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Indian hopes of avoiding follow-on rest on Laxman MOHALI, Oct 19: V V S Laxman led a grim fightback with a patient unbeaten 86 as a desperate India was struggling to wriggle out of the follow-on threat on the penultimate day of the series-deciding second cricket Test against New Zealand here today. .........more Ganguly ruled out of triseries opener KOLKATA, Oct 19: Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was ruled out of the opening match the upcoming Triangular limited over international cricket series after the doctors attending on him said he would stay in the hospital till Oct 22 and needed "at least ten ..............more Excelsior Correspondent Jammu, Oct 19: Emphasizing the need to channelise the energies of budding generation.........more HSS
boys bag U-16 Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 19: Member Legislative Assembly (MLA), Balwant Singh today distributed prizes among the winners and runners-up team of .............more |
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Jammu Frontier lifts Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: Jammu Frontier bagged IX inter-Frontier BSF Golf Tournament with gross score of 326 leaving behind Kashmir Frontier who had ......more Prof Gupta releases model of indoor Kabaddi stadium Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, Minister of State for Defence, who is president, J&K Amateur Kabaddi Association released a model of .........more Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: The GGM Science College today entered into the semi-final of inter-college cricket tournament being organised by the ..........more Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: Nishant Azad today retained the Junior Billiards title beating Kuldeep Sharma 350-286 in the final played today at Billiards Hall, .......more |
Indian hopes of avoiding follow-on rest on Laxman MOHALI, Oct 19: V V S Laxman led a grim fightback with a patient unbeaten 86 as a desperate India was struggling to wriggle out of the follow-on threat on the penultimate day of the series-deciding second cricket Test against New Zealand here today. Laxman played with a great deal of responsibility to steer India closer to the follow-on mark, which is still 41 runs away, with four wickets in hand and one day’s play remaining. Laxman was batting on 86 while Anil Kumble was giving him company on one at draw of stumps on the penultimate day which saw very little fireworks from the Indian batsmen, much to the disappointment of a packed holiday crowd. The entire day fetched just 187 runs for the hosts and with no more recognised batsmen to come in, they were still not out of danger on a track which has shown signs of providing some assistance to the bowlers. Resuming at the overnight score of 203 for one in reply to New Zealand’s mammoth first innings score of 630 for six declared, the home team was given a scare with the dismissal of two quick wickets but a laboured 112-run fourth wicket partnership between Tendulkar and Laxman steadied the ship to a great extent. Tendulkar appeared much too subdued ever since he joined the action after stand-in captain Rahul Dravid’s dismissal for 13 while Laxman also seemed to tie himself in knots, particularly in the post lunch session which fetched India just 63 runs. The batting maestro perished in the first over after tea with left arm spinner Daniel Vettori plotting his downfall for a 175-ball 55. Tendulkar offered a bat and pad catch to close-in fielder Mark Richardson as he went for a forward defensive shot, bringing an end to his 238-minute stay at the crease which contained five hits to the boundary. Tendulkar’s effort took him past former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad’s Test aggregate of 8832 runs and the star batsman is now the fifth leading scorer in Test cricket. The Indians had lost the prized wickets of stand-in captain Dravid (13) and centurion Virender Sehwag (130) in quick succession early in the day and were in real trouble slumping to 218 for three at one stage. The reliable Dravid, who scored 222 and 73 in the first Test in Ahmedabad, edged an outgoing delivery from butler and hart made no mistake in bringing the batsman’s 96-minute vigil to an end. Sehwag never really looked comfortable this morning and Scott Styris ultimately sent him back to the pavilion to give his team the much-needed early breakthrough. (PTI) SCOREBOARD New Zealand 1st innings 630 for 6 decl India 1st innings: A Chopra c Astle b Tuffey 60 V Sehwag b Styris 130 R Dravid c Hart b Butler 13 S Tendulkar c Richardson b Vettori 55 V V S Laxman batting 86 Yuvraj Singh c Hart b Tuffey 20 P Patel c Richardson b Vettori 18 A Kumble batting 1 Extras (b-2, lb-1, nb-2, w-2) 7 Total (for 6 wickets in 159 overs) 390 Fall of wicket: 1-164, 2-208, 3-218, 4-330, 5-364, 6-388. Bowling: Tuffey 24-5-72-2, Butler 30-7-97-1, Styris 19-7-40-1, Vettori 53-24-77-2, Wiseman 32-7-95-0, McMillan 1-0-6-0. (PTI) |
