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desperate to prepare well for 3rd Test PUNE, Oct 23: Thrashed and humiliated in the first two tests, the West Indies would be desperate to ..........more Ranatunga settles COLOMBO, Oct 23: Sri Lanka’s former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and his brother have settled........more Sachin unveils "TVS Cup" MUMBAI, Oct 23: TVS Motor Company today made its foray into the cricketing arena with batting .......more NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Drug-tainted Sunita Rani today appeared before the one-man Sushil Salwan ........more |
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Ian Dev holds HP single-handedly, places J&K in steady position Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 23: Tight and calculated bowling by the hosts J&K bowlers, especially Ian Dev Singh, wiped out the whole Himachal side in the post lunch...........more Sports
movement for mentally retarded Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 23: India chapter of the Special Olympic International, Special Olympics Bharat, a sports movement...........more QF berths
for all seeded Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 23: All the seeded cueists have made it into the quarter-finals stage........more |
West Indies desperate to prepare well for 3rd Test PUNE, Oct 23: Thrashed and humiliated in the first two tests, the West Indies would be desperate to get their act together in the three-day match against Ranji Trophy champions Railways starting here tomorrow as they prepare to salvage some pride in the third and final Test in Kolkata. The West Indies have found their batting to be woefully inept and the match offers an excellent opportunity for them to set things right to avoid a whitewash in the Test series. With railways boasting of quality spinners like Murali Kartik and Kulamani Parida, the West Indies can expect to get test-class challenge from them. Kartik and Parida will themselves be trying hard to make an impression and stake their claims for the one-day series, the squad for which is still to be named. Railways have developed as a formidable outfit in the last couple of years, mainly on account of their well-balanced line-up which does not have any extra-ordinary talent but a number of utility players who are willing to work hard and play as a well-knit unit. Prolific scorers in the last season like Yere Goud, Raja Dav make up for a solid batting line-up which has been further strengthened by the arrival of former Baroda captain Jacob Martin. However, the star of the Railways has been the unassuming Sanjay Bangar who has worked his way into the national team with sheer determination and hard work and is doing a commendable job as a test opener. It was not yet clear whether Bangar would be playing in this match though he does figure in the 17-member squad. West Indies will be trying out a few options as they seek to get a right combination. Except for skipper Carl Hooper, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan, none of the other batsmen have been able to tackle the Indian spinners. Even these three have had only limited success, failing to convert their starts into big knocks. With wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs woefully out of form, the West Indies tail starts very early and the tourists would be determined to sort such things out in this match. They are likely to play Darren Ganga, replacement for the indisposed Brian Lara, and also Darren Powell and Marlon Samuels in tomorrow’s match. All the three have not been tried on this tour so far. The inclusion of both spinners - Mahendra Nagamootoo and Gareth Breese - is also a distinct possibility given the fact that the Kolkata track is also likely to be helpful to the slow bowlers. Apart from Mervyn Dillon, the West Indian bowling has also been a weak link with Cameron Cuffy and Pedro Collins looking far from their best. But Jermaine Lawson, who replaced Cuffy in the second test, had looked good. For Railways, this would be the first match after a long break from cricket and they would be keen to start the season on a positive note. (PTI) |
