WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2019 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Mary Kom enters quarterfinals, Saweety Angry Murray accuses Fognini Indian men too disappoint at World Artistic Gymnastics C'ships Boora bows out of World C'ships after bitter Shanghai exit STUTTGART (GERMANY), (10.533) and Ashish (10.100) ULAN-UDE (RUSSIA), Oct 8: kept the veteran on her toes ond round and was especially SHANGHAI, Oct 8: 2-6, 7-6 (7/2) victory. "I think it's the first time I Oct 8: ended at 173rd and 182nd respec- with an aggressive approach but sharp with her counter-attacks. But Murray, 32, on the come- served for a match twice and not tively. Six-time champion M C just did not connect enough. However, there was disap- A fuming Andy Murray back from career-saving hip sur- won." - India's disappointing run at The Indian men were no bet- Mary Kom (51kg) on Tuesday The third-seeded Indian, pointment for India when for- accused Fabio Fognini of shout- gery in January, said: "Someone Ruthless Roger Federer the 49th World Artistic ter in the ring qualification as advanced to the quarterfinals of who got a bye in the opening mer silver-medallist Saweety ing during a critical point as the made a noise, I didn't know who claimed victory in his opener Gymnastic Championships con- well as they finished outside the the World Women's Boxing round, spent the first three min- Boora (75kg) lost her pre-quar- Briton went down fighting in made the noise, I looked in the with a straight-sets win over tinued with none of the men top 100. Ashish (12.766), Aditya terfinal bout in a split decision three bitter sets at the Shanghai direction of where the noise came Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas. gymnasts qualifying for the finals (12.766) and Yogeshwar (12.266) despite a valiant fight. Masters today. from. The 38-year-old Swiss won in both the all-around and indi- ended at the 104th, 109th and Boora was up against sec- "He then told me, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) and plays vidual events here. 144th positions respectively. ond-seeded Welshwoman 'Stop looking at me, Belgium's 13th seed David In the all-around qualifica- The sorry state continued in Lauren Price. Price is a what are you looking Goffin or Mikhail Kukushkin of tion, Yogeshwar Singh was the parallel bars qualification with European Games gold-medal- at me for?' "I was Kazakhstan in the last 16. best-placed Indian as he finished Ashish (13.100), Aditya (13.066) list and fetched a bronze in the like, 'I was just about The third-ranked Federer is at the 92nd position after scoring and Yogeshwar (11.766) signing last edition of the world show- to hit a shot and looking to end the season on a 76.097, while 2010 Asian Games off at the 107th, 111th and 172nd piece. someone made a high with a fourth title of the year bronze medallist Ashish Kumar spots respectively. She is also the reigning noise'. He then told -- although he failed to win a 21st (73.632) and Adity Rana In horizontal bar qualifica- Commonwealth Games cham- me to stop looking at Grand Slam this season. (73.098) ended at the 122nd and tion, Yogeshwar (12.766), Ashish pion besides, being a three-time him," Murray added. The 46th-ranked Ramos- 128th spots respectively. (11.766) and Aditya (11.600) bronze-medallist at the "The sound came Vinolas put up a better fight in In floor exercise qualifica- ended at 102nd, 164th and 173rd European Championships. from him, which the second set, forcing the tie tion, Ashish (13.500), Aditya positions. With a fancied opponent you're not allowed to break and taking a 2-0 and then (13.000) and Yogeshwar (12.866) Earlier, the women's team like Price, it was never going to The two players confronted do, it's against the rules, it's hin- 4-1 lead. finished at the 77th, 125th and comprising Pranati Nayak, be easy for the Indian but she one another in a lengthy drance, you shouldn't do it." But cheered on by his band of 136th spots respectively. Pranati Das and Aruna Reddy Mary Kom in action during World Women’s Boxing In pommel horse qualifica- had also failed to make it to the Championship. put her best foot forward. Boora exchange by the net near the end The three-time Grand Slam local supporters, who held aloft seemed unfazed by her