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Kapil has lost CHANDIGARH, Oct 7: Cricket, which was a passion to the hilt with Kapil Dev, world’s one of the best all rounders,.............more Ram
Kumar wins Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 7: Ram Kumar clinched the first place in the 25th Annual Cross-country of the Sainik School, Nagrota in the senior boys group after .............more Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 7: Ramnagar, a small township in Jammu and Kashmir will play host to 15 days yoga camp on ‘Obesity and Diabetes’ from November 17 to December 1 this year.................more Food
and Supplies Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 7: In the ongoing XI State Football Championship, Food and Supplies Club defeated Young Iqbal Club, Srinagar 3-0 at Bakshi .....more |
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Inter-distt Handball
Tourney ends Excelsior Sports Correspondent RAJOURI, Oct 7: District Udhampur and Jammu shared boys and girls trophies respectively in the under-19 group in the.......more Two-day
Distt Fencing Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 7: Adarsh Slathia bagged the gold in the individual Epee event in the senior boys group in the.........more Inter-distt
Wrestling Champ concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 7: District Jammu claimed the overall trophies in under-17 and under-19 year groups, while host Kathua .....more Mukesh
Kumar wins Excelsior Correspondent/Agencies SRINAGAR, Oct 7: Versatile Mukesh Kumar fired four under 68 and saved some ......more |
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Kapil has lost interest in cricket CHANDIGARH, Oct 7: Cricket, which was a passion to the hilt with Kapil Dev, world’s one of the best all rounders, has now lost its interest with him. He had stopped talking about the game which took him to the dizzy heights— from the "baby of the team" during his very first itinerary to Pakistan, to become an icon. Dejected at the media hype over dragging his name in the match fixing, even though, having come out unscathed in investigations by the CBI, Kapil had been avoiding the press. He has no rancour against those who indulged in mud sligning against him. Although, he avoided speaking at length on the dismal performance of the Indian cricket in recent year, during a chat with this reporter at a private function here, Kapil could not hide his concern. To pressing questions, he ultimately gave in and answer varying questions including degradation of sports and coaching of the Indian cricket team by John Write, fitness test and selection of players. To a pointed question, the former coach preferred making no comments on the performance of individual players. "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the best judge. It is for the BCCI to see what changes have been brought about in the team’s performance." He said, these days every one wants to become a cricketer. But merely holding a bat or watching a match on the TV, can not make any body a Sachin or Gavaskar. It required hard work, determination and self confidence to become a Sachin or a Gavaskar. Kapil, however, saw no harm and as a matter of fact described it "a good beginning" when asked how he felt about the fitness test introduced by the BCCI. According to him there were no two opinion that some of the players were selected merely on ‘sifarish’ but they fail to deliver the goods while on field. Such players don’t last for long. He said players should not feel discouraged over their non-inclusion in the teams. The good players should concentrate on hard work and determination which ultimately paid dividends. The sector 16 Cricket Stadium in the city, where he learnt the abc of the game, under the coaching of Daronachayara Desh Prem Azad no more attracts him. Earlier it was a "Mecca" for him. Whenever, the Haryana hurrican visited the city, he made it a point to visit the stadium and teach the intracacies of the game to the hordes of youngsters. Even during his current stay in the city, for participation in the Samarvir Sahi Golf Tournament commencing Tuesday, he avoided talking cricket to the students of a school which he visited to meet the son of a Kargil martyr, adopted by him for his education. All he told the students was to concentrate on what they wish to achieve. When told how the youngsters feel dejected over his hanging the gloves, Kapil said I am like a student, who after saying goodbye