SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2019 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU World Championships: Sindhu storms into 3rd enjoy 89-run lead over successive final, Praneeth settles for bronze BASEL (SWITZERLAND), Sindhu entered the first 15-10. Praneeth couldn't find West Indies at lunch on Day 3 Aug 24: break with a 11-3 lead after the the winners regularly and com- NORTH SOUND, Aug 24: Chinese went wide. mitted too many unforced SCOREBOARD P V Sindhu stood one win Chen continued to find the errors to allow Momota widen India maintain their stran- India 1st innings: 297 away from an elusive World going tough as she missed the the gap between them. glehold over the West Indies West Indies 1st innings: Championships gold after lines, allowing the Indian to At 12-18, the Indian found with a healthy 75-run first Carlos Brathwaite c & b Sharma 14 entering a third successive final innings lead, which swelled to John Campbell b Mohammed Shami 23 gather points at will. the net thrice to hand over the Shamarah Brooks c Rahane b Jadeja 11 but B Sai Praneeth settled for Another weak return at the opening game to the Japanese. 89 by lunch time on the third bronze following his defeat to Darren Bravo lbw b Bumrah 18 day of the opening Roston Chase c Rahul b Sharma 48 Kento Momota here today. Players in action during Dabang and Test here today. Shai Hope c Pant b Sharma 24 Sindhu, who had claimed match of Pro League. India bowled out West Shimron Hetmyer c & b Sharma 35 successive silver in the last two Indies for 222 in 74.2 overs in Jason Holder c Pant b Mohammed Shami 39 editions of the prestigious tour- Dabang Delhi beat Bengaluru their first innings in reply to Kemar Roach c Kohli b Sharma 0 nament beside two bronze, was 297 with Ishant Sharma Miguel Cummins b Jadeja 0 a picture of perfection as she Bulls 33-31 in PKL returning with best figures of Shannon Gabriel 2 outclassed World No. 3 and All 5 for 43. Extras: (B-4, LB-1, NB-2, W-1) 8 , Aug 24: open a gap of six points. Total: (all out in 74.2 overs) 222 England Champion Chen Yu Besides Ishant, The defending champions : Ishant Sharma 17-5-43-5, Jasprit Bumrah 18-4-55-1, Fei of China 21-7 21-14 in a 40- Mohammed Shami (2/48) and Hosts Dabang Delhi on continued to dominate with their Mohammed Shami 17-3-48-2, 20.2-4-64-2, Hanuma minute semifinal. left-arm spinner Ravindra Saturday notched up a thrilling defence, manned by Mahender Vihari 2-0-7-0. The 24 year-old Olympic Jadeja (2/64) scalped two India 2nd Innings: 33-31 win over defending cham- Singh and Saurabh Nandal, silver medallist will face either a piece. Lokesh Rahul batting 6 pions Bengaluru Bulls in the thwarting all the raiders who 2013 world champion For West Indies, Roston Mayank Agarwal batting 8 first match of the Delhi leg of came in their territory. The first Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand the Season Chase top-scored with 48, Extras: 0 half ended 19-11 in favour of the Total: (For no loss, 7 Overs) 14 or 2017 winner Nozomi while skipper Jason Holder 7 at the Thyagaraj Sports Bengaluru Bulls. Bowler: Kemar Roach 3-0-5-0, Shannon Gabriel 2-0-7-0, Roston Chase Okuhara of Japan in the summit played a fighting 39-run net by Chen gave Sindhu as Praneeth was more competi- Complex here. The league's top raider, 1-1-0-0, Jason Holder 1-0-2-0. clash on Sunday. knock as the hosts failed to many as 14 game points. The tive initially in the second game Naveen Kumar was the star Pawan Sehrawat started the sec- and guided his younger part- it difficult to break the stub- "I was well prepared and build up partnerships. Indian sealed the opening game as he was tied 2-2 with his for the Delhi side who trailed for ond half with the same intensity, ner Cummins brilliantly to get born partnership between from the start I was in the lead At the opening break of the in her second attempt. opponent, but the Indian failed most parts of the match but rushing to his Super 10 (10 raid as close as possible to the Holder and Cummins as they and then finished it off," Sindhu third day, India were 14 for no Chen made a better start in to lift the hard-hitting returns of inflicted a crucial All-Out in the points) within six minutes of Indian total. needed 85 balls in the opening said. loss in their second innings the second game and was neck- Momota, sending the shuttle final minutes on the Bulls to resumption as the Bulls main- While Holder made 39 off session of the third day to dis- "In the second game, I made with Mayank Agarwal batting and-neck at 3-3 with Sindhu, wide or at the net. walk away with all the points. tained their pressure on Delhi. 