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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Vijay Hazare Trophy Jitu wins gold, Amanpreet Dismal show by batsmen as fetches silver in ISSF World Cup J&K suffers 3rd consecutive loss NEW DELHI, Mar 1: World Cup final, suffered a after winning two World Cup Jitu Rai clinched the gold meltdown. medals and one in the World Excelsior Sports Correspondent J&K throughout this tournament Mohd Mudhasir gave away 45 medal with yet another stirring After upstaging Golkhandan, Cup Final, where the 10 best and today as well. runs in his 8.4 overs, claiming 2 comeback and compatriot Rai comfortably got the better of shooters from around the world KOLKATA, Mar 1: Though, Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir wickets, while Ramdayal picked Amanpreet Singh bagged the sil- Amanpreet in the gold medal take part. the bowlers have done a superb bowlers restricted Services to a one wicket in his 7 overs by con- ver in men's 50m pistol event as round, finishing the event with In the day's other events, job in all the three matches modest total of 214 runs in 48.4 ceding 30 runs. India secured their first yellow an excellent 10.5 to lay his claim Indian shooters failed to qualify played so far, yet the dismal overs. Nakul Verma top scored In reply, J&K batsmen, third metal of the ongoing ISSF on the top prize. for the finals. In women's 25m show by the batsmen left the with 68 runs, while SU Yadav time in this tournament, failed to World Cup with a dominant "It's amazing to win this gold rapid fire pistol, Muskan fin- team in the lurch as Jammu and scored 52 runs. Gourav Kochar hold their nerves to cope up with show here today. medal here during the first com- ished 12th with 576, while Rahi Kashmir suffered 3rd consecu- and Diwesh Pathania con- the pressure and the last four Entering the event a day after bined World Cup held here in Sarnobat was way behind at tive defeat against Services in tributed 29 and 26 runs to the batsmen were dismissed within claiming the 10m pistol bronze, India, in front of my supporters. 23rd. the ongoing Group D Vijay total respectively. For J&K, 21 runs. At one point of time, Rai upped the ante as the final It's a great honour and a true In women's skeet, Rashmee Hazare Trophy, being hosted by skipper Parvez Rasool was pick J&K needed 46 runs (159/5), Hiteshwar Singh being honoured with a medal by the Prime closed in on the elimination emotion to see the Indian flag Rathore ended 17th, Arti Singh Cricket Association of Bengal at of the bowlers, who took 3 with 5 wickets in hand and plen- Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hassina after India lifted Roll rounds. atop the podium," said Rai. Rao was 24th and Saniya Sheikh various venues, here. important wickets by conceding ty of overs in their kitty, howev- Ball World Cup title. The unassuming Army-man Thanks to another poor start, was 27th in the qualification Lack of application by the 36 runs in his 10 overs, while er, the set batsmen once again shot a total of 230.1, a world Rai had to be on his guard to stage. batsmen and their nervousness Manzoor Dar took 2 wickets in 4 failed to deliver when it mat- J&K’s Hiteshwar sparkles as India record, to finish on top of the avoid elimination in the follow- Prior to today's results, Pooja in the pressure situations has overs by giving away 16 runs. tered the most and the innings podium, while Amanpreet, who ing competition shots. He then Ghatkar had won the host nation been the worrying factor for folded at 190 runs, thus J&K lost wins 4th Roll Ball World Cup was leading for a major part of got his act together and shot his its first medal -- a bronze -- on the match by 24 runs. Ahmed Excelsior Sports Correspondent with the help of pain killers. the final, had to be satisfied with way into medal contention with day one of the competition, Banday top scored with 59 runs The final saw superb display the silver after aggregating 226.9. a series of good scores. Ankur Mittal had bagged the off 65 balls, studded with 7 fours DHAKA, Mar 1: J&K's ace of Roll Ball skill by the players Iran's Vahid Golkhandan Earlier in the qualification trap silver with Rai claiming a and 2 sixes, while Punit Bisht player, Hiteshwar Singh blos- of both the countries in a ding managed the bronze with 208.0 round, Amanpreet had led the bronze in the 10m air pistol contributed 45 runs. Ramdayal somed as India maintained its dang battle of nerves for main- at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting charts with 561 points while Jitu event. and Aditya Pratap Singh also supremacy in Roll Ball by win- taining