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| Three new faces in Indian team RAJKOT, Oct 4: Akash Chopra, the young Delhi opening batsman broke into the Indian Test squad for the first test against New Zealand to be played at Ahmedabad riding on a century and a half-century in the two warm up matches against the visitors..............more Pak and
SAfrica to LAHORE, Oct 4: Pakistan and South Africa have confirmed their participation in a Triangular one-day Tournament in Sharjah next year, event organisers said today. ...........more Wishart,
Streak put MELBOURNE, Oct 4: Craig Wishart struck a century before captain Heath Streak grabbed three wickets to put Zimbabwe in control of their three-day tour match against Western Australia today................more Badani
rips through RAJKOT, Oct 4: A scintillating century by Hemang Badani livened the third and final day’s proceeding in the India‘A’ - New Zealand match at the RMC ground here today. .............more |
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Kuldeep, Chankaya among 10 reach pre-quarters *State champion, another seeded cueist shown way out Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 4: After third seed Sunny, two more seeded cueists were beaten in the third round of Junior Snooker in the ongoing Jammu District Billiards and Snooker Championship.......more Sportsmaster By Sanjeev Sharma Infighting, groupism and the war for supremacy in the Amateur Roller Skating Association of Jammu and Kashmir is as old as the Association itself. Favouritism too.........more Lalli,
Suman lift titles Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 4: Lalli of Gool Bagh Stadium, Amritsar and Sumanpreet of Taran Taran in Punjab lifted 12th Rustam-e-Katra 2003 title and 2nd Woman Katra..........more Distt
Poonch TT Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent POONCH, Oct 4: Vimalpreet today defeated Priyanker Dutta 3-2 to bag Junior boys singles......more |
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Three new faces in Indian team RAJKOT, Oct 4: Akash Chopra, the young Delhi opening batsman broke into the Indian Test squad for the first test against New Zealand to be played at Ahmedabad riding on a century and a half-century in the two warm up matches against the visitors. Yuvraj Singh, who has already cemented his place in the one-day squad, Aviskar Salvi and L Balaji, who have already played for India in the one-dayers, are the other new players to get a berth into the Test squad. Announcing the team during the three-day match between India‘A’ and New Zealand at the RMC ground here today, the BCCI secretary S K Nair said that this team has been chosen only for the first Test. Making a comeback into the Indian squad was Mumbai leg spinner S Bahutule, while S Bangar is the unlucky one to miss out a place in the squad. S Ramesh who scored a fine century yesterday in the ongoing match also missed out with the selectors preferring Akash Chopra instead. Ajit Agarkar, who did not have a very good Irani Trophy match also failed to get a place, while Ashish Nehra was ruled out, thus opening the door for the two young pacemen Salvi and Balaji to share the new ball with Zaheer Khan. Team:S Ganguly (c), R Dravid (vc), V Sehwag, A Chopra, S Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, P Patel, S Bahutule, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, A Salvi and L Balaji. (UNI) |
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Pak and SAfrica to play in Sharjah event LAHORE, Oct 4: Pakistan and South Africa have confirmed their participation in a Triangular one-day Tournament in Sharjah next year, event organisers said today. "We are trying to sign on a third team. We have negotiated with Australia also," Zahid Noorani, chief executive of organisers the cricketers benefit fund series, told. "It has been difficult to secure confirmations from teams because of the packed international schedule," Noorani said. "But we don’t want to drop our tradition of hosting at least one tournament annually in Sharjah. With two very good sides confirmed, we are now looking at a third team," he added. (AGENCIES) |
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Wishart, Streak put Zimbabwe in control of tour match MELBOURNE, Oct 4: Craig Wishart struck a century before captain Heath Streak grabbed three wickets to put Zimbabwe in control of their three-day tour match against Western Australia today. Wishart top-scored with 100 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 330 in their first innings, and Streak then took three for 35 to reduce the hosts to 207 for six by the close of the second day at the WACA ground. Zimbabwe had resumed on 254 for seven and Wishart, 93 not out overnight, reached three figures with 18 fours and a six before he was bowled by Paul Wilson in the fourth over of the morning. However tailenders Streak, with 45, and Andy Blignaut, who hit eight fours and two sixes in a 78-ball 57, helped the Africans put on 156 for the last three wickets. Wilson, who trapped Streak Leg Before Wicket as the batsman padded up, finished with figures of four for 41 in 30 overs. Streak then struck early to remove Mike Hussey, Chris Rogers and Shaun Marsh with just 68 runs on the board before Marcus North (59) and Scott Meuleman (47) revived Western Australia with a fourth-wicket stand of 88. Having reached 156 for three, the locals then lost a further three wickets for 12 runs, including that of Meuleman who did not ground his bat and was run out by a direct hit by Streak from mid-wicket. Zimbabwe’s two-Test series against Australia starts in Perth on Thursday. (AGENCIES) |
