SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Ashwin, Kohli put India in commanding position Sindhu reach finals of China Open VISAKHAPATNAM, Nov 19: the first time he has picked so again leading from the front FUZHOU, Nov 19: but fought back from 3-7 down two match points at 20-18. many against England in an with an attacking 56 off 70 balls. to take a slender 10-9 lead but Sindhu eventually sealed it Ravichandran Ashwin was innings, India bowled out His innings was laced with six Olympic silver medallist P Ji Hyun won a thrilling rally to with a superb cross court back in his element with yet England for 255 in their first boundaries. V Sindhu is just one step away First-innings centurion, from clinching her maiden Kohli, was in the compa- Super Series Premier title as ny of Ajinkya Rahane (22). she reached the finals of the While the pitch has not dete- China Open after registering a riorated massively, but batting come from behind win over on fourth and fifth day will be Korea Sung Ji Hyun at the USD trickier and Kohli would like to 700,000 tournament here today. take charge and set up a target Seventh seed Sindhu edged beyond the reach of the visitors, out Ji Hyun, seeded sixth, 11- who will be batting fourth. 21 23-21 21-19 in a thrilling After an indifferent first ses- contest that lasted an hour and sion, it was Ashwin, who turned 24 minutes here. This was the tables on the visitors with his Sindhu's sixth win over Ji Hyun 22nd five- haul in Test in nine en-counter. . The two-time bronze The off-spinner faced some medallist at World challenges but he returned to rip Championship, Sindhu will go into the break with a lead. Ji smash. through the tail with in lock horns with local favourite Hyun moved to a 12-10 lead Sindhu had reached her successive deliveries after Ben Sun Yu, seeded eighth, in the next after Sindhu's backhand maiden Super Series final at the Stokes (70) and summit clash tomorrow. drop went out but the Indian Denmark Open last year but the (53) put on 110 runs for the fifth Sindhu was up for a shock kept breathing down her neck. title eluded her as she lost in wicket. in the opening game as she just A superb forehand from straight games to 2012 World Champion, Tajamul Islam being felicitated by couldn't match up with the With overnight figures of 2 Governor N N Vohra and Usha Vohra in Jammu. Sindhu and an error from Ji Olympic champion China's Li for 20, Ashwin had a lean first Korean, who dominated the Hyun helped the Indian grab Xuerui. (PTI) spell (9-1-33-0) after he was game all throughout after open- introduced in the second over of Governor, First Lady ing a 5-1 lead early on. Ji Hyun the day, struggling to break the kept extending her lead and Stokes-Bairstow partnership. eventually pocketed the game But he returned in the second felicitate Tajamul Islam comfortably. session and got the balls to grip Excelsior Sports Correspondent pated in the World Kickboxing A jolted Sindhu then came up with a much improved per- Ravichandran Ashwin successfully appeals for the dismissal and skid off the pitch in a fine Championship in which ninety JAMMU, Nov 19: Governor formance in the second game of England’s James Anderson during Second Test in spell of 7.5-0-14-3, which countries were represented. N. N. Vohra and Usha Vohra, as she locked herself in a battle Vishakhapatnam. included the wicket of England First Lady presented a box top-scorer Stokes, who hit 11 First Lady, felicitated Tajamul of chocolates to Tajamul and of supremacy with Ji Hyun, SCOREBOARD boundaries. Islam in a function held at the the Governor gave her a prize moving neck and neck till 7-7. India 1st Innings: 455 Ashwin now has five-wicket Raj Bhavan. P K Tripathi, of Rs. 51,000 and also assured The Korean changed gears and England 1st innings: (Overnight 103-5) haul against all the Test nations Principal Secretary to her of all required support for