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Sharjah: Defending champions West Indies kept alive their slender hopes of making the semifinals while virtually knocking Bangladesh out of the T20 World Cup with a narrow three-run win here on Friday. Asked to set a target for the third consecutive time in the tournament, West Indies posted 142 for seven with Nicholas Pooran’s 40 […]

Dubai: Title favourites England are expected to be tested for the first time in the ongoing T20 World Cup when they face arch-rivals Australia in a battle for supremacy in the Super 12 Group 1 here on Saturday. Both teams go into the high pressure game unbeaten. While England started their campaign as favourites for […]

Sharjah: Star batter Quinton de Kock’s expected return after agreeing to take the knee will bolster South Africa when they take on an inconsistent Sri Lanka in their Super 12 game at the T20 World Cup here on Saturday. De Kock’s pullout for refusing to be a part of the anti-racism gesture in the game […]

Hyderabad: Vinay Raj scored 73 while Kalyan Pavar scalped four for 21 in Vikarabad’s 42-run victory over Shadnagar in the Telangana Cricket Association U-25 inter-district one-day league, on Friday. Brief Scores: Vikarabad 225 in 36.2 overs (Vinay Raj 73; Thuppara Vamshi Krishna 4/18) bt Shadnagar 183 in 38.5 overs (Vinod 41; Kalyan Pavar 4/21); Sangareddy […]

Hyderabad: When former Indian captain Victor Amalraj made a courtesy call on football stalwarts and brothers Mohammed Habib and Mohammed Akbar, it was a meeting of like-minded fleet footed veterans of the 70s and 80s. The memories of their exemplary show on the ‘Maidans of Calcutta’ came flooding back. The football geniuses went down memory […]

Hyderabad: Mutyala Vineeth and Nirali Padaniya, both of Telangana State, annexed the boys and girls singles titles respectively in AITA Championship series tournament that was held at Ash Tennis Academy, Shamirpet, on Friday. Results:Girls U-18 semifinals: Nirali Padaniya (TS) bt Diya Malik (TS) 6-2,6-0; Amireddy Sreenidhi Reddy (TS)(3) bt Swara Katkar (MH) 4-6,6-0,7-5; Final: Nirali […]

Pune: The Pesi Shroff-trained Parisian, looks good among six contenders in the Eve Champion Trophy (Grade-3) 2000 metres, Terms for horses 4-years-old and over, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails will be announced on the day of the race. The first race starts at 1.00 p.m. Selections:1. […]

Hyderabad: Maplewood, Own Voice, Farrell, Truth And Dare, Summer Night,In Contention, Market King, Trouvaille, Makhtoob, Intense Approach caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Friday morning. SAND:600m:Ostentatious (RB) (From 1000/400) 45, moved easy. Skipton (Santhosh Raj) 48, moved freely. Winning Streak (NB Kuldeep) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. […]

Sindhu, seeded third, prevailed 21-19 21-9 over Christophersen, ranked 24th in the world, in 37 minutes late Thursday night.

FC Barcelona hereby announces that Sergi Barjuan, the current coach of Barca B, shall be taking provisional charge of the technical management of the senior squad.

Dubai: Vintage David Warner answered his critics with a sizzling 42-ball-65 as Australia cruised to seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a Super 12 game of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Warner, who has gone through a lean patch, was back in his element as his 10 fours made it easy for […]

Hyderabad: Rakesh Kurapadu hit 203 runs but his side Medchal went down to Sangareddy by 19 runs in the Telangana Cricket Association’s U-25 inter-district one-day league, on Thursday. Batting first, Debanshu Rayaguru hit 108 while P Jagruth slammed 94 to guide Sangareddy to 311/8 in 50 overs. For Medchal, Srikanth scalped four wickets for 71. […]

Hyderabad: There seems to be no end to the one-upmanship in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) despite the Association coming under the scanner of the Supreme Court. The Apex Court had taken the HCA officials to task in its first hearing and on Wednesday gave a temporary order wherein it asked President Mohammed Azharuddin and […]

Hyderabad: The third edition of the national football championship, to be conducted by Sports Development and Promotion Association, Telangana, will be held at the Gachibowli Stadium from October 30 to November 1. Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy released the brochure on Thursday at his chamber at the LB Stadium. The […]

Dubai: Their confidence sky-high after two consecutive victories, Pakistan’s razor-sharp attack will test the prowess and maturity of Afghanistan’s impressive batters when the two teams clash in a Super 12 Group 2 match in the T20 World Cup here on Friday. The impressive wins over India and New Zealand has made Pakistan the team to […]

New Delhi: India will host three back-to-back badminton tournaments, including a new event — the Odisha Open –, in January next year, according to the international calender unveiled by the sport’s governing body BWF on Thursday. The India Open Super 500, which was cancelled in 2020 as well as this year due to the Covid-19 […]

Hyderabad: South Central Railway had the measure of Central Tax and Customs 82-59 to clinch the Legends Basketball Tournament at the CCOB basketball courts. Leading 51-26 at half-time, SCR outplayed Central Tax and Customs players. Former international Vinay Yadav and Rajat along with Merugu Vijay Kumar played a fast game in the first half with […]

Hyderabad: Riteesh Reddy (68) and Chetcoori Sai (50) hit half-centuries in Triple Centurian’s seven-wicket victory over Hurricane in the MV Sridhar Trophy of the Hyderabad Junior Cricket League at the English Willow Grounds at Shamirpet, on Thursday. Brief Scores: HAAS Sports Cricket 108/7 in 20 over (Laksh 26; Roshan 2/23) lost to Great Spinner 109/2 […]

Sharjah: Their campaigns thrown haywire by back-to-back losses, defending champions West Indies and Bangladesh would be locked in a do-or-die battle when they square off in a crucial Group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Friday. While the West Indies lost to England and South Africa, Bangladesh were defeated by […]

Kolkata: The B. Suresh-trained My Opinion, who is in fine fettle, is expected to score in the Monsoon Cup 2000 metres, Terms for horses 4-years-old and over the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.15 p.m. SELECTIONS: Nazaakat 1, Marina Bay 2 […]

Speaking after the defeat, Koeman commented, "Other teams could have more balanced squads, but we have shown that we can compete with them."

The duo was involved in an online banter after India’s comprehensive 10-wicket loss to Pakistan, their first ever in a World Cup match.

Abu Dhabi: Debutants Namibia got themselves out of a difficult situation in a low-scoring game to record a memorable four-wicket win over Scotland in their opening Super 12 match in the ICC T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. Namibia, who had beaten Ireland and Netherlands to qualify for the Super 12 stage, restricted Scotland to […]

Hyderabad: Tribal Boys XI recorded a 2-0 win over Madhya Pradesh in football in the STI Sports schools tournament that got under way on Wednesday. Dhyanchand awardee Shabbir Ali and former Indian captain Victor Amalraj graced the occasion on the opening day. Results:Boys: Under 14: FFA beat Madhya Pradesh 5-1, Tribal Boys XI beat Madhya […]