|
|
| Bangladesh
batsmen milk ordinary Indian bowling DHAKA, Nov 10: Middle-order batsmen Habibal Bashar and seasoned Aminul Islam milked an ordinary Indian bowling on way to scoring half-centuries as Bangladesh put up a credible 239 for six on the first day of their maiden test match here today..........more Bangladesh Cricket Board DHAKA, Nov 10: Bangladesh will visit Pakistan to play two test matches there if India’s upcoming tour of Pakistan does not materialise, Secretary of Bangladesh Cricket Board Ashraful Haq informed here today......more Zimbabweans’ tour INDORE, Nov 10: Former Zimbabwean skipper Andy Flower cracked 119 runs off 180 balls before.......more 34th Chess Olympiad ISTANBUL, Nov 10: Indian men advanced in the standing’s list with a fine 2.5-1.5 victory over.......more |
|
Sandeep Memorial Volleyball Tourney concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent RAJOURI, Nov 10: The Sandeep Memorial Volleyball Championship concluded here today............more Inter-School
Athletic Excelsior Sports Correspondent KATHUA, Nov 10: A 5-day Inter-School Athletic Meet concluded at Kathua Police Lines.........more Vishal
helps HSS Excelsior Sports Correspondent NOWSHERA, Nov 10: Higher Secondary School, Nowshera today thrashed Khalsa Club.......more League
Football Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 10: Youngmen’s Club Gurha Salathia beat Jammu Sports B in junior category while...........more |
 |
|
|
Bangladesh batsmen milk ordinary Indian bowling DHAKA, Nov 10: Middle-order batsmen Habibal Bashar and seasoned Aminul Islam milked an ordinary Indian bowling on way to scoring half-centuries as Bangladesh put up a credible 239 for six on the first day of their maiden test match here today. Unbeaten 70 runs by Aminul and Bashar’s splendid 71 inspired the test debutants, while the Indians, expected to dominate the hosts, ended a frustrating day with still four Bangladesh wickets remaining to be taken. As Bangladesh celebrated their elevation as the 10th test playing nation amidst fanfare, Bashar and Aminul’s performances provided an icing on the cake at the end of the day. With Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself present to witness the occasion, the packed Bangabandhu Stadium cheered the players throughout the day with every single run scored. Bashar joined the action in the middle after the Indian pace debutant Zaheer Khan had struck the first blow removing Mehrab Hossein (4), who edged a catch behind to Saba Karim. The one down batsman, who was ignored in the first list of team announced by the Bangladesh selectors, made good the opportunity and justified his inclusion with a magestic innings. dominate the hosts, ended a frustrating day with still four opportunity and justified his inclusion with a majestic Seasoned Javagal Srinath, returning to the team after months of inaction, could hardly generate any pace or swing from the track and went wicketless for the day, while young Zaheer was menacing at times. Bangladesh opener Sharihar Hossain (12) was next to go edging spinner Sunil Joshi to Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly, setting the stage for Bashar-Aminul partnership. Zaheer was at it again when he induced a well-set Bashar to go for a big one but instead the batsman snicked the ball for Ganguly to take the catch in the slips. After Bashar’s departure, former national captain Aminul, who had a slow start, went from strength to strength providing a knock of substance which helped Bangladesh cross the 200-run mark comfortably. Left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi was the most successful Indian bowler with three wickets for 69 runs, but there was nothing to cheer for India at the end of the day. Left-arm fast bowler Zaheer celebrated his debut with two wickets and was economical conceding only 36 runs in 14 overs, while Ajit Agarkar chipped in with one wicket for 46 runs. (PTI) |
|
