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MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 (PAGE 18) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Djokovic beaten as Murray Dhawan-Kohli take to Salute & Tribute to Siachen Martyrs Tournament JCC crushes Bhathindi brothers double up for victory record 6th Asia Cup triumph PARIS, Mar 6: ted Djokovic. Nishikori is the highest-ranked "But we know what we have player Murray has ever played in MIRPUR, Mar 6: Cricket Club by 100 runs Novak Djokovic suffered his to do, we know how to prepare for Davis Cup, but he has won five of Excelsior Sports Correspondent one. first Davis Cup defeat in five years the thrid day. We have reason to their previous six matches. India clinched the Asia Cup In reply, Bhathindi Cricket as Serbia slipped 2-1 down to believe in both victories since we "I played well against him last trophy for a record sixth time after JAMMU, Mar 6: Jammu Club bundled out for a paltry Kazakhstan while Andy and Jamie are the favourites -- both Viktor year. I played him a couple of beating hosts by eight Cricket Club (JCC) defeated total of 67 runs in 12.5 overs, Murray gave defending champi- and me." times. He's ranked six in the , riding on Shikhar Bhathindi Cricket Club (BCC) thus lost the match by a big ons Great Britain a 2-1 lead In Birmingham, the Murray world, so he's one of the best," said Dhawan's scintillating 44- ball-60 by a huge margin of 100 runs margin of 100 runs. Mohd Japan. brothers edged Britain closer to Murray. in a rain-truncated final, here in the ongoing Salute & Talha was the top scorer with World number one Djokovic the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-2, “It's obviously going to be tonight. Tribute to Siachen Martyrs 15 runs, while Mohd Bilal and and 39-year-old Nenad Zimonjic 6-4 win over Japan's Yoshihito extremely tough, but I'm playing While Sri Lanka have won the T20 Cricket Tournament, Mohd Talknaz contributed 10 lost their doubles rubber yesterday Nishioka and Yakutaka Uchiyama. well and hopefully I can play a continental title five times and being organized by Parade and 9 runs to the total respec- to Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev Just as in their title triumph good one tomorrow and try and Pakistan twice, India's title tri- Cricket Association at Parade tively. For JCC, speedster and Aleksandr Nedovyesov in over Belgium in November in seal the win.” umph makes them the ahead of ground, here. Rahil Singh and left-arm spin- Belgrade in the first round tie. what was Britain's first Davis Cup Bob and Mike Bryan gave the their continental neighbours. first, JCC scored a ner Ritik bagged 2 wickets The 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 score- success in 79 years, the brothers United States a crucial 2-1 edge Chasing a target of 121 in a good total of 167 runs in the each, while speedster Rohit line gave Kazakhstan a 2-1 lead played a starring role. with a thrilling five-set win over match reduced to 15-overs-a -side, Shikhar Dhawan and ’s partnership set India’s allotted 20 overs, losing 8 Sharma, Vishwajeet, Deepak ahead of the reverse singles on It was a fifth win in five Davis the Lleyton Hewitt-inspired Dhawan came good when it mat- chase up nicely. wickets in the process. Deepak Dogra and Aditya shared one Sunday where the winner will go Cup outings for the Murrays who Australians in Melbourne. tered the most as he hit nine fours SCOREBOARD Dogra was the top scorer with apiece. Deepak Dogra and a six adding 94 runs with Virat on to face either Britain or Japan in didn't face a break point on The 16-time Grand Slam and Bangladesh: 47 runs, while Shubham was adjudged as man of the Kohli (41 ) with India win- July's quarter-finals. Saturday. Olympics doubles champions lbw b Bumrah 13 Pundir contributed 36 runs to match for his all-round show. ning with seven balls to spare. Today, Djokovic will play The win gave the hosts a 2-1 looked to be cruising to victory, c Pandya b Nehra 14 the total. Vishwajeet Singh The match was officiated In the last two overs, India Mikhail Kukushkin when he will lead and world number two Andy breezing through the opening two not out 32 made valuable 21 