MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MI stay in hunt for play-offs, Udhampur District Sport Climbing competition concludes beating KXIP by 23 runs Excelsior Sports Correspondent Gupta had to be contented with Prominent among others MOHALI, May 3: as it may well be curtains for last Virender Sehwag (2) and Glenn the silver and bronze medals present on the occasion included year's finalists. Maxwell (12) that hurt KXIP JAMMU, May 3: Udhampur respectively. Director of Sprawling Buds Mumbai Indians kept their Senior pros Lasith Malinga badly. Sehwag was again done in District Sport Climbing compe- However, there was a good School Rahul Sharma; Principal hopes of qualifying for the play- (2/31) and Harbhajan Singh (1/27) by a fuller delivery by Malinga to tition organized by contest in the boys' category in of National Academy High off alive as they convincingly beat led a disciplined bowling attack which he closed his bat face and Mountaineering Association of which Arsham Jamwal emerged School, Nisha Sharma, Joint Kings XI Punjab by 23 runs in an and were complemented well by Pollard at point took simplest of J&K concluded at Sprawling victorious and Mohit Shree and Secretary of Mountaineering IPL cricket tournament encounter, Mitchell McClenaghan (0/25 in 4 catches. Buds School, Chinore, here overs) and R Skipper George Bailey also today. Vinay Kumar looked completely out of sorts About 70 boys and girls par- (0/17 in 3 overs) during his 18-ball-21 as he strug- Jubilant players of Nirmala HS Dhangar posing for a group ticipated in the day long compe- who also kept the gled to hit the big shots and was photograph after clinching kho-kho U-17 girls title trophy in tition which was conducted only KXIP batsman eventuallyrun-out. Inter-School Tournament at Jourian. in lead climbing in three cate- under check. Earlier, a 111-run opening gories of Sub Junior boys and Once David stand between Parthiv Patel (59) 4-day Zonal Level Inter-School girls. Miller (43) was and Lendl Simmons (71) ensured In the Sub Junior boys cate- snapped by Rohit a total of 172 for 3 for Mumbai gory, Sudanshu Verma of Sharma off Indians after Rohit Sharma opted Tournament concludes National Academy High School, Malinga in the to bat against KXIP. Excelsior Sports Correspondent prizes among the winners and Udhampur climbed well to 17th over, the However MI's total seemed to runners-up teams in girls section. clinch the 1st position. Rohit match was as be 20 runs short as they managed Lendl Simmons steers the ball to the off side JAMMU, May 3: Four day Earlier, in kabaddi Under-14 Singh and Navjish Sharma good as over for only 76 runs in the back 10 after during his knock of 71 runs against Kings XI Zonal Level Inter-School girls final, Nirmala HS defeated secured the second and third the KXIP. Miller's Parthiv and Simmons had added Winners of Udhampur District Sport Climbing competition Punjab at Mohali on Sunday. Tournament of Jourian Zone, MS Bandwal Colony by (28-14), places respectively. 37 ball innings had 96 in the first 10 overs. posing for a group photograph alongwith dignitaries at organized by the Department of while in Under-17 girls final, In the Sub Junior girls, Sprawling Buds School in Jammu. here today. three fours and a six. Top-scorer Simmons' 71 came Youth Services and Sports, con- GHS Jourian thrashed HS Gurha Madhu Thakur, a tall and power- After scoring a healthy 172 for Murali Vijay (39) also tried his off 56 balls that included nine cluded at Girls High School, Manhasan by (27-10). ful climber who has already rep- Shivam Senjun shared the sec- Association of J&K, Shawetica three in 20 overs, Mumbai Indians bit before being holed out by boundaries and a six. He fell in the Jourian, here. In volleyball Under-17 girls resented the State in the North ond and third positions respec- Khajuria and Joint Secretary of restricted an out-of-sorts KXIP for Unmukt Chand off Harbhajan in last over when Axar Patel caught The Tournament was held final, GHS Jourian got better of Zone competition, surpassed tively. Tawi Trekkers J&K Sonam 149 for seven in their home the deep. him in the deep off Anureet under the patronage of Navin Nirmala HS in straight sets by (2- other climbers in power and Ashwani Sharma, former Sidharth. ground in front of packed stands However, it was failure of Singh's bowling. (PTI) Agarwal, Director General Youth 0), while in kho-kho Under-17 technique to bag the Gold MLA was the chief guest on the The competition was spon- Services and Sports, J&K and girls title clash, Nirmala HS medal. occasion, who distributed prizes sored by J&K State Sports Rajasthan beat Delhi