MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Vihari, Rahane gradually taking it Bengaluru Bulls beat league toppers Sindhu becomes first Indian shuttler to win Jaipur Pink Panthers 41-30 in PKL away from West Indies NEW DELHI, Aug 25: per match). World C'ships gold, beat Okuhara in final And it was the raider-heavy NORTH SOUND (Antigua), BASEL (Switzerland), Rohit Kumar's impressive side that started the half positively, Aug 25: Aug 25: show helped defending champi- with Rohit impressing in Ajinkya Rahane scored first ons Bengaluru Bulls beat league his raids. P V Sindhu scripted history Test century in two years while toppers Jaipur Pink Panthers 41- Jaipur had been struggling in today as she became the first Hanuma Vihari was unbeaten on 30 in a Pro Kabbadi League the raids in the recent past, and the Indian to win Badminton World 81 as India tightened their grip match at the Thyagaraj Complex trend continued as captain Deepak Championships gold by beating over the West Indies in the series- here today. Niwas Hooda struggled to lead his arch-rival Nozomi Okuhara of opener, here today. Rohit finished the match with unit's attack. Japan in a lop-sided summit clash Vihari (81) and Rahane (102) 13 raid points as Bengaluru The Bulls' defence, manned here. raised an unbeaten over 100-run inflicted a heavy, demoralising by Mahender Singh and Saurabh The Olympic silver-medallist partnership for the fifth , loss on the season one champions. Nandal, were in no mood to let Indian won 21-7 21-7 in the final before Rahane fell in 108th over, The raiding performance by Jaipur's raider settle into the that lasted just 38 minutes. PV Sindhu celebrating her victory after clinching gold in after India lost skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Kumar also saw him cross match, strangling Pink Panthers' Two years after being robbed Badminton World Championship at Basel Switzerland on Sunday. taking India to 323 for 5 post lunch 50 raid points for the season but ability to score points. off the gold by Okuhara in an epic edition while Saina Nehwal taking control of the match. on the fourth day for an overall the game was won by Bulls' all- A Rohit raid in the 12th 110-minute final at Glasgow that bagged a silver and a bronze in Sindhu eventually grabbed as lead of 401 runs. round performance that saw their minute led to the first All-Out of was considered as one of the 2015 and 2017 respectively in many as 13 game points when Rahane, who scored 81 in the greatest battles in badminton his- Rahane executing a shot during his knock of 102 runs women's singles. Okuhara went long and she sealed first innings, scored a Test hundred tory, Sindhu finally exorcised the since his 132 against Sri Lanka in against West Indies. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini the first game with a body blow ghost of that heart-wrenching loss Ponnappa also won a bronze in which her rival sent out. August 2017. bowled a few testing deliveries, it Rahul (38) and Chesteshwar with a completely dominating win women's doubles in 2011 while B In the second game, Sindhu For Vihari it's only his second largely remained an untroubled Pujara (25) added 43 runs for the over the same opponent. Sai Praneeth was the latest to join continued her rampaging form, Test fifty. stay for both Rahane and Vihari. second wicket to take India for- "Last time, I lost in the final, the club as he settled for a bronze grabbing two quick points before Resuming at 185 for three, Opener Mayank Agarwal (16) ward. before that also I lost in the final, in the men's singles in this edition Okuhara earned a point with a India lost Kohli (51) when his was the first wicket to fall for India Rahul, however, gave away his so it is a very important win for on Saturday. cross court smash. leading edge off Roston wicket, bowled by SCOREBOARD me. I want to thank the crowd for Sindhu, who has also won a Okuhara had no answer to Chase flew to John Chase. He went supporting me. I won it for my Campbell, who took the India 1st Innings: 297 all out silver each in the 2018 Sindhu's razor sharp returns. The across his stumps country and I am very proud being Commonwealth Games and 2018 Indian made the Japanese run to catch on second attempt. West Indies 1st Innings: 222 all out while going for a an Indian," Sindhu said after the That ended the fourth- India 2nd Innings: (overnight 185/3) Asian Games, was a in different the deep corners with her acute sweep, only to match. class today as she toyed with her angled returns and then swiftly wicket partnership between KL Rahul b Chase 38 expose all the three "A big thanks to my coach Japanese opponent in all depart- followed