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Ganguly ruled out of triseries opener KOLKATA, Oct 19: Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was ruled out of the opening match the upcoming Triangular limited over international cricket series after the doctors attending on him said he would stay in the hospital till Oct 22 and needed "at least ten days’ bed rest" to cure an abcess on his left thigh. "There is marginal improvement in the wound but it is yet to be filled up and he needs some more dressing. For this the hospitalisation period has to be extended at least till wednesday," members of the medical board formed to treat the Indian skipper - M Nandy and Sukumar Mukherjee - told reporters at a media conference. The doctors also said Ganguly was doubtful for the second match of the tournament. "It is difficult to predict (on Ganguly’s return to action). But generally in such cases, at least 10 day bed rest is necessary. "You can logically conclude that he is not playing the first match. He is also doubtful for the second, though we are trying hard to make him fit before that," the doctors said. Ganguly first underwent a minor surgery for the abcess at Mohali two days before the start of the second and final Test against New Zealand. He missed the series decider and went under the surgeron’s scalpel for the second time on returning to his home town of Kolkata. The Triseries featuring New Zealand and australia besides hosts India starts on oct 23 with India taking on the Kiwis in a day-night match in Chennai. India take on Australia in the second match, also under the lights, at Gwalior on Oct 26. The final is scheduled for Nov 18 at Kolkata. (PTI) |
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Excelsior Correspondent Jammu, Oct 19: Emphasizing the need to channelise the energies of budding generation towards the right direction, the Minister for Finance, Planning, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Muzaffar Hussain Baig said that the youth being the future and wealth of our nation has to be encouraged and developed as respectable citizens of tomorrow. The Minister was addressing at the concluding function of 27th Athletic Meet at Sainik School, Nagrota, here today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Baig said that equal status should be provided to the girl child in every field so that the feeling of discrimination and inferiority does not develop in their minds. He stressed the youth to whole-heartedly participate in such activities without the consideration of being the winner or the looser. Referring to the peace process initiated in the state, he said that a congenial atmosphere is essential for physical and mental development of the child and expressed hope that our neighbor country would give positive response for bringing peace and prosperity in the state. He said that youth should pledge to eradicate the socio evils which include drinking, dowry from the society. Mr. Baig lauded the role of army authorities for setting up Sainik Schools with a view to impart quality education to the poor children whose parents could not afford their schooling and education. The Principal of the Sainik School, Cdr. S. B. Ray while giving a resume of activities of the school, he said that the reputation of Sainik school is measured on the parameters of academic, sports and co-curricular activities. Thus this school give the substantial amount of thrust on Athletics and Sports activities, he added. He said that the standard of games and sports is quite high and our cadets are going very well in the field. To develop the spirit of competition, comradeship and spirit of sportsmanship in our cadets, the school sends teams to participate in various competitions held outside the state as well as within the state. Master Vikram Chaudhry senior and Mr. Manu Bharti junior declared best Athlete in the Annual Athletic Meet. Besides Jehlum Senior and Chenab Junior were declared champions. |
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HSS boys bag U-16 cricket trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 19: Member Legislative Assembly (MLA), Balwant Singh today distributed prizes among the winners and runners-up team of inter-school cricket tournament which was organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, here. In the under-14 age group, wherein 15 teams participated, winners trophy went to BRVS High School, who beat AO Convent High School in the final. In under-16 year group, HSS Boys bagged the winners trophy while runners-up were National Academy, Udhampur. In under-16, 18 teams took part. Sushil Dogra of National Academy was adjudged as man of the series in under-16 group for his outstanding performance throughout the tournament, informed Ashok Kumar, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Udhampur |
