Kashmiri girl wins gold medal in kick-boxing
Srinagar: A nine year old girl Zainub Mushtaq from kilwara Hariwatnoo village of Tangmarg Baramulla won a gold medal in national kick-boxing event held in Himachal Pradesh. Zainub who belongs to a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family is keen to excel in the field internationally. She says that her father Mushtaq Magray, who is a […]
WGAJK to attend a special meeting being convened by IOA
Srinagar June 18, 2018: Winter Games Association of Jammu and Kashmir (WGAJK) in a statement on Monday said that the Indian Olympic Association has constituted an Adhoc Committee for Winter Games Federation of India. (WGFI) “The move is aimed to promote and develop Snow Sports, particularly Alpine Ski, Nordic Ski and Snowboarding in India.” “The […]
Australia slip to 34-year low in ICC ODI rankings
Melbourne: Australia slipped to a 34-year low, dropping to the sixth position on the ICC’s latest ODI rankings table after losing the opening two fixtures of the ongoing five-match rubber against England. The Kangaroos will need to win at least one of the three remaining games in the series to climb back above Pakistan to […]
Stunned Germany pledge to bounce back from Mexico loss
MOSCOW: Germany’s shock World Cup opening defeat to Mexico on Sunday has left their tournament plans in disarray but coach Joachim Loew sounded confident the world champions would quickly make amends. Germany were a shadow of their all-conquering self with the Mexicans springing a trap and the 2014 World Cup winners were caught on the […]
Halep still out in front as Nottingham boosts Barty
PARIS: Simona Halep retained top spot in the WTA rankings Monday buoyed by having ended her wait for a Grand Slam title at the French Open. Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark stays in second spot ahead of Spaniard Garbine while Roland Garros finalist Sloane Stephens of the United States is up to fourth. Australian Ashleigh Barty […]
SA rest Imran Tahir from ODI squad for Sri Lanka
CAPE TOWN: South Africa will rest first-choice spinner Imran Tahir for the five-match one-day international series in Sri Lanka starting next month as they assess their slow-bowling options ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The selectors have picked left-arm spinners Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj to face-off for the second slow bowler role, should […]
Reality Bites: India crush Afghanistan inside two days
AFG/IND only test Day 2
Bengaluru, Jun 15 : Afghanistan’s dreams of scripting a fairytale turned into a virtual nightmare as a ruthlessly professional India demolished them by an innings and 262 runs inside two days to win the historic one-off Test match here. Afghanistan came across painfully short of experience for the longest format and were bowled out for […]
Argentina seek Messi magic against Iceland
Moscow, Jun 15 : Lionel Messi’s Argentina aim to put a shambolic World Cup build-up behind them and make a statement in their opening match against tournament debutants Iceland today. The two-time champions arrived in Russia dogged by poor form, injuries and controversy. But Messi is a man on a mission as he chases his […]
Jayawardene snubs desperate cricket selectors
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan cricket legend Mahela Jayawardene has rejected a request to provide consultancy services to the struggling national team, saying he has no “trust in the system”. National selectors made a formal request Thursday to hire several legends, including Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, to a special committee advising on how to return to winning […]
Saudi footballers to be penalised for Russia drubbing
Moscow : Members of Saudi Arabias national football team will face a disciplinary penalty for their crushing defeat by Russia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup opener. “We are very disappointed by the defeat,” Saudi Football Federation chief Adel Ezzat was quoted as saying by the Al-Youm Assabaa newspaper, reports Tass news agency. “This result […]
