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India stands the risk of being isolated: Dalmiya KOLKATA, Aug 25: Cricket board president Jagmohan Dalmiya today said India now stood the risk of being ‘isolated’ from the cricketing world with the .............more ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The first match of the Pakistan-Australia three test series will start from October 3 in Colombo and will then proceed to Sharjah .......more Indian
players should KANPUR, Aug 25: Wisden Indian cricketer of the century and former Indian skipper Kapil Dev today advised the Indian team to participate .......more PM’s
intervention NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Member of Parliament and vice president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) F M Khan has sought the Prime Minister’s intervention to resolve the sponsorship imbroglio between the Indian cricketers and International Cricket Council. ......more |
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All India Indira Gold
Cup Hockey Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: The EME, Jallandhar today defeated Rock Rovers, Chandigarh 3-0 on way to the next round of the ongoing All India Indira Gandhi Gold Cup Hockey Tournament presently underway at K K Hakhu ............more Vikram
Saini upsets title holder Arunav in Jr boys group Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: Men’s singles finalists, Rahul Sharma and Avneesh Sharma, pair in the Men’s doubles group, conceded the defeat in the very ........more Army School Ratnuchak wins Inter-school Soccer trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: Army School, Ratnuchak won the inter-School (NC) Region No. 3 Football Championship beating Army School, Jammu Cantt by a solitary goal in the final, here.........more |
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India stands the risk of being isolated: Dalmiya KOLKATA, Aug 25: Cricket board president Jagmohan Dalmiya today said India now stood the risk of being ‘isolated’ from the cricketing world with the country’s top stars persistently refusing to sign the agreement for the next month’s Champion’s Trophy in Sri Lanka. "With all other teams either signing or on the verge of doing so, India, I fear may be somewhat isolated," Dalmiya told PTI here. New Zealand and Pakistan teams and some of the Zimbabwe players have already signed the participation contract. Players of Australia, England, Sri Lanka and South Africa, who had initially opposed the contract, have also now agreed to sign subject to certain conditions. Dalmiya, however, said the board was still open to discussion with the players and hoped that the cricketers would reconsider their stand. He said BCCI would resume formal discussion with the players after the Leeds test was over. "The players are now in the midst of a vital match. They need to stay focussed. So we can restart negotiation after the match," he said. (PTI) |
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The first match of the Pakistan-Australia three test series will start from October 3 in Colombo and will then proceed to Sharjah for the next two, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said. The first test will be played in Colombo from October 3 to 7, a day before the earlier announced date of October 4, but whether the match will be played at the Sinhala Sports Club or Premadasa Stadium will be announced after further consultations with the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, the pcb said yesterday. The remaining two tests will be played in Sharjah. The second from October 11-15 and the third from October 19-23. The pcb was forced to shift the series to neutral venues after the Aussies decided not to tour Pakistan citing security concerns inspite of assurances of player safety at the highest governmental level. Pakistan cricket has, over the year, been constantly plagued by the problem of tour cancellations and playing at neutral venues, a move that has adversely affected the PCB’s coffers. The Pakistanis first played the Windies at Sharjah in February in a three test series. Then New Zealand cut short its tour of Pakistan in may when a bomb attack outside its hotel in Karachi killed 14 people. Pakistan’s plans of playing the Aussies in Sri Lanka was also initially put in a jeopardy due to an ICC rule that no international match could be held at the same venue within seven days of hosting an ICC Tournament. But the ICC, whose biennial Champions Trophy will be held in Sri Lanka from September 12 to 30, waived the rule to allow the PCB to breathe easy. (UNI) |
