|
|
| Langer aims to keep England on the back foot PERTH (Australia), Oct 27: Western Australia will strive to keep England on the back foot in their tour match starting tomorrow Australia opener Justin Langer has said. ..........more South
Africa clinch POTCHEFSTROOM (SOUTH AFRICA), Oct 27: South Africa completed their second successive innings victory when Bangladesh crashed........more 25th
Jr National Girls JAIPUR, Oct 27: Displaying a fine showing, Delhi recorded a thrilling 13-10 victory over Karnataka in their opening pool ‘c’ league encounter in the 25th ........more Verma nearly rules out Indo-Pak cricket series in near future JABALPUR, Oct 27: Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Vikram Verma has said under the given circumstances, it was extremely difficult for ........more |
|
12th State Billiards, Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Umar Farooq, Pallav Gupta, Abmiyat Ahmed, Ishuk Chowdhary and Kamal Rohmetra today entered into the second round of the ........more Inter-College
cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: In a virtually one sided match, PG Law and Science today crushed Dogra Law College by huge score of 103 runs in Inter College .........more Jasveer
turns match one-sided Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: All-round superb performance of Jasveer Singh led Eleven Stars Cricket Club to register a massive 108 runs........more |
 |
| Trekking
expedition in Goa from December 15 .... LG Santosh
Trophy |
|
|
|
Langer aims to keep England on the back foot PERTH (Australia), Oct 27: Western Australia will strive to keep England on the back foot in their tour match starting tomorrow Australia opener Justin Langer has said. "The whole summer for us is about winning the Ashes. From my point of view I hope England gain no momentum because cricket is about momentum," Langer told a news conference today. Langer will captain Western Australia in the three-day fixture. England lost their opening one-day match to an invitational side on october 22 and were then outplayed in a drawn two-day game against Western Australia. The tourists’ preparations for the five-test series against Australia, starting in Brisbane on November 7, are also in disarray. Opening batsmen Marcus Trescothick (shoulder) and Michael Vaughan (knee) plus strike bowler Darren Gough (knee) and all rounder Andrew Flintoff (groin) are all nursing injuries. Although Durham fast bowler Stephen Harmison was lampooned in the Australia media after bowling eight wides in one over during England’s 58-run loss to a Australian Cricket Board chairman’s XI, Langer said the 24-year-old had impressed him in county cricket as a bright prospect. "He bowled like the wind. While he might not be getting it right at the moment, you are always wary of someone with that pace and bounce," Langer said. (AGENCIES) |
|
South Africa clinch series with innings win POTCHEFSTROOM (SOUTH AFRICA), Oct 27: South Africa completed their second successive innings victory when Bangladesh crashed to 107 all out on the third day of the second and final test here today. South Africa’s fast bowlers ripped through the fragile Bangladesh batting to secure victory by an innings and 160 runs with more than two days to spare. Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini shot out the first three batsmen before man of the series Jacques Kallis took the last five wickets in the space of 12 balls, including a burst of three wickets in four balls to finish with five for 21. Earlier Kallis was unbeaten on 139 when South African captain Shaun Pollock declared South Africa’s innings at 482 for five, a first innings lead of 267. The touring team started their innings aggressively with Hannan Sarkar and Al Sahariar both going for their shots before Sarkar, who topscored with 65 in the first innings, was bowled by Ntini for 17 with the total on 33 in the eighth over. Habibul Bashar followed in Ntini’s next over when he fended a lifting ball to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher and Bangladesh were 46 for two at lunch. They lost their remaining eight wickets between lunch and tea in an innings which lasted just 141 minutes and 30.3 overs. Only Al Sahariar (27) and Alok Kapali (23) showed any resistance. South Africa lost three wickets before declaring after an hour’s play today. In contrast to the first two days, the sky was overcast and the floodlights were switched on within minutes of the start of play. Gary Kirsten added only six runs to his overnight score before he was caught behind off Talha Jubair for 160 when he tried to run the ball down to third man. Four balls later, Ashwell Prince was caught behind for nought off a good delivery from jubair which straightened off the pitch. Martin Van Jaarsveld was leg before wicket to Tapash Baisya for 11 as the Bangladesh bowlers enjoyed their most successful session of the series. Kallis was unbeaten in both innings he played during the series. He made 75 not out in the first test in East London, which South Africa won by an innings and 107 runs. (AFP) |
|
25th
