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Johannesburg: India’s formidably consistent match-winners have a date with history in the New Year when they take on an out-of-sorts South Africa in the second Test here from Monday in pursuit of a coveted first-ever series win in the Rainbow Nation. If the ‘Boxing Day Test’ was used to breach the Proteas’ fortress at the […]

Sydney: The England cricket team coaching staff is in the midst of a Covid-19 crisis with the touring side’s emergency coach Adam Hollioake, who was to stand in for Chris Silverwood, being deemed a close contact to a person who has tested positive for the virus. Hollioake was planning to arrive in Sydney from Gold […]

Sydney: John Isner and Taylor Fritz beat their Canadian opponents on Sunday to give the United States a winning 2-0 lead in their ATP Cup match. Isner beat Brayden Schnur 6-1 6-4 in 66 minutes to give the Americans the early lead. Schnur was a late replacement for Denis Shapovalov, who withdrew from the opening […]

Hyderabad: The SK Sunderji-trained Count Of Savoy looks best in the Laknavaram Cup 1600 metres, a handicap for horses 4 year olds and upward, rated 40 to 65 Category –II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at […]

Hyderabad: Bolugula Chandu, a 19-year-old from Jangaon, won a gold medal in Kung Fu category of the 5th International Nepal Games Heroes Cup on Saturday after defeating his Korean opponent 5-4 in the final. However, a few days ago, his participation was in doubt with Chandu struggling to pool in required amount for his travel. […]

New Delhi: Days after retiring from all forms of cricket, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has dropped a bombshell by claiming that some Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials and former skipper MS Dhoni were responsible for his ouster from the national team. For a long period of time, Harbhajan reigned supreme […]

St John’s (Antigua): Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday (IST) announced the squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against Ireland and England, with Kieron Pollard as the captain for both the series. Three players — Keacy Carty, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr — have been kept as Covid-19 reserves for the ODI series against Ireland, […]

Hyderabad: Chidvilash Sai defeated A Divnesh in the first round of the UCCF 7th Telangana State Sub-junior Boys and Girls Chess Championship 2022 at the L B Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday. The top four performers in boys and girls in this event will represent Telangana State in the upcoming National Sub-junior Chess Championships. As many […]

Hyderabad: The Prasad Raju-trained Ballerina, who maintains form, may repeat in the Byerly Turk Million (Grade-III) 1200 metres, terms for fillies 3 year olds only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 2.15 pm. Selections: 1. Adamas […]

Sydney: Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman and Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut led their respective teams to comfortable victories Saturday on the opening day of the 16-team ATP Cup tournament. Argentina beat Georgia 3-0, while Spain easily accounted for Chile by the same margin in the opening ties of the team-based tournament being played across two Sydney stadiums. […]

Mumbai: Chief selector Chetan Sharma has heaped praise on in-form opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been selected for the upcoming ODIs against South Africa, saying that the Maharashtra batter would “do wonders” for the national team. The Indian team is scheduled to play three one-day internationals against South Africa on January 19, 21 and 23 […]

New Delhi: National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman feels the Indian Under-19 team’s Asia Cup title triumph becomes more praiseworthy as it came despite the players’ preparations being hit by inclement weather in the run-up to the tournament. India reaffirmed their supremacy in the continental age-group meet with a record eighth title as they […]

Hyderabad: Corfe Castle, Ashwa Yashobali, Nightmare and Lightning Bolt pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Saturday morning. SAND: 600m: Star Medal (RB) 46.5, moved easy. Salisbury (NB Kuldeep) 45.5, moved well. Fire Power (Surya Prakash) (From 1000/400) 46, handy. Pleroma (B Nikhil) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Amyra (RB) […]

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New Delhi: Captain Rohit Sharma was on Friday ruled out of India’s upcoming ODI series in South Africa due to a hamstring injury, forcing the selectors to appoint KL Rahul as skipper of an 18-member team for the white-ball leg of the tour. All-rounder Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja were also not selected as they […]

Hyderabad: The admissions for the Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) sports hostels and academies will be held on January 6 and 7, 2022 at various places in the State. Interested athletes should attend the trials at respective venues with birth certificate, study certificate, doctor fitness corticated and Covid-19 negative certificate along with two passport […]

Hyderabad: Sai Vikas Reddy slammed 117 runs to guide Evergreen CC to a35-run victory over BDL in the HCA A1 3-Day one-day knockout tournament semifinal match, on Friday. B Rahul contributed 69 as Evergreen posted 254/7 in 40overs. Later, B Rahul and C Vikram Naik scalped three wickets apiece to restrict BDL to 219. In […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Rowing Association has announced a 25-member State team that will participate in the upcoming 39th Senior national Rowing Championships, scheduled to be held at ARN, Pune, Maharashtra from January 3, 2020. The team consists of 21 men and four women rowers along with three support staff. Later, Sports Authority of Telangana State […]

Dubai: Star India batter Smriti Mandhana was on Friday nominated for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year award for her spectacular performances across all formats. Mandhana was also nominated for Women’s T20 Player of the Year on Thursday. Mandhana was shortlisted for the top award along with Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of […]

Dubai: India reaffirmed their supremacy in the U-19 Asia Cup with a record eighth title as they hammered Sri Lanka by nine wickets in a rain-hit summit showdown here on Friday. The Indian bowlers were all over Sri Lanka, who were gasping at 74 for seven in 33 overs, when heavy rain lashed the Dubai […]

Centurion: The opening Test win over South Africa here is a testimony to the “all-round side” that India has become in the longest format, said skipper Virat Kohli, describing Centurion as the “the most difficult” among all venues in South Africa. India wrapped up a memorable 2021 in style by bringing down South Africa’s citadel, […]

London: Former India and South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has expressed interest in coaching England’s Test side, saying it would be a “lovely project ” to revive the fortunes of Joe Root and his men. Current head coach Chris Silverwood’s job hangs in balance as England’s Ashes hopes went up in smoke in 12 days […]

Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly was on Friday discharged from hospital here after testing negative for the new variant of Covid-19, Omicron. According to doctors, the former India captain had mild symptoms of Covid-19 and is doing fine and would stay in home isolation. The 49-year-old Ganguly, […]

Warsaw: India’s top player Koneru Humpy finished fifth in the women’s event of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship while her compatriot R Vaishali, who was in second spot after nine rounds, slipped to 14th here. Humpy scored 11.5 points from 17 rounds to take the fifth place after finishing equal on points with two […]