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Melbourne: Daniil Medvedev has overcome Nick Kyrgios and all his tricks and the constant noise of a boisterous crowd to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. Second-seeded Medvedev, who won the U.S. Open last year and was runner-up in Australia, is the highest-ranked player in the tournament after nine-time champion Novak Djokovic […]

Paarl: KL Rahul will have to show drastically improved leadership acumen when he leads India against a buoyant South African side in the second ODI on Friday, with the three-match series and his long-term Test captaincy ambitions both at stake. Rahul was at best mediocre in terms of “on-your-feet-thinking”, something that’s basic to art of […]

Melbourne: Sania Mirza and her American partner Rajeev Ram moved into the mixed doubles second round of the Australian Open with a confident straight-set win over the Serbian team of Aleksandra Krunic and Nikola Cacic, here on Thursday. Ram came out serving big and also stayed like a rock at the net as he anchored […]

Tarouba (Trinidad): Record four-time champions and title contenders India stormed into the Super League quarterfinals of the U-19 World Cup after thrashing minnows Ireland by a whopping 174 runs in a league game here, in which they barely managed to field a playing XI. India started their campaign on a winning note, beating South Africa […]

Hyderabad: Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud felicitated international swimmer Goli Shyamala for her achievements, at his camp office, Hyderabad on Thursday. Shyamala completed a 36 kms swim from Catalina Island to Los Angeles in the most dangerous, extremely cold water Pacific Ocean and received a certificate in swimming adventures. She revealed that she would be […]

Dubai (UAE): Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami on Thursday were named in ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021. Mithali and Jhulan are the only two Indians in the side. The eleven will be led by England’s Heather Knight. The side has three players from South Africa, one from Australia, two from West Indies, and two […]

Hyderabad: Market King, Headway, Summer Night, Philanthropist, In Contention, Flying Scotsman & Fire Power impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Thursday morning. SAND: 600m: Narakamicie (V Jodha) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. 800m: Campania (Khurshad Alam) 1-2, 600/48, moved freely. Knotty Dancer (AA Vikrant) 1-2.5, 600/46.5, moved freely. Moringa […]

Chennai: The B Suresh-trained My Opinion looks good among seven contenders in the South India Stayers Trial Stakes 2400 metres, terms for horses 4 years old and over, the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 1.00 .m. […]

Paarl: Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen’s centuries were backed by a spirited bowling performance as South Africa defeated India by 31 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series here at Boland Park, Paarl on Wednesday. With this win, the hosts have gained a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second […]

Wijk Aan Zee: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi settled for a draw against Russia’s Andrey Esipenko in the fourth round to stay in the lead with three points in the prestigious Tata Steel Masters chess tournament here. Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, meanwhile, bounced back after a defeat in the third round and scored his first victory […]

Mumbai: Covid-19 breached the Indian women’s football team’s bio-security bubble here on Wednesday ahead of the AFC Asian Cup with two members testing positive for the virus, forcing the organisers to shift them to a medical facility for isolation. “Two members of the Indian Women’s Senior National Team for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India […]

Lucknow: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the second round of the 2022 Syed Modi International in the women’s singles at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, here on Wednesday. The two-time Olympic medallist defeated 18-year-old shuttler Tanya Hemanth 21-9, 21-9 in a one-sided 27 minute clash. The match started evenly with both players […]

Melbourne: For the first set, Naomi Osaka’s rediscovered love of the game meant it was anything but fun for Madison Brengle in the third round of the Australian Open. The defending champion conceded only four points in the first four games Wednesday and rifled forehand winners seemingly at will as she breezed to 6-0 in […]

Hyderabad: Wandring Warrior, Arabian Queen, The Image, Count Of Savoy, Silver Bells, DRD, Xfinity, Farrell & Kaitlan impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Rising Queen (Ashhad Asbar) (From 1000/400) 45, eased up. Ashwa Shirwal (Gourav Singh) (From 1200/600) 46, handy. Wots Up Jay (Koushik) & […]

Hyderabad: The SK Sunderji-trained One Wise, who has been working well in the morning trials, is expected to score in the RM Reddy Memorial Cup 1400 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 Category-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first race […]

The Indian tennis player has won six Grand Slams and has reached the summit of the WTA doubles ranking. Mirza is also the first Indian to break into the top 30 in the WTA singles ranking.

Hyderabad: Indian footballer from Nizamabad Guguloth Soumya was dreaming of playing for the country in the AFC Women’s Asia Cup, scheduled to begin in India from January 30. She has been training with the Indian camp for the tournament. However, four days before the Indian team was to be announced, the State footballer suffered an […]

New Delhi: Young Lakshya Sen reached a career-high 13th in the latest badminton world rankings after winning the men’s singles crown in the India Open, a title triumph in which also lifted the men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to eighth place. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and former world number one […]

Melbourne: Five years and five long sets later, five-time Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray finally has won another match at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. The former No 1-ranked Murray, playing thanks to a wild-card invitation as he continues his career comeback from hip operations and thoughts of retirement, beat 21st-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1,3-6,6-4,6-7(5),6-4 on […]

Lucknow: India’s HS Prannoy entered the second round of the men’s singles competition at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Ukraine’s Danylo Bosniuk but seventh seed Sourabh Verma was stunned by Azerbaijan’s Ade Resky Dwicahyo here on Tuesday. On a comeback trail, the fifth seeded Prannoy took just 36 […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad FC’s reserve team emerged runners-up of the CEM Gold Cup 2022 after going down 2-4 in the penalty shootout in the final against Morning Star FC. The youngsters went down fighting after the regulation time and extra time ended in a 0-0 draw. HFC B had a strong start to the game and […]

Paarl: The mighty Virat Kohli’s presence in the Indian playing eleven as a mere player for the first time in seven years will be keenly followed while his potential successor in red-ball cricket, KL Rahul, will be judged for his captaincy in the three-match ODI series against South Africa beginning here on Wednesday. Whether he […]

Hyderabad: Owing to the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, the 37th All India boys Under-19 Cricket Tournament for Rajiv Gandhi Trophy, conducted by the Cricket Federation of Hyderabad, which was scheduled to be held from January 20 to 23, has been put on hold. V Hanumantha Rao, Chairman of Cricket Federation of India, said […]

Hyderabad: Bugsy, Ashwa Yashobali, Exclusive Spark, NRI Blue, NRI Ruby, Despang, Moringa, Nolan, Sensibility, Neffereti & Bisate pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 800m: Beauty On Parade (AA Vikrant) 1-0, 600/46, handy. NRI Heights (RB) 1-3, 600/47, moved easy. Scramjet (N Rawal) 1-0, 600/44, moved well. […]