MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2018 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU J&K's Nisar wins 107th Annual Dangal Competition Rajasthan beat Bangalore by Dangal retains sheen; remains 19 runs in ‘Battle Royale’ BENGALURU, Apr 15: In Jos Buttler (21 off 14), favourite sport: Rana Samson found an able partner as Excelsior Sports Correspondent about love for sports in the Sanju Samson's breathtaking they put on 73 runs in just 37 constituency. He also made a strokeplay formed the corner- JANDRAH, Apr 15: Nissar balls. reference to the Maruti Suzuki stone of Rajasthan Royals' 19- of Jammu and Kashmir today Umesh Yadav after his 'man Sharath Achanta, Srikanth Kidambi, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manika Batra and Saina Nehwal during their medal winning Nagrota Premier League com- run win over Royal Challengers won the title of 107th Annual of the match' effort against efforts in CWG at Gold Coast in Australia. petition organized in recent Bangalore in a high-scoring IPL Danga Competition by defeat- KXIP was completely off colour years and said this has encounter here today. ing Rippy of Punjab in a keen going for 59 runs in 4 wicket- enthused and encouraged the Riding on Samson's 45-ball- less overs. The last three overs Young and old ‘shine bright like a diamond’ 92, Rajasthan Royals posted a yielded 60 runs for the Royals. competitive 217 for 4 on a bat- Samson first got 16 runs off Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils (Kolkata) 8 PM in India’s eventful CWG campaign ting belter and then managed to Kulwant Khejroliya, who GOLD COAST, Apr 15: signed off third on the table -- a performance might shape up their future quite often now, the restrict the home team to 198 bowled the 18th over and then promotion of two positions this time. But Manika Batra was duo decided to show what it for 6, earning their second vic- hammered Woakes for 17 off The exuberance of youth, from Glasgow and it was a com- determined to ensure that things means to turn the clock back. tory in three games. the penultimate over by smash- the endurance of experience and bination of youth and experi- turn out differently. The 22- So, both a 34-year-old RCB, on the otherhand, ing a six and two consecutive a bit of usual drama that is sig- ence which delivered the year-old, who dropped out of Sushil and a 35-year-old Mary slumped to their second defeat fours. nature Indian sports -- the coun- results. college to focus on her game, Kom gave performances to in three games despite skipper He saved his best for the last try's Commonwealth Games At 2010 Games in New justified what many would call remember, quite literally Virat Kohli (57 off 30 balls)'s plundering Umesh for 27 runs campaign was all this and much Delhi, India won 101 medal, a massive risk. schooling their younger oppo- first half-century of this edition. that hit three sixes and a bound- more with a medal count that including 38 gold while at 2002 It was by far the best indi- nents just how turn on the style It was 'local boy ' Shreyas ary. Only Yuzvendra Chahal had Gopal who removed a rampag- respectable figures of 2 for 22 in turned out to be the third best Manchester Games India had vidual performance by an without compromising on the Provincial President NC and MLA Devender Singh Rana ing Kohli in the 11th over to 4 overs. ever. managed a total of 69 medal of Indian athlete as she ensnared a substance. felicitating winner of Wrestling event in Jammu. From the teen shooting trio which 30 were gold. historic individual gold, a team The sheer diversity of medal turn the match decisively in his Earlier, Rajasthan began team's favour. Kohli's pull shot their innings with a flurry of gold, a women's doubles silver winners was a heartwarming contest watched by thousands budding players to showcase Medal Tally and a mixed doubles bronze. aspect of the Games for India. in Jandrah wrestling ring. was taken at deep mid-wicket boundaries hit by skipper their talent in various competi- by Darcy Short, who timed his Ajinkya Rahane (36 off 20 Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total On the other end of the spec- There were medals from squash, In an equally keen contest, tions. 