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Miami: Indian prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa came back strongly from a disadvantageous position to beat World’s No. 1 junior player, Alireza Firouzja, in the third encounter of their four-game match as the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, which got off to a thrilling start here. The 2.5-1.5 win in the first-round […]

Zurich: FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect citing “undue influence” from third parties. “The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes,” […]

Hyderabad: Sreenidhi Deccan FC defeated Deccan Dynomos FC 2-1 in the final of the Telangana Football Association’s (TFA) ”C” Division Super League Football Championship held at the Gymkhana Football Ground, Secunderabad on Monday. Deccan Dynomos FC’s Sandeep scored in the 28th minute to put his side in the lead. Later, Shaik Saleem of the Sreenidhi […]

Hyderabad: Don Bosco Good Training Academy bagged top honours in the girls category of the U-14 Keystone Basketball Academy Zero Gravity 5×5 Basketball Tournament held in Hyderabad on Sunday. Sahasra scored 12 points as Don Bosco thrashed Keystone Basketball Academy (KBA) 30-12 in the summit clash. For KBA, Lakshya scored six and Asmi Ghosh scored […]

Hyderabad: Raju clinched twin titles – in men’s singles and doubles – of the NVK Tennis Tournament held at the NVK Sports Arena, Kondapur. He defeated R Sandeep 7-5 in the singles final. Later, he paired with Aslam and crushed Tarun and S Sanjay 6-0 in the doubles final to emerge the champion. Meanwhile in […]

Hyderabad: Kiran Naidu guided the RH Sequeira-trained Lifes Song to victory in the Independence Cup 1200 metres, the feature event of the races at the Malakpet Race course, here on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Tiger Mountain (1), Yaletown (2), Resurgence (3), Wind Sprite (4). W-Rs.-106, SHP-Rs. 35, P-Rs.14, 10, 14, THP-Rs. 49, SHW-Rs.49 & 12, F-Rs. […]

Hyderabad: “Dhoni finishes off in style. India lift the world cup after 28 years. The party starts in the dressing room and it’s an Indian captain who has been absolutely magnificent in the night of the final,” are the words no Indian cricket fan will ever forget. The game of cricket has certainly produced many […]

Hyderabad: Telugu Yoddhas began their campaign with a superb 10-point victory over Chennai Quick Guns in the inaugural edition of the Ultimate Kho Kho at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports complex in Pune Sunday. At the half-time the winners Yoddhas were leading comfortably by 14 points with scorelines reading 29-15. Though the Chennai outfit put […]

By Vijay Mohan Raj On the auspicious occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Independence of India It calls for a personal resolution that I have offered to make. My Independence is to express myself through thoughts, words and deeds without fear and inhibitions. As an individual sportsman who has been influenced in life by factors that […]

Hyderabad: Jaideep Reddy emerged champion in a tie-breaker after a three-way tie for the top honours in the junior section of the 195th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at the Brilliant Grammar School, Dilsukhnagar, on Sunday. Jaideep Reddy was tied with S Aaryan Rudrapati and P Rishi for the top position with 5.5 points from six […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad sailor Alekya Coondoo from Secunderabad Sailing Club won a gold medal in the YAI Youth Multi Class Sailing and Kiteboard Championship in the 420 at the Krishnarajasagar Dam on the Cauvery River in Mandya, Karnataka. Alekhya represents Secunderabad Sailing Club while another Telangana boy Kartik Chakali represents the Navy Boys Sailing School (Goa). […]

Pune: The H Daji-trained Petronia looks set to win the Enlightenment Plate 1400 metres, a handicap for horses in Class II, rated 60 to 86 (40 to 59 eligible) in a field of eight runners the feature card of eight framed for races to be held here on Monday. False rails will be announced on […]

Hyderabad: The RH Sequeira-trained Lifes Song, who recorded an impressive win over a sprint, should have a decisive say in the Independence Cup 1200 metres, Category-II a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65, the feature in small card of six events of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails are up. […]

