WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Djokovic, Serena show no mercy as Azarenka romps MELBOURNE, Jan 20: 6-4 win. “It was great to be back on “For a first round perform- Rod Laver Arena again, it brings World number ones Novak ance it was pretty good, obvious- back so many memories from Djokovic and Serena Williams ly I still need to work on a few last year,” he said. showed no mercy in powering things, I’m still developing my “It was such an amazing two through to the Australian Open game,” said Djokovic, who lost weeks last year so it was great to second round today as unseeded to Wawrinka in the quarter-finals come back here and I am pleased dark horse Victoria Azarenka last year. with my game in general and I’m won her grudge match. The Swiss fourth seed went excited to start again.” Dignitaries being presented mementoes during the concluding Defending men’s champion on to stun Rafael Nadal and win Roger Federer, Nadal and ceremony of CSP 2015 at Jodhamal Public School in Jammu. Stan Wawrinka, Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori and women’s fourth seed Petra Kvitova also CSP 2015 concludes at Jodhamal stayed on course. Excelsior Correspondent This session was also highly Eighteen-time Grand Slam interactive and Dr. Sukram winner Williams opened her JAMMU, Jan 20: Conference Khokker Principal, BSF Sr. Sec. Melbourne Park account with a of School Principals (CSP) 2015 School Jammu was the modera- decisive 6-0, 6-4 display against concluded at Jodhamal Public tor for this session and this ses- Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck, School with all its grandeur. sion saw the interaction among laying down the marker to her 172 Principals and Directors the most elite intellectuals of our challengers. from all over India congregated country. India’s batsman (L) is by England's wicketkeeper (R) off the A sixth Australian Open title for this CSP to discuss the Robin Attfield from U.K. as bowling of during (ODI) tri-series match in Brisbane on Tuesday. (UNI) would take her to clear second Agenda- " Assessments-A the third resource person spoke on the Grand Slam Open Era Compelling Priority". on Recording, Collating and winners list behind Steffi Graf’s The Conference started with Interpreting Data. He stressed on England crush spineless 22, having joined Chris Evert the lighting of the lamp by the data to be authentic it has to and Martina Navratilova on 18 Nirmal Sharma, Commissioner be collected continuously and with her win at the US Open last Secretary , School Education , by using variety of tools and year. Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a return to Sloane Stephens Nandan Kuthiala, Trustee techniques we can assess the India by nine “If I could get to 19 in of the U.S. during women's singles first round match at the Jodhamal Public School and the learner's progress of learning. Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne on Teacherrsity Consultant and Shailender Singh Bhandari, BRISBANE, Jan 20: England chased down the their 100-run partnership for the Australia that would be beyond amazing, so we’ll see. I have a Tuesday. (UNI) Director Principals Forum, Col Principal Rishikesh Public easy target with more than 22 second , off just 111 balls, B S Braria. School, Dehradun was the mod- A spineless India suffered overs to spare to collect five in the 22nd over. lot of work to do but I’m just his maiden Grand Slam, and he Maria Sharapova all played on going to enjoy myself,” said the is keen to repeat the heroics Monday and easily progressed. The opening session was erator for this session and he their second consecutive defeat points, including a bonus point, Shortly after, Taylor too cele- taken up by Dimple Anil from summed up the discussions in a as England crushed them by nine from the comprehensive win. brated his third ODI half-century American. again this year. Nishikori, who lost to Marin Serbian top seed Djokovic, He got his title defence off to Cilic in last year’s US Open final TeacherSity and she made it very very humorous and interactive wickets with a bonus point, Opener led the off 58 balls as they completed clear that the Formative way. throwing their cricket tri-series England run chase with a 91-ball