entered the break with a 11-7 Alastair Cook b Shami 2 he has played against -- six Governor; Gulam Mohammad, furthering her passion for kick- lead. run out 13 against New Zealand, four each Tajamul's father; and Faisal, boxing. After the breather, Sindhu Joe Root c Yadav b Ashwin 53 against Australia, South Africa Coach; G.N. Tantray, President, The Governor enquired erased the deficit with four Ben Duckett b Ashwin 5 and West Indies, two against Sri J&K Kick Boxing Association about her training schedules, points but Ji Hyun again man- Winners posing alongwith chief guest and other dignitaries at lbw b Yadav 1 Lanka and one each against and Master Ehsan-ul-Navi, studies and facilities available in aged to march ahead and grab Country Cricket Academy ground in Jammu. lbw b Ashwin 70 Bangladesh and England. football player from Bandipora, the Academy being run by Faisal three match points at 20-17. Jonny Bairstow b Yadav 53 In 2016, the 30-year-old has were present on the occasion. at Bandipora. Complimenting Sindhu saved two match points WCC outplays Media-XI by 21 runs Speaking to Tajamul, who with some gritty strokes, Adil Rashid 32 52 wickets, two behind Rangana Faisal the Governor assured help Excelsior Sports Correspondent Media XI, led by captain, won a gold medal at the recent- including an angled drop shot Zafar Ansari lbw b Jadeja 4 Herath's 54. to the Academy to boost its Mir Imran, lost the match by 21 ly held World Kickboxing before drawing level. She lbw b Ashwin 13 The left-hander carried ongoing sports activities. JAMMU, Nov 19: Whites runs. Championship of under-eight reached a game point but wast- James Anderson lbw b Ashwin 0 England's survival hopes and The Governor and the First Cricket Club (WCC), Jammu For Media XI, Vicky took 2 players in Italy, the Governor ed it before she sealed a long Extras: (B-6 LB-3) 9 found a fine ally in Bairstow Lady congratulated Tajamul's today defeated Media-XI by 21 wickets by giving 29 runs in 4 and the First Lady compliment- rally with a powerful smash to runs in a keenly contested T-20 Total: (all out in 102.5 overs) 255 (53), who batted brilliantly father and her Coach and overs, while Akash and Lucky ed her for her excellent per- roar back into the match. friendly cricket match at Fall of wickets: 1-4 2-51 3-72 4-79 5-80 6-190, 7-225, 8-234, 9- despite a troubled ankle before wished her continuing high suc- took one wicket each. formance. Tajamul, who hails In the decider, Sindhu Country Cricket Academy 255. being cleaned up by a fullish cess in all her future endeav- Chasing the target, Media XI from Bandipora district, partici- lagged behind again early on ground, here. Bowling: Mohammed Shami 14-5-28-1, Umesh Yadav 18-2-56-1, from Umesh Yadav ours. scored only 164 runs with the Winning the toss and elect- Ravindra Jadeja 29-10-57-1, Ravichandran Ashwin 29.5-6-67-5, with 10 minutes to go for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Jayant Yadav 12-3-38-1. ing to bat first WCC scored a lunch. For Media XI, Ranjeet was India 2nd Innings: mammoth total of 185 runs in 20 With 33 minutes to tea, the highest scorer with 68 runs Murali Vijay batting 3 overs by losing just 4 wickets. England's first innings folded for in 66 balls, while Amit scored 15 KL Rahul batting 1 The friendly cricket match in 102.5 overs with a deficit of runs in 5 balls. Akash scored 35 Extras: (LB-4) 4 was organized by Vivek Sharma, exactly 200 runs. runs. Total: (For no loss in 6 overs) 8 England however had an Ranji Trophy selector, at For WCC, Rohit clinched 2 Bowling: J Anderson 3-0-3-0, S Broad 2-2-0-0, A Rashid 1-0-1-0. impressive first session with Country Cricket Academy wickets by giving 21 runs in 3 India 2nd innings: Stokes and Bairstow oozing Ambh Grota. overs, while Deepu and Ravi M Vijay c Root b Broad 3 oodles of confidence and deter- Ravi scored highest 53 runs took 1 wicket each. KL Rahul c