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Injuries hit Pakistan PERTH, Nov 25: Pakistan’s preparations for the...more India dismiss alleged BRISBANE, Nov 25: India dismissed talk of losing.......more Bengal wins East AGARTALA, Nov 25: Bengal won the four day East Zone...more J&K
women footballers Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 25: Jammu and Kashmir Football.....more ATF Asia Cup Tennis NEW DELHI, Nov 25: An off-colour Leander Paes struggled in his singles..more |
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4-day Inter-school Athletics meet
begins Pankaj bags gold in Broad Jump Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 25: Pankaj Kumar of High School, Bishnah clinched gold in under......more Udhampur
beat Jammu in Inter-distt Cricket final Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Nov 25: An unbeaten knock of 63 runs and three wickets by....more All
India CRPF Biking Expedition flagged off Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 25: Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today acknowledged ...more Inter-College
competitions Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 25: MAM College retained the Inter-College Hockey trophy after they...more |
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Injuries hit Pakistan before third test PERTH, Nov 25: Pakistan’s preparations for the third test against Australia were thrown into confusion today by injuries to two key players. Opening batsman Mohammad Wasim, 22, has a broken finger and will almost certainly be sidelined for the match, which gets underway here tomorrow. Shock fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, 24, is suffering from a groin strain. Wasim broke the finger - on his left hand - while fielding in the slips in the second test which ended in Hobart on Monday. Akhtar complained of groin soreness at training today and was given a light workout at the Waca ground nets. While Wasim has virtually no chance of being able to take the field tomorrow, Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said Akhtar had good prospects of being able to play. I believe he will be fit for the game, but a decision will not be made until the morning, he said. I think at his age a bowler goes through a few niggles, and I believe when you are playing for your country, you have to go through with a few pains and aches, but hopefully he will be okay in the morning. Wasim’s absence will be a big blow for the tourists. He has been one of Pakistan’s leading scorers in the first two tests, with a 50 in Brisbane and 91 and 20 in Hobart. Two players challenging for the right to open with Saeed Anwar are Wajahutullah Wasti and Ghulam Ali. Wajahutullah might get a game tomorrow, Akram said. He said although the series had been lost 0-2 already, there was still a lot of pride to play for. The boys are geared up again and they want to win, he said. We gave them a good fight in the last test and we lasted five days. We are very excited, but hope our bowlers will not get overawed with the bouncy pitch. Akram said Pakistan cricket officials were looking at ways of improving the side’s fielding and catching, which have been well below Australia’s standard in this series. We are looking into it, and are hoping for some improvement, he said. We hope our fielding will be a lot better as early as the one-day series, (against Australia and India, starting January 9). The Pakistan side will not be finalised until shortly before the game. Australian captain Steve Waugh said 27-year-old queenslander Michael Kasprowicz had been included in the Australian eleven, leaving express bowler Brett Lee as 12th man. Lee, 23, considered Australia’s fastest bowler, is yet to play in a senior international, but Waugh said he expected him to get his first test in the near (AFP) |
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India dismiss alleged defeatist talk BRISBANE, Nov 25: India dismissed talk of losing all their tests against Australia and turned their minds on today to preparing for the first test next month. The touring party, who begin their opening tour match against Queensland tomorrow, accepted the denial of Board for Control of Cricket in India secretary Jaywant Lele of ever having said India would lose the series 3-0. Internet channel rediff on the net had quoted Lele as saying India had no chance against the Australians and is sticking by its story. "As far as we’re concerned the chapter is closed - he has assured us that there is nothing in it," tour manager Mahendra Bhargava said. "We have never heard anything like this from him before. I would never think that he would give a statement like this. "The players are satisfied. We’ll stop it at that and let the players get on with cricket." The first test begins in Adelaide on December ten. India have chosen a strong team for the four-day match in Mackay against Queensland, current leaders of the inter-state championship. Teams: India: Sachin Tendulkar (captain), Sourav Ganguly, Devang Gandhi, Sadagoppan Ramesh, Rahul Dravid, Vijay Bharadwaj, Mannava Prasad, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad, Debashish Mohanty, Thiru Kumaran, Venkata Laxman. Queensland: Stuart Law (captain), Matthew Hayden, Jimmy Maher, Martin Love, Andrew Symonds, Geoff Foley, Wade Seccombe, Andrew Bichel, Adam Dale, Scott Muller, Matthew Anderson, Joe Dawes. (REUTERS) |
