SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rain plays spoilsport after KC Sports Club Cup 2017 gets underway Srikanth in semis; Saina, Sindhu Simula, KCCC script big victories bow out of Australian Open Excelsior Sports Correspondent in the stipulated 20 overs, losing 8 overs. Jimmy played a brilliant SYDNEY, June 23: 2016 French Super Series, at the Dhawan’s 87, India 199/3 wickets in the process. Satish was innings of 54 runs, while Amit and Singapore Open this year. JAMMU, June 23: Star-stud- the top scorer with 34 runs, while Anil contributed 27 and 11 runs Newly-crowned Indonesia However, disappointment PORT OF SPAIN, June 23: men, who did not dominate the Miguel Cummins raced to the ded Kishan Chand Cricket Club Hardeep Singh and Yuvraj Saini respectively. For KCCC, Soumay Open winner Kidambi Srikanth was in store for India in the attack either, preferring to nudge boundary ropes. (KCCC) and Simula Cricket Club contributed 29 and 28 runs to the Jain was the wrecker-in-chief, who continued his rampaging run to women's singles as Rio Olympics Shikhar Dhawan extended his the ball around to keep the score- Dhawan too completed his registered big victories over their total respectively. For ICC, Asif took 5 important wickets, while advance to the men's singles silver-medallist Sindhu and red-hot form with a 87-run knock board ticking. fifty with a six off pacer Alzarri rivals on the opening day of the and Nitin bagged 2 wickets each, Ramdayal took 3 wickets and Ajay semifinals but it was curtains for defending champion Saina before rain interrupted India's Dhawan's 87 came off 92 Joseph over deep square leg KC Sports Club T20 Cricket Cup while Sourav Chopra claimed one Sudan claimed 2. progress in the first cricket One- balls with 10 boundaries, includ- boundary. It looked easiest of the PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal at squandered opportunities galore 2017, which got underway at wicket. KCCC in reply chased the tar- day International against the West ing two shots over the ropes while shots he played as he picked the the Australian Super Series here to go down in thrilling three- newly laid turf at KC School In reply, ICC managed to score get in 13.1 overs by losing 2 wick- Indies, here today. Rahane took 78 balls for his 62- length quite early and lofted it today. game matches. ground, here today. 105 runs in the allotted 20 overs by ets, thus won the match by 8 wick- In the all-Indian quarterfinal Sindhu failed to get the better Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane, run knock that had eight shots to over the ropes. The Tournament, in which 20 losing 8 wickets, thus lost the ets. Skipper Manik Gupta top included in the playing XI in the fence. The runs were coming at will duel between Srikanth and B Sai of world No.1 and top seed Tai teams including some affiliated match by 21 runs. Asif was the top scored with quick-fire 40 rus off Praneeth, it was the former who Tzu Ying of the Chinese Taipei place of rested Rohit Sharma, did Yuvraj Singh was the only for the Indians and suddenly there Clubs of Jammu and Kashmir scorer with 32 runs, while Rakesh just 16 balls, studded with 5 fours not quite set the stage on fire but batsman who did not make much was something to cheer for the came out on top with a fighting for the seventh time in her career, Cricket Association (JKCA) are contributed 27 runs and Pavit and 2 sixes, while Jatin Wadhawan 25-23 21-17 win over his coun- while Saina fought for an hour batted comfortably to raise a solid contribution to the Indian innings. hosts as Jospeh deceived Rahane participating, is being organized Singh Ishar chipped in with 12 and Vimarsh Kaw contributed 35 132-run opening stand on a slow- Captain Virat Kohli (32) and with a slower one forcing the tryman in a 43-minute clash at and 19 minutes before losing to by KC Sports Club, under the runs. Ritik was the pick of the and 34 runs to the total respective- the Sydney Olympic park. last year's finalist Sun Yu. ish track, not conducive for MS Dhoni (9) had a finishing job Indian opener to miscue the shot overall supervision of Arjun bowlers From Simula, who ly. For Strikers XI, Vikram and