runs, while by Madan Verma and Sanju as required 19 runs. If the partisan try to keep the tie alive for the Murray can seal the tie on Sunday sets before Hewitt and John Peers c Bumrah b Ashwin 21 Jasvinder Singh and Paras umpires, while Amarjeet 25,000 supporters harboured any 2010 champions. The final singles when he faces Japan's top player forced a fifth set. out 4 Sharma chipped in with 11 Singh was the scorer. hopes of a comeback, Mahendra is due to feature Viktor Troicki Kei Nishikori, ranked number six, But the American twins c Kohli b Jadeja 0 runs each. Sajad was the pick In tomorrow’s fixture, Singh Dhoni (20 not out in 6 balls) against Nedovyesov. in the first reverse singles. proved too strong in the decider, not out 33 of the bowlers for BCC, who Rainawari Cricket Club dashed it with a lethal six over "Kazakhstan's quality was Dan Evans is scheduled to face winning 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 to Extras (WD-3) 3 scalped 5 important wickets, (RCC), Srinagar will take on extraordinary today. They were Nishioka in what may be the give their team a 2-1 lead. deep mid-wicket off Al-Amin and while Mohd Ashraf bagged 2 Shastri Cricket Club at 9 am at another terrific blow over deep Total (For 5 wickets in 15 overs) 120 better in crucial moments," admit- decider. Jim Courier's Americans can Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-30, 3-64, 4-75, 5-75. wickets and Shahid claimed the venue. wrap up the tie on Kooyong's extra cover before finishing the match with another six. : R Ashwin 3-0-14-1, A Nehra 3-0-33-1, J Bumrah 3-0-13- grass courts with just one more 1, R Jadeja 3-0-25-1, H Pandya 3-0-35-0. victory on Sunday through their There were no celebrations Secretary Sports Council reviews top-rated John Isner -- who faces from the Indian team as the crowd India: Bernard Tomic -- or Jack Sock were left spellbound in disbelief. c S Sarkar b Al-Amin Hossain 1 who could end up playing Hewitt. Al Amin struck in the second Shikhar Dhawan c S Sarkar b 60 works at different Playingfields (Agencies) over when a moved a Virat Kohli not out 41 shade as Rohit tried to slash it. MS Dhoni not out 20 Excelsior Sports Correspondent While visiting the Bemina Bista slams maiden Soumya Sarkar at first slip made Total (For 2 wickets in 13.5 overs) 122 Playfield the Secretary advised no mistake. Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-99. SRINAGAR, Mar 6: The the Executive Engineer J&K first class ton as As his skipper wanted from his Bowling: Taskin Ahmed 3-0-14-1, Al-Amin Hossain 2.5-0-30-1, Secretary, J&K State Sports State Sports Council that ongo- dominate Rest openers in the earlier matches, Abu Hider 1-0-14-0, Shakib Al Hasan 2-0-26-0, Mashrafe Mortaza Council, Jawaid Ahmad Shah, ing works shall be completed Dhawan initially tried to play him- 2-0-16-0, 3-0-22-0. along with Executive Engineer well before the forthcoming MUMBAI, Mar 6: J&K State Sports Council and Sports Season. He also visited self in with India reaching 19 in After 10 overs, India were 71 over by Nehra (1/33) and more Kids of Bhargava Public School Samba presenting colourful Divisional Sports Officer, Shafaqat Rehabilitation Centre the first four overs. for 1 and the match virtually ended importantly the 14th over bowled cultural item while celebrating annual day. Dropped from the Ranji Kashmir visited different Bemina Basketball Court con- Things changed from the fifth in Shakib's next over when by Hardik Pandya (1/35. 14 came Trophy squad, opener Jay Bista Stadia/Playfields of Srinagar structed by J&K State Sports over, bowled by left-arrm seamer Dhawan hit a conventional and a off Nehra's over while Pandya was slammed his maiden first class city. Council and directed the Sports Bhargava Public School Abu Hider, playing his first match reverse sweep to dash taken for 21 in the penultimate ton to lead Ranji Trophy cham- During his visit to K.N.S Officer Kashmir to provided of the tournament. With Bangladesh's hopes. Dhawan's 50 over with Mahmudullah hitting pions to a strong 386 for 3 on Stadium Radapora Srinagar, the requisite Sports Equipment to Mushfiqur Rahim standing up due came off 35 balls. him for a and two huge day one of the five-day