65 balls with the help of five lodge the stand. some unforced errors and then I on 8 and K L Rahul on 6. but errors again crept in her While Praneeth was erro- Bengaluru Bulls started the The home team brought in boundaries, Cummins gave his The partnership was final- was leading again and it gave Earlier, resuming at the game as Sindhu moved to a 10- neous, Momota was consistent match on the front foot, racing to Meraj Sheykh to add an extra skipper the right support from ly broken when Holder edged me my confidence. Overall, the overnight score of 189 for 6 lead. and it reflected in the scoreline, a 5-0 lead, with Pawan Sehrawat dimension to their raids and the the other end by just staying at a Mohammed Shami game went well and I hope it eight, Holder and Miguel Sindhu exploited a weak- as the Japanese quickly jumped flying high. The Bulls piled on Iranian picked up bonus points the crease although he could- to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant goes well tomorrow." Cummins stuck together for ness in the backhand side of to 9-2. the pressure, backed by their to keep Debang Delhi in the n't open his account. behind the stumps in the 74th However, Praneeth's 103 balls, forging a crucial Chen to lead 11-7 at the A precise smash from defence, to inflict the first All- game as the match edged closer Cummins' determination to over. impressive run ended after his 41-run partnership for the breather. Praneeth helped him to take a Out of the match on Dabang to the final whistle. (PTI) stay at the crease and give his Left-arm spinner Jadeja attacking game couldn't dent ninth to take West The Indian worked hard point, but he misjudged a shuttle Delhi in the 11th minute and skipper company can be finally drew curtains on West the defence of in-form defend- Indies close to the Indian during the rallies, not giving an at the backline and then hit the gauged from the fact that he Indies innings when he ing champion Momota, going total. inch to her Chinese rival and nets, as Momota grabbed a 11-3 played 45 balls for no runs. cleaned up Cummins an over down to the Japanese World Holder kept a calm head was rewarded for her effort. A advantage in the mid-game The Indian bowlers found later. (PTI) No. 1 13-21 8-21 in 41 minutes. desperate Chen committed too interval. On Friday though, Praneeth many unforced errors as Sindhu Praneeth's struggle contin- achieved a rare distinction of jumped to a 17-9 lead in a jiffy. ued after the break as he could- Joseph-inspried Gokulam becoming the first Indian male The Indian eventually n't put pressure on his fancied shuttler in 36 years to win a grabbed eight match points rival, who rode on his resolute medal in the tournament. with a cross-court smash. Chen defence to dominate the rallies. Prakash Padukone was the stun Bagan to lift saved a couple before hitting At 15-5, Momota made a KOLKATA, Aug 24: who played for Mohun Bagan with two hat-tricks in the first to win a men's singles long again as Sindhu celebrat- rare error when he sent the shut- World Championships medal -- last season. group stage, stepped up to con- ed. tle long but his quick backhand Trinidadian forward Mohun Bagan had better vert from the spot with his shot a bronze -- in the 1983 edition. In the men's singles semifi- reflex near the net earned him Marcus Joseph led by example Sindhu, who came into the possession, more shots on tar- to the right of an outstretched nals, Praneeth made a good the serve again. with a brace to inspire get but failed to convert any as Majumder. match with a 5-3 head-to-head start to his semifinal clash, A cross-court smash at Gokulam Kerala FC to Durand record against Chen, grabbed they went into the half-time Six minutes into the second opening up a slender 5-3 lead. Praneeth's backhand took Cup title in their debut cam- conceding a stoppage time half, Joseph returned to haunt the initiative quickly. However, Momota slowly Momota to 19-8 and he grabbed paign with a 2-1 win over 16- The Indian dished out a Rohan Koul being presented man of the match award at KC found his rhythm and turned the 12 match points when the Sports Club in Jammu. time champions Mohun Bagan compact game, producing tables by entering the interval Indian hit the nets again. at the Salt Lake Stadium angled returns to push Chen to with a small 11-10 advantage. Praneeth then went wide, KC Sports Club Cricket Cup today. the corners. Sindhu retrieved The left-handed Japanese paving the way for Momota's Joseph converted a penalty well and punished any weak stepped up after the break, reel- march into the another final. in the 45+1st minute and dou- return from her rival to domi- ing off four points to surge to (PTI) Rohan Koul helps MGCA bled the lead with his menac- nate the rallies. ing left-footer in the 51st thrash Vishal CC by 224 runs minute. Nadal, Federer, Djokovic remain Terribly let down by their Excelsior Sports Correspondent Club, while Rajesh Gill, Praful defence especially in the first- Dhar and Sandesh claimed one half, the Mariners stepped up JAMMU, Aug 24: Mayank wicket each. the attack after the changeover ones to