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India defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the third ODI at Visakhapatnam to win the series 2-1. KL Rahul finally won the toss, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna starred with the ball, and India chased 270 comfortably

Mumbai and Andhra advanced to the next stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with five wins each. Shardul Thakur and Ayush Mhatre starred in Mumbai’s win over Chhattisgarh, while Andhra crushed Kerala despite Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 73

The Pro Wrestling League 2026 will start on January 15 at Noida Indoor Stadium, with the finale on February 1. Over 300 wrestlers from 20 countries have registered, making it one of India’s biggest sporting events of the year

Hyderabad: Keystone Basketball Academy and Titans set up a title clash with hard-fought wins over KPHB and South Central Railway respectively in the Annual League Basketball Championship for the G M Sampath Kumar Trophy at YMCA Secunderabad here on Saturday. The scores: Keystone BA 78 (Krishay 18, Preetham 17, Pratheek 14, Subhash 13) bt KPHB 73 […]

Telangana has set an Olympic vision to ensure representation in every sport at the 2036 Games. Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan announced the plan at Sports Tech Podium 2025, highlighting Hyderabad’s rise as India’s Sports Tech and Innovation Capital

Hyderabad defeated Bihar by seven wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Salt Lake, Kolkata. Tanay Thyagarajan took three wickets to restrict Bihar to 132, before Tanmay Agarwal’s unbeaten 67 sealed the chase in 12.5 overs

Southern Railway men and Central Railway women won the team titles at the All India Railway weightlifting championship in Visakhapatnam. T Madhavan of Northern Railway and Komal Kohar of North Central Railway were named best lifters of the tournament

Sanskar Saraswat and Mithun Manjunath reached the men’s singles final at the Yonex Sunrise Guwahati Masters, ensuring an all-Indian clash. Tanvi Sharma stunned Japan’s Hina Akechi to enter the women’s final, while Pruthvi and Sai advanced in men’s doubles

Hyderabad Royals staged a comeback from 0–2 down to beat Chennai Super Warriors 4-2 in Qualifier 1 and reach the Indian Pickleball League final. Mumbai Smashers later defeated Lucknow Leopards in a dramatic Eliminator to advance to Qualifier 2

Parthiv Nallagundla of Telangana and Padma Rameshkumar of Karnataka won the boys’ and girls’ singles titles in the AITA National Series under-16 tennis tournament at Shamirpet, Hyderabad. Parthiv beat Satya Parthiv, while Padma overcame Aniha Gavinolla in the finals

India’s T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has been declared fit to play against South Africa after completing rehabilitation for a neck injury. Cleared by the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Gill will join the squad in Cuttack for the opening T20I

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised India’s strong economic performance with 8.2 per cent GDP growth in Q2, positioning the country as a global growth driver. He underscored India’s role as a bridge-builder in a fragmented world and a pillar of trust amid global challenges.

Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty and Ankita Raina exited in the semifinals of the W100 Dubai doubles tennis championship. The Indian duo lost to Russia’s Rada Zolotareva and Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 5-7, 3-10 in a hard-fought contest

Singer-songwriter Katy Perry shared pictures and videos from her Japan tour featuring former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, confirming their relationship. Viral images of them embracing on Perry’s yacht had already sparked speculation, now widely seen as confirmation of their romance.

Virat Kohli said he feels “really free” after scoring 302 runs in India’s 2-1 ODI series win over South Africa. Kohli hit two centuries and a fifty, while Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav starred with the ball

Unidentified persons set fire to paddy heaps belonging to BRS candidate Dharavath Mahesh in Marthidi village of Bejjur mandal. Police have registered a case and begun investigation. BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar condemned the act and demanded immediate arrests

The GeoMap Society (GEMS), which has been promoting map-related technologies and publishing GIS India since 1992, organised the GeoMap Quiz 2025 finals at Exhibition Grounds, Hyderabad. Around 2,500 students from 25 schools participated in the preliminary round, with 400 reaching the finals.

Telangana’s weaving sector is facing severe distress with loom closures, rising debts, migration and suicides. Weavers blame the government for unfulfilled pension promises, scrapping Bathukamma saree orders and a stalled loan waiver, causing job losses and pushing thousands out of the profession

Tolichowki police in Hyderabad solved two theft cases, arresting three persons including two housemaids, and recovered gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 10 lakh.

BRS leaders have lodged a formal complaint with the State Election Commission Secretary against Sub-Inspector Vikram of Nawabpet, Mahabubnagar district. They accused him of violating election norms during the Sarpanch polls, citing interference in the electoral process.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar praised the role of Home Guards in maintaining law and order during the Home Guards Raising Day celebrations at CAR Headquarters, Petlaburj. He announced the formation of a Home Guard Co-operative Society, with 2,000 members already enrolled.

Sajjan Singh, convenor of the Sikh Education Society Hyderabad, has been elected for the seventh consecutive term to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) Sikh Heritage Preservation and Conservation sub-committee in Amritsar.

India clinched the ODI series 2-1 against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden century, Rohit Sharma added 75, and Virat Kohli finished unbeaten on 65 as India chased 271 with nine wickets in hand.

The filming of a biopic on five-time Yellandu MLA Gummadi Narsaiah has commenced in Kothagudem. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar plays the lead role, with Parameshwar Hivrale directing and Nalla Suresh Reddy producing under Pravallika Arts. Known as ‘the god of the poor,’ Narsaiah’s life of simplicity and service is being highlighted.