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Indian players should play in the Champions Trophy: Kapil KANPUR, Aug 25: Wisden Indian cricketer of the century and former Indian skipper Kapil Dev today advised the Indian team to participate unconditionally in the ICC Champions Trophy Cricket Tournament for the sake of the nation. Talkingto reporters here, Kapil said that playing for the country should be the guiding factor for cricketers. "In the presence of this spirit, every other thing automatically gets pushed in the background and what is left for the player is his sentiment to play for the nation and not for his personal gains," the star of yesteryears said. Hence, he said, the players should make themselves unconditionally available for the Champions Trophy without making an issue out of the ICC contract, Kapil suggested. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should also try and find out an amicable solution to the problem. The sending of an alternative ‘B’ team to the prestigious tournament was no solution, he said adding, attempts should be made for a direct dialogue between the players and the board facilitating the regular team’s participatation in the event. Kapil advocated the proposed move by players to float their own association saying he perceived no harm to cricket through it. "Everybody enjoys the right to form such Associations and express him or herself," he said. ———————- Emphasising the need for improvement in every quarter of the game, he asserted it is the bcci which is supposed to take measures to raise the level of cricket in the country. However, he said he might be available for counselling if the same was sought by the BCCI. About the lack of pace bowlers in the country especially in comparison to Pakistan, Kapil said. "Everything is not available everywhere." While Pakistan has cultivated pace bowlers like Waqar Yunus and Shoaib Akhtar, India has star batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Nevertheless, more efforts to cultivate pace bowlers in the country should be made without entering into comparisons with other countries, he added. Kapil Dev, the brand Ambassador for set Max, came here today for the channel’s ongoing countrywide ‘Gali Cricket Programme’. He gave tips to budding cricketers at the Kamla Club, Palika Stadium and Jajmau under the channel’s programme. (UNI) |
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PM’s intervention sought on cricket sponsorship issue NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Member of Parliament and vice president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) F M Khan has sought the Prime Minister’s intervention to resolve the sponsorship imbroglio between the Indian cricketers and International Cricket Council. In a letter to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Khan sought his intervention on the issue to "prevent a catastrophe affecting our national prestige and the feelings of millions of ordinary citizens". In the absence of a solution to the sponsorship issue, top Indian cricketers like skipper Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have threatened to stay away from next month’s ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka. "The ICC, in signing the contract with its sponsors, has signed away the rights of individual players ... The players should not be made a scapegoat for the commercial interests of ICC and BCCI which are two of the richest sports organisations in the world," Khan said in the letter. Khan said players are "free enterprises" and must be entitled to market themselves as long as such activities do not affect their game. He the Prime Minister to ensure that the ICC and BCCI modify their sponsorship rules so that top players of the country do not stay away from the Champions Trophy. (UNI) |
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All India Indira Gold
Cup Hockey Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: The EME, Jallandhar today defeated Rock Rovers, Chandigarh 3-0 on way to the next round of the ongoing All India Indira Gandhi Gold Cup Hockey Tournament presently underway at K K Hakhu Stadium, here. The losers Rock Rovers displayed good show in the first quarter of the match, but after conceeding a goal in the 22nd minute their attack slowed down. Shahid Hussain converted a well judged pass that came from the left corner, right into the goal thereby helping EME, Jallandhar to take one goal lead at the end of the first half. After the breather, EME, Jalandhar, in the very first move, added another goal to their tally when Avtar Singh converted a penalty corner in the 36th minute. The trail by two goals was never acceptable to Rock Rovers and they started playing a do or die game, which though could not yield any result, yet foiled EME, Jallandhar’s moves in their area. They (Rock Rovers) also made a number of unsuccessful attacks on the opponent’s goal-post. The better forward line of EME, Jallandhar further improved their lead by netting the ball in the last 68th minute making it 3-0. However, in reply, Rock Rovers got a goal chance when a penalty corner was awarded in their favour which they failed to convert into the goal. Dalbir Mehta, G S Sanga, Vijaypal Singh were umpires in this match, while Jaswant Singh and Ranbir Singh were technical