SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Game on: Real Kashmir FC, Gokulam India bounce back but Senior National Chess Championship 3 Grand Masters, 1 IM leading jointly Kerala make peace after spat Australia still on top NEW DELHI, Dec 14: from the same number of games Gokulam Kerala FC. We need PERTH, Dec 14: (7) looked to extend their fourth- at 6.5 points each after round 7 wicket partnership but could Excelsior Sports Correspondent Krishnan of Tamil Nadu, IM allowed to field 4 entries while but have had some good days in police protection and assurance India recovered from a Real Kashmir FC and office. that none of our players or staff only manage to add three runs as Shyaam Nikhil of RSPB drew being host, J&K has been allowed Gokulam Kerala buried the patchy start to reduce Australia Sharma broke through early in JAMMU, Dec 14: Three with FM Dushyant Sharma of to field 8 players. GKFC coach George said: "It members will be harmed," said to 277 for six on the opening day Grand Masters Vaibhav Suri, hatchet after a bitter spat over is a do or die match for us, the Real Kashmir. the final session. Punjab and GM Laxman of Soham Kamotra of J&K is at training ground, with the third- of the second Test but the hosts Handscomb looked to cut Aravindh Chithambaram, RSPB drew with GM Roy 4.5 points after 7 rounds, while players are ready to face Gokulam also took to Twitter still walked out with advantage Sengupta Deep and International placed visitors agreeing to go @realkashmirfc and they are to issue a clarification. Gokulam away too close to his body, and Chowdhury Saptarshi of RSPB. Sumit Grover and Ajit Singh are considering the bowler-friendly Master (IM) Stany lead jointly ahead with their I-League game motivated to prove themselves. said that they had arranged for a Virat Kohli held a stunning one- Still 5 more rounds are to be at 4 points in this high voltage conditions, here today. with 6.5 each in the ongoing in Kozhikode Saturday. We hope to get our 3 points, and bus for the club officials to the handed catch at second slip to played in this event. Around 160 event. Other participants from "All set for the game tomor- A 112-run opening stand Senior National Chess stay in the @ILeagueOfficial Medical College training ground. dismiss him in the second over players including 19 Grand J&K are Khalid Amin, SP row.Lets play.@ILeagueOfficial," between Marcus Harris (70) and Championship, being played at fight." Gokulam alleged that Real after tea. Masters and 20 International Sharma, Ashutosh Jamwal, Real Kashmir FC wrote on their Aaron Finch (50) vindicated Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust, Earlier, countering RKFC's Kashmir invaded the EMS stadi- Marsh and Travis Head (58) twitter handle after the two teams um where training a day before their decision to bat on green top here. claims, Gokulam Kerala FC had then added 84 runs for the fifth On the second spot, seven decided to make peace during a issued a clarification and alleged the match is not allowed. before Indian bowlers made a wicket, and in doing so took players--GM Anurag Mhamal, meeting. poor and irresponsible behaviour "Today is 'Harthal' (strike) decent recovery by taking three Australia past 200 in the 69th GM Tejas Bakre, GM Abhijeet Earlier in the day, Real by the visiting team. organised by a political party. wickets each in the last two ses- over. India could have broken Gupta, GM Deepan Chakraborty, Kashmir had alleged they were Real Kashmir FC club was After a long previous night of sions. GM Vishnu Prasanna, GM hurled abuses and manhandled by the first to issue a statement, giv- arrangements to get the transport With the pitch offering better through early, but Rishabh Pant Praveen Thipsay and IM Nitiin officials of Gokulam Kerala, who ing the sequence of events. for both the teams, we managed assistance from the post lunch ses- put down a regulation catch are with 6.0 points each. "deprived" the visitors training "An unfortunate incident hap- to send the bus for RKFC. sion and the Indian bowlers from Marsh (on 24) off Vihari in GM Vishnu Prasanna of Tamil facilities ahead of their game. pened today morning in Medical college ground was managing to rectify their line and the 67th over. "Football is passion for RKFC Nadu drew with GM Aravindh Kozhikode in Kerala when the booked for RKFCs training," length, the visitors made in roads India were looking in bother and whatever happened at Chithambaram, IM Stany of AAI coach and other members of Gokulam had said. into the Australian batting line-up. again when Marsh fell against Kozhikode today was not in the beat GM Anurag Mhamal of Goa, RKFC