PM hails skier Aanchal Thakur’s ‘historic accomplishment’
New Delhi, Jan 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today complimented Aanchal Thakur on winning the first-ever medal for India in a skiing competition, and said the entire country was ecstatic on her “historic accomplishment”. The 21-year-old clinched bronze in the coveted Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup organised by the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) skiing’s international […]
Australia romp to victory and 4-0 Ashes triumph
January 08, 2018 Australia romped to an innings and 123-runs victory over England after dismissing the tourists for 180 on the final day of the fifth Test in Sydney on Monday to complete a 4-0 Ashes triumph that fell short of a whitewash but was little less emphatic. England captain Joe Root raced from his […]
Pakistan changes Blind Cricket World Cup schedule after India’s refusal
Wednesday Jan 03 2018 KARACHI: The Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) has been forced to change the schedule of this month’s Blind Cricket World Cup after the Indian government refused to grant permission to its team to travel to Pakistan for the matches. According to an official of PBCC, the fixtures of the Indian […]
Hockey India names 33 players for men’s national camp
New Delhi, Jan 3 : After ending the year with a Bronze Medal at the Men’s Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar, the Indian men’s hockey team will report for a 10-day national camp to begin on January 4 at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru. With a busy hockey calendar in 2018 that features […]
Will Steyn get chance to break Test record?
January 01, 2018 Dale Steyn has been close to the milestone for more than a year now but, at the age of 34, time is running out for the speed merchant to become South Africa’s most prolific wicket taker. Steyn’s 417 Test-wicket haul is just four shy of the South African record held by Shaun […]
State-level football tourney concludes
JAMMU, DECEMBER 30 – The SPMR College of Commerce, Jammu today lifted the final trophy of the prestigious State level Football Tournament “Khelo Sehat Ke Liye”, Play for Health, which was played between Government Degree College Sopore and SPMR College of Commerce here at the GGM Science College’s Ground. With this, the prestigious 4-month long […]
Smith hits ton as fourth Ashes Test ends in draw
Melbourne, Dec 30 :Skipper Steve Smith scored an unbeaten century in the second innings as Australia and England played out a draw in the final day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Saturday. Smith remained unbeaten on 102 as Australia posted 263/4 in their second innings by the end […]
Rain pours water on England’s hopes of Ashes win
December 29, 2017 A morning that brought two wickets for England and a sniff of a drought-breaking Ashes win gave way to a bleak afternoon for the tourists on Friday as rain washed out most of day four on Friday and left Australia well-placed to save the fourth test. The home side were 103 for […]
Cook’s record double ends Australia’s whitewash hopes
December 28, 2017 Alastair cook reeled off a record-breaking double century to put England in full control of the fourth Ashes Test with a formidable 164-run innings lead in Melbourne an Thursday The phlegmatic opener emphatically bounced back after a lean run of scores to finish the day unconquered on 244 off 409 balls. […]
Ashes 2017: Can Alastair Cook’s return to form improve England’s fortunes?
December 27, 2017 11, 23, 10, 17, 2, 7, 37, 16, 7 and 14. These were Alastair Cook’s scores in the last 10 innings of his international Test career, starting four of which came in a home series against West Indies, a side which is placed at 8th position in ICC Test rankings. For […]
