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Dubai: Seasoned India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Tuesday shortlisted as one of the four nominees for the ICC Test Cricketer of the year award. The 35-year-old from Chennai snapped 52 wickets from eight Tests at an average of 16.23 and also contributed 337 runs with the bat at 28.08 with one century in the […]

Hyderabad: V Chamundeswaranath presented Hyderabad wicketkeeper Mamata, who is struggling financially, with a cheque for Rs 5 lakh on Tuesday. Mamata was selected for the under-19 challengers trophy. She also made it to the Hyderabad senior women’s team as a second wicketkeeper to Anuradha for the recently concluded Senior National Women’s cricket championship. Mamatha, whose […]

Mysuru: The Surender-trained Thea’s Glory who maintains form may repeat in the Dr R Rajendra Prasad Memorial Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65, 5 years old and over Class-III, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at […]

Hyderabad: Lafayette, Siri, Fire Power, Blue Origin and Bugsy impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 800m: Ashwa Shirwal (Koushik) 1-2, 600/46, well in hand. Grand Duke (RS Jodha) 1-1, 600/47, handy. City Of Blessing (Koushik) 58, 600/44, good. Role Model (RS Jodha) & Testimony (RB) 1-2, […]

Melbourne: Test debutant Scott Boland returned with figures of 6/7 in his four overs as Australia crushed England by an innings and 14 runs on Day 3 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to retain the Ashes on Tuesday. The victory ensures Australia stay at the top of the World Test Championship standings with 100 […]

Kolkata: BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to a city hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the cricket board sources said on Tuesday. Ganguly is double vaccinated and has been travelling extensively, taking part in all professional activities. The 49-year-old was rushed to a hospital late on Monday night as […]

New York: The way Miami’s Caleb Martin sees things, he’s lucky. He just missed seven games while completing the NBA’s health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus, the worst of his symptoms being a couple days of fatigue. And when looking at the still-rising numbers of positive tests around the league right now, Martin […]

Centurion: India opener KL Rahul said that one goes through a variety of emotions on the way of scoring a century in Test cricket. He also expressed his happiness over staying unbeaten on day one, something which is expected of his role as the opener. On day one of the Boxing Day Test at SuperSport […]

Hyderabad: Abbas union Football Club (AUFC) defeated Falaknuma Football Club (FFC) 3-1 in the final of the Khaiser Memorial Football Tournament conducted by City College Old Boys (CCOB) at Quli Qutab Shah Stadium on Monday. Abid Hussain scored two goals while Syed Yousf added a goal to put their side in the lead. Later, former […]

Hyderabad: Tanmay Agarwal will continue to lead the Hyderabad team in the upcoming Ranji Trophy scheduled to be held in Kolkata from January 8, 2022. Talented opening batter and former India under-19 World Cup cricketer N Thakur Tilak Varma was made his deputy. The senior selection committee, comprising Ahmed Quadri, Zakir Hussain, Amol Shinde, Alfred […]

Hyderabad: Top seed ASS Siril Varma defeated Sankalp Chandragurala 21-13, 21-14 in the men’s singles first round match at the BAI Series Senior Badminton Tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli, on Monday. Results: Men’s Singles: 1st Round: Siril Varma ASS (1) (TS) bt Sankalp Chandragurala (MAH) 21-13, 21-14, Sathish Kumar K (TN) […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club were held to a draw in their previous two games – against bottom-placed SC East Bengal and FC Goa – which dented their chances of consolidating the position in the Top 4 in Indian Super League (ISL) points table. Come Tuesday, the Hyderabad team looks to get back to winning ways […]

Centurion: The Indian team will look to reset its first innings target after the second day’s play in the opening Test against South Africa had to be called off without a ball being bowled due to heavy and persistent rain since morning here on Monday. What started as a drizzle this morning became a steady […]

Melboune: England was hit by Covid-19 dramas within its support staff on Monday before its batsmen sustained another top-order collapse at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia moved within sight of a series-clinching victory in the Ashes. Before play even began on Monday, Cricket Australia called for calm after a Covid-19 scare involving England’s support […]

Hyderabad: Akshay Kumar guided the RH Sequeira-trained Watch My Stride to victory in the Kaleshwaram Cup 1100 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Ashoka (1), Almas (2), Lady Dynamite (3), Maa (4). W-Rs. 15, SHP-Rs. 24, P-Rs. 12, 10, 21, THP- Rs. 30, SHW-Rs. 11 & […]

Mumbai: The Pesi Shroff-trained Zuccarelli looks unbeatable in the Arion Horse Company Indian 2000 Guineas (Grade-I) 1600 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 2.00 p.m. SELECTIONS 1. Windy City 1, Gusty Girl 2, […]

Hyderabad: Warangal crushed Nizamabad 35-20, 35-30 in the boys final, while Khammam girls defeated Warangal 35-30, 35-29 in 66th Juniors state inter-district Ball Badminton Championship 2021 at HAL Balanagar on Sunday. Results: Boys Final: Warangal bt Nizamabad 35-20, 35-30; Semis: Nizamabad bt Ranga Reddy 35-20, 35-30, Warangal bt Medak 35-30, 35-25. Girls Final: Khammam bt […]

Centurion: A sublime century from KL Rahul helped India dominate day one of the Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park here on Sunday. At stumps, India are 272/3 in 90 overs with Rahul (batting 122) and Ajinkya Rahane (batting 40) at the crease on a day that totally belonged to the tourists’. Captain Virat […]

Hyderabad: RMV Gurusaidutt crushed Harshiit Thakur 15-5, 15-9 in the men’s singles fifth round match at the BAI Series Senior Badminton tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, on Sunday. Results:  Men’s Singles: Round 5: Arunesh H (TN) bt Shravan Pramod Dudhale (MAH) 15-11 15-11; Munawer Mohammed (16) (KER) bt Pruthvi Roy K (KTK) 15-8 […]

Hyderabad: Md Basisq Imrose of Nalgonda bagged the top honours of the Sardar Bishan Singh Ji Memorial Open Rapid Chess tournament at Little Flower High School Auditorium, Uppal on Sunday. Imorse secured the title after defeating top seed Matta Vinay Kumar in the tie-breaker with the better score in tie breaker. Final Standings: 1 Md […]

Jaipur: The hill state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday reached its zenith in cricket, with a stunning 11-run victory over mighty Tamil Nadu in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here. Youngster Shubham Arora came out all guns blazing with his maiden List A century as Himachal downed five-time champions Tamil Nadu under the […]

Melbourne: Australia showed their dominance with both bat and ball and were in a commanding position against England at the end of the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here on Sunday. Marcus Harris (20 off 51) and Nathan Lyon (0 off 5) were unbeaten at the crease as […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s men and women teams clinched the titles of the 7th Telangana State Senior Throwball Inter-district Championship for Men and Women 2021 at SVVVS School, Bowenpally on Sunday. Hyderabad men’s team defeated Nizamabad 15-09, 15-11 while women’s team beat Ranga Reddy 15-12, 15-11 in the respective finals. Results: Men’s: Hyderabad bt Nizamabad 15-09, 15-11; […]

Hyderabad: Mukesh Kumar guided the SSF Hassan-trained Stunning Force to victory in the Mir Fazilath Hussain Memorial Cup 1200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Sunday. RESULTS: 1. Royal Girl (1), Prime Gardenia (2), Destine To Be (3), Southern Lady (4). W-Rs.-96, SHP-Rs. 144, P-Rs. 22, 19, 13, THP- […]