From M S Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar to Sunil Gavaskar, all hail India’s T20 World Cup triumph

NEW DELHI: The who’s who of Indian cricket fraternity, including Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, hailed the title triumph in the T20 World Cup, saying it will inspire the country’s “starry-eyed children to move one step closer to their dreams”. India’s first T20 world champion skipper Dhoni led the chorus of former […]

‘This is how you retire in glory’: Pakistan greats hail Kohli, Rohit

KARACHI: Several Pakistan cricket greats such as Wasim Akram and Javed Miandad praised Indian stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for timing their retirement to perfection following the team’s triumph in the just-concluded T20 World Cup. India outwitted South Africa by seven runs in a topsy-turvy final at Barbados to lift their second T20 world […]

Director YSS reviews sports activities in Gurez

SRINAGAR: Director Youth Services and Sports JK Subash C Chhibber on his visit to picturesque Gurez took a detailed review of the Sports and allied activities being carried out by the Department of YSS in the area. He also discussed with the officers and officials of different Government Departments and local populace about the possibilities […]

India beat South Africa to become T20 World Cup champions after flawless winning streak

KENSINGTON OVAL: India were crowned the T20 World Cup champions on Saturday after maintaining their flawless winning streak after beating South Africa in the final at Kensington Oval. They set a 177-run target for South Africa which managed to secure 169 runs. The Proteas lost wickets early with Reeza Hendricks in the second over and […]

Gayle attributes low-scoring matches in US to ‘jet-lagged’ and ‘tired’ wickets

BRIDGETOWN (BARBADOS): Chris Gayle, the West Indies batting great and T20 World Cup ambassador, attributed the numerous low-scoring games in the USA leg of the tournament to “jet-lagged and tired” pitches. According to the ICC, drop-in pitches were prepared in Florida since late December, employing proprietary techniques honed over a decade at Adelaide Oval in […]

India posts biggest ever total in women’s Test as South Africa fights back on Day 2

CHENNAI: India posted the biggest ever total in the history of women’s Test cricket by scoring a mammoth 603 for six declared before South Africa Women fought valiantly through Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp on day two of the one-off Test, here Saturday. The hosts resumed the day at the overnight score of 525 for […]

Sports Minister visits NIS Patiala, encourages Paris Olympic bound athletes

PATIALA: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday met with the Olympic-bound Indian athletes and also inspected the progress of the new infrastructure which is coming up inside the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS). During his visit, Mandaviya met with weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, javelin thrower Annu Rani and shot putter Abha Khatua. “My conversation […]