FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Australia ODIs: Choice between Karnewar’s maiden ton gives Vidarbha Sindhu sails through; Vaishnavi, Ashmita first-innings lead before ROI fightback enter maiden Senior National semis Khaleel, Unadkat NAGPUR, Feb 14: At the start of the day, MUMBAI, Feb 14: While the two T20 matches While Bumrah, Shami and Vidarbha's hopes for the first- GUWAHATI, Feb 14: great rearguard action to secure progressed to the last four with will be a pre-cursor to the ODI Bhuvneshwar are certainties in the Little-known and batting with innings lead depended on the blade a 16-21 21-17 21-19 win over straight game wins over their Olympic silver medallist P V Zeroing in on players for a series, vice captain Rohit Sharma pace department, the bone of con- the tail, Akshay Karnewar struck of their wicket-keeper Akshay Aakarshi Kashyap in the quar- respective opponents. couple of available World Cup is likely to be given a short break tention is a left-arm seamer who his maiden first-class century to Wadkar, who was overnight Sindhu sailed into the last four ters. While Lakshya beat spots, including a toss-up between to rejuvenate and come back fresh will add variation to the line-up. hand Vidarbha a crucial 95-run unbeaten on 50. stage, while Nagpur's Vaishnavi The fourth seeded Assamese Aryamann Tandon 21-14 21-10, left-arm pacers Jaydev Unadkat for the ODIs. Khaleel, the young Rajasthan first-innings lead before Rest of Wadkar (73) and Karnewar (15 Bhale and Ashmita Chaliha of girl had earlier defeated Vaidehi Harsheel Dani's superb run was and Khaleel Ahmed, will be the The selectors have already speedster, played in Australia and India, riding on a fighting partner- not out overnight) added 79 runs Assam showed superb resilience Choudhari 21-13 15-21 21-12 in cut short by Kaushal, who selection committee's primary identified 13 certainties for the New Zealand but he looked like a ship, erased the deficit in the Irani for the seventh wicket and when the to book their maiden semifinal the pre-quarterfinals. notched up a 21-11 21-19 to focus on Friday when it picks the World Cup and they are Virat work in progress who could be all Cup here today. former was cleaned up by young spots on a dramatic day at the In men's singles, Lakshya make his maiden semifinal spot India squad for the limited-overs Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit at sea in a mega-event like the With Ajinkya Rahane (25) and leg-spinner Rahul Chahar, 83rd Senior National Badminton Sen and Kaushal Dharmamer at the tournament. (PTI) series against Australia. Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, World Cup. Hanuma Vihari (40) walking back Vidarbha needed another 24 runs to Championship here today. India will play two T20 Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar Unadkat, who has only sporad- unbeaten at stumps, the third day's go ahead. On a day when three pre- India ‘A’ bowl out England Lions Internationals and five ODIs, start- Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Vijay ically played for India since his play ended on an even keel. Karnewar then not only held quarterfinals were postponed ing February 24, in what will be Shankar, Yuzvendra Chahal, debut in 2010, is suddenly back in The hosts, who resumed the the innings, but also took the oppo- due to uneven court surface at for 140, take upper hand their last international assignment Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar contention after a good Ranji day on 245 for six, ended their first sition bowlers to task, striking 13 the Assam Badminton before the World Cup, which Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Trophy season where he led innings at 425, courtesy Karnewar's fours and two sixes. Academy, Sindhu went about MYSURU, Feb 14: edging one to Bharat off Varun begins in England on May 30. Mohammed Shami. Saurashtra to the final. unbeaten knock of 102 off 133 Seasoned off-spinner Akshay her business as usual, beating Aaron, who worked up good The series against Australia Skipper Kohli and pace spear- Unadkat is a matured bowler balls. The hosts had bowled Rest of Wakahre (20) and pacer Rajneesh Riya Mookerjee 21-16 21-7 in India 'A' bundled out pace. will also be an indicator as to who head Bumrah will be back in now with more variations and an India out for 330 in their first essay. Gurbani (28 not out) too played 28 minutes to progress to the England Lions for 140 to take a The Indian bowlers came to among Rishabh Pant and Dinesh action for the final dress rehearsal increase in pace. He is also more First-innings centurion Vihari handy knocks as the hosts extended semifinals. 