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Brisbane: With his medical exemption approved, Novak Djokovic may have some explaining to do when he gets to Melbourne to defend his Australian Open title. The exemption allows the top-ranked Djokovic entry to the tournament regardless of his vaccination status for Covid-19, a subject he has declined to clarify amid months of speculation he could […]

Johannesburg: Indian middle order finally came good as combative half-centuries from under-fire Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane helped the visitors set South Africa a challenging 240-run target in the second Test, here on Wednesday. The Proteas started in earnest with Aiden Markram (24 batting) and Dean Elgar (10 batting) knocking off 34 runs off the […]

Sydney: Hubert Hurkacz beat Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-4 to secure Poland’s victory over Argentina on Wednesday and a spot in the ATP Cup semifinals. Poland finished the round-robin stage 3-0 in Group D, with wins over Georgia, Greece and in the top-of-the-table match against Argentina. Kamil Majchrzak rallied twice from serve breaks in the second […]

Hyderabad: Sports minister V Srinivas Goud congratulated Mekala Bhaskar Reddy, an international athlete in under-45, and his son Abhinay Reddy under-20 international badminton player, for winning medals in various events, at his camp office on Wednesday. Bhaskar Reddy is a senior athlete, who participated in many national and international events in various categories and won […]

Chennai: The Pesi Shroff-trained Medora looks unbeatable in the South India 1000 Guineas (Grade II) 1600 metres, terms for horses 4 year olds only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Propahlady 1, Catalyst 2, Moonlight Night 3 […]

Hyderabad: Ashwa Bravo caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Top Diamond (Akshay Kumar) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Above The Law (V Jodha) 47.5, moved easy. In Contention (SJ Sunil) (From 1000/400) 47, handy. Galloping Gangster (RB) 46.5, handy. Scramjet (N Rawal) (From […]

The Indians had earlier trounced American Jamie Cerretani and Brazilian Fernando Romboli 6-2 6-1 in the opening round on Tuesday.

Johannesburg: Senior pros Cheteshwar Pujara (35 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (11 not out) took India to 85/2 at stumps, leading South Africa by 58 runs on Day 2 of the second Test match at The Wanderers Stadium, here on Tuesday. The highlight of the day was Shardul Thakur, whose sensational and a career-best 7 for […]

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the postponement of the Ranji Trophy and other domestic tournaments for the 2021-22 season due to the rising Covid-19 cases in the country. Apart from Ranji Trophy, Col CK Nayudu Trophy and Senior Women’s T20 League were also postponed. The Ranji Trophy […]

Hyderabad: Former Hyderabad Ranji captain P Akshath Reddy scored 78 as Income Tax defeated Balaaji CC by four runs in the quarterfinal match of the HCA A1 3day one-day knockout tournament at ECIL, on Tuesday. Batting first, G Arjun and Geeta Krishna scalped four wickets each to skittle out Income Tax to 213 in 38.3 […]

Hyderabad: Dhruva Thota and Kheerthi Ganta, with eight points each, emerged champions in boys and girls sections respectively at the UCCF 7th Telangana State Sub-junior Boys and Girls Chess Championship 2022, at the L B Stadium on Tuesday. The top four performers in boys and girls categories will represent the Telangana State in the upcoming […]

Hyderabad: Telangana boys finishes runners-up in the 13th Indo-Nepal Inter-state Mini Football Championship at Pokhara, Nepal on January 3. Telangana team lost to Nepal 1-2 in the final. In the semifinals and quarterfinals Telangana beat Assam 1-2 and Madhya Pradesh 0-3 respectively. Zakaria, captain of Telangana team emerged as the best player of the Championship. […]

Adelaide: On an all-win day for Indian tennis players, Sania Mirza and the pair of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Rohan Bopanna emerged victorious in their respective first round matches, albeit in contrasting fashion, in the ATP and WTA tournaments, here on Tuesday. Sania and her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok overcame a first-set thrashing to knock out […]

Johannesburg: India pacer Shardul Thakur grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul as South Africa lost the momentum towards the end of the afternoon session to reach 191 for 7 at tea on day two of the second Test. Thakur (13.1-3-43-5) with his happy knack of breaking partnerships more than compensated for Mohammed Siraj”s hamstring injury as […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club are on a roll in the Indian Super League (ISL). The team from the land of Nawabs is unbeaten in their last seven matches to be placed second place in the points table with 15 points. They recorded their biggest win (6-1) against Odisha FC in their previous game. However, they […]

Mysuru: The M Bobby-trained Contributor looks set to make amends in the Chitradurga Plate 1400 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 2.00 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Engelberg 1, Bleu Roi 2, […]

Hyderabad: Fire Power, Painted Apache, Philanthropist, Flying Scotsman, Amalfitana, White Roses, Tomorrows Dreams, Truth And Dare, Advance Guard and Superstellar pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 600m: Sally (AA Vikrant) (From 1000/400) 46.5, handy. Agni (Deepak Singh) 48, handy. Lifetime (RB) (From 1000/400) 46, moved easy. […]

Hyderabad: Playing in his maiden World Blitz event, Telangana chess player Arjun Erigaisi finished at a credible 24th overall in a field comprising top players across the globe. The Warangal lad, who recently became India No.1 in blitz surpassing Viswanathan Anand, scored 12.5 points from 21 rounds. Considering the tough competition, Arjun’s performance was impressive. […]

Johannesburg: Dean Elgar and Keegan Petersen ensured South Africa did not major damage on Monday as the hosts reached 35/1 at stumps, after their bowlers came up with a fine performance to bundle India out for 202 on the opening day of the second Test here. At stumps, South Africa were still trailing India by […]

Hyderabad: Haryana’s Rahul and Bhajan Kaur bagged gold in the sub-junior boys and girls recurve categories respectively at the 1st NTPC National Ranking Archery Tournament at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday. Results: Sub-junior recurve: Boys: 1 Rahul (Haryana), 2 Kapish Singh (Rajasthan), 3 Amit Kumar (Madhya Pradesh); Girls: 1 Bhajan Kaur (Haryana), 2 Tashu (Uttar […]

Hyderabad: V Jodha guided the SK Sunderji-trained Count Of Savoy to victory in the Laknavaram Cup 1600 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Monday. Results: 1. Miss Little Angel (1), Sye Ra (2), My Master (3), New Hustle (4). W-Rs.-15, SHP-Rs. 54, P-Rs. 11, 19, 15, THP- Rs. 40, […]

Sydney: Spain and Poland remained perfect at the ATP Cup with 3-0 wins in their matches Monday, their second consecutive victories in the team event. Robert Bautista Agut clinched the match for Spain by beating Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 7-6 (4) after Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Viktor Durasovic 6-3, 6-3. Bautista Agut improved to […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) alleged malpractices and corruption in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) team selections for the BCCI tournaments. The TCA secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy said that despite the Supreme Court disqualifying the Apex Council, the HCA continued to work and select teams for the BCCI tournaments. “It is not known whether […]

Kolkata: Several players in Bengal’s Ranji Trophy squad and the team’s assistant coach have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to cancel the training sessions and review the scheduled travel to Bengaluru for the Elite Group B game on January 8. “Keeping in mind the current pandemic situation, #CAB […]