JK Bank table tennis c’ship from March 5: R S Chib

GK News Network

Jammu, Mar 3: The Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Medical Education and Technical Education,   R S Chib today said the J&K Table Tennis Association was going to host its National event at Indoor Stadium here from March 5 to 9.  Addressing a press conference, he said More

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Shopian residents for construction of sports ground

GK News Network

Shopian, Mar 3: The residents of Malik Gund, Chanchwara, Zaina Batoo, Lusadno and Kaloora here have sought construction of sports ground on the bank of Nallah Sangloo at Chanchwara.   In a statement they said, “There is about 100 Kanals of rocky land (Kahcharia) on the bank of Nallah Sangloo More

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Ifham, Irfan selected for int’l c’ship

GK News Network

Srinagar, Mar 2: Mir Ifham and Irfan Masood Thakur have been selected for international tennis football championship to be held in Spain.The duo was selected for their exceptional performance in the recently concluded nation tennis football even held at Rajiv Gandhi international stadium in New Delhi More

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Junaid selected for Qatar squash open

GK News Network

Srinagar, Mar 2: Junaid Muzzaffar has been selected for Qatar junior open squash championship to be held in Doha from April 3. Junaid has been selected for the event on the basis of his performance in different squash events. He has received communiqués from Squash Rackets Federation of India More

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Majid Dar appointed WC hockey official

GK News Network

Srinagar, March 2: Majid Yousuf Dar has been appointed as assistant coordinator competition manager in the ongoing hockey world cup in New Delhi. Before this assignment, Majid also served as an official at international Nehru Gold cup football championship and world cup archery held in Kolkata.
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Murali to quit Test cricket

Press Trust of India

Melbourne, Mar 3: Legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who has the highest number of Test wickets under his belt, is planning to quit cricket’s longer version after the tour of West Indies in October.The spin wizard has already announced that he will quit all forms of the game after More

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Hockey player Mushtaque passes away

Press Trust of India

Bhopal, Mar 3: Olympian and famous national hockey player Syed Mushtaque Ali alias Farzan Chacha, passed away here last night after a prolonged illness. He was 57.Ali, who was suffering from stomach cancer for a long time, was a permanent member of the Sikandariya Club Bhopal. A former field hockey More

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Sobers rates Gavaskar as greatest batsman

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Mar 3: The cricket world may be going ga ga over Sachin Tendulkar but West Indian legend Gary Sobers rates Sunil Gavaskar as the greatest batsman he has ever seen, simply because of his stupendous success against the fearsome Caribbean pacers of the 1970s.“It’s my approach, my view that More

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Germany blank Canada 6-0 in hockey WC

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Mar 3: Defending champions Germany toyed with Canada before subjecting them to a 6-0 plastering in their second Pool A match of the hockey World Cup here today.Playing a fast-paced and one-touch hockey, the reigning Olympic champions and world number one side dictated terms for most part More

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