Police organise badminton tournament for girls at Pampore

SDPO Pampore Krishan Rattan hails girls’ dedication amid Ramadan, encourages them to excel in indoor sports PAMPORE: In a commendable initiative aimed at promoting sports and fostering community engagement, the Jammu & Kashmir Police organized a one-day badminton tournament for girls under the Civic Action Programme of Sub Division Pampore, the event took place at […]

IPL 2024: How MS Dhoni is using the ‘Impact Player’ rule

NEW DELHI: The ‘Impact Player’ rule, according to Michael Hussey, the batting coach for the Chennai Super Kings, has extended their batting order, enabling former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to bat as late as number eight in this IPL. With the implementation of the ‘Impact Player’ rule in the 2023 edition, each franchise is now […]

Cricket Australia interested in hosting India-Pakistan bilateral series

NEW DELHI: Reports suggest that Cricket Australia (CA) has voiced its interest in hosting a bilateral series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, provided the Boards of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) mutually agree to such matches in the future. India and Pakistan have not engaged in a bilateral series […]

Ten years from home World Cup, Saudi Arabia sizes up ‘huge challenge’

RIYADH: A decade before it hosts football’s World Cup, the size of the task facing Saudi Arabia is becoming apparent, includingbuilding stadiums, hotels and transport links. As the only bidder, Saudi Arabia was anointed host of the 2034 World Cup last October by FIFA. Infrastructure is the initial concern for the oil-rich kingdom, which is […]

Cricket tournament concludes at IUST

AWANTIPORA: The inter-Departmental Cricket Tournament held at Islamic University of Science and Technology ended today. The finals were played between Departments of Civil Engineering and Food Technolgy, in which the former emerged as the winners. The award ceremony was attended by Mr. Sameer Wazir, Finance Officer as chief guest, heads of departments and sports coordinators.Dr.Hilal […]

Pakistan to tour Australia in Nov to play 3 ODIs, T20Is

KARACHI: The Pakistan cricket team is set to visit Australia for a white-ball series scheduled for November this year as Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday released its international schedule for the 2024-25 season. In a press release, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that the tour — which will mark the start of Australia’s white-ball […]

Moscow attack raises fresh concerns for Paris Olympics

PARIS: The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics, leading France’s interior minister to promise Monday that police and intelligence services would be “ready”. The government upgraded the country’s terror threat level to its maximum on Sunday, with France a frequent […]

Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India-Australia extended to 5 Tests

NEW DELHI: The latest edition of the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy was on Monday extended by a match with India and Australia set to play five Tests later this year for the first time since the 1991-92 season, announced the Cricket Australia (CA). The full schedule for the 2024-25 series is set to be released in […]

‘Dhoni is Dhoni. You cannot match…’ Shami’s blunt opinion on Hardik’s captaincy

NEW DELHI: Not just the fans at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, even those in the cricketing fraternity too were less than impressed by Hardik Pandya’s tactics as captain in his first game leading the Mumbai Indians. MI lost their IPL 2024 opener, but since the match was being played against the Gujarat Titans, a team […]

Imad, Amir among 29 players picked for Kakul fitness camp

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced a list of 29 players — including all-rounder Imad Wasim and pacer Mohammad Amir, both of whom recently announced their decision to end their retirement from international cricket — who would take part in the fitness camp in Kakul, Abbottabad. In a press release, the cricket […]

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