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Bengaluru: The Parvati Byramji-trained Electric Blue looks good in the Hampi Plate 1,600 metres, a handicap for horses rated 20 to 45, the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.30 pm. SELECTIONS 1. Sodashi 1, War Trail 2, By The Book […]

Hyderabad: Kaitlan, Own Voice, Almas, Summer Night, Count Of Savoy, Makhtoob, Mirana and Horse O’ War impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Thursday morning. SAND: 600m: 3y-(Saamidd/Miss Gally) (Rupal Singh) 47.5, moved easy. Keystone (Rohit Kumar) 47, handy. Dream Jewel (RB) 46, moved well. 800m: Tequila Sunrise (Rupal Singh) […]

Hyderabad: Prime Volleyball League team Hyderabad Black Hawks owner Abhishek Reddy is hoping that at least three to four Indian players will be seen in action in the European leagues in the near future. Expressing his delight over the response to the inaugural edition of the league, Abhishek said that the league will work as […]

Kolkata: India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first T20I here on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. India restricted West Indies to 157 for seven and then overhauled the target with seven balls to spare, scoring 162 for 4 in 18.5 overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma gave India a […]

Hyderabad: J Ramakrishna of Hyderabad bagged the 7th Telangana State Senior Chess Championship title held at Yogahall in the LB Stadium on Wednesday. He scored eight points from nine rounds. Top seed Bharath Kumar Reddy from Kodad, with eight points, settled for second place after draws in sixth and seventh rounds. Adireddy Arjum (7.5) and […]

Lisbon: Manchester City was so good in the Champions League that even the fans of its opponents couldn’t help but applaud. When Phil Foden side-footed home the third of City’s four first-half goals in a 5-0 win over Sporting in the last 16, it wasn’t just the vocal away fans showing their appreciation inside the […]

Beijing: India’s campaign at the Winter Olympics came to disappointing end on Wednesday after the country’s lone participant, alpine skier Arif Khan, logged a ‘Did Not Finish’ in the men’s slalom event here. The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, who had finished 45th in the giant slalom event on Sunday, was unable […]

Chennai: The M Srinivas Reddy-trained Arabian Queen, who is in fine form, is expected to score in the Madras Gold Vase (Grade-III) 1400 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts […]

Hyderabad: Maximum Glamour, Indian Temple, Agni, White Roses, Jack Daniel & City Cruise impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: City Of Bliss (Koushik) 46, moved easy. Asturias (Deepak Singh) 45, moved well. Fast Track (Kiran Naidu) & Smolensk (Santhosh Raj) 46, former shaped well. 800m: […]

Sania Mirza-Lucie Hradecka defeated the world number 12 Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands and Chan Hao-ching of Chinese Taipei 7(7)-6(3), 5-7, 11-9 in the round of 16 clash.

New Delhi: The BCCI on Tuesday announced a revised itinerary for the home series against Sri Lanka, beginning February 24, confirming that the Twenty20 series will be played before the two Tests. Originally, the two-Test series was planned before the T20s but the BCCI has made the change following a request from Sri Lanka Cricket. […]

Kolkata: In no mood to talk about the prolonged lean patch that Virat Kohli is enduring, India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said “everything will fall in place” if the chatter around him stops. Ahead of the T20 series against the West Indies starting Wednesday, media queries were once again focused on Kohli’s batting form […]

London: England women will host India for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is in September, the ECB announced on Tuesday. The two teams will play three T20s on September 10, 13 and 15 in Durham, Derby and Bristol, respectively. The T20 series will be followed by the ODIs on September 18, […]

Kolkata: Flush with exciting talent and focused on the T20 World Cup in exactly eight months’ time, the Rohit Sharma-led Team India would be aiming to get its combinations right when it takes on the West Indies in a three-match series beginning here on Wednesday. India were the pre-tournament favourites but made a shocking group […]

Hyderabad: Keerthi Ganta of Pragathi Central School clinched the 7th Telangana State Women Chess Championship title held at Wushu Hall in the LB Stadium on Monday. She was unbeaten in the tournament and drew with Yashvi Jain in the final round to grab the title with six points from seven rounds. Abhirami Madabhushi and Shaati […]

London: If forced to choose, Novak Djokovic said he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon, foregoing the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 21 Grand Slams titles, rather than get vaccinated against Covid-19. And the No.1-ranked tennis player is also still smarting about being deported last month from Australia in a drama […]

Hyderabad: Ashwa Bravo and Painted Apache impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 600m: Truth And Dare (RB) 47.5, moved easy. 800m: Siri (RB) 1-0, 600/44, moved well. Desert Sultan (RB) 1-0, 600/44, strode out well. Mark My Word (Bopanna) 1-2, 600/46, handy. New Role (Bopanna) 1-1, […]

Mysuru: The Rajesh Narredu-trained Recall Of You holds a clear edge over rest of the contenders to win the One Life To Love Plate 1,400 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 and above Class-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts […]

Chennai: The B Suresh-trained My Opinion looks unbeatable in the South India St Leger (Grade-II) 2800 metres, terms for horses 4 years old and over, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.45 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Bright Light 1, Amarone 2, First […]

Queenstown: New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr slammed a superb unbeaten century (119 off 135 deliveries) and also grabbed a wicket as the hosts defeated India Women by three wickets in the second One-day International to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series at the John Davies Oval here on Tuesday. In one of the […]

By Vijay Mohan Raj The IPL Auction of 2022 brought back memories of the inaugural IPL in 2010 when I was part of the management of Deccan Chargers Hyderabad. As it has happened every year since then there have been surprises whereby certain players received a bidding price beyond their ability and there were others […]

Queenstown: The crushing defeat in the opening game exposed a lot of chinks in their armour and a depleted India will be eager to address their batting and fielding woes when they face New Zealand in the second women’s ODI here on Tuesday. Nothing worked for India in the first ODI on Saturday with the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana player M Kareena has been named in the list of 27 players for the national camp for the Indian women’s handball team, on Monday. The Handball Federation of India conducted the selection trials at the KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow on February 13. National team will be selected in the coaching camp for […]

Kolkata: Virat Kohli’s prolonged lean patch is not a concern for the Indian team, batting coach Vikram Rathour said on Monday, expressing confidence that the superstar batter would be back among runs in the upcoming T20I series against West Indies here. The 33-year-old, whose tenure as India captain across formats came to an end last […]