to a school never looked back at it again. Whatever I did or achieved for the game of cricket is well known and I am fully satisfied. The former skipper, presently concentrating his attention on the golf which, according him, was his second innings. "Golf is now a passion for me. How, I come out in this game only time will tell", he quipped when asked about his performance in his new venture. Kapil, however, came out openly on the degradation of sports in the country. When asked how he felt about different sport bodies and organisations being surrounding by controversies, he shot back: if you make a person, without a law degree, to sit on the chair of a judge, what else you can exepct from him? Kapil, on the poor performance of players at the international events, said: Every one wants the players to win gold medals but no one has ever thought of the facilities to be provided to them. The sports authorities, that be, were little concerned towards development of the sports and problems of the sportspersons, he added. "It is for the Sports Ministry to answer when asked whether the country lacked talented teachers in imparting coaching to the players? according to him, India instead of becoming a country of the sports, had become a country of literates, doctors and engineers. More attention, he bemoaned, was being paid to the education than the sports. The children in this country, despite having a talent, had no right to chose sports as their career. They are forced to take to careers, even though those might not be of their liking. He expressed his serious concern over total absence of medical experts in sports in India. "This is very unfortunate that a country like England which is of the size of punjab had more than 2,000 specialists, India does not have even two such doctors." He said it was really unfortunate that if a player gets hurt while in action, even for small treatment he had to go abroad. He said that it took minimum three weeks for a player to recover from his injuries whereas in foreign countries injured players return to the game within three to four days of medical treatment. Kapil’s advice to the upcoming players was "not to take to sports as a commercial aspect. Instead they should work for the country’s honour." The uncrowned king of cricket when asked about the dream team as enunciated by late Sir Bradman in his book said: is it necessary that whatever he(Bradman) did or any other player did, I too copy him. Kapil, for the present has no intention to join politics. According to him even while staying away from the politics, much could be done for the country. I have kept the country’s interests and honour above every thing else. "Whatever, I did in the past, doing at present or would be doing in future would be in the larger interests of my motherland and its honour." Asked whether he intended to write any book on his past and present experiences, Kapil smilingly said he would prefer not to say anything at present. What I do or write, will be before the people of the country. (UNI) |
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Ram Kumar wins cross country of Sainik School in Sr group Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 7: Ram Kumar clinched the first place in the 25th Annual Cross-country of the Sainik School, Nagrota in the senior boys group after completing the 10-kilometers race in 45 minutes covering the rough-rugged and mountainous terrain at Nagrota, near here today. Second place in the same group went to Arvind Bazala, while Sushil Kumar finished third. In Juniors and Sub-juniors Cadets Jigmet Angchok, Stanzin Phuntsog, Rigzin Tamchos and Cadets Alok Ranjan, Anup Kumar and Pushkar made an edge over the others. Earlier, the race was flagged off by the Principal of the school, Commander V K Verma. Later, he complemented the winners and bolstered the spirit of the those cadets who could not make it in time. |
