FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Stokes stars as England thrash Tahir becomes first spinner to bowl Great initiative by Governor's Administration: Ajay Sharma TT Hall at MA Stadium best facility in North India South Africa in World Cup opener first over in World Cup match Excelsior Sports Correspondent changing room inside it. It pos- ing to the needs of young pad- LONDON, May 30: ended up giving a catch to wick- LONDON, May 30: sesses a galaxy of standard LED dlers. et-keeper JAMMU, May 30: The reno- South Africa's lights, 4 International standard "The State of Jammu and starred in all without bothering the scorer. vated and newly established Table today became the first spinner to Tables, besides four AC's and Kashmir which is striving hard to departments as England began In the 1992 World Cup, New Tennis Hall at Indoor Complex bowl the first over in a World Exhaust Fans each," said Mr carve a space on the country's their quest to win the World Cup Zealand off-spinner Dipak Patel MA Stadium is the best Cup match during the tourna- with a 104-run thrashing of South had bowled the second over dur- Table Tennis facility in ment-opener against hosts Africa in the tournament opener at ing a match against Australia. North India. England, here. the Oval today. Tahir (40 years and 64 days) This was stated by South Africa skipper Faf du The all-rounder top-scored also became the oldest South Ajay Sharma, Joint Plessis handed the ball to Tahir with 89 in England's 311 for eight, African to play in a World Cup Secretary, Table Tennis after winning the toss and the held a brilliant catch in the outfield match. The previous record was Federation of India and leg-spinner didn't disappoint as and took two for 12, including the held by his compatriot Omar Chairman, Jammu and he dismissed England opener last , as England won with Henry (40 years and 39 days). Kashmir Table Tennis Jonny Bairstow (0) in the second 61 balls left. Henry was picked to play Association, in an ball. Jofra Archer did the early dam- England’s Ben Stokes executing a shot during his knock of 89 against Sri Lanka in Wellington exclusive chat with Tahir deceived Bairstow age with the ball, the fast bowler runs against South Africa in World Cup opener at London. during the 1992 World Cup. EXCELSIOR today. with a googly as the opener taking three for 27 in seven overs. (PTI) He said the Hall has Barbados-born Archer, who Today’s Fixture been renovated with an only qualified for England in West Indies vs Pakistan (Nottingham) 3.00 PM India sweep mixed team titles to conclude estimated cost of Rs 18 March, made his presence felt even lakh to cater to the before he had taken a wicket with a SCOREBOARD best ever ISSF WC performance needs of thousands of bouncer that beat for England Innings: paddlers of the State. Paddlers in action in newly developed Table Tennis Hall at Indoor pace and crashed into the grille of J. Roy c Du Plessis b Phehlukwayo 54 NEW DELHI, May 30: up with the 10m Air Pistol mixed He gave credit of Complex, MA Stadium in Jammu. the helmet, with the veteran opener J. Bairstow c De Kock b Tahir 0 team title, rounding off a domi- developing this top India produced their best ever retiring hurt on five. J. Root c Duminy b Rabada 51 nating show by the Indian squad class facility to the Governor, Sharma. sports map, is leaving no stone Archer then reduced the E. Morgan c Markram b Tahir 57 show at the ISSF World Cup after at the year's third International Satya Pal Malik and his Advisors, sweeping both the mixed team The players including State unturned under the Governor's Proteas to 44 for two. B. Stokes c Amla b Ngidi 89 Shooting Sport Federation world especially K Vijay Kumar, besides titles today for a total tally of five Junior Champion Hanumat lav- Administration in raising infra- edged to Joe J. Buttler b Ngidi 18 cup stage. Chief Secretary and the Secretary gold medals in Munich, ished praise on the State structural facilities in every nook Root at slip and South Africa cap- M. Ali c Du Plessis b Ngidi 3 In fact, in the Mixed Air State Sports Council. Germany. * Watch video on and corner of Jammu and tain fell for just five C. Woakes c Du Plessis b Rabada 13 Rifle, it was an all India gold He said that the renovation of India topped the medals tally www.excelsiornews.com Kashmir," expressed the players. when he top-edged a hook to long L. Plunkett 