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Dubai: Pakistan seem primed to win their second title but it will take a special effort to upstage a tenacious Australia, which is peaking at the right time, in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Pakistan have turned it around following their first-round exit in 2016. The Babar Azam-led side […]

Hyderabad: Local Team Mysa recorded an important win when they upstaged Kolkata’s Cleantek United at the inaugural National Amateur Golf League 2021 here at the Par 72 Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club on Wednesday. In Group A, Chennai Hustlers created possibilities of qualifying for semi-finals with a convincing win over Bengaluru’s Mighty Eagles. The […]

Hyderabad: Ashwa Bravo and Mirana caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Wednesday morning. SAND:600m:Winning Streak (NB Kuldeep) (From 1000/400) 46, moved easy. City Of Blessing (Trainer) & City Of Blssom (K Aneel) (From 1000/400) 47,pair moved easy. 800m:Artemis Arrow (Md Ismail) 1-0, 600/46, moved well. I Am […]

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Hyderabad: She is all of 16 years. But give her a bat, Gongadi Trisha can wield it like a magic wand. She is passionate, enthusiastic and energetic. She is a NextGen cricketer. This talented women cricketer stole the show in the recently concluded BCCI-conducted under-19 Challenger one-day series. She played a big part in India […]

Hyderabad: Taking up the Green India Challenge, international badminton players Krishna Priya Kudaravalli and Tarun Kona planted saplings at their residence in Shankarpalli Mokila, on Tuesday. Indian cricketer Hanuma Vihari had nominated the duo to participate in the challenge, which was launched by Rajya Sabha Member J Santosh Kumar. Speaking on the occasion, Krishna Priya […]

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma was on Tuesday was officially anointed India’s new T20 captain replacing Virat Kohli, who has been rested from the three-match series against New Zealand starting November 17 in Jaipur. The new-look team also has IPL’s highest run-getter Ruturaj Gaikwad and top wicket-taker Harshal Patel in the squad of 16 along with […]

Hyderabad: Discarded Ranji opener Akshath Reddy hit yet another century in Income Tax’s win over Charminar while Saketh Dhatrak’s five-wicket haul went in vain as India Cements lost a thrilling match to BDL in the HCA one-day knockout cricket tournament for three-day league teams on Tuesday. Brief scores: Group A: Union Bank of India 235 […]

Hyderabad: Skipper Tanmay Agarwal (62; 46b, 7×4, 1×6) led from the front while left-arm seamer CV Milind (3.2-0-8-5) picked up his second five-wicket haul to script Hyderabad’s fifth successive win when they defeated Uttar Pradesh by 29 runs in the Elite Group E Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 cricket tournament at Sultanpur (Haryana) on Tuesday. Thanks […]

Hyderabad: Telangana chess player Arjun Erigaisi added another feather in his cap. Playing in a strong field, which included top chess players from the world, the 18-year-old from Warangal finished third with 13.5 points from 18 games in the Lindores Abbey Blitz Tournament in Riga, Latvia. Speaking from Latvia, the Grandmaster said he was elated […]

Hyderabad: Local team Team Mysa and Kolkata’s Cleantek United started their National Amateur Golf League 2021 campaigns in style with wins here at the picturesque Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club on Tuesday. Tournament favorites Team Mysa won convincingly over Bengaluru’s Mighty Eagles while Cleantek United narrowly edged out the Chennai Hustlers by one point. […]

Hyderabad: Kaustuv Kundu of West Bengal emerged as sole leader with 7 points out of 7 rounds while four players Gusain Himal (Chattisgarh), Saravana Krishnan (Karur Vysya Bank), Utsab Chatterjee (West Bengal) and Arpan das (West Bengal) are in second spot with 6.5 points each in the 3rd Hyderabad All India Open FIDE Rating Tournament […]

Mysuru: The Surender-trained Gold Field looks set to strike in the Fame And Glory Plate 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 and above Class-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 p.m. SELECTIONS: Infiniteposibility 1, Tracer Bullet 2, […]

Abu Dhabi: Title favourites but injury hit England will bank on their X-Factor players to upstage a remarkably consistent New Zealand in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. England were the pre-tournament favourites and played like one for the majority of the Super 12 stage. However, their loss in the […]

Hyderabad: Wicketkeeper A Prateek Reddy will lead the Hyderabad men’s under-25 `A’ team that will take part in the BCCI under-25 State A tournament to be held at Rajkot from November 20. Team: A Prateek Reddy (captain & wk), M Abhirath Reddy, Shaik Sohail, K Nitesh Reddy, Rahul Reddy, Sagar Chaurasia (wk), M Rakesh Yadav, […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Sneha Singh is all set play in her maiden international tournament when she participates in the Women’s Amateur Golf championship that begins from Wednesday at Abu Dhabi Golf Cup. The young golfer, who is a student of St Ann’s College, will represent the Indian team with Avani Anika, Sifat and Nishna. Sneha had […]

Hyderabad: It is ironic ever since the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) started in 2008, India have never won the T20 World Cup. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team clinched the T20 World Cup in 2007 in South Africa but after that the Indian side returned empty-handed. On the other hand, Pakistan, who don’t have a […]

Hyderabad: The inaugural edition of the National Amateur Golf League, being organised by T Golf Foundation, will kick off on Tuesday at the Boulder Hills Golf and Country Club, in Hyderabad. The edition will have eight teams from New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Rest of India and the competition will be played on […]

Dubai: Fine performances with bat and ball saw India sign off from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket win over Namibia in their final Super 12 match at the Dubai International Stadium here on Monday. It meant that Virat Kohli finished his T20I captaincy career on a high. It also indicated that […]

New Delhi: Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award. Earlier this year, the badminton player had become the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. She defeated China’s He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics. President Ram Nath Kovind is presenting the […]

Hyderabad: The Tanmay Agarwal-led Hyderabad team continued its dream run as they pulled off a stunning last-ball three-wicket victory over formidable Delhi in the Elite Group E Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament at Sultanpur (Haryana) on Monday. In a humdinger of a contest, Hyderabad survived a few anxious moments before the left-handed duo of Tanay […]

Dubai: India doesn’t play “fearless” brand of cricket in ICC events, feels former England captain Nasser Hussain, and said absence of an alternate plan and selection issues were the reasons for the team’s early exit from the T20 World Cup. “You have got to go out and express yourself. They (India) have got so much […]

New Delhi: The Indian batters’ failure to score enough against strong teams was the primary reason for the team’s ordinary campaign in the T20 World Cup, said legendary former captain Sunil Gavaskar, urging the side to change its approach in power-play overs. “The way Pakistan and New Zealand bowlers restricted our batters, didn’t let them […]

Hyderabad: Gaurav Singh guided the N Ravinder Singh-trained New Look to victory in the Telangana Cup 1400 metres, the feature event of the opening day’s winter races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: Furious Fun (1), Golden Forza (2), My Master (3), Turf Monarch (4).W-Rs.-38, SHP-Rs. 109, P-Rs. 14, 25, 15, THP- Rs. 38, […]