Jr National Girls Handball tourney JAIPUR, Oct 27: Displaying a fine showing, Delhi recorded a thrilling 13-10 victory over Karnataka in their opening pool ‘c’ league encounter in the 25th Junior National Girls Handball Championship, which got underway at the picturesque Sawai Man Singh stadium here today. Delhi, who were tied six all at the breather, had to struggle very hard in the second half to get past Karnataka. Aarti (four), Renu (three) and Reetu (three) were the main scorers for the winners, while Tara Devi and T Devi accounted six and two goals respectively for the losers. In two other ties slated for the day, hosts Rajasthan toyed with Pondichery crushing them by 26-1 after leading by 18-0 at the break in pool ‘F’. Babita Jain and Saroj Sain each scored half a dozen goal for the home team while Eenakshi struck three. The lone goal for Pondichery was netted by Kalavathy. The last tie of the day saw Chhatisgarh rout Bihar by 18-1 in pool ‘d’. The winners led 11-1 at the lemon time. Mercurial Karishma alone made eleven goals followed by Meenakshi with five and Vandana with one. Earlier to this, Mr K L Meena, chairman, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation inaugurated the six day championship at a coulourful function. Twenty teams including holders Manipur and runners up Kerala are vying for the top honours. (UNI) |
|
Verma nearly rules out Indo-Pak cricket series in near future JABALPUR, Oct 27: Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Vikram Verma has said under the given circumstances, it was extremely difficult for a cricket series to take place between India and Pakistan in the near future. A decision in this regard could be taken only after discussions among ministers and the Cabinet Committee on Security, Mr Verma said yesterday. Fielding a query about athlete Sunita Rani, who was stripped of her medals at the Busan Asiad, the minister said that each sportsperson in the Indian contingent was given an air ticket to the games only after he or she cleared two successive dope tests. The ministry had constituted a probe committee and any decision would be taken only after a report was tabled. Mr Verma also spoke of stringent action against sportspersons found guilty of doping in future and added that the new sports policy would be considered soon. (UNI) |
|
12th State Billiards,
Snooker Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: Umar Farooq, Pallav Gupta, Abmiyat Ahmed, Ishuk Chowdhary and Kamal Rohmetra today entered into the second round of the snooker in the 12th State Billiards and Snooker Championship being held at MA Stadium, here. The only seeded player who made his entry into the second round of the snooker was state champion Kamal Rohmetra who defeated Deepak Bajaj. Umar Farooq defeated Rajan Gupta with final score 53-40, 60-26, 66-43 to enter second round of the snooker. The first frame of the match between Farooq and Gupta saw tough fight with both the players pouncing on each and every opportunity coming their ways. But in the end Umar left behind Gupta and won the frame. In the second round Umar maintained attacking performance and won the frame with 60-26 but in the final round Gupta recovered a little bit and continued to credit score after score in his account but he could not restrict Umar for a long time, who made his come back and left behind Gupta in getting score after scores and even won the last frame. The second match of the day was won by Pallav Gupta, who defeated Sunny Gupta with 60-33, 64-25, 70-25. In this match some brilliant shots were seen on the part of both the players. Abmiyat Ahmed won the match from Tarun Gupta to reach second round of the snooker. When Tarun Gupta won the first two frames it was expected that he will emerge as winner but his hopes were dashed when Ahmed played some brilliant shots and never lost any chance to contribute scores. The final score remained 38-79, 24-49, 54-51, 56-47, 43-34. In fourth match of the day, Ishuk Chowdhary defeated Sidharth by 98-49, 69-25, 69-16. Ishuk Choudhary continued to dominate the game from the beginning of the match and he gave little room to Sudharth to play freely. The fifth and final match of the day which was won by State Champion Kamal Rohmetra who beat Deepak. This match was the main attraction of the day with everyone curiously watching about the results of the match. This was virtually a one sided match with Deepak despite all out efforts failed to come even closer to the score of Rohmetra and on the other side Kamal Rohmetra pounced on each and every opportunity coming his way to collect score after scores. The final score of the match was 58-18, 82-20, 68-13. The Tournament is being organised by J&K Billiard and Snooker Association and sponsored by J&K State Sports Council. The markers in the today’s matches were Surjeet Singh Ballowria, Rakesh Sharma and Manohar Lal. |
|
Inter-College cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: In a virtually one sided match, PG Law and Science today crushed Dogra Law College by huge score of 103 runs in Inter College Cricket Tournament at the Jammu University ground, here. In reply to PG Law and Science team’s score of 296 runs in stipulated 35 overs, Dogra Law College batsmen crumbled before scoring even one third of the target and were all out at mere 93 runs total in 20.4 overs. Batting first, PG Law and Science players performed well and scored 296 runs by losing 5 wickets in 35 overs. Skipper Gourav Jamwal knocked a ton and remained not out. His score of 109 runs in 88 balls, was studded by 13 boundaries and one sixer. Shamsher Singh and Atul also batted excellently and crossed the half century mark. While Shamsher scored 66 runs in 41 balls, Atul made 52 runs in 30 balls. Ankush contributed 32 runs in 26 balls with four sixes. Chasing the target of 296 runs, Dogra Law College team batsmen collapsed before reaching near even one third of the targeted score and were all out on 93. Jatinder and Kulbhushan of PG Law and Science claimed two wickets each while two batsmen of Dogra Law College were run out. Sanjay, Ajaypal, Atul and Surinder Singh Slathia took one wicket each. From Dogra Law College, Omiar, Pankaj, Vikram and Bhanu claimed one wicket each. |