supremacy. Range. was second with 559 points. The duo of Rai and Heena scored 35 and 23 runs respec- ning 4th Roll Ball World Cup, What was amazing to see The 29-year-old Rai was They had finished first and sec- Sidhu had won the mixed team tively. here. was the local lad Hiteshwar placed sixth at the end of the ond respectively in the qualifica- air pistol event but the medals For Services, Vipin Singh In the nail-biting summit playing a pivotal role for India at first two competition series of tion stage. won were not officially counted took 3 wickets, while Diwesh clash, India defeated Iran in a the crucial juncture, when India five shots each with 93.8. At that Rai entered the tournament as that was a test event. (PTI) Pathania bagged 2 wickets. close contest by eight goals to was trailing by 6-2 at half time, point, Amanpreet was leading Shakti Malvia and Suraj Yadav seven (8-7) including a last and the star braving his injury the eight-man field with 98.9. claimed one wicket each. minute goal, thus retaining the Param FC to face Young scored 2 brilliant goals, thus The Punjabi shooter extend- World Cup. helping his country retain the 3 J&K players Roll Ball World Cup which ed his domination with a series initiative back from Iran. of high scores, even as Rai tried Students presenting beautiful cultural item while celebrating was played at Dhaka, Prime Minister of Rovers in Football finals selected in NZ Bangladesh from February 18 to to make his way back into con- Annual Day at SCIENTIA International School. Bangladesh, Sheikh Hassina tention after a start that included Excelsior Sports Correspondent scored one goal each, while Softball team February 25, 2017, saw 39 coun- was the chief guest on the clos- Akhil netted the lone goal for a horrendous 6.6, much to the JAMMU, Mar 1: Defeating tries from Asia, Europe, Africa, ing ceremony, who gave away Kehli Mandi Football Club. SCIENTIA International Excelsior Sports Correspondent disbelief of the partisan crowd. Kehli Mandi Football Club by Latin America and Arab partici- the prizes to the winners and Prominent among others JAMMU, Mar 1: Three soft- A stunning 10.8 in one of the three goals to one (3-1) in the pating in it. runners-up teams. who witnessed matches today ball players from Jammu and En-route to final, India elimination rounds proved to be semifinal today, Param Football School celebrates Annual Day The Prime Minister was all crucial for Rai, who jumped were Manvendra (DIG SHQ Kashmir Softball Association defeated Oman, Salvania, praise for the organisers for Club sealed berth in the finals Jammu), SB Chand (21/C), NS Excelsior Correspondent Heritage of Jammu and Kashmir have been selected in North Kenya, Argentina, Senegal and from sixth to the third position, and will take on Young Rovers stole the show. holding global sporting extrava- and knocked out Kazakhstan's Negi (JAO), Baljeet Singh (Dy JAMMU, Mar 1: SCIENTIA Zone team for Inter-Zonal Uganda. ganza in a perfect and profes- in summit clash of the Inter- Comdt), Raj Ranjan (Dy Comdt) North Indian Classical and Softball Championship, being In the semifinal, India renowned marksman Vladimir District Football Tournament, International School, celebrated Kathak dance presented by the sional way. Issachenko in the following and Dr Mrinalini Singh AC its Annual Day Function with held at Shajapur, Madhya defeated Kenya by 8-4. She said it was an honour for being organized by Sashastra (MO). students was liked by one and Pradesh from March 3 to March Despite his wrist fracture due round with a 10.5. Seema Bal at Parade ground, pomp and show at Abhinav all. a Bangladesh to hold a World Rai kept up the tempo with a The final will be played Theatre, here today. 5, 2017. to massive collision with the Cup which witnessed participa- here tomorrow. between Param FC and Young Chief guest, Simrandeep The players include Vikram Kenyan player before the finals, 10.4 and 10.0, while Amanpreet, For Param FC, Rishu, Amit The Function started with Singh in his address praised the tion of 39 countries. after a fine start in his first Rovers at 10:30 am tomorrow. 'Saraswati Vandana' and Ganesh Singh Chib, Anukul Bhagat and local boy Hiteshwar refused to Pal Singh and Vijender Kumar SCIENTIA International School Ayush Singh. go for plaster and opted to play Vandana respectively. for giving such a stage exposure Jammu United, SRTC XI among Simrandeep Singh, Deputy to all kids and grooming young Secretary Sports Council convenes CAB moves Supreme Court against Commissioner, Jammu was the talents and encouraged staff chief guest on the occasion, winners in State Football C’ship with his words.