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MIRPUR, Mar 3:
Ousted from the tournament after morale-crushing defeats against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will lock horns in their inconsequential final round robin encounter of the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament, here tomorrow.
With India set to play hosts Bangladesh in the final, there is only pride at stake for the former and defending World T20 champions.
The sagging spirits were quite evident during the training sessions at Shere Bangla Academy where both teams practised.
The intensity was lacking as the teams went through the motions during two hour session. Sri Lankan captain Lasith Malinga did not practice and was seen roaming around in slippers.
Similarly, the likes of Shahid Afridi, Mohammed Amir did not turn up for training having played a match last night.
Bowling coach Azhar Mahmood defended the team’s performance and under fire bowler Mohammed Sami, whose twin no balls cost Pakistan dearly.
“I am the bowling coach and people are asking about no balls being bowled. I do not have a magic wand to change things overnight. Also look at the boy (Sami), he is making a comeback and comebacks are always difficult. There is so much of pressure,” Mahmood said. (PTI)

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JAMMU, Mar 3 : Jammu Cricket League T20 Cricket Tournament-2016 will be held at MA Stadium Ground, Jammu from March 12.
Sixteen teams will participate in this tournament, which will be played on league basis.
According to a handout issued here, there will be four pools of four teams and each team will play 3 league matches. The matches will played in coloured uniform and white leather-ball will be used.
Attractive cash prizes will be given to winners and runners-up teams. The cash prizes will also be given to man of the match in every match and man of the series, best batsman, best bowler and best fielder. The teams interested to participate in this tournament can contact to the organizing committee members, Vikas Raina (Vickey) 9419188412 and Sunil Bandral.

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Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), Mar 3:
Indian ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the prequarterfinals after notching up contrasting victories in the men’s singles competition of the USD 120,000 German Grand Prix Gold here.
World No. 10 Srikanth, who clinched the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold at Lucknow in January this year, struggled past qualifier Erik Meijs of The Netherlands 15-21 21-6 21-16 in a 48-minute match at RWE Sporthalle.
The sixth seed will take on World No. 16 NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong, seeded 12th, in the next round.
Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap, on the other hand, hardly broke any sweat as he zoomed past Irish qualifier Joshua Magee 21-12 21-11 in another match.
The 11th seeded Indian, who is making a comeback after recovering from a series of injuries, will face Korea’s Son Wan Ho, seeded eighth next. (PTI)

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JAMMU, Mar 3: Platinum Women Club defeated SOS (HG) by three goals to nil in the ongoing Junior Women Hockey Championship 2016, being organized by Hockey J&K and sponsored by J&K State Sports Council at KK Hakhu Astroturf at Gulshan ground, here today.
Baljit Kour scored the first goal in 5th minute, while the second goal was netted by Chitra Bhadur in 15th minute and the 3rd goal was scored by Jyoti Bhagate in 40th minute.
The match was officiated by MS Reen, Inderpal Singh, Gurmeet Kour, Veena Chib and Bal Krishan, while prominent among others present on the occasion were Rajinder Singh, treasurer Hockey India and GS Bakshi, general secretary Hockey J&K.
The last league match of the tournament will be played between Aries-7 and SOS (HG) tomorrow.

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Grand Air Force Sports Mela on Mar 22