Hyderabad: Corfe Castle, Bangor On Dee, Varenna, Malibu and Inderdhanush impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Sunday morning. SAND: 600m: Doe A Deer (Abhay Singh) (From 1200/600) 47, eased up. 800m: Elusive (RB) 1-0, 600/43, good. Romero (Kiran Naidu) 1-2, 600/48, handy. Ashwa Bravo (Khurshad Alam) 1-3, 600/48, moved […]

New Delhi: Indian Commonwealth Games contingent expressed their delight at being honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their excellent performance at Birmingham 2022. PM Modi felicitated the Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 in New Delhi on Saturday. The felicitation was attended by both athletes and their coaches. Union Minister for Youth […]

New Delhi: Indian athletes expressed their elation at being honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their superlative showing at Birmingham Commonwealth Games with Nikhat Zareen gifting him her boxing gloves and sprinter Hima Das giving the traditional Assamese gamocha. Modi, on Saturday, hosted the Indian contingent at his residence to felicitate the players. The […]

New Delhi: India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu on Saturday pulled out of the upcoming BWF World Championships owing to a stress fracture on her left foot. In a statement which she shared on Twitter, the double Olympic medallist confirmed that she will be missing the 2022 World Championships. Sindhu has won the World Championships gold […]

Hyderabad: Chdvilas Sai defeated Nidhish Shyamal to be in joint lead with two points from as many rounds in the open category of the 195th Brilliant Trophy chess tournament in Hyderabad on Saturday. In the junior category, ModipalliDeekshitha, Aryan Rudrapati, Tanav Reddy, Sanikommu Jaideep Reddy, G Prajwal, Sablye Ganesh, Vedic Tolwala, Sai Vedansh and P […]

Hyderabad: Hosts St Joseph Public School, King Koti defeated The Future Kids, Hyderabad 40-28 to clinch the basketball title in the under-17 boys category in the CISCE Regional Sports and Games, AP and Telangana Region basketball tournament at the St Joseph’s School, Habsiguda on Saturday. In the under-14 boys final, The Future Kids downed St […]

Hyderabad: Harshini Viswanadh and Skandha Prasanna Rao emerged champions in the girls and boys categories respectively at the AITA National Series Under-18 tennis tournament at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy, on Saturday. In the girls final, Harshini recorded a comfortable 6-4, 6-3 victory over Srivally Madisetty. However, the boys final turned out to be a […]

Hyderabad: Akshay Kumar guided the RH Sequeira-trained Falcon Edge to victory in the Royal Revive Plate 1400 metres, the feature event of the races at the Malakpet Racecourse, here on Saturday. RESULTS: 1. Mysterious Angel (1), Bellagio (2), Baisa (3), Coming Home (4). W-Rs.-34, SHP-Rs. 30, P-Rs.15, 13, 31, THP-Rs. 78, SHW-Rs.16 & 11, F-Rs. […]

Pune: The Pesi Shroff-trained Enigma, working well in the morning trials, is expected to score in the Akkasaheb Maharaj Trophy (Grade-III) 1200 metres, terms for horses, 4 years old and over in a field of eight runners, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday 14. False rails will be announced […]

Hyderabad: Spectacular Cruise, Mountain Rose, Stag’s Leap, Life’s Living & Picture Me moved well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Saturday morning. SAND: 600m: Hard To Toss (Deepak Singh) 47, handy. Dream Station (Rohit Kumar) (From 1000/400) 47, eased up. Cape Town (Dhanu Singh) & 3y-(Stardan/Passion ‘N’ Passion) (Ishwar Singh) […]

New Delhi: The India men’s cricket team, led by opener KL Rahul, left for Zimbabwe on Saturday morning ahead of the three-match ODI series, starting from August 18, followed by two more matches on August 20 and 22 at the Harare Sports Club. The social media accounts of the Board of Control for Cricket in India […]