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Chennai boys and Delhi’s Sudev FC girls won the HCL Foundation Football League 2 Tier 1 titles at Secunderabad RRC Ground. Former India captain Victor Amalraj and coach E S Shyam attended the valedictory function

V Jyothi Surekha won bronze in the women’s individual compound event at the Taipei Archery Open 2025, defeating Korea’s So Chaewon 149-143. The Vijayawada-based archer has already won 26 World Cup medals, including 11 gold, in her career

St Anthony’s Church, Venkatapuram, defeated St Bernard Church 3-1, while St Mary’s Basilica beat St Ann’s 2-1 in the United Christmas Celebrations football tournament at Bolarum. Venkatapuram, Gandhinagar, Mary’s and John Maria teams advanced to the semifinals

Michael Neser claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Australia defeated England by eight wickets in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. Steve Smith’s unbeaten 23 sealed the chase, giving Australia a 2-0 lead in the five-match series

India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won silver in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Cup Final in Doha. Czechia’s Jiri Privratsky took gold, while Liu Yukun claimed bronze. It was India’s fourth medal of the event

Sardar Patel College and Loyola Academy won the men’s and women’s team titles in the Osmania University inter-college athletics meet. K Andrew Suhas of Loyola won the men’s 100m, while Mallika of TGSWRDC Mahendra Hills claimed double gold in women’s events

Hyderabad: India’s rising star Sankar Saraswat upset the experienced Mithun Manjunath to clinch the men’s singles title in the Guwahati Masters Super 100 tournament at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati on Sunday. Sankar got the better of Mithun Manjunath 21-11, 17-21, 21-13 in an all-Indian men’s final. The Jodhpur-born shuttler came through the […]

Former Minister and MLA Harish Rao inaugurated the second season of the Necc-Journalist Premier League (JPL) at MLRIT Cricket Grounds in Dundigal, stressing the importance of health and fitness among media professionals. He unveiled team jerseys, tossed the coin for the opening match.

Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools will hold scouting trials in Hyderabad on December 14 to select young footballers for its Residential Academy. Players born between 2010 and 2016 can register via the Enjogo app. Trials will be held at the League Facility

The Hyderabad Cricket Association has barred spectators from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match at Uppal stadium on December 8 citing security reasons. The venue will host Lionel Messi’s show on December 13, with tickets priced between Rs 2250 and Rs 30,000

Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has announced that her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal has been called off. Urging privacy for both families, she said her focus remains on representing India. The decision follows weeks of speculation and online rumours.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Team India for clinching a 2-1 series win over South Africa with a nine-wicket victory. He praised key performers and said Visakhapatnam was honoured to host the memorable match.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir praised Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden ODI century in Visakhapatnam and highlighted the importance of toss and dew in the series win over South Africa. He also reflected on Shubman Gill’s absence and criticised outside comments on cricket matters

South African head coach Shukri Conrad clarified his controversial ‘grovel’ remark, saying it was not meant with malice but to make India spend more time on the field. He admitted poor word choice and reflected on South Africa’s ODI series loss

India head coach Gautam Gambhir criticised social media theories on split coaching after India’s Test series loss to South Africa. He highlighted Shubman Gill’s absence in the first Test and urged opinion-makers to stay in their domain, defending his red-ball coaching record

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