SRINAGAR: The three day UT Level Chess Championship concluded here at Srinagar Sports Club SKISC Srinagar. In which Soham Kamotra from District Jammu secured 1st position, Ajit Singh from District Unhampur secured second position, Faisal Farooq Dhar from District Ganderbal secured third position and Khalid Amin from District Srinagar secured fourth position. The Chess Championship […]
KARACHI: England Saturday dismissed Pakistan for 304 on day one of the third and final Test against England at the Karachi National Stadium. England kept picking up wickets at regular intervals to keep Pakistan on the backfoot throughout the day. Spinner Jack Leach bagged four wickets and debutant Rehan Ahmed claimed two wickets. Meanwhile, Ollie […]
NEW DELHI: The move to disallow foreigners in the second division league and revamp of Santosh Trophy would broaden the talent pool for the selection of the national team, according to All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey. The AIFF executive committee in September took the decision to restrict second division league to Indian players […]
Chattogram: Shubman Gill scored his maiden Test century while Cheteshwar Pujara finally ended a four-year wait for his 19th hundred as India set Bangladesh a stiff victory target of 513 runs on the third day of the series-opener here Friday. For the second day in succession, Bangladesh were completely outplayed as Kuldeep Yadav’s career-best 5 […]
Srinagar: Three inter-college tournaments concluded at the University of Kashmir on Friday. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan chaired the prize-distribution ceremony of the Cricket tournament for women, Kabbadi tournament for men and Kho-Kho tournament for women, organised by the varsity’s Directorate of Physical Education and Sports (DPES). Congratulating the winners and the participants, Prof Nilofer encouraged […]
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain and one of their premier batters Azhar Ali has decided to retire from Test cricket after the third and final match of the ongoing series against England starting here on Saturday. The 37-year-old Azhar has so far scored 7097 runs from 96 Tests at an average of 42.49. He has 19 […]
DOHA: FIFA looks set to revise plans to introduce three-team groups for the 2026 World Cup, world football chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday. FIFA had previously indicated that the 2026 finals, which will expand to 48 teams from 32, would see countries divided into 16 groups of three during the first round. Under that […]
Chattogram: Kuldeep Yadav sizzled with an all-round performance as he put India in the driver’s seat on day two of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Thursday. Playing his first Test after more than 22 months, Kuldeep continued his ‘birthday’ party a day after turning 28, in his sensational run with the bat and […]
SRINAGAR: Vice-chancellor IUST, Prof Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, Thursday flagged off University Football Team(Men) for participation in the Inter-University Football Tournament to be held at GNA University Phagwara Punjab. The 16 member squad shall take part in the tournament in which 80 teams from all across the country are participating. Prof Romshoo wished the team the […]
Chattogram: Virat Kohli, with his incredible understanding of the game, can easily decipher when to switch gears and when to control the proceedings, said head coach Rahul Dravid, who was also mighty impressed with the way the Indian premier batter maintains his intensity during training. Kohli found form during the Asia Cup in the UAE […]