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Hyderabad: Sher Singh scored 56 runs and picked up two wickets for 20 to guide Andhra Pradesh High Court to a four-run victory over Air India in the final of the HCA A Division Institutions T-20 League cum Knockout Tournament held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. Batting first, Andhra Pradesh […]

Pune: Former India captain and legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar reckons it’s good to have Sunrisers Hyderabad’s left-arm pacer, T. Natarajan, in contention for making a comeback into the squad in the run-up to Men’s T20 World Cup later in the year in Australia. After missing out on the second half of IPL 2021 due to […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav has said that the five-time Indian Premier League champions’ maiden win in nine outings will help “spread even more positivity”, even as the Rohit Sharma-led side’s campaign in IPL 2022 is all but over, with their skipper failing to find form all season. On another miserable day for Rohit […]

Madrid: Real Madrid sealed their 35th La Liga title thanks to a 4-0 win over Espanyol. Two first-half goals from Rodrygo and further strikes from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema saw Carlo Ancelotti’s men to an easy win against a rival that looked like an uninvited guest at the celebrations on Saturday night. Ancelotti rested nine […]

Navi Mumbai: Seasoned Suryakumar Yadav and young Tilak Varma gave the best 35th birthday present to their skipper Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians finally opened their account, beating Rajasthan Royals by five wickets in an IPL match here on Saturday. Chasing a victory target of 159, MI reached home in 19.2 overs, courtesy Surya (51 […]

Pune: Pace sensation Umran Malik’s performance will be followed again keenly when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on struggling Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Malik has been the find of the season as he outsmarted the top batters of the world with his brutal pace. His 5/25 show against Gujarat […]

Mumbai: Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday “relinquished” Chennai Super Kings captaincy which was handed back to veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the team lost six out of its eight matches in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League. “Ravindra Jadeja has decided to relinquish captaincy to focus and concentrate more on his game & has requested […]

Mumbai: Gujarat Titans extended their dominance at the top of the table with a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday and inched closer towards clinching a play-off spot in their inception year. After failing multiple times, Virat Kohli finally came out out of a prolonged slump in […]

Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) defeated Sports Authority of Telangana (SAT) 25-14, 25-22, 25-23 in the second day league match of the 1st Vedere Narsingam Reddy Memorial Invitational Volleyball Tournament at the L B Stadium on Saturday. In another match, VNR Spikers downed Andhra Pradesh team 26-24, 23-25, 17-25, 17-25 to make it to the […]

Mumbai: Delhi Capitals would expect more from their batters after an underwhelming display in their previous win, while Lucknow Super Giants must be eager to shrug off over dependence on skipper KL Rahul when the two teams clash in the IPL here on Sunday. Delhi have endured a tough couple of weeks with a mini […]

Hyderabad: Osmania University (OU) women’s tennis team entered the final after defeating Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU) 2-0 in the semifinals of the Khelo India University Games held at the Jain University Sports School, Bengaluru on Saturday. Captain Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty of OU thrashed Herve Choudary of HNGU 6-1, 6-1 in the first singles match […]

Manila (Philippines): Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu ended her Badminton Asia Championships campaign with a bronze medal after going down fighting to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in three games here on Saturday. The 26-year-old started the match on a positive note but couldn’t keep the winning momentum going, losing 21-13 19-21 16-21 to the top […]

Mumbai: As Team India captain Rohit Sharma turned 35 on Saturday; we take a trip down the memory lane and relive some of the achievements of the amazing batter. Widely hailed as one of the best of his generation, Rohit continues to be a star batter for India, particularly in white-ball cricket. Rohit made his […]

Pune: Lucknow Super Giants pounced on the mistakes of a self-destructing Punjab Kings to record a 20-run win in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. Kagiso Rabada struck four times as Punjab Kings upped their game in the bowling department to restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 153 for eight. It should have been a […]

Navi Mumbai: On a three-match winning streak, Rajasthan Royals have the momentum as well as source of inspiration when they face bottom-placed and out-of-reckoning Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. The Royals will be celebrating the extraordinary life of their lone IPL title-winning captain Shane Warne, who died last month […]

Hyderabad: St John’s Sports Coaching Foundation has opened their new branch at the Jeevan Jyothi Society, Chikoti Gardens in Begumpet on Friday. The renowned coaching academy will have facilities not only in cricket but also in other sports including an indoor stadium, gymnasium. Kurmaiahgari Naveen Kumar, MLC and T Maheshwari Srihari, Corporater, have inaugurated the […]

Oslo: India’s teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on the top prize in the $210,000 Oslo Esports Cup online rapid chess tournament as he lost 0.5-2.5 to Dutch player Anish Giri in the seventh and final round to finish fourth. The 16-year old Indian, who led the field until the fifth round, could not get […]

Mumbai: Batting stalwart Virat Kohli’s wretched form would once again come under scrutiny when Royal Challengers Bangalore face table-toppers Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. Kohli has scored a mere 128 runs in nine matches for RCB this season with 48 being his highest score. His promotion to opening slot […]

Hyderabad: Osmania University women’s tennis team continued their good run and entered the semifinal of the Khelo India University Games at the Jain University Sports School, Bengaluru on Friday. Osmania University team defeated SAvitri Bai Phule University 2-0 to top the Group A. Shrivalli Rashmikaa defeated Pooja Ingle 6-4, 6-0 while Sama Satwika got the […]

Manila: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eked out a thrilling win over China’s He Bing Jiao to enter the women’s singles semifinals of the Badminton Asia Championships here on Friday. With this win, Sindhu assured herself of a medal in the continental individual championships, which is making a return after a gap of two years […]

Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu’s Meer Fazal Ali bagged twin titles – under-12 boys singles and doubles – at the Siddamsetty Krishna Rao Memorial AITA Super Series Boys & Girls Under-12 Tennis Tournament at Ash Tennis Academy, Shamirpet on Friday. In the boys final, Fazal Ali defeated top seeded Praneeth Reddy from Telangana 6-0, 6-1. He then […]

Udhagamandalam: The S Narredu-trained Appsara looks good among eight contenders in the Nilgiris 1000 Guineas (Grade-III) 1400 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the major attraction of the races to be held on Saturday. No false rails. The first race starts at 11.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Antigua 1, Priceless Treasure 2, Price Striker […]

Mumbai: India’s hotshot former cricketer Yuvraj Singh has revealed how his then skipper Sourav Ganguly spooked him so much by pulling a prank the night before his debut at the 2000 ICC Knockout tournament that he could not sleep the whole night. A fresh-faced, 18-year-old Yuvraj dominated an Australian attack led by the likes of […]

Mumbai: More than a week after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s magic floored Mumbai Indians in a nerve-wracking thriller, former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg has hailed the former India and Chennai Super Kings skipper’s finishing skills, saying no target is big for the legendary wicketkeeper-batter because he believes in himself. Dhoni’s blistering 13-ball unbeaten 28 on April 21 […]