them at the net to make Kohli and Rahane that Mayank Agarwal lbw b Chase 16 stumps and the West Kim and Gopi sir and my support- ments of the game. life difficult for her opponent. yielded 106 runs for India. Cheteshwar Pujara b Roach 25 Indian spinner stuck ing staff and I dedicate this win to The fifth seeded Indian, who Okuhara seemed clueless as The other overnight Players in action during PKL match between Bengaluru Virat Kohli c Campbell b Chase 51 as the batsman failed my mom, it's her birthday today," enjoyed a 8-7 head-to-head lead she ended up hitting the nets or batsman Rahane was joined Bulls and Pink Panthers at New Delhi on Sunday. Ajinkya Rahane c Holder b Gabriel 102 to connect the ball. she added. over third seeded Okuhara ahead missing the lines to allow Sindhu by Vihari, who easily Hanuma Vihari batting 81 An over later, It was third time lucky for of Sunday's contest, was simply grab 11-4 lead at the interval. worked the ball around in defenders Mahender Singh, the match as the Bulls cruised to a Rishab Pant batting 4 Roach went through Sindhu who had lost to Okuhara unstoppable as she dished out an Nothing changed after the gaps to keep the scoreboard Saurabh Nandal and Mohit 9 point lead. Extras: (B-4,LB-6) 10 Pujara's defence to and Carolina Marin of Spain attacking game right from the start breather as a relentless Sindhu ticking. Sehrawat secure High 5s (5 tackle The first half ended with the respectively in the 2017 and 2018 Total: (For 4 in 101 overs) 328 reduce India to 81 for to race to 8-1 lead. kept her stranglehold on the Holder now made it all- points) -- a first in Pro Kabaddi scores 22-8 with Bulls dominating three. finals to settle for a silver twice. The Indian targeted the deep Japanese, who crumbled under spin attack by introducing : 20-8-29-1, Shannon Gabriel League history. in every aspect of the game. The Before that, India With her fifth medal of the corners and unleashed her big pressure. 17-3-63-1, 37-6-124-3, The match had been billed as a Bulls were blamed for taking their John Campbell from the bowled out West World Championships, the 24- smashes to gather points at will. At 16-4, Sindhu made a cou- 15-4-34-0, Miguel Cummins 7-1-20-0, John battle between attack vs defence foot off the pedals in their narrow other end. Indies for 222 in 74.2 year-old Indian was already one A precise net shot helped ple of rare errors when she hit Campbell 5-0-14-0, 7-0-24-0. as the league's second-best raiding loss against Dabang Delhi in their As soon as the new ball overs in their first of the greatest ever women's sin- Okuhara to snap Sindhu's run of long but that did not matter as she unit Bengaluru Bulls (averaging previous encounter and it was not was available, pacers Kemar in the second innings, trapped by innings in reply to 297 with Ishant gles players in the showpiece straight eight points but the Indian pounced on a weak return from 19 raid points per match) took on surprising to see the team contin- Roach and Shannon Gabriel oper- Chase in the 14th over although Sharma returning with best figures event's history. She had won a quickly got the control back when Okuhara and sent it to the back- the best defending unit Jaipur ue their aggression on the ated in tandem but before that TV replays showed the ball was of 5 for 43. bronze each in the 2013 and 2014 Okuhara went wide and then line and then left her rival strand- Pink Panthers (11.5 tackle points mat.(PTI) West Indies part-timers had missing the leg stump but the bats- Besides Ishant, Mohammed editions. unleashed two good-looking ed with another powerful smash. bowled 41 overs in this innings man didn't go for review ion Shami (2/48) and left-arm spinner Sindhu is now the joint highest smashes to enter the break with a Sindhu grabbed the match alone. Saturday. Ravindra Jadeja (2/64) scalped Shubham-Arjun duo helps KCSC-A medal winner in women's singles massive 11-2 lead. point when Okuhara went long While Roach and Gabriel After Agarwal's departure, KL two wickets a piece. (PTI) in the World Championships his- Okuhara tried to step up the again and sealed the title when tory with former Olympic cham- pace but an alert Sindhu was up to another superb return before to crush Vishal Club by 10 wickets pion Zhang Ning of China who the task. The Indian targeted throwing her hands in the air in Excelsior Sports Correspondent his slowers with nagging line has won an identical 1 gold, 2 sil- Okuhara's forehand corner to take celebration. and teasing length. ver and 2 bronze between 2001 two more points. With Sindhu's gold and JAMMU, Aug 25: Shubham Shubam Khajuria was and 2007. Sindhu used her height to pro- Praneeth's bronze in this