WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Serena opens bid Tonight was an MS Kohli, Dhoni star in series-levelling win for India for Slam history ADELAIDE, Jan 15: who has been coping a lot of crit- third , it was plain obvious icism for his waning finishing that the number four batsman with crushing win classic, says elated Virat M S Dhoni pulled off a tight skills, turned back the clock and struggled for timing. MELBOURNE, Jan 15: ADELAIDE, Jan 15: sweat, the salts coming out. MS finish for India just like old took India past the finish line with Kohli meanwhile was in was tired as well, fielding for 50 times to silence his critics after a final over six. cruise mode, rotating strike and Serena Williams launched India overs and batting as well, it was captain Virat Kohli laid the The third and final ODI will picking the odd boundary with her bid for a record-equalling called it an "MS classic" after tough." ease, as he reached fifty in 66 24th Grand Slam title with a Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with Kohli praised seamer balls. The star batsman stayed in straight sets mauling of sixes that reminded of his hey- Bhuvneshwar Kumar for his cru- the same mode as the asking rate Germany's Tatjana Maria in the days, hammered home the point cial blows at the death. climbed. Australian Open first round that the finisher in him is still "We wanted to try and restrict But it was Rayudu who tried today. alive. them in the end. I thought they attacking the and per- In an ominous warning to Dhoni slammed an unbeaten were going to get away from us ished instead, caught in the deep her rivals at Melbourne Park, 55 off 54 balls after Kohli laid the when Maxy () off Glenn Maxwell (1-16) in the Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Vikas the American took just 49 min- foundation for India's series-lev- and Shaun (Marsh) were in. 31st over. Kundal interacting with kids during Ice Hockey Camp in Kargil. utes to dismantle Maria 6-0, 6- elling six-wicket victory over Getting them in two balls was Dhoni then joined Kohli, and — Excelsior/Basharat Ladakhi 2, justifying her status as book- in the second ODI with brilliant. I thought 298 was par on the duo put on 82 runs for the ies' favourite to claim an eighth a fluent . that wicket, with the start they fourth wicket, with clever rotation Ice hockey, skating development Australian title. "There is no doubt that he had. of strike as India crossed 200 in The 37-year-old won her should be a part of this team. "Bhuvi was outstanding to the 37th over to keep pace with 23rd major Down Under two Tonight was MS classic. He cal- pull things back for us. Vijay the asking rate. camp concludes years ago while eight weeks culates the game so well. He takes Shankar is in the squad, he's an Kohli changed gears as he hit Dhoni hitting a winning stroke during his knock of 55 runs Excelsior Sports Correspondent ice hockey, shooting, passing, pregnant and is now attempting the game till the end, when only all-rounder, so that gives us an two immaculate sixes through (L) Virat Kolhi celebrating his century in 2nd ODI against team play, puck control and other to match Margaret Court's he knows what's going on in his option to play around with - but pure timing, and reached his hun- Australia at Adelaide. KARGIL, Jan 15: The 10 day aspects of the game. mark of 24 singles Slams on mind, and he backs himself to hit we'll see how we go. But backing dred off 108 balls. It was his sixth Ladakh Ice Hockey and Skating Speaking on the occasion, the the Australian's home soil. those big shots at the end," Kohli five bowlers and seeing it come SCOREBOARD ODI hundred against Australia. Development Camp 2019 con- Deputy Commissioner assured "The last time I was here I said at the post-match presenta- off is pleasing as a captain." Australia Innings: The turning point came in the cluded today here at Ice Hockey every possible support from the was pregnant and playing at tion ceremony. Australia rode Marsh's centu- c Dhawan b Shami 18 44th over though, when Australia Rink Bemathang. District Administration for hold- the same time, so it's kind of Kohli could not take his team ry to post a challenging target (c) b Bhuvneshwar 6 masterminded Kohli's dismissal Deputy Commissioner and ing such types of camps in the weird walking back on by home this time but Dhoni and after winning the first ODI. But run out (Ravindra Jadeja) 21 through some clever field place- CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Vikas district in future. myself this time," she said. Dinesh Karthik (25 off 14) rose to India's batting might proved too c Ravindra