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Hyderabad: If wishes are to be true, Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri would like to end this World Cup on a fairy tale note. As captain and coach they have dominated the world cricket but an ICC Trophy (be it in one day, Test championship and T20), continues to elude them. Is this could be […]

Hyderabad: England are one of the strongest teams coming into the T20 World Cup. Having won the 2019 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, the Eoin Morgan-led side hopes to clinch back-to-back ICC trophies. Most of the core group players in the current T20 side are part of the ODI World Cup winning team against New […]

Muscat: Richie Berrington’s 70-run knock and a spirited bowling performance helped Scotland defeat Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 17 runs in Group B of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup here at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) on Tuesday. Chasing 166, PNG got off to a horror start as the side […]

Odense: Returning to action after a break, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu saw off Turkey’s eslihan Yigit in straight games to join compatriots Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma in the second round of the Denmark Open here on Tuesday. Sindhu, the reigning world champion, took 30 minutes to get across Yigit, ranked 29th, 21-12,21-10 in […]

Hyderabad: Sai Pragnay hit 83 to steer Gemini Friends to a six-wicket victory over Evergreen in the semifinals of the inaugural Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup cricket tournament on Tuesday. The winners meet Deccan Chronicle in the final. Chronicle ousted Sporting XI by three wickets. Brief Scores: Semifinals: Sporting XI 130/7 in 20 overs […]

London: India’s Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath were on Tuesday among 18 cricketers who were awarded life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The MCC, based at Lord’s, is the custodian of cricket laws. Harbhajan and Srinath both enjoyed fine international careers. Harbhajan is India’s third-highest wicket-taker in Tests, with 417 dismissals in 103 Tests […]

Hyderabad: Aryan scored an unbeaten 72 in God of Cricket’s 64-run victory over Greatest Opener in the Dr MV Sridhar trophy at the English Willow Grounds at Shamirpet, on Tuesday. Brief Scores: God of Cricket 177/4 in 20 overs (Aryan 72 no, Kaushal 30) bt Greatest Opener 113/4 in 20 overs (Snehit 55; Sampath 2/18, […]

Mysuru: The M Bobby-trained Castilian, who is in fine trim, is expected to score the S. M. Attaollahi Memorial Trophy 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 and above, the feature event of the opening day’s races of the Mysore Winter Meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday. False rails are up.The first race […]

Hyderabad: Maximum Glamour impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Tuesday morning. SAND:800m:Trump Star (AA Vikrant) 1-0, 600/46, handy. Dillon (B Nikhil) 1-2, 600/47, moved easy. 1000m:Days Of Reckoning (Deepak Singh) 1-15, 800/59, 600/45, handy. NRI Valley (RB) 1-19, 800/1-3, 600/47, moved easy. City Of Passion (RB) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/45, […]

Twitter is where all sports conversations are happening, and in India, cricket fans roar the loudest. With Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s nostalgia-stirring finisher and Virat Kohli’s adios to Royal Challengers Bangalore’s captaincy, #CricketTwitter has been riding high on adrenaline, and there’s no stopping in sight. From July 1 2020 to July 1 2021, there were over […]

Hyderabad: If any country that has best returns in the ICC conducted events in recent times then it should be the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand team. Though they had the misfortune of having a heartbreak in the 2019 one-day World Cup when they lost to England in one of the humdinger of the finals, two […]

Hyderabad: For a team that dominated the game of cricket for so long – both in ODIs and Tests – not having an ICC Trophy in the T20 format is a big void. It was always a case of so-close-yet-so-far for the team from Down Under. In the inaugural 2007 edition, Australia were ambushed by […]

Abu Dhabi: Johannesburg-born seamer Curtis Campher became only the third bowler to claim four wickets in four balls in T20Is as a superior Ireland beat Netherlands by seven wickets in their first round Group A T20 World Cup match here on Monday. Thanks to Campher’s exploits with the white ball, Ireland bundled out Netherlands for […]

Odense: Double Olympic medallist and reigning world champion PV Sindhu will look for a good outing as she returns to competitive action after a break, at the Denmark Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament beginning here on Tuesday. Sindhu, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, had taken a break due to the hectic schedule […]

Hyderabad: The Laxman Singh-trained Saffron Art was ably guided by Ajit Singh to win the G Sudhakar Reddy Memorial Cup 2000 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: Cosmico (1), Thanks (2), Hot Seat (3), Wild Card (4), W-Rs.-29, SHP-Rs. 32, P-Rs. 12, 12, 55, THP- Rs. 154, […]

Hyderabad: Riding on S Dharmik’s 71-run knock and 3/14 from SA Aziz, Emerging Cricketers Developmental Group (ECDG) defeated Nizam Cricket Club by six wickets to clinch the 5th edition of Bathukamma trophy junior cricket championship, organised by School Sports and Games Federation, at the GNR Cricket ground, Gurramguda, Hayatnagar, on Monday. Brief Scores: Nizam Cricket […]

Hyderabad: Left-hander Tanmay Agarwal (71) shone with the willow to star in Sporting XI’s 21-run win over Cambridge XI in the quarterfinals of the HCA Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup on Monday. Batting first, Sporting XI posted a good 179/5 in 20 overs. Apart from Tanmay’s knock, Rakesh made 36 while Himalaya Agarwal struck […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Nithin and Ranga Reddy’s Mahitha will lead boys and girls teams respectively in the upcoming 31st Junior National Throwball Championship, scheduled to be held in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh from October 20 to 23. Teams: Boys: Nithin (Captain), Lithin, Dheeraj, Samuel, Balaji, Manideep, Akash, Shiva Raj, Ch Kiran, Shankar, Naresh, Hemanth, Lokesh, Lavan Kumar, […]

Hyderabad: Till Sunday, Chris Greaves was an unknown figure in the cricketing world. But after his exploits against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup there is an undeniable clamour that has set search engines on fire. The Scottish player, who works as an Amazon delivery driver, is now ‘delivering’ goods on the cricket arena. As […]

Hyderabad: Former Hyderabad left-arm spinner Ramakrishnan Sridhar officially announced in his Instagram page that he will be ending his tenure as fielding coach of the Indian team at the end of the T20 World Cup in the UAE. “I was fortunate to coach and interact with amazingly talented cricketers and help them unleash their full […]

New Delhi: The Rajinder-trained Too Good, who is working well in the trials, is expected to score the Celine Dion Plate 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 66 and the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. False rails will be announced on the day of the race. […]

Hyderabad: Till the merger of women’s cricket in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) fold, it was unthinkable for a woman cricketer to play in a match at Gymkhana or Uppal Stadium or any of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s grounds. They were confined to RRC, Kasturba or Marredpally or Victory play grounds […]

Hyderabad: India all-rounder cricketer Hardik Pandya’s life story is a great example of a complete twist of fate. From living in a small matchbox-sized apartment to owning a luxurious property in Mumbai, his life journey has been an extraordinary one. It is a known fact that the Indian cricketers are paid hefty amounts of money, […]

Hyderabad: Kesariya Balam and Urvasi pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Monday morning. SAND:600m:House Of Diamond (Akshay Kumar) 47, moved easy. Furious Fun (Kiran Naidu) (From 1000/400) 45, eased up. 800m:Adventuress (Koushik) 1-3, 600/47, handy. Dream Jewel (RB) 1-0, 600/44, not extended. 1200m:Kesariya Balam (RB) 1-31, 1000/1-15, 800/58, 600/44, […]