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Suncheon: Third seed PV Sindhu beats seventh seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in straight games to enter the semi-finals of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 on Friday here at the Palma Stadium. Two-time Olympic Champion PV Sindhu was trailing 2-5 in the opening game but the Indian clawed her way back winning four points […]

Navi Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday. Invited to bat first, DC posted 149 for 3 with opener Prithvi Shaw top-scoring with a 34-ball 61 while captain Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan chipped in with 39 not out and 36 not out […]

London: Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA’s preparation tournaments in the Gulf State. The acknowledgement of failings came after an investigation by Amnesty International which said security guards were forced to work in conditions it called “forced labor” by exceeding the 60-hour maximum work week and not […]

Mumbai: Gujarat Titans’ lethal pace attack is all set to ask some probing questions to the dynamic Punjab Kings top-order when the two teams lock horns in an IPL match on Friday. In terms of composition and balance, both Gujarat and Punjab are very different and that makes for an enticing contest on a Brabourne […]

Mumbai: Seven clubs from the Indian Super League (ISL) will vie for top honour in the inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) in Goa, scheduled to be held from April 15 to May 12, it was announced today. Seven clubs, Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC and […]

Suncheon: Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarterfinals but Lakshya Sen was ousted after losing his second round match at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday. World number seven Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, got the better of world number 26 Japan’s Aya Ohori 21-15 21-10 […]

Hyderabad: Ajay Dev Goud, G Aniketh Reddy and Abhirath Reddy scalped three wickets each as Hyderabad skittled out Odisha for 186 in 55.3 overs in the second innings on third day of the Group Elite C under-25 Col CK Nayudu Trophy at the St Xavier’s KCA Cricket Ground, Kerala on Thursday. Earlier, Hyderabad lower order […]

New Delhi: The A Khan-trained Ashwa Johannesburg, who is working well in the morning trials, may make amends in the Anacostia Plate 1200 metres a handicap for horses Class-II, Rated 60 to 86 (lower class eligible), the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails are up. The first race […]

Colombo: Calling India a “big brother”, former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya lauded the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending help to the island nation as it battles the worst economic crisis since independence. “You know as always as a neighbour, the big brother of the next to our country has been […]

Pune: Pat Cummins’ superlative knock of 56 runs from 15 balls against Mumbai Indians played here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday took everyone by surprise and the man who did the unthinkable was also surprised after making the match a one-sided contest in favour of Kolkata Knight Riders. “I am more surprised. […]

Pune: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets in their IPL match here on Wednesday. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, KKR saw MI recover from 55 for three in the 11th over to post 161 for four. In reply, KKR chased down the target of 162 with 24 balls to spare. […]

Naihati (WB): RoundGlass Punjab FC recorded their second successive victory as they defeated Indian Arrows 3-1 in the I-League here on Wednesday. With this, RoundGlass have moved to the fourth spot on the table. They are now on par with Sreenidi Deccan FC with one game in hand. Kurtis Guthrie (51”), Maheson Singh Tongbram (54”) […]

New Delhi: In this edition of IPL 2022, where newbies have performed to the best of their abilities, some of the top batters who did well in the last season of the tournament have struggled to get going. These players, who amassed huge runs in the 2021 edition split into two halves, have not found […]

New Delhi: Indian pugilists Ashish Kumar, Govind Sahani, Varinder Singh and Monika entered the finals of their respective events at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket on Wednesday. Ashish, who won gold medal in the last edition in the 75kg class, lived up to his billing and produced a flawless performance to register […]

Mumbai: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has been left mighty impressed with the performance of young Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma in IPL 2022, especially with the wide range of shots in the repertoire of the young left-handed batter. The 19-year-old Varma, who played for India in the 2020 Men’s U19 World Cup in […]

Suncheon: The third-seed PV Sindhu on Wednesday stormed into the second round of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 after defeating USA’s Lauren Lam here at the Palma Stadium. The two-time Olympic medallist Indian defeated Lauren Lam 21-15, 21-14 in a match that lasted 34 minutes. Sindhu raced toward an 11-6 lead into the first […]

Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by four wickets in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday. Sent to bat, Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten 70 off 47 balls, while Shimron Hetmyer (42 not out) and Devdutt Padikkal (37) also made valuable contributions to power the Royals to 169 for 3. In reply, Dinesh […]

By Vijay Mohan Raj Hyderabad: It was only last week that we got the news that Rahul who was the youngest son of the legendary Vinoo Mankad passed away in UK while on a visit to meet his daughter. As far as I am concerned, I have been associated with the Mankad family from my […]

Pune: Mumbai Indians” domestic bowlers will look to step up as they take on a buoyant Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL here on Wednesday, looking to turn things around after back-to-back defeats. MI have so far looked like anything but IPL”s five-time champions, losing both their opening games – first against Delhi Capitals by […]

New Delhi: Indian boxer Sumit (75kg) entered the semifinals of the Thailand Open with a comfortable win over Timur Nurseitov in Phuket, Thailand on Tuesday. Sumit, who received bye in the opening round, looked in good touch throughout the bout. He notched a 5-0 win against Kazakhstan”s Nurseitov in the quarterfinal clash. Sumit became the […]

Hyderabad: Sreenidi Deccan Football Club went down fighting to Gokulam Kerala 1-2 in the I-League at the Kalyanai Stadium, on Tuesday. The victory helped Gokulam Kerala to jump to the top of the points table. The defending champions rode on two goals from Bouba Aminou (4′) and Jourdaine Fletcher (31′) in the first half to […]

Mumbai: Rishabh Pant says the tour of Australia in 2020-21 is the “turning point of my life” as he helped India save one game and win another despite taking painkiller injection after struggling to hold the bat. The 24-year-old Pant played two of his greatest knocks in the last two Tests in Sydney and Brisbane […]

Navi Mumbai: Young pacer Avesh Khan feels bowlers hardly have any respite in a tournament like the IPL, and the key to success for him lies in handling the pressure. Avesh, the most expensive uncapped Indian player in the ongoing IPL after LSG paid 25 times more than his base price of Rs 20 lakh […]

Hyderabad: B Rama Krishna will lead the State hockey team in the upcoming 12th Senior Men Hockey India Nationals scheduled to be held in Bhopal from April 9 to 17. The team will leave for Bhopal on April 7 from Hyderabad. Team: B Rama Krishna (Captain), K Narsing Rao, L Aravind, CH Jayavardhan, M Vineeth, […]