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Lahore, Mar 3:
Pakistan today threatened to pull out of the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 if the BCCI failed to get security guarantees and a “public statement” from the Indian government about its participation in the mega-event.
In this regard, Interior minister Nisar Ali Khan held a telephonic conversation with Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan about security of its cricketers in India.
“It was agreed the cricket team cannot be allowed to go to India until foolproof and satisfactory security is provided,” a statement from the interior ministry said.
Even as uncertainty refused to die down over the fate of the high-profile Indo-Pak World T20 match – scheduled to be held in Dharamsala on March 19 – with Himachal Pradesh’s ex-servicemen league protesting against hosting the game, Shaharyar said that the government had told the board to seek a complete report on the threat level and security plan for the Pakistan team for its matches.
“We want the BCCI to give us a clear report about the security threats to the Pakistan team and the security blueprint they have prepared for our team. We want clear guarantees for our team if we are to participate in the World Cup,” Shaharyar said.
He added, “The BCCI is giving us private assurances but we need a public statement as it is important and it should come, as there are threats and we can see them. We have written to the ICC that they should come forward and we’ve asked the Indian Government to assure us and give a statement.
“If they won’t give the statement, then I see it’s very difficult to go to India. There is no deadline in making the decision but we will have to monitor till the end and can even pull out at the eleventh hour.”
Referring to the match earlier in the day, ex-servicemen league’s state chief Maj Vijay Singh Mankotia said that the “matter is non-negotiable”, a day after Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh advised BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur to sort out the issue of holding the game with families of martyrs and ex-servicemen who lost their lives in the Pathankot airbase terror attack in January. (PTI)

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JAMMU, Mar 3: Splendid batting performance helped Police XI to thrash Boom Boom Cricket Club (BBCC) by a big margin of 87 runs in the ongoing Salute and Tribute to Siachen Martyrs T20 Cricket Tournament, being organized by Parade Sports Association at Parade ground, here today.
Bating first, Police XI scored a mammoth total of 231 runs in the stipulated 20 overs, losing 4 wickets in the process. Ishtiaq was the top scorer with unbeaten 48 runs, while Umar Nabi contributed magnificent 41 runs to the total.Manzoor Illahi, Farooq Ahmed, Naresh Kumar and Tawseef Ahmed contributed 37, 33, 20 and 19 runs to the total. For BBCC, Athar, Ishtiaq, Abdul and Umar claimed one wicket each.
In reply, BBCC managed to score 144 runs in the allotted 20 overs, thus lost the match by a big margin of 87 runs. Uzar Ahmed played a brilliant innings of 72 runs, while Akhter contributed 23 runs to the total. Mohd Ashraf and Adil Ahmed took 2 wickets each for Police XI, while Manzoor Illahi, Umar Nabi, Amir and Shamsher claimed one wicket each. Umar Nabi was declared man of the match.
The match was officiated by Sadiq Hussain Malik and Rajinder Singh as umpires.

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Vivekananda House wins Hostel T20 Cricket Tournament

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Mirpur, Mar 3:
India today maintained their all-win record by producing yet another resounding performance to thrash minnows United Arab Emirates by nine wickets in a lop- sided inconsequential round robin league match of the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament, here today.
The Indian juggernaut rolled on as they have now won nine out of the 10 T20 Inetrnationals played this year, a very good track record going into the ICC World T20.
Chasing a small target of 82, the Indians romped home in only 10.1 overs with Rohit Sharma hitting a flurry of boundaries in his 28-ball-39. In all he hit seven fours and a six adding 43 for the opening stand with Shikhar Dhawan (16 not out), which incidentally is the highest for India for the first wicket in this tournament.
Yuvraj Singh (25 no off 14 balls), promoted up the order at No 3 ahead of Virat Kohli, to got a decent knock in the middle. He hit a few free-flowing boundaies including an effortless six off Mohammed Shahzad. Yuvraj finished the match off the first delivery of the 11th over with a boundary off Shahzad.
Dhawan however did not look fully confident as he was tested by a few rising deliveries that deviated off the surface. (PTI)

