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 the win, the founders have credited the coaching staff, the team players and special praises to head coach for this win. Downtown displayed a significant play, leaving opposition stunned 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 third Test between India and Australia — to ‘below average’ from ‘poor’ following a BCCI appeal. The ICC also gave the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch in Ahmedabad, 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 about its “transparency principles” while inviting boxing officials for the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification process. The IBA has threatened to take IOC to court for redressal of the issue. In an […]

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 franchise-based league, to be held in Delhi in June this year, has found takers in Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Assam, Delhi, Bengaluru, Dehradun, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Chennai and Gujarat. Top taekwondo […]

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 the international level just yet. In his return after a disappointing World Cup and a controversial move to Saudi soccer, the 38-year-old Ronaldo scored four goals in Portugal’s first two games […]

Nikhat wins her second World Championships title, second Indian to achieve the feat

New Delhi: Ace Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second World Championships title to her name, defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash here on Sunday. Nikhat upstaged the two-time Asian champion Tam by a 5-0 verdict to take the light flyweight title in front of a packed home crowd at the […]

Satwik-Chirag win Swiss Open title in badminton

Basel: Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty capped off their impressive campaign with a title win, beating China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang in the final of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Sunday. The second-seeded Indian pair, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, was solid in […]

You are truly a legend and an idol to every football player: Bader on Ronaldo becoming most capped men’s int’l player

New Delhi: Until Thursday night, Bader Al-Mutawa was the most capped men’s international player in football. The Kuwaiti international was however surpassed by Cristiano Ronaldo as he marked his 197th outing for Portugal during the Euro 2024 qualifier 4-0 win against Liechtenstein. The 38-year-old marked outing with two goals on the night in Lisbon. Al-Mutawa […]

Afghanistan skipper hails maiden T20 win against Pakistan

Dubai: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan hailed the team’s maiden T20 victory against Pakistan but said their front-line batters need to improve ahead of the 50-overs World Cup in India later this year. Rashid and his team mates humbled a new-look Pakistan by six wickets in the opening T20 International in Sharjah on Friday. They restricted […]

Outstanding sportspersons call on LG

JAMMU: A delegation of outstanding sportspersons from J&K called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan on Saturday. S. Chandeep Singh, International Para Taekwondo Medallist; Danish Sharma, International Judo player & Coach and Appu Jamwal, Wushu National medallist while calling on the Lt Governor discussed with him the implementation of J&K Sports policy. The […]