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Riyaz, the only racer to represent Telangana in national championships, finished with a timing of 8.275 seconds in Round 4 and accumulated a total of 86 points

Aditi emerged winners of the 50m butterfly and backstroke competitions of the CM Cup Swimming Championship, held at GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium.

The Mariners are unbeaten in their last five ISL encounters with Hyderabad FC (W3 D2), keeping clean sheets in each of those matches

Vaishali defeated China's Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in the quarter-finals before losing to another Chinese opponent Ju Wenjun 0.5-2.5 in the semi-final

A total of 180 participants, 35 coaches, 30 technical officials working under the supervision of A Praveen Kumar, general secretary and Satish Goud, president, Telangana Taekwondo Association, worked towards making the event a success

He may be on the chopping block if India fails in Champions Trophy in Feb-March and also there are murmurs of unrest in the dressing room and it is learnt that the coach is not on the same page with most of the players

The pair, granted a wild-card entry by tournament organisers, lost 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 to the top-seeded team of Nikola Mektic of Croatia and New Zealander Michael Venus

The new season will begin with Asian swing as the Super 1000 tournament, Malaysia Open, starts on January 7 in Kuala Lumpur, followed by the Indian Open, which is a Super 750 event, scheduled from January 14-19 in the nation’s capital

Robi Hansda scored the only goal of the match in the added time of the second half at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium

Arush Reddy of SGUTTA impressed, to emerge victorious in the boys’ under-17 and under-19 events of the championship, organised by the Telangana State Table Tennis Association at Moinabad

Sami and Omer scored in the 12th and 45th minutes, respectively to help Hyderabad beat Mahabubnagar in the CM Cup match

In the butterfly events, Tejas clocked 01:01.34 to win the 100m and emerged victorious in the 200m with a time of 02:25.10

Batting first, New Stars were bowled out for 152 in 37 overs. Later, Abhinav wreaked havoc, helping New Stars bundle out Royal for 126 in 41.3 overs.  

Tilak narrowly missed out on a century, falling for 99, but Varun remained unbeaten on 109 off 82 balls (7x4, 5x6), steering Hyderabad to the target in 49.4 overs

Vaishali impressed her fans as she triumphed in the women's section, scoring 9.5 points out of a possible 11 with three draws

Cricket Australia names India's premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah as captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal in the Men's Test Team of the Year 2024, which features players from six countries

A private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off at Los Angeles International Airport

The Ranga Reddy girls' handball team secured the bronze medal in the Chief Minister’s Cup by defeating Mahbubnagar 21-15 at JNS Stadium, Hanamkonda.

Nithin, a student of Pragati Maha Vidyalaya, is coached by C Sandeep Yadav at the Ratan Singh Ustad Akhada in Nampally, Hyderabad.

The two states, both regarded as Indian football powerhouses, are no strangers to the pinnacle of the national championships. West Bengal is preparing for a record 47th final, while Kerala is on the brink of playing their 16th summit clash.

At the 11th Stag Telangana State & Inter-District Table Tennis Championships, organised by the Telangana State Table Tennis Association at Moinabad, Hyderabad, on Monday.

In the other match, Damanpreet’s explosive 105 off 88 balls (14 fours) led Ameerpet to a six-wicket victory over Roshanara. Earlier, Roshanara had scored 217/4 in 45 overs, with Rithvik Reddy (65) and Ritesh Yadav (60) being the top run-scorers. Chasing a target of 218, Damanpreet's impressive innings guided Ameerpet to victory in just 29.2 overs.

Andhra took a slender 22-run lead in the first innings but were bundled out for just 62 in 22.3 overs in the second, with Ved Reddy (4/23) and B Rohan (4/3) being the pick of the bowlers for Hyderabad.

After making a comeback to Test cricket in the Centurion Test against South Africa in 2023 following a back surgery, Bumrah emerged as a dominant force in 2024, topping the bowling charts with an impressive 71 wickets in 13 Tests—the highest by any bowler this year.