SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Defending champion Federer Sran impresses, Kohli, Dhawan among runs as India win opener into Brisbane semifinals PERTH, Jan 8: ter but Bosisto, trying to hit over long,-on provided an easy skier BRISBANE, Jan 8: other semifinal match will feature After an exchange of breaks India started their limited- for Ravichandran Ashwin. 2015 finalist Milos Raonic against early in the third, Tomic clinched overs tour of Australia on a pos- Western Australia were Roger Federer overcame a lin- Bernard Tomic. it on his first match point, aveng- itive note, comprehensively never in the match save for for- gering sickness to hold off Grigor Tomic ended Kei Nishikori's ing a loss to Nishikori last year. beating a second-string Western mer Australia opener Travis Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 today streak of semifinal appearances at "That was very, very special to Australia XI by 74 runs in a Birt, who scored an unbeaten 74 and take his title defense into the the Brisbane International with a me," Tomic said. "Last year, Twenty20 warm-up game here off 60 balls. Players posing for a photograph during concluding ceremony of JK-UAE T20 Friendship Cup finals. semifinals at the Brisbane 6-3 1-6 6-3 win, his first over a top unfortunately, I lost very comfort- today with Virat Kohli and Among other bowlers, left- International. 10 player on home soil. ably to Kei, and today played very Shikhar Dhawan striking fluent arm spinners Axar Patel and Federer delayed his opening half-centuries. Ravindra Jadeja had identical Danube thrashes Simula in JK-UAE match at the Australian Open Batting first, India scored a figures of 2/13 from three overs. warmup until the fifth day because healthy 192 for four in 20 overs In all, Dhoni used six bowlers of a flu-like illness and was play- with Dhawan and Kohli con- resting Ishant Sharma for tomor- T20 Friendship Cup finals ing Dimitrov in the quarterfinals tributing 74 runs each. row's warm-up one day match. on less than 24 hours rest. The duo added 149 runs for Earlier, Test captain Kohli Excelsior Sports Correspondent international cricketers from U.A.E. set a massive target of His serve in the first set was the second wicket after Rohit came back from a well-deserved Pakistan and U.A.E. Playing and 171 runs for Simula J&K. almost flawless, dropping just two Sharma (6) missed out on a run break and warmed up nicely JAMMU, Jan 8: Danube performing under flood lights Shimon Anwar was the top scor- points, and he appeared to be on feast on a bouncy WACAwicket. with a 44-ball 74 that had seven Lions defeated Simula J&K con- was again a new and enriching er from Danube with 66 runs off course with break-point chances Skipper Mahendra Singh boundaries and three sixes. vincingly in the finals of the experience for the players from 32 balls, studded with 6 sixes and for another straight-set victory Dhoni, who promoted himself to Dhawan, whose form has inaugural JK UAE T20 Cricket the visiting teams. 2 fours. Shamiullah Younis and over the young Bulgarian some- No. 4, also hit a quickfire 22 off been patchy of late, also looked Friendship Cup, which conclud- Ajman Oval Cricket Council Mohammad Imran added 47 and times likened to him because of 14 balls. in good touch as he played 46 ed at Ajman Oval Cricket lauded the efforts of Hilal Rather, 28 runs respectively. Hilal Rather their similar styles before In reply, Western Australia balls hitting eight boundaries Stadium. Dubai. promoter of Simula Sports Club, took 2 important wickets for Dimitrov rallied. XI could only manage 118/6 as and an equal number of sixes. The Tournament had begun at in bringing a rich mix of experi- Simula, while Sahil Sharma, After wasting a chance to rookie left-arm speedster The Delhi duo was helped by Ajman Oval Cricket Stadium on enced and budding talent all the Raman Dutta and Sameer serve for the second set in a nerv- Barinder Sran bowled impres- the fact that the ball came onto January 1, 2016 and came to a way from the State of Jammu and Khajuria claimed 1 wicket each. ous 10th game, Dimitrov dominat- sively to notch up figures of the bat nicely and they were able successful end yesterday. Kashmir to play at Ajman Oval Simula J&K, in reply, col- ed the tiebreaker and forced a 2/24 from 4 overs. to play their strokes in free- The tournament was organ- Cricket Stadium in UAE. The lapsed at 65 runs against bowling decider. More importantly, Sran hit flowing