edition, Khajuria scored a magnificent declared as the man of the Prakash Padukone became the duce those attacking clears which Indian shuttlers also continued the century, while Arjun match and was awarded with a first Indian to win a medal in Okuhara could not negotiate. At six-year streak of winning at least Choudhary made a brilliant half Gift Voucher sponsored by World Championships with a 16-2, Sindhu committed a couple one medal in the prestigious century to make an unbeaten Ramada Hotel. men's singles bronze in the 1983 of unforced errors before again event. (PTI) opening partnership of 174 runs in just 20.2 overs while chasing Twin gold for Bhagat; India finishes with the target set by Vishal SRCC holds ‘Essay Club, thus winning the match of KC Sports Club Cricket Cup, 12 medals in para badminton World C'ships being played at Club's ground, BASEL (Switzerland), Kumar and Tarun Dhillon 14-21, Writing’ workshop here. Aug 25: 21-15, 21-16 in the final. Shubham made unbeaten SL3 category is meant for Excelsior Correspondent Services examination. India's Pramod Bhagat made players who have minor stand- 107 off 73 balls, while Arjun In a highly interactive ses- a strong comeback to defeat ing/lower limb impairment JAMMU, Aug 25: Aiming at contributed 59 off 43 sion, the participants cleared England's Daniel Bethell and while SL4 is for those who have the Civil Services (IAS, KAS) their doubts about Essay Writing deliveries to help their team clinch his third title in the men's Runners posing for a group photograph after completing 1st Promo Run for 2nd Edition of severe conditions of SL3. aspirants, the SR College of and learnt about technicalities register a 10-wicket victory. singles SL3 category at the Jammu Half Marathon at JU in Jammu. Overall, India finished with Both the batsmen sent the rival BWF Para Badminton World 12 medals, including three gold. bowlers on a leather hunt by Championships here today. Though the total number of 1st Promo Run for 2nd Edition of hitting the ball with utmost bril- It was world no. 1 Bhagat's medals is same as in 2015 liance and fluid grace. second gold in this World Worlds, but back then India had None of the Vishal Club Championships having won his four gold, making it the best Jammu Half Marathon enthuse runners bowlers could make any men's doubles SL3-4 title on the ever show. impression as almost all of penultimate day of the competi- On Sunday, Bhagat bettered Excelsior Sports Correspondent became the first club of Jammu habit and come forward and them failed to hit the good tions. his winning record against the and Kashmir to introduce the support the Second Edition of areas. Interestingly in that match, Englishman Bethell to 3-1 this JAMMU, Aug 25: Narrating concept of plogging in Jammu Jammu Half Marathon, an ini- Earlier, winning the toss and he and his partner Manoj Sarkar season with a 6-21, 21-14, 21-5 the tale of endurance, enthusi- and Kashmir. tiative by Jammu Athlete Club. batting first, Vishal Cricket came from a game down to scoreline in the final that lasted Civil Services aspirants attend workshop on 'Essay Writing' at asm, courage and heroism, the 'Plogging' is a Swedish fit- JAC aims to raise the bar of Club, after early hiccups man- defeat compatriots Nitesh almost an hour.(PTI) SRCC Jammu on Sunday. runners across various age ness trend that combines run- Marathon and other athletic aged to score decent 173 runs in groups participated in the 1st 34 overs in a 40-Over match. ning with picking up litter. This events and bring Jammu & Competitions (SRCC) organised involved in writing high scoring Promo Run for 2nd Edition of Southpaw Veenu Khajuria top Komalika becomes recurve trend encourages runners to Kashmir at par with global workshop on 'Essay Writing' essays. It was stressed by the Jammu Half Marathon, which scored with 37 runs, while pick up litter while running, sports events giving an opportu- skills, here, today. resource person that the students started from Jammu University Ramandeep Singh and Robin which is not only good for nity for the locals to experience cadet world champion In a well attended exclusive need to work on content as well Main Gate, here. contributed 34 and 22 runs to health, but good for the environ- global sports excellence and MADRID, Aug 25: title in 2009. session, the participants were as presentation part as both play The runners passed through the total respectively. Rajesh ment. inviting non-locals to come and This was also India's fourth exposed to different aspects of crucial role in success and are the roads of Panama Chowk, Gill, Rakesh Koul and Praful Promoting healthy lifestyle witness the sports euphoria in