rival's of a bad-tempered match that winner was frustrated the chair banners proclaiming their hero tion, Yogeshwar (12.700) fin- finals of the individual events. Championships after a hard- utes getting a good measure of reputation and managed to stretched past three hours. umpire failed to intervene as the "superhuman", Federer won the ished at 75th place, while Aditya (PTI) fought victory in the last-16 her opponent before taking con- match her punch for punch for The 12th-ranked Fognini match turned increasingly sour. tie break -- and the match -- with stage here. trol of the proceedings. most part of the bout. plays the unseeded American Tuesday should have been a a forehand smash. 42nd Stag J&K State TT Mary Kom triumphed 5-0 Mary Kom, chasing her first However, in the final analy- Taylor Fritz or Russian seventh day for minor celebration after Federer said a loss to the against Thailand's Jutamas world medal in the 51kg divi- sis, the judges ruled 3-1 in seed Karen Khachanov in the last the Australian Open said that Spaniard in 2015 in Shanghai Jitpong, a spunky boxer who sion, picked up pace in the sec- Price's favour. (PTI) 16 after a contentious 7-6 (7/4), Murray will make his return to had driven him on. C’ship from Oct 18 Grand Slam tennis there in "The truth, yeah, I was think- Excelsior Sports Correspondent after January 1, 2008. Vinoo Mankad U-19 Trophy Ridhik wins Sub-Junior January, a year after surgery. ing about it, watched highlights," Sub Junior boys and girls, "Fabio wanted to engage with said the Swiss maestro. JAMMU, Oct 8: 42nd Stag born on or after January 1, 2005. me, I probably shouldn't have "Remember how it felt, I had J&K State Table Tennis Junior boys and girls' born J&K, Kerala share points done, but I am not having him my chances. I won many more Boys Poonch TT title Championship 2019 will be on or after January 1, 2002. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Earlier, winning the toss and talk to me like that on court," said points that time than I lost, so I held at Indoor Sports Complex, Youth boys, born on or after batting first, Kerala were great Excelsior Sports Correspondent Junior boys. Now, he shall be Murray of their exchange. should have actually won that MA Stadium here from October January 1, 1999. JAMMU, Oct 8: Rain played guns at 49 for no loss in 10.1 overs playing against Zafar in the title The former number one was match." 18 to 22, 2019. Men and women, Vetran spoilsport as the match between before the rains lashed the ground. POONCH, Oct 8: Ridhik clash scheduled on the final day also annoyed he repeatedly Red-hot Daniil Medvedev, According to a handout Men's (Above 40) and Men's Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala Openers Mohammad Kaif and Kapoor clinched the Sub-Junior of the event. served for the match but failed to the US Open finalist, got his issued by the Association, the Doubles. was abandoned and two points Aadidev TJ were unbeaten on 20 Earlier, in win. tournament off to a flying start eligible players desirous to take The entry fees for the tour- each were awarded to both the and 19 runs respectively. For the semifinals, "I want to say that's the first with a 6-3, 6-1 demolition of part in the Championship have nament will be Rs 100 for all teams in the ongoing Vinoo J&K, Sajid Ayoub, Basit Bashir Zafar defeated time ever in my career that that's Britain's Cameron Norrie. been advised to send their the events except Men's Mankad Under-19 Cricket and Marutwan bowled 4.1, 4 and Vanshik 11-09, happened," Murray said. (Agencies) entries (along with the (D.o.B Doubles, which is Rs 200 per Tournament at Judges Field, 2 overs by conceding 12, 20 and 9 11-04 while Proof) before October 16, 2019 pair. Guwahati in Assam. runs respectively. Ridhik trounced UP thrash Delhi by five wickets, by 5 pm positively, failing For entry forms, the players Pratham 11-08, which the player will not be eli- can contact Satish Gupta 08-11, 11-07. Vidarbha maul Haryana by nine wkts gible to play in the (9796843263), Sandeep Hoping to get visa in time The men’s Championship. Khadotra (9596925176); Vasu singles compe- VADODARA, Oct 8: courtesy a splendid perform- ance by the bowlers, spearhead- The event will be organised Dewan (9596663077); Gurvinder tition also start- by