manner. ized by Simula Sports Club, in Council has also invited Mr. attack which possessed interna- Federer, after showing signs of the right length, hurried the bats- Dhawan hooked fast bowler association with Ministry of Rather to bring a team from the tional stuff in Riaz Afridi and fatigue in the second set, took a men with short balls and also Matthew Kelly for a couple of Youth Services and Sports, State of Jammu and Kashmir to likes. Rana Dastagir and Zahoor quick break before the third, and showed his skills of being able sixes and also punished leg- Jammu and Kashmir and J&K participate in a cricket league Khan took 3 wickets each for then went on a roll to set up three to swing the white kookaburra at spinner James Muirhead with a Police Department with an tournament to be held in the Danube, while Aamir Hayat took match points in the ninth game. a lively pace. slog-swept six over deep mid- objective of giving International month of February-March, 2016. 2 wickets. Riaz Afridi and Ali Again Dimitrov rallied, winning He got opener Darcy Short wicket. exposure and providing ample As per Salman Ahmad, Afzal bagged 1 wicket each. five consecutive points and forc- (5) with a delivery that kicked Kohli, on his part, looked opportunity to the state youth to Executive Board member of The organizers of the tourna- ing Federer to serve it out which up as the batsmen was hurried more solid as he hit medium showcase their skill on an inter- Ajman Oval Cricket Stadium, ment Simula Sports Club the 17-time major winner duly into playing a shot and an easy pacer David Moody for two Defending champion Roger Federer of Switzerland cele- national platform. Anis Sajan, Managing Director thanked the Executive Board did. catch was taken at mid-wicket. sixes including one that was brates his win against Tobias Kamke of Germany during their During the tournament the of Danube, UAE lavished praise members of Ajman Oval Cricket By holding off Dimitrov, who Sran also got rival skipper pulled in front of square. match at the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament in touring teams not only got an for the cricketers of Jammu and Stadium, Khalil Ghulamnabi, is 10 years his junior, Federer set Will Bosisto (1) with a delivery He also flicked Kelly for his Brisbane. (UNI) opportunity to play at world Kashmir for their sportsmanship Aamir Sarfraz, Salman Ahmad, up a meeting with 22-year-old that was just short of three-quar- third six. (PTI) famous International Cricket and talent. Rashid Ghulam Nabi and Dominic Thiem, the youngest Tomic fired nine aces in the different." grounds like Ajman Oval and In the final match of the tour- Shujaddin Chaudhry for extend- player in the top 20. first set and broke in the eighth Raonic relied on his big serve RMPS organizes Inter-House Sharjah Cricket Stadium but also nament, winning the toss and ing support in making the event a Thiem beat third-seeded game, but Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. to dictate a 6-4 6-4 win over world to play and compete against the electing to bat first, Danube, big success. Marin Cilic 2-6 7-6 (4) 6-4. The Open finalist, won five straight No 78-ranked Lucas Pouille. games in the second to level the On the women's side, fourth- Tug of War competition Junior Warriors enter finals in U-16 Tourney match and maintain his hopes of seeded Angelique Kerber moved Excelsior Sports Correspondent Jhelum House bagged third and reaching the Brisbane semifinals into the final by beating Carla fourth positions respectively. New Challenger thrashes FCC for the fourth straight year. Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-3. (PTI) JAMMU, Jan 8: RM Public Principal of the School, School organized an Inter-House Ravinder Kour highlighted the Tug of War competition in its importance of games and sports in Jammu Tawi Premier T20 Sania-Hingis in Brisbane School premises, here today. and encouraged the students to Excelsior Sports Correspondent wickets each. Gourav Khajuria The students showcased take active part in sports activities. was declared as man of the match. sportsman spirit and the students The competition was organ- JAMMU, Jan 8: Riding on Meanwhile, in Under-16 Boys International Final of 1st and 2nd classes exhibited ized under the supervision of brilliant knocks of 88 and 62 runs Jammu Budding T20 Cup, Junior BRISBANE, Jan 8: past their rivals in the opening set their talent in the games. Physical instructor, Nardeep and