New Delhi, July 13 Roger Federer, just a month short of his 36th birthday, is once again taking a Major by storm as the third seed is the hot favourite going into the semi-finals of the Wimbledon 2017 event. This is partly because Federer is playing scorching tennis, not even having dropped a set in…
No special preparations for clash with Zulpikar Maimaitiali: Vijender Singh
New Delhi, July 13 His first fight of the year could fetch Vijender Singh his second title but the Indian boxing star says save for minor tweaks in technique, he isn’t making any special preparations for the showdown with China’s Zulpikar Maimaitiali next month. The reigning WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight champion will square off…
J&K contingent bring laurels for state by winning 2 gold, one silver and one bronze
6th Thang-Ta Federation Cup National championship Newspoint Bureau Jammu Tawi, July 13 The contingent of J&K brought laurel for the state by winning 2 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze in 6th Thang-Ta Federation Cup National Championship which was held in Agra. Gaurav Sharma and Neera Sharma won Gold Medal for the state, while Nihal…
Abhinav guides Patel Club to 26 runs win
KC Sports Club Cup (T-20) Cricket Tourney Newspoint Bureau Jammu Tawi, July 13 Superb all round performance from Abhinav today helped Patel Club to a 26 runs victory against Champion Cricket Club, thus qualifying for the quarter final round of the KC Sports Club Cup (Twenty20) Cricket Tournament underway at KC Public School ground, here.…
BCCI hails CAC members’ contribution in picking coaching staff
Mumbai, July 13 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday expressed gratitude to the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman, for choosing the national cricket team’s new coaching staff with total transparency, professionalism and commitment. Ravi Shastri was on Tuesday announced as the head…
Muguruza, Venus advance to Wimbledon final
London, July 13 Spaniard Garbine Muguruza and American veteran Venus Williams set up the women’s singles final clash of the Wimbledon tennis championships eliminating Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova and local favourite Johanna Konta, respectively, here on Thursday. Muguruza outplayed Rybarikova 6-1, 6-1 in the first semi-final as she advanced into the Wimbledon final for the second…
FIFA lifts suspension of Sudanese federation
Zurich, July 13’ World football’s governing body FIFA on Thursday lifted the ban on the Sudan Football Association (SFA) imposed on it for the failure to abide by agreements mentioned in articles 14 and 19 of the FIFA statute. “The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today lifted the suspension that was imposed on the…
RCC faces Little Flower in U-17 tourney
Newspoint Bureau Jammu Tawi, July 13 Raghuvir Cricket Club shall be playing against Little Flower School Akhnoor in the final of under-17 event of the ongoing Summer Cup Twenty20 Cricket Tournament, organised by Singh Cricket Club at Government Higher Secondary School, here on July 16. Earlier, in the last league tie, decided today, Raghuvir Cricket…
