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DURBAN, Oct 26: India stumbled once again on a big occasion and were bowled out for 183 in 48.2 overs in the final of the Triangular one-day series against South Africa here today. ...more India
tour from next month LONDON, Oct 26: Eleven players of the 16-member England cricket team today confirmed their availability for the 40-day tour of India starting next month and the rest five have........more Gulbadhan Singh
Memorial Cricket Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: Sonnet Cricket Club defeated BCC by six wickets in the ongoing 3rd Shahid DySP Gulbadhan Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament...more State
Circle Kabaddi Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: The Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council and Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association today selected teams of Circle ...more |
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Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: Asmita Prabhakar and Kamal Singh Chib remained at the top in senior girls and boys sections in....more Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: The management and students of Priyadarshani Institute of Management and Science organised a colourful cultural show to celebrate ‘Winds ..more 16
probables from Srinagar Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: Sixteen probables from Srinagar wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association have reached....more State
Billiards and Snooker Championship Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: Quite unpredictable results have appeared in the quarters league round in the Junior Snooker, wherein......more |
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DURBAN, Oct 26: India stumbled once again on a big occasion and were bowled out for 183 in 48.2 overs in the final of the Triangular one-day series against South Africa here today. India, who have lost their last eight final matches, could never recover from the early dismissals of their openers, captain Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar - two of their most successful batsmen in this series - and were made to work hard for every run after South African skipper Shaun Pollock won the toss and put the opposition in to bat. The hosts went in with six fast bowlers in the match, leaving out left-arm spinner Nicky Boje from the squad, and bowled straight and tight, giving nothing away to the Indian batsmen. Their gameplan paid off and except for Rahul Dravid, who topscored with 77, none of the Indians could really stand up to the challenge. After their world record opening wicket stand of 258 against Kenya in the last match, Ganguly and Tendulkar were dismissed for nine and 17 respectively - the first wicket falling only for 17 runs - which unfolded the familiar sordid saga of the Indian middle order. Virender Sehwag raised India’s hopes for a while when he was associated in a 60-run third wicket stand with Dravid. But once he was gone, India seemed to have lost their spine and simply went through the motions. The third wicket partnership came to an abrupt end when Sehwag casually steered Makhaya Ntini to third man fielder Hayward at the total 91 in the 26th over. Reetinder Singh Sodhi (22 off 42 balls) then tried to salvage the Indian innings and shared a 22-run partnership with Dravid before he holed out to substitute fielder Andre Nel off paceman Mornantau Hayward who showed remarkable consistency in his bowling today. Sodhi’s more experienced counterparts V V S Laxman and Yuveraj Singh showed less determination as they fell to expansive and irresponsible shots within a run of each other. While Laxman (5), called as a reinforcement mid-way through the triseries, was caught by Ntini at mid-off off Lance Klusener, Yuveraj Singh (0), playing away from his body, gave away a regulation catch to first slip fielder Pollock. It was Dravid who showed in his 102-ball 77-run knock that a mix of patience and aggression was required to tackle the South African pace battery. He hit six well struck fours including a fine leg glance off Ntini and a short-pulled boundary off Klusener in the 29th over. Dravid, who got a life early on when he was dropped by Klusener at first slip off Ntini when on 31, reached his 50 off 76 balls with a boundary off Hayward. Scoring mainly through singles, dravid failed to touch the 84-run mark he had set in 1997 at the same ground against South Africans when he perished trying to accelerate the run rate. He departed in the 47th over, caught by Pollock off Kemp. Once Dravid, who had scored an equally determined 71 against the same rival at East London, was back in the pavilion, the tailenders disappointed as they were out in quick succession showing total lack of application. The last three batsmen - Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble were out on the same score - 183 - wasting 10 precious deliveries. Harbhajan Singh (3) gave a simple catch to kemp off Pollock while Srinath (0) ran himself out rather nonchalantly. Kumble was also out to a regulation catch by Ntini off Kemp. The Indian batting showed how much it depended on Ganguly and Tendulkar to deliver the goods as once they were out, the rest seemed to just cave in to the pressure. Ganguly, in tremendous form on this entire tour, knew the stakes hinged heavily on his own individual performance. However, after six overs of watchful defence, he decided he had been in the middle long enough to take on Pollock but only ended up nicking to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher. Tendulkar, at the other end, had progressed to 17 off 41 balls when he attempted a steer off a super-fast delivery from Hayward to find the ball slamming on to his stumps. In his short stay at the wicket, the maestro displayed brilliance in flashes, hitting three well-struck fours including an exquisite cover drive off Pollock and a wristy shot through the mid-wicket off Hayward. For the South Africans, who were delighted to have restricted the visitors within a very manageable total, Kemp emerged as the most successful bowler scalping three wickets conceding 20 runs in 6.2 overs. (PTI) |
