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| Zaheer striving to stage a come back BANGALORE, June 12: Keeping in constant touch with Pakistan top pace bowler Wasim Akram, Indian medium-pacer Zaheer Khan is longing to stage a comeback into the team...............more India run
into Holland NEW DELHI, June 12: The Indian hockey team, seeking to regain Olympic glory, would start its campaign in the Athens Games with a match against title favourites the Netherlands on August 15...........more Fans
detained after LISBON, June 12: Four England fans spent a day in police custody after scaling a fence to watch an England training session today, raising questions about security measures at Euro 2004........more FARO (Portugal), June 12: Spain aim to bury their reputation as slow starters in big tournaments by beating Russia in their opening Euro 2004 March today.......more |
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Mankotia flags off trekking contingent Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, June 12: Member Legislative Assembly (MLA), Balwant Singh Mankotia flagged off a contingent of 50 students, including 17 girls of Happy........more Ankush’s
unbeaten Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 12: Splendid unbeaten knock of 108 runs studded with five sixes and 16 boundaries helped Law........more Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 12: Four Jammu girls have been selected in the North Zone team for the forthcoming inter-zonal junior women cricket........more BCC, ICC
win ties in Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 12: Baba Cricket Club (BCC) and Indian Cricket Club (ICC) won their respective matches in the ongoing Summer Cup.....more |
Zaheer striving to stage a come back BANGALORE, June 12: Keeping in constant touch with Pakistan top pace bowler Wasim Akram, Indian medium-pacer Zaheer Khan is longing to stage a comeback into the team. Another injury-prone pace bowler of the country besides Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan is now sweating it out at the fitness camp for pace bowlers here and is keen to be back in the team. Talking to newspersons today, he said, "for any player, staging a comeback is very difficult and I am analysing as how not to get injured as well as maintain my length and speed." "Currently, I am fit. What is needed is more bowling practice, and I am attending to it," he added. Zaheer, who has been struggling with injuries, was forced to opt out due to knee injury after playing the first Test against Australia and for the same reason could not be with the team after two one-dayers against Pakistan. Zaheer has played 29 tests and has taken 83 wickets giving away, on an average, 35.21 runs. In one dayers, he has claimed 125 wickets from 82 matches with an average of 26.08. Zaheer had a torn hamstring, which forced him out of the Test matches against Australia. He, however, recovered to play the one-day series against Pakistan. However, his recovery was short-lived, as he again returned to India due to injury, after playing two one-dayers against Pakistan. (UNI) |
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India run into Holland in Olympic opener NEW DELHI, June 12: The Indian hockey team, seeking to regain Olympic glory, would start its campaign in the Athens Games with a match against title favourites the Netherlands on August 15. According to the competition schedule released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) today, the next preliminary round match of the Asian powerhouse and eight-time Olympic winners would be against South Africa on August 17. Pitted in Pool B, India would take on Australia on August 19, New Zealand on August 21 and Argentina on August 23 in their next league matches. The classification matches and both the semifinals would be played on August 25 while the play-offs and the final would be played on August 27. The Pool A consists of Egypt, Germany, Great Britain, Korea, Pakistan and Spain. The FIH also released schedule for the women’s competition, for which India failed to qualify. Argentina, China, Japan, New Zealand and Spain have been placed in group a while Australia, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands and South Africa in Pool B. The league matches in women’s competition would be played between August 14 to August 22. The semifinals would be held on August 24 and the final two days later. (PTI) |
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Fans detained after scale fence at England training LISBON, June 12: Four England fans spent a day in police custody after scaling a fence to watch an England training session today, raising questions about security measures at Euro 2004. Bob Mardle, his 19-year-old son Luke and two other fans stacked two tyres together, grabbed a tree branch and hoisted themselves into Benfica’s former stadium in Lisbon. They managed to take a few photographs before being apprehended by police. "When the police came on the scene they were shocked. They didn’t know what to do. They clearly weren’t prepared for ‘what if’," Mardle senior said. "We’re nobodies, but we could have been four somebodies. We proved yesterday that if someone really wanted to do something, they could," Luke agreed. However the father and son from London had nothing but praise for the Portuguese Police who steered clear of handcuffing them or locking them in a cell. They even had a three-course lunch in the police canteen. "We had ruby-red, succulent strawberries and the police were joking that we would jump over the fence tomorrow to get more of their good food," Mardle senior said. They appeared before a judge in the afternoon and were let off with a "lecture". "I think they (the authorities) were a bit embarrassed. We could have said we were just testing your security and it’s crap," Mardle senior said. A police spokeswoman said she had no knowledge of the particular incident, saying only: "If they were arrested it was because there was security. Someone was there to do their job." The three-week tournament, which features 16 teams playing in eight cities, kicks off later on Saturday with hosts Portugal playing greece in Porto. It ends on July 4 with the final in Lisbon. (AGENCIES) |
