TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU 'Salute & Tribute to Sunjuwan Martyrs' Tourney Fringe Benefits: India's young Lions Club Bohri drubs Krishna CC Akhnoor by 7 wkts turks ready for Tri-Nation test Excelsior Sports Correspondent also claimed 1 wicket each. COLOMBO, Mar 5: They have mauled Sri Lanka floodlit Premadasa, where the on most of the occasions and wicket gets slower as the night In reply, Lions Cricket Club JAMMU, Mar 5: Lions The aim would be to stay on stand-in captain Rohit Sharma progresses. chased the target easily in 16.3 Cricket Club Bohri, Jammu the selectors' radar for next will have plenty of reasons to Shardul Thakur after an overs, losing 3 wickets in the defeated Krishna Cricket Club year's World Cup when India's remain upbeat about taking the impressive show in South Akhnoor in an easy contest by 7 process, thus won the match by 7 second-string team, led by Rohit trophy back home. Africa, is expected to share the wickets in the ongoing 'Salute & wickets. Naman top scored with Sharma, begins yet another Sri On a personal front, Rohit new ball with Jaydev Unadkat. Tribute to Sunjuwan Martyrs' 35 runs, while Puran and Rahul Lankan sojourn by taking on the Jammu District Rural Cricket contributed 27 runs each to the islanders in the opening match INDIA AND BANGLADESH IN SRI LANKA T20I TRI-SERIES, 2018 Tournament at Parade ground, total. From Krishna Cricket of the Tri-Nation Nidahas DATE MATCH DETAILS TIME here today. Club, Deepak took 2 wickets, Twenty20 Cup, here tomorrow. Mar 06, Tue Sri Lanka vs India 7:00 PM Players posing along with Minister for Education, Altaf Bukhari and Minister for Sports, Imran Earlier, Lions Cricket Club while Mohit claimed one. Having faced Sri Lanka in Raza Ansari during inauguration of Cluster Universities Tourney. won the toss and put Krishna CC The match was officiated by 18 international matches this Mar 08, Thu Bangladesh vs India 7:00 PM into bat. Batting first, Krishna Harsh Nayyar and Kapil Dev season (6Tests, 8 ODIs and 4 Mar 10, Sat Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 7:00 PM Cricket Club scored a modest Mahajan as umpires. T20 Internationals) on home Mar 12, Mon Sri Lanka vs India 7:00 PM CLUJ hosts maiden sports tournament total of 133 runs in 22.2 overs, In tomorrow's fixture, Wazir and away basis, another face-off losing all their wickets in the Cricket Club Nagrota will take can only add to the players as Mar 14, Wed Bangladesh vs India 7:00 PM Excelsior Sports Correspondent would continue till March 12, door steps of the children. process. Deepak top scored with on Bhatia Cricket Club Bishnah. well as viewers' fatigue due to Mar 16, Fri Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 7:00 PM 2018 and witness Football, "Children are very special to 40 runs, while Binny and Shindi lack of context. JAMMU, Mar 5: The Jammu Volleyball, Cricket, Kabaddi, us because investing for their The Tournament is being Mar 18, Sun Final 7:00 PM contributed 33 and 29 runs to the Bangladesh is the third team and Kashmir Government has Kho-Kho and other game con- education and growth means organized by the Jammu District total respectively. Vinod was the in this series and though the sought six more Cluster tests among the teams of five investing for future" the Cricket Alliance, under the aegis Squads: wrecker-in-chief for Lions sprightly bunch is known to add will be itching to get back to Universities, three each for constituent colleges of the Minister asserted. of Parade Sports Association India: Rohit Sharma (c), Cricket Club Bohri, who took 4 excitement, the series itself is form after a poor South Africa Kashmir and Jammu regions, CLUJ. In his address, Imran Raza (PSA) and is being held under Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), important wickets, while not exactly an anticipated event tour where he managed only a even as a couple of these are Vice-Chancellor, Anju Ansari announced that Youth the overall supervision of Vijay KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, expected to be sanctioned this Abhinav and Naman bagged 2 after a rather exhausting trip to single hundred in the one-day- Bhasin, Registrar, Dean Student Services and Sports Ministry Sabarwal, President PSA. ers. Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik year. wickets each. Ritik and Rahul South Africa. welfare CLUJ besides faculty would move a proposal for However, for a bunch of In the familiar territory of (wk), Deepak Hooda, Addressing students and fac- Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra and Principals of the constituent development of the main ground youngsters, who will get to wear Premadasa Stadium, Rohit will ulty here at the inaugural func- Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay colleges were also present. and an Astroturf hockey ground the India blues with as many as love to come out all guns blaz- tion of maiden sports tourna- Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Hailing the Vice- Chancellor on the adjacent land at GGM six top players being rested, ing in the company of Shikhar ment hosted by Cluster Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad and her team, Altaf Bukhari said Science College. would consider this a god-sent Dhawan. University Jammu here at GGM Siraj and Rishabh Pant (wk). J&K has taken lead in the estab- Ansari also highlighted the opportunity. Suresh Raina is slowly get- Science College, Minister for Sri Lanka: Dinesh lishment of twin Cluster importance of sports for overall At this point in time, the sen- ting back into the groove at No Education and Pro Chancellor of Chandimal (c), Suranga Lakmal Universities and in one year of development of the students and ior national team has only that 3. The Lankan pitches and the the varsity, Syed Mohammad (vc), Upul Tharanga, Danushka their establishments these are said that the last three years have many specific roles but the enor- pace trio of Suranga Lakmal, Altaf Bukhari said that State Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, showing steady growth in every witnessed massive sports infra- mous supply line means that the Dushmantha Chameera and Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Janith Government has submitted field. structure development in Jammu queue has only gotten longer. Dasun Shanaka are not expected Perera, Thisara Perera, Jeevan the proposal to the Union Bukhari said that Chancellor and Kashmir. Enter the Rishabh Pants, to pose too many problems to Mendis, Isuru Udana, Akila Ministry for Human Resource of the varsity and Chief Minister He hailed the State and Deepak Hoodas and the the stylish left-hander, who was Wrestlers being felicitated during prize distribution ceremony Dananjaya, Amila Aponso, Development (MHRD) for six Mehbooba Mufti is keen to have Centre Governments for provid- Mohammed Sirajs, who other- out of the side for a year owing of Bhagtha Dangal Championship. Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha more Cluster Universities and more such institutions in the ing liberal funding for the pur- wise would have been cooling to fitness and form-related Chameera, Dhananjaya De sanction for couple of them are their heels back home and wait- issues. State. pose. Silva. expected this year. Udhampur Wrestler Ajay ing for their respective IPL The extremely talented KL "It is a proud moment for me Earlier, Vice-Chancellor Prof Bangladesh: Mahmudullah Minister for Information camps to start. Rahul may have to miss out if he to see this institution progress- Anju Bhasin in her welcome (c), Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal, Technology, Technical For all those who are likely is not allowed to open by the ing in leaps and bounds in one address gave full credit to Pro Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Education and Youth Services lifts Bhagtha Dangal Title to get a game, there will be just team management. With Raina year of its existence" Altaf Chancellor Altaf Bukhari and Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, and Sports, Imran Raza Ansari one target -- to make most of back in the team, Rahul can only Bukhari said while announcing his team for their support in Excelsior Sports Correspondent The 3rd bout was won by Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel was also present at the inaugural their chances as some of them bat at No.4, where Manish that the state government's aim accomplishing the challenge to Muneer Khan of Nagrota who Hossain, Abu Jayed, Taskin function of the event which KATRA, Mar 5: Wrestler might not get too many with just Pandey has been staking claim is to take higher education to the establish the new varsity. defeated Rajesh Sharma of J&K Ahmed, Imrul Kayes, Nurul Ajay Sharma of Landen Power about 16 months left for the ICC for quite some time now. Police, resident of Jindrah. Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Ariful Kho-Kho Association House, Udhampur lifted the 8th World Cup. In the limited opportunities Joint Secretary J&K State Haque, Nazmul Islam, Abu Wushu Asso finalizes 27-member Bhagtha Dangal Title 2018 by Even though this is a T20 that Pandey has got, he has Sports Council Shiv Kumar Hider Rony. (PTI) holding trials on Mar 8-9 defeating Wrestler Farooq of Sharma, who is also President tournament, a good performance proved himself and this is the Jr Team for Nationals Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sarore (Jammu) in the main first J&K Indian Style Wrestling will keep the national selection tournament where he can get an In-form Australia await malli bout that lasted for 23 min- Excelsior Sports Correspondent Manjay Kumar, Angreh Association, Treasurer Indian committee interested for those extended run. JAMMU, Mar 5: To select utes at Bhagtha, near here today. winless India in Azlan Shah Wangoo, Ishant Singh, Amir Style Wrestling Association of limited batting slots in the mid- Washington Sundar and the team to represent the State Dangal was organized by JAMMU, Mar 5: The Wushu Meghraj, Jasbir Singh, Tanshiv India, was the chief guest on the dle-order and perhaps the Yuzvendra Chahal are the two IPOH (MALAYSIA), Mar 5: in the upcoming 37th Junior Peer Baba Jakh Devta Dangal Association of J&K finalized Raina, Naveed Farooq Mir, occasion who distributed cash reserve pacers. spin bowling options at the 27-member State Team for the National Kho-Kho Committee Bhagtha in collabo- Winless so far, India face an Fidah Hussain Malik, Hashim prizes among the winners and uphill task as they take on in- 16th Junior National Wushu Championship to be held at ration with J&K Indian Style Ashraf, Aditi Bhagat, Rupali runners-up Wrestlers. form world champions Manipur, the Jammu and Wrestling Association under the Young Rovers leave for Championship to be held at Gandhi, Behjat Amin, Talha Deputy Divisional Manager Australia in a crucial match of Kashmir State Kho-Kho overall supervision of President Kurukshetra in Haryana from Shah, Munazah Gazi, Gowhara SMVDSB Katra Vakeel Singh the Azlan Shah Cup hockey Association will be holding Bhagtha Dangal Committee Sat Invitational Football Tourney March 18 to March 22, 2018. ZehraAkshvan Khajuria, Faizan presided over the function. Vice tournament, here tomorrow. selection trials on March 8 and Pal Singh and other members of The selection was held under Ishtiyaq, Salman Khan, Irfan President J&K Indian Style Excelsior Sports Correspondent After one loss and a draw, 9, 2018 at Green Field, Gandhi the committee. the supervision of Selection Fayaz, Mohsin Shakeel, Shabir Wrestling Association Naresh India are currently placed fourth Nagar, here. 28 bouts were played in the JAMMU, Mar 5: A 15-member Young Rovers Football team Committee including Kuldeep Ahmed Malik, Akshat, Qaraat Kumar (Pappu Lakri) and in the six-team tournament with According to a handout on day long Dangal. Winner of today left here to participate in the Shri Puran Chand Sanyal All Handoo (Chairman), Surya Kamran Khan, Peerzada General Secretary Udhampur just one point. Australia, on the issued here, the Association has 1st malli bout Ajay Sharma cash India Invitational Football tournament to be played in Srinagar in Bhanu Partap Singh, Rajinder Muzamil Isaaq, Shaishyta District Indian StyleWrestling other hand, are positioned atop invited all the Districts, awarded Rs 6,000 along with Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Singh, Maqsood Rather, Nissar Rasool and Danish Nazir. Association Om Parkash Verma the table with two wins from as Institutions and Affiliated Clubs 'Maa Ki Chunni' while runners- The tournament will played from March 6 to 14, 2018. many games. Ahmed Mir, Ajay Paul Gill and Abhishek Jamwal and Ashi were the guests of honour. to send their players (boys and up wrestler Farooq got Rs 5,000. As per officials, Vishwamittar has accompanied the team as And come tomorrow India Ashi Jamwal. Jamwal will be the coaches of The bouts were officiated by girls aging 18 years or below on The 2nd main bout was Coach while Bharat Bhushan as manager of the team. cannot afford another loss if The Team: Arshad Ahmed, the Team. Tulinder Kumar, Ravi Kumar, the said dates to the said venue fought between Amir Khan of The team was flagged off from Nowabad Police Station. they wish to stay afloat in the at 3 pm. Naresh Kumar (Pappu Lakri), tournament. Hiranagar Club, Akhnoor Youth Club Bajrangi Akhara Jammu and Surinder Kumar and Murli Dhar President of the Association, Babba of Kot Bhawal, Akhara But it would be easier said S. Manmeet Singh said that the (Munna). Army organises Veteran's than done as Australia have Domana Jammu. This bout was The Vote of thanks was pre- log wins in Range Sports Festival selections will be held on merit won by Amir Khan, who was fielded a strong squad and are in Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sports Council Jammu. sented by Sat Paul Singh, and best players will be picked awarded with a cash prize of Rs red-hot form while the Indians Earlier, in the Volleyball final, President Peer Baba Jakh Devta have come here with an inexpe- to represent the State. 