stroke-play. to do but two rain interruptions which landed in the hands of the It was the second time that Sindhu squandered a game's Choudhary, Member J&K State scalped 2 important wickets, while Sachin claimed one wicket each. the two Indians were facing each advantage to go down 21-10 20 - They looked on course for big denied them the chance and they skipper at mid-on. Sports Council and the matches Raman Dutta and Kuldeep Kumar For his 5-wicket haul, Soumay knocks before an innocuous look- were still awaiting the play to The fall of wicket brought other. They had squared off at the 22 16-21 in a contest that lasted are being supervised by Sanjeev claimed one wicket each. Satish Jain was adjudged as man of the finals of Singapore Open where exactly an hour, while Saina ing bowling line-up from the resume. captain Kohli to the crease and he Sharma, organizing secretary of was declared as man of the match. match. West Indies stopped them in their Leg-break bowler Devendra had to negotiate some testing spin Praneeth had the last laugh. went down 17-21 21-10 17-21 to the Tournament. In another match, KCCC The matches were officiated Srikanth, who had edged out Sun. tracks. Bishoo completed his quota of 10 from leg-break bowler Devendra Earlier, in the first match thrashed Strikers XI by 8 wickets. by Madan and Vinod Kandyara as India were 199 for three in overs and conceded 39 runs and Bishoo. world no. 1 Son Wan Ho in semi- Earlier, in a match between played today, Simula Cricket Club Batting first, Strikers XI scored umpires, while Sandeep finals en route his title triumph at two friends, it was Praneeth who 39.2 overs after being asked to bat also dismissed Dhawan. Dhawan though kept going defeated International Cricket a modest total of 115 runs in 19.1 Manchanda was the scorer. the Indonesia Open last week, took early lead, moving to a 4-1 when rains started lashing the After reading the wicket well strong, getting a six off Joseph and Club (ICC) by 21 runs. will face fourth seed and All advantage and despite Srikanth Queen's Park Oval. and mostly scoring through lan- a four off Cummins to get close to Batting first, Simula Club SOS India celebrates Founder’s England finalist Yuqi Shi of grabbing a slender 11-10 lead at None of the West Indies guid drives, Rahane raised his the three-figure mark. (PTI) scored a modest total of 126 runs bowler troubled the Indian bats- half-century when an edge off China in the last four round. the break, the Thailand Open World No.11 Srikanth had champion once again moved to a Mary Kom bows out, 4 in semis Day with pomp & show beaten Shi Yuqi, winner of the 16-13 lead. (PTI) Excelsior Correspondent loving home to every child”. at Mongolia boxing tourney With a large global presence JAMMU, June 23: SOS in 134 countries, a typical SOS NEW DELHI, June 23: Children’s Villages of India cele- Children’s Village consists of a brated its Founder Father Dr. gated community of 15-20 fami- Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom bowed out with a Hermann Gmeiner’s birthday ly homes with a “Mother” in each shock quarterfinal loss but India managed a reasonably good day today with much fanfare. home nurturing a group of 8-10 with three men and one woman advancing to the semifinals of the SOS Children’s Villages, an children, who live together as Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament in Mongolia today. international NGO, has been brothers and sisters. Mary Kom (51kg), who was returning to action after a one-year engaged for the last 68 years in The first Children’s Village in hiatus, went down by a unanimous decision to Korean Chol Mi providing secure and a loving India at Greenfields (Faridabad) Bang. home to children without was set up in 1964. SOS The 34-year-old, a five-time world champion and an Olympic parental care and children at the Children’s Villages is the largest bronze-medallist, struggled to connect clean punches against her risk of abandonment across the and one of the few NGO’s which taller rival and was even warned once for excessive bending. Winners of the Wrestling event being declared at Village world. It was the brainchild of not just raises funds but runs