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Rajkot: Dinesh Karthik played a knock to remember before Avesh Khan gave his dad a “perfect birthday present” with a fiery spell as India steam-rolled South Africa by 82 runs here on Friday to level the five-match series 2-2. Karthik (55 off 27) scored his maiden fifty close to 16 years after his T20 debut […]

Bengaluru: A dominant Mumbai rode on impressive hundreds from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Armaan Jaffer to put Uttar Pradesh on the back-foot by taking their overall lead past the 600-mark on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy semi-final here on Friday. It was a run-feast on day four as the two batted with authority and […]

New Delhi: Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran entered the men’s singles round of 16 in the WTT Contender after registering an upset 3-1 win over world No. 6 and reigning European champion Jorgic Darko in Zagreb, Croatia. A courageous Sathiyan beat second-seeded Slovenian player Darko 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 12-10 in their round of 32 clash. “Went […]

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will release its first Invitation To Tender (ITT) for media rights for the next cycle of its events, starting in 2024, on June 20, the world governing cricket body said on Friday. The ITT is for the Indian market only, with up to six packages available across TV only, […]

Amstelveen (Netherlands): England broke its own record for the highest-ever score in the history of one-day international cricket by making 498-4 against the Netherlands on Friday. The total surpassed the 481-6 made by England against Australia at Trent Bridge in June 2018. Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan and Phil Salt all hit centuries in Amstelveen, outside […]

Bengaluru: The Mangalorker-trained General Patton looks good among eleven contenders in the D Kumar Siddanna Memorial Trophy 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65, 5 years old and over, the feature event of the races to be held on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS: […]

Hyderabad: From football to cricket, tennis to kabaddi, sports have transcended the boundaries of countries and piqued the interest of folks across the globe. The massive fandom that various types of sports, as well as sporting personalities, enjoy remains unparalleled, and this rising intrigue about sporting events and personalities has caught the eye of filmmakers […]

New Delhi: Actor Preity Zinta posted a few pictures with West Indies batter Chris Gayle after the two bumped into each other in Atlanta, USA.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Preity G Zinta (@realpz) In the images, Preity and Gayle are seen flashing their million-dollar smiles. Entrepreneur Paresh Ghelani […]

Rajkot: Under pressure India skipper Rishabh Pant will be hoping to tide over his struggles with the bat and help the hosts improve their middle overs play when they take on South Africa in the fourth T20 International here on Friday. Save Pant’s problems, India were able to plug the gaps in Vizag to open […]

Hyderabad: S Akhil slammed 113 while E Sree Charan scalped five wickets for 11 in Hyderabad Bottling’s 114-run victory over Mayura in the Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup, on Thursday. Brief Scores: Canara Bank 33 in 15 overs (G Arjun 5/7, G Vidath 3/9) lost to Balaaji CC 36/2 in 3.3 overs; XI Masters […]

Hyderabad: Ranga Reddy’s Madanu Arun Kumar and Vikarabad’s P Ramavasavi won the sprint doubles winning 100m and 200m events in men’s and women’s sections respectively at the 1st Telangana State Athletics Championship for Sprints at the JN Stadium in Hanumakonda, on Thursday. Arun clocked 10.8 seconds for the gold in the men’s 100m event and […]

Hyderabad: Riding on goals from Shaun Campbell in the 26th minute and Anuj in the 68th minute, RBI defeated OK Sporting FC 2-1 in the Telangana Football Association C division football league at the Gymkhana on Thursday. For the losing outfit, Md Afeef scored a goal in the 18th minute to reduce the margin. Result: […]

Jakarta: One of the heroes of India’s epic Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus here on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Kerala, who is desperately looking to […]

Mahabubabad: Dwarak Reddy of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS), Seerole, finished fifth after losing in quarterfinals in the All India Taekwondo Open National Ranking Championship held in Nashik, Maharashtra from June 11 to 14. Dwarak, represented Telangana State, competed in the under-33 kg weight category. “All his matches were nail biting. He lost his quarterfinal […]

Mumbai: Even as the white-ball squad led by Rishabh Pant is engaged in a T20I series against South Africa at home, some key players of the Test squad including former India captain Virat Kohli have left for England for the rescheduled Test at Birmingham. The selection committee had a few days back named India’s 17-member […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) is going to conduct U-16, U-19 and Senior State-level Inter-District One-Day and Multi-Day League from July 15. The district teams will be selected during the Freedom Cup tournament, which is scheduled to be held in Hyderabad from July 1 to 12. TCA will conduct training camps for the district […]

Madrid: FC Barcelona defender Dani Alves has confirmed that he will not continue at the Camp Nou Stadium next season after the club opted against taking up the option of another year on his contract. The 39-year-old Alves returned to the club for the second half of last season and played an important role in the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Vritti Agarwal made her mark in the recently-concluded Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, Haryana. The 15-year-old from the State not only won two gold medals in the 1500 metres and 800 metres freestyle event, but she did it with meet records. She first won the yellow metal in 800 metres event […]

Hyderabad: K Krithik Reddy scored an unbeaten 112 to guide UBI to a crushing 167-run victory over Future Stars in the Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup, on Wednesday. Brief Scores: Income Tax 125/4 in 15 overs (B Sandeep 50) bt Crown CC 49/9 in 15 overs; S K Blues 65/7 in 15 overs lost […]

Hyderabad: Sai Likhitesh Reddy of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Trimulgherry bagged the top honours in the juniors category with 10.5 points from 12 rounds while Arvind Iyer from Maharashtra clinched the title in the open category with 10.5 points from 12 rounds in the Brilliant Trophy Online Chess Tournament on Tuesday. P Harshith, with 10 points, secured […]

Jakarta: World No.8 Lakshya Sen crashed out of the Indonesia Open after losing to compatriot HS Prannoy in an all-India second round clash here on Wednesday. Sen was comprehensively beaten 10-21, 9-21 by Prannoy in a men’s singles match that lasted a little more than half an hour. Sen, who is in a red hot […]

Hyderabad: State Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy felicitated volleyball player Santhakumari who represented India in the recently-concluded 14th Asia Women’s Under-18 Volleyball Championship held in Thailand. The Minster also presented a cheque for Rs 1 lakh and announced a double bedroom house for her at her native village Thurpu Tanda, Chityala, Vanparthi district. She is […]

Hyderabad: D Ganesh, son of a sweeper at the Telangana State Sports School, is battling against all odds to make his mark in weightlifting. The weightlifter from the State lost his father at a young age forcing his mother to work as a sweeper at the school to take care of him and his brother. […]

Visakhapatnam: Harshal Patel’s impressive bowling (4/25) helped India (179/5) thrash South Africa by 48 runs in the third T20I and stay alive in the five-match series at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy stadium, here on Tuesday. Quickfire fifties by Ruturaj Gaikwad (57 off 35) and Ishan Kishan (54 off 35) propelled India to 179/5 in […]