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Bali: Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu entered the summit clash of BWF World Tour Finals with a hard-fought win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinals here on Saturday. Sindhu, the reigning world champion and two-time Olympic medallist, beat Yamaguchi 21-15,15-21,21-19 in a thrilling match that lasted one hour 10 minutes. She will face […]

Hyderabad: Telangana tennis players Sowjanya Bhavisetti and Pranjala Yadlapalli will fight it out for the women’s singles title after both of them rallied from a set down to defeat their opponents in semifinal of the ITF Women’s $15,000 tennis tournament at the KSLTA in Bengaluru on Saturday. Sowjanya toppled tournament favourite Rutuja Bhosale 4-6, 6-4, […]

Hyderabad: The Pesi Shroff-trained Botero looks best among ten contenders in the Golconda 2000 Guineas (Grade II) 1600 metres, terms for horses 3 year olds only, the major attraction of the races to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. First race starts at 12.40 pm. SELECTIONS: Wind Sprite 1, Lights On 2, Almas […]

Hyderabad: Ashwa Bravo caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Saturday morning. SAND:600m:Valiant Prince (RB), 2y-(Saamidd/Miss Gally (Rupal Singh) & 2y-(Bated Breath/Blush’s Gift) (RB) 47, trio moved easy. Summer Sea (RB) & Maa (Gourav Singh) 47, moved together. Nightmare (BR Kumar) (From 1000/400) 45, handy. Winning Streak (NB […]

Number eight batter Kyle Jamieson top-scored for New Zealand with 17 while captain and opener Tom Latham (10) was the next best batter.

Mumbai: India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin created quite a buzz after being dismissed by New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel for duck on Day 2 of the second and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Not knowing that Patel’s delivery had clipped the top of the off-stump and dislodged the bails, Ashwin initially thought that […]

With the Proteas men's team having already participated in no less than eight international cricket BSEs, CSA is pleased to announce that this tour will also take place under the strictest Covid-19 guidelines, as contained in the BSE protocols.

He achieved the feat against India in the ongoing second Test here at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

New Delhi: The TV umpire could not find conclusive evidence to overturn the LBW decision against Virat Kohli on day one of the second Test against New Zealand but spin great Shane Warne feels the Indian skipper was “simply not out”. Kohli was adjudged LBW by the on-field umpire on the fourth ball of his […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad cricketer Ambati Rayudu has been a force to reckon with in the Indian Premier League so far. He is one of the few Indian players who has seen constant success. Having played with Mumbai Indians from 2010 to 2018 and with Chennai Super Kings from 2018 to 2021, Rayudu has five IPL and […]

Bhubaneswar: Defending champions India’s dream of a second consecutive FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup title was shattered on Friday as six-time winners Germany defeated the hosts 2-4 here. Germany will meet Argentina in the summit clash of the premier tournament. The Indians, who last won the Junior World Cup title in Lucknow in 2016, […]

Hyderabad: JBS Vidyadhar and his partner Ajit B Umrani made it to the summit clash in the 40 years men’s doubles category at the World Senior Badminton Championship in Huelva, Spain, on Friday. The Vijayawada-based shuttler Vidyadhar and Ajit defeated another Indian pair of Abhinand K Shetty and Sunil Gladson Varadaraj 21-10, 21-14 in semifinals. […]

Mumbai: Under pressure to prove his worth, Mayank Agarwal made the best statement possible with a superb hundred as India recovered from a sudden top-order collapse to reach 221 for 4 in two extended opening day sessions against New Zealand in the second Test here on Friday. Agarwal (120 batting, 246 balls), who is all […]

Hyderabad: Telangana tennis players dominated the proceedings at the ITF Women’s $15,000 at the KSLTA, Bengaluru as three of them entered the semifinals, on Friday. Shrivalli Rashmikaa continued her run defeating Akansha Nitture 7-6 (4), 6-4. The qualifier will take on another State player Yadlapalli Pranjala in semifinals. Pranjala, seeded fourth, rallied from a set […]

Hyderabad: Third seeded Abhishek crushed Dinesh Karthik 15-0, 15-2 in the under-15 boys singles third round match at the MK’s Junior Badminton championship on Friday. Results: Boys Singles: U-15: 3rd Round: P Sai Shreyas bt Venu Charan 15-6 15-1; Dhruv Sethi bt K Kaushik Reddy 15-8 15-4; Shashank Vanamala bt Sai Rishwanth Lade 15-13 15-7; […]

Kolkata: The Vijay Singh-trained Jake, an impressive winner in his previous outing, is likely win the Bookmakers’s Association Calcutta 2000 Guineas (Grade-III) 1600 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the chief event of the races to be held here on Saturday. No false rails. First race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: Lady Laurane […]

Bengaluru: The Prasanna Kumar-trained Perfect Rendition looks good in the Classic Story Trophy 1200 metres, a handicap for horses Class-III, rated 40 to 65, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.15 pm. SELECTIONS Commandpost 1, Southern Power 2, Florencia 3 […]

But despite the striker's superb showing this season, the club continues to languish at joint seventh spot on the Premiership table with just 21 points -- six wins, three draws and five defeats in 14 games.

Hyderabad: Balius moved well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Friday morning. SAND: 600m:Cosmic Run (Kiran Naidu) (From 1000/400) 47, moved freely. Sweet Melody (Bopanna) 48, moved easy. 800m:Gusty Note (G Naresh) 1-1, 600/47, handy. Astronaut (Khurshad Alam) 1-1, 600/45, moved easy. 1000m:Balius (Koushik) 1-15, 800/58, 600/44, good. Sea Of […]

Mumbai: India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, whose place in the playing eleven seemed doubtful due to lack of form, was on Friday ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand due to a hamstring niggle along with two more injured senior players Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. The match is expected to start later Friday […]

Hyderabad: For an athlete to excel in a sport, it requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Imagine what it takes for a differently-abled athlete to excel. But 28-year-old Deeravath Mahesh is making waves not just in one sport but two. He is not only representing India in volleyball, but is also the captain […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad District Weightlifting Association announced the district team for the upcoming State-level Weightlifting Championship 2021-22, scheduled to be held in Nizamabad from Dec 6 to 8, after conducting Hyderabad district Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championship and selection trials at the LB Stadium on Thursday. Team: Youth Boys: 49kg category-Manikanta, 61kg- Bharat Kumar; Youth […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Sandeep Reddy has been appointed as the national American Football team while seven other Telugu players have been selected into the team for the upcoming World Championship which will be held in Jerusalem, Israel from December 6. The final of the tournament is scheduled for December 8. The teams were divided into six […]

Bali: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Thursday joined compatriot Lakshya Sen into the knockout stage of the BWF World Tour Finals, while Kidambi Srikanth’s fate hung in balance after suffering defeat in his second group match, here. The 26-year-old Sindhu, the only Indian to win the prestigious title in 2018 and a finalist a […]