SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Bavleen, Stuti sparkle Vishal Stars stay alive in 7-Matches 3rd New Year Masters T20 Cup J&K Gymnasts win 12 medals New Year Cricket Series Star-studded Parade Sports *Script thrilling win over Jammu Rising Stars in 62nd National School Games Excelsior Sports Correspondent Rohan Gill contributed 16 and Association XI storms into finals 14 runs to the total respectively. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sonepat in Haryana, recently. events, silver each in Individual JAMMU, Jan 13: For Vishal Rising Stars, Excelsior Sports Correspondent lost the match by a narrow margin the pick of the bowlers, who took J&K won 2 gold, 4 silver and all-round and Team event and a Registering a thrilling last-ball Praful Dhar took 2 wickets, of 11 runs. Vinay top scored with 4 important wickets, while Rahul JAMMU, Jan 13: Bringing JAMMU, Jan 13: Drubbing 43 runs, while Narinder was the 6 bronze medals in the bronze in Ball event, Stuti win over Jammu Rising Stars, while Amit, Ashim Nanda, claimed 1wicket. laurels to their sponsoring Cantt Cricket XI in a close con- only other batsman to cross dou- In reply, Media Cricket XI Championship. claimed silver each in Ball and Vishal Rising Stars stayed alive Aditpal Singh, Nalin and test by a narrow margin of 11 runs agency-the Department of Youth In Under-17 girls, ace Team event and a bronze in in the ongoing 7-Matches New Services and Sports, besides Agastaya shared 1 wicket each. today, the star-studded Parade Clubs event. Nandani Lakhotra Year Cricket Series for junior Vishal Rising Stars, in reply Sports Association XI topped the also won individual bronze in cricketers, being organized by achieved the target on the last pool and sealed berth in the finals Hoop event. Vishal Cricket Club, Jammu, ball of the match by losing 8 of the 3rd New Year Masters T20 J&K Under-17 girls team under the supervision of Rajesh wickets, thus won the match by Cricket Cup, being played at comprising of Bavleen, Stuti, Gill, Former Ranji Trophy 2 wickets. Surya (25) and Parade Ground, here. Nandini and Vandhana clinched Player at Parade Ground, here. Aditpal (21) were the main scor- The tournament in which 6 silver medal in Team The Series is being held with ers. Umar Sadiq and Dhruv teams are participating is being Championship, while an objective to provide platform Gupta took 3 wickets each, organized by the Jammu and Maharashtra won the gold medal to the budding cricketers to while Abhay took 2 wickets. Kashmir Transport Department, in this championship. showcase their hidden talent and Aditpal was adjudged as man of under the supervision of Sunil Meanwhile, in Under-19 sharpen their skills, to be ready the match for scoring 21 runs Kumar Sharma, Minister of State girls, J&K team comprising of for bigger events. and taking 1 wicket. for Transport and Sports. Sneha Dewan, Tawishi Singh, Earlier, batting first, Jammu The fifth match of the series The participating teams Tanu Balowria and Mithali Rising Stars scored a paltry total will be played tomorrow at 9.30 include Media XI, Sr. Police XI, Doordarshan XI, Parade Sports Triumphant star-studded Parade Sports Association team Meghul bagged silver medal in 86 runs in the stipulated 18 am. posing for a group photograph after entering into finals of 3rd the Team championship, while overs. Sachin top scored with 25 The match was officiated by Association XI, Cantt Cricket XI and Singh Akhnoor XI. New Year Masters T20 Cup in Jammu on Friday. Maharashtra again won gold runs, while Abay Tondon and Sandeep, Sanjay and Vinod. Earlier, batting first, Parade medal in this age group. ble figure mark, chipping in with could not achieve the target and J&K's Sneha won2 Sports Association XI scored a 11 runs. Don’t believe in split captaincy, fighting total of 131 runs in the made 129 runs in 20 overs by los- Individual bronze medals in All- For Parade Sports Association ing 7 wickets to lose the match by Ace State Gymnasts displaying medals while posing for a round and Ball events, while stipulated 18 overs, losing 6 XI, Vicky took 3 wickets, while group photograph after sparkling in National School Games. wickets in the process. 