9 medal match and Apurvi the Hall was made in just one with five gold and a silver, while They also appreciated the con- leg. J. Archer not out 7 Chandela and Deepak Kumar month and 15 days-courtesy, keen Government for raising standard tribution of Divisional Sports But Quinton de Kock kept the second placed China bagged nine landed the country its lone silver, interest shown by Secretary State Extras (lb2, w8) 10 medals -- two gold, two silver infrastructural facilities in the Officer J&K State Sports Council, Proteas in the hunt, although the going down to their compatriots Sports Council, Dr Naseem Javaid Total (8 , 50 overs) 311 and five bronze medals. State. Jammu, Ravi Singh and Manager opener was lucky when on 25 he 2-16. Choudhary. Bowling: Tahir 10-0-61-2 , Ngidi 10-0-66-3 (2w), Rabada 10-0- India gold medallists includ- They said that this facility will Indoor Complex Jammu, Satish played ball from leg-spinner Adil Manu and Saurabh, in the Air "The Hall has a length of 75 66-2 (2w), Pretorius 7-0-42-0, Phehlukwayo 8-0-44-1 (4w), ed Apurvi Chandela (10m Air help the State to produce Gupta for speedy renovation work Rashid onto his stumps only for the Pistol finals, found it a bit tough feet and breadth of 45 feet with a Duminy 2-0-14-0, Markram 3-0-16-0. Rifle Women), Rahi Sarnobat International stuff, besides cater- of the Hall. bails to stay put. against the experienced Ukranian South Africa Innings: (25m Pistol Women) and The dashing left-hander went pair of Olena Kostevych and Q de Kock c Root b Plunkett 68 Saurabh Chaudhary (10m Air on to complete a 58-ball fifty but Oleh Omelchuk but they won 17- H Amla c Buttler b Plunkett 13 Pistol Men), besides the Mixed holed out off fast bowler Liam 9 in the end. A Markram c Root b Archer 11 Team titles won on the last day. Plunkett for 68. Anjum and Divyansh shot F du Plessis c Ali b Archer 5 The pair of Anjum Moudgil then R van der Dussen c Ali b Archer 50 629.1 in round one of their relay to and Divyansh Singh Panwar first qualify as the fourth team, 0.1 make exactly 50 without pressing J P Duminy c Stokes b Ali 8 won the 10m Air Rifle mixed on when he miscued Archer to D Pretorius run out 1 points ahead of Apurvi and team gold, even as the teenage Deepak, who made it through as mid-on. A Phehlukwayo c Stokes b Rashid 24 pair of Manu Bhaker and fifth having finished second in His exit saw Amla return with K Rabada c Plunkett b Stokes 11 Saurabh Chaudhary backed them their individual relay earlier. (PTI) South Africa struggling at 167 for L Ngidi not out 6 six in the 32nd over. I Tahir c Root b Stokes 0 The game was all but up for Extras (b-4, lb-5, w-1) 10 South Africa when a back-ped- Total (all out, 39.5 overs) 207 alling and diving Stokes held a bril- Bowling: Woakes 5-0-24-0, Archer 7-1-27-3, Rashid 8-0-35-1, Ali liant one-handed catch in the deep 10-0-63-1, Plunkett 7-0-37-2, Stokes 2.5-0-12-2. to dismiss . was caught behind off Plunkett's finished the match when Imran Young participants posing along with chief guest at Indoor Complex, MA Stadium, Jammu on Amla's brave effort to rescue slower-ball bouncer and Stokes Tahir edged him to Root. Thursday. the innings ended on 13 when he Summer School Olympiad-2019 concludes State Open Badminton tourney begins Excelsior Sports Correspondent aging sports. present were Divisional Sports *Advisor Kumar gives away prizes Today preliminary round Officer of JKSSC, Ravi Singh, JAMMU, May 30: Organised matches were played under the V.K Sharma (Incharge SAI STC Excelsior Sports Correspondent Singh, JD-YSS Jammu Madan age the youth to take up sports by the Young's Badminton Club supervision of organising secre- Jammu), Aman Sharma , Devraj Lal, DYSSO Jammu Chanchal for developing leadership quali- State Bocce Ball players posing along with former DyCM under the aegis of Jammu City tary of the championship, SAI Gupta (SAI coaches), Som Raj JAMMU, May 30: Summer Kour and other officers of Youth ty. Kavinder Gupta before leaving for Nationals. and District Badminton School Olympiad-2019 held as Badminton coach, Satpal Sharma Gupta, Vinay Saraf, Sukhdev Services & Sports, Department The Advisor said that sports Association, the five-day long and Vikram Saini (SAI Singh, Romesh Sharma, Pawanjit part of the Centrally Sponsored were present on the occasion. is an important endeavour espe- State Open Badminton Scheme 'Khelo India- Sports for 5 