1 Australia 80 59 59 198 trum were Mary Kom and although not gold, there were Mukesh of BSF trounced jump to perfection. balls). Mr Rana sought adequate Leg-spinner Gopal, who He then clobbered 14 runs of 2 England 45 45 46 136 Sushil. Without a shadow of nine medals from boxing, 12 Gopal and bagged the second exposure to youth evincing plays Ranji Trophy for off-spinner Washington Sundar 3 India 26 20 20 66 doubt among the greatest ath- from wrestling, 16 from shoot- prize. In all 37 bouts were interest in the competitions Karnataka, then silenced his by hitting a boundary and a six. 4 Canada 15 40 27 82 letes of their respective sports ing and nine from weightlift- held. like wrestling, saying it con- 'home crowd' knocking out AB In next over, he belted two more but faced with questions about ing.(PTI) Lauding the Pahlwans of tinues to remain a passion for 5 New Zealand 15 16 15 46 de Villiers, whose poorly exe- boundaries of Yadav, taking the various parts of the country, its practitioners and fans 6 South Africa 13 11 13 37 cuted pull-shot was snapped by score to 33 for no loss. Saffron Cricket Club registers win in Provincial President National whose number is substantial, 7 Wales 10 12 14 36 Jaydev Unadkat at deep square Woakes however had the last Conference and MLA Nagrota notwithstanding the challenge 8 Scotland 9 13 22 44 leg. laugh by getting Rahane, whose 1st Patel Memorial T20 Invitational Cup Devender Singh Rana being posed by other popular 9 Nigeria 9 9 6 24 Washington Sundar (35 off miscued hit landed straight into expressed satisfaction over games. 10 Cyprus 8 1 5 14 Excelsior Sports Correspondent Batting first, Saffron Cricket Dangal retaining its sheen and 19 balls) and Mandeep Singh the hands of Yadav after he had Club scored 179 runs for the loss The MLA Nagrota compli- (47 no off 25 balls) added 66 JAMMU, Apr 15: Saffron remaining favourit with mented the Dangal Committee struck six boundaries and a six. of Manu Bhaker, Mehuli Ghosh of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Sanjeev runs for the fifth wicket but they The likes of M C Mary Cricket Club registered emphatic youngsters. for making the event success- Soon Darcy Short top-edged and Anish Bhanwala, the his- Singh scored a brilliant century were left with an uphill task as Kom, Seema Punia and Sushil win over Simbal Wala Cricket "It is befitting to watch our ful and wished them all the which landed safe into the toric table tennis performance (100), while Nitin and Rahul the asking rate kept on mount- Kumar showed that experience Club by 32 runs in the ongoing 1st Singh contributed 36 and 25 runs wrestlers perform in Jandrah best in their future endeavours hands of wicketkeeper Quinton by Manika Batra to the arrival ing. can never be discounted either, Patel Memorial T20 Invitational to the total. From bowling side, ring during the ongoing World as well. Those present on the de Kock after he had made 11 of a very confident Neeraj Put into bat, Samson sent the turning back the clock to deliv- Cup, which is being played at Vikram and Arjun took 3 wickets Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., occasion included Kishori Lal, runs of 17 balls with one bound- Chopra on the big stage, India bowlers on a leatherhunt hitting er performances which were Parade Cricket Ground here. each, while Sahil claimed 1 wick- series", Mr Rana said, adding Omkar Singh, Govind Singh, ary, leaving the score at 53 for had its next crop of stars ready The Tournament is being as many as 10 sixes and two nothing short of awe-inspiring. et . this will certainly add up to the Jagdish Raj Sharma, Master two in 6.5 overs. to challenge the world. organized by Patel Cricket under fours. While the shooters, In reply, Simbal Wala Cricket enthusiasm among lovers of Ranjit Singh, Master Baldev Samson and Ben Stokes put The redoubtable Saina the aegis of JKCA at Parade The Kerala scored his half- weightlifters, wrestlers and the Club managed to score 147 runs, Dangal in this part of the Singh, Rameshwar Singh, on 49 runs partnership for Nehwal provided the final day Ground Jammu. boxers were expected to bring thus lost the match by 32 runs. world as well. He compliment- Satdev