WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Australia warm up in style, Indian women’s hockey team thrash BP XI by 103 runs holds Belgium 2-2 draw ANTWERP (BELGIUM), The third quarter started on a CHENNAI, Sept 12: Sept 12: bright note for India as Nikki The Indian women's hockey Pradhan levelled the score in 36th Australia warmed up for the limited-overs series against India in style by crushing Board President's (BP) XI by 103 runs in the lone team held on to a 2-2 draw against minute. India dominated the third practice match, here today. the Belgium junior men's team in quarter as midfielder Neha Goyal Marcus Stoinis hammered a 60-ball 76 to build on half centuries a closely fought match here. came close to scoring but was by Travis Head (65), David Warner (64) and captain Steve Smith India, led by captain Rani, denied by another brilliant save by (55) to power the visitors to a formidable 347 for 7 after winning started the match on a positive Belgium's goalkeeper. Winners posing along with dignitaries and officials after note by earning a penalty corner However, the home team took entering into finals of Hockey tournament. the toss and electing to bat. Young all-rounder Washington Sundar impressed with the ball within 40 seconds of the start but the lead again in the 43rd minute Anantnag to face Shopian in for India, picking up 2 wickets for 23 in his eight overs. could not convert it. Two minutes as they rallied for a wonderful In reply, young left-arm spinner Ashton Agar returned with fig- later, another penalty corner was field goal scored by Matthieu de ures of 4 for 44 as Australia bowled out BP XI for 244 in 48.2 overs. saved by the Belgian goalkeeper. Laet. Senior Hockey Championship The home team, consisting mostly of rookies, was never in the However, it was the young The Belgium junior men's Excelsior Sports Correspondent Hockey Club 2-1, while in the hunt despite a 79-run partnership for the second wicket between Belgium team that got three PCs team started the fourth quarter 2nd semifinal, Anantnag Hockey opener Shreevats Goswami (43) and Mayank Agarwal (42). in a span of six minutes, but goal- swiftly as Indian goalkeeper SRINAGAR, Sept 12: The Club won by 3-2. After the early exit of opener Rahul Tripathi (7), Goswami and keeper Savita did well to keep the Rajani Etimarpu had to make a ongoing Senior Hockey The Divisional Sports Officer, Agarwal struggled to force the pace against some accurate bowling Budding players ready to fight in Inter-District Taekwondo home side from taking an early reflex save. The Indian team Championship 2017 is being Kashmir Nuzhat graced the occa- from the Australians. Competition in Jammu. lead. Forward Vandana Katariya fought back into the match in the organised by Hockey J&K and sion as a chief guest and lauded The duo took 15 overs to add 79 runs as the required run-rate created a beautiful chance for dying stages as Vandana Katariya sponsored by J&K Sports the efforts of organizers for pro- kept climbing. Marutwan helps Jammu district enter U-19 cricket finals India inside the striking circle but (54th minute) scored with just few Council at Polo ground hockey viding the values and platform to Agarwal, who was dropped early in his innings by Glenn could not score as the first quarter minutes left to full time and field, here. the youth of the state to show Maxwell, fell for 42 while going for a big hit against leg- spinner Inter-District Taekwondo ended goalless. equalise the scores at 2-2. Anantnag Hockey Club will their talent. Adam Zampa, caught in the deep by Warner. The second quarter saw both However, Belgium were lock horns with Shopian Hockey Prominent among others pres- The BP XI's innings floundered after Agarwal's exit as wickets sides taking a more direct awarded a PC which was well Club in the summit clash. ent on this occasion were Reyaz kept falling at regular intervals. Goswami followed soon, bowled by Championship begins approach as Belgium enjoyed saved by Rajani and cleared by Stoinis. more possession which paid off defender Sunita Lakra. The home In the 1st semifinal, Shopian