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 newly-introduce ‘Impact Player’ rule, a batter or bowler can be replaced in the middle of the game as per the match situation, to make it more exciting. “It’s a luxury […]
Dubai: Former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor has backed the Indian pace unit to cause trouble for Australian batters in the World Test Championship final scheduled at the Oval in London from June 7-11. Taylor, himself a World Test Championship winner, feels Indian fast bowlers have the wherewithal to create problems for Australia even though […]
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 the police district Awantipora under Civic Action Programme concluded on Thursday at Samboora and Pampore area here. These tournaments were inaugurated by SSP Awantipora Ajaz Ahmad Zagar and SDPO Pampore […]
Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee has asked the Indian Olympic Association to appoint a chief executive officer without any further delay, and also confirmed that the 140th IOC session will be held in Mumbai in October this year. The IOC formally acknowledged the results of IOA elections during its executive board meeting here on Wednesday […]
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma knows a thing or two about winning IPL trophies and having been there and done that on five occasions for Mumbai Indians, public expectation is the last thing to make him wary. The most successful captain in the history of IPL with five championships, Sharma knows that Mumbai Indians as one of […]
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 positions to be 76th among bowlers in the ICC ODI Rankings. Shubman Gill remains India’s best-placed batter at number 5, while Virat Kohli was at the seventh position after the update […]
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 and Sports J&K has issued the Annual Calendar of Activities for 2023-24. After due deliberations and meetings, the approved calendar of activities was circulated among the District Youth Services & […]
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 athletes for the Asian Games this year and 2024 Olympics, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth Affairs and Sports has said. The government has enhanced the budgetary allocation to the sports […]
New Delhi: Cricket is still in its infancy in the US but the legendary Kapil Dev is hopeful of the game reaching great heights in the future. “I hope one day America will take this game to the level where no country has seen,” Kapil said at an event held to launch of Indian American […]
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 […]