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Dharamsala: Shreyas Iyer smashed a stylish fifty before Ravindra Jadeja slammed 45 in 18 balls to help India defeat Sri Lanka in the second T20I by seven wickets on Saturday. With this win, India also sealed the two-match T20I series (2-0) with a game to go. The third T20I between both sides will be played […]

Warsaw: Cezary Kulesza, the President of the Polish Football Association, announced on Saturday that the Poland side will not play their FIFA World Cup qualifier match against Russia, scheduled for March 24, due to its invasion of Ukraine. Kulesza, through the announcement on Twitter, also indicated that Poland is in talks with Sweden and the […]

Hyderabad: Chasing a target of 238 for victory, Hyderabad lost three quick wickets and face a tough task on the final day in the Group B match against Bengal at the Barabati Stadium, on Saturday. Hyderabad ended the day at 16/3 in 13.2 overs needing another 222 runs on the final day with seven wickets […]

Christchurch: Indian captain Mithali Raj feels youngsters like Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh have shown that they have the ability to compete at the highest level and the last few series have helped the team figure out its composition ahead of women’s ODI World Cup next month. India tried out some new talents in the […]

Hyderabad: Captain G Sai Karteek recorded twin victories as Osmania University defeated MD University, Rohtak 3-1 to make it to the semifinals of the All India inter-university championship at the Kalinga University of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneshwar, on Saturday. In the first singles, Sai Karteek Reddy defeated Amandeep 6-1, 6-2 while Suhith downed Dipinder 2-6, 6-4, […]

Hyderabad: Shubham Bisht scalped four wickets for seven while V Sahasra hit 57 as Hyderabad defeated Haryana by 105 runs in the 37th All India Rajiv Gandhi Boys U-19 Cricket Tournament, on Saturday. Brief Scores: Tamil Nadu 209/2 in 20 overs (Adnan Khan 111, Tusar 42) bt Bihar 74 in 16.5 overs (Diwakar 45, Rahul […]

Mohali: The BCCI won’t be allowing any spectators for the upcoming first Test between India and Sri Lanka starting here March 4, which is incidentally legendary Virat Kohli’s landmark 100th Test, a Punjab Cricket Association official stated. The decision has been taken in the wake of the Covid-19 cases in and around Mohali while also […]

Hyderabad: Anuradha scored six goals to guide her side of Dr YSR Sports School, Kadapa to a thumping 9-0 victory over VV Nagar Football Club in the 1st Women’s Football League and Knockout Tournament at the Sarvada Sports Arena, Hakimpet, Secunderabad on Saturday. In another match, CFA, Nizamabad defeated United Football Academy 7-1. Earlier, G […]

Hyderabad: The SK Sunderji-trained Count Of Savoy holds a clear edge over rest of the contenders to win the Heritage Cup 1600 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 (Category-II), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race […]

Mumbai: The Todywalla-trained Ahead Of My Time, who maintains fine form, may repeat in the Poonawalla Breeder’s Multi-Million (Grade-I) 1400 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.00 pm. SELECTIONS 1. Suited Aces 1, […]

Hyderabad: True Marshall and New Look worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Saturday morning. SAND: 600m: Kimberley (SS Tanwar) (From 1000/400) 47, eased up. Castlerock (RB) 46, eased up. Garnet (G Naresh) 47, handy. Shah Of Iran (RB) 44, shaped well. 800m: Resurgence (Gaurav Singh) 1-2, 600/46, handy. […]

New Delhi: Indian boxer Nandini (+81kg) ended with a bronze medal in the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria after going down to former world champion Lazzat Kungeibayeva of Kazakhstan in the semifinals. Nandini lost 0-5 in the bout held late on Friday night. Former youth world champion Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) […]

Co-promoter Frank Warren announced the venue on Friday, three days after Whyte signed on for the fight.

Kohli first stood down as India's T20I skipper last year and then he was removed as the ODI skipper. And earlier this year, Kohli also stood down as India's Test skipper.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad golfer Sneha Singh clinched the amateur title and finished overall second next to title champion Hitaashee Bakshi in the third leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Mumbai on Friday. Tied with Hitaashee overnight, Sneha bogeyed the 18th while Hitaashee birdied 16th and 18th. In […]

Hyderabad: Koushik Reddy slammed 51 as Hyderabad defeated Bengaluru by 38 runs in the 37th All India Rajiv Gandhi Boys Under-19 Cricket Tournament, on Friday. Brief Scores: CFI 126/9 in 20 overs (Santosh Hatti 2/30) lost to Karnataka 128/6 18.3 overs (S Abhinav 3/17, Thanish Reddy 2/22); Hyderabad 149/10 in 20 overs (Koushik Reddy 51, […]

New Delhi: Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) stormed into the finals of the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria after notching up brilliant victories in the last-four stage on Friday. Nitu pummelled her Ukrainian rival Hanna Okhota, who threw in the towel at the end of the second […]

Dharamsala: A reinvigorated India will look to pocket their second series win in as many weeks and build on the gains made from a drastic change in their batting approach in the second T20 International against Sri Lanka here on Saturday. India were forced to look in the mirror after their early exit from the […]

Hyderabad: All-rounder T Ravi Teja showed his credentials with the bat yet again scoring an unbeaten 81 (196; 6×4, 2×6) and adding 109 runs with Tanay Thyagarajan (52; 103; 7×4) to rescue Hyderabad from a precarious 70/7 to help them post 205, on the second day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match against Bengal […]

New Delhi: The 2022 Indian Premier League will see a tweak in format as 10 teams will be divided into groups of five but the number of matches per side will remain 14. As per groupings released by BCCI on Friday, group A comprises Mumbai Indians, KKR, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Supergiants. The […]

Kolkata: The Shyam S Habbu-trained Tigrio, who is in fine form, is poised to complete a hat-trick in the Governor’s Cup 1600 metres, a handicap for horses in Class-I, rated 95 and above, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1-15 […]

Hyderabad: Silver Lining and Sun Dancer impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Friday morning. SAND: 600m: Blue Brigade (RB) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Gurbaaz (RB) (From 1200/600) 45, eased up. Red Snaper (RB) (From 1000/400) 46, moved easy. Beauty Flame (B Nikhil) 48, moved freely. 800m: Unmatched (RB) […]

Lucknow:  Ishan Kishan (89 off 56 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (57 not out off 28 balls) sparkled with scintillating knocks against an underwhelming Sri Lanka bowling attack to set up a convincing 62-run win at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday. In a tall chase of 200, Sri Lanka […]

New Delhi: Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) entered the semifinals of the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament but two other Indians bowed out after preliminary stage losses. While Nikhat defeated England’s Charley Davision 5-0, Nitu pulled off an equally impressive victory by a similar margin against Italy’s Roberta Bonatti. The […]