SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Clinical CSK beat DC by 6 Indian men's hockey team registers to enter 8th IPL final comfortable 3-0 win VISAKHAPATNAM, May 10: earlier with MI finishing on the (1/20), only to be holed out by PERTH, May 10: winning side twice while the . Defending champions Chennai Chennai outfit came out tri- After Du Plessis' dismissal, Young striker Sumit Kumar Jr Super Kings produced a clinical umphant once. Watson took the centrestage and struck a brace after comeback- performance to beat While CSK won the final battle struck Paul for one four and three man Rupinder Pal Singh opened by six wickets and enter their in 2010, MI finished on the victori- sixes to pile up 25 runs off the 12th the scoring as India's men's hock- eighth final of the Indian Premier ous side in 2013 and 2015. over and also registered his half- ey thumped Australia 'A' by 3-0, League, here tonight. Chasing the modest total, Faf century off 31 balls in the process. here today. CSK dished out a disciplined du Plessis (50 off 39 balls; 7x4s, Watson looked in a hurry to Winners of opening tie of the Spirit of Sports Series Drag-flicker Rupinder, com- bowling and fielding effort to first 1x60 and Shane Watson (50 off 32; finish off the chase and that eventu- posing for a group photograph at Country Cricket Stadium, peting after nearly eight-month restrict DC to 147 for nine and then 3x4s, 4x6s) got CSK off to a flier, ally led to his downfall, caught by Gharota in Jammu. injury layoff , scored in the the chased down the target with ease, stitching 81 runs in 10.2 overs. Boult off Amit Mishra (1/21) in the sixth minute to give the visitors reaching 151 or four in 19 overs. The duo started cautiously second ball of the next over. the lead. Sumit found the back of Dwayne Bravo (2/19), before opening up to not allow any Suresh Raina (11) and skipper Mayoites outplay Shangrillians the net in the 12th and 13th min- Ravindra Jadeja (2/23), Deepak DC bowler to settle down. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (9) got out utes, helping India win their sec- Chahar (2/28) and Harbhajan Du Plessis was the aggressor cheaply but Ambati Rayudu (2 not Winning teams displaying medals while posing for group in friendly match ond game in a row. photograph. Singh (2/31) shared eight wickets among the duo, scoring 50 off 39 out) remained at the crease to The aggressive Indians domi- between them to keep DC in check balls with the help of seven bound- ensure a comfortable win for the Excelsior Sports Correspondent Singh bagged 2 wickets in his 2 nated the first quarter, constantly three-time champions. overs, while Vedant Kochhar looked to break into the striking J&K Silambam teams Earlier sent into bat, DC made JAMMU, May 10: Mayoites claimed one and Priyamvada was circle. The tactic worked as all a shaky start with Prithvi Shaw (5) got the better of Shangrillians in run out. Amogh Rohmetra, Vedant three goals were scored in the first and Shikhar Dhawan (18 off 14) the opening match of the friendly Handa, Anant Rohmetra and excel in Nationals adding 21 runs in 2.3 overs before quarter putting the home team on Excelsior Sports Correspondent In Junior boys, Anil Singh, Spirit of Sports Cricket Series, Marukh Mahajan also did their the back-foot. the former was caught plumb in being organised by Country best to control the runs, besides Varun Sharma, Gulshan Mehra front of the by Chahar. India's first goal came when JAMMU, May 10: The J&K and Gourav singh, while in Cricket Club at Country Cricket leaving no stone unturned in hold- the team won their first short cor- Shaw's dismissal opened the Stadium, Gharota, near here. ing on to brilliant catches in the Silambam (Stick Fencing) boys Junior girls, Shine Mehra floodgates as DC lost three wickets ner of the match. Rupinder The event is an initiative of outfield. and girls teams excelled in 11th sparkled in the Championship. in quick time to slump to 75 for showed good nick, as he timed the former Ranji Trophy Player In reply, Mayoites surpassed National Championship which In Sub Junior boys, Akshat four in 11.3 overs. flick well with good power and was held in Tamil Nadu, recently. Verma and Aniket Khajuria, while Dhawan was the next to depart, Sandeep Singh (Sunny), aiming the target by losing 5 wickets, thus speed to send it past the opposi- at popularising the benefits of won the match by 5 wickets. In the three day long champi- in Sub junior girls, Anjali Sharma caught by Dhoni off Harbhajan and tion goalkeeper. onship, J&K player s won 9 won