PAMPORE: Tehsildar Pampore along with Zonal Education Officer Pampore on Thursday distributed among meritorious students. Speaking on the distribution ceremony Tehsildar Pampore Ishtiyaq Mohi-ud-Din said the motive of distributing kits among students is to encourage them to attract them towards indoor sports as outdoor sports activities got affacted due to lockdown. ZEO Pampore, Mushtaq Ahmad, […]
NEW DELHI: Test-saving hundreds have become extinct now but Sachin Tendulkar carved out one such innings exactly 30 years ago, the seeds of which were sown during one afternoon in Sialkot, eight months prior to that gloomy Manchester day. It was on August 14, 1990, that Tendulkar scored the first of his 100 international centuries, […]
NEW DELHI: A majority of India’s domestic cricketers endured shoulder or knee injuries during the season gone by, says the first ever ‘Injury Surveillance Report’ prepared by the Rahul Dravid-led National Cricket Academy (NCA), which is also working towards the introduction of a virtual learning platform. The 48-page report, accessed by PTI, states that between […]
MELBOURNE: Australian head coach Justin Langer has one piece of advice for young sportspersons across the world: stay away from social media. With the advent of social networking sites, sportspersons around the world, at times, have to deal with abusive and threatening messages online and Langer believes “zero social media” is the key. “If I […]
NEW DELHI: Education technology company Unacademy, which is already one of IPL’s sponsors, is eyeing the league’s title sponsorship rights now and is set to submit its bid to replace Chinese mobile phone company Vivo this season. A BCCI official confirmed that Unacademy has picked up the bid papers but refrained from making any comments […]
NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan feels their talisman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has not played any competitive cricket since last year’s World Cup semifinal, will be part of the franchise in 2021 and 2022 IPLs. The 39-year-old Dhoni is set for a return to competitive cricket in the upcoming IPL, to be […]
SOUTHAMPTON: Former England captain Michael Vaughan predicted the hosts will sweep the three-Test series against Pakistan despite the absence of talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes for the last two matches. Stokes was part of the England team which pulled off a thrilling threewicket victory in the series opener at Old Trafford but is now missing for […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League shifting its base to the United Arab Emirates for the 2020 edition may prove to be a blessing in disguise for at least 50 unheralded cricketers, who are set to travel with the eight teams as “exclusive” net bowlers. At least three franchises, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders […]
NEW DELHI: The National Sports Federations (NSFs) got a two day extension from the Sports Ministry till August 13 to submit a set of Sports Code questionnaire pertaining to age and tenure after a request from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The responses to the Sports Code questionnaire is crucial for all NSFs as a […]
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes wicketkeeperbatsman Sarfaraz Ahmed should retire from Tests and focus on white ball cricket. Sarfaraz, a former captain, was seen performing the duties of 12th man in the series opener between England and Pakistan in Manchester. “In my book I am clear once you have been captain and remained […]