Inclusion of two Kashmir youth in the cricket team matter of pride says Sinha
By: Wani Fazil CK Srinagar LG Manoj Sinha has praised two Kashmir youth for getting selected for the Indian cricket team by Board of Disabled Cricket Association (BDCA) India. He said that it was a matter of pride two local cricketers Feroz Ahmad Ganie of Anantnag and Nayeem Ahmad Malla, resident of Badgam, are now […]
Silverwood rules out asking Stokes to return
LONDON: England will not pressure talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes to cut short his mental health break and help them try and get back on level terms with India in their ongoing Test series said head coach Chris Silverwood on Tuesday. Stokes announced at the end of July he was taking ’an indefinite break from all […]
Doubts over Pakistan-Afghanistan cricket series after Taliban takeover
As officials scramble to find out whether Afghanistan’s cricketers are safe, Sri Lanka’s national board said on Monday it is going ahead with arrangements to host a T20 series between Afghanistan and Pakistan. No official was able to guarantee, however, that the three Twenty20 matches would start on September 1 after the Taliban swept to power. […]
India battling for survival as England dominate
LONDON: Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara produced a defensive masterclass to keep India alive but England looked in charge of the second Test after an enthralling fourth day’s play at Lord’s on Sunday. India were 181-6, a lead of 154, when bad light stopped play with Rishabh Pant, their last recognised batsman, on 14 and […]
Pakistan’s Olympic panel chief asked to step down
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI / LAHORE: The government wants to revive Pakistan’s sporting fortunes, starting with asking the country’s Olympic chief to leave his post. The demand came from Shahbaz Gill, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, at a news conference held at the Press Information Department on Friday, asking retired Lt Gen Arif Hasan to […]
India make solid progress despite Anderson double
LONDON: England great James Anderson removed the in-form Rohit Sharma during a two-wicket burst but India were still well-placed they reached 157-2 at tea after losing the toss on the first day of the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. Sharma had been in excellent touch while making 83 during a first-wicket stand of 126 […]
Chris Cairns in ICU after major heart surgery
SYDNEY: Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is in an intensive care unit at a Sydney hospital after undergoing cardiovascular surgery following a major heart incident in Canberra last week. St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney said Cairns, who was admitted on Tuesday, was in ‘a serious but stable condition’ in intensive care. His wife Melanie […]
England recall Moeen Ali for second India Test
LONDON: Moeen Ali has been recalled to the England squad for Thursday’s second Test against India. The 34-year-old all-rounder has played only one Test match in the last two years, against India in Chennai almost six months ago, but will link up with the team at Lord’s. England were outplayed for large periods of the […]
Tokyo counts cost of $15 billion pandemic Olympics ‘gamble’
TOKYO: Tokyo awoke to a huge bill and soaring coronavirus cases on Monday after pulling off a mid-pandemic Olympics that at times looked impossible and had a mixed reception to the end. Olympic officials have been predictably bullish, saying the Games offered hope and uplifting moments, and went off without any major coronavirus outbreaks. “These […]
Venkaiah Naidu lauds Punjab and Haryana for providing infrastructure to sportspersons
While complimenting the Indian contingent for their “commendable performance” in the Tokyo Olympics, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday lauded Punjab and Haryana for providing right kind of infrastructure for sportspersons. “Forty per cent of the members of the Indian contingent were from Punjab and Haryana,” Naidu said, adding that “other states should emulate […]