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Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Adireddy Arjun bagged top honours with 5.5 points from six rounds in the Telangana State Junior Under-19 Boys Chess Championship held in Hyderabad on Thursday. Arjun defeated Challa Saharsha in the final round of the tournament. Meanwhile, Md Bhashiq Imrose defeated Sri Charan Sandipagu to claim the second place with 5.5 points in […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based healthcare start-up BBETTER started a campaign ‘#Khelengebehetar’ to sponsor sports nutrition for 100 Indian athletes in Hyderabad on Thursday. Dr Andrew Fleming, British Deputy High Commissioner for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh launched the campaign officially in their headquarters. The company shortlisted 100 athletes to provide a monthly subscription of their chosen nutrition supplements […]

Pallekele: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar produced solid all-round performances as Indian women cantered to a 39-run victory over a clueless Sri Lanka in the final ODI on Thursday to complete a 3-0 rout. Harmanpreet (75 off 88 balls and 1/21 in 5 overs) and Vastrakar (56 not out off 65 balls, and 2/32) […]

Kuala Lumpur: India’s two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and compatriot HS Prannoy cruised to the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters with straight-game wins here on Thursday. Sindhu, who is seeded seventh, made short work of the world number 32 China’s Zhang Yi Man 21-12 21-10 in just 28 minutes in the women’s singles second round […]

London: India’s Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Mate Pavic’s dream of winning the Wimbledon mixed doubles title came to an end on Wednesday as they were defeated by defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk. Sania and Pavic pair lost to defending champions Skupski and Krawczyk 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 in a hard-fought match on […]

Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after winning a fifth-set tiebreaker against Taylor Fritz of the United States. Nadal beat the 11th-seeded American 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) on Centre Court. The victory keeps alive Nadal’s chances for a calendar-year Grand Slam. The 36-year-old Spaniard will next play Nick Kyrgios for a […]

Kuala Lumpur: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu had to toil before emerging victorious in the opening round of the Malaysia Masters while compatriot Saina Nehwal made a second consecutive first-round exit here on Wednesday. The seventh-seeded Sindhu took close to an hour to knock out China’s He Bing Jiao 21-13,17-21,21-15 and move to the second […]

Wimbledon: Simona Halep’s first appearance at Wimbledon since winning the title three years is going just as good as it did the last time. The 16th-seeded Romanian reached the semifinals and stretched her winning streak at the All England Club to 12 matches by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday on Centre Court. Halep […]

Hyderabad: Army Yachting Node sailors Mohit Saini and Gitesh are in the joint top spot in the ILCA 7 category on the second day of the 36th Hyderabad Sailing Week event at the Hussain Sagar Lake, on Wednesday. In the ILCA 6 open category, Akshay Vincent got a first and two fourth-place finishes to take […]

Southampton: Experimentation will go out of the window as India will get down to finalising their best eleven for the World Cup during the three-match T20 series against an ultra-aggressive England, beginning here on Thursday. Skipper Rohit Sharma, who missed the fifth Test in Birmingham after contracting Covid-19, will be travelling to the port city […]

New Delhi: Shikhar Dhawan was on Wednesday named India captain for the three ODIs against the West Indies in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, while Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant were among those who have been rested for the series beginning on July 22 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Two other senior players, […]

Edgbaston: Former India skipper Virat Kohli’s aggression and “embarrassing” celebrations on the cricket field have not gone down well with several of his fans and critics, who have made their displeasure known by taking to social media to criticise one of India’s most success Test captains. While England middle-order batter Jonny Bairstow may have dismissed […]

London: The six-time champion Novak Djokovic made a promising comeback from two sets down to beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Wimbledon on Tuesday. The Serbian, the No 1 seed, entered his 11th semi-final of Wimbledon after defeating Jannik Sinner 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2, at the centre court. With this […]

Wimbledon: Third-seeded Ons Jabeur advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Marie Bouzkova on Centre Court at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old Tunisian dropped her first set of the grass-court tournament but dominated the rest of the way. She will next face Tatjana Maria of Germany for a spot in […]

Wimbledon: Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic recovered from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 and advance to the Wimbledon semifinals. The top-seeded Serb extended his winning streak at the All England Club to 26 matches. The six-time Wimbledon champion improved to 10-1 in five-set matches at the All England […]

Hyderabad: Local boy Sanjay Reddy is in the lead in ILCA 4 boys event after three races on the first day of the 36th Hyderabad Sailing Week, at the Hussain Sagar Lake on Tuesday. In the girls category, Alekhya Coondoo of Secunderabad Sailing Club is in the top 3 after finishing fourth and second in […]

Hyderabad: Velpula Sarayu stunned third seeded D Nigamasree to emerge champion in the final round of the Telangana State Junior Under-19 Girls Chess Championship held at the Hyderabad Boat Club, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Meanwhile, G Sahithya defeated fourth seed Sai Mahathi Alapati to claim the second place. Sai Mahathi Alapati and Sai Janani Pothula settled […]

Hyderabad: Indian Super League champions Hyderabad Football Club extended the contract of experienced winger Halicharan Narzary, on Tuesday. The 28-year-old has made 84 appearances in the ISL and he joined Hyderabad FC back in 2020. He also has 27 appearances for the national team. “I am super excited to extend my stay with this wonderful […]

Hyderabad: Praveen Prasad bagged top honours in the open category with five points from as many rounds at the Pragathi Chess Foundation Open Prize Money Chess Tournament held at the Sundaraiah Bhavan, Pragathi Nagar, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Mohammad Mudassir settled for silver. Meanwhile in the U-15 category, Nidhish Shyamal emerged champion in boys with 4.5 […]

Christchurch: In a first in world cricket, New Zealand men and women will receive the same match fees across formats and competitions, according to a ground-breaking five-year deal between the sports’ governing body in the country and the players’ association. “I want to thank and congratulate the players and the Major Associations for their part […]

Hyderabad: Shabnam Khatoon, captain of the girl’s Kabaddi team received the winners trophy and medals, who emerged champions in the Jashn-e-Baharan-2022 cultural, literary & sports festival at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) on Monday. MANUU Students’ Union (MSU) organised the event from June 24 to 28. Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan, Vice Chancellor of […]

By Racing Correspondent Mysuru: The S Narredu-trained Ashwa Magadheera, who is in fine condition, is expected to score in the Mysore Colts Trial Stakes 1400 metres, terms for horses 3 year old Colts and Geldings, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts […]

Hyderabad: Two students of the Government City College have won medals in the Junior National Fencing competitions held at Cuttack, Odisha. P Vamshi and Baby Reddy, from first year BA, won the gold and silver medals respectively. Government City College Principal Dr. P Bala Bhaskar who felicitated the students on Tuesday said games and sports […]

Birmingham: Joe Root slammed his 11th Test century since 2021 while Jonny Bairstow hit his second of the rescheduled Edgbaston Test as England defeated India by seven wickets on day five of the match. Resuming from 259/3, Root (142 not out off 173 balls) and Bairstow (114 not out off 145 balls) achieved the required […]