|
Jasveer turns match
one-sided Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: All-round superb performance of Jasveer Singh led Eleven Stars Cricket Club to register a massive 108 runs win over Akhnoor Cricket Club in the Kulbir Singh Memorial Veteran Cricket Cup tournament, being played at Government High School Satwari ground, here today. Courtesy - Jasveer Singh, it was virtually a one sided match as in reply to Eleven Stars’ 179 runs in 25 allotted overs, Akhnoor CC collapsed after scoring merely 71 runs. Except Gurmeet Singh, who scored 15 runs, no batsman from Akhnoor CC could touch the double figure score. For his all-round superb performance, Jasveer Singh was declared man of the match. He scored 50 runs in 31 balls and took six wickets. Earlier, ‘Eleven Stars’ won the toss and decided to bat first. In 25 allotted overs, they scored 179 runs losing nine wickets. Jasveer Singh knocked a half century in 31 runs. He was followed by Suraj, who scored 32 runs while Rajinder Arora and Nitu contributed 22 and 19 runs, respectively to their team. Ajit Singh made 16 runs. In reply, Akhnoor Cricket Club could not reach even near the half mark and the entire team collapsed merely at the score of 71 runs. No batsman could face the excellent bowling of Jasveer Singh, who took six wickets in five over. One wicket was claimed by Anil. Joginder, Binder and Deepak of Akhnoor Cricket Club took 2 wickets each while Sham Singh bowled out one. Rajesh Gupta and Parshotam were umpires while Harmesh Singh and Parveen Kumar compiled the score. The tournament is being organised by Evershine Cricket Club and total six teams are participating in the competition. |
|
Trekking expedition in Goa from December 15 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 27: The Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) is organising a trekking expedition for its members on the Goan Beaches and Western Ghats of Goa from December 15 to January 2. This was stated by the secretary, J&K Chapter, Youth Hostels Association of India, S P Verma while talking to EXCELSIOR here today. He said that every day one group will go for the nine days trek which is a joint venture of Goa and Maharashtra State branch of YHAI. For taking part in this trekking, a member has to send a payment fee by demand draft only in favour of ‘National Trekking Expedition Goa" payable at Panaji, Goa. An Adventure scholarship of 50 per cent on registration fee is there for the handicapped youth, further said Mr Verma. The first group will report at base camp on December 15 and participants can join on any date thereafter till January 2. Those who have crossed the minimum age of 12 years are entitled to participate in this camp applying on a prescribed registration form duly supported by a medical certificate, attached with the form. The strength of the group shall normally be 50. Participants who successfully complete the trek and abide by the discipline of the programme will be awarded certificates. Members interested in taking part in this trekking expedition can contact Mr S P Verma at Ph No. 547329. LG Santosh Trophy IMPHAL, Oct 27: Defending champions Kerala pipped strong contenders Bengal 3-2 while Maharashtra Got past last year’s semi finalists Railways 1-0 in the quarter-final matches of the 58th National Football Championship for LG Santosh Trophy here today. Poor defence cost Bengal dearly as they surrendered their early lead through Chandan Das in the opening session and failed to hold on after Sandip Das drew parity in the second half of the group a match played at the Khuman Lampak main stadium. Kerala rode on a double strike by S Ignatius and a winner by Usman minutes before the long whistle to earn full points against their formidable opponents. The match was also marred by frayed tempers and two Bengal players, Das and Anupam Sarkar were shown yellow cards for arguing with the referee. In a group b encounter, Maharashtra notched up a solitary goal victory through Nausad Moosa in the 37th minute. The match began on a dull note with neither team being able to penetrate the rivals’ defence. Railways wasted a close chance when Subhash Chakravarty shot wide from an advantageous position in the 20th minute. The winning goal came soon after with Moosa, waiting in the opponents’ box to receive the corner kick, headed home past the Railways custodian. Three minutes later, Railways missed a gifted chance to restore parity when Stephen Dias, having only the Maharashtra goalkeeper to beat, shot wide off the mark. Railway, however, suffered a jolt in the second half as referee Benjamin D Silva gave marching orders to Satish Bharati for rough play. Earlier, in the Bengal-Kerala match, Chandan Das gave Bengal the early lead in the 20th minute by netting in from a Surya Bikash Chakravorty cross. Kerala fought back to score an equaliser and made it 1-1 in the 31st minute through S Ignatius who headed home a cross from Abdul Hakim. With the scoreline being 1-1 at the breather, Kerala soared into the lead in the 59th minute when Ignatius scored his second goal after receiving a cross from Ashis Saheeer. Refusing to budge under the pressure, Bengal drew parity in the 79th minute. (PTI) |
|
| home | state | national | business | editorial | advertisement | sports |