Jadeja b Bhuvneshwar 20 ment in the deep. He holed out to Kundal was the chief guest on The DC expressed optimism "I have so many good mem- the occasion with an unbeaten 57- good for the home bowlers. c Dhoni b Sahmi 29 Maxwell off (1- the occasion. that the camp will go a long way ories of the last time I was run stand, helping India chase Skipper Aaron Finch Glenn Maxwell c Karthik b Bhuvneshwar 48 59). Councillor Tai Suru Aga in providing the young players here. It was literally the best down a target of 299 with four acknowledged that. Jhye Richardson 2 Dhoni then took over and put Syed Abbass, District Youth and ice hockey enthusiasts' win of my career, so it's just balls to spare. "When you come up like a not out 12 on match-winning Services and Sports Officer knowledge and technical know- good to get back." It was "You look for little moments batting side against India, you c Kohli b Bhuvneshwar 0 with Karthik. In doing so, he Kargil Muhammad Hussain how of the game which would Serena's first outing on tour to pump you up, get into the zone, know you have to get not out 1 turned back the clocks to lead Rehnuma, General Secretary help them improve their game since her infamous meltdown and that's what I was trying to do. regularly, and we ran into that Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 6, nb 0, p 0) India to a tense finish, and com- Kargil Ice and Snow Sports Club and pursue it in a professional at the umpire while losing the I tried to stay as aware as possible man Dhoni as well. Credit to Total (9 wkts, 50 Ov) 298 pleted his second consecutive Aman Ali, other concerned offi- manner. US Open final to Naomi Osaka in recognising the moment to India, they played well. Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 10-0-45-4, Mohammad Shami 10- half-century in as many matches, cers besides the representatives Deputy Commissioner also in September. strike. "What we've been working 0-58-3 Mohammed Siraj 10-0-76-0 Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-66-0 69th overall, off 53 balls. of the organizing bodies were advised the players to put stress The centre court crowd "I thought those 2-3 overs towards is some real solid per- Ravindra Jadeja 10-1-49-1. The veteran's running also present. on regular practice in Ice Hockey cheered when she walked out were the moment, to bring the formances through the middle India Innings: between the wickets, laced with The camp was jointly organ- so that they can excel in the and she draw further applause gap between runs and balls down. overs. I'm responsible for the c Handscomb b Stoinis 43 two sixes as the only boundaries, ized by Kargil Ice and Snow game and bring laurels to the dis- when she took off her black When it comes off it looks good. Powerplays, and I've not been Shikhar Dhawan c Khawaja b Behrendorff 32 finished things off in style for Sports Club and Himalayan trict and the State. warm-up jacket to reveal her It was a really tough day. coming off. It's a matter of time, I Virat Kohli (c) c Maxwell b Jhye Richardson 104 India. Sports and Cultural Development The DC also interacted with outfit for the tournament -- a "My pants are white with the think. (PTI) Ambati Rayudu c Stoinis b Maxwell 24 Earlier, Shaun Marsh scored Organization Drass wherein 45 the trainees and wished them one-piece green jumpsuit MS Dhoni (wk) not out 55 his seventh ODI hundred to take boys and girl players of under 20 good luck and success for their matched with fine mesh stock- Dinesh Karthik not out 25 Australia to a challenging total. age group were imparted training bright future. ings. (Agencies) Extras: (LB-9, W-7) 16 (PTI) and instruction about ice skating, Total: (for 4 wickets in 49.2 overs) 299 Bowlers: Jason Behrendorff 8.2-1-52-1, Jhye Richardson 10-0-59- Little Flower HS wins 1, Peter Siddle 8-0-58-0, Nathan Lyon 10-0-59-0, Marcus Stoinis 9-0-46-1, Glenn Maxwell 4-0-16-1. exhibition match by 19 runs foundation for a series-levelling be in Melbourne on Friday. Excelsior Sports Correspondent losing 4 wickets, thus lost the six-wicket win against Australia India got off to a frantic start match by 19 runs. Ravi top with his 39th ODI hundred here with Shikhar Dhawan hitting five AKHNOOR, Jan 15: Little scored with unbeaten 48 runs, today. boundaries in his 28-ball 32 runs. Flower High School Akhnoor while Anil Sharma and Deepak Chase master Kohli could not He put on 47 runs for the opening defeated Navjivan Divyang contributed 31 runs each. Nikhil take his team to the finishing line wicket with Rohit Sharma (43). Club (NDCC) Akhnoor Jamwal and Manik claimed one this time but Dhoni (55 off 54) The latter had