Bangladesh Cricket Board plans for improvement DHAKA, Nov 10: Bangladesh will visit Pakistan to play two test matches there if India’s upcoming tour of Pakistan does not materialise, Secretary of Bangladesh Cricket Board Ashraful Haq informed here today. Speaking to UNI Mr Haq said the Bangladesh tour of Pakistan would be backed up by a back to back series where Pakistan would play two test matches in Bangladesh. Mr Haq said in case the India’s tour to Pakistan materialised, then Bangladesh would play two test matches in April next year with Zimbabwe. He said from next session Bangladesh would be placed in ICC test calender and would play at least 25 test matches in next five years meeting all the test playing countries in the process. Mr Haq informed that Bangladesh Cricket Board, to prepare its team for these events, has drawn elaborate plan and signed contract with twenty of its national ranking players. Mr Haq said, "we are the first Asian country to introduce contract system. We now have 20 players under contract. They get payment according to the gradation with a category players getting around rupees five lac taka per anum. The match fees are over and above all these and beside medical coverage and insurance expenses. We are committed to looking after our players and as a return we also want one hundred per cent commitment from them," Mr Haq added. Mr Haq said the contract with the players was for one year which was renewable at the end of the year after judging their performance. The present twenty players under contract were chosen after judging their correct form and fitness, he said. Beside this contract, the BCB had also drawn up several other schemes for the improvement of the game in the country. Mr Haq said BCB which had about two thousand registered players under its fold, prepared a very exhaustive development programme at the junior level, Mr Haq said "we have about 200 boys under four age group - under 13, under-14, under-17 and under-19 years - who were undergoing training under four coaches who have been hired from Sri Lanka. Hopefully quite a few of them would come up to fill the vacancy caused by the senior players time to time. Mr Haq informed that to raise the necessary fund, the bcb had made a five-year contract with World Tel for a five-year period for television right here. Tough he did not disclose the exact amount, it was quote handsome, Mr Haq indicated. Besides, BCB had also made a deal with Coca Cola for being the sponsor of Bangladesh team for three years. According to the contract, Coke would pay BCB taka 60 lacs each year plus another taka 30 lacs extra for improvement of infrastructure Mr Haq added. (UNI) |
|
Zimbabweans’ tour opener ends in a draw INDORE, Nov 10: Former Zimbabwean skipper Andy Flower cracked 119 runs off 180 balls before retiring as the visitors’ tour opener ended in a draw with the future of Indian cricket, the National Cricket Academy XI giving them a taste of the toil they are in for. Resuming at the overnight score of 84 for two, Zimbabwe, used the final day of the three-day match to give their batsmen a feel of the Indian conditions and the spinners and went on to make 320 for 5 before declaring the second innings 68 minutes after tea. Set a ridiculous target of 320 runs 11 overs for a win, NCA made 42 for one in their second knock by final draw of stumps. Left-hander Andy Flower, out for a duck in the first innings, played some handsome strokes allround the wicket hitting 13 fours and was associated in two big stands with Trevor Madono (65 off 138 balls) and Stuart Carlisle (39). He first put on 122 runs for the third wicket with Madono in 165 minutes off 122 balls and then added another 79 runs for the fourth wicket with Carisle in 84 minutes off 132 balls before he retired at the stroke of tea with the team’s total reading 235 for three. Among the NCA bowlers, medium pacer Rakesh Patel of Baroda finished with two for 43 while left arm spinner V Sivaramakrishnan of Chennai bagged two for 71. First to go today was Madondo deceived and bowled by Sivaramakrishnan after hitting seven fours during a tenure of slightly more than three hours. Andy Flower, dropped by Sriram in slips off off-spinner Sharandeep Singh when on 55, was going great guns at the other end. He, however, lost Carisle when the total was 266. Carisle was caught by substitute Vinayak Mane at mid-on off Sivaramakrishnan for 39 which contained four fours and one six. Soon after, Flower retired and that brought two new batsmen to the crease - Guy Whittall and Trevor Friend. The latter did not last long was bowled by Mruthunjay Tripathi for ten. Whittall, who scored an unbeaten 36 off 77 balls and struck four fours and a six, and Bryan Strang, who remained not out on 11, were at the crease when the declaration came after tea. Delhi’s Gautam Gambhir, who came in after opener Ajay Rathra was trapped LBW by Henry Olonga for six, scored an unbeaten 32 off just 27 balls with five fours while Nikhil Doru remained not out on 12 in the team’s score of 42 for one. Olonga picked up the only NCA wicket to fall while the other bowler in action, left-arm Bryan Strang went wicketless. Zimbabwe now move to Faridabad to play their second three-dayer against the Board President’s XI from November 13 to 15 before the first test starts in Delhi on November 18. (PTI) |