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Jammu Frontier lifts BSF Golf trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: Jammu Frontier bagged IX inter-Frontier BSF Golf Tournament with gross score of 326 leaving behind Kashmir Frontier who had a gross total of 321 at BSF Golf Course, Paloura Camp, here today. Gross individual first position went to Sukhwinder Singh, Deputy Commandant while second place was bagged by Deputy Commandant D S Sandhu. Dilip Trivedi, IG, Jammu Frontier, was net winner (individual) and second place in the same event was shared by Sukhwinder Singh and R K Pachnanda, DIG (Ops). Trophy for the Maximum Birdie was also shared by Sukhwinder Singh and M S Deo, 2IC. KS Sambyal, DIG (Ops), Punjab Frontier bagged Nearest to the Pin title. Longest drive trophy was shared by Dilip Trivedi, IG, Sukhwinder Singh, DC Jammu Frontier and Hazarika, Commandant SB Frontier. Wooden Spoon trophy went to Alexander Daniel, IG TC&M Frontier. Mrs D S Sandhu bagged first position in Ladies Putting while Mrs Sunita Trivedi finished second. In Caddies competition, Ct. Dinesh Mahato was winner with gross 77 while Ct. M K Yadav remained runners-up with gross total of 80. Director General of Border Security Force, Ajai Raj Sharma, was chief guest in the prize distribution function. In his brief speech, he appreciated Dilip Trivedi, IG Jammu Frontier for successfully conducting the competitions. Earlier, Mr Sharma released the souvenir in presence of august gathering of golfers of Jammu city, senior officers of BSF and other organisations, here yesterday soon after he declared the meet open. The winners of different events in this tournament will make the BSF team taking part in the All India Police Golf Tournament to be held next month at Kolkata. It may be recalled that last year the same tournament was held at Shillong. |
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Prof Gupta releases model of indoor Kabaddi stadium Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, Minister of State for Defence, who is president, J&K Amateur Kabaddi Association released a model of international indoor Kabaddi stadium to be constructed at Government High School, Gandhi Nagar, here. As and when completed, it will be the second international indoor Kabaddi stadium in the country after Bangalore in Karnataka State. According to Kuldeep Gupta, general secretary of the Association, "for the mega project costing 1.23 crore, the Government of India has already sanctioned a grant of 80 lacs as their share of contribution under Centrally sponsored scheme. Since the project was submitted by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, the State Government has to contribute their share of Rs 43 lacs to start the construction work". He thanked Raman Bhalla, MLA, for his sincere efforts put in during the District Development Board meeting to get sanctioned Rs 10 lacs contribution from the State Government in the first phase of the project. Kuldeep further said that Mr Bhalla has assured that rest of the amount will also be get sanctioned very soon so that the construction of the stadium start as early as possible. |
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Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: The GGM Science College today entered into the semi-final of inter-college cricket tournament being organised by the Department of Physical Education, University of Jammu, here. To reach the last four stage, Science College defeated Dogra Law College by a huge margin of 173 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, Science College made 285 runs in 39.3 overs of the 40 overs losing all their wickets. In reply, Dogra Law College could only make 112 runs when all their wickets fell in 26.3 overs. Varun was highest scorer with quickfire 42 coming off just 28 deliveries and studded with two sixes and two fours. Sunil Bali (38, 5x4), Zahir Khan (24, 3x4) and Rakesh (26, 4x4) were other main contributors. Later Dogra Law College made a bad start and lost the wickets in regular intervals thus making an end to their innings for 112 runs in 26.3 overs. Rohan made highest 27 while Mukul and Shahid added 21 and 20 runs respectively. From Science College, Mudassir clinched four wickets, followed by Zahir three and Vikram two. Suresh and Prakash officiated today’s match while Bagwan Dass was scorer.
