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Manchester: Rishabh Pant’s maiden ODI century and Hardik Pandya’s all-round heroics fired India to an emphatic five-wicket win over England in the series-deciding third match here on Sunday. The visitors claimed the three-match rubber 2-1. After India were in a spot of bother at 72 for four in a chase of 260, the crack team […]

Hyderabad: International Master from Odisha Rakesh Kumar emerged champion at the Ekagra All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda, Hyderabad on Sunday. After nine rounds, four players – Rakesh, Manigandan Ramanathan Balasubramaniam and IM N Krishna Teja – were tied for the top spot with eight […]

Hyderabad: Lifetime, Nugget, Advance Guard, Yaletown, Premier Action, Strategist & Mysterious Angel impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Sunday morning. SAND: 800m: Able Love (B Nikhil) 1-3, 600/47, handy. New Hustle (RB) 1-0, 600/46, moved well. Aiza (K Aneel) & Sea Of Class (Uday Kiran) 59, 600/44, former moved […]

Eugene: Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar failed to live up to the expectations as he finished seventh in the finals with his best effort of 7.96m on day two of the World Athletics Championships here on Sunday. Having become the first Indian male athlete to qualify for the long jump finals in the World Championships, Sreeshankar […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player G Sai Karteek and his partner Manish Sureshkumar continued their good run as they clinched doubles title at the ITF tournament at Monastir, Tunisia, on Sunday. The duo recorded impressive victories to make it to the summit clash. In the final, they rallied from a set down to defeat compatriots Nikki […]

New Delhi: Former world championship silver medallist and Olympian Anjum Moudgil won bronze in the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event on competition day eight of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, Korea, making it her second individual ISSF World Cup medal of the year in consecutive world cup […]

London: After a tweet from Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, backing Virat Kohli took the internet by storm, the Indian batter gave a heartwarming response. After missing the first ODI against England with a groin injury, Kohli made just 16 in the second match, which India lost by 100 runs at Lord’s. Showing support to Kohli, […]

London: Lalit Modi, credited with making Indian cricket a billion-dollar industry by successfully launching the Indian Premier League, has slammed those trolling him for his friendship with Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. Lalit Modi has also castigated those who call him a fugitive after he left the country following his suspension by the […]

Singapore: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu lifted the Singapore Open Super 500 trophy after outwitting China’s Wang Zhi Yi in an intense women’s singles final, here on Sunday. In the hard-fought title clash, Sindhu managed to stay strong in the key moments to come up trumps 21-9 11-21 21-15 against the 22-year-old Wang, the […]

Paracin: Indian Young Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa clinched the Paracin Open Group A chess tournament title on Saturday, after netting eight points from nine rounds. Praggnanandhaa remained unbeaten and finished half a point ahead of Alexandr Predke, who ended up with 7.5 points. The 16-year-old GM, showcased a blistering form winning his first six games before […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s M Suhas Preetha set a new record on his way to gold medal in the 100m backstroke in the Group 2 Boys on the opening day of the 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships held at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Suhas clocked 1.01.29 sec to clinch the top […]

Hyderabad: The first ever torch relay of the 44th Chess Olympiad, scheduled to be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from July 28 to August 10, has arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday. The torch arrived to the city from Chhattisgarh. Telangana’s first grandmaster Arjun Erigiasi, who is also a member of the Indian team that will […]

Dubai: The IPL is all set to have its dedicated two and half month exclusive window from the next Futures Tours & Programme (FTP) calendar of the ICC starting 2024, with no international cricket scheduled in that phase. That the T20 extravaganza would be a “two-and-a-half-month” affair from the next FTP was confirmed in an […]

Eugene: Two of India’s top medal prospects at the World Athletics Championships 2022 here, 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and long jumper M Sreeshankar, qualified for the finals in their respective categories, raising hopes of bringing home elusive medals from the global competition. Sable finished third in his heat, clocking 8:18.75 to make the cut for […]

Changwon: India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup here on Saturday. The 21-year-old Indian stamped his class and got the better of 2018 Youth Olympics champion Zalan Peklar of Hungary 16-12 to claim the top prize. Reigning junior world champion […]

Hyderabad: Telangana sailor Tanuja Kameshwar bagged silver while Bhopal girls Divyanshi Mishra and Shagun Jha clinched gold and bronze respectively in the girls category of the YAI Monsoon Regatta held at the Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad on Saturday. Meanwhile, Shashank Batham emerged champion in the boys category and won the SH Babu Memorial Trophy, which […]

Hyderabad: IM Rakesh Jena, GM R R Laxman, S Manigandan and IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam are in joint lead with 6.5 points from seven rounds at the Ekagra All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament being held at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda, Hyderabad on Saturday. In the seventh round, Rakesh Jena held […]

By Racing Correspondent Bengaluru: The MK Jadhav-trained Mojito, an impressive winner in his previous outing, may repeat in the Betway Bangalore Summer Derby (Grade-I) 2000 metres, terms for horses 3 years old, the plum event of the races to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: […]

By Racing Correspondent Hyderabad: Starwalt and Wallop And Gallop pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Saturday morning. SAND: 600m: Shazam (Apprentice) & Top Secret (RB) 47.5, moved together. Exponent (Nakhat Singh) 47, handy. Alina (Deepak Singh) 46.5, moved easy. Dharasana (RB) 44, improving. Arrowtown (Gaddam) 47.5, moved easy. Garnet […]

Singapore: Indian shuttler P V Sindhu stormed into the Singapore Open title clash with a commanding win over lower-ranked Japanese Saena Kawakami in the women’s singles semifinal, here on Saturday. Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, who had claimed two Super 300 titles at Syed Modi International and Swiss Open this year, prevailed 21-15 21-7 in […]

Hyderabad: K Jyothi, the member of Telangana women’s basketball team that finished runner-up in the 71st National Basketball Championship held in Chennai recently, has been congratulated by the SATS chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy and Sports Department Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, for her contribution in the team’s success. The girl, hailing from Kadhavpur Peddha Thanda village, […]

London: India skipper Rohit Sharma has once again come out in support of Virat Kohli after the batter was out for 16 in the second ODI against England to extend his prolonged lean patch. At the post-match press conference following the team’s 100-run drubbing to England here on Thursday, Rohit looked agitated as he interrupted […]

Hyderabad: Shashank Batham of NSS Bhopal continued his impressive run winning three races in a row on the fourth day to emerge at top of the leader board with 15 points in the YAI Monsoon Regatta at the Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad on Friday. Shashank stole a march over the entire fleet by finishing close […]

Hyderabad: Reigning Indian Super League champions Hyderabad Football Club strengthened their defence by signing defender Alex Saji on a long-term contract, on Friday. “Hyderabad FC is a team that gives a lot of opportunities to the young players in the country and I am very much excited to be a part of this club. It […]