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Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club were held to a draw in their previous two games – against bottom-placed SC East Bengal and FC Goa – which dented their chances of consolidating the position in the Top 4 in Indian Super League (ISL) points table. Come Tuesday, the Hyderabad team looks to get back to winning ways […]

Centurion: The Indian team will look to reset its first innings target after the second day’s play in the opening Test against South Africa had to be called off without a ball being bowled due to heavy and persistent rain since morning here on Monday. What started as a drizzle this morning became a steady […]

Melboune: England was hit by Covid-19 dramas within its support staff on Monday before its batsmen sustained another top-order collapse at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia moved within sight of a series-clinching victory in the Ashes. Before play even began on Monday, Cricket Australia called for calm after a Covid-19 scare involving England’s support […]

Hyderabad: Akshay Kumar guided the RH Sequeira-trained Watch My Stride to victory in the Kaleshwaram Cup 1100 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Ashoka (1), Almas (2), Lady Dynamite (3), Maa (4). W-Rs. 15, SHP-Rs. 24, P-Rs. 12, 10, 21, THP- Rs. 30, SHW-Rs. 11 & […]

Mumbai: The Pesi Shroff-trained Zuccarelli looks unbeatable in the Arion Horse Company Indian 2000 Guineas (Grade-I) 1600 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 2.00 p.m. SELECTIONS 1. Windy City 1, Gusty Girl 2, […]

Hyderabad: Warangal crushed Nizamabad 35-20, 35-30 in the boys final, while Khammam girls defeated Warangal 35-30, 35-29 in 66th Juniors state inter-district Ball Badminton Championship 2021 at HAL Balanagar on Sunday. Results: Boys Final: Warangal bt Nizamabad 35-20, 35-30; Semis: Nizamabad bt Ranga Reddy 35-20, 35-30, Warangal bt Medak 35-30, 35-25. Girls Final: Khammam bt […]

Centurion: A sublime century from KL Rahul helped India dominate day one of the Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park here on Sunday. At stumps, India are 272/3 in 90 overs with Rahul (batting 122) and Ajinkya Rahane (batting 40) at the crease on a day that totally belonged to the tourists’. Captain Virat […]

Hyderabad: RMV Gurusaidutt crushed Harshiit Thakur 15-5, 15-9 in the men’s singles fifth round match at the BAI Series Senior Badminton tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, on Sunday. Results:  Men’s Singles: Round 5: Arunesh H (TN) bt Shravan Pramod Dudhale (MAH) 15-11 15-11; Munawer Mohammed (16) (KER) bt Pruthvi Roy K (KTK) 15-8 […]

Hyderabad: Md Basisq Imrose of Nalgonda bagged the top honours of the Sardar Bishan Singh Ji Memorial Open Rapid Chess tournament at Little Flower High School Auditorium, Uppal on Sunday. Imorse secured the title after defeating top seed Matta Vinay Kumar in the tie-breaker with the better score in tie breaker. Final Standings: 1 Md […]

Jaipur: The hill state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday reached its zenith in cricket, with a stunning 11-run victory over mighty Tamil Nadu in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here. Youngster Shubham Arora came out all guns blazing with his maiden List A century as Himachal downed five-time champions Tamil Nadu under the […]

Melbourne: Australia showed their dominance with both bat and ball and were in a commanding position against England at the end of the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here on Sunday. Marcus Harris (20 off 51) and Nathan Lyon (0 off 5) were unbeaten at the crease as […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s men and women teams clinched the titles of the 7th Telangana State Senior Throwball Inter-district Championship for Men and Women 2021 at SVVVS School, Bowenpally on Sunday. Hyderabad men’s team defeated Nizamabad 15-09, 15-11 while women’s team beat Ranga Reddy 15-12, 15-11 in the respective finals. Results: Men’s: Hyderabad bt Nizamabad 15-09, 15-11; […]

