WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Dhoni, Rahul hit tons as Zverev survives four-hour Kohli, Bumrah lead charts India score 359/7 marathon, Del Potro battles on heading into World Cup PARIS, May 28: that matters." Ostapenko 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) in a LONDON, May 28: Joe Root of England are in fourth CARDIFF, May 28: favourable results for the title occasional boundary, Rahul was Next up for Zverev is match which featured 13 breaks and eighth positions, respective- contenders. Dhoni used the plat- in his flowing self during his Alexander Zverev survived Swedish qualifier Mikael Ymer, of serve. India captain Virat Kohli and ly. K L Rahul made a strong form created by Rahul to launch stay at the crease. a bruising four-hour battle to the world number 148 of Ostapenko has now lost in fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah lead Hope scored 470 runs in the case for the No. 4 slot and a brutal assault in the final overs However, after the first 25 reach the French Open second Ethiopian origin, who marked the first round in her last two the ICC ODI player rankings Tri-series in Ireland, more than Mahendra Singh Dhoni also to take the score past 350. balls in which Dhoni scored 24, round today while dangerman his Grand Slam debut with a 6- visits to Paris with her wretched 200 runs more than played some breathtaking While Shikhar Dhawan (5) he suddenly changed gears, Juan Martin del Potro also pro- 0, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) win over performance highlighted by an anyone else, which strokes, their twin hundreds was back in the hut after being attacking young off-spinner gressed. Slovenia's Blaz Rola. ugly 60 unforced errors. propelled him up to a propelling India to 359 for adjudged plumb in-front by Mehidy Hasan Miraj and "He (Zverev) Azarenka, ranked 43 in the career-best fourth seven against Bangladesh in a Mustafizur Rahaman, Rohit Bangladesh were left ducking has very proven world, will face top seed Naomi place with 808 points. for cover. that he belongs Osaka if the Japanese star gets The home side's Rahul started with a cut off up there," said past Slovakia's Anna Karolina Paul Stirling – who Abu Jayed followed by an off- Ymer, the Schmiedlova in her tournament struck 130 against drive. Jayed repeatedly provided younger brother opener. Bangladesh – moved him width and he beat the off- of fellow tour Canada's Bianca Andreescu, up five places to 25th side cordon with ease. player Elias. the surprise champion at Indian and Soumya Sarkar – When Shakib Al Hasan "He is defi- Wells, marked her Roland who helped Bangladesh win the bowled short, he was dispatched nitely one of the Garros debut by beating Marie tournament with a over the mid-wicket fence for a best in the game Bouzkova of the Czech quick-fire innings of maximum. at the moment, so Republic 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. going into the World Cup. 66 from just 41 balls in the final The rusty Shakib (2/58 in 6 German fifth seed Zverev, a it's a tough challenge." The 18-year-old, playing for England go into the 10-team at Malahide gained 10 places to overs) was taken to the task by quarter-finalist in Paris in 2018, Argentine eighth seed Del the first time since Miami after both Rahul and Dhoni, who got tournament as the top side in the reach 28th place. battled past Australia's John Potro, a semi-finalist in 2009 suffering a shoulder injury, hit team rankings with 125 points In the bowlers' list, Bumrah easy runs off the world's No. 1 Millman 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 and 2018, made the second 58 winners and 60 unforced ranked all-rounder. Rahul hit and India in second position four also has compatriot wrist-spin- (5/7), 6-3. round with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 errors in the tie suspended due points behind. ners Kuldeep Yadav (seventh) Mustafizur (1/43 in 8 overs) for The champion in Geneva win over Chilean world number to darkness on Monday night. two sixes over square leg before Kohli enjoys a comfortable and Yuzvendra Chahal (eighth) K L Rahul and M S Dhoni celebrating huge partnership last weekend fired 57 winners 58 Nicolas Jarry. There were also 17 breaks being dismissed by Sabbir 41-point lead over his second- for company while South Africa against Bangladesh in WC warm-up. past world number 56 Millman "I think I'm playing well at of serve in the match which Rahaman's part-time spin in the placed team-mate Rohit Sharma has the pair of Imran Tahir and who stunned Roger Federer at the moment, but my main goal stretched to over three hours. in the current rankings, which Kagiso Rabada in third and World