Ahmedabad: Police in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city have arrested four persons for allegedly printing and selling 50 fake tickets of the upcoming India-Pakistan cricket World Cup match to people at Rs 3 lakh, an official said on Wednesday. Three of the four accused are 18-year-old, while the fourth one is aged 21, he said, adding that […]
Lahore: PCB chief Zaka Ashraf will reach Ahmedabad on Thursday to watch his nation’s marquee World Cup clash against India on Saturday after it was confirmed that Pakistani media personnel were given the go ahead to submit their passports for procurement of visa to cover the global event. Around 60 Pakistani journalists have applied for […]
New Delhi: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra believes the day is not too far when two Indians javelin throwers will join the elite 90m club following his stirring duel with compatriot Kishore Jena at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Exactly a week back, Chopra and Jena had produced season’s best and personal best throws of 88.88m and […]
Hyderabad: Mohammad Rizwan battled severe cramps to smash an unbeaten century, while young Abdullah Shafique hit a maiden ton as Pakistan scripted a world-record chase to edge out Sri Lanka by six wickets in a high-scoring ODI to continue their winning run in the World Cup here on Tuesday. Rizwan paced his innings superbly as […]
Dharamsala: Defending champions England returned to winning ways with a 137-run win over Bangladesh in their second World Cup game here on Tuesday. Sent in to bat, Dawid Malan hit a superb 140, while Jonny Bairstow (52) and Joe Root (82) slammed half-centuries to power England to a formidable 364 for 9. In reply, Bangladesh […]
Pampore: Natiqa Riyaz, a determined young martial artist from Saffron Town Pampore in Pulwama district, has clinched a coveted spot in the upcoming 37th National Games in Goa. The 3rd-year student of Women’s College Srinagar embarked on her martial arts journey in 2014 and has since excelled at various levels, securing nine gold medals and […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured all possible help to Indian athletes in their endeavour to achieve greater heights and expressed confidence that the country will better its Hangzhou performance in the next edition of the Asian Games. The Indian athletes produced their best-ever performance at the continental games, bringing home 107 […]
Ganderbal: The Youth Services and Sports (YSS) Ganderbal on Tuesday organized a spectacular Inter Zone district level Athletic meet for boys and girls at Qamaria Stadium Ganderbal. On the last day, the department conducted various track and field events for Girls in which a large number of student athletes from all four zones of the […]
Pampore: Sumaira Ashiq, a 10th-grade student at Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Tral, has brought laurels to Jammu & Kashmir by clinching a gold medal in a 100-metre racing competition held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The talented athlete’s exceptional achievement was celebrated during an event at the India International Kashmir Saffron Trade Centre (IIKSTC) […]
Hyderabad: Mitchell Santner took five wickets as New Zealand beat Netherlands by 99 runs in their second World Cup match here on Monday. New Zealand posted a challenging 322 for 7 against Netherlands who could only manage 223 in 46.3 overs. Sent in to bat, New Zealand’s batting fired in unison with Will Young (70), […]