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Dubai: Legendary Australian cricketer Ricky Pointing says he was ‘shocked’ at Virat Kohli recently stepping down from Test captaincy but suggested that he must have taken the decision in his bid to do better with the bat and break some records. Ponting, one of the most successful captains ever, hailed Kohli for his leadership skills, […]

Yaounde: Mohamed Salah scored the equalizer and created the winner to inspire Egypt’s comeback to beat Morocco 2-1 after extra time and reach the African Cup semifinals. Egypt fell behind to an early penalty won by Achraf Hakimi and converted by Sofiane Boufal in the seventh minute on Sunday. Egypt captain Salah reacted quickly to […]

New Delhi: Citing Mahendra Singh Dhoni as example, Virat Kohli says one doesn”t need to be a captain of a team to be a leader and now that he is not the India skipper, he might contribute more as the side”s batting mainstay. Kohli shocked the cricketing world earlier this month when he stepped down […]

Hyderabad: Tequila Sunrise impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Monday morning. SAND: 600m: Yaletown (Surya Prakash) 47.5, moved freely. Speaking Of Love (Kiran Naidu) 46.5, moved easy. Sacred Lamp (RB) 47, handy. Everglades (RB) & Elmira (RB) 47.5, pair moved easy. Superimpose (SJ Sunil) & Great Guns (R Ajinkya) […]

Bhattacharya thanked the Minister and the people of Hyderabad for their support to volleyball. The league is set to be held in Hyderabad from February 5.

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Melbourne: The Czsech Republic’s pair of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova clinched their fourth Grand Slam women’s doubles title as a team, defeating Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina and Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia. This was the No.1 seeds’ maiden Australia Open title and came after the Czech duo overcame a spirited challenge from the unseeded pair of […]

Cuttack: Teenager Unnati Hooda became the youngest Indian to win a Super 100 tournament as she beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal in straight games to claim the women’s singles title while unseeded Kiran George emerged triumphant in men’s singles final of Odisha Open badminton tournament here on Sunday. Producing an excellent performance to emerge triumphant in […]

Melbourne: The 35-year-old Spaniard has broken the men’s record for most Grand Slam singles titles but he had to do it the hard way by coming back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in an Australian Open final that lasted 5 hours and 24 minutes. He was broken when serving for the championship […]

Hyderabad: Riding high after recording back-to-back victories, table toppers Hyderabad Football Club look to continue good run when they take on struggling NorthEast United on Monday. The Manolo Marquez managed side are currently occupying the top place with 23 points from 13 games and a win here can consolidated their position in the race for […]

Hyderabad: Neeraj Rawal guided the Aravind Ganapathi-trained Faith Of Success to victory in the Golconda Derby Stakes (Grade-I) 2400 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Sunday. RESULTS: 1. The Image (1), Star Medal (2), Voice Of A Dream (3), The Sensation (4). W-Rs.-11, SHP-Rs. 30, P-Rs. 10, 15, 13, […]

Hyderabad: The Special One moved well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Sunday morning. SAND 800m: Indie (Abhay Singh) 1-3, 600/49, moved very easy. The Akhanda (RB) & True Marshal (Ashhad Asbar) 1-3, 600/48, pair moved freely. 1000m: Smashing Blue (Abhay Singh) 1-18, 800/1-2, 600/46, moved freely. Ashwa Vikrant (Koushik) […]

Canberra: The one-off Test between Australia and England in the Women’s Ashes ended as a draw here at the Manuka Oval on Sunday. The hosts fell just one wicket short of bowling out England in the fourth innings while the visitors fell 12-run short of chasing down a record total. Australia and England will now […]

St John’s: A spirited bowling performance backed up by a quality knock by Angkrish Raghuvanshi helped India defeat Bangladesh by five wickets in the Super League quarterfinal of the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup here at the Coolidge Cricket Ground on Saturday. With this win, India will now lock horns against Australia in the Super […]

Hyderabad: Warangal lad Arjun Erigaisi added another feather in his cap by capturing the Tata Steel Challengers trophy with a round to spare, in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, on Saturday. Being held simultaneously with the Masters event, Arjun, the 18-year-old from Telangana, drew his 12th round against Thai Dan Van Nguyen to amass 9.5 points […]

Melbourne: Since Wimbledon ended last July, there’s been so much discussion in tennis about the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles. The focus has been almost entirely on Novak Djokovic’s bid; almost none of it on Rafael Nadal. With the first Grand Slam title of 2022 to be determined Sunday, it’s Nadal who […]

Cuttack: Fourteen-year-old Unnati Hooda kept her calm in a hard-fought straight-game victory over Indian Open finalist Malvika Bansod to enter the women’s singles final of the Odisha Open here on Saturday. The 14-year-old Unnati pipped Malvika 24-22, 24-22 in a nail-biting 50-minute semifinal clash at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Indoor Stadium. Malvika has been in […]

Paris: France is tightening its vaccination rules in a way that could put Novak Djokovic at risk of missing the French Open. From February 15, anyone who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus will need to show proof they tested positive for Covid-19 within the previous four months — down from the current six-month window […]

Wijk Aan Zee: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi held world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to a draw in the 11th round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament to jointly occupy the fourth place with six points. R Praggnanandhaa, the other Indian in the fray, lost to American Fabiano Caruana to remain on 3.5 points and […]

Hyderabad: AA Vikrant guided the D Netto-trained Trump Star to victory in the upper division of the B Vijay Reddy Memorial Cup 1,400 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Saturday. RESULTS: 1. Exclusive Spark (1), Malibu (2), Silver Lining (3), Alpine Girl (4). W-Rs.-75, SHP-Rs. 23, P-Rs. 12, 15, […]

Melbourne: Ash Barty recovered from 5-1 down in the second set to win the Australian Open final 6-3, 7-6 (2) over Danielle Collins on Saturday, ending a 44-year drought for Australian women at their home Grand Slam tournament. The top-ranked Barty won the first set with one service break against the 27th-seeded Collins. But the […]

New Delhi: India Open champion Lakshya Sen and Syed Modi International finalist Malvika Bansod will lead the Indian men’s and women’s squad in the Badminton Asia Team Championships to be played at Shah Alam, Malaysia from February 15-20. The Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced a new look team for the continental team championship giving […]

New Delhi: With eight months left for the Asian Games 2022 to start at Hangzhou, China on September 10, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful of a rich medal haul from their men’s and women’s team when the chess discipline returns to the Asian Games fold after 12 years. “Eyeing the four gold […]

New Delhi: Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Saturday congratulated the Indian women’s hockey team on winning a bronze medal in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 in Muscat, Oman. India defeated China 2-0, where goals by Sharmila Devi (13′) and Gurjit Kaur (19′) helped the Savita-led side end the continental tournament with […]