officials. In other matches of the day, CISF, Jallandhar blanked Chatha Club 9-0 with first half score of 8-0. G B Xaxa struck twice in the 7th and 26th minute, while Paramvir Singh netted the ball in the 13th and 18th minutes. Pardeep Kumar (9th), Irfan Ahmed (11th penalty corner), V K Bhagidhar (16th penalty corner), Mangra (29th penalty corner) and Harish Kumar (52nd penalty corner) scored one goal each. Amarjeet Singh, Jasbir Singh and Vijaypal were umpires, while M A Masoodi, Tarlok Singh and Moin-u-Din were technical officials. Khalsa Blue also won their match against Nanak Nagar 5-0. Onkar Singh (4th), Rajinder Singh (16th, 47th) and Prabhjot (37th and 40th) were scorers. In another match of the day, UP XI outplayed Richi Land Club 8-0 (ht 6-0). Sunil (3rd and 26th), Vijay (6th and 13th), Amit Kumar (28th), Wasim (35th) and Shivam (39th penalty corner) were the scorers. In a yesterday’s match, Akali Kore Singh Club defeated Khalsa XI 5-4 in tie-breaker. Earlier, in the stipulated time the match ended in a goalless draw. Later, in the tie-breaker, Inderjeet Singh, Jagjeet Singh, Manjeet Singh, Amarjeet Singh and Vijay Vaid were the successful strikers from Akali Kore. From losers, Gurdeep, Parveen, Dhavinder and Nachal successfully netted the ball, while Rajinder missed. |
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Vikram Saini upsets title
holder Arunav in Jr boys group Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: Men’s singles finalists, Rahul Sharma and Avneesh Sharma, pair in the Men’s doubles group, conceded the defeat in the very first set while fighting against Gurvinder Singh and Vipan Sharma in the doubles final of the 17th Jammu District Badminton Championship which concluded today at Indoor Complex, M A Stadium, here this evening. The tough contest right from the very first service ended without completing even one set. When the score, with lead in favour of Gurvinder and Vipan, was approaching towards the match point, suddenly Avneesh felt some trouble in his leg (muscle pull) and left the court in pain. Finding his partner not in a position to carry on, Rahul consulted Avneesh and then conceded the match at the same score of 12-11. Soon after the decision, the organisers declared the pair of Gurvinder Singh and Vipan Sharma as winners. Earlier, in the Men’s doubles semi-finals, Rahul and Avneesh beat Vikram and Vipul Saini 15-10, 15-7 and Gurvinder and Vipan Sharma beat Rajesh Gupta and Raju Chawala 15-8, 15-9. In the Men’s singles final, top seed Avneesh Sharma retained the title beating Rahul Sharma in straight sets 15-11, 15-12. In the women’s doubles, the winners trophy went to the pair of Preeti and Madhvi, who beat Nishu and Samarika 11-3, 11-1. The Junior girls doubles the pair of Madhvi and Samarika emerged victorious beating Nishu and Jyoti Sharma 11-5, 7-11, 11-4. In the Junior boys doubles, the pair of Vikram Saini and Vipul Saini overpowered Arunav Gupta and Vikram Jolly beating them 17-15, 11-15, 15-12. In the Junior boys singles, Vikram Saini upset the defending champion Arunav Gupta beating later 15-12, 15-8. In the Junior girls singles, Samarika Manhas retained the title beating Madhvi Jolly easily 11-3, 11-4. Sub-junior girls doubles trophy went to Nishu and Venika who beat Deeksha and Shefali in straight sets 11-3, 11-1. In the Sub-junior boys final, Vipul Saini and Divya Manhas defeated the pair of Sameer and Anurag Bamba 15-6, 17-16. In the Sub-junior boys singles final, Vipul Saini emerged victorious after getting walkover Divya Manhas. In the Sub-junior girls singles, Nishu Kalhotra beat Venika Saini 11-3, 11-1. The Mini-boys doubles title was claimed by Lokesh and Ishan after they beat Varun Saini and Hitesh 15-7, 11-15, 15-7. In the finals, Mr Ram Paul, Minister of State for Agriculture was the chief guest, who distributed prizes among the winners of different age groups. Mr B S Manhas, additional advocate general, J&K, president over the final function. Organised by the Jammu City and District Badminton Association, this championship held under the supervision of Ramesh Sharma, chief coach. |
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Army School Ratnuchak wins Inter-school Soccer trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: Army School, Ratnuchak won the inter-School (NC) Region No. 3 Football Championship beating Army School, Jammu Cantt by a solitary goal in the final, here. The only goal came through Dharmender Singh in the first half of the match. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Army School, Ratnuchak defeated Army School, Kaluchak by two goals to one. While in the second semi-final, Army School, Jammu Cantt overpowered Army School, B D Bari 2-0 to reach the final. In the final and prize distribution function, Brig J S Sidhu, chairman, Army School, Ratnuchak, was the chief guest who gave away winners and runners-up trophies besides the individual prizes. Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest stressed for true sportsmanship and proper discipline among the players. |
