due to arrive here this week to discuss his future with his advisor Max Clifford, has put off his plans fearing India might seek his extradition, media reported today. Cronje has been told by his lawyer his extradition will be sought by India if he travels to england as the Delhi Police wants to question him about the match-fixing scandal. "This is the same situation as General Pinochet (former President of Chile) was in," Clifford said yesterday. "It is important this is sorted out as the world’s media wants to talk to him (Cronje)". A London-based publisher, Collins Willow, has sought a synopsis of what Cronje would say about his transgressions as captain of the South African team. Cronje is understood to be seeking 250,000 pounds but an advance of this magnitude will depend on whether newspaper serialisation can be obtained. There is also a possibility of the sale of film rights, reports said. Clifford’s last cricketing client was former England opening batsman Geoffrey boycott whom he represented during a recent court case in France. Cronje is likely to be sought by Delhi Police if he travels to another cricket playing nation, reports added. (PTI) |
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GOLF
ST ANDREWS (Scotland), July 19: A slice of golfing history beckons for Jyoti Randhawa when he tees off at the British Open on Thursday but he intends to take one step at a time in his journey along the famed St. Andrews old course. The 28-year-old Wills Indian Open Champion qualified for the open after a gruelling final qualifying at Scotscraig on Monday to become only the second golfer from India to feature in the world’s oldest tournament after Gaurav Ghei. In the pairings and tee-off times for the first two rounds announced yesterday, Randhawa is clubbed with Briton Stuart little and Lionel Alexandre of France. Randhawa, the part of the annual ‘Asian invasion’ to the British Open, will start well past noon at 1530 hours local time on the opening day of the 127th edition at the home of golf. Next day, the Indian will tee off at 1050 hours and will have to wait till the evening to know whether he made the cut or not. Ghei, who qualified for royal Birkdale British Open in 1997, failed to make the third day of the championship. With a liking for the old course, following his appearance for India in the Alfred Dunhill Cup last year, Randhawa could better Ghei’s achievement by stretching his stay at St Andrews till Sunday. "I am happy that the open is at St Andrews as I have played competition golf here in last year’s Dunhill Cup. I played three practice rounds and three matches, shooting 71, 72 and 73. The course suits my game as I am quite long off the tee," Randhawa said. Randhawa, who is having the finest season of his career -winning Hero Honda Masters late last year, Wills Open and a runner-up at China Open - is weighing his chances to make some mark with the likes of tiger woods, Ernie Els, David Duval, Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood in the fray. He knows that he could get his name into India’s golfing annals but will now be sidetracked with the task ahead. "I don’t want to look too far ahead and intend to take it one shot at a time. That’s me... I always like to remain focused. "To be honest, I didn’t play particularly well at the final qualifying but managed some good scores. If I can improve here this week, it’ll be good. I felt like I hit the ball much better in my first practice round on the old course but all I’m looking for is to play my best possible golf this week," said Randhawa. His to-be brother-in-law and a pro golfer Digvijay Singh, will caddy for him, having done so at the final qualifying. "Digvijay has been a great help. We worked well together over the past few days and I hope we continue to gel. He is an old schoolfriend and collegemate and I introduced him to golf. "Also he will soon become my brother-in-law as I’m marrying his sister, Tina, on November 26," Randhawa said. Randhawa will be joined by Kyi Hla Han of Myanmar, Asia’s best player last season, Yeh Wei-Tze of Taiwan and England’s Simon Dyson at Dt Andrews. Han earned a direct entry into the open following his triumph in last season’s Asian PGA order of merit while Asian PGA players - Yeh and Dyson survived the final qualifying rounds. Han warmed up for his British Open debut with practice rounds alongside several golfing legends. He renewed his acquaintance with old friend, Fiji’s Vijay Singh - the winner of US Masters at Augusta and had the company of Spaniard great Seve Ballesteros in the three-ball pracsteros. "It was too good to catch up with vijay as we are good friends," said Han, who helped Singh establish a base in Malaysia in the 1980s. "I bumped into Vijay on the flight to Edinburgh and asked him for a practice round. To have seve playing in the threesome was awesome but I’m totally focused with what I have to do this week," Han said. Han is confident of keeping asia’s flag flying high after a Receto Players Championship. "I don’t want to predict anything but I really feel good here. The key would be to avoid the bunkers because they are so deep. Playing in the open at St Andrews is going to be the highlight of my year. It’s such as exciting prospect. I love it.. The buzz is incredible," Han said. (PTI) |
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Taliban
