Sport

Budapest: Canada’s Summer McIntosh set a new world junior record in the women’s 200m butterfly race on the fifth day of the 19th FINA World Swimming Championships here. The 15-year-old McIntosh touched the wall first in a time of two minutes and 5.20 seconds, breaking the previous world junior record of 2:05.79 she had set on […]

Rotterdam: Indian women’s hockey League campaign in Rotterdam on Wednesday. Experienced forward Vandana Katariya (39′, 54′) starred with a brace, while Sonika (54′) and Sangita Kumari (57′) scored a goal each to help India sign off the prestigious league on a high note ahead of the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022. The Indian team […]

Hyderabad: Nishanth Bhukya of Telangana defeated Nikhil Jaikumar of Tamil Nadu 21-10, 21-10 in the round of 32 at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior U-13 Ranking Badminton Tournament held at the Chetan Anand Badminton Academy, Ameenpur, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Meanwhile in the girls category, Avni Reddy Hanumaiah Gari downed Srideetya Seran Gurazada 21-11, 21-14. Results […]

Hyderabad: Medak district team defeated Mahabubnagar in the final of the J Jagan Mohan Rao Memorial TDL T20 cricket tournament held at the Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology (MLRIT) grounds, Hyderabad on Wednesday. The Telangana State Planning Board vice-chairman, B Vinod Kumar presented trophies and cash prizes of Rs 1.5 Lakh and RS 75,000 […]

Hyderabad: In a bid to produce top international strikers, the Football Plus Soccer Academy, in association with PUMA, launched the International Strikers’ Academy in India on Wednesday. The idea was born to improve the standard and quality of Indian football by giving a Spanish touch. Players from the age group of 13 years can participate […]

Hyderabad: Al Arabi Sports Club of Qatar defeated Al Noor Club of Saudi Arabia 29-24 in the opening match of the Asian Club League Handball Championship at the Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad on Wednesday. In the first half that was fought on even keel, the Qatar team took a single point lead at 14-13. They maintained […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Shrivalli Rashmikaa recorded a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 victory over M Kundali in the first round match of the Tennis Project ITF Women’s $25k tennis tournament in Gurugram, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, another Hyderabad girl Humera Baharmus rallied from a set down to defeat Mihika Yadav 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Hyderabad: Rishab Baslas scalped five for 18 while CP Venkatesh (89) and Shaik Sohail (54no) hit half-centuries to guide EMCC to a 90-run victory over Deccan Chronicle in the Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup, on Wednesday. Brief Scores: Mahmood CC 92/9 in 20 overs (Sumeet Kumar 4/22, CH Reddy 2/22) lost to R Dayanand […]

Hyderabad: Mohammad Hussamuddin, the Indian boxer from Nizamabad, is leaving no stone unturned to win the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in Birmingham, next month. Having won a bronze medal in the last edition of the CWG in Gold Coast, the expectations are high on this State boxer. The boxer […]

Hyderabad: Girivasan Saravana Kumar of Telangana defeated Armaan Khan of Karnataka 21-7, 21-5 in the third round of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior U-13 Ranking Badminton Tournament held at the Chetan Anand Badminton Academy, Ameenpur, Hyderabad on Tuesday. Results (Round-3): Boys: Girivasan Saravana Kumar (TS) bt Armaan Khan (KTK) 21-7, 21-5, Sai Hrishiketh Bhatraju (AP) […]

Hyderabad: M Samhith Reddy hit 51 as India Cements defeated Income Tax by three wicket sin the knockout phase of the Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup, on Tuesday. Brief Scores: Concorde 85/9 in 10 overs (G Arjun 3/19) bt Balaaji 68/6 in 10 overs (E Geeta Krishna 33); Balaji Colts 110/5 in 20 overs […]

Hyderabad: Amateur Telangana Pickleball Association (ATPA), under the aegis of All India Pickleball Association, is going to conduct the 7th Pickleball National Championship at the LB Indoor Stadium from June 24 to 26. Pickleball is a racket and ball game played on a badminton size court. It originated in the United States of America and […]

