Sports | Kashmir InFocus

November 8, 2018 No Responses

Football makes a come back in Kashmir, Real Kashmir’s made maiden appearance

After a dream debut in I-League, the highest division of league football, Real Kashmir FC’s maiden appearance on home turf on Tuesday united fans from different walks of life as it rekindled the Valley’s love for football. Though the match...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

Hamid Aziz, Srinagar youth finishes 200 Km ultramarathon

Hamid Aziz, an athlete, on Thursday completed the 200-km Kargil-Srinagar ultramarathon — a feat never achieved or attempted before. The 24-year-old from the Hawal area in the old city said his goal was to run from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and...

October 15, 2018 No Responses

Rasikh Salam, 17 Year old Kulgam pacer gets IPL trial call-up

Three-time champions of IPL, Mumbai Indians on Friday called Rasikh Salam- 17-year-old pace prodigy from Jammu and Kashmir- for trials ahead of the IPL 2019 following his impressive outing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The trial session will take place...

September 28, 2018 No Responses

J&K slump to 4th consecutive defeat against Jharkhand in Vijay Hazare Trophy

J&K senior cricket team suffered its fourth consecutive defeat in ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy one day tournament as they went down to Jharkhandh by 73 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Thursday. Under criticism on the composition of the...

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...