For love of the Game
Impassioned by his love for Basketball game, a Kashmiri-American youth has been visiting the valley over the last five years to popularize the game...
Shining in Germany
Three Kayaking and Canoeing players from Jammu and Kashmir who won laurels for Team India at the recently concluded global competition in Germany are...
Determined To Win
Living with disabilities has its own trauma. Umer Beigh interacts with a group of deaf and dumb cricketers from Kashmir valley who have met...
Unfair Games
Despite the promises made by the centre and state government to build new sports infrastructure in Kashmir valley to involve the disgruntled youth, it...
A Can of Worms
With the cricket players from Kashmir region refusing to participate in the ongoing Ranji Trophy and allegations flying high over partisan selection by J&K’s...
A Change Agent
It has been a dream come true for a young cricketer from south Kashmir’s Bijbehara whose persistent efforts and sheer hard-work has made him...
Losing Talent
Financial constraints and societal and government’s apathy has forced the Kashmir’s only Taekwondo player with an international degree to work at a petty car...
Narrow Outlook
In a patriarchal society like Kashmir where a career in sports is considered a heritage of males, many young talented girls are discouraged and...
Eternalising Wamiq Farooq
To stop youth from taking to social evils and to eternalize the name of the slain teenager Wamiq Farooq who was killed by security...
The Ashai Phenomenon
The hard work and dedication of a Kashmiri doctor has gained him a celebrity status in the field of physiotherapy with an elite list...
Local boys behind the wheels
Umer Beigh
For Tawfeeq Ali Mughal (32) it is a dream come true. Being the first car Rally driver of the Jammu and Kashmir State,...
Fast Track
The Annual Mughal Motor Rally being held for the third consecutive years is scaling newer heights this year. Literally as well! A Kashmir Life...
No fun in the run
When a young athlete wanted to protest against sports authorities, he ran – a 100 Km run. Umer Beigh meets the marathon runner who...
Playing Foul
One of the worst kept secrets in India is that most sports management bodies are mini political theaters, and J&K is no exception. The...
Bedi Fails To ‘Turn’ It In Kashmir
Gowhar GeelaniA hapless cricket fan in Kashmir Valley is biting the dust. He’s pulling his hair out. Dejected! And, more importantly, is confronted with...