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Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 7: Ramnagar, a small township in Jammu and Kashmir will play host to 15 days yoga camp on ‘Obesity and Diabetes’ from November 17 to December 1 this year. The camp has been organized by the Directorate of Youth Services and Sports. The Minister for Youth Services and Sports, S. Harbans Singh said here today that naturopaths, Physiotherapists and Yoga experts across the country have been invited to impart expert counseling to the Sadhaks during the camp. All this has been done with a view to promote yoga as a discipline for physical and mental fitness besides, making earnest efforts to adopt yoga as a means for controlling various diseases. The camp organized in close liaison with International Youth Hostel Association, National Scouts and Guides Association, Nehru Yuva Kendra and National Yoga Sansthan having a special thrust on diabetes and obesity as priority subject will subsequently be converted into a year long course at Yoga Complex, Ramnagar. The prime objective of the camp is to create health consciousness, suggest ways and means for dietary control, physical and spiritual aspects for rejuvenation of body, mind and soul of the participating Sadhaks, said Mr. Singh. The course has been designed and planned in such a manner that participant will undergo a practical training of specific Yog-Asans meant for controlling and taking care of this dreaded disease. Diabetes has emerged as a big menace to the health of human beings all over the world particularly in the youth. The overall figures and data of the disease in India is so alarming that it may check on the youthfulness of our Nation. The camp will be open to all the interested participants in the age group of 30 to 65 years. |
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Food and Supplies Club wins, enters State Football pre-quarters Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 7: In the ongoing XI State Football Championship, Food and Supplies Club defeated Young Iqbal Club, Srinagar 3-0 at Bakshi Stadium, here today. With this win, F&S Club has entered into the pre-quarterfinals round. The championship is being organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Football Association. |
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Inter-distt Handball
Tourney ends Excelsior Sports Correspondent RAJOURI, Oct 7: District Udhampur and Jammu shared boys and girls trophies respectively in the under-19 group in the divisional level Inter-district Handball Tournament, which concluded, here today. In the boys section, Udhampur defeated the host Rajouri district in the final, while Kathua finished third. In the boys under-17 year group, district Jammu defeated Poonch to claim the winners trophy, while Rajouri had to satisfy themselves with third place. Jammu district, in girls under-19 section, defeated the host Rajouri to claim the title. In this group, Kathua district finished third. In under-17 year final, district Udhampur outclassed Jammu to clinch the coveted winners trophy, while Rajouri remained at third place. Deputy Inspector General of Police, S S Bijral, was the chief guest in the finals, who later gave away winners and runners-up trophies. Divisional Youth Services and Sports Officer, Jammu, Veena Bakshi was also present. Speaking on the occasion, she praised the host district for conducing the competitions successfully. Later, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Rajouri, Mohd Din, presented vote of thanks to all those who extended cooperation during the tournament. |
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Two-day Distt Fencing Champ
ends Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 7: Adarsh Slathia bagged the gold in the individual Epee event in the senior boys group in the two-day Jammu District Fencing Championship which concluded today at Multi-purpose hall of the Indoor Complex, M A Stadium, here today. Adarsh beat Anthony Mattoo in the final. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Anthony beat Deepak Singh 5-4, while, Adarsh beat Tony Mattoo 5-2 to enter the final. In the senior boys Sabre individual event, Maninder Pal Singh claimed gold beating Lucky Jasrotia in the final. Ajeet Singh and Sanjeev Suri were declared joint winners for third place. The girls Foil gold went to Harvinder Kour, who sidelined Rutika Mahajan. Manu Sharma and Deepshikha Gupta were the joint winners of third position. In the girls Epee event, Snamika Bangotra beat Dimple Thappa to bag gold, while Deepshikha and Seema Raiz finished third. In the senior boys Foil event, Sanjeev Suri defeated Anthony Mattoo for claim the gold. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Sanjeev Suri beat Adarsh Slathia 5-3 and Anthony Mattoo beat Lucky Jasrotia. Ankush Gupta bagged first place in Epee individual in under-14 year group after he beat Kapil Singh by a narrow margin (10-9). In the semi-finals, Ankush beat Abhishek 5-3 and Kapil outclassed Akshay Verma 5-1. In the finals and prize distribution function today, Rajan Sharma was the chief guest. Gourav Jamwal and Rashid Ahmed were referees in the finals. This championship was organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Fencing Association. |
