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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 […]

New Delhi: The NRI Festival and Sports Mahotsav being held to celebrate 75 years of Indian Independence and commemorating it in the form of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations involving the Indian diaspora population, had its trophy for the Sports events unveiled by the Union Minister of Culture, G. Kishan Reddy, as the Ministry’s celebrations […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Ganta Sai Karteek and his partner Mohamed Ali Abibsi from Algeria entered the final of the 15k ITF Men’s doubles tennis tournament in Tunisia on Friday. The India-Algeria pair defeated third seeded duo of Anis Bhorbel (Tunisia) and De Carvalho Valentin (Portugal) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4. Earlier in quarterfinals, the duo shocked […]

Hyderabad: Playing his maiden Chess Olympiad, Telangana grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, who was part of India A team, had a good run. Though the team missed out on a medal by a whisker finishing fourth, the Warangal lad impressed everyone with his performance. He clinched a silver medal on Board 3 and also crossed 2700 rating […]

By Vijay Mohan Raj Hyderabad: I am pleasantly surprised that the BCCI has made a U-turn by returning to the Duleep and Irani Trophy tournaments. Also welcoming is that Ranji Trophy matches will now be played on home-away basis like the good old days. To add to these is the amendment that the Ranj Trophy […]

Hyderabad: Telangana wrestler Nikhil Yadav got a big boost when he got financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to pursue his dream, on Friday. Nikhil had won bronze medal in the under-17 category at the World Wrestling Championship, held in Italy recently. A cheque for Rs 1 lakh has been handed over to the wrestler […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Open Tennis Association is going to conduct a tennis tournament at the Lake View Tennis Academy, Moinabad, from Saturday. Sponsored by T Uadaykumar Reddy of TANLA Solutions, the tournament will be held in 30+, 40+, 50+, 60+ and 70+ age categories. The 30+ category is being introduced for the first time. The […]

Hyderabad: Painted Apache, Galwan, Temptations, Bugsy & Watch My Stride caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Friday morning. SAND: 600m: Acrobat (RB) 46, not extended. My Way Or Highway (Mohith Singh) 46.5, moved easy. Southern Act (RB) 48, moved freely. Canterbury (Kuldeep Singh) 47 moved easy. Bangor […]

Hyderabad: The RH Sequeira-trained Falcon Edge won well last time out and will look to score an encore in the Royal Revive Plate 1,400 metres, category-II a handicap for horses rated 60 to 85, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at […]

New Delhi: The Legends League Cricket season two is to be dedicated to the 75th year celebration of Indian Independence and the first match of the season will be a special match to be held on September 16 at Eden Garden, Kolkata. It will be played between India vs World as India Maharajas vs World […]

London: Premier League and EFL matches this weekend are set to feature water breaks as England faces another period of high summer temperatures. The Meteorological Office has issued an amber extreme heat warning which came into force on Thursday and covers the rest of this week. It covers much of the southern half of England as […]

Doha: The FIFA World Cup 2022 will commence from November 20 as host country Qatar will play Ecuador, the opener match of the event. FIFA fans will be able to witness the opening match and ceremony of this year’s tournament at Al Bayt Stadium at 7 pm. A unanimous decision was taken by the Bureau […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad paddler Akula Sreeja, who along with Achanta Sharath Kamal scripted history by bagging India’s first-ever mixed doubles gold at the Commonwealth Games, dedicated her success to parents and coaches who played key roles in her growth. Speaking after her return to the city from Birmingham Games, the 24-year-old said winning India’s first mixed […]

Bengaluru: The Darius Byramji-trained Lake Tahoe appeals most in a small field of five runners in the Governor’s Cup (Grade III) 2400 metres, Terms for horses 4 years old and over, the feature event of the races to be held on Friday. False rails will be declared on race day. The first race starts at […]

Hyderabad: The Sensation, Yaletown, Strategist and Quality Warrior pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Thursday morning. SAND: 600m: Four One Four (P Ajeeh K) 47, handy. NRI Angel (RB) 47.5. moved well. Raisina Hill (Dhanu Singh) & Kisling (K Vikram) 47, pair moved neck and neck. 800m: Yaletown (P […]