Bairstow b Broad 10 mination on a pitch with variable in 29 balls, while Bindu scored Advocate Syed Majid Shah C Pujara b Anderson 1 bounce but little assistance for 48 runs in 29 Balls and Shubam was the chief guest. V Kohli not out 56 spinners, perhaps due to the use contributed with 45 runs. A Rahane not out 22 of roller this morning. Extras: (LB-5, B-1) 6 Starting off from the pavillion Total: (For 3 wkts; 34 overs) 98 end, Ashwin had an underwhelm- Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-17, 3-40. ing first spell that included a first Bowling: Anderson 8-1-16-1, Broad 6-5-6-2, Rashid 12-1-37-0, ball DRS referral only to be over- Champions posing alongwith chief guest Kavinder Gupta, Speaker J&K Legislative Assembly Stokes 5-0-25-0, Ali 3-1-9-0. turned. and other dignitaries in Jammu. Bairstow got one to sweep another five-wicket haul, setting essay to take a commanding lead with a not-out verdict but an over- up a perfect launchpad for skip- of 200 runs. confident Ashwin showed the 'T' per Virat Kohli to extend India's Shourya lifts 38th Stag J&K State Table Tennis title Deciding against enforcing sign without consulting his cap- Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ragini by 3-0. Satbir singh, Rajan Sharma, lead to 298 runs against England follow-on, India reached 98 for tain Kohli as the ace off-spinner on the third day of the second In Sub Junior boys final, Mushtaq Ahmed OSD to 3 in their second innings at close had an underwhelming first ses- JAMMU, Nov 19: Defeating Saksham got better of Hanumant Secretary Sports Council J&K, cricket Test here. of play with skipper Kohli once sion to his own standard.(PTI) Vasu Dewan by 3-2 in the sum- Courtesy Ashwin's 5 for 67, Sharma by 3-2, while in Sub Shiv Kumar Sharma joint secre- mit clash, Shourya Sharma lifted Junior Girls final, Iknoor beat tary Sports Council, VK Magoo, New Zealand in the title trophy in men's singles Ashmit by 3-0. working president J&K Table event of the 38th Stag J&K State In Junior boys final, Ritvik Tennis Association, Salim Pawan Kumar Gupta, MLA Udhampur presenting medals to charge as Wagner, Table Tennis Championship, beat Mannadeep Singh by 3-1 Bandey, Secretary Poonch Table winners at Buds School in Jammu. Boult shatter Pakistan organized by Jammu and and in Junior Girls final, Jhanvi Tennis Association, Riaz Ahmed, Kashmir Table Tennis defeated Shreya by 3-0 and in Prof Jasbir singh, Sunil Sharma, Buds School celebrates Annual Sports Day CHRISTCHURCH, Nov 19: Association at Indoor Complex, Youth Boys final, Ritvik beat IP Singh, Satish Gupta, Ajay Excelsior Sports Correspondent and thread race, wheel barrow MA Stadium, here. Asad by 3-0. Sharma, Vasu Dewan, Anil race along with 100 metres and Neil Wagner and Trent Boult JAMMU, Nov 19: Buds Earlier, in Men's Semi finals In Women's final, Jhanvi Dutta, Gurvinder Singh Sasan, 4X100 relay race. Pawan Kumar left Pakistan's second innings in School, Channi Himmat cele- Vasu Dewan defeated Dheeraj drubbed Shreya by 3-1 and in Sandeep Khadotra, Shorya Gupta, MLA, Udhampur was the tatters today to put New Zealand brated Annual Sports Day with Arora by 3-0 and Shorya Sharma men's singles final, Shorya got Sharma, Narinder Singh, Sheetal chief guest on the occasion. in sight of a comprehensive first zeal and zest here today. got better of Sandeep Khadotra better of VAsu Dewan by 3-2, Gandotra and Sanjeev Gupta. Vinod Sharma, Chief Test victory at the end of the Tiny tots of the school took 3-1. while in veteran men's singles, The matches were officiated Executive Officer ERA along third day in Christchurch. part in various races and allied On this occasion,Kavinder Dr Prabjot trounced Anuj Verma by Narinder Kour (SAI coach), with Chairperson of the school, The tourists lost six wickets events with enthusiasm. Junior Gupta, Speaker J&K Legislative by 3-1. Sandeep Khadotra (NIS Table Shalini Soni, directors