Cup warm-up game Sharma (19 off 42 balls) strug- 44th over. the US Open last year. is still the knee, my health," Other early winners today. gled for the better part of his Dhoni then took over and the were updated last week after fourth positions. However, he also committed said Del Potro who is still feel- Tuesday included Monte Carlo England's 4-0 series victory over Trent Boult of New Zealand After another insipid show stay, even as skipper Virat Kohli last overs produced 91 runs with 73 unforced errors on a blustery ing his way back after knee sur- champion Fabio Fognini, seed- from the openers, Rahul (108 off (47 off 46 balls) looked solid at the veteran taking Rubel Pakistan, the Tri-series in Ireland, (second), Rashid Khan of day in the French capital. gery. ed nine, who defeated Andreas and Sri Lanka and Afghanistan's Afghanistan (third), Pat 99 balls) and Dhoni (113 off 78 the other end. Hossain (2/62 in 8 overs) to the "John is a tough player who Next up for the giant Seppi in an all-Italian clash, 6- tours of the British Isles. Cummins of Australia (sixth), balls) counter-attacked a potent Rahul looked solid from the task in the 45th and 47th overs, beat Federer so I knew it would Argentine is a clash against 3, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3. The top 10 for batsmen also Chris Woakes of England (ninth) Bangladesh bowling line-up, beginning and found the gaps scoring 25 runs. In between, the be difficult today," said Zverev, Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka. Later Tuesday, defending has two each from New Zealand and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (10th) which had reduced India to 102 with ease, hitting 12 boundaries 46th over from Sabbir fetched bidding to become the first Jarry lived and died by the champion Simona Halep faces (Ross Taylor at third and Martin are the others in the top 10 domi- for four in 22 overs in their final and four sixes. Dhoni's innings India 15 runs. German man to win the Roland sword on Court Suzanne Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic, Guptill at 10th), South Africa nated by wrist spinners. tune-up. had eight boundaries and as His century came with a sig- Garros title since Henner Lenglen, his 47 winners almost the world number 47, in her (Quinton de Kock at fifth) and The Bangladesh spin twins Rahul and Dhoni added 164 many as seven sixes. nature Dhoni six -- a down the Henkel in 1937. cancelled out by his 41 first round tie. Faf du Plessis at sixth) and Shakib and Mehedy Hasan Miraz runs with their contrasting With the composed Dhoni ground shot off a length delivery "It was very windy today so unforced errors. Tomljanovic reached the Pakistan (Babar Azam at seventh also performed well in the tri- approaches, which yielded dealing with the singles and the from Jayed. (PTI) that made the conditions very Two-time Grand Slam win- fourth round in Paris in 2014, and Fakhar Zaman at ninth). series tournament, which resulted difficult. It was a first match ner and former world number beating former champion Shai Hope of the West Indies and in useful gains. (PTI) against a great opponent. one Victoria Azarenka defeated Francesca Schiavone in the first "I got through and that's all 2017 champion Jelena round. (Agencies) JKCA District Level Cricket Tournament India continue to lead Big wins by YCC Billawar, Munich shooting Rangers United Club World Cup standings Excelsior Sports Correspondent From YCC, Sandesh and Pankaj MUNICH, May 28: took 3 wickets each. Sahil was JAMMU, May 28: YCC adjudged as the man of the India continued to lead the Billawar and Rangers United match for his brilliant batting ISSF World Cup medals tally Cricket Club registered big vic- display. Players in action during Summer School Olympiad in Jammu. despite none of its shooters tories in the ongoing JKCA At Jammu, Rangers United making it to the final of men's District Level Cricket Club defeated Thathi Cricket 10m air rifle competition here Tournament, being held under Club by 144 runs. Rangers Summer School Olympiad: Exciting today.. the overall supervision of United scored a big total of 318 Filip Nepejchal of the Czech Member Judicial State Human runs in 40 overs by losing 5 competitions in Football, Athletics mark Day-2 Republic won the 10m air rifle Young Footballers posing along with officers and officials at Rights Commission and wickets. Sidharth top scored gold, the only final scheduled Barnoti in Kathua. Member JKCA at Police Lines with 79 runs, while Musaif Ajaz Excelsior Sports Correspondent tion in collaboration with participating in this mega sports on the day. ground Kathua and GGM and Hisham Saleem contributed department of Youth