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Hyderabad: It has been close to six decades that a Hyderabad table tennis player emerged national champion. It was Mir Khasim Ali who first won a national title in 1964. And ever since, he was the only one in the club. But on Monday, after a yawning gap of 58 years, another Hyderabadi emerged national […]

Shillong: Sreeja Akula wore down Mouma Das 4-1 in the women’s singles final, to win her maiden national crown, becoming the first woman from Telangana to achieve the feat at the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships here on Monday. Sreeja, who won her first national ranking title in 2019 during the North […]

Hyderabad: Aarya Ghia clinched both U-12 boys singles and U-10 mixed singles titles of the Bolton School Tennis Academy Tennis Tournament at the Bolton School Tennis Academy, Secunderabad on Monday. Araya defeated Akshaj Padma 6-3 in the mixed singles event. He downed K Adhrit 6-4 in the singles. Results: U-10: Mixed singles: Aarya Ghia bt […]

Pune: Royal Challengers Bangalore will be aiming to halt the Jos Buttler juggernaut when they take on Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday. Attention will be on Virat Kohli as well following his second consecutive first ball duck in the competition. RCB would be hoping their star batter to be back […]

New Delhi: The BCCI in all likelihood will do away with bio-bubbles from the upcoming five-match T20 series against South Africa, keeping in mind the mental well-being of cricketers. Bio-bubbles became a part of the lives of cricketers with almost all the series (home and away) played in strict bio-secure environment due to the Covid-19 […]

Hyderabad: Pramod defeated Suresh 5-2 in the final of the men’s singles of the Leo Tennis Academy Junior and Men’s Round Robin and Knockout Tennis Tournament in Hyderabad on Monday. Later, Pramod paired with Suresh and downed Ravi Shankar and Sreekar 5-2 in doubles to clinch the title. Results: Men: Singles: Pramod bt Suresh (5-2); […]

Hyderabad: Former Telangana State Sports School student Ragala Varun clinched the gold medal in the weightlifting category at the Khelo India University Games, being held at the Jain University, Bengaluru on Monday. Competing in the 81kg category, Varun lifted 127 kgs in snatch and 150 kgs in clean and jerk for the top honours with […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene has hinted at a few changes after repeated failures of the star-studded batting-line up and is also concerned about the drastic drop in form of star opener Ishan Kishan. Record five-time champions Mumbai Indians are enduring their worst run in IPL history having lost their first eight games including […]

Manila (Philippines): Focus will be on two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and world championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen when they lead India’s challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships, beginning here on Tuesday. A lot of hope will ride on Sen and Sindhu as the duo has been in good form in the run-up to the […]

Hyderabad: Fourth seed Hruthik Katakam thrashed Tanush Reddy Samala 6-0, 6-0 in the first round of the Siddamsetty Krishna Rao Memorial AITA Super Series Boys and Girls Under-12 Tennis Tournament at the Ash Tennis Academy, Hyderabad on Monday. Hruthik Katakam enters second round of AITA Super Series Tennis Trophy (Round-I): U-12: Boys: Hruthik Katakam (4) […]

New Delhi: The D Netto-trained Knotty Dancer, who is in fine condition, is expected to score in the Grand Turf Racing And Realty North India Derby (Grade-III) 1600 metres, terms for horses 4 years old only, the plum event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. No false rails. The first race starts […]

Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul on Sunday became the first batter to score three centuries against the same opponent in the IPL. Rahul achieved this feat as he smashed an amazing century in the 37th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 against Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium […]

Mumbai: KL Rahul once again proved to be Mumbai Indians’ nemesis as his magnificent second hundred set up a comfortable 36-run win for Lucknow Super Giants’ and in turn knocked the five-time champions out of this edition of IPL. Rahul continued his fairytale run against MI, slamming an unbeaten 103 off 62 balls with the […]

Belgrade (Serbia): World No 8 Andrey Rublev clinched the Serbia Open title after beating World No 1 Novak Djokovic in the final, here on Sunday. In a hard-fought summit clash, Rublev dug deep against Djokovic as he hit with relentless power and intensity to outlast the home favourite 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0 at the ATP 250 […]

By Vijay Mohan Raj  Hyderabad: The Off season for Cricket in Hyderabad is the period between the end of the league matches between February- March and the commencement of the new league tournament in the month of June. This period also coincides with the School and College vacations which occur generally in the month of […]

Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings would look for inspiration from the talismanic Mahendra Singh Dhoni once again while eyeing improvement on multiple fronts when they take on Punjab Kings in the IPL on Sunday. CSK have won two out of their seven matches so far while Punjab Kings are a touch better with three victories from […]

Hyderabad: Sanjana Chawla defeated Shubha 6-4 in the U-16 girls singles final of the Twin Cities Tennis Tournament at the Site Sports, Madhapur, Hyderabad on Sunday. In boys U-14 doubles Luvya Ray, Aariyaman Aisola downed Thejes and Vansh 6-3 to emerge champions. Results: Finals: Girls: U-16 Singles: Sanjana Chawla (TS) bt Shubha (TS) 6-4; U-14 […]

New Delhi: Sports journalist Boria Majumdar has reportedly been found guilty in the Wriddhiman Saha text case and faces a two-year ban for the same. The news comes after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) set up a three-member committee in February, comprising vice-president Rajiv Shukla, treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal, and Apex […]

Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia): Deepak Punia could do nothing against the solid defence of Kazakhstan”s Azmat Dauletbekov and settled for a silver medal while Viky Chahar grabbed a bronze in the 92kg competition on the concluding day of the Asian Championship, here on Sunday. Eyeing his maiden gold medal at the continental event, Deepak reached the final […]

Antalya (Turkey): India’s Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi clinched the recurve mixed team gold medal at the 2022 Archery World Cup Stage 1 after a tense final against Great Britain, here on Sunday. The Indian pair had to come from behind twice before beating Britons Bryony Pitman and Alex Wise through a shootoff. The 17-year-old Ridhi […]

Jhabua: A cooperative based here in Madhya Pradesh has sent 2,000 chicks of the famous protein-rich ‘Kadaknath’ breed to a farm at Ranchi in Jharkhand following an order placed by former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, an official said on Sunday. The black Kadaknath chicken meat from Jhabua district of MP got the Geographical Indication […]

Mumbai: April 24 can be considered a historic day in the world of cricket, as it marks the birthday of cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar. The Maharashtra-born player, who turned 49 on Sunday, made his Test debut on November 15, 1989, at the age of 16. In the same year on December 18, he played his […]

Mumbai: India will play a five-match T20 International series against South Africa at home less than a fortnight after the conclusion of the ongoing Indian Premier League, with the opening match scheduled in New Delhi on June 9. The five matches will take place across 11 days, concluding with the final game at the M. […]

Belgrade: World No 1 Novak Djokovic fought back from a set down to register a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Karen Khachanov and reach the final of the Serbia Open, here on Saturday. Djokovic made a slow start in the semi-final clash as Khachanov came out striking cleanly off both wings. But the top-seeded responded […]