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London: George Russell was confirmed as Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One teammate from 2022 by Mercedes on Tuesday. The all-British lineup was speculated on for months, and signalled on Monday by Valtteri Bottas’ move from Mercedes to Alfa Romeo next year. Russell, aged 23, said in a statement he’s “absolutely buzzing.” “But I’m under no illusions […]

The trophy was unveiled by K S Sreenivasa Raju, IAS, Secretary to Government (Tourism & Culture), YAT&C Department, Government of Telangana, at an event held today at HGA.

No false rails. The first race starts at 2 30 p.m.

Hyderabad: Mireya worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 600m: General Atlantic (B Nikhil) 47, handy. Princess Daniale (P Ajeeth K) 48, moved easy. 800m: Dillon (RB) (From 1400/600) 1-2, eased up. 1000m: Mireya (RB) 1-17, 800/59, 600/42, pleased. Ashwa Migsun (Gaurav Singh) 1-18, 800/1-2, 600/46, […]

London: India pulled off a sensational 157-run win in the fourth Test against England, only their second-ever at The Oval and first at the venue after 1971, to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series. This is also only the second time in history — after 1986 — that India have won two […]

Sao Paulo: A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended amid chaotic scenes after local health officials walked onto the pitch in a bid to remove three players who didn’t comply with coronavirus restrictions. The match featuring Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar was stopped in the 7th minute because of the extraordinary […]

New York: Leylah Fernandez is a self-described “happy-go-lucky girl” having the time of her life at Flushing Meadows, raising her fists, pumping her arms and riling up crowds while beating two past U.S. Open champions to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. A day before her 19th birthday, the unseeded left-hander from Canada grabbed the […]

Amsterdam: Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is leaving Mercedes at the end of the season and replacing the retiring Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo. The Alfa Romeo team said Monday that Bottas had signed a multi-year deal, paving the way for George Russell to replace Bottas at Mercedes. For Bottas, it is a sad end […]

Hyderabad: The star-studded Indian team, led by captain Viswanathan Anand and sponsored by Microsense, will aim to defend its Online Chess Olympiad crown, which gets underway worldwide late on Monday. “We have a good mix of Experience and Youth. We hope to do well and are fairly confident of our prospects,” Anand, while addressing a […]

Lahore: Pakistan men’s national cricket team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis have stepped down from their respective roles. They communicated their decisions to the Pakistan Cricket Board late on Monday morning. With the New Zealand side due to arrive on September 11 for the three ODI and five T20I series and the […]

After breaking the Guinness World Record for most goals scored in international matches during the Portugal vs Ireland match played on September 1 at the Algarve Stadium (Portugal), Cristiano Ronaldo seems to have some gala time with family. The ace footballer, who recently signed a contract with Manchester United, has now moved to the UK […]

Hyderabad: The R. H. Sequeira-trained Watch My Stride was ridden by Akshay Kumar to victory in the Helen Of Trophy Plate 1200 metres the feature event of the races at Malakpet on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Jean Lafette (1), Burano (2), Bandit King (3), Miss Little Angel (4), W-Rs.-60, SHP-Rs. 41, P-Rs. 15, 14,72, THP- Rs. […]

In a battle of left-handers, world No.73 Fernandez fought back from a set and a break down to stun No.16 seed and 2016 US Open winner Kerber, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, in 2 hours and 15 minutes, one day before her 19th birthday on Sunday evening.

The No.8 seed Krejcikova has now won 29 of her last 32 matches and tallied her fourth top-10 win of the season to make her second major quarterfinal of the season. She will face No.2 seed

Cheered to the echo on Sunday evening by 65,000 passionate spectators at Zandvoort, Verstappen headed off title rival Lewis Hamilton at the first corner and was never headed as he completed a pole-to-flag victory.

London: England’s under-fire opening pair made a confident start after an indomitable Shadul Thakur and a calm Rishabh Pant ensured a 367-run lead for India as the fourth Test entered an engrossing home stretch. Haseeb Hameed (43 batting, 85 balls) and Rory Burns (31 batting, 109 balls) put on 77 runs in 32 overs on […]

Hyderabad: Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy remembered former Olympian and Dhyan Chand awardee Syed Shahid Hakim who passed away recently. A condolence meeting was arranged in the city on Sunday and the SATS chief recalled Hakim’s services to the sport of football. Hakim, son of late legendary football coach SS […]

Hyderabad: Gurugram’s Manu Gandas ended in a blaze of glory as he lifted his maiden professional trophy at the Golconda Masters Telangana Open 2021, presented by Vooty & Haldi at the Hyderabad Golf Association (HGA) course, here on Sunday. Gandas (64-58-64-64), the overnight leader by five shots, turned in a card of two-under 64 featuring […]

BAI also on Sunday named a 12-member Indian team for the Sudirman Cup, which is slated to take place from September 26 to October 3 in Finland.

Hyderabad: Kings maintained a clean slate to defeat Warriors 41-39 and win the U-16 boys title in the Keystone Basketball Academy Dropping Dimes 5×5 one-day basketball tournament, on Sunday. In the U-14 category, Pistons defeated Hornets 40-36 for the title. Results: U-12: Knights 18 (Damodara M 12, Suhas 4) bt Suns 17 (Adish Reddy 8, […]

Hyderabad: S Antony Raj guided the Arjun Mangalorkar-trained Kensington to an upset win over favourite Falcon Edge in the Deccan Colts Championship Stakes (Grade III) 1600 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet on Sunday. RESULTS: 1. Angelita (1), Hot Seat (2), Aarya (3), Blue Label (4). W-Rs.-96, SHP-Rs. 31, P-Rs. 20, 16, […]

Mykola Shaparenko scored his first international goal for Ukraine just before halftime by smashing in a shot from 20 meters on Saturday.

Electing to bat, South Africa's innings never got going. Captain Dane van Niekerk was caught behind for a duck in the very first over off Chinelle Henry.

The 14th seed Indo-Croatian pair won 6-3 4-6 6-4 over their unseeded rivals in one hour and 56 minutes on Saturday night.