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Hyderabad: Youngster Lakshya Sen staged a tremendous comeback after going down in the first game to defeat Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-1 to give India 1-0 lead in the Thomas Cup final in Bangkok on Sunday. The youngster, who failed to record victories in the earlier matches, rose to the occasion in the […]

New Delhi: India spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was involved in one of the biggest on-field controversies that threatened to spoil the relationship between the Australian and India cricket boards, on Sunday paid his tribute to legendary all-rounder Andrew Symonds who was killed in a car crash in Queensland on Saturday.The off-spinner took to twitter to […]

Sydney: Andrew Symonds, the two-time World Cup winner and one of the most recognisable faces in international cricket, was killed in what police said was a single-car crash on Saturday night outside Townsville, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Police confirmed that the 46-year-old died at the scene of the mishap. “Early information indicates, […]

Hyderabad: Akula Sreeja, who scripted history by becoming the first female from both Telugu speaking States to emerge national champion, was felicitated by the Telangana State Table Tennis Association (TSTTA) at the LB Stadium, on Saturday. Sreeja clinched top honours recently in Shillong to become second from Hyderabad after Mir Khasim Ali to bag the […]

Pune: Andre Russell’s all-round brilliance theoretically kept Kolkata Knight Riders in contention for a play-off berth as they recorded a comprehensive 54- run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a must-win IPL game on Saturday. It was Russell’s unbeaten 49 off 28 balls that took KKR to 177 for six in 20 overs after being down […]

Mumbai: Their play-offs berth already secured, high-flying Gujarat Titans would look for nothing less than a win to ensure a top-2 finish when they take on out-of-reckoning Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Under the brilliant leadership of Hardik Pandya, GT rose above expectations to book their play-offs berth […]

Hyderabad: Sreenidi Deccan Football Club finished third in the I-League after defeating Churchill Brothers FC 1-0, on Saturday. Riding on the decisive goal from Romawiai late in the match, Sreenidi Deccan came out triumphant. This triumph puts SDFC in the third position of the prestigious national tournament. This being their debut into the football event, […]

Mumbai: In impressive form throughout the season, Lucknow Super Giants would look to bounce back from their previous match defeat and register a win to confirm their IPL play-offs berth when they face another aspirants, Rajasthan Royals, here on Sunday. LSG were on top of IPL points table with four wins on the trot before […]

Hyderabad: Donthu Bhagya Laxmi of Nagarkurnoool clocked 2.13.9 sec in the women’s 800 m to clinch the top honours in the Telangana State U-20 Men and Women Athletics Championships held at the GMC Balayogi Athletics Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad on Saturday. Ranga Reddy district’s N Vijaya Laxmi finished in 2.48.7 sec to claim silver while Ayesha […]

Udhagamandalam: The J Sebastian-trained Remediesofspring, who is in fine fettle, may score in the Nilgiris Derby Stakes (Grade-I) 1600 metres, a terms for horses 3 years old only, the highlight of the Derby day’s races scheduled to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 11.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Salvador […]

Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Ambati Rayudu on Saturday created a stir when he tweeted that the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be his last edition of playing in the tournament. But minutes later, Rayudu deleted the retirement tweet, leaving netizens in a frenzy. “I am happy to announce that this will […]

Mumbai: Punjab Kings rode on Jonny Bairstow (66 off 29 balls) and Liam Livingstone’s (70 off 42 balls) pyrotechnics to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 54 runs here on Friday and keep their play-off hopes alive. Invited to bat, Bairstow smashed four boundaries and seven sixes in his knock to start the Punjab Kings innings […]

Bangkok: HS Prannoy produced a lion-hearted effort in the decisive fifth match as the Indian men’s badminton team scripted history by reaching the title clash of the Thomas Cup Final for the first time ever with a 3-2 victory in an edge-of-the-seat semifinal, here. Indian team, which never went past the semifinals after 1979, showed […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad basketball player K Lokesh Kumar is over the moon after making it to the Indian 3×3 basketball team. The 16-year old was selected into the national team for the upcoming 19th World School Athletics Championships-School Gymnasiade, scheduled to be held in Normandy, France from May 14 to 22. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Picket’s student, got […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s young shooter Esha Singh added second gold in as many days when she won team gold in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany on Friday. Esha, along with Manu Bhaker, Palak outplayed Georgians Salome Prodiashvili, Mariam Abramishvili and Mariami Prodiashvili by the same 16-8 margin to clinch top honours in the […]

Hyderabad: The trainees of the MS Dhoni Cricket Academy at the Delhi Public School Nacharam will get a chance to learn from former Australian coach Dav Whatmore as he will be taking sessions for four days as part of the summer camp. The will train the students in advanced skills of the game like improvisations, […]

Hyderabad: Hruthik Katakam and B Rishitha emerged champions in the boys and girls under-14 categories respectively at the AITA Championship Series for boys and girls under-14 at the Seeds n Slammers Tennis Academy in Vanasthalipuram, on Friday. Results: U-14: Boys: Hruthik Katakam (TS) bt Parjanya (TS) 6 -3,4 -6,6 -4; Girls: Rishitha B (TS) bt […]

Pune: Struggling after four straight losses, Sunrisers Hyderabad will need to sort their bowling woes when they take on an inconsistent Kolkata Knight Riders as both the teams look to stay afloat in the IPL play-off race here on Saturday. A series of losses after a five-match winning streak has dropped SRH to the sixth […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma lavished praise on batter Tilak Varma for his unbeaten knock which helped his team in registering a win against Chennai Super Kings. The crucial partnership between Tilak Varma and Hrithik Shokeen and a quick unbeaten 16 by Tim David helped Mumbai Indians register a third win against Chennai Super […]

Udhagamandalam: The B Suresh-trained My Opinion holds a clear edge over rest of the contenders to win the Dr MAM Ramaswamy Memorial Trophy 1400 metres, a terms for horses 4 years old and upward, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails will be announced on race day. The […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians on Thursday snuffed out defending champions Chennai Super Kings’ faint hopes of making the Indian Premier League play-offs with a five-wicket win in a low-scoring match here. Opting to bowl, MI shot CSK out for 97 with pacer Daniel Sams (3/16 from 4 overs) running though the MS Dhoni-led side’s top-order with three […]

Bangkok: The Indian men’s badminton team scripted a memorable 3-2 win over Malaysia to enter the semifinals of Thomas Cup for the first time in 43 years but the women’s side bowed out after losing 0-3 to Thailand in the Uber Cup here on Thursday. India is thus assured of at least a bronze at […]

Hyderabad: Omkar will lead the Hyderabad district boys throwball team while Lasya will steer the girls team in the 8the Sub-junior Throwball Championship to be held in Kallur, Khammam from May 13 to 15. Kiran Chary, treasurer of the Hyderabad Throwball Association distributed kits to players. Team: Boys: Omkar (Captain), Karthik, Abbas, Aditya Yadav, Ramsha, […]

New Delhi: India’s 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team combinations extended their dominance in the Pistol disciplines, as Esha Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary claimed gold and Palak and Sarabjot Singh silver at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, on Thursday. According to information received here, Esha and Saurabh prevailed 16-12 in the gold medal […]