and Mary Kom would be going back to the light flyweight 48kg Sarn, Billawar in Kathua. Dr. Hermann Gmeiner, an manages all the programmes category after this to focus on the Asian Championships in Austrian, who pioneered the con- itself ensuring transparency and Jubilant players of RS Pura Cricket Club posing for a group November and the Commonwealth Games next year. (PTI) Modern Dangal Committee Sarn cept of bringing up abandoned good governance. photograph after winning Sumer Cup cricket title on Friday. and parentless children without SOS Children’s Village parental care in a loving home- Jammu began the celebrations R S Pura CC wins Summer Cup cricket tourney organizes Wrestling event like atmosphere. Speaking on the with a traditional welcome to Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sagar from Delhi, a cash prize of occasion, Anuja Bansal, their guests, garlanding and pay- Sports build self-confidence, develop Rs 31,000 was distributed. Secretary General, SOS ing floral tribute to the Dr. BILLAWAR, June 23: Modern In the third bout between Nisar Children’s Villages of India said, Hermann Gmeiner. personality: Sham Choudhary “At SOS Children’s Villages of It was followed by a speech Dangal Committee Sarn, Gurah of Doda and Talib of Malerkotla, a Excelsior Sports Correspondent relentlessly for the upgradation India we have always strived to on the philosophy of Dr. Gmeiner Kalyal, Billawar, Kathua organized csh prize of Rs 21,000 was distrib- of existing and creation of new follow the guidance and values and his lifelong passion for pro- a Wrestling event wherein 70 bouts uted. JAMMU, June 23: Saying sports infrastructure across the instilled by Dr. Hermann viding a loving home to parent- were played, here today. Raj Singh (Dinanagar), Sunny that sports play vital role to state to provide facilities to the Gmeiner. His un-paralleled work less and abandoned children. Sub Division Magistrate, (HP), Sukhdev (Amritsar), Vicky keep mind and physique fit, budding sportspersons. has always been a source of There was also a cultural pro- Rajesh Basotra was the chief guest (Shimla and Sunny (Delhi)) were Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Earlier, the Minister was inspiration for us. In everything gramme during which settled on the occasion, while Tehsildar felicitated for outstanding perform- Flood Control Sham Lal introduced with the players. we do we try and stand true to SOS youths shared their experi- Ramkote, Tehsildar Billawar and ances. Choudhary said sports also After winning the toss, RS our core value of providing “A ences. SHO Billawar were the guests of The organizing committee builds self-confidence and Pura Cricket Club chose to bat honour. included Randhir Singh Kotwal, develops personality besides first and set a target of 95 runs in In the main bout, Rehmat Ali Tara Chand, Babu Ram, Krishan help in keeping youth away 10 overs. from Malerkotla and Gurjant from Chand Padha, Kuldeep Kumar from social evils like drug Chasing the target, Satriyan Amritsar shared the honours and Gupta, Feroz, Shiv Dass, Mohd abuse, smoking and drinking. Cricket Club scored only 60 runs, Winners of Vishal Dangal being felicitated by the dignitaries were awarded with a cash prize of Rafiq, Ramesh Kumar, Rakesh The Minister was speaking at and lost to RS Pura Cricket Club. on Friday. Rs 51,000, while in the second Master, Mitul Gupta, Verinder the final of Summer Cup-2017 Sunil Jamwal of Satriyan main bout, which was fought Singh Kotwal, Vipin Sharma and played today between Satriyan Cricket Club was declared ‘Man Vishal Dangal organized between Fiza from Billawar and Sanjeevan Lal Gupta. Cricket Club and RS Pura of the Series’ while Shubham Excelsior Sports Correspondent won by Benia Min to win a cash Hockey Poonch organizes Cricket Club at Government Sharma of RS Pura Cricket Club prize of Rss 1,15,000. Boys Middle School, Satriyan. was adjudged ‘Man of the JAMMU, June 23: A Vishal Earlier, the Dangal was inau- Interacting with the players, Match’ who received a trophy Dangal was held at village gurated by the chief guest exhibition matches the Minister said, “Winning and and a cash prize of Rs. 2,000 Megain, organized