18-yr-old Geoffrey Emmanuel first Indian in FIM JuniorGP World Championship

Bengaluru: Five minutes into the conversation, it becomes clear that Geoffrey Emmanuel is no ordinary teenager. Not only does he know what he wants, but also what he must do to get there – lead a disciplined life with focus only on training. It is not really a surprise that come Friday, this 18-year-old Chennai […]

Secretary YSS reviews calendar of activities, emphasizes diversification of sports progs for maximum reach

JAMMU: Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department, Sarmad Hafeez, on Wednesday convened a meeting with representatives of recognized Sports Associations in Panchayat Bhawan, Jammu, to review the calendar of activities for the year 2023-24. While addressing the sports associations, Sarmad Hafeez asked them to work for betterment of athletes and address their legitimate demands. He […]

G-20 Summit: Walkathon organised in Pulwama

PULWAMA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Basharat Qayoom on Wednesday flagged-off the ‘Run for G-20 Walkathon’ from DC Office Complex Pulwama, here. The walkathon was organized by District Youth Services and Sports Pulwama wherein hundreds of school children from various educational zones, faculty, and non-teaching staff participated in the event, which later culminated at Government Degree […]

DYSSO Srinagar organises inter school zonal level tournaments

Srinagar: In accordance with the calendar of activities issued by Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, Inter School Zonal level competitions are being organised by the different Zones of Srinagar. Accordingly Zonal Physical Education Officers have conducted various sports activities to involve more and more students towards sports activities and keep them away from drugs. […]

Police declares open Kabaddi tournament

Jammu: DIG AP/IRP Range Jammu Nisha Nathyal, IPS, accompanied by SSP Kulbir Singh-CO IRP 18th Bn, declared Kabaddi tournament open being organized by IRP 18th Bn under CAP at Gulshan Ground Jammu. Nisha Nathyal along with SSP Kulbir Singh-CO IRP 18th Bn interacted with the players and wished them all the best on behalf of […]

Suspension for few games could be better solution: Gavaskar on Kohli-Gambhir spat

New Delhi: A day after the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman ViratKohli and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) mentor GautamGambir involved in a spat, former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has sought for a stricter action against the players so that such an incident would not happen in future. Kohli and Gambhir were docked their full […]

Messi suspended for two weeks without pay by PSG after unauthorised trip to Saudi

Riyadh: The strains between Paris Saint Germain and Lionel Messi continue to take the headlines. Per RMC Sport, the Ligue 1 club have suspended their World Cup winning forward for two weeks without pay for his recent trip to Saudi Arabia which came without the club’s authorisation. The Argentine is therefore set to miss PSG’s […]

Messicutouts displayed atop elephants during festival in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: Football star Lionel Messi’s fans in India are still celebrating Argentina’s FIFA world cup title victory which was accomplished under Messi’s leadership at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar last year. Messi’s fan following in Kerala reached an all-new level during the state’s iconic Thrissur Pooram Festival on Sunday, April 30. In the festival, large […]

Youth Services & Sports Conclave 2023: J&K unique with 94 Khelo India Centres, indoor stadia in every district: Sarmad Hafeez

UT home to best gymnasts, fencers: Secretary J&K Sports Council   JAMMU: The Department of Youth Services and Sports (YSS) organised a one day Youth Services and Sports Conclave 2023 at Convention Centre in Jammu and Kashmir, with Secretary YSS, Sarmad Hafeez as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Sarmad Hafeez praised J&K for […]

Kohli vs Gambhir: Old baggages lead to another round of ‘juvenile’ bust-up

New Delhi: The ugly bust-up between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli was quintessentially Delhi and waiting to happen. Both don’t believe in pulling punches and have been carrying their own baggages of mutual dislike for each other. During their latest face-off, there was liberal use of the north Indian profanity which sounds similar to the […]