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Srinath ruled out for COLOMBO, Aug 18: India’s injury woes were compounded today with speedster Javagal Srinath being ruled out for the remaining two test matches against Sri Lanka after injury on his left hand was detected to be a fracture.............more Tendulkar
to go to MUMBAI, Aug 18: Sachin Tendulkar will leave next week for South Africa for treatment to his injured right toe by leading orthopaedic surgeon Mark Fergusson and the Cricket Board will meet the expenses.........more Prosecutors
SAN BERNARDINO (US), Aug 18: Prosecutors have declined to file rape charges against former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson, saying the case could not be proved. ........more Rios
fumes as WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 18: American teenager Andy Roddick overpowered Marcelo Rios of Chile 6-3 6-4 to reach the Washington Classic semifinals.......more |
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Lawn Tennis far from sight in J&K Competitions in all age groups soon: JKLTA secretary By Sanjeev Sharma JAMMU, Aug 18: In the present era when Indian tennis legends Leander Peas and Mahesh..........more Ist
Invitational Billiards and Snooker Champ Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 18: State champion Kamal Rohmetra and State No. 2 Sanjeev Gupta made..........more JKP to
host 50th All Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 18: Jammu and Kashmir Police will host 50th All India Police Hockey......more 3rd
Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia Cricket Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 18: Sonnet Cricket Club today defeated.....more |
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Srinath ruled out for rest of Lanka series COLOMBO, Aug 18: India’s injury woes were compounded today with speedster Javagal Srinath being ruled out for the remaining two test matches against Sri Lanka after injury on his left hand was detected to be a fracture. Coach John Wright said an X-ray on Srinath’s hand this morning confirmed that the bowler had suffered a fracture just below his little finger. Srinath was hit on his hand by a Dilhara Fernando snorter while batting in the first innings of the first test at Galle and was forced to retire hurt. He did not bat in the second innings though he bowled in both the innings of Sri Lanka. Srinath would be out of action for about a month which makes him a doubtful starter for the Asian Test Championship match against Pakistan in Karachi next month. The bowler hoped to be back for the South Africa series in October saying the team needed him more than ever and he was determined to play. India, who are already without Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Anil Kumble and Ashish Nehra, all of whom have injuries, lost the first test by ten wickets. The next two tests are scheduled at Kandy (August 22-26) and Colombo (August 29-September 2). (PTI) |
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Tendulkar to go to South Africa for foot treatment MUMBAI, Aug 18: Sachin Tendulkar will leave next week for South Africa for treatment to his injured right toe by leading orthopaedic surgeon Mark Fergusson and the Cricket Board will meet the expenses. Sports medicine expert Dr Anant Joshi said Tendulkar will leave for Johannesburg on August 22 or 23 to also facilitate the making of specially designed footwear that will cushion the injured toe. Tendulkar suffered a hairline fracture in his toe while playing in the final league match of the Triangular series against the West Indies in Zimbabwe on July four and pulled out of the on-going Sri Lanka series as the foot had not healed completely. Cricket Board secretary Jaywant Lele, who revealed Tendulkar’s treatment plans here today, expressed confidence that the maestro would be fit for the tour of South Africa which will commence on October one. (PTI) |
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Prosecutors decline to file rape charges against Tyson SAN BERNARDINO (US), Aug 18: Prosecutors have declined to file rape charges against former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson, saying the case could not be proved. The San Bernardino county district attorney’s office reviewed the case and conducted a follow-up investigation before reaching a decision. "It’s precisely because of Mr. Tyson’s reputation for violence and his notoriety and his previous conviction for rape that we really, really looked at this case very careful," Deputy District Attorney David Whitney said yesterday. "We concluded after reviewing everything we currently know about the case that it cannot be proven beyond reasonable doubt." Whitney said it was unlikely charges could be filed in the future. A 50-year-old woman maintains she was sexually assaulted by Tyson on July 16 at a home he rented while training in this resort in the San Bernardino mountains East of Los Angeles. Tyson, who said he was innocent, left big bear for phoenix to train for a Sept. 8 fight with Danish Boxer Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen. "There was never a doubt in my mind that, when the authorities took a hard look at the case, the truth would serve to vindicate me," Tyson said in a written statement. "Now that this is behind me, I am just looking forward to fighting and regaining the Heavyweight Championship of the world." The 35-year-old Tyson served more than three years in an Indiana prison after being convicted in 1992 of rape and other charges. (AP) |