by 14 runs to jump to top spot under the chairmanship of Rishi Dhangar outplayed HS Kaleeth in Renu Devi and Kritika among the winners. Council. Kumar, Deputy Director, Jammu. a thrilling contest and in kho-kho MUMBAI, May 3: Rahane, who today became match in their last five encoun- ‘Rusty’ India play 1-1 The competitions were held Under-14 girls, HS Kaleeth got the highest run getter of this sea- ters (three losses and no results), as part of annual calendar of better of HS Jourian by 11 points Ajinkya Rahane continued son with 430 in his name from have 14 points from 11 matches draw with Japan in his sparkling form as he struck a 10 matches, hit nine fours and to jump to the top of the league activities, under the supervision (17-6). 54-ball unbeaten 91 to help of Veer Ji Bhat, Zonal Physical The matches were officiated first hockey Test Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi TODAY’S FIXTURE Education Officer, Jourian. by Ashok Kumar, PEM; Shyam BHUBANESWAR, May 3: On the concluding day, Krishan Singh, PEM; Jagan Nath, Daredevils by 14 runs and Chennai Super Kings VS Royal Challengers Bangalore (4 PM) Headmaster GHS Jourian was the PEM; Devinder Singh, PET and bounce back from a five-match Kolkata Knight Riders VS Sunrisers Hyderabad (8 PM) Displaying rusty defence, winless streak in the IPL cricket chief guest, who distributed Shyam Singh, PET. Indian men's hockey team tournament here today. three sixes in his knock while table, two more points than played out a 1-1 draw against Rahane shared 113 runs with Nair smashed six boundaries Chennai Super Kings who have Anderson takes six before England collapse Japan to begin its four-match Nair, who made 61 off 38 balls, and two sixes as Rajasthan played only nine games so far. BARBADOS May 3: most in a single day's play in the Test series on a disappointing from just 11.3 overs for the sec- scored 75 runs from the last five Delhi, who today suffered note, here today. 85 years of Test cricket at the ond wicket as Rajasthan scored overs. their fifth loss in nine matches, For India drag-flicker V R James Anderson wrecked the venue. an imposing 189 for 2 after The duo also capitalised on remained on sixth spot with Raghunath converted a penalty West Indies but England were After being the last wicket to being put into bat at their second some sloppy fielding dished out eight points from nine matches. corner in the 44th minute to get tottering at 39 for five in their fall in the tourists' seemingly home venue at the Braboune by Delhi players as Rahane was The visiting side struggled even with their opponents after second innings, a lead of 107 modest first innings total of 257 Stadium. dropped twice -- on 34 and 64 - throughout their run chase as Japan drew first blood in the runs, on the second day of the in the morning, the irrepressible Dignitaries lighting the ceremonial lamp while inaugurating Chasing the stiff target of - and Nair once -- on 35 . Delhi they lost their first wicket at a second quarter. third and final Test. Anderson claimed six for 42 -- talent hunt show at Air Force Station in Jammu. 190, Delhi could only score 175 also conceded a few runs from total of 20 in the third over. After a couple of unsuccess- On a pitch that is rapidly his 17th five-wicket innings haul for 7 in 20 overs to lose the one- sloppy ground fielding. They lost wickets at regular ful penalty corner attempts by deteriorating, 18 wickets fell in -- to mastermind the demolition sided contest, which turns out to After today's win, Rajasthan, intervals and did not have a sub- Air Force Station Jammu both the teams, Japan struck in the three sessions yesterday, the of the home side for 189. (PTI) be IPL's 500th match. who have not won a single stantial partnership. (PTI) the 19th minute. Japanese midfielder put a organizes talent hunt show hard slap inside the D and strik- Excelsior Correspondent the traditional lightning of the er Kurogawa Daichi quickly ceremonial lamp by Air Officer tucked it inside the bar as the JAMMU, May 3: Air Force Commanding, Air Force Station visitors took lead. Station Jammu organized talent Jammu, Air Commodore Attacks and counter-attacks hunt show “Jammu Got Talent”, Ashutosh Lal. continued in the second and the which concluded at the Station The finalists put their heart third quarter as India finally Auditorium here. and soul in their performance. broke even in the third quarter. The show was organized to Their competitiveness and enthu- Gurbaj earned India penalty foster the competitiveness spirit siasm were well appreciated by corner and Raghunath clinically and development of soft skills in the audience.