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Hyderabad: The 11th edition of the NMDC Hyderabad Marathon will see over 16,000 runners, the organisers said while unveiling the winners’ medal, in Hyderabad on Thursday. The event will also have increased prize money of Rs 24 lakh this year. While Rs 22 lakh will be awarded as prize money in Elite Runners category, Rs […]

Hyderabad: Defending champions Hyderabad crushed Karimnagar 35-7 in the semifinals of the 8th Telangana State Inter-District Basketball Championship held at the Don Bosco School on Thursday. In the first half, Nathan, Vijay and Subhash scored five points each to put Hyderabad in the lead over Karimnagar with 16-7 scoreline. After change of ends, Hyderabad, with […]

Hyderabad: Telangana chess player and Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued his fine run and clinched the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament, beating Spain’s David Anton Guijjaro here on Thursday. The 18-year-old State player emerged victorious over the Spaniard in the ninth and final round with 7.5 points. Arjun also remained unbeaten through all the nine […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Ganta Sai Karteek Reddy defeated Tushar Madan of Delhi 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinal of the All India National Ranking Tennis Tournament held at the ASH Tennis Academy Shamirpet, Hyderabad on Thursday. Earlier, he downed Aditya Vardhan 6-4, 6-4 in quarterfinals and he stunned the top seeded Ojes Theyjo of Tamil […]

Hyderabad: The cricket training camp held by South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes concluded on July 25. Along with Jonty Rhodes, another notable name who trained at the academy was Keith Ingram Held at V-SPORTS Academy, Nagole, the 6-day training camp had begun on 20 August. Over 70 budding and upcoming cricketers from Hyderabad, including players […]

Hyderabad: Beauty Blaze, Galwan, Bellagio, First In Line & Survivor caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Thursday morning. SAND: 600m: Path Of Peace (A Joshi) 47.5, moved freely. Ashwa Migsun (Koushik) 48, moved easy. Open Affair (Mohith Singh) 47, well in hand. True Icon (Gaurav Singh) (From […]

By Racing Correspondent Mysuru: The S Narredu-trained Ashwa Magadheera appeals most in a small field of five runners in the Sri Narasimharaajawadiyar Memorial Million 1400 metres, terms for 3 year old horses, the feature event of the races to be held on Friday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.30 pm. SELECTIONS: […]

New Delhi: Legends League Cricket on Thursday announced that Adani Group, and GMR Group had acquired franchises in the competition. This will be GMR Group’s third investment in franchise cricket while this will be the second investment in T20 leagues for the Adani Group. Both groups had recently acquired teams in the UAE’s ILT20, with GMR […]

Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded USD 16 million as part of a USD 31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash. The nine jurors unanimously agreed with Vanessa Bryant […]

Dubai: Indian cricket team have reached the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the 2022 edition of the Asia Cup, scheduled to be started from August 27. On, Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) uploaded a video where the Indian players including out-of-form Virat Kohli can be seen starting their preparations for the […]

Tokyo: The day began on a great note for the Indian badminton contingent at the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Championships with the men’s doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila advancing to the next stage of the tournament. Playing on court one, the Indian duo made a sensational comeback after losing the first […]

Hyderabad: Babar Khan scored an unbeaten 120 and Md Alishan Aleem scalped 5 for 10 as Hariram CC defeated Victoria CC by 120 runs in the HCA A2 division two day one-day league-cum-knockout tournament on Wednesday. Brief Scores: Brothers XI 208 in 48.3 overs (Srinath 67; S Vikas 3/46) lost to Vijay Hanuman 209/5 in […]

Hyderabad: Tanesh scored 184 while Shubham Sharma hit 166 as Rohit XI thrashed Charminar CC by 183 in the HCA A1 Division 3 day one-day league-cum-knockout tournament, on Wednesday. Brief Scores: Hyd Bottling 249 in 48.3 overs (Md Taha Shaik 52; Mohd Ateef Sajid 3/37) lost to Concorde CC 251/9 in 48.5 overs (P Arvind […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad cricketer Thakur Tilak Varma has been named in the India A squad for the three four-day games against New Zealand A, scheduled to be held later this month. Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal was named captain of the 16-member team. The squad also includes the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldeep Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna. […]

Dubai: Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday named VVS Laxman as the interim head coach for Team India (Senior Men) for the upcoming ACC Asia Cup 2022 to be played in the UAE. VVS Laxman, who travelled with the Indian team that played the ODI series in Zimbabwe will oversee the team’s […]

Hyderabad: While most of his peers are enjoying a retired life lying around in their backyard and watching the clouds drift by, 63-year-old Niranjan Reddy is busy training young shooters. Reddy, one of the renowned shooting coaches in India, is following his passion to teach shooting by setting up a shooting range in his home […]

Hyderabad: Defending champions Hyderabad men’s basketball team defeated Medchal Malkajgiri 65-47 in pre-quarters in the 8th Senior Inter-District Basketball Championship held at the Don Bosco High School, Motinagar, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Earlier, Hyderabad thrashed Medak 29-10 to set up slash against Medchal Malkajgiri in pre-quarters. Meanwhile Ranga Reddy downed Mulugu 56-53 to make it to […]

Hyderabad: Ashwa Bravo, White Roses, New Look, Arabian Queen, Nugget & Ashoka caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Sea Of Class (Aneel) 47.5, moved freely. Pinatubo (Dhanu Singh) 47, moved easy. Special Effort (Dhanu Singh) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. 800m: Dillon (P […]

Mysuru: The B Suresh-trained Emelda, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the HH Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy 1400 metres, a handicap for horses in Class-I, rated 80 and above, the feature event of the opening day of the Mysore regular season here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first […]

Dubai: Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes that talismanic India batter Virat Kohli will be freshened up mentally as well as physically after taking time off cricket and that fans tuning in to Asia Cup would see the best of Kohli again in the competition. Kohli returns to the Indian team for the Asia Cup […]

Tokyo: Young Indian badminton ace Lakshya Sen sailed into the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals with a straight game win over Spain’s Luis Penalver in the BWF World Championships here on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games champion Sen won his second round match 21-17 21-10, taking 72 minutes to complete the formality. After trailing 3-4, the ninth seeded Sen […]

Hyderabad: Nizamabad MLC K Kavitha felicitated Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Nikhat Zareen at her residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Speaking on this Kavitha said, “It is a proud moment for the State, hailing from Nizamabad and becoming a world champion and her achievements are inspiration for young athletes.” Nikhat thanked CM KCR for sanctioning […]

Hyderabad: Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud lauded para athlete K Lokeshwari at his office in Hyderabad on Wednesday. She clinched a silver and bronze medal in S-37 category shot put and discus throw respectively in the recently concluded 4th National Open Pata Athletics Championships in Bengaluru. Minister hoped Lokeshwari to win more laurels and make […]

New Delhi: The Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Tuesday pulled out of the US Open 2022 due to a tendon injury in her forearm and hinted about some change in her retirement plans. The 35-year-old picked up the injury while competing at the Canadian Open earlier this month. She played at last week’s Cincinnati Open […]