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I-League: LoneStar KFC beat Dempo Sports, Goa

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LoneStar Kashmir Football Club (LKFC) continued its good show in the 2nd division of the I-League football tournament defeating Dempo Sports, Goa, 1-0 at the TRC Ground here today. Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) secretary Abdul Hamid said Balvinder Singh scored the lone goal for LKFC. The team had moved up to the second spot and would play another match here next Sunday. The game was very important for the LKFC as Dempo Sports, Goa, had come to the Valley after 28 years. Today’s game had been dedicated to…

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Parvez Rasool in India-A Squad for Deodhar Trophy

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday announced the India-A squad for the Deodhar Trophy which includes the name of Kashmir’s star cricketer, Parvez Rasool. The India-A and India-B teams feature all the prominent Ranji Trophy performers this season including the top run-getters like ShreyasIyer of Mumbai, Sudip Chatterjee of Bengal, Parvez Rasool of J&K and one of the leading wicket-takers, Krishna Das of Assam. “I am happy but do not want to think much about this India-A recall. My job is to take wickets and score…

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Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy

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JK faced another humiliating defeat in the ongoing  Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy event as they were thrashed by Punjab by eight wickets at Nehru Stadium, Kochi on Sunday. Star studded Punjab side overhauled JK target in 14.3 overs after bundling out JK for 105 runs in the first inning. The spinner duo of Harbhajan Singh and Baltej Singh took six wickets among them on their way to bundle out JK for paltry total. In reply Punjab achieved the required target in 14.3 overs for the loss of only two wickets.…

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2015: Cricket loses sheen, mountaineering revived, JK gets first international cyclist, Parvez shines

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If the year 2012 belonged to football, year 2013 to resurgence of cricket and the year 2014 for the flood devastation that affected the sports infrastructure, year 2015 would be known for the cricket uncertainty and revival of the trekking and mountaineering sport in Kashmir. It was also the year that gave star international cycling star Muhammad Akber Khan and skiing star Arif Khan respectively. At the Government end, apart from hollow promises tall claims nothing changed at grass root level with all the sports fields, stadiums remaining in dilapidated…

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JK cricketers to play in UAE

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Minister for Youth Services and Sports Imran Raza Ansari today flagged off a 42-member group to the UAE to participate in the JK-UAE T20 Friendship Cup – 2016 from January 1 to 7. The three teams selected for the event also include former and current Ranji players. The tournament is being organised by the Simula Sports Club in association with the Department of Youth Service and Sports and the Jammu and Kashmir Police. A total of 13 matches will be played at the Ajman Oval Cricket Stadium and the Sharjah…

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Political bickering, lack of match practice hit cricket

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Team fail to win any Ranji game, lose all six Hazare matches Bickering within Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), recent political drama followed by poor selection and lack of activities on the domestic front have taken a toll on the performance of the state cricket team this season. Unlike 2014, when J&K created history by defeating formidable Mumbai, this year, the state team was in news for all the wrong reasons as they failed to win even a single Ranji Trophy game. The team also lost all the six…

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Gulmarg to host national ice-skating championship from tomorrow

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North Kashmir’s famed ski resort Gulmarg will host a national ice-skating championship from Wednesday, in which 150 players from various states of the country will participate. The organisers say the event will prepare the skaters for the 2018 Winter Olympics. “The event will prepare the participants for 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea,” said Ice-Skating Association of India secretary general RK Gupta here today. The five-day event will conclude on January 3, in which a total of 17 teams will take part. Gulmarg holds winter sports activities…

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Utilize services of Wadoo, Ishfaq, Parvez: Sports fraternity to Govt

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Sports fraternity of Kashmir has stressed upon Government to utilize the services of the star players like Mehrajuddin Wadoo and others for the development of sports in the State. The football governing body of the State, J&K Football Association (JKFA) has asked the Government to utilize services of the star players like Wadoo and Ishfaq Ahmad and others for the development of sports. JKFA District President Fayaz Ahmad Sofi while talking to us said:  “Players like Wadoo have played at highest level of football in India. He along with Ishfaq…

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Pahalgam to host maiden ice climbing event

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With the aim to add new dimensions to the itinerary of the adventure sports activities in State, Tourism Department, Kashmir is all set to organize first ever ice climbing event at Pahalgam. The event would open new avenues of the adventure sports activities in the State as it would be first time that such an event or attempt would be carried out. For the purpose the adventure wing of Tourism department in collaboration with J&M Mountaineering and Hiking Club (JKMHC) has identified the two spots fall in the Aru and…

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National Winter Games in Gulmarg from January 1

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The famed meadow resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir will host the National Winter Games, which will begin on January 1, officials said here. Tourism Secretary Farooq Ahmad Shah, while chairing a meeting here, announced that the National Winter Games Federation had awarded this year’s games to Gulmarg. Shah said the games would give a boost to promoting Jammu and Kashmir as a winter destination. Gulmarg resort, 50 km from the summer capital, is a famed skiing destination and one of the prized tourist spots in the region. The participants…

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