players of Jammu leave for Badminton coach). Singh, Ramesh Raina and Ashok In his address, the Advisor cially, for youth and more focus Championship got underway at Prominent among others Singh (Manager MA Stadium). Peace and Development con- applauded the efforts put in by needs to be put on all-round edu- Indoor Complex, MA Stadium, cluded today here at Sports District administration and cation of the students not as an 3rd Bocce Ball National C'ship here today. Stadium, New University Department of Youth Services alternative to academics curricu- Excelsior Sports Correspondent Gupta, former DyCM said that The event was declared open KC Sports Club wins thriller; Patel lum but as an essential part of this type of sports activities will by former Member Legislative student's life. "We must realize JAMMU, May 30: J&K help the players to represent Assembly (ex-MLA), Rajesh CC, GSI Tigers register wins the fact that when we are nurtur- Sports Bocce Ball Association Gupta in a well attended func- their State and country at nation- Excelsior Sports Correspondent ners, Shivansh scored 52 runs, ing a child, we are nurturing the selected 5 players for 3rd Bocce tion. al and international level. while Arya Suvansh contributed future of the nation," he added. Ball National Championship to Around 250 young partici- The selected players include JAMMU, May 30: Riding on 30 runs to the total. Nityam Abrol The DYSS, who provided be held at Agra in Uttar Pradesh pants shall compete for the top Gurvansh Choudhary (Dogra Vinayak's brilliant 61 runs and took 3 wickets, which fetched the technical expertise and tech- from June 2 to 5, 2019. honours in five different age Hr.Sec School), Amritansh Rohit's valuable 36 runs, KC him man of the match. nical support, has organized the The Championship is being groups of under-10, under-13, Raina (St Xavier Convent Sports Club won an exciting con- In another match, KC Sports event on more than nine play organised by Bocce Ball under-15, under- 17 and under-19 School), Pranay Gupta (Open test, while Patel Club and Club defeated Horizon Kings by grounds in Jammu district Association of India in collabo- years. Birla Minds Sports Club), GSI Tigers scripted convincing 2 wickets. Raj Angad op scored ration with Uttar Pradesh Bocce Earlier, general secretary of including Jammu University, Kartavya Gupta (SD Tara Puri wins over their rivals in the ongo- with 57 runs from Horizon Association. the J&K Badminton Association, Parade Ground, MA Stadium, High School) and Gurmanjeet ing 2nd Police Public Cricket Kings, Aman took 3 wickets Bocce Ball is internationally Balbir Jamwal, welcomed the Dogra Ground, GGM Science Singh (Nanda Sports Club). Premier League, being organized from KC Sports Club. Apart recognized by International chief guest and other distin- College, KK Hakku Stadium, Sunny Nanda is accompany- by the Zonal Police Headquarters early hiccups Vinayak showed Olympic Committee (IOC) and guished gathering and thanked GHSS Jammu Cantt etc. ing the team as head coach. Jammu in collaboration with KC the guts and grit and top scored has been included in him (ex-MLA) for extending Over 6000 Boys & Girls Kavinder Gupta delivered Sports Club and Vishal Cricket with 61 runs, Rohit also con- Paralympics since 1984. infrastructural (Badminton court Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar honouring winners of from across Jammu district few words to the participants, Club Jammu at KC Sports Club, tributed 36 runs and Aman 22. This will be the 2nd time mats) support to the game of Summer School Olympiad at JU on Thursday. Under-19 age group in the disci- they blessed all the team players here. Vinayak was declared as the man plines from Government, private J&K players will get the chance and said they have shown good Badminton. The league is being organ- Campus, Jammu. of the match. and Sports in organizing the schools & clubs participated in to play In Bocce National performance at national level Chairman of the Association, ized under the Chairmanship of Advisor to Governor K Vijay In another match, GSI Tigers mega event successfully. He this mega sports event. Championship. championship. Dr OD Sharma also appreciated MK Sinha, IGP Jammu. Kumar was the chief guest at the defeated AKN Strikers by 4 also praised the teams and play- On this occasion, Kavinder the former Legislator for encour- In today's matches Farooq