Jammu District Table Tennis Singh Sasan (7006626633); for Denmark Open: Saina ed today with Shikhar Dhawan's half-cen- ed by Darshan Nalkande (4/25). NEW DELHI, Oct 8: iday! Hope to get the visa in time tury went in vain as Uttar Skipper Amit Mishra's deci- Association, under the aegis of Meenu Rajesh (7006465297) and Faisal, Vanshik, J&K Table Tennis Association Asad Sharma (7006141512) . for flight on Friday," Saina tweet- Propkar and Pradesh produced a superlative sion to bat first backfired as Top Indian shuttler Saina ed on Tuesday. Ridhik Kapoor in action during the Sub- all-round performance to regis- Haryana were bundled out for in collaboration with J&K The draws will be held at Junior boys’ final at GDC Indoor Hall in Poonch Pratham Sports Council. Indoor Sports Complex, MA Nehwal today said her visa appli- The Denmark Open will be among eight ter a comfortable five-wicket 83 in 30.5 overs by Vidarbha. cation was being processed and played at Odense from October on Tuesday. win over Delhi in a Group B Only three Haryana batsmen Events (All Individual), Stadium on October 16, 2019 at winning their Cadet boys and girls, born on or 6 pm. she is hoping to get the same in 15 to 20. Boys singles title in the ongoing respective matches. match of the Vijay Hazare could reach double figures as time for her participation in next The 29-year-old Saina, an 29th District Poonch Table The Results: Trophy here today. they failed to stitch any substan- week's Denmark Open tourna- Olympic bronze medallist, had Tennis Championship, organised Men’s Singles (Preliminary Dhawan, who opens India's tive partnership. Smith, Warner make T20 return ment. finished runner-up in the tourna- by District Table Tennis Round): Faisal bt Javed 11-06, innings in limited-over cricket, The 21-year-old Nalkande The Olympic bronze-medal- ment last year, losing to Chinese Association at Government 11-07; Vanshik bt Nipun 11-08, scored a 74-ball 54 at the top of (4/25) emerged as the top wick- as Australia eye World Cup list had tweeted on Monday that Taipei's Tai Tzu-Ying in the final. Degree College, here today. 11-05; Propkar bt Adnan 11-04, the order before No. 6 batsman et-taker for Vidarbha, while he she was facing visa issues for her VFS Global said in a state- Himmat Singh came up with a was ably supported by fellow SYDNEY, Oct 8: squad together that we think can In the final, Ridhik defeated 11-06; Pratham bt Tanvir 11-09, take us through to that tourna- participation in the BWF Super ment that for Denmark visa Pratham Suri 3-2 (11-08, 07-11, 11-08; Gagan bt Nadeem 11-07, 77-ball 64 to lift Delhi to 204 seamer Yash Thakur (2/16), off- 750 tournament. She had sought applications, it is mandatory for for eight in their stipulated 50 spinner Akshay Wakhare (2/15) Steve Smith and David ment." Despite their success in 11-09, 05-11, 11-06) in a well 11-04; Pranav bt Ansh 11-05, Warner completed their return other formats, Australia have help of External Affairs Ministry all applicants to appear in person. contested title clash. 08-11, 11-07; Zafar bt Kuljit 11- overs. and left-arm spinner Akshay to sort out the matter. "Today as per instruction of In their run chase, Uttar Karnewar (2/10). from the wilderness today when never won a Twenty20 World Meanwhile, Ridhik Kapoor 06, 11-05; Ridhik bt Shakeel 11- Australia recalled them to a 14- Cup, with an appearance in the "Got the visa application the Embassy, VFS Global opened also qualified for the final of 04, 11-05. Pradesh recovered from a wob- Opener Faiz Fazal (38) and processed today in Hyderabad. the Hyderabad visa application bly start to overhaul the target, first-down skipper Wasim Jaffer man Twenty20 squad to play Sri 2010 final their best showing. Thanks @sanjg2k1 (Home centre to ensure that Ms Nehwal scoring 207 for five in 29 overs, (32) then shared 66 runs after Lanka and Pakistan with a firm They are currently ranked Ministry official) for making the is able to visit in person to submit Mandhana ruled out of riding on Priyam Garg's quick- losing Jitesh Sharma (11) early eye on next year's World Cup. fifth in the world but will be des- impossible happen & her biometrics ... Danish fire 52-ball 79 and a 62-ball 57 as Vidarbha romped home com- The star batsmen were both perate to succeed on home soil in @VFSGlobal for going the extra Embassy decides on the applica- by Upendra Yadav. fortably, scoring 85 for one in banned for a year for their roles in October-November next year. mile along with tion process and takes the deci- South Africa ODI series Earlier, Uttar Pradesh 20.4 overs. a ball-tampering scandal but have Aaron Finch retains the skip- returned to Australia's Test, one- per's armband, with wicketkeeper @DenmarkinIndia even on a hol- sion not the VFS Global." (PTI) VADODARA, Oct 8: to try out new players. And I bowlers, led by Mohsin Khan, Brief Scores: am positive that whoever gets a produced a disciplined perform- Delhi 204/8 in 50 overs The Indian women's team chance will utilise it fully." ance as they achieved break- (Shikhar Dhawan 54, Himmat Roller Skating trials from Oct 18 was on Tuesday dealt with a India won the recently con- throughs regularly and didn't Singh 64; Mohsin Khan 3/39 Excelsior Sports Correspondent ed State Championship 2019 are major blow as opener Smriti cluded Twenty20 International allow Delhi to post a big score. lost by five wickets to Uttar eligible to take part in selection Mandhana was ruled out of the series 3-1 against South Africa Mohsin (3/49) scalped three Pradesh 207 for 5 in 29 overs JAMMU, Oct 8: The Jammu trials and have to report at the three-match ODI series against in Surat. wickets, Ankit Rajpoot (2/45) (PK Garg 79, UD Yadav 57; NA & Kashmir Roller Skating venue at 4:30 pm on October 18, South Africa took two, while Mohit Jangra Saini 2/48). Association, affiliated to Roller 2019. beginning here on (1/22), Saurabh Kumar (1/33) Haryana 83 allout in 30.5 Skating Federation of India is President of Jammu and Wednesday due to and Rinku Singh (1/21) also overs (A Mishra 26; DG going to conduct selection trials Kashmir Roller Skating an injury. chipped in with one wicket each. Nalkande 4/25) lost by nine for the 57th Roller Skating Association, GS Khurmi The 23-year- In another match, Vidarbha wickets to Vidarbha 85 for one National Championship from informed that after selection tri- old suffered a frac- cantered to a comprehensive in 20.4 overs (FY Fazal 38, W October 18 to 20, 2019 at Shiva als, the selected skaters have to ture in her right nine-wicket win over Haryana, Jaffer 32; J Yadav 1/29). (PTI) Roller Skating Institute, Peer- attend the camp, which is com- toe after being Kho, here. pulsory for every selected skater. struck by a ball State Table Tennis C'ship from Oct 10 The National Championship For more information, during a net ses- Excelsior Sports Correspondent issued here, General Secretary is going to be held at skaters can contact Reema sion on Sunday UTTA, Tarun said that players Vishakapatnam from December Khurmi on mobile no: forcing her out of UDHAMPUR, Oct 8: will be selected on the basis of day and now Twenty20 sides. Alex Carey and paceman Pat 15 to 24, 2019. 9906101101, Jatin Sabarwal on the series. Seam bowling all- However, Mandhana strug- Udhampur Table Tennis overall performance and fitness "We are delighted to welcome Cummins sharing vice-captain According to a handout mobile no: 9796625066 and rounder Pooja Vastrakar has gled during the series, scoring Association is going to organise of the players. Selected players Steve Smith and David Warner duties. issued here, the Skaters who par- Ankush Gupta on mobile no: been drafted in as her replace- 21, 13, 7 and 5 in her four Team Selection Camp for of District Udhampur will partic- back into the T20 international Ashton Turner returns from a ticipated in the recently conduct- 7006128654. ment. innings. upcoming J&K State Table ipate in upcoming J&K State fold," chief selector Trevor Hohns finger injury to bolster the bat- Head coach WV Raman Playing on familiar home Tennis Championship from Table Tennis Championship at said. ting, while Adam Zampa edged said a call on Mandhana's conditions, the Indian women October 10, 2019 and the trials Jammu. "Steve is a world-class bats- out Nathan Lyon as the preferred India continue fine run on second day return will be taken based on would definitely have an edge will be conducted on October 12, Players desirous to take part man in all formats, while Warner spinner. the assessment of the physios at over the visitors in the upcom- 2019 at Indoor Sports Complex, in the