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Ranatunga settles criminal case by giving compensation COLOMBO, Oct 23: Sri Lanka’s former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and his brother have settled a criminal case against them by offering compensation to school students allegedly assaulted by them here in March last year. The students had alleged that Ranatunga, his brother Prasanna and others had beaten them up when they entered their residence here looking for a cricket ball that had landed in their premises from a school next door. The Ranatungas had vehemently denied the charge, contending that the students might have earned the wrath of domestic servants by their provocative behaviour, but faced a criminal case after some of the students were hospitalised with injuries. The case had been dragging on for months, and Ranatunga’s lawyers offered to settle the matter by paying compensation. The students agreed to the offer of rs 200,000, reserving their right to file a civil case for more. The settlement was arrived at before an Additional District Judge here yesterday, according to Ranatunga’s lawyers. They said the offer of cash compensation did not amount to an admission of guilt, but was only a way to end the protracted criminal proceedings. Judge Kusala Sarojani Weerawardena said the students were fut closed the criminal case. The two Ranatunga brothers and three others had been charged with assault, unlawful assembly and illegal detention. (PTI) |
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Sachin unveils "TVS Cup" for India-Windies ODIs MUMBAI, Oct 23: TVS Motor Company today made its foray into the cricketing arena with batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar unveiling the "TVS Cup" for the one-day international series between India and West Indies starting from November six. "I am unveiling something like this for the first time. I hope that India will get to keep this trophy after the end of the series," Tendulkar, who is also the brand ambassador for TVS, told reporters here. The Hosur-based TVS will be the main sponsor of the ODI series and apart from the trophy, it will also hand over a cheque of Rs 50,000 to the "Victor (man) of Series" and Rs 35,000 to "Victor (man) of the match", executive vice President P C Mathew said adding this was the company’s first ever sponsorship of cricket at such a large scale. Referring to the recent ICC controversy on sponsorships, Tendulkar, who completed 20,000 runs in international cricket during the second test against West Indies in Chennai, thanked his sponsors for "supporting him during the hitch and letting him concentrate only on the cricket with an open mind". Supporting the role of corporates in sponsoring games, Tendulkar said "each and every game requires sponsors for its development". During the ICC Champions Trophy Tournament, TVS had decided to withdraw its commercials featuring Tendulkar from television. As part of its sponsorship menu, the company has also lined up contests like "pitch on wheels" and a lucky draw at all the seven venues wherein four two wheelers will be awarded to the lucky spectators. (PTI) |
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NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Drug-tainted Sunita Rani today appeared before the one-man Sushil Salwan Committee, set up to probe the doping scandal, and vehemently denied she had ever taken any banned substance. "I am totally innocent. I have done nothing wrong," Sunita said in a statement after a marathon two-and-a-half hour closed door meeting with Salwan here. "I will fight this battle to the last," Sunita, who was stripped off her gold and bronze medals that she won in the Busan Asian Games, said. Sunita said the medals that she won in Busan were not only hers but "belonged to the country as well". "I appeal to the Government, media and the people to support me in this fight to get justice," said Sunita, who was escorted by her brother and relatives as she waded her way through a stream of mediapersons at the Amateur Athletic Federation of India premises. Sunita also denied reports that said she was planning to "expose other athletes". "The reports are totally false. Some people are conspiring against me." Reading out from a brief prepared text, Sunita said she had tested negative before leaving for Busan and she would prove her innocence. Later Salwan said Sunita had co-operated during the questioning but he would need more time to complete his probe. "I asked her about her training, stay in Busan, her daily