Affairs & event. Deepak Kumar posted 628.3 Hiranagar Zone wins Football C'ship Science College ground, here. 70 and 50 runs to the total JAMMU, May 28: Exciting Sports. In kho-kho, Diamond club in the qualification round, but it At Kathua, YCC Billawar respectively. Pardeep and competitions in Football and The Day witnessed exhilarat- emerged as the winner where as Excelsior Sports Correspondent plines of Kabaddi, Volleyball, was not enough for him to be Badminton, Kho-Kho, Table defeated Abhishek XI by a huge Rajinder bagged 2 wickets each, Athletics marked Dday 2 of ing matches of athletics, kho- NIS Club and GHSS Akhnoor among the eight finalists, fin- margin of 194 runs. Batting first, while Yogesh claimed one. Summer School Olympiad being kho, football, kabaddi, hockey, stood at 2nd and 3rd place KATHUA, May 28: Tennis, Cricket, Tennis ishing 19th. He was among the Defeating Marheen Zone by a Cricket, Tennis Ball Cricket, YCC Billawar scored 312 runs In reply, Thathi Cricket Club held here under the aegis of basketball, volleyball and bad- respectively. In hockey, MBS top two for a while and in con- in 40 overs, losing 9 wickets in scored 174 runs to lose the Khelo-India initiative, Sports for minton. Club and JK State Sports solitary goal in the final, Wrestlin and Football in the tention, but a modest closing 20 Hiranagar Zone won the Inter- age groups of Under-14 and 17 the process. Sahil top scored match by 144 runs. Vikas top peace and development. Over 6000 Boys & Girls, Council will face each other in shots put paid to his hopes. with 75 runs, while Binny con- scored with 53 runs while Anil The sports event -Summer under-19 age group, from across the final match tomorrow. JK Zonal Football Championship, years. Teammates Divyansh Singh organised by the District Youth A total of 2050 players of tributed 44 runs to the total. and Yogesh contributed 32 and School Olympiad 2019 has been Jammu district's government Public School emerged as the Panwar and Ravi Kumar shot From Abhishek XI, Arjun took 3 18 runs to the total respectively. organized by district administra- and private schools & clubs are champion in Football beating Services and Sports Officer various zones took part in this scores of 627.6 and 621.4 to fin- Kathua, under the patronage of mega event. wickets, while Sunil claimed 2. Arjun Chowdhary was the pick Invincible 11 by 3-2 in a close ish in 31st and 86th positions In reply, Abhishek XI of the bowlers, who took 4 wick- tie breaker. Director General YS & Sports District Youth Services and respectively. at Minerva Public School Sports Officer Kathua, Shobha Kathua bundled out for a paltry ets, while Vivek and Vicky In a close encounter In the first precision round total of 118 runs in 26.1 overs, claimed 2 wickets each. Pallanwala Club beat Trikuta Barnoti, here. Billowria and Activity In- of the men's 25m rapid fire pis- The Football event was as charge Kuldeep Singh interact- thus lost the match by 194 runs. The amtches were officiated Club by just 2 points in tol competition, Arpit Goel, at Bohit top scored with unbeaten by Vijay Raina, Ashok Singh, Volleyball game. In Kabaddi, part of the Inter Zonal District ed with the players on the con- 13th, was the best Indian on Level Tournament in the disci- cluding function. 37 runs, while Abhishek con- Rahul Kumar, Jatinder, Dhereaj, Bhalwal Club defeated DVP show with a score of 291. tributed 11 runs to the total. Sourav and Manmohan Singh. Sports Club. Bhartiya Vidya Adarsh Singh was placed 37th Mandir won the Badminton with 285 while Anish was 59th championship where as DBN with 280. Ramandeep returns to India Jammu and APS kaluchak All the three Indians in the remained 2nd and 3rd respec- women's 50m rifle 3 positions tively. event negotiated their elimina- squad for FIH Series Finals In Athletics, Ajay Kumar of tion rounds to make it through NEW DELHI, May 28: Sumit and Nilakanta Sharma. RS Pura Zone performed to the qualifiers scheduled for India have been grouped in impressively and won 800 Wednesday, to be followed by India's seasoned striker Pool A along with Russia, &1500 mtrs race. Randeep the final. Ramandeep Singh was today Poland and Uzbekistan while Singh of MHAC Nagbani won N Gaayathri had the best recalled to the Indian squad to be Japan, Mexico, USA and South DDC Udhampur Dr Piyush Singla interacting with players 200 mtrs, Prakul Dalgotra of return among them, shooting led by Manpreet Singh at the Africa are grouped in Pool B. while declaring open JKCA District Level Cricket Tournament at BSF Paloura won 3000 mtrs, 1173 to rank 11th, while team- FIH Men's Series Finals, com- India will begin their cam- Ramnagar on Tuesday. Akhil Singh of Bhalwal