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Mount Maunganui:  The Indian women’s cricket would hope that its bowlers find top form to complement a solid batting unit’s efforts when it begins its quest for an elusive ICC World Cup trophy with the opening match against arch-rivals Pakistan here on Sunday. Runners-up in the 2017 and 2005 editions, India are eager to go […]

Hamilton: Opener Rachael Haynes smashed a scintillating 130-run knock as Australia rode on a brilliant batting performance to eke out a 12-run win over defending champions England in a high-scoring ICC Women’s World Cup match here on Saturday. In another match, South Africa handed a 32-run defeat to Bangladesh in Dunedin. A minute’s silence was […]

Hyderabad: All-rounder T Ravi Teja backed up his second innings half-century with a fiery 4/70 bowling figures while spinner Tanay Thyarajan and pacer Bhuvanagiri Punnaiah scalped three and two wickets apiece as Hyderabad crushed Baroda by 43 runs inside three days in the Group B Ranji Trophy match in Cuttack, on Saturday. Ravi Teja returned […]

Chennai: The Karthik Ganapathy-trained Juliette looks head and shoulders above the other runners in the fray for the Chettinad Indian Turf Invitation Cup (Grade-I) 2400 metres, in the biggest race of the Indian racing calendar to be held here on Sunday. No false rails. The first race starts at 1-30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Columbian 1, […]

New Delhi: The Indian duo of world no 1 Pramod Bhagat and world no 4 Sukant Kadam progressed to the semifinals of Spanish Para badminton International II in Vitoria, Spain. Bhagat has made through to the last four in all the three categories he is playing here, while Kadam also qualified for the semifinals of […]

Hyderabad: Divine Destiny, Maximum Glamour, Bugsy, Cash Register, Red Snaper, Castlerock & Arba Wahed Arba Impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Saturday morning. SAND: 1000m: Berkeley (RB) 1-15, 800/59, 600/46, strode out well. Top Diamond (Deepak Singh) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/46, handy. Red Snaper (RB) 1-14, 800/58, 600/44, pleased. Quality […]

Hyderabad: Former international, national and current athletes from the Osmania University met Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud and requested him to take action against shifting of the sports hostel from the university. According to the athletes, the University officials are planning to convert the sports hostel, which houses around 70 athletes, as the ladies hostel […]

New Delhi: Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan defeated Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in an intense doubles match of the Davis Cup World Group 1 Playoff at the Delhi Gymkhana Club here on Saturday. With this win, India took an unassailable 3-0 lead against the Danish […]

The PM also posted an image of him holding a cricket bat with Warne by his side and surrounded by young players.

Actor Kamal Haasan took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the legend in Tamil. He said, "We have lost a legend called Shane Warne who mesmerised us with his magical spin bowling. The moments he offered us keep spinning in my mind."

Mount Maunganui: Star allrounder Harmanpreet Kaur’s experience is vital to India’s middle-order and it is good to see her back among runs just before the World Cup, said skipper Mithali Raj on Saturday. The 32-year-old Harmanpreet, who has been battling a prolonge lean patch, slammed a 63 against New Zealand in the fifth ODI and […]

Mohali: An unbeaten 102 from Ravindra Jadeja and a gorgeous 61 by Ravichandran Ashwin lifted India to 468/7 against Sri Lanka on day two of opening Test at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium on Saturday. At lunch, Jadeja is still at the crease with Jayant Yadav (2 not out) giving him company. It was a […]

On Friday, Warne died of a suspected heart attack while staying in a villa at Koh Samui Island in Thailand. Warne's sudden demise has left the cricketing world in a state of mourning, hours after another Australian great, wicketkeeper-batter Rodney Marsh died.

Warne died of a suspected heart attack, at the age of 52 on Friday in Koh Samui, Thailand.

New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals paid rich tributes to legendary cricketer Shane Warne, who passed away on Friday at the age of 52. Warne was Rajasthan Royals’ first captain and led them to the IPL title in 2008. Warne joined the Royals team in 2008 after quitting international cricket. Despite being […]

Hyderabad: Arjun Erigaisi, who emerged champion in the 58th Senior National Championship in Kanpur on Thursday, was delighted with the maiden title. With the victory, he also got some crucial rating points that will boost his rankings. However, the decision to participate in the tournament was a last-minute one. The Telangana lad, who hails from […]

Hyderabad: Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy felicitated State athlete Shaikh Aman Pasha from Nizamabad, who won a silver medal in the Wing Chun event and a bronze in the long weapon event at the Wushu Stars Championship, held in Moscow in Russia. Venkateshwar Reddy felicitated the 18-year old at his […]

Melbourne: Former Australia spinner Shane Warne, considered as one of the all-time greats of the game who redefined spin bowling, has died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand, according to media reports here quoting a statement from his management. He was 52. According to ‘foxsports.com.au’, Warne’s management released a brief statement that Warne passed […]

Hyderabad: Google celebrated the kick-off of ICC Women’s World Cup with an animated doodle on Friday, wishing all the participating teams. The illustration shows animated figures in action with figures of wicket-keeping, batting and fielding. The World Cup will see a total of eight teams battle it out over the duration of 29 days. The […]

Hyderabad: Bellagio impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course, Hyderabad on Friday morning. SAND: 800m: Char Ek Char (Md Ismail) 59, 600/45, moved well. Xfinity (RB) 1-0, 600/47, handy. Stag’s Leap (G Naresh) 59, 600/44, strode out well. 1000m: Bellagio (Kiran Naidu) 1-14, 800/58, 600/44, pleased. Miss Marvellous (RB) 1-18, (From […]

New Delhi: Ramkumar Ramanathan did not even need his ‘A game’ to put India 1-0 ahead in the Davis Cup World Group I Play-off tie against Denmark as he walked out with an easy straight-set win over an error-prone Christian Sigsgaard, here on Friday. Taking full advantage of the Danish player’s discomfort on the low […]

Marsh was in an induced coma and was fighting for his life after he had suffered a major heart attack last week.

Mohali: India reached 109 for two at lunch on the first day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday. Hanuma Vihari and Virat Kohli, who is playing his landmark 100th Test, were at the crease on 30 and 15, respectively when lunch was taken. Lahiru Kumara and Lasith Embuldeniya picked one wicket […]

On Friday, the two once again set couple goals and that too during India batter's 100th Test felicitation ceremony at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.