habits, coaches and everything that would throw light on the case," said Salwan, who is the vice president of AAFI. "But it is too premature to suggest what really happened," Salwan said. Expressing his inability to complete the inquiry within the week’s time given to him by AAFI president Suresh Kalmadi, Salwan said, "we will be making a request for a ten-day extension. It is not possible to complete the probe within a week," he said. The committee was set up on Sunday, a day before the Olympic Council of Asia officially confirmed that Sunita had been stripped of her gold and bronze medals that she won in 1500m race and 5000m at the Busan Asian Games. "We will have to question many more people and the enormity of the task at hand necessitates more time," Salwan said. "We will go through all the relevant dope reports and also talk to coaches, doctors and others concerned," he said. "I have come to know that certain other norms which could have been followed in busan were not followed," Salwan said but hastened to add that he was "not casting any aspersions on the testing procedures followed". Salwan said he would go in to the report received from the Busan Asian Games Organising Committee as also the tests that Sunita underwent in Patiala and Delhi before leaving for South Korea. "I will try to go into every detail of this case. I am also going to visit some laboratories in this regard," he said adding that Sunita may be required to depose again after he had finished questioning other people. (PTI) |
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NZ U-15 Cricket
/Polly Umrigar Trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 23: Tight and calculated bowling by the hosts J&K bowlers, especially Ian Dev Singh, wiped out the whole Himachal side in the post lunch session taking away nine wickets for 100 runs on the second day of the three-day Polly Umrigar Trophy under-15 Cricket currently underway at M A Stadium, here today. After bowling out Himachal for 211 runs in 94.2 overs, Jammu and Kashmir bowlers bounced with skipper Ian Dev just one run short of completing his century at the end of the day with scoreboard reading 182 for three in 63 overs. Cool and calm J&K skipper looks like as if he is taking on Himachal single handedly. He took six wickets for 63 runs in 27.2 overs he bowled and later set the scoreboard moving with his fine unbeaten knock of 99 runs including twelve hits to the fence. At the end of the day Ian and Nadeem, who has yet to open his account, were at the crease. Earlier, Aditya Aima lost his wicket at a score of 12 when team’s total was 38. Then second wicket partnership between Ian and Rohit Bhat added valuable 86 runs to the total, followed by another good partnership of Ian with Narinder. Rohit, who was run out, contributed 30 runs including two boundaries, while Narinder added 27 runs to the score. Earlier, Himachal Pradesh started their innings confidently in the morning and brought the score to 140 runs adding 89 runs for the second wicket stand. However, the break of crucial partnership by Ian Dev (RAOS), who bowled out both Aditya Choudhary and Sumit Dhiman, turned the match in favour of J&K as the rest of the seven batsmen could add only 54 runs to the total. Aditya made highest 77 runs studded with seven fours for Himachal Pradesh, while Sumit contributed 42 runs including three boundaries. Three Himachal wickets fell at the same score of 157, followed by the fall of two more wickets at same score of 210. Besides Ian, Sajjid Owais and Apnam Gupta took bowled well and shared two and one wicket respectively. SCOREBOARD Himachal Pradesh Ist innings Minesh Thakur c Narinder b Ian Dev Singh 19 Aditya Chowdhary b Ian Dev Singh 77 Sumit Dhiman c Divya Partap b Ian Dev 42 Varun Sharma c Ian Dev b Sayed Owais 8 Karan Sharma c Nadeem b Sayed Owain 0 Shubam c Rohit Bhatt b Ian Dev Singh 7 Anees C Sayed Owais b Apnam Gupta 6 Neeraj c Rohit Bhat b Ian Dev 30 Mounty Sharma run out Aditya Aima 11 Vishal c Rohit Bhat b Ian Dev Singh 0 Ajay Shaklani not out 0 Extras: (nb 5, w-4, b-2) 11 Total (all out in 94.2 overs) 211 Fall of wickets: 1-51, 2-140, 3-157, 4-157, 5-157, 6-170, 7-176, 8-210, 9-210, 10-211. Bowling Analysis: Zain Ajaz 12-6-14-0; Omar Jan 11-3-18-0; Narinder 6-0-23-0; Apnam Gupta 24-7-53-1; Ian Dev Singh 27.2-6-63-6; Sayed Owais 14-3-38-2. J&K first innings Aditya Aima c Minesh Thakur b Mounty Sharma 12 Ian Dev batting 99 Rohit Bhat run out 30 Narinder c Varun Sharma b Minesh Thakur 27 Nadeem not out 0 Extras: 12 Total (for three in 63 overs) 182 Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-124, 3-171 Bowling Analysis: Mounty Sharma 11-2-23-1; Vishal 24-5-64-0; Ajay Saklani 10-2-30-0; Aditya Choudhary 8-4-15-0; Shubam 2-0-14-0; Minesh Thakur 5-4-4-1; Neeraj 3-1-12-0. |
