COLOMBO: Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya was on Monday named the interim head coach of Sri Lanka’s cricket team ahead of this month’s white-ball home series against India with the country’s board saying that he is “well-positioned” to guide the side till a “permanent solution” is found in the next few months. The Indian team will […]
BARAMULLA: An inaugural ceremony of the Inter District Subroto Mukherjee Football Tournament was organized at Showkat Ali Stadium in Baramulla. The tournament being organized by the Youth Services and Sports Department Kashmir witnessed enthusiastic participation from almost nine districts across the Kashmir province in the under-15 age category. The tournament is being conducted under the […]
NEW DELHI: T20 World Cup-winning skipper Rohit Sharma will continue to lead India in the ODI and Test formats BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Sunday, exuding confidence that the country will win next year’s Champions Trophy and World Test Championship under his captaincy. The 37-year-old Rohit, who became the third Indian captain after legendary […]
CANBERRA: Australia’s Pat Cummins advocated for a dedicated window for Tests so that players, who wished to play franchise leagues, could sort out their individual schedules. “Franchise cricket for some countries is more lucrative, more appealing than international cricket. If I went and played franchise cricket, I could probably be away for a half or […]
‘They’re gonna convert all the tennis clubs into paddle or pickleball’ NEW DELHI: World No. 2 and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic raised the need for tennis to increase its innovation factor and conceded that the sport’s future is under threat. Shortly after scraping past Alexei Popyrin in a Wimbledon third-round match that lasted […]
SRINAGAR: The All India Football Federation has once again chosen Kashmir as the venue for the U-17 National team camp prior to their participation in the SAFF and AFC Qualifiers. For the second consecutive year, 35 players from across the country, along with 7 staff members led by local star and head coach Ishfaq Ahmed, […]
District Court Mominabad & Exen Eleven JKSC enter final SRINAGAR: In a thrilling semifinal match, Exen eleven JKSC defeated the Jal Shakti by a narrow margin of 14 runs and entered into the final of J&K Sports Council’s departmental cricket tournament. The match was held at the Cricket Academy ground TRC Srinagar on Saturday, and […]
BUDGAM: The Department of Youth Services and Sports J&K, successfully concluded the Inter-School Zonal Level Volleyball and Kabaddi competitions for boys and girls at Zone Hardupanzoo here. These competitions were organized for all age groups at Higher Secondary School Hardupanzoo. The grand sports event saw enthusiastic participation and competitive spirit among the students. Joint Director […]
GANDERBAL: The Department of Youth Services and Sports (YSS) Ganderbal hosted an impressive inter-zone district level football tournament today. Boys under 17 and under 19 years participated with great enthusiasm, with matches held at MM Stadium Ganderbal and GCOPE Gadoora Ganderbal, respectively. Teams from all four zones of the district competed, displaying excellent skills and […]
J&K emerge overall champions, secures 8 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze medals PAMPORE: Senior J&K Pencak Association Coach Sajad Ahmad Butt, a resident of Saffron Town Pampore, bagged a gold medal in Masters Category in the Pencak Silat Senior National Championship recently held at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Over 1,100 players from various […]