33 runs. Vivek Suri was the top Tawishi Singh claimed 1 says Dhoni on stepping down Pardeep Bali and Sanjay Sharma scorer with 40 runs, while Gymnasts Bavleen Kour and Individual bronze medal in Anshuman Sharma top scored scalped 2 wickets each. Jammu and Kashmir PUNE, Jan 13: sion in it. This team has potential Pardeep Singh Bali and Sunil Bali Stuti Gupta sparkled and won 8 Ribbon event in this age group. with 33 runs, while Ranjit Bali Anshuman was adjudged as man Gymnastics Association and the to do well in all three formats. I and Sanjay Sharma contributed contributed 31 and 29 runs medals between them, with The Director Youth Services of the match. State of Jammu and Kashmir, "Split captaincy does not felt it was right time to move on," valuable 32 and 27 runs to the respectively. For Doordarshan XI, Bavleen clinching 5 and Stuti and Sports, Sheikh Fayaz Meanwhile, in another match the State Gymnasts clinched 12 work in India", said Mahendra "Virat and this team will win total respectively. For Cantt Suresh took 2 wickets, while claiming 3. Ahmed has lauded the efforts of played today, Doordarshan medals in the 62nd National Singh Dhoni as he explained his more games than me. I feel it will Cricket XI, Madan and Rajkumar Shekhar, Vicky and Rajesh Cricket XI got better of Media School Games Gymnastics Bavleen bagged 2 gold the Gymnasts for this achieve- shock decision to step down from be the most successful team ever. Bakshi took 2 wickets each, while claimed 1 wicket each. Vicky Cricket XI by 33 runs. Championship held at Rai- medals in Hoop and Rope ment. India's limited-overs leadership That's the kind of experience and Narinder claimed 1 wicket. was adjudged as man of the Batting first, Doordarshan and asserted that the team under potential they have. They have Cantt Cricket XI, in reply, match. Cricket XI scored 162 runs in the Virat Kohli will rewrite history by played in knockout tournaments, managed to score 120 runs in 18 The match was officiated by stipulated 20 overs for the loss of Shakib double ton crushes New Zealand becoming the most successful they have played under pressure. overs by losing 9 wickets, thus Sanjay, Sandeep Manchanda and WELLINGTON, Jan 13: The 542 total is the third- show he briefly grounded the ball ever. I firmly believe that this will be 5 wickets. Vikas Raina (Vicky) Vinod Kandyara. highest first innings at the tradi- on hitting the turf. Dhoni, who stunned the the team that will rewrite history. Joint Secretary J&K scored brilliant 94 runs, while In tomorrow's fixture, Senior A double century from tional bowl-first ground in its It was Wagner who eventual- Indian cricket fra- They will do very Rajesh contributed 19 runs to the Police XI will take on Shakib Al Hasan and a ton from 59-Test history. ly claimed the wicket when a ternity with his well," he added. Sports Council bereaved total. For Media XI, Sachin was Doordarshan Cricket XI at 1pm. Mushfiqur Rahim hammered As the track flattened out, tired Shakib chopped an attempt- decision to quit Recalling the Excelsior Sports Correspondent New Zealand as records tumbled Shakib cruised past the mile- ed cut onto his stumps and it was captaincy ahead of chain of events the ODI series KATRA, Jan 13: Mother of Nayar does it again for Mumbai and Bangladesh took control of stone 3,000 runs and at the end Wagner who also led the applause leading up to his against England Joint Secretary of J&K State the first Test today. of his innings he was on 3,146 to decision, Dhoni for Shakib as the New Zealand which begins on Sports Council, Jammu and They closed day two at become Bangladesh's second- said he had team acknowledged his masterful Sunday, said he President of J&K Indian Style as Gujarat need 265 on last day Wellington's Basin Reserve on most prolific batsman behind informed the BCCI innings. does not believe in Wrestling Association, Shiv INDORE, Jan 13: fifth day promises to be an 542-7, subjecting New Zealand Tamim who moved to 3,405 well in advance. He Mushfiqur had a heart-stop- having different Kumar Sharma and mother of intriguing one. with his 56 on ping moment on 78 when an said it had been Abhishek Nayar once again captains for differ- Ex. MLA Baldev Sharma, wife That Mumbai are still firmly SCOREBOARD the first day. inside edge off Boult brushed the playing on his mind proved why he is priceless for ent formats. of Amar Nath Sharma (Damaldi in contention despite conceding Tamim Iqbal lbw Boult 56 With the stumps but the bails stayed on and ever since he quit Test captaincy the Mumbai Ranji team as his "In my mind, my last series during the tour of Australia in Wale), Krishna Devi expired due a 100-run first innings lead, is Imrul Kayes c Boult b