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New Delhi: The BCCI is planning to hold the two-day mega Indian Premier League auction on February 7 and 8 in Bengaluru, a senior BCCI official said on Wednesday. It could well be the last mega auction that BCCI might conduct as most of the original IPL franchises want it to be discontinued. “Unless the […]

Hyderabad: Former chairman of BCCI junior selection committee V Chamundeswaranath on Wednesday presented KIA Sonet car to Hyderabad gymnast Budda Aruna Reddy, who returned to the city after winning two gold medals in an international tournament in Cairo, Egypt. Tollywood actor Chiranjeevi, along with KV Rao, chairman of Kakinada seaport, presented the key to the […]

Mumbai: The Todywalla-trained Golden Guest looks set to win the Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses in Class-I, rated 80 and upward (60 to 79 eligible), the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS 1. […]

Hyderabad: Angelita and Destine To Be impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Urvasi (Koushik) 45, moved well. Aibak (K Aneel) 47, well in hand. Sharp Mind (Apprentice) (From 1000/400) 44, eased up. Akido (RS Jodha) 46, handy. Riffa (BR Kumar) & Desert Sultan (Rafique Sk) […]

Hyderabad: Kidambi Srikanth has had a tough last four years. Having won four Super Series titles in 2017 that propelled him to the world no.1 in rankings, Srikanth failed to live up to the expectations with his career marred with injuries and inconsistent performances. On Tuesday, the 28-year-old was all smiles at the Pullela Gopichand […]

Jaipur: Tamil Nadu came up with a superb all-round performance to crush Karnataka by 151 runs to progress to the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy domestic 50-over tournament here on Tuesday. Sent in to bat by Karnataka captain Manish Pandey, Tamil Nadu first amassed 354 for eight in 50 overs and then dismissed the […]

Dhaka: Defending champions and Olympic bronze medallist India suffered a stunning 3-5 defeat against Japan in the second semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament here on Tuesday. India were the overwhelming favourites before the start of the match after having thrashed the same opponents 6-0 in their last round robin match and […]

Hyderabad: All-rounder Wafi Kachchhi picked up 3/27 and later hit 97 to guide Hyderabad School of Excellence (HSC) to a three-wicket win over Gowtham Model School in the semifinals of HCA U-16 Schools/College knockout league tournament at Gymkhana ground on Tuesday. Brief Scores: Gowtham Model School 191 in 48.5 overs (Durga Ujwal 54; Om Dhanush […]

Hyderabad: Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy felicitated Kidambi Srikanth who returned to city after clinching a silver medal at the BWF World Championships in Spain, at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli on Tuesday. The SATS chief presented a bouquet and a shawl to the shuttler who scripted history […]

Hyderabad: A Avanish (64), Vignesh Reddy (59) and CP Venkatesh (50) hit half-centuries as Hyderabad took a crucial 87-run first innings lead against Bengal on the second day of the Elite Group D Cooch Behar match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. Replying to Bengal’s 219 first innings total, Hyderabad, who […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad driver Mazdayar Vatcha drove his Team Addons Maruti Suzuki Zen to victory in the final round of the Deccan Dirt Fest, 2021 in Hyderabad recently. En route to the victory, Mazdayar also posted the fastest time that earned him the coveted Fastest Overall trophy. The event was conducted by Deccan Motorsports, under the […]

Hyderabad: When he missed the Tokyo Games due to a mix of injuries and cancellation of qualifiers owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, shuttler Kidambi Srikanth said to himself that Olympics is not the end of the world. He was confident that his time would come and he worked towards it. Now, he is glad that […]

Mysuru: The Rakesh-trained Hioctane, who maintains form, may repeat in the Ujire Plate 1800 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 and above Class-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Miss Irina 1, Flying Falcon 2, […]

New Delhi: New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates has batted for a Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL), saying it will help in elevating the stature of the women’s game and it will help in the overall growth of all cricketers. In an interaction with ANI facilitated by Amazon Prime Video, Bates opened up on her expectations […]

Hyderabad: In a bid to win their maiden title in the Pro Kabaddi League, the Hyderabad franchise Telugu Titans roped in experienced player Rohit Kumar for the eighth edition. The star raider also will captain the side in the new season beginning Wednesday. The 31-year-old Indian international led Bengaluru Bulls to title triumph in the […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) continues to be in the news for all the wrong reasons and this time it is the team selection for the upcoming Vijay Merchant Trophy. CEO Suneel Kante released a list of 53 probables for the Under-16 tournament on Sunday attested by three selectors N Rajesh Yadav, chairman of […]

Hyderabad: Mohan Harsha bagged gold medals in both 100m and 200m events in the Men’s T47 category in 3rd Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships held in Bengaluru. Mohan Harsha clocked 11.54 seconds in 100m for the gold while he crossed the 200m finish line in 23.2 seconds. The Tirupati lad has been training with […]

Hyderabad: Bengal captain Abishek Porel scored a century but Prithvi scalped 5/54 to restrict Bengal to 219 in 62.4 overs and give Hyderabad the Day One honours in the four-day Cooch Behar trophy Elite Group D fourth round match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. At stumps, Hyderabad were 18/0 in […]

Hyderabad: SM Tanuj slammed an unbeaten 151 while Anudeep Javvaji hit 142 as Gowtham Junior College thrashed Glendale Academy by 276 runs in the quarterfinal match of the HCA Under-16 School/College league knockout tournament, on Monday. Brief Scores: Quarterfinals: Bhavan’s Sri Aurobindo Jr College 220 in 41.2 overs (Sacheit 73; K Sriniketh 3/52, Avanish 4/32) […]

Adelaide: Australia were made to work hard by England but the hosts didn’t give up to secure a 275-run win on day five of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday. With the win, Australia have now gone 2-0 up in the five-match series despite England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler putting up a […]

Hyderabad: Akshay Kumar guided the RH Sequeira-trained Kesariya Balam to victory in the Prince Of Berar Trophy 1200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Essential (1), Midsummer Star (2), London Bell (3), Survivor (4). W-Rs.-26, SHP-Rs. 38, P-Rs. 10, 13, 14, THP- Rs. 34, SHW-Rs. 18 […]

New Delhi: The Ajay Sharma-trained Jungle Wave, who is in fine form, is poised to complete a hat-trick in the Aggregated Plate 1000 metres, a handicap for horses rated 80 and above, the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race […]

Islamabad: New Zealand will make up for this year’s abandoned tour of Pakistan by playing 10 white-ball matches in April 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday. New Zealand aborted its limited-overs tour to Pakistan in September due to security fears just before the toss in the first one-day international was due to take […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad gymnast Buddha Aruna Reddy clinched two medals in the Haraohs Cup international artistic tournament, held in Cairo, Egypt on Monday. The 25-year-old Hyderabad gymnast, who earlier had created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win a medal in a World Cup with a bronze in 2018 in Melbourne, clinched the top […]