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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Kohli slips, Dhoni rises Lone Star Kashmir Football Club slightly in ICC ODI rankings contingent calls on Education Minister DUBAI, Jan 27: Meanwhile, Australia opener David Warner wrested the top Indian captain Virat Kohli spot rankings for ODI Batsmen. *Team to play in prestigious I-League today slipped a rung to third in the The attacking left-hander has Excelsior Sports Correspondent the students stress more on their 2nd Division as well as a system ICC rankings for ODI batsmen attained the top ranking for the mental development and com- of direct-entry. but his predecessor Mahendra first time, leapfrogging South JAMMU, Jan 27: The con- pletely rejects the physical activ- Seasons run from January to Singh Dhoni gained a spot to be Africa's AB de Villiers and Kohli tingent of the Lone Star Kashmir 13th in the latest list issued here. ities. "The curriculum should May, with teams playing 18 after amassing 367 runs in the Football Club, headed for New include sports, games and phys- matches each, totalling 90 Rohit Sharma slipped three five-match home series against Delhi to play in the prestigious places to be 12th, while Shikhar ical health education for the all- matches in the season. State Speedball contingent posing alongwith DC Jammu, Simrandeep Singh and other digni- Pakistan which his side won 4-1. I-League, called on Minister for round development of the stu- Since the league inception, a taries in Jammu before leaving for Nationals. Dhawan was in the joint 14th spot There were other batsmen to Education, Naeem Akhtar here with Englishman Jos Butler. gain too after India's 2-1 win over today. Among the bowlers, no England in a series that ended on The team was led by the Indian found a place in the top-10 Simrandeep flags off 54-member State Sunday. Chief Coach and Sports with Akshar Patel being the high- England batsman Jason Roy's est placed at 12th, a drop of three Physiotherapist, Ilahi Zahoor three half-centuries have taken Kenu. positions. Following him closely him into the top 20 for the first Wishing good luck to the contingent for National Speedball C’ship was Amit Mishra at the joint 14th time as he has gained 23 slots to position. reach 17th. For India, Kedar team, the Education Minister Excelsior Sports Correspondent players, DC Jammu wished them Kumar Sharma, Rajwardhan said that combining sports and all the best and encouraged them Singh, Rajinder Singh, Vidhita The Indian team was Jadhav's 232 runs have helped other extra-curricular with aca- JAMMU, Jan 27: Deputy to showcase their talent in the Arora, Prashima Gupta, Kanika unchanged at the third position in him gain 57 slots to reach 47th demics not only teaches the stu- Commissioner, Jammu, Simra- prestigious event. Dewan, Amreen Iqbal, Harsh the team rankings. ranking. (PTI) ndeep Singh flagged off 54-mem- Prominent among others Choudhary, Smohit Sharma, dents to maintain the physical ber Jammu and Kashmir State present on the occasion were Vinayak Khajuria, Yavraj Singh, stamina, but imbibes in them Speedball contingent for partici- Chief Advisor of the Association, Manthan Pandoh, Jayesh also the habit of obedience, dis- pating in the Federation National Er SP Langer; VK Sharma, Bhoskar, Danish Kamal Gupta, cipline and determination to Speedball Champions-hip 2017, Advisor; Anil Nanda, President; Adheesh Chopra, Vashishth win. "While the power of rea- Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar unveiling uniform of being organized by Speedball Er VK Gupta, Vice President; Badyal, Amritanshu Raina, Nitika soning, mental development, Lone Star Club after his meeting with the contingent in Jammu. Association of India at Sindhi Vikram Jamwal and Sunny Bhat, Sakib, Shaunik Gupta, vocational specialization comes Indoor Stadium, New Delhi from Nanda, World Medallist in Keshav Sharma, Mradima Gupta, from the academic education, dents," he said and added that total of five clubs have been tomorrow. France. Muskan Raghuvanshi, Rahul the physical stamina, obedience, the State's Education crowned champions of the I- The 4-days Championship The team: Oshin Singh Mennia, Aditya Singh, Sidharth discipline and the determination Department has already taken League. Of the 25 clubs to have will conclude on January 31, ,Gurvansh Choudhary, Sahil Mahajan, Shivali Bakshi, Parkesh to win comes from the sports," several initiatives in this regard. competed since the inception of 2017. Choudhary, Boby Kotwal, Singh, Trish Thappa and Sunmeet he said and added that the amal- Pertinently, I-League is a the I-League in 2007, the teams Earlier, the players were Bhumika Gupta, Vikrant, Nakul Singh Raina. gamation of sports and the aca- professional league for men's that have won the title are selected by J&K Sports Gupta, Adhishwer Groch, Harsh Manpreet Kour and Sunny Sania Mirza, left, and partner Ivan Dodig of Croatia chat demics results in the all-round association football clubs. Mohun Bagan AC (once), Speedball Association