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Hyderabad: Jammalamadaka Pichaiah, the legendary ball badminton player from Warangal, passed away at his residence in Warangal, on Sunday. He was 104. Pichaiah had won the national championship a record nine times and was runner-up thrice. He holds the record for winning hat-trick of titles for Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh separately. Along with the Arjuna […]

New Delhi: Former India fast bowler S Sreesanth has been included in the 24-member preliminary squad of Kerala for the upcoming Ranji season. The 38-year-old is making a return to red-ball cricket after a gap of nearly nine years. Sreesanth last played a first-class match in 2013 when he was featured in the Irani Cup […]

Melbourne: Australia bowlers and opening batters David Warner and Marcus Harris ensured that the hosts dominated England on Day 1 of the ongoing Boxing Day Ashes Test here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. At stumps, Australia’s score read 61/1– trailing by 124 runs. Harris (20*) and Nathan Lyon (0*) are at the crease […]

Hyderabad: Maharashtra’s Krish Desai stunned top seed Satish Kumar Nair from Kerala 15-10, 13-15, 16-14 in the men’s singles second round match at the BAI Series Senior Badminton tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy at Gachibowli on Saturday. Results: Men’s Singles: Second Round: Krish Desai (MAH) bt Ajay Satish Kumar Nair (1) KER 15-10,13-15,16-14; […]

Hyderabad: Top seed Matta Vinay Kumar defeated Challa Saharsha to be in the joint lead with 12 other players with four points each on the first day of Sardar Bishan Singh Ji Memorial Open Rapid Chess tournament at Little Flower High School Auditorium, Uppal on Saturday. Results: Challa Saharsha (3) lost to Matta Vinay Kumar […]

Hyderabad: Knotty Dancer and Horse O’ War caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Saturday morning. SAND: 600m: Candy Girl (Bopanna) (From 1000/400) 46, moved easy. Isra (K Aneel) (From 1000/400) 44 eased up. Shaden (Md Ismail) & Ok Boss (Surya Prakash) 46, pair handy. 800m: Blue Origin (R […]

Kolkata: The Vijay Singh-trained Shivansh looks good among seven contenders in the Army Cup 1400 metres, terms for horses 4 years old and over, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.00 pm. Selections: 1. Sun God 1, Tasmania 2, Boss […]

Hyderabad: The SK Sunderji-trained Intense Approach who maintains form may repeat in the Mir Fazilath Hussain Memorial Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses, rated 40 to 65 (Category-II), the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 2.15 […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s men and women teams recorded victories on the first day of the 7th Telangana State Senior Throwball Inter-district Championship for Men and Women 2021 at SVVVS School, Bowenpally on Saturday. Hyderabad men’s team defeated Mahbubnagar 15-12, 15-08 while women’s team beat Nalgonda 15-08, 15-06. Results: Men: Hyderabad bt Mahbubnagar 15-12, 15-08, Warangal bt […]

Hyderabad: Telangana cyclist Aashirwad Saxena won a silver and a bonrze medal in the National Track Cycling Championship, in Jaipur. While Saxena was part of the State team that won a silver medal in the sprint event in the under-16 category along with Cherayush Patwardhan and A Ramakrishna, Saxena also won a bronze medal in […]

New Delhi: Kapil Dev and his team paid tribute to late Yashpal Sharma at the premiere of the ’83’ movie in New Delhi on Friday. The night was graced by Kapil Dev, captain of the 1983 world cup winning team, along with his few teammates and their family. Ranveer Singh and the director of the […]

New Delhi: A bat signed by the 2011 World Cup winning Indian cricket team was sold for USD 25,000, while Australia opener David Warner’s 2016 IPL-winning signed SunRisers Hyderabad jersey fetched USD 30,000 in a non-fungible token (NFT) auction in Dubai. The NFT auction, conducted by CricFlix in association with RevSportz and Fanatic Sports, witnessed […]

Hyderabad: Gymnast Budda Aruna Reddy’s dream of representing India in the Olympics came crashing down when she suffered an ACL injury on her right leg in the World Cup, Germany, in November 2018. She knew it would take a long time to return to her best. Six months later after undergoing a surgery, Aruna returned […]

Jaipur: Baba Aparajith smashed 122 to help Tamil Nadu eke out a two-wicket win over Saurashtra here on Friday, and enter the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-Day Championship. This was after Saurashtra rode on a blistering 134 by Sheldon Jackson to post an imposing 310 for eight. But Saurashtra’s effort was overshadowed by […]

Hyderabad: Telangana shuttler Mohit Kumar defeated Shourya Kant Sahu 15-8, 15-7 to enter the second round in the men’s singles at the BAI Series Senior Badminton tournament, in Hyderabad on Friday. Results: Men’s Singles: First Round: Krish Desai (MAH) bt Dhanik Kadari (TS) 15-4 15-4; SA Rajaram (TN) bt Kundana Varshith Korr(AP)ati (TS) 15-9 15-6; Tonmoy Bikash […]

Hyderabad: Seven more Telangana athletes – five from badminton and two from boxing – have been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in the list announced by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports at a meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell (MCO) on Thursday. The talented shuttlers Pranav Rao, P Vishnuvardhan, chief national […]

Centurion: India vice-captain KL Rahul on Friday indicated that the team will continue with its five-bowler strategy in the first Test against South Africa but agreed that the choice between Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer for the number five slot is a tough one. India have been practising here for a week ahead of the […]

Melbourne: Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood is a doubtful starter for the third Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) starting on December 26, with the Cricket Australia (CA) selection panel wanting to give him some more time to recover from the side strain and return for the fourth Test at the SCG in […]

Hyderabad: Brazilian soccer great Pelé was released from a Sao Paulo hospital but will continue being treated for a colon tumor. “Edson Arantes do Nascimento was discharged from the Israelita Albert Einstein on Thursday,” the hospital said in a statement. Pelé, 81, was hospitalized at the start of December for sessions of chemotherapy Now you […]

Centurion: India opener Mayank Agarwal says his time away from the national team was spent in understanding his mind space, something which India coach Rahul Dravid has always emphasised on and it benefitted him immensely as he reclaimed his place in the side. The 30-year-old from Karnataka had lost his place in the team after […]

The 41-year-old has played 103 Tests, 236 ODIs and 28 T20Is for Men in Blue. He scalped 294 wickets in limited-overs cricket.

Chennai: The R Foley-trained Copper Queen, who maintains form, may repeat in the Dr T Dhevanathan Yadav Winner Trophy 1200 metres, Class-II a handicap for horses rated 60 to 85, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 2.30 […]

Hyderabad: Sports Village Academy is set to add more infrastructures with new tennis and football academies. The foundation stone was laid by Chevella Legislator Kale Yadaiah and former Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao for the football and tennis academies at Aziz Nagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad, on Thursday. The academy will have six […]

Bengaluru: The Padmanabhan-trained Ascoval who is in fine fettle is expected to score in the Bangalore 2000 Guineas (Grade-II) 1600 metres, terms for 3 year old horses, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.45 pm. SELECTIONS 1. Measure of Time 1, […]