the bronze medals. Anthony then Colin Munro (27) was holed sports and outdoor activity Vedant Kochhar, skipper of Defender Harmanpreet medals in different age categories. Mattoo accompanied the team as at deep square-leg by Bravo off among all segments of the socie- Mayoites top scored with 28 runs, Singh's skillful tackling saw In senior boys category, Rahul coach. Jadeja as the South African went ty. Earlier, batting first, while Amogh Rohmetra con- Australia 'A' lose ball possession for a slog sweep. Shangrillians scored a decent tributed unbeaten 25 runs to the Sharma and Rohit Panjotra won The president of the J&K which led to India's second goal. the bronze medals, while in senior Stick Fencing Association, Sunil CSK’s Shane Watson executing the shot during his knock of Skipper Shreyas Iyer (13 of 18) total of 101 runs in 12 overs. total. Marukh Mahajan and Anant A fine assist by skipper Manpreet tried to anchor the innings but he Swastik Sharma top scored with Rohmetra also scored 15 and 12 girls category, Mannat Yousaph Mattoo lauded the efforts of the 50 runs against Delhi Capitals on Friday. Singh to Sumit saw the youngster and Ishika Sawhney won individ- players for good show in the too fell while going for a big shot, 24 runs, while Agastya Sharma runs respectively. Neeraj and score a superb field goal in the after opting to bowl. aries and one six while Watson caught by Raina off ual bronze medals. Championship. contributed 22 runs to the total. Kuldeep Gupta shared one wicket 12th minute. CSK will play played the second fiddle initially. (1/28) in the 12th over. Neeraj and Vikrant Sharma con- each. The home team were left in the final of the ongoing IPL in But just after notching up his To make matters worse for DC, tributed 10 runs each, while Vedant Kochhar was declared Hyderabad on Sunday. The two 12th IPL fifty, Du Plessis departed new man in Axar Patel departed in stunned when India converted Selection trials of 2nd PPCPL today Kuldeep Gupta and Priyamvada as the man of the match for his their third goal in the very next teams have met each other thrice in while going for a big shot over the next over, hitting a short deliv- chipped in with 4 runs each. fabulous batting display, while Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sharma SO to IGP Jammu, Arjun summit clashes of the tournament deep square-leg off Trent Boult ery of Bravo straight to Tahir at minute when striker Akashdeep From Mayoites XI, Montek Montek Singh was adjudged as Singh set-up the goal scored by Choudhary MD KC Sports Club, third man. JAMMU, May 10: The selec- Ranjeet Kalra, Hilal Rather, the best bowler. 21-year-old Sumit. (PTI) Top players for snooker Rishabh Pant (38 off 25) and Ankita moves to tion trials for picking probable for Rajesh Dhar, Prashant Mahajan Sherfane Rutherford (10) shared the auction of the 2nd Police CPO, Farooq Ahmad SP 22 runs for the sixth wicket but semifinals in Luan Public Cricket Premier League Headquarters Jammu, Suram tournament in Chennai CSK didn't allow the Delhi outfit to NEW DELHI, May 10: (PPCPL) will be held tomorrow at Singh SP Rural, Hamid CHENNAI, May 10: played on a 15 red snooker, get any momentum, picking up three different venues including Choudhary Dy.SP DAR Jammu, knockout format featuring a total wickets at regular intervals to rattle India's Ankita Raina quelled KC Sports Club ground Jammu Sudhir Singh, Sanjeev Mahajan, their innings. Top cueists from across the of 128 players and concludes on a strong challenge from lower- for the players of Jammu, Samba, Sham Singh Langey, Saleem-Ur- Rutherford became Harbhajan's ranked Eudice Wong Chong to Kathua and Udhampur; Sports Rehman, Vijay Saberwal, Sanjeev country are battling for honours in May 21, chief referee R B Ganesh second victim, followed by Paul the SVS Club Open Snooker said. make it to the singles semifinals Stadium Poonch for the players of Sharma, Karan Singh, Madan who was cleaned up by Bravo's per- of the USD 60,000 ITF Rajouri and Poonch and Govt PG Mohan, Amit Bargotra and Rajesh Championship 2019 which got The winner of the champi- fect yorker in the 18th over. underway here today. onship, organised by Suguna women's event here today. College Ground Bhaderwah for Gill, Chief Prosecuting The onus was on hard-hitting The second seeded Indian, the players of Bhaderwah, Doda Officer/former Ranji Player and Leading players taking part Vilasa Sabha under the auspices of Pant to take DC to a challenging include Yogesh Kumar, Anuj Uppal, the Tamilnadu Billiards and ranked 175, came back from