Grassroots Day celebrated in Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar
Secretary Sports Council tours downtown SRINAGAR, MAY 16: The J&K Sports Council team led by Nuzhat Gull toured the iconic Badamwari garden in downtown early morning and interacted with a number of locals here today. The Secretary Sports Council was flanked by Waseem Raja, Additional Secretary YSS and Nuzhat Farooq Sports Officer Kashmir along […]
Pakistan to play three Tests in Australia this year
LAHORE: Pakistan are set to tour Australia for three Test matches by the end of this year, with the games to be contested as part of the 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle. According to the fixtures of the Benaud Qadir Trophy — released by Cricket Australia and the Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday — the […]
Iftikhar’s heroics fail to keep Pakistan top as New Zealand grab consolation win
KARACHI: It was set up perfectly for Pakistan. A decent crowd at the National Stadium here on a breezy Sunday night was in celebratory mood as the hosts sought to cement their number one spot in the ICC ODI Rankings in the fifth and final match of the One-day International series against New Zealand and […]
JK unique with 94 Khelo India Centres, indoor stadia in every district: Sarmad Hafeez
UT home to best gymnasts, fencers: Secretary JK Sports Council JAMMU, MAY 2: The Department of Youth Services and Sports (YSS) organised a one day Youth Services and Sports Conclave 2023 at Convention Centre in Jammu and Kashmir, with Secretary YSS, Sarmad Hafeez as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Sarmad Hafeez praised J&K […]
In the footsteps of Rashid, Noor set for bigger feats
Hikmat Hassan, an Afghanistan cricket official, says his country is the ‘spin capital’ of world cricket, endorsing the views of Rais Ahmadzai, a former Afghan under-19 coach, who boasts of the country’s spin bowling stock. “You can say we have the best spinners in the world,” Ahmadzai claims. Such words could go down as inflated […]
Bowlers give DC a second successive win
Delhi Capitals’ bowlers, led by their spin duo of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, were pivotal in their successful defence of 144, that gave them a much-needed win and drew them level on points with their opponents SRH, who made a meal of the chase. A turgid start to the chase Sunrisers Hyderabad got off […]
The IPL Pulse
April 24 RCB maintain their streak in afternoon games In what was a thrilling game of T20 cricket, Royal Challengers Bangalore sealed a tense seven-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Match 32 of the 2023 Indian Premier League on Sunday (April 23). The victory was RCB’s fourth of the season and it continued a perfect […]
Tenure of Sethi-led PCB management committee likely to be extended
LAHORE: While elections in seven of the 16 regions of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are yet to be held, the tenure of the Interim Management Committee headed by Najam Sethi is most likely to be extended by two months. The four-month tenure of the said committee, constituted by Prime Minister and PCB patron Shehbaz Sharif on […]
Harris, Marsh picked in squad for WTC Final, Ashes
Marcus Harris, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis have been recalled to Australia’s squad for the World Test Championship Final and the Ashes series. Cricket Australia announced a 17-man squad that sees no place for Sheffield Shield top-scorer Cameron Bancroft or its second-highest wicket taker Michael Neser. Veteran opener David Warner, who endured a rough tour […]
Raza’s maiden IPL fifty helps PBKS return to winning ways
Led by Sam Curran’s 3 for 31 and Sikandar Raza’s maiden IPL half-century, Punjab Kings returned to winning ways, securing a two-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants, in Lucknow on Saturday (April 15). Electing to field, PBKS restricted the hosts to 159 despite KL Rahul’s 56-ball 74 and then chased down the total with three […]