5,000 while the runners-up Golf Cup JAMMU, Mar 5: Hiranagar Hiranagar Club defeated GHSS Dangal Committee Bhagtha. rienced team under the leader- Volleyball Club and Akhnoor Pargwal by 3-2 (25-23, 20-25, 20- Bhaker shoots Wresrtler Babba got Rs 3,000. Excelsior Sports Correspondent the occasion. ship of Sardar Singh. Youth Club registered emphatic 25, 25-23 and 17-15). Among serving officers Best While India lost 2-3 and wins against their opponents in JAMMU, Mar 5: Veteran's Stableford was won by The final match was officiat- gold, bronze for Golf Cup 2018 was organised at drew 1-1 against Olympic the Volleyball and kabbadi events Sprawling Buds celebrates Brigadier Rajeev Bali and Best champions Argentina and ed by Jagjeet Singh, Amit White Knight Environmental to clinch the title trophies of the Sharma, Sahil Jamwal and Imtiaz Ravi Kumar Gross was won by Colonel England in their first two games Park and Training Area (WKEP- ongoing JKS Range level Sports Samad. Maxual Roberts. respectively, Australia defeated TA), Nagrota on behalf of HQ Festival, organized by Range In the Kabbadi final, Akhnoor NEW DELHI, Mar 5: Annual Sports Day In the tournament there were England 4-1 before getting the Northern Command, here. Police Headquarters Jammu Youth Club drubbed Hiranagar Excelsior Sports Correspondent among the winners on the occa- two categories for the veteran's- better of hosts Malaysia 3-1. under Civic Action Programme India jumped to the top of sion. The tournament saw partipi- Club by 18 (35-17) points. JAMMU, Mar 5: Sprawling 58 years to 65 years and above The Indians looked lacklus- (CAP) at Police Gulshan Ground, the pecking order as young In Lemon spoon race, Sania cation of 57 golfers including 24 tre in the opening two games The final match was officiated Buds ICSE School, 65 years. here. by Jasdev Singh and Vishal Manu Bhaker clinched a gold Sharma bagged gold, Navya veterans. Among the Veteran's, the and wasted numerous chances, The Festival is being organ- Laxmipuram, Bantalab celebrat- Singh. medal while Ravi Kumar Sharma clinched silver and The tournament is a step Award of Most Spirited Golfer including as many as nine ized under the overall supervision ed its Annual Sports Day with The Prize distribution func- bagged a bronze in the ISSF Vanshika claimed bronze. towards appreciating the efforts was won by Lt Col DS Jamwal penalty corners against England of Rafiq-Ul-Hasan, DIG Jammu pomp and show, here today. tion of all events will be held World Cup in Guadalajara, In Skipping Rope, Kangana of veteran's towards the country (Retd), while Lt Col KK Sharma in their second game. whereas the coordinator of the More than 300 students par- tomorrow at Gulshan Ground, Mexico. Pradhan won gold, Neelakshi and provided an apportunity not (Retd) emerged overall winner. But if Sjoerd Marijne's team event is Rajesh Gill, Chief ticipated in the event. All the wants to upstage the Jammu at 3 pm. Bhaker beat the host coun- Thakur got silver and Sejal only to pursue the sport of golf On behalf of Lt Gen D Anbu, Prosecuting Officer and Member try's Alejandra Zavala, a two- students performed to the best of Raina claimed bronze. but also a platform to invite new Kookaburras tomorrow, it can- their ability and made the com- GOC-in-C, Northern Command, time World Cup Finals winner, In Three- leg Race, Mahima acquaintances while renewing not afford to miss scoring petition tough. Lt Gen Saranjeet Singh, GOC, National Nordic Ski with a 10.8 in the last shot of the and Samridhi won gold; the old ones. Lt Gen Saranjeet chances, especially against an Participants competed in White Knight Corps presented opponent as attacking as 24 shot final, to come out on top Vageesh and Adarsh bagged sil- Singh, GOC White Knight vote of thanks. Championship concludes with a score of 237.5. Corps felicitated the winners on Australia. (PTI) Zavala ended at 237.1 while Excelsior Sports Correspondent honour. Celine Goberville of France Among others three Warner, De Kock bust-up probed SRINAGAR, Mar 5: The won the bronze with a score of Olympians Nanak Chand, National Nordic (Cross- 217.0. DURBAN, Mar 5: South Africa were bowled The incident reportedly Nadeem Iqbal and Jagdish Lal out for 298, adding five runs to Country) Ski Championship India's Yashaswini Singh took place as the players were were present on the occasion. Australia wrapped up a their overnight total of 293 for concluded at Gulmarg today Deswal missed out on a medal, returning to their dressing 118-run win on the fifth day of nine. with an impressive demonstra- The winners were presented finishing fourth with 196.1. rooms at tea. medals and all other