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Dubai: Former Indian batter VVS Laxman has been appointed to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s Cricket Committee as a current player representative. Laxman, who is currently the chief of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), has been appointed alongside former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori. Apart from them, former West Indies cricketer Roger Harper has […]

Hyderabad: Former World No.1 shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who won a silver in the last edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in 2018, says his target is to win gold in the singles at the Birmingham Games, which will begin in a couple of days. “Definitely I am gunning for gold. Last time, I […]

Hyderabad: Sandeep Kumar Sultania, secretary to government Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, and A Venkateshwar Reddy, chairman of Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) felicitated State swimmers who bagged medals in the recently-concluded 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships in Bhubaneswar and 38th Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championships in Rajkot on Tuesday. Telanagana stood third in the […]

Port of Spain: A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies on Wednesday. India created a world record on Sunday by sealing their 12th consecutive series win in the ODI format against […]

Mysuru: The Neil Darashah-trained Sea Lion looks good among ten contenders in the Racing Journalist Trophy 1600 metres, a handicap for horses rated 80 and above Class-I, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. D Lord 1, Sadeek […]

New Delhi: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will not be taking part in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham due to an injury sustained during the finals of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Rajeev Mehta, the Secretary General of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) told ANI, “Neeraj Chopra will not take part in […]

Chennai: India is hosting the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai. The world’s biggest chess event will be held from July 28 to August 10. With a record 187 countries taking part with 188 teams in the Open section and 162 in the Women’s section, the Olympiad will witness the highest ever […]

Hyderabad: When the Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won a silver at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in 2018, they were a rookie pair on the circuit. In the last four years, the pair established themselves as giant-killers. They have put in impressive performances, making them a bright medal prospect. […]

Birmingham: Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain on Monday alleged that her preparations for the Commonwealth Games are being hampered because of the “continuous harassment” her coaches are facing from the authorities. The Indian boxing squad reached the Games Village here on Sunday night after a training stint in Ireland but Lovlina’s personal coach Sandhya Gurung […]

Hyderabad: Abhay Singh guided the RH Sequeira-trained Lamha to victory in the Raja Mahoob Karan Memorial Cup 1600 metres, the feature event of the races at the Malakpet Racecourse, here on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Superstellar (1), Bien Pensant (2), The Thriller (3), Code Blue (4). W-Rs.-39, SHP-Rs. 102, P-Rs.15, 30, 130, THP-Rs. 250, SHW-Rs.18&55, F-Rs. […]

Hyderabad: NRI Angel and NRI Infinity moved well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Monday morning. SAND: 800m: True Marshall (Ashhad Asbar) 1-3, 600/47, moved easy. Kesariya Balam (Madhu Babu) 1-2, 600/47, handy. Arabian Queen (Ashhad Asbar) & Happy Go Lucky (Gaurav Singh) 1-2, 600/46, pair moved together. 1000m: Sally […]

Paris: Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark claimed his first Tour de France title in the 109th edition of the most prestigious road cycling race here. Vingegaard, who finished second behind Tadej Pogacar last year, has become the first Danish rider to have won the competition since Bjarne Riis in 1996. The 25-year-old Dane finished the three-week race […]

Mumbai: Cricketing Legend Sachin Tendulkar wished Krunal Pandya and his wife Pankhuri Sharma on becoming parents. India all-rounder Krunal Pandya and his wife Pankhuri have been blessed with a baby boy, whom they have named Kavir Krunal Pandya. Krunal took to his Twitter on Sunday and announced the name of his son along with a […]

The latest dilemma of the Indian cricket team is the batting form of one of the world’s best batsman Virat Kohli. The fact that he is such an accomplished sportsman with excellent work ethics that it surprises all even more that he has had such a long phase of substandard performances with the bat. In […]

Hyderabad: Ashoka and Knight Templar pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Sunday morning. SAND: 800m: NRI Touch (Rohit Kumar) 1-3, 600/47, moved easy. 1000m: Ashoka (Deepak Singh) & Beauty On Parade (AA Vikrant) 1-14, 800/58, 600/44, former worked well. Knight Templar (Madhu Babu) 1-14, 800/59, 600/44, pleased. Silver Arrow […]

Hyderabad: The LVR Deshmukh-trained Fire Power, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the Raja Mahboob Karan Memorial Cup 1600 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 category-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.30 […]

Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday said it has signed a seven-year deal with Disney Star to broadcast the country’s cricket matches in India, the sport’s largest market in the world. As part of the deal, which commences in 2023-24, Disney Star will televise all internationals matches as well as the KFC Big Bash League […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for winning the silver medal at the World Championships in the javelin throw final, and described the feat as a special moment for Indian sports. Chopra scripted history as he became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete […]

Oregon: After Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra bagged the silver medal at the prestigious World Athletics Championships, wishes started pouring in from all over the country. Neeraj recorded a distance of 88.13m in his fourth attempt in the men’s javelin throw final and secured the second position. Taking to Twitter, Union Defence Minister Rajnath […]

Hyderabad: Pranav Chirumamilla from Telangana and GD Meghana of Karnataka bagged top honours in the U-14 boys and girls categories respectively of the AITA U-14 Tennis National Series held at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy in Hyderabad on Saturday. Pranav defeated Vedant Gundu 6-2, 6-2 in the boys final while Meghana downed Vennela Reddy Gaarugupati […]

Hyderabad: Indian shuttler and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has a bronze and a silver from the previous two editions – Glasgow and Gold Coast respectively – at the Commonwealth Games. The 27-year-old feels this edition could be hers to grab the elusive gold when the Games kicks off in Birmingham next week. After a […]

Port of Spain: Stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan will again look to make a statement as the Indian team, made up of fringe players, take on the West Indies in the second ODI here on Sunday. Having won the first game by three runs, another victory will give India a successive ODI series win in the […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Football Club, reigning Indian Super League champions, completed the signing of right-back Soyal Joshy on a long-term deal, on Saturday. The 2022 Santosh Trophy winner has put pen to paper on a three-year deal till the end of the 2024-25 season. “It is definitely a very exciting moment for my professional development […]

Bengaluru: The Pesi Shroff-trained Theon, an impressive winner in his previous outing, may repeat in the Bangalore St Leger (Grade-II) 2800 metres, terms for horses 4 years old over, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Beldona 1, […]