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Mittapalli Rithvika continued her strong run, winning a silver in the 50m breaststroke and a bronze in the 100m breaststroke at the 28th Speedo Invitational Short Course Championship in Dubai. Telangana Swimming Association officials lauded her impressive international showing.

India’s ODI series win over South Africa saw Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma deliver strong performances, while youngsters like Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna impressed. Coach Gautam Gambhir praised the balance between experienced players and emerging talent

Anish Bhanwala won silver in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol at the ISSF World Cup Final in Doha, finishing behind China’s Li Yuehong. It was his second medal at the event, improving on the bronze he won two years ago

India’s bid to reclaim the FIH Men’s Junior World Cup ended with a 1-5 loss to Germany in the semifinal at Chennai. Anmol Ekka scored India’s lone goal. Germany will face Spain in the final, India meet Argentina for bronze

Three athletes from Telangana — B Akira Nandan, G Shirisha and Srinikesh — have been selected to represent India in the Para Youth Asian Games starting tomorrow in Dubai. The announcement was made by G Prasanth, president of Para Sports Association of Telangana

Chennai boys and Sudev FC girls emerged champions in the HCL Foundation Football League 2 Tier 1 at Secunderabad RRC Ground. Former India captain Victor Amalraj and AFC coach E S Shyam attended the valedictory function

Secunderabad Club defeated Sacred Heart by 88 runs in the HCA C-Division one-day league cricket championship. Narender top-scored with 74, while Rambabu took 3/14. Sacred Heart were bowled out for 155 in 29.3 overs

Ram Charan scored a superb 148 to help Hyderabad post 301 against Maharashtra on the opening day of the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 Elite Group match at Mulapadu. Prince added 73, while Neel Chandratre took 6/50 for Maharashtra

Telangana athletes B Akira Nandan, G Shirisha and Srinikesh have been selected to represent India in the Para Youth Asian Games starting tomorrow in Dubai. The announcement was made by G Prasanth, president of the Para Sports Association of Telangana

Chennai boys and Delhi’s Sudev FC girls won the HCL Foundation Football League 2 Tier 1 titles at Secunderabad RRC Ground. Former India captain Victor Amalraj and coach E S Shyam attended the valedictory function

V Jyothi Surekha won bronze in the women’s individual compound event at the Taipei Archery Open 2025, defeating Korea’s So Chaewon 149-143. The Vijayawada-based archer has already won 26 World Cup medals, including 11 gold, in her career

St Anthony’s Church, Venkatapuram, defeated St Bernard Church 3-1, while St Mary’s Basilica beat St Ann’s 2-1 in the United Christmas Celebrations football tournament at Bolarum. Venkatapuram, Gandhinagar, Mary’s and John Maria teams advanced to the semifinals

Michael Neser claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Australia defeated England by eight wickets in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. Steve Smith’s unbeaten 23 sealed the chase, giving Australia a 2-0 lead in the five-match series

India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won silver in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the ISSF World Cup Final in Doha. Czechia’s Jiri Privratsky took gold, while Liu Yukun claimed bronze. It was India’s fourth medal of the event

Sardar Patel College and Loyola Academy won the men’s and women’s team titles in the Osmania University inter-college athletics meet. K Andrew Suhas of Loyola won the men’s 100m, while Mallika of TGSWRDC Mahendra Hills claimed double gold in women’s events

Hyderabad: India’s rising star Sankar Saraswat upset the experienced Mithun Manjunath to clinch the men’s singles title in the Guwahati Masters Super 100 tournament at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati on Sunday. Sankar got the better of Mithun Manjunath 21-11, 17-21, 21-13 in an all-Indian men’s final. The Jodhpur-born shuttler came through the […]

Former Minister and MLA Harish Rao inaugurated the second season of the Necc-Journalist Premier League (JPL) at MLRIT Cricket Grounds in Dundigal, stressing the importance of health and fitness among media professionals. He unveiled team jerseys, tossed the coin for the opening match.

Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools will hold scouting trials in Hyderabad on December 14 to select young footballers for its Residential Academy. Players born between 2010 and 2016 can register via the Enjogo app. Trials will be held at the League Facility

The Hyderabad Cricket Association has barred spectators from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match at Uppal stadium on December 8 citing security reasons. The venue will host Lionel Messi’s show on December 13, with tickets priced between Rs 2250 and Rs 30,000

Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has announced that her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal has been called off. Urging privacy for both families, she said her focus remains on representing India. The decision follows weeks of speculation and online rumours.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Team India for clinching a 2-1 series win over South Africa with a nine-wicket victory. He praised key performers and said Visakhapatnam was honoured to host the memorable match.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir praised Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden ODI century in Visakhapatnam and highlighted the importance of toss and dew in the series win over South Africa. He also reflected on Shubman Gill’s absence and criticised outside comments on cricket matters

South African head coach Shukri Conrad clarified his controversial ‘grovel’ remark, saying it was not meant with malice but to make India spend more time on the field. He admitted poor word choice and reflected on South Africa’s ODI series loss

India head coach Gautam Gambhir criticised social media theories on split coaching after India’s Test series loss to South Africa. He highlighted Shubman Gill’s absence in the first Test and urged opinion-makers to stay in their domain, defending his red-ball coaching record