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Dubai: Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers maintained a tight leash before Shubman Gill steered the chase to help his team register a six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Stadium here on Sunday. With the win, Kolkata now have 12 points from 13 matches and remain in contention for the last spot in the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi scored seven points from nine rounds to finish second in the Junior U-21 Round Table Open Chess Championship on Sunday. The 18-year old Arjun from Warangal finished equal on seven points with Russian GM Alexey Sarana but lost out on winning the top prize due to an inferior tie-break score. […]

Sharjah: Glenn Maxwell smashed 57 and then Yuzvendra Chahal spun a web around Punjab Kings as they once again bungled a chase allowing Royal Challengers Bangalore book a play-off berth with a six-run victory in an IPL game on Sunday. Maxwell’s 34-ball-57 propelled Punjab Kings to 164 for 7 which is the highest team total […]

Gold Coast: India captain Mithali Raj on Sunday lavished praise on batter Smriti Mandhana, who got her maiden Test century here, and veteran fast bowler Jhulan Goswami after their one-off pink ball Test against Australia ended in a draw. “Smriti has been very impressive. I was impressed by Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh too in […]

Madrid: FC Barcelona look highly likely to sack Ronald Koeman as first team coach in the coming hours after his side suffered a painful 2-0 defeat away to Atletico Madrid here. Koeman, who was suspended for the game on Saturday evening, included teenagers Nico Gonzalez and Gavi in his starting 11. Although the youngsters performed […]

Hyderabad: It should go down as one of the red-letter days for Indian chess. Seeded fourth, the Dronavalli Harika-led Indian team won their first-ever silver medal in the FIDE World women team chess championship at Sitges, Spain, on Saturday. India lost to formidable Russia 0-2 in the final. Harika described this achievement as her best […]

Dubai: Former champions Chennai Super Kings will look to quickly recover from their loss in the previous match when they take on a formidable Delhi Capitals in a battle between the two top teams in the IPL here on Monday. CSK and DC have been the two most dominating teams in the UAE leg, having […]

Hyderabad: Fifteen-year-old Ishitha Koduri (3/27) was the star performer in Hyderabad’s seven-wicket victory over Uttar Pradesh in the fourth round match Elite Group A, Women’ Under-19 one-day league match at Rajkot, Gujarat, on Sunday. Batting first UP were bundled out for 87 in 38 overs with Ishitha returning with figures of 10-1-27-3 while G Trisha […]

The Hyderabad biker finishes second in Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship

New Delhi: The VS Parmar-trained Ashwa Samira, who is working well in the morning trials, is expected to score in the Forest Flair Plate 1200 metres, rated 40 to 66 the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. False rails will be announced on race day. First race starts at 2.30 […]

Hyderabad: Kesariya Balam, NRI Touch, King Roger & Show Me Your Walk worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Sunday morning. SAND600m:Greek’s Ace (RB) 47, moved easy. 800m:Miss Marvellous (NB Kuldeep) 1-0, 600/45, handy. 1000m:NRI Touch (Apprentice) 1-16, 800/58, 600/44, good. King Roger (Rohit Kumar) & Show Me Your […]

Manu and Sarabjot led an India 1-2 in air pistol mixed team competition where they fought off the challenge of the second Indian pair of Shikha Narwal and Naveen 16-12 in the gold-medal match.

Abu Dhabi: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube blazing fifties helped Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter here at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Saturday. While Yashasvi smoked 50 off 21 balls, Shivam Dube slammed 64 off 42 as Rajasthan Royals reach 190 […]

Dubai: Out of the play-offs race, bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to dent Kolkata Knight Riders’ chances of making it to the knockout stage when they face off in an IPL game here on Sunday. With nine defeats from 11 matches, SRH are languishing at the bottom, while KKR still have hopes of qualifying for […]

Gold Coast: India dictated terms to mighty Australia who did everything they could to survive the difficult overs under lights and finish the third day of the rain-marred pink ball Test at 143 for four here on Saturday. At stumps, Australia trailed the visitors by 234 runs after veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami (2/27) bowled beautifully […]

Lima: Indian shooters claimed the gold medal in the women’s skeet team event and the bronze in the men’s team finals of the ISSF Junior World Championship here. The trio of Areeba Khan, Raiza Dhillon and Ganemat Sekhon finished at the top of the podium in the women’s event after shooting an aggregate score of […]

Hyderabad: M Sakshi Rao scalped four wickets while G Trisha took three as Hyderabad women’s Under-19 team crushed Assam by eight wickets in the Round 3 match of the One Day Trophy at Rajkot on Saturday. Brief Scores: Assam 42/10 in 19.1 overs (Yashasri 2/10, G Trisha 4/1, M Sakshi Rao 4/5) Lost to Hyderabad […]

Hyderabad: A Vignesh Reddy scored 102 runs as Hyderabad crushed Assam by 67 runs to record their fourth straight victory in the Elite Group C Round 4 match of the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-19 tournament in Hyderabad. Thakur Tilak Varma hit 81 to guide Hyderabad to 291/6 in 50 overs. Later, Rishith Reddy (3/51) and […]

Sharjah: Shreyas Iyer showed steely temperament while Ravichandran Ashwin compensated his poor bowling effort with a final six as Delhi Capitals inched towards a top-two finish, beating Mumbai Indians by four wickets in an IPL match here on Saturday. Chasing a modest 130 on a challenging Sharjah Stadium track, DC made a rough weather of […]

Hyderabad: PS Chouhan guided the Pesi Shroff-trained Miracle to victory in the Golden Jubilee Deccan Derby (Grade-I) 2000 metres, the feature event of the races at Malakpet Race course on Saturday. RESULTS: Bisate (1), NRI Valley (2), Balius (3), Staridar (4).W-Rs.-12, SHP-Rs. 22, P-Rs. 10, 11, 20, THP- Rs. 44, SHW-Rs. 10 & 14, Q-Rs. […]

Sharjah: Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to inch closer to securing a playoff berth when they clash with Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Eyeing their first IPL title triumph, RCB are currently placed third in the pecking order with seven wins and four defeats for a total of 14 […]

Chennai: Bengaluru’s Mohd Rafiq dominated the opening day’s proceedings in the second round of MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship 2021 at the MMRT, here on Saturday, with a grand double while local challenger, Soundari Sindy topped the Girls category. Rafiq was in imperious form as he won in both 2-Stroke 165cc and […]

Hyderabad: State players Tarun Korwar and Malishka Kuramu emerged champions in the boys and girls singles categories respectively in the AITA Championship Series for boys and girls Under-18 at the Ash Tennis Academy in Shamirpet, on Saturday. In the boys final, Tarun rallied from a set down to defeat compatriot Rithvik Nadikude 1-6, 7-5, 6-2. […]

Hyderabad: Rahul scored 25 points while Nathan Abraham added 18 to power Loyola Academy to 91-59 victory over Sanathnagar Playground to keep his side in contention in the Annual League Championship, conducted by Hyderabad District Basketball Association, on Saturday. Loyola Academy were in rollicking form with Rahul and Nathan Abraham proving unstoppable outscoring Sanathnagar Playground. […]