by Gourav Khajuria and Vimarsh Warriors defeated Col R N Chopra before facing slight resistance in Tawi House got first position Jaswinder. Coordinator Pre- Kaw respectively, coupled with 4- Cricket Club in a close contest by Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza the second. and Basanter House secured sec- Primary Wing, Pooja Padwal was wicket haul by Deepak Singh 12 runs. and her Swiss partner Martina "It's been a long time since ond position, while as Chenab and also present on the occasion. Manhas, New Challenger Cricket Winning the toss and batting Hingis continued their stupen- we've lost, but it's never easy to dous run by clinching their 25th start a new season, especially Winners of 7th District Tennis Ball Cricket Championship Club thrashed Friends Cricket first, Junior Warriors scored 149 victory together to enter the final when you're coming off such a North Zone Inter-University Football Tournament posing for a group at Kargil on Friday. Club (FCC) by a big margin of 52 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. of the Brisbane International great season. Everyone's gunning runs in the ongoing 3rd Jammu Sarthak Peshin and Kanaihya 7th District Tennis Ball Cricket Tennis Tournament here today. for us - we're the hunted," Sania Jammu University drubs Tawi Premier T20 Cricket Wadhawan contributed 43 runs The top-seeded Indo-Swiss said. Tournament, being played at each, while Satyabrat scored 22 duo defeated the Slovak-Russian "We're just taking it one UT University by 2-1 C'ship concludes at Kargil GGM Science College Hostel runs. For RN Chopra Club, Anmol combination of Andreja Klepac match at a time, stay positive, and ground, here. took 4 wickets, while Murtuwan Excelsior Sports Correspondent ed the game from the word go Excelsior Sports Correspondent In reply, District Police and Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3 7-5 to pick up from where we left off." and succeeded in scoring its first Earlier, winning the toss and claimed one. make the summit clash. Sania and Hingis won five chased the required runs in 6 JAMMU, Jan 8: Jammu goal in the 12th minute through batting first, New Challenger In reply, Col RN Chopra Sania and Hingis will next be titles last season and their unbeat- KARGIL, Jan 8: Despite overs and won the match by 7 University defeated Uttaranchal Vivasvan Sawhney. Club scored a decent total of 187 Cricket Club managed to score up against winner of the other en streak is the longest since Sara chilly weather conditions, wickets. Pawan of District runs in the stipulated 20 overs. 137 runs in 20 overs. Raj Partap Technical University in a close The second goal by Jammu District Tennis Ball Cricket Police was awarded as man of semifinal between the Spanish Errani and Roberta Vinci's 25 in a Gourav Khajuria top scored with top scored with 25 runs, while contest by two goals to one (2-1) University was scored by Ravi Association, Kargil, under the the match for his unbeaten 31 team of Anabel Medina row in 2012. 88 runs, while Vimarsh Kaw con- Ayush Andotra contributed 21 in the North Zone Inter- B Rana in 55th minute of the aegis of Jammu and Kashmir runs. Garrigues and Arantxa Parra The Italians had also won five tributed 62 runs to the total. runs and Abhay Tandon chipped in University Men's Football match. Tennis Ball Cricket Association, Additional Superintendent of Santonja and the German wild- titles in a row, at Barcelona, Manjeet Singh also chipped in with 17 runs. Ankush and Tournament, being organized by In the second round, Jammu organized 7th District Tennis Police, Jameel Ahmad was chief card pairing of Angelique Kerber Madrid, Rome, the French Open with 22 runs. For FCC, Deepak Satyabrat took 2 wickets each, Amity University, Noida at University will face Amity Ball Cricket Championship, guest on the valedictory func- and Andrea Petkovic. and ‘s-Hertogenbosch before bagged 2 wickets, while Pawan while Kanaihya claimed one Sania and Hingis, currently their run came to an end in the Varsity ground. University Maneswar at the which concluded at Khree tion, who distributed prizes claimed one. wicket. Satyabrat was adjudged as the world's No.1 team, breezed Wimbledon. (PTI) Jammu University dominat- same venue tomorrow. Sultan Cho Sports Stadium, here among the winners and runner- In reply, FCC managed to man of the match today. up teams, while DySPs Abdul score 135 runs in the allotted for his all-round In the final, District Police