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Plan to introduce home and away format in WPL from season 2: IPL chairman

New Delhi: Buoyed by the success of the inaugural Women's Premier League, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal on Tuesday said that they plan to introduce...

Babar returns to lead Pakistan in home series against New Zealand

Karachi: Babar Azam on Tuesday returned to the Pakistan team as captain of the ODI and T20 squads for the home series against New...

CWG champion Sanjita Chanu slapped with four-year ban by NADA

New Delhi: Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has been handed a four-year ban by the National Anti Doping Agency’s (NADA) Disciplinary...

Waseem Raja takes over as Joint Director Youth Services and Sports

Srinagar: Waseem Raja, a (2008) Batch JKAS officer, took over as Joint Director (Kashmir) of the Department of Youth Services and Sports on Monday. Immediately...

DEO Bandipora inaugurates cricket tournament to enhance voter awareness

BANDIPORA: District Election Officer Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Monday inaugurated a cricket tournament and Tug of War competition at SK Stadium Bandipora in...

Ravi Shastri’s verdict on Kohli vs Rohit viral IPL 2023 poll

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had contrasting outings during the IPL 2023 match on Friday between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore....

UFC, WWE combine to form $21.4B sports entertainment company

New York: WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. A new publicly...

Debonair Durani dies at 88

New Delhi: Salim Durani, the debonair India cricketer of the 1960s with a movie-star looks, a puckish sense of humour, and a penchant for...

Durani was a legend, an institution in himself: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Salim Durani, who died on Sunday, an institution in himself who contributed immensely to India's rise in...

IPL Ticket Advisory: No CAA/ NRC protest banners allowed during matches

New Delhi: The spectators coming to watch IPL matches in four cities including Delhi, Mohali, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, will not be allowed to carry...

Anantnag hosts open selection trials for State CoE Rowing

SRINAGAR: J&K Sports Council on Sunday conducted open selection trials for the Khelo India State Center of Excellence (CoE) Rowing for South Kashmir's districts...

PV Sindhu loses in Madrid Spain Masters final

Madrid: India’s P V Sindhu on Sunday suffered a demoralising straight-game loss against Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the summit clash of the Madrid...

SC to hear pleas related to All India Football Federation on April 5

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on April 5 a batch of pleas on issues related to the All India Football...

‘Teams will need some time to ace it’: Gavaskar on Impact Player rule

New Delhi: Former India cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Harbhajan Singh have given thumbs up to the new ‘Impact Player Rule’ introduced by the BCCI...

Najam Sethi never spoke to ICC about playing WC matches in Bangladesh: PCB

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday clarified that its chairman Najam Sethi never floated the idea at the ICC Board meeting about the...

Hockey India names 39-member men’s core group for national camp

New Delhi: Hockey India has named a 39-member men's core group for the national coaching camp, starting at the SAI Bengaluru centre on Saturday. The...

Having an impact player is a luxury: Dhoni

Ahmedabad: Having an impact player is a luxury as it makes decision making easier, Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni said on Friday. Under the...

India have firepower in pace department to trouble Australia in the WTC Final: Taylor

Dubai: Former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor has backed the Indian pace unit to cause trouble for Australian batters in the World Test Championship...

Two T-20 Police Cricket Tournaments conclude in Awantipora

Sports activities organised under civic action prog to address drug abuse among youth: DIG South Kashmir PAMPORE: Two T-20 Knockout tournaments which were organised by...

IOC asks IOA to appoint CEO without further delay

Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee has asked the Indian Olympic Association to appoint a chief executive officer without any further delay, and also confirmed...

Having played for so many years, public expectation doesn’t bother me: Rohit Sharma

Mumbai: Rohit Sharma knows a thing or two about winning IPL trophies and having been there and done that on five occasions for Mumbai...

Rohit, Pandya make gains in ICC ODI rankings

Dubai: India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday moved up one place to be eighth in the batters' list while all-rounder Hardik Pandya jumped 10...

YSS issues UT-level calendar of sports activities for 2023-24

Around 35 lakh youth to participate, 15 lakh expected to participate in 45 sports disciplines under school games: Director Srinagar: The Department of Youth Services...

Ensure adequate utilisation of funds for athletes training for Asian Games, Olympics: Parl panel

New Delhi: The increased budgetary allocation for financial year 2023-24 should be utilised “adequately” and “judiciously” by the sports ministry for the training of...

Kapil Dev hopeful of cricket reaching great heights in USA

New Delhi: Cricket is still in its infancy in the US but the legendary Kapil Dev is hopeful of the game reaching great heights...

2nd Division I-League: Downtown Heroes defeat Techtro Swades

Srinagar: Downtown Heroes Football Club on Monday registered their first win of the 2nd Division I-League by defeating Techtro Swades FC by 1-0. Elated with...

ICC revises Indore’s pitch rating from ‘poor’ to ‘below average’

Motera assessed as ‘average’ Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has upgraded the pitch rating of Indore's Holkar Stadium -- the venue for the...

IBA threatens IOC with legal action for breach of contract

New Delhi: The International Boxing Association (IBA) has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of “lack of transparency” and “unlawful” conduct and raised questions...

Taekwondo Premier League with 12 teams launched

New Delhi: As many as 12 teams will vie for honours in the Indian Taekwondo Premier League (TPL), which was launched here on Sunday. The...

Cristiano Ronaldo happy again with Portugal’s national team

Luxembourg: It took only two games for him to make his peace with Portugal’s national team and show he is not done impressing at...

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