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  • Vishal, Javed, Mayank, Shreya to represent India in Senior Fencing World Cup

    May 02, 2022

    SRINAGAR, MAY 2: In yet another first, four fencers from Jammu and Kashmir have qualified for the Senior World Cup. The fencers including Vishal Thapar, Javed Ahmed Choudhary, Mayank Sharma and a promising ace fencer Shreya Gupta shall represent the country in the upcoming Senior Fencing Sabre World Cup later this month.

  • I'm happy but never satisfied: Arshdeep on IPL performance

    Apr 30, 2022

    Pune, Apr 30 (PTI) Arshdeep Singh has taken just three wickets from nine IPL games so far, but the Punjab Kings pacer's performance in the death overs has been phenomenal, forcing many cricket pundits to call for his inclusion in India's T20 World Cup squad. The left-arm pacer, however, is far from satisfied with his performance. "I am happy but a sportsperson is never satisfied.

  • Samir Saran Makes Misleading Claims About Betting In ORF Article

    Apr 25, 2022

    An article from Samir Saran, President of premier Indian think tank the Observer Research Foundation, recently made sweeping remarks surrounding online casinos and made the mistake of conflating modern regulated sites with unlicensed, illegal operations. In the article, Mr. Saran says: "Offshore gambling websites often channel black money, engage in illicit transactions and launder wealth through financial intermediaries.

  • Umran Malik's role is to run in and express himself: Moody

    Apr 16, 2022

    Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI) Sunrisers Hyderabad speedster Umran Malik has been the talk of the town for his lightening fast deliveries and head coach Tom Moody said the young Jammu and Kashmir player has been given the license "to run in and express himself" with the ball. The 22-year-old from Srinagar has consistently bowled deliveries clocking 145 to 150 km per hour this IPL.

  • J-K Bank MD felicitates football team

    Apr 12, 2022

    SRINAGAR, APRIL 12: J&K Bank MD & CEO, Baldev Prakash today felicitated Bank’s football team for its title winning streak in season 2021-22. MD & CEO also commended Bank’s forward Danish Farooq for representing India in recently concluded international friendlies in Bahrain.

  • Lt Governor inaugurates Golf Training Academy at Jammu Tawi Golf Course

    Apr 06, 2022

    JAMMU, APRIL 06: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today inaugurated Golf Training Academy for students of government schools at Jammu Tawi Golf Course. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor said that the UT administration is making efforts to make this game inclusive and accessible to common masses.

  • Recurve Men Team sets national record at 41st NTPC Senior National Championship in Jammu

    Mar 26, 2022

    NTPC congratulates Recurve Men Team for bagging gold medal at 41st NTPC Senior National Championship in Jammu Jammu, 25th March, 2022: NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated power producer has congratulated the Recurve Men Team for winning the gold as well as for setting a national record at the 41st NTPC Senior National Championship in Jammu.

  • Dennerby names 22-member Indian squad for SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

    Mar 12, 2022

    New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) India on Saturday named a 22-member squad for the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship football tournament to be held in Jamshedpur from March 15 to 25. India's head coach Thomas Dennerby said the girls selected for the tournament "pose a bright future for women's football" in the country. "We have a lot of good players in the squad, and these girls pose a really bright future for women's football in India," he said.

  • J-K UT Archery Championship concludes

    Mar 05, 2022

    KATRA, March 5- The archers trained at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board’s Sports Complex, Katra have brought laurels by winning 88 medals at 2-day long J&K Archery Championship concluded at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sports Complex, Katra on Friday.

  • India 468-7 at lunch on day 2 in 1st Test against Sri Lanka

    Mar 05, 2022

    Mohali, Mar 5 (PTI) Ravindra Jadeja scored a hundred as India reached 468 for 7 at lunch on the second day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday. Jadeja was on 102 and giving him company was Jayant Yadav on 2 during the break. Lasith Embuldeniya (2/152) and Suranga Lakmal (2/86) took two wickets each for Sri Lanka. Brief Score: India 1st innings: 468 for 7 in 112 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 102 not out, Ravichandran Ashwin 61; Lasith Embuldeniya 2/152, Suranga Lakmal 2/86).