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Rios fumes as Roddick blasts into last four WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 18: American teenager Andy Roddick overpowered Marcelo Rios of Chile 6-3 6-4 to reach the Washington Classic semifinals on Friday. Blasting serves in the 130-135 mph (208-216 kph) range, Roddick clubbed 10 aces past the former world number one as he advanced with relative ease. Roddick faces either compatriot Michael Chang or Frenchman Fabrice Santoro in the last four. The American was able to get an early break in the first set as Rios floated a backhand wide to give the 18-year-old American a 3-1 lead. The break in the second set came after controversial overrule call by chair umpire Norm Chryst. He decided a Rios second serve was out and the double-fault gave Roddick his break. "I made mistakes in the two breaks and that was basically the match," Rios said. "But I was mad about the overrule because they always say they saw it even if they didn’t." "I guess they think we’re stupid or something. The ATP makes a lot of mistakes and they make mistakes that can cost a match but they don’t care." Roddick, however, was convinced the ball was out and the call was correct. "I don’t think it was that tough a call," he said. "It was a second serve and only about 95 mph. It was nice to see norm step in like that because it was an inch or two out. It’s a call that should have been made." Rios is now 0-2 against Roddick, having lost to him in Miami this year, but he still believes the American is beatable. "His game is based on his serve and if he serves good, he’ll win," Rios said. "It’s tough to return stuff like that. But his second serve is nothing special and most of the top players have a really good second serve." Despite his loss, the tournament was a positive return to the tour for Rios, who underwent left ankle surgery on June 18. On June 26, Rios’s first child, daughter Constanza, was born and he has talked all week about how that event has calmed down his usually fiery personality. Now Rios is trying to kickstart his tennis career after dropping to number 64 in the ATP entry system. "Winning three matches and beating (French Open runner-up Alex) Corretja (in the third round) is good but I’m looking forward to getting back and beating the good guys all the time," Rios said.(REUTERS) |
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Lawn Tennis far from sight in
J&K By Sanjeev Sharma JAMMU, Aug 18: In the present era when Indian tennis legends Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupadi have already established supremacy world over thus encouraging the Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh to take the tennis to the villages, the game of tennis has yet to make inroads in Jammu and Kashmir. Although the highest sports body in the State—J&K State Sports Council—has build-up the required infrastructure at the main sports hub of M A Stadium, here, yet it seems of no avail, as there are no takers to the game due to the apathy of the concerned association. The game which is part of the sports calendar of the Inter-college competitions of Directorate of Physical Education, University of Jammu, used to play only once in a year that too for the sake of participation. As we go through the past, it has been learnt that the game might be one of the famous sports in Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu city only there were six lawn tennis courts. The then Prince of Wales College, now GGM Science College, had two courts of British time. Government Polytechnic College, University of Jammu and Usman Club had one each. At present State Sports Council has its own court at M A Stadium, here, besides a well maintained court at Jammu Club. Sports Officer, Ajit Singh Wazir said that State Sports Council had provided all the necessary facilities to the players around 12 years back, when a good number of trainees used to practice on the clay court at the M A Stadium, here. But, due to the ‘inactive’ association, the clay court is lying barren since the last ten years. The independent court, provided with a changing room and screen boxes, has no takers at present. The main reason for empty courts, as per the Sports Officer, was lack of competitions all these years. "We are ready to upgrade the facilities at the courts, provided some one turns up ", said Mr Wazir, taking to EXCELSIOR. "There is no dearth of talent in Tennis in Jammu and Kashmir" said Raj Kumar, who played lawn tennis for three years till 1990. He said that around 40 players in all age groups used to play tennis at Polytechnic ground, here, but only till 1990. The strength started reducing afterwards, when the J&K Lawn Tennis Association stopped holding competitions and later become ‘defunct’ and as of now the situation was the same, explained Raj Kumar, who is presently a Private producer. When contacted, the general secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association of J&K, Captain Murti said that he has taken up the matter with the Education Minister for some identical place where full-fledged infrastructure could be developed. However, he said, " this year we have proposed to hold competitions in all the age groups by mobilising the participation from defence forces and from other districts of the State." In the neighbouring states of Punjab and Chandigarh, the initiative to bring the game to the villages has been taken by none else, but the concerned Lawn Tennis Association. The rural tennis programme, which virtually adopts youngsters aged between 8 and 11, has won young hearts from the hardy Punjabi farming community. Besides in Punjab, the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) has plans to expand the programme to villages in the entire North India, including Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. |
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Ist Invitational
