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Hyderabad: Indian Super League champions Hyderabad Football Club extended the contract of experienced winger Halicharan Narzary, on Tuesday. The 28-year-old has made 84 appearances in the ISL and he joined Hyderabad FC back in 2020. He also has 27 appearances for the national team. “I am super excited to extend my stay with this wonderful […]

Hyderabad: Praveen Prasad bagged top honours in the open category with five points from as many rounds at the Pragathi Chess Foundation Open Prize Money Chess Tournament held at the Sundaraiah Bhavan, Pragathi Nagar, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Mohammad Mudassir settled for silver. Meanwhile in the U-15 category, Nidhish Shyamal emerged champion in boys with 4.5 […]

Christchurch: In a first in world cricket, New Zealand men and women will receive the same match fees across formats and competitions, according to a ground-breaking five-year deal between the sports’ governing body in the country and the players’ association. “I want to thank and congratulate the players and the Major Associations for their part […]

Hyderabad: Shabnam Khatoon, captain of the girl’s Kabaddi team received the winners trophy and medals, who emerged champions in the Jashn-e-Baharan-2022 cultural, literary & sports festival at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) on Monday. MANUU Students’ Union (MSU) organised the event from June 24 to 28. Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan, Vice Chancellor of […]

By Racing Correspondent Mysuru: The S Narredu-trained Ashwa Magadheera, who is in fine condition, is expected to score in the Mysore Colts Trial Stakes 1400 metres, terms for horses 3 year old Colts and Geldings, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts […]

Hyderabad: Two students of the Government City College have won medals in the Junior National Fencing competitions held at Cuttack, Odisha. P Vamshi and Baby Reddy, from first year BA, won the gold and silver medals respectively. Government City College Principal Dr. P Bala Bhaskar who felicitated the students on Tuesday said games and sports […]

Birmingham: Joe Root slammed his 11th Test century since 2021 while Jonny Bairstow hit his second of the rescheduled Edgbaston Test as England defeated India by seven wickets on day five of the match. Resuming from 259/3, Root (142 not out off 173 balls) and Bairstow (114 not out off 145 balls) achieved the required […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Globe FC defeated City College Old Boys Football Club (CCOB FC) 2-1 in the final of the U-21 CCOB Youth Football Championship held at the Quli Qutub Shah Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. In the first half, Rohit scored a goal in the third minute to put CCOB FC in the lead. Later in […]

Birmingham: Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow slammed unbeaten fifties to lead England’s mammoth chase of 378 against India on day four of rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston on Monday. At stumps, the hosts were 259/3 in 57 overs, needing just 119 on a sold-out final day to level the five-match series being played for the […]

Hyderabad: Jayanth Sahu defeated Bhujin Kin 3-2 in the intermediate final of the 9th Hyderabad Corporates Table Tennis Tournament held at the Somnath Ghosh UTT Academy in Kukatpally, Hyderabad on Sunday. In the Elite category final, Dr Chandrachud downed Zubair Farooqui 3-1 to emerge champion. Later in the mixed doubles summit clash, Tirtho and Swarnendu […]

Amstelveen (Netherlands): Their defensive prowess on display in the 1-1 draw against Olympic bronze medallist England, India would look to plug holes in the attacking department and register their first win of the women’s hockey World Cup in their second game against China here on Tuesday. The Indians produced a superlative defensive performance, spearheaded by […]

Hyderabad: Riding on Allan’s 19 and Cliffton’s 15-point shows, Trinity Basketball Promotions thrashed Amruth Basketball Academy 81-71 in the pre-quarterfinals of the E John Wesley Memorial Basketball Tournament for men at the YMCA Secunderabad on Monday. Trinity took 16-9 lead over Amruth BA in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Amruth BA relied on […]

Kuala Lumpur: Star shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy will look to sustain their momentum when they spearhead the Indian challenge at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament, starting here on Tuesday. Sindhu and Prannoy had suffered contrasting defeats at the quarterfinal stage of the Malaysia Open Super 750 last week and will look […]

Pallekele: The Indian women’s team dominated from start to finish, with both the bat and ball, to hammer Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the second ODI and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Monday. It is worth mentioning that the Indian team’s openers fired for the first time on […]

Edgbaston: “It was a memorable series in Australia (in 2020-21). This will also be memorable (if we win),” Mohammed Siraj told media after the third day’s play in the fifth and final Test against England. The Hyderabad fast bowler took four wickets for 66 in the home side’s first innings to emerge as India’s most successful […]

Birmingham: An unbeaten half-century by top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara stretched India’s lead to 257 on day three of the Edgbaston Test against England on Sunday. At stumps, India are 125/3 in 45 overs, with Pujara stitching an unbeaten stand of 50 with Rishabh Pant (30 not out). Gaining a 132-run lead after Mohammed Siraj picked […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Sahaja Yamalapalli recorded a string of impressive victories to capture her second ITF title when she emerged champion in the ECT ITF Women US 25k tennis tournament in Gurugram on Sunday. The 21-year-old stunned last week’s ITF title champion Karman Kaur Thandi in the opener and another top player Sowjanya Bavisetty […]

Amstelveen (Netherlands): The Indian women’s hockey team played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw against England in its opening match of the FIH World Cup here on Sunday. England took the lead through Isabella Petter in the ninth minute before Vandana Katariya equalised for India in the 28th minute. There was hardly anything to differentiate between […]

Hyderabad: Kaushik and Majid scored 21 points each while Vijay added 20 as Nizam Basketball Academy (NBA) thrashed VNR VJIET 70-60 in the quarterfinals of the E John Wesley Memorial Basketball Tournament for men at the YMCA Secunderabad on Sunday. Vijay and Kaushik collectively scored 20 points out of 23 for NBA in the first […]

Pallekele: The Indian women’s cricket team would look for some stability from its top-order, especially openers, as the visitors aim to seal the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in the second game here on Monday. After clinching the preceding T20 series 2-1, India have taken a 1-0 lead in the ODI series by winning […]

Edgbaston: West Indies legend Brian Lara on Sunday congratulated India Test skipper for the rescheduled fifth Test against England, Jasprit Bumrah, for breaking his record for most runs scored in a single over in Tests, saying he was happy with the achievement. Bumrah on Saturday claimed a world record in his debut Test as captain […]

Manama [Bahrain]: The Indian Under-15 Greco Roman Wrestling Team clinched two gold, two silver and four bronze medals in the Under-15 Asian Wrestling Championship being held at Bahrain. On Saturday bouts in all 10 weight categories of Greco Roman Style were held and India clinched a total of 8 medals. The medal winners are, Sachin […]

By PR Man Singh Hyderabad: Come July 4, Hyderabad will be celebrating the centenary year of Ghulam Ahmed, one of the city’s favourite sons. He was a cricketer and administrator par excellence. Born July 4, 1922, he was an off-spinner of world class. The tall spinner was a master of subtle flight and variation. He […]

Birmingham: England were 84 for five at stumps on the second day of the rain-hit rescheduled fifth Test against India here on Saturday. Jonny Bairstow and skipper Ben Stokes were batting on 12 and 0 respectively with England still trailing India by 332 runs. Following up his world record-breaking carnage with the bat, the visitors’ […]