of the in the final session at Hagley Assembly was the chief guest Prominent among others Tennis coach) and Meenu children took part in exhibitions School, Davinder Mohan and Oval to be 129-7 at stumps, who witnessed the men's final present on the occasion were Rajesh. races like tricycle race, bangle Shallu Mohan and Sanam Soni Young athletes' sweating-it-out during CCA and Sports Meet ahead by only 62 runs with two match and distributed prizes race, balloon bursting race, gar- gave away the prizes. at KV No-1, Udhampur. days remaining. amongst the winners and runner- land race etc. Principal of the school Boult had three for 18 off 15 up shuttlers. The senior children took part Mridula Mangotra presented overs while Wagner, who start- While addressing he congrat- in races like Sack race, needle vote of thanks. KV-1 Udhampur organizes ed the wicket spree, had two for ulated the medal winners and 21. encouraged them to give their Not out for Pakistan were best at the national level and Badminton finals, Cluster Level Sports Meet Sohail Khan on 22 and Asad bring laurels for the state. Excelsior Sports Correspondent during the Meet. Shafiq on six with the Test like- Earlier, Manmeet Kour deliv- KV-1 Udhampur bagged first ly to be all over in three playing ered the welcome address and UDHAMPUR, Nov 19: prize distribution today place in Group Song, Poem days after the scheduled first compared the proceedings of the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) No-1 Excelsior Sports Correspondent semifinals, Shourya beat Recitation and Relay Race, day was washed out. main event. Udhampur organized Cluster Vaibhav and Udhyan got better while in Three-Legged Race Until Wagner struck, In Under-12 Cadet boys final, Level Sports Meet in its School JAMMU, Nov 19: Shuttlers of Bhavdeep, while in Under-10 KV-2 Udhampur claimed first Pakistan were clawing their way Akhilesh beat Karmanya by 3-0, premises, here today. of various ace groups played girls singles finals, Snowy place and in Group Dance KV-1 back into the Test having started while in Under-12 Girls Cadet Four Kendriya Vidyalayas brilliantly to vie for the top hon- defeated Skiedeep to win the Udhampur gain bagged the first the day on the back foot.(PTI) girls final, Iknoor defeated ours on the pen-ultimate day of namely KV-1 Udhampur, KV-2 place. The programme was fol- title. Udhampur, KV Jindrah and KV the 43rd Jammu and Kashmir In Under-13 boys singles lowed by Hindi Calligraphy and State Badminton Championship Chenani participated in the English Dictation Competition. quarterfinals, Aesh beat Suraj, Meet. The Meet was inaugurated 2016, being organized by Sarmanya lost to Dheeraj, Finally the prizes were dis- Jammu and Kashmir Badminton by the chief guest Bharti Pandey tributed among the participants Winners of Wrestling Competition posing alongwith the dig- Sachdev got better of Ibrahim by lighting the ceremonial lamp, nitaries at Udhampur on Saturday. Association at Badminton Hall, and Pranav lost to Vidhyan. by the chief guest. Police Lines, here today. which was followed by Flag Surinder, Rajeev, Meenakshi In Under-13 girls semifinals, Hoisting, Sarswati Vandana and The finals in various cate- Unnati got better of Khushi and and Sudesh Kohli were the Wrestling Championship concludes gories will be played tomorrow, Welcome Song. organizers. Excelsior Sports Correspondent of 50Kg, 55Kg, 61Kg, 67Kg, Sudiksha prevailed over Pranjal, School Principal, Rajesh which will be followed by the while in Under-15 girls singles, Dr Najmus Saqaib Shah, 75Kg, 85Kg, and 96Kg in the prize distribution function. Pandey presented welcome UDHAMPUR, Nov 19: event. Naman beat Poorva and Rashmi address and highlighted the sig- S/o Bashir Ahmed In Under-10 boys singles Udhampur District Indian Style Joint Secretary J&K State defeated Bhavini. nificance of the Meet. Shah of Palmar, Wrestling Championship