on merit Dubey, Nitin Sharma, Aryaman Nanda are accompanying the during their mixed doubles semifinal against Australians Contested by 10 clubs, it oper- Bengaluru FC (twice), Churchill basis during selection trials held development of the youth. Sharma, Adeev Kundal Ashutosh team as coaches, while Sahil and Samantha Stosur and Sam Groth at the Australian Open Tennis Mr Akhtar said now-a-days ates on a system of promotion Brothers (twice), Dempo at Jammu. Singh, Akarshan Rasyal, Lakshay Kulbshun are accompanying the Championships in Melbourne on Friday. While interacting with the the system of education makes and relegation with the I-League (thrice), and Salgaocar (once). Dogra, Sandeep Sharma, Sahaj team as mangers. Sania a win away from 7th Major BCCI should grant affiliation JU to start Academies in various sports disciplines title, reaches OZ Open final to blind cricket: Naik Excelsior Sports Correspondent MELBOURNE, Jan 27: all boiled down to the Match Tie- NEW DELHI, Jan 27: Cricket for the Blind, scheduled JAMMU, Jan 27: Enriching breaker. to commence on January 30. sports infrastructure facilities in Sania Mirza put herself in Set to be conferred with the It was 3-3 in the Tie-break but Even as the 17-member various games and sports, the contention for a seventh Grand Padma Shri award, former Indian the second seeds pulled away Indian team led by Ajay Kumar Directorate of Sports & Physical Slam title as she breezed into the blind cricket team captain after that, taking five points in a Reddy gears up for the mega- Education, University of Australian Open mixed doubles Shekhar Naik today urged the row. The Australians, especially event, Naik said he was confident Jammu, in a healthy step, is final with Ivan Dodig, beating BCCI to grant affiliation to the KCPS students posing for a group photograph after shining in Global Conference in Mayo Groth was struggling with his that the youngsters will win the going to start different local favourites Samantha Stosur Cricket Association for Blind in College at Ajmer, Rajasthan. first serve and they paid a huge trophy again for the country. Academies in Cricket, and Sam Groth here today. India. price for that. "They have been practicing Volleyball, Table Tennis and The second-seeded Indo- "It is high time that the Indian Groth lost both the points on hard and putting in a lot of effort. Badminton etc. KCPS students shine in Global Conference Croatian pair won 6-4, 2-6, 10-5 Cricket Board (BCCI) should his serve on the eighth and ninth I am sure they lift the title again To utilize these facilities in the semifinals, that lasted one recognise the efforts of blind Excelsior Correspondent conservation of water resources famous puppeteer, Meghna points while Dodig curtailed and make the country proud. I am properly, the students not below on planet earth. KCPS delegates Erande, well-known dubbing hour and 18 minutes. cricket and give it affiliation. We unforced errors in nick of time. happy to do my bit by encourag- the age of 12 years can enroll JAMMU, Jan 27: Six students impressed everyone with their artist, Siddharth Chakravarti, Sania has won three mixed have won two World Cups and Sania sent a lob out on the ing them to give their 100 per themselves as per choice of their of KC Public School escorted by impeccable conduct, exceptional marine conservationist and ani- doubles titles, the last being the first match point but converted the boys' hard work and dedica- cent. I hope that my Padma Shri games according to the terms their teacher, Sonia Thakur took mation artist Lakshmi Dhaul. 2014 US Open with Brazilian tion need to be recognised," Naik, enthusiasm and keen interest in second when Dodig hit an unre- and conditions of the Academy. part in a week-long Global everything during the The delegates were also taken Bruno Soares. turnable volley to the left of who was named for Padma Shri would further motivate them to The matter is uploaded in Conference co-hosted by both Conference. to different adventure and service With Dodig, she had an Stosur. on Wednesday, said. do well," said Naik. website of the University of boys' and girls' wings of famed The first day of the destinations in Rajasthan during opportunity to win last year when Sania and Dodig next face the "Cricket boards of other coun- For the first time, the World Jammu (www.jammuuniversi- Mayo College in Ajmer recently. Conference began with a dazzling the Conference. KCPS delegates she reached the French Open final winners of the other semifinal tries like Australia, South Africa, Cup matches will take place in ty.in). KCPS was the only school opening ceremony at Bikaner went to Boondi in southern but lost to compatriot Leander between Elina Svitolina and England, Pakistan and even multiple cities across India and Those who want to register from Jammu & Kashmir invited Pavilion on Mayo College and Rajasthan and visited Hadoti Fort Paes and her then doubles partner Chris Guccione and the combo of smaller nations have already will be played in some of best to the Conference.