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right kind of build-up for World Cup: Ganguly MUMBAI, Nov 26: Despite the loss in the one-day series to West Indies, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly thinks India’s preparations for the World Cup are on the right track and the upcoming tour of New Zealand would be the proper build-up for the big event.........more ‘Opening is team
management’s decision’ CHENNAI, Nov 26: Opener Virender Sehwag should stick to his natural game and play attacking shots, according to master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.........more Sampras becomes LOS ANGELES, Nov 26: US Open champion Pete Sampras and his actress wife Bridgette Wilson have announced the birth of their first child Christian Charles.........more NEW DELHI, Nov. 26: Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar should be honoured by the Lok Sabha for his record performance in one-day international cricket, demanded a Shiv Sena member in Lok Sabha today. Raising the issue during zero hour, Mohan Rawale (Shiv Sena) said Tendulkar has scored more than 20,000 runs in one-dayers and test cricket and the House should recognise his contribution.......more |
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24th Stag State TT Championship Chandpreet beats Deepinder to win double title * Aditya-Vishal overpower brothers’ pair in Jr doubles final Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 26: In the absence of her friend and main rival, Rashi Anand, Chandpreet Kour made it a double title victory......more Distt
Udhampur Body Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Nov 26: Amateur Body Building Association of Udhampur is organising Mr Udhampur contest on December three.........more 3rd
Sr National Rugby Football Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 26: Hosts and first-timers, Jammu and Kashmir today claimed bronze medal and reached the final.....more Inter-College
Competitions Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 26: Degree College Bhaderwah today defeated Degree College, Udhampur 3-2 to reach the semi-finals......more |
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MUMBAI, Nov 26: Despite the loss in the one-day series to West Indies, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly thinks India’s preparations for the World Cup are on the right track and the upcoming tour of New Zealand would be the proper build-up for the big event. "We have a balanced side and with two test matches and seven one-dayers to follow it should be the right kind of a build-up for next year’s World Cup in South Africa," Ganguly told PTI last night at a function here. Asked whether the 3-4 loss to the Windies in the one-day series had hurt the team’s preparation for the World Cup, Ganguly said, "I don’t think so". "We are playing seven one-dayers in New Zealand and I hope we do well there so that we can be confident of good performance during World Cup". He said the team was not concerned about the fast and bouncy tracks in South Africa since it has done well on foreign tours in the last year and a half. "However, it is good to start as underdogs as there will be no extra pressure. We have done well in England, West Indies and Sri Lanka and how well we adapt ourselves during the World Cup will count in the end," he said. The Indian team leaves on december one for a 47-day tour of New Zealand. Coming back to the series against West Indies, Ganguly said he was satisfied with the team’s performance even though India lost the one-day series in the final match. "It was a very close series. I think we did pretty well to win the three-match test series 2-0. We lost the one-dayers 3-4 as we just did not play well in the final match and also some of our players missed the one-day series due to injuries," Ganguly said. He said injuries continued to remain India’s biggest concern before the World Cup. "That is a major fear for us. Our trainer Adrian Le Roux has worked hard with the players and I hope we will be lucky enough to go without injuries till the end of the World Cup." Ganguly said the absence of left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan due to injury had affected the team’s bowling department during the series against West Indies. "Zaheer is a strength to our side. His spell with the new ball and also during the death overs would have saved us loss of runs and once we get together to full strength, we should be doing better," he said. Ganguly released miniature figurines of eleven Indian cricketers at a function organised by Colgate. Also present during the ‘collect your cricketer’ promotion campaign were vice-captain Rahul Dravid, leg-spinner Anil Kumble, Virender Sehwag, Ashish Nehra, Mohammed Kaif, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Ajit Agarkar and Dinesh Mongia. Dravid said it would be a good campaign for kids who love to collect their favourite cricketers’ figurines. "When I was young I remember doing the same and enjoying every minute of it," he said. "In fact the figurine looks better than me." (PTI) |