Southee 1 wind and rain the ball went through to the gutsy 91 enabled the defending was against South Africa In India 2014. to old age seven days back. because of Nayar -- who fell nine Mominul Haque c Watling b Southee 64 that disrupted boundary. (2015 October). After that it was champions to set Gujarat a stiff "I believe that one player She is survived by two sons runs short of what would have day one out of Boult eventually claimed the pretty easy to judge why I went target of 312 in the final of the Mahmudullah c Watling b Wagner 26 leading the team is crucial. It was and two daughters. been a deserving 14th hundred. the picture, New Bangladesh captain with a wide into Zimbabwe and all of that. Ranji Trophy here today. Shakib Al Hasan b Wagner 217 on my mind when Virat took over The Staff of the JKSSC con- But it was his rearguard action Zealand had delivery that Mushfiqur attempt- Because of all that I told the By stumps on the fourth day, Mushfiqur Rahim c Watling b Boult 159 the Test captaincy. I wanted him doled the demise of Krishna that enabled Mumbai to reach ed to drive but succeeded only in BCCI that I am not going to be Gujarat openers Priyank Panchal Sabbir Rahman not out 10 early success in to take over and ease into the job. Devi and conveyed their sympa- 411 in their second innings. edging to Watling. captain anymore. I am someone (34 batting) and Samit Gohil (8 Mehedi Hasan c Southee b Wagner 0 the fourth over I wanted to be around for some thy with Mr Sharma and other The bulk of his runs came He faced 260 deliveries in his who believes in our scenario. I batting) helped the second time Extras (B-2, LB-6, NB-1) 9 when Mominul game and now I finally decided family members. They prayed to batting with the Nos 10 and 11 innings and cracked 23 fours and don't believe in split captaincy. finalist reach 47 for no loss, with Haque fell for 64 that it was time to move on and the Almighty for bestowing Vishal Dabholkar (10) and Vijay Total (seven wickets in 136 overs) 542 a six while Shakib batted for For the team there has to be only another 265 required on the final and honours give Virat captaincy (of limited peace to the departed soul and Gohil (0). The two tail-enders Bowling: Boult 31-4-121-2, Southee 31-5-144- nearly seven hours, faced 276 one leader. Split captaincy doesn't day with all 10 wickets intact. were even with work in India, I was waiting for overs teams as well)," he said. strength to the family members For Gujarat, while the target were protected by the senior- 2, de Grandhomme 20-2-65-0, Wagner 36-6- deliveries and hit 31 fours. Bangladesh at the right time," Dhoni said in his Asked how quitting captaincy to bear this irreparable loss. would be to win outright, they most pro as he steadily built a 124-3, Santner 15-2-60-0, Williamson 3-0-20-0. Wagner was the most suc- 160-4. first media interaction since step- would impact his role in the side, The Jammu and Kashmir would not mind if they could bat handy lead which would at least But for the cessful New Zealand bowler to a harsh day on the field. ping down from captaincy a week Dhoni said he would continue to Sports Journalists Association in through the day as the first give the seamers a chance to next 82 overs Shakib and with three for 124 while Boult Shakib fell 15 minutes ago. give his suggestions and opinions a meeting held here also con- innings lead would ensure them defend the trophy despite the Mushfiqur were in command as had two for 121 and Southee two "I wanted Virat to ease into before stumps for 217, the high- to Kohli. veyed their heartfelt condo- their maiden Ranji Trophy. wicket still being batting friend- they piled on 359 runs at nearly for 144. (Agencies) the job. There is no wrong deci- est score ever by a Bangladesh "Wicketkeeper is always the lences to the bereaved family. In Panchal (1310 runs), they ly. 4.4 an over and with an element have an in-form player while player. vice-captain of the side. I will J&K Indian Style Wrestling While Shreyas Iyer (82) and of luck. Gohil, during his 359, had Prithvi Shaw (44) had provided Mushfiqur went a short time Winter Games Association have to keep a close eye on what Association and Senior Citizens shown that he can hang around. the platform on the third day, the earlier for 159 after the pair had Shakib was dropped on four the skipper wants. I already had a Welfare forum, Katra in a meet- It will be interesting to see if other significant contributor on put together a record all-time by Mitchell Santner late on the frames Activities Calendar chat with Virat on where he wants ing held here also conveyed first day and dropped by Ross his fields. I will have to be their heartfelt condolence to the Gujarat employ defensive tech- the penultimate day was captain partnership for Bangladesh of Excelsior Sports Correspondent Cross-Country Ski and nique or go for the chase and the Aditya Tare (69). (PTI) 359, eclipsing the 312 by Tamim Taylor on 189. aware," he said. (PTI) bereaved family. He survived a tight appeal on Snowboarding from January 16, Iqbal and Imrul Kayes against SRINAGAR, Jan 13: With a 2017. 