252-run first-innings lead and the fore, striking at regular inter- Karthik will board the Heathrow- and the selectors are unlikely look experienced courtesy his IPL then showed defiance and added 56 their lead. The top seed from the upper hand in the second vals to dismiss the Lions in 48.4 bound flight as a specialist-bats- beyond 16 to 17 players, who are stints. runs for the third wicket with skip- For ROI, Chahar (4-112) was Hyderabad, a former champion, unofficial Test here today. overs. man-cum-second-wicketkeeper. now in the scheme of things for the A shoot-out is expected per Ajinkya Rahane, which helped the pick of the bowlers, while had opened her campaign with a Following on, the visitors The talented Ollie Pope was KL Rahul is back in the mix as World Cup. between Pant and Karthik, who the visitors wipe off the deficit and Karnataka spinner K Gowtham (2- 21-11 21-13 win over Nagpur's ended the second day at 24 for the top-scorer with 25 as the rest the third opener after a couple of There are at least four con- are both finishers in their own finish the day seven runs ahead at 33), Saurashtra spinner Malvika Bansod in the morning. no loss in their second innings, of the line-up faltered against good innings for India A against tenders for the last two slots right. 102 for two on a deteriorating pitch Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2-111) Vaishnavi, who had won the still behind by 228 runs. the varied bowling attack which England Lions in the two unoffi- depending on the combination the Pant could also double up as at the VCA Stadium. and UP pacer Ankit Rajpoot (2-84) All India ranking tournament Earlier, the Lions fought saw medium-pacer Saini and cial Tests. team management would want. the third opener although Rahul is Earlier, Karnewar, who has were also among the wickets. 2015 and finished runners-up at back strongly to stop India 'A' at left-arm spinner Shahbaz also in contention as he has the played just 11 first-class matches In their second essay, ROI 2016, dug deep to eke out a 392 after the hosts had resumed Nadeem pick up three wickets team management's backing. and also bowls slow left-arm spin, opener Anmolpreet Singh (6) fell hard-fought 19-21 22-20 21-11 at 282 for three. each. (PTI) (PTI) proved his mettle with the bat. cheaply while India international win over third seed Shriyanshi Test discard Karun Nair did- Mayank Agarwal, who had scored Pardeshi. n't add to his overnight score of De Goede, Van Doren 73rd Santosh Trophy Day-4 95 in the first essay, was dismissed The maximum cheer was 14, nicking one to keeper Ollie win 2018 FIH Players on 27. reserved for local sensation Pope off Zak Chappell. Vihari and Rahane ensured Ashmita, who kept her cool in Wickets tumbled as the of Year awards there was no further damage and two successive thrillers to set up England bowlers stuck to their Haryana holds UP to goalless draw; LAUSANNE held the innings together. a semifinal clash against task. Only K S Bharat, a centuri- (SWITZERLAND), Feb 14: Punjab scripts solitary goal win Brief Scores: ROI 330 and Sindhu. on in the last game, made a sig- 102/2 (Hanuma Vihari 40 not out, The 19-year-old left-handed nificant contribution, with a bel- India continued to draw a Excelsior Sports Correspondent points. It was in 37th minute of Mayank Agarwal 27, Akshay sensation from Assam, who ligerent 46 before being the last blank as Netherlands' Eva de the match, the Referee awarded Wakhare 1-31) versus Vidarbha claimed her first two senior man out. KATRA, Feb 14: Haryana Goede and Arthur Van Doren of penalty in favour of Punjab and 425 (Akshay Karnewar 102, international titles at the Dubai Chappell was the best bowler held Uttar Pradesh to a goalless Belgium were on Thursday named Harpal made no mistake in con- Akshay Wadkar 73, Sanjay International Challenge and for the Lions with 4 for 60 while draw (0-0), while Punjab defeat- as the International Hockey verting that into a goal and giv- Ramaswamy 65, Rahul Chahar 4- Tata Open International spinner Danny Briggs recovered Federation's (FIH) Players of the Union Minister of Steel Birender Singh felicitating Gourav ed Himachal Pradesh by a soli- ing his team a one goal lead. 112, K Gowtham 2-33). (PTI) Challenge last year, showed from a tough first day to finish Year for 2018. Abrol Director MV International School in Jammu. tary goal in the ongoing 73rd With this win, Punjab has a with 3 for 71. Santosh Trophy matches for Since the inception of the total of 6 points in two matches The England openers started North Zone at the Shri Mata awards in 1998, no Indian hockey and stands at the top in Group A, Excise & Taxation employees excel positively, making 23 in the first Union Minister felicitates students, Vaishno Devi Sports Complex, player has managed to bag the while Delhi is leading Group B. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Championship at Alwar in five overs before Max Holden coveted awards. here today. Rajasthan. departed for 19, leg-before to Two matches were played As per the fixture, Delhi will JAMMU, Feb 14: Two While de Goede, 29, was Director of MV International take on Uttarakhand at 10 am Amit Sharma from the Navdeep Saini. named the Female Player of the Excelsior Sports Correspondent MS Malik, Chairman and today in Group A. employees of Excise and Excise Department clinched one Sam Hain, who had scored a In the first match, Haryana and J&K will lock horns with Year, world champions Belgium's President Jaat Sabha Chandigarh at 1 pm tomorrow. gold and one silver in 400 mtrs fifty in the first 'Test' and Van Doren, 24, was picked up as JAMMU, Feb 14: Gourav Chandigarh/ Panchkula. held Uttar Pradesh to a goalless and 200 mtrs races respectively, Duckett couldn't forge a signifi- draw. The players of both the The Championship is being the Male Player of the Year for a Abrol, Director MV This Award was in recogni- while Vishal Sharma from State cant partnership with the latter International School was pre- teams showed extraordinary organized by J&K Football second consecutive time.(PTI) tion of his hard work and enthu- Taxes Department also clinched sented 'Award of Honour' by soccer skills but none of the Association under the aegis of siasm in raising the standard of All India Football Federation two silver medals in Walk and Chaudhary Birender Singh, teams could score till the end of 5000 mtrs. J&K wins 2 gold in 11th Union Minister of Steel in the education in District Samba. the match, thus shared a point (AlFF) in collaboration with Students of 'Music Studio' of J&K State Sports Council and is Both the players had repre- presence of Dr Jitendra Singh, each. sented in National Masters MV International School were being supported by Shri Mata National Kalaripayattu C’ship Minister of State in Prime In another match, Punjab Athletic Championship at Jaipur also facilitated by the Minister Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Minister's Office and Governor beat Himachal Pradesh, by one also. Excelsior Sports Correspondent The medal winners were Ina for their unique musical presen- J&K Bank Ltd. Satyapal Malik. goal to nil (1-0), thus grabbed 3 Taxation Department brought It is pertinent to mention Dhar (gold in fighting event) tation in honour of the guests JAMMU, Feb 14: Jammu Prominent among others laurels to the State by winning here that last year both the play- and Koushal Garg (gold in fight- during the celebration of Basant and Kashmir won 2 gold medals present on the occasion were one gold and three silver medals ers had participated in the Indo ing event). Panchami & 138th Birth in the 11th National Ajay Nanda, former Minister; in the recently concluded All Bangla Masters Championship The medallists after return- anniversary of Rahbr-e-Azam Kalaripayattu Championship, Bikram Randhawa MLC; DC India Masters Athletics at Delhi. Reasi; DC Udhampur and Dr Deem Bandhu Ch Chotu Ram. Kathua District Athletics Meet on Feb 19 Women’s Cricket U-19 One Day Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent According to a handout Tripura eves humiliate issued here by Sharat Chander KATHUA, Feb 14: Jammu Singh, General Secretary, J&K and Kashmir Amateur Athletics Athletics Association, the ath- J&K by 190 runs Association will conduct Kathua letes desirous to take part in the District Athletic Meet on Meet have been advised to bring Excelsior Sports Correspondent runs to the total respectively. February 19, 2019 at Sports with them age proof certificates. Extras also contributed 44 runs Stadium here. JAMMU, Feb 14: Jammu to the total. From Jammu and For further details, the ath- and Kashmir eves suffered a The events will be conducted Special athletes of J&K posing after excelling in Handball Kashmir, Arti took 2 wickets, letes can contact organisers humiliating defeat against Medal winners of 11th National Kalaripayattu Championship in the age Groups of Under-16, Sanjeev and Arun on mobile National coaching Camp at Agra in Uttar Pradesh. while Ronak Jahan and Sadiya U-18, U-20 and above 20 for Tripura in the Women's Cricket Wani claimed one wicket each. posing along with President of the Association President, Dr SM numbers 9419207313 and Under-19 One Day Tournament Bali after returning back from Bangalore. boys and girls. 