Machil athletics meet held

Srinagar: Indian Army organised first ever Machhal Athletics Meet for the youth of Machil on Thursday, a statement issued by army said. The three day long athletic meet sa witnessed participation from each village. The event was an endeavour under Project Sadhbavna to inspire the youth of Machil to take up athletics as a sport […]

Brooks powers Windies to five-wicket win over New Zealand in first ODI

BRIDGETOWN (Barbados): Shamarh Brooks played the sheet anchor role to perfection in guiding the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over top-ranked New Zealand in a low-scoring opening day-night one-day international of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday. After the home side’s bowling combination of pace and spin dismissed the visitors […]

LG chairs high level meeting to review Sports activities in J&K

Make sporting activities more inclusive; Accelerate efforts to promote women athletes: LG to officials SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday chaired a high level meeting at Civil Secretariat, to review the sports activities across Jammu & Kashmir. The Lt Governor took a detailed assessment of the efforts for engagement of 35 lakh youth in sports […]

1st ODI: All eyes on skipper KL Rahul as India target series sweep in Zimbabwe

HARARE: Skipper KL Rahul’s form and fitness will be observed keenly when India take on Zimbabwe in a three-match series, starting Thursday, in 50-overs format, which is fast losing popularity and struggling to retain its identity. Supposed to be one of the most vital cogs in India’s T20 World Cup top-order, Rahul would like to […]

Pakistan beats the Netherlands by 16 runs in 1st ODI

ROTTERDAM: Pakistan overcame a slow start and early loss of an opener to beat the Netherlands by 16 runs in their first one-day international on Tuesday. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first. Only at 3-0 after four overs, it got worse for the visitors at 10-1 in six overs following Vivian Kingma’s […]

Men’s FTP ’23-’27: India to play 38 Tests, 42 ODIs, 61 T20Is in next cycle, no series against Pakistan

NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s team will be playing a whopping 141 bilateral international matches during the next five-year Future Tours & Programme (FTP) Cycle between May, 2023 to April, 2027, the ICC said on Wednesday. Most sought-after team commercially, the ‘Men In Blue’ will play 38 Tests, 42 ODIs and 61 T20Is in the […]

HI election process to be completed by October 9: FIH and CoA joint statement

NEW DELHI: Hockey India’s election process will be completed by October 9, the Committee of Administrators-managed sports body said on Wednesday after submitting the first draft of its modified constitution to the International Hockey Federation (FIH). In a joint statement, the FIH and CoA said the final draft of the constitution will be delivered to […]

Durand Cup: Chhetri, Roy Krishna on target as 10-man BFC down Jamshedpur 2-1

KOLKATA: Sunil Chhetri and Roy Krishna scored a goal each as 10-man Bengaluru FC overcame some anxious second-half moments to down Jamshedpur FC 2-1 in the Durand Cup on Wednesday. Eyeing the elusive Durand Cup title, the former I-League and Indian Super League champions began on a positive note with Chhetri finding the net in […]

SC asks Centre to take pro-active role in facilitating holding of U-17 Women’s World Cup

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to take a “pro-active role” in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) matter for facilitating the holding of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India and the lifting of the suspension of the country’s apex football body by FIFA. The top court deferred till the August […]

India banned by FIFA, stripped of U17 women’s World Cup hosting rights

NEW DELHI: India was on Tuesday suspended by world governing body FIFA for “undue influence from third parties” and stripped the country of the right to host the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled for October. This is the first time the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been banned by FIFA in its 85 year […]