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tour from next month LONDON, Oct 26: Eleven players of the 16-member England cricket team today confirmed their availability for the 40-day tour of India starting next month and the rest five have sought more time to take a decision. Andy Caddick, Robert Croft, Marcus Trescothick, Ashley Giles and Craig White have sought more time. "The ECB has accepted their request for extra time and the selectors will be having further discussions with these players over the course of this weekend," an official announcement by the board said today. The ECB announced that 11 players - skipper Nasser Hussain, Usman Afzaal, Mark Butcher, Richard Dawson, James Foster, Warren Hegg, Mathew Hoggard, James Ormond, Mark Ramprakash, Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan - have confirmed their availability for the tour subject to the proviso that the team and the professional cricketers’ association are satisfied that appropriate security arrangements will be in place for the tour. "In addition, all members of the management and support team have confirmed their availability to tour," the announcement said. "The advice from foreign office is that it is safe to tour, still stands. We hope this won’t change. But if it does then we will act appropriately. We will be monitoring the security situation on a daily basis from now on until the tour ends just before Christmas," Tim Lamb, ECB CEO said. "I am glad that no one has so far made themselves unavailable to go on the tour. We fully understand that this has been a difficult decision to make, and we accept that some players need a little more time to consider their positions," he said. "But we do need to have definite decisions after this weekend in order to finalise the selection of the team and all detailed arrangements for the tour," Lamb added. Paceman Caddick admitted he was faced with one of the most difficult situations ever. "This is one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make and I need to feel 100 per cent confident before myself and my family can take a decision," he said. "There are always risks in life, and I feel I need more time to consider." Croft said, "I have a young family who are, without doubt, my first priority. In the current volatile situation I do not want to leave them to worry about my welfare, so I have requested more time." Trescothick too was a bit jittery saying "as safety cannot be 100 per cent guaranteed, I feel that I require more time to consider my position and ensure that I am totally happy and in the right frame of mind". To finalise security measures, John Carr, ECB director, cricket operations and senior representative of PCA, will travel to India prior to the tour. (PTI) |
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Singh Memorial Cricket Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: Sonnet Cricket Club defeated BCC by six wickets in the ongoing 3rd Shahid DySP Gulbadhan Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament being played at Paloura, here today. Batting first after winning the toss, BCC made 141 runs for the loss of six wickets in the 15 overs match, which Sonnet Club achieved for the loss of four wickets in 12 overs. Pancham played a brilliant inning for BCC with 86 runs made off 45 balls, while Varinder contributed 18 off 11 balls. From Sonnet Club, Parveen and Vicky shared two wickets each, while Shiv bagged one. Batting second, Shiv played a match winning inning of 55 runs facing 26 balls leading his side to a emphatic six wickets win. Raja too played nice innings of 35 runs (off 13 balls), while Shishu and Vicky added 14 and 17 runs respectively to the total. From BCC, Shashi bowled well and claimed three wickets, while Aman took two and Raja one. Shiv was later declared as man of the match for his 55 runs and one wicket. |
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State Circle Kabaddi teams selected for National Games Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: The Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council and Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association today selected teams of Circle Kabaddi in both men and women sections for the forthcoming National Games at M A Stadium, here today. In Men section the selected team include Ajay Wadera, Rakesh Kumar, Umesh Kumar Sharma, Mohinder Pal Singh, Sudesh Kumar Sharma, Sangram Singh, Dharamjeet Singh, Jameel Mir, Ajit Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Dilbag Singh and Jaffer Javed. Those in stand-byes are Vikas Jamwal, Mukesh Kumar, Satish Singh Chib, Harbans Singh, Malkeet Singh, Tarandeep Singh, Ravi Kumar, Sanjay Kumar and Baljinder Singh have been named. Anil Gupta will be the coach of the team, while Dinesh Gupta will be manager. In Women section, the selected team is comprised of Sukhmeet Kour, Meenu Sharma, Neeru Sharma, Simi Sharma, Nitu Sharma, Konika Sharma, Arti Chaudhary, Jasmeen Kour, Amit Kour, Ayushi Mahajan, Manmeet Kour, Mandeep Kour, Kuldeep Kour and Sabita Chib. Ajay Gupta have been appointed coach of the team, while Anil Modi will be manager. The screening committee members, who finalised the team, were Siddarth Sharma, B K Magotra and Kuldeep Gupta. Secretary, State Sports Council, Sheikh Fazal Ahmed, Sports Officer, Ajeet Singh Wazir, Administrative Officer, G R Beig and general secretary, J&K Olympic Association, Ashutosh Sharma were among those present during the selection. |