SCOREBOARD
United Arab Emirates:
Rohan Mustafa c Kohli b Pandya 11
Swapnil Patil c & b Kumar 1
Mohammad Shahzad c Raina b Bumrah 0
Shaiman Anwar run out 43
Muhammad Usman c Harbhajan b Negi 9
Amjad Javed c Negi b Harbhajan 0
Muhammad Kaleem c Pandya b Yuvraj 2
Fahad Tariq run out 3
Mohammad Naveed c Negi b Kumar 5
Ahmed Raza not out 0
Qadeer Ahmed not out 0
Extras: (LB-2, W-5) 7
Total: (for 9 wickets in 20 overs) 81
Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-2-8-2, Bumrah 4-0-23-1, Pandya 3-1-11-1, Harbhajan 4-1-11-1, Negi 3-0-16-1, Yuvraj 2- 0-10-1.
India innings:
Rohit Sharma c Mohammad Naveed b Qadeer Ahmed 39
Shikhar Dhawan not out 16
Yuvraj Singh not out 25
Extras: (W-1, NB-1) 2
Total: (for 1 wicket in 10.1 overs) 82
Bowling: Mohammad Naveed 4-0-21-0, Amjad Javed 2-0-18-0, Qadeer Ahmed 2-0-23-1, Mohammad Shahzad 1.1-0-14-0, Rohan Mustafa 1-0-6-0.

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JAMMU, Mar 4: Aries-7 Hockey Club defeated SOS (HG), Gole Gujral by three goals to nil in the ongoing Junior Women Hockey Championship, being organized BY Hockey J&K AT kk Hakhu Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Gulshan ground, here.
The first goal was scored by Kirti in the 10th minute of the match, while the second goal was netted by Chakshu in the 13th minute and the 3rd goal was scored by Tania in the 35th minute.
The match was officiated by Karanjit Singh, Joginder Singh, Veena Chib, Gurmeet Kour and Dilbir Mehta.
Aries-7 will take on Platinum Women’s Club in the finals at the same venue.
The Tournament is being held under the supervision of GS Bakshi, general secretary, Hockey J&K.

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UDHAMPUR, Mar 4: The Annual Sports Day of JK Public Hr. Sec. School was held on the school ground in a frolicsome atmosphere.
The event was marked by a string of spectacular performances presented by the little champs of the school, who were brimming with enthusiasm and sportsmanship. The grand opening ceremony was graced by the presence of school officials, Principal Kawal Bawa and Vice Principal, Manender Singh Bawa.
The stage secretary, Madhvi Mathur presented welcome address. The Principal declared the meet open, and released balloons symbolizing the vibrant hopes of the sporting students that were flying high.
The long awaited athletic events were held under the able guidance of Sunil Sharma, the Sports Incharge, which included track events and other innovative events like getting ready for school, dressing up, brick race, three leg races etc. The tiny tots of primary section also took part with great zeal. The first prize in the brick race was bagged by Akriti and Raman while in the three leg race Surjeet and Ramzan were the winners among boys; Neetu and Namrata were the winners among girls while Muskaan and Gitika were the runner ups. In the lemon race, Sarab Singh and Jyoti were the winners while Arun and Guneet were the runner ups.
The prizes were given away by the Principal, the MD and the other officials. The event came to an end successfully with the vote of thanks.

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Colombo, Mar 4:
Fifteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani today continued his winning run without losing a frame in the Asian Billiards Championship.
Defeating Thailand’s Suriya Suwanasingh, 4-0 (101-72, 103-2, 100-27 and 101-18), Advani scored breaks of 81, 85, 61, 80.
In his fourth of five round-robin Matches, the Indian sits at the top of his group, with a total frame score of 16-0, having whitewashed his opponents in all four of his matches.
Second in his group is Indonesian, Jaka Kurniawan who lags behind Advani with a frame score of eight, having won 12 frames and lost four in the last three matches he played. The two will face-off tomorrow, the ultimate day of the Round Robin stage.(PTI)

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JAMMU, Mar 4: Atul Pangotra, State Awardee once again kept the State’s Flag high by winning silver medal in individual men Senior Taekwondo (Pomsae) during the World Taekwondo Hanm-andang 2016 at Pokhra in Nepal.
Atul is the only State Awardee and Sher-e- Kashmir Awardee in Taekwondo and only medalist from J&K State in Commonwealth Taekwondo Championship.
Mr Pangotra is working in the Department of Youth Services and Sports as a Physical Education Teacher. He has the distinction of playing in more than 50 international events and International Championships as a player.
Jammu and Kashmir Taekwondo Association while lauding the efforts of the players has extended special thanks to Director General  Youth Services and Sports, Jahangir Mir and Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Hirdesh Kumar for supporting Atul to achieve heights.
Director General, Youth Services and Sports also felicitated Atul for this achievement.