valedictory function of the mega wickets. Batting first AKN ers for their participation in Kaiser, SP Headquarters Jammu sports event organized by the Strikers scored 90 runs f in 20 Summer School Olympiad, was the chief guest who was District administration Jammu State Volleyball team overs. In reply GSI Tigers chased despite scorching heat and introduced with the participating in collaboration with the Youth the target in 17.5 overs for the humid conditions prevailing in teams. Services and Sports Department. loss of 6 wickets thus won the Jammu. Later on, he congratu- Earlier in the first match Patel The Advisor presented tro- leaves for Youth Nationals match by 4 wickets. Sourav was lated winning and runner-up Cricket Club defeated Vriddhi adjudged as the man of the phies and mementoes to Excelsior Sports Correspondent been placed in Pool-A with teams for their exceptional per- Royals by 7 wickets. For win- match. Winners, First Runners up and formance in the games. Rajasthan, Karela, Jharkhand, 2nd runners up teams/ individual JAMMU, May 30: State Himachal Pradesh and The Advisor asked the young Volleyball men team will leave JKCA District Level Cricket Tournament players and Athletes. generation to adopt sports cul- Maharashtra being other teams. Deputy Commissioner, for the 21st Youth National Neeraj Sharma is also accompa- ture and inculcate sportsman Volleyball Championship to be Jammu Ramesh Kumar, ADC sprit in their lives to lead a nying the team as invitee referee Bantalab Riders, RCC Rashpal Singh, SDM North held at Jhunjhunu, Chirawa in of Volleyball Federation of India healthy and disciplined life. He Rajasthan from June 2 to 7. Satish Kumar, Assistant stressed on the need to encour- (VFI). Commissioner (Nazool) Jasmeet Before their departure, the The Team: Shakir Ashraf Billawar log wins boys underwent 12-day coach- (Kulgam), Aaqib Rafiq Bhat Excelsior Sports Correspondent good total of 243 runs in 33.2 STC Basketball teams posing for agroup photograph after ing camp at District Police Line (Shopian), Rajeshwar Sharma, overs. Sidhanshu top scored Osaka survives as big daddy their victories. Jammu under the guidance of Rajan Saini and Sourab Sharma JAMMU, May 30: Bantalab with 75 runs, while Prince con- Naresh Sharma, FIVB level-1 (Kathua), Anku Sharma, Riders defeated YCC by 3 wick- tributed 59 runs to the total. STC lifts Khelo India Basketball titles qualified coach. Djokovic and Serena stroll Abhishek Bhardwaj, Amrik ets at GGM Science College Yasir took 4 wickets from The Divisional Sports Excelsior Sports Correspondent While the STC boys beat Singh and Lokesh Kumar Hostel ground, here, while RCC Bantalab Riders. PARIS, May 30: Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Officer (J) of JKSSC conducted Sainik School Nagrota 36-12 in (Samba), Chahat Rajara and Billawar drubbed Kundan XI In reply, Bantalab Riders Republic. JAMMU, May 30: SAI the screening of team also Naomi Osaka staged a second the one sided final in the boys Dheeraj Sikka (Jammu) and Kathua by 3 wickets at Police chased the target in 31 overs by "I was lucky to have played Training Centre Jammu lifted wished best of luck to the team. successive Roland Garros great section, STC girls beat Sachin Sharma (Rajouri Lines Kathua in the ongoing losing 7 wicket to win the match Victoria twice before. I knew she both boys and girls Basketball As per a handout issued by escape on Thursday as fellow top Jodhamal Public School 30-14. District). JKCA District Level Cricket by 3 wickets. had been playing well coming titles in the Khelo India champi- the Association, J&K team has seed Novak Djokovic and Serena into the tournament," said STC boys beat APS Tournament, being held under Arya Veer top scored with 55 Williams strolled into the last 32. onships organized by the district Ratnuchak, APS Kaluchak and the overall supervision of Jang Osaka. administration. runs, while Kanav and Ali con- "It was an unfortu- Dogra Senior Secondary School PP Singh made member Bahadur Singh Jamwal, tributed 38 and 36 runs to the nate second round U-15 Wrestling to meet Sainik School Nagrota Member Judicial State Human total respectively. Sidhanshi and draw for me so I am in the finals. Rights Commission and Rajinder took 2 wickets each. happy to win." meet on June 2 Rajesh Bandral and Vaneet Hockey Society Member JKCA. Kanav was named as the man of Pangotra officiated the