137 when wicketkeeper BJ Pakistan two years ago. view to encourage winter sports A State Level Cross-Country Murray, Djokovic face testing Watling took what appeared to be It is also the highest fifth- and to provide platform to win- Ski Expedition will also be held wicket stand by any team a sensational diving catch down ter sports athletes, in order to from February 1, 2017. The against New Zealand. the leg side only for replays to pursue their sporting goals, the State Winter Games will be held draws at Australian Open Winter Games Association of in February followed by a Pre- MELBOURNE, Jan 13: third round as he bids to add to his J&K has framed its Activities National Coaching Camp. record 17 Grand Slam titles. Sania-Strycova lose in Calendar for the forthcoming World number one Andy (Agencies) The association will field its Murray could face challenges season. contingents in all national level Djokovic, in the bottom half The Association is holding from Kei Nishikori and Stan of the men's draw as the second final of Apia International championships. All these activi- Wawrinka if he is to reach a sixth several District Level seed, has a tough first-round SYDNEY, Jan 13: Sands to win last week's ties will be sponsored by J&K Australian Open final following Championships in Alpine Ski, against experienced Spaniard Brisbane International tourna- State Sports Council. today's draw. Fernando Verdasco. Sania Mirza and her doubles ment. The Scot, coming off a mag- Verdasco, ranked 40, has Female wrestlers in action during PWL. partner Czech Republic's The opening set today was a nificent 2016 with a second Barbora Strycova went down to Serena’s tough draw in beaten Djokovic four times in closely-fought affair with just Wimbledon crown, a successful Timea Babos of Hungary and their 13 encounters and the Serb one point separating the winners Olympic title defence and the Mumbai beat Delhi by 4-3, Russia's Anastasia had to save five match points in and the losers. The Indo-Czech quest for Aussie Open No.7 year-end top ranking, has lost five Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets Melbourne finals, four of those to prevailing over him earlier this combination won 25 points as MELBOURNE, Jan 13: Pliskova is seeded to meet month in the semi-finals in Doha. enter semifinals of PWL in the final of the Apia two-time Melbourne Park semi- defending champion Novak compared to 26 by Babos and Last year Verdasco knocked NEW DELHI, Jan 13: ry. Georgian wrestler Tlashadze International tennis tournament Six-time champion Serena finalist Agnieszka Radwanska in Djokovic. here today. Pavlyuchenkova. Williams was handed a tough Murray, who was knighted in out compatriot Rafael Nadal in a was dominant from the start, tak- In the second set also, Sania the quarter-finals. Mumbai Maharathi held their ing down Pritam as well as push- The top seeded pair of Sania draw today at the Australian Open, World number one Kerber is Britain's New Year Honours list, five-setter first round thriller in nerves to prevail over Delhi and Strycova could win only 27 ing him out of the protected area and Strycova lost 4-6 4-6 to their while defending champion seeded for a last eight clash with faces Ukraine's Illya Marchenko Melbourne. Sultans by 4-3 in a tense contest unseeded opponents in a match points to their opponents' 30. Angelique Kerber has a slightly first up and could meet Japanese Serbia's Djokovic, bidding for to score points. Spanish seventh seed and French and book a berth in the semifinals Although Pritam managed to that lasted an hour and 12 min- The Hungarian-Russian pair easier route towards another final. Open champion Garbine fifth seed Nishikori or Swiss leg- a record seventh Australian Open of the Pro Wrestling League The American powerhouse, take down