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Badani rips through Kiwis bowling RAJKOT, Oct 4: A scintillating century by Hemang Badani livened the third and final day’s proceeding in the India‘A’ - New Zealand match at the RMC ground here today. Munaf Patel took the New Zealand second innings grabbing two quick wickets and along with Kartik was also grabbed two wickets to reduce the Kiwis to 37 for 4 as the match ended in a stale draw. New Zealand were 68 for 4 when the match ended. Vincent on 28 and McMillan on 17 were at the crease. Earlier India‘A’ had made 403 for all-out in their first innings to take a 28 run first innings lead. The day however belonged to Badani tore apart the Kiwi bowling in great style to notch up another hundred in big match going the selectors some food for thought about his ability. He reached his 100 in just 155 balls with 11 four and two sixes reaching the land mark with a super six off Vettori. Munaf Patel then bowled with a lot off fire to rattle the Kiwi batsmen trapping Astle in front of the wicket with another incoming ball with the batsman rooted in his crease. He also got the Kiwi captain square cutting straight to Gavaskar at point. Murli Kartik also picked up first innings centurion for just 7 and then Styris for 0 to reduce the Kiwis to 37 for 4 before low Vincent and Craig McMillan restored some sanity to the innings. (UNI) SCOREBOARD India‘A’ ist innings first innings 403 all out New Zealand 2nd innings M Richardson c R Gavaskar b M Kartik 07 L Vincent not out 28 N Astle lbw M Patel 05 S Fleming c R Gavaskar b M Patel 03 S Styris c Dasgupta b M Kartik 00 C McMilland not out 17 Extra: (8nb) 08 Total 68 for 4 Fall of wickets 1-16, 2-23, 3-34, 4-37 Bowling: M Patel 9-2-22-2 M Kartik 11-1-41-2 R Gavaskar 3-1-5-0 (PTI) |
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reach pre-quarters Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 4: After third seed Sunny, two more seeded cueists were beaten in the third round of Junior Snooker in the ongoing Jammu District Billiards and Snooker Championship at M A Stadium, here today. Those shown way out were last year’s state champion, Pallav Gupta and 8th seed Deepak Bajaj. Pallav was defeated by Ritesh Gupta in straight frames 44-39, 39-38 while Deepak was trounced by Sourabh Sharma again in straight frames 65-35, 56-24 on way to the pre-quarterfinals. Promising cueist, Kuldeep won his tie against Gurpal Singh to reach the pre-quarters. Chankaya, who yesterday down third seed, Sunny, outplayed Amit Sahni 2-1. Meanwhile, according to organising secretary, Sheetal Gandotra, the Junior Billiards matches shall start from October 7 onwards and ties will be drawn a day earlier on October 6. The detailed results: Ritesh Gupta bt Pallav Gupta 44-39, 39-38; Sourav Sharma bt Deepak Bajaj 65-35, 56-24; Sheetal Bharti bt Manik Basotra 59-30, 46-32; Ishuk Chowdhary bt Prabhdeep 81-31, 44-62, 54-28; Kuldeep Sharma bt Gurpal Singh 66-26, 43-41; Nikhil Kapahi bt Ajay 64-50; 51-65; 60-28; Sourav Sharma bt Munish Malhotra 88-25, 60-20; Tarun Singla bt Dalip K Bhat 62-14, 36-63; 54-18; Sumesh Turki bt Neeraj Mahajan 50-25, 58-12; Chankya Sharma bt Amit Sahni 54-14, 20-44, 61-26. |
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Sportsmaster By Sanjeev Sharma Infighting, groupism and the war for supremacy in the Amateur Roller Skating Association of Jammu and Kashmir is as old as the Association itself. Favouritism too remained there with those teaching the new comers the art of moving on wheels pay more attention to the wards of higher officials and the top businessmen, thus denying a chance to those from the average class to excel in the game. Starling disclosures were made by none else but one of the top Artistic and Figure skater of 80s, Sunila Sharma, who too is a victim of ‘mess and favouritism’ in the skating association. "I was one of the founder members of skating in Jammu and Kashmir in 1978. I, alongwith 15 more girls were there to practice all the events of skating, except Hockey. With my dedication and love for the game I became the state champion within a year in 1980 and continued at the top position upto 1983," disclosed Sunila. Narrating the sorry tale of affairs in state skating, she said, "Failing to get the attention of those providing coaching at the State Sports Council skating rink, I often used to watch and learn from artistic and figure skaters from Gujarat during the national level meets". The worst affected of the in-fighting and groupism, according