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London: Manchester City moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League following their 1-0 win away to Brentford even as Chelsea were held 1-1 by Brighton. The win for Pep Guardiola’s side, coupled with Brighton’s 1-1 draw away to Chelsea and Liverpool’s surprise defeat away to Leicester on Tuesday, gives them a […]

New Delhi: Former batting coach Sanjay Bangar said on Wednesday that Virat Kohli would have been disappointed with his shot-selection which got him out on Day 4 of the first Test between South Africa and India at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The 33-year old Kohli, who departed for 35 in the first innings, could […]

Leicester: Losses for Liverpool are about as rare as penalty misses by Mohamed Salah. Both happened on Tuesday and, even at the halfway stage of the season, it could cost Jürgen Klopp’s team the Premier League title. Liverpool was beaten 1-0 by a patched-up Leicester team and could find itself nine points behind Manchester City […]

Hyderabad: Overnight centurion Vignesh Reddy added just eight runs to his score to be dismissed for 144 but another batter Arbaz Bai went on to score a half-century (57) to guide Hyderabad to 406 in 123.3 overs in the Elite Group D Cooch Behar match against Bihar at the Jamia Mila Islamia cricket ground in […]

Kolkata: BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly continues to remain “stable”, the hospital where he is undergoing treatment said on Wednesday. Ganguly was rushed to a city hospital on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test returned positive for Covid-19. “On the second day of admission, Sourav Gangly, BCCI President […]

Hyderabad: Top seed Aakarshi Kashyap crushed Aashi Rawat 21-8, 21-11 in the women’s singles semifinals match at BAI Series Senior Badminton Tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli, on Wednesday. Results: Men’s Singles: Quarterfinals: Aditya Joshi (UTR) bt Kartik Jindal (HAR) 22-20, 18-21, 21-17, Kartikey Gulshan Kumar (3) (DLI) bt Raghu M (KTK) […]

Centurion: Indian batters struggled to cope with uneven bounce but did enough to set up a stiff 305-run victory target for South Africa as they managed to score 174 runs in their second innings on the fourth day of the opening Test, here on Wednesday. On an ever-deteriorating surface, South Africa were 22 for 1 […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Ganta Sai Karteek Reddy reached the main draw after defeating Popivic Stevan of Germany 6-3,3-6,10-8 in the third round of ITF Men’s 15K Tennis tournament at Doha on Wednesday. In the first and second qualifying rounds he beat K Vinay and Huang Ho respectively. Sai Karteek then paired with Bava Hadib […]

Hyderabad: Allipuram Venkateshwara Reddy, Chairman of Sports Authority of Telangana State inaugurated the new grass cutting machines and machines for leveling the ground and pitch as part of the beautification at the LB Stadium on Wednesday. “The five machines worth seven lakh Rupees were purchased from the funds of the state government”, said the chairman. […]

Hyderabad: Habeeb Ahmed slammed 72 while former Hyderabad Ranji skipper P Akshath Reddy slammed 55 as Income Tax defeated Khalsa by 81 runs in the HCA A1 Three Day One day Knockout Tournament on Wednesday. Shiva Bhaskaren picked up four wickets for 45 while Mohd Babillail scalped three wickets for 32 for the winners. Brief […]

Hyderabad: Southern Act, Good Connection, Campania, Visionary, Dream Station & Horse O’ War impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Headway (SJ Sunil) 47, moved easy. City Of Passion (B Nikhil) (From 1200/400) 47, moved freely. Fly Tothe Stars (RB) (From 1000/400) 46, moved easy. Lightning […]

Bengaluru: The Rajesh Narredu-trained Knight In Hooves, who is in good form, is expected to score in the Altenburg Trophy 1400 metres, A handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 (Class-III), the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.45 pm. SELECTIONS […]

London: Liverpool remain six points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City after suffering a 1-0 defeat away to Leicester City here. The team coached by former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers rode their luck on Tuesday night when Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah fired a penalty against the woodwork, before hitting the rebound wide and Ademola Lookman’s […]

Goa: Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue has been installed in Panaji, Goa to inspire the youth and take football to next level in the state and country. The statue weighs around 410 kgs and the aim of installing it is to motivate the younger generation towards sports and following their dreams. “This is for […]

Bengaluru: Meetu top-scored with 12 points as Haryana Steelers recorded their first victory in Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 8, defeating Telugu Titans 39-37 here on Tuesday. Haryana took an early lead in the match and ensured that they held on to their lead through the most part of the game. Meetu emerged as the […]

Hyderabad: Overnight centurion Vignesh Reddy held his ground to guide Hyderabad to 314/3 on a rain-curtailed second day of the Elite Group D Cooch Behar match against Bihar in New Delhi on Tuesday. Only 25.3 overs were possible in the day and Vignesh, who resumed his innings at the overnight score of 104, made an […]

Hyderabad: Kartik Jindal defeated sixth seed Kiran George 21-13, 21-11 in the men’s singles pre-quaterfinals at the BAI Series Senior Badminton Tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli, on Tuesday. Results (Pre-quaterfinals): Men’s Singles: Aditya Joshi (UTR) bt Sathish Kumar K (TN) 9-21, 23-21, 21-9, Kartik Jindal (HAR) bt Kiran George (6) (KER) […]

Centurion: Indian pacers lived up to their reputation by running through the South African top half, reducing the hosts to 109 for 5 at tea after Lungi Ngidi’s six-wicket haul limited the visitors to 327 on day three of the first Test. After a good batting day at the onset, the second day’s heavy showers […]

Warsaw (Poland): Defending champion Koneru Humpy bounced back in style after a slow start, posting three wins and a draw to jump to joint second spot with six points in the women’s section of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 here. With three victories in a row and a draw against Polina Shuvalova in […]

Dubai: Seasoned India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Tuesday shortlisted as one of the four nominees for the ICC Test Cricketer of the year award. The 35-year-old from Chennai snapped 52 wickets from eight Tests at an average of 16.23 and also contributed 337 runs with the bat at 28.08 with one century in the […]

Hyderabad: V Chamundeswaranath presented Hyderabad wicketkeeper Mamata, who is struggling financially, with a cheque for Rs 5 lakh on Tuesday. Mamata was selected for the under-19 challengers trophy. She also made it to the Hyderabad senior women’s team as a second wicketkeeper to Anuradha for the recently concluded Senior National Women’s cricket championship. Mamatha, whose […]

Mysuru: The Surender-trained Thea’s Glory who maintains form may repeat in the Dr R Rajendra Prasad Memorial Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65, 5 years old and over Class-III, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at […]

Hyderabad: Lafayette, Siri, Fire Power, Blue Origin and Bugsy impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 800m: Ashwa Shirwal (Koushik) 1-2, 600/46, well in hand. Grand Duke (RS Jodha) 1-1, 600/47, handy. City Of Blessing (Koushik) 58, 600/44, good. Role Model (RS Jodha) & Testimony (RB) 1-2, […]

Melbourne: Test debutant Scott Boland returned with figures of 6/7 in his four overs as Australia crushed England by an innings and 14 runs on Day 3 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to retain the Ashes on Tuesday. The victory ensures Australia stay at the top of the World Test Championship standings with 100 […]