Sindhu eyes consistent run, Sameer looks for good outing at French Open
New Delhi: India’s double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will look to iron out her flaws when she competes at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament, starting here on Tuesday. Playing her first event in two months, Sindhu looked a bit sluggish at last week’s Denmark Open, where she lost in the quarterfinals to […]
Outplayed by Pak, but not pressing panic button: Kohli
Dubai: Indian captain Virat Kohli on Sunday had no qualms in admitting that his team was “outplayed” by Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup here but said his players are not the ones to press the panic button. Pakistan produced a clinical effort to crush India by 10 wickets for their first win in […]
Ben Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad
London: Star all-rounder Ben Stokes, who had taken an indefinite break from all forms of cricket to focus on his mental health, was on Monday added to England’s Test squad for the Ashes series against Australia later this year. Stokes had taken a break from the game in July to focus on his mental wellbeing […]
Pankaj Advani finishes on a high, claims top position
New Delhi: Ace cuiest Pankaj Advani stamped his supremacy with an all-win record and finished on a high in the GSC World Snooker Qualifiers, clinching the top position in the tournament. The 36-year-old Pankaj, who had won the World and Asian snooker crown multiple times, maintained his excellent form and succeeded in winning all 12 […]
ICC Twenty20 World Cup: Pakistan makes history, beats India by 10 wickets
Dubai: Pakistan brought to an end India’s near-three-decade domination of them in the world stage in the most convincing fashion, embarrassing their arch-rivals by 10 wickets in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Intent on breaking their the run of losses, Pakistan restricted India to 151 for seven after […]
ICC Twenty20 World Cup: Asalanka’s unbeaten knock sets up Sri Lanka’s five-wicket win against Bangladesh
SHARJAH: Young left-hander Charith Asalanka smashed an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls while fellow southpaw Bhanuka Rajapaksa made a quickfire half-century as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in their T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 match in Sharjah on Sunday. Sri Lanka suffered a mid-innings mini batting collapse but recovered in time […]
T20 World Cup: Australia beat South Africa by five wickets
Abu Dhabi: Australia endured some anxious moments before edging out South Africa by five wickets after their bowlers set it up with a clinical display in an ICC T20 World Cup match here on Saturday. Needing eight runs in the final over, Marcus Stoinis (24 not out) hit Dwaine Pretorius for two vital fours and […]
Advisor Khan attends closing ceremony of District Badminton Championship at GDC Pampore
Elaborates govt’s initiatives towards boosting sports infrastructure in J&K
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today attended the closing ceremony of the District Badminton Championship held at Degree College Pampore. The championship was organized by J&K Badminton Association, Pulwama, in collaboration with Government Degree College Pampore at Indoor Stadium GDC Pampore. About 350 players both boys and girls, participated in this tournament. Advisor […]
Farooq Khan reviews progress on sports projects
Emphasizes expeditious completion
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today chaired a meeting to review progress on mega sports development projects being executed in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Director General Budget, M Y Itoo, OSD to Advisor, Mohammad Ashraf Hakak, Secretary J&K Sports Council, Nuzhat Gul and officers from Sports Council. Advisor had […]
Dhoni’s presence, eye for intricate details will increase our confidence: Virat Kohli
Dubai: His mere presence aside, Indian team mentor Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s “eye for intricate details” and “practical advice” will help in enhancing the confidence of the squad in the T20 World Cup here, captain Virat Kohli said on Saturday. Iconic former captain Dhoni was last month brought in as mentor of India’s 15-member T20 World Cup squad by […]