Ahmed, Raja Ghulam Nabi Wani, Excelsior Sports Correspondent Under-19 boys, APS Jammu Nitish Rana, who had a good IPL season for Mumbai Indians, for them as they took the lead team forced Rajani into making Hockey Club defeated Mahindra Dr. Upinder and Gurdeep Singh. Cantt defeated HSS RS Pura by showed some sense of urgency and struck three fours but was run- through Stan Branicki in the 19th yet another impressive save in the JAMMU, Sept 12: Divisional 3-2 goals; APS Kalu Chak out in a mix-up with captain Gurkeerat Mann. minute. dying minutes as the Indian Level Inter-District Taekwondo drubbed HSS Gole Gujral by 3-0 BSF Inter-Frontier Sports Meet begins Shivam Chaudhary, Mann, Govind Poddar and Sundar were dis- India soon earned a penalty defence held on to a well- Championship in all age goals and HSS Gandhi missed in the space of 18 runs as Australia's took hold over the corner but their effort was saved deserved 2-2 draw. Excelsior Sports Correspondent The 11 teams participating groups viz- Under-14, 17 Nagar trounced APS game. by the Junior World Cup finalists' India will play Ladies Den in the competition are from and 19 years, being organ- Ratnu Chak by 2-0 goals. There was a big cheer from the spectators when local lad Sundar goalkeeper which meant Belgium Bosch in their third match of the JAMMU, Sept 12: The Gujarat, Guwahati, Jammu and ized by the Department of At Udhampur, in walked in, after his heroics with the ball. The tall left-hander struck led by a goal at the end of second Europe Tour on September 14. four-day Annual BSF Inter- Kashmir, Meghalaya, Manipal Youth Services and Divisional Level Inter Frontier Sports Meet began and Cachar, North Bengal, a couple of boundaries but was caught by Agar when going for a big quarter. (PTI) shot off Kane Richardson's (2/36) bowling. (PTI) Sports, District Jammu, District Under-19 boys here today. A total of about Punjab, Rajasthan, South got underway at Brahman Cricket Tournament, 1,200 personnel would partici- Bengal and Tripura. Sabha, Parade, here today. being organized by the pate in sports such as wrestling, The inspector general of In all, 222 students Marutwan Department of Youth boxing, weight- lifting and BSF, Jammu frontier, Ram drawn from 7 Districts which Services and Sports, under the Kabaddi. Avtar, said the event was not included Jammu, Kathua, supervision of DYSSO The Inter-Frontier Sports just aimed at preparing the Poonch, Doda, Samba, Udhampur, Sudesh Chalotra, Competition of the Border jawans for national and interna- Udhampur and Reasi Districts District Jammu defeated District Security Force is aimed at tional competitions but intend- are taking part in the competi- Poonch by 13 runs, while preparing the jawans for ed to break the monotony of tion. District Udhampur thrashed national and international-level their routine schedule. Earlier, the competitions District Doda by 10 wickets and championships. "During the day, the jawans were declared open by Chanchal District Kathua crushed District Inaugurating the event, patrol the borders and at night Kour, District Youth Services & Kishtwar by 66 runs. additional director general of they are busy thwarting Sports Officer, Jammu in a sim- Meanwhile, Jammu district BSF, Western Command, K N ambush-style attacks. Sports is ple and well attendant function. thrashed Kathua district by 7 Choubey, said, "The BSF is the best way to keep them phys- The main objective of these wickets in the semifinals to seal promoting sports activities ically and mentally fit," he said. competitions is to select the berth in the finals to be played Cueist aiming at target at Billiards Hall, MA Stadium. within the organisation in a big The officer said the teams teams in these disciplines for the tomorrow, which will be fol- Bike Expedition being flagged off from Kishtwar on Tuesday. way. We should work towards have been selected after tough forthcoming higher level compe- lowed by prize distribution cere- Vipan Malhi emerges ensuring that some of our per- competitions at the inter-com- titions. mony. sonnel represent the country in