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‘Opening
is team management’s decision’ CHENNAI, Nov 26: Opener Virender Sehwag should stick to his natural game and play attacking shots, according to master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Expressing his liking for players who can hit the big shots, Sachin denied that Virender Sehwag’s style of big hitting puts pressure on him while he is along with him. He was speaking at a press conference here today. The former captain expressed the hope that India would win the World Cup in South Africa next year. "All the players are looking forward to it. I hope we will be able to bring the World Cup back to India. We are going to go out there and try our best to do this," he promised. Sachin said the entire team had to decide how the players should respond if the ICC wishes to talk to them to sort out issues regarding sponsorship contract for the World Cup. He said he was fit and the decision on his opening the innings was left to the team. Denying that the build up and hype over the next World Cup was subjecting players to any pressure, the master said, "I think it is going to be a big tournament." Meanwhile, presenting a ‘dead bat’ to a goolie, a fully fit Sachin Tendulkar today said that the team management will have to decide whether to open with him or not. "It is a decision for the team management to take," the former Indian captain told newspersons here when asked if he would open the innings with Sehwag. Sachin also formally put it on record that he has recovered from his injury which kept him out of the one dayers against West Indies. "I am fully fit," he said. Participating along with teammate Virender Sehwag in a function to observe 25 years of boost, an energy drink, Sachin, its brand ambassador, evaded from queries about cricket."This is a meeting for a specific purpose and I would like questions to be limited to this topic," he said. However, when pointed out in lighter vein that India’s batting would receive a great ‘boost’ if Sachin opens with Sewhag, the maestro shot back, "I don’t want to answer on this anymore as anything I say would become news." Asked to speak on the occasion, Virender said he felt privileged to be a brand ambassador along with Sachin. Sachin is the ideal for every kid, he added. Later, Sachin and Sehwag regaled players representing various schools participating in the boost interschool cricket tournament, inaugurating the competition at the Santhome High School grounds here. They interacted with the young players giving them invaluable advise about the game. (UNI) |
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Sampras becomes first time father LOS ANGELES, Nov 26: US Open champion Pete Sampras and his actress wife Bridgette Wilson have announced the birth of their first child Christian Charles. A small message on Sampras’s official website stated simply, "congratulations to Pete and Bridgette on the new addition to their family: Christian Charles Sampras." Sampras, 31, has not been seen on the tennis court since stunning Andre Agassi in the US Open final in early September to claim his record 14th Grand Slam. Following his victory Sampras hinted that he may retire. (AGENCIES) |
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NEW DELHI, Nov. 26: Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar should be honoured by the Lok Sabha for his record performance in one-day international cricket, demanded a Shiv Sena member in Lok Sabha today. Raising the issue during zero hour, Mohan Rawale (Shiv Sena) said Tendulkar has scored more than 20,000 runs in one-dayers and test cricket and the House should recognise his contribution to the game. Tendulkar should be called to the House and honoured, he said, recalling that former Indian captain Kapil Dev had also been honoured by the House. He urged speaker Manohar Joshi to take special interest in this regard since he was himself a cricket enthusiast. (PTI) |
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24th Stag State TT
Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 26: In the absence of her friend and main rival, Rashi Anand, Chandpreet Kour made it a double title victory in the 24th State and Inter-district Table Tennis Championship underway at Indoor Complex, M A Stadium, here today. Chandpreet is also in the fray in the Women’s singles wherein she has already qualified for the semi-finals and hoping to make it a hat-trick. In the Junior girls singles final, Chandpreet defeated Deepinder Kour in straight but close sets 11-8, 11-9, 11-7. To make it a double title win, a day before the close of the championship, Chandpreet trounced Mohita Singh again in straight sets 11-9, 11-8, 11-9. Earlier, in the Junior girls semi-finals, Chandpreet beat Svera Jamwal 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 