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Sports movement for
mentally retarded Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 23: India chapter of the Special Olympic International, Special Olympics Bharat, a sports movement for the mentally retarded children, held its first awareness meeting, involving the doctors, social activities and prominent citizens here this evening. After spreading the awareness and creating its base in the 22 states of India, Special Olympics Bharat has now decided to make aware the parents and wards of the mentally retarded persons after setting up a state level committee in near future. Speaking on the occasion, senior vice-president of the Special Olympics International, Thomas B. Songster asked the visiting dignitaries to adopt this sporting movement by getting themselves actively involved in its activities. He said the participation of people, especially the parents of the mentally retarded children, can give a new direction to otherwise neglected children. Mr Songster informed since this movement was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics offers year-round sports training and competition opportunities to over 1.2 million athletes in 162 countries worldwide. "We at Special Olympics believe that with consistent training and guidance the mentally retarded have the potential to excel in sports, experience joy and be a part of the social mainstream", further said Mr Thomas B. Songster. Air Marshal Denzil Keelor (Retd), who is Chairman of the Special Olympics Bharat said, "Special Olympics Bharat, the India chapter of the Special Olympics International is organising National Games 2002 in seven cities across India, including the ongoing Games in Delhi. Over 2500 athletes shall take part in this mega sports event. Besides this over 5000 volunteers and officials shall be actively involved in making these games a memorable event". He added that Special Olympics International has designated India as a ‘priority nation’ focusing on reaching out to 8,00,000 athletes in the next five years. And to achieve this target, the India chapter is focusing on public education and awareness, training and development, reaching out to families and communities and health and leadership opportunities for athletes. Mr Vinod K Pandita of TQCI (a management counseling company in Delhi), who is helping the Special Olympics Bharat in spreading its activities in Jammu said, "this is in continuation to the sincere effort of making people, organisations and schools aware of the existence of our organisation to create a different perspective of physical and competitive edge of special children in the country". "We have already covered 22 states and Jammu and Kashmir State is next on anvil", he added. |
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QF berths for all seeded cueists in Junior Snooker Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 23: All the seeded cueists have made it into the quarter-finals stage of the junior Snooker in the ongoing 12th State Billiards and Snooker Championship underway at Billiards Hall, M A Stadium, here today. During today’s pre-quarterfinal encounters, Umar Jaan performed superbly and had two recognised breaks of 24 and 27 points in a single frame. Those qualified for the quarter-finals were Nikhil Kapahi, Rajan Gupta, Owais Ahmed, Umar Jaan, Nishant Azad, Kuldeep Sharma and Pallav Gupta. In their respective pre-quarters matches, Nikhil Kapahi beat Tarun Goswami 47-23, 60-40; Rajan Gupta beat Sunil Gupta 70-39, 65-40, 102-27; Owais beat Umar Amin 51-34, 53-47; Umar Jaan beat Ichuk Chowdhary 61-25, 51-41; Nishant Azad beat Sunit Silwal 42-20, 79-50; Kuldeep Sharma beat Sajjid 59-28, 84-13 and Pallav Gupta beat Tarun Singla 53-41, 72-85, 68-29. Earlier, in the second round, Rajan Gupta beat Younis 55-47, 0-54, 50-39; Umar Farooq beat Ankush Gupta 33-36, 60-38, 50-40; Mohit Raina beat Sahil Gupta 42-23, 54-11; Owais beat Neeraj Sharma 62-35, 49-75, 48-41; Kuldeep