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Udhampur Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 22: Girls Higher Secondary School, Udhampur registered ...more 45th
National School Games Kho-Kho Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Madhya Pradesh, Punjab girls and Assam boys ...more Badgam XI beat Friends Club Srinagar in Hockey Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 22: SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Badgam XI defeated Friends Club Srinagar 3-0 in the ongoing 6th National Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament being held at Amar Singh College, here today....more Senior,
Junior League Football Champ from Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU,
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Singh Memorial Hockey Tourney Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Mohindra Club defeated Khalsa Sports Club 8-5 in tie-breaker in the....more |
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Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 22: District Jammu dominated the show completely by winning ....more Semis
line-up drawn in men’s group Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 22: Post Graduate Departments today sidelined the ...more
Srinath-led Indian bowlers restrict Kiwis KANPUR,
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Girls HSS Udhampur lifts Inter-school Cricket tourney Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 22: Girls Higher Secondary School, Udhampur registered seven runs victory over Happy Model Higher Secondary School in the final and lifted the Inter-school Cricket trophy, here today. Earlier, batting first, HSS Udhampur set a target of 99 runs. Rushi and Namisha gave a good start, but the other batsmen failed to continue the run-rate. Rushi scored 22, while Namisha contributed 12 runs. Poonam, who came at number nine added valuable 13 runs which proved useful later. From Happy Model school, Vandana claimed three wickets, while Richa and Pratima shared two wickets each. Usha got one. In reply, Happy Model could reach a total of 91 in the stipulated 25 overs. Richa was the highest scorer with 18 runs, while Shalini followed her with 11 runs. No other batsmen could score in double figure. Namisha was declared man of the match, while man of the series award went to Richa of Happy Model school. For HSS Udhampur, Namisha and Neelam took three wickets each, while Poonam and Parmila shared one each. The final was officiated by Messrs Ravi Singh and Parminder Manhas, while Naveen Kumar was scorer Mr Satvir Gupta, SSP, Udhampur was the chief guest, who also gave away winners and runners-up trophies, besides individual prizes. Prominent among those witnessed the final were ASP, Raj Guru, Sham Sawroop, Brij Mohan, Rakesh gupta, Sunil Gupta, Sat Pal Gupta and Ravi. Meanwhile, district level coaching camp for the selected girls for the Inter-district Cricket Tournament will be conducted from October 28 at Udhampur. Girls who will attend the coaching camp for the Inter-district include Tanavi Kudyar, Champa, Renu, Neetu, Mirnali, Naveen, Rozy, Manjula, Poonam, Kamaljeet, Pooja, Richa, Pratima, Vandana, Shalini, Usha, Shareya, Shakti, Ruchi, Manisha, Sakshi, Sheetal, Neelam, Poonam, Parmila and Madhu. |
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National School Games Kho-Kho Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Madhya Pradesh, Punjab girls and Assam boys registered victories on the inaugural day of the 45th National School Games for boys and girls under-19 year which began at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar, here today. In the first match of the day, Madhya Pradesh girls beat Orissa by one inning and 10 points. Punjab girls defeated Kerala by one inning and seven points in the second match. In the boys first match, Assam trounced host Jammu and Kashmir by two points to consolidate their position. In all, 28 teams from 14 states have arrived for the competitions which will be played on league cum knock out basis. The Games were declared open by the Minister for Finance, Mohammed Shafi. In his welcome address, the Minister wished success to all the participants. Among others, who were also present on the inaugural day include Safder Ali Beigh, Miss Sakeena Itto and Gulam Hassan Bhat, Minister of State for Revenue and Social Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs. The participants are putting in the Government schools. The School Games are being organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports. |
