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Paarl: Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen’s centuries were backed by a spirited bowling performance as South Africa defeated India by 31 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series here at Boland Park, Paarl on Wednesday. With this win, the hosts have gained a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second […]

Wijk Aan Zee: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi settled for a draw against Russia’s Andrey Esipenko in the fourth round to stay in the lead with three points in the prestigious Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here. Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, meanwhile, bounced back after a defeat in the third round and scored his first victory […]

Mumbai: Covid-19 breached the Indian women’s football team’s bio-security bubble here on Wednesday ahead of the AFC Asian Cup with two members testing positive for the virus, forcing the organisers to shift them to a medical facility for isolation. “Two members of the Indian Women’s Senior National Team for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India […]

Lucknow: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the second round of the 2022 Syed Modi International in the women’s singles at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, here on Wednesday. The two-time Olympic medallist defeated 18-year-old shuttler Tanya Hemanth 21-9, 21-9 in a one-sided 27 minute clash. The match started evenly with both players […]

Melbourne: For the first set, Naomi Osaka’s rediscovered love of the game meant it was anything but fun for Madison Brengle in the third round of the Australian Open. The defending champion conceded only four points in the first four games Wednesday and rifled forehand winners seemingly at will as she breezed to 6-0 in […]

Hyderabad: Wandring Warrior, Arabian Queen, The Image, Count Of Savoy, Silver Bells, DRD, Xfinity, Farrell & Kaitlan impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Rising Queen (Ashhad Asbar) (From 1000/400) 45, eased up. Ashwa Shirwal (Gourav Singh) (From 1200/600) 46, handy. Wots Up Jay (Koushik) & […]

Hyderabad: The SK Sunderji-trained One Wise, who has been working well in the morning trials, is expected to score in the RM Reddy Memorial Cup 1400 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 Category-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first race […]

The Indian tennis player has won six Grand Slams and has reached the summit of the WTA doubles ranking. Mirza is also the first Indian to break into the top 30 in the WTA singles ranking.

Hyderabad: Indian footballer from Nizamabad Guguloth Soumya was dreaming of playing for the country in the AFC Women’s Asia Cup, scheduled to begin in India from January 30. She has been training with the Indian camp for the tournament. However, four days before the Indian team was to be announced, the State footballer suffered an […]

New Delhi: Young Lakshya Sen reached a career-high 13th in the latest badminton world rankings after winning the men’s singles crown in the India Open, a title triumph in which also lifted the men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to eighth place. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and former world number one […]

Melbourne: Five years and five long sets later, five-time Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray finally has won another match at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. The former No 1-ranked Murray, playing thanks to a wild-card invitation as he continues his career comeback from hip operations and thoughts of retirement, beat 21st-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1,3-6,6-4,6-7(5),6-4 on […]

Lucknow: India’s HS Prannoy entered the second round of the men’s singles competition at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Ukraine’s Danylo Bosniuk but seventh seed Sourabh Verma was stunned by Azerbaijan’s Ade Resky Dwicahyo here on Tuesday. On a comeback trail, the fifth seeded Prannoy took just 36 […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad FC’s reserve team emerged runners-up of the CEM Gold Cup 2022 after going down 2-4 in the penalty shootout in the final against Morning Star FC. The youngsters went down fighting after the regulation time and extra time ended in a 0-0 draw. HFC B had a strong start to the game and […]

Paarl: The mighty Virat Kohli’s presence in the Indian playing eleven as a mere player for the first time in seven years will be keenly followed while his potential successor in red-ball cricket, KL Rahul, will be judged for his captaincy in the three-match ODI series against South Africa beginning here on Wednesday. Whether he […]

Hyderabad: Owing to the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, the 37th All India boys Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Rajiv Gandhi Trophy, conducted by the Cricket Federation of Hyderabad, which was scheduled to be held from January 20 to 23, has been put on hold. V Hanumantha Rao, Chairman of Cricket Federation of India, said […]

Hyderabad: Bugsy, Ashwa Yashobali, Exclusive Spark, NRI Blue, NRI Ruby, Despang, Moringa, Nolan, Sensibility, Neffereti & Bisate pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 800m: Beauty On Parade (AA Vikrant) 1-0, 600/46, handy. NRI Heights (RB) 1-3, 600/47, moved easy. Scramjet (N Rawal) 1-0, 600/44, moved well. […]

Mysuru: The MP Kamath-trained Crimson Fire holds a clear edge over rest of the contenders to win the Indus Plate 1200 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: […]

New Delhi: India’s white ball captain Rohit Sharma is recovering well from his left hamstring injury and has a bright chance of making a comeback for the six-match home white-ball series against the West Indies next month. Rohit, who was also the designated Test vice-captain for the tour of South Africa, sustained a left-hamstring strain […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Olympic Association (TOA) president Prof K Ranga Rao, in a letter to the Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS), requested the release of funds for the functioning of the State sports associations. He also said the government has not released pending dues of the bodies despite submitting relevant documents. Addressing the letter […]

Bambolim: Indian Super League match between Hyderabad FC and Jamshedpur FC was postponed hours before kick-off here on Monday after the Jharkhand-based club failed to field a team due to Covid-19 cases in its ranks. The ISL said it will reschedule the match to a later date. “Hero Indian Super League (ISL) announces the postponement […]

Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will look to recover from her unexpected semifinal loss at the India Open and end her title drought at the Syed Modi International, which begins here on Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad was well on course to win her first title since the 2019 World Championship triumph last […]

Melbourne: The first test of Naomi Osaka’s new approach to tennis might have been when she completely whiffed an overhead to give her opponent a break point on Day 1 of the no-Novak-Djokovic Australian Open. Osaka didn’t chuck her racket. She didn’t roll her eyes. She smiled. “There are situations where I previously would get […]

Hyderabad: CS Jodha guided the L D’Silva-trained Corfe Castle to victory the Kakatiya Million 1,200 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. RESULTS: 1. Almas (1), Star Medal (2), Carlisle (3), Carnival Lady (4). W-Rs.-12, SHP-Rs. 56, P-Rs. 10, 12, 11, THP- Rs. 45, SHW-Rs. 10 & 108, Q-Rs.96, […]

Bengaluru: The Sulaiman S Attaollahi-trained De Villiers looks good in the Indian Army Day Trophy 1,200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65, the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS 1. Flying Bolt 1, Elite Agent […]