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New Delhi: Sift Kaur Samra won the Women’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) gold late on Sunday evening, to make it 10 gold medals for India at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. Indian shooters continued to pick up more medals on Monday as the Men’s 3P team won silver and Anish and […]

Hyderabad: Geethan Reddy clinched twin titles in under-10 and under-12 boys categories in the Victorious Tennis Tournament at the Victorious Tennis Academy, Nagaram, ECIL, on Sunday. Results: U-8 Mixed Singles: D Rakshith bt Tanvika Singh 5-2; U-10 Boys: Geethan Reddy bt Abhiram Bureddy 5-1; Girls: Riha bt D Moksha 4-4 (12-10); U-12 Boys: Geethan Reddy […]

Lucknow: Sakshi Malik finally found a way to defeat nemesis Sonam Malik and sealed her place in the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games while Vinesh Phogat did just enough against Antim to emerge winner in the 53kg category trials here on Monday. Sonam, who recovered from a left leg injury, had made it a […]

Bangkok: Star doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who played a pivotal role in India’s historic Thomas Cup triumph, pulled out of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament beginning here on Tuesday. It is learnt that Chirag suffered some niggles during the tournament and the pair has informed the Badminton Association of India […]

New Delhi: Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Manisha continued their brilliant forms to secure themselves medals at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships after registering contrasting wins in their respective quarter-finals in Istanbul on Monday. Confirming their first World Championships medals with a place in the semifinals, Nikhat clinched a dominating […]

Hyderabad: Golkonda Warriors defeated Steel City Titans 2-1 in the final to emerge champions in the Deccan Premier Carrom League held at the Siva Sivani School, Marripalem, Visakhapatnam on Sunday. In the first singles, Zahid Ahmed crushed YSD Ramesh 25-5, 25-5 to put his side in the lead. Later, Aditya downed V Anil Kumar 25-21, […]

New Delhi: Star Indian players Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma were on Monday named captains of the three teams for the Women’s T20 Challenge to be played in Pune from May 23. The BCCI announced 16-member squads for each of three teams – Harmanpreet-led Supernovas, Mandhana-led Trailblazers and Deepti-led Velocity. Trailblazers had won […]

Mumbai: Their play-off chances hanging by a thread, Sunrisers Hyderabad will need to snap their five-match losing streak when they take on an already eliminated Mumbai Indians in the IPL here on Tuesday. It has been a rollercoaster ride for SRH who won five games in a row before losing the next five. SRH, if […]

Bengaluru: Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai smashed into the record book by running the entire course in the 14th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru 2022, clocking 27:38 and 30:35 minutes respectively. The World 10K Bengaluru 2022 is a World Athletics Elite Label Race, which was held on Sunday. Kipkorir Kimeli, fourth in […]

Berlin: All signs point to a swift end to the era of star striker Robert Lewandowski in the Bayern Munich shirt. While official statements indicate that Bayern aren’t willing to allow the 33-year-old to leave, the Bavarians’ sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic is busy finding suitable replacements. Media reports speak of Ajax striker Sebastien Haller, Stuttgart […]

Hyderabad: Being the senior-most player in the team comes with responsibilities of motivating the youngsters and leading from the front. However, Kidambi Srikanth, the vital cog in India’s maiden victory in Thomas Cup, said that the team was already pumped up ahead of the title clash. Speaking after India’s Thomas Cup triumph, Srikanth said that […]

Mumbai: A clinical Rajasthan Royals inched closer to securing a play-offs berth with a convincing 24-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Preethi Kongara clinched gold with three points to spare despite finishing second in the Sailing Asian Games Trials at the Bombay Harbour on Sunday. The 17-year-old sailor won the top honours in the senior category of the Olympic 470 mixed class of boat. She started sailing at the age of 10 years at […]

Istanbul: Indias Nikhat Zareen (52kg) stormed into the quarter-finals but it was curtains for Shiksha (54kg) as she lost a close bout in the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships here on Sunday. The 2019 Asian Championships bronze medallist, NIkhat (52kg) made light work of her Mongolian rival Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg to sail […]

Navi Mumbai: Two teams struggling for consistency, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, will aim to outdo each other in a bid to keep their play-offs hopes alive in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. Both teams are yet to string back-to-back wins this season but neither side can afford another defeat in their remaining […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad boys team defeated Khammam 15-11, 15-08 while girls team downed Ranga Reddy 15-10, 15-09 in the finals to clinch the top honours of the 8th Sub-Junior Throwball Inter-District Championship for Boys and Girls at the Prathibha Vidyalam, Kallur, Khammam on Sunday. Meanwhile, in the bronze medal match Medchal defeated Nizamabad 15-13, 15-10 in […]

Hyderabad: P Satyanarayana bagged the top honours in open category with 5.5 points from six rounds at the 192nd Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at the Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad on Sunday. Meanwhile, Rithwik Reddy emerged champion after defeating Bava Samavarth in the tie-breaker of juniors category with 5.5 points in six rounds. Neha […]

Hyderabad: Ranga Reddy district emerged team champions with 49 points in the Telangana State U-20 Men and Women Athletics Championships held at the GMC Balayogi Athletics Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad on Sunday. Mane Dinesh of Ranga Reddy clocked 10.6.0 sec to win the gold in the men’s 100 M event. Meanwhile, RR’s Rishabh Mishra finished the […]

Hyderabad: Abhinav Kumar scored 80 while Asad scalped four for nine to guide City College Old Boys Cricket Association (CCOB CA) to a thumping 7-wicket victory over Nizam Cricket Club in the final of the 5th Eid-Milap Trophy Junior Cricket Tournament held at the SKN Cricket Grounds, Boduppal, Hyderabad on Sunday. Batting first, Nizam Cricket […]

Mumbai: Wriddhiman Saha’s solid 67 not out after a top-class bowling performance set up Gujarat Titans’ seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL here on Sunday, securing a top-two finish in the team standings. Gujarat bowlers put up a clinical show to restrict CSK to a below-par 133/5 despite a fine half-century by […]

Pune: After another dismal show with the bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson said that the game teaches everyone a lesson and he is learning it during his struggling phase in the ongoing IPL 2022. Andre Russell’s clinical all-round performance (49 not out and 3/22) led Kolkata Knight Riders to a convincing 54-run win over […]

Mumbai: The Central Government has announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore for the Indian men’s team that defeated 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final to win a historic maiden title in the Thomas Cup world team badminton championships. After Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective matches to […]

Hyderabad: Indian men’s badminton team scripted history by clinching first ever Thomas Cup defeating 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in final, in Bangkok on Sunday. India took a crucial 2-0 lead with the help of Lakshya Sen in first singles and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s victories in doubles. In the second singles, Kidambi Srikanth produced […]

Bengaluru: Two new champions — Parul Chaudhary and Abhishek Pal — were crowned champions in the Indian men’s and women’s field respectively at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2022 on Sunday. It was an easy win for Parul who hardly strayed away from the lead role in the pack, though Sanjivani — the 2019 champion […]