Hyderabad: Mukesh Kumar guided the SSF Hassan-trained Stunning Force to victory in the Mir Fazilath Hussain Memorial Cup 1200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Sunday. RESULTS: 1. Royal Girl (1), Prime Gardenia (2), Destine To Be (3), Southern Lady (4). W-Rs.-96, SHP-Rs. 144, P-Rs. 22, 19, 13, THP- […]

Hyderabad: Bloom Buddy and Balius pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Sunday morning. SAND: 600m: Arabian Queen (Surya Prakash) 45, strode out well. Arthur (Gourav Singh) & 2y-(Declaration Of War/Parade Queen) (Surya Prakash) 46, moved together. 800m: Greek’s Ace (Gourav Singh) (From 1200/400) 1-3, moved easy. Strauss (N Rawal) […]

Hyderabad: Jammalamadaka Pichaiah, the legendary ball badminton player from Warangal, passed away at his residence in Warangal, on Sunday. He was 104. Pichaiah had won the national championship a record nine times and was runner-up thrice. He holds the record for winning hat-trick of titles for Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh separately. Along with the Arjuna […]

New Delhi: Former India fast bowler S Sreesanth has been included in the 24-member preliminary squad of Kerala for the upcoming Ranji season. The 38-year-old is making a return to red-ball cricket after a gap of nearly nine years. Sreesanth last played a first-class match in 2013 when he was featured in the Irani Cup […]

Melbourne: Australia bowlers and opening batters David Warner and Marcus Harris ensured that the hosts dominated England on Day 1 of the ongoing Boxing Day Ashes Test here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. At stumps, Australia’s score read 61/1– trailing by 124 runs. Harris (20*) and Nathan Lyon (0*) are at the crease […]

Hyderabad: Maharashtra’s Krish Desai stunned top seed Satish Kumar Nair from Kerala 15-10, 13-15, 16-14 in the men’s singles second round match at the BAI Series Senior Badminton tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy at Gachibowli on Saturday. Results: Men’s Singles: Second Round: Krish Desai (MAH) bt Ajay Satish Kumar Nair (1) KER 15-10,13-15,16-14; […]

Hyderabad: Top seed Matta Vinay Kumar defeated Challa Saharsha to be in the joint lead with 12 other players with four points each on the first day of Sardar Bishan Singh Ji Memorial Open Rapid Chess tournament at Little Flower High School Auditorium, Uppal on Saturday. Results: Challa Saharsha (3) lost to Matta Vinay Kumar […]

Hyderabad: Knotty Dancer and Horse O’ War caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Saturday morning. SAND: 600m: Candy Girl (Bopanna) (From 1000/400) 46, moved easy. Isra (K Aneel) (From 1000/400) 44 eased up. Shaden (Md Ismail) & Ok Boss (Surya Prakash) 46, pair handy. 800m: Blue Origin (R […]

Kolkata: The Vijay Singh-trained Shivansh looks good among seven contenders in the Army Cup 1400 metres, terms for horses 4 years old and over, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.00 pm. Selections: 1. Sun God 1, Tasmania 2, Boss […]

Hyderabad: The SK Sunderji-trained Intense Approach who maintains form may repeat in the Mir Fazilath Hussain Memorial Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses, rated 40 to 65 (Category-II), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 2.15 […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s men and women teams recorded victories on the first day of the 7th Telangana State Senior Throwball Inter-district Championship for Men and Women 2021 at SVVVS School, Bowenpally on Saturday. Hyderabad men’s team defeated Mahbubnagar 15-12, 15-08 while women’s team beat Nalgonda 15-08, 15-06. Results: Men: Hyderabad bt Mahbubnagar 15-12, 15-08, Warangal bt […]

Hyderabad: Telangana cyclist Aashirwad Saxena won a silver and a bonrze medal in the National Track Cycling Championship, in Jaipur. While Saxena was part of the State team that won a silver medal in the sprint event in the under-16 category along with Cherayush Patwardhan and A Ramakrishna, Saxena also won a bronze medal in […]