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Mumbai: All Delhi Capitals need is a little bit of momentum to get their IPL campaign back on track as they are “too good a team for the results not to change”, feels head coach Ricky Ponting. With three wins and four losses in the first seven matches of the season, Delhi Capitals are currently […]
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Hyderabad: Osmania University (OU) women’s tennis team crushed Jadavpur University (JU) 3-0 in the second round of the Khelo India University Games held at the Jain University Sports School, Bengaluru on Wednesday. Captain Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty of OU thrashed Madhurima Mazumdar of JU 6-0, 6-1 while Sama Satwika blanked Mahima Kumar 6-0, 6-0 to put […]
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Pune: RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar reiterated that star batter Virat Kohli will soon “emerge” out of the lean phase he is experiencing at the moment and help his team win games going forward in the IPL. Kohli’s scores in his last five innings read 9, 0, 0, 12 and 1. The manner of his […]
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Hyderabad: Top seed Kiran Shrishti thrashed seventh seed Yashitha Ereti 6-0, 6-2 in the U-12 girls singles of the Siddamsetty Krishna Rao Memorial AITA Super Series Boys and Girls Under-12 Tennis Tournament at the Ash Tennis Academy, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Later, she paired with Padmakumar Karthika and defeated Pasumarthy Nakshatra and Goli Joshita 6-1, 6-0 […]
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Mumbai: The speed gun radar will be functioning overtime when Lockie Ferguson’s 150 click thunderbolts meet their match in rising pace sensation Umran Malik’s toe-crushers as table toppers Gujarat Titans clash with close-on-heels Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here on Wednesday. The IPL newcomers are currently in the midst of a dream inception year with […]
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Pune: Young pacer Kuldeep Sen (4/20) and senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (3/17) took seven wickets between themselves as Rajasthan Royals successfully defended 144 to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 29 runs at the MCA Stadium here on Tuesday. After Riyan Parag’s unbeaten 56 took Rajasthan to a score from which their bowlers could make a match […]
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Kalyani: In a tightly contested affair, NEROCA FC and Sreenidi Deccan FC played out an eventful 0-0 draw here at the Kalyani Stadium on Tuesday. Sreenidi could have climbed up to third in the group but they remain in fourth place while NEROCA also remain at the foot of the championship group. It was a […]
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London: Robert Key will need to grow a “thick skin” akin to the Dukes ball just like I grew one to counter the “jealous people”, former India head coach Ravi Shastri said on how the ex-England opener should go out about his job as ECB”s ”Director of Cricket”. Shastri was at helm of India”s coaching […]
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London: Novak Djokovic will be allowed to defend his title at Wimbledon, despite not being vaccinated against Covid-19, because the shots are not required to enter Britain, All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said Tuesday. Djokovic, a 34-year-old Serb who is ranked No. 1, missed the Australian Open in January after being deported from […]
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Manila (Philippines): India’s top doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty cruised to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships with a straight game win here on Tuesday. The world number 7 and third seeded Indian duo hardly broke a sweat to register a 21-13,21-9 victory against the Thai pair of Apiluk Gaterahong […]
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Hyderabad: Lifespan Lions defeated Dr Neeti Mala’s Warrior Tigons to emerge champions of the Doctors Premier Cricket league (DPCL) held at the Abhiram Cricket County, Donthanpalle, Hyderabad. Earlier, Lifespan Lions downed Apollo Gastro Avengers in the semifinals to make it to the final. Dr Ajendra of Lifespan Lions won the Man of the Match and […]
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Hyderabad: Third seed Vanij Aryan Pothunoor thrashed P Jitesh Kumar 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the boys category at the Siddamsetty Krishna Rao Memorial AITA Super Series Boys and Girls U-12 Tennis Tournament at the Ash Tennis Academy, Shamirpet, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Avyaktha Raayavarupu crushed Sahasra Komirishetty 6-0, 6-0 in the girls category […]
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Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings captain Ravindra Jadeja admitted that the four-time champions are ‘lacking’ in not getting good starts in the first six overs of the ongoing IPL 2022. CSK fell to their 6th defeat of the season on Monday as the Punjab Kings (PBKS) bounced back in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 with […]
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Hyderabad: Pushpan Sports Academy team defeated S B Basketball Academy 10-12 in the U-16 girls final of the 5×5 District Level Basketball Championship held at Decathlon, Kompally on Sunday. Meanwhile, in U-16 boys, Pushpan Sports Academy A downed Pushpan Sports Academy B 35-24 to emerge champions. Tejas Reddy and Viha Reddy were adjudged most valuable […]
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Mumbai: Flamboyant opener Shikhar Dhawan struck a magnificent 88 not out to trump Ambati Rayudu in the battle of batting heroics as Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs in an IPL thriller here on Monday. Dhawan hit nine fours and two sixes in his 59-ball superlative unbeaten knock to power Punjab to […]
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Hyderabad: It has been close to six decades that a Hyderabad table tennis player emerged national champion. It was Mir Khasim Ali who first won a national title in 1964. And ever since, he was the only one in the club. But on Monday, after a yawning gap of 58 years, another Hyderabadi emerged national […]
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Shillong: Sreeja Akula wore down Mouma Das 4-1 in the women’s singles final, to win her maiden national crown, becoming the first woman from Telangana to achieve the feat at the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships here on Monday. Sreeja, who won her first national ranking title in 2019 during the North […]
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Hyderabad: Aarya Ghia clinched both U-12 boys singles and U-10 mixed singles titles of the Bolton School Tennis Academy Tennis Tournament at the Bolton School Tennis Academy, Secunderabad on Monday. Araya defeated Akshaj Padma 6-3 in the mixed singles event. He downed K Adhrit 6-4 in the singles. Results: U-10: Mixed singles: Aarya Ghia bt […]
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Pune: Royal Challengers Bangalore will be aiming to halt the Jos Buttler juggernaut when they take on Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday. Attention will be on Virat Kohli as well following his second consecutive first ball duck in the competition. RCB would be hoping their star batter to be back […]
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New Delhi: The BCCI in all likelihood will do away with bio-bubbles from the upcoming five-match T20 series against South Africa, keeping in mind the mental well-being of cricketers. Bio-bubbles became a part of the lives of cricketers with almost all the series (home and away) played in strict bio-secure environment due to the Covid-19 […]
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Hyderabad: Pramod defeated Suresh 5-2 in the final of the men’s singles of the Leo Tennis Academy Junior and Men’s Round Robin and Knockout Tennis Tournament in Hyderabad on Monday. Later, Pramod paired with Suresh and downed Ravi Shankar and Sreekar 5-2 in doubles to clinch the title. Results: Men: Singles: Pramod bt Suresh (5-2); […]
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Hyderabad: Former Telangana State Sports School student Ragala Varun clinched the gold medal in the weightlifting category at the Khelo India University Games, being held at the Jain University, Bengaluru on Monday. Competing in the 81kg category, Varun lifted 127 kgs in snatch and 150 kgs in clean and jerk for the top honours with […]
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Mumbai: Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene has hinted at a few changes after repeated failures of the star-studded batting-line up and is also concerned about the drastic drop in form of star opener Ishan Kishan. Record five-time champions Mumbai Indians are enduring their worst run in IPL history having lost their first eight games including […]
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Manila (Philippines): Focus will be on two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and world championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen when they lead India’s challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships, beginning here on Tuesday. A lot of hope will ride on Sen and Sindhu as the duo has been in good form in the run-up to the […]