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Badgam XI beat Friends Club Srinagar in Hockey Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Badgam XI defeated Friends Club Srinagar 3-0 in the ongoing 6th National Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament being held at Amar Singh College, here today. In the first half, Ovinder Singh scored the first goal in the 15th minute, while Manmohan Singh converted a pass into the goal in the 20th minute of the same half. Ovinder Singh scored his second goal in the second half of the match to make it 3-0 win for Badgam XI. Mr Shan Alam and Mr Akram Khan officiated the matches, while G S Bakshi, resident secretary of J&K Hockey Association was technical advisor. The tournament is being held under the aegis of J&K Hockey Association and sponsored by the J&K State Sports Council. |
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Senior, Junior League Football Champ from Oct 25 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 22: Jammu and Kashmir Football Association, Jammu wing is organising Senior and Junior League Football Championships from October 25 to November 22 at Mini-Stadium, Parade here. Mr Shiv Pal Sharma, resident secretary of the Association said that it will be a big event wherein teams and clubs from all over the Jammu Province are participating. |
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men’s group Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 22: Post Graduate Departments today sidelined the Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar to retain the women’s trophy in the Inter-College Table Tennis competitions being held at University of Jammu, here today. Gandhi Nagar girls could not maintain their yesterday’s superb action packed play and easily surrendered to the experienced side of PG Departments in straight 3-0 games. In the first singles, Pooja Khajuria outplayed Sakshi Gupta in straight sets of 21-16, 21-15. In the second singles, former state champion, Divya Gupta found it easy to down Anita Sharma 21-9, 21-17. Inter-College Table Tennis The pair of Divya and Vishali outplayed Sakshi and Sonika in deciding doubles 21-12, 21-15 to win the set and the match also. In the men’s section, Post Graduate Departments and Government MAM College has joined the Degree College, Bhaderwah and SPMR College of Commerce in the semi-finals. Earlier, in the quarter-finals, PG Department thrashed Degree College, Kathua 3-0. Naresh Gupta beat Ramesh Chander 21-6, 21-10 and Vikram beat Arun Sharma 21-9, 21-13. In the third singles, Vishal Gupta outplayed Rajat Sharma in easy straight sets of 21-8, 21-9. While, in the second quarter-final of the day, MAM College defeated Government Medical College, Jammu in a tough contest which lasted in 3-1 games. In the first singles, Rinchan Angdus beat Sayed Mudasser Qadri 21-19, 21-13 and Rajeev Raja beat Sumit 16-21, 21-18, 21-16. Vishal Dogra lost to Ravinder Singh 21-18, 16-21, 19-21 to make it 2-1. But a fine play by Rajiv Raja in reverse singles saved the match. He beat Mudasser Qadri in straight sets of 21-10, 21-18. The Table Tennis competitions are being organised by the Directorate of Physical Education, University of Jammu. And are being conducted by Mr Ramesh Sharma, Table Tennis coach of the University. Venue unfit for Inter-College competitions The Gymnasium hall, the venue for the Inter-College Table Tennis competitions, which having few functional lights is full of dirt and waste particles. The sitting stairs around the hall are so dirty that the supports of the players and other visiting guests dare not to sit on. Waste shuttles were spread every where in a manner that the hall was looking like a place which remained closed for years together. The urinals in the only toilet in the hall are non-functional. Some of the Physical Directors from Degree Colleges said that it gives a bad impression. Atleast the concerned authorities should clean the Gymnasium on the occasion of Inter-College competitions. |
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Srinath-led Indian bowlers restrict Kiwis KANPUR, Oct 22: Indian bowlers led by pace spearhead Javagal Srinath rattled the Kiwis to negate their advantage of winning the toss, but a stubborn middle order led by all-rounder Chris Cairns enabled the visitors to fight back and post a modest 217 for seven at stumps on the opening day of the second test match here today. The 30-year-old Srinath rocked the Kiwi top order in the morning to leave them tottering at 54 for 4 at lunch, but the Indian inability to fully drive home the advantage was evident as New Zealand recovered considerably in the next two sessions. The burly Cairns was unbeaten on 42 at stumps along with Dion Nash (batting 19) as the eighth wicket pair raised 45 runs off the spin trio of Anil Kumble, Sunil Joshi and Harbhajan Singh. The spinner looked frustrated despite bowling a tight line on a helpful track. Srinath, who clean bowled rival skipper Stephen Fleming to hoist his 150th test scalp and finish with 3/44 on an unresponsive track, bowled with fire while Kumble, who sent down as many as 30 overs, finished the day with 2/66 with the Indians hoping to wrap up the