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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rain hampers play on Day 1, West Indies 62/2 PORT OF SPAIN, Aug 18: 14) started off proceedings after the necessitated bringing Ishant hosts elected to bat, half an hour past Sharma (1/7) into the attack, and he India removed two West Indies the scheduled time with the session delivered off the very first ball. batsmen -- Leon Johnson and timings adjusted accordingly. Johnson could not keep down a Dareen Bravo -- even as rain and Under overcast conditions, the short delivery in the 12th over, and Sindhu storms into final, Sakshi gets bronze wet outfield hampered proceedings two pacers got enough purchase lobbed it up for Rohit Sharma to on day one of the fourth cricket Test, with the new ball and squared up complete an easy catch at short leg, here today. both batsmen on more than a cou- diving forward. Lanky shuttler Haryana wrestler ends medal drought The hosts were 62 for two at ple occasions from both ends. Spin was introduced in the 13th RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 18: joining the ranks of weightlifter seven entrants in the fray in bad- lunch as the morning session was Kumar, in particular, continued over then, and in his very second assured of silver Karnam Malleshwari (2000, minton. cut short by a rain shower. This was from where he left off in St. Lucia. over, R Ashwin (1/22) slipped a RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 18: Indian to enter the summit clash in Showing extraordinary fight- Sydney), boxer MC Mary Kom Sindhu is to take on Japan’s after the toss had been delayed by And he should have had his beauty past Darren Bravo (10) and the shuttle game in the quadrennial ing spirit, woman wrestler Sakshi (2012, London) and shuttler Saina Nozomi Okuhara on day 13 for a 30 minutes, on account of showers reward, but skipper Virat Kohli knocked back his off stump. Lanky shuttler P V Sindhu sports spectacle. Malik ended India’s frustrating Nehwal (2012, London). place in the final. last evening and early this morning. dropped Brathwaite (on 4) in the Marlon Samuels (4 batting) made an epoch-making entry into Sindhu defeated her short- medal drought with a dramatic Sakshi also became the first In another disappointment, Karigg Brathwaite (32) and 3rd over off Kumar, unable to latch then joined Brathwaite at the the final of the women’s singles in statured, third-seeded bronze-winning effort on day 12 of female grappler from India to woman half miler Tintu Luka ran Marlon Samuels (4) were at the on to the low one-handed catch at crease, and the two took the score Olympic Games badminton when Japanese rival, the current All the Rio Olympic Games here. climb the podium in the quadrenni- a poorly judged 800m race and crease for the hosts when rain halt- second slip. Shami though was a past the 50-mark before rain she outclassed Japan’s higher- England champion and world al sports spectacle - the other four exited from the fray after finishing ed play. Bhuvneshwar Kumar touch wayward and it allowed the came again, just 15 minutes ranked Nozomi Okuhara and no. Six, 21-19 21-10 in 49 Sakshi’s feat should set medals being won by men with sixth in her first round heat in (0/13) and Mohammed Shami (0- batsmen to score off him at times. It before the scheduled lunch was two of those claimed by Sushil 2:00.58 which gave her the over- to be taken. (PTI) an example for other Kumar in 2008 Beijing and 2012 all 29th place from 65 partici- girls: Parents London. pants. Saina admitted to Hyderabad Hospital Inter Zone District “Meri 12 saal ki tapasya rang A protege of track legend P T BENGALURU, Aug 18: got admitted to a hospital in Level Tournament NEW DELHI, Aug 18: layi (It’s the fruit of my persistent Usha, she holds the national Hyderabad and underwent treat- hard work in the last 12 years). record of 1:59.17 which she creat- India ace Saina Nehwal was ment for her injury. from today Brimming with pride at their Geeta didi, my senior had qualified ed in 2010. admitted to a hospital in He, however, did not divulge daughter’s historic achievement Excelsior Sports Correspondent for the first time in London. I never As usual she led the field till Hyderabad to undergo treatment the contents of the Magnetic at the Rio Olympics, female thought I would become the first around 600m before fading on the for her knee injury which affected Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan. KATHUA, Aug 18: The Inter wrestler Sakshi Malik’s parents woman wrestler from India to bag final stretch to end her