Zone mates Sunidhi Chauhan and mencing on June 6 in paign on June 6 against Russia won long jump and Rahul Singh Kajal Saini shot 1171 and 1167 Bhubaneswar. and will be aiming to finish at DDC Udhampur declares of Gandhi Nagar Zone won in to end the day on 18th and 26th Ramandeep, who has been the top in order to make it for the Javelin Throw. respectively. (PTI) out of action due to a knee injury, Olympic qualifying event, which has returned after a gap of nine will be held later this year. Chief guest interacting with players during 2nd PPCPL in months. "I am very much looking for- open Cricket tourney Jammu. Athletes show promise in Varun Kumar, who was rest- ward to my first FIH tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent Chief Planning Officer, Rajeev ed for the Australian tour, and as chief coach of the Indian Bhushan, Executive Engineer KC Royals, Count Fitness, KC Amit Rohidas have also made a team. The tournament is an UDHAMPUR, May 28: PWD, Purshotam Kumar Inter Zonal Meet comeback, while midfielder important step in the Olympic Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Executive Engineer PHE, Ajay Excelsior Sports Correspondent Under-14 girls Discus Throw Sports Club script convincing wins Sumit also returns to the team. qualification process," said chief Association, District Coordination Gupta AD Planning, Anil Sharma and Aslesha Dalpatia claimed Excelsior Sports Correspondent In the second match Count & Birendra Lakra has been coach Graham Reid. Committee Udhampur, today and District Coordinator JKCA, SAMBA, May 28: Athletes silver. Fitness Hurricanes defeated GSI named Manpreet's deputy for the "We have selected a well-bal- organized District Level Cricket Rahmdin besides sportspersons showed promise and composure In Long Jump, Rashmi Devi JAMMU, May 28: KC Tigers by 54 runs in an easy upcoming tournament as Hockey anced group including Premier Championship, at Ram and civil society members. in the Inter-Zonal Athletic Meet and Nitika Attri bagged gold Royals, Count Fitness contest. Batting first, Count India announced the much- Ramandeep Singh, who is Singh Stadium, Ramnagar here. The chief guest complimented for Under-14 and Under-17 and silver respectively. Hurricanes and KC Sports Club Fitness Hurricanes scored 127 awaited 18-member squad. returning from injury and Varun About 30 teams from the organizers and said that such registered wins in the ongoing runs in 20 overs. Rohan Gill top The 26-year-old Ramandeep Kumar who was rested for the Udhampur district are participat- events play a major role in spotting 2nd Police Public Cricket scored with 30 runs, while will be seen tackling India's for- Australian tour. ing in the Championship. the hidden sports talent among Premier League, being organ- Yuvraj Saini and Arjun con- ward-line along side Mandeep Squad: District Development youth. ized by Zonal Police tributed 24 runs each. Suraj and Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Commissioner, Dr Piyush Singla The DDC also congratulated Headquarters Jammu in collabo- Sourav took 2 wickets each Simranjeet Singh and Akashdeep Krishan B Pathak declared open the Cricket Premier the participants and asked the ration with KC Sports Club and while Aftab and Manmit Singh. Defenders: Harmanpreet Championship in presence of organizers to organize more such Vishal Cricket Club Jammu at claimed 1 wicket each. Experienced goalkeeper PR Singh, Birendra Lakra (Vice- SDM Ramnagar, Farrukh Qazi, tournaments in the future. KC Sports Club, here. In reply, GSI Tigers bundled Sreejesh and Krishan B Pathak Captain), Surender Kumar, The league is being organ- out for 73 runs, thus lost the will defend the post for the Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Steyn ruled out of World Cup opener ized under the Chairmanship of match by 54 runs. Nikhal top team. Gurinder Singh. MK Sinha IGP Jammu. scored with 15 runs. Harmanpreet Singh, Lakra, Midfielders: Manpreet Singh LONDON, May 28: England and South Africa are In todays' matches Sandeep Adhishwer took 3 wickets, Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, (Captain), Hardik Singh, Vivek set to kick off the showpiece at Mehta, SP Operation was the Haroon took 2 wickets while Amit Rohidas and Gurinder Sagar Prasad, Sumit, Nilakanta South African paceman Dale The Oval on Thursday. chief guest who was introduced Rahul, Gurdaat, Amit and Ritvik Singh will form India's backline, Sharma. Steyn has been ruled out of One of South Africa's best with the participating teams. claimed 1 wicket each. while the midfield will see Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Thursday's World Cup opener ever pacers with 439 Test wickets Manpreet