Tlashadze in the final utes. broke serve twice before Sania Muguruza in the top half of the end Roger Federer in the quarters title, is seeded to face Brisbane Season 2 here today. moments of the bout, the Sania and Strycova's played and Strycova fought back to draw. and 2014 winner Wawrinka in the International winner Grigor Olympic bronze medallist and Georgian won it 6-2 to give Delhi, for the first time together this equal the score. However, they Kerber, who semis. Dimitrov in the fourth round and Delhi captain Sakshi Malik won who were playing in a crucial year in this tournament, ahead of were broken a third time at a beat Williams to Federer, seeded 17, faces a powerful Austrian eighth seed her bout but that was not enough the Australian Open, starting crucial stage of the match and win the first of her qualifier first up and could play Dominic Thiem in the quarters. as her team lost the tie at K D match to qualify for the semifi- January 16. then Babos and Pavlyuchenkova two Grand Slams 10th seed Tomas Berdych in the (Agencies) Jadhav Indoor Stadium here. nals, the early advantage. Sania had paired with held their nerves to serve out the last year in Sakshi won the toss and decid- Three-time Olympian Mariya Stadnik and Delhi's prized catch America's Bethanie Mattek- match. (PTI) Melbourne, starts Govt re-recognises IOA, but says ed to block the 57 kg men's cate- with a first-round gory, thereby averting the threat of made short work of Mumbai's clash against Mumbai's Rahul Aware. Mumbai Carolina Castillo Hidalgo as Delhi Five medals assured for India at Ukraine's Lesia should not have ignored rules chose to block the 53 kg women's won the second bout 5-0 to get an Tsurenko. NEW DELHI, Jan 13: recognition of IOA, imposed on category and Delhi's Sangeeta advantageous 2-0 lead in the tie. Winning the 30.12.2016, with immediate Phogat sat out for the tie. Azerbaijan's Stadnik wrestled Nation’s Cup women’s boxing Sports Ministry today lifted the effect," it added. The opening bout was with agility and purpose as she Australian Open in suspension of Indian Olympic NEW DELHI, Jan 13: er, won a bout each to advance. The ministry, however, asked between Delhi's David Tlashadze managed to pin her opponent to 2016 sparked a Association with immediate effect While Sarjubala out-classed the IOA to uphold the highest stan- and Mumbai's young grappler the mat and Won By Fall in the 48 Indian women boxers were memorable season after it removed the corruption- local favourite Katarina dards of probity and ethics in Pritam in the 70 kg men's catego- kg women's category. (PTI) assured of five medals in the for the German, tainted duo of Suresh Kalmadi and Djurovic in the first three min- who followed it up future also. season-opening 6th Nation's Abhay Singh Chautala as life pres- utes of her opening bout, by claiming the US "Since IOA has admitted the Cup after four pugilists entered idents following an outrage but Priyanka got the better of Open. faux pas committed and regretted Sri Lanka in familiar trouble the semifinals while one made still took a dig at it for ignoring Lithuania's Vaida Masiokaite 3- She has two the inconvenience and embarrass- JOHANNESBURG, Jan 13: on 125 not out, could add only the final of the event being held rules at the first instant. ment caused to all concerned, it is 0. bidding for a 23rd Grand Slam potential testing opponents early The ministry said that it was nine more runs off 44 balls before in Vrbas, Serbia. expected of IOA that it will uphold Vernon Philander and Kagiso Kavita, on the other hand, crown at the tournament starting in in her campaign with a re-match revoking the suspension of he was caught behind to become The ones who have made the the highest standard of probity and Rabada plunged Sri Lanka into defeated Russia's Olga Lapekha Melbourne on Monday, faces dan- against Russian teen Daria deemed recognition of IOA hand- Pradeep?s third victim. semifinals are former World ethics in its functioning in future," familiar trouble when they both in her preliminary contest. gerous former world number Kasatkina, who upset her in this ed down on December 30 last fol- Although Dimuth Championships silver-medallist seven Belinda Bencic of week's lead-up Sydney the ministry said. took two wickets on the second Karunaratne was caught behind Sarjubala Devi (48kg), Priyanka Neeraja (51kg) is in the quar- lowing its admission of "faux pas" Switzerland in the opening