|
34th
Chess Olympiad ISTANBUL, Nov 10: Indian men advanced in the standing’s list with a fine 2.5-1.5 victory over Kyrgyzstan while the women remained on course for a respectable finish, drawing with Belarus 1.5-1.5, in the 12th round of the 34th Chess Olympiad here today. Top seed Russia put up another good show to overwhelm armenia with a huge margin of 3.5-0.5 in the men’s section. The Russians have 34 points in their kitty now and enjoy a 2-point lead over nearest rival Germany who downed USA 3-1. India is tied for the 10-13 spot with 28.5 points to its credit. The next round of the remaining two rounds will be crucial for India as they take on a not-so-strong poland. In the women’s event, the Chinese (28 points) are cruising to a smooth victory. They defeated Germany 2-1 and have a 2.5 points lead over georgia. Indian women have accumulated 20 points. It was grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran who anchored the Indian victory today. Playing white against E Moldobaev, the Indian stalwart firmly put behind the loss yesterday and crushed the modern Benoni defence. After routine opening moves, Sasikiran emerged with a slight advantage and slowly squeezed the counter attack on the queenside with timely blockades by minor pieces. When Sasikiran initiated a king-side attack, Moldobaev sensed imminent trouble. Fearing disaster, Moldobaev decided to sacrifice his queen bishop pawn but did not get the desired counter play. Sasikiran pushed the central pawns to create decisive threats and won on the 51st move. The other three boards for India ended in draws. On the second board, GM Abhijit Kunte took on V Magai from the black side of a queens Indian defence and did not have any difficulty in equalizing after the opening. The pieces got exchanged at regular intervals and the peace treaty was signed after 39 moves. IM P Harikrishna continued his unconquered run here holding GM Leonid Yurtaev to a draw with white pieces. Harikrishna started with what appeared a kings Indian def-ence but he dexterously transposed it to a relatively new set up. A symmetrical pawn structure was arrived after Harikrishna simplified position in the centre and the game thereon looked set for a draw. The game lasted for merely 23 moves. On the fourth board, GM Dibyendu Barua drew with E Inarkiev with his queens gambit declined. In the conventional minority attack, Inarkiev exchanged a couple of minor pieces and could not claim much advantage with white pieces. Barua sacrificed a pawn to force a draw by repetition after 33 moves. WGM S Vijayalakshmi on an excellent run here, is on course for an individual medal now, having garnered 10.5 points from her 12 outings. With black pieces Vijayalakshmi had to sweat hard in a lesser-known set up employed by R Eidelson. The opening did not offer much and after a rigourous fight in the middle game it took a whopping 89 moves for Vijayalakshmi to convert her miniscule advantage. (PTI) |
|
Sandeep Memorial Volleyball Tourney concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent RAJOURI, Nov 10: The Sandeep Memorial Volleyball Championship concluded here today with final match played between Baba Ghulam Shah Club, Thanamandi and Darhal Malkain Club. The Tournament was inaugurated on November 8 by Dr A K Gupta, Principal of the College wherein nine teams participated. The final match was witnessed by a large crowd including staff, students and prominent citizens of the Rajouri town and adjoining areas. The valedictory function was presided over by Choudhary Mohd Hussain, MLA Darhal Constituency while Mirza Abdul Rashid, MP was the chief guest on the occasion. Mr K A Khan, District Development Commissioner, Rajouri was the guest of honour. Speaking on the occasion Mr K A Khan praised the College authorities and extended full cooperation for the College development and promised to release the funds for the completion of Volleyball Court. Mr Mirza Abdul Rashid, congratulated both the teams and announced an amount of Rs 10 lakhs for the developmental work of the College. In his presidential address, Choudhary Mohd Hussain announced an amount of Rs 21 lakhs for the construction work of the College. Mr Onkar Nath Gupta, father of late Sandeep Gupta sponsored the programme. |
