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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 exci...

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 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 ...

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...

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...