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Asian Team Tennis Trophy India suffers blow as Bhupathi pulls out NEW DELHI, Nov 23: India’s quest to win the Asian Team Tennis Trophy ...more
Indian cricket team MUMBAI, Nov 23: The Indian cricket team left for Australia today. ...more Gorkha bde win over
Hindustan in NEW DELHI, Nov 23: Gorkha Bde today won the last ....more Nehru Hockey Tourney NEW DELHI, Nov 23: Border Security Force (BSF) ...more |
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Cricket Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Nov 23: District Jammu won the opening tie in the...more Nagrota Club lifts Ist Vijay Memorial Cricket tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 23: Nagrota Cricket Club defeated Gangboss Cricket Club to .....more Inter-college Basketball Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 23: Defending champion, SPMR College of Commerce today ..more 12th Junior National Tug
of Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 23: Host Jammu and Kashmir girls entered into the finals...more All India motor biking
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Asian Team Tennis Trophy India suffers blow as Bhupathi pulls out NEW DELHI, Nov 23: India’s quest to win the Asian Team Tennis Trophy for third straight year received a blow when its number two player Mahesh Bhupathi pulled out of the ATF Asia Cup starting here tomorrow. Bhupathi and his Davis Cup partner Leander Paes finished runners-up at the season-ending ATP World Doubles Tennis Championship in Hartford on Sunday, and were to lead India’s challenge in the continental team tournament here. Bhupathi has been having shoulder problem... There is a pain while serving and has been advised against playing competitive tennis till the end of the year, India’s non-playing captain Jaideep Mukerjea said. With Bhupathi out of the team, a huge responsibility falls on Paes to lead India against odds - they were upstaged by Uzbekistan from the number one seeding this year. India will open its campaign here against China, whom the hosts vanquished in a crucial Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Davis Cup relegation rubber at Calcutta in April last. In the semi-finals, the hosts are likely to face Japan who meet India ‘A’ in the first round tomorrow, according to the draw made here today by Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley. The final is expected to be repeat of last year’s summit clash - India taking on Uzbekistan. The former Soviet-Bloc nation has been proving to be a major hurdle for the Indians since the inaugural tournament in 1997 and the hosts had to pull out all stops to emerge victors. This year, a two-member Uzbek team of Oleg Ogorodov and Vadim Kutsenko - both having experience of the Indian conditions - has been top seeded and have a luxury of a direct place in the semifinals of the seven-team event. Its going to be tough with Bhupathi not in the team. But I am sure other players in the team will rise to the occasion and see India through, Mukerjea said. Lebanon, whom India plays host to in February next for Asia-Oceania Davis Cup group I tie, had withdrawn from the event at the eleventh hour forcing the tournament organisers to draft an India ‘A’ team. India is seeded number two followed by Japan and South Korea. Bhupathi’s place in the team will be taken by reserve Sandeep Kirtane. Thailand, the other team featuring in the third edition of the ATF Asia Cup, being sponsored by MTNL, open the event with a three-match rubber against fourth seeds Korea. India ‘A’ comprising national champion Sunil Kumar, Mustafa Ghouse, Vishal Uppal and Vijay Kannan also open their campaign tomorrow against better-rated Japan. We are not taking them (India ‘A’) lightly. They are young, but a have a good doubles combination in Ghouse-Uppal, Japanese non-playing captain Eiji Takeuchi said. Japan is making its maiden entry here after missing first two years following clash of dates with national championships back home. The format of the tournament, already losing its sheen in only the third year of running with top teams not sending their best players here, was revived by including placement matches for all the losing teams. (PTI) |
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Indian cricket team leaves for Australia MUMBAI, Nov 23: The Indian cricket team left for Australia today. Hrishikesh Kanitkar who was the late replacement for the injured Ajay Jadeja, did not leave with the team since he is in the West Indies playing for the India ‘A’ team. It is still not known whether he will fly directly from the West Indies or come back to India for a day and then proceed to Australia. The Indian team will play three test matches against Australia and a one-day triangular series involving Australia and Pakistan. They will also play four first class games. The team : Sachin Tendulkar(captain), Saurav Ganguly (vice captain), Ajit Agarkar, Vijay Bhardwaj, Rahul Dravid, Devang Gandhi, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Debashish Mohanty, Venkatesh Prasad, MSK Prasad(wk), S Ramesh, Javagal Srinath, T Kumaran and Hrishikesh Kanitakar. Coach Kapil Dev, manager Dr P K Bhargava. (UNI) |