|
Inter-School Athletic Meet concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent KATHUA, Nov 10: A 5-day Inter-School Athletic Meet concluded at Kathua Police Lines today. SSP Kathua Mr Manohar Singh presided over the function and distributed prizes among the outstanding sportsmen and women in various disciplines. During the meet, boys and girls under the age group of 19, 17 and 14 years of age took part in various sports activities which included High Jump, Discus, Race, Javelin and Shot-Put. Under 14 years boys categories, Mr Bikram Singh of Middle School Gadial got first position while as Romeshwar Attri of M S Palli and Bikram Dass of M S Khogal got second and third positions in high jump respectively. In Discus, Rinku Sharma of M S Gadial, Abhinandan of M S Madial bagged the first, second and third positions respectively. In 1500 metres race, Shembru Din of M S Kathua, Mohinder Singh of M S Dillwan and Arun Sharma of M S Hiranagar bagged first, second and third positions while as in 100 metres race, Jogesh Raj of M S Dhaloti, Sunil Kumar of M S Saidpur and Balvinder Kumar of M S Parol got first, second and third position respectively. Under 19 years categories, Ajit Singh of Higher Secondary School, Ramkote, Rajinder Kumar of H S S Rajpura and Ravan Kumar of H S S Ghagwal bagged first, second and third positions in Discus. In long jump, Maden Lal of H S S Marheen, Sunil Kumar and Kamal Kumar of Higher Secondary School, Parole and Barwal stood first, second and third respectively. In Javelin discipline, Pawan Kumar, Kamal Kumar and Ajit Singh of Higher Secondary School, Rajpura, Barwal and Ramkote bagged first, second and third positions respectively. Makhan Lal of H S S Marheen got first position, Roop Lal of G S S Kathua got second position while as third position was bagged by Sethi Ram and Chander Shekhar of H S Chackra and Forlain respectively in high jump. In 100 metres race, Jasmeet Singh, Darshan Singh and Sethi Ram of Higher Secondary Schools of Kathua, Rajpura and Chackra got first, second and third positions while as in 1500 metres race, Sham Singh of H S Chackra, Raj Singh and Suraj Kumar of Higher Secondary Schools, Nagrota Gujroo and Rajpura got first, second and third positions respectively. In 200 metres race Mukesh Singh of H S Ghagwal, Raj Kumar of H S S Prole and Mangal Singh of H S Nichla bagged first, second and third positions respectively. Under 14 years categories, Karan Singh of H S Forlain, Jatinder Singh of M S Airwan and Sunil Kumar of M S Saidpur stood first, second and third in 100 metres race. In 200 metres race, Tasleem Mashi of H S Prongati got first position while as Parveen Kumar and Suresh Kumar of M S Himirpur and Palli got second and third positions respectively. In 400 metres race, Sunil Dutt, Jag Mohan and Murad Ali of Middle School, Uttai, Budhi and Nichla got first, second and third position respectively. Under 14 years boys categories in Discus, Makhan Singh and Shokat Ali of Higher Secondary Schools, Ramkote and Kathua got first, second position respectively while as Sukhvinder Singh of H S Rajbagh got third position. In 1500 metres race, Romi Sharma of H S Chandwal, Sushil Singh of H S S Kathua and Nek Ram of H S Dinga Amb stood first, second and third respectively. In 800 metres race, Rakesh Kumar, Parveen Kumar and Vikash Pathania of H S Jakhbar, Dhinore and Chandwan got first, second and third position respectively. In 400 metres race, Mohan Singh and Surinder Singh of High Schools Dhanore and Nichla and Pawan Kumar of H S S Ramkote bagged first, second and third positions respectively. In 200 metres race, Sham Lal, Balvinder Singh and Prabhat Kumar of Higher Secondary Schools, Rajbagh, Farelain and Dhanore got first, second and third positions while as in 100 metres race Charan Jit Singh of H S Rajbagh, Chander Mohan of H S S Hiranagar and Waran Singh of H S Nichla remained first, second and third respectively. In Javelin, Ajay Singh of H S Dhanore got first position while as Subash Singh and Naskeen Ali of Higher Secondary Schools of Darwal and Kathua remained second and third. In shot-put, Swaran Singh of H S bagged first position while as second and third positions were bagged by Rajni Kant of H S S Ghagwal and Mohan Singh of H S S Ramkote. |
|
Vishal helps HSS Nowshera