official dismissed KABUL, July 19: An official of Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban has been fired for arresting 12 Pakistani soccer players and shaving their heads because they wore shorts. "The officer responsible for the incident has been arrested and dismissed," Taliban Sports Minister Shakoor Muttmain said today. "We condemn the incident because the Pakistanis were our guest." Last Saturday in Southern Kandahar, Taliban soldiers brandishing weapons interrupted a soccer game between a Pakistani club team and an Afghan club team. The officials were offended by the exposed legs of the Pakistani players. The Pakistani players were seized and their heads shaved. They were then released. The raid caused a stampede among the thousands of fans in the stadium, with several spectators receiving minor injuries. In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, a strict interpretation of islam has been imposed. It is forbidden to expose any part of the body. Muttmain said the dress code for visiting teams will be made clear in the future before a team arrives in the country to play. Men are required to wear beards in Afghanistan, but Muttmain said that rule will be waived for foreign sportsmen. Women are barred from competing in sports in Afghanistan. Muttmain said Taliban athletes have been on the receiving end of punishments for their appearance. Taliban boxers were not allowed to compete in Pakistan because they refused to shave their beards. A boxing regulation forbids beards. (AP) |
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Karnataka offers to hold part of Asiad BANGALORE, July 19: Karnataka has offered to stage a part of the 2006 Asian Games if it was offered to New Delhi, Chief Minister S M Krishna has said. "We want a part of that to be staged in Bangalore. I believe delhi has made its bid and I am in touch with the Delhi Chief Minister", Krishna told reporters here last night. "As and when Delhi’s bid gets decided, we will decide what can happen in Bangalore", he said. The Chief Minister in his capacity as the president of the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association signed an agreement last night with ATP representative and veteran Indian tennis star Vijay Amritraj on holding the world doubles championships here in December. (PTI) |
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Major Ajay Jasrotial
Memorial Cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 19: Rubal Cricket Club lifted the 2nd Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia Memorial day-night Cricket Tournament beating the host Chib Cricket Club in the final by six wickets. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, Chib Club could raise a small target of 70 runs in the allotted 15 overs which Rubal achieved in the 11th over losing four wickets. Rashid was the highest scorer from Chib Club with 22 runs off 19 balls, while Manjeet Chib followed him with 18 runs. Susheetal added 13 runs. For Rubal Club, Sameer claimed three wickets for 14 in four overs. Dhruv and Ashok claimed two each. In reply, Anshuman played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 32 runs, which came in just 16 balls with the help of four sixes. Shashi played equally well and contributed 23 runs. From Chib Club, Rashid claimed two wickets and Manjeet Chib took one. Shashi was declared as man of the match for his all-round performance. While, Dhruv claimed the man of the series award. The winners was given a cash prize of Rs 6000 and runners-up Rs 2000 by the organisers. Besides this, the Minister also gave away Rs 3000 and Rs 2000 to the winners and runners-up respectively from his own pocket. The tournament which was organised by the Chib Cricket Club held under the supervision of Vishal Singh (Kala), Manjeet Chib, Akshay Bali and Devinder Chib (Vicky) |
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Badal Sports Club win
opening match of Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, July 19: Badal Cricket Club defeated School XI by 6-1 in the opening match of the Sub-junior Hockey Tournament organised by the J&K Hockey Association and Sponsored by the J&K State Sports Council, at Amar Singh College, here today. Right out Gurmeet Singh scored the first goal in the 10th minutes of the match, while the second and third goal came through Rajinder Singh in the 14th and 17th minutes of the match. Ranbir Singh netted the ball for the fourth goal a minute before the first half hooter. The fifth and sixth goals were scored by left-out Satinder and Jagmohan in the 36th and 54th minutes of the match respectively. Mr Joginder Singh Chopra, senior member GPC was the special guest on the occasion. Others, who were present included Messrs Manjeet Singh Khalsa, Manher Singh Tulsi, Deedar Singh, Ravinder Pal Singh and G S Bakshi, resident secretary JKHA Mr Autar Singh and Mr Gurdeep Singh supervised the match, while Jagjeet Singh was technical officer. |
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College of Education to re-open on July 27 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 19: Government College of Education, Canal Road, here will re-open on July 27 at 8 am, a handout issued here today said. Earlier, the college was scheduled to re-open on August 14, but due to prescribed syllabus by the University of Jammu and paucity of time, the re-opening of the college has been pre-poned, the handout further informed. |
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CRPF Inter-Bn Hockey tourney begins today Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, July 19: Third CRPF Inter-Battalion Hockey Tournament organised by the 50 Bn at will start at Green Field grounds, Gandhi Nagar, here tomorrow. The inaugural match of the eight-day long tournament will be played at 4.30 pm, while the final will be held on July 27 at 5 pm. |
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