Hyderabad: Keystone Basketball Academy thrashed Sanath Nagar Playground 45-26 in the U-17 boys final of the Armed Forces Officers Co-Operative Housing Society Basketball Tournament held at the Keystone Basketball Academy in Hyderabad on Monday. Vaishnav Nayanala scored 26 points to guide KBA to victory. He scored five three pointers while Akhil Karejala added six points. […]

Mysuru: The Darius Byramji-trained Lake Tahoe holds an edge over others to win the Dr NM Srinivas Memorial Trophy 2000 metres Class-II, a handicap for horses rated 60 to 85, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Great […]

Hyderabad: V Sahithi, a former student of The Telangana State Sports School (TSSS), bagged the bronze medal in the inaugural Khelo India Women Weightlifting League Tournament in Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Competing in the 76kg category she lifted a total of 164kgs with 73kgs in the snatch and 91kgs in clean and jerk.

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Vennela Reddy Gaarugupati crushed eighth seed Srinithi Sai Patoju 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the U-14 girls category of the Asian Junior Under-14 for Boys and Girls Tennis Tournament held at the Ash Tennis Academy, Shamirpet, Hyderabad on Monday. Results (First Round): U-14: Girls: Vennela Reddy Gaarugupati bt Srinithi Sai Patoju […]

Hyderabad: Srikar Revanur of Telangana defeated Nachiketh S of Karnataka 21-7, 21-7 in the second round of the boys singles in the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior U-13 Ranking Badminton Tournament held at the Chetan Anand Badminton Academy, Ameenpur, Hyderabad on Monday. Results (Round-2): U-13: Boys: Srikar Revanur (TS) bt Nachiketh S (KTK) 21-7, 21-7, Megha […]

London: Bruce Buck, who has served as Chelsea chairman since 2003, is stepping down from his position following the change of ownership at the Premier League club. Chelsea said Monday that Buck will continue to support the club as a senior advisor. Chelsea was sold last month for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) — the […]

Bengaluru: Dinesh Karthik as an “enforcer” opens up a lot of options going into the T20 World Cup, says India head coach Rahul Dravid, who wants to identify a core group of 18-20 players by the end of England series. For Dravid, to be a part of the World T20 set-up, it won’t be enough […]

Bengaluru: It was supposed to be a cracking decider for a terrific five-match series between India and South Africa despite the threat of rain playing a spoilsport looming around. Eventually, on Sunday, the rain had the final say in causing the winner-takes-it-all-affair to end in a washout, with the series shared between India and South […]

Rotterdam: A valiant Indian women’s hockey team squandered a one-goal lead to lose 2-3 to Olympic silver medallist Argentina in the second match of the double-leg FIH Pro League tie here on Sunday. Argentina won the FIH Pro League crown, finishing with 42 points from 16 games, 10 clear of second placed Netherlands, who still […]

Hyderabad: Naga Chaitanya of Sentia Global School and Aadvik of Bharathiya Vidyabhavan bagged the top honours in U-13 and U-14 categories respectively of the Amma Chess Academy’s Inter-District Children Chess Tournament held at the Amma Chess Academy, Bachupally on Sunday. Shrawan Kumar Voruganti from Meridian School, Kukatpally adjudged as the overall champion of the tournament. […]

Jakarta (Indonesia): Viktor Axelsen from Denmark and Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei won the respective men’s and women’s singles titles at the Indonesia Open tournament, here on Sunday. Axelsen, who also won the Indonesia Open in the last edition, successfully defended his title after beating China’s Zhao Jun Peng 21-9, 21-10 in the men’s […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the first-ever torch relay for the Chess Olympiad ahead of the 44th edition of the event, which is to be held in Mahabalipuram from July 28 to August 10. The international chess body, FIDE, for the very first time has instituted the torch relay, which […]