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Dubai: Former India captain and stylish batter Mohammad Azharuddin believes that Virat Kohli’s “staggering consistency” when he was at his peak some two years back has set the benchmark so high that even if the charismatic cricketer scores in the 50s of 60s, his fans feel he has underperformed. “With Virat Kohli, what happens is […]

Hyderabad: While most of his peers are sitting at home enjoying a retired life, the 77-year-old boxing coach Emani Chiranjeevi is finding ways to train young boxers and help them achieve their goals. The renowned boxing coach, who played a key role in shaping careers of many boxers from twin cities, especially from Osmania University […]

Paris: Coco Gauff sat plain-faced in her French Open changeover chair after moving one set away from her first Grand Slam final at 18 — just 18! — and calmly snacked on some cut-up pieces of pineapple and other fruit, seemingly without a care in the world. Her opponent in Thursday’s semifinals at Roland Garros, […]

Paris: World No.1 Iga Swiatek defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 in just 64 minutes to reach her second French Open final here on Thursday. Swiatek’s winning streak hit 34 after she dispatched No.20 seed Kasatkina. The 2020 French Open champion Swiatek is now tied for the second-longest winning streak of this century with Serena Williams, […]

Hyderabad: While Nizamabad boxer Nikhat Zareen recently hogged the limelight by becoming the world champion in the 52kg category, another boxer from the same district Mohammad Hussamuddin made it a memorable day by clinching a berth in the Indian team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The Nizamabad boxer Hussamuddin, who won a bronze medal in […]

New Delhi: Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale won a silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan on Thursday, giving the country its second medal of the competition. The 26-year-old Swapnil went down 10-16 to Rio Olympics silver winner Serhiy Kulish of Ukraine in the […]

New Delhi: The South Africa T20I side, led by Temba Bavuma, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday ahead of five-match series against India to be played from June 9 to 19. The series serves as the resumption of both teams’ preparations for the Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia later in the year. This will […]

Paris: India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Dutch partner Matwé Middelkoop saved two match points but their dream run at the French Open ended with a semifinal defeat at the hands of Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer, here on Thursday. The 16th seeds, Bopanna and Middelkoop, who have played some exhilarating tennis throughout, lost 6-4 3-6 […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao presented the cheque for Rs 2 cr each to boxer Nikhat Zareen and shooter Esha Singh during the Telangana State formation day celebrations at the Public Gardens, on Tuesday. The rewards were announced by the Chief Minister’s Office on the eve of the formation day celebrations. Apart from the […]

Stavanger (Norway): Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand posted his second win on the trot, defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in the Classical section to take the lead at the Norway Chess tournament. The 52-year-old Anand trumped his opponent in 36 moves in the battle of the veterans to make it two out of two after the second […]

Paris: Croatia’s Marin Cilic says he is extremely proud on becoming the only fifth active player to reach the semifinals at all four Grand Slams after beating Russia’s Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals at the French Open in a five-set thriller. Cilic, who reached his first semifinal at Roland Garros on Wednesday, joined the esteemed […]

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian football legend Pele took to social media to hail the support of his family as he continues his fight against cancer. A smiling Pele posted an image on Wednesday in which he is holding a replica of the 1970 World Cup trophy while surrounded by five family members. “As always, celebrating every […]

London: Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala struck as South American champions Argentina proved to be an irresistible force in the inaugural Finalissima against Italy here at iconic Wembley Stadium on Wednesday. Angel Di Maria tried to lob Gianluigi Donnarumma from halfway inside two minutes as the South American champions tugged the beard […]

London: Scotland fell short in their quest to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 as goals from Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk gave Ukraine the win in the Play-off semi-final clash at Hampden Park on Wednesday. With this win, Ukraine have set up the Play-off final against Wales. For Scotland, Callum […]

Bridgetown: The Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday confirmed the schedule for the Men in Maroon who will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is against the touring team India starting from July 22. The series is highly awaited as India returns to the Caribbean after three years and will be led by new captains Rohit […]

Paris: World No.1 Iga Swiatek’s unbeaten run extended to 33 straight matches with a victory over No.11 seed Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the French Open here on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Swiatek moved into the French Open semifinals for the second time in her career with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over American Jessica Pegula […]

Jakarta: Korea dashed Malaysia’s hopes of a maiden Hero Asia Cup trophy as they reigned supreme with a thrilling 2-1 final victory here at the GBK Sports Arena on Wednesday. This is the fifth time the Korean side have lifted the prestigious trophy. They have won the title in 1994, 1999, 2009 and 2013. Having […]

Hyderabad: Captaining the side for the first time, T Ravi Teja led Hyderabad from the front with a 102-run knock while G Aniketh Reddy scalped seven wickets in Hyderabad’s crushing 187-run victory over Life Care, Lucknow in the 38th All India Gold Cup Cricket Tournament, in Dehradun. Batting first, Hyderabad rode on Ravi Teja’s 69-ball […]

Hyderabad: Navaneeth Prabhu and Kavya Bansal emerged champions in the men and women categories respectively in the Aurobindo Realty Telangana Squash Open held at the Secunderabad Club on Wednesday. Navaneeth Prabhu defeated Suraj Chand in the men’s final while Kavya Bansal downed Sunita Patel in the summit clash. Results: Men: 1 Navaneeth Prabhu, 2 Suraj […]

New Delhi: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday issued a cryptic tweet about his “new journey” that raised speculations about his continuation as BCCI President, forcing the cricket board secretary Jay Shah to clarify that he has not resigned from his post. “The rumours doing rounds about Mr Sourav Ganguly stepping down from the […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday announced Rs 2 crore cash reward to recently-crowned world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen and shooter Esha Singh for their exploits on the international arena. The Chief Minister also announced that both the athletes will get land for their houses in Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills. Nikhat Zareen […]

Jakarta: The young Indian men’s hockey team produced a spirited performance to beat Japan 1-0 and clinch the bronze medal in the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. After missing out of a place in the title clash on goal difference following an exciting 4-4 draw with South Korea on Tuesday, defending champions India came out […]

Paris: Spanish stalwart and winner of 13 titles at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal, secured his 15th semifinal appearance at the French Open by edging arch-rival and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in an epic quarterfinal showdown in the early hours of Wednesday. The No.5 seed won a breath-taking tiebreak in the fourth set to wrap […]

Paris: Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Lucie Hradecka displayed fearless brand of tennis but much younger and superior American singles players Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula prevailed in the women’s doubles third round of the French Open, here on Tuesday. Despite a combined age of 72 years, Mirza and Hradecka produced some high quality […]