India’s ruinous day. Bell finished gunning for a fifth Australian to a solid start with a 6-1, 6-4, 6- and is touted as a future major title, also found his groove early 2 mauling of Turkey’s Marsel champion, showed his mettle to Assessment has to be a continu- The open house was taken by campaign in jeopardy here today. unbeaten 88 while James Taylor at 88 (91 balls, 8 fours) ous one and the Corrective Om Pathak the Director Electing to bat, India were also scored an unbeaten half cen- and Taylor was unbeaten on 56 against Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene Ilhan, encountering few prob- beat Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 to post a commanding 6-3, 6-2, lems. (7/1), 6-2. (AGENCIES) measures are to be taken simul- TeacherSity, New Delhi. bundled out for 153 in 39.3 overs tury (56 not out from 63 balls) to (63 balls, 4 fours) as England taneously. The closing session was with the top-five batsmen return- take their side home. won in a canter. 5th Police Martyrs Memorial NZ T20 Cricket Tournament Sanjay Dutta, Principal chaired by the Director School ing to the dressing room with just The duo stitched 131 runs for The only bright spark for Maharana Mewar Public School, Education, Ch. R A Inqalabi and 67 runs on board by the 19th over the unconquered second wicket India was Binny’s all-round per- Udaipur was the moderator for Principal Jodhamal Trilok Singh on a lively Gabba track. stand as they negotiated the formance. He scored 44 runs (55 Gateway CC Srinagar outplays this session and the session Bist closed the CSP with an Indian bowlers balls, 3x4, 2x6) earlier and was became highly interactive since activity on how actions speak SCOREBOARD without much diffi- the only Indian batsman to show India innings: she gave enough space to all more than words and asked all culty on a pitch that some resilience amid some poor intellectuals with loads of expe- delegates to take the content of c Taylor b Finn 33 Manwal Club by 43 runs seemed to have shot selection by the rest of the rience. the CSP to their schools and per- c Buttler b Anderson 1 demons while the line-up. Excelsior Sports Correspondent wickets each, while Chahat in his 3 overs and Ishtiaq claimed The second session was colate down the same to their c Buttler b Finn 23 Indians were bat- At one point of time, India claimed one. 2 wickets by spending 21 runs in taken by Col Braria on why teachers. c Buttler b Finn 4 ting. collapsed to 67/5. KATHUA, Jan 20: Team In reply, Manwal Cricket his 4 overs. Manzoor Ahmed of should we assess, what should The vote of thanks was pre- Suresh Raina st Buttler b Ali 1 Taylor hit the Binny then arrived at the effort helped formidable Club was bundled out for 125 Gateway Cricket Club Srinagar we assess, how should we sented by Col Braria, Convener M S Dhoni c Buttler b Finn 34 winning runs, a four, crease and together with skipper Gateway Cricket Club Srinagar runs in 18 overs, thus lost the was adjudged as man of the assess, when should we assess TeacherSity. Priyanka Singh of c Morgan b Anderson 44 as England reached Dhoni (34, 61 balls, 1x4) put on to drub Manwal Cricket Club by match by 43 runs. Ranju top match for his superb knock. He and how do we use the assess- Jodhamal took over as the mas- Akshar Patel b Finn 0 156 for one in 27.3 the only fruitful partnership of a margin of 43 runs to advance in scored with 41 runs off 24 balls, was awarded a cash prize of Rs ment results. ter of ceremony. b Anderson 5 overs to wrap up the the innings for his team. 1000 and a trophy. c Ali b Anderson 1 match. Together, they batted for 17.1 KCCC Jammu defeated not out 0 Australia are overs and put on 70 runs for the HDFC Chandigarh by 24 runs in Extras: (LB-3 W-3 NB-1) 7 now on top of table sixth wicket taking the score past other match earlier, with Rohit Total: (All out in 39.3 overs) 153 with nine points the 100-mark in the 29th over. Bhatt claiming man of the match Bowling: James Anderson 8.3-2-18-4, Chris from two matches It came in good time for India award for his valuable contribu- Woakes 7-0-35-0, 7-0-33-0, while England have had crossed the 50-mark in only tion of 50 runs, fetching him a 8-0-33-5, Moeen Ali 9-0-31-1. five points from two the 13th over after which