CHENNAI: Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Moeen Ali on Wednesday vouched for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy and said most cricketers look forward to play under him as he helps them improve their game. Dhoni is gearing up to lead the CSK franchise in the upcoming edition of the IPL starting April 9. “I’ve spoken to players […]
SRINAGAR: Government Degree College Boys Baramulla Kashmir cruised into the semi finals with a comprehensive 77 run win over Institute of Technology Zakura Campus in the second quarter final of Prof Yousuf Memorial Cricket tournament on Wednesday at Islamia College ground here. After winning the toss IOT Zakura captain invited Baramulla College to bat first […]
NEW DELHI: Harbhajan Singh is still playing because he “wants to” and he “will”, asserts the veteran off-spinner, as combative at 40 as he was in his heydays and least bothered by the people questioning his willingness to carry on. One of India’s greatest spinners is back in IPL this year with the Kolkata Knight […]
Ganderbal: Vice-Chancellors sports festival was inaugurated at the sports stadium of the Faculty of Veterinary Science (F.V.Sc.) here on Tuesday. The programme is being organised by Department of Dean students welfare, SKUAST-K and sponsored by National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) The inaugural function was attended by Dean Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prof. M.A. Paul, […]
NEW DELHI: Eight members of an Indian boxing squad, including three pugilists, tested positive for COVID-19 during a competition trip to Turkey and have been quarantined in Istanbul. Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Gaurav Solanki (57kg), Prayag Chouhan (75kg) and Brijesh Yadav (81kg) tested positive for the virus a week back, leading to them being quarantined following […]
LONDON: England cricket coach Chris Silverwood said his team had learned many lessons from their tour of India even though they left emptyhanded after series defeats in all three formats. England have been on the road for almost three months, first in Sri Lanka and then in India, during one of the most restrictive away […]
SRINAGAR: J&K Thang-Ta team bagged second place in 26th National Thang-Ta Championship 2020-21 held at Imphal, Manipur. The Championship was organized by Huyel langlon Thang-Ta Association. A total of 26 states participated in the championship. Manipur was declared overall championship while as J&K finished at second followed by Assam. J&K players Sub-Junior, Junior and senior […]
Takes stock of the facilities being provided to participants Srinagar: Secretary J&K Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull Monday visited the Water Sports Centre (WSC) of J&K Sports Council (JKSC) at Nehru Park, Dal Lake here to monitor the progress of the month-long National Coaching Camp and take stock of the facilities being provided to participants. The […]
LONDON: “I can’t imagine an Indian side without Rishabh Pant in it,” says former England batsman Ian Bell and calls the swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman a “rare talent”, who played with a lot of maturity against the Englishmen recently. Making a comeback into the Indian white-ball side, Pant was promoted to No. 4 and the 23-year-old did […]
SRINAGAR: The 10th UT Tennis Ball Cricket Championship Junior and Senior (Boys & Girls) was inaugurated on Monday by the SDM Bijbehara Mohammad Jahangir Khanday at Government Model Higher Secondary School Bijbehara. The inaugural function was also attended by Principal of the school Nasreena Akhter and office bearers of the association along with prominent sports […]