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Hyderabad: The admissions for the Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) sports hostels and academies will be held on January 6 and 7, 2022 at various places in the State. Interested athletes should attend the trials at respective venues with birth certificate, study certificate, doctor fitness corticated and Covid-19 negative certificate along with two passport […]

Hyderabad: Sai Vikas Reddy slammed 117 runs to guide Evergreen CC to a35-run victory over BDL in the HCA A1 3-Day one-day knockout tournament semifinal match, on Friday. B Rahul contributed 69 as Evergreen posted 254/7 in 40overs. Later, B Rahul and C Vikram Naik scalped three wickets apiece to restrict BDL to 219. In […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Rowing Association has announced a 25-member State team that will participate in the upcoming 39th Senior national Rowing Championships, scheduled to be held at ARN, Pune, Maharashtra from January 3, 2020. The team consists of 21 men and four women rowers along with three support staff. Later, Sports Authority of Telangana State […]

Dubai: Star India batter Smriti Mandhana was on Friday nominated for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year award for her spectacular performances across all formats. Mandhana was also nominated for Women’s T20 Player of the Year on Thursday. Mandhana was shortlisted for the top award along with Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of […]

Dubai: India reaffirmed their supremacy in the U-19 Asia Cup with a record eighth title as they hammered Sri Lanka by nine wickets in a rain-hit summit showdown here on Friday. The Indian bowlers were all over Sri Lanka, who were gasping at 74 for seven in 33 overs, when heavy rain lashed the Dubai […]

Centurion: The opening Test win over South Africa here is a testimony to the “all-round side” that India has become in the longest format, said skipper Virat Kohli, describing Centurion as the “the most difficult” among all venues in South Africa. India wrapped up a memorable 2021 in style by bringing down South Africa’s citadel, […]

London: Former India and South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has expressed interest in coaching England’s Test side, saying it would be a “lovely project ” to revive the fortunes of Joe Root and his men. Current head coach Chris Silverwood’s job hangs in balance as England’s Ashes hopes went up in smoke in 12 days […]

Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly was on Friday discharged from hospital here after testing negative for the new variant of Covid-19, Omicron. According to doctors, the former India captain had mild symptoms of Covid-19 and is doing fine and would stay in home isolation. The 49-year-old Ganguly, […]

Warsaw: India’s top player Koneru Humpy finished fifth in the women’s event of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship while her compatriot R Vaishali, who was in second spot after nine rounds, slipped to 14th here. Humpy scored 11.5 points from 17 rounds to take the fifth place after finishing equal on points with two […]

Kolkata: The Vijay Singh-trained Leonardo, who has well prepared, is expected to score in the Indian Produce Stakes 1,200 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. No false rails. The first race starts at 12.00 noon. SELECTIONS: 1. Rewrite The Stars 1, Devushka […]

The 23-year-old volleyball player from Jhajjar, Haryana expressed that he is looking to learn a lot from the foreign players in his team - Luis Antonio Arias Guzman from Venezuela (Universal) and Henry Bell from Cuba (Attacker).

Hyderabad: Market King, Headway & Francis Bacon impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Friday morning. SAND: 600m: Canterbury (RB) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Star Dancer (Kiran Naidu) 47.5, handy. 2y-(Excellent Art/Miss Arazan) (RB), 2y-Long John (RB) & The Thriller (Gourav Singh) (From 1000/400) 47, trio moved freely. 800m: […]

Kolkata: The Vijay Singh-trained Leonardo, who has well prepared, is expected to score in the Indian Produce Stakes 1200 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. No false rails. The first race starts at 12.00 noon. SELECTIONS: 1. Rewrite The Stars 1, […]

Ronaldo grabbed the third of United's first-half goals, tapping into an empty net in the 35th minute after Scott McTominay's long-range shot was tipped onto the post by Burnley goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.

He made the national team debut in September 1971, in a friendly match against the USSR, and was also a part of the Bengal team which went to Tehran to participate in the Asian Club Cup in 1970.

Centurion: Victorious Indian captain Virat Kohli on Thursday attributed the Test team’s fine results overseas in recent years to his pace attack and rated Mohammed Shami among the best three seamers in the world currently. Kohli lavished rich praise on his colleagues after the team’s big win. “Just the way these guys bowl together, it’s […]

Sharjah: Shaik Rasheed hit an unbeaten 90 as India dished out a clinical performance to thrash Bangladesh by 103 runs here on Thursday and set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka in the Under-19 Asia Cup. One-down Rasheed made his runs in 108 balls to help India post 248 for eight after being invited […]

Warsaw (Poland): Twenty-year old Indian player R Vaishali is in second place with 7.5 points from nine rounds in the women’s section of the World Blitz chess championship here while her country woman Koneru Humpy is in joint third. Vaishali, sister of the Indian chess prodigy and GMR Praggnanandhaa, scored impressive victories over Mariya Muzychuk […]

Hyderabad: St Francis remained unbeaten in four matches of the round robin league of  Nehru Yuva Kendra Hyderabad Block Level Sports meet for girls volleyball to emerge champions at the Gymkhana recently. Gymkhana team, with three victories from four games, took second place. Results: St Francis bt LB Stadium 25-10, 25-12; Gymkhana bt VPG 25-9, […]

Hyderabad: Railways’ M Mithun and Airport Authority of India’s Malvika Bansod recorded straight-game victories to clinch the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Anant Bajaj Memorial BAI Senior Badminton tournament, at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli on Thursday. In the men’s final, Mithun downed Aditya Joshi 21-15, 21-4 while Malvika downed top […]

Hyderabad: The Deepesh Narredu-trained Star Romance holds an edge over others to win the Christmas Cup 1,200 metres, terms for horses 2 year olds only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 1.45 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Strong […]

Hyderabad: Silver Bells, Own Voice, Count Of Savoy, Buckley, Kaitlan, Sensibility, Scramjet, Ballerina, One Wish, Dharasana, Wandring Warrior, Mysterious Angel, Red Snaper, Greek’s Ace and Cosmico impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Thursday morning. SAND: 600m: Salisbury (Nb Kuldeep) 47, maintains form. Galloping Gangster (RB) (From 1000/400) 45, well […]

Set a stiff target of 305, South Africa were bowled out for 191 just after lunch in their second innings on the fifth and final day of the series opener at the SuperSport Park.

Resuming from 94/4 at stumps under a clear bright sky, Bavuma and Dean Elgar struck crisply-timed boundaries to keep India frustrated.