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Aditya Vardhan will captain Hyderabad in the Vijay Merchant Trophy under-16 fifth-round match against Himachal Pradesh at Mulapadu, Vijayawada, from December 29 to 31

Telangana’s Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty reached the singles semifinal of the Solapur Open Women’s ITF tennis tournament after defeating Maya Rajeshwaran

Madhya Pradesh’s Suraj Sharma won both senior and junior men’s titles in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the 68th National Shooting Championship in Delhi

Rishiket Sisodia’s 161 powered Deccan Wanderers to an eight-wicket win over Sporting XI, while N Rakesh and Shashank Lokesh guided Cambridge XI past East Marredpally in the A-Division league knock-out semifinals

Vidarbha defeated Hyderabad by 89 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy preliminary round at Rajkot. Dhruv Shorey’s unbeaten 109 powered Vidarbha to 365/5, while Hyderabad managed 276 despite A Varun Goud’s 85

The Cricket Federation of Hyderabad will host the 19th All India Rajiv Gandhi Invitational under-19 T-20 cricket championship from January 7 to 10. Matches will be played at LB Stadium and other venues, with teams from India and abroad participating

The All India Inter-University inter-zonal women’s table tennis tournament begins at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute, Hyderabad, from December 27 to 29

Carrom champions from Telangana, including world medallists K Srinivas and S Aditya, have expressed disappointment over the lack of government recognition and support. While Tamil Nadu offers cash incentives and jobs to its players, Telangana’s achievers continue to struggle for acknowledgment

Viswak Reddy of Telangana and Bhrithi Velladandi of Karnataka won the under-16 singles titles at the AITA Championship Series tennis tournament in Hyderabad

Local star Surya Charishma Tamiri and experienced Shruti Mundada stunned top seeds Unnati Hooda and Anupama Upadhyaya to reach the semifinals of the Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada

Army Public School, Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Golconda, and TMREIS dominated the Dr Dipti Sur Memorial multi-sports championship for girls in Hyderabad. Organised by SCF, the two-day event saw 600 athletes compete across cricket, volleyball, basketball, badminton, athletics, kabaddi and kho kho

PSPB men and women clinched team titles at the AAI 52nd Institutional Table Tennis Championship in Indore. The men beat RSPB 3-0, while the women outclassed RBI 3-0, sealing a golden double and reaffirming their supremacy

PSPB stamped their authority at the AAI 52nd Institutional Table Tennis Championship in Indore, winning both men’s and women’s team titles. The men beat RSPB 3–0, while the women outplayed RBI by the same margin.

Australia named a pace-heavy squad for the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG, leaving out spinner Todd Murphy after Nathan Lyon’s injury. England, already trailing 3-0, suffered a major blow with Jofra Archer ruled out for the series

India will look to seal the five-match women’s T20I series against Sri Lanka with another dominant performance in the third game at Thiruvananthapuram. Having won the first two matches convincingly, Harmanpreet Kaur’s side aims to continue its winning momentum

Khalin Joshi and Veer Ahlawat shot seven-under 63 to share the lead on day one of the Tata Open 2025 in Jamshedpur. Bangladesh’s Siddikur Rahman followed with 64, while play was suspended for 10 players due to fading light

Dhakshineswar Suresh has been granted a wild card entry into the singles main draw of the Bengaluru Open 2026. The 25-year-old Indian tennis player, part of India’s Davis Cup squad, will compete alongside Sumit Nagal and Aryan Shah

Owais scored a brilliant 92, supported by Manoj and Rahul Tapadia, as Telangana High Courts Lawyers XI defeated Odisha High Courts Lawyers by 57 runs in the All India Lawyers T-20 cricket championship held in Cochin on Thursday

Shruti Mundada, Parul Choudhary and Tanvi Patri advanced to the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the Senior National badminton championships in Vijayawada with upset wins. In men’s singles, Aryaman Tandon, Abhinav Garg and Rithvik Sanjeevi S also registered surprise victories

Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty and Vaidehi Choudhari advanced to the doubles semifinal of the Solapur Open Women’s ITF tennis tournament with a straight-sets win. Shrivalli also reached the singles quarterfinal after defeating Kazakhstan’s A Sagandykova, continuing her strong run in the event

A Goutham and B Nagaviharika emerged champions in the 100m sprint championship organized by Pro Sports 100 Plus and Hyderabad District Athletics Association at GMC Balayogi Stadium. Athletes across men, women, and junior categories showcased strong performances in the competition

Hyderabad suffered a 19-run defeat against Uttarakhand in the pre-quarterfinal of the BCCI women’s under-19 one-day cricket championship. Despite strong knocks from V Pratiksha and Sree Grandha, Hyderabad fell short while Uttarakhand advanced with a total of 276/5

Marredpally Sporting defeated Hyderabad District by seven wickets in the HCA C-Division one-day league. Aryan Patel and H Krishna starred in the chase. In other matches, Marredpally Blues won in the B-Division T-20, while Team D triumphed in women’s under-15 cricket

High Court directs BCCI to consider and dispose of TCA representation made to BCCI and resolve matter by December 29