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Gorkha bde win over Hindustan in Allwyn Durand cup NEW DELHI, Nov 23: Gorkha Bde today won the last qualifying round match against opponents Hindustan FC 2-0, in the qualifying round of the Allwyn Durand Cup Football tournament. Despite being reduced to ten men during 30 minutes of the game Gorkha Bde defeated spirited Hindustan FC by the two goal margin. The game’s first goal was scored in the 63rd minute by Vishal Puri while Shiv Kumar scored the second goal in the dying moments of the game, in the 83rd minute. The next quarter-final league matches would be on the 25th of this month with Tata Football Academy taking on Army XI and Salgaokar Sports Club pitted against Gorkha Bde.(UNI) |
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Hockey Tourney NEW DELHI, Nov 23: Border Security Force (BSF) Jalandhar and Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) overcame tough opposition today to book berths in the finals of the 36th Nehru Hockey Tournament. In the semi finals today BSF defeated I H F Junior 5-2 while PSB beat Army XI 4-2. BSF went into the overdrive from the very beginning. In the 13th minute they got their 2nd penalty corner. Cristopher Ekka pushed the ball towards the goal but after a rebound it came to Marinus Lakra who finally scored. Equaliser for the IHF came in the three minutes later. Sushil Kumar checked the stick of Kamlesh Kumar in the striking circle resulting in a stroke which Roshan Tate converted. In the 22nd minute BSF’s Shinu Herenz made a solo move from the right flank and passed the ball to his captain Harbhajan Singh who beat the goalkeeper and made 2-1. Three minutes after the breather Habil Topno deflected a hit by Sushil Kumar from outside the striking circle into the goal. IHF got their third penalty corner in the 43rd minute when Kamlesh Kumar was brought down. Inder Singh passed the ball to Jugraj Singh who pushed the ball in the net and made it 2-3. In the 45th minute a long shot by BSF’s Sushil Kumar lifted off the stick of a defender and came to Harbhajan Singh who was suitably to make it 4-2. The final goal for BSF came in the dying moments of the game through a penalty corner conversion by Cristopher Ekka. PSB was in attack mode form the beginning. In the second minute bankmen forced their second penalty corner. The push came to Sandeep Singh, Singh turned around and passed it to olympian Sanjeev Kumar who made it 1-0. Four minutes later armymen equalised through their first penalty corner. Kamal Horo pushed the ball which after a rebound from goalkeeper came to Siprin Aind who sounded the board. In the 12th minute armymen made it 2-1. Samson ran down through the right flank with the ball, breached the defence and passed it to Kamal Horo who scored. PSB’s Sandeep Singh deflected Sandeep Singh Ghuman’s hit from outside the striking the circle into the goal in the 31st minute to restore parity. Three minutes after the lemon break Sandip Singh’s push towards the armymen goal was kicked by their captain Poonacha resulting in a penalty stroke. Rajinder Singh made it 3-2. Armymen did threaten the enemy defence with some dangerous moves but failed to move the scoreboard. In the 50th minute Bhupinder Hayer mounted another attack through right flank, cutting past the defenders he reached the striking circle and his reverse flick to the left of goalkeeper found the nets. This goal sealed the fate of armymen who kept pushing but to no avail. (UNI) |
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Inter-college Basketball Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 23: Defending champion, SPMR College of Commerce today entered the finals and will now take on MAM College for title clash tomorrow in the Inter-College Basketball competitions being played at University of Jammu courts, here. The major upset of the competitions was exit of last year’s runners-up Post Graduate (PG) Departments in the semi-finals today. MAM College defeated PG 60-38 to find berth the finals. Vinit and Nishant were the main architect of MAM College victory who scored 22 and 20 points respectively, bringing the score to unbeatable position. While, Vikas contributed 10 points. From PG, Rohit played a good game and scored 16 points for his team. In another semi-finals of the day, Azad Singh scripted the title holder Commerce College’s victory over GGM Science College by 62-45. Azad played pivotals role by scoring highest 39 points for his side. He was fully supported by Susheel Sachgotra who added second highest 20 points to the tally. For Science College, Bhanu Partap and Vishal Singh played a brilliant game scoring 23 and 17 points respectively. The final of the Basketball will be played between Commerce College and MAM at 1.30 pm. The Inter-college Basketball competitions are being held under the supervision of Mr Aman Sharma, SAI coach. |
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12th Junior National Tug
