‘Harud’ festival concludes in South Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The three-day sports festival “Harud” organized by the J&K Sports Council concluded in the Indoor Hall of Nilandrusu, Bijbehara in south Kashmir on Friday. The sports festival was organised in collaboration with team Seven Stars under the ‘My Youth My Pride’ programme. On the final day, events in various disciplines were conducted with more […]
My Youth My Pride: 3-Day Autumn Sports Festival “Harud” commences in south Kashmir
ANANTNAG: A three day sports festival ‘Harud’ organised jointly by the J&K Sports Council and team Seven Stars under the ‘My Youth My Pride’ programme commenced Wednesday at the Indoor Hall of Nilandrusu, Bijbehara in South Kashmir. The event witnessed massive participation of athletes and officials besides officers from various government departments on day one. […]
My Youth My Pride: J&K wheelchair basketball girl welcomed at Srinagar airport
SRINAGAR: Another wheelchair basketball player from Kashmir, Ishrat was received at Srinagar International Airport by the officials of J&K Sports Council. Ishrat, like Insha who arrived yesterday, was also part of the Indian women’s wheelchair basketball team that won the silver medal in an international tournament. For Ishrat, this was the second international outing as […]
Greg Barclay gets second term as ICC chairman, Jay Shah to head F&CA committee
Melbourne: New Zealand’s Greg Barclay was on Saturday unanimously re-elected as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a second two-year term. Besides Barclay’s re-election, BCCI secretary Jay Shah was elected as the head of ICC’s all powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee at the board meeting. Barclay was unopposed following the withdrawal […]
Devastated, gutted, hurt: Pandya after T20WC exit
Adelaide: “Devastated, gutted, hurt”, said star all-rounder Hardik Pandya after India suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss to England in the T20 World Cup semifinals here on Thursday. Pandya smashed a sensational 33-ball 63 to lift India to a decent 168 for six but England knocked off the target in 16 overs. “Devastated, gutted, hurt. Tough […]
Surya is ‘batter of the tournament’ but it takes one chance to get wicket: Buttler
Adelaide: A free mindset has helped Suryakumar Yadav emerge as the “batter of the tournament” but it takes “one chance to create a wicket”, said England captain Jos Buttler ahead of their T20 World Cup semifinal against India on Thursday. Suryakumar has already scored three fifties in five games in the tournament and popular belief […]
JK wins Khelo India Wushu Women’s League-2022 North Zone
Srinagar: J&K won the title of Khelo India Wushu Women’s League-2022 North Zone, played here. J&K won 16 Gold Medals in the of Khelo India Wushu Women’s League-2022 North Zone at S.K. Indoor Sports Complex Srinagar from 4th Nov- 7th Nov-2022, a statement issued by the association said. Dr. Darakshan Andrabi (Chairperson WAKF Board, J&K), […]
Mohammad Nabi quits as Afghanistan captain
Adelaide: Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi on Friday stepped down from his position with immediate effect, following the side’s debacle in the T20 World Cup where they failed to win a single match. Nabi though cited his disappointment with the team’s preparation for the showpiece and disagreements with the management and selection committee for quitting captaincy. […]
Khelo India Wushu Women’s League to be held in Srinagar
Srinagar: Khelo India Wushu Women’s League zonal competition will be organized in Srinagar, President, Jammu and Kashmir Wushu Association, Vijay Saraf said. He said that the competition of this Women’s League under Khelo India will be organized from 04 to 07 November at S K Indoor Stadium, Srinagar. “Only women players will participate,” Sarraf informed, […]
7-day tennis coaching camp begins at Gindun Complex
Srinagar: A seven-day coaching camp, conducted by All India Tennis Association (AITA) certified coach, kicked off on Saturday at Gindun Sports complex here. The camp, organised by District Lawn Tennis Association Srinagar in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Lawn Tennis Association, is being conducted by coach Ichiraibe Salie. After the first session, the coach said […]