pany, inter-battalion and inter- Bike Expedition 2017 reaches In various weight categories Batting first, Kathua scored the next Olympics." sector levels. He asked the of Taekwondo Under-14 girls, 107 runs in 20 overs. For Jammu Champion in Junior Snooker Choubey, who was here in teams to ensure that no unfair Kishtwar, leaves for Gulabgarh the gold medals were bagged by district, right arm off-spinner, Excelsior Sports Correspondent Malhi defeated Manik by 3-0 connection with the visit of means were employed to win Manvi Sharma of Samba district, Marutwan was the wrecker-in- (62-21, 56-14, 52-07). Union minister Rajnath Singh, the game. Excelsior Sports Correspondent The expedition later left for Tanvi Katal of Samba district, chief, who took 4 important JAMMU, Sept 12: Getting the Meanwhile, in Senior said over the years the number "Last year, we hosted the onward journey to explore the Shruti of Udhampur district, wickets in his 4 overs. better of Manik Sharma in the Billiards Championship, Akshit of sports-related activities has inter-frontier hockey competi- KISHTWAR, Sept 12: The unexplored areas of Nitika Sharma of Samba, Gitika In reply, Jammu district summit clash, Vipan Malhi Tandon prevailed over Kashif by come down in the organisation tion and we are proud that no Bike Expedition 2017 today Gulabgarh-Paddar valley. Thapa of Samba, Anamika of chased the target in 14.2 overs by emerged champion of Jammu 2-0 (100-94, 104-61); Ishan but Director General K K untoward activity was reported reached here after traversing The expedition has been Kathua, Nataksha of Udhampur losing 3 wickets, thus won the District Junior Snooker Choudhary defeated Ansh Sharma intends to revive the during the event," he said. through Basholi-Bani-Sarthal- sponsored by Directorate of and Shefali Atri of Samba. match by 7 wickets. Abdul Championship, organized by the Chopra by 2-1 (101-65, 73-100, culture. Earlier in the day, the Bhaderwah circuit. Tourism Jammu to explore vir- Meanwhile, at KK Hakhu Samad and Sarthak Peshin con- Jammu and Kashmir Billiards 101-82) and Ishuk Choudhary He said BSF personnel are jawans presented a Punjabi folk The expedition comprising gin spots of tourist attraction Stadium Jammu, in District tributed 27 and 24 runs to the and Snooker Association at beat Avish Sharma by 2-0 performing a difficult job of dance and musical yoga, while 84 Bikers was received by along Jammu-Basholi-Bani- Level Inter-School Hockey total respectively. Billiards Hall, MA Stadium, here. (104-75, 101-87). securing the borders of the the students of Jammu BSF police Band and students of Sarthal-Bhaderwah, Kishtwar- country. The force has earned a school swayed to some hit different school of Kishtwar in Gulabgarh- and Sanasar- MLA Ramnagar donates one name for its outstanding per- Bollywood numbers. presence of District Patnitop-circuits. formance on the frontiers and "Yoga has become a part of Development Commissioner Member of Parliament the it wishes that its men win the exercise routine of the Angrez Singh Rana and Chief Jugal Kishore Sharma flagged lakh for sports material laurels at the national-level jawans. It keeps them fit," a Executive Officer Kishtwar off the Bike expedition on 9th Excelsior Sports Correspondent their views where Pritaksha, events as well, he added. BSF spokesman said. Development Authority. of September from Jammu. Nandani and Sakul secured first, The aim of the holding the JAMMU, Sept 12: MLA second and third positions expedition is to spread the Ramnagar Constituency, Ranbir respectively. Dr Naresh sharma, message of peace, brotherhood Singh Pathania donated and Dr Monika and Prof Rahul and harmony. The Bikers has handed over Sports materials Sharma acted as judges. been asked to act as ambassa- worth Rs 1,00,000 to the students Speaking on occasion MLA dors to promote and explore in a function held at GDC delivered a thought provoking , the charismatic beauty of this Ramnagar. scintillating address on various region. Principal of the College, Prof facts of Integral Humanism, he Eight member team of Jammu district posing for a group Around 