second her progress in the badminton "The doctors have not revealed Zone District Level Tournament today urged all fathers to an Olympic medal in wrestling,” Olympics campaign in disap- event of the Rio Olympics. the contents of the MRI scan to me. of District Kathua in the disci- encourage their daughters, who The 26-year-old had lost her I will be able to talk about it tomor- plines of Kho-Kho, Kabaddi and wants to take up sports, saying second group match against row, not today," Singh said. Volleyball for Under-19 Boys and the grappler’s feat should set an Ukraine's Maria Ulitina to crash Singh also said Saina will be Girls will commence with effect example for all and sundry. from August 19 at Government out of the Rio Olympics. flying to Mumbai for advanced Sakshi clinched a historic "Saina has been hospitalised checkup tomorrow. HSS Boys Kathua. bronze medal in the 58kg class for the last two days and is under- "The doctors here have referred All 12 zones of the district will going treatment for her injury, her case to a hospital at Mumbai, participate in the tournament. to end India’s frustrating wait Further, the Inter District Division for a medal in the Rio Olympic which got worse during her match and she will be flying from PV Sindhu of India celebrates after winning her semi-final against Maria at Rio Olympics," Hyderabad," he said. Level Tournament in the disci- Games yesterday. match against Nozomi Okuhara of Japan. Saina's father Harvir Singh said. The World No 5 lost her sec- pline of Roll Ball shall also begin “Parents support is very necessary and we have tried to Saina had cited an inflamma- ond group league encounter 18-21, at Sports Stadium Kathua. assured herself and the country of a minutes with superb, attacking tion in her right knee, which ham- 19-21 to World No 61 Ulitina to These tournaments will be silver medal here today. play to enter tomorrow’s gold give that to her in every way. pered her on-court movement, as crash out of the competition. organized under the directions of Sindhu, ranked 10th in the medal clash. When she won medals in the reason for her shocking group Saina had said the injury hap- Joint Director, Youth Services and world, went one better than her The Indian shuttler from Commonwealth game and league exit. pened during training before the Sports, Madan Lal and under the senior Saina Nehwal, bronze Hyderabad, a two-time bronze Asian Champions, people who Singh said Saina was back Olympics and it got worse during overall supervision of DYSSO, in the beginning used to criti- medal winner in London four years medalist in world championships, Sakshi Malik of India celebrates with her coach after winning home on August 16 and next day the match. (PTI) Kathua, Sunil Kumar. ago, by becoming the first ever will meet Spain’s world no. 1 cise us came up to us and said the bronze medal in Women's Freestyle 58 kg. Carolina Marin who ousted your thoughts were very nice MINISTRY OF DEFENCE defending champion Li Xuerei of then,” a proud father Subir Sakshi said with tears of joy in her pointment. China in the first semi-final with a Malik said.(PTI) eyes. India’s teen golfer Aditi Ashok MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES 21-14 21-16 victory. Her bronze medal winning feat fired a flawless three-under 68 to Sindhu’s heart-warming feat Sakshi fought five bruising bat- was like a balm as it came after lie tied seventh after the opening GARRISON ENGINEER KALUCHAK came a day after woman grappler tles in the 58kg category against Vinesh Phogat was forced out of round of the women’s golf com- Sakshi Malik had won a bronze in equally determined opponents in a the 48kg competition due to an petition. E-TENDER NOTICE the 58 kg class to end the medal single day before securing the unfortunate knee injury suffered The 18-year-old from drought for India in the Games on podium place. during her quarterfinal bout against Bangalore, who won the qualify- the 12th day of competition. She had lost her quarterfinal Chinese rival Sun Yanan. ing finals to earn a full card on the However, another wrestler bout but got a fresh lease of life Vinesh had to be stretchered off Ladies European Tour (LET), made a tame exit from the compe- when her Russian conqueror the arena. The MRI scan con- picked up three birdies at the 2nd, tition today to end the women’s reached the final, allowing the firmed a knee ligament tear. The 10th and 14th holes and parred the campaign here. Indian to compete in the repechage injury occurred when the Chinese rests to stay three strokes adrift of Babita Kumari lost her opening round.