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DC Gbl inaugurates cricket tournament

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal Sunday inaugurated Nawabbagh Premier league (NPL) cricket tournament launched by Sheikh Ul Alam Sports Association Nawabagh. The main theme...

Volleyball tourney to be held at Qazigund

SRINAGAR: Khan Mansoor volleyball club is organising men’s volleyball tournament at Salyaloo Qazigund starting from September 15. For further information interested teams are asked to...

IPL challenging practice for India, Australia players ahead of duel: Ian Chappell

NEW DELHI: Former captain Ian Chappell believes playing cricket in the Covid-19 era is a lot different from anything experienced in the past, but...

Six-day quarantine likely for Australian players arriving for IPL from UK

DUBAI: Australian cricketers like Steve Smith and David Warner will have to remain in isolation for six days after arrival in the UAE for...

IPL will set the momentum for Australia tour, says KXIP pacer Shami

KOLKATA: The IPL is the right kind of tournament that allows players to getinto the groove nicely, an absolute must before they hit the...

‘This horror show is finishing cricket’: Pietersen on CSA crisis

NEW DELHI: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has likened the crisis in South African cricket to a “horror show” that is finishing the sport...

BCCI indefinitely postpones its AGM due to COVID-19 pandemic

NEW DELHI: The BCCI has indefinitely postponed its Annual General Meeting, supposed to be held by September 30, due to the COVID-19 pandemic as...

BCCI ACU arrives in UAE, to video counsel players this IPL, focus on social media approaches

New Delhi: Preventing corrupt approaches through social media will be the focus of BCCI's anti-corruption unit (ACU) in the upcoming closed-door IPL, ahead of...

Cricket in Shopian is a racket

Shopian: Though cricket is not played much in Shopian district because of lack of enough playgrounds, but when it is, there is rampant betting...

Overlooked for almost entire tour, Sarfaraz was reluctant to play last match in England

Karachi: Overlooked for almost the entire tour of England, Pakistan's former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was reluctant to play when he was finally offered a...

Yuvraj Singh eyeing a stint in BBL, CA trying to find a club for him

MELBOURNE: Flamboyant Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh, who retired last year, is eyeing a stint in the Big Bash League and Cricket Australia is trying...

India’s series against Australia likely to begin in Adelaide or Brisbane

MELBOURNE: Indian cricket team's much-anticipated tour of Australia will begin either in Adelaide or Brisbane instead of favoured Perth after Western Australia state government...

Andhra Pradesh again tops ‘ease of doing business’ ranking of states, UTs

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh has retained the top position in the ranking of states and union territories (UTs) based on the implementation of the...

Ehsan Mani doesn’t want new ICC chairman from cricket’s ‘big three’ nations

Mani said there was some kind of "politics introduced" by BCCI, Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in the ICC. The ICC...

Will 3 outgoing selectors stay back to pick team for Australia tour? 23-25 member squad expected

NEW DELHI: The three outgoing selectors -- Devang Gandhi, Jatin Paranjape and Sarandeep Singh -- are likely to stay at least till the jumbo...

CSK finally hit the nets after clearing additional round of COVID-19 testing

Dubai: Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and all other Chennai Super Kings players, except for the COVID-19 afflicted duo of Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaikwad,...

Babar Azam tells Somerset, he won’t wear logo of alcohol brand

KARACHI: Pakistan's white-ball cricket captain, Babar Azam has told his English county, Somerset that he would not display the logo of any alcohol beverage...

JKCA elections must be held ‘urgently’, BCCI tells High Court

Srinagar: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday told J&K High Court that the elections for Jammu and Kashmir Cricket...

You never know, you might see me in the CSK camp there again: Raina

NEW DELHI: Suresh Raina has broken his silence over his unexpected pullout from the IPL, saying he returned to India for his family and...

Here to play cricket, not have fun; hope everyone understands that: Kohli on IPL bio-bubble

Dubai: Speaking on RCB's Youtube show 'Bold Diaries', the 31-year-old swashbuckler said he didn't exactly miss the game during the COVIDforced lockdown, which brought...

First training session on sticky wicket was a great challenge: AB de Villiers

DUBAI: The sticky wicket was a "great challenge" but South African star AB de Villiers left the ground after his first net session in...

Misbah-ul-Haq’s reaction will have bad effect on team: Inzamam-ul-Haq

LAHORE: Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has slammed coachcum-selector Misbah-ul-Haq for his negative body language during Pakistan's defeat in the second T20 International against England...

Jamshedpur FC rope in Brazilian midfielder Alex

Jamshedpur: Indian Super League franchise Jamshedpur FC on Monday announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Alexandre Monteiro de Lima as their fourth foreigner for...

That was my life’s biggest thrill but it lasted two seconds: Bindra on Olympic gold

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra says the thrill - the biggest of his life - lasted merely two seconds after his gold at...

Was pretty scared to hit nets for first time but it went better than I thought: Kohli

DUBAI: Indian captain Virat Kohli admitted he was "pretty scared" to hit the nets for the first time in five months but said his...

Anderson keenly waiting to challenge Kohli in his backyard next year

LONDON: Record-setting England pacer James Anderson relishes the challenge of getting the best batsmen out and is looking forward to a tough contest against...

Chinar Football Premier League: FC Wahab Hajin lifts summit trophy

SRINAGAR: FC Wahab Hajin in a lopsided affair beat Wangipura team by 4-1 goals in the summit clash of Chinar Football Premier League played...

IPL 2020: CSK player, multiple staff members test Covid-19 positive

NEW DELHI: A current Indian limited-overs cricketer is among multiple members of the Chennai Super Kings contingent who have tested positive for Covid-19, forcing...

Australia impose further restriction on use of sweat for England tour

MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia (CA) has restricted its players from using sweat from the head, face and neck to shine the ball during the upcoming...

Three National Sports Award winners test positive for COVID, not to attend virtual ceremony: SAI

NEW DELHI: Three winners of this year's National Sports Awards, including badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, have tested positive for COVID-19 and will not attend...

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