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New Delhi: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on fellow finalists of the last season, Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of IPL 2022 on March 26 at the Wankhede stadium, the BCCI confirmed on Sunday while announcing the schedule for the 15th season of the cash-rich league. A total number of 70 […]

Tokyo: World record holder Eliud Kipchoge won his fourth major marathon with a course mark at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. The 37-year-old Kenyan finished the race in front of the Tokyo railway station with a time of 2:02:40, the fourth-fastest official time in history which is slightly slower than his world record of 2:01:39. […]

New Delhi: Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom has decided against participating in the trials for the upcoming IBA Elite Women’s World Boxing Championships and the 2022 Asian Games, scheduled to start on Monday. However, the senior boxer added on Sunday that she will now focus on her preparations for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in […]

Mohali: Ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday went past legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev’s 434 wickets to become the second highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket. Ashwin now has 435 wickets and went past Kapil’s record in his 85th match in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at IS Bindra PCA Stadium on […]

Koh Samui (Thailand): Thailand investigators have reportedly found “blood stains” on the floor of Shane Warne’s room and on bath towels while searching the villa where the legendary Australian cricketer died while holidaying. The 52-year-old cricketing legend was declared dead by doctors in the Thai International Hospital on Friday night, after friends tried to revive […]

New Delhi: The Indian women’s 25m pistol team, comprising Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan, has made it to the gold-medal match in the ISSF World Cup (rifle/pistol) under way in Cairo, Egypt, assuring themselves of a medal. On Saturday evening, the team topped the second qualification stage with a combined effort of 441 […]

Mount Maunganui: India produced an all-round effort to cruise to a 107-run win against Pakistan and begin their ICC Women’s World Cup campaign on a positive note here on Sunday. Half-centuries by Pooja Vastrakar (67), Smriti Mandhana (52) and Sneh Rana (53 not out) helped India post a tricky 244 for seven after the team […]

Mohali: Ravindra Jadeja’s superb all-round show put India firmly on course for a big innings victory, his five-wicket haul helping the hosts end Sri Lanka’s first innings at 174 on the third day of the first Test here. With 400 runs behind India’s first innings score of 574, Sri Lanka, after following on, reached 10 […]

Bangkok: Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne, who passed away on Friday following a suspected heart-attack, ‘had experienced chest pains prior to his death in Thailand and had asthma and some heart issues’, according to Irish Times quoting the Thai police. One of the greatest spinners of all time, Warne passed away aged 52 a day […]

Mount Maunganui: Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar scored half-centuries to help India post 244 for seven in their ICC women’s World Cup opener against Pakistan here on Sunday. Opting to bat, India were under pressure after opener Shafali Verma was dismissed for a duck. A 92-run stand between Mandhana (52 off 75) and […]

Mount Maunganui: Indian women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday became the first woman, and only the third cricketer ever, to appear at six ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups. Leading Indian in the opening game of their World Cup campaign here, the 39-year-old could manage just nine runs in 36 deliveries as she was […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis players Shrivalli Rashmikaa and Sama Sathwika emerged runner-ups after going down in the women’s doubles final at the Women”s ITF $15k held at NDHTA Academy in Nagpur, on Saturday. The Hyderabad duo won the first set 6-3. However, they went down in the next two sets in a fierce battle 4-6, 11-13 […]

Hyderabad: Mohd Ahmed and C Karthika Varsha emerged champions in the men and women’s categories respectively in the 49th Telangana State Senior inter-district carrom championship cum selection tournament, held at the Madhava Nilayam Community Hall, SBH A Colony in Saidabad, on Saturday. The tournament was conducted Ranga Reddy District Carrom Association. Men’s Singles: 1. Mohd […]

Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu boys and girls teams entered the quarterfinals of the Sub-junior National Championship that got underway at the Gymkhana Ground on Saturday. Results: Pre-quarterfinals: Boys: Tamil Nadu 20 bt Chhattisgarh 5; Bihar 30 bt Assam 0; Andhra 20 bt J & K 0; Odisha 30 bt Uttar Pradesh; Kerala 25 bt Himachal Pradesh […]

Mount Maunganui:  The Indian women’s cricket would hope that its bowlers find top form to complement a solid batting unit’s efforts when it begins its quest for an elusive ICC World Cup trophy with the opening match against arch-rivals Pakistan here on Sunday. Runners-up in the 2017 and 2005 editions, India are eager to go […]

Hamilton: Opener Rachael Haynes smashed a scintillating 130-run knock as Australia rode on a brilliant batting performance to eke out a 12-run win over defending champions England in a high-scoring ICC Women’s World Cup match here on Saturday. In another match, South Africa handed a 32-run defeat to Bangladesh in Dunedin. A minute’s silence was […]

Hyderabad: All-rounder T Ravi Teja backed up his second innings half-century with a fiery 4/70 bowling figures while spinner Tanay Thyarajan and pacer Bhuvanagiri Punnaiah scalped three and two wickets apiece as Hyderabad crushed Baroda by 43 runs inside three days in the Group B Ranji Trophy match in Cuttack, on Saturday. Ravi Teja returned […]

Chennai: The Karthik Ganapathy-trained Juliette looks head and shoulders above the other runners in the fray for the Chettinad Indian Turf Invitation Cup (Grade-I) 2400 metres, in the biggest race of the Indian racing calendar to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1-30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Columbian 1, […]

New Delhi: The Indian duo of world no 1 Pramod Bhagat and world no 4 Sukant Kadam progressed to the semifinals of Spanish Para badminton International II in Vitoria, Spain. Bhagat has made through to the last four in all the three categories he is playing here, while Kadam also qualified for the semifinals of […]

Hyderabad: Divine Destiny, Maximum Glamour, Bugsy, Cash Register, Red Snaper, Castlerock & Arba Wahed Arba Impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Saturday morning. SAND: 1000m: Berkeley (RB) 1-15, 800/59, 600/46, strode out well. Top Diamond (Deepak Singh) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/46, handy. Red Snaper (RB) 1-14, 800/58, 600/44, pleased. Quality […]

Hyderabad: Former international, national and current athletes from the Osmania University met Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud and requested him to take action against shifting of the sports hostel from the university. According to the athletes, the University officials are planning to convert the sports hostel, which houses around 70 athletes, as the ladies hostel […]

New Delhi: Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan defeated Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in an intense doubles match of the Davis Cup World Group 1 Playoff at the Delhi Gymkhana Club here on Saturday. With this win, India took an unassailable 3-0 lead against the Danish […]

The PM also posted an image of him holding a cricket bat with Warne by his side and surrounded by young players.

Actor Kamal Haasan took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the legend in Tamil. He said, "We have lost a legend called Shane Warne who mesmerised us with his magical spin bowling. The moments he offered us keep spinning in my mind."