a and Kishtwar simultaneously at 9 Organizing Secretary of the event. total but he too failed to cope up am sharp. The participating teams Railways cueists Rafath Habib, Girish, Snooker Association, will receive one-set deficit to beat her Hong with the pressure, caught by Bravo The League is being organized include Horizon Kings, KC Arvind Kumar, Pandurangaiah, Faisal Rs 60,000 and the runner-up Rs at long-on off Chahar. Kong rival 2-6 6-4 7-5 in a nearly two-hour long quarterfi- by Zonal Police Headquarters Sports Club, Vriddhi Royals, Patel Khan and Dilip Kumar, organisers 30,000. Towards the end, Mishra (6 not Jammu in collaboration with KC Cricket Club, Count & fitness said Thursday. Till the round of 64, it would be out) and Ishant Sharma (10 not out nal. It turned out to be a very Bureaucrat turned politician, Dr Shah Faesal lighting the Sports Club and Vishal Cricket Hurricanes, Samar Strikers, KC The tournament would be best of 5 frames. (PTI) off 3 balls) used their long handles Club. The players from Jammu, Royals, GSI Tigers and Game close game, with Ankita win- ceremonial lamp at Heritage School in Jammu. to great effect and struck some Kashmir, Delhi, UP, Uttarakhand, Changers. APS Ratnu Chak wins U-17 lusty blows to take the Delhi side ning 88 points, just two more Chandigarh, Bangladesh, Sri The players desirous to take close to the 150-run mark. (PTI) than Eudice, ranked 497. (PTI) Dr Shah Faesal inaugurates IIMUN Lanka and Nepal will be partici- part in the league will have to pating in the event. report the selectors at the venues boys' Basketball title International player seeks The league is being organized at 9 am sharp. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Heritage School by (15-08). Jammu at Heritage School under the Chairmanship of MK The auction of the selected Earlier, in 1st semifinal, APS Excelsior Correspondent gramme was put up by the stu- Sinha, IGP Jammu and the execu- players will be held on May 18, JAMMU, May 10: APS Jammu Cantt defeated their rival financial assistance dents of Heritage school who tive/organizing committee mem- 2019 at Police Auditorium under bers of the league include Sujit the supervision of IGP Jammu and Ratnu Chak won Under-17 boys' by (14-4), while in 2nd semifinal, Excelsior Sports Correspondent more and more international play- JAMMU, May 10: The fifth enthralled everyone with their Basketball title, while APS Heritage School beat Model edition of a three day Educational splendid performance and set the Kumar DIG Jammu, Tejinder opening match will be played on ers. Singh SSP Jammu, Rajesh May 27, 2019. Jammu Cantt bagged Under-14 Academy by (10-04) JAMMU, May 10: Deputy Tundup while talking about Conference, IIMUN Jammu ball rolling for the conference, boys' Basketball title in the ongo- In Basketball Under-17 boys Commissioner Kargil Baseer Ul his journey in the last 8 years said chapter, being hosted by Heritage which is being attended by over ing District Level Inter-School final, APS Ratnu Chak beat Haq Chowdhary assured all possi- that he has been supported by his school Jammu started with an 350 students from 17 different competitions organized by the Sainik School Nagrota by (42- ble help to International Player parents and his association for all impressive inaugural ceremony schools of Jammu region. 16). his achievements, adding which took place in a festive spir- The Principal, Akash Pradhan Earlier, 1st semifinal, APS that in his Korea trip he was it of great excitement in the also addressed the gathering. Ratnu Chak drubbed MHAC financially helped by Haji school Amphitheatre, here. Rishi Jain held an interactive Nagbani by (32-24), while in Anayat Ali, Chairman J&K Dr Shah Faesal, bureaucrat session with the chief guest, who another semifinal, Sainik School Legislative Council but turned politician graced the occa- also interacted with the young Nagrota crushed their rivals by now for World University sion as the chief guest. Shah has and enthusiastic students and (18-02). Championship he needs the distinction of being the first answered their questions. The tournament was held financial help to flourish. Kashmiri to top the Indian Civil Shah Faesal in his address under the patronage of Director Deputy Commissioner Services Examination. appreciated the efforts of IIMUN General Youth Services and Sports, assured him all help and Rishi Jain, Vice President of and host school in providing such Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman and under hoped for a medal in the IIMUN and Head of Substance an