Pampore: In a remarkable achievement, 9th-grade student Kallim Ullah Irfan, representing Birla Open Minds International School (BOMIS) Pampore, and hailing from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, secured the first position in the Intermediate Snow Skiing competition held at Gulmarg. Kallim Ullah Irfan, son of Irfan Ahmad, resident of Sarnal KP Road Anantnag, and student of Birla […]
New Delhi: The big three in world cricket, including India, England and Australia should do more to save smaller Test playing teams and ICC’s current revenue sharing model is “completely broken”, said Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave. India being the engine of the game pockets close to 40 percent of ICC’s net annual earnings, […]
New Delhi: Around a dozen of Executive Council (EC) members of Indian Olympic Association alleged that president P.T.Usha “exerted pressure” on them to pave the way for Raghu Iyer’s appointment as CEO, a charge that the legendary athlete termed “shameful”. Usha had issued an official statement on January 6 about the appointment of Iyer as […]
J&K secures top position, wins 31 gold medals Pampore: In a commendable display of skill and determination, three athletes from Saffron town Pampore made their mark at the National Arnis Championship held in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The Championship was organized by the Arnis Sports Association Haryana. Team Jammu and Kashmir clinched the first position at the […]
Auckland: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who suffered a hamstring injury in the second Twenty20 against Pakistan, is unlikely to take any further part in the series, coach Gary Stead said Monday. Williamson was already set to miss the third game on Wednesday, and with the first Test against South Africa less than three weeks […]
Expresses concerns about misuse of technology New Delhi: Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Monday dismissed as “fake” the video in which he is seen promoting a gaming application that lures users for easy money. The video shows Tendulkar talking about the merits of the application, saying he did not know that money making has become […]
Yogesh wins double, Lakshay bags bronze in Kuwait Jakarta: Indian shooters’ gold rush continued in the Asia Olympic Qualifiers with Yogesh Singh winning the top prize in individual as well as team event of the men’s 25m centre fire pistol competition here on Monday. Yogesh claimed the individual gold medal after shooting 573, finishing ahead […]
Set to ratify decisions taken during AGM New Delhi: The suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will go ahead with its Executive Committee meeting here on Tuesday and has vowed not to budge from its decision of hosting the national championships despite the sports ministry issuing a warning against it. The notice for the Executive […]
New Delhi: The T20 boom has threatened the existence of Test cricket but what is also hurting the red-ball game is the “abysmal pace of play”, reckons Australian great Ian Chappell. In a column for ESPNcricinfo, Chappell blamed the batters for wasting too much time in the middle. “The pace of play in Test cricket […]
Jammu: Sayed Shah Aziz, Captain, Indian Divyang Cricket Team, hailing from Poonch called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan on Sunday. He was accompanied by Ms Ghazal Khan, CEO, Divyang Cricket Control Board of India. The Lt Governor congratulated Sayed Aziz for his remarkable achievements at the National and International sports arena. He […]