and Deepinder outplayed Shagun Mahajan in a toughest match of the day which lasted for complete five sets 11-9, 4-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-7. In the Sub-junior girls section, Chandpreet beat Amrita Singh 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 and Mohita Singh trounced Shagun Mahajan 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9. The Junior boys doubles title went to Aditya and Vishal, who defeated the brothers’ pair of Nikhil and Nitin 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Nikhil and Nitin beat Arjun Kohli and Arjun Anand 11-9, 11-7, 11-5 and Aditya Kanwal Vishal Ghai down Ankur and Shivam 11-3, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9. In the Junior boys singles group, Nikhil Kesar and Aditya Kanwal have reached the final. In the semi-finals, Nikhil beat Nitin Kesar in a tough contest 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, while Aditya Kanwal sidelined Vishal Ghai in an equal close contest 11-7, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9. Arjun Kohli and Arjun Anand have sailed into the final of the Cadet boys singles. Ankur beat Gurvinder (Poonch) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 and Arjun bt Abhimanyu Jamwal 11-7, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9 in the semi-finals. In the Sub-junior boys section, Varun Bhalla of Poonch and Shivam Soni have moved into the final. Varun beat Arjun Anand 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7 and Shivam defeated Arjun 11-7, 10-12, 12-10, 10-12, 11-7. Other results Junior girls quarter-finals (best of three): Chandpreet bt Shewta (Udhampur) 11-7, 11-9; Svera Jamwal bt Mohita Singh 11-6, 11-7; Shagun Mahajan bt Nitani Bakshi 11-4, 11-4; Deepinder Kour bt Amrita Singh 11-9, 11-9. Junior boys singles quarterfinals: Nikhil Kesar bt Arjun Anand 11-7, 11-8, 11-6; Nitin Kesar bt Ankur Sachdev 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10; Vishal Ghai bt Shivam Soni 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 and Aditya Kanwal bt Arjun Kohli 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10. Sub-junior boys singles quarter-finals: Varun Bhalla (Poonch) bt Ankur Sachdev 11-8, 11-9, 11-7; Arjun Anand bt Anand Aima 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8; Arjun Kohli bt Abhimanyu Jamwal 11-13, 11-3, 11-8, 12-14, 11-9; Shivam Soni bt Gurvinder (Poonch) 11-4, 11-5, 11-8. Meanwhile, according to the organising secretary of the championship, Sheetal Gandtra, the finals of Junior boys, followed by the Men’s singles final will take place at 4.30 pm. And in these finals and prize distribution, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Omar Abdullah, has consented to be the chief guest. This championship is being organised by the J&K Table Tennis Association and sponsored by the J&K State Sports Council. |
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Distt Udhampur Body
Building Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Nov 26: Amateur Body Building Association of Udhampur is organising Mr Udhampur contest on December three at Town Hall, here. Interested contestants can submit their entries upto December three at association office, Pine Fiance Co., opposite Town Hall, here between 10 am to 6 pm. Final decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of the association chaired by general secretary, Shashi Manhas. Others who attended the meeting were Messrs Kuldeep Khajuria, Surjeet Singh, Suresh Khajuria, Vishal Manhas, Dheeraj, Vinod Kumar, Summit Mangotra, Rakesh Khajuria, Rakesh Kumar, Kuldeep Kerni, Vidhu Sharma, Sarveer Singh, Tilak Raj Malhotra, Rakesh Jamwal, Rocky, Asif Chandel and Rehmat Chandel. |
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3rd Sr National Rugby
Football Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 26: Hosts and first-timers, Jammu and Kashmir today claimed bronze medal and reached the final in men’s group in the 3rd Senior National Rugby Championship currently being held at University of Jammu, here. J&K women secured two points to finish third in women’s group, while Punjab retained the title and Madhya Pradesh remained runners-up. To claim winners trophy Punjab won all the league matches topping the pool with six points. Whereas Madhya Pradesh bagged three points. Earlier, in the league engagements, J&K drew with MP and Delhi, while lost to Punjab. J&K team which took part in this championship for the first time included Parveen Kour, Ninu Narainia, Mousmi Verma, Bavneet Kour, Nishant Kour, Ruby, Neetu Sharma, Neeru, Monika, Sheetal Thapa, Renu, Puja Kumari, Neelam, Hardeep, Navneet, Radhika, Ramanjeet, Kanchan, Dolma and Seemi Sharma. Pawanjeet Singh was coach of the women team. Meanwhile, in the Men’s section, J&K has reached the final and now will meet the title holder and strong side of Punjab tomorrow at 3 pm. For the second runners-up position in the Men’s group, Manipur will clash with Gujarat at 11 am tomorrow. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Punjab defeated arch rival Manipur 15-3, whereas hosts J&K blanked Gujarat 13-0. This championship is being organised by the J&K Amateur Rugby Football Association. |