Komalika Bari defeated high- individual world championship the topic (essay writing) as an complementary to each other. crossing the Green Belt Park Dhar also added some useful and bringing the concept of Jammu while availing the er-ranked Sonoda Waka of Japan title after Deepika (cadet and jun- interpretive and analytical liter- Earlier, Director SRCC, and finally culminated back at runs to the team's total. From ascribed marathon to the city, chance to explore the beauty of in a one-sided final to become ior) and Palton Hansda (com- ary competition by the resource Parveen Sharma introduced Dr the University Main Gate with KCSC-A, Shubham Khajuria runners from Jammu Athlete Jammu and surrounding places. recurve cadet world champion pound junior in 2006). persons, Dr Gopal Parthasarthi Gopal Parthasarthy Sharma to the message of plogging 'Clean made the early damage with his Club (JAC) and Jammu The event will be held on and earn India's second gold on "I'm feeling very nice because Sharma. the students and reiterated his India' and 'Say No to Drugs, Yes military medium stuff, taking Runners Group (JRG) along November 10, 2019 and the reg- the final day of the World Archery I won the World Championships. He discussed at length about commitment towards imparting to Sports'. the wickets of Rohan Gill and with others called upon health istration for the Marathon is Youth Championships here today. It's also because of my coaches, the practical aspects of attempt- requisite skills for cracking vari- The run was organised by Amritpal Singh in his 1st two and fitness conscious citizens to open and can be done at Jamshedpur-born Tata they are very important," ing this (Essay) part of the Civil ous competitive examinations. Jammu Athletes Club, which overs. Vicky Raina also bowled take up running as a healthy www.jammuathletesclub.com. Archery Academy cadet, Komalika, who made senior Komalika shot with brilliant debut this year and was a member Watling, De Grandhomme put India Blue concede lead to composure and finesse to cruise of the World Championship team Karateka Parveen to to a 4-0 lead before wrapping it in the Netherlands in June, said. New Zealand ahead in second Test up 7-3. India concluded their cam- India Red despite Bawne ton The 17-year-old thus became paign with two gold and one represent India COLOMBO, Aug 25: finished the day on 81. India's second recurve cadet bronze medal in their last event Excelsior Sports Correspondent October 11, 2019. Watling also played the sup- BENGALURU, Aug 25: a tailspin as Avesh Khan and (under-18) world champion after before the World Archery suspen- The Indian Renbukan Karate Contrasting half-centuries porting role in an earlier partner- Wakhare ran through the mid- Maharashtra batsman Ankit Deepika Kumari who won the sion comes into effect.(PTI) JAMMU, Aug 25: Karateka team is being trained under the from B.J. Watling and Colin de ship of 143 with Tom Latham, dle-order even as Bawne stood Bawne made a unbeaten 121 but Parveen Singh of Jammu guidance of Shihan Grandhomme helped New who hit 154. firm. could not prevent India Blue and Kashmir has been Arvind Kumar Zealand lead by 138 runs in their Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera He did find a resolute partner from conceding a 30-run lead to selected in Indian Kotnala, Director and first innings against Sri Lanka on broke the marathon stand after in Aniket Chaudhary (8, 40 India Red on the third day of the Renbukan Karate team for Chief Instructor, while day four of the rain-hit second trapping Latham leg before on a balls, 1X4), who helped add 35 Duleep Trophy match here International Karate Parveen Singh is the Test today. that pitched and hurried runs in a little over 14 overs. today. Championship to be held trainee of Shihan Only 48 of the scheduled 98 on to the batsman's pad. Bawne and No.11 Basil After bowling out India Blue in Sri Lanka in the month Ambedkar Gupta, overs were possible as New Latham, who started the day Thampi added 12 runs before for 255 in 83.2 overs, India Red of October, 2019. Indian Chief Coach Zealand reached 382 for five at on 111, registered his fifth 150- Unadkat got the latter leg- (285 in 1st innings) extended the The Indian team will and General Secretary stumps. The tourists resumed the plus score in Tests. His career- before. advantage by moving to 93 for 2 be leaving for the event on of Karate Association of India. day on 196-4. The first session best 264 not out also came against In the second innings, India at stumps, a lead of 123 runs. was washed out by rain and a wet Sri Lanka in Wellington last year. Red lost captain Priyank India Red hit back after a outfield at Colombo's P. Sara No. 7 De Grandhomme Panchal early with the Baroda Sensational Stokes stars as England beat wicketless first session with Oval. attacked hitting the home opener getting bowled by right-arm paceman Avesh Khan De Grandhomme scored 83 in bowlers around the ground, Services medium-pacer Diwesh (4 for 58) and left-arm medium- Australia by one wicket to win third Test an unbeaten 113-run stand for the smashing five fours and five Gurdev Pathania for 9 (14 balls, pacer Jaydev Unadkat (3 for 52) LEEDS, United Kingdom, and the tenth highest in Test his- sixth wicket with Watling, who sixes.