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Chennai: Young Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian player to reach the final of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters tournament after he held his nerve to outwit Dutch GM Anish Giri 3.5-2.5 on Wednesday. The Indian chess star defeated the highly-rated Giri, pipping the Dutchman in the tiebreak after the four-game rapid […]

Udhagamandalam: The J Sebastian-trained Remediesofspring, who is in fine fettle, may score in the Nilgiris Derby Stakes (Grade-I) 1600 metres, a terms for horses 3 years old only, the highlight of the pre-Derby day’s races scheduled to be held here on Thursday. No false rails. The first race starts at 10.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Swiss […]

Paris: Naomi Osaka’s 2022 French Open is over following a first-round loss. The players remaining in the tournament see and hear products of her frank discussion about anxiety and depression a year ago — from new “quiet rooms” and three on-call psychiatrists at Roland Garros to a broader sense that mental health is a far-less-taboo […]

Kolkata: Gujarat Titans entered the final of Indian Premier League with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the first qualifier here on Tuesday. Rajasthan Royals scored 188 for six after being asked to bat first. GT completed the chase with three balls to spare with David Miller scoring unbeaten 68 off 38 balls. Gujarat […]

Hyderabad: The road to team for Chandhu Lavanya’s is not a rosy one. Struggling against odds, she made it to the Indian team for the upcoming Under-20 Asian Volleyball Championship to be held in Kazakhstan in July. The 17-years-old attacker proved herself in the 47th SGFI Junior National Championship held in Burdwan, West Bengal where […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Sports School (TSSS), Hakimpet students Ganesh (81kg), B Gangothri (55kg) and V Mounika (64kg) have been selected to represent Telangana State in weightlifting for the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games scheduled to be held in Panchkula, Haryana from June 4 to 13. P Manikyala Rao was appointed as the team coach.   […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) secretary Ronald Rose felicitated athletes Ravi Kiran, N Mayavathi and Pranay who did well at the ISF World School Sport Games in Normandy in France, recently. Ravi Kumar bagged gold in javelin throw while Mayavathi clinched bronze in 200 meters event. Pranay settled for fourth place. […]

Kolkata: Virat Kohli’s return to form and a rather dramatic entry into the IPL play-offs will make Royal Challengers Bangalore a more confident unit when they meet a top-heavy Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator here on Wednesday. After a string of low scores, Kohli found his rhythm en route to a scintillating 54-ball 73 […]

New Delhi: After winning a gold medal in the Women’s World Boxing Championship in Turkey, Indian pugilist Nikhat Zareen has urged the parents to change their mentality towards a girl child and support them in whatever they want to do in their lives. “There are still some people in the society who feel sad when […]

Paris: World No.2 Daniil Medvedev breezed past Argentine Facundo Bagnis 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 for a hassle-free opening round at the French Open here on Tuesday. Medvedev has a shot at returning to the top of the men’s singles rankings, replacing Novak Djokovic, if results go his way at Roland Garros this fortnight. However, he does […]

Pune: The swashbuckling Shafali Verma blazed away at the top before Laura Wolvaardt’s unbeaten half century as Velocity overhauled a stiff target to get the better of Supernovas by seven wickets in the Women’s T20 Challenge here on Tuesday. Set a target of 151 after opting to field, Velocity completed the chase with 10 balls […]

Mysuru: The S Narredu-trained Eternal Princess looks unbeatable in the Mysore Juvenile Million 1200 metres, terms for maiden horses 3 years old only, the feature event of the opening day’s races of the Mysore summer meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Country’s […]

Kolkata: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s abysmal form in the IPL is not a matter of concern as he will be back among the runs soon, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said on Tuesday. The record five-time IPL winning Mumbai Indians skipper had a woeful season finishing with 268 runs from 14 innings at an average of […]

Johannesburg: The legendary AB de Villiers said he will “definitely” return to the IPL next year as part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad, but he is not sure in what capacity. De Villiers had been a big part of RCB family before he retired from all forms of cricket last year. De Villiers’ former […]

Pune: Pooja Vastrakar picked up four wickets for just 12 runs in a brilliant pace-bowling display as Supernovas notched up an easy 49-run win over Trailblazers in a record-breaking opening match of the Women’s T20 Challenge here on Monday. The 22-year-old Vastrakar claimed the wickets of Trailblazers’ captain Smriti Mandhana (34), her opening partner Hayley […]

Paris: Rafael Nadal and all of his aches and pains reached the second round of the French Open. The 13-time champion at Roland Garros beat Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round on Court Philippe Chatrier. Nadal won his men’s-record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open but he has only recently […]

Kolkata: Equipped with a lethal bowling attack and boasting a number of quality finishers, debutants Gujarat Titans will start as favourites against spin-heavy former champions Rajasthan Royals when the two teams face-off in the first IPL Qualifier, here on Tuesday. Captaining a team in the IPL for the first time ever, a fit-again Hardik Pandya […]

Townsville (Queensland): The family of late Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds, who died in a single car crash on May 14 at the age of 46, has said that a memorial service for the legendary cricketer will take place at the Riverway Stadium here on May 27. A report in cricket.com.au said on Monday that Australian […]

Hyderabad: Himesh Empally bagged top honours with five points form five rounds in the U-15 boys category while Aasritha Gandham clinched gold with four points from five rounds of the 35th Telangana State Ranking U-7, U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15 Open Chess Tournament for boys and girls held at the L B Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. […]

Hyderabad: Indian Railways’ Pandurangaiah defeated Himanshu Jain 5-3 (65-42, 50-71, 71-22, 52-65, 91(40)-25, 15-77, 66(52)-13), 76-53) to clinch the F1 Telangana State Open Snooker Championship title, organised by F1 Snooker Academy and Telangana Cue Sports Association. In a closely-fought final, both players were locked at 2-all after four frames. In the fifth frame, Pandurangaiah took […]

Hyderabad: Lalu Yadav emerged champion in men’s category after topping the round robin format at the Samson Tennis Foundation’s tournament in Lingampally on Sunday. Results: U-8 mixed event: (Round Robin format): 1. Anant Sagar, 2. Rhea Jafri; U-10 mixed event: R Sri Mahidhar bt Anish Sunkavalli 5-2; U-12 Boys: Purvith bt Harshith Pyboina 5-2; Girls: […]

Jakarta: Defending champions India conceded a late goal to allow arch-rivals Pakistan walk away with a 1-1 draw in their opening Pool A match of the Asia Cup men’s hockey tournament, here on Monday. India took the lead in the ninth minute through Karthi Selvam before Abdul Rana broke their neighbours’ heart by equalising in […]

Hyderabad: Team Blue emerged champions after defeating Team Red by five wickets in the final of the Nandy Premier League held at the Nandy Cricket Academy, St Thomas School, Secunderabad on Monday. Batting first, Team Red scored 93 for seven wickets in 15 overs. Later, riding on Nishin’s 34-runknock, Team Blue chased the target in […]

Hyderabad: Keystone Basketball Academy (KBA) thrashed Taxmen 16-7 to clinch the title in the final of the BFI INBL 3×3 Season 1 Quest Hyderabad Open basketball tournament held at the Don Bosco High School, Motinagar, Hyderabad on Sunday. For KBA, Karthik scored 9 points while Subhash added6 points to guide their side to victory. Earlier […]