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Bengal wins East Zone Ranji Trophy AGARTALA, Nov 25: Bengal won the four day East Zone Ranji Trophy match defeating underdogs Tripura by an innings and 252 runs at the Maharaja Birbikram Stadium here today. This is the second win for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy matches during the current season. Bengal skipper Utpal Chatterjee’s sparkling bowling earned them easy victory against the minnows Tripura, which were earlier defeated by Bihar in the one-dayer and four-day matches at the M B B Stadium. Chatterjee reaped a rich harvest claiming eleven wickets in both innings which included seven wickets in the first innings. Wrichik Majumder was another successful Bengal bowler taking four wickets in the second innings in 7.1 overs and conceding only four runs. Debdulal Majumder and Ranadeb Bose took one wicket each. Tripura almost surrendered meekly to a tight bowling by the Bengal bowlers, who declared their first inning on Tuesday after comfortably scoring 533 for two, powered by a record breaking 307-run third wicket partnership between Rohan Gavaskar (212) and Srikant Kalyani (200). The hosts were all out for 118 in their second innings after resuming a their overnight score of 101 for five. Except Rajarshi Chowdhury (41), none of the Tripura batsmen could face the Bengal bowlers. Tripura added only 17 runs today to their overnight score as their three batsmen returned to the pavilion scoring only 3, 5 and 0 runs respectively. Brief scores : Bengal — First innings — 533 for two declared. Tripura — First innings — 163 all out. — Second innings — 118 for all out. (UNI) |
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J&K
women footballers to participate in Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 25: Jammu and Kashmir Football Association is projecting its state team in the forth coming XXIV Senior National Women’s Football Championship being held at Mau in Uttar Pradesh from November 27 to December 8. The final selection was made after conducting the coaching camp under the supervision of J&K State Sports Council. The team included Rupali Rajput, Rajni, Vinay, Shallu, Monika, Sunalika, Sonika, Monika, Neha, Reetu, Meetu, Sunali, Rimpi, Priyanka, Sushma and Meenakshi Charak. Ms Reetu will accompany the team as manager and Mr Brij Baloria will be the coach of the team. |
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Udhampur beat Jammu
in Inter-distt Cricket final Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Nov 25: An unbeaten knock of 63 runs and three wickets by Riaz Ahmed helped Host Udhampur defeat Jammu by 12 runs and lift the under-14 year Inter-district Cricket tourney, the final of which played at Sports Stadium, here today. Earlier, batting first Udhampur set a target of 148 runs in stipulated 25 overs losing seven wickets. Nipun (22) and Sidhant (18) started the innings on positive note. Middle order could not perform up to the mark and gave early wickets. From Jammu, Gurjeet clinched two wickets, while Kashyap, Gourav and Ian Dev Singh shared one wicket each. In reply, Jammu could reach 135 runs mark when all their wickets were out in 24.2 overs. Opener Ian Dev was the highest scorer with 35 runs, while Rovil and Farooq contributed 21 and 17 runs respectively. No other batsmen could reach the double digit mark. Riaz, who earlier scored unbeaten 63 for Udhampur was the most successful bowler, who took three wickets for 15 in five overs against Jammu. Vikramjeet claimed two, whereas, Deep Kumar, Nipun and Jatin took one each. Riaz Ahmed was honoured with man of the match award for his all round performance in the final, while man of the series award went to Ian Dev Singh of Jammu. Mr Satvir Gupta, SSP, Udhampur was the chief guest in the final and also gave away trophies to the winners and runners-up. Mr Gupta lauded the efforts of the Department of Youth Services and Sports for organising such activities in the town. Prominent among those present in the final included Messrs CL Khajuria, MLC, Deepak Dar, SE, S P Verma, Surinder Gupta, Additional Superintendent of Police, Bishan Dass and Sat Pal Verma. |
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All India CRPF Biking
Expedition flagged off Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 25: Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today acknowledged the sacrifices and commended the success of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in combating militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. With alert security forces at guard, the enemy cannot weaken this great nation, Dr Abdullah said at an impressive function held to flag off the Diamond Jubilee All India CRPF Biking Expedition at Mini Stadium, here this morning. He congratulated the CRPF for organising the expedition describing it an odyssey of strengthening the bonds of brotherhood and national integration. "The greatest strength of this great Nation is unity in diversity", he said while wishing the expedition success. After his brief speech, the Chief Minister