beat at US Open Goswami Cricket Academy In reply, Vishal Cricket Club and pulled one back through defeated Vishal Cricket Club by bundled out for a paltry total of Salva Chamorro header from a NEW YORK, Aug 24: "They are definitely knocking by Nadal's French Open win in a huge margin of 224 runs in the 109 runs, thus lost the match by Joseba Beitia free-kick in the on the door big-time now. I think June. The 32-year-old Serbian ongoing KC Sports Club Cup at Gokulam Kerala FC footballers celebrate with their goal- While a host of young rivals a big total of 224 runs. Rakesh 64th minute. that's very encouraging for those says he has adjusted to the extra the Club's ground, here. Koul top scored with 31 runs, Three minutes left on the keeper C.K.Ubaid. hope to disrupt the dominance of who want to see somebody else pressure of defending over the Earlier, winning the toss and the "Big Three" in men's tennis, while Dimple and Robin con- clock, Kerala were down to 10 (45+1st) goal by Marcus. once again as he doubled the win. I think also Novak's domina- years. batting first, MGCA scored a big tributed 19 and 15 runs to the players when Jestin George was Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal tion, Rafa's domination is also not "It's a paramount challenge to total of 333 runs in the stipulat- The Mariners last won the lead to take his goal tally to 11, and Roger Federer remain the US total respectively. From MGCA, shown a second yellow card for third oldest tournament of the something that virtually sound- normal for the game of tennis. defend a Grand Slam title," he ed 40 overs, losing 8 wickets in Sampark Gupta and Sahil Lotra a terrible tackle on Kima. Open favourites. "I think there's going to be said. the process. Rohan Koul top world way back in 2000 ed a death nail for the 16-time The year's final Grand Slam took 2 wickets each. Rohan But their defence managed defeating Mahindra United 2-1 champions. chances moving forward, but it's "These are the tournaments scored with 73 runs, while Surya Koul was adjudged as the man to hold on to their slender lead showdown starts Monday on the not surprising with the type of ten- by a golden goal from RC The move was initiated by you want to win the most. This is Mahotra and Paras Sharma con- of the match and was awarded despite the numerical disadvan- Flushing Meadows hardcourts nis they've been playing in recent Prakash, while this was their Naocha Singh from the mid- where you want to shine." tributed 61 and 47 runs to the with Gift Voucher sponsored by tage clinch the Asia's oldest with top-ranked Djokovic, 20-time years." first final appearance since field as there was another Nadal, 33, has made an total respectively. Robin took 3 Ramada Hotel. football tournament for Kerala Grand Slam champion Federer Third-seeded Federer also 2009. another defensive lapse by two impressive run with titles at wickets from Vishal Cricket for the first time after 22 years. and Spanish superstar Nadal hav- throws in a chance for Swiss com- Rome, the French Open and Following a tale of missed Mohun Bagan defenders who ing combined to win the past 11 patriot Stan Wawrinka, who like FC Kochin were the previ- opportunities, Mohun Bagan left a big gap to see Joseph Montreal and a Wimbledon semi- ous and the only Kerala club Grand Slam titles. Britain's injured Murray has won final loss to Federer. goalkeeper Debjit Majumder making full use of the thor- Federer, 38, doesn't see a prob- three Slam crowns during the "Big that won the trophy before made a mess of a one-on-one ough pass. "Arrive to the big events with while Viva Kerala, had partici- lem with the dominance by the Three" reign, but figures a familiar good feelings helps," Nadal said. with Henry, when he pulled The Trinidadian managed sport's elder statesmen, who face will be lifting the US Open pated in the tournament in 2007 down his former teammate to stay on side and surge past "Positive feeling, positive only to exit in the league stages. together own 54 of the past 65 trophy. memory on my mind. That helps inside the box as referee Ajit Lalchhawnkima to slot it home Slam titles. "Yeah, it seems like the same It was a tale of sorry state of Kumar Meitei had no hesita- with his left-footer with for the confidence. defence led by Fran Morante as "I don't think it's a problem, per guys are the favorites again this "For the moment I am feeling tion in awarding a penalty to Mohun Bagan goalkeeper time around," Federer said. they crumbled under pressure se," Federer said. well. I am practicing well during Gokulam. Debjit Majumder not able to "It will be a surprise if any- especially when the ball came "Now that Novak, Rafa and the whole week. Their left-footed captain, cover the angle in time. (PTI) body else won." to Joseph and Henry Kisekka, me are healthy again, Andy Now remain a couple of days Defending champion (Murray) also slowly coming back to just push a little bit more and try Djokovic, seeking a 17th career again, has made it much harder for to start the tournament in a good MHRD initiates to build World's Grand Slam title, has won four of young guys to come through. way." (Agencies) Artists posing for photograph after being felicitated by the past five Slams, denied only BLSKS at Jammu on Saturday. Gowtham hits 134, picks 8 wickets Serena chases BLSKS felicitates artists for notable biggest Open Innovation Model Excelsior Correspondent ments in large numbers from fully established world's biggest record 24th Slam these agencies including presti- open innovation model," stated in jaw-dropping T20 show NEW YORK, Aug 24: contribution in performing arts field JAMMU, Aug 24: To gious institutions like ISRO, MHRD. Excelsior Sports Correspondent BLSKS, while speaking on the progress, innovate and create Dept. of Atomic energy, Earth "Today, we announce SIH BENGALURU, Aug 24: to his name, as his side won by Serena Williams has the US large pool of good problem 70 runs under the VJD method. Open spotlight as she chases occasion said that art, culture Sciences, Railways, etc. These 2020 and this year are keen on Krishnappa Gowtham pro- JAMMU, Aug 24: To pro- solvers, the Ministry of Human Even though Gowtham's tennis history, but a host of and literature are outlets to ooze problems were used to challenge inviting problem statements duced a jaw-dropping all-round mote the traditional culture of Resource Development effort is better than Colin Grand Slam winners and high- out venom, jealousy, hatred and the technical students to offer from various industries, Semi- performance in the history of J&K, Bhartiya Lok Sangeet (MHRD), All India Council for ranked rivals are also taking aim vengeance from the society. He innovative solutions across all Govt/ Public-Sector T20 cricket, smashing a 56- Kala Sansthan (BLSKS) felici- Technical Education (AICTE) at the title. added that the artists need to be major Indian technical institu- Organizations, NGOs and even ball 134 and then picking an tated artistes for their notable and University Grant The 37-year-old American encouraged at all levels. tions. For SIH2018, more than 1 local bodies. We hope to have incredible 8/15 in the contribution in the field of per- Commission (UGC) are under- will be the focus of attention Rishab Manhas, Anil Bhat, lakh students from 1600+ insti- problem statements from more Premier League forming arts. taking multiple initiatives to when the Flushing Meadows Neelam Gandotra, Bhanu Partap tutions participated in the first than 200 public and private here. VK Magotra MD, BLSKS promote creativity, critical fortnight begins Monday with Singh, Usha Handoo, Kamla round. After two rounds of organizations. We expect these Playing for Ballari Jammu who was the chief guest thinking and development of her first-round night match Devi, Isha Sharma, KK Joshi, screening, we selected approx. problems to be far more chal- Tuskers in the Karnataka honoured over 50 artists and cognitive skills. against Russian Maria Jeet Raj, Kuldeep Raj, Shiv 10000 students with innovative lenging to our young technical Premier League, the all- technicians by awarding certifi- One of the key initiatives of Sharapova the most anticipated Kumar, Chahat Chadha, ideas to work non-stop for 36 minds. Together, we can achieve rounder smashed the fastest cates on the occasion. MHRD is Smart India of the women's openers. Surinder Verma, KK Joshi, hrs across 28 different cities in the sea-change in quality of hundred in the tournament's Dr Anju Dogra, Medical Hackathon, which is specially "Of course I'm going to Susheel Bhat, Bodh Raj, MC India. Undoubtedly, SIH became technical students produced by history, in just 39 balls. Officer from Health Department aimed at promoting the culture Ackermann, who registered fig- watch it," said top-seeded Kotwal, Afroz Alam, Mehak world's biggest Hackathon. Indian education system," the His 134 was also the highest and RP Amla, Event Director creativity and problem solving ures of 7/18 in a Vitality Blast in defending champion Naomi Sharma, Kritika Sharma, Bindia Unknowingly, we also success- statement added. total with the bat in KPL. were the guests of honor. amongst students. England earlier this month, it Osaka, who beat Williams in last Arora, Nisha Arora, Anjali, Jai He also picked up an aston- On the occasion, BLSKS Hackathons (Hack+ will not be considered an official year's US Open final. Singh, Dhanveer Singh, MC Latham ton drives New Zealand's ishing 8/15 in his four-over along with SangamTru Art Marathon) are sprint-like events record in the books, as state T20 "I think everyone in New Kotwal, Suhani Rathore, Sahil quota. Production and National College during which engineers/stu- leagues are not given an official York is going to watch it. Gill, Dhruv