Baramulla: In a thrilling display of talent and sportsmanship, Drangbal IX emerged victorious in the Old Town Talent Hunt Cricket Cup 1st Edition at Jhelum Stadium. The event organized with the impactful theme “Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Cricket,” witnessed enthusiastic participation from cricket enthusiasts, culminating in a spectacular final match. Mission Director […]
Ganderbal: YS&S J&K kick-started a spectacular Inter District Provincial level (KP) Baseball competition/Selection trials for Boys and girls at Government College of Physical Education (GCOPE) Gadoora Ganderbal. On the first Day, the competitions for Boys U/19 were conducted in which 54 enthusiastic student players from various districts of Kashmir participated. District Ganderbal emerged as the […]
New Delhi: Celebrated Indian grappler Yogeshwar Dutt neither praised nor criticised the new selection policy of the IOA-constituted ad-hoc panel for wrestling, which states that Olympic quota winners will have to compete against a challenger to book a ticket to the Paris Games. As per the new policy, the wrestling squad for the Paris Olympics […]
Mumbai: Former Pakistani all-rounder Wasim Akram blamed the Indian middle-order for lack of intent, leading to the side’s defeat in the World Cup final against Australia last Sunday in Ahmedabad. Batting first, India posted a modest total of 240 in 50 overs. While skipper-cum-opener Rohit Sharma (47) and Virat Kohli (54) were a hit at […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Suryakumar Yadav on Saturday expressed his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his motivational words following India’s heart-breaking World Cup loss and said the team will continue to play with the same spirit going into next year’s T20 World Cup. India’s dream of winning the ODI World Cup after 12 years came crashing […]
London: Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has dismissed assertions that “Bazball”, an aggressive brand of cricket displayed by the England Test team, has revolutionised the game. Lyon, who is just four wickets shy of 500 wickets in Test cricket, said he did not see ‘Bazball’ in the two Ashes fixtures he was part of last year […]
Shenzhen: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty dished out another attacking masterclass to outwit the Chinese duo of He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu and storm into the men’s doubles final at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Saturday. The former world No. 1 Indian pair, which had won its first […]
New Delhi: India’s top two singles players Sumit Nagal and Sasi Kumar Mukund have conveyed to the national tennis federation that they won’t travel to Pakistan for the next Davis Cup tie and the baffled AITA has decided to discuss the players’ refusal at its next Executive Committee meeting. Nagal is India’s best-ranked singles player […]
Visakhapatnam: “Fearless” is how middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav described his hurricane knock in the first T20I against Australia here and said he felt “proud” to lead the country to victory on his captaincy debut. Suryakumar smashed a 42-ball 80 and shared a 112-run partnership with Ishan Kishan as India chased down Australia’s massive 208 for […]
London: Star Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan has undergone a minor lower-back surgery in the UK and is expected to recover soon, according to the Afghanistan Cricket Board. The talismanic spinner though will miss the Big Bash League, starting December 7. A statement issued by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Friday said Rashid, who played […]