Sport

Andhra Pradesh government rewarded Telugu cricketer N. Shree Charani with Rs 2.5 crore, a Group 1 government job, and a 1,000 square yard house plot in Kadapa for her role in India’s 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup victory

Y Sai Dedeepya and Sai Ananya Varanasi of Hyderabad finished runners-up in the women’s doubles at the AITA tennis tournament in Puri, Odisha, losing 0-6, 2-6 in the final to West Bengal’s Aleena Farid and Akansha Ghosh

Shastri FC defeated BHEL 2-1 in the TFA B-Division Shivkumar League football championship at Gymkhana Ground. Austin scored twice for Shastri FC, and Sahil netted a late goal for BHEL in the 81st minute

Nizam Basketball Academy defeated State Bank of India 68-38 in the Hyderabad District Basketball annual league for GM Sampath Kumar Trophy. In the women’s section, St. Francis dominated Loyola Academy 45-13. Key players contributed impressive scores

Telangana Police won the men’s title in the friendly hockey series organized by Hyderabad Hockey for Indian hockey’s centenary celebrations. Hyderabad Juniors and TMREIS (Borabanda) girls also won their matches. Prizes were given by Hyderabad Hockey officials

India will contest four gold medals on day one of the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Championship in Cairo, led by Rudrankksh Patil and Arjun Babuta. Women’s air rifle trio and men’s 50m pistol shooters aim to add to India’s medal tally

Team India lifted their first ICC Women’s World Cup in 2025, drawing record-breaking viewership on JioHotstar and Connected TV. The historic win matches men’s cricket viewership, marking a milestone in the growth and popularity of women’s cricket in India

The Hyderabad InTrek Community of Indiahikes brought together over 100 trekkers at Lamakaan to share experiences, celebrate milestones and plan future activities. The event highlighted the growing spirit of community-driven trekking and sustainable outdoor engagement in India

Centuries by Chandan Sahani, Derek Prince, Akash Bhandari, Jairam Kashyap and Yash Gupta were the highlights of Friday’s HCA A-Division one-day league-cum-knock-out matches, as several teams posted big totals in a high-scoring day across Hyderabad grounds

India’s Hussain Khan staged a remarkable comeback from 1-3 down to defeat Germany’s Richard Wienold 4-3 and qualify for the final stage of the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Doha, joining compatriots Pankaj Advani and Brijesh Damani

The Mumbai Cricket Association has written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking land in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to set up a Residential Women’s Cricket Academy with world-class facilities to support training, accommodation and development of women cricketers

Riding high after a four-wicket win over Himachal Pradesh, Hyderabad will face Rajasthan in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match at Uppal. M Abhirath Reddy’s century and Chama Milind’s all-round form boost Hyderabad’s hopes for another strong outing

Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and P Harikrishna scored convincing wins with white pieces, while world champion Gukesh D drew his game as ten Indians featured in Round 3 of the FIDE World Cup 2025 being held in Panaji, Goa

The ICC Board has cleared a host of strategic measures to drive global cricket growth, including expanding the Women’s World Cup to 10 teams, confirming cricket’s return to the Olympics, and approving a 10 per cent funding increase for Associate Members

The Indian trio of Mukesh Sanghvi, Sajan Kumar Jain and Ashok Doraiswami clinched the Nations Cup at the IGFR World Golf Championship held at Boulder Hills Golf and Country Club in Hyderabad on Friday, finishing ahead of teams from Taiwan and Switzerland

FC Goa were defeated 0-4 by Al Nassr in their fourth match of the AFC Champions League 2025-26 at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh. With no points from four games, they remain at the bottom of Group D

India fast bowler Arundhati Reddy, who was part of the team that won the Women's World Cup, was warmly welcomed at Hyderabad Airport. She credited the historic victory to collective team effort and expressed hope that it would inspire young girls

Rajasthan United FC were held to a 2-2 draw by Sporting Club Delhi in their final Group D match of the AIFF Super Cup. Goals from Pedro Astray and Robinson Blandón gave Rajasthan a 2-0 lead, but SC Delhi fought back with goals from Sourav and Alan Saji

India’s Vidit Gujrathi, V Pranav, and M Pranesh advanced to the third round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Panaji. Vidit beat 12-year-old Faustino Oro, while Pranav and Pranesh defeated their opponents in the rapid games

Delhi Capitals have retained World Cup-winning duo Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma ahead of the WPL 2026 Mega Auction. Also retained are Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, and Niki Prasad, with 13 slots and a Rs 5.70 crore purse remaining

Yashwanth Bhukya, a mountaineer from Telangana, scaled Assam’s highest peak, Mt. Tumjang (6,102 feet), as part of his Seven Sisters Expedition. This marks his fifth successful state climb. He continues his patriotic mission with two peaks left

Smriti Mandhana will continue as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming Women's Premier League cycle. RCB has retained four key players, including Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, and Shreyanka Patil, with 6.15 crores left for the auction

Hussain Khan became the lone Indian to reach the pre-quarters of the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Doha. He secured a 4-2 victory over Poland’s Krzysztof Czapnik and will face Germany’s Richard Wienold in a crucial match for qualification

M Pratyush (100) of Deccan Chronicle and M. Sai Pragnay Reddy (121) of EMCC scored centuries in the HCA A-Division one-day league, with standout performances and wins on Thursday. Evergreen, Deccan Chronicle, and EMCC were among the victorious teams