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Sachin Tendulkar hails Amir Lone Valley’s special cricketer

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Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has sent a Team India jersey, a bat and other souvenirs for Kashmir’s special talent Amir Lone along with blessings for his extraordinary talent. One of the greatest batsmen ever, Sachin spared some time out of his busy schedule during the promotion of his upcoming biopic, “Sachin: A Billion Dreams”, and sent these gifts to Lone. He uploaded a picture on his official Facebook page and a video on his website “100MB” on May 13 in which he was seen signing a bat and a jersey…

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Kashmiri girl, whose photo of pelting stones went viral, wants to play football for India

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Kashmir’s first female football coach Afshan Ashique said she pelted stones at security forces as they misbehaved with them. Last week during the student protests in Kashmir Valley, few photographs of a girls pelting stones on security forces outside Women’s College in Srinagar went viral on social media sites. Among them was a photograph of a girl, who dreams to play football for India. Afshan Ashique is Kashmir’s first female football coach. “Yes, I pelted stones, but that’s not what I want to do. I want to play at the…

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Rajbagh Royals clinch Kashmir Super League (KSL) II

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Sufiyan’s 52 muscles Royals to title win Spirit of Kashmir comes alive in Dubai Rajbagh Royals defeated Razay Kadal Super Heroes in the final of the second edition of Kashmir Super League (KSL) by six wickets to lift the trophy. Razay Kadal SuperHeroes won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 172 for the loss of 3 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. The target was chased down by Rajbagh Royals, losing 4 wickets in pursuit. Sufiyan Farooq of Rajbagh Royals scored 52 runs of 28 balls hitting 3 fours…

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Parvez Rasool defends himself after national anthem row

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Jammu and Kashmir cricket all-rounder Parvez Rasool on Tuesday defended himself against criticism for chewing gum when the national anthem was played before a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket match between India and England, saying sports should not be involved in politics. The 28-year-old, who made his T20I debut in Kanpur last month, was criticised when a video showed Rasool chewing gum when the national anthem was being played. “Let cricketers play cricket and don’t involve them into politics unnecessarily. I try to keep my focus on the game and don’t…

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Umar listed among ‘Players to Watch’ during IPL auction

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Twenty-three year old pacer from Jammu and Kashmir, Umar Nazir, has been listed among the ‘Players to Watch’ during the auction for 10th edition of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2017 season. The auction of the players for the highly lucrative and popular India Twenty20 domestic cricket competition is going to take place in Bangalore at 9 am tomorrow. Umar Nazir and Parvez Rasool from J&K are among the 730 players listed by BCCI for IPL auction. According to CricBuzz, an influential cricket news website, Umar Nazir’s performance in the…

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Snow Carnival on in Gulmarg, Certificate courses in Skiing at Pahalgam

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The Gulmarg Snow Carnival which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday is in full swing at ski resort of Gulmarg. The 15-day carnival saw competition of Snowshoe held on Monday that was flagged off by Director Tourism, Kashmir Mahmood Ahmad Shah. In the event around 24 athletes hailing from different parts of the valley participated. Ifshan Ahmad of Narbal completed the hattrick of wins in the Snowshoeing competition after having won previous two races. Parvez Ahmad of Kawoosa finished second and Muhammad Saleem of Narbal finished third.…

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Kashmiri boys Basit & Asrar to play in Spanish Football Club

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Kashmir’s Basit Ahmed and Mohammed Asrar Rehbar, both aged 18, will play with Sociedad Deportiva Lenense Proinastur – a third division professional club from the La Liga – for the next six months. From the shadow of guns in Srinagar to football grounds in Spain, it will be a long journey for two Kashmir boys who will be the first from the Valley to play in the prestigious Spanish league. Basit Ahmed and Mohammed Asrar Rehbar, both aged 18, will play with Sociedad Deportiva Lenense Proinastur – a third division…

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Tangible measures initiated to raise sports standards in JK: Imran Ansari

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Minister for Youth Services & Sports and Technical Education, Molvi Imran Raza Ansari today said the State Government is committed to raise the standards of the sports in Jammu and Kashmir by creating adequate state-of-the-art infrastructure. Ansari was speaking at a function held in connection with the 15th State Open Fencing Championship event at Indoor Complex of M A M Stadium Jammu. While congratulating the finalists, the Minister said the sport is the field in which any individual can get an opportunity to shine at the global level. “At the…

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BCCI to conduct talent hunt in JK: Kalra

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In a bid to tap raw cricketing talent in J&K, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is going to hold special talent search camps in JK in April next year. The decision in this regard was taken by the BCCI National Junior Cricket Committee that met at New Delhi recently under the Chairmanship of BCCI President Anurag Thakur. Pertinently, it was former JK cricketer and JKCA’s representative in BCCI Ranjeet Kalra who had mooted the proposal to hold special talent hunt in JK on a pattern it’s…

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Parvez shines with bat and ball; Ranji Trophy

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Skipper Parvez Rasool shined with both bat and ball but was unable to do much as J&K was facing first inning lead deficit after losing seven wickets in reply Hyderabad’s 328 on the second day of the Ranji trophy match being played at Motibaug Cricket Ground, Vadodara on Wednesday. Resuming day’s play on overnight score of 234 for three, Hyderabad went to loss all wickets for the score of 328. The overnight unbeaten century maker Tanmay Aggarwal got out after scoring 19. S Badrinath with 47 and B Anirudh with…

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