Unhappy with facilities, players in Ganderbal threaten to boycott Khelo-India scheme
District Football Association President appeals organizers to improve facilities
Ganderbal, Oct 25: Lack of facilities in Khelo-India competitions came to light once again today when a player was badly injured during a football match held here at Madria Mehrban ground Ganderbal. Players who were participating in the football match said that no ambulance was available at the venue of the match and the injured […]
Volleyball C’ship held in Srinagar after 25 years
Measures underway to create better sports infra in JK: Sarmad Hafeez
SRINAGAR OCTOBER 25: Secretary, Youth Service and Sports (YSS), Sarmad Hafeez today said that various initiatives are underway to promote sports culture in the State and to provide a platform to the youth here to showcase their talent. The Secretary was addressing here at an award distribution ceremony of State Volleyball Championship, which was organized […]
Bravo announces international retirement
Port of Spain: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. The 35-year-old Trinidadian, who made his West Indies debut in 2004, played 40 tests, 164 one-day internationals and 66 T20 internationals. His last appearance for his country came in the shortest format against Pakistan in Sept. 2016. “Today I […]
Babar, Wasim propel Pakistan to biggest T20 win over Australia
ABU DHABI: Opener Babar Azam struck an unbeaten 68 while spinner Imad Wasim capped a return to international cricket with three wickets as Pakistan crushed Australia by 66 runs in Wednesday’s opening T20 match in Abu Dhabi. Azam hit five fours and a six in his 55-ball innings as Pakistan made 155-8 before Wasim (3-20) […]
Mushtaq Ahmed signs with West Indies as assistant coach
Lahore: Former legspinner Mushtaq Ahmed has ended his stint as spin bowling coach of Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy to take up a consultancy role with West Indies. He is set to become the assistant coach and is on a contract that will need him to commit 150 days in a year. He was to begin […]
30thJ&K State Junior Volleyball Championship concludes
Secretary YSS appreciates participation of girls in championship
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 17: The 30th J&K State Junior Volleyball Championship for Boys and Girls organized by Volleyball Association of J&K under the aegis of J&K State Sports Council concluded at Polo Ground, Srinagar today. Secretary, Youth Service & Sports (YSS), Sarmad Hafeez distributed medals among the winners. On the occasion, he said the aim of […]
Kohli becomes the fastest to score 10,000 ODI runs
Visakhapatnam: Virat Kohli on Wednesday broke the world record of the fastest 10,000 one-day international runs, needing only 205 innings to get to the mark. He surpassed the record held by Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved the feat in 259 innings. Kohli reached the milestone while batting on 81 during the second ODI against West Indies […]
Sana Mir tops ICC ODI bowling rankings
Dubai: Veteran Pakistan Women’s cricketer Sana Mir has risen to the top of ICC ODI bowling rankings, adding yet another accolade to her list of achievements representing the country. The 32-year-old former captain clinched the number one spot after bowling performances of 3/26, 1/37 and 3/53 against Australia in the recent ICC Women’s Championship series […]
Langer hopeful Khawaja will be fit for India opener
Sydney: Australia coach Justin Langer is hopeful Usman Khawaja will be fit to face India in the first Test in early December despite the top order batsman undergoing knee surgery on Wednesday. Khawaja’s batting was one of the few bright spots in Australia’s first Test series since the suspension of Steve Smith, David Warner and […]
Virat Kohli doesn’t seem human sometimes: Tamim Iqbal
DUBAI: In awe of Virat Kohli’s batting prowess, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal on Tuesday said the prolific Indian captain does not seem human sometimes. “I sometimes feel he is not human because of the way he performs, my goodness, the moment he comes out to bat, it looks like he is going to score a […]
