India will win at least 15 medals including 5 golds at Tokyo Paralympics: Chef-de-Mission
New Delhi: India’s Chef de Mission for the Tokyo Paralympics, Gursharan Singh believes the country will produce its best ever performance this year, returning with at least 15 medals including five golds. India will field its largest ever contingent with 54 athletes set to compete in nine sports including Para Archery, Para Athletics, Para Badminton, […]
Ranji Trophy to start from January 5, senior cricket to start with Mushtaq T20 from October 27
New Delhi: The BCCI has issued a fresh itinerary for domestic cricket in India with the 2021-22 season of the Ranji Trophy tournament scheduled to be played between January 5 to March 20. The Ranji Trophy wasn’t held during last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the logistical obstacles faced for having an extended bio-bubble […]
NZ’s tour of Pakistan subject to security clearance after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Karachi: New Zealand will go ahead with its tour of Pakistan subject to a clearance from security consultant Reg Dickason after some Kiwi players expressed concerns about touring the country following Taliban’s takeover of neighbouring Afghanistan. New Zealand are due to reach Islamabad on September 11 to play three ODIs and five T20 Internationals in […]
Three-year Olympic cycle will be tricky: Abhinav Bindra
New Delhi: India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said the road to the 2024 Paris Games will be difficult and “tricky” given the shorter three-year cycle. The shooting ace also lauded the country’s performance at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. “It was a historic performance with the best-ever seven medals. There were […]
Manner of defeat could hurt bruised and battered England in remaining Tests: Strauss
London: Former England skipper Andrew Strauss feels the manner in which Joe Root’s team capitulated against a fired-up India in the second Test could hurt the “bruised and battered” hosts in the remainder of the five-match series. From a seemingly comfortable position, England fell to a 151-run defeat on the final day at the Lord’s. […]
First batch of Indian athletes leaves for Tokyo Paralympics amid warm send-off
New Delhi: The first batch of Indian athletes for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics, including flag bearer Thangavelu Mariyappan left for the Games on Wednesday amid a warm send-off. The eight-member group was accorded a send-off at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by officials of Sports Ministry, Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Paralympic Committee of […]
India to face arch rivals Pakistan in T20 World Cup opener
Dubai: India will clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in their ICC T20 World Cup opener on October 24 in Dubai, the ICC announced on Tuesday. As per the schedule announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC), India’s next opponent will be New Zealand on October 31 in Dubai, followed by a match against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi […]
Taliban love and support cricket: ACB CEO
New Delhi: Cricket will not be a casualty in the wake of drastic political change in Afghanistan, assured country’s cricket board CEO Hamid Shinwari, saying the Taliban “love” and “support” the game. Speaking to PTI from Kabul, Shinwari also assured that the members of the national team and their families are safe as the Taliban […]
Farooq Khan reviews pace of work of KK Hakku Stadium
Jammu: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Ahmed Khan, today visited KK Hakku Stadium Jammu to review the ongoing developmental works of the KK Hakku Hockey Stadium allotted under PMDP with an allotted cost of Rs 5.5 crore. While inspecting the ongoing works, Advisor Khan directed the engineers of the Sports Council to complete the project […]
J&KSA conducts selection trials at ISMAA Pampore
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Sqay Association (J&KSA) today conducted trials at ISMAA Pampore to select Jammu and Kashmir team for the upcoming All India Sqay Championship (AISC) scheduled to be held at Pahalgam Kashmir from 24th to 26th August 2021. About 80 players from different districts of the UT participated in the selection trials […]
