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New Delhi: Indian women boxers Nitu (48kg) and Anamika (50kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, after clinching impressive opening-round wins. Nitu outpunched Russia’s Chumgalakova Iuliia 5-0, while Anamika defeated local hope Chukanova Zlatislava 4-1 to make the last-eight stage on Monday. Nitu and Anamika will now take […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club, who are on a roll recording four victories in their last five matches, are hoping to seal the top 4 place with a win when they take on a desperate Kerala Blasters, in the crunch ISL match on Wednesday. Hyderabad are at the top of the table with 32 points from […]

New Delhi: Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeping stalwart Savita will continue to lead the team while Deep Grace Ekka will be her deputy during the FIH Pro League games against Spain in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on February 26 and 27. Hockey India on Monday named a 22-member squad for the weekend matches, with promising young forward […]

Delhi: The Ajay Sharma-trained Jungle Wave looks good among seven contenders in the Hebbe Falls Plate 1200 metres, a handicap for horses in Class-I, rated 80 and above the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. […]

Hyderabad: Guru Vidwan hit a century (111) and P Sai Jaswanth (55) scored half-century to guide Bhadradri to a thumping 222-run win over Suryapet in the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) U-16 Inter-district Cricket League at Adilabad on Monday. In another match, Amman Majid Khan scalped five wickets to help Nirmal beat Nizamabad. Brief Scores: Bhadradri […]

New Delhi: Indian boxer Sumit Kundu (75kg) upstaged world championship silver-medallist Dzhambulat Bizhamov of Russia to enter the second round but three others lost their opening bouts in the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Competing in only his second senior international tournament, reigning national champion Sumit prevailed 5-0 over his opponent on Sunday […]

Hyderabad: Shabbir Ali Football Academy (SAFA) launched its residential academy to mark the first anniversary of the academy at MB Sports Arena, SAFA grounds, Hyderabad on Monday. The objective of the residential academy is to provide a comfortable and controlled environment wherein the trainees can focus on developing their game under expert guidance. Dr Andrew […]

Hyderabad: Santosh Raj NR guided the SK Sunderji-trained Menilly to victory in the Hyderabad Cup 1200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Ashwa Shirwal (1), City Cruise (2), Dyanoosh (3), Carnival Lady (4). W-Rs.-50, SHP-Rs. 47, P-Rs. 16, 23, 21, THP- Rs. 72, SHW-Rs. 22 & […]

Hyderabad: The Image, Ashwa Yashobali, Lightning Bolt, Nightmare & Ashwa Vikrant cought the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Monday morning. SAND: The Image, Ashwa Yashobali, Lightning Bolt shine in trials Xfinity (RB) (From 1000/400) 46, handy. China Town (RB) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Agni (AA Vikrant) (From […]

New Delhi: After a disastrous Day One when he lost three successive games, 16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa shocked world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters rapid online chess tournament on Monday. The fifth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster, Praggnanandhaa, playing with black pieces […]

Kolkata: Finding the perfect combination can be tricky and there is no set formula, but India head coach Rahul Dravid says he and skipper Rohit Sharma are pretty clear about the team for the T20 World Cup in Australia in less than eight months’ time. The former captain, who took over from Ravi Shastri after […]

Kolkata: After winning the third and final T20I against West Indies, Team India became the number one ranked side in the shortest format of the game. The triumph helped India overtake England at the top of the T20 team rankings, with Rohit Sharma’s side now matching the top rating of 269. While England and India […]

Kolkata: India batter Suryakumar Yadav expressed happiness after his brilliant knock help his side to defeat West Indies on Sunday. Suryakumar’s 65-run knock was backed up by a spirited bowling performance as India defeated West Indies by runs in the third and final T20I here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Harshal Patel returned with […]

Kolkata: India produced a clinical all-round performance to beat West Indies by 17 runs in the third and final T20I, to complete a 3-0 clean sweep at the Eden Gardens, here on Sunday. Put into bat, India lost wickets at regular wickets and were in trouble at 93-4 but a classy fifty from Suryakumar Yadav […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Black Hawks’ universal player Guru Prasanth has been impressive in the ongoing Prime Volleyball League. The 21-year-old is grateful for the league and says such a league makes players better. The lanky youngster says the league has brought professionalism into the game. “The mentality of the players has changed after playing in a […]

Sofia: Indian woman boxer Nikhat Zareen will begin her campaign in the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament here with a quarterfinal match, while Sumit and Anjali Tushir are set to face tough opponents in their respective opening-round bouts. The Strandja Memorial Tournament, which is Europe’s oldest international boxing event, is being held from February 20 to […]

Hyderabad: All-rounder T Ravi Teja scalped six for 41 to return with an impressive match haul of 9/94 to guide Hyderabad to a thumping 217-run victory over Chandigarh on the fourth day of the Group B Ranji Trophy match at the Vikas Cricket Ground in Cuttack on Sunday. The all-rounder picked up three wickets in […]

Hyderabad: The Leo D’Silva-trained Amyra holds a clear edge over rest of the contenders to win the Hyderabad Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses 5 year olds and upward, rated 40 to 65 (Category-II), the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. No false rails. The first race starts at […]

Hyderabad: Suraj Narredu guided the S Narredu-trained Star Glory to victory in the N Nari Reddy Memorial Million 1200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Sunday. RESULTS: 1.Indie (1), Max (2), Blazing Jupiter (3), City Of Blossom (4). W-Rs.-20, SHP-Rs. 106, P-Rs. 11, 28, 14, THP- Rs. 59, SHW-Rs. […]

Sofia: Indian boxers were handed tricky draws at the Strandja Memorial tournament here even as Nikhat Zareen will begin her campaign in the quarterfinals. Sumit and Anjali Tushir are set to face tough opponents in their respective opening-round bouts. Zareen, who clinched a gold medal in the 2019 edition, has received a bye in the […]

New Delhi: With Rohit Sharma now Team India’s captain in all three formats with the announcement of his being test captain for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, former India cricketer and North zone selector Sarandeep Singh has said that “he is right and obvious choice” after Virat Kohli stepped down as skipper of the […]

Kolkata: The series in their bag, India will have the liberty to experiment in the third and final T20I against the West Indies here on Sunday. With Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant given a 10-day break, the home team is set to finally include the gifted Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the playing XI. […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis players Shrivalli Rashmikaa and Humera Baharmus pair lifted the women’s doubles crown at the Haryana Women’s ITF $15k tennis tournament, in Gurugram on Saturday. The talented youngsters, who were unseeded in the tournament, defeated top seeds Kovapitukted Punin of Thailand and Anna Ureke of Russia 6-3, 1-6, 10-3. This is their maiden […]

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma was on Saturday appointed the new Test captain of the Indian team as selectors initiated the transition phase by dropping struggling veterans Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha and Ishant Sharma for the Sri Lanka series. The team management has decided to move on from Saha and 100-Test plus Ishant and […]