84 men and women photograph after excelling in the half marathon (21.1 km) of 6th Bikers of Jammu and other Expedition Ladakh Marathon 2017 held in Leh. The team parts of the country are the included Balwan Singh, Sham Suri, Sudesh Basotra, Dilawar part of the weeklong expedi- Khan, Dr Murtaza Habib, VK Dogra and Pawan Sharma. tion. SSP Kishtwar, ADC Kishtwar, Executive Engineer District Police Poonch KDA and staff of Tourism Department were also present Sports Festival concludes Winners posing along with officials during 29th Sports Meet organized by BVM. on the occasion. Excelsior Sports Correspondent for maintaining high standards of discipline during the entire tour- BVM organizes 29th Sports Meet Inter-Collegiate Fencing POONCH, Sept 12: Closing nament. Excelsior Sports Correspondent second position, while In Under- ceremony of weeklong District All the winners as well as par- 14 boys and girls High Jump, Championship concludes Sports Festival organized by ticipants were awarded with UDHAMPUR, Sept 12: Long Jump, Shot Put, Race and District Police Poonch under medals, certificates and trophies. Bhartiya Vidya Mandir High Discuss Throw, BVM Udhampur Excelsior Sports Correspondent Jammu and GDC Reasi. Civic Action Program was held at Also the district Police Poonch in School (BVM) Udhampur organ- bagged 1st spot and BVM Thathi Fencing coaches Chotu Lal MLA Ramnagar handing over sports material to students on sports stadium Poonch. its unique initiative distributed ized 'Sankul' Level 29th Sports remained at second positiona and JAMMU, Sept 12: Inter- Sharma, Rachna Jamwal, Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner saplings among all the partici- Meet. In this Sports Meet around in Under-17 Boys and girls in Collegiate Fencing Champi- besides Ujwal Gupta, Ajay Poonch Tariq Ahmed Zargar was pants of sports festival. Tara Nath thanked MLA for called upon the students to 100 players drawn from 3 schools Race, Shot put, Discus Throw, onship, organized by the Khartol and PD Singh the chief guest on the occasion. The cricket boys' trophy was donation and providing the sports redeem Indian rich cultural her- of 'Sankul' Udhampur Bhartiya BVM Udhampur begged 1st Directorate of Sports and officiated the matches dur- During the festival 300 players of clinched by Poonch Royal team materials from his CDF. itage, history and golden facts of Vidya Mandir High school position. Physical Education, University of ing the Championship. different schools and clubs partic- while girls' trophy was won by A seminar on the topic ages old civilization Udhampur, Bhartiya Vidya The Meet was conducted by Jammu, concluded at the The women championship ipated in 14 events that is cricket, Stadium XI team. "Integral Humanism" was organ- Prof Kewal Kumar coordinat- Mandir Middle School Thathi Varun Sharma, Jeevan Kumar University Gymnasium Hall, here will be held tomorrow at the Tug of war, volleyball, kho kho, In hockey, Power House Club ized on the occasion n which Mr ed the programme, while Prof and Bhartiya Vidya Mandir and Partap Singh. The selected today. same venue from10 am, which Pathania was the chief guest and Yash Paul and Akshita compared Krimchi participated in the Meet players in the Meet will represent In boys Sabre team event, will be followed by the award Prof Virender Gupta as special the programme and Prof Ritika in various athletic events, under- Sankul in the State Prant Level GDC Paloura clinched gold, ceremony. guest. Mahajan extended the vote of 11, 14 and 17 boys and girls cate- Games to be held in Reasi from GDC Reasi won silver, while In Inter-Collegiate Football Various speakers expressed thanks. gory at Mini Stadium Udhampur. September 16 to September 18, GDC Poonch and GDC Tournament, PG Arts prevailed In Under-11 boys and girls in 2017. Udhampur claimed bronze. over GDC Udhampur by 2-1, Race, Long Jump, High Jump, Principal of BVM High In boys foil team event, GCET Jammu beat GDC Samba Diamond Club, Khour CC Shot Put and Discus Throw, School Udhampur, Renu Sharma GDC Paloura bagged gold, by (6-5) in tie-breaker, MAM BVM Udhampur