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Birmingham: Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow slammed unbeaten fifties to lead England’s mammoth chase of 378 against India on day four of rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston on Monday. At stumps, the hosts were 259/3 in 57 overs, needing just 119 on a sold-out final day to level the five-match series being played for the […]

Hyderabad: Jayanth Sahu defeated Bhujin Kin 3-2 in the intermediate final of the 9th Hyderabad Corporates Table Tennis Tournament held at the Somnath Ghosh UTT Academy in Kukatpally, Hyderabad on Sunday. In the Elite category final, Dr Chandrachud downed Zubair Farooqui 3-1 to emerge champion. Later in the mixed doubles summit clash, Tirtho and Swarnendu […]

Amstelveen (Netherlands): Their defensive prowess on display in the 1-1 draw against Olympic bronze medallist England, India would look to plug holes in the attacking department and register their first win of the women’s hockey World Cup in their second game against China here on Tuesday. The Indians produced a superlative defensive performance, spearheaded by […]

Hyderabad: Riding on Allan’s 19 and Cliffton’s 15-point shows, Trinity Basketball Promotions thrashed Amruth Basketball Academy 81-71 in the pre-quarterfinals of the E John Wesley Memorial Basketball Tournament for men at the YMCA Secunderabad on Monday. Trinity took 16-9 lead over Amruth BA in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Amruth BA relied on […]

Kuala Lumpur: Star shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy will look to sustain their momentum when they spearhead the Indian challenge at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament, starting here on Tuesday. Sindhu and Prannoy had suffered contrasting defeats at the quarterfinal stage of the Malaysia Open Super 750 last week and will look […]

Pallekele: The Indian women’s team dominated from start to finish, with both the bat and ball, to hammer Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the second ODI and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Monday. It is worth mentioning that the Indian team’s openers fired for the first time on […]

Edgbaston: “It was a memorable series in Australia (in 2020-21). This will also be memorable (if we win),” Mohammed Siraj told media after the third day’s play in the fifth and final Test against England. The Hyderabad fast bowler took four wickets for 66 in the home side’s first innings to emerge as India’s most successful […]

Birmingham: An unbeaten half-century by top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara stretched India’s lead to 257 on day three of the Edgbaston Test against England on Sunday. At stumps, India are 125/3 in 45 overs, with Pujara stitching an unbeaten stand of 50 with Rishabh Pant (30 not out). Gaining a 132-run lead after Mohammed Siraj picked […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Sahaja Yamalapalli recorded a string of impressive victories to capture her second ITF title when she emerged champion in the ECT ITF Women US 25k tennis tournament in Gurugram on Sunday. The 21-year-old stunned last week’s ITF title champion Karman Kaur Thandi in the opener and another top player Sowjanya Bavisetty […]

Amstelveen (Netherlands): The Indian women’s hockey team played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw against England in its opening match of the FIH World Cup here on Sunday. England took the lead through Isabella Petter in the ninth minute before Vandana Katariya equalised for India in the 28th minute. There was hardly anything to differentiate between […]

Hyderabad: Kaushik and Majid scored 21 points each while Vijay added 20 as Nizam Basketball Academy (NBA) thrashed VNR VJIET 70-60 in the quarterfinals of the E John Wesley Memorial Basketball Tournament for men at the YMCA Secunderabad on Sunday. Vijay and Kaushik collectively scored 20 points out of 23 for NBA in the first […]

Pallekele: The Indian women’s cricket team would look for some stability from its top-order, especially openers, as the visitors aim to seal the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in the second game here on Monday. After clinching the preceding T20 series 2-1, India have taken a 1-0 lead in the ODI series by winning […]

Edgbaston: West Indies legend Brian Lara on Sunday congratulated India Test skipper for the rescheduled fifth Test against England, Jasprit Bumrah, for breaking his record for most runs scored in a single over in Tests, saying he was happy with the achievement. Bumrah on Saturday claimed a world record in his debut Test as captain […]

Manama [Bahrain]: The Indian Under-15 Greco Roman Wrestling Team clinched two gold, two silver and four bronze medals in the Under-15 Asian Wrestling Championship being held at Bahrain. On Saturday bouts in all 10 weight categories of Greco Roman Style were held and India clinched a total of 8 medals. The medal winners are, Sachin […]

By PR Man Singh Hyderabad: Come July 4, Hyderabad will be celebrating the centenary year of Ghulam Ahmed, one of the city’s favourite sons. He was a cricketer and administrator par excellence. Born July 4, 1922, he was an off-spinner of world class. The tall spinner was a master of subtle flight and variation. He […]

Birmingham: England were 84 for five at stumps on the second day of the rain-hit rescheduled fifth Test against India here on Saturday. Jonny Bairstow and skipper Ben Stokes were batting on 12 and 0 respectively with England still trailing India by 332 runs. Following up his world record-breaking carnage with the bat, the visitors’ […]

New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Saturday deactivated the IDs (identity documents) of two players for being overaged but said their quantum of punishment will be decided later by the Age Fraud Committee. Multiple cases of age-fudging were reported during the All India Sub-Junior under-13 ranking tournament (June 19 to 25) in […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad swimmer Shivani Karra has proved her mettle by winning four medals at the recently-concluded 38th sub-junior national aquatic championship at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Swimming Complex, Rajkot. She bagged two gold medals in 100m backstroke and 50m backstroke. She also won a silver and bronze in the 100m butterfly event and 4x50m freestyle […]

Wimbledon: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek was unbeaten since February and sure seemed unbeatable, compiling 37 consecutive match wins and six consecutive tournament titles. She’s never quite been as comfortable on grass courts as other surfaces, though, and a mistake-filled performance Saturday sent Swiatek out of Wimbledon in the third round with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to […]

Wimbledon: Whether her opponents are tournament favorites or crowd favorites, Harmony Tan keeps knocking them out of Wimbledon. First there was Serena Williams, a seven-time champion at the All England Club. Then came 32nd-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo. On Saturday, it was British player Katie Boulter. And her next challenge will be against another American after […]

Hyderabad: Over 75 sailors from across the country will be seen in action when the 36th edition of the Hyderabad Sailing Week begins from Monday at the Secunderabad Sailing Club. The six-day event, which will culminate on July 11, will have notable clubs like Army yachting Node Mumbai, INWTC Navy Mumbai, Trishna Sailing Club Army […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to former Indian batter Mithali Raj to congratulate her on a glorious career in international cricket spanning two decades. Test and ODI captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team, Mithali Raj, announced her retirement from international cricket on June 8. “Mithali Raj Ji, A few weeks ago, […]

Hyderabad: Nikhil scored 23 points as Sanathnagar Play Ground defeated Bulls 74-66 in the E John Wesley Memorial Basketball Tournament for men at the YMCA Secunderabad on Saturday. Bulls started well in the first quarter as Ganesh pierced through the Sanathnagar defence and scored 14 points to put his side in the lead 22-18. However, […]

Birmingham: History was created by Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday as the stand-in India captain took a world record 35 runs from Stuart Broad in an over in Test cricket. Bumrah displayed his prowess with the bat by taking 35 from Broad’s final over in the first innings as India’s tail wagged to help them amass […]