Championship can contact is Australia's highest ever T20I Cummins and Mitchell Starc the NCA. ing series. of World Junior Championships here. organisers on mobile numbers runs scorer. He was also the lead- will likely open the bowling "It is a mild fracture. It's The onus will be on veter- According to a handout 8713000084 or 8899480145. ing runs scorer at this year's attack, backed up by Andrew Tye, KAZAN (RUSSIA), Oct 8: In mixed doubles, Satish difficult to fix the timeline as ans like Raj and Jhulan Indian Premier League with Kane Richardson and Billy Kumar Karunakaran and Ramya she still needs to get an MRI Goswami to guide the team Men’s National Boxing C’ships: Sunrisers Hyderabad." Stanlake. Tasnim Mir and mixed dou- Venkatesh Chickmenhalli beat done. There is some swelling with their experience. The Twenty20 squad named The three-match series bles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar Scotland's Joshua Apiliga and and it has to die down for the Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rohit shocks Ashish to enter semis Tuesday will face Sri Lanka and against Sri Lanka will begin in and Tanisha Crasto led India's Rachel Sugden 21-9 21-8. MRI to be taken. An assess- Rodrigues and Veda BADDI, Oct 8: experience as he breezed past Pakistan in coming weeks but Adelaide on October 27, followed charge on the second day of the In another mixed doubles ment can be made only after Krishnamurthy will have to the challenge of Delhi's Yogesh Hohns said the focus was firmly by another three Twenty20s individual event at the BWF match, Sankar Prasad that, Raman said at the pre- come good with the bat in the Rohit Tokas (75kg) stunned Tokas 4-0 in a one- sided bout. on next year's World Cup, which against Pakistan opening on World Junior Championships Udyakumar and Nafeesah Sara match a press conference. absence of Mandhana. Asian Championships silver The World Championships will be held in Australia. November 3 in Sydney. here today. Siraj had to work hard after los- Captain Mithali Raj said The Proteas will be brim- medallist Ashish Kumar to bronze medallist will face Uttar "It is almost a year to the day Australia: Mixed doubles duo of Satish ing the first game 16-21. Mandhana's absence will give ming with confidence after reg- enter the semifinals on the fifth Pradesh's Abhishek Yadav in until Australia hosts the men's Aaron Finch (capt), Ashton Kumar K and Ramya Venkatesh The pair made a splendid opportunities for other players. istering a 105-run victory in the day of the ongoing 4th Elite the semi-finals. Twenty20 World Cup and we Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, also entered the next round. comeback in the second game to "She (Mandhana) is an sixth and final T20. Men's National Boxing 2016 World Youth Boxing have selected this squad with that Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Continuing their good run eventually complete a 16-21 21- experienced player. But other They will be depending on Champion Sachin was fierce Championships here today. in mind," he said. Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, from the mixed team event, 12 21-18 win and move to the players have scored a lot of opener Lizelle Lee, who scored and aggressive and did not put Top boxers Sachin Siwach "We have looked to put a Billy Stanlake, Mitchell Starc, Tanisha and Ishaan opened their second round of the runs in the domestic games. a quick 84 in the sixth T20I, a foot wrong in the 5-0 win individual campaign on a win- Championships. (PTI) (57kg) and Shiva Thapa (63Kg) Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, This series is not part of the and skipper Sune Luus to take also comfortably sailed into the over Michael Dominic of ning note, beating Italian duo Handball selection David Warner, Adam Zampa. ICC Women's Championship. the responsibility of their bat- last four here. Telangana. Enrico Baroni and Chiara Bopanna-Shapovalov (Agencies) So that way it's a chance for us ting department. (PTI) Rohit from the Railways The services boxer will take Passeri 21-12, 21-10 to reach the trials from Oct 9-11 adopted a counter-attacking on Punjab's Sagar Chand for a second round. enter pre-quarterfinals strategy against his taller oppo- place in the finals on Excelsior Sports Correspondent In