Singh, Satpal, Shankar century off 34 balls, showing fourth wicket in 33 balls, before golden touch with her women's The event is being organized home the maximum share of Mansoor top scored with 62 runs, ed the participating wrestlers Dass, Balkrishan, Satish one and all why he is so highly the England batsman was out singles gold, much like the 2010 under the supervision of Jung medal, there was a significant while Vikram and Raman con- and hoped that this will inspire Kumar, Pritam Chand, Sudesh rated by India A coach Rahul scoring 27 off 21 balls with two Games where her top finish was Bahadur Singh Jamwal President new addition to that in table ten- tributed 45 and 26 runs resepc- the budding Pahalwans and Verma, Mohan Lal Verma, Dravid. boundaries and a six. (PTI) a shade more significant for it Patel Club and Vijay Sharma, nis. tively. sharpen their skills. Omar Singh, Satish Kumar, took the overall tally to 100. Secretary of the Patel Club. After just one bronze in the From bowling side, Sanjeev He said Nagrota Assembly Master Chander Moli Sharma, With 26 gold, 20 silver and Rajesh Gupta, MLA Jammu 2014 edition, there were signifi- and Anil took 2 wickets each Constituency has emerged as a Thakru Ram, Mohan Lal, KXIP escape with four-run as may bronze medals, India East was the chief guest on the cant concerns about how the occasion, who was introduced while Suraj claimed 1 wicket. hub of sports activities in the Dewan Chand, Saleem Mohd, with the participating teams of Sanjeev was adjudged as the recent years, especially Junait Mohd, Haji Rafiq, Mohd today's match. man of the match for his all-round Dangal and rural games and Fazi, Papa Karan Singh, Brij win after Dhoni special performance. hoped the talented ones will The chief guest also played a Pal Singh besides Dharamveer MOHALI, Apr 15: their second win in three games The match was officiated by make their mark at national few cricket balls to test his crick- Singh Jamwal, Balwan Singh, this season. It was the first loss Sudhir Singh, Amit Gupta and and international levels. eting skills and recall his old days Gafoor Dar and others. A grimacing M S Dhoni of the season for the Dhoni-led Rahul Kumar. In this context, he referred of playing cricket at Parade pulled off a near impossible win team. In tomorrow's fixture, Simula to the holding of various Ground. for Chennai Super Kings before Sports Club will take on KC events like Kabaddi and Career Abacus Dhoni's exhibition of power- Kings XI Punjab scraped Army organizes Sports Club at 9.30 am. wrestling and said this speaks ful hitting was witnessed after honours meritorious through with a dramatic four-run the Chris Gayle show. The VRL in Uri victory in the Indian Premier Jamaican showed that he was far students League here tonight. Excelsior Correspondent from being a spent force as his Excelsior Correspondent Dhoni, battling back pain, second fastest fifty in the IPL SRINAGAR, Apr 15: To pro- took the match into the last over helped KXIP put up a healthy mote and develop an interest JAMMU, Apr 15: Career with a blistering 79 off 44 balls. Winners posing along with dignitaries during IDA Cricket total. amongst the youth of Kashmir for Abacus Coaching Centre, lead- However, his valiant effort did tournament in Jammu. The 38-year-old, who twice Sports and Games, Kalgai ing Abacus Teaching Institute not prove to be enough as CSK went unsold at the auction Volleyball Premier League was awarded prizes to meritorious ended at 193 for five in response IDA Jammu branch conducts organized by the Army at Kalgai students in a function held at to KXIP's 197 for seven at the before being picked up by KXIP village near Uri in Bramulla dis- Government Polytechnic College PCA Stadium. for his base price, hammered 66 trict. Auditorium, here today. The Super Kings needed as off 33 balls. The other contribu- cricket tournament A police spokesman said that Sat Sharma, President State many as 76 off the last 30 balls tions came from the in-form K L 13 teams from border villages BJP and MLA Jammu West was and Dhoni got his team almost Rahul (37 off 22), Mayank Excelsior Sports Correspondent and his team in conducting this participated enthusiastically in the chief guest on