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Chanderpaul frustrate India GEORGETOWN (Guyana), Apr 12: It was a dry morning session for India as their bowlers toiled .........more Ding clinches title, Chandra KOLKATA, Apr 12: China’s Junhui Ding gave ample display of his class to clinch the fourth Asian.............more National
Invitational Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: The National Invitational Duathlon (seniors only) and Aquathon (all age groups) Championships will be held in the .........more Fire
Services Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: Inter-Command Provincial Sports/Professional Meet of the Fire Services concluded today with the holding of prize distribution function.........more |
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J&K Police Sports Meet Armed Zone wins Volleyball title, retains Football trophy * Habi-ul Rehman beats Muneer Khan in TT final Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: Armed Police today won the Volleyball title beating last year’s runners up Jammu Zone in straight sets 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 in Jammu and Kashmir Police (Inter-Zone)......more Star Club
wins Maqsood Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: Star Club defeated Super Star by 46 runs in the first Maqsood Memorial Cricket final which played at Surankote in Poonch district........more Central
Govt Employees Cricket Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: Accountant General (AG) XI trounced All India Radio (AIR) XI by a big margin of 55 runs to enter the final of the Central Government Employees....more |
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Hooper, Chanderpaul frustrate India GEORGETOWN (Guyana), Apr 12: It was a dry morning session for India as their bowlers toiled hard without success and West Indies progressed towards a huge first innings total on the second day of the first cricket test here today. Shivnaraine Chanderpaul followed in the footsteps of his captain Carl Hooper in registering a fine century, the two batsmen taking their overnight total of 270 to 361 by lunch break. Chanderpaul, who resumed at 57, was unbeaten on 106 while Hooper, who had reached his century yesterday itself, was on 147, West Indies having added 91 runs in the 25 overs bowled today. Unlike yesterday, the Indians did not even had any chances today and were made to suffer at the hands of the two batsmen who scored easily. Chanderpaul and Hooper were slight circumspect in the initial overs of the morning when the ball was still new and Indian bowlers were generally accurate. Left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan bowled a much improved line today while Srinath too was impressive but they could hardly make any difference to the Indian fortunes. Both the batsmen looked to cut loose after the first half an hour when Chanderpaul hit Zaheer Khan for two fours in the day’s eighth over. Hooper followed suit in the next over, the first over of the day by Sanjay Bangar, and suddenly the runs started flowing for the home team. The Indians did not help their matters by setting unique field with just one man on the leg side for both the batsmen. It left very little margin of error for the fast bowlers and any deviation in line was promptly taken for runs. A rare opportunity came India’s way in the first over of Anil Kumble when Chanderpaul, then on 94, edged a faster one but V V S Laxman at first slip was a bit late to react and the ball ran to the third man fence. Chanderpaul brought up his third test century off the very next ball flicking Kumble off his toes for two runs. Hooper in the meanwhile showed some aggressive instincts and hit Bangar for two boundaries before pulling Sarandeep Singh for another. Chanderpaul’s 19th boundary brought up the 200-run partnership for the fifth wicket between the two batsmen. They have so far added 204 runs on the total of 157 yesterday. (PTI) |
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Ding clinches title, Chandra takes 3rd place in Snooker KOLKATA, Apr 12: China’s Junhui Ding gave ample display of his class to clinch the fourth Asian under-21 Snooker title while top seed Indian Manan Chandra had to be content with the third position here today. The 15-year-old Ding, who has produced some stunning snooker during the five-day prize money meet, sustained his form right through to script a convincing 6-2 victory over third seed Pramual Janthat of Thailand. Ding could not manage big breaks in the summit showdown but played a steady game to record a 70-33 71-10 78-28 89-12 37-74 55-66 75-46 61-20 victory. Manan Chandra, who crashed to ding in the semi-finals, had to be content with the third position with an easy victory over Malaysia’s Keem Ho Moh. Chandra, who was tipped to win the title, spanked the hapless moh with a 3-0 verdict in a one-sided contest. The Indian showed the form, which failed him in the semi-finals, to carve out a comfortable 88-0 60-26 66-43 victory giving very few opportunities to his rival. Chandra got into his groove from the very first frame as he brought off a break of 81 to take command. (PTI) |
