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The ceremony, which was preceded by a performance from a group of residents from Fukushima, was closed to the public as organisers reduced the number of participants and simplified the program to prevent the spread of Covid-19

Ashwini and Sikki had reached the second round on Wednesday after a 21-9, 17-21, 21-19 win over Denmark's Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn.

Nehwal completely dominated Ireland's Rachael Darragh to secure a commanding 21-9, 21-5 win. Srikanth, on the other hand, defeated compatriot Ajay Jayaram 21-15, 21-10 to progress to the third round.

Riding on the back of a century on debut from Pathum Nissanka (103) and a stunning 96 from Niroshan Dickwella, Sri Lanka scored impressive 476 runs in their second innings, setting the West Indies a target of 375 to win.

Hyderabad: Telangana’s young tennis Bhamidipati Srivalli Rashmika, who recently won the Senior Tennis Championship title in the National Hard Court Champion on Sunday, was honoured by State Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud and Sports Authority of Telangana State chairman Allipuram Venkateswara Reddy in Rabindra Bharati on Wednesday. Appreciating her performance, Goud said the State Government […]

Hyderabad: Team Lebonel, with a total of 197 points, emerged as Day 3 leaderboard in the Hyderabad Premier Golf League at Boulder Hills Golf Club on Wednesday. However, Team Origins remained overall leader. Ram Musunuri of Benelli Raider led the scoreboard with 39.5 points. Day 3 Teams Leaderboard: 1. Lebonel (197 pts), 2. King’s Warriors […]

Hyderabad: Goa defeated Karnataka 31-29 in the girls league match in the 47th junior National kabaddi championship in Suryapet on Wednesday. Results (league phase): Boys: Maharashtra bt Tamil Nadu 38-20, Haryana bt Jharkhand 51-26, TN bt Chhattisgarh 62-23, Goa bt J&K 48-23, Jharkhand bt Odisha 45-30. Girls: Haryana bt Chhattisgarh 53-21, SAI bt Bihar 62-22, […]

Hyderabad: Top seed Rithika Kakarlamudi had the measure of Vanishka Maria 6-3, 6-4 to cruise into girls singles quarterfinals of the AITA under-14 tennis tournament at Sania Mirza Tennis Academy, Murtuzaguda, on Wednesday. Results (quarterfinals) Girls: Rithika Kakarlamudi (1) bt Vanishka Maria (6) 6-3,6-4; Apeksha Reddy bt Laxmi Dyuthi (7) 6-4,6-4; G Hansika Reddy (3) […]

Hyderabad: Gopi Krishna (106 not out) and Rajeev Sarma (128 not out) slammed centuries in the A2 one-day cricket league on Wednesday. Brief scores Pool-A: Boys Town CC 158 in 35.3 overs (Salman Khan 59, Sravan Naidu 3/35) lost to Mahesh CC 162/5 in 29.2 overs (Randheer 52). Pool-B: Navjeevan Friends 265/7 in 45 overs […]

Hyderabad: Abhishek struck an unbeaten 173 to guide Greenlands to a narrow two-wicket win over Canara Bank in the A2 two-day cricket league on Wednesday. In other matches, Shiva Srikanth Naidu (7/79) bowled Deccan Blues to a big win while Vaisuddin took 7/55 but Saleemnagar lost to Khammam Dist. Brief scores: Group-1 PA: Vijay Hanuman […]

Hyderabad: Loyola Academy rallied to defeat RR Club with a 69-44 win after trailing 17-28 to advance in the Pradeep Dakoor Memorial Open Basketball Tournament being conducted by the YMCA Secunderabad Basketball Alumni. In other matches, Nizam Basketball Academy, YMCA Hyderabad and KVBR Sravan scored convincing wins over their respective rivals. Nizamabad teams had a […]

Saina took just 21 minutes to beat Rachael while Kidambi Srikanth entered the third round with a 21-15 21-10 win over compatriot Ajay Jayaram in 25 minutes.

Having lost his place in the T20 playing XI, Dhawan was under pressure to perform in the opening ODI with India spoilt for choices in all batting positions.

"The pack that stays together. Bubble or no bubble. Results will come and go for others to follow. Great day in lovely Pune," Shastri tweeted along with the picture.

Kohli, who slammed an unbeaten 80 off 52 balls coming in as opener and was associated in a stand of 94 with Rohit that set the platform for the 36-run victory in the fifth T20I, has moved up one place to fourth position

Shikhar Dhawan (98) and Virat Kohli (56) might have set the platform at the top, but it was KL Rahul (62*) and Krunal's (58*) blitz in the end that propelled India's score to 317/5.

Earlier in the day, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event.

Rahi Sarnobat bagged the silver medal while Manu Bhaker had to settle for bronze. Earlier in the day, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event.

The Orleans Masters provides crucial ranking points that will be part of the qualification cycle for this year's Tokyo Olympics.

"Dane Paterson, the South African international fast-bowler, has joined Nottinghamshire for the 2021 season," the club said in a statement.

The 33-year-old Murray, who has a 28-9 record in Miami, lifted the trophy in 2009 and 2013. He had been given a wildcard for the tournament with his world ranking a lowly 118 due to his long injury layoff.

Again, I think, definitely, the way Prithvi Shaw performed, and probably as a captain, he led Mumbai to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy. I think he deserves to be a part of the ODI squad but the way the selectors

Aishwary defeated world number one Istvan Peni of Hungary in the final and helped India take its medal tally to 16 in the tournament. Sanjeev Rajput finished sixth while Niraj Kumar finished at the eighth spot.

Jonny Bairstow might have played a 94-run knock, but India bowlers came back strongly to hand hosts a 66-run victory in the first ODI of the three-match series against England on Tuesday