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Derby (England): India’s Cheteshwar Pujara and Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan on Thursday made their Sussex debut for the game against hosts Derbyshire in the County Championships Division 2 here. While Pujara has played first-class cricket in England in the past, it is the first outing for Pakistan wicketkeeper batter. Both were named in the Sussex playing […]

Hyderabad: Telangana chess players and grandmasters Raja Rithvik and Harsha Bharakoti hogged limelight at the National Team Championship, held at the Jalgaon in Maharashtra on Wednesday. Both Raja Rithvik and Harsha played well to guide their team Airports Authority of India (AAI) team to victory in the team championship. Later, Raja Rithvik won a gold […]

Pune: Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene says it”s just a “matter of time” before skipper Rohit Sharma plays a big knock, something which his team desperately needs to arrest its slide in IPL-15. The MI captain has failed to capitalise on the starts, managing just 108 runs at an average of 21.60 this season. “If […]

Pune: There cannot be a bigger compliment for a young cricketer”s talent than two of the game”s greats stepping onto the field during a break to applaud his effortless clean hitting. Dewald Brevis, Mumbai India”s young batter from South Africa, earned that honour on Wednesday night soon after he launched an extra-ordinary assault on Punjab […]

Udhagamandalam: The B Suresh-trained Emelda, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the Nilgiris Municipality Trophy 1200 metres a handicap for horses in Class-I, Rated 80 and above (out station horses are eligible) the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails are up. The first race […]

Hyderabad: After winning a match against Gujarat Titans hands down, SRH players were seen breaking a leg to the trending track Arabic Kuttu. In a video posted by Sunriser’s official instagram handle; Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg and Jagadeesha Suchith were seen dancing to the beats with bright smiles. Chennai based Washington Sundar who […]

Pune: Mumbai Indians inched closer towards elimination after setting themselves up for their first win, only to slump to their fifth defeat on trot as Punjab Kings won a high-scoring IPL thriller by 12 runs here on Wednesday. A target of 199 looked imminently chaseable when teenagers Dewald Brevis (49 off 25 balls) and NT […]

Hyderabad: Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology (MLRIT) bagged top honours in four events in the Late Samreddy Sudarshan Reddy Memorial State-level Sports Meet at the Mahaveer Institute of Science and Technology, Bandlaguda, Hyderabad on Wednesday. MLRIT men’s kabaddi team thrashed Mahaveer Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)team 42-18 while women’s team crushed MIST team […]

New Delhi: R Ashwin feels the IPL is already late in using “retired out” as a tactical move and after becoming the first one to do so, the India spinner expects to see a lot more of it in the near future. Ashwin batted at No. 6 for Rajasthan Royals against Lucknow Super Giants on […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) students Pranay and Ganesh have been selected to represent India in the upcoming 19th World School Athletic Championship-School Gymnasiade to be held in Normandy, France, from May 14 to 22. Pranay, who is from Jaipur, Adilabad will participate in triple jump event while Ganesh from Achampet […]

Hyderabad: Ramakrishnan Sridhar, former fielding coach of the Indian cricket team inaugurated Futsal Court at the St Andrews School, Keesara, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, he urged the students to participate in sports and keep themselves fit. He also said that sports are important for students because that builds resilience among them. He […]

New Delhi: Organised by Street Child United and Save the Children India, the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 will welcome 22 teams from 16 countries to India next year. Taking place in September ahead of the ICC World Cup, the event will see street-connected children and young people take part in a mixed-gender cricket […]

Navi Mumbai: Brilliant knocks by Shivam Dube and Robin Uthappa were backed by courageous bowling performance as Chennai Super Kings completed a comfortable 23 runs victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL 2022 match here at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Tuesday. Robin Uthappa played his IPL career-best inning of 88 while […]

Pune: Winless after four games, Mumbai Indians will be desperate to reverse the trend when they face Punjab Kings in the IPL here on Wednesday. It has been a nightmarish beginning for the five-time champions who are known for their slow starts. A formidable all-round side over the years, MI have looked a pale shadow […]

Hyderabad: Mohammad Ali of St Joseph’s Degree College crushed Virshin 2-0 in the final of the men’s table tennis event in the Late Samreddy Sudarshan Reddy Memorial State-level Sports Meet at the Mahaveer Institute of Science and Technology, Bandlaguda, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Tabitha from Bhavan’s Degree College defeated Ramya Sri of G Narayanamma Engineering […]

Hyderabad: The Sarojini Cricket and Fitness Academy felicitated visually impaired cricketers Shravan, Bhargav, Shekhar and Vijay for their performances, at their academy on Tuesday. The members of the Hyderabad Strikers team had a training session at the academy. They are going to participate in the Telangana Blind Cricket League, scheduled to be held at the […]

Potchefstroom: Mumtaz Khan”s brace went in vain as the Indian women”s hockey team”s dream of reclaiming a bronze medal from the FIH Junior World Cup went up in smoke, losing 0-3 in the shoot-out to England after both the teams were locked 2-2 at the end of regulation time here on Tuesday. Mumtaz, India”s highest […]

Riyadh: Mumbai City FC scripted history as they fought back from a goal down to stun Iraqi giants Air Force Club 2-1 and become the first Indian club to win a game at the top-tier AFC Asian Champions League. After conceding in the 59th minute of the group B fixture, Mumbai City, who won the […]

New Delhi: Saina Nehwal”s chances of defending her title at the Commonwealth Games looks bleak as she has decided to skip the selection trials for the upcoming multi-sport events. The big-ticket events include the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the Hangzhou Asian Games. The selection trials are scheduled here from April 15 to 20. The […]

Hyderabad: Shlok Chandrani of Maharashtra bagged top honours with 10.5 points out from 12 rounds in the juniors’ category while Kartavya Anadkat from Ahmedabad clinched title with 10 points in 12 rounds in the open category of the 191st Brilliant Trophy online chess tournament on Tuesday. In the juniors category, Shlok Chandrani defeated Suhaas Kuppili […]

Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has said that Ravichandran Ashwin”s decision to ”retire out” – which caught everyone, including some of his teammates, by surprise – was not something out of the blue, and that it had been under discussion in the side before the start of IPL 2022. Whether it had been planned […]

Mumbai: Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Hardik Pandya’s outburst at team-mate and senior India bowler Mohammed Shami, after the latter did not go all out to take a catch in Monday night’s game against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), has not gone down well with the all-rounder’s fans. C…. @hardikpandya7 U R Only By Mistakely Making GT Captain,Not […]

New Delhi: Indian ice-speed-skating athlete Vishwaraj Jadeja recently became the first Indian athlete to have skated 100 kilometres on the Frozen Sea in Sweden, as part of the Sea Ice Classic, Lulea. It was the first time an Indian has attempted and finished such a feat. His finish time was 4 hours 53 minutes which […]

Navi Mumbai: A measured half-century by captain Kane Williamson sealed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s eight-wicket win over Gujarat Titans at the DY Patil Stadium to record their second successive win of the tournament. After the bowlers conceded 44 runs and took three wickets in the last five overs to restrict Gujarat to 162/7, Williamson led the chase […]