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Parvez Rasool took 5 wickets for India Green in Duleep Trophy

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Star all-rounder of J&K on Tuesday took five wickets for India Green against India Blue on the first day of the 4-Day Duleep Trophy day night match at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. After missing first match due to his Hajj journey, the only cricketer to have played International cricket from J&K made his presence felt. He first broke dangerous looking third wicket partnership between India Blue skipper Suresh Raina and Manoj Tiwary. Parvez then went on to wreck havoc in India Blue middle order taking five wickets in his bowling…

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Jasia Akhtar becomes first Kashmiri female cricketer to get India camp call

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Jasia Akhtar, the top woman cricketer of Kashmir who plays for Punjab in national arena, on Sunday became first ever Kashmiri female cricketer to be selected for the Indian national women cricket camp scheduled to be held in Bangalore from September 18. Jasia, who is in Punjab at present, was informed about her selection by the selectors. During the camp all the shortlisted cricketers from all over country would be trained and groomed and then the selected players will be divided into various teams before getting final Team India call-up.…

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Dir Tourism inaugurates 25 day Kayaking, Canoeing camp at Nigeen on National Sports Day

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On the occasion of National Sport Day, Director Tourism Kashmir Tuesday morning inaugurated 25-day Kayaking and Canoeing camp for students of various schools at Water Sports Centre Nigeen. Hundreds of the students from Kashmir Harvard School are participating in the camp which will be followed by the students from other schools also. The camp is being organized in collaboration with J&K Water Sports, Kayaking and Canoeing Association. National players of kayaking and canoeing will be imparting training to the students who will be supervised by national women coach and International…

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Irfan Pathan’s Academy to train two young Cricketers from J&K

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The Cricket Academy of Pathans is run by Irfan Pathan and brother Yusuf Pathan. While many former cricketers take to coaching after their playing days are over, Irfan Pathan and brother Yusuf have taken up the job of training young cricketers even when they are still in action, at least at the domestic or Indian premier League level. Their academy — the Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP) – is a hub for many cricket aspirants. Among their notable inductees will be two youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir, who will be…

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Mujtaba Yousuf, Anantnag pacer among probables for U-16 team

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A 16-year-old fast bowler, Mujtaba Yousuf, from Bijbehara town has been called to attend a month-long camp at the prestigious National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore. The camp, which is a training ground of probables for the India Under-16 team, will be attended by 21 other budding cricketers from across the country from August 21 onwards. Mujtaba is the second cricketer to have come into limelight after Parvez Rasool became the first state cricketer to don the ‘blue jersey’. Rasool also hails from Bijbehara town of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.…

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This Kashmiri girl kicks off football with stone pelters: Qudsiya Altaf

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Not far from the Friday rush at the Hazratbal shrine, Qudsiya Altaf, 23, adjusts her bright red cap on the lush green fields of Kashmir University. With six footballs at her pair of shuffling soccer cleats, she rattles off names as she essays the kicks. “Haider, Ilyas, Faizan, yahan aajao beta. Thoda gap rakho. Warm up. Fir at least five times pass karo,” Qudsia says, almost perfunctorily. That has been her routine between 3:30pm to 6:30pm everyday for the past few months. Last year, when the valley was teeming with…

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Tanveer Hussain, snowshoe athlete from Kashmir charged with sexual abuse in US

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A 24-year-old Indian athlete has been indicted in the US on charges of sexually abusing a minor girl, days after he arrived from Kashmir for a snowshoe competition. Tanveer Hussain was indicted last week by an Essex County grand jury for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a 12-year-old Saranac Lake girl earlier this year. The grand jury returned the indictment Hussain charging him with one count of first-degree sexual abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a report in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise quoted a press…

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Sportspersons to be felicitated on I-Day: Div Com

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Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed all deputy commissioners to felicitate young sportspersons on the upcoming Independence Day to mark their contribution. He also asked them to involve maximum number of youth for the event. The Divisional Commissioner made the comments during a high-level officers’ meeting held here to review the arrangements for the upcoming Independence Day celebrations in the districts of the Kashmir valley and Ladakh region. An official statement said the Divisional Commissioner was apprised by the officers of the arrangements made for the smooth conduct…

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Mumbai City FC grabs Mehraj ud Din Wadoo for Rs 43 lakh: ISL Player Draft

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Mumbai City FC grabbed footballer Mehraj ud Din Wadoo for a base price of Rs 43 lakhs in the Indian Super League (ISL) players draft held on Sunday. ISL draft saw the signing of more than 100 players from the total available 205 players. Big names like Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Anas Edathodika were roped in right after the commencement of the draft, while the likes of Robin Singh and Jackichand Singh had to wait a while to have their names on the books of ISL clubs. The players picked included…

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First Kashmir football team scheduled to play abroad eagerly awaits visa

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Real Kashmir have become the first side from Kashmir to be invited to play a tournament in the United Kingdom. Real Kashmir football club, which became the first football club from Valley to be invited to play a tournament on foreign soil, is desperately waiting for their visa to UK with the first match scheduled on Monday. In pre-season friendly matches, the football club from Srinagar was scheduled to play Albion Rovers on July 3, Hamilton under 20s on July 5 and Stenhousmuir on July 8. Real Kashmir FC made…

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