Pandit, Sunil reply against Sri Lanka Gowtham also registered the of Computer Education present- dents, graphic designers, inter- T20 status. "I'm not that surprised that Kumar, Vijay Raina, Ajay most number of sixes in an ed musical play “Raja Mandlik”. face designers, experts collabo- COLOMBO, Aug 24: own as he registered his 10th Instead, the matches are cat- that happened, because at every Sharma, Mukesh Arora, innings in KPL, with 13 big hits The play was written, produced Sumeeta Bhat, Rajeev Salotra, rate together to develop a func- Test hundred -- fourth against Sri egorised as 'Other T20s'. Grand Slam there's always some and directed by ML Dogra, tional product capable of solving A sparkling century by Tom Dr Neha Gupta, D/o JK Raina, Rajni Gupta, Raj Lanka -- to hold the New After the match, the sort of drama. Like a first round. Chairman, BLSKS. the given problem within stipu- Latham powered New Zealand's Joginder Kumar Bhat, Tilak Raj, Raju Zealand innings after they lost Karnataka player said: "I don't Like, Oh my God. So this match Earlier, while welcoming the lated time-frame eg; 36 hours or first innings reply after Sri Lanka Gupta and Bajgal, Deepak Kumar Dogra, key wickets including skipper think I expected this, nor did just happens to be that for this guest, ML Dogra said that the 48 hours. posted 244 on day three of the Sushma Sapna and Zulekha Farid were Kane Williamson for 20. anyone else out here. Thanks to tournament." objective of their Organization The primary objective of a rain-hit second Test in Colombo Gupta, R/o everyone who turned up and felicitated by the dignitaries. Latham combined the right Williams will try to capture is to keep alive the traditional Hackathon is to test the viability today. Ward No-7, supported us." In the end, Deepak Kumar dose of caution and aggression as her 24th Grand Slam singles title folk culture. of any good idea by building Latham, on 111, put together near Head On being questioned which Dogra presented vote of thanks. he hit 10 boundaries in his 184- to match the all-time record set KK Joshi, Vice Chairman minimal functional product in a an unbeaten 70-run stand with Post Office, one he enjoyed more between ball stay at the wicket so far. by Margaret Court. short time span. B.J. Watling, on 25, to thwart the Udhampur, batting and bowling, the crick- (Agencies) Eighth-seeded Williams, Malinga to lead Sri Lanka in NZ T20 This year, Smart India Sri Lankan bowling attack that who has been awarded with the eter came up with a witty reply: "Tom is getting better and who could meet second-seeded Hackathon (SIH)-2020 is in its had made early inroads into the degree of Doctor of Philosophy "Well, I enjoyed my girlfriend's Internationals; Thisara, Mathews dropped better every season. He had a French Open champion 4th edition and earlier three edi- Kiwi batting. (PhD) in Chemistry by Guru smile." great summer back home," New Ashleigh Barty of Australia in COLOMBO, Aug 24: tions were bumper success. For The tourists were 196 for Nanak Dev University, Gowtham had made a mark Zealand paceman Tim Southee, the quarter-finals, has not won a Smart India Hackathon-2017 four at stumps, still trailing Sri who claimed four wickets in the Amritsar. She worked on the for in 2018 Veteran fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who recently retired from Slam since the 2017 Australian and 2018, the organisers Lanka by 48 runs. Sri Lankan innings, told topic, "Small Molecule Based IPL when he picked up 11 wick- ODI cricket, will lead Sri Lanka in the three-match T20 series Open when she was pregnant, approached various Earlier Dhananjaya de Silva reporters. (Agencies) Fluorescent Probes: Design, ets and aggregated 126 runs at a losing the US Open final to against New Zealand, beginning September 1 in Pallekele. made 109 to lift Sri Lanka after strike rate of 196.87. ministries/agencies of Central "Great to see him kick on and Synthesis and Applications in Osaka last year amid controver- Sri Lanka dropped former captain Angelo Mathews and all- they resumed the day on 144 for However, in the recently- and State government and continue that form overseas Bio-Sensing and Diagnostics," sy and the past two Wimbledon rounder Thisara Perera from the team's squad. six following their decision to concluded edition of the IPL, requested them to share their especially to come here and play under the supervision of Prof finals -- including last month to Niroshan Dickwella, the left-handed wicket-keeper batsman, bat first. Gowtham played only seven Governance related problems. the way he has played on condi- Manoj Kumar, Department of Romania's Simona Halep. has been named as Malinga's deputy in the 15-member squad for But Latham made the day his matches. (PTI) "We received problem state- tions that are tough." (Agencies) Chemistry, GNDU, Amritsar. (Agencies) the home series.(PTI)