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The Hyderabad Cricket Association has shortlisted 120 emerging women cricketers following statewide selection trials and training programmes. Divided into eight teams, the players will compete in 32 matches over a 12-day programme in Karimnagar and Siddipet

Abhishek Reddy Kankanala of Team MYSA produced a spectacular hole-in-one during the NMDC TPGL quarter-finals at Hyderabad Golf Course. Despite MYSA's 4–2 defeat, his feat stood out as four teams secured places in the semi-finals

Gaganjeet Bhullar, Sachin Baisoya and Arjun Prasad shared the opening-round lead at the Phoenix Invitational 2026 Hyderabad after carding six-under-par 66s at Vooty Golf County. Their performances set up a closely contested battle in the tournament

New Zealand pacer Matt Henry is recovering from a concussion and a minor quadriceps issue ahead of the India Test series beginning November 19. He is set to return for the fourth ODI and expects workload management to be crucia

India defeated Maldives 1-0 to enter the SAFF Championships semifinals. Suhail Ahmad Bhat scored the winner from the penalty spot in the 38th minute. India needed at least a draw to secure qualification and top Group B

Mamata Medical College and Golden Phoenixes secured promotion to Level I in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship with hard-fought knockout victories. Mamata beat Rising Stars, while Golden Phoenixes edged past YMCA Hyderabad at Secunderabad Club

TCA Suryapet defeated TCA Warangal by 31 runs despite Moin Nawaz’s five-wicket haul in the Telangana Cricket Association Under-16 State League Phase I. TCA Adilabad, TCA Hanumakonda and TCA Nirmal also registered victories in their respective matches

Hyderabad’s Ghulam Mustafa Khan won six gold medals at the 16th New England International Chinese Martial Arts Championship in Connecticut, USA. Representing the Malee School of Tai Chi, Wushu and Kung Fu, he also served as a judge

Brilliant Chess Academy will organise the 246th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament on November 14 and 15 at Brilliant Grammar School in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. The tournament carries a total prize money of Rs 10,000. Players must register by 1 pm on November 14

Anju Bobby George has rejected allegations of electoral irregularities raised by IOA President P.T. Usha over the Sports Persons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) category election. Responding to Usha's demand for an IOC inquiry, Anju said allegations must be backed by evidence and asserted that victory and defeat are part of the democratic process.

Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill remain the only Indians in the top 10 of the latest ICC Test batting rankings. Afghanistan's Rahmat Shah has climbed to seventh, becoming the first player from his country to enter an ICC Test rankings top 10

Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis struck unbeaten centuries as Sri Lanka reached 404-4 at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test against Pakistan. Their unbroken 249-run stand took Sri Lanka to within 30 runs of Pakistan's total

T. Shiva Rama Krishna's 228, Kavin Karthik's 200 and a century by 13-year-old Akhileshwar Reddy were the highlights of Wednesday's HCA Under-19 Multi-Day Super League and B-Division One-Day League-cum-Knockout matches

C. Sathwik's 96 and contributions from V Aabhijay and other batters helped CCOB Cricket Association defeat VJ Cricket Academy by four wickets in the final of the third Bharat Ratna Abul Kalam Azad Junior Cricket Championship at Boduppal

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has ruled out immediate plans to expand the IPL from 10 to 12 teams, saying the proposal has not been discussed even informally. The Board is focused on the 2027 edition, he said

Lakshya Sen defeated Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen 21-19, 21-18 to enter the men's singles second round of the Kumamoto Masters Japan. However, Indian doubles pairs Dhruv Rawat-K Maneesha and Hariharan Amsakarunan-Tanisha Crasto suffered first-round defeats

The Women’s Selection Committee has announced India A squads for the upcoming all-format series against England A, featuring three T20s, three One-Day matches and a multi-day fixture. Pune and Mumbai will host the matches from November 30

Former India batter Abhinav Mukund says CSK's trades for Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards signal a shift in strategy, with the franchise seeking middle-order power. He also questions its big-money bets on Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma

Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah has become the first cricketer from his country to enter the top 10 in any category of the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings. He rose to seventh among batters after scoring 173 against Zimbabwe

Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of England’s white-ball tour of Australia after a recurrence of his right knee injury. The setback puts his availability for the upcoming South Africa Test series in doubt, pending a specialist assessment

Paul Reiffel has completed 100 ODIs as an on-field umpire, becoming the 23rd official and sixth Australian to reach the milestone. The ICC congratulated the former cricketer, who has officiated at three men’s Cricket World Cups and two Champions Trophies

Mumbai Indians will take a considered approach to choosing their captain for the 2027 IPL season after trading Hardik Pandya to Punjab Kings for Arshdeep Singh. Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Jasprit Bumrah are potential contenders

Abhinav Mukund says Chennai Super Kings are still searching for a clear team identity ahead of the IPL auction. He backs Shivam Dube and Ayush Mhatre, while suggesting CSK release Prashant Veer and trade Urvil Patel to address squad gaps

Hyderabad GM MR Lalith Babu won the 43rd Münsterland Chess Open in Germany and the Benidorm Chess Open in Spain in consecutive weeks, scoring 7.5/9 in both. The Commonwealth gold medallist discusses his victories, future ambitions, career challenges and evolving approach to chess