He became the first Indian to officiate as FIBA commissioner in the World Basketball Championships final in Beijing

Agreeing that the inclusion came a little late, the Telangana boxer is, however, delighted with the move

Hyderabad: The L D’Silva-trained Corfe Castle, to be ridden by Akshay Kumar, is likely to repeat the performance, in the Chief Minister’s Cup 1600 metres, a terms for horses, 3 year olds and upward, the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.10 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Unstoppable 1,

Thrash visitors by 135 runs in fifth Test to level series 2-2

He won the top honours in 50m breast stroke, 100m breast stroke, 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle events

While there was prediction of a sharp drizzle in the afternoon, the weather forecast was all clear for the evening but heavens opened up multiple times, putting paid to hopes of even having a five-over per side encounter

State’s Deepthi wins second gold as TS athletes finish on a high

The pitch and the square at the start of the three-match series remain covered with rain lashing the sleepy hill station in the Himalayan foothills

He has won more world titles in cue sports than anyone in the world making him the greatest cueist of all time.

Hyderabad: Abhirama Reddy Kalluri from Habeeb Tennis School bagged a double by winning the under-12 and under-14 boys singles titles in the Goldslam 11th junior tennis ranking tournament at Krishna Swamy Advanced Tennis Academy, Bowenpally on Sunday. Results: U-8 mixed event: Tanav Varma (Venky Tennis Academy) bt Sheik Aftab Khaleel(Sreenidhi) 6

Sharanya lifted the title by scoring six points from six rounds. Surya Saahas Reddy won the second place with five points and Aarush Reddy grabbed the third place with four points.

While the sportspeople and athletes are at the forefront bringing laurels and glory to the country, the massive role played by parents whose commitment, patience, and trust helped these celebrities on their path of glory cannot be overlooked writes N Jagannath Das

The journey of Chandrayaan-2 to the moon, led by two women scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has broken another glass ceiling and inspired girls in India to say ‘Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon’. Here are some recent ground-breaking achievements by women that make this slogan so apt. Chandrayaan-2:  ISRO’s moon miss

This autobiography of Alvin Kallicharran, a fighter by nature and cricketer by hard work, makes for an interesting read

Hyderabad: Francis Bacon impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Racecourse on Saturday morning. Sand 600m: Ashwa Yashobali (App) 46.5, handy. Excelsior (P Ajeeth K) 47, not extended. Lesley (App) 47, moved freely. Light Music (Nakhat Singh) 46, moved well. Barnabas (RB) 46.5, moved easy. Recumbentibus (Ritesh) 46.5, mo

Pune: The Vishal Gaikwad-trained Victorious Sermon looks good among six contenders in the S. A. Poonawalla Million (Grade 3) 1600 metres a terms for horses, 3-years-old only, the feature event of the races to be held on Sunday. False rails will be announced one hour before the commencement of the first race which starts at 130 p.m. Selections:

Laxman, who has 2,437 FIDE rating points, was tied with Grand Master P Karthikeya and International Master Al Muthaiah with nine points but he was declared winner.

The State boxer, who is in Italy for special training, thanked the Boxing Federation of India, SAI, Sports Minster Kiren Rijuju in a tweet. She also thanked her coaches, physios and owned to win a medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

Hyderabad: Telangana’s J Deepthi cruised to victory in 12.11 seconds to beat the old record of Santra Teresa Martin of Tamil Nadu of 12.27s as she clinched the 100m gold in the girls under-18 section on the first day of the South Zone junior athletics championship in Udupi on Saturday. Keisha Tarak Modi, also of Telangana, followed Deepthi to ba