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Gold Coast: India dictated terms to mighty Australia who did everything they could to survive the difficult overs under lights and finish the third day of the rain-marred pink ball Test at 143 for four here on Saturday. At stumps, Australia trailed the visitors by 234 runs after veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami (2/27) bowled beautifully […]

Lima: Indian shooters claimed the gold medal in the women’s skeet team event and the bronze in the men’s team finals of the ISSF Junior World Championship here. The trio of Areeba Khan, Raiza Dhillon and Ganemat Sekhon finished at the top of the podium in the women’s event after shooting an aggregate score of […]

Hyderabad: M Sakshi Rao scalped four wickets while G Trisha took three as Hyderabad women’s Under-19 team crushed Assam by eight wickets in the Round 3 match of the One Day Trophy at Rajkot on Saturday. Brief Scores: Assam 42/10 in 19.1 overs (Yashasri 2/10, G Trisha 4/1, M Sakshi Rao 4/5) Lost to Hyderabad […]

Hyderabad: A Vignesh Reddy scored 102 runs as Hyderabad crushed Assam by 67 runs to record their fourth straight victory in the Elite Group C Round 4 match of the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-19 tournament in Hyderabad. Thakur Tilak Varma hit 81 to guide Hyderabad to 291/6 in 50 overs. Later, Rishith Reddy (3/51) and […]

Sharjah: Shreyas Iyer showed steely temperament while Ravichandran Ashwin compensated his poor bowling effort with a final six as Delhi Capitals inched towards a top-two finish, beating Mumbai Indians by four wickets in an IPL match here on Saturday. Chasing a modest 130 on a challenging Sharjah Stadium track, DC made a rough weather of […]

Hyderabad: PS Chouhan guided the Pesi Shroff-trained Miracle to victory in the Golden Jubilee Deccan Derby (Grade-I) 2000 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Saturday. RESULTS: Bisate (1), NRI Valley (2), Balius (3), Staridar (4).W-Rs.-12, SHP-Rs. 22, P-Rs. 10, 11, 20, THP- Rs. 44, SHW-Rs. 10 & 14, Q-Rs. […]

Sharjah: Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to inch closer to securing a playoff berth when they clash with Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Eyeing their first IPL title triumph, RCB are currently placed third in the pecking order with seven wins and four defeats for a total of 14 […]

Chennai: Bengaluru’s Mohd Rafiq dominated the opening day’s proceedings in the second round of MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship 2021 at the MMRT, here on Saturday, with a grand double while local challenger, Soundari Sindy topped the Girls category. Rafiq was in imperious form as he won in both 2-Stroke 165cc and […]

Hyderabad: State players Tarun Korwar and Malishka Kuramu emerged champions in the boys and girls singles categories respectively in the AITA Championship Series for boys and girls Under-18 at the Ash Tennis Academy in Shamirpet, on Saturday. In the boys final, Tarun rallied from a set down to defeat compatriot Rithvik Nadikude 1-6, 7-5, 6-2. […]

Hyderabad: Rahul scored 25 points while Nathan Abraham added 18 to power Loyola Academy to 91-59 victory over Sanathnagar Playground to keep his side in contention in the Annual League Championship, conducted by Hyderabad District Basketball Association, on Saturday. Loyola Academy were in rollicking form with Rahul and Nathan Abraham proving unstoppable outscoring Sanathnagar Playground. […]

Dubai: Punjab Kings boosted their chances of making the IPL play-offs with a five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders as effective death over bowling and smart batting by skipper KL Rahul and Shahrukh Khan shaped their crucial victory in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. Rahul scored 67 runs off 55 balls and shared […]

Sitges: D Harika and Mary Ann Gomes played key roles as India beat Kazakhstan 1.5-0.5 in the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship here. After the first match had ended in a draw (2-2), India won the second 2.5-1.5 to secure passage into the next round. India will take on George in […]

New Delhi: A clinical South Korea outplayed India 3-0 in the semifinals of the 2021 ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships in Doha on Friday. However, the Indian squad will be a happy lot to experience a first-hand podium finish. The continental championships, under the ATTU, began in 1972. The absence of China helped India in its endeavour. […]

New Delhi: SV Sunil, the veteran forward and star striker of India men’s field hockey team, announced his retirement from international hockey on Friday. The Arjuna awardee from Somwarpet in Coorg made a memorable international debut in 2007 at the Asia Cup in 2007 which India won after beating Pakistan in the final. The two-time […]

Abu Dhabi: A play-off berth already sealed, former champions Chennai Super Kings would look to ensure that the momentum remains intact when they take on a struggling Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. CSK, led by the talismanic Mahendra Singh Dhoni, became the first team to seal a play-off berth […]

Hyderabad: Akhil added 29 points while Anirudh scored 19 as KPHB defeated Supervek 89-69 in the first round robin matches of the Annual League Basketball Championship, conducted by the Hyderabad District Basketball Association, on Friday. Also recording victories in the day were Trinity Basketball Club and Eagles. Trinity got the better of Airborne 60-50 while […]

Sharjah: Delhi Capitals will look to bounce back after a blip in the last match, while a struggling Mumbai Indians unit will hope to hold on to their new-found momentum in the first of Saturday’s IPL double headers here. Having virtually sealed their playoff berth with eight wins, Delhi were done in by the sluggish […]

Gold Coast: Rain wiped out a significant part of the second day’s play after India opener Smriti Mandhana stole the limelight with a magnificent maiden Test hundred in the historic women’s day/night match against Australia here on Friday. India were 276 for five in 101.5 overs when lightning forced the players indoors sometime after the […]

Hyderabad: Rishith Reddy bowled Hyderabad to a 81-run victory over Goa to record their third successive win in Elite Group C match in the under-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy one-day cricket league match at Ahmedabad (Gujarat) on Friday. Chasing 284 for victory, Goa were bundled out for 202 in 45.3 overs. Batting first, Hyderabad openers K […]

Hyderabad: The Pesi Shroff-trained Miracle, unbeaten in her career, looks head and shoulders above the other runners in the fray for the Golden Jubilee Deccan Derby(Grade-I) 2000 metres, terms for horses 3 year olds only, the star attraction of the races to be held here on Saturday.No false rails. First race starts at 12-15 p.m. […]

Drag racing has always attracted huge number of entries, reflecting the popularity of the competition. A minimum of at least 100 competitors across various categories has been more the norm than exception.

Hyderabad: Horse O’ War impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Friday morning. SAND:800m:Days Of Reckoning (Deepak Singh) 1-2, 600/46, moved easy. NRI Sugar (Abhay Singh) 1-2.5, 600/46.5, moved freely. 1000m:Top Diamond (RB) 1-16, 800/59, 600/45, moved well. Magic Mark (B Nikhil) 1-15, 800/57, 600/43, improving. Aries (RB) 1-18, 800/1-3, […]

The State team won third place in the Pyramids category where 21 teams from different States took part.

The rediscovery of ML Jaisimha is a compilation of the personal memories and perceptions of sportspersons, family and friends of this legendary cricketer