9419125450 respectively. In reply, J&K bundled out The events include 100 mtrs, Special athletes of J&K at Margoa Cricket Club, Goa. for 61 runs in 30.3 overs. Lalita The selected athletes will Earlier, put into bat, Tripura organised by Karnataka ing back from Karnataka were 200 mtrs, 400 mtrs, 800 mtrs, participate in J&K State (12) was the only batswomen to Kalaripayattu Association, 1500 mtrs, 5000 mtrs, besides rode on a brilliant 84 runs by cross double figure mark. From accorded a warm reception by Athletics Championship to be skipper Ambika Debnath to under the aegis of Indian Kalaripayattu Association of Long Jump, Shot Put, Javelin conducted at Jammu University win 3rd place in Handball Tripura, Hiramani Gour and Kalaripayattu Federation at and Discus Throw. score a good total of 251 runs, Puja Das took 3 wickets each, Jammu and Kashmir led by its from March 11 to 13, 2019. Excelsior Sports Correspondent panied by support staff including Bangalore, recently. losing 6 wickets in the process. while Priya Tripura claimed 2 President, Dr SM Bali, who also Head Coach Sahil Badyal, Vikram Around 350 players drawn Puja PAUL, Ananya Debnath, wickets. Antara Das and Kritika happens to be the Joint Secretary JAMMU, Feb 14: Special ath- Pratap and Shivani. from 18 States of the country Gangati Tripura and Tumpa Das Karmakar also claimed one of Indian Olympic Association letes of Special Olympics Bharat All the Special athletes from took part in this mega event. contributed 44, 30, 20 and 13 wicket each. (IOA). J&K got third position in the State got exposure and their Handball National Coaching parents and caretakers were Camp at Agra in Uttar Pradesh. enthusiastic for more such future Special athletes from different events to uplift the morale of these States of India participated in this children. national event. The sole motive of The event was held under the this sports event was to involve overall supervision of Melvin special athletes and empower their Clive, Senior Manager Sports self confidence and sportsman- SOB National Office; Virender ship as well as their hidden talent Kumar Area Director Haryana through the medium of sports. and Bhupal Mehta Sports Students in colourful attires posing along with dignitaries A team of 8 male athletes Director Uttar Pradesh. during Annual Day celebration at Dogra HSS Shastri Nagar in namely Jasdeep Singh, Chaman, All Special athletes of Special Jammu. Rakesh, Ravinder, Paramjeet, Olympic Bharat SOB Jammu & Nitish, Pardeep, Rohit and and 2 Kashmir participated under Dogra HSS celebrates female athletes namely Sakshi skilled guidance of Raj Kumar and Kauveri. Sharma, Area Director SOB- Annual Day These atheletes were accom- J&K. Excelsior Correspondent and highlighted the achieve- Ajeet, Deepak win medals ments of the school in academ- JAMMU, Feb 14: Dogra ic, curricular and extra-curricu- Higher Secondary School, lar activities. Shastri Nagar, Jammu celebrat- in Body Building Fed Cup A colourful cultural pro- Excelsior Sports Correspondent accompanied as coach by Rajesh ed its Annual Day and Prize gramme was presented by the Distribution Function at Dutta, General Secretary J&K students. The toddlers of Pre- JAMMU, Feb 14: Ajeet Body Building Association, who Abhinav Theatre, here today. Primary presented the Kids Singh Jamwal and Deepak The students presented a happens to be the trainer of both dance on jungle song which Sharma, the members of Jammu these players. bonanza of cultural items with enthralled the audience pres- and Kashmir State Body great enthusiasm and fervour. ents there. The other students Th. Gulchain Singh Charak, also presented variety of items former Minister and President and skits which included Dogra Sadar Sabha J&K was Punjabi bhangra, Dogri Dance the chief guest, while Arvinder etc. and were greatly appreciat- Singh Aman, Additional ed by the audience. Secretary JKAACL, Surekha The chief guest in his Charak President, Dogra speech lauded the efforts of the Academy Society, R Vijay students and staff im making Mangotra, Deputy Divisional the programme a grand success. Warden Civil Defence, Jammu He said that Dogra Group of and Rameshwar Singh, Educational Institutions has President JKPSCC were the strived towards excellence in guests of honour. collaboration with all stake- Prominent among those holders. who attended the function He said that school has set included Uma Katal, Manager, an example not only in aca- Rich Harvest Schools, Samar demics but also to promote Ajeet Singh Jamwal and Deepak Sharma displaying muscles Dev Singh Charak Secretary national integrity, cultural val- while posing for a photograph along with officials. Dogra Educational Trust, Bela ues, unity and moral values in Thakur, Principal Dogra the society. Building team excelled at 8th Chairman of J&K Body Degree College and Ruchi Japneet Kaur, Shallu and Federation Cup Body Building Charak, Administrator Rich Building Association, Raman Eisha Gupta conducted the pro- Championship held at Bhalla, former Minister and BS Harvest School Bari Brahmana. ceedings of the programme. Chandigarh recently. Earlier, Deepika Dutta pre- Thirthi, President of the The Function concluded Ajeet won silver medal while Association lauded the efforts of sented welcome address. with a vote of thanks presented Deepak claimed bronze medal in School Principal Davinder these players and their coach for by Vice Principal, Nirmala the Championship. this achievement. Kour presented Annual Report Koul. These medal winners were