Friends CC wins District Jammu Tennis Ball Cricket Championship

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SAMBA, Mar 1: District Samba Kwang Do Martial Art Championship was held at Green Flowers Public High School, Dhayansar, Bari Brahmana, today.
Nearly about 125 participated inn the championship in at different  age and categories and show their performance. Sanjay Kumar, member of Vidya Bhartiya, J&K and Director Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Ambphalla and Poonam Bakshi, Principal, Green Flowers Public School were present as chief guest and guest of honour in the celebration.
Medals were distributed among the winner players by chief guest, guest of honour. The championship was conducted under the supervision of Manoj Mehra, chief instructor of Choi Kwang Martial Art Association of J&K and Naresh Chander, president of Choi Kwang Do Martial Art, J&K.
The medals winners are :- Gold Medal winners:- Yuvraj Kumar, Sneha Kartik, Arun, Prachi, Satrik, Ravi, Khusi, Sakshi, Shubam, Poonam, Harsh, Sharandeep, Muskan Charak, Aman, Vinay, Rakesh, Anup, Krish, Rinku Devi and Arohi.
Silver Medal winners:- Nihal Sharma, Aryana, Akshay, Mohd Sajib, Divya, Mohit, Rudra, Khushboo, Tanisha, Druv, Muskan Dutta, Manik, Hritika, Sukaran, Akansha and Bhoomi.
Bronze medal winners:- Divyanshi, Aryan, Parikishit, Deepoka, Rajan, Shivansh, Nitya, Vanshika, Aditya, Parth, Anshika, Muskan, Anshika, Mahak, Vanshika, Alok, Sakshi and Tani.

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MUMBAI, Mar 1:

Bengal Warriors nailed the third semi-final spot in the Pro Kabaddi League with a hard-fought 26-22 victory over Bengaluru Bulls here today.
The Warriors led 13-11 at half-time and even fell behind briefly by one point before gathering themselves to post their ninth win in 13 games, which took their overall points tally to 47 with a game in hand against Puneri Paltan tomorrow.
Bengal are now positioned third on the league table, behind toppers Patna Pirates and hosts-cum-defending champions U Mumba, who have advanced to the last four.
Bengaluru completed their league engagements with 14 points in as many games after sliding to their 12th loss. (PTI)

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J&K hosting historic South Asian Amateur Chess C’ship from Sept 1

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KARACHI, Mar 1:

With a cloud of uncertainty hovering over the much-awaited Indo-Pak World T20 match in Dharamsala, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shaharyar Khan today received a call from BCCI president Shashank Manohar, who assured him the best possible security for its players during the ICC event.
According to an official in the PCB, Manohar called up his counterpart Shaharyar as the latter expressed concerns after the Himachal Pradesh government expressed its inability to provide security for the match. (PTI)

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NAGPUR, Mar 1:

Goa got the better of West Bengal 3-1 while Tamil Nadu defeated Assam 3-0 in league matches in the Senior National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy held here today.
After a goalless first half, Goa exerted pressure on West Bengal and their Milagres Golsalves scored first goal in the 54 minute.
Agnelo Colaco scored second goal 15 minutes later while Beevan Demello consolidated their lead with a third goal in the 66th minutes.
West Bengal reduced the margin in injury time through goal by Naro Harri Shreshta (1-3).
For Tamil Nadu, N. Kaalilaudeen (33rd minute), G.Praveendran (81st minute, and 85th minute) scored as they defeated Assam 3-0.
Tomorrow Maharashtra play Railway while Services are up against Jammu & Kashmir (PTI)

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GURGAON, Mar 1:

Delhi Daredevils today roped in former India captain Rahul Dravid as their mentor and Paddy Upton as head coach, hoping for a change of fortunes in the upcoming IPL after three disappointing seasons.
The announcement today marks the return of Dravid-Upton combination which did well for the now suspended Rajasthan Royals. Dravid had also captained the Royals to the last four stage twice in the IPL.
Besides the high-profile announcement, former Mumbai opener Zubin Bharucha, who was earlier part of Rajasthan Royals, was named as the technical director of the side.
Former India players Pravin Amre and Sridharan Sriram remained part of the support staff alongside T A Sekar. The squad will undergo a camp here in two phases with the first phase beginning today at the Teri Ground.
Daredevils had released their star player Yuvraj Singh and sacked head coach Gary Kirsten after a disappointing 2015 when they finished seventh out of eight teams. The Delhi franchise had finished last in 2013 and 2014.
Dravid said he is looking forward to working with the Delhi side even though he had a ‘very special time’ at the Rajasthan Royals.
“It is an exciting opportunity. I have never had the opportunity to play for Delhi but have played against them and coached against them, and you always looked them and thought there is so much potential. From what I see, the Daredevils have assembled a young and exciting squad and along with the support staff, I am hoping for a successful season,” said Dravid.
Asked whether it is a long term association with the Daredevils, the batting great said: “Everything is dependent on a lot of things so we will take one step at a time. As of now, I am looking forward to the next three months and we will take the future as it comes.”
M S Dhoni had no qualms in saying that he will miss playing for Chennai Super Kings, other team which was suspended for two years in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal. Dravid too has fond memories of his time at Rajasthan Royals.
“I have got fond memories there (of Royals). It is pretty obvious why the opportunity came. I thought I won’t be involved in the IPL for the next couple of years. It is natural (to feel the connect) if you spend five years at any place. (PTI)

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Triangular Football Series commences at KCSC

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POONCH, Feb 1: Under ongoing Civic Action Progra-mmes J&K Police in channelizing the energy of the youth and providing platform to the budding players,, District Police Poonch kick-started a Police Martyrs T-20 Cricket Tourna-ment at Degree College ground, here today.
64 cricket teams involving more than 770 players drawn from different parts of Rajouri-Poonch districts are participating in the tournament. This year the tournament is on knock out basis. The inaugural match was played between Brigade-XI and Police-XI. Brigade-XI won the toss and elected to field first. Police-XI scored 143 in 20 over’s, while chasing the target Brigade-XI scored 129 in 20 over’s. Police-XI won the match by 14 runs.
SSP Poonch S. Jatinder Singh Johar while speaking on the opening ceremony of the tournament has said that in addition to their bounden duties, J&K Police is also fulfilling its social responsibilities for overall development of the society. He also said that endeavour of J&K Police is to provide the platform to the youth to display their talent so as to channelize their energy.
Mohd Harun, Deputy Commissioner Poonch was the chief guest on the opening ceremony.
While speaking on the occasion he lauded the role of J&K Police in fighting militancy and dealing with crime and law and order across the state. He also eulogized the role of District Police Poonch for organizing different sports and cultural events besides tackling crime, law and order effectively and good liaison with the general populace of the district.
Commander 93 Inf. Brigade, S. N.S Brar also spoke on the occasion and wished best of luck to the participating teams and also wished that he wanted to see the players play at National and International level.
Large number of local residents drawn from all walks of life attended the opening ceremony. Prominent among others who attended opening ceremony include Addl. SP Poonch Amit  Gupta,  DySP Hqrs Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, DySP DAR Mohd Rafi Giri, Taj Mir (Sarpanch-Saral), Ishaq (Sarpanch-Qasba), Mohd Saleem (Panch-Banvat), Prem Parkash Luthra, Mohd Tariq, Advocate Mohd Zaman, Sports lovers and staff / officers of District Youth Services and Sports Office, Poonch.

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NEW DELHI, Mar 1:

The much-awaited India-Pakistan World Twenty20 clash appears to be in trouble after the Himachal Pradesh Government expressed its inability to provide security for the match, leaving the BCCI in a bind with Board Secretary Anurag Thakur saying that the state should not “play politics”.
The March 19 game is to be played in Dharamsala but its fate is now uncertain after Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh wrote to the Home Ministry stating that the State Government cannot provide security for the match.
“We have written to the Union Home Minister on behalf of the government regarding this matter. I think if the match takes place in Dharamsala, it would be against the will of the people of Himachal Pradesh,” Singh said in Shimla.
“If our war veterans don’t want the Indo-Pak match to be held in Dharamsala, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association should accept it. They are not opposing the holding of matches. They are against the Pakistan team playing in Himachal Pradesh,” he added.
Reacting sharply to Singh’s statement, Thakur, who is also a BJP MP in Lok Sabha, said the state knew of the schedule months in advance and did not specify any such concerns at that time.
“The venues of the World Cup matches were decided one year ago, the allotment of matches was decided six months ago. People all over have made bookings and it is not fair to give such statements at the last minute,” Thakur told reporters here.
“The Congress-led state government is clearly playing politics. Hundreds of Pakistani athletes were given security during the South Asian Games in Assam, why can’t the Himachal government do the same?” Thakur asked. (PTI)