Billiards and Snooker Champ Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 18: State champion Kamal Rohmetra and State No. 2 Sanjeev Gupta made a good start winning two matches each in Snooker on the opening day of the Ist Invitational Billiards and Snooker Championship which began under the aegis of J&K Billiards and Snooker Association at Amar Singh Club here this morning. In the opening match of the championship, Kamal defeated Sheetal Gandotra in easy straight frames of 67-15, 64-27 in the best of three frames encounter. Kamal’s second win came in the afternoon session when he outclassed Karan Kapoor. In the first frame Karan gave a good fight to finish at 69-32, but he virtually failed to stop Kamal from pocketing the colour balls. Karan could able to score 13 points as against 110 by Kamal Rohmetra. The score: 69-32, 110-13. On the other table, the title contender, Sanjeev Gupta was registering victories against the promising Arun Gulati and Sohail Khalid. In the first league match, Sanjeev down Arun in straight frames of 48-20, 86-59. While, in the second encounter, upcoming cueist Sohail Khalid surrendered before the experienced Sanjeev in the first frame, which he lost 64-10. However, in the second game, he followed Sanjeev right from the very beginning, but only to lose the frame 35-26. The score: 64-10, 35-26. Arun Gulati, who lost to Sanjeev, compensated his loss beating Karan Kapoor in his second league match 59-32, 69-32. Fourth seed, Vishal Abrol also made a winning start outplaying Nishant Azad in straight frames of 82-15, 71-26. In this week-long championship, the league encounter will be followed by the final. Top two players, on the basis of points they get in the league, will play the finals in both Billiards and Snooker event, said the general secretary of the Association, Sanjeev Gupta. In another matches, Vishal Abrol beat Arun Ghulati by 2-0 with scores 53-21 and 67-21 while Nishant Azad over comes Sheetal Gandotra by 2-1 with scores 21-52, 37-29, 40-31. Arun Ghulati also defeated Nishant Azad by 2-0 with scores 69-62 and 69-20 and Jyoti Anand beat Sheetal Gandotra by 2-1 with scores 29-51, 48-22 and 49-39. In final match of the day Jyoti Anand beat Vishal by 2-0. |
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JKP to host 50th All India Police Hockey Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 18: Jammu and Kashmir Police will host 50th All India Police Hockey Championship 2001 at K K Hakku Astro Turf Hockey Stadium Jammu from October 29 to November 7. This was decided in the meeting held under the chairmanship of Additional Director General of Police Mr Gopal Sharma. Mr Gopal Sharma said that 10 committees have been constituted for the successful conduct of the Championship and Director General of Police Mr A K Suri will be the Chairman of the organising committee. He disclosed that 22 hockey teams have confirmed their entries from BSF, CRPF, SSB, UP, MP, Assam, Karnataka, West-Bengal, ITBP, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Orissa, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Uttranchal, CISF, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir. He said that five more hockey teams from different states are expected to participate in this Championship. Last year this Tournament was held at Hyderabad and Jammu and Kashmir Police hockey team got 4th place. Among others who present in the meeting were IGP Jammu Zone Mr R V Raju, IGP Crime and Railways Mr Maqsood Choudhary, IGP Kashmir Zone Mr Ashok Bhan, DIGs P K Gupta, P R Gandotra, Raja Aiaz Ali Khan, Naveen Aggarwal, SSP Jammu Mr R R Swain, Commandants Satvir Gupta, Khalid Durani, Choudhary Chirag-Din, S A Watali, A A Khan, J P Singh, Rajinder Gupta SO to DIG Jammu, SP PCR Subash Raina, SP Amjid Parveez. Hilal Ahmed PRO to IGP Jammu, Gurdarshan Singh, Medical Superintendent of Police Hospital, Dr Madhu Kullar, M S Punnu, Surinder Kapoor, Dr Narinder Singh and I J Kapaie. |
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3rd Major Ajay Singh
Jasrotia Cricket Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 18: Sonnet Cricket Club today defeated Karam Chand Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the on-going 3rd Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia Memorial Day and Night Cricket Tournament being played at Vikas Nagar. Batting first after winning the toss, Karam Chand Cricket Club (KCCC) scored 109 in stipulated 15 overs by losing 6 wickets. Pardeep Bali scored brilliant 41 runs in 24 balls with the help of one hit to the fence and 5 hits over the fence. Anshuman scored 19 runs by facing 16 balls with one six and 2 fours. Ashok and Rajat scored 11 and 10 runs respectively. For Sonnet Cricket Club (SCC), Vicky took 2 wickets while Shiv and Parveen clinched one wicket each. With eyes set on target of 110 runs, Sonnet Cricket Club chased the intended target in 13th over and won the match by four wickets. Shiv played marvelous inning and remained unbeaten at 49 runs by facing 35 balls. He made 49 runs with the help of 5 sixes and 2 fours. Shishu scored 20 runs with the help of 2 hits to the fence while Sonu scored quick 16 runs in 8 balls with 2 sixes and one four. For Karam Chand Cricket Club, only Pardeep Bali bowled well and clinched 3 wickets in 3 overs by giving 18 runs. Sameer and Shashi took one wicket each. Shiv of SCC declared man of the match for his overall briliant performance in both batting and bowling. In another match of the day, White Cricket Club beat Friends Cricket Club by four wickets. Friends Cricket Club scored 81 runs in stipulated 15 overs. Sumit made 21 runs, Rajinder scored 19, Tihar and Shadhab scored 13 and 10 runs respectively. For WCC, Javed took 4 wickets and Raman clinched one wicket. WCC chased the intended target in last over of the match. Sunil and Suresh played brilliant innings and scored 32 and 12 runs respectively. Mr Subash Sharma and Mr Sikander Singh were the umpires while Mr Sanjeev Sharma was the scorer. |
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