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Suncheon: PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth’s impressive run ended in the semifinals after they went down in straight games at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Saturday. Former world champion Sindhu, who came into the tournament after claiming the Swiss Open, suffered her fourth successive defeat to 20-year-old An Seyoung, losing 14-21 […]

Hyderabad: Dhruv Kumar Gangashetty got a major boost to his fledgling career as he became the lone Hyderabad player to be called for Under-19 Asian individual squash championships national trials that will be held in Chennai from April 11 to 16. The top two will qualify for the Asian Championship that will be conducted in […]

Mumbai: Former India cricketer and coach Ravi Shastri has termed spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s revelations that he was hung from the 15th-floor hotel balcony by an inebriated fellow cricketer during the 2013 IPL, as shocking, adding that if such an incident happens now the person should be “given a life ban” and “sent to a rehab […]

Mumbai: Rahul Tewatia hit two sixes off the last two balls after Shubman Gill struck his highest IPL score as Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by six wickets here on Friday. Sent in to bat, Liam Livingstone scored 64 off 27 balls, laced with seven boundaries and four sixes to help Punjab Kings reach 189 […]

Navi Mumbai: Battling poor form, opener Ruturaj Gaikwad will be under the scanner when strugglers Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad face off in the IPL here on Saturday, looking to register their first win. Three successive losses have put new skipper Ravindra Jadeja under immense pressure and he would hope his teammates can script […]

Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ravindra Jadeja is set achieve an major Indian Premier League milestone – play his 150th game in the lucrative tournament for the franchise – when his side takes on SunRisers Hyderabad at the DY Patil Stadium here on Saturday. Only two CSK cricketers – former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Friday condemned the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Association (GHMC) official who demolished the house of cricketer Bhogi Shravani. The HCA secretary R Vijayanand said that they will help the cricketer to rebuild her house by providing financial support. “The Hyderabad Cricket Association is deeply saddened to hear about the […]

Hyderabad: Tarani Sa scalped five wickets for 37 as Hyderabad succumbed to a 132-run loss on the final day of the Group C Col CK Nayudu Trophy match against Odisha at the St Xavier’s KCA Cricket Ground in Kerala on Friday. Resuming at an overnight score of 65/2 while chasing a 300-run target, Hyderabad were […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad women’s cricketer Bhogi Shravani and her family had to take shelter at a community hall with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials demolishing the house of the cricketer, at Tukaram Gate, Secunderabad on Wednesday. The officials said that they had already sent notices to the cricketer’s family on the deteriorating condition of […]

Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has revealed a terrifying incident during IPL 2013 in Bengaluru when he was hung from the 15th-floor balcony of a hotel by an inebriated bully cricketer, which left him “kind of fainted”. Chahal was then in his last year with IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, before he started a […]

Mumbai: Former India coach Ravi Shastri has called young batter Shubman Gill “one of the finest talents in world cricket”, someone who is tailor-made for the game’s T20 format because of his wide range of strokes. Gill, 22, who is playing for Gujarat Titans in the IPL, is using the ongoing season as an opportunity […]

Suncheon: Third seed PV Sindhu beats seventh seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in straight games to enter the semi-finals of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 on Friday here at the Palma Stadium. Two-time Olympic Champion PV Sindhu was trailing 2-5 in the opening game but the Indian clawed her way back winning four points […]

Navi Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday. Invited to bat first, DC posted 149 for 3 with opener Prithvi Shaw top-scoring with a 34-ball 61 while captain Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan chipped in with 39 not out and 36 not out […]

London: Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA’s preparation tournaments in the Gulf State. The acknowledgement of failings came after an investigation by Amnesty International which said security guards were forced to work in conditions it called “forced labor” by exceeding the 60-hour maximum work week and not […]

Mumbai: Gujarat Titans’ lethal pace attack is all set to ask some probing questions to the dynamic Punjab Kings top-order when the two teams lock horns in an IPL match on Friday. In terms of composition and balance, both Gujarat and Punjab are very different and that makes for an enticing contest on a Brabourne […]

Mumbai: Seven clubs from the Indian Super League (ISL) will vie for top honour in the inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) in Goa, scheduled to be held from April 15 to May 12, it was announced today. Seven clubs, Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC and […]

Suncheon: Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarterfinals but Lakshya Sen was ousted after losing his second round match at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday. World number seven Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, got the better of world number 26 Japan’s Aya Ohori 21-15 21-10 […]

Hyderabad: Ajay Dev Goud, G Aniketh Reddy and Abhirath Reddy scalped three wickets each as Hyderabad skittled out Odisha for 186 in 55.3 overs in the second innings on third day of the Group Elite C under-25 Col CK Nayudu Trophy at the St Xavier’s KCA Cricket Ground, Kerala on Thursday. Earlier, Hyderabad lower order […]

New Delhi: The A Khan-trained Ashwa Johannesburg, who is working well in the morning trials, may make amends in the Anacostia Plate 1200 metres a handicap for horses Class-II, Rated 60 to 86 (lower class eligible), the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails are up. The first race […]

Colombo: Calling India a “big brother”, former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya lauded the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending help to the island nation as it battles the worst economic crisis since independence. “You know as always as a neighbour, the big brother of the next to our country has been […]

Pune: Pat Cummins’ superlative knock of 56 runs from 15 balls against Mumbai Indians played here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday took everyone by surprise and the man who did the unthinkable was also surprised after making the match a one-sided contest in favour of Kolkata Knight Riders. “I am more surprised. […]

Pune: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets in their IPL match here on Wednesday. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, KKR saw MI recover from 55 for three in the 11th over to post 161 for four. In reply, KKR chased down the target of 162 with 24 balls to spare. […]

Naihati (WB): RoundGlass Punjab FC recorded their second successive victory as they defeated Indian Arrows 3-1 in the I-League here on Wednesday. With this, RoundGlass have moved to the fourth spot on the table. They are now on par with Sreenidi Deccan FC with one game in hand. Kurtis Guthrie (51”), Maheson Singh Tongbram (54”) […]

New Delhi: In this edition of IPL 2022, where newbies have performed to the best of their abilities, some of the top batters who did well in the last season of the tournament have struggled to get going. These players, who amassed huge runs in the 2021 edition split into two halves, have not found […]