J&K Bank Academy to face SCFA Srinagar in final of NIFF Youth Football League
By: Rayees Makdoomi Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Academy will face SCFA Srinagar in the final match of the league on Saturday. One match was played today in the final round of the ongoing NIFF Youth Football League 2021 for 3rd and 4th position at Synthetic Turf Football Stadium Srinagar. The match between SCFA Bandipora […]
Carolina Marin pulls out of World Championships
New Delhi: Three-time champion shuttler Carolina Marin’s much-awaited return to competitive action got further delayed as she pulled out of the World Championship after failing to regain fitness following a knee injury. The Rio Olympics gold medallist had withdrawn from the All England Championships this year after suffering the injury during the Swiss Open. The […]
Farooq Khan congratulates Real Kashmir FC for qualifying to semi-finals of IFA Shield Football tourney
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today conveyed accolades to defending Champions Real Kashmir FC for qualifying to semi-finals of the 124th IFA Shield Football Tournament in Kalyani stadium, Kolkata here on Wednesday. The Real Kashmir FC defeated local heavyweights Mohammedan Sporting by 1-0 goals in quarter final match of the ongoing IFA Shield […]
Ashes Test | Head, Warner help Australia to 196-run lead at stumps on day two
BRISBANE: David Warner set up the innings with a chance-filled 94 and Travis Head took over with an unbeaten century after a mini-collapse in the middle order to guide Australia to 343-7 at stumps on Day 2, a 196-run lead in the Ashes series opener. Warner had a big reprieve on 17 off a no-ball […]
Indian women’s hockey team’s ACT campaign ends due to COVID case in squad
New Delhi: The Indian women’s hockey team was on Thursday forced out of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy after one of its player tested positive for COVID-19, joining Malaysia which was also compelled to withdraw after being hit by the dreaded virus here. A day after the cancellation of its matches against defending champions Korea […]
Ashes 2021: Pat Cummins fifer skittles England for 147 before rain interruption
Brisbane: England captain Joe Root won the toss, opted to bat and lost opener Rory Burns on the very first delivery of the Ashes series, a late swinging yorker from Australia paceman Mitchell Starc. It set the tone for the opening two sessions Wednesday, which were more like open season for Australia’s pace bowling pack. […]
Ash Barty wins second WTA Player of Year
St Petersburg: Ash Barty’s Wimbledon title and hold on the No. 1 ranking helped her win WTA Player of the Year for the second time in voting results announced Tuesday. Barbora Krejcikova was selected as Most Improved Player and shared the Doubles Team of the Year award with Katerina Siniakova. Krejcikova was the first woman […]
ICC Test Rankings: R Ashwin rises to second, Mayank Agarwal jumps to 11th
Dubai: Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin climbed a rung to second while his teammate and opener Mayank Agarwal, along with New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel also made huge progress in the ICC Test Rankings issued on Wednesday. Agarwal’s Player of the Match effort in the second Test in Mumbai, where he scored 150 and 62, […]
Final round of NIFF Youth Football League held in Srinagar
By: Rayees Makdoomi Srinagar: The final round of the matches in the ongoing NIFF Youth Football League 2021 was held at Synthetic Turf Football Stadium Srinagar. The first match match was played between SCFA Bandipora and J&K Bank Academy which ended in a 2/2 draw. Salim Ali Mir of SCFA Bandipora showed brilliant performance throughout […]
Warner, Southee, Abid Ali nominated for ICC men’s player of month
Dubai: Explosive Australia opener David Warner, Pakistan batter Abid Ali and New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee were on Tuesday shortlisted for the ICC men’s player of the month award for November. Left-arm spinners Anam Amin of Pakistan and Nahida Akter of Bangladesh are in the running to scoop the women’s award, alongside West Indies […]