another strong by 19 runs in the exhibition wicket each from Little Flower Winner of 119th Panthal Kesari 2019 title posing along with and Dinesh Karthik (25 off 14) outing, adding 54 runs with Kohli Cricket match, as part of the High School. chief guest and other dignitaries on Tuesday. rose to the occasion with an for the second wicket as India ongoing New Year Cricket Cup, The match was officiated by unbeaten 57-run stand off 34 crossed 100 in the 18th over. But Young hockey players posing along with dignitaries and offi- being organised by Singh Deepak Mangotra and Suresh balls, taking India home with four just when things were going cials during concluding ceremony of Hockey Camp in Jammu. Cricket Club Akhnoor, here. Kumar, while Anil Mangotra Gurjant of Amritsar lifts 119th balls to spare. Australia scored smoothly, he mishit a pull off Put into bat, Little Flower was the scorer. 298-8 after opting to bat. Marcus Stoinis (1-46) and was Hockey Camp concludes High School scored a good total The exhibition match was Panthal Kesari 2019 title Man of the match Kohli was caught in the deep. of 163 runs in the stipulated 20 organised by SCC Akhnoor Excelsior Sports Correspondent ing ceremony. Amatch was played dismissed in the 44th over after Ambati Rayudu (24) then Excelsior Sports Correspondent winner and runner-up Wrestlers. between Singh Hockey Club making 104 off 112 balls with came to the crease, and while he Treasurer Indian Style Wrestling JAMMU, Jan 15: Singh Sports Senior and Singh Hockey Club five fours and two sixes. Dhoni, added 59 runs with Kohli for the KATRA, Jan 15: Wrestler Association of India, President Club Society of Bandhurakh Junior which was won by the Gurjant of Amritsar, Punjab lift- Senior Citizens Welfare Forum organised 10 days Hockey coach- Singh Hockey Club Senior by four ed 119th Annual Panthal Kesari Katra Shiv Kumar Sharma ing camp at Bandhurakh in which goals to two (4-2). 2019 title by defeating Wrestler presided over the function. hockey coaches Manjeet Singh, Mr Sharma appreciated the Rohit of BSF of Chandigarh in a SDPO Katra Vivek Sheikhar, Inderpal Singh, Gurjeet Singh, efforts of the organisers for holding neck to neck contest that lasted SHO Katra Surinder Singh Harvinderpal Singh and Taro the event and distributed hockey for 9 minutes at Village Panthal, Sambyal and Naib Tehsildar Deepak Singh provided basic and sticks among the youth to encour- near here. Gurjant was adjudged Panthal KK Sharma were the technical coaching in hockey to a age them and the game as well. as the best Wrestler in the Vishal guests of honour. large number of youth. Panch Ravinder and a large Dangal. Prominent persons who were Member PCC, Satish Sharma number of people were also pres- Dangal was organized by present on the occasion were was the chief guest on the conclud- ent on the occasion. Swami Nitya Nand Wrestling Sarpanch Panthal Suresh Mengi, Association on the eve of Makar Sarpanch Rajinder Kumar Wattal announces office Winners of exhibition Cricket match posing along with digni- Sakranti. Thappa, Naresh Kumar (Pappu taries and officials at Akhnoor. The winner of 1st malli bout Lakri), Ram Paul Sharma, bearers of Gymnastics Asso overs, losing 7 wickets in the under the overall supervision of Wrestler Gurjant was given a Virender Sharma, Lochan Singh Wrestlers posing along with the chief guest and other digni- cash prize of Rs 21,000 in addi- and Sunil Dogra. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Presidents. process. Sunil Mangotra top Kr Sham Singh Langeh, taries at Jindrah in Jammu on Tuesday. scored with 47 runs, while President of the Club. tion to ‘Gurj (Gadda)’ and 39 bouts were held in this S Ravinder Singh has been ‘Patta’ by SDPO Katra Vivek Wrestling extravaganza. JAMMU, Jan 15: President appointed General Secretary of the Rahul Sharma contributed 30 Handicapped players from Inter Panchayat Dangal organized runs to the total. Sumit and Akhnoor and adjoining areas Shekhar, President J&K Indian The 2nd main bout was won Jammu and Kashmir Gymnastics Association and Anil Khajuria as Style Wrestling Association Shiv by Wrestler Baboo of Bhabae Association, Kiran Wattal after Treasurer, while Wasim Raja and Romi also chipped in with 17 participated in Nav Jivan Sewa Excelsior Sports Correspondent people closer to each other but Kumar Sharma, Surinder Wali in Punjab who defeated being authorised by the House to Karnal Singh will be the Joint and 14 runs respectively. For Sangathan team under the guid- also keep younger generation Bhagat, SHO Katra Surinder Wrestler Gurpreet of Zirakpur JAMMU, Jan 15: Traditional away from social evils like