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Inter-distt Wrestling Champ
concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 7: District Jammu claimed the overall trophies in under-17 and under-19 year groups, while host Kathua managed overall trophy in under-14 category in the divisional level Inter-district Wrestling Tournament which concluded at Girls High School, Ghagwal in Kathua, today. However, host district maintained its supremacy by winning 22 medals as compare to Jammu 20. District Udhampur and Poonch managed 13 and four medals respectively. Deputy Director Health, Jammu, B S Dogra, was the chief guest in the finals, who gave away trophies to the winners teams in different age groups. On the occasion, students of the Girls High School, Ghagwal presented a colourful cultural programme which was witnessed by the a large gathering of local people and students. District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Kathua, B S Sambyal presented vote of thanks. The final results Under-14 year 30 kg: Romesh Singh of Kathua, Ist; Girdhari Lal of Jammu, 2nd and Subash Singh of Udhampur, third. 32 kg: Shan Ali of Jammu, Ist; Fateh Singh of Kathua, 2nd and Mulkh Raj of Udhampur, third. 35 kg: Farman Ali of Kathua, Ist; Mohd Hanief of Poonch, 2nd and Kaka Ram of Udhampur, third. 38 kg: Ghar Singh of Jammu, Ist and Anchal Singh of Kathua, 2nd. 41 kg: Latief Singh of Kathua, Ist; Rakesh Kumar of Jammu, 2nd and Rattan Singh of Udhampur, third. 45 kg: Roshan Din of Kathua, Ist and Vipan Singh of Jammu, 2nd. 50 kg: Karan Singh of Kathua, Ist; Ashwani Kumar of Jammu, 2nd and Sanjay Kumar of Udhampur, third. Under-17 year 42 kg: Satish Kumar of Jammu, Ist; C S Pawan of Kathua, 2nd and Raj Kumar of Udhampur, third. 45 kg: Pawan Kumar of Udhampur, Ist and Surjeet Singh of Doda. 48 kg: Lal Hussain of Kathua, Ist; Pawan Kumar of Jammu, 2nd and Sarfraz Ahmed of Poonch, third. 52 kg: Parveen Kumar of Jammu, Ist; Swaran Singh of Kathua, 2nd and Subash Chander of Udhampur, third. 57 kg: Dwarka Nath of Udhampur, Ist; Maskeen Ali of Kathua, 2nd and Randhir Singh of Poonch. 63 kg: Pawan Kumar of Kathua, Ist; Shabir Hussain of poonch, 2nd and Swaran Singh of Udhampur, third. 69 kg: Anil Kumar of Jammu, Ist and Tarak Hussain of Kathua. Under-19 year 42 kg: C S Jagdev of Kathua, Ist; Birbal of Jammu, 2nd. 45 kg: Sohan Singh of Kathua, Ist; Sunny Sharma of Jammu, 2nd. 48 kg: Pardeep Singh of Kathua, Ist;Romi Sharma of Jammu, 2nd and Rash Paul of Udhampur, third. 52 kg: Lal Hussain of Jammu, Ist; Mohan Singh of Kathua, 2nd and Parvez Ahmed of Doda, third. 56 kg: Tarsem Singh of Jammu, Ist; Kashmir Singh of Kathua, 2nd and Subash Singh of Udhampur, third. 60 kg: Sadiq Ali of Kathua, Ist; Rajinder Singh of Udhampur, 2nd and Balvinder Singh of Jammu, third. 65 kg: Karan Singh of Jammu, Ist; Harvinder Singh of Udhampur, 2nd and Bhim Singh of Kathua, third. 70 kg: Ashok Kumar of Jammu, Ist and Liyaquat Ali of Kathua, 2nd. 75 kg: Ghar Chand of Jammu, Ist and Paramveer Singh of Jammu, 2nd. |
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Mukesh Kumar wins Excelsior Correspondent/Agencies SRINAGAR, Oct 7: Versatile Mukesh Kumar fired four under 68 and saved some amazing pars to lift the Rs 15 lakh Sher-e-Kashmir Golf here today. Mahow based veteran thus become the first player to win back-to-back titles on the Hero Honda Indian Golf tour 2001-02 season. In the last round, Mukesh outplayed the opposition with contemptuous ease to aggregate 13-under 275 for the tournament. That gave him a huge seven-stroke victory over Gaurav Ghei, who took the second place following a 71 today. Jaiveer Virk of Delhi chalked out the best finish of his career as he finished tied for the third place along with Jyoti Randhawa at five-under 283. The victory in the first major of the Hero Honda Golf tour increased Mukesh’s bank balance by whopping amount of Rs 2,43,000. Ghei took home a cheque of Rs 1,68,000, while Virk and Randhawa earned Rs 85,000 each. Vijay Kumar established a new course record of six-under 66 despite a double bogey from the bunker on the picturesque fifth hole. That helped him finish tied for the sixth place at three-under 285 along with Sanjay Kumar. Rahul Ganapathy, playing in the leadergroup, also made a similar double bogey