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BCC Paloura, JCC, BJDC win in Nerolac Cup Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: The BCC, Paloura, Junoon Cricket Club (JCC), Baba Jamuna Dass Cricket Club (BJDCC) and Basant Nagar Cricket Club won their respective ties to reach the third round of pre-quarterfinals in the Nerolac Cup Cricket Tournament being played at Paloura here today. In the first match, BCC, Paloura defeated Pankaj XI by five wickets. Batting first, Pankaj XI made 157 runs for nine in the allotted 15 overs, which, in reply, BCC, Paloura chased in 13.5 overs for the loss of five wickets. Bobby was top scorer from Pankaj XI with 46 runs, while Vishal and Munna contributed 34 and 16 runs respectively. Batting second, BCC, Paloura attained the target of 158 runs in 13.5 overs for the loss of five wickets. Negi was maximum scorer with 32 runs, while Rashi contributed 45 and Sonu 25. For Pankaj XI, Chotu bagged two wickets. Hemant and Abey claimed one each. Rishi was later named as man of the match. In another match, Basant Nagar Cricket Club (BNCC) beat Om Zehrella by two wickets. Batting first, Om Zehrella made 121 runs in 15 overs, which BNCC chased in 13.2 overs losing eight wickets. Junoon Cricket Club (JCC) also won their tie beating Rimpi Club by 27 runs. Batting first, JCC set a target of 145 runs for seven wickets in 15 overs, which, in reply, Rimpi Club could not chase and bowled out for 118 runs in 14.3 overs. Shahid was top scorer with 49 runs, followed by William and Gori 20 runs each. Rohit contributed 17 runs to the total. For Rimpi Club, Sonu took two wickets, while Danial and Rimpi shared one each. Batting second, Rimpi Club lost all the wickets for 118 runs in 14.3 overs. Pawan was maximum scorer with 29 runs, followed by Sheel 28 and Rohit 18. For JCC, Shahid claimed four wickets and Akhter took three. Kaka also bagged took two wickets. Shahid was later named as man of the match. In the fourth match of the day, Baba Jamuna Dass Cricket Club (BJDCC) outplayed Manchester United Club by a huge 137 runs margin. Batting first, BJDCC made 157 runs losing all the wickets in 15 overs. In reply, Manchester United could made 19 runs when all their wickets fell in nine overs. Akash was named man of the match for scored highest 63 runs. Next match: NIS Club V/s RCC, Raipur on Monday. Another dangal in remote area on September Ist Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: In order to build confidence among the local committees and popularise the traditional game of Wrestling, the Jammu and Kashmir Indian Style Wrestling Association has extended its helping hand to yet another dangal committee in the far-flung area of Sujandhar, 51 kilometers from Katra and 20 kilometers from Reasi. This time, the members of the Wrestling Association in collaboration with the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Katra have to travel 15 kilometers on foot to reach Sujandhar in Arnas block of district Udhampur to make 8th Sujandhar Kesari Vishal Dangal scheduled for September one successful. This was stated by the president of the J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association and head of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Katra, Mr Shiv Kumar Sharma while talking to EXCELSIOR on telephone today. He said the Sujandhar Dangal Committee had meeting with the Association in the recent past and it was decided to hold dangal collectively. The members who attended the meeting included Messrs Balwant Singh (president) and Sher Singh Kotwal of Sujandhar, Sardari Lal Dubey, Manohar Singh, Rakesh Wazir, Sham Lal Kesar, Mohan Lal, Shiv Kumar Jamwal, Rakesh Kumar Dubey, Krishan Kumar Gandotra, Ram Parkash Suri, Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Suraj Parkash, Raj Kumar Mengi, Jawahar Lal Dubey and R S Manhas, NCC officer (Katra). Later, in a handout issued here, Mr Sharma, who is also chairman of the organising committee informed that about 55 wrestlers from Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur in addition to the locals of Sar Sundain, Choura Kot, Devi Garh, Ladda, Sarthal Kote, Juda, Kahthan, Galoth, Akhnoor, Moungari, Mahore, Arnas, Basnote, Reasi, Pouni, Kalakote and Sujandhar are likely to take part in this dangal. An expenditure of around Rs 40,000 is expected to be incurred on this day long dangal which will be witnessed by thousands of sports lovers of remote area of Arnas Block. For the smooth conduct of the bouts, Balwant Singh, Chain Singh, Sher Singh Kotwal, Capt Lehar Singh (Retd), Master Ram Kishan, R S Manhas and Fareed Pahalwan have been nominated as technical officials. And the outstationed wrestlers will be given both sides bus fare and free accommodation and complimentary food, said Mr Sharma. In the end Mr Shiv Kumar Sharma, who is also treasure of Indian Style Wrestling Association of India, said that