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Port of Spain: Brilliant half-centuries from Kyle Mayers and Brandon King went in vain as West Indies succumbed to a painful three-run defeat to India in the first ODI of three-match series here at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday. With this victory, India has a 1-0 lead in the series. Fans were treated […]

Hyderabad: Telangana chess player Vuppala Prraneeth achieved his second GM norm after an impressive performance at the ongoing tournament Biel International Chess Festival, in Switzerland. The 15-year-old Telangana lad finished with six points from nine rounds and accumulated 21 Elo rating points to take his rating to 2457. He recorded a stunning victory over Russian […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football club, the reigning Indian Super League champions, signed Spanish center-back Odei Onaindia on Friday. Odei, who was part of the squad in 2020-21 season, returns to the side where he played a crucial role in what was a new-look young team, back then. “I have really good memories with this team and […]

Bengaluru: The Satish Narredu-trained Imperial Power looks set to win the Marilingaiah Memorial Trophy 1,200 metres, a handicap for horses Class III rated 40 to 65, the feature event of the races to be held on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Port Of Beauty 1, Red […]

Hyderabad: The Strategist and Advance Guard pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Friday morning. SAND: 800m: Dream Jewel (RB) 1-3, 600/48, moved easy. Sandown Park (Afroz Khan) 1-1, 600/47, handy. Dharasana (RB) 1-2.5, 600/46.5, moved easy. Reining Queen (RB) 1-1, 600/46, moved well. Premier Action (Kuldeep Singh) 59, 600/45, […]

Oregon: Rohit Yadav produced a stunning show on Thursday to seal his spot in the men’s javelin throw final at the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Eugene. He registered an 80.42m throw in the qualifying round. Rohit Yadav finished sixth in his group and 11th overall to make the 12-man final field. He joined the […]

Eugene: Indian ace Neeraj Chopra reached the final of the World Athletics Championships 2022 javelin throw competition after producing an impressive throw of 88.39 metres in Round 1 and topping Group A of the qualification round, here. Placed in Group A at Hayward Field, Neeraj, the reigning Olympic champion Neeraj, recorded an 88.39m throw in his […]

Hyderabad: M Arush Reddy bagged top honours in the senior boys category of the Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament held at the Little Flower High School, Abids, Hyderabad on Thursday. The DPS Diamond Point School student defeated Jatin Dev of the SPHS 3-2 in the final to emerge champion. Meanwhile in the team event, St Paul’s […]

Mumbai: Star India batter KL Rahul on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19, which is likely to rule him out of the upcoming five-match T20 series against the West Indies, starting July 29 at Tarouba. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly informed about Rahul after the Board’s Apex Council meeting here. Rahul on Thursday itself had addressed the […]

Port of Spain (Trinidad): India’s fringe players will get valuable game time in a format fighting for context when Shikhar Dhawan leads the team in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies, beginning here on Friday. Ben Stokes’ surprise announcement from ODIs has fuelled the growing debate on hectic international scheduling, especially bilateral cricket. […]

Hyderabad: Suraj Narredu guided the D Netto-trained Lagos to victory in the Osman Sagar Cup 1200 metres, the feature event of the opening day races at the Malakpet Racecourse, here on Thursday. RESULTS: 1. Nugget (1), Malibu (2), Clefairy (3), Dr Dee Dee (4). W-Rs.-12, SHP-Rs. 23, P-Rs.11, 16, 57, THP-Rs. 146, SHW-Rs.13&15, F-Rs. 24, […]

Eugene: Indian javelin thrower Annu Rani qualified for the World Championships finals after coming up with a throw of 59.60m on her last attempt, here on Thursday. Annu was on the verge of an early exit after starting with a foul throw and then managing a below par 55.35m in her second attempt but managed […]

Hyderabad: Fire Power, Voice Of A Dream, Cash Register, Amalfitana caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Thursday morning. SAND: 600m: Bedford (RB) 48, moved freely. Bijili (G Naresh) 45, not extended. Essential (RB) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Path Of Peace (RB) (From 1000/400) 45, moved easy. […]

Hyderabad: A Satya of Oakridge International School defeated K Shrestha Reddy 3-1 in the senior girls final of the Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament held at the Little Flower High School, Abids, Hyderabad on Wednesday. In the junior girls category, Satya Aspathi of Pallavi Model School downed Aniyah Anand of Little Flower High School 3-2 to […]

Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Nitya Sagi clocked 05.26.33 sec to clinch silver in the 400m individual medley event of the Group 2 girls category in the ongoing 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Ramachandra Hashika of Karnataka took home the gold with a timing of 5.10.70 […]

New Delhi: Two Commonwealth Games-bound athletes, sprinter S Dhanalakshmi and triple jumper Aishwarya Babu, have returned positive for banned drugs, as dope shame struck Indian athletics just a few days ahead of the multi-sport event. Both have been ruled out of the upcoming July 28 to August 8 Birmingham Games and have been handed provisional […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Football Club, reigning Indian Super League champions, completed the signing of young full-back Manoj Mohammad on Wednesday. “I am really happy to sign for this club at this stage of my career,” said Manoj, after penning his contract. “I can’t wait to get on the pitch and I promise to give my […]

Changwon: India finished yet another ISSF Shooting World Cup campaign by topping the medal’s tally with a haul of 15 medals, including five gold, six silver and four bronze here on Wednesday. On the final day of competitions, the Indian trio of Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu and Sameer won the silver in the men’s 25m […]

Hyderabad: Painted Apache, Despang, Divine Destiny and Superstellar impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Exponent (RB) 47.5, moved easy. 800m: Hard To Toss (Deepak Singh) 59, 600/45, shaped well. Lama (Madhu Babu) 1-0, 600/45, handy. Resurgence (Abhishek Habbu) 58, 600/44, not extended. Kingston (Nakhat Singh) […]

Hyderabad: The Donald Anthony Netto-trained Lagos looks set to win in the Osman Sagar Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 to 85 Category-II the, feature event of the opening day of the Hyderabad monsoon season here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.15 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Nugget […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for Thursday (July 21) hearing on a petition related to the amendments in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) constitution. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana adjourned the matter for tomorrow. A plea had been filed by BCCI sought permission […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad swimmer M Suhas Preetham made his mark in the ongoing 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships held at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. The 14-year-old clinched gold by rewriting the national record in the 100m backstroke event for Group 2 Boys which was set by Sahil Laskar 1.01.45 sec in 2018 […]

Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Vritti Agarwal clocked 09:10:32sec to set the new national in the 800m freestyle event for group 1 girls category in the ongoing 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships held at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The 15-year-old broke the previous national junior record timing of 09:14:04 sec of […]

Kuwait/Beijing: The postponed Asian Games will be held from September 23 to October 8 next year in Hangzhou, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Tuesday. The 19th edition of the Games were originally slated to be held from September 10 to 25 this year but were suspended on May 6 after a spike […]