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Navi Mumbai: Newly-appointed skipper Faf du Plessis’ scintillating 57-ball 88 went in vain as Punjab Kings produced a solid batting display to script a successful chase for a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling IPL match here on Sunday. While Du Plessis showed his six-hitting prowess, hammering seven maximums in his whirlwind […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad cricketer Thakur Tilak Varma made his debut for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the match against Delhi Capitals on Sunday. Though the five-time champions went down to Rishabh Pant-led Capitals, the youngster did impress in his short stay at the crease. Batting at No.4, the crafty left-hander scored […]

Mumbai: Lalit Yadav played the innings of his life with an unbeaten 48 while Axar Patel smashed 38 not out off just 17 balls as a depleted Delhi Capitals started their IPL campaign with a stunning four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians here on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 178, Delhi were down 72 for 5 inside […]

Hyderabad: SR Vinay hit an unbeaten half-century (76) to guide APCS to a four-run win over NFC in the HCA A division institutions T20 league cum knockout tournament on Sunday. Brief Scores: Group A: APCS 172/6 in 20 overs (SR Vinay 76no; Nagesh 3/34) lost to NFC 168/6 in 20 overs (Sandeep 60); Group B: […]

Christchurch: She may have earlier hinted at a possible retirement at the end of the Women’s World Cup, but veteran India captain Mithali Raj on Sunday said it’s not the right time to take a call on her future just after the country’s heart-breaking exit from the showpiece. The 39-year-old Raj, the lone women cricketer […]

Hyderabad: Nizam Basketball Academy entered the quarterfinals after defeating the Telangana Police 75-65 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Level-I of the Hyderabad District Basketball Association’s Annual League Basketball Championship at the City College Basketball Ground on Saturday. In the first quarter, Nizam BA’s Majid and Koushik with their collective 12 points put their side in […]

New Delhi: The Rajinder-trained Too Good, who is working well in the morning trials, may make amends in the Right Again Plate 1400 metres Class-I, rated 80 and above (lower class eligible) the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.45 pm. […]

Basel: Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu notched up her second women’s singles title of the season with a straight game win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the summit clash of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Sunday. Playing her second successive final in the tournament, Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, took […]

Christchurch: India lost by three wickets against South Africa in their must-win final league game to crash out of the Women’s World Cup here on Sunday. Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana and skipper Mithali Raj (68) struck half-centuries and set the platform for India to reach a competitive 274 for seven against South Africa at the […]

Kohli called RCB's fans as the team's 12th man army and said he is looking forward to their unwavering support in this edition of the IPL too.

This is the second gold for the swimmer who trains under the guidance of coach Dinesh Rajoria at the Blue Dolphin Swim Club in Hyderabad.

New Delhi: Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria reckons that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has taken the right decision to hand over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings to Ravindra Jadeja as the former India captain wants to groom the all-rounder not only as a future leader of the franchise, but also of the national team. Dhoni, […]

Mumbai: A clinically all-round Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by six wickets as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s first tournament fifty in three years went in vain in the IPL lung opener here on Saturday. Unburdened by captaincy, Dhoni, who relinquished the leadership role just three days ago, smashed an unbeaten 50 off […]

Basel: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy made their way to the women’s and men’s finals respectively at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Saturday. World No. 7 Sindhu prevailed 21-18,15-21, 21-19 over Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in a 79-minute women’s singles semifinal to make her second successive final after Prannoy […]

Hyderabad: Sreedhara Mahalakshmi Amuktha crushed P M Saanvi Naidu 8-0 in the final of the U-12 girls category of the Solinco Junior Tour at the Advantage Tennis Academy, Neredmet, Secunderabad on Saturday. Meanwhile, T Jaiveer Varun defeated Tondapalli Abhinav 8-3 in the boys category to emerge champion. In the U-14 T Hamsika and Parjanya Adury […]

Navi Mumbai: Quitting captaincy may unburden Virat Kohli the batter but the focus will still remain on the maestro in Royal Challengers Bangalore”s IPL-15 opener against Punjab Kings here on Sunday. For, it will be the first time Kohli will not be leading RCB in nearly a decade, turning out only as a player, instead. […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians” five titles to Delhi Capitals” none will matter little when the heavyweights, equipped with multiple match-winners, lock horns in a clash of titans in a new IPL here on Sunday. Mumbai have retained their core in skipper Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, and the role of […]

Basel: World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth notched up a stunning three-game win over world number three Anders Antonsen of Denmark to progress to the men”s singles semifinals of Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here. Seventh seed Srikanth, who is playing only his third tournament after recovering from Covid-19, prevailed 21-19,19-21,22-20 over second seed […]

Mumbai: Two-time World Cup-winning Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has no doubt that flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be a successful India captain if he is handed the responsibility in future. Pant took over the captaincy at IPL franchise Delhi Capitals last season in the absence of an injured Shreyas Iyer, with the Ponting-led team management […]

Hyderabad: Kripaniwas Sharma bagged the One-day World of Hyatt Golf Tournament title with 166 points held at the Boulder Hills Golf and Country Club on Saturday. K B N Raju with 67 points emerged as distant second best while Gurpreet Kaur Sandhu won the Best Lady Golfer award by scoring 73 points. Satish Manchala who […]

Mumbai: The Imtiaz A Sait-trained Truly Epic looks set to win the Amazing Mauritius Cup 2000 metres, a handicap for horses rated 80 and upward, 60 to 79 eligible, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rail are up. The first race starts at 2.30 pm. SELECTIONS 1. Baku […]

Mumbai: The 15th season of IPL starts on Saturday with a blockbuster clash between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede stadium here. However, the two teams will miss few of their key players during the IPL 2022 opener. In fact, not only the CSK and KKR, most of […]

Christchurch: India will be banking on an all-round show as they face South Africa in their final league match to seal their spot in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. Currently, India are on six points, with three wins and as many losses while South Africa are already into the semi-finals. If […]

New Delhi: The BCCI this year will earn little over Rs 1,000 crore from the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) central sponsorships, Inside Sport reported. This will be record sponsorship revenue generated by BCCI till date in 15 seasons of IPL. The BCCI this year has signed a new title sponsor in the form of […]