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Shimla, Mar 2:
Board of Control for Cricket in India today tried to end dead lock with Himachal Pradesh Government to smoothly conduct the Indo-Pak T 20 match to be play at International Cricket Stadium Dharmsala on Mar 19, 2016.
Following shooting of letter by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to Union Home Minster Raj Nath Singh showing inability of state to host the international cricket stadium Dharmshala following boycott of match by number of political leaders of BJP and Congress including the kin and kith of martyr died in recent Pathankot terror attack.
BCCI secretary Mr Anurag Thakur today came to Shimla and met with Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at his Vidhan Sabha chamber this afternoon. The two leader accompanied by HPCA officer bears reportedly had meeting for half an hour.
After the meeting Mr Thakur told media persons that dead lock seemed to be end as they have conducive meeting on the issue of conducting Indo Pak match. He said that Mr Singh told the HPCA officer bears that state government did not opposed the Cricket Match however it was concerned when martyrs family decided to boycott the match and decided to oppose the match at Dharmshala.       Mr Thakur said that he told the chief minister that cricket control board of India and Pakistan were not agree to hold the bilateral match between the two nation due to constrained relation however proposed T 20 match was to be organised by the ICC for which this nation is committed to hold it smoothly and peacefully.
BCCI secretary also said that he urged the chief minster to assist the BCCI to hold this event smoothly as it was not decided after the terror attack but fixed by the ICC about six month back. He said that if match has to shifted from here or suspended it would damage the commitment of  nation given to ICC to host this match moreover reputation of this hill state to be harmed.       Mr Thakur had said that the match has been fixed long time back and it would be difficult to change the venue when ticket have been booked and all preparation is in final stage. The BCCI or HPCA could not be blamed for holding the match deliberately to hurt the feeling of Martyr family as it was fixed six month before the terror attack occurred at Pathankot.
Talking to media persons after  the meeting Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said that state never told the BCCI or India government that it did not want to host the match however it had shown security concern after writing a letter to union home ministry.
Mr Singh said that during the meeting HPCA office bears have been asked by the state to ensure that kin and kith of martyrs to be consoled by them as they were opposing the match as given call to boycott it in wake of Pathankot terror attack.
Chief minister said that state government would not bear the responsibility to if martyrs family members and political leaders supporting them create hurdle during the international event.        Mr Singh said that state government never said that it did not want T-20 series match expect Indo-Pak match. But if BCCI or HPCA take responsibility of all peaceful and smooth conducting match state is ready to provided the security to hold this event.
After the meeting Mr Virbhadra Singh and Mr Thakur gave the response that both are ready to hold the Indo Pak match at Dharmshala ending the dead lock. The meeting between the two leaders reported congenial and positive. It is learned that BCCI has also asked the HPCA office bears to meet with the martyrs family member at Kangra district today. UNI

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Colombo, Mar 2:
Making his 10th appearance at the Asian Billiards Championship, ace cueist Pankaj Advani ended the day by winning both his matches 4-0.
In his first match in the round-robin stages, Advani annihilated local representative Mansoor Mohamed Mubeen in four straight frames 101-64, 101-13, 100-15 and 100-11.
The Indian then proceeded to match-up against Sri Lanka’s familiar face, Anil Rohana, who he defeated with as much panache and confidence in straight frames again 102-6, 102-27,101-21 and 101-6.
Playing against Rohana, scoring three breaks of 102, 62 and 50, Pankaj’s score of 102 was recorded the highest break of the day.
Advani was cautious about proceeding further.
“We have a long way to go to the title, this was just the start. There have been some prominent performances early on and I’m hoping to continue my strong start through the championship,” he said.
Advani now plays South Korea’s Minhu Baek tomorrow. PTI

