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Around 250 athletes participated in the under-14 and under-16 boys’ and girls’ competitions organised by the Visakhapatnam District Athletics Association. Twenty-six athletes were selected to participate in the 20th National Inter-district Junior Athletics Meet in Hyderabad from November 14 to 16

Telangana’s D Laxmi Siri and Sai Ganta defeated Haryana’s Jasmine Rawat and Maharashtra’s Tanishq Jadhav 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Ritz National Mixed Doubles Tennis Championship at Jubilee Hills International Centre in Hyderabad on Monday

India bowling coach Morne Morkel has urged Bhuvneshwar Kumar to block out expectations and focus on his game after an expensive return to T20Is against New Zealand. India trail the five-match series 0-2 ahead of the third match

Deccan Fencing Club from Telangana won five medals at the ISSO National Fencing Championship in Faridabad. Aanika clinched gold in the under-17 women’s foil, while Pratham Juvvadi won silver. Three other club fencers secured bronze medals across foil and épée events

Saint’s defeated BHEL Club 75-50 in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship at YMCA, Secunderabad. Saint’s led 34-33 at half-time, with Harsha scoring 17 points, Aijaz 16 and Steven 15. Nikhilesh top-scored for BHEL with 27 points

IPL star Prabhsimran Singh scored 81 before Salil Arora and Ramandeep Singh hit half-centuries to help Punjab reach 289 for six on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Hyderabad at Gymkhana Ground

Lance Klusener said South Africa must maintain batting consistency after their innings victory over Australia in Gqeberha. He praised the Proteas’ character, highlighted their spin and pace options, and stressed the importance of batting application in Test cricket

Lance Klusener has backed Shubman Gill to lead India for years and tipped Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as a future superstar. The former South African all-rounder said cricket continually produces talent to succeed established players such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Harmanpreet Kaur credited three daily batting sessions at home for helping her regain form after a lean patch. She struck an unbeaten 91 against Zimbabwe before scoring 126 in the second ODI, guiding India to a 2-0 series lead there

P V Sindhu will lead India's challenge at the Hylo Open after finishing runner-up at the French Open. Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, H S Prannoy and Ashmita Chaliha are among the Indian shuttlers aiming to make an impact at the Super 500 tournament in Germany

India's para athletes returned from the Asian Para Games in Japan with medals and records. Sheetal Devi said she stayed focused on archery despite rising expectations, Mona Agarwal celebrated a landmark campaign, and Nitesh Kumar set his sights on Los Angeles

India will look to seal the T20I series against New Zealand in Wellington after winning the first two matches. The hosts, trailing 2-0, face a must-win clash without fast bowlers Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma ended her nine-year ODI century drought with an unbeaten 106 against Zimbabwe in Vadodara. Her innings helped India secure a 121-run victory and clinch the series, while her off-spin also produced three wickets

Devdutt Padikkal scored 199 as India A recovered from deficit to reach 488/8 on Day 3 against New Zealand A. Sai Sudharsan made 91, Yash Rathod 66, and Washington Sundar remained unbeaten on 51, extending the lead to 284 runs.

Kylian Mbappe reached 100 goals for Real Madrid in his 116th appearance, scoring a brace in El Clasico. The French forward played down the milestone, emphasising team success and expressing confidence that more goals would follow.

Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, strengthening his Formula 1 Drivers' Championship campaign. Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, while Lando Norris missed the podium as tyre wear affected his race.

Harmanpreet Kaur’s 126 and Deepti Sharma’s unbeaten 106 powered India to 328/6 before Vaishnavi Sharma took 4-39 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 207. India won the ODI by 121 runs to seal the series 2-0 with a game remaining

Telangana’s Sriteja Tholem won the women’s U20 100m hurdles gold in 14.10 seconds at the National Junior Athletics Championships in Chennai on Sunday. Maharashtra’s Yash Mulik set an U18 national record, while Kerala’s Fasalul Haque won U20 hurdles gold

Kheerthi Ganta and Gade Sharanya shared the lead with five points each after the fifth round of the Telangana State Women’s Chess Championship at Hyderabad Boat Club on Sunday. Sneha Bharathkoti also registered a win in the round

Diva Bhatia of Uttar Pradesh and Telangana’s T Macherla defeated Parjanya Adury and Harsha Oruganti in the final qualifying round of the Ritz National Mixed Doubles Tennis Championship at Jubilee Hills International Centre in Hyderabad on Sunday

Paris: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Sunday said there was still plenty of room for improvement despite reaching the final of the French Open, a Super 750 badminton tournament. Sindhu put up a spirited fight before going down 21-16, 11-21, 12-21 to Olympic champion and world No. 1 An Se Young of South Korea […]

Naren Koka and P Vivaan Reddy claimed five-wicket hauls for Team D and Team C respectively in the HCA Under-16 Super League. G Rahul Raina also impressed with five wickets for Secunderabad Club in the C-Division one-day league

Hyderabad and Punjab will look to maintain their early-season momentum in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group B clash at Gymkhana Ground. Hyderabad will rely on Tanay Thyagarajan’s spin and an experienced batting line-up, while Punjab bank on Umesh Yadav

Samanyu Kollu won the under-16 title at the Telangana State Chess Championship for Sub-Juniors, held at Telangana Chess Academy in Kothapet, Hyderabad. Results list the top five players in four age groups, though one under-16 placing needs confirmation before publication