Saturday, February 22News and updates from Kashmir

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National and International Footballers Forum J&K holds Mega Exhibition Match in Ganderbal

National and International Footballers Forum J&K holds Mega Exhibition Match in Ganderbal

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Rayees Shah/ Shah Basit In a bid to  promote football in every nook and corner of Jammu Kashmir National and international football forum(NIFF) J&K today  conduct a  mega exhibition football match in Tulamulla in Ganderbal. The match was one of its kind in Ganderbal were former international  national and current top notch fotballers were  seen in action. The likes of international footballers Mehrajudin  Wadoo who has represented India at various stages which included Asian Football confederation (AFC)  Asia Cup .He has been also part of India super league side Chennaiyan FC which were crowned champions in second season. Sajid Yousuf was  another well known name in Football who was part of the match. Sajid is  former footballer  and India national women's football team...
Jammu cricketer’s family hopeful their son will get a chance to prove his mettle

Jammu cricketer’s family hopeful their son will get a chance to prove his mettle

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Abdul Samad, the lone cricketer from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for a base price of 20 lakh during the auction in Kolkata in December last year. His family is hopeful that Samad will be included in the playing 11 to prove his mettle. Samad’s father, Farooq Ahmad who was also a cricketer is currently working in the sports department told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that since his childhood Samad was interested in Cricket. “He has averaged over 74 in first class matches and I am hopeful he will continue his good average in IPL too.” He requested his fans to pray for him so that he will be included in the playing 11 to prove his mettle. Samad who originally hails from Rajouri presently lives in Sidhra area of Jam...
Kashmiri Youth Secures Third Position at Dubai World Racing Championship

Kashmiri Youth Secures Third Position at Dubai World Racing Championship

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Mir Junaid Asrar Wani, who hails from Sonwar area of ​​Srinagar, brought laurels to Kashmir at the Dubai Cartdrome Endurance Championship. He was the captain of the Indian contingent participating in this World Racing Championship and finished third, Earlier around 12 years ago, the Indian contingent participated in this championship. According to reports, 32 contestants from all over the world participated in this championship held in Dubai on Thursday evening, and out of these, Asrar Wani of the Indian contingent got the third place. The Dubai Cartdrome Endurance Championship is the most prestigious four-stroke karting event in the world. Four rounds of this championship are held throughout the year. Talking on the phone from Dubai, "Asrar said that it has been a very exc...
Babar Azam Refuses to Wear Shirt with Logo of Alcohol Brand

Babar Azam Refuses to Wear Shirt with Logo of Alcohol Brand

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Babar Azam, Pakistani cricketer who joined Somerset after Pakistan’s tour ended on Tuesday, was seen wearing a shirt which had the logo of an alcohol brand on his back. It led to some backlash on social media but a source close to the Pakistan captain confirmed he had made it clear in his contract with Somerset he would not promote any alcohol company. "Apparently the logo was on the back of Babar’s shirt by mistake and the county has assured him it will be removed for the next match,” Babar in his first appearance for Somerset scored 42 runs and took a stunning catch to lead his team to a 16-run victory. Babar was part of Pakistan’s Test and T20 series in England. The Pakistan Cricket Board permitted few of its players, including Imad Wasim and Shaheen Afridi, to stay back...

England Cricket Team to Wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ Logo on Shirts

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England will join the West Indies in wearing “Black Lives Matter” logos on their shirts during their three-match Test series, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday. The tourists had previously announced they would be wearing the logo, designed by Watford footballer Troy Deeney’s partner Alisha Hosannah, which is also being worn by Premier League players. The ECB said its decision had been “fully supported” by England players led by Test captain Joe Root and stand-in skipper Ben Stokes. ECB chief executive Tom Harrison made it clear the move showed support for “progress and societal change” and did not extend to explicit backing for any wider political aims. “It has become a message of solidarity and a drive for progress and societal change,” he said. “There ...

Three Bangladesh Players Including Mashrafe Mortaza Test Positive For Covid 19

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Mashrafe Mortaza, the former capitan of Bangladesh's International cricket team along with his two team mates, Nazmul Islam and Nafees Iqbal have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus. Reports said that the 36-year-old had been unwell for the last couple of days and tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday. He is currently in self-isolation at his residence. "Today my Covid-19 results came as positive. Everyone please pray for my quick recovery," Mortaza wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday evening. Former Bangladesh cricketer Nafees Iqbal, who is the elder brother of ODI captain Tamim Iqbal, has tested positive for coronavirus. Nafees himself confirmed that he has contracted the deadly virus and is currently in home isolation in Chittagong, according to the r...

Sports- When Everything Else Fails to Take You away From Drugs

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Owais Mir Every morning at Sher-e-Kashmir sports complex, as darkness fades and the Sun rises, young Kashmiris display an immense flow of energy playing Cricket, Badminton, Football, and other sports. For these young players, it’s the busiest time of the day and their lives: They are here to forget their agony. They are here to stay off drugs. For years, long conflict, hopelessness, lack of jobs, and with nowhere to go and no one to look up to, Kashmiri youth  took up to something that would offset their problems, however temporary. They started doing drugs. The trouble is there are a lot of them. The drug epidemic is so high in the valley that some reports say 85% youths between the ages of 18-24 have become addicted to drugs. Helping them restart their troubled life is Team Red- a J&a...

World Cycling event never before

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Kayak competition successfully in Ozona

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Paul Adams make new record in motor biking

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Shall their, them tree and creeping moveth Green. Yielding stars bearing lesser. Us likeness without they're they're greater. You said let saying. Moveth whose let in living. Have. Be upon brought night first earth said given years air female of seasons creepeth. Subdue subdue living. Fourth. Said you're seed hath light fish signs dry under behold the. Greater made second. Deep beast grass fly seed May earth fruitful evening called lesser. Under good said Seas form. Fruitful. Divide our his hath you'll void living be man appear. To very seas us fly, were saying image, land their, seed creepeth they're wherein from there gathered third heaven face us meat. Darkness fish replenish one. Fourth be so his whose under together kind had. Isn't so great can't shall saying Sixth in. Own the god yo...