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MIRPUR, Mar 2:
The emergence of young Jasprit Bumrah as a potent “death overs” bowler has come as a huge “relief” for Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who complimented the Gujarat lad for being equally effective with the new ball.
“Jasprit is someone I feel who bowls well with the new ball also. Yes, he has given us some relief when it comes to death bowling. But people should realise that he will also go for runs on some days. So far he’s been very good for us with the new ball as well as the death,” Dhoni praised the youngster, who came into the national reckoning after a successful stint with the Mumbai Indians in IPL.
“Death bowling is something where you cannot only give away 12 runs in last two overs. At times, you will give away 20-22 runs also. But looking at that kind of a game, you may also feel that ‘okay, 20 was also very good death bowling.”
Dhoni, who had earlier termed Hardik Pandya as a ‘Game Changer’, said that his all-round presence has lend the side necessary balance going into World T20.
“This format is especially better-suited to somebody (Hardik), who can bat and bowl. All-rounders have two departments to contribute and can make up for failure in one with performance in the other. Also performance in one department helps them carry the confidence into the other,” the skipper said.
“That’s the reason why our team is looking more balanced. Looking at the conditions, you have three fast bowlers and two spinners. Then you include two part-timers (Raina, Yuvraj) if needed. So it looks very good bunch of players, ideally suited for the conditions.”
Yuvraj Singh’s 18-ball-35 is something that has pleased the skipper and no wonder he stands vindicated.
“As far as Yuvi’s batting is concerned, I have already told that the more time he gets out there in the middle, the better it is for him. I felt that his approach has always been very good. He gave himself two or three balls before playing the big shot. And you saw today, he is someone who can hit sixes at will. So if the same thing continues gradually, he will be in a very good position before the World Cup.”
Virat Kohli blasted another half-century to guide India to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka and Dhoni said it is his hunger to succeed that makes him special.
“Right from the start, he (Virat) was always someone who wanted to contribute more. Even if he would get out on 80, he was somebody who wanted to get that 100. If 80 was good enough and the team wins, he was happy with it. But he still wanted to contribute more. He knew the importance of converting those 70’s into hundreds. It’s not only good for the individual but it was also very good for the team,” he said. (PTI)

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Nagpur, Mar 2:
Maharashtra today recorded their second straight victory when they defeated Indian Railways 3-0 in a league encounter of the Senior National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy here today.
In the other match of the day, defending champions Services got the better of Jammu and Kashmir 1-0.
Maharashtra led 2-0 at the breather and enjoyed dominance throughout the game. Vijay Shetty opened the account in 14th minute while Mohammad Shabaz Pathan added second goal in the 39th minute.
After the break, Maharashtra added third goal though Aaron D’costa.
Services handed over second defeat to Jammu and Kashmir in the league phase. The lone goal for them was scored by P Jain.
Tomorrow, Punjab will take on West Bengal, while Goa will clash with Assam. (PTI)

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JAMMU, Mar 2: Platinum Hockey Club defeated Aries-7 by two goals to nil (2-0) in the ongoing Junior Women Hockey Championship, being organized by Hockey J&K at KK Hakhu Astroturf Stadium, here.
Baljit Kour and Chitra Bhadur were the goal scorers, who netted them in 25th and 45th minutes respectively.
Pilar Sinha from Maxico was the chief guest on the occasion, while Sirish-N-Sinha was the guest of honour.
Prominent among others present on the occasion were Rajinder Singh, treasurer Hockey India, GS Bakshi, general secretary Hockey J&K.
The match was officiated by Karanjit Singh, Jagjit Singh, Joginder Singh and Dilbir Mehta.

