TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Marathon men Djokovic, Murray Salute & Tribute to Siachen Martyrs Tournament set-up Davis Cup blockbuster Jatin, Sourav, Satish, Kuldeep PARIS, Mar 7: stormed back for victory. take RCC Srinagar to semis "The crowd helped for sure. I Novak Djokovic and Andy was struggling a little at the end of Excelsior Sports Correspondent Murray spent almost 10 hours on the third and a little bit throughout court between them as they the fourth," said Murray, who had JAMMU, Mar 7: Brilliant steered Serbia and Great Britain been looking at the prospect of knock of unbeaten 63 runs by into a blockbuster Davis Cup losing from two sets up for the first Jatin Wadhawan, coupled with quarter-final showdown. time in 11 years. superb bowling display by World number one Djokovic "There were long rallies, he Sourav Chopra and skipper needed four hours and 57 minutes was pushing me quite far off the Kuldeep Kumar, besides all- yesterday to defeat Mikhail baseline. I was trying to keep the round show by Satish Kumar Kukushkin 6-7 (6/8) 7-6 (7/3) 4-6 points short but in the fifth I had to helped Rainawari Cricket Club 6-3 6-2 to pull Serbia level at 2-2 grit my teeth, fight hard and I man- (RCC), Srinagar to beat Shastri Cricket Club by 7 and Players in action during a match of Maruti Suzuki Nagrota Premier League T20 Cricket with Kazakhstan in Belgrade. aged to get the win." become first team to seal berth Tournament at Bajalta in Jammu on Monday. Viktor Troicki then beat world Murray hit 10 aces and 40 number 200 Aleksandr winners but suffered 97 unforced in the semifinals of the ongoing Maruti Suzuki Nagrota Premier League Tournament Nedovyesov 6-2 6-3 6-4 to put errors in the gruelling encounter. Salute & Tribute to Siachen 2010 champions Serbia into a July Murray, 28, who won his sin- Martyrs T20 Cricket 15-17 quarter-final with defending gles opener on Friday and teamed Tournament, being organized by Sidhra B Leopards, Sidhra Scorpions, Sagoon champions Great Britain. up with brother Jamie to claim Parade Cricket Association at Djokovic hit 19 aces and 37 Saturday's doubles, was playing Parade ground, here. winners but committed 94 for the first time in five weeks Eaelier, batting first, SCC Kings XI script resounding victories unforced errors in his epic win after taking time off to be with managed to score a fighting total of 120 runs in the stipulated 20 Excelsior Sports Correspondent of the match for his 20 runs and target in 6.4 overs by losing 2 over Kukushkin. wife Kim and baby daughter overs, after struggling at 77 for one . wickets, thus won the match by 8 "This was one of the most dif- Sophia. the loss of 9 wickets in 16 overs BAJALTA, Mar 7: Sidhra B The second match of Group A wickets. Rakesh was declared as ficult matches in my career both "Thank you for all the sup- at one point of time. It was bats- Leopards defeated Pounthal was played between Sidhra man of the match for his all-round physically and mentally," said 28- port today," tweeted Nishikori. man number 10, Akash Manhas Players of RCC Srinagar posing for a group photograph after Fighters, while Sidhra Scorpions Scorpions and Ragoora display. He scored 23 runs and year-old Djokovic, who again was "Sorry we could not win. It was who scored quick-fire unbeaten clinching victory over Shastri Cricket Club at Parade ground on prevailed over Ragoora Youngstars. took 2 wickets. feeling the effects of a shoulder a big battle. We keep working to 33 runs off just 16 balls, studded Monday. Youngstars and Sagoon Kings XI Winning the toss, Ragoora The matches were officiated twinge. improve." with 2 sixes and 2 fours to take got better of Rabta Scorpions in Youngstars elected to bat first and by Sadiq Hussain Malik and World number two Murray In Melbourne, record 32-time ner, Kuldeep Kumar bagged 2 runs of 45 balls, studded with 8 his side total respectable total. the Maruti Suzuki Nagrota scored a meagre total of 72 runs by Madan Mohan from the needed four hours 55 minutes in winners United States up a 3-1 win wickets by giving away 24 runs fours and 2 sixes, while Satish He was given company by num- Premier League T20 Cricket losing all their wickets in 13.1 Department of Youth Services and Birmingham to defeat Kei over Australia but the result was in his quota of 4 overs. Another Kumar made valuable 36 runs ber 11 batsman Vishal Rana, Tournament, an initiative of MLA overs. Sidhra Scorpions comfort- Sports, J&K, while Zulfikar Nishikori 7-5 7-6 (8/6) 3-6 4-6, 6- overshadowed by a bitter row left-arm spinner, Dilbagh Singh off 33 balls with the help of 5 who contributed unbeaten 9 runs Devender Singh Rana at Bajalta ably chased the target in 7 overs Ahmed, Mohammed Gul and 3 in another epic duel as his side between fiery Aussie teammates was the most economical fours and one six. Openers to the