Pitch Inertia
While sports is being seen as the only way-out in youth engagement, Umar Mukhtar found nothing much on ground in infrastructure as most of the funds...
How A US Court Wronged Kashmir’s Tanveer Hussain?
When Kashmir’s ace snowshoe racer Tanveer Hussain was invited to participate in a US competition, the Trump administration’s racial remarks and policy came in...
Kashmir athlete Tanveer pleads guilty to sexual abuse, awaits deportation
Srinagar
A 25-year-old Kashmiri sportsman, who was arrested on charges of sexually abusing a minor girl, has avoided trial by pleading guilty and is awaiting...
Hawal Runner
Breakfast after running 25 kms in the morning, this marathon runner from Shehr-e-Khas created a rare record by running 110 kms in less than...
Survived, Thrived
He was in second grade when an accident left his arms amputated. For next three years he shuttled between hospitals in Kashmir. Then he...
AK 90
Amjad Khan was an engineering graduate when he obliged his parents and flew to US for further studies. Holding a responsible position in the...
Tanveer Hussain
Tanveer Hussain, a 24 year old Kashmiri athlete may land in jail in the United States after he was indicted on charges of sexually...
The Sportsman
She lived with taunts and tensions but a supportive father helped Nadiya to become Kashmir’s first football coach, who now trains boys and aspires...
New Kung Fu Star
For most of his childhood, he dreamed about martial arts. Finally, when he landed in Uttarakhand for his post-graduation, Faheem Malik got an academy...
Life is a Bout
It was a chance encounter with athletes from his village that introduced this future Taekwondo champion to the world of sports. Almost two decades...
Wu-Shoo Journey
He did odd jobs to fuel his passion for playing martial arts at international arenas. Zubair Sofi talks to Ajaz Hassan, who won a...
Champion’s Dream
Her foray into the world of chess started as a hobby. Ranked No 1 in J&K this Jammu girl dreams of winning a world...
Wrestler Remembers
Ace Pahalwan of his time, Mir Mohammad Ismail offers a sketch of the sport’s fall and rise. He tells Javid Sofi that the government...
Barrier to Cross
A last minute back-out from state officials left a budding skier’s future in a limbo. Aabid Hussain tells his story
Ehtisham Fayaz Khan, 20, was...
Cricketing Dream
A wicket on the third delivery in a local cricket tournament silenced Iqra Rasool’s critics for good. Mohammad Abu Bakar tells her story of...