to Sunila Sharma are the players who are being sandwiched between two groups—one claims to be representative at State level and other at the National. "Today’s skater and parents are a divided and a confused lot over to whom they should support. If a skater wants to participate in state meet he is denied participation at national level and once he shifts to the body ensuring participation at the National level, he/she cannot be there in the state level competitions’’. When asked why she did not encourage her daughter in skating, she said, "I have no time to accompany her to the rink at M A Stadium, because without my presence there she cannot learn. The reason— parents sitting along the rink influenced the coach for special attention to their child and those who don’t have time to sit over there, their wards will not be able to get the attention of instructor, whosoever he may be’’. Real skating disappeared: Today’s skater, both boys and girls, practice only races and hockey, the reason being they want to earn more with less hardwork. In team events there is scope of winning medals, while on the other side individual events require a lot of hardwork and devotion, so both teacher and the student prefer not to touch them. I must say that the real and graceful skating of Artistic and Figure has disappeared. Suggestions: Since I left the game in 1985-86 and preferred to keep myself away from the dirty politics afterwards, I’m of the opinion that there should be a neutral person at MA Stadium coaching centre, which, otherwise, is occupied by one of the two group of divided association. Furthermore, real events of Pair Skating, Artistic and Figure Skating need to be revived for making skating a complete game. All praise for Khurmi: Sunila Sharma has all praise for GS Khurmi, who she said has created international standard infrastructure for the state skaters on his own. Such people are real boosters of the game. Being party to the present dispute in skating association, he (Khurmi) preferred to keep himself away. I must say that he has done something practical for the state skaters. Solution to the crisis in Association: Being a skater, I must say that both the bodies must be dissolved and fresh election be held under the supervision of the State Sports Council. There should be active involvement of the real promoters and those with highest achievements in the game by establishing a true democratic set-up within the affiliated clubs. From a skater to announcer, translator: Sunila, who devoted her five important years to skating, got nothing in return. However, she has earned a lot as an artist. After completing her M.Com, DBM and M.Phil from the University of Jammu, she joined the Directorate of Economics and Statistics Planning where she serves as Statistical Officer. A childhood artist, she is a senior casual news-reader and working as translator with All India Radio and Doordarshan. Sharing something special, she said, "the unforgettable moment for me was when I compared the same programme for Radio in which I used to participate as a child. I have a childhood association with Radio where I’ve acted in many serials as a child artist. |
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Lalli, Suman lift titles in Katra dangal Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 4: Lalli of Gool Bagh Stadium, Amritsar and Sumanpreet of Taran Taran in Punjab lifted 12th Rustam-e-Katra 2003 title and 2nd Woman Katra Kesari 2003 title respectively in a vishal dangal held at Katra. Lalli was adjudged a best wrestler after he defeated Soni of Ludhiana in a three-minute long fight took place at Higher Secondary School, Katra premises. He was presented with a cash prize of Rs 5,100 and Ist malli in addition to traditional ‘silver gurj and patta’. Runners-up, Soni Pahalwan was given a cash prize of Rs 3,100 by the organisers. Second main bout in men section went to Anil of Guru Hanuman Akhara Delhi, who beat Parminder of Jalandhar. Anil was given a cash prize of Rs 4,100 and Parminder Rs 2,500. Happy of Taran Taran beat Bahadur of Hamirpur and got Rs 3,100 and Rs 2,100 as cash prize respectively. Pahalwan Sumanpreet, who lifted the women’s title beating Renu Bhalla, an Asian bronze medalist of Faridkot, was honoured with a cash prize of Rs 3,100. Runners-up in women section was presented Rs 2,100 by the chief guest. Second main bout was won by Rajani Bhalla of Amritsar who beat Rajbeer of Faridkot. Winner was given Rs 1500 and Rajani Rs 1000 cash prize respectively. In all, 21 women wrestlers from Amritsar, Taran Taran and Faridkot participated in this dangal. Dangal was organised by Navratra Festival Wrestling Committee, Katra in collaboration with J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association and Hotel and Restaurant Association of Katra. In this dangal, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Kazi Afzal was chief guest. Later, Shiv Kumar Sharma, chairman Navratra Festival Wrestling Committee and president J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association thanked the J&K Bank Chairman, MY Khan for sponsoring the event. He also expressed his gratitude to Vinod Sharma, general manager, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, J&K Tourism Department and locals of katra for extending the helping hand. |
