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Mumbai: A clinical Rajasthan Royals inched closer to securing a play-offs berth with a convincing 24-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Preethi Kongara clinched gold with three points to spare despite finishing second in the Sailing Asian Games Trials at the Bombay Harbour on Sunday. The 17-year-old sailor won the top honours in the senior category of the Olympic 470 mixed class of boat. She started sailing at the age of 10 years at […]

Istanbul: Indias Nikhat Zareen (52kg) stormed into the quarter-finals but it was curtains for Shiksha (54kg) as she lost a close bout in the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships here on Sunday. The 2019 Asian Championships bronze medallist, NIkhat (52kg) made light work of her Mongolian rival Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg to sail […]

Navi Mumbai: Two teams struggling for consistency, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, will aim to outdo each other in a bid to keep their play-offs hopes alive in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. Both teams are yet to string back-to-back wins this season but neither side can afford another defeat in their remaining […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad boys team defeated Khammam 15-11, 15-08 while girls team downed Ranga Reddy 15-10, 15-09 in the finals to clinch the top honours of the 8th Sub-Junior Throwball Inter-District Championship for Boys and Girls at the Prathibha Vidyalam, Kallur, Khammam on Sunday. Meanwhile, in the bronze medal match Medchal defeated Nizamabad 15-13, 15-10 in […]

Hyderabad: P Satyanarayana bagged the top honours in open category with 5.5 points from six rounds at the 192nd Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at the Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad on Sunday. Meanwhile, Rithwik Reddy emerged champion after defeating Bava Samavarth in the tie-breaker of juniors category with 5.5 points in six rounds. Neha […]

Hyderabad: Ranga Reddy district emerged team champions with 49 points in the Telangana State U-20 Men and Women Athletics Championships held at the GMC Balayogi Athletics Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad on Sunday. Mane Dinesh of Ranga Reddy clocked 10.6.0 sec to win the gold in the men’s 100 M event. Meanwhile, RR’s Rishabh Mishra finished the […]

Hyderabad: Abhinav Kumar scored 80 while Asad scalped four for nine to guide City College Old Boys Cricket Association (CCOB CA) to a thumping 7-wicket victory over Nizam Cricket Club in the final of the 5th Eid-Milap Trophy Junior Cricket Tournament held at the SKN Cricket Grounds, Boduppal, Hyderabad on Sunday. Batting first, Nizam Cricket […]

Mumbai: Wriddhiman Saha’s solid 67 not out after a top-class bowling performance set up Gujarat Titans’ seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL here on Sunday, securing a top-two finish in the team standings. Gujarat bowlers put up a clinical show to restrict CSK to a below-par 133/5 despite a fine half-century by […]

Pune: After another dismal show with the bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson said that the game teaches everyone a lesson and he is learning it during his struggling phase in the ongoing IPL 2022. Andre Russell’s clinical all-round performance (49 not out and 3/22) led Kolkata Knight Riders to a convincing 54-run win over […]

Mumbai: The Central Government has announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore for the Indian men’s team that defeated 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final to win a historic maiden title in the Thomas Cup world team badminton championships. After Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective matches to […]

Hyderabad: Indian men’s badminton team scripted history by clinching first ever Thomas Cup defeating 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in final, in Bangkok on Sunday. India took a crucial 2-0 lead with the help of Lakshya Sen in first singles and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s victories in doubles. In the second singles, Kidambi Srikanth produced […]

Bengaluru: Two new champions — Parul Chaudhary and Abhishek Pal — were crowned champions in the Indian men’s and women’s field respectively at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2022 on Sunday. It was an easy win for Parul who hardly strayed away from the lead role in the pack, though Sanjivani — the 2019 champion […]

Hyderabad: After youngster Lakshya Sen put India in 1-0 lead with a come-back win over Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the Thomas Cup final against 14-time champions Indonesia, the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty swelled India’s lead to 2-0 with a three-game thrilling victory over experienced Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, […]

Hyderabad: Youngster Lakshya Sen staged a tremendous comeback after going down in the first game to defeat Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-1 to give India 1-0 lead in the Thomas Cup final in Bangkok on Sunday. The youngster, who failed to record victories in the earlier matches, rose to the occasion in the […]

New Delhi: India spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was involved in one of the biggest on-field controversies that threatened to spoil the relationship between the Australian and India cricket boards, on Sunday paid his tribute to legendary all-rounder Andrew Symonds who was killed in a car crash in Queensland on Saturday.The off-spinner took to twitter to […]

Sydney: Andrew Symonds, the two-time World Cup winner and one of the most recognisable faces in international cricket, was killed in what police said was a single-car crash on Saturday night outside Townsville, on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Police confirmed that the 46-year-old died at the scene of the mishap. “Early information indicates, […]

Hyderabad: Akula Sreeja, who scripted history by becoming the first female from both Telugu speaking States to emerge national champion, was felicitated by the Telangana State Table Tennis Association (TSTTA) at the LB Stadium, on Saturday. Sreeja clinched top honours recently in Shillong to become second from Hyderabad after Mir Khasim Ali to bag the […]

Pune: Andre Russell’s all-round brilliance theoretically kept Kolkata Knight Riders in contention for a play-off berth as they recorded a comprehensive 54- run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a must-win IPL game on Saturday. It was Russell’s unbeaten 49 off 28 balls that took KKR to 177 for six in 20 overs after being down […]

Mumbai: Their play-offs berth already secured, high-flying Gujarat Titans would look for nothing less than a win to ensure a top-2 finish when they take on out-of-reckoning Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Under the brilliant leadership of Hardik Pandya, GT rose above expectations to book their play-offs berth […]

Hyderabad: Sreenidi Deccan Football Club finished third in the I-League after defeating Churchill Brothers FC 1-0, on Saturday. Riding on the decisive goal from Romawiai late in the match, Sreenidi Deccan came out triumphant. This triumph puts SDFC in the third position of the prestigious national tournament. This being their debut into the football event, […]

Mumbai: In impressive form throughout the season, Lucknow Super Giants would look to bounce back from their previous match defeat and register a win to confirm their IPL play-offs berth when they face another aspirants, Rajasthan Royals, here on Sunday. LSG were on top of IPL points table with four wins on the trot before […]

Hyderabad: Donthu Bhagya Laxmi of Nagarkurnoool clocked 2.13.9 sec in the women’s 800 m to clinch the top honours in the Telangana State U-20 Men and Women Athletics Championships held at the GMC Balayogi Athletics Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad on Saturday. Ranga Reddy district’s N Vijaya Laxmi finished in 2.48.7 sec to claim silver while Ayesha […]

Udhagamandalam: The J Sebastian-trained Remediesofspring, who is in fine fettle, may score in the Nilgiris Derby Stakes (Grade-I) 1600 metres, a terms for horses 3 years old only, the highlight of the Derby day’s races scheduled to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 11.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Salvador […]