Three West Indies cricketers in Pakistan hit by COVID-19
Karachi: Three West Indies cricketers have tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the limited-overs series in Pakistan starting next week. Cricket West Indies said on Saturday left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell and allrounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers tested positive in Karachi and are self-isolating for 10 days. All three were in the […]
Australia beats England by 9 wickets to open Ashes series
BRISBANE: Australia won the Ashes series opener by nine wickets on December 11 with 1 1/2 days to spare after Nathan Lyon picked up his 400th test wicket and quickly added three more to dismantle England’s bid to save the first test. England resumed Day 4 at 220-2 and Lyon struck in the fourth over, […]
England fined 100% match fee and docked five WTC points for slow-over rate
Dubai: England have been fined 100% of their match fee and penalised five ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the lost first Test in Brisbane. David Boon of the Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Joe Root’s side was ruled to be five overs short […]
ICC still not losing hope of featuring in 2028 Olympics as ‘additional sport’
New Delhi: The ICC is not losing hope of cricket being among “additional sports” to be played at the 2028 Los Angeles Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) started the process of identifying the core sports for the grand sporting spectacle. The IOC on Thursday named 28 sports in the “initial programme” for the […]
Joe Root’s record helps lead an England rally in Ashes opener
Brisbane: Joe Root set a record for most runs in a calendar year by an England test batter and shared an unbroken 159-run stand with Dawid Malan on Friday to lead a rally in the Ashes series opener against Australia. Root was unbeaten on 86 and Malan was 80 not out when England reached 220-2 […]
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 […]