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Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent POONCH, Oct 4: Vimalpreet today defeated Priyanker Dutta 3-2 to bag Junior boys singles title in a neck to neck contest took place here today. In the semi-finals, Vimalpreet defeated Sumant 3-1 (12-10, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7). In Men’s singles, Sandeep Luthra and defending champion Salil Raina have reached the final. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Sandeep bt Mukesh Singh (SSP) 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6 and Salil Raina outplayed Salim Bandey 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 11-4, 12-10. Quarterfinals: Salim Bandey bt Gaganpreet 11-6, 6-11, 9-11, 11-7, 16-14; Salil Raina bt Jagjeet Singh 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Sandeep Luthra bt Nawaz Ahmed 11-5, 11-8, 11-6. Semi-finals line-up has also been drawn in Men’s doubles event. In the quarterfinals played today, the pair of Salil Raina and Jagjeet Singh down Narinder and Varun Bhalla 11-4, 11-9, 11-8; Salim Bandey and Sandeep Luthra bt Ijaz Iqbal (DDC) and Mukesh Singh (SSP) 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6; A S Jeet and Riaz Ahmed bt Ravinder and Baljeet 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 and Navjot and Vimalpreet bt Gaganpreet and Manmeet 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10. Now, in the semi-finals to be played tomorrow, Salil Raina and Jagjeet will take on A S Jeet and Riaz Ahmed while Salim Bandey and Sandeep Luthra to face Navjot and Vimalpreet. In Veterans section, Ajaz Iqbal (District Development Commissioner) outplayed Rajinder Dev Singh in straight sets 11-4, 11-3, 11-2. State shuttlers to leave for sub-junior Nationals on Oct 8 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 4: Eleven-member state team will leave for the sub-junior/mini National Badminton championships to be held at Calicut in Kerala from October 10 to 16 under banner of J&K Badminton Association. The team included: Vipul Saini, Sameer Sankhyadhar, Anurag Bamba, Varun Saini, Aditya Manhas, Sutiqshan Sharma, Deeksha, Shifali, Harleen, Vandana and Akanksha. Two Ambedkar school
students selected Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 4: Two students and a teacher from Dr Ambedkar Convent School, Rajpura have been selected for the inter-state national integration junior Red Cross training cum study camp at Bhubneshwar in Orissa. The camp will be held from October 7 to 14. Two selected students are Pankaj Dogra (10th) and Sahil Bhat while Vandhna Sharma is teacher incharge accompanying the students, a handout issued by the school here today said. Miandad responds angrily to Sohail’s criticism LAHORE, (Pak), Oct 4: Pakistan’s cricket coach Javed Miandad, who has come under fire from chief selector Aamer Sohail, has asked for a meeting with the national board chairman. Miandad said he had requested a meeting with the Pakistani board chairman Tauqir Zia on Saturday to discuss "pressing issues". After Pakistan’s eight-run win over South Africa in the first one-day international, Miandad responded angrily today to criticism from Sohail. Sohail had said on Thursday that it would not be difficult for Pakistan to beat a weaker South Africa team provided the players were handled properly. "I think that more concentration and professionalism is required to exploit the abilities and skills of the players," Sohail was quoted as saying by the official APP news agency in an apparent dig at Miandad. Sohail and Miandad worked together as captain and coach in 1998 but fell out in a highly publicised row after defeats at home to Australia and Zimbabwe. Miandad told today: "If anyone thinks he can do a better job than me as coach he is welcome to come and give it a try. "I don’t need any advice from anyone. What I have done with the team is visible to everyone. I am committed and trying hard." "I think everyone knows what I have delivered since the World Cup." Miandad was brought in as coach after Pakistan failed to qualify for the second round of the World Cup earlier this year. Sohail was also appointed chief selector and promptly dropped senior players Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq from the squad. Since than Inzamam has returned as captain and Pakistan, with a blend of new and experienced players, have done reasonably well in three one-day tournaments. Before South Africa’s arrival they whitewashed Bangladesh 3-0 and 5-0 in the Tests and one-day series at home. "I am satisfied with what we have achieved in the last six months," Miandad said. "We have found two or three good players for the future and they are improving. The team is now playing like a proper team." (AGENCIES) |
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