J&K Sports Policy-2022 unifies all stakeholders to promote sports in J&K UT
Rs. 19.96 Crs allocated for procuring sports equipments for school children SRINAGAR, JUNE 01: Sports Policy of J&K aims at consolidating the progress, espousing new initiatives, and making adjustments that enable the Government to promote sports with new resolve and fresh vigour thereby providing excellent opportunities to emerging and promising sportspersons. The J&K Sports Policy […]
FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour shifted to Lahore
KARACHI: Four years on, Lahore will once again host the FIFA World Cup trophy. The organisers of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour announced on Tuesday that the prestigious golden trophy, which depicts two fingers supporting a globe, will arrive in Lahore on June 7 instead of Islamabad, which was originally slated to host it. […]
WI eye sweep against home-brew Dutch on historic Netherlands tour
A rejuvenated West Indies side under new captain Nicholas Pooran arrived in the Netherlands ahead of their historic three-match CWC Super League ODI series, the first ever bilateral series between the two countries, aiming to take 30 much-needed points off a Dutch side again shorn of practically all their County-contracted professionals. The two teams have […]
Want to win the World Cup for India: Hardik Pandya
After clinching his maiden IPL title as a captain, and his fifth title overall, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya has stated that his only goal – long-term and short-term – remains to win a World Cup for India. Hardik capped off a memorable comeback from injury-prone previous seasons with a 4/17 and 34 (30) in […]
Was playing an U-16 game somewhere in Kerala when RR first won the IPL title in 2008, reveals Samson
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson was in his teens when the legendary Shane Warne and Pakistan’s pace bowler Sohail Tanvir guided the team to victory in the inaugural IPL season in 2008. Cut to 2022, and 14 years later Samson has recollections of the magical day when the Warne-led Royals won by three wickets against […]
Asia Cup hockey: India thrash hosts Indonesia 16-0, qualify for Super 4s
Indian men’s hockey team picked up a stunning 16-0 win over the hosts Indonesia in their final match of the Asia Cup 2022 Pool A at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium here on Thursday and qualified for the second round of the continental meet. India needed to win by a margin of 15 goals […]
Bangladesh strike twice in slow-moving session
Bangladesh had the better of the third morning in Dhaka, getting two wickets for 67 runs in conditions that are assisting spin and reverse swing now. Shakib Al Hasan delivered the all-important wicket of Dimuth Karunarathne inside the first hour, the Sri Lanka captain hitherto being the side’s mainstay. Shakib, bowling round the wicket, got […]
Salman Butt appointed consultant coach of Singapore cricket team
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, who was banned over a high-profile spot-fixing scandal, has been appointed to a coaching role with Singapore’s national team, cricket officials said. The 37-year-old has been named consultant coach and will bring a “wealth of experience” to the side, the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) said. His first challenge will be […]
Bangladesh eye victory in decisive Sri Lanka Test
DHAKA: Hosts Bangladesh hope that team spirit will propel them to victory in the series-deciding second Test against Sri Lanka from Monday with their four frontline bowlers all out injured. Bowlers from both teams struggled to make an impact on all five days of the drawn first Test in Chittagong. But the wicket at Dhaka’s […]
New Zealand Cricket pays monetary compensation to PCB for abandoned tour: sources
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has reportedly paid monetary compensation to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the losses incurred due to its national team’s last-minute abandonment of the Pakistan tour last year citing a “security threat”, it emerged on Thursday. A source within the PCB said the NZC also agreed to play five additional Twenty20 […]