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Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: Nishant Azad today retained the Junior Billiards title beating Kuldeep Sharma 350-286 in the final played today at Billiards Hall, M A Stadium, here. To make it a double title win, Nishant will be meeting Sumesh Turki in the Junior Snooker final tomorrow at 2 pm. Earlier, in the morning session, unexpected result came out of the second semi-final with Sohail Khalid making his maiden entry into the senior Billiards final surprising the senior most cueist Gautam Lakra. Sohail won the semi-final by a margin of 33 points with score on board 448-415. In the First semi-final, defending champion, Kamal Rohmetra had an easy ride beating Vishal Abrol by big margin 158 runs with final score on board 550-392. Now, there will not be any difficulty for Kamal to take away both Billiards and Snooker titles with both first timers in the finals. In the senior Snooker final, which will be played on October 21 at 3 pm, Kamal will be playing against Jaideep Manocha. A big crowd of over 50 cueists witnessed today’s Junior Billiards final. Prominent among them were Siddharth Sharma, president and Kamal Rohmetra, vice-president J&K Billiards and Snooker Association besides Ajay Sharma, general secretary J&K Table Tennis Association, Sunil Sharma, J&K Archery Association and Rajan Sharma, manager, indoor complex, M A Stadium. State TT Championships from Nov 2 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 19: 25th State and inter-district Table Tennis Championship, organised by the J&K Table Tennis Association, shall be held at MA Stadium, here from November 2 to 7. Interested players can submit their entries to Satish Gupta (Table Tennis coach), Salim Bandey (Distt Poonch TT Association), Sunita Goel (TT coach), Rajiv Raja and Chandpreet Kour before November Ist. Draw shall be held on the same day at 7 pm. The entry fee for different events shall be Rs 20 per event. Events for which competitions shall be held are Cadet boys and girls, Sub-junior boys and girls, junior boys and girls, Men’s singles, Women’s singles, veterans singles, junior boys doubles and Men’s doubles, informed Sheetal Gandotra, who is organising secretary of the championships. Distt TT championship underway at Udhampur Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 19: On the second day of the district Udhampur Table Tennis championship, the quarterfinals position was cleared in all the age groups when the last reports were filed. This three-day championship is being organised by the District Udhampur Table Tennis Association at Badminton Complex, here. In total, 150 players are taking part in the competitions in different age groups. Mir for popularizing golf among the youth in J&K Excelsior Correspondent PAHALGAM, Oct 19: The government contemplates to extend Golf playing facilities at district level to popularize the game among the people in a big way. For this purpose golf course would be developed in a phased manner in all the districts of the state. This was stated by Minister for Tourism Mr. Ghulam Hassan Mir while addressing the concluding function of 15-day long Pahalgam festival, here today. The festival was organized by Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) to promote the cultural heritage and to attract the tourists to the valley and to highlight the tourist potential of Pahalgam round the year. The festival was attended by various school children of the valley and the artists who presented drama and folk songs of all the three regions of the state. The Minister said that the present 9-hole golf course at Pahalgam would be upgraded to 18-hole golf course in near future to enable the golfers from country and foreigners to enjoy the game at the affordable rates in natural surroundings of the place. He said that the government has already revived the golf course at Patnitop, Sanasar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg. Mr. Mir said that 30 villages situated in the periphery of Pahalgam would be developed as tourist resort by creating infrastructure facilities to enable nature lovers to enjoy scenic splendour bestowed on the place. He said this would not increase tourist inflow to the state but would also open new employment avenues for the locals in the tourist sector. The Minister said besides promoting convention and cultural tourism, the pilgrim tourism is also being given due attention. He said Pahalgam being the base camp for Amarnath yatris would get enhanced financial allocation for creation of civic amenities and tourist infrastructure so that the tourist could make their stay comfortable there. Mr. Mir presented trophies and letter of appreciations to the golfers who played amateur golf tournaments conducted after a lapse of 15 years in Pahlagam. About 60 golfers from country and abroad participated in the tournament. |
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