ISLAMABAD: Australia flew into Pakistan Sunday for their first cricket tour in nearly a quarter of a century — and into a high-security bubble that will envelop them throughout their six-week stay. Senior batsman Steve Smith posted a picture on Twitter of the 35-strong Australia tour party inside their charter flight’s cabin after it touched […]
Acapulco: Australian Open champion Rafa Nadal captured his fourth title in Acapulco on Saturday, continuing his good run with a 6-4 6-4 triumph over Cameron Norrie in the final of the ATP 500 event. Nadal stormed through the Acapulco draw without dropping a set to claim his third straight title of 2022, adding to victories […]
BUDAPEST: Vladimir Putin temporarily lost his most senior official position in world sports on Sunday. The International Judo Federation cited “the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine” for suspending Putin’s honorary president status. The Russian president is a keen judoka and attended the sport at the 2012 London Olympics. The IJF is rare among Olympic sports […]
KOLKATA: The I-League, which is set to resume on Thursday, two months after it was suspended owing to COVID-19 cases in its bio-bubble, will take a call on entry of spectators after reviewing the situation in the second week of March. On 3 January, the I-League was suspended by the AIFF after a fresh COVID-19 […]
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma’s trusted lieutenant Jasprit Bumrah says the India skipper has always had unflinching faith in his ability, backing him to bowl the most important overs even when he was new at Mumbai Indians, and now gives him the freedom to do things his way. If Bumrah is to be believed, then Rohit […]
SRINAGAR: Five day Snow Sqay training camp held at Gulmarg Ice Rinke concludes on Friday. Athletes from different states of the country participated. The Snow Sqay event was introduced by International Council of Sqay (world governing body of Sqay ) with the motto to add a new feather in the winter sports around the world. […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor and Vice President Sports Council Farooq Khan, on Saturday greeted star Wushu player for winning gold medal in Moscow Wushu Stars Championship held in Russia this week. “We are proud of Sadiq Tariq for bringing laurels for the country at the International arena by winning gold medal in Moscow Wushu […]
MOHALI: The BCCI won’t be allowing any spectators for the upcoming first Test between India and Sri Lanka starting here March 4, which is incidentally legendary Virat Kohli’s landmark 100th Test, a Punjab Cricket Association official stated. The decision has been taken in the wake of the COVID-19 cases in and around Mohali while also […]
NEW DELHI: Handed an “interesting” draw, the Indian players will need to believe in their abilities to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup twice in a row for the first time, feel the country’s top footballers Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan. India was on Thursday drawn alongside Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Cambodia in Group […]
NEW DELHI: The 2022 Indian Premier League will see a tweak in format as 10 teams will be divided into groups of five but the number of matches per side will remain 14. As per groupings released by BCCI on Friday, group A comprises Mumbai Indians, KKR, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Supergiants. The […]