matches. Excelsior Sports Correspondent ment, which attracts not only the At Jammu, YCC scored a the match. Osaka finished the Excelsior Sports Correspondent two-hour 50-minute STC incharge Varinder leading teams from within the Sharma and Coaches congratu- JAMMU, May 30: Technical encounter on Court JAMMU, May 30: Jammu country but also foreign teams lated the trainees for their per- official of Suzanne Lenglen with and Kashmir Wrestling as a regular basis, the society has Balbinder of Samba qualifies formances in the tournament. national 52 winners and 43 Association is organising first been holding Junior (U-17) and repute in the Sub-Junior (U-15). unforced errors. ever under-15 boys and girls Varsha Kapoor Sharma, disciplines of D/o DK Tabassum Banoo Shah, FIVB level-1 course She becomes the Wrestling Championship at Skating and Excelsior Sports Correspondent coaching course. Kapoor, W/o D/o Bashir first top seed to win her Rajput Sabha in Samba on June field Hockey, Meanwhile, Trikuta Maj Pankaj Ahmed Shah two opening matches at 2. P P Singh of JAMMU, May 30: Balbinder Volleyball Club Sharma, R/o and Amina Roland Garros after losing the Those interested wrestlers Jammu and Singh Jamwal of district Jammu, congratulated World number one Osaka, Jammu, who Begum Shah, first set since Lindsay Davenport have been advised to report at Kashmir has been nominated as Samba has qualified the and felicitated bidding to add the French Open has been R/o Near in 2005. the given venue at 7 am on June member of the New Delhi based FIVB level-1 interna- Balbinder Singh to her US and Australian Open declared quali- Ziarat Asraria "She deserves to be where she 2 bringing along Date of Birth Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey tional Volleyball coach- Jamwal for becoming titles, came back from a set and fied for the award of the degree Kishtwar, dis- is -- she is very powerful and certificates, Aadhaar Cards and Tournament Society. ing course conducted by FIVB level -1 coach. 2-4 down to defeat former world of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) trict Kishtwar, who has been explosive," said 29-year-old two photographs, a handout The Society has been Volleyball Federation of Balbinder serves number one Victoria Azarenka 4- in Sociology by the University declared qualified for the Azarenka. issued by the Association here engaged in the promotion and India (VFI), apex body with State Excise 6, 7-5, 6-3. of Jammu. She worked on the award of the degree of the Siniakova, the world number today said. development of the game of of Volleyball in India at Department as Sub- Her win came on the back of topic "Adolescent Girls, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 42, also endured a marathon win, For further queries, Hockey since 1964 by holding Chennai this month. Inspector. being just two points from defeat Quality Education and Urdu by Punjabi University putting out Greek 29th seed Maria wrestlers can contact general competitions in different age The Volleyball Association "The services of these highly in her tournament opener against Empowerment: A Study of Patiala, Punjab. She worked Sakkari 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (8/10), 6-3 secretary of the Association, groups of boys and girls as also of Jammu and Kashmir (VAJK) qualified coaches would certain- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. Higher Secondary Schools in on the topic, "Urdu Mein in a three-hour 10-minute duel. Ajay Vaid (9419632944), for those top Indian hockey had recommended three names ly help groom the talented stuff The 21-year-old held her Jammu District, "under the Punjabi Se Dar Aamad Siniakova had trailed 1-5 in Dheeraj Sharma and Vijay playing universities on annual of which two coaches, Balbinder from the State into national level nerve, despite squandering two supervision of Prof Vishav Novelon Ka Tanqeedi the first set before surrendering a Gupta, President District Samba basis. Singh from Samba district and players," general secretary of the match points late in the deciding Raksha, HoD Department of Jaiza,"under the supervision 5/2 lead in the second-set Wrestling Association Besides the main tourna- Aashiq Hussain from J&K Club, Mulkh Raj Sharma said. set, to secure a clash against tiebreaker. (Agencies) (9419198654). Sociology, JU. of Prof (Dr) Mohd Jameel. Police have qualified FIVB level