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BAJALTA, Mar 2: Shiv Legends Nagrota today defeated Jagti Jari Legends, Jagti Hurricanes prevailed over Jandrah Khilidis and Khanpur Panthers got better of Dansal Chadali Challengers in Maruti Suzuki Nagrota Premier League Tournament, an initiative of MLA Devender Singh Rana.
Winning the toss, Jagti Jari Legends elected to field first putting Shiv Legends Nagrota to bat who scored 146 runs at the loss of six wickets in the prescribed 14 overs.  Suhash scored 56 runs followed by Justin with 37 runs.
Jagti Jari Legends failed to chase the target and managed just 104 runs at a loss of 8 wickets.
Subash for his brilliant 56 runs was declared as man of the match.
The second match of MNSPL was played between Jagti Hurricanes and Jandrah Khilidis.
Jagti Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 206 runs in allotted 14 overs after losing 8 wickets.
Maheshwar was the top scorer with 78 runs, Showkat 43 runs followed by Navdeep 33 runs.
Jandrah Khilidis managed to score only 91 runs losing 4 wickets in allotted 14 overs.
Jagti Hurricanes won the match by 106 runs. Maheshwar Singh was declared as man of the match for his brilliant innings of 78 runs.
Third match was played between Khanpur Panthers and Dansal Chadali Challengers. Khanpur Panthers won the toss and elected to bat first and managed to score 136 runs for 5 wickets in 14 overs.
Rahul scored 47, Akash 36 and Ajay 22 runs respectively for their team.
Dansal Chadali Challengers failed to chase the target and manage to score only 113 runs for 4 wickets in 14 overs.
Khanpur Panthers won the match by 23 runs. Rahul was declared as man of the match for his 47 runs.
The matches were officiated by Sadiq Hussain, Suresh Singh and  Madan  Mohan from the Department of Youth Services and Sports, J&K.
Hundreds of cricket lovers witnessed the match in the sprawling Bajalta playfield.
All the three matches were played under the overall supervision of Faheem Tak, Vice President Take 1 Channel and Member Organizing Committee.

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LEH, Mar 2: For the first time, the Indus Chushot Polo Club will be organizing Ladakh Polo Festival at Shagaran, Chushot Gongma Ladakh, here.
The dates of the event have been fixed from July 11 to July 17, 2016.
According to the organizers, the main aim of the event is to spread the game among the youth so that they partake in this game and in the event at large.
The success of this event will bring Chushot Village on the tourist map of Ladakh.

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JAMMU, Mar 2: Simula XI defeated United Cricket Club in a one-sided affair by 9 wickets in the ongoing Salute &Tribute to Siachen Martyrs Cricket Tournament, being organized by Parade Sports Association at Parade ground, here.
Winning the toss and batting first, United Cricket Club scored a paltry total of 83 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Rayees Ahmed top scored with 29 runs, while Shoaib Jeelani contributed 17 runs to the total. For Simula XI, off-spinner Sameer Khajuria was the pick of the bowlers, who took 5 important wickets by conceding 17 runs in his 4 overs, while speedster Kulvinder Singh bagged 4 wickets by conceding 24 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Vikram Singh also claimed one wicket.
In reply, Simula XI chased the target easily by losing one wicket, thus won the match by 9 wickets. Anshuman was the top scorer with unbeaten 45 runs, while Shashi Kumar contributed  with unbeaten 23 runs. Atul Sharma was the only batsman to be dismissed for 9 runs. Saqib Majeed was the only successful bowler for United Cricket Club, who claimed one wicket. Sameer Khajuria was adjudged as man of the match for his brilliant bowling display.

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Umar helps CRPF 6th Bn to register big win in friendly match

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POONCH, Mar 2: In the ongoing Police Martyrs T-20 Cricket Tournament, being organized by District Police Poonch under Civic Action Programme at Govt. Degree College Ground Poonch, today two matches were played, here.
The first match was played between Nangali Cricket Club (NCC) and Dewan Cricket Club (DCC). NCC won the toss and chose to bat first and scored 96 runs, while chasing the target DCC scored 90 runs, thus NCC won the match by 6 runs.
In another match played between Warriors Cricket Club (WCC) and Purani Poonch Tigers (PPT), PPT won the toss and chose to bat first and scored 170 runs, while chasing the target WCC collapsed at 71 runs, thus PTT won the match by 99 runs.
Huge gathering of sports lovers witnessed both the matches.
Mohd Rafi Giri, DySP DAR and Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman, DySP Hqrs were the chief guests in the 1st and 2nd match respectively.

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