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Madrid: Emma Raducanu registered a second-round win over longtime junior rival Marta Kostyuk to reach Round 3 at the Madrid Open, while Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Naomi Osaka for the second time in their four meetings on Sunday. Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu is still rolling at the Madrid Open. The No.9 seed moved […]

Munich: Holger Rune claimed his first ATP Tour title after his opponent Botic van de Zandschulp was forced to retire in the final of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships in Munich on Sunday. Van de Zandschulp led 4-3 in the opening set with Rune serving at 40/15 when the Dutchman retired due to an aching […]

Pune: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway’s effortless six-hitting exhibition was well complemented by a four-wicket haul from Mukesh Choudhary as Chennai Super Kings notched up a 13-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here on Sunday. Gaikwad (99 off 57 balls) and Conway (85 not out off 55) put SRH’s attack to the […]

Mumbai: Guilty of making too many changes at the top, Kolkata Knight Riders would like to find a winning combination against Rajasthan Royals and snap their five-match losing streak in the IPL here on Monday. The form of Venkatesh Iyer, who is experiencing second season blues, has a lot to do with the changes KKR […]

Hyderabad: Anuj scored a brace as VV Nagar (Valluvar Nagar) defeated Tony ‘B’ 3-0 in the final of the Johnson Memorial 7-a-side Football Tournament in Hyderabad on Sunday. Himanshu Patwal scored the first goal in the 32 minute of the second half to put VV Nagar in the lead. After three minutes, Anuj scored a […]

Mumbai: Unheralded Uttar Pradesh left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan put up an exceptional bowling performance as Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six runs on Sunday, thereby taking a giant stride towards qualifying for the IPL play-offs. It was skipper KL Rahul’s 77 off 51 balls and newly promoted Deepak Hooda’s 52 off 34 balls […]

Hyderabad: FTC Vessela Villas crushed My Home Navadweepa 50-15 in the finals of the Vessela Meadows 5×5 Under-16 Boys Basketball Tournament held at the Pushpan Sports Academy, Hyderabad on Sunday. N Saketh was adjudged as the most valuable player of the tournament. Results: FTC Vessela Villas bt My Home Navadweepa 50-15. Now you can get […]

Hyderabad: Osmania University (OU) women’s team thrashed University of Rajasthan (UOR) 2-0 in the final of the Khelo India University Games held at the Jain University Sports School, Bengaluru on Sunday. In first singles, Sama Satwika of Osmania University thrashed Saachi Sharma of University of Rajasthan 6-2, 6-2 to put her side in the lead. […]

Manila (Philippines): Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu was left in tears after an “unfair” call by the umpires midway through her semifinal match against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi derailed her dream of winning a gold at the Badminton Asia Championships. Leading 14-11 in the second game after having won the first game, Sindhu was handed […]

Hyderabad: Lalith Kumar and Mamatha Gotte clinched titles at the Telangana State Ranking Tenpin Bowling Tournament held at the Funcity, Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad on Sunday. In the men’s category, Lalith Kumar defeated Vivek Singh 373-371 in the final. In the first game, Telangana’s Lalith scored 212 as he took lead of 44-pins over Vivek 168. […]

Hyderabad: Sher Singh scored 56 runs and picked up two wickets for 20 to guide Andhra Pradesh High Court to a four-run victory over Air India in the final of the HCA A Division Institutions T-20 League cum Knockout Tournament held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. Batting first, Andhra Pradesh […]

Pune: Former India captain and legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar reckons it’s good to have Sunrisers Hyderabad’s left-arm pacer, T. Natarajan, in contention for making a comeback into the squad in the run-up to Men’s T20 World Cup later in the year in Australia. After missing out on the second half of IPL 2021 due to […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav has said that the five-time Indian Premier League champions’ maiden win in nine outings will help “spread even more positivity”, even as the Rohit Sharma-led side’s campaign in IPL 2022 is all but over, with their skipper failing to find form all season. On another miserable day for Rohit […]

Madrid: Real Madrid sealed their 35th La Liga title thanks to a 4-0 win over Espanyol. Two first-half goals from Rodrygo and further strikes from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema saw Carlo Ancelotti’s men to an easy win against a rival that looked like an uninvited guest at the celebrations on Saturday night. Ancelotti rested nine […]

Navi Mumbai: Seasoned Suryakumar Yadav and young Tilak Varma gave the best 35th birthday present to their skipper Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians finally opened their account, beating Rajasthan Royals by five wickets in an IPL match here on Saturday. Chasing a victory target of 159, MI reached home in 19.2 overs, courtesy Surya (51 […]

Pune: Pace sensation Umran Malik’s performance will be followed again keenly when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on struggling Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Malik has been the find of the season as he outsmarted the top batters of the world with his brutal pace. His 5/25 show against Gujarat […]

Mumbai: Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday “relinquished” Chennai Super Kings captaincy which was handed back to veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the team lost six out of its eight matches in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League. “Ravindra Jadeja has decided to relinquish captaincy to focus and concentrate more on his game & has requested […]

Mumbai: Gujarat Titans extended their dominance at the top of the table with a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday and inched closer towards clinching a play-off spot in their inception year. After failing multiple times, Virat Kohli finally came out out of a prolonged slump in […]

Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) defeated Sports Authority of Telangana (SAT) 25-14, 25-22, 25-23 in the second day league match of the 1st Vedere Narsingam Reddy Memorial Invitational Volleyball Tournament at the L B Stadium on Saturday. In another match, VNR Spikers downed Andhra Pradesh team 26-24, 23-25, 17-25, 17-25 to make it to the […]

Mumbai: Delhi Capitals would expect more from their batters after an underwhelming display in their previous win, while Lucknow Super Giants must be eager to shrug off over dependence on skipper KL Rahul when the two teams clash in the IPL here on Sunday. Delhi have endured a tough couple of weeks with a mini […]

Hyderabad: Osmania University (OU) women’s tennis team entered the final after defeating Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU) 2-0 in the semifinals of the Khelo India University Games held at the Jain University Sports School, Bengaluru on Saturday. Captain Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty of OU thrashed Herve Choudary of HNGU 6-1, 6-1 in the first singles match […]

Manila (Philippines): Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu ended her Badminton Asia Championships campaign with a bronze medal after going down fighting to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in three games here on Saturday. The 26-year-old started the match on a positive note but couldn’t keep the winning momentum going, losing 21-13 19-21 16-21 to the top […]

Mumbai: As Team India captain Rohit Sharma turned 35 on Saturday; we take a trip down the memory lane and relive some of the achievements of the amazing batter. Widely hailed as one of the best of his generation, Rohit continues to be a star batter for India, particularly in white-ball cricket. Rohit made his […]

Pune: Lucknow Super Giants pounced on the mistakes of a self-destructing Punjab Kings to record a 20-run win in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. Kagiso Rabada struck four times as Punjab Kings upped their game in the bowling department to restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 153 for eight. It should have been a […]