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Kolkata: Flush with exciting talent and focused on the T20 World Cup in exactly eight months’ time, the Rohit Sharma-led Team India would be aiming to get its combinations right when it takes on the West Indies in a three-match series beginning here on Wednesday. India were the pre-tournament favourites but made a shocking group […]

Hyderabad: Keerthi Ganta of Pragathi Central School clinched the 7th Telangana State Women Chess Championship title held at Wushu Hall in the LB Stadium on Monday. She was unbeaten in the tournament and drew with Yashvi Jain in the final round to grab the title with six points from seven rounds. Abhirami Madabhushi and Shaati […]

London: If forced to choose, Novak Djokovic said he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon, foregoing the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 21 Grand Slams titles, rather than get vaccinated against Covid-19. And the No.1-ranked tennis player is also still smarting about being deported last month from Australia in a drama […]

Hyderabad: Ashwa Bravo and Painted Apache impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 600m: Truth And Dare (RB) 47.5, moved easy. 800m: Siri (RB) 1-0, 600/44, moved well. Desert Sultan (RB) 1-0, 600/44, strode out well. Mark My Word (Bopanna) 1-2, 600/46, handy. New Role (Bopanna) 1-1, […]

Mysuru: The Rajesh Narredu-trained Recall Of You holds a clear edge over rest of the contenders to win the One Life To Love Plate 1,400 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 […]

Chennai: The B Suresh-trained My Opinion looks unbeatable in the South India St Leger (Grade-II) 2800 metres, terms for horses 4 years old and over, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.45 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Bright Light 1, Amarone 2, First […]

Queenstown: New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr slammed a superb unbeaten century (119 off 135 deliveries) and also grabbed a wicket as the hosts defeated India Women by three wickets in the second One-day International to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series at the John Davies Oval here on Tuesday. In one of the […]

By Vijay Mohan Raj The IPL Auction of 2022 brought back memories of the inaugural IPL in 2010 when I was part of the management of Deccan Chargers Hyderabad. As it has happened every year since then there have been surprises whereby certain players received a bidding price beyond their ability and there were others […]

Queenstown: The crushing defeat in the opening game exposed a lot of chinks in their armour and a depleted India will be eager to address their batting and fielding woes when they face New Zealand in the second women’s ODI here on Tuesday. Nothing worked for India in the first ODI on Saturday with the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana player M Kareena has been named in the list of 27 players for the national camp for the Indian women’s handball team, on Monday. The Handball Federation of India conducted the selection trials at the KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow on February 13. National team will be selected in the coaching camp for […]

Kolkata: Virat Kohli’s prolonged lean patch is not a concern for the Indian team, batting coach Vikram Rathour said on Monday, expressing confidence that the superstar batter would be back among runs in the upcoming T20I series against West Indies here. The 33-year-old, whose tenure as India captain across formats came to an end last […]

Bhubaneswar: The Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) has announced its plans to launch a new franchise-based annual domestic league that is tentatively scheduled to start in June-July 2022. The Indian Volleyball League, which the sport’s governing body for India is launching in association with Eurosport India — Discovery Network’s premier sports channel, is recognised both […]

Bengaluru: Work has begun on the country’s new National Cricket Academy (NCA) with the BCCI brass, including president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, laying the foundation stone of the complex here on Monday. The BCCI has secured the land on a 99-year lease. “The new National cricket Academy starts from today ..laid the foundation […]

Hyderabad: A Surya from Chennai and Gopalkrishna from Meerut bagged the titles in junior and open category categories respectively in the 189th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament conducted online on Monday. In the junior’s category, Surya won the top honours with 10.5 points while P Harshith and J Niranjan settled at second and third places by […]

New Delhi: The Magan Singh-trained Bumblebee looks set to win the Jog Falls Plate 1100 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 66 the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 2.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Jonnie 1, […]

Hyderabad: AA Vikrant guided the D Netto-trained Ashoka to victory in the Darley Arabian Million (GradeIII) 1200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Wot’s Up Jay (1), Arrowtown (2), Special And Thong (3), Astronaut (4),. W-Rs.-21, SHP-Rs. 36, P-Rs. 14, 14, 13, THP- Rs. 48, SHW-Rs. […]

Hyderabad: Arcana, Indie, NRI Superpower, Maximum Glamour, Soloist & Laurus impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Monday morning. SAND: 800m: True Marshal (Rafique Sk) 1-2, 600/45, moved well. Knotty Dancer (AA Vikrant) 1-3, 600/47, moved freely. Canterbury (Md Ismail) (From 1200/400) 1-0, fully eased up. Dessee (DS Deora) & […]

Hyderabad: Table-toppers Kolkata Thunderbolts will be up against Hyderabad Black Hawks in the twelfth match of the Prime Volleyball League (PVL) at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. SV Guru Prasanth, the Player of the Match in Hyderabad Black Hawks’ 5-0 victory over Chennai Blitz on Sunday, said he felt surreal to perform […]

Potchefstroom: India overcame Saturday’s shock defeat to France with a scintillating 10-2 win against hosts South Africa in the FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League 2022 on Sunday. Drag flick specialist Harmanpreet Singh (36′, 52′, 60′, 60′) starred in the match with four sensational goals while Surender Kumar (15′), Shilanand Lakra (27′, 48′), Mandeep Singh (28′), […]

Hyderabad: The second and final day of the IPL mega auction saw four Hyderabad players – N Thakur Tilak Varma, CV Milind, Rahul Buddhi and Bhagat Varma – being bought by different teams, in Bengaluru on Sunday. Former India under-19 World Cup cricketer and promising youngster Tilak Varma bagged an impressive deal of Rs 1.7 crore […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Black Hawks became the first side in the Prime Volleyball League to register a 5-0 victory after defeating Chennai Blitz 15-14, 15-11, 15-14, 15-7, 15-13 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Sunday. Hyderabad picked up three points from this match (two points for the win and an extra point for winning the […]

Bengaluru: England batter Liam Livingstone fetched a staggering Rs 11.50 crore deal from Punjab Kings, who also roped in West Indies fast bowler Odean Smith for Rs 6 crore on the second day of the IPL mega auction here on Sunday. For their left-arm variety, second-string India pacers like Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakariya got […]

Hyderabad: Kheerthi Ganta and Velpula Sarayu shared the lead in the women’s category with four points each in the UCCF 7th Telangana State Senior Women Chess Championship at the L B Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. Bharath Kumar Reddy and J Rama Krishna are leading the table with five points each after five rounds in the […]

Hyderabad: The Prasad Raju-trained Ballerina, who is in fine form, is poised to complete a hat-trick in the Darley Arabian Million (Grade-III) 1,200 metres, terms for horses 3 year olds only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. No false rails. The first race starts at 12.55 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. […]