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POONCH, Mar 4: In the ongoing Police Martyrs T-20 Cricket Tournament organized by District Police Poonch under Civic Action Programme at Govt. Degree College Ground Poonch, three matches played, here today.
The first match was played between Mankote-XI and Singh-XI. Singh-XI won the toss and chose to bat first and scored 93 runs, while chasing the target Mankote-XI scored 94 runs by losing 8 wickets and won the match by 2 wickets.
The second match played between Islamabad Cricket Club and Malik Cricket Club, Islamabad Cricket Club won the toss and elected to field first. Malik Cricket Club scored 106 runs, while chasing the target Islamabad Cricket Club scored bundled out for paltry total of 63 runs. Malik Cricket Club won the match by 43 runs.
The third match was played between Hari Cricket Club Surankote and Banwat Cricket Club. Hari Cricket Club Surankote won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 113 runs. While chasing the target, Banwat Cricket Club scored 114 runs and won the match by 4 wickets. Huge gathering drawn from all walks of lives / sports lover witnessed both the matches.
Mohd Rafi Giri, DySP DAR, Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman, DySP Hqrs and Jatinder Raina, SHO P/S Poonch were the chief guests in 1st, 2nd and 3rd match respectively.

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JAMMU, Mar 4: Rashtriya Rifles Battalion Bhadarwah under Delta Force organized a Cricket Tournament for the youth at Sartingal, Bhadarwah, under the Sadbhavana initiative in remembrance of Martyr Naib Subedar Chuni Lal, Ashok Chakra, Vir Chakra, Sena Medal.
The event commenced on February 27, 2016 and the final match was played, today.
Considering the popularity of cricket among the youth, Delta Force took an initiative to organize a Cricket Tournament for the youth in Sartingal (Bhadarwah) to encourage sports activities as well as to provide an opportunity to youth of the area to show their sporting talent.
Total 16 teams from nearby villages of Sartingal and Bhadarwah participated in the tournament. The final match was played between Masood A Cricket Club, Bhadarwah and Youth A Cricket Club, Bhadarwah. Youth A Cricket Club Bhadarwah won by one run in a thrilling contest.  The winners and the runners-up teams were felicitated with trophies and medals.  Man of the series, man of the match, best batsman and best bowler were also awarded with medals.
Mohd Anwar Banday, SDM Bhadarwah was the chief Guest for the closing ceremony of the tournament.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Banday lauded the efforts of Martyr Naib Subedar Chuni Lal, who by making the supreme sacrifice has made the Indian Army and people of J&K proud, adding that conducting such sports activities in remembrance of the brave heart soldier will be a great inspiration for the youth and students.

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JAMMU, Mar 4: Apple Kids International Pre- School, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu celebrated Annual Day and graduation Ceremony of Sr KG at Police Auditorium, here today.
Dr Chand Trehan was the chief guest on the occasion, while SK Singh was the guest of honour. Shalinder Gulati and Sanjay Mehra were the special guests.
The day began with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the chief guest and other dignitaries, which was followed by Saraswati Vandana presented by Sr KG and Jr KG students.
‘Shabad’ was sung by Sr KG and PG group students, while the students of PG group sang song and performed on theme ‘Nature.
The students of Nursery group danced on ‘Mayo Yashoda’ , while the teacher and the students of Sr KG presented a skit and shared their views on ‘Swach Bharat Abhiyan’. Bollywood and wrap songs were also  presented by the students on the occasion. The Graduating Class Sr KG was presented with trophies and other awards.
Principal of the School, Jagjeet Kaur presented vote of thanks.

