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Mumbai: Adding few more milestones to their glorious carriers, Lucknow Super Giants openers Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul broke the plethora of records during their historic opening partnership against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 66th match of the IPL 2022 at the Dr DY Patil Stadium, here on Wednesday. Both de Kock and Rahul […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen continued her rampaging form to make it to maiden final at the Women’s World Boxing Championships final in Istanbul on Wednesday. The boxer from Nizamabad crushed Brazil’s Caroline De Almeida to notch a comfortable 5-0 victory in the semifinal bout. Playing in her maiden World Championships, the boxer showed superior […]
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Mumbai: Runaway leaders Gujarat Titans would look to continue their winning momentum ahead of the playoffs while Royal Challengers Bangalore need a big victory to keep their last-four stage hopes alive when the two teams face each other in their final IPL league match here on Thursday. Newcomers GT have so far had a dream […]
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Sony Sports Network has just launched its new campaign for cricket that provides them a chance to celebrate India’s favourite game in 2022. The sports network launched the first of three films this week, which is a part of their campaign titled ‘Non-Stop cricket on Sony Sports Network’ on its sports channels and social media […]
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New Delhi: National Cricket Academy chief VVS Laxman is likely to coach the Indian team during the two-match series in Ireland next month as it coincides with the Test squad’s preparation in England. Head coach Rahul Dravid will be with the Test squad in England ahead of the series beginning with the one-off Test from […]
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New Delhi: Defender Gurinder Singh will lead a nine-member Indian men’s hockey team at the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey 5s, to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland next month. The Indian men’s team will play Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland and hosts Switzerland in the event, which will be held on June 5 and 6. Midfielder […]
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New Delhi: While the country is rejoicing its badminton team’s historic Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok, J Jerlin Anika is another Indian shuttler who has been making waves with her unprecedented gold-medal winning feat in Deaflympics in Brazil. The 18-year-old hearing-impaired shuttler from Madurai also achieved something unique — three gold medals at the 24th […]
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Bangkok: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth opened his Thailand Open 2022 men’s singles draw with a victory over France’s Brice Leverdez, here in Bangkok on Wednesday. Playing on Court 2, Srikanth defeated Leverdez 18-21, 21-10, 21-16, in a match that lasted 49 minutes. Srikanth made a spectacular comeback after losing the first game and clinched victory […]
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Geneva: Second-ranked Daniil Medvedev lost his comeback match after a six-week injury layoff, beaten 6-2, 7-6 (5) by Richard Gasquet in the second round at the Geneva Open. Medvedev, who underwent hernia surgery last month, cautioned Sunday he was often a slow starter on clay courts. So it proved in his first match on the […]
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Mumbai: After facing a defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling encounter, Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma called Tim David’s runout ‘unfortunate’ as his innings could have changed the result of the match. Rahul Tripathi’s 76-run knock and Umran Malik’s three-wicket haul helped SunRisers Hyderabad end their five-match losing streak as they beat Mumbai […]
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Mumbai: Rahul Tripathi batted like a man on a mission before Umran Malik sizzled with his pace as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their slim IPL playoff hopes alive with a three-run win over Mumbai Indians here on Tuesday. Tripathi scored 76 from 44 balls to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging 193 for six. He was […]
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Navi Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders need a big win in their final round-robin match to keep their slim IPL play-off hopes alive, while Lucknow Super Giants will look to seal their position in the top four when the two teams face off here on Wednesday. With seven losses and six wins, KKR are placed at […]
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New Delhi: Nikhat Zareen, Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda will fight hard to change the colour of their medals when they enter the ring for the semifinals of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Wednesday. The three boxers are assured of at least a bronze after they pulled out thrilling victories in […]
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Hyderabad: Shivani Karra and Meghana Nair clinched five gold medals each in the Sub-Junior and Junior Hyderabad District Swimming Selections held at the Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad on Tuesday. The selected swimmers will represent Hyderabad district in the upcoming 7th Inter-District Swimming Championship. Shivani bagged top honours in 50 mts backstroke, 100 mts backstroke, 50mts butterfly, […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad shooter Esha Singh continued her dream run as she bagged her third gold medal in the ongoing ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany on Tuesday. The talented shooter, along with Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan, defeated hosts Germany 16-2 in the 25m pistol team final to clinch top honours. Earlier, Esha won […]
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Mumbai: Harshal Patel disguising his variations beautifully is the reason why the 31-year-old Royal Challengers Bangalore pace bowler has been performing so well in the last couple of Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons, according to India’s cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar. Patel bagged the Purple Cap in IPL 2021 taking 32 wickets in 15 games, with […]
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Hyderabad: Gowtham Ramamoorthy bagged the top honours in the junior category with 10.5 points from 12 rounds at the Brilliant Trophy Online Chess Tournament on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Kartavya Anadkat emerged champion in the open category with 10.5 points from 12 rounds. Arvind Iyer and Anurag Tummapudi settled for second and third places respectively with 10 […]
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Mumbai: Legendary cricketers Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers have become the first two players to be inducted into the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Hall of Fame. Former RCB skipper Virat Kohli made the announcement about the inductions of his two dear mates. “AB has truly changed the game of cricket with his innovation, brilliance, and […]
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Beijing: The Asian Para Games, which were scheduled to take place from October 9 to 15 in Hangzhou, China have been postponed due to concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisers officially announced on Tuesday. “The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games organising committee (HAPGOC) and the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) today announced the postponement of […]
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Navi Mumbai: Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal said that the target of 160 runs against Delhi Capitals was a chaseable one as his team consisted of a strong batting line-up. Delhi Capitals boosted their playoff hopes on Monday as they defeated Punjab Kings by 17 runs in their IPL 2022 match at the Dr DY […]
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Hyderabad: “The feeling of winning the Thomas Cup hasn’t sunken in yet. It is the best feeling in the world.” This is what Indian doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy said more than 24 hours after India’s historic Thomas Cup victory. The doubles player says he doesn’t want this feeling to end. “We are still in the […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad senior women’s team vice-captain Pranavi Chandra, who has been named in the Deepthi Sharma-led Velocity team for the upcoming Women’s T20, is over the moon. The 20-year-old bowling all-rounder is excited at the prospect of rubbing shoulders with her role models as well as international stars. “I am very excited as I get […]
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Navi Mumbai: Spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were inspirational in the middle overs even as Shardul Thakur complemented the duo with a career-best IPL figures as Delhi Capitals inched closer towards play-off qualifications beating Punjab Kings by 17 runs in an IPL match on Monday. Invited to bat, DC posted 159 for 7 courtesy […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s Anvitha Reddy Padamati scaled the highest peak in the world Mount Everest (8848.86 metres) on Monday. The 24-year-old mountaineer from Bhongir town is an instructor at the Rock Climbing School, Bhongir. Anvitha, who is part of the international Mt Everest expedition team in the spring climbing season of the Himalayas, organised by Transcend […]