flagged off the expedition which comprised of 20 riders-contingent of CRPF personnel including five ladies. The expedition will cover 7942 kilometers enroute Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad and will culminate at New Delhi on December 28. The Minister for Information, Science and Technology and Sports, Mr Ajatshatru Singh and Minister for Industries, Mr Bodh Raj Bali were also present on the occasion. Earlier, giving broad features of the expedition, the Inspector General, CRPF, Special Sector, New Delhi, Mr C M Pandey said that it is being organised as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the force. He said the riders will cover 300 to 400 kms a day during their expedition. He said the CRPF is assisting the civil administration in maintaining peace and tranquility throughout the country. In accomplishment of their duty, the force is moved at short notice by all means of transportation from one end of the country to the other. It is very befitting that during the diamond jubilee year of the force, the journey from one corner of the country to another with a message of ‘unity and integrity’ is undertaken, he added. A colourful cultural programme was also presented the childrens of S D Tara Puri Public High School, Gandhi Nagar, New Era Environmental High School and Shishu Niketan High School, Samba. Senior civil, police and para-military officers, Legislators and a large number of people were present on the occasion. The participants in the expedition are Mr Randeep Sharma, Assistant Commandant 129 Bn (group leader), Sub-Inspector Uttam Banerjee of 11 Bn, lady ASI, Panmani Mandi of GC BBSR, ASI L. Rungbel Mao of 25 Bn, ASI Salesh K. Sam of GC PPM, Lady CT Jay Shree of 100 RAF, Lady CT Bhagwanti of 135 (M) Bn, besides Krishan Singh, SDG, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, 70 Bn, Vijender Singh, 61 Bn, Suraj Mal, 125 Bn, Puran Singh, 65 Bn, Manjeet Singh, 69 Bn, Vipan Tyagi, 93 Bn, Rajinder Singh, 107 Bn, Ombir Singh, 98 Bn, Shyam Vir Singh, 74 Bn, Satish Kumar Sharma, 115 Bn, Parvat Singh Rathore, 50 Bn and Ved Prakash, 88 Bn all constables. Prior to this expedition, the CRPF had organised ‘Abhiyan Ganga Sagar’-a boating expedition on Holy Ganges in 1994. The expedition covered a distance of 2,151 kms in 61 days. During May, 1995 a ten members team scaled Mt. Jogin I (6456 Mtrs) and Mt. Jogin II (6116 Mtrs) in Garhwal Himalayas. Besides two CRPF teams participated in ‘Himmex’ Car Rally 1995, organised by the Indian Army from October 26 to November 1995. The Ist All Women White Water Rafting Expedition was conducted by CRPF in Alaknanda River from Srinagar (Garwal) to Hrishikesh in 1996. |
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Inter-College
competitions Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 25: MAM College retained the Inter-College Hockey trophy after they scored 10 goals victory over SPMR College of Commerce in the final which played at University of Jammu grounds, here today. Commerce College could not face the onslaught of MAM attackers and conceded their defeat 10 minutes before the end of the match. They left the ground after some conversations with the leading MAM College side. Earlier, MAM college remained in the Commerce College area and made goal after goal. Ravinder Singh made hat trick when he scored three successive goals in 27th, 30th and 34th minute of the first half. Ravinder’s fourth goal came in the 42nd minute. The first goal was scored by Amarjit Singh in the 8th minute of the match. While, Surinder Pal Singh sounded the board for thrice in the 10th, 15th and 40th minutes of the match. Karanjeet Singh and Bhupinder Singh added one goal each in the 40th and 43rd minutes respectively to make it a big win. The final was officiated by Messrs M S Reen, Padam Dev Singh and Ravinder Singh. PG Arts & Science beat Poonch to enter Cricket semi-finals JAMMU: It was a narrow escape for PG Arts & Science as Poonch finished close to their target in the Inter-College Cricket competitions being played at University of Jammu, here today. With today’s victory, PG has entered into the semi-finals in Pool-A and will take on Degree College, Kathua tomorrow for the final berth. Earlier, at one point of time, Poonch was in commanding position when Aftab (18 off 7) and Mousim Sofi (12 off 7) were stepping towards victory, but the dismissal of Mousim turned the match in favour of PG as other incoming batsmen could not stand on the wicket. Batting first, PG was all out at 205 in 39.4 overs. Gourav made fine unbeaten 68 with the help of six boundaries, while Guru Partap contributed valuable 47 runs off 42 deliveries including seven boundaries. Both of these batsmen gathered 87 runs for the fourth wicket partnership. From Poonch, Tarlochan claimed three wickets, while Sudan and Imran shared two each. In reply, Poonch lost all the wickets in 39.4 overs at 197. Pritpal Singh scored unbeaten 63 with five fours, while Javed was other highest scorer with 21. Gurupartap clinched three wickets for 51 in his spell of eight overs. While, Vikram and Vikash claimed three and two wickets respectively. Messrs Ashwani Kumar and Suresh were umpires, while Bhagwan Dass was scorer. |
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