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Changwon: Teenage shooters Anish Bhanwala and Rhythm Sangwan won bronze in the 25 rapid fire pistol mixed team event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup here on Tuesday. The Indian duo emerged victorious 16-12 over Czech Republic’s Anna Dedova and Martin Podhrasky in the bronze medal match. This was Anish and Rhythm’s second medal as […]

Mysuru: The Prashanth-trained Magic Circle, who is working well in the morning trials, is expected to score in the Manasasarovara Plate 1400 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 Class-III the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. […]

Hyderabad: Falcon Edge and Wandring Warrior impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 600m: Different (RB) 47.5, moved easy. Super Angel (RB) 47, moved freely. Beauty On Parade (Deepak Singh) 48, handy. Grand Finale (Deepak Singh) (From 1000/400) 47.5, handy. Tiger Mountain (AA Vikrant) & Ilango (Deepak […]

London: Star England all-rounder and 2019 Word Cup final hero Ben Stokes on Monday made a surprise announcement to retire from ODI cricket, saying playing three formats has become “unsustainable” for him. The 31-year-old Stokes will play his last ODI against South Africa at his home ground in Durham on Tuesday. Stokes’ ODI career will […]

Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Vritti Agarwal continued her fine run as she bagged top honours in the 1500m freestyle in girls Group 1 category of the ongoing 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on Monday. The 15-year-old clocked 17.37.78 sec to clinch the gold. Earlier, she won gold […]

Hyderabad: Former Indian cricketer and BCCI President N Shivlal Yadav hit out at the Hyderabad Cricket Association president Mohammed Azharuddin, on Monday. He alleged that the game is suffering because of him. “There are a lot of shortcomings, corruption, misuse of power and the selections were not fair at all. Our objective is that the […]

New Delhi: Underdog Athletics, the exclusive distributor and licensee for Under Armour in the Indian market, has partnered with Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra to endorse the brand. As part of the partnership, Chopra would appear in the marketing and brand campaign of Under Armour in India, which manufactures and sells footwear, sports and casual apparel. […]

New Delhi: Indian ace shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes after she clinched her maiden Singapore Open title on Sunday. Indian ace shuttler and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu clinched the Singapore Open 2022 title after defeating China’s Wang Zhiyi in the final of the women’s singles category. […]

Manchester: Following his side’s five-wicket win over England in the final ODI, skipper Rohit Sharma became the third captain to win an ODI series in England. Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 125* and his 133-run partnership with Hardik Pandya helped India chase down 260 in the final ODI of the three-match series at Manchester and win the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s talented swimmer Vritti Agarwal made her mark in the ongoing Junior National Aquatic Championships in Bhubaneswar by winning two medals – a gold and a silver, on Sunday. The youngster won the yellow metal in the 200m butterfly girls Group 1 event with a timing of 2.22.16 timing ahead of Tamil Nadu’s B […]

Manchester: Rishabh Pant’s maiden ODI century and Hardik Pandya’s all-round heroics fired India to an emphatic five-wicket win over England in the series-deciding third match here on Sunday. The visitors claimed the three-match rubber 2-1. After India were in a spot of bother at 72 for four in a chase of 260, the crack team […]

Hyderabad: International Master from Odisha Rakesh Kumar emerged champion at the Ekagra All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda, Hyderabad on Sunday. After nine rounds, four players – Rakesh, Manigandan Ramanathan Balasubramaniam and IM N Krishna Teja – were tied for the top spot with eight […]

Hyderabad: Lifetime, Nugget, Advance Guard, Yaletown, Premier Action, Strategist & Mysterious Angel impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Sunday morning. SAND: 800m: Able Love (B Nikhil) 1-3, 600/47, handy. New Hustle (RB) 1-0, 600/46, moved well. Aiza (K Aneel) & Sea Of Class (Uday Kiran) 59, 600/44, former moved […]

Eugene: Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar failed to live up to the expectations as he finished seventh in the finals with his best effort of 7.96m on day two of the World Athletics Championships here on Sunday. Having become the first Indian male athlete to qualify for the long jump finals in the World Championships, Sreeshankar […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player G Sai Karteek and his partner Manish Sureshkumar continued their good run as they clinched doubles title at the ITF tournament at Monastir, Tunisia, on Sunday. The duo recorded impressive victories to make it to the summit clash. In the final, they rallied from a set down to defeat compatriots Nikki […]

New Delhi: Former world championship silver medallist and Olympian Anjum Moudgil won bronze in the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event on competition day eight of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, Korea, making it her second individual ISSF World Cup medal of the year in consecutive world cup […]

London: After a tweet from Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, backing Virat Kohli took the internet by storm, the Indian batter gave a heartwarming response. After missing the first ODI against England with a groin injury, Kohli made just 16 in the second match, which India lost by 100 runs at Lord’s. Showing support to Kohli, […]

London: Lalit Modi, credited with making Indian cricket a billion-dollar industry by successfully launching the Indian Premier League, has slammed those trolling him for his friendship with Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. Lalit Modi has also castigated those who call him a fugitive after he left the country following his suspension by the […]

Singapore: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu lifted the Singapore Open Super 500 trophy after outwitting China’s Wang Zhi Yi in an intense women’s singles final, here on Sunday. In the hard-fought title clash, Sindhu managed to stay strong in the key moments to come up trumps 21-9 11-21 21-15 against the 22-year-old Wang, the […]

Paracin: Indian Young Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa clinched the Paracin Open Group A chess tournament title on Saturday, after netting eight points from nine rounds. Praggnanandhaa remained unbeaten and finished half a point ahead of Alexandr Predke, who ended up with 7.5 points. The 16-year-old GM, showcased a blistering form winning his first six games before […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s M Suhas Preetha set a new record on his way to gold medal in the 100m backstroke in the Group 2 Boys on the opening day of the 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships held at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Suhas clocked 1.01.29 sec to clinch the top […]

Hyderabad: The first ever torch relay of the 44th Chess Olympiad, scheduled to be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from July 28 to August 10, has arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday. The torch arrived to the city from Chhattisgarh. Telangana’s first grandmaster Arjun Erigiasi, who is also a member of the Indian team that will […]

Dubai: The IPL is all set to have its dedicated two and half month exclusive window from the next Futures Tours & Programme (FTP) calendar of the ICC starting 2024, with no international cricket scheduled in that phase. That the T20 extravaganza would be a “two-and-a-half-month” affair from the next FTP was confirmed in an […]

Eugene: Two of India’s top medal prospects at the World Athletics Championships 2022 here, 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and long jumper M Sreeshankar, qualified for the finals in their respective categories, raising hopes of bringing home elusive medals from the global competition. Sable finished third in his heat, clocking 8:18.75 to make the cut for […]