  • Wushu Gold Medalist Sadia Tariq calls on DGP J-K

    Mar 04, 2022

    Jammu, 04 March: Gold medalist Wushu sports star Ms Sadia Tariq called on Director General of Police J&K, Shri Dilbag Singh here today at Police Headquarters. She has won a gold medal in the recently held Wushu Star Championship-2022 held in Moscow Russia. The DGP while praising her achievements at such a young age said she is making the nation proud.

  • Jason Roy pulls out of IPL citing bubble fatigue

    Mar 01, 2022

    New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) England's flamboyant batter Jason Roy has pulled out of the upcoming IPL citing extended stay in the tournament bubble, dealing a blow to his new franchise Gujarat Titans weeks before the event gets going. According to a report in 'ESPNcricinfo', Roy informed the franchise of his decision last week. The Titans are yet to finalise a replacement.

  • Winter Olympics: Arif Khan fails to finish men's slalom event

    Feb 16, 2022

    Beijing, Feb 16 (PTI) India's campaign at the Winter Olympics came to disappointing end on Wednesday after the country's lone participant, alpine skier Arif Khan, logged a 'Did Not Finish' in the men's slalom event here. The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, who had finished 45th in the giant slalom event on Sunday, was unable to complete Run 1 at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre here.

  • After they spent 13 crore on me, I actually wanted the bidding to stop: Deepak Chahar

    Feb 14, 2022

    New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) Pacer Deepak Chahar "actually wanted" Chennai Super Kings to stop bidding for him after it had hurtled past Rs 13 crore during the IPL auction as he was afraid that it may come in the way of building a strong team. Bought back by his old franchise for a staggering Rs 14 crore, making him the most expensive Indian bowler at an IPL auction, Chahar said he couldn't imagine' playing for any team apart from CSK.

  • PM Modi congratulates U-19 cricket team on winning record 5th WC title

    Feb 06, 2022

    New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian U-19 cricket team for winning a record fifth World Cup title, saying the "stellar performance" of the side proves that the future of the game in the country is in "safe and able hands". An utterly dominant India beat England by four wickets in the final of an extraordinary campaign that was almost derailed by a COVID-19 outbreak.

  • Para Athlete Chandeep Singh calls on Lt Governor

    Feb 06, 2022

    JAMMU, FEBRUARY 05: Para Athlete S. Chandeep Singh today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor congratulated Chandeep Singh for bringing laurels to J&K by winning a Silver medal in the Men’s plus 80 kg event at the 9th World Para Taekwondo Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey on 11th-12th December, 2021.

  • India women cricketers happy to get 'breathing space' in quarantine in New Zealand

    Feb 03, 2022

    New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) Members of the Indian women's cricket team are able to exercise and "breathe" during the mandatory Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) in New Zealand. The team members, who had to undergo a punishing 14-day hard quarantine in Australia back in September-October, are finding the MIQ in Christchurch much more comfortable.

  • Ash Barty wins drought-breaking Australian title

    Jan 29, 2022

    Melbourne, Jan 29 (AP) Ash Barty has won the Australian Open final 6-3, 7-6 (2) over Danielle Collins to end a 44-year drought for Australian women at their home Grand Slam tournament. Barty won the first set with one service break but was down 5-1 in the second set after dropping serve in the second and sixth games. Collins had two chances to serve for the set but was broken both times.

  • Won't judge Virat's decision, it's a personal one and we respect that: Bumrah

    Jan 17, 2022

    Paarl, Jan 17 (PTI) Virat Kohli's decision to quit Test captaincy needs to be respected, said India's stand-in ODI vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah, who believes that the former skipper would continue to be a "leader in the group". Kohli announced his decision to step down via social media, a day after India lost a three-match Test series 1-2 to the weakest South African side in recent times.

