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Olympic-bound athletes will be given priority when COVID-19 vaccine is available: Rijiju

New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that Olympic-bound athletes and the support staff will be given priority when a vaccine is...

J&K Bank star trio to join RKFC in I-League in Kolkata

  Srinagar: The Real Kashmir FC received a shot in the arm ahead of its I-league campaign in Kolkata after the J-K Bank allowed three...

2nd ODI: With no Plan B in place, India need their ‘A’ game to save ODI series against Australia

SYDNEY: India's battered bowling unit will have little time to regroup and limited resources at its disposal in a desperate bid to perform a...

India missing ‘skill and character’ of Dhoni: Holding

NEW DELHI: West Indies fast bowling great Michael Holding feels that despite a star-studded batting line-up, the Indian team is missing the "skill and...

Vijay Shankar not as impactful as Hardik Pandya: Gambhir

NEW DELHI: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels Virat Kohli's team will keep facing the problem of imbalance till it finds a suitable replacement...

Poor bowling costs India opening ODI despite valiant Hardik Pandya show

SYDNEY: Hardik Pandya's career-best effort wasn't good enough to compensate for a forgettable bowling effort as India slumped to a 66-run defeat against Australia...

Organisers postpone PBL-6 due to COVID-19 pandemic

NEW DELHI: The sixth edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) was on Friday postponed to next year, keeping in mind the health and...

BCCI’s Injury Update: Ishant out of Test series, final decision on Rohit on Dec 11

NEW DELHI: India’s senior-most fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the upcoming Test matches against Australia as he will not be...

Rohit-less India venture into unknown against mighty Oz

Sydney: A new world and a different shade of retro blue awaits a circumspect Indian cricket team which re-enters the international arena without a...

India have quality player in Agarwal to replace Rohit Sharma: Finch

SYDNEY: Australian skipper Aaron Finch on Thursday said India have enough quality in their ODI squad to replace a great batsman like Rohit Sharma,...

Six Pakistan cricketers test positive for COVID, training put on hold; NZC says protocol breach by visitors

CHRISTCHURCH: Six touring Pakistan cricketers have tested positive for COVID-19 here, New Zealand Cricket announced on Thursday, alleging a breach of the bio-secure protocol...

Six Pakistan cricketers test positive for COVID, training put on hold; NZC says protocol breach by visitors

Christchurch:  Six touring Pakistan cricketers have tested positive for COVID-19 here, New Zealand Cricket announced on Thursday, alleging a breach of the bio-secure protocol...

Have great respect for Indian bowlers but our batsmen have seen them a lot: Langer

Sydney: Australia coach Justin Langer on Wednesday said he has great respect for the formidable Indian bowling line-up but his team's batsmen have become...

Waqar expects tight contest between India and Australia

Karachi: A rapidly grown pace battery and presence of impressive Test performers in the Indian side and comeback of David Warner and Steve Smith...

New Zealand’s Greg Barclay elected ICC chairman

DUBAI: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) head Greg Barclay has been elected as the ICC's new Independent Chairman after he comfortably defeated Singapore's Imran Khwaja...

ICC nominates Kohli, Ashwin for Men’s Player of the Decade Award

DUBAI: The talismanic Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin were on Tuesday nominated for the coveted ICC Men's Player of the Decade Award with the...

Inter department employees TT tournament begins at IUST

SRINAGAR: Inter Department Employees Table Tennis Tournament 2020 of Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) started on Monday at Awantipora. Registrar IUST, Prof. Naseer...

Virat bhai said that tough situation will make me stronger: Siraj

SYDNEY: Away from family while grieving the recent loss of his father, Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj says skipper Virat Kohli's advice to "be strong"...

Locals have high hopes from indoor stadium in Pulwama, but slow construction disappoints

Anantnag: The sluggish pace of work on the indoor stadium being built here in Rajpora area of Pulwama district has left sports enthusiasts as...

Kohli’s return will create a big hole, India-Australia series’ fate lies on selection choices: Ian Chappell

SYDNEY: The legendary Ian Chappell believes that Virat Kohli's departure after the first India-Australia Test next month will leave a "big hole" in the...

Afridi to lead Galle Gladiators in inaugural LPL

KARACHI: Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi will lead Galle Gladiators franchise in the coronavirus-hit inaugural Lankan Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 tournament to be played...

Ready to bat anywhere, will leave it to team management: Rohit Sharma on Australia tour

NEW DELHI: He has enjoyed and revelled in his new role as a Test opener, but Rohit Sharma is ready to be flexible about...

5-year Bandipora kid wins gold medal in Wushu

Bandipora: A five-year old kid from Sumbal town of north Kashmir's Bandipora district has won a gold medal in 10th District Wushu championship here. Five-year...

Motivation has never been a problem for Kohli, feels Stoinis

SYDNEY: Virat Kohli is more than hundred percent charged up every time he takes the field and the Australian team is preparing in equal...

ICDS G’bl organises sports activities under BBBP at Gadoora

SRINAGAR: The ICDS department in collaboration with District Youth Services and Sports department today organized sports activities under Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) at...

Malik, Hafeez, Wahab & Aamir to receive match fees in ‘A’ category

KARACHI: Senior cricketers Shoaib Malik, Muhammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and Muhammad Aamir have received a pay boost after being denied central contracts by the...

My IPL performance has taken pressure off this Australia tour, says Shami

SYDNEY: India's craftiest pacer Mohammed Shami is in the "right zone" after his impressive performance in the IPL, allowing him to prepare for the...

Shahid Afridi in cricket administration? might just happen someday, says the big-hitter

New Delhi: It's not an immediate goal for him but former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi says he wouldn't mind trying his hand at cricket...

Minimum age policy Player must be 15-years-old to play international cricket, says ICC

DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has introduced a minimum age policy for players to play international cricket and according to that, the cricketer...

Khrew Premier League: Mukarram XI beats FCC Lasjan, enters into finals

SRINAGAR: Mukarram XI beat the FCC Lasjan by a narrow margin of two runs in the semifinals of Khrew Premier League played at Aazad...

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