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Hyderabad: Warangal lad Arjun Erigaisi added another feather in his cap by capturing the Tata Steel Challengers trophy with a round to spare, in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, on Saturday. Being held simultaneously with the Masters event, Arjun, the 18-year-old from Telangana, drew his 12th round against Thai Dan Van Nguyen to amass 9.5 points […]

Melbourne: Since Wimbledon ended last July, there’s been so much discussion in tennis about the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles. The focus has been almost entirely on Novak Djokovic’s bid; almost none of it on Rafael Nadal. With the first Grand Slam title of 2022 to be determined Sunday, it’s Nadal who […]

Cuttack: Fourteen-year-old Unnati Hooda kept her calm in a hard-fought straight-game victory over Indian Open finalist Malvika Bansod to enter the women’s singles final of the Odisha Open here on Saturday. The 14-year-old Unnati pipped Malvika 24-22, 24-22 in a nail-biting 50-minute semifinal clash at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Indoor Stadium. Malvika has been in […]

Paris: France is tightening its vaccination rules in a way that could put Novak Djokovic at risk of missing the French Open. From February 15, anyone who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus will need to show proof they tested positive for Covid-19 within the previous four months — down from the current six-month window […]

Wijk Aan Zee: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi held world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to a draw in the 11th round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament to jointly occupy the fourth place with six points. R Praggnanandhaa, the other Indian in the fray, lost to American Fabiano Caruana to remain on 3.5 points and […]

Hyderabad: AA Vikrant guided the D Netto-trained Trump Star to victory in the upper division of the B Vijay Reddy Memorial Cup 1,400 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Saturday. RESULTS: 1. Exclusive Spark (1), Malibu (2), Silver Lining (3), Alpine Girl (4). W-Rs.-75, SHP-Rs. 23, P-Rs. 12, 15, […]

Melbourne: Ash Barty recovered from 5-1 down in the second set to win the Australian Open final 6-3, 7-6 (2) over Danielle Collins on Saturday, ending a 44-year drought for Australian women at their home Grand Slam tournament. The top-ranked Barty won the first set with one service break against the 27th-seeded Collins. But the […]

New Delhi: India Open champion Lakshya Sen and Syed Modi International finalist Malvika Bansod will lead the Indian men’s and women’s squad in the Badminton Asia Team Championships to be played at Shah Alam, Malaysia from February 15-20. The Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced a new look team for the continental team championship giving […]

New Delhi: With eight months left for the Asian Games 2022 to start at Hangzhou, China on September 10, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful of a rich medal haul from their men’s and women’s team when the chess discipline returns to the Asian Games fold after 12 years. “Eyeing the four gold […]

New Delhi: Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Saturday congratulated the Indian women’s hockey team on winning a bronze medal in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 in Muscat, Oman. India defeated China 2-0, where goals by Sharmila Devi (13′) and Gurjit Kaur (19′) helped the Savita-led side end the continental tournament with […]

Hyderabad: The Aravind Ganapathi-trained Faith Of Success, who is in fine form, is poised to complete a hat-trick in the Golconda Derby Stakes (Grade-I) 2400 metres, Terms for horses 4 year olds only, the highlight of the Derby day’s races scheduled to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at […]

Hyderabad: Ballerina and Blast In Class moved well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Saturday morning. SAND: 600m: NRI Valley (Abhay Singh) 45, moved well. Bisate (K Mukesh) (From 1000/400) 46, moved freely. Explosive (RB) (From 1200/600) 46, moved easy. Siri (Rupal Singh) (From 1200/600) 47, well in hand. 800m: […]

Muscat: Last edition champions India defeated China 2-0 to register a consolation third place finish at the women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Friday. The Indians left behind the disappointment of their semifinal defeat to Korea and controlled the proceedings in the first two quarters, scoring two goals in the process, to go into […]

New Delhi: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Friday said that the postponed Ranji Trophy will be held in two phases starting next month, clearing the decks for India’s premier domestic competition to resume after being cancelled last season. It is expected that the 38-team tournament will begin in the second week of February and the […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Globe Football Club bagged top honours after defeating Betrakunta FC 2-1 in the final of All India YSR Cup football tournament at Yamegnur, Andhra Pradesh on Friday. In the second-half, Betrakunta FC’s Naresh scored through a penalty in the 47th minute to put his side in the lead. Later, Mohammad Aman and midfielder […]

Hyderabad: Audiah Nagar boys and girls emerged champions of the One Volleyball tournament, conducted by Audiah Nagar Volleyball Association on the occasion of the Republic Day, at the GHMC Sports Complex. In the tournament, held in round robin format, Audiah Nagar boys defeated BHEL Sports Club, PJR MCH Chandanagar and LB Stadium teams to emerge […]

Cuttack: Kiran George upset third seed Subhankar Dey to advance to the men’s singles semifinals while in-form shuttler Malvika Bansod also cruised to the last four round in the women’s event at the Odisha Open badminton tournament here on Friday. The unseeded Kiran eked out a hard-fought 21-16 10-21 21-19 win over the higher ranked […]

Melbourne: Rafael Nadal is within one victory of a record 21st Grand Slam singles title. The 35-year-old Spaniard advanced to the Australian Open final for a sixth time with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win Friday over seventh-seeded Matteo Berrettini. After the last point, Nadal stopped, beamed a wide grin and then punched the air […]

London: Manchester United’s star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has given his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez the ‘ultimate birthday present’ — her own laser show featuring her face on the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The winner of five Ballon d’Or awards, Ronaldo has reportedly spent 50,000 pounds to put the promotional facade […]

Mumbai: The IA Sait-trained Iron Age looks set to win the Hyderabad Race Club Trophy 1200 metres, a handicap for horses in Class I, rated 80 and upward, (60 to 79 eligible), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 12.45 pm. […]

Hyderabad: The MP Ananta Vatsalya-trained DRD, who maintains good form, may repeat in the upper division of the B Vijay Reddy Memorial Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses 5 year olds and upward, rated 40 to 65, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails will be announced […]

Hyderabad: Tequila Sunrise worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Friday morning. SAND: 600m: Sound Echo (RB) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. 800m: Take A Gamble (Kuldeep Singh) 1-3, 600/47, moved easy. Riffa (AA Vikrant) 1-3, 600/48, moved very easy. Gregor Clegane (RB) 1-3, 600/49, move freely. Tequila Sunrise […]

Hyderabad: Former Indian Cricketer and President of Hyderabad Cricket Association approached the Begumpet police and lodged a complaint against suspended members of the Apex Council alleging that though they were placed under suspension, they were attending duties and threatening the office staff. Azharuddin in his complaint said, the former members who were temporarily disqualified are trespassing […]

Melbourne: Spaniard Rafael Nadal has stormed into the final of Australian Open 2022 keeping alive his dream of becoming first men’s player to win 21 Grand Slam titles. Nadal defeated Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the semi-final here at the Rod Laver Arena to storm into his sixth Australian Open final. The […]