Remembering Australian cricket legend Shane Warne
It seems almost impossible to believe, but 12 months have gone by since we reported the tragic passing of Shane Warne. One of Melbourne’s most famous sons, the Australian cricketer was without doubt among...
Crooked Cricket
Years after the cricket body remained in news for all the wrong reasons, the JKCA is gradually emerging as a ‘game reserve’, reports Raashid Andrabi
Off late, Jammu and Kashmir's cricketing reputation was upswing, both...
Playing Cricket In Sopore
Notwithstanding the absence of basic infrastructure, the cricketers in Sopore have been pooling funds to improve the rundown College Stadium so that game survives politics and turmoil, Daanish Bin Nabi reports
Even Sopore, Kashmir’s apple...
Small Steps, Big Leap
A five-year-old boy surprised even his parents by insisting that he will go on a day-long high-altitude trek between Pir Ki Gali and Nandsar Lake and back, reports M A Shah
Paediatrician, Mudassir Maqbool was...
How I Made the Best of Wushu In Moscow?
by Sadia Tariq
I don't want to be a doctor or an engineer. My dream is to represent and win gold for my country in Olympics.
I am Sadia Tariq. I live in Srinagar’s Bemina Housing...
Flying Pigeons
Using pigeons in sports and rearing birds for passion existed in Kashmir always. The lockdown triggered by the pandemic only helped it to go to the next level, reports Shakir Ashraf
Tajamul Islam, 23,...
Big Highlights of India’s 14th Consecutive Test Series Win at Home
India cricket team has recorded the most consecutive Test series win on home ground. From February 2013 to the present time, they have won 14 consecutive Test series. Test matches are loved by all...
Meet Sports Philanthropist Syed Ali Asgar Razvi
by Shakir Ashraf
SRINAGAR: Syed Ali Asgar Razvi, 30, who is sponsoring a cricket team, says helping someone achieve their dream is what gives him solace.
Razvi a businessman by profession is not only sponsoring a...
Playing With Ice
Shakir Ashraf meets the Kashmir ice skater who represented India in Europe
Basharat Ahad Mir, 17, a Parimpora (Srinagar) resident, became the first ice skater from Kashmir to win the gold medal in 2019 in Belarus...
Batting for Kashmir
Moved by the cricketers not playing with Kashmir bats, a young professional quit his well-paid job to get made-in-Kashmir bats a reality in test cricket, reports Shakir Ashraf
In 2016, when Kashmir was on a...
Cricket On Ice
Snow may be inherently immobilising but the enthusiastic cricketers in remote Gurez valley have been holding an ice cricket tournament for five years now reports Shakir Ashraf
Snow, after all, is a physical barrier. It...
Levelling The Playing Field
An increasing number of tournaments being held across Kashmir, mostly by the youth by raising donations from their pocket money, is offering the new generation more opportunities to play, improve, grow and understand, reports...
Amazing Playgrounds
In the absence of the sports facilities, youth in far-flung villages and places lacking influence including in Srinagar is building their own sports grounds. The stories of these wonderful pieces of infrastructure indicate the...
Khelo India In The Time Of Corona
Umar Mukhtar
In times of Coronovirus when England Cricket Board (ECB) has decided that its players would not shake hands with the Sri Lankan players in the upcoming tournament, the administration in Kashmir is set...
Kashmir’s Real Football
For getting to the top, the RKFC will have to ensure it wins all the eight upcoming games, six of which will be played in Srinagar, reports Shakir Ashraf
Barely two years after the inception,...