on the fifth that put him out of contention and he finally finished eighth at 286. Mukesh, nine-under overnight, began with a bang when he birdied the first hole and opened up a five-stroke lead over the second placed Randhawa with his second on the seventh. A 15-footer putt handed him his third birdie of the day on the ninth and the fate of the tournament was sealed when Randhawa double bogied the tenth to give the eventual champion an almost insurmountable lead of seven strokes. Mukesh thrilled the sizeable gallery with some incredible par saves during the round. On the fourth, he holed a 12-feet downhill putt on a lightning fast green. On the 12th, he slotted in a 14-footer and then drained a 12-footer on the 18th. Gaurav Ghei bogied the 18th from less than two feet but that did not prevent him from taking sole possession of the second place. Ashfaq Ahmed was declared the best amateur with a four-day tally of 316. Suhail Khanday was second nine strokes being Ahmed. Results: 275-Mukesh Kumar, 282-Gaurav Ghei, 283-Jaiveer Virk, Jyoti Randhawa, 284-Feroz Ali, 285-Vijay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, 286-Rahul Ganapathy, 289-Dinesh Kumar, 290-Ali Sher, Rohtas Singh, 291-Digvijay Singh, Monish Bindra, 92-Rafiq Ali, Vinod Kumar Amateurs: 316-Ashfaq Ahmed, 325-Suhail Khandey. The chief guest, the Industries and Commerce Minister, Dr. Mustafa Kamal today stressed the need for creating more tourism infrastructure of international standard in the State to give boost to tourism sector, which is 3rd bread earner in the J&K after agriculture and horticulture sectors. Speaking at the prize distribution ceremony of 4-day Sher-i-Kashmir Open Golf tournament which concluded in the International Royal Spring Golf Course at Cheshmashahi Srinagar today, Dr. Kamal said that prior to 1990, the tourism sector generated a revenue of Rs.500 crore annually giving sustenance to about 15 lakh people directly and there was a dire need to revive this sector by setting up latest tourism infrastructure like Sher-i-Kashmir International Golf course. He said about 7.50 lakh visitors came to Valley before the onset of militancy which has badly affected the livelihood of the people. Dispelling the criticism by some quarters, that Golf Course was a wasteful expenditure, Dr. Kamal said the facility is connected with convention tourism, which is of prime importance to attract tourists. He said promotion of convention tourism was conceived by Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Complex and the Royal Spring Golf Course are its vital components. He said tourists could not be attracted to visit the State unless they are provided with latest facilities of recreation. He said those criticising in construction of international golf course at Srinagar are turning blind eye to the plight of common man whose livelihood is related to the tourism industry. He said these elements only bother for their vested interests. The Minister said that successful completion of Sher-i-Kashmir Golf championship, 2001 would send a right signal across the State about the situation in J&K State fast improving and happy days being round the corner. He expressed his optimism that tourism industry would again hum and rise to the hights as it was flourishing before 1990. He also congratulated the organisers of the tournament including Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. B.R.Singh, Chairman, J&K Bank, Mr. Mohammad Yusuf Khan, Vice-Chairman, Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, Mr. Khurshid Naqeeb. The tournament was sponsored by Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Jai Prakash Industries and Professional Golfers Association of India (PGAI). The Tournament Director, PGAI, Mr. Sampath Chari was also present. The Minister also gave away prizes and trophies among the winners of the tournament. The champion’s trophy was bagged by Mr. Mukesh Kumar whileas 2nd position was won by Mr. Gurav Ghai. There was a tie between Gurav Virk and Jyoti Randhawa for the 3rd position. In all 90 golfers from across the country including 10 players from J&K State participated in the tournament. The Minister also distributed certificates, as a token of recognition, among the engineering staff for their distinguished services to make International Royal Spring Golf Course operational. The tournament was thrown-open by the Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah on 3rd October. |
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