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Sharjah: Gerhard Erasmus led from the front with a well-crafted unbeaten fifty to guide debutants Namibia to a historic eight-wicket win over Ireland in the first round Group A match and qualification spot in Super 12s of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Friday. Erasmus (53 not out off 49 balls) guided Namibia’s chase […]

London: The fifth and final Test between India and England, which was suspended due to a Covid-19 outbreak last month, was on Friday rescheduled to July next year, a decision that has pushed the start of a limited-overs series between the two sides by six days. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that […]

Hyderabad: Nitin (67) and AG Aryan (60) hit half-centuries in Hurricane’s 50-run victory over Hyderabad Heroes in the Dr MV Sridhar Trophy in Hyderabad Junior Cricket League, at the English Willow Ground at Shamirpet, on Friday. Brief Scores:Triple Centurian 146/6 in 20 overs (C Sai 74; Adwaith 2/29) lost to Great Spinner 147/5 in 19.3 […]

Abu Dhabi: Australia will hope their lacklustre top order can fire from the word go when they open their T20 World Cup campaign against an under-the-radar South African side, playing without the usual burden of pressure, in a Super 12 Group 1 match here on Saturday. Australia, who are searching for their maiden T20 title, […]

Hyderabad: Captain Vijayendra shone with all-round show (54 not out; 3/11) to guide Legala Cricket Academy to a 37-run victory over Muchkunda CA in the final of the Dussehra Trophy Junior T20 Cricket Championship, organised by City College Old Boys Cricket Association at Legala Cricket Ground in Lingampally on Friday. Brief Scores: Final: Legala CA […]

Hyderabad: YMCA Hyderabad got the better of hosts City College Old Boys Basketball Club 58-42 in the inaugural match of the Legends Basketball Tournament while Trinity Basketball Club walloped  Little Flower Degree College and Rising Stars Hyderabad brushed aside Thunderbolts to move into the next round. YMCA Hyderabad after a slow first quarter which saw […]

Pune: The R. H. Sequeira-trained Smashing Blue looks good among six contenders in the Akkasaheb Maharaj Trophy (Grade-3) 1200 metres, horses 4-years-old and over, the feature event races to be held here on Saturday. False rails will be announced on the day of the race. The first race starts at 1 00 p.m. SELECTIONS:1. Marlboro […]

Hyderabad: The L.V.R. Deshmukh-trained Lightning Bolt looks set to win the Dundoo Ekambar Memorial Cup 1600 metres Category-I, a handicap for horses, rated 80 and above (rated 60 and above also eligible), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1 15 […]

Hyderabad: Former Indian cricketer from Hyderabad Arshad Ayub felt that India have a balanced side and are favourites to win the T20 World Cup. With India set to open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24, the former off-spinner said India have an edge over the arch-rivals. Speaking on India’s combination, the 63-year-old said, […]

Sharjah: A Super 12 spot already secured, Sri Lanka’s struggling top-order batters would look to utilise their final Group A league game to get back in form when they clash with the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup, here on Friday. The former champions easily got past Namibia and Ireland to make it to the […]

Hyderabad: Phoenix Schools K Shounak clocked 15.07 seconds to win gold in the boys under-12 100m category while BVA Aashrata from the same school clocked 16.95 seconds for the top honours in the girls category at the Hyderabad District Sub-junior Athletics Championship, at the GMC Balayogi Stadium, Gachibowli on Thursday. Results:Boys U-10: 100 M: Shreyanshekaksha […]

New Delhi: Observing that it will order an inquiry, the Supreme Court on Thursday expressed strong displeasure over the functioning of Hyderabad Cricket Association, led by former India skipper Mohd Azharuddin, and the row on the issue of appointment of former apex court judge Justice Deepak Verma as the ombudsman. “Cricket has gone somewhere else […]

Hyderabad: Aryan scored an unbeaten 96 in God of Cricket’s 30-run victory over Triple Centurian in the Dr MV Sridhar Trophy in the Hyderabad Junior Cricket League at the English Willow Ground, Shamirpet, on Thursday. Brief Scores: God of Cricket 197/2 in 20 overs (Aryan 96 no, Laakshanya 34; Devesh kumar 2/29) bt Triple Centurian […]

Hyderabad: It is a story of two Telangana kickboxers who took difficult routes to be part of the Indian team. While 12-year-old Lahari M Girish took to the game at a very young age and performed exceedingly well, 18-year-old Ashish Chand battled financial woes to realise his dream. Both these State athletes are set for […]

New Delhi: The I. S. Parmer-trained Big Apple, who is working well in the trials, is expected to score in the Celine Dion Plate 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 66 and the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails will be announced the day of […]

Odense: India’s PV Sindhu has reached the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Denmark Open on Thursday, beating Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in three well-fought games at the Odense Sports Park here. However, Kidambi Srikanth could not progress beyond the second round in men’s singles, going down to top seed and World No 1 Kento Momota after […]

This Sunday’s El Clasico will be played without either of the superstars Ronaldo and Messi for the first time in a long time but the La Liga organizers are confident of continuing the legacy.

The Glazer family, which owns many sports properties including Manchester united, one of the world's most famous football clubs, has shown interest in owning an IPL team and has picked up the bid documents.

Hyderabad: Maximum Glamour and Havelock Cruise moved well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Thursday morning. SAND:800m:Destine To Be (Ashhad Asbar) 1-0, 600/47, handy. Beauty Flame (B Nikhil)1-3, 600/48, moved freely. Watch My Stride (Apprentice) 1-3, 600/47, moved easy. Incredulous (Md Ismail) 1-2, 600/46, handy. Win The War (RB) (From […]

Hyderabad: Any India-Pakistan match, particularly in the World Cup, is challenging. This would not be any different, felt former India left-arm spinner SL Venkatapathy Raju, who played in the 1992 and 1996 one-day World Cups. “There are a lot of emotions and passions involved whenever these two teams play in any match. Pressure will always […]

Hyderabad: From being All Saints School captain in Hyderabad to T20 World Cup it has been a fascinating journey for Shreemantula Sandeep Goud. This 29-year-old all-rounder represented Hyderabad under-15, under-17 and under-19 teams before moving over to Oman in 2016. He earned a place in the Oman team, an associate member of the ICC, to […]

Hyderabad: Sporting XI defeated Deccan Chronicle by 48 runs in the final to emerge champions of the inaugural edition of the Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi T20 Tiger Cup that concluded at Uppal Stadium on Wednesday. Sai Pragnay Reddy (42) and medium-pacer Rishith Reddy (4/16) were the star performers for Sporting XI. Continuing his good form, […]

Dubai: India fine-tuned their T20 World Cup preparations with a convincing nine-wicket win over Australia in their final warm-up game here on Wednesday but the sixth bowler’s slot remained a worry as even Virat Kohli rolled his arm over going into the tournament proper.Captaining the side with Kohli only taking the field to bowl, Rohit […]

Abu Dhabi: In a sensational display of power-hitting, David Wiese conjured up a 66-run knock to fashion Namibia’s six-wicket win over the Netherlands in a crucial first round Group A game of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. Wiese’s maiden international half-century changed the pace of the game in matter of minutes as runs […]