the bat- cash prize of Rs 1000 and a tro- England innings: games. ting order had completely col- phy. Ian Bell not out 88 India will now lapsed. In another match played yes- Moeen Ali c Kohli b Binny 8 have to win both England feared that the set- terday evening, Gateway James Taylor not out 56 their remaining tled partnership might take the Srinagar drubbed PSP Extras: (W-3, NB-1) 4 matches if they are powerplay early. That did Corporation Ltd Patiala by 23 Total: (for 1 wicket in 27.3 overs) 156 to qualify for the not happen and when the power- runs, with Manzoor Ahmed of final. play was taken as scheduled, Gateway Club getting the man of Bowling: Binny 7-0-34-1, Kumar 2-0-18-0, Gateway Cricket Club Srinagar posing for a group photo- England started Dhoni was dropped by Anderson the match award for his all-round Yadav 6-0-42-0, Shami 4-0-23-0, Patel 7.3-0- graph after clinching victory over Manwal Club in 5th Police their chase before off his own bowling in the 36th show. He was presented a cash 32-0, Raina 1-0-7-0. Martyrs Memorial NZ T20 Cricket Tournament at Kathua on Army dignitaries interacting with participants while flagging the schedule over. prize of Rs 1000 and a trophy by Tuesday. off the Educational-cum-Motivational Tour on Tuesday. Steven Finn (5/33) and his innings’ break and were placed at The was on 33 then the organizers. pace colleague James Anderson 41/1 from six overs with Bell and but could not capitalize as Finn the ongoing 5th Police Martyrs including 6 fours and one six, In tomorrow’s fixture, (4/18) exploited the pacer-friend- Taylor batting on 28 and three struck immediately to remove Memorial North Zone Inter-Club while Chahat contributed 27 runs Maharana Pratap Yamuna Nagar Educational-cum-Motivational ly deck to the hilt by extracting respectively. him in the next over, the batsman T20 Cricket Tournament at to the total. For Gateway Club, will take on JKP XI in the first extra bounce as the Indians, bar- After the resumption of play, caught behind going for a hook Sports Stadium, here today. Nadeem took 3 wickets by con- match, while in the 2nd match ring Stuart Binny (44), struggled India did not show any urgency shot. He then bowled Akshar Earlier, winning the toss and ceding 15 runs in his 2 overs, Sabi Cricket Club will lock horns Tour flagged off to come to terms. or energy in the field as Bell and Patel (0) first ball, for his first batting first, Gateway Cricket while Asif Rasool bagged 2 with Poonch Sports Club in the Excelsior Correspondent the participants were addressed Binny was the lone Indian Taylor went about accumulating five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, Club scored a decent total of 168 wickets by giving away 15 runs evening session. by General Officer batsman to show some resilience runs without any worries. They but the hat-trick was avoided by runs in the stipulated 20 overs, on JAMMU, Jan 20: An Commanding, who stressed upon on a day when the others got out brought up the 50-mark in the Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5). otherwise a bowling friendly Educational-cum-Motivational them to use this opportunity for due to poor shot selection. eighth over as runs flowed easily Anderson then removed strip, losing 6 wickets in the Tour comprising of Sarpanches, the larger benefit of the society. Opener Ajinkya Rahane (33), enough with the Indian bowlers Binny, Kumar and Mohammad process. Manzoor Ahmed scored Panchayat members, teachers, The General emphasized on the Virat Kohli (4), Ambati Rayudu not making an impression after a Shami (1) in the space of 13 balls quick-fire 17-ball 48 runs, stud- local leaders and social workers importance of being acquainted (23) and Suresh Raina (1) were listless batting performance. to end the miserable Indian ded with 3 fours and 5 sixes, was flagged off by Rashtriya with the rich heritage and culture out playing poor shots, while Thereafter, Bell brought up innings in the 40th over itself. while Sakir and Khalid Khan Rifles Battalion Sohanda, under of our great country. Shikhar Dhawan (1) fell to a his 32nd ODI fifty off 50 balls as Stuart Broad (0/33) and Chris contributed with 27 and 22 runs Delta Force, today. The Tour will provide an beauty from Anderson in the