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Melbourne: Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is the frontrunner to be appointed senior assistant to Australian head coach Andrew McDonald. The 43-year-old ex-Kiwi all-rounder, who has more than 4,500 Test runs and 362 wickets in the longest format, was in Pakistan during Australia’s white-ball leg in the sub-continent, and the reports said that, “it […]

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Rider’s Rinku Singh was determined to score big runs against Rajasthan Royals on Monday as the Player of the Match had written the score on his palm even before the start of the tie. Rinku Singh smashed an unbeaten 23-ball 42 laced with six boundaries and a maximum as he and Nitish […]

Mumbai: The Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs and final will be played from May 24 to May 29 in Kolkata and Ahmedabad. As per a BCCI release, Qualifier 1 will be held in Eden Gardens, Kolkata on May 24 followed by the Eliminator on May 25. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Qualifier […]

Hyderabad: Hitesh Dolwani thrashed Vishwa Tambe 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 in the final of the Para Table Tennis National Championship held at the Abhay Prashal Indoor Stadium, Indore. Earlier in the semifinals, he defeated Mukherjee 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 to enter into the final. At the age of 46, Hitesh represented Telangana State for the first […]

Madrid: Great Britain’s Andy Murray, who returned to clay for the first time in nearly two years, defeated Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3, 6-4 to secure a Round-of-32 clash against Denis Shapovalov at the Madrid Open here. Murray was ranked world No. 1 in the ATP Rankings when he last took the court at the […]

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated in-form Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to snap their five-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. KKR first restricted RR to 152 for five after opting to bowl and then chased down the target with five balls to spare to return to winning ways and heave […]

Hyderabad: Shrivalli Rashmikaa, captain of Osmania University tennis team which defended the title at the Khelo India University Games at the Jain University in Bengaluru, attributed the success to teamwork. The youngster said that they were confident of winning the title going into the tournament. “The competition was pretty decent and all the teammates did […]

Navi Mumbai: Gujarat Titans, who have been remarkable in bouncing back from adverse situations, would look to seal a spot in the playoffs when they clash with inconsistent Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), here on Tuesday. Gujarat, the IPL debutants, are clearly the team to beat in the competition having won eight […]

Madrid: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic criticised Wimbledon’s decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus from taking part in this year’s tournament following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two tennis greats said on Sunday that Wimbledon had acted unfairly. “I think it’s very unfair of (on) my Russian tennis mates, my colleagues … it’s […]

New Delhi: Harshada Sharad Garud on Monday became India’s first weightlifter to win a gold medal at the IWF Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece. Harshada claimed the yellow metal with a total effort of 153kg (70kg 83kg) in the women’s 45kg category, opening India’s account on the opening day of the competition. The 70kg […]

Hyderabad: Arjun Sai slammed a 61-ball 53 to guide Don Bosco Cricket Academy to a thumping 48-run victory over Surya Global Academy in the final of the U-19 Juniors Premier League conducted by Adarsh Sports Centre in Hyderabad on Monday. Batting first, Don Bosco CA posted a 135/6 in 20 overs with the help of […]

Hyderabad: Sreedhara Pranava Karthik thrashed B Shamuel 8-1 in the U-16 boys final of the Solinco Junior Tour Leg-3 for U-12, U-14, U-16 boys and girls at the Advantage Tennis Academy, Secunderabad on Sunday. Meanwhile in the U-16 girls category, Harsheen Kaur defeated T Hamsika 8-4 to clinch the top honours. Result: Finals: U-16: Boys: […]

Pune: Chennai Supuer Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen losing his cool on young pacer Mukesh Choudhary, who while bowling the last over in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s chase, sent down a wide ball. With hard-hitter Nicholas Pooran going great guns — the West Indian ended up smashing an unbeaten 64 off just 33 deliveries at a […]

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 […]