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Hyderabad: Hosts Telangana women’s handball team went down fighting to Himachal Pradesh in the semifinal to settle for a bronze medal at the 50th Senior Women’s National Handball Championship at the Saroornagar Stadium on Saturday. Himachal Pradesh started off well taking a 11-3 lead in the first half. Though the Telangana women tried to stage […]

Navi Mumbai: Jos Buttler’s manic mayhem was matched in equal measure by spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal as Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 23 runs in an IPL match on Saturday. Buttler (100 off 68 balls) scored his second IPL ton off only 66 balls to help the Royals to 193 for […]

Bhubaneswar: The India men’s hockey team will take on table-toppers Germany in the FIH Pro League at the Kalinga Stadium here on April 14 and 15 after the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced fresh dates for the double-header following its cancellation last month. India and Germany were scheduled to clash on March 12 and 13 […]

Hyderabad: Aakruthi Narayan Sonkusure, who won the doubles title on Friday, continued her good run and clinched the girls singles title to make it a memorable double at the Riwaaz National Series Under-14 AITA tennis ranking tournament at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy, Hyderabad on Sunday. She defeated Harithashree Venkatesh 6-3, 6-3 in the final. […]

Hyderabad: Hrishikesh picked up five wickets for nine while Hardhik scalped four wickets for 10 to guide East Zone to a six-wicket victory over North Zone in the TCA U-16 inter-zonal leagues at Bhadrachalam on Saturday. In another match, Dhanavath Praise scored a half-century (61) and Shashank Naik returned with three wickets for 29 as […]

Hyderabad: Telangana footballer Soumya Guguloth, who recovered from the wrist injury, returned to Indian women’s team for the upcoming football friendlies against Egypt (on April 5) and Jordan (on April 8) which will be played in Jordan. The Nizamabad girl missed the AFC Women’s Asia Cup after suffering an injury to her thumb on the […]

Mumbai: The Pesi Shroff-trained Northern Lights looks set to win the AC Ardeshir Trophy (Grade-3) 1600 metres, terms for horses 4 years old and upward, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rail are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS 1. Impermanence 1, Diagoness 2, Champers […]

Mumbai: 2016 IPL champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have lodged a protest over the controversial dismissal of their Kane Williamson in their opening match of 2022 season against Rajasthan Royals, says a report by Cricbuzz. The team management of the Hyderabad-based franchise has written to the Indian Premier League (IPL) officials, protesting the third umpire’s decision […]

Hyderabad: For Gandikota Sarva Lakshmi it is another first as she will become the first woman ever to officiate as match-referee in a World Cup final. This Hyderabad match referee, who was the first woman ever to be appointed in 2019 in the ICC international panel, has been named in the four-member panel for the […]

Mumbai: Umesh Yadav’s four wickets and Andre Russell’s unbeaten half-century ensured a comfortable six-wicket victory for Kolkata Knight Riders against Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League match on Friday. Batting first, Punjab were all out for 137 in 18.2 overs with Umesh Yadav taking 4 for 23. In reply, KKR knocked off the runs […]

Pune: They came out on top in the battle of newcomers but it will be a different ball game altogether for Gujarat Titans when they lock horns with Delhi Capitals in the IPL here on Saturday. Both Gujarat and DC started their campaign in the 15th edition of the lucrative league with wins and they […]

Navi Mumbai: Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians will be seeking better bowling returns when they go up against a confident Rajasthan Royals in their second match of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium here on Saturday. Both teams head into their second match of the championship with contrasting results in their first match. While Mumbai […]

Hyderabad: Sreenidi Deccan FC on rallied from a goal behind to defeat Kenkre FC 2-1 in the I-League on Friday. With this win, Sreenidi Deccan moved to the second spot on the table which could change depending on the outcome of Gokulam Kerala’s game against Aizawl FC. Lal Chungnunga and David Castaneda Munoz were on […]

Navi Mumbai: Mumbai Indians Director of Cricket Zaheer Khan on Friday admitted that the five-time champions are slow starters but said it is important to keep the mood of the side upbeat in a long tournament like the IPL. As has been the case in the past, MI had a disappointing start to the season, […]

Hyderabad: Central Tax & Customs downed spirited Keystone Basketball Academy 73-67 in a closely-fought final to emerge champions in the Annual Hyderabad League Basketball Championship conducted by The Hyderabad District Basketball Association on Friday. In the evenly-contested match from the start, young and energetic players of Keystone Basketball Academy played a fast paced game with […]

Mumbai: Adding another feather to his cap, Chennai Super Kings’ all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Thursday became the all-time highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League. During the IPL 2022 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Bravo, who was tied with Malinga at the top spot with 170 wickets, dismissed Deepak […]

Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to register their first win in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday. Set an imposing target of 211, first-timers LSG completed the task with three balls to spare at the Brabourne Stadium. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul scored 61 and 40, respectively, […]

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders are expected to continue with their risk-taking approach despite mixed returns when they take on Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. KKR head into Friday’s game at the back of a three-wicket loss against RCB though managed to make the game close after a below-par total. Punjab […]

Hyderabad: Keerthan Praise hit an unbeaten 128 while Abhinav Kumar and Ashwin Sooraj scored half-centuries to guide Emerging Cricketers Development Group (ECDG XI) to a 29-run victory over Alpha Cricket Academy in the final of 6th Teen Premier League Junior Cricket Championship held at the SKN Cricket Grounds, Boduppal, Hyderabad on Thursday. Sravan, Bharath Kumar […]

Hyderabad: Pushpan Sports Academy (PSA) clinched gold in both U-16 boys and girls categories at the Malka Lakshmi Memorial Tournament at the Pallavi International School, Gandipet recently. In the final, Pushpan Sports Academy boys team thrashed Kotla Vijay Bashar Reddy (KVBR) 23-14 while the girls team crushed Tighten Academy 30-10 to clinch the top honours. […]

Navi Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis has lavished praise on teammate Dinesh Karthik, saying his calm demeanour is close to what Mahendra Singh Dhoni displays in the final overs of the game. Karthik clobbered a six and a four in the first two deliveries of the last over to take RCB home […]

Mumbai: Having recovered from his finger injury, star India batter Suryakumar Yadav has joined the Mumbai Indians ahead of their second IPL game against Rajasthan Royals, the five-time champions said on Thursday. Surya, who was undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy after suffering a finger injury during the home series against West Indies last […]

Navi Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. RCB chased down the target of 129 with four balls to spare with Sherfane Rutherford top-scoring with 28 while Shahbaz Ahmed made 27. For KKR, Tim Southee took three wickets for 20 runs while […]

Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings will welcome the return of star all-rounder Moeen Ali as they eye a much improved batting performance in the IPL clash against Lucknow Super Giants here on Thursday. Both the teams come into the game after a loss in their respective opening matches. A common factor in their defeats was the […]