Kiwi innings early tomorrow. Cairns, who walked in with New Zealand in dire straits at 130 for six, mixed caution with aggression in a near two and a half hour stay (108 balls, 5x4, 2x6) and with nash defied the Indian attack for well over an hour. The bone dry pitch, which is already showing firm signs of helping the spinners to the utmost, was exploited to some extent by the slow bowlers, but a crucial 62-run sixth wicket stand between Nathan Astle (39) and Craig McMillan (34) in the afternoon followed by Adam Parore’s knock (35) prevented India from wiping out the lower order. The Kiwis added 87 runs in the post-lunch session and 76 from 32 overs in the final two hours for the loss of three wickets. Fleming won the crucial toss in the morning and promptly chose to bat first on a wicket of low bounce that rapidly showed signs of helping the spinners with both teams including an extra spinner at the expense of a medium-pacer. But it was the Indian pacemen who struck telling blows to leave the Kiwis gasping at 50 for four in the morning session before a fighting 62-run fifth wicket partnership between Nathan Astle (39 - 117 m, 85 b, 5x4) and Craig McMillan (34 -78 m, 66 b, 4x4) enabled the visitors to stage a mini fightback in the afternoon. Srinath, having to plough a lone furrow as his regular new ball partner Venkatesh Prasad was omitted to include off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in a defensive move by the Indian team management, bowled splendidly to extract enough from the unresponsive pitch to harry the Kiwi batsmen. Saurav Ganguly, sharing the new ball, provided the initial breakthrough when he had opener Matt Horne caught behind by M S K Prasad for five in the very fourth over of the day. Matt Bell, who had done little of note on this tour, alongwith Craig Spearman added 26 runs in a 42-minute stand but Anil Kumble, introduced in the 10th over of the morning, removed the latter to a tame bat-pad catch at forward shortleg. But it was Srinath, gaining a little bounce from the pitch, who struck telling blows immediately after coming on for his second spell of the morning to wreck the top order. The tall paceman, who had a fine match haul of eight for 108 in the first test at Mohali, beat and bowled fleming with an absolute beauty that swung into the left-hander as he went for an ambitious drive, to remove the batsman for the fifth time in eight tests. The wicket also hoisted Srinath, playing his 40th match, into the 150 club of Indian bowlers, becoming the ninth to achieve the distinction. He celebrated it up by having bell leg before as the batsman failed to offer a shot to a late inswinger. The dream second spell read 3-1-9-2. But both astle and Mcmillan showed their defiance by steadily accumulating runs into the afternoon session, which saw the Kiwis gather a healthy 87 from 32 overs after the snail’s pace at which they batted in the morning. The spin trio of Kumble, Joshi and Harbhajan could not really shackle the pair as they added 62 runs for the fifth wicket to give the score a somewhat healthy look. (PTI)
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New Zealand (1st innings) M Horne c MSK Prasad b Ganguly 5 M Bell lbw b Srinath 15 C Spearman c Ramesh b Kumble 12 S Fleming b Srinath 2 N Astle lbw b Srinath 39 C McMillan c Ramesh b Joshi 34 A Parore c Dravid b Kumble 35 C Cairns batting 42 C Nash batting 19 Extras (b-4, nb-10) 14 Total (for 7 wkts, 90 overs) 217 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-33, 3-40, 4-50, 5-112, 6-130, 7-172. Bowling: Srinath 18-7-44-3, Ganguly 4-0-15-1, Kumble 30-10-66-2, Harbhajan 16-5-30-0, Joshi 20-7-46-1, Bhardwaj 2-0-12-0. (PTI) |
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Rafter to miss Davis Cup final LONDON, Oct 22: Australian number one Pat Rafter will miss December’s Davis Cup final against France because of a shoulder injury which has plagued him since the US Open. The world number 13 will need arthroscopy - exploratory surgery -if his long-term career is to be saved, and that could also count him out of the Australian Open in January. "A scan showed the tear (to the rotator cuff in his shoulder) had only partially healed even though pat has trained hard over the last six to eight weeks," an Australia tennis official said. "We were told there was every chance he would have recovered after three weeks, we gave him six weeks to be doubly sure but we were told the wrong thing. "After all the work he has done he is still not right." Rafter’s only chance of playing against France in nice over December three-five would have been a course of anti-inflammatories, but that could have jeopardised his long-term career. It is expected Davis Cup captain John Newcombe will now turn to fit-again Mark Philippoussis and Adelaide Youngster Lleyton Hewitt to take on guy forget’s team. (REUTERS) |
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