J&K all set to host Senior National Table Tennis Championship in Jammu: Sarmad Hafeez

JAMMU: Emerging as a most sought after sports destination, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to host the 84th Senior National Table Tennis Championship from 20th of this month. “It is a matter of great honor and privilege to be hosts of yet another major event in the sports calendar of the country,” Secretary Youth […]

Support of other ACC members imp but India has big clout: PCB chief on Asian Cup hosting issue

Karachi: PCB Chairman Najam Sethi on Saturday said that support of other members of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will be important on the issue of hosting the Asian Cup but conceded that India, which wants the tournament to be held elsewhere, enjoys big clout in the continental body. ACC chief and BCCI secretary Jay Shah […]

Inter-State Volleyball Kabaddi competitions conclude at Kathua

Kathua: Under J&K Government’s Rural Sports initiative, Volleyball and Kabaddi competitions at Panchyat Taryara (Barnoti) were organised by DDC/BDC/PRI in collaboration with Department of Youth Services and Sports JK here. Hundreds of young sports enthusiasts participated in the competitions. Director, Youth Services and Sports (YS&S) J&K, Subash Chibber who was the chief guest on the […]

Inter-departmental Women Cricket Tournament concludes at IUST

Awantipora: The final match of the Inter-departmental Women Cricket Tournament was played between Food Technology and Electrical Engineering departments. The tournament formed a part of series of sports events organized by Directorate of Physical Education and Sports, IUST under the aegis of Khelo India Dus ka Dum, with the purpose of empowering women through Sports. […]

Test cricket needs to be more engaging, ODI is becoming monotonous too: Tendulkar

New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar feels in order to keep the primacy and attractiveness of Test cricket intact, one shouldn’t look at in how many days the match ends, but instead the focus should be on garnering more eyeballs. The legendary cricketer is also finding current ODI cricket, a bit of a drag and wouldn’t mind […]

Teams In Race For Quarter-Finals

71st B.N. Mullik Memorial All India Police Football C’ship Srinagar: The games on the 6th day of the ongoing 71st B.N. Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship 2023 were played in great enthusiasm and high sprit. Eleven matches including 08 pre-quarter-final matches among the men & 03 women league matches were played at three […]

Police organise road race in Awantipora

Awantipora: Continuing its public outreach and youth engagement, police in Awantipora under Civic Action Programme organized a Road Race event in Aripal Tral. The event was flagged off by SDPO Tral Mubashir Rasool-JKPS. The race started from Handoora and culminated at Aripal. In the event, scores of youth of Sub-Division Tral participated with great enthusiasm. […]

AFI announces whistle-blower policy against doping and age fraud in athletics

New Delhi: Athletics Federation of India on Friday announced the launch of whistle blower policy against doping and age fraud in the track and field sport in the country. The AFI said it decided to strengthen “its war against doping and age fraud” to ensure integrity of the sport during its Executive Committee meeting held […]

Willow secures ICC events rights for USA and Canada including 2024 T20 World Cup

Dubai: The International Cricket Council on Friday announced a new four-year direct deal with Times Internet Limited in the USA and Canada, making Willow the home of ICC cricket in both countries up until the end of 2027. With speculation rife that USA might be stripped of the hosting rights, the ICC came up with […]

Hard-fought clashes at the last day of league stage

71st B.N. Mullik Memorial All India Police Football C’ship   Srinagar: The 5th day of the league rounds of the ongoing 71st B.N. Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship 2023 played at four different venues saw exciting clashes among the teams. Fifteen matches including 12 men’s and 03 women’s, were played on Thursday in […]