Irani Secretary instructed the the Centre. to his lack of pace and short third- He was finally out at sixes. celebrates 9th annual day Cup game against Rest of India man stationed, Dhawan played Executive Engineer Sports While reviewing progress Excelsior Correspondent given by Vivek Arora, Principal today. point by a diving Soumya Sarkar Jasprit Bumrah (1/13) was late to collect two boundaries off Taskin Ahmed. exceptional at the death while Council that ongoing of the ongoing renovation work of the School and presented the At stumps the 41-time while Kohli was lucky when his Earlier, Indian bowlers lost (1/14) and filling/leveling of the field be of Indoor Sports Complex, SAMBA, Mar 6: Bhargava school annual report showcasing national champions were sailing lofted drive went beyond mid-off's their way in the final overs after an Ravindra Jadeja (1/25) also completed within shortest peri- Srinagar, he asked the Public School, Samba celebrated the achievements of the School along merrily by riding on the reach as he was standing up. In all, impressive start as Bangladesh bowled accurately. But od of time, while during his Engineers to ensure renova- its 9th annual day at school in various fields. bespectacled opener's 104, Akhil 14 runs came off that over. rode on Mahmudullah Riyadh's Mahmudullah's slam-bang visit to Gani Memorial tion work of Complex be com- premises in Supwal area in The tiny tots of prep wing Herwadkar's 90 and half cen- With Powerplay overs ending, fiery 13-ball 33 to post a competi- approach fetched the hosts 42 runs Stadium, Rajouri Kadal he pleted on war footing basis so Samba, today with great enthusi- stole every ones heart with their turies from in-form Mashrafe Mortaza got Shakib Al tive 120 for five after being put in the last three overs. instructed the concerned offi- that players may be allowed to asm and fervour. impressive performance. Among (55) and (not Hasan into action and the into bat. In-form Sabbir Rahaman cers that weight lifting hall be start their daily Sport activities Chairman, Bhargava Educat- the other show stealers were the out 88) after choosing to bat first Dhawan-Kohli duo took 15 runs The match was reduced to 15- scored 32 off 29 balls but was equipped with latest equip- once again. ional Institute, Parkash Sharma energetic Goan Dance and Dogri at the Brabourne Stadium here. off that over. Kohli pulled one over-per side after a spell of thun- more subdued than his usual self ments and simultaneously Finally during the visit of Bista, who impressed with was the chief guest on the occa- dance by the tiny tots of the while Dhawan played a late cut dershowers resulted in a two-hour as wickets fell at regular intervals ongoing works of weight lifting Bakhshi Stadium he instructed his strokes on both sides of the sion, while Director, Rajesh School. and an imperious pull-shot as delay to the start of the proceed- at the other end until hall be upgraded. Besides that the Executive Engineer Sports wicket in his chanceless knock Sharma, Co-ordinator, Sanjeev Later, Chairman of the India were well on course in their ings. Mahmudullah took the attack back ongoing works in the Stadium Council and Divisional Sports that came off 90 balls with 15 Sharma and Principal of the School distributed prizes to mer- pursuit of the total. The turning point was the 13th to the opposition camp. (PTI) be completed on fast track Officer Kashmir that restora- School were the guests of hon- itorious students and congratu- fours and a six, and left-handed The stand-out shot for Dhawan basis. The Divisional Sports tion of the change rooms and our. lated them for such a wonderful Herwadka put on a solid founda- was a slog-sweep off Mortaza that Officer Kashmir was advised other related maintenance The welcome speech was performance. tion with a partnership of 193. was hit into the deep square leg by the Secretary Sports Council works in connection with forth- (PTI) stand. to provide the sufficient Cricket coming football I-league equipments to the Centre for should be completed on priori- To improve profile all our games the utilization of the local youth ty basis. should be televised: Mithali NEW DELHI, Mar 6: nity to promote