were abused and heckled "Before the bus arrived, Skipper Tim Paine (16 not the run of play, trying to cut interest of the game," Real by officials of Gokulam Kerala RKFCs officials who are staying Vihari and edging to first slip GM Vaibhav Suri of PSPB beat Kashmir co-owner Sandeep out) and Pat Cummins (11 not GM Swapnil S Dhopade of FC," the Kashmir club had said in in a nearby hotel invaded the where Ajinkya Rahane made no Chattoo said through the club's out) were unbeaten at stumps after RSPB, GM Sengupta Deep of a statement. EMS Stadium, where training a mistake. twitter handle. day before the match is not enduring a testing spell from PSPB beat GB Harshavardhan of "As per protocol, the home Jasprit Bumrah. Head reached his third Test Lying third after a sensational team is supposed to provide a allowed. To keep this in track, we Tamil Nadu, GM Gupta Abhijeet Pacer Ishant Sharma (2/35) half-century off 70 balls but start to their maiden season in top- ground two days ahead of the refused to let them train in the of PSPB beat Sammed threw it all away as he square flight, Real Kashmir are sched- main game for practice. However, EMS. and spinner Hanuma Vihari (2/53) Jayakumar Shete, GM Deepan uled to face seventh-placed RKFC was deprived of that. This "RKFC officials stormed the took two wickets apiece while cut a wide delivery off Sharma Chakkravarthy of RSPB beat IM Chess players busy in making moves during Senior National Gokulam Kerala at the EMS morning no transport was provid- FOP and manhandled the Bumrah (1/41) and Umesh Yadav six overs later and was caught at Rajesh of Tamil Nadu, IM Chess Championship at Jammu on Friday. Corporation Stadium. ed to ferry the team from hotel to groundsman and threw his phone (1/68) accounted for one batsman wide third man. Karthikeyan of RSPB drew with —Excelsior/Rakesh "Winning or losing is a part of the ground and when they man- away when he tried to capture each. Earlier, India struck thrice Viani Antonio Dcunha of Masters and some Arjuna game and we hope that football aged to reach themselves, the what Robertson and his club Following a good start, Shaun post lunch as Australia were Karnataka, GM Thipsay Praveen Awardee players from 27 States Surinder and Ankush Bhardwaj. wins! It's heartwarming to receive home team officials prevented members tried to do." (PTI) Marsh (45) and Peter Handscomb reduced to 145-3 at tea. (PTI) of Maharashtra beat IM Vignesh and 8 special units--Air India, The event is played under an overwhelming support of local physically from entering the of Tamil Nadu, IM Rahul Railways, Defence, Petroleum Fide laws of chess under Swiss Kerala population which rallied ground," it added in the state- 6th Christmas T20 Cricket Championship Srivatshav of Telangana lost to Sports Promotion Board, LIC, System. International Arbiter behind RKFC," Sandeep Chattoo ment. IM Nitin of RSPB, IM etc. are participating in this event. Dharmendra Kumar is the Chief and Shamim Mehraj, Co- Real Kashmir go into the Rathnakaran of RSPB drew with Total 50 titled players are also Arbiter of this event who is sup- founders, Real Kashmir FC, said match after a thumping 6-1 win Simula Club, Road Safety Deptt IM Akash of Tamil Nadu, Ritviz ported by seven Deputy Arbiters. on twitter. playing in this historical and against Shillong Lajong at home. Parab of Goa lost to GM Bakre strongest ever national of India Dr Daud Iqbal Baba, Director, The Srinagar-based club also They further said, "Abuses Tejas of Air India, FM Navalgund Directorate of Sports and tweeted a photo of the two coach- till date. were hurled at the team members register wins; sail into semis Niranjan of Karnataka drew with All J&K Chess Association Physical Education, Jammu es -- Real Kashmir FC's David including their coach and finally Excelsior Sports Correspondent Cricket team by 27 runs. while Ritik took 1 wicket. GM Neelotpal Das of PSPB, GM under the aegis of All India Chess University inaugurated the round Robertson and Gokulam Kerala's the RKFC members were asked Batting first, Simula Cricket Puneet was declared as Man of Sundararajan Kidambi of Tamil Federation is organizing this 8 and wished good luck to the Bino George -- shaking hands on to leave the ground and stay JAMMU, Dec 14: Simula Club scored 125 runs for the loss the Match. Nadu beat Mahindrakar Indrajeet event. This is also a Asian Zonal players. the eve of the match. indoors till the match tomorrow Cricket Club and Road Safety of 8 wickets in the stipulated 15 In another match, Road and of Maharashtra, Sankalp Gupta of 3.7 event as India is a separate The matches are conducted Gokulam Kerala also wanted with Gokulam Kerala FC.