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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.