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New Delhi: Former world championship silver medallist and Olympian Anjum Moudgil won bronze in the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event on competition day eight of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, Korea, making it her second individual ISSF World Cup medal of the year in consecutive world cup […]

London: After a tweet from Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, backing Virat Kohli took the internet by storm, the Indian batter gave a heartwarming response. After missing the first ODI against England with a groin injury, Kohli made just 16 in the second match, which India lost by 100 runs at Lord’s. Showing support to Kohli, […]

London: Lalit Modi, credited with making Indian cricket a billion-dollar industry by successfully launching the Indian Premier League, has slammed those trolling him for his friendship with Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. Lalit Modi has also castigated those who call him a fugitive after he left the country following his suspension by the […]

Singapore: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu lifted the Singapore Open Super 500 trophy after outwitting China’s Wang Zhi Yi in an intense women’s singles final, here on Sunday. In the hard-fought title clash, Sindhu managed to stay strong in the key moments to come up trumps 21-9 11-21 21-15 against the 22-year-old Wang, the […]

Paracin: Indian Young Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa clinched the Paracin Open Group A chess tournament title on Saturday, after netting eight points from nine rounds. Praggnanandhaa remained unbeaten and finished half a point ahead of Alexandr Predke, who ended up with 7.5 points. The 16-year-old GM, showcased a blistering form winning his first six games before […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s M Suhas Preetha set a new record on his way to gold medal in the 100m backstroke in the Group 2 Boys on the opening day of the 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships held at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Suhas clocked 1.01.29 sec to clinch the top […]

Hyderabad: The first ever torch relay of the 44th Chess Olympiad, scheduled to be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from July 28 to August 10, has arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday. The torch arrived to the city from Chhattisgarh. Telangana’s first grandmaster Arjun Erigiasi, who is also a member of the Indian team that will […]

Dubai: The IPL is all set to have its dedicated two and half month exclusive window from the next Futures Tours & Programme (FTP) calendar of the ICC starting 2024, with no international cricket scheduled in that phase. That the T20 extravaganza would be a “two-and-a-half-month” affair from the next FTP was confirmed in an […]

Eugene: Two of India’s top medal prospects at the World Athletics Championships 2022 here, 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and long jumper M Sreeshankar, qualified for the finals in their respective categories, raising hopes of bringing home elusive medals from the global competition. Sable finished third in his heat, clocking 8:18.75 to make the cut for […]

Changwon: India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup here on Saturday. The 21-year-old Indian stamped his class and got the better of 2018 Youth Olympics champion Zalan Peklar of Hungary 16-12 to claim the top prize. Reigning junior world champion […]

Hyderabad: Telangana sailor Tanuja Kameshwar bagged silver while Bhopal girls Divyanshi Mishra and Shagun Jha clinched gold and bronze respectively in the girls category of the YAI Monsoon Regatta held at the Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad on Saturday. Meanwhile, Shashank Batham emerged champion in the boys category and won the SH Babu Memorial Trophy, which […]

Hyderabad: IM Rakesh Jena, GM R R Laxman, S Manigandan and IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam are in joint lead with 6.5 points from seven rounds at the Ekagra All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament being held at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda, Hyderabad on Saturday. In the seventh round, Rakesh Jena held […]

By Racing Correspondent Bengaluru: The MK Jadhav-trained Mojito, an impressive winner in his previous outing, may repeat in the Betway Bangalore Summer Derby (Grade-I) 2000 metres, terms for horses 3 years old, the plum event of the races to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: […]

By Racing Correspondent Hyderabad: Starwalt and Wallop And Gallop pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Saturday morning. SAND: 600m: Shazam (Apprentice) & Top Secret (RB) 47.5, moved together. Exponent (Nakhat Singh) 47, handy. Alina (Deepak Singh) 46.5, moved easy. Dharasana (RB) 44, improving. Arrowtown (Gaddam) 47.5, moved easy. Garnet […]

Singapore: Indian shuttler P V Sindhu stormed into the Singapore Open title clash with a commanding win over lower-ranked Japanese Saena Kawakami in the women’s singles semifinal, here on Saturday. Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, who had claimed two Super 300 titles at Syed Modi International and Swiss Open this year, prevailed 21-15 21-7 in […]

Hyderabad: K Jyothi, the member of Telangana women’s basketball team that finished runner-up in the 71st National Basketball Championship held in Chennai recently, has been congratulated by the SATS chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy and Sports Department Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, for her contribution in the team’s success. The girl, hailing from Kadhavpur Peddha Thanda village, […]

London: India skipper Rohit Sharma has once again come out in support of Virat Kohli after the batter was out for 16 in the second ODI against England to extend his prolonged lean patch. At the post-match press conference following the team’s 100-run drubbing to England here on Thursday, Rohit looked agitated as he interrupted […]

Hyderabad: Shashank Batham of NSS Bhopal continued his impressive run winning three races in a row on the fourth day to emerge at top of the leader board with 15 points in the YAI Monsoon Regatta at the Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad on Friday. Shashank stole a march over the entire fleet by finishing close […]

Hyderabad: Reigning Indian Super League champions Hyderabad Football Club strengthened their defence by signing defender Alex Saji on a long-term contract, on Friday. “Hyderabad FC is a team that gives a lot of opportunities to the young players in the country and I am very much excited to be a part of this club. It […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Hurthik Lokesh held top seed GM RR Laxman to a draw in the fifth round of the Ekagra All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament held at the KVBR Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda, Hyderabad on Friday. Hruthik is pursuing his B.Tech (CSC) in the VNR VJIET College. After five rounds, eight players are in […]

By Racing Correspondent Bengaluru: The Satish Narredu-trained Crown Consort holds an edge over others to win the RR Byramji Memorial Cup 1400 metres, terms for horses three year old, the feature event of the races to be held on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Winmylove 1, […]

By Racing Correspondent Hyderabad: Xfinity and Ashoka worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Friday morning. SAND: 600m: Advance Guard (A Joshi) 47.5, moved very easy. First Apostle (RB) 48, moved easy. City Cruise (Nakhat Singh) 46.5, handy. Muaser (RB) 47.5, moved freely. Silver Arrow (RB) 47, moved easy. […]

Lahore: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has come out in support of the embattled Virat Kohli, whose lean patch with the bat has extended for more than two years, saying this phase too shall pass and he will come out stronger. Recently, legendary cricketers such as Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar have been critical of Kohli’s performance, […]

London: England beat India by 100 runs in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Thursday. Invited to bat, England were all out for 246 with Moeen Ali top-scoring with 47. David Willey and Jonny Bairstow chipped in with 41 and 38 runs respectively. For India, Yuzvendra Chahal was the most […]