  • Clap, don't chant: China aims for 'Zero COVID' Olympics

    Jan 15, 2022

    Beijing, Jan 15 (AP) Athletes will need to be vaccinated or face a long quarantine take tests daily and wear masks when not competing or training. Clapping is OK to cheer on teammates, not chanting. Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 will be sent into isolation and unable to compete until cleared for discharge.

  • Pt Premnath Dogra Memorial FC wins the Mini Football Champions Cup 2022

    Jan 13, 2022

    JAMMU: Thursday, 13 January 2022: Today, the final match between Pt. Premnath Dogra Memorial FC and Udhampur City FC commenced in the presence of Hon'ble Deputy Mayor Adv. Purnima Sharma as the Chief Guest along with Senior football player Rakesh Khanna, President Mini Football Association J&K (MFAJK) Devashish Sharma, General Secretary MFAJK Sh. Manik Bandral, Vice President Pranav Bandral, Tresurer MFAJK Arjun Sharma, Sr.

  • Sindhu advances, Malvika knocks idol Saina out of India Open

    Jan 13, 2022

    New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy advanced to the quarterfinals but the promising Malvika Bansod ended her idol Sania Nehwal's campaign at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open here on Thursday. Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21 9-21 straight game loss to her 20-year-old compatriot Malvika.

  • Want to see what all injuries my body can cope with: Saina

    Jan 12, 2022

    New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) Injury-ravaged Saina Nehwal on Wednesday opened up about her prolonged fitness issues, saying the thought of giving up did cross her mind but she has taken it up as a challenge to see how many more injuries her body can cope with. The former world number one was forced to miss a lot of tournaments in 2021, including the World Championships, due to multiple injuries.

  • GC approves new teams entry into IPL, will get 10-14 days to pick players

    Jan 11, 2022

    New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) The IPL Governing Council on Tuesday decided to issue the Letter of Intent to new IPL franchises Lucknow and Ahmedabad, formalising their entry into the world's biggest T20 league. RPSG Group and private investment firm CVC had successfully bid for the Lucknow and Ahmedabad franchise, respectively, last October. However, the LOI got delayed after it emerged that CVC had links with betting companies outside India.

  • J-K admin now eyeing land and property of people: Mehbooba

    Dec 24, 2021

    Jammu, Dec 23 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said the administration was eyeing the land and property of people of the union territory, having already "hurt" their dignity and special identity. She said the "theatrics of peace" being played by the BJP-led Central government was proving to be counterproductive.

  • 59th RSFI National Roller Skating Championship: Puneesh, Udhay, Rajveer bags medals for J-K

    Dec 23, 2021

    JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir’s speed skating contingent stunned the countrymen by producing three national champions Puneesh Puri, Udhay Narayan and Rajveer Singh in the recently concluded 59th RSFI National Roller Skating Championship (speed) held in GR International School, Rohini, New Delhi from December 11 to 20. In total J&K squad bagged 10 medals with five gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals.

  • Badminton World C'ships: Young Sen, Srikanth assured of maiden medals; Sindhu loses in quarters

    Dec 17, 2021

    Huelva (Spain), Dec 17 (PTI) In a historic first, India were assured of at least two medals in the men's singles competition of the ongoing BWF World Badminton Championships after the seasoned Kidambi Srikanth and young Lakshya Sen entered their maiden semifinals of the marque event here on Friday. However, it was disappointment for defending champion PV Sindhu, who lost to familiar foe Tai Tzu Ying in the women's singles quarterfinals.

  • Ashwin goes past Harbhajan, becomes India's third highest wicket-taker in Tests

    Nov 29, 2021

    Kanpur, Nov 29 (PTI) Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday went past Harbhajan Singh to become the third highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket, reaching the mark in his 80th match. The legendary Anil Kumble tops the chart with 619 scalps and is followed by India's first World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, who has a total of 434 wickets under his name.

  • 11 arrested near Eden Gardens ahead India- New Zealand match

    Nov 21, 2021

    Kolkata, Nov 21 (PTI) Eleven people were arrested near Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata ahead of India's T20 cricket match with New Zealand on Sunday for allegedly selling tickets illegally, police said. Sixty match tickets, being sold at a higher rate, were seized from those arrested, they said. Security at the stadium and nearby areas were beefed up to check any untoward incident, a senior police officer said.

