India achieve best-ever haul at Paris Paralympics; surpasses Tokyo gold tally

NEW DELHI: India achieved its best-ever medal haul at a single edition of the Paralympic Games in Paris and also surpassed the Tokyo gold tally after Praveen Kumar won a gold in men’s high jump T64 event on Friday. Praveen cleared the bar set at 2.08m to clinch his second straight Paralympic medal, a personal […]

Ashwin sorry for Pakistan legends after Bangladesh whitewash

‘They haven’t won a Test at home in over 1000 days’ NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin felt sorry for the geats of the Pakistan cricket team after their team slumped to a new low, suffering a whitewash against Bangladesh at home. Bangladesh beat Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi by 10 wickets to […]

Lyon suggests three-match World Test Championship final at different venues

KOLKATA: Australia off spinner Nathan Lyon has suggested that the World Test Championship (WTC) final should be a three-match series with one game in England, one in India, and one in Australia so that players get to play in different conditions. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has scheduled the WTC 2025 final at Lord’s from […]

Babar Azam drops out of ICC’s top 10 Test batsmen after nearly 5 years

KARACHI: Out-of-form Pakistan batter Babar Azam has dropped out of the top 10 of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ranking for Test batsmen after nearly five years. The former skipper, who has suffered a rare rough patch in the format, is currently number 12 in the ranking. The batter broke into the top 10 in […]

District Pencak Silat Championship held at Higher Secondary School Ajas under SVEEP

BANDIPORA: As part of the SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) initiative the District Pencak Silat Championship was on Thursday organised at Higher Secondary School Ajas. The event merged sportsmanship with civic engagement, underscoring the importance of both physical and democratic participation. The event showcasing the skills and sportsmanship of local athletes was attended […]

One of the best moments for Bangladesh cricket: Skipper Shanto on series win over Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said their first-ever 2-0 Test series win against Pakistan in Rawalpindi is one of the most celebrated feats in the country’s cricketing history. Bangladesh faced political turmoil and severe flooding when the Najmul-led Test team travelled to Pakistan for the two-Test series, worsening conditions for those affected. “I think […]

‘India is proud of you’: PM Modi to Paralympics medallists

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to India’s medal winners at the ongoing Paralympics in Paris, saying the country is proud of the athletes. “After the day’s programmes in Brunei Darussalam, called our Paralympic champions and congratulated them. India is proud of our athletes,” PM Modi, who landed in Brunei on Tuesday to mark […]

Hurting, a bad sign: Pakistan legends lambast team after 0-2 series defeat against Bangladesh

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan cricket reached its lowest ebb on Tuesday while nosediving to a six-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the second Test here, and the stalwarts termed the 0-2 series defeat as “hurting.” It was Pakistan’s sixth defeat in their last 10 Tests at home and this was also the first time Bangladesh have beaten their […]

‘Bazball’ spreads in English cricket as McCullum takes over white-ball teams too

NEW DELHI: England Cricket on Tuesday announced that current Test team coach Brendon McCullum will also take charge of the one-day international (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20) teams beginning next year. The shift is part of a new leadership structure announced by England Cricket with McCullum’s contract with the ECB extended until 2027. Historically, the rigorous […]

Bangladesh needs 148 runs for historic clean sweep against Pakistan in test series

RAWALPINDI: Bangladesh needs 148 runs for a clean sweep against Pakistan after young pace bowlers Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana rattled the hosts for 172 in the second test on Monday. Bangladesh has won just one bilateral test series away from home — beating the West Indies in 2009 — but won the first test […]