nar- nominate the office bearers and Secretaries. NDCC, Anil and Shabir took 2 ance and management of Sunita executive members of the SP Singh and Dr Sanjogita wickets each, while Sunil, Sewak and Ajay Sharma. Singh Sambyal, Pritam Kumar (Chandigarh). Winner Baloo was inter panchayat Dangal was held cotics and drug addiction". Magotra and Mukesh Khajuria cash awarded with Rs 17,000 in Panchayat Halqa Jaidrah, Sharma also honoured the Association, announced the list of Soodan have been nominated as Tarsem and Rahul shared one Suraj Rathore, Principal the same in consultation with the the Chairman Coaching wicket each. Govt Higher Secondary School while runners-up Wrestler Rohit and runners-up Wrestler herer today. winners and other participating got Rs 20,000 by Wrestling Gurpreet got Rs 14,000. The event was organised by Wrestlers and urged the state senior members, here today. Committee and Chairperson In reply, NDCC scored 144 Akhnoor was the chief guest on Romesh Mahajan has been Medical Commission respectively, Promoter and Social Activist The 3rd bout was won by Ram Parshotam and Madan Lal sports department to expedite runs in the allotted 20 overs by the occasion. nominated Patron of the while the executive members Ram Paul Sharma, and Parsotam Babba of Kot Bhalwal, Akhara Sharma, while Anil Sharma, the work of providing one play- Association and Prof Ashutosh include Prof HS Chib, Prof RC Kumar Khajuria (Bittu). Domana who defeated Vikas of BJP State Convenor Panchayati ing ground in each Panchayat. Sharma as the Working President, Thakur, Prof Mahesh Kuamr, Social worker and Congress Bahadurgarh (Haryana). Winner Raj and Border Cell presided Prominent among others while Sunil Sharma, Mohd Vijay Saraf, Deepak Handa, Leader Surinder Bhagat was the wrestler Baba was cash awarded over the function as chief guest. present on the occasion were Farooq, Munish Gupta and Dr Ravinder Singh, Manmeet Kour chief guest on the occasion who with Rs 11,000 while runner-up In the Dangal ,local wrestlers Sarpanch Onkar Singh, KK Goutam Goel will be the Vice and Ajit Raj. gave away cash prizes to the wrestler Vikas got Rs 10,000. from nearby Panchayats were Sharma, Fazi Chowdary, provided platform to display Shanker Dass, Dr Sunil Sharma, Jammu celebrates its first Veganuary their wrestling skills. Gardhari Lal Sharma, Sudesh Sport Climbers leave for While appreciating organiz- kumar, Pawan Sharma, Panch Excelsior Correspondent free samples of their protein ers for holding such sports Sach Dev Singh, Dewan chand, chunks and vegetarian meat that events at local level Anil said, Deepak kumar and Jagdish Raj JAMMU, Jan 15: Initiated by were cooked to perfection by Specialized Coaching "Sports events not only bring Sharma. a UK-registered charity by the Nikhil Sharma of Nik's Food Excelsior Sports Correspondent because of their final exams. same name, Veganuary is an event Factory. Whereas Shivani Charak will Dr Nishant bags Bayer's Scholarship about inspiring people to try According to Malvika Kalra, JAMMU, Jan 15: Two Sport participate in the Women catego- vegan in January. City Lead Veganuary, "With more Climbers of the Mountaineering ry Asma Gul is in the Girls cate- Excelsior Correspondent The number of countries host- and more athletes, bodybuilders, Association of J&K namely gory of the North Zone team. ing Veganuary has been steadily wrestlers and other sportspersons Army Officer interacting with the players during inaugural Shivani Charak and Asma Gul Both will compete for honours in JAMMU, Jan 15: Dr Nishant Dutta, PhD Scholar of the like Virat Kohli match of the Jourian Premier League on Tuesday. left today for Delhi to undergo an all the three forms of climbing i.e Department of Veterinary Pathology of Guru Angad Dev going vegan in diet, 11 days Specialized Coaching Lead, Speed and Bouldering and Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) secured the benefits of a Jourian Premier League gets underway cum practice under a national are expected to win at least 4 the prestigious Bayer's Scholarship 2018 funded by Bayer, a plant based diet in coach at the International stan- medals. German Multinational Pharmaceutical and Life Science Company. building muscle Excelsior Sports Correspondent have already been registered for dard climbing walls and Gym at It may be mentioned here that He doing his research work under Dr HS Bnaga as Major and speeding its participation in the tournament. Advisor. repair is being JOURIAN, Jan 15: In order The first match of tourna- The online applications were invited by the Company from var- widely recognised. to provide a platform to the ment was played