the girls singles, Tasnim Dhoni, Paes spotted Wednesday. (PTI) FSCA selects team at Shanghai Masters nent from Himachal. He suc- JAMMU, Oct 8: Jammu and secured a comfortable 21-4 21-8 ceeded in landing more punch- SHANGHAI, Oct 8: Kashmir Handball Association to play in Nepal win over Finland's Tuuli es to unsettle Ashish with a mix Dr Shalini Sharma, W/o Manav playing football together will be conducting selection tri- Vasikkaniemi. of close-range attack. Sharma, D/o Excelsior Sports Correspondent India's Rohan Bopanna and MUMBAI, Oct 8: were seen wearing practice jer- als from October 9 to 11, 2019 Playing her first World Rohit landed more clear Veean Rani Junior Championships, Tasnim his partner Denis Shapovalov seys with "Playing for and Subash to pick the National Sub Junior JAMMU, Oct 8: Fathe Ghar Former India cricket cap- Humanity" written on them in punches in the third round to bagged the match under 15 min- entered the pre-quarterfinals of register an upset 4-1 win over Chander, R/o team for the upcoming 36th Sahib Cricket Association utes and moved to the third the Shanghai Masters doubles tain Mahendra Singh Dhoni the pictures, the cause of the Shiv Nagar, Sub-Junior Boys National (FSCA) selected a 16-member and tennis legend Leander charity and the date of the Ashish. round. event with a straight-set win over "It is my first tournament in Jammu, who Handball Championship to be team from J&K to play Cricket Paes were spotted here enjoy- match is unclear. Three other Indian girls -- Russian pair of Karen the new weight category and has been held at Indore from November 1 Tournament in Nepal. ing a session of football There has been a lot of Aditi Bhatt, Trisha Hegde and Khachanov and Andrey Rublev defeating a big player is a huge declared to 5, 2019. The Tournament will be together. speculation regarding the Unnati Bisht -- also qualified for here on Tuesday. morale booster," said Rohit, qualified for The three days trial will take played from November 5 to 11, The firm which manages wicketkeeper batsman's possi- the round of 32. The Indo-Canadian pair who had won gold medal in the the award of the degree of place at STC ground, MA 2019. Aditi defeated Laura Solis notched up a 6-1, 6-4 win over Dhoni, Rhiti Sports, posted ble retirement after he made last edition. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Stadium, here. The team: Ayan Malik from Spain 21-16 21-10, while Khachanov and Rublev in the pictures of the duo along with himself unavailable for the "I worked a lot on my Sanskrit by the University of According to a handout (Captain), Javed Ahmed, Trisha outplayed Malaysia's opening round. several other on Facebook on series against West Indies and strength and did a lot of weight Jammu. She worked on the issued here, all the players from Shahid Ahmed Malik, Sachin Zhing Yi Tan 21-13 21-12 in a The duo will now face the Monday. South Africa. training in my preparation topic, "Mayamuni Evam the affiliated units of State have Raina, Asif Nazir Malik, Pranav 27-minute encounter. winner of the match between the "Captain Cool: MS Dhoni After coming back from the ahead of the National. I am glad Bhojaraja Viracita Granthon been advised to report at the Sharma, Sourav Saini, Ankur Uttarakhand's Unnati Bisht pair of Borna Coric of Crotia and with Indian tennis player World Cup, the 38-year-old that my counter-attacking strat- Mein Pratima Nirmana Kala: venue of trial on the aforemen- Pandav, Bilal Ahmed Malik, played a controlled game to seal Runhao Hua of China and Leander Paes in Mumbai for spent a chunk of the break time egy worked today. Hopefully, I Eka Silpa Sastriya tioned dates. Ansar Ul Haq, Sajjad Hussain, a 21-17 21-16 victory over Polish-Brazilian combination of Charity Football Match," it serving in the Territorial Army, will win the gold medal again." Adhyayana," under the super- A player born on or after Sezaan Ummar, Shahid Ul Katerina Mikelova of the Czech Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo said. where he is an honorary lieu- In other bouts, Shiva vision of Prof Sushma Devi January 1, 2004 is eligible to Islam, Abhishek Jamwal, Arun Republic. Melo. (PTI) Although Dhoni and Paes tenant colonel. (PTI) showed his composure and Gupta and Dr Benudhar Patra. play. Sharma and Sourav Kumar.