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National
Invitational Duathlon, Aquathon Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: The National Invitational Duathlon (seniors only) and Aquathon (all age groups) Championships will be held in the month of May at Bangalore. The dates, finalised for these competitions by the Indian Triathlon Federation, are May 10, 11 and 12, said the general secretary of the J&K Triathlon Association, V K Sawhney, here today. In Aquathon, all the the age groups of Sub-juniors, Juniors and Seniors will participate. The distances for these different groups will be: Sub-junior (below 15 yrs), swimming 400 meters and run three kilometers, Junior (above 15 yrs and below 18 yrs), swimming 750 meters and run five kilometers and for the senior (above 18 yrs), swimming will of 1 kilometers, followed by the run of eight kilometers, informed Mr Sawhney. In the Duathlon competitions, which will be only for the senior men and women, a participant has to cover a distance of five kilometers run, 20 kilometers cycling and followed by a another five kilometers run. When asked about the participation of the State team, the general secretary of the association said, "since the competitions dates are approaching, we have decided to hold open trials in the end of this month". |
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Fire Services Inter-Command Sports meet ends Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: Inter-Command Provincial Sports/Professional Meet of the Fire Services concluded today with the holding of prize distribution function at Gangyal here today. Director General, Fire Services and Prisons, Mr S S Ali, was the chief guest, who gave away prizes to the winners of various events held during the three-day long competitions. A cultural programme was also presented by the departmental artists who enthralled the audience through their songs and dances. Bashir Baderwahi and Romesh Raina were the prominent artists. Earlier, in the Badminton final, R P Khajuria, Deputy Director emerged the winner. A friendly Kabaddi match played today to pick up the final team for the Range competitions. On the concluding day today, teams in different events were also finalised by the concerned officials for the forthcoming Range level competitions. Apart from this, some consolation prizes were awarded to some officials for making the meet successful. They were R C Raina of Jammu Command, Mohd Hanif of Rajouri Command, Rawat Singh of Jammu Command. |
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J&K Police Sports
Meet Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: Armed Police today won the Volleyball title beating last year’s runners up Jammu Zone in straight sets 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 in Jammu and Kashmir Police (Inter-Zone) Sports Meet being held at different venues here . Armed Police also retained the Football title beating Jammu Zone by five goals to nil in a one-sided affair. Senior Armed Zone footballer, Khursheed Baba and Narender made two goals each, while the fifth goal came through Mohd Hussain. The final was officiated by Riyaz Ahmed, Bilal Ahmed, Bashir and Bilal Rasool. In the Handball final, the winners trophy went to Armed Zone, who beatCID/Others 20-14. Vikas Sharma was the top scorer from the winners with 13 points, while Sajjad Haider and Asgar Ali were other scorers with two points each. From CID Zone, Madan Mohan Singh was the main scorer with 10 points. Rakesh Dogra, Satnam Singh, Pawan and Vivek Khajuria officiated the final. In the Table Tennis final played today, Habi-ul Rehman defeated Muneer Khan 21-8, 21-13. The Table Tennis matches, including the final, were officiated by Vivek Sharma, Sohan Singh, Ajay Singh, Harpreet Singh and Kuldeep Varinder. Detailed results of other events BADMINTON: Muneet Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed have reached the final of the Badminton singles beating their opponents in the semi-finals played today. The final will be held tomorrow at 8 am at the Indoor Complex, M A Stadium. Earlier, in the first semi-final, A K Suri lost to Muneer Khan in straight sets 7-3, 7-1, 