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FARO (Portugal), June 12: Spain aim to bury their reputation as slow starters in big tournaments by beating Russia in their opening Euro 2004 March today. Thousands of Spanish fans make the short journey across the border hoping that their side can finally live up to their potential and set the country on course for its first major trophy since they the 1964 European championship. Russia are aiming to end a miserable run in European championships in which they have failed to win any of their last seven matches. That poor run started when the country, then part of the Soviet Union, lost the 1988 final to the Dutch. Spain’s main concern will be to improve on their early form at Euro 2000, when they lost their opener against Norway and only just managed to make the quarter-finals. "The most important thing is to win the first game," striker Raul said. "That way, the morale in the camp will stay high." Raul will be partnered up front by Fernando Morientes, who has scored 22 goals in 33 appearances for Spain and is back in form after a successful loan spell at Monaco. Russia have had problems in their preparations and an end to their winless streak would be a surprise. Centre-backs Viktor Onopko and Sergei Ignashevich were ruled out before the tournament, along with Yegor Titov, suspended after failing a drugs test. Left back Dmitry Sennikov and playmaker Dmitry Loskov are both nursing injuries and that could mean a reshuffle, with midfielder Alexei Smertin dropping back into central defence. Coach Georgy Yartsev has indicated he would be happy to take a point from the match. "For me, any result apart from a defeat would be positive," he told reporters.(AGENCIES) |
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Mankotia flags off trekking contingent Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, June 12: Member Legislative Assembly (MLA), Balwant Singh Mankotia flagged off a contingent of 50 students, including 17 girls of Happy Model School, under the banner of Tawi Trekkers for Dalhousie-Chamba Himalayan trekking programme. The group is being led by Dr C K Khajuria, joint secretary while Dr Shyam Magotra, vice-president of the club, is accompanying as Medical Officer. Satish Arora and Isha Gupta are teachers incharge of the group. Sonam Sidharth, an activist of the club also accompanied the group. During the four days venture, these trekkers shall trek through dense jungle of Bara Pather, the wild life sanctuary of Kala Top, an elegant meadow Khajjiar and the valley of milk and honey, Chamba, said Mr Ram Khajuria, general secretary of the club while giving details of the trekking programme. The aim of the programme, according to Mr Khajuria is to expose young boys and girls to nature under the proper supervision and thereby imbibe in them the spirit of adventure and love of nature. |
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Ankush’s unbeaten ton guides Law XI to impressive win Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 12: Splendid unbeaten knock of 108 runs studded with five sixes and 16 boundaries helped Law Department XI to an impressive 153 runs victory over Post Graduate Department of Urdu in the inter-department cricket tournament of the Jammu University here. Batting first after winning the toss, Law XI set a target of 248 runs in the allotted 20 overs for the loss of three wickets, which, in reply, Department of Urdu could not chase and bowled out for 95 in 14 overs. Atul and Kapil were other main scorers with 35 and 40 runs in their respective accounts. From Urdu Department, Javid and Irfan bagged two and one wicket respectively. For Urdu Departments, Munish and Irfan gave the Law XI bowlers some resistance and contributed 26 and 27 runs respectively. Anoop bagged four wickets while Sunil three for Law Department. |
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Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 12: Four Jammu girls have been selected in the North Zone team for the forthcoming inter-zonal junior women cricket championship to be held at Vishakapatnam from June 17 to 21. All these four girls, Roopali Salathia, Surbhi, Sajila Kotwal and Safia Ashraf have been picked on the basis of their performance in the last North Zone and junior National championship. Shambu Nath named National selector: General secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Women Cricket Association, Shambu Nath Sharma has been nominated as one of the National selectors by the Women Cricket Association of India, a handout issued here today said. |
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BCC, ICC win ties in Summer Cup cricket Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 12: Baba Cricket Club (BCC) and Indian Cricket Club (ICC) won their respective matches in the ongoing Summer Cup Cricket tournament underway at Paloura, here. In the first match, BCC defeated Royal Cricket Club by eight wickets. Sikander, who made 19 runs and took four wickets, was declared man of the match. In the second match, played in the evening session, ICC outplayed Suryavanshi Cricket Club by nine wickets. Manjeet Lalotra was adjudged as man of the match for contributing 120 runs and taking three wickets. Warne set to miss Lanka series MELBOURNE, June 12: Australia’s leading wicket-taker Shane Warne has a broken hand and is in doubt for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka, chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said today. Warne was batting for english side Hampshire against Essex when he was struck on the left hand by a delivery from former England paceman Darren Gough. "Shane phoned me overnight to inform me of the injury," Hohns said today. "At this stage it’s too early to determine whether he will or won’t be available for the top end tour (with Tests in Darwin from July 1-5 and in Cairns July 9-13). (PTI) Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, June 12: A three-day Scouts/Guides training camp of parvesh, pratham and dwitiya held at Model Institute of Education, Kirpind, R S Pura, recently. In all, 134 Guides and Scouts of the host institute actively participated in the said camp, a handout issued here today said. Earlier, the camp was inaugurated by Bachan Singh, Sarpanch of Kirpind. On the concluding day, I D Soni, state commissioner (s) of J&K State Bharat Scouts and Guides was chief guest and Prof Mehar Singh was guest of honour. |
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