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State Gymnastic
Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: Asmita Prabhakar and Kamal Singh Chib remained at the top in senior girls and boys sections in the ongoing State Gymnastic Championship, organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Gymnastic Association at Indoor Complex, M A Stadium, here today. Asmita claimed first place securing 15.80 points, while Indeep Kour, who fought neck to neck for the first slop, finished at number two with 15.50 points. Beeva Mahajan got third place securing 15.40 points. In Men section, Kamal Singh Chib emerged victories with 19.20 points in his account, while Atul Sharma remained at number two position securing 18.20 points. Manvinder Singh secured third place with 14.30 points. Junior girls Aerobics gold went to Ravia Sagoch, who secured 11.40 points, while Vibhuti Wattal remained at number to place with 11 points. Shuchi Malhotra got third position securing 9.50 points. Those, who have reached the final of Aerobics Junior boys are Kuldeep Gupta, Jaskaran Singh, Gourav Sharma, Gourav Dhiman and Bobby Bakaya. Junior girls individual Apparatus final results—Vaulting Horse: Manpreet Kour, Ist; Richa Malhotra, 2nd and Rashmi Dogra, third. Floor Exercise: Rashmi Dogra, Ist; Richa Malhotra, 2nd and Manpreet Kour, third. Balancing Beam: Richa Malhotra, Ist; Manpreet Kour, 2nd and Rashmi Dogra, third. The remaining finals and prize distribution function of the State Gymnastic Championship will be held tomorrow afternoon. |
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Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: The management and students of Priyadarshani Institute of Management and Science organised a colourful cultural show to celebrate ‘Winds Change in Halycon Fest-2001’ at Abhinav Theatre this afternoon. Students presented three-hour long show which included Kathak dance, patriotic songs, Rajasthani dance, skit and Punjabi songs. The Minister for Sports and Employment, Harbans Singh, who was the chief guest, appreciated the students for presenting colourful cultural show. He said that students of the college should put in more dedication and hard work in the field of education and bring laurels. Minister appreciated the college management for imparting coaching to the students for PGDM and MBA. Later, Minister distributed prizes among the students who gave out best performance in group song-headed by Vikas Charak. Best actor-trophy went to Vishiv Sharma, while in group song Sanjay Prashar and party emerged victorious. Best actress trophy went to Parvesh Gupta. The programme concluded with presentation of vote of thanks by the chairman of the Institute and Director. Prominent among others, who were present on the occasion, included Prof A N Sadhu, Prof Lalit Magotra, Vijay Lakshmi, Vineta Thakur, R K Abrol, Sat Pal Nanda, Mr Jasrotia and Sudhir Nanda. This function was sponsored by Vehicleades and SSI Computers. |
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16 probables from Srinagar reach Jammu for Ranji selection Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: Sixteen probables from Srinagar wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association have reached Jammu to join their counter parts in the nets at M A Stadium for the final selection. As soon as the final selection will be made by the team of selectors, a brief intensive coaching camp will take place at M A Stadium. These probables are Iqbal Shah, Shabir Ahmed Kanth, Fayaz Ahmed Hazari, Arshid Hussain, Irshad Hussain, Amid Salaria, Parminder Singh, Samiullah Beig, Mohd Iqbal, Imran Thakur, Mohd Shafi, Ijaz Ahmed, Wajahat Majid, Mushtaq Ahmed and Manzoor Ahmed. In the opening four-day tie, Jammu and Kashmir will meet Haryana in Haryana on October 1. |
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State Billiards
and Snooker Championship Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 26: Quite unpredictable results have appeared in the quarters league round in the Junior Snooker, wherein Umar Jaan found berth in the final by surprising the title contenders Kuldeep Chaudhary and Nishant Azad in Pool-A, here today. Kuldeep Chaudhary, who upset Sheetal Bharati in the pre-quarterfinals, could not survive in the next league round. However, he managed to defeat the finalist Umar Jaan in the league encounter that too in straight frames. Umar had won two matches and lost one in a total of three matches he played in the league round. Nishant Azad also won two ties, but he could not through to the final because of his low average. While, in Pool-B, Umar Humanyun is likely to be the contender for the final with two wins in his hand. While, Owais Ahmed has yet to play his third match to equal with Umar Humayun. Owais’s was to meet Tousif in the third match late in the evening. Today’s league results: Tousif beat Varun Gupta 41-14, 65-35; Akhil Sharma beat Kuldeep Chaudhary 81-38, 32-52, 60-57; Umar Humanyun beat Owais Ahmed 38-47, 72-14, 78-23; Umar Jaan beat Akhil Sharma 61-51, 78-39; Owais beat Varun Gupta 52-29, 33-47, 59-41; Kuldeep Chaudhary beat Umar Jaan 75-25, 53-43; Varun Gupta lost to Tousif 14-41, 39-61; Nishant Azad beat Akhil Sharma 63-28, 26-63, 45-33; Nishant Azad beat Kuldeep Chaudhary 48-25, 80-22. Today’s matches were officiated by markers Surjit Singh Baloria, Shanker Dass and Ravees Ahmed. Meanwhile, according to the organising secretary of the Championship, Sheetal Gandotra, the Snooker matches in the senior section will start from tomorrow. . |
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