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| South Africa fightback to keep themselves afloat From M R Mishra KANPUR, Nov 20: South Africa proved they were no push-overs as they launched a spirited fightback after a mid-innings jolt to keep themselves afloat in the first cricket Test against India here today. ............more India beat
West Indies MUMBAI, Nov 20: Title favourites India overpowered minnows West Indies 60-42, after leading comfortably at 36-23, in their second league match from Pool-a An the first ever Kabaddi World Cup here today................more NCC
registers Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 20: A good opening partnership of 117 runs between Pardeep Bali and Sandeep Singh today boosted the NCC’s 70-run win over Challenger Cricket Club in the IIIrd qualifying round cricket tournament.........more Wright
defends KANPUR, Nov 20: Coach John Wright today defended India’s strategy to go into the first cricket Test against South Africa with three specialist spinners saying it was a formula which had worked well in the last Test against.......more |
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Munish adjudged Champion of Champion Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 20: Munish Sawhney was declared Champion of the Champion in 2nd State Strengthlifting championship which............more Royal
Challenge Golf Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Nov 20: The Royal Challenge Invitation Golf Tournament was held at Dhruva Golf Course, Udhampur on 20 Nov 2004. The event organized by HQ Northern Command, not only fostered sportsmanship, but also increased camaraderie and interaction between the Army and the civilians of the state, at yet another................more Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 20: Inaugural edition of the national karate games, under the banner of School Games Federation of India (SGFI) began today at Green Field ground, here...........more Players
did not Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 20: President, J&K Roller Skating Association, G S Khurmi in a handout issued here has expressed concern over absence of skaters for whom......more |
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South Africa fightback to keep themselves afloat From M R Mishra KANPUR, Nov 20: South Africa proved they were no push-overs as they launched a spirited fightback after a mid-innings jolt to keep themselves afloat in the first cricket Test against India here today. Andrew hall, opening the innings for the first time in his Test career, played the sheet anchor’s role to perfection with a gritty unbeaten knock of 78 and guided the visitors to a comfortable 230 for four in their first innings at close on the opening day. The right-handed hall notched up his third Test half century as he batted right through the day on a good batting strip at the Green Park Stadium. Boeta Dipenaar was giving hall company with a cautious 46 after Anil Kumble had done the bulk of the damage to the South African innings by snapping up two wickets each in the pre-and post-lunch sessions. Kumble provided the vital breakthroughs by evicting captain Graeme Smith (37) and Matin Van Jaarsveld (2) just before lunch and then dramatically removing dangerman Jacques Kallis (37) and Jacques Rudolph (0) off consecutive deliveries just before tea to put India in the saddle. But hall and Dippenaar ensured that there were no further setbacks for the visitors as they defied the Indian spinners to remain unseparated in the last session which turned out to be disappointing for the hosts. The pair have already stitched 76 runs for the unfinished fifth wicket partnership which has helped the visitors to bounce back into the game after being 154 for four at one stage. The South Africans began well on the much-speculated Green Park track but the two blows by Kumble undid the good work done by the openers to some extent after electing to bat first. The two openers Smith and Hall provided a solid start to the innings as they played cautiously to the Indian new ball operators Zaheer Khan and Sourav Ganguly who failed to obtain much purchase from the track. Smith was a trifle tentative in the initial stages of the innings but grew in confidence to unleash a few attacking shots on both sides of the wicket. With the Indians opting to go into the match with three specialist spinners, Ganguly had to share the new ball with Zaheer but never really troubled the batmen but for one delivery when Smith’s inside edge whizzed past close to the stumps. Ganguly introduced Kumble as early as in the tenth over The Karnataka bowler first removed Kallis by trapping him in front of the wicket as he went for a sweep and then Rudolph played onto his stumps, a dismissal similar to that of Smith. Hall and Kallis looked in no discomfort as they went about consolidating the position for the team on a track which had eased out completely in the post-lunch session. Indian captain employed a double spin attack with Murali Kartik beginning the proceedings after lunch while Kumble bowled from the pavillion end. But the two spinners could not make much of an impression with the two batsmen executing the sweep shots. Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan was brought in for another spell from the pavilion end in place of Kumble but the Baroda speedster could not provide the breakthrough. The composed Hall slammed Zaheer to the boundary to notch up his third half century in Test cricket, completing the milestone in 198 minutes. Kallis also achieved a personal milestone when he reached 33, becoming only the second South African to complete 6000 Test runs after Gary Kirsten who aggregated 7289 runs in 101 matches. (PTI) |
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India beat West Indies in Kabaddi World Cup MUMBAI, Nov 20: Title favourites India overpowered minnows West Indies 60-42, after leading comfortably at 36-23, in their second league match from Pool-a An the first ever Kabaddi World Cup here today. The hosts, who had comfortably beaten Thailand 50-29 in their first match yesterday, looked much faster and fitter than their opponents and literally toyed with them before recording the comprehensive win. Vikas was the hero of the home team’s win today. He excelled both in defence and attack and was always a threat to his rivals. (PTI) |
