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Gold Coast: India skipper Mithali Raj on Wednesday called for the return of red-ball cricket in women’s domestic circuit if one-off Tests become a regular feature in their international assignments. Mithali, whose side has just got two practice sessions ahead of the historic day-night Test against Australia starting Thursday, wanted more preparation time but the […]

Gold Coast: Having gained significantly in confidence with a fighting performance in one-dayers, the Indian women’s cricket team would now go through a trial by fire when it make its day-night Test debut against Australia in the one-off game beginning here on Thursday. With the third ODI held on Sunday and the following day being […]

Hyderabad: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has begun their exercise for the next Olympic cycle on inclusion of India’s elite athletes in the Core Group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme. SAI has been in discussion with National Sporting Federations by SAI ahead of the meeting scheduled in October to finalise the fresh list […]

Hyderabad: Captain Thakur Tilak Varma slammed a blistering unbeaten 114-ball 156 (12×4, 9×6) to steer Hyderabad to a three-wicket win over Rajasthan through VJD Method in the rain-hit Elite Group C Vinoo Mankad under-19 one-day cricket league match at Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Chasing 261 for victory, Varma, the under-19 World Cupper, single-handedly took his team […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club in association with Danish sportswear brand Hummel have launched the new striking yellow and black home kit for the coming Indian Super League season. The jersey was launched through a video that comprised of fans of the club that were selected through HFC’s unique Digital Fan-Engagement platform Mera Hyderabad. These fans […]

Paris: Lionel Messi’s superb first goal for Paris Saint-Germain was well worth the wait and delivered a timely reminder of the electric skill that has helped him win a record six Ballon d’Or trophies. It also punished his former coach Pep Guardiola’s team as PSG beat Manchester City 2-0 in the Champions League group stage […]

Hyderabad: Putting up a fine display, HMT rallied to score a 52-47 win over Hyderabad Rovers to secure a direct qualification to Level 2 of the Annual League Basketball Championship conducted by the Hyderabad District Basketball Association. HMT trailed 18-24 at half-time. Rovers had a rollicking start Mahesh and Nitin combined well to take the […]

Chennai: The J. E. Mckeown-trained Mezcal holds an edge over others to win the Ooty Juveniles Trophy 1200 metres, Terms for 3-year-old and the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2 pm. (Note: The Udhagamandalam Races 2021 is being conducted by […]

Hyderabad: Cosmic Run, Scramjet, Colachel Battle, Corfe Castle, Premier Action, Top In Class, Different, Xfinity, Max & Castlerock impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Wednesday morning. SAND:600m:Sopranos (Apprentice) 47, moved easy. Be Crimson (Rafique Sk) &Dead Centre (RB) 45, pair handy. 800m:Cabello (RB) 1-3, 600/47, moved easy. NRI Touch […]

Abu Dhabi: Hardik Pandya finally showed glimpses of his destructive self as he brought Mumbai Indians back in play-off contention with the defending champions beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in an IPL encounter on Tuesday. Hardik smashed two fours and a six in the penultimate over bowled by Mohammed Shami as his 40 not […]

Sitges: The Indian team posted a second straight win in Pool A of the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship by beating Armenia 2.5-1.5 in the third round here on Tuesday. The Indians had defeated Spain 2.5-1.5 in the second round late on Monday to notch up the first win after being held to a […]

Dubai: A thumping win over defending champions Mumbai Indians boosting their confidence, Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to build on the momentum when they take on a struggling Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. The Virat Kohli-led RCB are currently at third spot with 12 points from 10 matches and […]

Dubai: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s big-hitting opener David Warner, who has been dropped from the playing XI because of poor form, has said that he won’t be seen at the stadium “again”, hinting that his stint with the struggling franchise could be over. Warner was axed on Monday night from the game against Rajasthan Royals, which SRH […]

New Delhi: Women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal and goalkeeper Savita Punia, along with Paralympic medal-winners Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar were on Tuesday given out-of-turn promotions by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for their impressive performances in this year’s Tokyo Games. Besides, hockey coach Piyush Dubey, who was part of the men’s hockey […]

Hyderabad: There is good news for young tennis players as the Advantage Tennis Academy will conduct a High Performance tennis programme under-14 and under-18 categories from October 1 at St.Thomas High School, Vinayak Nagar, Neredmet, Secunderabad. This programme will include fitness and conditioning, biomechanical assessments, tennis psychology, players pathway towards graduating from juniors to men […]

Sharjah: Nitish Rana kept his calm in a tricky chase as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their play-off hopes alive with a three-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in a low-scoring IPL contest, here on Tuesday. The KKR bowlers made optimum use of the slow Sharjah track to restrict Delhi Capitals to 127 for nine. T20 specialist […]

Hyderabad: The indomitable Sania Mirza is making every moment count. That she is still winning laurels, in the dusk of her career, proves she has more to offer and more to achieve. The 34-year-old “super mom” gifted her little son Izhaan, who was away with his aunt in the USA, her 43rd career women’s doubles […]

Sitges: The Indian team secured its first win in the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship by beating Spain 2.5-1.5 in the second pool match here. After drawing 2-2 against Azerbaijan in the first round, the Indian women rode on R Vaishali’s win over Sabrina Vega Gutierrez to post a victory in the second Pool […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State’s Nitya Gandhe clinched bronze in the women’s 100 metres event in the inaugural under-23 athletics championship in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. Nitya clocked 11.90 seconds. Delhi’s Taranjeet Kaur sprinted in 11.54 seconds while Karnataka’s T Dhaneswari came second with 11.66 seconds. Now you can get handpicked stories from […]

Hyderabad: Ashwa Bravo, Lombardy, Good Connection, Ashwa Yashobali & Lightning Bolt caught the eye when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Tuesday morning. SAND:600m:Beauty On Parade (Md Ismail) (From 1000/400) 45, eased up. Galwan (RB) (From 1000/400) 46, handy. 800m:Muaser (Afroz Khan) 58, 600/44, good. Appenzelle (Deepak Singh) 59, 600/45, handy. […]

Chennai: The D. K. Futnani-trained Angelino looks good in the upper division of the Set To Fly Handicap 1600 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 to 85 Claas-II and the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2 pm. (Note: The […]

Dubai: Opener Jason Roy and skipper Kane Williamson struck confident half-centuries to shape Sunrisers Hyderbad’s comfortable seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals as IPL Play-offs calculations got a bit more complicated, here on Monday. Opting to bat, the Royals scored 164 for six on the back of a well-calculated 82-run knock by skipper Sanju Samson on […]

Sharjah: A dominant Delhi Capitals will fancy their chances of securing a play-off berth when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday.A cloud of uncertainty over KKR’s injured all-rounder Andre Russell’s participation gives Delhi more reasons to feel optimistic ahead of their afternoon match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. […]

Abu Dhabi: On a slippery slope after a hat-trick of losses, defending champions Mumbai Indians will need their famed top-order batting to fire and turn things around when they take on Punjab Kings in the IPL here on Tuesday. Time is running out for Mumbai after they lost all the three games post the resumption […]