Khaliq, Ishtiyaq Kacho and Kargil defeated Star Club by 7 Mohd Aslam and Gh Rasool overs, thus lost the match by 52 show. wickets in an easy contest to lift ZPEO Chiktan were the guests runs. Ricky (29), Kultaron (26) The matches the title. of honour on the occasion. and Gagan (24) were the main were officiated by Earlier, winning the toss and Rahul Malik, SP Kargil was the contributors. Deepak Singh Rajinder Singh, batting first, Stars Club scored a skipper of the District Police Manhas was the pick of the Sadiq Hussain Mal- paltry total of 45 runs in 8 overs. team. bowlers for New Challenger Club, ik, Sandeep Manch- who scalped 4 important wickets, anda, Surender and while Firdous and Sahil claimed 2 Vinod Kandyara. Indian women’s team to play 3 ODIs, 3 T20I in Australia NEW DELHI, Jan 8:

Mithali Raj will lead India women's cricket team for a limited overs tour of Australia where they would play three ODIs and an equal number of T20 internationals. The series will be played from January 26 to February 7. Fast bowler Jhulan Goswami will be Mithali's deputy. India will kick-off their campaign with a T20 international on January 26 Day at the Adelaide Oval A view of International Standard Squash Courts at KC followed by the two T20Is in Melbourne on January 29 Sports Club. and in Sydney on Jan 31. The three-match ODI series begins on February 2 at International standard Squash Courts Manuka Oval in Canberra and culminates at Hobart's Blundstone Arena on February 7. ODI squad: Mithali Raj (capt), Jhulan Goswamy become operational at KC Sports Club (vice capt), Smriti Mandhana, MD Thirushkamini, Excelsior Sports Correspondent meet global standards, having Harmanpreet Kaur, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha wooden flooring made from the Pandey, Niranjana Nagarajan, Sushma Verma, Kalpana JAMMU, Jan 8: Two Squash finest maple wood imported R, Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Raut, courts of International standards from abroad and both the Courts Poonam Yadav, Sneh Rana. became operational at KC are fitted with custom made T20 squad: Mithali Raj (capt), Jhulan Goswamy Sports Club, here. lighting system. (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, MD Thirushkamini, The Squash Courts are The glass partitions facing Harmanpreet Kaur, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha break-through developments in the spacious foyer between the Pandey, Niranjana Nagarajan, the sporting scenario of Jammu, courts offer the ease of watching Sushma Verma, Ekta Bisht, which offer the general public of people playing the game so that Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Jammu the opportunity to play the beginners in particular can Yadav, VR Vanitha, Anuja Patil, the game in the best possible set- pick a tab or two on playing Deepti Sharma. (PTI) tings and at their own conven- techniques of the game. ience. The game has caught the Mansher Singh Jamwal, The facility is also the first fancy of young students taking student of Oriental Academy, of its kind venture in private sec- part in the ongoing Winter Jammu, who tor since Squash has hitherto Camp at the Club and they are won silver been restricted to a few elite learning the game under the medal in District local clubs in the city. supervision of an expert and Boxing C’ship, These Courts at the Club experienced coach. organized by J&K Amateur NBW issued against Dhoni by Boxing Association at MA Stadium in Jammu recently. local court in Andhra He is the trainee of Boxing coach, Anil Wadhera. ANANTPUR, Jan 8: Madhya Kouser Mir, D/o India's limited overs cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni found Mohd Aslam, himself in a spot of bother today after a Non Bailable Warrant was W/o Naveed issued against him for failing to appear before a local court here in a Mughal, R/o case against him for hurting religious sentiments. Ward No-2 DC Dhoni, who is currently in Australia for an ODI and Twenty20 series Colony, Rajouri, from January 12 to 31, has been asked to be present in the Court on who has quali- February 25 for the hearing of the case filed by VHP activist Y fied National Shyamsunder. Eligibility Test (NET) in The Indian ODI and Twenty20 captain has been accused of hurting Sociology, the result of which religious sentiments by appearing as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover was declared by CBSE-NET photograph which depicted him holding several things including a shoe. recently.