of War Champ Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 23: Host Jammu and Kashmir girls entered into the finals beating Karnataka 2-0, while boys lost to Punjab in the semi-finals of the 12th Junior National Tug of War Championship being played at M A Stadium, here today. Jammu and Kashmir girls reached the finals stage beating Karnataka in the second semi-finals by four points (2-0) this evening. J&K will now take on Delhi for the title clash tomorrow at 1 pm at the same venue. In the semis, Delhi pulled down Maharashtra in straight pulls, getting four points. Earlier, eight teams including Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh reached the quarters stage after completing their league round in their respective pools. Delhi was leading in Pool-A, while Jammu and Kashmir was at the top in Pool-B. Earlier, in quarters, Delhi was pitted against Andhra Pradesh. Delhi registered easy 2-0 win to enter the last four. In second quarters-final, J&K defeated Uttar Pradesh again in straight pulls. Maharashtra entered the semis stage beating Tamil Nadu by four points (2-0) and Karnataka pulled down Rajasthan 2-0 to sail into the semi-finals round. In the boys section, Jammu and Kashmir lost in the semi-finals to Punjab in straight pulls. Punjab side was fully supported by their coach which boosted their morale and they comfortably pulled down Jammu and Kashmir in both the games. In second semi-finals, Haryana up rooted Uttar Pradesh in straight pulls getting four points. Earlier, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka entered the quarters stage after their first league round in their respective pools. Punjab was leading in Pool A, while Uttar Pradesh created upper hand in Pool-B. In quarters, Punjab defeated Karanatka 2-0, while Uttar Pradesh pulled down Rajasthan by 2-0 to enter the semis stage. Haryana defeated Tamil Nadu 2-0 to find berth among the last four, while Jammu and Kashmir defeated Delhi 2-1. Delhi had won the first pull, but J&K fought back and clinched the remaining two games. In all, 180 matches played in the first league round in both boys and girls sections. The Championship is being organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Tug of War Association under the aegis of Tug of War Federation of India. |
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All India motor biking expedition by CRPF from Nov 25 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 23: On the occasion of 60th raising day of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), an all India motor biking expedition will be flagged off from Mini Stadium, Parade on November 25. The expedition which is being organised under the chairmanship of Mr Padam Singh, IGP (Ops), CRPF, Jammu will be flagged off by the Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah. Twenty motor cyclists of CRPF including three women will cover a distance of about 8,000 kms traveling all over India. Beginning from Jammu, the expedition team will run along foot-hills of Hiamalayas and reach Calcutta. From there it would go along Eastern Coast of India upto Kanyakumari. Then it travel along the Western Coast to Mumbai and will finally end at Delhi in 30 days time. The expedition is being organised to spread the message of ‘Unity and Integrity of the Nation’. =========== |
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India go down fighting to UAE in Asian Cup DUBAI, Nov 22: India frittered away a hardfought half-time lead of 1-0 to go down to fancied United Arab Emirates 1-3 on the opening day of the Asian Cup Group three qualifiers at Abu Dhabi last night. Uzbekistan, helped by a second half brace by Maksim Shatskikh, thrashed SAF Games champions Bangladesh 6-0 in the second match of the day at the Al Ain stadium. The Indians came up with a creditable show as mercurial skipper I M Vijayan scored the first goal in the 20th minute with a beautiful curling freekick stunning the hosts. But UAE fought back into the game with three goals in the second half to confirm their superiority. India was found wanting in defence as Saeed Al Kas equalised 15 minutes into the second half converting one of captain Mohammed Ali’s many swerving corner kicks. Indian keeper Virender Singh was left stranded and the UAE fans heaved a sigh of relief. However Virender Singh guarded his post well with at least three beautiful saves to frustrate the homeside but two crucial miscalculations from him later on in the match cost dearly for India, playing without their ace striker Baichung Bhutia. Kas, who is known for his skills in the air, scored again as he headed a lob which eluded the Indian keeper once again as he rushed out in the 85th minute. The Indians who were playing a defensive game now tried to change the strategy but to no avail. The third UAE goal came from a penalty awarded after Mohammed Ibrahim was pulled down by K V Dhanesh on the edge of the box and Abdul Salam Juma easily converted the spotkick. The margin could have been higher had UAE capitalised the opportunities that came their way. Juma, who had come in place of Hassan Saaed, had a heave at the goal in the 73rd minute but the shot flew over the crossbar. Earlier, they had come close to increasing their tally when Adelmattar’s header hit the post and went out while another good try from Gharib Harib also went astray. Uzbekistan dominated throughout in the match in which midfielders Mirdzalal Kasimov and Otabek Pirmatov excelled. But the outstanding performance came from Shatskikh who scored in the 52nd and 75th minutes. Kasimov (38th), Primatov (38th), Fevzi Davletov (46th) and Abdikohor Marifaliey (86th minute) scored the other goals. Uzbek coach Rahimo described the game as a practice session’ as his highly superior team demolished the SAF Games champions without much fuss. Teams: India: Virendra Singh, I M Vijayan, K V Dhanesh, R Fernandez, Debashish Mandal, D Singh, J Alberto, Basudeb Mondal, R Singh, Bijon Singh, Jo Paul Anchery. UAE: M Abdulla, H Saed, G Harib, A R Juma, F Ali, M Omar, S Alkas, B Saeed, A Eissa, A S Jumaa, M Ali. (PTI) |
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