such dangals are best source of entertainment for the rural people, especially in the far-flung and militancy infested areas. "Such activities in the rural areas gives birth to National integration and spread love among all communities", he mentioned. Talent Search Cricket Tourney final today Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Aug 25: The final of the Talent Search under-12 Cricket Tournament will be played at 3.30 pm at Green Field ground, here tomorrow. In the final, Cricketers Sons XI will take on Rehari Cricket Club. Meanwhile, the organising secretary, Varinder Sharma said that the semi-final of the Atman Cup under-19 Tournament will be played between International Cricket Club (ICC) and Hind Cricket Club (HCC) on August 27 at 2 pm. Hussain, Stewart block India’s victory parade LEEDS (England), Aug 25: India were facing a late resistance in their victory march in the third test as England reached 239 for four in their second innings on the fourth day here today after being forced to follow-on. England skipper Nasser Hussain and veteran wicketkeeper batsman Alec Stewart were fighting a grim battle for survival in a fruitful fifth wicket partnership with the home team still 116 runs behind India’s first innings score of 628 for eight declared. Hussain was batting on 90 and stewart on 40 at the close of day’s play, the duo having put on 91 runs for the fifth wicket so far. England had earlier been bowled out for 273 in their first innings with Stewart remaining unbeaten on 78. It was a good day for the Indian bowlers who maintained a very tight line and length and forced the englishmen to commit mistakes. Ajit Agarkar and Anil Kumble, who claimed one wicket each, were particularly impressive and had the batsmen in all kinds of trouble. But it was the unheralded Sanjay Bangar who picked two quick wickets with his gentle seam bowling and raised hopes of an innings victory for India. When Stewart walked in to bat, England were 148 for four. With a combination of attack and defence, Hussain and Stewart managed to survive till the end and also kept accumulating the runs. England had a poor start to their second innings with their most dependable batsman in this series Michael Vaughan returning to the pavilion after scoring just 15 runs. Vaughan was trapped Leg Before Wicket with a sharp incoming delivery from Agarkar in the 10th over of the innings when England’s total was 28. Agarkar surprised with his consistent line and length today. He kept probing the off-side area and repeatedly got past the edge of the bat. Opener Robert Key and Mark Butcher had a small partnership going for the second wicket before Kumble effected the breakthrough for India. Key also fell leg before wicket for 34 after adding 48 runs with Butcher. Runs came in a trickle for England as Kumble and Harbhajan Singh made life difficult for the batsmen. With the pitch offering inconsistent bounce, both these spinners created a lot of problems and the Englishmen could hardly read them. Just when England were looking to build another partnership, Bangar struck twice to send back Butcher and Crawley. Both the batsmen were guilty of going for ambitious shots when there was no need for it. Butcher, who made 42 with six boundaries, played away from his body trying to go for an off-drive but only managed an edge that flew to Rahul Dravid at slips. Crawley (12) joined him in the dressing room soon after hitting straight into the hands of Virender Sehwag at covers. But Hussain and Stewart denied the Indians any more success and kept alive the hopes of securing a draw. Both the batsmen played very positively before tea when they took on the Indian spinners in a bid to release the pressure. Hussain was particularly aggressive as he cut and pulled with vengeance and even stepped out to loft Harbhajan Singh for a six over long-on. Stewart continued from where he left off in the first innings and played a flawless knock. At tea, England were 166 for four with Hussain batting on 47 and Stewart on 12. The going once again became difficult for England in the final session of play when Hussain was made to struggle by the spinners. Kumble and Harbhajan Singh managed to do everything but dismiss the English captain who held on to his wicket stubbornly. Hussain got a reprieve on 86 when a confident Leg Before Wicket appeal against Kumble was turned down by umpire Dave Orchard of South Africa. The batsman looked out but was given the benefit of doubt. The Indian pacemen were taken for some runs towards the end of the day’s play and even the new ball, which was taken after 82 overs, could not bring India any good fortune. Earlier, England’s first innings came to an end in the fourth over of the day when Kumble had Matthew Hoggard caught by Sehwag at forward short leg. England, who resumed at their overnight 264 for nine, could add just nine runs this morning with Stewart left stranded at 78. (PTI) |
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