Real Kashmir coach says isolation doesn’t help players’ cause
Srinagar: Scotsman David Robertson, who guided Real Kashmir FC to the top-flight of Indian football in an extraordinary season, says “isolation” is coming in the way of the valley’s talented players getting recognition. The former Rangers FC star said the talented players in Kashmir are at par with the ones he has coached in clubs […]
Shaheen, Zaman sink Australia in dead rubber
HARARE: Pakistan batted first and opener Fakhar Zaman registered a career-best 73 as they raced to 194 for 7. Then left-arm seamer Afridi starred with three wickets as the bowlers held Australia to 149 for 7 in a match which was effectively a dress rehearsal for Sunday’s final. Pakistan lost Haris Sohail for a golden […]
Neymar joins Messi and Ronaldo in Kazan mural club
Kazan: Brazil’s star forward Neymar is the biggest name after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in world football at the moment. While Ronaldo and Messi departed from the FIFA World Cup 2018 following Portugal and Argentina’s exit in the last 16, Neymar led Brazil to the quarter-finals. Kazan is known for its mural artists and […]
Australia dismisses reports of relaxed Warner, Smith bans
Sydney: Cricket Australia (CA) has denied reports that former Australia captain Steve Smith and batsman David Warner´s suspensions had been relaxed to allow them to participate in domestic first-class cricket ahead of the 2019 World Cup. CA handed 12-month bans to Smith and Warner while batsman Cameron Bancroft received a nine-month suspension after the trio […]
Sindhu enters Indonesia Open quarterfinals
Jakarta, Jul 5 : Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu celebrated her 23rd birthday with a straight-game win over Japan’s Aya Ohori to enter the quarterfinals of the USD 1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament here today. World No 3 Sindhu, who had reached the semifinals at Malaysia Open last week, didn’t […]
Shiekh-Ul-Alam Cricket Club Shadipora beat Affarwat-XI by D/L method
15th SNW Memorial T20 Cricket Trophy-2018
By: Zeeshan Chanderhama: Affarwat-XI on Tuesday paid the price for a poor batting performance against Shadipora Cricket Club and thereby losing the very first Knockout match by 5 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the 15th SNW Memorial T20 Cricket Trophy being played at Chanderhama Pattan. After winning the toss Shiekh-Ul-Alam Cricket Club Shadipora posted a […]
Pakistan knocks hosts Zimbabwe out of T20I series
HARARE: Pakistan knocked Zimbabwe out of the Twenty20 tri-series in Harare in a closely-fought encounter on Wednesday, beating the hosts by seven wickets with five deliveries to spare. Captain Sarfraz Ahmed saw his side home with an unbeaten 38, meaning that Zimbabwean allrounder Solomon Mire´s efforts earlier in the game went in vain. Mire struck […]
Kuldeep completely deceived us, admits Morgan
Manchester, Jul 4 : England captain Eoin Morgan has admitted that Kuldeep Yadav has “completely deceived” his batsmen in the opening Twenty20 International here, and said the hosts need to put up a much-better show against the Indian wrist spinners in the remaining matches if they want to give the visitors a tough fight in the […]
Neymar shines as Brazil beat Mexico to reach World Cup quarterfinals
SAMARA: Brazil roared in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday as Neymar shone with a goal and an assist that dumped the central Americans out at the last 16 stage for the seventh straight occasion. The PSG forward slid home in the second half and then teed up Roberto […]
Finch-led Australia tumble T20I records against Zimbabwe
HARARE: A slew of records tumbled as Australia destroyed Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the T20 tri-series at Harare Sports Club on Tuesday. Australian captain Aaron Finch powered his way to 172, a new world record high score in T20Is, and his opening partnership with D’Arcy Short put up 223, another world record. Australia reached […]