con- Sports Council, Jammu and Various sports, cultural and Kishtwar who has cluded, here today. Treasurer Indian Style Wrestling DIET Poonch organizes Quiz competition allied activities were performed been awarded The overall Championship 'Cardil Gold Medal' Association of India Shiv Kumar Excelsior Correspondent ducted under the supervision of was claimed by Udhampur Tehsil Nagesh Irya, HoD CMDE. Anil Bhushan, S/o Ram by Cardila recently. Dr Shah Sharma was the chief guest on the and runners-up were Ramnagar POONCH, Nov 19: District The first position was Dhan Sharma, R/o has topped in MD (Medicine) occasion who presented medals, Students of Heritage School posing alongwith the School Tehsil. Institute of Education and bagged by Christ Higher H. No 76, Basant 2016, the result of which was certificates to the winners in pres- Trainings (DIET), Poonch Management. The Championship was Secondary School, while the Nagar Extension, declared by Jammu University ence of the guest of honour, Vice- organized Hindi Quiz competi- organized by Udhampur District second and third place went to Paloura, working as recently. Indian Style Wrestling Chairman Udhampur District tion in the premises of Christ SD Sabh High School Poonch Assistant Professor Kritarthi Kotwal of MHAC Heritageans excel in Association under the aegis of Sports Council Rahil Gupta and Higher Secondary School, here and Government Girls Higher at RARS, Rajouri, who has School Nagbani, J&K Indian Style Wrestling Incharge Subash Stadium Satish today. Secondary School, Sheesh been declared qualified for the who bagged one Association, sponsored by J&K Chopra. The Programme was Mahal, Poonch respectively. award of the degree of Doctor gold and one silver Swimming competition State Sports Council at Subash Director of the Competition, presided over by Father Mathew The prizes were distributed of Philosophy (PhD) in in the 18th Sub Excelsior Sports Correspondent clinched 1 Gold medal each, Stadium Udhampur. NIS Wrestling Coach, Mulk Raj Nelledath. Vegetable Sciences by Sher-e- Junior National Manu bagged 3 Gold medals, The Championship was held Sharma conducted the proceed- The main objective of the among the winners on the occa- JAMMU, Nov 19: Heritage Kashmir University of Fencing Championship held at Aaron and Aamil got 1 Gold and under the overall supervision of ings of the programme, while the Quiz was to create interest in the sion. School won 7 medals with six Agricultural Sciences and Gwalior by Fencing 1 Silver respectively. President Udhampur District vote of thanks was presented by students towards Hindi subject. The programme concluded gold and one silver in the Inter Technology, Jammu. He Association of Madhya All these students have been Indian Style Wrestling Bansi Lal Tidyal. Dharminder Shastri was the with vote of thanks presented Division Swimming competi- worked on the topic, Pardesh. She won a Gold selected for 62nd National Association, Sunil Badyal and The bouts were officiated by Quiz Master. Tarandeep Kour by Ramesh Sharma. tion, being organised by the "Phenotypic Stability Studies Medal in a girls Sub Junior School Games in the discipline General Secretary Om Parkash Tulinder Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar and Sandeep Sharma were the Prominent among other pres- Department of Youth Sports and in Bringal (Solanum melonge- Sabre team event and clinched of Swimming to be held at Verma. Sharma, Laxhman Singh Katoch, scorer and the time keeper ent on the occasion were Ram Services, here recently. nal L.)," under the supervision silver medal in Sabre individ- Rajkot, Gujarat from November Forty three Wrestlers partici- Lochan Singh, Pankaj Sadotra respectively. Singh, Sarita Khajuria, Bramjot Neel Bhan and Abhijay of Dr RK Samnotra. ual event. 25 to November 29. pated in seven weight categories and Sat Paul. The competition was con- Singh, Sonia and Sayed Naveed.