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Mysuru: The Pesi Shroff-trained Faith, who is blazing the track work in the morning trials, should have it easy in the Mysore Fillies Trial Stakes 1400 metres, terms for 3 years old only, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.30 […]

New Delhi: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt on Monday announced his retirement from international badminton, bringing down the curtains on a professional career that spanned over a decade and a half. The 32-year-old from Hyderabad, who had claimed a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, took the decision after battling multiple injuries […]

Hyderabad: Manvik defeated Ch Sathwik 4-4, 7-3 in the U-12 boys singles while Niharika thrashed Janaki Reddy B 5-2 in the girls U-12 category in the Victorious tennis tournament at the Victorious Tennis Academy, Nagaram, ECIL on Sunday. Meanwhile in the U-14 boys category Nirav downed Abhinav Derangula 5-2 to bag the top honours. Results: […]

Jakarta: Lakshay Sen and HS Prannoy, the heroes of India’s historic Thomas Cup triumph, have been drawn to clash in the pre-quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open where Saina Nehwal may run into nemesis Carolina Marin in the second round of the Super Series 500 event, starting Tuesday. The Indian shuttlers will look to hit top […]

Hyderabad: Ranga Reddy men’s team and Nalgonda women’s team bagged top honours in the 69th Senior Inter-District Kabaddi Tournament for men and women held at the Municipal Playground, Badangpet on Sunday. In the men’s final Ranga Reddy district defeated Gadwal 42-36 to emerge champions. Meanwhile in the women’s category Nalgonda thrashed Suryapet 40-30 to clinch […]

Hyderabad: Corporate giants GMR and Adani Group have acquired the Telangana and Gujarat franchises respectively in the Ultimate Kho Kho League (UKKL), which is set to launch in this year with an aim to promote the local sport. Promoted by Amit Burman, chairman of Dabur Group, in collaboration with Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI), […]

New Delhi: Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the shareholder of the Indian drone company Garuda Aerospace. MS Dhoni has decided to invest in a company that makes Drones and supports the Agriculture ecosystem in the country. Leaving cricket aside, Dhoni has stepped into his next career. After retirement, Dhoni has been involved […]

Oslo: Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand returned to winning ways as he defeated World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the fifth round of the Classical section on Monday in the Norway Chess tournament to climb to the top spot. After prevailing against the Norwegian star in the Blitz event that preceded the Classical section, Anand registered […]

Paris: After the historic 14th French Open title victory, Rafael Nadal hinted that he is in no mood to retire and thanked the support of the Philippe Chatrier crowd. World Number five Nadal put up a dominant show against Casper Ruud of Norway to win the men’s singles final match 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 here at […]

Paris: Rafael Nadal pulled away to beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open final on Sunday for his 14th championship at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam title overall, adding to two records he already owned. Nadal’s victory came two days after his 36th birthday and made him the oldest title winner […]

Hyderabad: Thanishq Jadhav of Hyderabad bagged top honours in the Foil category while SK Imran from Jayashankar Bhupalpally clinched gold in the Sabre category of the 3rd Inter-District Fencing Championship held at the Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology (MLRIT), Dundigal, Hyderabad on Sunday. The winners of this tournament will represent the State in the […]

London: Joe Root finished unbeaten on 115 and also crossed the 10,000-run mark in the longest format of the game as England wrapped a five-wicket victory over New Zealand on day four of the opening Test at Lord’s on Sunday. With Ben Foakes (32 not out) playing an important role from the other end, Root […]

Paris: The pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic clinched the 2022 French Open women’s doubles title after beating American duo of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula in the final, here on Sunday. 2016 champions and French hopes Garcia and Mladenovic took 1 hour and 44 minutes to register a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win on […]

Hyderabad: Rainbow Football Club RK Puram defeated Quilla Football Club Nizamabad 1-0 in the final of the Bolarum Challenge Cup Age Group Tournaments at the Bolarum Sporting Club, Hyderabad on Sunday. Joshwa scored the only goal for Rainbow FC to guide their side to victory. Meanwhile in the U-12 final, YDC (ECIL) crushed St Michael […]

Mumbai: Charismatic Chennai Super Kings batter Devon Conway has attributed his side’s performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the years to “keeping your chin up” attitude, which he felt doesn’t allow emotions to get the better of players even after big losses. The New Zealander added that despite the fact that the four-time […]

Manchester: Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned Manchester United’s Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year in his first season back at the Premier League club. In his first spell at United, Ronaldo won the coveted award in three campaigns – 2003/04, 2006/07 and 2007/08. After an impressive return to Old Trafford, fans have voted for […]

New Delhi: If the mind is willing to scale the peak, the body is ready to push the envelop. Praveen Kumar always wanted to turn adversity into opportunity which he did in 2021 by becoming youngest Indian to win a Paralympic high jump medal in Tokyo. It was a heady enough achievement but in his […]

Paris: Iga Swiatek is unbeaten since February and sure looks unbeatable at the moment, now a two-time champion at the French Open. Coco Gauff, appearing in her first Grand Slam final at just 18, never stood much of a chance, like most opponents against Swiatek lately. The top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the […]

Hyderabad: Rainbow Club RK Puram thrashed Soccer Academy 5-0 in the U-14 semifinals of the Bolarum Challenge Cup Age Group Tournaments at the Bolarum Sporting Club, Hyderabad on Saturday. Joushaa and Vishal scored two goals each while Omprakash scored one to guide their side to victory. In another semifinal, Quilla FC from Nizamabad defeated BRFC […]

Stavanger (Norway): India legend Viswanathan Anand’s winning run in the Classical event of the Norway Chess tournament came to an end after suffering a loss against American Wesley So in the fourth round here on Saturday. The 52-year-old former world champion now shares the lead with Magnus Carlsen on 8.5 points each. The regular Classical […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Jeevanji Deepthi clocked 24.63 sec to clinch bronze in the 200 metres event at the 20th National Federation Cup Junior U-20 Athletics Championships held at the Chhotubhai Purani Sports Complex, Nadiad, Gujarat on Saturday. Karnataka’s Priya Mohan bagged top honours by finishing the event in 23.98 sec while Priyanka Sikarwar of Uttar Pradesh […]

New Delhi: Swapnil Kusale and Ashi Chouksey drew curtains on India’s campaign at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Baku, Azerbaijan with a gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) mixed team competition, here on Saturday. The pair of Swapnil and Ashi beat Ukranian’s Serhiy Kulish and Daria Tykhova 16-12 in the gold […]

Bengaluru: Top Indian shuttlers like two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu, former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, World championship bronze medallist B. Sai Praneeth, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponappa, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and H.S. Prannoy will act as mentors of the eight franchises that will clash for honours in the inaugural edition of Grand Prix Badminton […]

Paris: Casper Ruud of Norway continued to excel at Roland Garros with the 23-year-old advancing to his first Grand Slam final, defeating Marin Cilic of Croatia 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to set up a title clash with Spanish stalwart and winner of 13 French Open titles Rafael Nadal. Prior to his French Open run to […]