players An 11th standard student, the first Test against South The win gave Australia a 1- "CA (Cricket Australia) is tion organized by the participat- Africa today but the result is were awarded the participation Bhaker, who recently secured a 0 lead in the four-match series. aware of reports of an incident ing athletes. likely to be overshadowed by Just before the rapid con- certificates. quota place for the 2018 Buenos between players in Durban," a Earlier, the last event of the an ugly bust-up between David clusion of the match, however, The Winter Games Aires Youth Olympic Games, Cricket Australia spokesman Championship 30 Kms long dis- Warner and Quinton de Kock. video footage emerged show- Association of J&K is very keen won a sensational gold to con- said in a statement. tance for men was conducted in It took Australia 18 minutes ing Aussie firebrand Warner to hold the National Junior tinue India's surge in the sea- "CA is working to establish the Gulmarg bowl. and 22 balls to claim the last pointing and directing a verbal the facts of what has occurred Jagdish Singh and Padma Alpine Ski Championship at son's first World Cup. South African wicket when De barrage at De Kock during Namgyal of High Altitude Gulmarg. Earlier, Ravi Kumar won his Kock swung across the line Sunday's play at Kingsmead and will not be commenting Warfare School Gulmarg Muhammad Yusuf, General first World Cup medal- a bronze further until that has been Winners of various events posing for a group photograph and was leg before wicket to before he was restrained and bagged gold and bronze medals Secretary WGAJK informed in the Men's 10M Air Rifle Josh Hazlewood for 83. done." (PTI) during Annual Sports Day at Sprawling Buds School. pulled away by his teammates. for their School respectively, that either due to lack of snow or event. while Shubham Parham of Ravi had made it to three various games including lemon financial constraints no national ver and Aakarshan and Rehaan Indian Army won silver medal. finals last year, including in the spoon race, dribbling the ball, level championship could be Mehraj claimed bronze. Major General Atul Kaushak World Cup Finals, without win- skipping the rope, three leg race, organized at Gulmarg for last In Sack- Race, Laksh Paul was the chief guest on the con- ning a medal. sack race and Tug of War. few years. clinched gold, Rakhi Bhagat cluding function while Col He shot 226.4 and had to The students were sparkling The Association organized won silver and Rajveer Singh Dhillon, Director Indian beat compatriot Deepak Kumar with joy, cheering their class- last championship in 2014 and claimed bronze. Institute of Skiing and in a shoot-off for third and mates and bucking their friends. since then the budding skiers are fourth spots in the final. (PTI) Chairman of the school, Courage House won Tug of Mountaineering was the guest of badly suffering. Anand wins Tal Memorial Rahul Sharma distributed prizes War competition. Rapid Chess Paes returns to top-50, MOSCOW, Mar 5: World Rapid Champion singles players slid Viswanathan Anand continued NEW DELHI, Mar 5: while Vishnu Vardhan reached a his fine run in the faster version career-best doubles rank of 99 as of the game and annexed the Tal Leander Paes returned to he gained one place. Memorial Rapid Chess title here top-50 with a six-place jump fol- In the singles, Yuki Bhambri after an easy final round draw lowing his runners-up show at lost five places to slide to 110 against Boris Gelfand of Israel. the ATP Dubai event while and was followed by Ramkumar India's top singles players slid in Ramanathan (135, -2), Sumit Anand finished with six the latest rankings, issued today. points out of a possible nine, Nagal (223, -3) and left-handed Paes, who reached the final Prajnesh Gunneswaran (235, - scoring four wins and four in Dubai with Jamie Cerretani 3). draws. His solitary loss came at last week, jumped to 46, two In the women's rankings, Daughter-of-soil, Mukteshi Sharma, renowned classical the hands of Shakhriyar places behind Divij Sharan (44), Ankita Raina also lost five who gained one place. Rohan singer (Hindustani Music), who topped in academics too and was Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in places to be placed 255 and was awarded with a gold medal for getting first position in MA Music the third round but thereafter Bopanna was unchanged at number 20. followed by Karman Kaur from Jammu University by the Union Minister for Finance, Arun the Indian ace showed his Purav Raja was next best at Thandi, who moved up three Jaitley in the 17th Convocation held at Jammu University. superb form. (PTI) number 62 (loss of one place) places to career-best 278. (PTI)