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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the first-ever torch relay for the Chess Olympiad ahead of the 44th edition of the event, which is to be held in Mahabalipuram from July 28 to August 10. The international chess body, FIDE, for the very first time has instituted the torch relay, which […]

New Delhi: Promising Indian player Anahat Singh won the gold medal in the girls Under-15 category at the Asian Juniors Squash Championships in Pattaya, Thailand. The tournament, which started in the picturesque beach town on Wednesday, concluded on Sunday. The 14-year-old Anahat defeated Kwong Ena of Hong Kong 3-0 in the final to claim the […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) passed a resolution to increase the number of members in the Apex Council of the association from nine to 19, in its general body meeting headed by N Shivalal Yadav, Arshad Ayub and T Shesh Narayan on Sunday. Speaking after the meeting, Shivlal said, “It is essential to pass […]

Jakarta: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Saturday announced that India Open has been bumped to Super 750 status from Super 500. The apex badminton body further revealed there will be an additional four stops on the BWF World Tour from 2023 to 2026 as part of expansion plans announced on Saturday. The 31-event new […]

Kuortane: Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra gave another sterling performance on Saturday as he clinched gold in the 2022 Kuortane Games in Finland. Neeraj threw 86.69 m to clinch the top prize in tricky and wet conditions. In rainy conditions, Chopra started well but there was foul in his second throw. The Indian javelin […]

Hyderabad: When Telangana’s V Aishwarya and P Srikruthi were selected to represent India in the upcoming Asian Beach Volleyball Championship, scheduled to be held in Thailand, their joy knew no bounds. The two have been dreaming of donning the Indian jersey ever since they started playing the game. The duo, which forged their partnership recently, […]

Jakarta: Indian shuttler HS Prannoy signed off with yet another semifinal finish at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament after going down in straight games to China’s Zhao Jun Peng here on Saturday. World number 23 Prannoy couldn’t find his rhythm and lacked precision and control to lose 16-21 15-21 to Jun Peng, a […]

Hyderabad: Telangana cyclist Ashirwad Saxena clinched a team bronze in the 4000 metres Team Pursuit in the junior category at the 41st Senior, 28th Junior Asian Track Cycling Championship, that began in New Delhi on Saturday. The State cyclist, along with Indian team members Niraj Kumar, Birjit Yumnam and Gurnoor Poonia combined to clock 4:22.737s […]

Bengaluru: A lot of grey areas are yet to be addressed but a young Indian team, with an admirable collective temperament, will start as favourite in the series-deciding fifth T20 International against South Africa here on Sunday. In a space of eight days, this Indian team has played four games. It fielded an identical XI, […]

Hyderabad: Boulder Hills Tigers defeated Novotel Stars 2-1 in the finalof the ATUM T9 Challenge at the Boulder Hills Golf and Country Club, Hyderabad on Saturday. A Sridhar Reddy of Tigers defeated Narasimha Raju of NovotelStars with three holes up in the first singles to put their side in the lead. Dr Kasu Prasad Reddy […]

Mumbai: The sensational run of Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender series event at Zagreb, Croatia, ended in the men’s singles quarterfinals as he lost to Chih-Yuan Chuang of Chinese Taipei on Saturday. Sathiyan, who had defeated world No. 6 and reigning European champion Jorgic Darko of Slovakia to reach […]

Bengaluru: The Pesi Shroff-trained King’s Ransom, winner in her previous outing, is likely to win Fillies Championship Stakes (Grade I) 1600 metres, terms for 3 year Fillies, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Sky Princess 1, Don’s […]

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan is now the owner of a Women’s cricket team! Taking to Twitter to share the news, Shah Rukh Khan stated that his Knight Riders cricket team franchise now has its first women’s team. The Women’s team has been named ‘Trinbago Knight Riders’ and will play the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier League. […]

Rajkot: In-form Indian batter Dinesh Karthik is feeling very secure in the current setup of the Men in Blue. Dinesh Karthik scored his maiden T20I half-century – more than 15 years after making his debut in the format on Friday in Rajkot as India thrashed South Africa to register a comfortable 82 runs win. With […]

Jakarta (Indonesia): Ace shuttler H.S Prannoy kept India’s hopes alive at the Indonesia Open 2022 by reaching the men’s singles semifinals with a convincing win over Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke in the quarterfinals at the Istoria Stadium, here on Friday. Prannoy, the only Indian still alive in the BWF Super 1000 event, beat Gemke 21-14, 21-12, […]

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 […]