today with ious educational institutes and selection was made on the basis of Along with, of sports talent of the youth of vil- great zeal and enthusiasm and online test which was followed by personality test. course, is the fact lages of Jourian, Khour, hundreds of spectators wit- that a vegan diet Akhnoor, nessed the proceedings. Qualifiers of National Eligibility Test increasing each year and it is for can prevent diseases and antibiotic Manchak, Bakore, Chak, The aim of the tournament the first time that Earthr.org, a resistance while also be beneficial Devipur and Maniwala, is to provide a platform to The following candidates Samba, who has qualified global nonprofit foundation has in reversing and curing illnesses. Army’s Crossed Swords young talent to showcase their have qualified National National Eligibility Test in partnered with Veganuary and So while ethics remains the driv- Division is organising a Cricket skills in the sports field and also Eligibility Test (NET), the result English. brought it to India. ing force for going vegan, health Tournament ‘Jourain Premier to increase contact between of which was declared by Sakshi League’ under Sadbhavna proj- Army and local youth. Veganuary-India 2019 is aim- becomes our biggest benefit." Shivani Charak (extreme right) and Asma Gul (extreme left) University Grants Commission Gupta, D/o ect, which got underway in an ing to change public attitudes For all those looking for plant posing with the officials of J&K State Sports Council. (UGC) recently. Usha Gupta about vegan foods by providing based substitutes for mutton and impressive and well attended Poonam Sharma, D/o Balwant Swati and Shiv Dutt people with the information and chicken, Good Dot products are function, here today. Raj Sharma Indian Mountaineering Shivani Charak is the reigning Tadyal, D/o Gupta, Galah, practical support to overcome easily available at RCM pick up An overwhelming response and Santosh Foundation, New Delhi prior to national champion in both Lead Ram Lal and Ramkot, challenges and make a smooth centres in Jammu and across has been received from Sharma, W/o their departure for Bengaluru climbing and Bouldering and Rita Devi, R/o Kathua, who transition to a vegan diet. India. Akhnoor District and 12 teams Sudanshu from Delhi on January 26 to rep- was the first runner up in Speed Shivnagar, has qualified Through highly positive and Sharma, who resent North Zone in the 24th climbing in 2017. Kathua, who National Eligibility Test in non intrusive messaging, commu- Arunachal's women's team all out for 14 has been National Sport Climbing Earlier, the two member State has qualified Education. nities all across India are being NEW DELHI, Jan 15: declared quali- Competition scheduled to be held team was screened for the nation- National Shivani encouraged to celebrate vegan fied for the at Kanteerva Stadium, Bengaluru al competition by the officials of Eligibility Test in Geography. Bhagat, D/o diets and help non vegetarians and The Arunachal Pradesh women's U-23 side faced embarrassment award of the degree of Doctor of from January 27 to 30. the J&K State Sports council Meenakshi Bodh Raj and vegetarians to try going vegan for today as it was bowled out for only 14 runs in a match Philosophy (PhD) in Zoology Indian Mountaineering including the Chief Sports Mandla, D/o Swarna Devi, at least a month. against Himachal Pradesh here. (Life Sciences) by the University Foundation North Zone Officer Haji Abdul Qayoom, Karmnail W/o Yesh With full support from Himachal completed the victory formality with all 10 wickets to of Jammu. She worked on the Committee, New Delhi had Divisional Sports Officer Ravi Singh Mandla Paul, R/o Ward Chitwan Wazir, Jammu's first spare in the BCCI-organised women's league and knockout U-23 T20 topic, "Diversity and Growth selected 5 climbers of J&K in the Singh and Manager Ashok Singh. and Kamlesh No-9, RS Pura, Veganuary event was celebrated tournament. Patterns of Some Fishes of Cold North Zone Sport Climbing team Ram Khajuria, General Mandla, R/o Jammu, who at Gold's Gym with a tasting ses- Opting to bat first, Arunachal Pradesh's innings lasted 11 overs, in Water Bodies of Jammu but the other three selected Secretary of Mountaineering Mandal, has qualified National Eligibility sion for its members. Good Dot, a which they managed just 14 runs on the board after losing wickets at Region," under the supervision climbers declined to participate Association of J&K was also Purmandal, Test in Social Work. Make in India company, provided regular intervals. (PTI) of Prof Roopma Gandotra. in the national competition present on the occasion.