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Wimbledon: These days, Novak Djokovic makes history just about every time he wins another match. On Monday, the top-ranked Serb did just that at Wimbledon. Djokovic, a six-time champion at the All England Club, beat Kwon Soon-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court, his 80th victory at the grass-court major. With it, he became […]
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Hyderabad: Archer Vennam Jyothi Surekha scripted history recently at the World Cup stage 3 event in Paris. She clinched India’s first-ever World Cup gold medal in the compound mixed team event with veteran Abhishek Verma. On the same day, she also became the first woman compound archer to win a medal for the country at […]
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The Mumbai versus “Mumbaikar” contest at the Ranji Trophy 2022 finals played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was a contest that showcased the strategic acumen of a coach who is a former Mumbai and India player and the forty two-time champion team that is considered an habitual favourite to win this coveted trophy. […]
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Hyderabad: Sreenidhi Sports Academy (SNSA) was inaugurated at the Sreenidhi International School, Aziznagar, Hyderabad on Monday. The new facility is equipped with a football school, cricket school, golf school, integrated sports school which has squash, tennis and swimming with world-class sporting facilities. The facilities includes a half Olympic size pool with six lanes, two standard […]
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Dambulla: Skipper Chamari Athapaththu struck a counter-attacking 48-ball 80 as Sri Lanka outplayed India by seven wickets in the third and final T20I to avoid a whitewash here on Monday. The 32-year-old Chamari smashed 14 boundaries and one six and in the process became the only cricketer from the island nation to get to the […]
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Hyderabad: Riding on A Vinay’s unbeaten 54-run knock and a two-wicket haul, Hyderabad Bottling defeated Evergreen by seven wickets to clinch the second edition of the Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Monday. Asked to bat first, Rahul Budhi scored a fine 76 to guide Evergreen to […]
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Dublin: India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar recorded the most wickets in the powerplay in the history of the T20I format. Bhuvneshwar achieved this feat during the first T20I against Ireland here at Malahide Cricket Club Ground on Sunday. He dismissed Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie on the fifth delivery of the innings and completed his 34th powerplay […]
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Gros Islet: Legendary West Indian fast bowler, Michael Holding on Monday hailed Kemar Roach on reaching the milestone of 250 wickets in Test cricket, at the Daren Sammy Cricket Stadium against Bangladesh. Roach moved ahead of Holding on the all-time West Indies list, with the magic moment coming in the Bangladesh second inning when he had […]
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Dublin: Opening the innings, Deepak Hooda struck an unbeaten 47 to help India hammer 111 runs in 9.2 overs and romp to a seven wickets win against Ireland in the rain-truncated first T20 International match here. Hardik Pandya had won the toss in Malahide on Sunday but persistent rain delayed the start of play and the […]
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London: World No.1 Iga Swiatek, on a superb winning streak, will start as a favourite for the women’s singles title at Wimbledon 2022, which gets underway on Monday without defending champion Ashleigh Barty. But Swiatek has done a remarkable job stepping into Barty’s shoes after the former number one’s sudden retirement in April. The 21-year-old […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Shivani Karra clocked 1.15.87 seconds to clinch gold medal in the 100m backstroke event at the 38th sub-junior national aquatic championship at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Swimming Complex, Rajkot on Sunday. This is her second gold medal and fourth overall medal in the tournament. Earlier, she clinched the gold in the 50m […]
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Hyderabad: Saudi Arabia’s Al-Noor Club thrashed India’s T-sports Club 40-33 in the Asian Handball Men’s Club League at the Gachibowli Stadium on Sunday. Saudi player Ghazvi scored the first goal of the match and opened the scoreboard and by the end of first half his team got a lead over T-Sports at 21-15. Al-Noor’s Mohammed […]
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Hyderabad: Maharashtra bagged the top honours in the U-14, U-19 and 19 plus singles, doubles and mixed doubles of the 7th National Pickleball Championship held at the LB Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. Meanwhile, Mumbai won the gold in U-40 and U-60 categories. Telangana’s Saryu was adjudged as the emerging player of the tournament. Later, L […]
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Hyderabad: Riding on B Rahul’s 80-run knock, Evergreen defeated Budding Stars by five wickets in the semifinals of the Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup at Gymkhana on Sunday. Budding Stars’s Mohammad Mansoori picked four wickets to restrict Evergreen 182/5 in 20 overs. Later, Ilyaan Sathani, Chandan Sahani, A Ranjith Kumar and G Aniketh Reddy […]
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Bengaluru: Madhya Pradesh, not considered among cricketing elites during the past decade, on Sunday humbled domestic powerhouse Mumbai by six wickets in a one-sided Ranji Trophy final under coach Chandrakant Pandit, who exorcised the ghosts of losing one at this very ground 23 summers ago. On the final day, Mumbai could only manage 269 in […]
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Leicester: India’s preparations for the re-scheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1 have suffered a setback as captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19. The BCCI confirmed early on Sunday morning that Rohit Sharma had tested positive via a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on Saturday, with the India skipper currently […]
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London: Several top women’s tennis players, including Serena Williams, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland and the reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu, have said they draw inspiration from Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal, who, at 36, is coming into Wimbledon after winning this year’s first two Grand Slams. Never before has Nadal entered Wimbledon after […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana rowing team bagged four medals which includes a gold, two silver and a bronze in the 23rd Sub-Junior and 5th Challenger National Rowing Championship held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
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Hyderabad: Eid Ali scored 12 goals as Al-Najma Club (Bahrain) defeated Al-Kuwait (Kuwait) 30-29 in the Asian Handball Men’s Club League at the Gachibowli Stadium on Saturday. This is the second victory for Al-Najma. In another match, Al-Wakra Club (Qatar) downed Mes Kerman (Iran) 25-22. In the first half Al-Wakra’s Assan scored the first goal […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Shivani Karra clinched a gold medal in the 50m backstroke event after clocking 34.93 seconds at the 38th sub-junior national aquatic championship at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Swimming Complex, Rajkot on Saturday. The 11-year-old Shivani also won a silver medal in the 100m butterfly event with a timing of 1.14.81 and a […]
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Paris: India won its maiden World Cup gold in compound mixed team archery event after the duo of Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam outclassed their experienced French opponents at the Stage 3 edition here on Saturday. Riding on a spectacular start, the Indians withered late resistance from the French pair of Jean Boulch and […]
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Hyderabad: Amulya of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) clinched silver in the category B girls at the South-Zone Junior Golf Tournament held at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club, Mysore on Saturday. Meanwhile, Akhila and Naveena bagged a bronze each in the category A and category B respectively. In the category B boys, Vignesh […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s doubles pair of Girivasan Saravana Kumar and Shashank Vanamala bagged top honours in the U-13 boys category of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior U-13 Ranking Badminton Tournament held at the Chetan Anand Badminton Academy, Ameenpur, Hyderabad on Saturday. Saravana Kumar and Shashank defeated second seeded Bornil Akash Changmai and Sumit Sinha of Assam […]
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Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar stamped his class with an authoritative century to put Madhya Pradesh on the cusp of their historic Ranji Trophy triumph against 41-time champions Mumbai on a rain-hit fourth day of the summit clash here on Saturday. Havens opened up minutes before the tea break, and Madhya Pradesh finished their first innings at […]