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Beijing: The Asian Para Games, which were scheduled to take place from October 9 to 15 in Hangzhou, China have been postponed due to concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisers officially announced on Tuesday. “The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games organising committee (HAPGOC) and the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) today announced the postponement of […]

Navi Mumbai: Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal said that the target of 160 runs against Delhi Capitals was a chaseable one as his team consisted of a strong batting line-up. Delhi Capitals boosted their playoff hopes on Monday as they defeated Punjab Kings by 17 runs in their IPL 2022 match at the Dr DY […]

Hyderabad: “The feeling of winning the Thomas Cup hasn’t sunken in yet. It is the best feeling in the world.” This is what Indian doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy said more than 24 hours after India’s historic Thomas Cup victory. The doubles player says he doesn’t want this feeling to end. “We are still in the […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad senior women’s team vice-captain Pranavi Chandra, who has been named in the Deepthi Sharma-led Velocity team for the upcoming Women’s T20, is over the moon. The 20-year-old bowling all-rounder is excited at the prospect of rubbing shoulders with her role models as well as international stars. “I am very excited as I get […]

Navi Mumbai: Spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were inspirational in the middle overs even as Shardul Thakur complemented the duo with a career-best IPL figures as Delhi Capitals inched closer towards play-off qualifications beating Punjab Kings by 17 runs in an IPL match on Monday. Invited to bat, DC posted 159 for 7 courtesy […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Anvitha Reddy Padamati scaled the highest peak in the world Mount Everest (8848.86 metres) on Monday. The 24-year-old mountaineer from Bhongir town is an instructor at the Rock Climbing School, Bhongir. Anvitha, who is part of the international Mt Everest expedition team in the spring climbing season of the Himalayas, organised by Transcend […]

Hyderabad: India’s T-Sports Club is named in Group A as the draws for the upcoming Asia Men’s Handball Club League Championship, scheduled to be held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad from June 21 to July 1 was concluded on Sunday in the city. Nine teams across the continent will be in race for the […]

New Delhi: Sift Kaur Samra won the Women’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) gold late on Sunday evening, to make it 10 gold medals for India at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. Indian shooters continued to pick up more medals on Monday as the Men’s 3P team won silver and Anish and […]

Hyderabad: Geethan Reddy clinched twin titles in under-10 and under-12 boys categories in the Victorious Tennis Tournament at the Victorious Tennis Academy, Nagaram, ECIL, on Sunday. Results: U-8 Mixed Singles: D Rakshith bt Tanvika Singh 5-2; U-10 Boys: Geethan Reddy bt Abhiram Bureddy 5-1; Girls: Riha bt D Moksha 4-4 (12-10); U-12 Boys: Geethan Reddy […]

Lucknow: Sakshi Malik finally found a way to defeat nemesis Sonam Malik and sealed her place in the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games while Vinesh Phogat did just enough against Antim to emerge winner in the 53kg category trials here on Monday. Sonam, who recovered from a left leg injury, had made it a […]

Bangkok: Star doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who played a pivotal role in India’s historic Thomas Cup triumph, pulled out of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament beginning here on Tuesday. It is learnt that Chirag suffered some niggles during the tournament and the pair has informed the Badminton Association of India […]

New Delhi: Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Manisha continued their brilliant forms to secure themselves medals at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships after registering contrasting wins in their respective quarter-finals in Istanbul on Monday. Confirming their first World Championships medals with a place in the semifinals, Nikhat clinched a dominating […]

Hyderabad: Golkonda Warriors defeated Steel City Titans 2-1 in the final to emerge champions in the Deccan Premier Carrom League held at the Siva Sivani School, Marripalem, Visakhapatnam on Sunday. In the first singles, Zahid Ahmed crushed YSD Ramesh 25-5, 25-5 to put his side in the lead. Later, Aditya downed V Anil Kumar 25-21, […]

New Delhi: Star Indian players Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma were on Monday named captains of the three teams for the Women’s T20 Challenge to be played in Pune from May 23. The BCCI announced 16-member squads for each of three teams – Harmanpreet-led Supernovas, Mandhana-led Trailblazers and Deepti-led Velocity. Trailblazers had won […]

Mumbai: Their play-off chances hanging by a thread, Sunrisers Hyderabad will need to snap their five-match losing streak when they take on an already eliminated Mumbai Indians in the IPL here on Tuesday. It has been a rollercoaster ride for SRH who won five games in a row before losing the next five. SRH, if […]

Bengaluru: Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai smashed into the record book by running the entire course in the 14th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru 2022, clocking 27:38 and 30:35 minutes respectively. The World 10K Bengaluru 2022 is a World Athletics Elite Label Race, which was held on Sunday. Kipkorir Kimeli, fourth in […]

Berlin: All signs point to a swift end to the era of star striker Robert Lewandowski in the Bayern Munich shirt. While official statements indicate that Bayern aren’t willing to allow the 33-year-old to leave, the Bavarians’ sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic is busy finding suitable replacements. Media reports speak of Ajax striker Sebastien Haller, Stuttgart […]

Hyderabad: Being the senior-most player in the team comes with responsibilities of motivating the youngsters and leading from the front. However, Kidambi Srikanth, the vital cog in India’s maiden victory in Thomas Cup, said that the team was already pumped up ahead of the title clash. Speaking after India’s Thomas Cup triumph, Srikanth said that […]

Mumbai: A clinical Rajasthan Royals inched closer to securing a play-offs berth with a convincing 24-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Preethi Kongara clinched gold with three points to spare despite finishing second in the Sailing Asian Games Trials at the Bombay Harbour on Sunday. The 17-year-old sailor won the top honours in the senior category of the Olympic 470 mixed class of boat. She started sailing at the age of 10 years at […]

Istanbul: Indias Nikhat Zareen (52kg) stormed into the quarter-finals but it was curtains for Shiksha (54kg) as she lost a close bout in the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships here on Sunday. The 2019 Asian Championships bronze medallist, NIkhat (52kg) made light work of her Mongolian rival Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg to sail […]

Navi Mumbai: Two teams struggling for consistency, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, will aim to outdo each other in a bid to keep their play-offs hopes alive in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. Both teams are yet to string back-to-back wins this season but neither side can afford another defeat in their remaining […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad boys team defeated Khammam 15-11, 15-08 while girls team downed Ranga Reddy 15-10, 15-09 in the finals to clinch the top honours of the 8th Sub-Junior Throwball Inter-District Championship for Boys and Girls at the Prathibha Vidyalam, Kallur, Khammam on Sunday. Meanwhile, in the bronze medal match Medchal defeated Nizamabad 15-13, 15-10 in […]

Hyderabad: P Satyanarayana bagged the top honours in open category with 5.5 points from six rounds at the 192nd Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at the Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad on Sunday. Meanwhile, Rithwik Reddy emerged champion after defeating Bava Samavarth in the tie-breaker of juniors category with 5.5 points in six rounds. Neha […]