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The Indian tennis player has won six Grand Slams and has reached the summit of the WTA doubles ranking. Mirza is also the first Indian to break into the top 30 in the WTA singles ranking.

Hyderabad: Indian footballer from Nizamabad Guguloth Soumya was dreaming of playing for the country in the AFC Women’s Asia Cup, scheduled to begin in India from January 30. She has been training with the Indian camp for the tournament. However, four days before the Indian team was to be announced, the State footballer suffered an […]

New Delhi: Young Lakshya Sen reached a career-high 13th in the latest badminton world rankings after winning the men’s singles crown in the India Open, a title triumph in which also lifted the men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to eighth place. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and former world number one […]

Melbourne: Five years and five long sets later, five-time Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray finally has won another match at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. The former No 1-ranked Murray, playing thanks to a wild-card invitation as he continues his career comeback from hip operations and thoughts of retirement, beat 21st-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1,3-6,6-4,6-7(5),6-4 on […]

Lucknow: India’s HS Prannoy entered the second round of the men’s singles competition at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Ukraine’s Danylo Bosniuk but seventh seed Sourabh Verma was stunned by Azerbaijan’s Ade Resky Dwicahyo here on Tuesday. On a comeback trail, the fifth seeded Prannoy took just 36 […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad FC’s reserve team emerged runners-up of the CEM Gold Cup 2022 after going down 2-4 in the penalty shootout in the final against Morning Star FC. The youngsters went down fighting after the regulation time and extra time ended in a 0-0 draw. HFC B had a strong start to the game and […]

Paarl: The mighty Virat Kohli’s presence in the Indian playing eleven as a mere player for the first time in seven years will be keenly followed while his potential successor in red-ball cricket, KL Rahul, will be judged for his captaincy in the three-match ODI series against South Africa beginning here on Wednesday. Whether he […]

Hyderabad: Owing to the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, the 37th All India boys Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Rajiv Gandhi Trophy, conducted by the Cricket Federation of Hyderabad, which was scheduled to be held from January 20 to 23, has been put on hold. V Hanumantha Rao, Chairman of Cricket Federation of India, said […]

Hyderabad: Bugsy, Ashwa Yashobali, Exclusive Spark, NRI Blue, NRI Ruby, Despang, Moringa, Nolan, Sensibility, Neffereti & Bisate pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 800m: Beauty On Parade (AA Vikrant) 1-0, 600/46, handy. NRI Heights (RB) 1-3, 600/47, moved easy. Scramjet (N Rawal) 1-0, 600/44, moved well. […]

Mysuru: The MP Kamath-trained Crimson Fire holds a clear edge over rest of the contenders to win the Indus Plate 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 and above Class-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: […]

New Delhi: India’s white ball captain Rohit Sharma is recovering well from his left hamstring injury and has a bright chance of making a comeback for the six-match home white-ball series against the West Indies next month. Rohit, who was also the designated Test vice-captain for the tour of South Africa, sustained a left-hamstring strain […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Olympic Association (TOA) president Prof K Ranga Rao, in a letter to the Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS), requested the release of funds for the functioning of the State sports associations. He also said the government has not released pending dues of the bodies despite submitting relevant documents. Addressing the letter […]

Bambolim: Indian Super League match between Hyderabad FC and Jamshedpur FC was postponed hours before kick-off here on Monday after the Jharkhand-based club failed to field a team due to Covid-19 cases in its ranks. The ISL said it will reschedule the match to a later date. “Hero Indian Super League (ISL) announces the postponement […]

Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will look to recover from her unexpected semifinal loss at the India Open and end her title drought at the Syed Modi International, which begins here on Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad was well on course to win her first title since the 2019 World Championship triumph last […]

Melbourne: The first test of Naomi Osaka’s new approach to tennis might have been when she completely whiffed an overhead to give her opponent a break point on Day 1 of the no-Novak-Djokovic Australian Open. Osaka didn’t chuck her racket. She didn’t roll her eyes. She smiled. “There are situations where I previously would get […]

Hyderabad: CS Jodha guided the L D’Silva-trained Corfe Castle to victory the Kakatiya Million 1,200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Almas (1), Star Medal (2), Carlisle (3), Carnival Lady (4). W-Rs.-12, SHP-Rs. 56, P-Rs. 10, 12, 11, THP- Rs. 45, SHW-Rs. 10 & 108, Q-Rs.96, […]

Bengaluru: The Sulaiman S Attaollahi-trained De Villiers looks good in the Indian Army Day Trophy 1,200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65, the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS 1. Flying Bolt 1, Elite Agent […]

Hyderabad: K Sai Baba, former Ranji cricketer and the founding secretary of the Sports Coaching Foundation (SCF), an NGO in Hyderabad, received the ‘Go the Distance Hero’ award, constituted by Apollo Tyres. Sai Baba received the award for his contribution to sports and empowering the underprivileged. The function was scheduled to be held in Delhi […]

Paarl (South Africa): India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said he is not averse to leading the national team if an opportunity comes knocking at his door in the near future. With Virat Kohli’s captaincy tenure in all formats coming to an end following his resignation from Test leadership, there are questions about who […]

Kingston: Ireland achieved a historic series win over the West Indies after winning their deciding one-day international by two wickets at Sabina Park. The 2-1 come-from-behind series victory from the third ODI gave Ireland a first ODI series win away from home against a full member. This also was only its second series win against […]

Hyderabad: Between November this year and March next year, Hyderabad will host the FIA Formula E, the fastest growing motor sport series and the first global sport to be certified with a net zero carbon footprint from inception. The Telangana Government on Monday signed a letter of intent with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) […]

Hyderabad: Blue Brigade pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Monday morning. SAND: 800m: Royal Girl (B Nikhil) 59, 600/45, moved well. 3y-(Excellent Art/Cataleya) (NB Kuldeep) & Bangor On Dee (RB) 1-3, 600/47, moved together. 1000m: Neglect Me Not (Apprentice) 1-17.5, 800/1-1.5, 600/48.5, moved easy. Exclusive Spark (Rupal Singh) 1-18, […]

A solid Real Madrid side outclassed their opponents courtesy of Modric's 38th-minute strike and Benzema's 52nd-minute penalty.

Hyderabad: The last three times Hyderabad Football Club and Jamshedpur FC played in the ISL ended in draws. The two teams will clash once again on Monday with an eye on the top position in the points table. Jamshedpur are high on confidence after recording back-to-back victories while Hyderabad are desperate for a victory after […]