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Hyderabad: Habeeb Ahmed slammed 72 while former Hyderabad Ranji skipper P Akshath Reddy slammed 55 as Income Tax defeated Khalsa by 81 runs in the HCA A1 Three Day One day Knockout Tournament on Wednesday. Shiva Bhaskaren picked up four wickets for 45 while Mohd Babillail scalped three wickets for 32 for the winners. Brief […]

Hyderabad: Southern Act, Good Connection, Campania, Visionary, Dream Station & Horse O’ War impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Headway (SJ Sunil) 47, moved easy. City Of Passion (B Nikhil) (From 1200/400) 47, moved freely. Fly Tothe Stars (RB) (From 1000/400) 46, moved easy. Lightning […]

Bengaluru: The Rajesh Narredu-trained Knight In Hooves, who is in good form, is expected to score in the Altenburg Trophy 1400 metres, A handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 (Class-III), the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.45 pm. SELECTIONS […]

London: Liverpool remain six points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City after suffering a 1-0 defeat away to Leicester City here. The team coached by former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers rode their luck on Tuesday night when Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah fired a penalty against the woodwork, before hitting the rebound wide and Ademola Lookman’s […]

Goa: Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue has been installed in Panaji, Goa to inspire the youth and take football to next level in the state and country. The statue weighs around 410 kgs and the aim of installing it is to motivate the younger generation towards sports and following their dreams. “This is for […]

Bengaluru: Meetu top-scored with 12 points as Haryana Steelers recorded their first victory in Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 8, defeating Telugu Titans 39-37 here on Tuesday. Haryana took an early lead in the match and ensured that they held on to their lead through the most part of the game. Meetu emerged as the […]

Hyderabad: Overnight centurion Vignesh Reddy held his ground to guide Hyderabad to 314/3 on a rain-curtailed second day of the Elite Group D Cooch Behar match against Bihar in New Delhi on Tuesday. Only 25.3 overs were possible in the day and Vignesh, who resumed his innings at the overnight score of 104, made an […]

Hyderabad: Kartik Jindal defeated sixth seed Kiran George 21-13, 21-11 in the men’s singles pre-quaterfinals at the BAI Series Senior Badminton Tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli, on Tuesday. Results (Pre-quaterfinals): Men’s Singles: Aditya Joshi (UTR) bt Sathish Kumar K (TN) 9-21, 23-21, 21-9, Kartik Jindal (HAR) bt Kiran George (6) (KER) […]

Centurion: Indian pacers lived up to their reputation by running through the South African top half, reducing the hosts to 109 for 5 at tea after Lungi Ngidi’s six-wicket haul limited the visitors to 327 on day three of the first Test. After a good batting day at the onset, the second day’s heavy showers […]

Warsaw (Poland): Defending champion Koneru Humpy bounced back in style after a slow start, posting three wins and a draw to jump to joint second spot with six points in the women’s section of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 here. With three victories in a row and a draw against Polina Shuvalova in […]

Dubai: Seasoned India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Tuesday shortlisted as one of the four nominees for the ICC Test Cricketer of the year award. The 35-year-old from Chennai snapped 52 wickets from eight Tests at an average of 16.23 and also contributed 337 runs with the bat at 28.08 with one century in the […]

Hyderabad: V Chamundeswaranath presented Hyderabad wicketkeeper Mamata, who is struggling financially, with a cheque for Rs 5 lakh on Tuesday. Mamata was selected for the under-19 challengers trophy. She also made it to the Hyderabad senior women’s team as a second wicketkeeper to Anuradha for the recently concluded Senior National Women’s cricket championship. Mamatha, whose […]

Mysuru: The Surender-trained Thea’s Glory who maintains form may repeat in the Dr R Rajendra Prasad Memorial Cup 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 40 to 65, 5 years old and over Class-III, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at […]

Hyderabad: Lafayette, Siri, Fire Power, Blue Origin and Bugsy impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 800m: Ashwa Shirwal (Koushik) 1-2, 600/46, well in hand. Grand Duke (RS Jodha) 1-1, 600/47, handy. City Of Blessing (Koushik) 58, 600/44, good. Role Model (RS Jodha) & Testimony (RB) 1-2, […]

Melbourne: Test debutant Scott Boland returned with figures of 6/7 in his four overs as Australia crushed England by an innings and 14 runs on Day 3 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to retain the Ashes on Tuesday. The victory ensures Australia stay at the top of the World Test Championship standings with 100 […]

Kolkata: BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to a city hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the cricket board sources said on Tuesday. Ganguly is double vaccinated and has been travelling extensively, taking part in all professional activities. The 49-year-old was rushed to a hospital late on Monday night as […]

New York: The way Miami’s Caleb Martin sees things, he’s lucky. He just missed seven games while completing the NBA’s health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus, the worst of his symptoms being a couple days of fatigue. And when looking at the still-rising numbers of positive tests around the league right now, Martin […]

Centurion: India opener KL Rahul said that one goes through a variety of emotions on the way of scoring a century in Test cricket. He also expressed his happiness over staying unbeaten on day one, something which is expected of his role as the opener. On day one of the Boxing Day Test at SuperSport […]

Hyderabad: Abbas union Football Club (AUFC) defeated Falaknuma Football Club (FFC) 3-1 in the final of the Khaiser Memorial Football Tournament conducted by City College Old Boys (CCOB) at Quli Qutab Shah Stadium on Monday. Abid Hussain scored two goals while Syed Yousf added a goal to put their side in the lead. Later, former […]

Hyderabad: Tanmay Agarwal will continue to lead the Hyderabad team in the upcoming Ranji Trophy scheduled to be held in Kolkata from January 8, 2022. Talented opening batter and former India under-19 World Cup cricketer N Thakur Tilak Varma was made his deputy. The senior selection committee, comprising Ahmed Quadri, Zakir Hussain, Amol Shinde, Alfred […]

Hyderabad: Top seed ASS Siril Varma defeated Sankalp Chandragurala 21-13, 21-14 in the men’s singles first round match at the BAI Series Senior Badminton Tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli, on Monday. Results: Men’s Singles: 1st Round: Siril Varma ASS (1) (TS) bt Sankalp Chandragurala (MAH) 21-13, 21-14, Sathish Kumar K (TN) […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club were held to a draw in their previous two games – against bottom-placed SC East Bengal and FC Goa – which dented their chances of consolidating the position in the Top 4 in Indian Super League (ISL) points table. Come Tuesday, the Hyderabad team looks to get back to winning ways […]

Centurion: The Indian team will look to reset its first innings target after the second day’s play in the opening Test against South Africa had to be called off without a ball being bowled due to heavy and persistent rain since morning here on Monday. What started as a drizzle this morning became a steady […]

Melboune: England was hit by Covid-19 dramas within its support staff on Monday before its batsmen sustained another top-order collapse at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia moved within sight of a series-clinching victory in the Ashes. Before play even began on Monday, Cricket Australia called for calm after a Covid-19 scare involving England’s support […]