round. International. (Agencies) while making Kalmadi and In the official letter sent later to day of the third and final Test off Vernon Philander without Chaudhry (60kg), Pooja (69kg), terfinals and will face Greece's Second seed Williams, who The 19-year-old Russian, Chautala as life presidents. the IOA, informing about the rev- against South Africa at the scoring off the fourth ball of their and former Asian Games Aik Koutsogeorgopoulou. lost the top ranking to Kerber last ranked 26, shocked Kerber 7-6 "Government has decided to ocation of suspension, the ministry Wanderers Stadium today. innings, Kaushal Silva and Kusal bronze-medallist Kavita Goyat However, there was disap- year, could then encounter in- (7/5), 6-2 in a second-round revoke the suspension of deemed said that the proposal to make Sri Lanka were 80 for four Mendis put on 47 for the second (75kg). pointment for World Kalmadi and Chautala as life pres- form Briton Johanna Konta in the match played in sweltering condi- recognition of IOA with immedi- when bad light ended play for the wicket and saw off the new ball. Seema Punia (+81kg) is Championships silver-medallist idents should not have been fourth round and Slovak sixth tions. ate effect in the light of the correc- day, still 346 runs behind South But Rabada struck soon after through the final courtesy a bye Saweety Boora (81kg), Shiksha seed Dominika Cibulkova in the allowed to be placed before the (54kg), Sonia (57kg), Former Wimbledon finalist tive action taken by them in Africa's total of 426. tea when he produced a sharply- as her category has only three quarters. reversing its earlier decision mak- AGM in Chennai. Simranjeet Kaur (64kg) and Eugenie Bouchard, who redis- The first half of the day lifting delivery which Silva had to boxers in fray. She could potentially then covered some form at the Sydney ing Shri Abhay Singh Chautala "IOA has itself admitted in its Pooja (69kg). belonged largely to Sri Lanka, play at, edging a second catch to The tournament is being meet her US Open conqueror International in reaching the and Shri Suresh Kalmadi, Life reply (to the showcause notice) All of them lost in the pre- who have largely been outplayed wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. competed among 18 countries in Karolina Pliskova in the semi- semi-finals, is another potentially Presidents of IOA," the ministry that the proposal placed before the liminary stages. Of these, in a series which they trail 2-0, as Mendis made 41 before a all and features three rounds of final of the bottom half of the in Kerber's way. said in a statement. AGM was not in consonance with their bowlers claimed South vicious lifter from Rabada had three minutes each as mandated Shiksha, Sonia and Saweety draw. Romania's world number four "In the light of the above IOA Constitution. As such, the Africa's seven remaining wickets him fending a catch to gully. by the new International Boxing were quarterfinalists. Williams' drop to world num- Simona Halep opens with a developments and keeping in view proposal should not have been for 88 runs. Association (AIBA) technical The tournament is the first ber two was triggered by her match against American Shelby the larger interest of promotion allowed to be placed in the AGM Dhananjaya de Silva followed in rules. for Indian women boxers under shock defeat to Pliskova at Rogers and could face a quarter- and development of sports in the citing the rules. IOA, which is the Nuwan Pradeep took four the next over when he sliced a Of the four semifinalists, the tutelage of new coach Flushing Meadows last year, final against either Ukraine 11th country, the Minister of State mother body of all NSFs, should wickets in as many overs to finish drive against Philander to back- Pooja is through to the medal Gurbax Singh Sandhu, who which also denied her the chance seed Elina Svitolina or experi- (Independent Charge), Ministry of not have been ignorant of its own with four for 78, while Lahiru ward point. rounds owing to a bye. Kavita, served as the men's coach for to better Steffi Graf's 22 Grand enced Russian eighth seed Youth Affairs and Sports has Constitution and rules and proce- Kumara took four for 107. Philander took two for 17 and Slam victories. Sarjubala and Priyanka, howev- more than two decades. (PTI) Svetlana Kuznetsova. (Agencies) revoked the suspension of deemed dures," the ministry said. (PTI) Hashim Amla, who resumed Rabada two for 26. (Agencies)