playing a key role Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep against England, with the Proteas and 196 ODI scalps, Steyn's activ- Earlier, in the first match KC Adhishwer Kotwal was declared along with youngsters Hardik Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, coach Ottis Gibson saying the ity at training was restricted to Royals defeated Horizon Kings as the man. by 3 wickets. Batting first, In another match, KC Sports Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Simranjit Singh. (PTI) pace great is "getting closer" to full jogging and bowling off a very Female athletes sweating-it-out in Inter Zonal Meet at Samba. recovery from a shoulder injury. short run-up with no real pace. He Horizon Kings scored 137 runs Club defeated the Game Gibson's words left no doubts then walked off the field before girls, being organised by the In Under-17 girlds, High for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 Changer by 12 runs. Department of Youth Services Jump Sonia Devi won gold and overs. Rajanangat top scored Batting first, KC Sports Club Wrestler Reena fails dope test that the 35-year-old, South Africa's coming out again to have a hit NEW DELHI, May 28: highest wicket-taker in Tests, has with the bat. and Sports, District Samba at Ritu Sharma claimed silver, with 54 runs, while Akshit and scored 150 runs for the loss of 9 still not gained match fitness. He Steyn has not bowled in a Maharaja Suchet Singh while in Shot Put, the gold and Surya contributed 35 and 20 wickets in 20 overs. Shehzad Stadium, here. silver medals went to Ritika and runs to the total respectively. (25), Anmol (42) and Musaif In yet another embarrassing doping episode for Indian had sustained the shoulder injury game yet in England. He was in wrestling, Under-23 Asian Championship silver medallist Reena during his short stint in the Indian the 15-man squad for the warm-up The Meet was held under the Himani Gupta and in Discus Aquib, Abhay Tandon and (26) were the main scorers. patronage of Director General Throw, Ritika and Sweety won Vansaj took 2 wickets each. Ritesh, Abhinandan and Ravi has flunked a dope test, resulting in a provisional suspension. Premier League (IPL). against West Indies but South Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan "He is getting closer everyday. Africa batted first before the game Youth Services and Sports, Dr gold and silver respectively. In reply KC Royals chased took 2 wickets each. confirmed the development to the PTI. We hope that if not by Sunday was rained off. He wasn't in the Saleem-ur-Rehman and under In Javelin Throw, Tisha the target on the last ball of the In reply, the Game Changer "Reena had failed the dope test for consuming a banned sub- (against Bangladesh) then by the line-up for the match against Sri the overall supervision of Sunil Angural won gold and match by losing 7 wickets thus managed to score 138 runs for stance. We were intimated by the World Wrestling Federation India game (on 5 June) (he will be Lanka. Kumar, DYSSO Jammu. Meenakshi Devi bagged silver, won the match by 3 wickets. the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. (UWW) a few days back. We asked her and she said she took an ready)," Gibson said at a press He has not bowled in competi- In Under-14 Shot Put, while in Long Jump, the gold Arin Sharma (30), Raghav Sumit (38), Ritesh (34) and conference. tive cricket since pulling out of Suneha Devi won gold and and silver medals went to Thakur (29) and Aqib (27) were Nishank (23) were the main injection to treat pain on advice of a relative who happens to be a "He is not fully ready yet and Royal Challengers Bangalore's Sumiti Jasrotia bagged silver, Kavita Anuragi and Salleshi the main scorers. Rohan took 2 scorers. Agastaya took 3 wickets coach," Sharan said. we feel that in a six-week tourna- IPL campaign in late April, having while in High jump, Kajal Devi Devi. wickets, while Rajanangat, (hat-trick) and Dhruv took 2 Reena had a won a silver in the 53kg category at the champi- ment there is no need to press the played only two games there, clinched gold and Arti Devi Samriti Devi and Arya Smarpit, Surya and Arbab took 1 wickets. onship, held in Mongolia in March. She had also won a bronze in issue right now," the coach said because of inflammation in his claimed silver. Sharma clinched gold and silver wicket each. Aqib was declared Agastaya was declared as the junior Asian championship last year in July, apart from winning after the team's training session. right shoulder. (PTI) Kamya Devi bagged gold in in Under-17 girls Triple Jump. as the man of the match. man of the match. a silver in the Asian cadet championship in 2015. (PTI)