WGAJK to take part in upcoming senior National ski championship

SRINAGAR: As per statement, issued by the Winter Games Association of J&K, the Senior National Ski and Snowboarding Championship for men and women is being organized by the Winter Games Association of Himachal Pradesh from 26th to 28th March. In this connection the Winter Games Association of J&K shall also field its contingent comprising of […]

Stimac wants his young side to play fearless football against Oman and UAE

NEW DELHI: His squad packed with youngsters, India head coach Igor Stimac wants his players to play fearless football when the team faces more fancied Oman and United Arab Emirates in the international friendlies next week. India play Oman and UAE in Dubai on March 25 and 29 respectively their first matches after more than […]

Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh take India into World Series T20 final

RAIPUR: Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends defeated West Indies Legends by 13 runs to storm into the summit clash of the Road Safety World Series T20. Tendulkar (65) led the way with a half century after Virender Sehwag’s entertaining cameo and Yuvraj Singh’s six-hitting spree to post 218 for three in last night’s semi-final clash. Chasing […]

Pakistan optimistic about hosting India in 2023 Asia Cup, says PCB chief Ehsan Mani

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani is optimistic about hosting India in the Asia Cup in 2023 and hopes the political relations between the two neighbouring countries would improve by then. Mani informed that Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup in 2022, ruling out any chances of the continental event being staged this […]

UT- level carrom tourney concludes at Ramban

Anantnag, Ganderbal emerge winners RAMBAN: Inter-district, UT-level Carrom competition for boys under 17 and 19 organized by the Department of Youth Services and Sports concluded here today. Additional Superintendent of Police, Rajni Sharma was the Chief Guest, while the Principal of host school Ranjay Kumar was the guest of honour. Under 19 year age group, […]

District Pulwama Kho-kho c’ship concludes

SRINAGAR: District Pulwama Kho-kho championship held at Government Degree College Pulwama concludes on Wednesday. The championship was organised by District Pulwama kho-kho Association in collaboration with GDC Pulwama. Around 15 teams took part in the championship. In senior group Awantipora Kho-kho club emerged victorious as they beat GDC Pulwama. In junior category Ratnipora Club beat […]

2-Day District Judo championship commences at Udhampur

UDHAMPUR: Two day Judo open championship 2020-21 for all age groups today began here here at Indoor Sports Complex Subash Stadium. The event has been organised by District Judo Association in collaboration with J&K sports Council Udhampur. Assistant Commissioner Development, Mushtaq Chowdhary was the chief guest and declared the tournament open, while Manager Sports Council […]

ICC T20I rankings Kohli returns to top 5, KL Rahul remains on fourth

DUBAI: Following his stellar performance in the ongoing series against England, India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday broke back into the top of the ICC T20 batsmen rankings. Kohli, a formerly top-ranked batsman in the format and currently number one in ODIs, gained one slot and a massive 47 rating points after unbeaten knocks of […]

Match-Fixing: ICC bans UAE players Naveed and Shaiman for eight years

DUBAI: The ICC on Tuesday slapped eight-year bans on United Arab Emirates (UAE) cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt for their alleged role in trying to fix matches in the T20 World Cup qualifier in 2019. The bans are backdated to October 16, 2019, when they were provisionally suspended for attempting to corrupt matches […]