the occasion. over the line with an innings Agarwal (30 off 19) and Karun event. this event from Apr 6 to 14. DDC Rajouri interacting with players while inaugural T20 JAMMU, Apr 15: A cricket Dr Sarang Khajuria, General Tournament on Sunday. He was warmly welcomed by comprising six fours and five Nair (29 off 17). tournament was today conduct- He said Young players from Secretary, IDA Jammu branch the various Centre heads and sixes. Gayle weaved a 96-run ed by Indian Dental Association the border villages of Kalgai, informed that IDA Jammu is Jabla, Sultandhaki, Chakra, other staff members. With 17 needing off the final opening partnership alongside (IDA) Jammu branch at planning to conduct a cricket Salamabad, Isham, Dachi, Dr Shahid inaugurates The function began with the over, pacer Mohit Sharma did Rahul setting up the platform for Heritage school cricket ground tournament of larger scale by the Kamalkot, Nawa Pora, Jabla, lighting of the ceremonial lamp the job for KXIP, who recorded a big score.(PTI) in which members of IDA , DaradKote, Jhulla and Jabra com- by the chief guest and other dig- Institute of Dental Sciences and end of this year in which teams from different states will be peted with each other and dis- T20 Cricket Tournament nitaries, which was followed by MMS Memorial Football Tournament IGGDC took part. welcome address by Samridhi invited. played their all round talent. Two matches were played "In the finals, Team Excelsior Sports Correspondent the organizers of the event and Mahajan. This event was graced by Lone Star trounces SFA by 2-0 with one in men’s section and Salamabad defeated Team Jabla provided requisite infrastructure The Centre heads informed many eminent dentists of the RAJOURI, Apr 15: The and sports material including mat, another in women’s section. to clinch the Winner's Trophy District Development Commiss- the parents about the various Excelsior Sports Correspondent morale of Lone Star players and The match in women’s sec- state including Dr Ritesh Gupta, along with the cash rewards. The balls, uniform etc. The administra- they went on all out attack. In ioner, Rajouri Dr Shahid Iqbal steps taken by the Institute for the JAMMU, Apr 15: The tion was won by IDS Sehora Dr Vasit Khajuria, Dr Amit locals encouraged and cheered the tion also deputed some officers for 70th minute of the match Karun Choudhary today inaugurated welfare of the students and other matches of the ongoing first while the IDA Jammu team was Rathore, Dr Shafi, Dr Gaurav players throughout the tourna- coordination in successful conduct Raina doubled the lead for Lone 'Hindu Muslim Sikh Isai' T20 of the tournament. activities added for the children. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed victorious in the men’s section Abrol, Dr Nidhi Khajuria, Dr ment. They also appreciated the Star. Cricket Tournament organised by Shafqat Mir, Bilal Khan, A demo of little kids was con- (MMS) Memorial Football match. Divya Gupta and many others. initiative by the Army and said Boom Boom Cricket Club Rajouri Trailing by two goals, the Fazaan Ahmed, Yasser Malik, ducted on the occasion by Shruti Tournament restarted at Dr Sahul Lerra ,President Dr Gaurav Tandon was that such events give the youth a in collaboration with District SFA players tried their best to Nawaz Lone from Boom Boom Gupta, which left the audience Synthetic Turf TRC, here today. IDA Jammu branch appreciated adjudged as the man of the chance to display their talents and Administration Rajouri and Press score, but strong defence lines of Cricket Club are key organisers of spell-bound. Lone Star KFC defeated the efforts of all the participants match. outshine each other," he said. Club Rajouri. Lone Star thwarted all their the tournament while a four mem- A variety of dances were pre- J&K State Football Academy Tournament was inaugurated ber team of Press Club Rajouri sented by the children during the in presence of Additional SP, comprising of Avinash Jasyal function. Mohammad Yousuf, Assistant (President), Arif Qureshi About 150 prizes were Commissioner Revenue, A Q Mir, Jamsheed Malik and Sumit awarded to the students of differ- Chief Planning Officer, Abdul Bhargav are coordinating in con- ent stages. Hamid, IAS Probationer, S Susse, duct of this tournament. District Social Welfare Officer, Dr Abdul Khabir, Assistant Director Planning Bilal Rashid, District KCCC drubs Stadium XI in Youth Services and Sports Officer, Swaran Singh, Deputy SP HQrs U-16 T20 Invitational Cup Jaswant Singh, Dy SP DAR Shazia Mir and other officers from Excelsior Sports Correspondent XI scored 111 runs for the loss of civil administration. 