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Mumbai: Delhi Capitals made rough weather of an easy chase due to a middle-order collapse before recording a comfortable four-wicket victory over a lacklustre Kolkata Knight Riders here on Thursday, keeping their IPL play-off qualification hopes alive. Chasing an easy target of 147, DC were 84 for five and 113 for six at various stages […]

Hyderabad: The summer camps in the twin cities are back after Covid-19 pandemic forced a two-year hiatus. The Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) centres across the city are abuzz with kids honing their skills in various disciplines. With coronavirus pandemic forcing the kids to stay indoors for over […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad will host the 24th Asian Men’s Club League Handball Championship scheduled to be held at the Gachibowli Stadium from June 23 to July 4. Around 15 countries from the continent will take part in the event. Each team will consist of 24 players and support staff. “This event will be organised under the […]

Pune: Punjab Kings would be keen to put brakes on Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul’s rollicking batting form and notch up a win when the two sides clash in an IPL game here on Friday. Lucknow are currently in fourth spot, having five wins and three losses from eight games, while Punjab are at […]

Hyderabad: Osmania University (OU) men’s tennis team thrashed Barkatullah University (BU) 3-0 in the third round to make it to semifinals of the Khelo India University Games held at the Jain University Sports School, Bengaluru on Thursday. Captain Sai Karteek Reddy defeated Guarang Mishra 6-2, 6-1 while L Suhith got the better of Udit Yadav […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Akhil Reddy, representing Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur, clinched the bronze in the weightlifting category at the Khelo India University Games held at the Jain University, Bengaluru on Thursday. Competing in 109 kgs, Akhilesh lifted 136 kgs in snatch and 166 kgs in clean and jerk with an overall lift of 302 kgs. Manonmaniam […]

Mumbai: Young pace sensation Umran Malik says he would want to cross the 155kmph speed mark one day but his main focus remains on bowling at the right areas as he claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in the IPL here. The 22-year-old from Jammu took Sunrisers Hyderabad on the verge of a win with figures […]

Hyderabad: Second seed C D Praneeth Reddy of Telangana defeated third seed Vanij Aryan Pothunoor 6-0, 6-2 in the boys singles semifinals of the Siddamsetty Krishna Rao Memorial AITA Super Series Boys and Girls Under-12 Tennis Tournament at the Ash Tennis Academy, Hyderabad on Thursday. In doubles, he paired with Meer Fazal Ali and crushed […]

London: Ben Stokes was appointed as captain of England’s Test cricket team on Thursday, taking on the high-pressure role just a few months after returning from a long spell away from the game to protect his mental health. The all-rounder was the only credible option to replace Joe Root, who quit his position — which […]

New Delhi: The S Narredu-trained Ashwa Magadheera, who is in good condition, is expected to score in the Mukteshwar Stud Colts Trial Stages 1400 metres, terms for horses Colts and Geldings 3 years old only, the chief event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails are up. The first race starts […]

Manila: Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu defeated Singapore’s Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi in straight games to reach the quarter-finals of the women’s singles at the Badminton Asia Championships here on Thursday. Fourth seed Sindhu, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asia Championships in Gimcheon, defeated lowly-ranked Jaslyn Hooi 21-16 21-16 in 42 minutes. […]

Mumbai: Pacer Umran Malik’s maiden fifer (5/25) went in vain as Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets in an IPL 2022 match at the Wankhede Stadium, here on Wednesday. Invited to bat first, brilliant fifties by Abhishek Sharma (65 off 42), Aiden Markram (56 off 40) and a late blitz by Shashank Singh […]

Mumbai: Delhi Capitals will look to put the ‘no-ball’ controversy behind and gain much needed momentum against another side seeking course correction, the Kolkata Knight Riders, in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday. Delhi suffered a 15-run loss against Rajasthan Royals, a game marred by a no ball controversy over a high full toss […]

Manila: Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal fought off strong challenge from their opponents before winning their respective opening matches, but it was curtains for Lakshya Sen and B Sai Praneeth in Badminton Asia Championships here on Wednesday. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu was made to toil hard by Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po as […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene, a member of the ICC’s Cricket Committee, feels going forward the third umpire should intervene in case the on-field officials get above-waist no balls wrong in the course of a match. Jayawrdene believes the ICC Cricket Committee should hold a discussion on whether the third umpire should alert […]

Mumbai: All Delhi Capitals need is a little bit of momentum to get their IPL campaign back on track as they are “too good a team for the results not to change”, feels head coach Ricky Ponting. With three wins and four losses in the first seven matches of the season, Delhi Capitals are currently […]

Hyderabad: Osmania University (OU) women’s tennis team crushed Jadavpur University (JU) 3-0 in the second round of the Khelo India University Games held at the Jain University Sports School, Bengaluru on Wednesday. Captain Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty of OU thrashed Madhurima Mazumdar of JU 6-0, 6-1 while Sama Satwika blanked Mahima Kumar 6-0, 6-0 to put […]

Pune: RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar reiterated that star batter Virat Kohli will soon “emerge” out of the lean phase he is experiencing at the moment and help his team win games going forward in the IPL. Kohli’s scores in his last five innings read 9, 0, 0, 12 and 1. The manner of his […]

Hyderabad: Top seed Kiran Shrishti thrashed seventh seed Yashitha Ereti 6-0, 6-2 in the U-12 girls singles of the Siddamsetty Krishna Rao Memorial AITA Super Series Boys and Girls Under-12 Tennis Tournament at the Ash Tennis Academy, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Later, she paired with Padmakumar Karthika and defeated Pasumarthy Nakshatra and Goli Joshita 6-1, 6-0 […]

Mumbai: The speed gun radar will be functioning overtime when Lockie Ferguson’s 150 click thunderbolts meet their match in rising pace sensation Umran Malik’s toe-crushers as table toppers Gujarat Titans clash with close-on-heels Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here on Wednesday. The IPL newcomers are currently in the midst of a dream inception year with […]

Pune: Young pacer Kuldeep Sen (4/20) and senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (3/17) took seven wickets between themselves as Rajasthan Royals successfully defended 144 to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 29 runs at the MCA Stadium here on Tuesday. After Riyan Parag’s unbeaten 56 took Rajasthan to a score from which their bowlers could make a match […]

Kalyani: In a tightly contested affair, NEROCA FC and Sreenidi Deccan FC played out an eventful 0-0 draw here at the Kalyani Stadium on Tuesday. Sreenidi could have climbed up to third in the group but they remain in fourth place while NEROCA also remain at the foot of the championship group. It was a […]

London: Robert Key will need to grow a “thick skin” akin to the Dukes ball just like I grew one to counter the “jealous people”, former India head coach Ravi Shastri said on how the ex-England opener should go out about his job as ECB”s ”Director of Cricket”. Shastri was at helm of India”s coaching […]

London: Novak Djokovic will be allowed to defend his title at Wimbledon, despite not being vaccinated against Covid-19, because the shots are not required to enter Britain, All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said Tuesday. Djokovic, a 34-year-old Serb who is ranked No. 1, missed the Australian Open in January after being deported from […]