(Agencies) 2 fours). and Vidarbha spinner Akshay Karun Nair, who missed out Aug 25: tory. Wakhare (3 for 32) helping the A remarkable victory, which a ton by one run in the first Ben Stokes hit a stunning team pull things back. Lieutenant General, Anil Puri after completing France's old- arguably surpassed their 1981 Bhavuk guides KCSC innings, joined A R Easwaran unbeaten century as England India Blue slipped from 193 est cycling event. Ashes Test triumph at (18) and got things moving, with defeated Australia by one wicket for 3 to 208 for 8 as Avesh Khan some fluent shots. Headingley when they beat to win an epic third Test at Australia after following-on -- Jr-B to big win struck thrice and Wakhare got After adding 47 runs for the Headingley today and keep the two wickets in a rather unex- second wicket, Easwaran (18, 30 Anil Puri of Indian Army saw England level the five- Excelsior Sports Correspondent to the total. From Jr-B, Aman Ashes alive. match series at 1-1. pected turnaround after a wick- balls, 2X4s) fell to a catch off England, bowled out for just Singh and Bhavuk Malhotra etless first session. off-spinner Jalaj Saxena, who is Brief scores JAMMU, Aug 25: Skipper 67 in their first innings, needed claimed 1 wicket each. Earlier, India Red's attack looking increasingly dangerous. creates history Australia 1st innings 179 (M Bhavuk Malhotra guided KC In reply, KCSC Jr-B team 73 more runs to reach a victory was unable to make any impres- Meanwhile, Nair and first- Excelsior Sports Correspondent hours, without sleep. Labuschagne 74, D Warner 61; J Sports Club Junior-B to a big chased the target easily in 17.4 target of 359 when last man, the sion on Bawne and Anmolpreet innings centurion Ankit Kalsi, Puri's achievement is not only Archer 6-45) win by 8 wickets over Junior-A overs by losing 2 wickets to bespectacled Jack Leach, came England 1st innings 67 (J Singh, with two playing in a were on the lookout for runs and JAMMU, Aug 25: Lieutenant a proud moment for the Indian team of the Club, here today. win the match by 8 wickets. into bat on the fourth day. Hazlewood 5-30, P Cummins 3- confident manner and driving played some good strokes with General, Anil Puri has become Army, but for the entire nation. Earlier, KCSC Junior-A Bhavuk top scored with 58 runs But Leach held firm before 23) Australia 2nd innings 246 (M well off the frontfoot. the former attempting reverse- first serving General of the 31,125 riders have managed team skipper Saurabh won the off 40 balls, while Gaurav con- Stokes, the batting hero of Labuschagne 80; B Stokes 3-56) Their 129-run partnership sweep against Saxena. Indian Army to complete to complete Paris-Brest-Paris toss and decided to bat first. tributed 46 runs off 35 balls. England's World Cup final tri- England 2nd innings 362-9 for the fourth wicket kept alive At stumps, Nair was batting France's oldest cycling event, Randonneur ever since the event umph, hit the winning runs by Batting first, KCSC Jr-A scored Vinayak and Ritwik claimed (B Stokes 135 no, J Root 77, J Blue's hopes of going past the on 43 (55 balls, 7 fours) while 1,200-km Paris-Brest-Paris cir- started in 1931. flaying paceman Pat Cummins 133 runs in the stipulated 20 one wicket each from KCSC Denly 50; J Hazlewood 4-85) opponent's first innings total of Kalsi was on 21 (34 balls, 3X4), cuit. This year, the picturesque for a four that saw the all-round- overs, losing 6 wickets in the Junior-A team. Bhavuk Result: England won by one 285. looking to be a lot more positive The 56-year old officer com- town of Rambouillet hosted the er finish on 135 not out. process. Ajay top scored with Malhotra was adjudged as the wicket However, the exit of than in his first-innings pleted the circuit on August 23, departure and arrival for the This was England's highest 53 runs off 44 balls, while Sahil man of the match for his all- Series: Five-match series Anmolpreet sent the innings into ton.(PTI) 2019 by cycling non-stop for 90 event. successful fourth-innings chase contributed 18 runs off 19 balls round display. level at 1-1. (Agencies)