Sports | Kashmir InFocus

September 17, 2018 No Responses

J&K all set to have its own Indian Premier League Team

Cricket is all set to return to paradise! Thanks to Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik, the terror-plagued state is pitching to have its own team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Malik is in touch with IPL Chairman...

September 15, 2018 No Responses

Qamran Iqbal shines yet again, scores 89 against Afghanistan in U-19 Quadrangular Series

After making a stunning debut by scoring match winning fifty for India Under-19 against Nepal, new batting sensation of J&K, Qamran Iqbal on Friday scored brilliant 89 run knock as India Under-19 B defeated Afghanistan by two wickets in the...

September 8, 2018 No Responses

Two trekkers die after falling into crevice of Kolahoi Glacier in Pahalgam

Two trekkers were killed on Friday when they fell into a crevice of a glacier in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. A group of three trekkers fell into a crevice at Kolahoi glacier, 26 km from the famous...

August 29, 2018 No Responses

Qamran Iqbal, Kashmiri boy makes it to Under 19 cricket team

Kashmir’s promising cricketer Qamran Iqbal (17) has made it to the under-19 national side. Elated over his selection, the teenager from old Srinagar city now dreams of playing test cricket for the Indian national team. “I had attended a month-long...

July 31, 2018 No Responses

J&K Bank wins 16th J&K Police Martyr’s Memorial Football Tournament 2018

J&K Bank beat J&K State Power Development Corporation in the finals to win the 16th J&K Police Martyr’s Memorial Football Tournament 2018 which was organised by Armed Police Headquarters at Tourist Reception Ground, here on Monday evening. The fi...

July 25, 2018 No Responses

Kashmiri cricketer Zahid Nisar to captain England’s cricket club

A young cricketer from Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district will captain Saltaire Cricket Club which is one among the oldest cricket clubs in England established in around 1869. Taking to Kashmir Post on phone, Zahid Nisar, 24, of...

July 12, 2018 No Responses

Jammu and Kashmir Premier League begins in Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir Premier League tournament for Srinagar district commenced on Wednesday. The tournament organized by Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association would be played at least on four different venues across the city, already 170 teams have registered and...

June 28, 2018 No Responses

Two Valley students to represent India at Kick Boxing Championship in Argentina

Two Kashmiri students will represent India at the World Kick-boxing Championship, which will be held in November at Buenos Aires in Argentina. The participants, Aabid Hamid and Hashim Ashraf, are students of Army Goodwill School, Hanzik, and have been selected...

May 31, 2018 No Responses

Real Kashmir FC qualify for I-League, becomes first J&K club to do so

Real Kashmir FC on Wednesday became the first football club from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the country’s top tier I-League after they won the second division league by beating Delhi side Hindustan FC 3-2. The side from the...

March 30, 2018 No Responses

Irfan Pathan joins J&K Criket Team as Mentor-cum-Player

After months of uncertainty, the air was cleared on Friday as international cricketer Irfan Pathan officially joined Jammu and Kashmir cricket team as mentor cum player at Sher-i-Kashmir International Cricket Stadium, Sonwar, here. The junior Pathan who used t...