total. Earlier, Arvind Playfield in the Nagrota Assembly after losing one wicket only, thus Suresh Singh were the scorers. took an unbeatable 3-1 lead over Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios. bowler, who bowled 4 overs and Puneet Wattal (5) and Ateev scored valuable 21 runs, while Constituency, here. won the match by 9 wickets. Both the matches were played Japan. Tomic challenged the commit- gave away just 16 runs and took Saini (00) went cheaply, though Varun and Chander Pandita Earlier, winning the toss and Salman top scored with 34 runs, under the overall supervision of Murray had seemed set for a ment of Kyrgios to the Davis Cup one wicket, while speedster Puneet began the innings with a chipped in with 9 and 8 runs batting first, Sidhra B Leopards set while Zakir remained unbeaten on Faheem Tak, Vice President Take- comfortable afternoon against after his team-mate's withdrawal Akash Choudhary and all-round cracking cover drive. For SCC, respectively. Amit Sharma also a fighting total of 105 runs for 24. Faisel was declared as man of 1 Channel and Member sixth-ranked Nishikori by taking from the Kooyong tie with illness Satish Kumar also claimed one Varun took 2 wickets by conced- scored 9 runs. For RCC Pounthal Fighters to chase in stip- the match for taking 3 important Organizing Committee. the first two sets against a player and back trouble. wicket each. ing 23 runs in his 3 overs, while Srinagar, speedster Sourav ulated 14 overs. wickets. In tomorrow's fixture, Aithem he had defeated five times in six John Isner was too strong for In reply, RCC chased the tar- Arvind claimed one. Chopra was the pick of the Pounthal Fighters failed to The third match of Group B Wazir will take on Bain 19, Dhanu previous encounters. Tomic, winning 6-4 6-4 5-7 7-6 get easily in 15.1 overs by losing The match was officiated by bowlers, who took 3 important chase the target and scored only 95 was played between Rabta 3 Heroes will face Khanpur Grief But Nishikori battled and was (7/4) to deliver the Americans a 3 wickets, thus won the match Madan Verma and Sanju as wickets by conceding 22 runs in runs in the allotted overs after los- Scorpions and Sagoon Kings XI. Camp and Pali Warriors will lock even a break to the good in the quarter-final clash against by 7 wickets. Jatin Wadhawan umpires, while Amarjeet Singh his 4 overs, while left-arm spin- ing 8 wickets, thus lost the match Batting first, Rabta scored a horns with Jagti Dhammi Blasters. deciding set before Murray Croatia.(AGENCIES) played a brilliant innings of 63 was the scorer. by a narrow margin of 9 runs. paltry total of 64 runs in the allot- of Sidhra B Leopards ted 14 overs. Cricketing greats say India Imran Rashid was declared as man Sagoon Kings XI chased the Tourism deptt likely to sign Two-member Pak team holds MoU with Tollygunge Club meetings with top police officials favourites to win World T20 Excelsior Sports Correspondent and no course fee will be DHARAMSALA, Mar 7: level police team of the State in NEW , Mar 7: are going into the tournament in charged from them at RSGC. the premises of HPCA”. very good form," said Ganguly KOLKATA, Mar 7: With Similarly, the members of the The two-member team of The team is expected to meet Cricketing greats such as at the Aaj Tak's Salaam Cricket an aim to attract golfers and RSGC can also play at the Pakistani officials held meetings Himachal Pradesh Chief Kapil Dev, Sourav Ganguly, conclave here today. also give a fillip to MICE Tollygunge Club with top police officials at the Minister Virbhadra Singh. They Wasim Akram and Inzamam ul Wasim Akram, sharing the dais tourism, the department of Principal Secretary Tourism Himachal Pradesh Cricket will submit a report to Pakistani Haq today picked India as the with Ganguly, Kapil, Inzamam and tourism is likely to sign a expressed hope that the MoU Association soon after arriving Interior Minister Chaudhary overwhelming favourites to win Mohammad Azharuddin, too memorandum of understand- would attract country’s best to assess the security arrange- Nisar Ali Khan and PCB offi- the World T20 title at home. backed the hosts to win the title for ing with India’s second oldest golfers to the State. He said ments for the World cials. "Final is far away but India the second time. golf club - The Tollygunge J&K is one of the best places Cup match to be played between Pakistan are scheduled to have a very good chance with "India are the favourites and Club, Kolkata. for golfers as the State has India and Pakistan on March 19. start their campaign on March 16 the way they have played of late the other top contenders will be Tollygunge Club is the developed its courses to pro- The Pakistani team, headed against a qualifier before clash- (including Asia Cup). Things South Africa, New Zealand and only Country Club of its kind vide best golfing experience to by