AUCKLAND: New Zealand coach Gary Stead played down suggestions of any tension around their Twenty20 World Cup opener against Pakistan after the Black Caps recently abandoned their limited-overs tour of the south Asian country citing a security alert. New Zealand’s withdrawal dealt a massive blow to Pakistan’s hopes of staging regular international cricket, with England […]
JAMMU: A delegation of Deaf Judo Champions Thursday called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan and apprised him of their issues and concerns. The delegation, led by S Suraj Bhan Singh, Senior Judo Coach, J&K Sports Council comprised of Roshan Bhan Principal J&K Samaj Kalyan Kendra School for hearing handicapped, Shahidi Chowk, Jammu and […]
MUMBAI: India is a pacer short heading into the T20 World Cup this month, feels former chairman of selectors MSK Prasad, who is also a bit concerned about all-rounder Hardik Pandya not bowling in the ongoing IPL. The T20 World Cup gets underway from October 17 in the UAE and Oman with India among favourites […]
Karachi: Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram said one of the reasons he never accepted any permanent coaching assignment with the national team is because he can’t tolerate the online abuse that coaches have to endure due to the failure of the side. “I can’t stand misbehaviour from anyone and I am not stupid I see […]
MELBOURNE: Star Australia batsman David Warner may be woefully out of form and hasn’t played any international match in the shortest format for over a year but his opener’s slot in the upcoming T20 World Cup is not under any doubt, limited-over captain Aaron Finch said on Wednesday. Finch backed Warner to be his opening […]
DUBAI: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels that swashbuckling allrounder Hardik Pandya not bowling in the ongoing IPL is a “big blow” for not just Mumbai Indians but also the T20 World Cup-bound Indian team. The Indian selectors have named Hardik in the T20 World Cup squad, but the Baroda all-rounder has not been bowling for […]
KARACHI: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is confident of participating in the FIH Junior World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar from November 24 to December 5, after having missed the last edition of the event in India due to visa issues. PHF President Brig (retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokar said that despite being informed late about […]
LONDON: All-rounder Sam Curran has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup with a lower back injury, which he sustained during an Indian Premier League game for Chennai Super Kings, the England & Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday. He will fly back to the UK in the next couple of days and […]
NEW DELHI: While clamour for a women’s IPL gets louder, former women’s cricket head at BCCI, Saba Karim, feels it is more important to have a stronger domestic structure including the resumption of multi-day red ball cricket. The former India wicketkeeper, who looked after women’s cricket as BCCI General Manager – Cricket Operations, said the […]
Srinagar: In a keenly fought match Arco FC beat J&KSPDC by 1-0 goals in their leaguer match of Premier Football league 2021 played at TRC ground here on Tuesday. The match started with high voltage with both the teams exhibit great skills and the first half was mostly dominated by J&K SPDC. However the defense […]