7-2, while in the second semi-final, played in the evening session, Mushtaq Ahmed defeated Gulzar Singh Slathia 3-1 (6-8, 7-5, 7-1, 7-1). LAWN TENNIS: Ashkoor Wani and Muneer Khan will clash for the Lawn Tennis title tomorrow at 5 pm. In the semi-finals, Ashkoor Wani downed M K Mohanty in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in the best of five game, whereas Muneer Khan got walkover Ajeet Singh, who did not report to the venue. GOLF: The Golf event of Gazetted Officers will commence at BSF Golf course tomorrow at 6 am. ATHLETICS: Marathon 42.02 kilometers will be held tomorrow at 5 am. The race will star from Regional Research Laboratory and conclude at Army TCP, Malpore and back. |
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Star Club wins Maqsood Memorial Cricket final Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: Star Club defeated Super Star by 46 runs in the first Maqsood Memorial Cricket final which played at Surankote in Poonch district. Earlier, Star Club skipper Mustafa Sheikh won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 176 runs in the allotted 25 overs, which Super Star Club could not chase and their whole side bowled out for 130 runs, thereby losing the match by 46 runs. From Star Club, Faser was the top scorer with 34 runs, followed by Abass and Qasim, who contributed 31 and 30 runs respectively to the total. Later, skipper Mustafa Sheikh and Qasim Choudhary shared three wickets each for the winners Star Club. Zulfqar Butti was declared as man of the match in the final. The Station House Officer (SHO), Surankote, who was the chief guest in the final, distributed the prizes among the finalist teams. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Star Club outplayed Young Star by a huge margin of 78 runs. Batting first Star Club made 140 runs in 20 overs, which, in reply, Young Star could not chase and lost all the wickets for 82 runs. From Star Club, Ifthikar and Qasim Choudhary were the main scorers with 34 and 33 runs respectively. Later, Qasim Choudhary claimed five wickets for eight runs in three overs and Mustafa Sheikh took three for Star Club. |
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Central Govt Employees
Cricket Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 12: Accountant General (AG) XI trounced All India Radio (AIR) XI by a big margin of 55 runs to enter the final of the Central Government Employees Cricket Tournament being organised by CGEWCC at M A Stadium, here today. Ranjit Bali hit century, while Ashwani Gupta made 83 runs helping AG XI set a challenging target of 202 runs for the loss of just one wicket in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, AIR XI could not score the required target ending their innings for 147 for nine in 18.1 overs. Ranjit’s 104 runs came off just 64 balls hitting two sixes and nine boundaries, while Ashwani Gupta made 83 runs facing 56 balls with the help of one six and seven fours. For AIR, Varinder was the only wicket taker who gave away 27 runs in three overs. Later, chasing the target, AIR made good start but had to suffer a jolt when their opener batsman, Atul Sharma, retired hurt at his individual score of 20 and later their whole side was bowled out for 147 runs in 18.1 overs thus losing the match by 55 runs. Ravinder put in quick 26 runs off 14 balls hitting four boundaries, while Arvind and Rajesh contributed 27 and 28 runs respectively to the total. From AG XI, Ashwani Gupta took two wickets for 19 runs in three overs, while Rajan Singh, Sanjay Sharma, Raman and Raju shared one wicket each. Now, AG XI will take on CDA XI in the final on April 15 at 9 am. In today’s match, Onkar Singh and Prince were umpires, while Shashi Jamwal and Surinder Mohan were scorers. Balbir Jamwal, P C Choudhary, Gulzar Singh and Ashok Chadha were the officials present on the occasion. |
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Udhampur Command wins
Ladder Drill final Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 11: Udhampur Command won the final of Ladder Drill (Wet) beating Jammu Command in the Inter-Command Provincial Sports cum Professional Meet being held at Gangyal near here today. Whereas in the Ladder Drill (Dry), Jammu Command claimed first slot. The second place went to Rajouri, while Doda and Udhampur fought well in the initial rounds. In Pump Drill, Doda won the winners trophy beating Rajouri Commannd in the final round. Jammu and Udhampur Commands failed to make any room in the first two positions. Meanwhile, on tomorrow, the concluding day of the meet, prize distribution function will he held at 6 pm. |
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