Director Federal ing with India on March 19. were looking a lot different not Australia. Pakistan will be in India and ranked amongst the players. He said RSGC is Investigation Agency (FIA) However, the much-antici- so long ago (when the team lost unpredictable as usual. It is a Winners of Strength Lifting Competition organized by the top 20 Clubs of the world. one of the best golf courses in Usman Anwar and comprising pated match has been thrown to Bangladesh and South Africa new tournament and new game Choudhary Gym in Jammu. It is spread over a hundred South Asia besides other beau- Pakistan Cricket Board official into jeopardy after HP Chief in ODIs). What they have done for Pakistan. They should forget acres with a Club House that is tiful courses at Gulmarg, Ajam Khan, crossed over to Minister Virbhadra Singh said in the last 8-9 matches, if they what happened in Asia Cup and Choudhary Gym organizes over 220 years old. Pahalgam and Jammu. India via the land transit route of the game should be shifted out show the same intensity India enjoy the tournament," said It offers facilities for golf, The President of the Attari-Wagah border of Punjab. to respect popular sentiment have a very good chance. India Akram.(PTI) tennis, squash, indoor and out- Tollygunge Club assured Sources in the know of after the Pathankot terror Strength Lifting Competition door swimming, riding and ama- Principal Secretary Tourism developments said the officials attacks. (PTI) Surya Yadav cracks ton as teur equestrian sports. There is that they would promote were “busy in talks with high Excelsior Sports Correspondent City. also a well-equipped and exten- J&K’s golf courses among its State Fencing C’ship Prem Choudhary while hon- sively used gym with profession- members. Tug of War trials Mumbai put up huge score JAMMU, Mar 7: Choudhary ouring In-charge Police Post, al instructors. The Club has a Director Tourism from Mar 19 MUMBAI, Mar 7: Gym organized Strength Lifting Chowk Chobutra, Sunil Manhas, a bridge room, a billiards room, a Kashmir Mr Mahmood A on Mar 12 Competition in its premises at National medalist appealed the pro-shop, a well-stocked library, Shah who was also present in Excelsior Sports Correspondent Middle-order batsman joined rookie opener Moti Bazar, here. players to take sports as a career Excelsior Sports Correspondent in the list of centurions for Mumbai who rode on the duo's cyber cafe, unisex salon and the meeting said that golfers JAMMU, Mar 7: The J&K About 80 players contested in option and not just as recreational herbal ayurvedic centre. visit to the state will give a tons to notch up an imposing first-innings score of 603 against Rest the Competition with great zeal JAMMU, Mar 7: To pick the Amateur Fencing Association is activity. The decision in this boost to tourism activities in of India in the Irani Cup game here today. and enthusiasm, wherein Sandeep Sunil Sharma, Ajay Sharma, State team for 9th Open Senior organizing 14th Open J&K State regard was taken by Principal the State. Rest batted after tea to reply with 36 for 1 in 16 overs on day two of (Manu) from Choudhary Gym Rahul Sawhney (National medalist) National Tug of War Fencing Championship from Secretary Tourism J&K the five-day match at the Brabourne Stadium. was adjudged as the Champion of and Vinay Sharma (National medal- A presentation was also Championship to be held on March 19 to March 21, 2016 in col- Government Sandeep Nayak Champions. ist) officiated the Competition. given to inform about the March 28 and 29 at Sports laboration with J&K State Sports The batsman out was opener K S Bharat, caught at point while cut- Prem Choudhary, Chairman Results: Below 53 Kg: Ziya with President Tollygunge offered packages of all the Complex, Punjabi University, Council at Jawahar Navodaya ting an Abhishek Nayar . At stumps Faiz Fazal (18) and night Indian Style Wrestling Association Khan Ist, Shubam 2nd and Rohit Club Kallol Datta and its CEO golf courses in the state. Patiala, the Jammu and Kashmir Vidyalaya, Nud, Samba. watchman Jayant Yadav (1) were at the crease. A K Mukerjee yesterday. presented welcome address. 