important forum to children the chairmanship of Madan Lal, forthcoming Department was the special guest for not only enhancing their pub- Players of National Cricket Club posing for a group photo- Joint Director Youth Services and Championship. on the occasion. lic speaking skills but also shap- graph after registering victory in Jammu on Friday. Sports, Jammu. Chanchal Kour, The programme commenced ing them as the leaders of tomor- —Excelsior/Basharat Ladakhi It is pertinent to mention District Youth Services and Sports here that Tashi Tundup will with the lighting of the ceremoni- row. JKCA’s Jammu District Cricket Tournament Officer, Jammu was the organizing Tashi Tundup as the latter called represent India In the World al lamp by the chief guest and He gave the students a moral secretary of the tournament, who on Deputy Commissioner at his Taekwondo Championship 2019 other dignitaries followed by the boost by advising them to over- lauded the efforts of the winners residence and talked about his from Jammu University and is the address of Janvi Jain, charge D' come their fears and face all the Vishwajeet’s fifer powers NCC Players in action during and runners-up teams for their journey and his achievements. first player from Jammu affairs, who in her speech talked challenges that life has to offer. Inter-School Basketball tour- good show. Congratulating Tashi for his University to represent in this about the importance and rele- Later-on, Chapter Head, to big win over Friends Club nament in Jammu. The matches were officiated selection for World University Championship and his coach is vance of MUNs. Pratik Daware declared the MUN Excelsior Sports Correspondent Commission and Member JKCA. by Harsimranjeet, Vishal Bharti, Taekwondo Championship to be International Player, Referee and A spectacular cultural pro- open. Earlier, put into bat, Friends Department of Youth Services Mousmi Verma, Amit Kalsi, held at Italy in July 2019, Mr Coach of Indian team, Atul JAMMU, May 10: Brilliant 5- Cricket Club bundled out for a and Sports, District Office, here. Vaneet Pangotra, Rajesh Bandral, Chowdhary told that Tashi should Pangotra, who is an icon in the wicket haul by Vishwajeet Singh meagre total of 69 runs in 14.3 In Under-14 Basketball final, Usha Fotedar and Shevata guide youths to opt sports as pro- field of Taekwondo in India. powered National Cricket Club overs. Divyansh and Rajinder APS Jammu Cantt defeated Charak. fession so that Kargil can produce (NCC) Jammu to a big 8-wicket contributed 21 and 15 runs to the win over Friends Cricket Club in total respectively. From NCC, the ongoing JKCA’s Jammu Vishwajeet was the wrecker-in- FPS celebrates 16th Raising Day District Cricket Tournament, chief, who took 5 important wick- Excelsior Correspondent President JKESL, Chairman being played at GGM Science ets, while Tanmay Slathia bagged FPS Maj Gen Jamwal highlighted College Hostel ground, here. 3 wickets. Yatin and Imran SAMBA, May 10: Fauji the aims and objectives and the The tournament is being claimed one wicket each. Public School, (FPS), Samba, an importance of learning while organised under the patronage of In reply, NCC chased the tar- enterprise of Jammu and Kashmir remaining connected to the her- Justice CK Prasad, Administrator get easily in 10 overs by losing 2 Ex-Services League (JKESL) cel- itage roots. JKCA and under the chairman- wickets. Abdul Samad and ebrated its 16th Raising Day with The school children presented Winners of Declamation Competition posing along with dig- ship of Syed Ashiq Hussain Manish Dogra scored 28 runs pomp and show in the school a captivating cultural programme nitaries at APS Dhar Road in Udhampur. Bukhari, CEO JKCA and under each. Ajay took both the wickets premises. starting from Saraswati Vandana, the overall supervision of Jang to fall. Vishwajeet Singh was The GOC Tiger Division, depicting rich cultural variety of Bahadur Singh Jamwal, Member adjudged as the man of the match Major General Sharad Kapur, the vast nation through skits, APS Dhar Road hosts Northern Command Judicial State Human Rights for his brilliant bowling display. Winners posing along with dignitaries and officials at YSM, SM was the chief guest dances and songs ending up with SMVDU, Katra on Friday. while Ex MLC, Veteran Maj Gen collective singing of the national Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, AVSM anthem. Inter-APS Declamation Competition SMVDU Annual Sports Fest presided over the function. The School Principal, Anjana Excelsior Correspondent and Hindi on the