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Hyderabad: Based on his ranking, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) selected the Hyderabad-based Table Tennis player Balusuri Varun Shankar for the Tunisia Youth Contender international tournament to be held this week. Varun, a trainee of Somnath Ghosh MLR UTT Academy, will play for India in the Under-19 category. Varun is the third player […]

Hyderabad: India middle-order batsman G Hanuma Vihari has decided to return to Hyderabad after playing five years for Andhra. The 27-year-old, who was in England for the Test series, sought a No Objection Certificate from Andhra and his application was cleared by Andhra Cricket Association secretary V Durga Prasad. 

Hyderabad: Hosts Hyderabad men rallied to defeat Nizamabad in the  eighth senior inter-district sepaktakraw championship at Victory playground indoor stadium. Results: Men: Warangal bt Nalgonda 21-17, 21-17; Nizamabad bt Karimnagar 21-14, 21-06;  Mahbubnagar bt Khammam 18-21, 21-17, 21-11; Ranga Reddy bt Kamareddy 21-14, 21-08; Hyderabad bt Nizamabad 19-21, 21-08, 21-19; Adilabad bt Mahubnagar 21-12, 21-09. […]

In the first match, five-time champions and current title holders Mumbai Indians taking on three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

After an even first quarter when Rising Stars led 11-9 Sai Kumar displayed a high percentage of conversion from the 3 point area logging in thrice in the 2nd quarter before following it up with 4 more

India won the first duel 5-1, outclassing USA on all the boards. Anand led from the front with a classy victory over Jeffery Xiong, while Harikrishna, Harika and Vaishali also notched up wins with excellent games

Hyderabad: Sandeep Reddy hammered 115 (10×4, 8×6) to star in RR Stones’ big win over Atrians in the Sun Premier League Season, sponsored by Hallmark and Happy Bar and organized by Nitin Joshi and Vinod Kumar. Brief scores: Group A: Mazaguda Paltans  153 in 19.3 overs   (Ravinder Singh 58,  Samson 31, Abhinav 3/2, Shashank Chintapenta […]

The teams Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmadabad Defenders, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Chennai Blitz, which were part of now-defunct Pro Volleyball League held for a season in 2019

Being under the aegis of EME Sailing Association (EMESA) and Laser Class Association of India (LCAI) at the Hussain Sagar Lake, a large number of NCC cadets, including boys and girls, are participating in the Camp to hone their skills in the field of sailing. The camp ends on September 25.

There has been a big break after the first half of the IPL, but we are fortunate that most of the players have been playing international cricket regularly.

Hyderabad: Francis Bacon and Due Diligence impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Wednesday morning. SAND:600m:Star Dancer (Kiran Naidu) 48, moved freely. Paree (Afroz Khan) 46, moved easy.Princess Daniale (RB) 48, moved freely. Icicle (Md Ismail) 58, 600/45, shaped well. Sea Wolf (B Nikhil) 58, 600/44, shaped well. 1000m:Morior Invictus […]

Mumbai: The BCCI is planning to have an e-bidding for the two new IPL teams on October 17 and the bids to buy the sides can be made till October 5. “The Board is planning to have the bidding on 17th October and it will be an e-bidding,” sources in the know of things told […]

Hyderabad: Khammam District’s P Venkata Apparao (7/30) and Visaka’s Rohan Bansal (7/54) shone with the ball in their respective teams’ victories in the A2 division two-day league matches, on Tuesday. Brief Scores: A2 division two-day league: Day -1: Group-1A: Sayi Satya 133 in 32.2 overs (Rohan Bansal 7/54) lost to Visaka 136/5 in 23.4 overs; […]

Hyderabad: Defending champions Shiva Thapa and Nizamabad’s Mohammad Hussamuddin, who is representing Services, will be among the country’s top boxers who will be vying for the titles as the 5th Elite men’s National Boxing Championships is all set to kick off from Wednesday at the Inspire Institute of Sports in Bellary, Karnataka. The tournament will […]

Hyderabad: S Yashasree will lead the Hyderabad women’s team that will participate in the BCCI under-19 one-day tournament to be held in Rajkot from September 28 to October 4. The players have to report to coaches at Uppal Stadium at 9 am on September 15. Team: S Yashasree (captain), M Mamatha (vice-captain), G Trisha, Kranthi […]

Buoyed by the historic gold by Neeraj Chopra in javelin throw in Tokyo Olympics, Adille Sumariwalla, president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI), said it is the right time to popularise the sport in the country. “Neeraj (Chopra) has removed that block from our mind that we can’t win a medal in the Olympics. He […]

Hyderabad: Olympic javelin throw gold medallist Neeraj Chopra would not be there for the 60th National Open Athletics Championships that begins from Wednesday at the newly laid Rs 7 crore synthetic track at J.N. Stadium, Hanamkonda, Warangal but his Tokyo spectacular show could inspire many young athletes to take their performances to a new high. […]

Hyderabad: Pranav Rao Gandham and Rakshita Sree from Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy emerged champions in the men’s and women’s categories respectively at the Gaudium Annual Badminton Championship, on Tuesday. In the men’s final, Pranav defeated Jayant Rana 21-16, 13-21, 21-9. In the women’s singles final, Rakshita rallied from a game down to defeat LBS’ K […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Amateur Wrestling association announced State teams for the upcoming Under-23 National Wrestling Championship for men and women, scheduled to be held in Uttar Pradesh. Teams: Freestyle: Women: Balle Rajeshwari (50kg), Beena (53kg), Sunku Karunya (57kg), N Anusha (59 kg), Sher Ibrahim (62Kg), Bhusarapu Vinayni (65kg), Vallepu Singhuja (68 Kg), Sadhu Hima Bindu […]

Colombo: Sri Lanka pace veteran Lasith Malinga, who terrorised the world’s best batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers delivered from a low and sling-arm action, on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 38-year-old, who was captain of Sri Lanka’s 2014 T20 World Cup winning team, posted a message on his social media […]

Mumbai: The Trauma and Rehab centre for stray animals was opened by the Virat Kohli Foundation and Vivaldis Animal Health at Madh, Malad in Mumbai. In April this year, Indian cricket captain, Kohli announced that he is setting up two animal care facilities in Mumbai. An avid animal lover, the Indian captain credits his wife […]

Hyderabad: Gusty Note, Days Of Reckoning, Lightning Power, Stark, Linewiler & Premier Action worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 600m:Sun Dancer (RB) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. 800m:Nearest (RB) 1-0, 600/46, well in hand. Muaser (Afroz Khan) 1-3, 600/46, handy.Salisbury (NB Kuldeep) (From 1200/400) 1-2, […]

Hyderabad: Dinesh Kumar scored 51 points, highest in the Annual League Championship history, as his side G9 thrashed Supervek 97-53 in the Level 3 round robin fixture, on Tuesday. G9 were comfortably leading at the half way stage with 44-22. Dinesh piled misery on opposition with his super show. For the losing outfit, Peter top […]

Hyderabad: Suresh Duvvala scored 9.5 points from 12 rounds to emerge champion in the open category of the 184th Brilliant Trophy chess tournament, on Monday. In the junior category, Gopalakrishna took the top honours with 11 points from 12 rounds. He was tied for the top spot with Yatharth Patel but Gopalakrishna from Meerut won […]