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Islamabad/New Delhi, Mar 4:
Pakistan’s participation in the high-profile T20 World Cup continued to remain under a cloud of uncertainty after its government today decided to send a security team to assess the situation in India, further delaying the possibility of an early resolution to the stalemate.
On yet another day of hectic activities, a concerned Pakistani government which had initially given the go ahead for the team’s participation in the March 8-April 3 mega-event, will now take a final call on their visit after the security team submits its report.
The decision to send a security team was taken after a meeting between Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan who called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad, ignoring the assurances of foolproof security by the BCCI.
Prime Minister Sharif directed the Ministry to send an advance security team to India for a review of the situation.
“The Prime Minister directed the Interior Minister to ensure foolproof security measures for the cricket team in India in coordination with Pakistani High Commissioner in Delhi,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The BCCI, on its part, assured foolproof security to Pakistan, a day after the PCB threatened to pull out of the tournament citing safety concerns.(PTI)

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JAMMU, Mar 4: To mark the significance of schooling in the lives of toddlers, Jodhamal Public School acknowledged each one in the form of Graduation Day, a gracious passing out ceremony of all tiny tots, who have spent their initial years of life in school.
The chief guest for the function was Susham Kuthiala and guest of honour was Himanshu Mittal, Assistant Director UK-India Generation Programme from British Council.
Little toddlers were very excited to receive their passing out from Pre-Primary to Grade-1 degrees, in their black gowns and smart caps.
A cultural bonanza was presented by them to mesmerize the audience.
Pre-Nursery group presented Noddy Dance with tinkling caps, Ketch up Song in flashy red dress and Chair Drill by UKG Class.  Brown Girl in rain dance was full of expressions and energy. Dogri Song “TarreTudaPayeina”. Awards were presented to the students by Himanshu Mittal from British Council. The most coveted Award of Student of the Year from UKG was given to Ranjveer Singh, Star of the Year in each section of LKG were awarded to Varnika, Anchal and Anmoldeep, while Star of the Year from UKG was conferred on Pawani Gupta, Nishant Verma, Satvik, Mahit and Shyla, Most regular student in the Pre Nursery was given to Tamsi Gupta. All these children’s parents felt elated while they were asked to be on stage with their wards.
Guest of honour Himanshu Mittal in his address said that he was mesmerized by the performance of the little ones doing Kathak and dancing on roller skates.
All class teachers along with their classes, got the pass out folders, thus bringing an end to the spectacular show.
The School Management and Principal, Trilok Singh Bist applauded the efforts of students of school staff for preparing the students so well. A special kudos was given to the CCA Coordinators Nandini Bakshi and Sonia Mahajan for the overall mentoring and meticulous planning of the complete show. Neetu Johri the Pre Primary Coordinator presented the Annual Report. Principal applauded the efforts of Manpreet Kaur, Shweta Kohli, Vrinda Sonte, Maninder Kaur, Dolly Chandhoke, Anandita Dey, Gagandeep Kaur, Deepika Manhas, Kamal Sharma and Ashu Dutta.

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Mirpur, Mar 4:
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels the current Indian team is a “balanced” side which can “take on any team anywhere in the world” atleast in the shortest format of the game after they notched up their ninth win out of 10 matches.
“Well if you see, more often than not, the team that we have played with (this year in T20’s), looks like a team that can play in any condition, especially in this format. Let’s not talk about the 50-over format. But in T20s, we can play with this team anywhere in the world,” said Dhoni after India crushed UAE by 9 wickets in Asia Cup last night.
“We now have three proper seamers, two spinners and if needed part-timers. I think it is the right combination. And even if you go for a few extra runs, with the batting that we have – till No 8, I think we can look to get those extra runs if the opposition scores off us. So I think this team is set for playing in any conditions, whether you are playing in India or outside India. It looks like a very balanced team.”
Dhoni was in playful mood when a Bangladeshi scribe asked a long and winded question with basic intent of trying to know if this is the last time that the limited overs skipper will be playing in this country.
“I’m not getting rid of myself so soon. Bangladesh will have to face me more often than not. This is one occasion when the question was longer than the answer,” he smiled as everyone present in the conference room had a good laugh.(PTI)

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