topics, 'Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel: Iron Man of UDHAMPUR, May 10: Army India instrumented in uniting the ‘SARANG-2K19’ concludes Public School (APS), Dhar Road country' and 'Rashtra Nirman Excelsior Sports Correspondent The valedictory function start- hosted Northern Command Inter- Mein Yuvaon Ki Bhumika' ed with the welcome speech by APS Declamation Competition in respectively. JAMMU, May 10: Annual Faculty I/c Sports Rajiv Kumar. English and Hindi, here today. The adjudicators of the event Sports Fest 'SARANG' of Shri Vice Chancellor Prof. D. The participating schools were the eminent faculties of var- Mata Vaishno Devi University Mukhopadhyay emphasized the were APS Dhar Road, APS ious schools and colleges of the (SMVDU), Katra concluded, here value of sports in students' life and Udhampur, APS Akhnoor, APS city. today. appreciated the efforts of sports Rakhmuthi, APS Leh and APS The first position was bagged Vice Chancellor, Prof D. department. Nagrota. by Minerva Singh from APS Mukhopadhyay was the chief Best emerging and overall The programme commenced Dhar Road and the runners-up guest on the valedictory function. best players were honoured in the with the ceremonial lighting of trophy was clinched by Arushi It was a three months long ceremony. Winners of Employee Students in colourful attires presenting a dancing item while the lamp by the chief guest Rajput from APS Akhnoor in Trainees of KCSC, who excelled in Soft Tennis Championship. event involving five houses of Cricket and Badminton tourna- celebrating Raising Day at Fauji Public School. Brigadier Navin Varma, English Declamation. University. ments were also honoured on the Commander 611(I) Brigade, In Hindi Declamation, The games in the event includ- occasion. BD Sharma DEO was the Sharma presented the school guest of honour Sangeeta Varma Kumkum Sharma from APS Dhar KCSC excels in Soft Tennis guest of honour. report elaborating the high aca- ed Cricket, Football, Basketball, Muskan Sharma anchored the and the Principal of the host Road clinched the first position Excelsior Sports Correspondent Volleyball, Badminton, Table- proceedings the ceremony, while The function began with the demic achievements and remark- School, Jyoti Bedyal. and the runners-up trophy was Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Kabaddi, Karthik presented the vote of paying of homage to the saviour able exploits in the interschool A welcome dance was pre- shared by Amook Sharma from JAMMU, May 10: Samanyu Cyrish and Antekshika of KC Kho-Kho, Athletics, Open thanks. of Kashmir, Brig Rajinder Singh, co-curricular activities and active sented by the girls of the school APS Udhampur and Aditi Sports Club (KCSC) won Silver and Bronze medals respectively in Marathon, Chess and E-Sports. The dignitaries present during MVC (Posth) followed by light- participation in social awareness that added colour to the event. Mahajan from APS Nagrota. the 2nd Master Cup Soft Tennis Championship held at Gurugram, Vayu House clinched the first the ceremony were Dean Student ing of the traditional lamp. activities. Speaking on the occasion, the The guest of honour, Sangeeta Haryana recently. position, while Prithivi House Welfare, Dr Yugal Khajuria, Prof Earlier, Director FPS, Col Dr The chief guest appreciated chief guest threw light on the Varma distributed trophies and While Samanyu won Silver medal in doubles event, the Bronze bagged the second spot. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Dr Suparn Virendra K Sah presented wel- the school for the high standards importance of holding such certificates among the winners came in Singles through Antekshika. Both these players are Sucha Singh, Balbir Singh and Sharma, Vinod Sharma come address. maintained and assured to co-opt events. He appreciated the partic- and runners-up students. trainees of Indu Bushan. Sumit Sharma officiated the (Administrative Officer), Dr Ekta Jt Chairman Col KS Jamwal, the school with the chain of Army ipants for their fabulous show. The event concluded with the Meanwhile, Managing Director KCSC, Arjun Chowdhary matches along with different coor- Rai, Mir Irfan ul Haq, Ankush VSM presented the school’s Schools in his jurisdiction for var- The students voiced out valu- vote of thanks presented by the lauded the efforts of Samanyu and Antekshika for their outstanding dinators of respective games. Raina and Shaivya Manhas. ‘Vision Document’. ious competitions. able facts and opinions in English Principal of the school. performances in the championship.