9 wickets in 20 overs. Vinayak Speaking on the occasion, Dr. JAMMU, Apr 15: KCCC 30, Shreyans 28 and Jugjap 12 Shahid applauded the efforts of registered convincing victory runs were the main scorers. organisers and termed sports as the over Stadium Juniors in Under- From bowling side, Sanoop best mean to positively channelize 16 1st Patel Memorial T20 Bhagat took 4 wickets and Footballers in action during a match of MMSM Football the energy of youth. He said the Invitational Cup, being played at Gurdaat took 3 wickets. Tournament. administration undertook the naive Parade Cricket Ground here. In reply, KCCC chased the (SFA) by two goals to nil in a initiative of linking teams with The event is being organized target by losing 7 wickets in 19.3 attempts. When referee blew the various schemes and programmes high voltage match. The star final whistle the score line read including Beti Bachao Beti studded teams played aggressive 2-0 in favour of Lone Star. Umer Padhao, Swach Bharat Mission, football from the word go which Bashir, goalkeeper of the win- Gram Swaraj Abhiyan apart from delighted the fans who had ning team was declared as play- various self employment schemes thronged the venue in huge er of the match for his brilliant in order to reach out to the people numbers. performance. in rural areas and spread aware- As the match started, for- Meanwhile, in Jammu the B- ness about the benefits entailed in wards of both the teams started Division matches of the event these schemes. attacking other’s goalpost to During the inaugural event, are going on in full swing at dif- seize an early initiative. ferent venues. Akhnoor FC organisers said that this T20 However, defence lines of both Cricket Tournament has been defeated Young Tigers FC by the teams ensured that no dam- two foals to one in a B-Division named as 'Hindu Muslim Sikh Isai' age was done and the first half tournament to spreads and pro- match. Ali and Akash were scor- ended with score line reading 0- mote the message of peace and ers for the winning team while communal harmony. They men- 0. The goalkeepers of both the Tashi scored lone goal for Young tioned that the tournament also teams made some exceptional Tigers. aims to promote the sports culture saves. In Kathua, 23 matches of the among youth so as to keep them Winners posing along with dignitaries at Parade ground in The second half also started event have been completed involved in such activities, which Jammu. with the two teams making all while 19 more matches would in turn, will keep them away from out efforts to open their account. be played in the coming days. the menace of drugs. They also under the Supervision of Jung overs, thus won the match by 3 The intense battle continued for Top football Clubs of Jammu, informed that the more than a Bahadur Singh Jamwal, wickets. Samarpit 50, Akshit 14 most part of the second half. Kathua, Hiranagar, Billawar and dozen of teams from within and President Patel Club and Vijay and Abhay 11 were the main However, Faisal Gulzar of Lone Basohli are taking part in the outside the state will participate Sharma, Secretary of the Club. scorers. From bowling side, Star team managed to score first tournament, which is being held and compete for trophy and cash Today in the third match of Karmanya took 2 wickets while goal of the match in 57th minute under the banner of Jammu and prize of Rs 1 Lakh. the tournament, KCCC defeated Jugjab and Madhav took 1 wick- of the play when he shot a kick Kashmir Football Association The District Administration Stadium XI by . straight into the opposite goal- has extended full cooperation to et each. Samarpit was adjudged (JKFA) and is sponsored by Batting first, Stadium Juniors as the man of the match. post. The lead boosted the J&K State Sports Council.