women's cricket in India. The ever-improving Indian "Since we have done well Notice No. 04 SICOP of 2016 women cricketers could get a against Australia and Sri Lanka, Dated: 03-03-2016 chance to become household the people's expectations have names such as tennis star Sania risen, and it is important that we Mirza and shuttle queen Saina use this platform to promote Nehwal provided their matches women's cricket in India, because Aryan Mahajan posing for photograph with Tournament are regularly televised, feels it is the best opportunity," she said. Director ED Hogshead after winning. national team Mithali Raj. "The team has good momen- Chief guest, Posh Charak, and other guests inaugurating annu- The Indian women's team has tum and all the players are confi- Aryan Mahajan lifts 2016 Arnold al day function of Annizone-Meadow of Angles, Rehari, on Sunday. been on a roll in recent months. dent, so it is the right time for us to After a historic series play a good brand of cricket for ‘Annizone-Meadow of Angels’ win in Australia in January, they people to appreciate in India and Table Tennis Challenge title have continued their impressive to market the sport." Excelsior Sports Correspondent match, Slaback Steve emerged celebrates annual day form at home by whitewashing Sri Mithali expressed an wish to winner by crushing Soja Daniel, Lanka in both the ODI and T20 be allowed by the BCCI to play in JAMMU, Mar 6: Aryan whereas in the fourth quarterfi- Excelsior Sports Correspondent played their dancing and musi- series. T20 tournaments like the 'Big Mahajan has brought laurels to nal, Aryan Mahajan thrashed cal aptitude and love for music Asked if the profile of women Bash'. the State of Jammu and Kashmir Escape Glenn S and sailed into JAMMU, Mar 6: "Annizone- and dance with an unprecedent- cricketers can hope to reach the "Yes," she replied when asked by lifting the title of 2016 semifinal. -Meadow of Angels", a premier ed vigour. level of Sania and Saina, Mithali if she would like to be part of such Arnold Table Tennis Challenge In the first semifinal, Reuter pre-school located at Rehari While speaking on the occa- said, "It should, and there is a pos- leagues, adding, "because when organized by Butterfly at the William registered with over today celebrated its annual day sion, the chief guest highlighted sibility if our matches are tele- you play with the best and interact Voinovich Center, Ohio State Godlewski Micheal and in the with great pomp and show. the importance of extra-curricu- vised. That attracts a lot of brands with them, there are cultural inter- Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio. second semis, Aryan Mahajan The chief guests on the lar activities, which keeps us and corporate sponsorships for actions. You learn a lot by just Earlier, in the first quarterfi- with some brilliant shots routed occasion was Posh Charak, mentally happy and gives a individual players. If only a few mingling and it gives the young nal match, Zych Kuba was out- Slaback Steve. Member, Public Service sense of fulfillment. She also games are televised and you don't players - someone like Smriti classed by Reuter William, In the title clash, Aryan Commission while Sheetal presented certificates of merit have a follow-up, like no live cov- Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur or whereas in the second quarterfi- Mahajan smashed Reuter Nanda, DC Samba, was the and gifts to the students. erage of the Sri Lanka series after Veda Krishnamurthy - the chance nal played between Harris Zane William. guest of honour. Earlier, Director of the the Australia series, where we did to develop as cricketers and and Godlewski Michal, the latter Tournament Director Ed Various cultural activities school, Annu Singh welcomed so well, things will not improve." mature very quickly, which is emerged winner and sailed to Hogshead presented the title tro- including dances were present- the guests. She also presented Mithali said the upcoming what India needs at the moment." semis. phy to Aryan Mahajan and run- ed by the tiny tots, who dis- vote of thanks in the end. World T20 will be a good opportu- (PTI) In the third quarterfinal ner-up trophy to Reuter William.