DC Bandipora inaugurates martial Arts workshop at SK stadium

BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad on Monday inaugurated a martial art workshop for the Physical Education teachers of the district at SK Stadium Bandipora. He also handed over the Sports Kits under district Capex to Zonal Officers for onward distribution to various schools of the District. Speaking on the occasion, DC Bandipora said […]

Real Kashmir storm into second successive IFA Shield final

KALYANI (WB): Defending champions Real Kashmir FC beat Gokulam Kerala FC 2-1 to enter the final of the IFA Shield football tournament on Sunday. The Malabarians dominated possession but the David Robertson-coached RKFC put up a cohesive display and converted their chances to storm into their second final on the trot. In the summit clash […]

Tough competition for Dhawan from Gaikwad; Iyer all set for South Africa ODIs

NEW DELHI: Shikhar Dhawan’s poor run of form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy would keep the selectors worried but young turks Ruturaj Gaikwad and Venkatesh Iyer seems to have all but booked their tickets for the upcoming away three-match ODI series against South Africa in January. While BCCI has announced Rohit Sharma as the next […]

DHFC downs Assam by 2-1, qualifies for Q/F

Srinagar: Downtown Heroes Football Club Saturday registered maiden win in Badosa, Assam by 2-1 goals in the ongoing football tourney played at Badosa. Adeel and Momin scored a goal each for DHFC. “It is unbelievable to get a win in our first outside tour. It was a good, professional performance,” head coach said after the […]

Asian Rowing Championship: India win one gold, 3 silvers on final day

BAN CHANG: Senior rower Arvind Singh bagged a gold in the lightweight men’s single sculls event while his compatriots won three silver medals as India signed off from the Asian Rowing Championship on a high note here on Sunday. Arvind leapfrogged his opponents with a timing of 7:55.942s. Arvind, who finished 11th at the Tokyo […]

ICC still not losing hope of featuring in 2028 Olympics as ‘additional sport’

NEW DELHI: The ICC is not losing hope of cricket being among “additional sports” to be played at the 2028 Los Angeles Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) started the process of identifying the core sports for the grand sporting spectacle. The IOC on Thursday named 28 sports in the “initial programme” for the […]

Asian Champions Trophy Visa issues force Pakistan to leave without goalkeepers

KARACHI: Pakistan hockey squad has left for Dhaka to take part in the Asian Champions Trophy without any goalkeeper in their line-up due to visa issues. Asif Bajwa, the secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), said both the goalkeepers in the Pakistan camp, Amjad Ali and Mazhar Abbas, were not issued visas for Bangladesh. […]

YSS organises marathon run

SRINAGAR: Department of Youth Services and Sports Saturday organized a marathon run at Ganderbal. The inter-school Marathon run was conducted for less than 14 years and 17 years age group categories. Student athletes were selected from different government and private educational institutions of Zone Ganderbal. The race was Iqbal flagged-off by District Youth Services and […]

Had requested Kohli to not step down: Ganguly

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly today said that once Virat Kohli refused to continue as India’s T20 captain, the selectors made up their mind to hand the ODI reins to Rohit Sharma as the national team couldn’t afford “too much leadership” with two separate captains in the limited-overs […]

Empowering Babar Azam, instilling fearless approach brought positive outlook in Pakistan’s game: Ramiz Raja

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said empowering skipper Babar Azam and instilling a fearless approach has helped Pakistan cap off a successful two-month tour of the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh. Pakistan won eight of their nine T20Is, which included victories in all the group matches at the ICC T20 World Cup, […]