Dominant AUS cruise to Women’s World Cup finals, beat WI by 157 runs
Australia booked their place in the ICC Women’s World Cup final with a dominant 157-run victory over West Indies after Alyssa Healy’s belligerent century was complemented by the bowlers here on Wednesday. Meg Lanning’s side were at their destructive best with the bat, with Healy making 129 and adding 216 for the first wicket with […]
‘Virat Kohli is the Cristiano Ronaldo of cricket for sure’
New Delhi: Skills “come first” for Bhanuka Rajapaksa but the Sri Lankan batter has realised that survival in modern-day cricket is not possible without attaining required fitness standards. Dropped from the national team over fitness issues, Rajapaksa now wants to have a conversation with a supremely-fit Virat Kohli, who he calls the ‘Cristiano Ronaldo of […]
Principal Secy YSS declares open 16th J&K UT Wushu Championship
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Alok Kumar, declared 16th J&K Wushu Championship open at Sports Council’s Indoor Stadium, Bhagwati Nagar, here today. Speaking on the occasion, the Principal Secretary said that Wushu is a medal winning sports discipline and time and again athletes associated with this game have brought laurels to the […]
Joint delegation of SAKSHAM & Special Olympics Bharat calls on Lt Governor
JAMMU: A joint delegation of SAKSHAM and Special Olympics Bharat- J&K today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhawan. The members of the delegation briefed the Lt Governor of their ongoing initiatives for the welfare of special athletes with intellectual or multiple disabilities. The Lt Governor, while interacting with the members of […]
Imtiyaz Memorial GDC Shopian organizes Annual Road Race events
SHOPIAN: Imtiyaz Memorial Government Degree College, Shopian today organised separate Annual Road Race events for Men and Women, here. Both the races were flagged-off by Dr. Nisar Ahmad Wani at 6:45 a.m and 8:45 am respectively in presence of teaching and non teaching staff of the college. The Race for male participants was started from […]
Department of Physical Education, GCoE organizes annual college Cycle Race
SRINAGAR: The Department of Physical Education, Govt College of Education (GCoE) today organised an annual college Cycle Race for men, here. The race started at 6:30 am from the main gate of Govt College of Education and culminated at Nishat Gate. As many as 45 Students participated in the said race. The race was flagged-off […]
T-10 Cricket tourney concludes at Kulgam
KULGAM: The Kulgam T-10 Knock-out Cricket tournament organised by District Administration Kulgam in collaboration with District Information Centre Kulgam and District Youth Services and Sports Department Kulgam concluded today at Sports Stadium, Kulgam. The final match of the tournament was played between Higher Secondary School Yaripora and Higher Secondary School Bugam . Higher Secondary School […]
Australia to say farewell to lovable rogue Shane Warne
MELBOURNE: More than three weeks after Shane Warne’s death at a Thailand villa, his statue at the Melbourne Cricket Ground remains decorated with flowers, cigarettes and beer cans left by fans mourning the loss of one of cricket’s most authentic characters. Australians will remember Warne at a televised memorial service at his home stadium on Wednesday, […]
‘Disappointing end to India’s campaign’: Sehwag on Deepti Sharma’s no-ball against SA
New Delhi: Chasing 275 for victory, South Africa needed three runs off two balls with Mignon du Preez (51) on strike. It was their game to lose. But off-spinner Deepti Sharma had du Preez hole out to Harmanpreet Kaur at long-on. That would have meant three needed off the last ball with two tail-end batters […]
Neeraj Chopra, Pramod Bhagat receive Padma Shri
New Delhi: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Monday received the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth highest civilian award. The 24-year-old javelin thrower received the prestigious award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during a ceremony. Paralympic gold medallist in badminton Pramod Bhagat was also conferred with the honour alongside Chopra. Chopra made […]
