Astana: Aman Sehrawat clinched India’s first gold medal at the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships after beating Kyrgyzstan’s Almaz Smanbekov in the 57kg category here on Thursday. Sehrawat, who continued to impress on the senior circuit, beat Smanbekov 9-4 in the summit bout on the penultimate day of the championships. Sehrawat, who trains at Delhi’s famed […]
Brandipora: As a part of Systematic Voter Education Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme, District Administration Bandipora in collaboration with District Election office Bandipora on Wednesday conducted cycle rally at Hajin to raise awareness regarding various voting related activities. The rally was jointly flagged off by Nodal Officer Coordination Mohd Ashraf Hakak and Chairman MC Hajin Irshad […]
New Delhi: With more than two weeks of the IPL 2023 have passed and 16 matches have been played so far, the season has seen some riveting contests and some outstanding performances from the Indian uncapped cricketers like Rinku Singh, Mayank Markande and Ayush Badoni have also been witnessed. However, former India batting great Sunil […]
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has said that it stands to lose around USD 3 million in revenues from the tournament if the country refuses to play in the Asia Cup this year. Sethi said that Pakistan was willing to bear this loss of revenue as it was “a matter of principle” […]
New Delhi: The Pakistan cricket team would prefer playing bulk of its 2023 ODI World Cup matches in Chennai and Kolkata — the two venues where the team has felt safe during its earlier tours, according to ICC sources. The World Cup will start tentatively on October 5, with 46 matches, including the final set […]
New Delhi: The BCCI is planning a massive renovation of at least five major stadiums, with an estimated cost of over Rs 500 crore, ahead of the ODI World Cup in October-November in India. The game has attracted huge money over the past 10 years, making BCCI, the richest board in the world, richer. However, […]
JAMMU: To review the various activities of the Department of Youth Services & Sports of Jammu, Joint Director Youth Services & Sports Jammu, Suram Chand Sharma on Tuesday chaired a meeting of Sports Officers of Jammu province. Among others, Deputy Director Planning Directorate Ravi Kumar, Mool Raj Assistant Director, Accounts Officer Directorate, Sunil Kumar Sharma, […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir SQAY Association is going to conduct selection trials, screening of SQAY Athletes on 15 April 2023, Saturday, at Pologround Srinagar at 10 am for the selection of Jammu and Kashmir SQAY Contingent for upcoming All India SAQY National Championship scheduled at Delhi w.e.f. April 28 to 30, 2023. The selection trials/screening […]
Colombo: A technical committee appointed by the minister of sports will be probing the reasons behind Sri Lanka’s failure to win automatic qualification for the ODI World Cup to be held in India later this year. Sri Lanka failed to directly qualify for the ICC ODI World Cup following their loss to New Zealand in […]
New Delhi: An office bearer of the all-powerful BCCI will now be paid a daily allowance of USD 1000 on foreign tours and will fly first-class. The increase in allowances doled out to the BCCI office bearers was tabled in the Apex Council meeting on Sunday but will be effective from October 2022. The per […]