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ISL success will inspire other sports, drive fear of COVID away: Ganguly

KOLKATA: The start of India's football season amid the COVID-19 pandemic has the country's cricket boss Sourav Ganguly excited as he believes a smooth...

Indian players will feel extra pressure without Virat Kohli in Tests: Ricky Ponting

SYDNEY: India will "not be clear in their own mind" about their batting order after the departure of talismanic captain Virat Kohli at the...

England to visit Pakistan after 16 years for a T20I series

KARACHI: England will make their first trip to Pakistan in 16 years for a two-match T20 International series next October as part of a...

CS reviews status of sports infrastructure in J&K

JAMMU: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the sports facilities being developed in Jammu and Kashmir. The Chief...

Delegation of J&K Olympic Association calls on Lt Governor

JAMMU: A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association Wednesday called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. The delegation led by its...

Body-building contest held at Pattan

SRINAGAR: Showkat Ahmad Hurrah of Hamre, Pattan lifted the “Sher-e-Pattan” title at the bodybuilding competition organised by 10 sector’s 29 Rashtriya Rifles with assistance...

Bumrah, Shami likely to be rotated for limited-overs series against Australia

NEW DELHI: India's premier strike bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are unlikely to play all the upcoming six white-ball games against Australia as...

Virat and Co undergo Test match simulation during training

SYDNEY: The limited-overs competition awaits them first but Indian players, led by captain Virat Kohli, seemed focussed on next month's Tests against Australia as...

BCCI announces MPL Sports as Team India’s kit sponsor till 2023

NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Tuesday formally announced MPL Sports apparel and accessories as the official kit sponsor and merchandise partner of both the...

England’s tour of Pakistan set to be postponed to October next year

Karachi: England's much-awaited tour of Pakistan for a short T20 series early next year is set to be postponed to October due to unavailability...

Smith, Warner’s presence a challenge but then victories don’t come easy, says Pujara

NEW DELHI: David Warner and Steve Smith's presence does make Australia stronger but Cheteshwar Pujara has full faith in India's "remarkable" bowlers, who, he...

NIFF hails J&K Bank chairman for reviving its football team, academy

Srinagar: National and International Footballer’s Forum(NIFF) has hailed the J&K Bank Chairman for reviving its senior football team and academy aimed their participation in...

KL Rahul hones his pull shot with tennis ball training

Sydney: After competing on the slow UAE tracks for nearly two months during the IPL, India's star studded batting line-up is gearing up for...

Aditi Ashok finishes 11th in Saudi Arabia

Kaec (Saudi Arabia): Indian golfer Aditi Ashok finished tied-11th in the inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International tournament with a one-over 73 in the final...

Five ISL clubs fail to secure license from AIFF, need to appeal or seek exemption

NEW DELHI: Five Indian Super League clubs have failed to meet the AFC and national licensing criteria and will now have to either appeal...

Bowling at India’s world-class batting unit will be a test for me: Leg-spinner Swepson

Melbourne: Drafted into the Australian squad for the upcoming four-Test series, in-form leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson says he is itching to test his skills against...

Kohli is ‘a very powerful guy in world cricket,’ says former Australian skipper Mark Taylor

MELBOURNE: Virat Kohli is "a very powerful guy" in world cricket who can perform both the roles of an aggressive cricketer and a statesman...

9th District Anantnag Wushu championship kick started

SRINAGAR: The 9th District Wushu championship Anantnag 2020 has kick started on Sunday. Around 200 players of various schools/clubs of district Anantnag is participating in...

Sports Ministry announces new incentive structure to fund 500 private academies

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has introduced an incentive structure to extend monetary support to 500 private academies through the Khelo India Scheme over...

Final’s of annual league football tournament held

SRINAGAR: Hyder FC and Baba Raza FC emerge victorious in the summit clashes of Super Division and ‘A’ Division football tournaments respectively. In Super Division...

PCB to review Misbah’s performance only after next year’s WT20

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to review Misbah-ul-Haq's performance only after the completion of next year's World T20 Cup, giving him a...

Respect Kohli for taking paternity leave but his absence will impact India: Langer

Melbourne: Australia head coach Justin Langer has hailed India captain Virat Kohli for taking paternity leave during the tour Down Under but conceded that...

Lot of talent in store, IPL is ready for expansion: NCA head Rahul Dravid

NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rahul Dravid strongly believes that Indian Premier League (IPL) is "ready for expansion" in terms of number of teams...

BCCI will leave no stone unturned to deliver a safe T20 World Cup in 2021: Jay Shah

DUBAI: The BCCI is committed towards hosting a safe and healthy ICC T20 World Cup next year and “will leave no stone unturned” in...

India’s postponed 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be played in March, June 2021

NEW DELHI: India’s postponed 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifying round matches will be played in March and June next year as the...

AIFF appoints specialised coaches for referees to move forward

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed specialised coaches for the nation’s high referees so as to assist them head in...

Rohit Sharma should be India’s T20 captain after IPL success: Former cricketers

NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir and England's Michael Vaughan have called for Rohit Sharma's elevation to India's T20 captaincy with the former national team...

It was mentally tough in bio-bubble: Ganguly thanks players for commitment to IPL success

DUBAI: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday acknowledged that it was mentally tough for players to be in the just-concluded Indian Premier League's bio-bubble...

Malik, Amir left out of Pakistan’s upcoming tour of NZ

KARACHI: The Pakistani selectors on Wednesday dropped veteran allrounder Shoaib Malik and pacer Mohammad Amir from a 35-member squad for the upcoming New Zealand...

BCCI invites applications for national selectors, deadline is Nov 15

New Delhi: The BCCI on Tuesday invited applications for replacing three outgoing selectors in the senior men's committee. The deadline for sending applications is Sunday,...

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