LONDON: Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the ongoing T20 World Cup is “purely set up for India” and global body ICC should have been a bit more “fairer” to other countries as this is not a bilateral event organised solely for commercial gains. Vaughan, 49, has often criticised the BCCI and India for flexing […]
TAROUBA (TRINIDAD): South Africa have secured their place in the Men’s T20 World Cup final for the first time ever after a commanding 9-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the semifinal here at Brian Lara Stadium on Thursday (as per IST). The stars of the match, Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi, set the tone with an […]
NEW DELHI: The dispute between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the recently sacked men’s team head coach, Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac, seems to be a never-ending saga. While Stimac has levelled several allegations of non-cooperation by the AIFF, including the ‘unlawful’ termination of his contract, the AIFF, on its part, has vehemently […]
Move into knockouts by beating Portugal 2-0 GELSENKIRCHEN: Georgia staged the biggest upset in Euro history with a 2-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday to stride into the knock-out phase of their first major tournament, thanks to an early Khvicha Kvaratskhelia strike and a Georges Mikautadze penalty. The win, albeit against a largely second-string Portugal […]
Optimally utilise world class sports infrastructure, coaching to produce winners: Sarmad Hafeez SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council (JKSC) on Wednesday observed International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking at Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor Sports Complex, Srinagar. The event was attended by Secretary Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez and Secretary JKSC, Nuzhat Gul besides […]
SRINAGAR: The Department of Youth Services and Sports J&K organised numerous sports activities and rallies across J&K on Wednesday to observe International Day against drug abuse. Director of the Department, Subash Chander Chibber, joined by Joint Director Kashmir, Mohammad Rashid Kohili, in an impressive display of solidarity against drug abuse on the occasion of the […]
NEW DELHI: World Cup-winning former India cricket captain Kapil Dev has taken over as the new President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), an elevation that marks a fresh beginning for the iconic player who also excelled as an amateur golfer. The 65-year-old, who was already a member of the PGTI Board as […]
KINGSTOWN: West Indian batting great Brian Lara had predicted Afghanistan would reach the T20 World Cup semifinals nearly a month before the tournament began and now that the giant-slayers have made it, skipper Rashid Khan said he is immensely proud to have proved the legend right. Afghanistan continued their brilliant run at the T20 World […]
KABUL: Afghanistan erupts in joy as skipper Rashid Khan’s cricket team enters first ever T20 World Cup semifinal. The strife-torn nation celebrates as its cricket team defeats Bangladesh to dash Australia’s hopes. Sunday marked a red-letter day in cricket history as Afghanistan pulled off a historic 21-run victory over Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 World […]
NEW DELHI: Frank Duckworth, an English statistician who co-created the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, passed away at 84 years old, PTI quoted a report on ESPNcricinfo.com. Duckworth’s death occurred on June 21. Alongside fellow statistician Tony Lewis, Duckworth developed the Duckworth-Lewis method to determine outcomes in cricket matches affected by rain. The method was first employed […]