the 100-mark came up in the 19th Woakes (0/35) were the other respectively. For Manwal Cricket The Tour was flagged-off by opportunity to interact with citi- third over of the India innings. over. The duo also celebrated bowlers deployed. (PTI) Club, Deepak And Ranju took 2 General Officer Commanding zens of different states and gain Delta Force in an impressive and an insight into the transcendental 12 Indians enter main draw of singles well attended function. change that peace and tranquility According to the organizers ushers bringing prosperity and the participants will be visiting development. events in Syed Modi GPG various historical places of edu- The participants appreciated LUCKNOW, Jan 20: Saroha, Talar Laa, Ankit Football team of GHSS Nowshera posing for a group photo- cational and cultural interest in the efforts of Indian Army in Chhikara and Rajat Joon made graph after winning the final. Noida, Ajmer and Udaipur over a organizing the tour, as it will help As many as 12 Indians qual- the cut. period of 11 days. to broaden the horizons and gain ified for the main draw of the Ekta Kalia, Riya Mukherjee, At the flagging-off ceremony, the knowledge of various places. singles events in the Syed Modi Lalita Dahiya and Yamini GHSS Nowshera wins football final International Grand Prix Gold Sharma qualified for the main Excelsior Sports Correspondent GHSS Nowshera won the We kept losing wickets: Dhoni badminton tournament at the draw of women's singles compe- match by two goals to nil (2-0). BBD UP Badminton Academy, tition. JAMMU, Jan 20: Prominent among other digni- BRISBANE, Jan 20: Indian batting failed for the Gomti Nagar, here today. Top shuttlers -- Saina Government Higher Secondary taries present on the occasion second time in three days but In men's singles category, Nehwal, P V Sindhu, Parupalli School Nowshera defeated New were Vijay Kumar Thapliyal, India skipper Mahendra Dhoni did not seem to be too Singh Dhoni today blamed the bothered about it. Meritorious music students of GCW Parade posing along Satinder Malik, Love Kumar, Kashyap, K Srikanth and other National Public School Nowshera Commandant, Subhash Kochar, batsmen for the lack of partner- “When we don’t do well, with the Principal and concerned Professors on Tuesday. Vikranth Kumar Korukonda, big names -- will start their cam- in the final to lift the title trophy in Chairman New National Public Siddharth Jakhar, Himanshu paign tomorrow. (PTI) the football tournament, organ- School Nowshera and Sukesh ships that saw the team collapse there is a lot of criticism. I feel ized by Border Security Force to Prabha, Principal Govt Boys to 153 all out before slumping that is part and parcel of the Students of GCW Parade bring laurels celebrate Golden Jubilee at GHSS Higher Secondary School, to a nine-wicket defeat in their game. But we should not forget Excelsior Correspondent event which was composed by Nowshera, today. Nowshera. ODI tri-series match against it was the same batting line-up Dr Kuldeep Raina, Professor of England here. that won us the 2013 JAMMU, Jan 20: Students the College claimed first place. England chased down the Champions Trophy in England of Government College for Mukteshi and Sonali Dogra Williamson ton sees New modest target, reaching 156 for and that was in England. Women (GCW) Parade brought represented the College in this one in just 27.3 overs for a “Also, let us not forget the laurels to the institutions in the event. bonus-point win. same players have put in a lot North Zone Inter-University In the Western group song, Zealand to 2-1 series lead “Getting off to a good start of effort in the Test series. A long Test series takes a lot out Youth Festival ‘UDGHOSH’. Sonali Dogra, student of this is important, especially in these NELSON (NEW ZEALAND), four as New Zealand finished of you and then you have to In the Western solo singing College represented the conditions. But that doesn’t Jan 20: with a flourish. play a long tri-series also. event, Mukteshi Sharma of University of Jammu and got mean the openers will always Kane Williamson made a After losing the early wick- have to perform. If you lose an There is a lot of pressure. When GCW Parade got Ist prize, Ist prize, while Suneedhi welcome return