NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh backed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in India’s T20 World Cup squad for the upcoming edition. Yuvraj, named an ambassador for the tournament to be held in the USA and the West Indies from next month, said: “As you get older people start talking about your age and […]
GANDERBAL: With the aim of creating awareness about the democratic process while encouraging active participation of youth in games and sports activities, the Department of Youth Services and Sports J&K is undertaking an extraordinary initiative as part of the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program in all the 20 districts of the Union […]
SRINAGAR: Delhi Public School organised a Cross Country Run for grades 5th and 7th on 26th April 2024 from Duck Park to Nishat Garden via the picturesque foreshore road, under the auspices of the theme: “Sustainable Tomorrow – Go Green.” Over 400 students guided by 50 teachers participated in the race. Besides, students from the […]
Varsity committed to culture of excellence both on and off the field: VC SRINAGAR: The Kashmir University (KU) kick-started the much anticipated ‘Inter-Department T20 Cricket Tournament’ in which a total of 45 teams are participating with the inaugural match between the Department of Management Studies and the Department of Mathematics held Thursday here on the […]
LAHORE: Pakistan will be missing one of their batting mainstays in the penultimate Twenty20 Intern¬ational against New Zealand but the other, captain Babar Azam, was hopeful that his side will bounce back from their dispiriting loss in the last game by winning the five-match series. The series is level at 1-1 after depleted New Zealand, […]
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir and eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt have been named as the ambassadors of women’s and men’s ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024. Sana Mir represented Pakistan in 226 international games, 137 of them as skipper. Sana will keep a keen eye on the tournament which will see […]
NEW DELHI: Former Zimbabwe cricketer Guy Whittall has managed to cheat death once again, this time he and his dog fought off a leopard, which left him bloodied and in need of emergency surgery. In September 2013, Whittall had gone to sleep and woken up with an admirably well-behaved eight-foot-long crocodile sleeping under his bed […]
Reveals he played game while drunk, peed his pants once NEW DELHI: Magnus Carlsen, arguably the world’s greatest chess player, recently took on a new challenge: answering questions about his chess career and his personal life while being strapped to a lie-detector. Asking Carlsen questions and playing chess against him simultaneously was chess commentator GM […]
Becomes only from J&K to achieve feat, inspires local footballers BANDIPORA: In an inspiring display of determination and skill, Hilal Sultan from Hajin town of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district has made history by qualifying for the prestigious national referee exam in football on Tuesday. He became the only candidate from the Union Territory of Jammu […]
DHAKA: Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan’s legendary former spinner and Bangladesh’s newly appointed spin-bowling coach, has joined the national camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Mushtaq joined the camp along with the rest of the coaching panel, including head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who joined the Tigers’ camp following the Eid holidays. According to reports in the […]