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Hyderabad: Lalu Yadav defeated Pramod Yadav in the men’s singles round robin match in the Samson Tennis Foundation Tennis Tournament held at the Samson Tennis Foundation, Lingampally, Hyderabad on Sunday. Later, he paired with Pramod Yadav in doubles and downed Gurunath Dame and Ajay 7-5 to emerge champions. Results: U-8: Mixed Event Singles: Rhea Jafri […]

Jakarta: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and rising star Lakshya Sen will seek consistency as they lead the Indian charge at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday. Sindhu has managed to secure two Super 300 titles – the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open – this year but she […]

Visakhapatnam: Under-performing spinners, an out-of-form opener and his own poor show – skipper Rishabh Pant will have a lot on his mind when India take on a buoyant South Africa in the third T20 on Tuesday in their bid to keep the five-match series alive. The hosts came into the series on a 12-match winning […]

Bengaluru: Record champions Mumbai, who are back to their ruthless best, face a high on confidence Uttar Pradesh in what promises to be an intriguing semifinal of the Ranji Trophy, beginning here on Tuesday. The in-form Mumbai batters will be up against a varied UP attack, which will be bolstered by the addition of pacer […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State U-17 women’s football team is going to participate in the National Football Championship scheduled to be held in Guwahati, Assam from June 18 to July 4. The Telangana Football Association (TFA) announced the State team on Monday. Team: N Rashmika Goud, P Sreeja, P Sreshta, A Sushantika, J Lasya, M Anjali, P […]

Mumbai: A report by Cricbuzz on the e-auction of the media rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cycle 2023-2027, which began on Sunday, says that the domestic TV rights (package A) have been sold for Rs 57.5 crore per match, while for the digital rights (package B), it is Rs 48 crore. “The television […]

New Delhi: Gurunaidu Sanapathi has become India’s first weightlifter to win a gold at the IWF Youth World Championships in Leon, Mexico. The 16-year-old claimed the yellow metal with a total effort of 230kg (104kg+126kg) in the boy’s 55kg event late on Sunday night. While Sanapathi, the 2020 Asian Youth Weightlifitng Championships bronze medallist, stood […]

Geneva: Switzerland secured their first win of the UEFA Nations League campaign and turned Group A2 on its head with a 1-0 win against Portugal in Geneva on Sunday. Haris Seferovic’s goal was timed at 57 seconds, the fastest-ever in the UEFA Nations League. With this win, Switzerland have claimed victory in their last three […]

Cuttack: South Africa outclassed India by four wickets in a one-sided second T20 International on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Batting first, India managed only 148 for six in 20 overs with Dinesh Karthik’s unbeaten 30 off 21 balls helping the hosts reach a respectable total and Shreyas Iyer’s sedate […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Himanshu Jain qualified for the Pro Circuit World Snooker after defeating Kritsanut Lertsattaythorn 4-3 in the final qualifier in Bangkok. He became the first Indian to qualify for the professional circuit through Qshool and fifth Indian to play in the Pro Circuit World Snooker. Yasin Merchant, Pankaj Advani, Aditya Mehta and Lucky Vatnani […]

Mumbai: The e-auction of the media rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cycle 2023 to 2027 began on Sunday with reports suggesting that the value of rights for every match of the tournament has crossed the 100-crore mark on combining value for TV as well as digital price, marking it a rare milestone in […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s swimmer Vritti Agarwal clinched the gold medal in the girls 1500 metre freestyle event at the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, Haryana on Sunday. She clocked 18:01 seconds to break the previous record of 18:31 seconds in the 1500 metres event. This is her third medal in the KIYG. Previously, Vritti […]

Hyderabad: Nidhish Shyamal bagged the top honours the juniors category with six points from six rounds at the 193rd Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at the Brilliant Grammar High School, Hyderabad on Sunday. Aarush Teja secured second place with 5.5 points and Karthikeyanandan Ashwin settled for the third spot with five points. In the open category, […]

Jakarta (Indonesia): Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and Chen Yufei clinched the respective men’s and women’s singles titles at the BWF Indonesia Masters 2022 at the Istora Senayan, here on Sunday. Denmark’s Axelsen needed just 41 minutes to secure a comfortable straight-game victory over his rival, third-seeded Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei. The Dane wrapped up […]

Las Vegas: A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the USD 375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey in Las Vegas kicked the […]

Hyderabad: Santosh Saikarthik, G Pranavaaditya, Shreyas Krishnan, Karthikeyanandan Ashwin, Taksh Bakshi, Aarush Teja, Agastya K and Mokshit are in the joint lead in the juniors category with two points each from two rounds at the 193rd Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at the Brilliant Grammar High School, Hyderabad on Saturday. In the open category, Kheerthi Ganta, […]

Hyderabad: Promising Hyderabad golfer Sneha Singh, who represented India in the recently-concluded 42nd Queen Sirikit Cup held at Laguna Golf Club in Singapore and finished at a credible 14 in a field of strong golfers from Asia, is set for another sojourn. This time she will be seen in action representing the country in the […]

Hyderabad: N Nupavesh scalped three wickets to guide PKMCC to a 15-run victory over LNCC in the Nawab MAK Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup on Saturday. Brief Scores: PKMCC 101/8 in 18.4 overs (R Gowtham Raj Yadav 52) bt LNCC 86 in 18.3 overs (N Nupavesh 3/18); Sai Satya 118 in 18.3 overs (B Rilasa Reddy […]

Hyderabad: Boulder Hills Tigers thrashed T Eagles 3-0 in the penultimate round robin match of the ATUM T9 Challenge at the Boulder Hills Golf and Country Club, Hyderabad on Saturday. With this victory, Tigers topped the points table with 13.5 points. This is the sixth consecutive win for the Tigers. Anil Yamani and KBN Raju […]

Stavanger (Norway): Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged winner in the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament here with 7.5 points from nine rounds. The 16-year old GM, the top-seed, was in fine form and remained unbeaten through the nine rounds. He finished the tournament with a win over fellow Indian V Praneeth, an […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s 13-year-old Nithya Sagi won a bronze in the 200 metres backstroke at the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, on Saturday. She is the youngest athlete from the State to win a medal at the event. She clocked 2.28.30 seconds for the third-place finish. With this medal, Telangana’s tally reached to 11.

Bengaluru: The Rajesh Narredu-trained A Star Is Born looks good in the Krishnaraja Wadiyar Cup 1600 metres, terms for 4 year old and over, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Divine Blessings 1, The Adviser 2, […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Rahul Srivatshav became the latest from the State to achieve the Grandmaster title, becoming the 74th Indian to do so. The 19-year-old broke the 25,00 Elo rating points after drawing his 8th round game against Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy. Rahul now is the fourth GM […]

Hyderabad: N Mayavathi of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS), who clinched two medals at the Khelo India Youth Games, Haryana returned to Hyderabad to a warm welcome. The young athlete bagged two bronze medals in the 200 metres and 100 metres event. Dr Rama Laxman, sports officer, Padma, principal of sports school, […]