by Meeru Ram Balwant Singh Mankotia, former Excelsior Sports Correspondent Akash scored the only goal in Winners of exhibition hockey match posing for a group pho- Losing are part of the game but each. with the cooperation of villagers MLA, while Ghar Singh, Senior 36th minute of the match. tograph alongwith officials in Jammu on Friday. we must learn sportsmanship, Later, the Minister handed of village Megain, Magiote, and Petition Writer and Lamberdaar of POONCH, June 23: Hockey Narjeet Singh, Zonal Physical leadership, perseverance, and over trophy and a cash prize of villagers of surrounding villages . village Magiote was the guest of Poonch, under the banner of Education Officer was the chief Khalsa Club drubs HC resilience from the game which Rs. 30,000 to the winning team A total of 52 bouts were held honour. Hockey J&K organized two exhi- guest on the occasion and Madan are bulwarks of a progressive and a trophy and cash prize of Rs. between the wrestlers drawn from On the occasion, Ghar Singh bition matches at Sports Stadium, Lal, Principal and Nidosh Kumar, society.” 13,000 to runner-up team. Simbal Camp by 3-2 Referring to “Khelo India” Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, donated Rs 11,000 to the event here. In-charge Sports Stadium Poonch Jaivardhana, S/o Sita Devi Haryana, Delhi and Jammu and through Dangal Committee, while The first match was played were the guests of honour. Excelsior Sports Correspondent On the occasion, young play- Scheme, the Minister said the Government has been working and Mangat Kashmir. Balwant Singh Mankotia donated between Power House Hockey Prominent among others pres- ers from both the clubs namely Ram, R/o Chilly Prizes worth Rs 5 lakh were Rs 21,000 to Dangal Committee. Club Women team and Stadium ent on the occasion were Mustaq JAMMU, June 23: To cele- Balmeet Singh from Khalsa Pooja Manhas, D/o Rishi Bala, Gandoh, distributed among the wrestlers on Prominent among others pres- XI (Boys) team. PHHC won the Ahmed, Sorab Sharma, Ravinder brate Olympic Day, Hockey J&K Club and Sukhpreet Singh from Singh Manhas Doda, who has the occasion. ent on the occasion were Vinod match by 2-1 goals. From Singh and DK Raina. organized an exhibition match at MBS were awarded by the chief and Nirmal been declared The main bout was held Kumar, Lamberdaar Village Stadium XI, Jagmeet netted the The matches were officiated Baba Julla ground, Gole Gujral, guest, Rajeev Sharma, Kumari, R/o qualified for the between Abdul Gani of Malyer Megain, Mulkh Raj Bhamagi, ball in 8th minute, while from by Mukesh, Pawan Kumar and here today. Industrialist. Laxmi Nagar, award of the Kotla and Peenda of Gurdaspur, Kuldeep Sharma, Mahadeep PHHC Mridhu scored two goals Ramnik Singh, under the supervi- In an exciting contest, Khalsa Prominent among others Muthi, Jammu, degree of Doctor of wherein Abdul Gani emerged Singh, Kalidass, Ramesh Kumar in 20th and 40th minutes of the sion of Sham Lal Sharma, Vice Hockey Club, Gole Gujral present on the occasion were who has quali- Philosophy (PhD) in Urdu by winner to bag a cash prize of Rs and Darshan Sharma. match. President Hockey J&K. defeated MBS Hockey Club, Rajinder Singh, Jaswant Singh, fied National the University of Jammu. He 1,31,000, while the second main Kud dance presented by The second match was played The chief guest and the other Simbal Camp by three goals to GS Bakshi, Jaspreet Singh, Eligibility Test (NET) in worked on the topic bout was held between Benia Min Subash Chander Bhagat and Party between Stadium Blue and dignitaries distributed prizes two (3-2). Gurmeet Singh was Karanjit Singh, Surinder Singh, Geography, the result of which “Veerinder Patwari Ki Urdu of Basantgarh and Palla of of Panjer enthralled the audience PHHC, wherein PHHC won the among the winners and runners- the star performer, who was Rajinder Singh (Nathu), Harjeet was declared by Central Board Adabi Khidmaat,” under the Himachal Pradesh, which was on the occasion. match by a solitary goal (1-0). up teams on the occasion. adjudged as man of the match. Singh, Satvir Singh and Iqbal of Secondary Education supervision of Dr Abdul Singh. (CBSE)-UGC recently. Rashid Manhas.