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NCC registers big win over Challenger Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 20: A good opening partnership of 117 runs between Pardeep Bali and Sandeep Singh today boosted the NCC’s 70-run win over Challenger Cricket Club in the IIIrd qualifying round cricket tournament being played at Science College ground, here today. Both Sandeep and Pardeep played fast innings making 66 (3x6, 4x2) and 61 (2x6, 2x4) runs respectively. Among other incoming batsmen only Inderjeet could enter double figure with 29 runs. Batting first, NCC set a big target of 199 runs for the loss of six wickets in 30 overs, which, in reply, Challenger could not chase and bowled out for 128 in 24.2 overs. Brief scores: NCC: 198 for 6 in 30 overs. Sandeep Singh 66, Pardeep Bali 61, Inderjeet 29. Dimple and Guru shared two wickets each. Challenger Cricket Club : 128 all out in 24.2 overs. Guru Partap 23, Madan 23, Vivek Singh 21, Manjeet Singh 21. Amit Balowria and Inderjeet took three wickets each while Pardeep Bali bagged two. Pardeep Bali was declared man of the match. Pappu and Joginder Singh were umpires in today’s match. Next match: Kathua Stadium XI will take on National Cricket Club at 9.30 am tomorrow. |
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Wright defends three-spinner formula KANPUR, Nov 20: Coach John Wright today defended India’s strategy to go into the first cricket Test against South Africa with three specialist spinners saying it was a formula which had worked well in the last Test against the Australians. "Captain Sourav Ganguly felt that our strength are the spinners so we decided to go in with three spinners. The formula had worked well in the Mumbai Test against Australia," Wright told reporters after the first day’s play which saw he visitors make 230 for four. "We are not very unhappy as we got four wickets, but a couple of wickets in the last session would have been more satisfying," the coach said. India’s ploy to go into the match with three spinners did not really seem to work as even though Anil Kumble snared four wickets, the other two slow bowlers — Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik — went wicketless despite bowling 42 overs between them. Wright praised the South Africans for the way they batted on the opening day. "I think the South Africans stood out. They showed a lot of determination and worked hard to find themselves in this position. The wicket was on the slower side and they did not take too many risks," he said. (PTI) |
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Munish adjudged Champion of Champion Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 20: Munish Sawhney was declared Champion of the Champion in 2nd State Strengthlifting championship which was concluded today at MA Stadium, here. Munish was gold winner in 60 kg category. In this group, Mohan Sodhi bagged second place while Sunny Bhatti finished third. Former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah was chief guest in today prize distribution function. In his address to the participants, he once again promised financial assistance to the J&K Strengthlifting Association but this time it was half to that of Rs 4 lakh announced last time. He also drove two-wheeler mobike in the wooden floor indoor hall exhibited by the main sponsor of the championship—Hero Handa. Earlier, secretary of J&K Strengthlifting Association, Ashok Singh briefed the chief guest and other distinguished gathering about two-day long competitions. Detailed results 66 kg: Nasir Ahmed, Ist; Kapil Bajaj, 2nd and Amit Sharma, third. 72 kg: Munish Koul, Ist; Raj Kumar, 2nd and Sonu Kumar, third. 78 kg: Bharat Bhushan, Ist; Harinder Pal, 2nd and Surjeet Singh, third. 84 kg: Vivek Badghal, Ist; Ramzan, 2nd and Amit Sharma, third. 90 kg: Rasal Paul, Ist; Kulvir Singh, 2nd and Rohit Bhasin, third. 100 kg: Gurmukh Singh, Ist; Premanshu, 2nd and Daljit Singh, third. 110 kg: Vinay Sharma, Ist; Robin, 2nd and Rajeev, third. 110 Plus: Sunil Tikoo, Ist and Vikrant Singh, 2nd. Master: 66 kg: Vijay Sharma, Ist. 100 kg: Lakhwinder Singh, Ist. Women: 50 kg: Monika Mehara, Ist. 55 kg: Renu Sharma, Ist. 72 kg: Nidhi Sharma, Ist. |
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tourney generating Excelsior Sports Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Nov 20: The Royal Challenge Invitation Golf Tournament was held at Dhruva Golf Course, Udhampur on 20 Nov 2004. The event organized by HQ Northern Command, not only fostered sportsmanship, but also increased camaraderie and interaction between the Army and the civilians of the state, at yet another level. The tournament wherein approximately 60 Golfers participated was mainly an individual event competition. Besides this, Headquarters Northern Command also fielded a cup for two teams participating in the team events, the Army and the Kashmir Golf Club teams. The Army team was led by Lt Gen Hari Prasad, GOC-in-C, Northern Command who is an excellent sportsman. The Kashmir Golf team was led by Dr Farooq Abdullah. The Dhruva Golf Club of HQ Northern Command at Udhampur organized the entire event. The ongoing tournament and the advent of the festive season added colour to the spirit with which the tournament was played between the Army and the civil participants. |
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Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 20: Inaugural edition of the national karate games, under the banner of School Games Federation of India (SGFI) began today at Green Field ground, here. In these two-day games, which are being conducted for the first time on ‘trial basis’, 18 states from around the country are taking part. Competitions in different age and weight group are being supervised by the officials from Sports Karate Federation of India those from hosts, J&K Sports Karate Do Association. Earlier, the games were declared open by Deputy Chief Minister, Mangat Ram Sharma, who replaced Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as chief guest in the inaugural function. Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Yogesh Sawhney was guest of honour. Meanwhile, Department of Youth Services and Sports has approved these games and has also agreed to provide certificates to the all the participants. This was stated by general secretary of the J&K Sports Karate Do Association, Sensai Brijesh K Bhau. Games will be declared closed tomorrow with the holding of prize distribution function at the same venue. |
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Players did not turn up for trials Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 20: President, J&K Roller Skating Association, G S Khurmi in a handout issued here has expressed concern over absence of skaters for whom special trials were arranged at Shiva Roller Skating Institute, here today. The handout mentioned that as per discussions held with Secretary, State Sports Council, Manoj Pant, eligible roller skaters were invited for the trials for forthcoming 42nd national roller skating championships at Faridabad, but players, affiliated with ‘different associations’, did not turn-up at the venue at given time. It added that selection trials were to be conducted by the RSFI officials as per discussions held between Mr Khurmi and the Secretary. |
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