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Mumbai: After Mitchell Marsh tested positive for Covid-19 on April 18, another Delhi Capitals overseas player has got infected, hours ahead of their match against Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday, says a report in ESPN Cricinfo. The latest positive result takes the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in the Delhi camp to […]

Hyderabad: State women’s basketball team, which finished runner-up in the recently-concluded 71st National Basketball Championship held in Chennai, was felicitated by the Telangana Basketball Association in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The women’s team went down to Indian Railway 82-131 in the summit clash to settle for the silver medal. Association president R Sridhar Reddy lauded the […]

Dhaka: Former Bangladesh left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain has died, the country”s cricket board said. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the demise of Hossain, 40, on twitter. He is survived by his wife and one child. “The BCB mourns the passing of former Bangladesh National Team player Musharraf Hossain Rubel,” the BCB said in the […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s promising golfer Saatvic Kumar Singh bagged three titles in U-9 to 11 category of the IGU South-zone Tournament. The sixth standard student from Delhi Public School clinched the top honours in Ooty, Kodaikanal and Coimbatore events in the southern leg of the National Sub-junior Tour. Saatvic is a student player of Hyderabad Golf […]

Hyderabad: Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman Allipuram Venkateshwar Reddy inaugurated the summer sports training camp at the SaroorNagar Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. This camp is providing training for about 300 athletes in various disciplines. The SATS chief said providing training for children at an early age will help them to become champions in […]

Mumbai: Former India men’s cricket team chief coach Ravi Shastri has opined that Virat Kohli should take a break from the sport in order to overcome his lean patch. Kohli, the former India skipper in all three formats, stepped down from captaincy roles last year. He has not scored a century in any format since November […]

New York: Retired tennis star and five-time Grand Slam champion, Maria Sharapova, has announced on her 35th birthday that she is expecting her first child with fiance Alexander Gilkes.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Maria Sharapova (@mariasharapova) Sharapova announced the news with an Instagram post, where the bikini-clad former world […]

Navi Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul on Tuesday surpassed batter Virat Kohli and became the fastest Indian to score 6000 T20 runs in terms of innings. Rahul achieved this feat during the clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday, here at Dr DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. He reached the milestone in 179 […]

Navi Mumbai: Faf du Plessis’s 96-run knock and Josh Hazlewood’s four-wicket haul helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs here at the Dr DY Patil Stadium. Chasing a 182-run target Lucknow Super Giants did not get the best of start as they lost their wicket-keeper batter, Quinton de Kock, for 3 […]

New Delhi: Kiran George will challenge Priyanshu Rajawat for the top spot in men’s singles, while Aakarshi Kashyap will clash with Ashmita Chaliha to decide the women’s singles winner in the BAI’s national selection trials here on Wednesday. Priyanshu staved off a spirited challenge from Ravi 21-17,7-21,21-13 to stay in the top two position in […]

Hyderabad: The 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championship which began on Monday in Shillong, Meghalaya is officially the final tournament before the team for the Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8, will be announced. Hyderabad table tennis player Akula Sreeja is eyeing the title in […]

Mumbai: Delhi Capitals will need to put the Covid scare in their camp behind when they take on a hot and cold Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday. Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh had to be hospitalised after testing positive for Covid, taking the total count to five cases in the Capitals’ […]

Hyderabad: G Trisha’s all-round performance (56 not out and 2/21) went in vain as Hyderabad suffered a 26-run loss against Andhra in the BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Trophy at the Siechem Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, Andhra posted 130/5 in 20 overs with the help of N Anusha’s unbeaten 61-run knock. Her 54-ball knock included […]

New Delhi: The Indian men’s football team head coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday named 41 probables for a preparatory camp ahead of its AFC Asian Cup Final Round qualifiers in June. The players and the support staff will assemble in Bellary on April 23 and will start training from next day (April 24) till May […]

Goa: Hyderabad FC and Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) will both look to get back to winning ways at the Benaulim Ground on Wdnesday Hyderabad will be desperate to log a win after a bad day in office, losing to Kerala 0-2 in their first match of the campaign. Among the positives, Abdul Rabeeh and […]

Hyderabad: Sreedhara Pranava Karthik and Harsheen Kaur emerged champions in the under-16 boys and girls categories respectively at the Solinco Junior Tour 2022 Leg 2 for boys and girls under-12, 14, 16 years conducted by DRC Sports Foundation at the Advantage Tennis Academy, ST Thomas High School, on Tuesday. Pranava Karthik defeated Nikhilesh Puppala 8-4 […]

Mumbai: Dinesh Karthik, who has been finishing games for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Indian Premier League (IPL), has got praises from legendary Sunil Gavaskar. The former Indian captain Gavaskar backed Karthik, saying the wicketkeeper-batter is capable of changing the complexion of the game in the IPL 2022 with his batting exploits. He added that […]

Mumbai: The upcoming IPL match between COVID-hit Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings was on Tuesday shifted to Mumbai from Pune following a virus outbreak in the Risabh Pant-led team. In a statement, the BCCI said it has moved Wednesday’s game to Brabourne stadium to ensure no COVID infection goes undetected in the bio-bubble. Five members […]

Mumbai: A brilliant five-fer including a hat-trick by out of favour India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal after Englishman Jos Buttler had blasted a century helped Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs in a topsy-turvy encounter in Match 30 of IPL 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium here on Monday. Chahal overshadowed some brilliant batting […]

Hyderabad: Skipper D Ramya scored 44 runs to guide Hyderabad to a thumping 64-run victory over Meghalaya in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy at the Siechem Stadium on Monday. Batting first, Hyderabad posted 143/6 in 20 overs. Ramya added a 45-run partnership in 39 balls with G Trisha (26) for the first wicket. She hit […]

Hyderabad: Ajay crushed Hanman Ramu 6-1 in the men’s singles final of the Uttam Tennis Tournament held at the Uttam Tennis Academy, Hallika homes, Bolarum on Monday. Later, he paired with Naresh and thrashed Shivaji and Narsimha duo 6-1 to bag the top honours in the men’s doubles. Results: Double delight for Ajay Men’s singles: […]

Hyderabad: Sreenidi Deccan Football Club played out a 0-0 draw against Rajasthan United at the Naihati Stadium in Kolkata on Monday. The draw helped Rajasthan United secure a Championship Playoff. Rajasthan dominated the game and it seemed they would come out on top but eventually they had to settle for a third consecutive draw. Just […]

Hyderabad: Youngster Abhishek Sharma delivered on the confidence reposed in him by Sunrisers Hyderabad who bought him in auctions at a hefty price of Rs 6.5 crore. Sunrisers did not have the best of starts to their campaign losing back to back matches. However, three weeks into the season, Sunrisers turned the fortunes around and […]

Hyderabad: Loyola College bagged top honours in throwball, football and basketball in the SKREAM-22 conducted by Institute of Public Enterprises (IPE), Hyderabad on Monday. Loyola defeated IPE in the throwball and football finals. Later in basketball, they downed Malla Reddy Engineering College to emerge champions. Former national volleyball player and secretary of Sarojini Academy GR […]