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Inter-College
Competitions Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 26: Degree College Bhaderwah today defeated Degree College, Udhampur 3-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Volleyball in the Inter-college competitions being held at University of Jammu grounds, here. In this only match played in the day, Bhaderwah college lost the first two sets 21-25, 10-25, but they fought from behind to clinch the remaining three sets making it a 3-2 victory. Muddasir Maqbool Bhat displayed good spike-work for the winners while Sushil fought well for Udhampur. The score: 21-25, 10-25, 25-12, 27-25, 15-10. In other two quarter-finals, scheduled for tomorrow, Bhargwa College, Samba will take on Degree College, Kathua and Government MAM College to meet GGM Science College. Ramesh Sharma, Akbar Ali and Rajesh Birdi officiated today’s match. *** Kathua, Commerce College win in Table Tennis JAMMU: Degree College, Kathua and Government SPMR College of Commerce won their respective matches to advance into the next round of the Inter-college Table Tennis competitions being held at Gymnasium hall of the University of Jammu here today. Kathua College defeated Degree College, Rajouri 3-0. Shammi Khajuria bt Jagjit Singh 11-7, 11-5; Sourav bt Vineet Verma 11-7, 11-4 and Sunil bt Vinod Kumar 11-4, 11-6. In another match Commerce College outplayed Degree College, Poonch 3-0. Gourav Arora bt Mohd Nawaj 11-7, 11-7; Mrinal Khajuria bt Nadeem 11-9, 11-5 and Ashwani Bhasin bt Vijay Kumar 11-7, 12-10. *** Vikas Slathia leading JU Basketball team in Inter-Varsity JAMMU: Vikas Slathia is leading the 12-member team of University of Jammu in the Inter-University Basketball Tournament beginning from November 28 to November 4 at Chandigarh. The team which will leave for the venue tomorrow is being accompanied by Aman Sharma, SAI Basketball coach. Team: Ankur Wazir, Nishant Dev Singh, Vikas Slathia (captain), Nakul, Sumit Manhas, Rakesh Kumar, Ravi Kumar, Deepak, Amit, Anubhav, Amit Gupta and Vimal. |
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Young Club bags boys District Rajouri Volleyball title Excelsior Sports Correspondent RAJOURI, Nov 26: Young Club defeated High School, Palam 3-1 (25-23, 25-15, 20-25, 25-12) in the final of the boys in the District Rajouri Volleyball Championship concluded here today. In the girls section, the winners trophy went to High School, Palam beating Middle School, Jawahar Nagar in straight sets. District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Mohd Din was chief guest in the finals. Warden, Gujjar Hostel, Manzoor Hussain Gulshan was also present. Karnataka start favourties against J&K in Ranji BANGALORE, Nov 26: Former Ranji champions Karnataka will go all out for securing full points against Jammu and Kashmir in the four-day Ranji tie in the plate group ‘B’ match beginning here tomorrow. With a win against Bihar and a draw against Maharashtra, Karnataka have three points and only an innings win against J and K could place them in safe position. "We should be able to collect full points as our team is strong,"a confident Karnataka coach J Abhiram opined and said that the final eleven would be announced tomorrow. While Shyam Ponnappa would be dropped, Shinde would be included and all rounder G Raghu might find a place in the team, he added. J and K, playing for the first time in garden city, promised to do well. "We will give a good fight," team captain Vijay Sharma said. He said that Vikrant Taggar, who suffered an eye injury during the practice session, might not play tomorrow. J K have one point from two encounters with a draw against Bihar and loss at the hands of Haryana. (UNI) Poonch Distt performance laudable After going through the results in the junior categories, it was seen that the performance of district Poonch was next to that of Jammu. Despite meager facilities at their disposal, likewise last year, Varun Bhalla has made it to the final of the Sub-junior boys. In addition, two budding paddlers, Gurvinder Singh, who played the semi-final and Manmeet Singh, who lost in the quarters, also gave a tough fight to their opponents from Jammu district. "No doubt, we have near nil facilities at our disposal, yet we had won the cadets title five years back, when both the finalists were from Poonch", said general secretary of the District Poonch Table Tennis Association, Salim Bandey. The State Sports Council, has, just provided us a table which has been installed in a rented 12x14 room in the town, he said and added that at present there are around 30 regular players learning the basics in the junior groups. |
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