T20 World Cup: England trump New Zealand to stay alive

MELBOURNE: England survived Glenn Phillips’s late onslaught to beat group leaders New Zealand by 20 runs in a crucial Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup to keep alive their semi-final hopes in Brisbane on Tuesday. Jos Buttler smashed 73 off 47 balls and Alex Hales made 52 to power England to 179-6 after […]

Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan to keep semi-finals hopes alive

BRISBANE: Wanindu Hasaranga led an inspired bowling effort before Dhananjaya de Silva hit a fine fifty as Sri Lanka kept their semifinals hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. Mystery spinner Hasaranga (3/13) and pacer Lahiru Kumara (2/30) shared five wickets among themselves to restrict Afghanistan […]

Chance for India batters to get their act right against Bangladesh

ADELAIDE: Rishabh Pant’s flair and chutzpah at the top might be in demand but India could still persist with an out-of-form KL Rahul when it takes on a relatively weaker Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup, here on Wednesday. Matches against Bangladesh across formats are always like a proverbial banana peel where slipping remains a […]

VC SKUAST-K flags off University Cricket team to Haryana

SRINAGAR: Vice-Chancellor of SKUAST-K Prof. N.A. Ganai Tuesday flags off University Cricket team to Haryana The varsity’s cricket team are scheduled to take part in the 18th All India Vice-Chancellor’s T-20 Cricket Tournament to be held at Hisar Agriculture University, Haryana starting from 3rd November. Speaking on the occasion Vice-Chancellor of the University hailed the […]

Wushu Women’s league to be held at Srinagar from Nov- 4

Srinagar: Khelo India Wushu Women’s League zonal competition is scheduled to be held at Srinagar, a statement issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Wushu Association said. The four day league will be held in sub-junior, junior and senior categories and will commence from 4th November at S K Indoor Stadium, Srinagar. Players from Himachal Pradesh, […]

T20 World Cup: Finch’s fifty revives campaign, hands Australia 42-run win over Ireland

Brisbane: Skipper Aaron Finch returned to form with an aggressive half-century as defending champions Australia revived their T20 World Cup campaign with a 42-run win over Ireland, here on Monday. Finch, who struggled with a hamstring issue, revived Australia’s innings with a 44-ball 63 as the hosts overcame a slow start to post a competitive […]

Law deptt  wins inter-deptt cricket tourney

Ganderbal: Department of Law won the inter-departmental cricket tournament organized by the integrated B.Ed. and M.Ed. Department, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), the finals of which was played on 28th October. The tournament final was witnessed by Mr. Hilal Ahmed Najar Sr. Asst Prof, Dr M Muzamil Shah, Sports Coordinator, Asst Profs Dr. Imran Ahad […]

J&K Softball Association to conduct selection trails on Nov 3

SRINAGAR: J&K Softball Association is going to conduct selection trails for both (Boys & Girls) at Government Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu on 3rd of November. The players selected will represent J&K teams in Sub Junior National Softball championship which is going to held at Montessori School, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh from 25th to 29th November. […]

Stern South Africa test awaits India’s top-order in Perth

PERTH: Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje are expected to spit fire on a track that will offer steep bounce as India’s top-order gears up for its toughest test in adverse conditions against a top-notch South African side in T20 World Cup on Sunday. The match in all likelihood will decide the Group 2 topper and […]

Phillips, Boult power New Zealand to big win over Sri Lanka

SYDNEY: Glenn Phillips rode his luck to smash a special hundred as New Zealand put their poor start behind to register a crucial 65-run win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup on Saturday. New Zealand found themselves tottering at 15 for three inside the powerplay before Phillips (104 off 64) shared an 84-run […]