3rd. Director Tourism Jammu R Tug of War Association, under the Acording to a handout Earlier Yadav, unbeaten on 88 in last evening's Mumbai total of As per the decision, the He appealed to the 53 to 59 Kg: Arun Anand 1ST, K Verma, Deputy Director presidentship of Hardeep Singh issued here, the Association has 386 for 3, went on to punish the toothless Rest bowling to make 156 club will promote Royal Government to provide healthy Shravan 2nd and Sushant 3rd. Tourism Publicity Peerzada Anand will be conducting selec- asked its affiliate units to send in 271 balls, striking a six and 24 fours. Infrastructure in the State with 59 to 66 Kg: Akshay Gupta 1st Springs Golf Course Srinagar Zahoor, Chairman PILTOF tion trials on March 12, 2016 at their teams under the categories Yadav, who had scored a hundred in the semi-final regard to modernization of tradi- , Shubam Gupta 2nd, and Achal among its 7000 members Nasir Shah, Chairman AKTO Unique Public Higher Secondary of Under–12, Under-14 and against Madhya Pradesh at Cuttack, was finally dismissed by off tional Akharas. Gupta 3rd. across India. The members were also present in the meet- School, Gadigarh, here. Under–17 and open both boys spinner Jayant Yadav who accepted a return catch off an attempted Yudhvir Sethi, BJP vice presi- 66 to 74 Kg: Ritlesh Gupta 1st, will be given all the facilities ing. According to a handout and girls for participation in the drive. The same bowler then sent back Abhishek Nayar and Dhawal dent was the chief guest on the Azim Aslam 2nd, and Sahil Verma issued her, the Association has Championship. Kulkarni in successive overs.(PTI) occasion. 3rd. asked the players desirous to He appealed the youth to take 74 to 83 Kg: Sandeep ( Manu) Army, Air Force to participate take part in the trials to report at inspiration from young revolution- Ist, Ashok 2ND , and Tajinder the venue on the said date at 10 aries like Chander Shekher Azad, Sing 3rd. am sharp. Bhagat Singh and likes, who were 83 to 93 Kg: Dushyant Ghai in National Rafting C’ship the products of Akharas. 1st, Gorav 2ND , and Susheel 3rd. 250 visas for Pak He promised to modernize Above 93 Kg: Aseem Gupta Excelsior Sports Correspondent Havildar Yogesh KN of Dewan Mandir Akharas in Jammu 1st, Avinash 2nd and Karan 3rd. Indian Army team, who has fans for each match UDHAMPUR, Mar 7: To internationally represented India NEW DELHI, Mar 7: promote adventure sports in in World Rafting Championship, remote areas of Jammu and Indo - India will issue 250 visas to Kashmir, the Directorate of Australian Joint expedition and Pakistani spectators for each match their team plays during the Tourism, J&K is organizing a has won multiple accolades, has three day long event ‘Chenab forthcoming World Twenty20 appreciated the initiative taken cricket tournament, including a Challenge-River Rafting by Tourism Department Jammu high-voltage game against the Championship-2016 from and Kashmir for organizing this hosts at Dharamsala. March 10 to March 12, 2016 at national level sport. He is keen- "As of now, we have decided Baradari, Reasi. ly looking forward to participate to issue 250 visas to Pakistani Eleven teams will be partici- in the event. cricket fans for each match pating in the event which will Besides two Army adven- Pakistani team will play in the include a sixteen-member ture teams and Air Force team, T20 tournament," a senior Home Indian Army rafting team and BSF, ITBP, JKP, two locals Ministry official said. two local teams from Reasi. teams from Reasi, one team The five-day visa will be White Water Rafting is each from Directorate of issued accordingly after furnish- Dignitaries lighting ceremonial lamp during Annual Day cel- essentially a high-risk adventure Tourism, Jammu region and ing of tickets of matches, return ebration at JK Convent School in Jammu. sport and participation in it Kashmir region and a Women tickets for road or rail or air trans- requires high initiative, risk tak- team from Ladakh will partici- port and accommodation book- JK Convent School ing ability and bravado. pate in the Championship. ings.(PTI) celebrates 6th Annual Day Excelsior Correspondent capacities during their perform- ances especially in Dance and play JAMMU, Mar 7: JK convent (Bobby) which was highly hailed school, Indira Chowk, Subash by all presented on this occasion. Nagar, Jammu celebrated its 6th Kuldeep Raj Verma in his Annual day at Auditorium of address praised J. K. Convent for Govt. Polytechnic, Bikram giving such a platform, opportuni- Chowk, Jammu. ty and exposure to all kids and On this occasion Kuldeep Raj encourage staff in his words. Verma former MOS OBC, was the Rohit Bains, Director of the chief guest while Kamal Gupta school highlighted the achieve- (President, Private School ments in the field of curricular and Association) presided over the co-curricular activities. function and Satish Sharma was ‘Students are the future of our the guest of honor. nation and school is trying his best The function commenced with to provide them quality education lighting of the lamp by the chief to shape them accordingly'. Sd/- guest echoed with Saraswati van- The function was attended by Joint Director, Central, dana. The school children showed the parents of the Children Soil & Water Conservation Department, J&K various spellbound cultural activi- Teachers, Staff, Instructors, Office Raika-Narwal Bypass Opp. Forest Protection Force, ties through which they shown Choreographers and the member Jammu their hidden capabilities and of the civil society. DIP/J-1739-P Dt: 5-3-2016 DIP/J-10223 Dt: 4-3-2016