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Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been discharged after a stomach infection but remains doubtful for the T20 World Cup clash against Namibia. Tilak Varma said his participation will be decided before the game, with India prioritising the Pakistan match on February 15

West Indies defeated England by 30 runs in their Group C T20 World Cup clash at Wankhede Stadium. Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten 76 and Gudakesh Motie’s 3/32 powered the Caribbean side, while England folded for 166 chasing 197

Susai FC defeated Reserve Bank of India 1-0 in the TFA C-Division Football League Championship at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad. Hriday scored the match-winner in the 79th minute. Reeds FC face CCOB Junior FC next at the same venue

Brilliant Chess Academy will conduct the 237th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament on February 14 and 15 at Brilliant Grammar School, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. The event offers Rs 10,000 in prize money, with registrations open until February 14 at 1 pm

Nizam Basketball Academy scored 12 three-pointers to beat City College Old Boys 97-61 in the Samuel Vasanth Kumar memorial basketball tournament at YMCA Secunderabad. YMCA Secunderabad and Keystone Basketball Academy also registered big wins in their respective matches

Telangana sisters Surineni Tapasya and Diza, students of Oxford School, won gold medals at the National Powerlifting Championship in Delhi. Tapasya lifted 217.5 kg in the under-13 category while Diza secured three golds with a total lift of 88 kg

Mission Olympic Cell has approved Rs 1.70 crore support for taekwondo and karate athletes, including Rodali Barua, Rupa Bayor, Bhuvneshwari Jadhav and Alisha, for international competitions and training ahead of Asian Games 2026. Other athletes like Neeraj Chopra also benefit

Imperial and Sportive Cricket Clubs advanced to the semifinals of the HCA B-Division league with big wins, while centuries by Adi Mani Kiran, Abdul Rafeay Abdullah and G Kushal lit up the under-19 inter-district one-day cricket tournament

Kazakhstan dominated the Asian Rifle Pistol Championship in Delhi, while India’s Anish Bhanwala won bronze in rapid-fire pistol and Adriyan Karmakar claimed gold in junior rifle prone. India’s medal tally rose to 41 gold, 19 silver and 15 bronze

Australia defeated Ireland by 67 runs in their opening Group B match of the T20 World Cup. Nathan Ellis (4/12) and Adam Zampa (4/23) starred with the ball after Renshaw and Stoinis guided Australia to 182 for 6

Anish Bhanwala won bronze in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol as Kazakhstan claimed four golds on day eight of the Asian Shooting Championship. India’s medal tally rose to 41 gold, 19 silver and 15 bronze with two days left

South Africa defeated Afghanistan in a dramatic T20 World Cup clash that went into two Super Overs. Rickelton and de Kock starred with the bat, while Gurbaz’s explosive 84 kept Afghanistan alive before Rabada’s no balls forced a thrilling finish

Diagnosed with an intellectual disability, Telangana’s Deepthi Jeevanji turned childhood stigma into triumph. From running barefoot in school to winning international medals, she now aims for Paralympic gold and the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award 2025.

Bengal defeated Andhra by an innings and 90 runs in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at Kalyani. Sudip Gharami’s 299 set up the win, while Shahbaz Ahmed took four wickets. Bengal will face Jammu and Kashmir in the semifinal

P Ravindra has been elected president and D Abhinash Kumar general secretary of the Ranga Reddy District Boxing Association. Other office-bearers include D Laxman, Kailash Nath Yadav, P Krishna, P Tarun Kumar, K Jagga Rao and M Sandeep Kumar

Surineni Vanisha Rao of Telangana won gold in the 52 kg category at the National Powerlifting Championship in Delhi. She lifted 100 kg in squat, 40 kg in bench press and 110 kg in deadlift for a combined 250 kg

Dilsukhnagar FC defeated Social Sporting FC 2-0 in the TFA C-Division football league at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad. Shashikanth Reddy scored both goals in the 15th and 70th minutes. RBI will face Susai FC in the next match

Kerala defeated Hyderabad by 141 runs in the BCCI Senior Women’s One-Day Championship at Ranchi. In other matches, Sk Rehaan Roshan and Vallepu Murthy hit centuries in the HCA B-Division League, while Warangal, Khammam and Mahbubnagar won in the under-19 tournament

Pakistan defeated the USA by 32 runs in a Group A match of the T20 World Cup in Colombo. Sahibzada Farhan scored 73, while Pakistan’s spinners shared seven wickets. Shubham Ranjane’s fifty was not enough to stop Pakistan’s second win

YMCA Hyderabad defeated Devraj 67-61 in the 6th Samuel Vasanth Kumar Memorial Basketball Tournament at YMCA Secunderabad. Krish scored 22 points and Sumith 18, while Devraj’s Tribhuvan and Arief fought hard. The event was inaugurated by CA Govada Giridhar

T Suhaas and E Aishwarya won the boys and girls under-8 titles at the All India Children’s Chess Tournament organised by V Chess Academy at Pallavi Model School, Kukatpally. The event saw winners across age categories, with prizes distributed by officials

The Hyderabad Polo & Riding Club felicitated Radha TMT Managing Director Sunil Saraf for sponsoring the Four Nation Arena Polo Championship Trophy 2026. The event, to be hosted at HPRC, will feature international teams and boost polo’s profile in India

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has seen record fan engagement, with 647 million video views, 107,781 in attendance over the opening weekend, and strong growth from non-traditional cricket nations. Streaming on ICC.tv also surged with new language feeds

City College Old Boys and Hubli FC emerged champions in the under-15 and senior categories of the Valluvarnagar Football Club prize money tournament at Kapra. The winners received cash prizes, with officials from Telangana Football Association attending the prize distribution ceremony