to the New ets of Brendon McCullum, early wicket, then it is important you score runs, you put in a lot while in the classical vocal Sharma and Deepika, students Zealand side with an elegant Martin Guptill and to have some kind of partner- of effort. When you don’t score solo, Mukteshi Sharma got 2nd of this College represented the century to set up a four-wicket cheaply, an unflustered ship going and still have wick- runs, you actually put in more prize. skit event from University of Winners of debate competition posing for a group photograph victory over Sri Lanka in the Williamson led the rescue mis- in Samba on Tuesday. ets in hand close to the end of effort than the guys who are The Indian group song Jammu team and got 2nd prize. fourth one-day international sion, first in partnership with scoring runs. It does drain you today. Grant Elliott and then with the 30th over with a decent run rate. Then we can look to accel- out. After that, you need a bit of Debate competition organised Backed by lusty hitting Anderson. a time off and then you can get BSF provides stationery items under CAP from Corey Anderson and Luke He brought up his century erate from there,” said Dhoni at Excelsior Correspondent tively. The consolation prizes into the groove again,” Dhoni Excelsior Correspondent Ronchi, New Zealand overtook with a steady accumulation of the post-match press confer- were also given to Kavita pointed out. (PTI) Sri Lanka’s 276 with 11 balls to singles, only reaching the ence. JAMMU, Jan 20: Under Civic Action Programme (CAP), 33rd SAMBA, Jan 20: District Choudhary and Payal Kumari. spare and move 2-1 ahead in boundary seven times with six “That moreover is the game Correction Battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) provided stationery items Information Centre, Samba The chief guest appreciated the seven-match series. fours and a six. plan but we have kept losing to Middle School Rajpura in a simple function, here today. organized a debate competition the efforts of the Information In a tense finish New But having attained the wickets. Today also, there was a Apropos news item pub- The items were presented to the School authorities including on the topic 'Say No to Drugs' at department for organising such Zealand needed 47 off 36 balls milestone he was bowled by bit of a partnership, then we lost lished in edition dated 20-01- Headmaster, Jeet Singh by Commandant, 33rd Battalion BSF, Jeevan Jyoti Public School, programmes which are support- when the 24-year-old Thisara Perera and Anderson one wicket and then we lost 2015 on page 10, titled ‘PHHC Sanjay Kumar Singh, in presence of large number of officials and Abtal, here today. ive for sensitizing the masses Williamson was removed for vacated the field soon after. (Ambati) Rayudu. We are eating blanks BBSBHC in District ‘jawans’. Sarpanch Tejinder Singh about the ill affect of drugs and 103, his fifth ODI century. McCullum, on whom New up deliveries to create a partner- Poonch Jr Hockey C’ship,’ due The stationery included black board, copies, pen, pencils and was the chief guest on the occa- intoxicants. Anderson was run out for 47 Zealand rely heavily to get off ship but once when the right to some technical error the pho- allied items. sion. Among others, Panchs, with New Zealand needing 32 to a good start, failed to oblige time is there to accelerate, that’s tograph relating to the news Speaking on the occasion, Mr Singh said that BSF will take such Ghar Singh was adjudged as prominent citizens, staff mem- runs with 26 balls left. this time with a gentle poke at a when we are losing a wicket and was replaced by some other initiatives in future also, while Headmaster Jeet Singh appreciated the best speaker, while Shwali bers, students and large number Up stepped Luke Ronchi Nuwan Kulasekera again the batsmen from that photograph. The error is regret- the initiative and said that these will go a long way in bringing pub- Dogra and Sonali Kumari got of locals were also present on blast a rapid 32 including three and was caught at mid on for point on are not really able to ted. lic closer to BSF. 2nd and 3rd positions respec- the occasion. sixes and Daniel Vettori hit a just 11.(AGENCIES) bat freely,” he explained. — Editor