to register win Excelsior Sports Correspondent NOWSHERA, Nov 10: Higher Secondary School, Nowshera today thrashed Khalsa Club by 20 runs in the match of the A P Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament. After winning the toss, Nowshera XI opted to bat first but lost its three wickets in very first over with only two runs on the Board. At one stage, Nowshera XI was four for six but for the 6th wicket Vishal Sharma and Sunny Dutta put 52 runs together, Vishal made strokefull 74 with the help of 10 fours, 2 sixes and remained not out, thus helping Higher Secondary School Nowshera to set a target of 139 runs in allotted 20 overs. For Khalsa XI, Mukhtiar Singh and Jaspal Singh took four and three wickets respectively. Chasing 139 runs, Khalsa XI also made bad start by losing both the openers when only four runs were on the board. For third wicket partnership Jaspal Singh and Ravinder Singh put 65 runs together but both failed to stay for a long against the tight bowling of Nowshera XI. Jaspal Singh and Ravinder Singh made 40 and 25 runs respectively. For Nowshera XI, Kulbir Choudhary took four wickets by giving 15 runs in four overs. Left arm leg spinner Shivalik Tuli and Rajan Raina also claimed two wickets each. Vishal Sharma was declared man of the match for his all round performance. He made unbeaten 74 runs and claimed one wicket. In the second match at Army Ground Nowshera, Star Cricket Club Seri beat Singh Cricket Club by 5 wickets. After winning the toss, Singh Cricket Club elected to bat first but their batsmen failed to pose good total against the tight bowling of Star Cricket Club. Surinder and Gaurav Gupta scored 35 and 32 runs respectively. Pawan of Star Club took 4 wickets by giving 10 runs in 4 overs. In reply, Star Cricket Club chased the target by losing only 5 wickets. Sanjiv and Munish of Star Club remained highest scorer with 30 runs each. For Singh Cricket Club, Sushil took 3 wickets by giving 20 runs. Pawan of Star Cricket Club Seri who bowled economically and took 4 wickets was declared man of the match. Banish Bali, Director of the organising committee disclosed that the final match will be played on November 14 at Army Ground Nutria. Mr R S Sharma, MLA Nowshera will be the chief guest on the occasion. |
|
League Football
Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 10: Youngmen’s Club Gurha Salathia beat Jammu Sports B in junior category while as Young Heroes thrashed New Bharat Club in the senior division in the on-going League Football Tournament being held at Mini-Stadium, Parade Ground, here today. In the Junior Division match, Youngmen’s Club Gurha Salathia outplayed Jammu Sports B with scores 1-0. Though Jammu Sports B lost the match yet its overall performance in the match was spectacular. In the 15th minute of the match, the disappointment struck the Jammu Sports B when its one of the players made self goal. It was the turning point of the match as both the team could not score any goal till the end of the match. Had player of Jammu Sports B not made the self goal the result would have been different. Despite hectic efforts, Jammu Sports B could not equalise the match till its end. Thus itself helping opponents to register victory. In the Senior category, Young Heroes trounced New Bharat Club by 5 goals to nil. This match too saw one self-goal from the losers’ side. In the 16th minute of the match, Vikas of New Bharat Club made self-goal and put his team-mates in trouble. Till the end of the match, New Bharat Club could not come out of the pressure maintained by the Young Heroes Club and suffered defeat by 5-0. On the other side, Young Heroes Club maintained its attacking performance and pounced on every opportunity coming its way to make score. The second goal on behalf of Young Heroes was scored by Rakesh Gupta in 38th minute after receiving pass from Vijay Kumar. Rakesh took the custody of ball and dribbling past many rival defenders and took powerful shot which the goalkeeper of New Bharat Club failed to stop. Vijay Kumar in the 43rd minute fired third goal for his team on the pass of Rajesh while Rajesh contributed 4th goal for Young Heroes Club in 55th minute by his sole efforts. He after taking the custody of the ball edged past many defenders and fired marvelous goal. The 5th and final goal on behalf of Young Heroes Club was made by Rajesh through penalty corner. In this match, Rajesh showed spectacular performance by securing 2 goals and giving decisive pass to Vijay Kumar in third one. |
|
| home | state | national | business | editorial | advertisement | sports |
