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Mumbai: The 21-run defeat to Delhi Capitals in Match 50 of IPL 2021 was a big learning experience for his team on playing against some of the best players on a good surface, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson said after the match on Thursday. Williamson said that they could have won the match if they […]

Mumbai: Having batted at various positions so far in IPL-15, Rovman Powell was back to his preferred slot for Delhi Capitals’ match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, days after he had convinced his skipper Rishabh Pant to “trust me at No. 5.” Powell, who hit a breathtaking 67 not out off 35 balls in DC’s 21-run win […]

New York: India’s squash star Saurav Ghosal has reached his biggest semifinal on the professional tour in three years, beating higher-ranked Egyptian Youssef Ibrahim at the Tournament of Champions. The world number 17 from India staged a brilliant comeback for a 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 result in the quarterfinals at the iconic Grand Central […]

Panaji: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu says she can’t pick her toughest opponent in the international circuit as all are of the same standard and one has to be always alert irrespective of the world ranking of the player. “I feel nobody is tough and at the same time, anybody is beatable,” she said during […]

Madrid: A day after rushing from his victory to watch Real Madrid play Manchester City in the Champions League semifinals, Rafael Nadal needed the same fighting spirit as his favorite team showed to avoid his own elimination at the Madrid Open. The “Si se puede!” (“Yes we can!”) chants that echoed at the Santiago Bernabéu […]

Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals will look to sort out their batting woes and bring their campaign back on track, while an inconsistent Punjab Kings will be eager to keep the winning momentum going in their IPL game here on Saturday. The Royals were at one point giving Gujarat Titans a strong fight for the top position […]

Pune: A resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders will be wary of the threat posed by Lucknow Super Giants’ in-from skipper KL Rahul when the two sides face off in the IPL here on Saturday. LSG are sitting in second place with 14 points and are on course to secure a play-offs berth, thanks to a stupendous […]

Tashkent/Beijing: The Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to take place from September 10 to 25, were on Friday postponed indefinitely amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China. The new dates will be announced in near future. An air of uncertainty was hovering over the 19th edition of the multi-sports Games ever since […]

Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody has insisted that his side is playing “pretty good cricket” in IPL 2022 despite facing a 21-run loss at the hands of Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday. The loss also meant that Hyderabad’s losing streak in the tournament has been extended to three and are […]

Mumbai: Explosive Australia opening batter David Warner saved the best for his former franchise as his magnificent 92 not out off 58 balls powered Delhi Capitals to a 21-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday. Warner made his highest score of the season with the help of 12 […]

Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Umran Malik bowled the fastest delivery of IPL 2022 when he clocked 157 kmph during his team’s match against Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium, here on Thursday. The 22-year-old achieved the feat on the fourth ball of the 20th over, which was hammered for four by Rovman Powell. Malik eventually […]

New Delhi: Stars such as Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya will not get direct entries into the final of their respective categories when the national federation holds selection trials for Commonwealth Games and Asian Games owing to the unrest among upcoming grapplers during the recent Asian Championship trials. During the trials for the Mongolia event, […]

Hyderabad: Pro-Taekwondo Corporation under the aegis of J R International Taekwondo Academy is going to conduct the inaugural season of the Pro-Taekwondo Championship at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda on May 28 and 29. Eight teams from across from the country will participate in the event. The winner of the tournament will […]

Hyderabad: Gautham Shetty of Hyderabad clocked 11.0 sec in the men’s 100 m to clinch the top honours in the Hyderabad District U-20, Senior Men and Women Athletics Championships held at the Artillery Centre Stadium, Golconda, Hyderabad on May 5. S P College’s L Motilal finished second with a timing of 11.3 sec while Akhilesh […]

London: England pacer Jofra Archer admitted that his elbow injury and lengthy rehabilitation post surgeries left him wondering whether he would lose his central contract. Archer has not played international cricket since featuring in a five-match T20I series against India in March 2021 and was last seen in competitive cricket for Sussex in July that […]

Chennai: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand will work in tandem to guide the Indian chess players during the team’s coaching camp, beginning May 7, for the 44th Chess Olympiad. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has brought the two legends together for the home team’s first coaching camp ahead of the Chess […]

New Delhi: Rising Indian doubles player Gayatri Gopichand has pulled out of the upcoming Uber Cup Finals after being advised rest to recover from a strain in hip joints. The development was on Thursday confirmed by Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary Sanjay Mishra. The tournament is beginning in Bangkok on Sunday. Gayatri, who forms […]

New Delhi: Virat Kohli has not been able to score fluently in the IPL this season and it is a matter of concern that he is getting out to different types of bowlers, observed former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop. Kohli has managed just 175 runs with a top score of 58 at a strike […]

New Delhi: The Ajay Sharma-trained Bonita looks good among eight contenders in the My Pension Plate 1000 metres, a handicap for horses in Class-III, rated 40 to 66, the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 3.30 pm. […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene on Thursday said it has been great for the side to see young spinners like Hrithik Shokeen and Kumar Kartikeya Singh come through the ranks and do well in IPL 2022. Both Hrithik and Kartikeya, who made his IPL debut at DY Patil Stadium after coming in as […]

Pune: While Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings were jostling to win an Indian Premier League (IPL) match, a young couple were making promises to spend life together in the stands of the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune to commemorate one of the best moments of their lives. Girl proposes at CSK vs […]

Hyderabad: Promising young shooter from Hyderabad Dhanush Srikanth showcased his potential by shooting a gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle competitions in the ongoing 4th Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul, Brazil, on Thursday. The 19-year-old, competing in the Deaflympics for the first time, shot 247.5 in the final, which is also a finals world […]

Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday have signed Jharkhand left-arm pacer Sushant Mishra as replacement for medium-pacer Saurabh Dubey for the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The official release from IPL stated that Dubey has a back injury and subsequently, has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. Mishra is a […]

Pune: Chennai Super Kings were pushed to the brink of elimination after losing their seventh match by 13 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL here on Wednesday. Invited to bat, RCB rode on Mahipal Lomror’s 27-ball 42 and useful contributions from Virat Kohli (30), Faf de Plessis (38), Rajat Patidar (21 off 15 […]