  • J&K alpine skier Arif Khan qualifies for Beijing Winter Olympics next year

    Nov 21, 2021

    Srinagar, Nov 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir alpine skier Arif Mohammed Khan has qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing. Khan, who hails from North Kashmir, booked the Winter Games ticket in an Olympic qualifier alpine skiing event in Dubai. He has earlier represented the country in many international events, including World Championships.

  • Vidarbha crush Nagaland by five wickets, make it two out of two

    Nov 05, 2021

    Mulapadu (Andhra), Nov 5 (PTI) Former Ranji champions Vidarbha defeated Nagaland by five wickets to secure their second win on the trot in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Plate group clash here on Friday. Elected to bat, Nagaland batter found the going tough against some tidy bowling and smart fielding from their opponents to be restricted to a paltry 115 for eight.

  • Dravid will bring his own work ethic with him: Gavaskar

    Nov 04, 2021

    New Delhi, Nov 4: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels Indian cricket will go ahead under new coach Rahul Dravid, who will bring not only vast experience to the team but also the work ethic he embodied in his playing days. The BCCI announced the appointment of former captain Dravid as the head coach of the national team on Wednesday. He will replace Ravi Shastri, who formed a successful partnership with skipper Virat Kohli.

  • Indo-Pak World Cup clash should go ahead: Prakash Padukone

    Oct 20, 2021

    Mumbai: Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone feels the upcoming India-Pakistan clash in the T20 World Cup should go ahead despite the prevailing political tensions between the two countries. The match on October 24 will be the World Cup opener for both sides.

  • Bhavani Devi wins fencing competition in France

    Oct 18, 2021

    New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Fencer Bhavani Devi, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian to compete in the sport at the Games, has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women's sabre event. The 28-year-old fencer tweeted about the same. "Won the Charlellville National Competition, France in the Women's Sabre individual.

  • Maxwell's run-out was probably the turning-point: Hesson

    Oct 07, 2021

    Abu Dhabi, Oct 7: Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell was scoring at a good pace and his runout was probably the turning point of their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, said Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson. Maxwell smashed three fours and two sixes in his quickfire 25-ball 40 to keep RCB in the hunt but he was run-out due to a poor call by opener Devdutt Padikkal in the 15th over.

  • Need to track Umran Malik's progress: Kohli

    Oct 07, 2021

    Abu Dhabi, Oct 7: Mighty impressed with pace sensation Umran Malik, who sent down the IPL's fastest delivery against his franchise, India captain Virat Kohli said the Jammu and Kashmir youngster's growth needs to be monitored to ensure his potential is maximized. The 21-year-old from Jammu has got everyone excited with his raw pace and clocked 152.95 kph during the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Wednesday.

  • Punjab players in Indian hockey team to be given govt jobs

    Sep 30, 2021

    Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said players from the state who are part of the Indian hockey team will be given government jobs. He said for this the sports department has been directed to bring an agenda in the next Cabinet meeting.

  • Roller Skating Championship concludes in Jammu

    Sep 27, 2021

    Jammu, September 27: District Roller Skating Championship today concluded at Shiva Roller Skating Institute Peer-Kho Jammu, organised by J&K Roller Skating Association. Narotam Sharma (Corporator) and Vikrant Singh Khurmi were the Chief Guest of the closing ceremony. While addressing the players and gathering he said that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir have immense talent which needs to be promoted at the National & International level.

  • E-bidding for new IPL teams planned on October 17

    Sep 14, 2021

    Mumbai, Sep 14 The BCCI is planning to have an e-bidding for the two new IPL teams on October 17 and the bids to buy the sides can be made till October 5. "The Board is planning to have the bidding on 17th October and it will be an e-bidding," sources in the know of things told PTI on Tuesday. The BCCI had on August 31 invited bids to own an IPL franchise with "Invitation to Tender" available for purchase till October 5.

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