begged 1st was the chief guest in today's pro- GDC Udhampur clinched silver, College outplayed GDC Poonch register wins in SCA T20 C'ship position and BVM Thathi bagged ceedings. while the bronze went to MIET by 3-1 goals through tie-breaker Excelsior Sports Correspondent Eleven Star Club, in reply, and MBS College got the better made 157 runs, thus lost the of MIET College by (4-2). JAMMU, Sept 12: Diamond match by 12 runs. Aqib, Sahil The matches were officiated Cricket Club and Khour Cricket and Rohit scored 59, 30 and 24 by Suresh Gupta, Rahul Club registered convincing wins runs respectively. Gurvinder Sharma, Dheeraj, Taranpal over their rivals and entered into bagged 3 wickets, while Shannu Singh, Dil Bahadur, Abhimanyu the next round of the ongoing took 2. Minkel was adjudged as Winners posing for a group photograph during concluding and Gagan Kumar. 'state Cricket Academy T20 the man of the match and was ceremony of Poonch Sports Festival. The Championships are Championship', being played at presented a cash prize of Rs 500. kabaddi, Discuss throw, javelin won the overall trophy in girls being organised by the MA Stadium here. In second match, Khour throw, football, short put, 100 section while Stadium XI and in Directorate of Sports and The Cricket tournament for Cricket Club defeated Singh mtrs race, 200 mtrs race, taek- boys section Power House Physical Education University the young cricketers in which 24 Akhnoor by 4 wickets. Singh wondo, hockey etc. Hockey Club Poonch and Baba of Jammu. teams from Jammu and are par- Akhnoor scored 118 runs for the Senior Superintendent of Bandha Bahadur Singh Club ticipating is an initiative of the loss of 7 wickets in 16 overs, Police Rajiv Pandey, Adl SP were the joint winners. Shabana Shabnam, D/o State Cricket Academy and is with Jatinder (35), Rahul (25) Masror Mir, DySP DAR Mohan Jhullas Club won the Football Mohd Ayoub Sha- being organized by J&K State and Ravi (15) being the main Sharma, DySP Hqr Shaheed Trophy while Volleyball final was bnam, who has Sports Council. scorers. been declared SSP Rajesh Sharma, Staff From Bowling Side, Ragu Nayeem, DySP Telecom, officials won by Shaheed Manjit Singh qualified for the Officer to IGP Jammu was the and Rishap took 2 wickets each, from J&K State Sports Council Club in boys section. award of the chief guest on the occasion, who while Rahul and Muna claimed and Department of Youth and GHSS Harni clinched girls' Degree of Doctor was introduced with the players. 1 wicket each. Sports were present during the Volleyball trophy and Kabaddi Philosophy (PhD) in Law by the Earlier, in the first match, Khour Club chased the target closing ceremony. trophy, while boys Kabbadi final University of Jammu. She Diamond Cricket Club defeated in 15 overs for 6 wickets, thus Speaking on the occasion DC was won by Banwat Club. worked on the topic, Eleven Star by 12 runs. won the match by 4 wickets. advised youth to actively partici- Kalai club won boys Tug of “Democratic Decentralization Batting first, Diamond Club Rahul, Amit and Pintu scored pate in co-curricular activities and War while GHSS team A won in and Good Governance: A Socio- scored 169 runs for the loss of 7 34, 30 and 26 runs respectively. sports for their overall develop- girls section. Legal Study of Panchayati Raj wickets in 20 overs, with Minkel Sunil took 3 wickets, while ment. He also appreciated the In Taekwondo Karan Bhargav Institutions in Jammu Division" (59), Chander (32) and Parveen Sham Singh took 2 wickets, Poonch Police for organizing and Avleen Kour were declared as ,under the supervision of Prof. (20) being the main scorers. Nirbay also claimed 1 wicket. such festivals which promote the best players while in 100 mts girls Arvind Jasrotia, HoD Vicky took 2 wickets while Rahul was declared as the man sports culture among the rural race Jagpreet Kour clinched first Department of Law, University Ravi, Sunny, Irshad and Sahil of the match and received a cash youth. position and in 200 mts boys of Jammu. took 1 wicket each. prize of Rs 500. SSP congratulated the players Arshad Ayub got first place.