Sharma beat Deepak Bajan 66-28, 47-52, 49-45; Ashish Gupta beat Ishan Sharma 32-47, 53-33, 62-36. JKBSA imposes strict dress code The organising committee of the 12th State Billiards and Snooker Championship has strictly imposed the dress code for the participants from the quarter-finals round of the championship starting from tomorrow. This was stated by the general secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Billiards and Snooker Association (JKBSA), Sanjeev Gupta. He said, "since all the top ranking cueists are going to play the quarter-finals round and most of them will form the J&K team for the coming nationals to be held in Jammu, we have decided to make them aware of the rules and regulations being observed by the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India during the nationals". |
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Inter-school Athletic
meet Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 23: Arina Bano of Government Middle School, Handipora bagged gold medal in the 600 meters girls race in under-14 year group in the ongoing Inter-school Athletic Championship (both boys and girls) at St Joseph’s School, Baramulla. The second place went to Hafiza Bano of the same school, while Shaheena of Middle School, Baba Yousaf bagged third place. In 200 meters event, Massarat of High School, Delina claimed the gold medal, followed by Rabia of Middle School, Baba Yousaf and Shezada of Middle School, Khadniyar at number two and three respectively. Rohee of Middle School, Naiee Basti bagged first position in Broad Jump in under-14 group. Rabeena of Middle School, Naiee Basti, finished second and Shezada of Middle School, Khadniyar, third. Organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, this tournament is being held under the supervision of G S Bakshi, district officer, Baramulla. Other results Girls under-17 yrs: 400 mts— Jabeena Qayoom of High School, Rohama, Ist; Massarat of High school, Delina, 2nd and Jamrooda of High School, Hadipora, third. Broad Jump: U-17 yrs: Athara Banoo of High School, Delina, Ist; Sharifa Bano of High school, Rohama, 2nd and Nasreena of High School, Delina, third. 800 mts: Sharifa Bano of High School, Rohama, Ist; Jameela Qayoom of High School, Rohama, 2nd and Areena of Middle School, Hadipora, third. Under-19 group Broad Jump:Afroza and Parveena of HSS, Bla bagged first and second place respectively, while Balquies of HS Rohama finished third. Javelin Throw: Farha Rashid of HSS, Sopore, Ist; Massarat of HSS, Sopore, 2nd and Shahida of HSS, Bla, third. High Jump: Fameeda Bano of HSS, Sopore, Ist; Afroza Bano of HSS, Bla, 2nd and Sweeta Akhtar of HSS, Sopore, third. 800 mts: Zarina of HSS, Sopore, Ist; Khakshan of HSS, Sopore, 2nd and Shafiqa of HSS, Bla finished third. |
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Sohnu of Punjab wins first ‘Mali’ in Bishnah Dangal Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 23: Sohnu of Punjab has lifted the first ‘Mali’ in a dangal, organised by Public Bajrangi Akhara, Bishnah, beating Billu Pahalwan of J&K a tough bout. Winner got a handsome cash prize and a refrigerator from the organising committee. Second ‘Mali’ went to Saif Ali (Shampo) of Jammu beat Onkar Singh in a another tough fight. In this bout the winner was given an steel almirah. In other two bouts, Jakkar of Sarore beat Kaswant of Amritsar. Manik of Amritsar beat Sucha of Jallandhar and got a tin of ‘Desi Ghee’. Ramesh beat Randawa in another fight. Winners of other bouts were Darshan of Hissar, Kirpala of Amritsar, Subash of Haryana, Sony of Gurdaspur, Jai Nandan of Delhi. In an attractive feature, Bahadur of Ludhiana, displaying his skills, dragged a motor cycle with five persons sitting on with his one ear. Earlier, dangal was inaugurated by the newly elected MLA, Bishnah, Ashwani Sharma, who was chief guest on the occasion. Other prominent guests present on the occasion were Bansi Lal Tidyal (Tehsildar), Dushyant Sharma, international wrestler and DySP, R S Pura, Narain Dutt Sharma, Prithvi Raj, Inderjeet Khajuria, Pt Narain Dutt Sharma, Ganesh Gupta, Ramesh Gupta and Baldev Raj Sharma. Among the organising committee members present were Dr Ved Dogra, Vishamber Mehra, Kulbir Singh, Ghan Shyam, Raj Kumar Gupta, Manohar Lal, Mohinder Kumar, Bitta and Onkar Singh Charak. |
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