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Buenos Aires: Former U.S. Open champion (2009) Juan Martin del Potro lost in what appeared to be a farewell match in front of his home fans at the Argentina Open tournament. The 33-year-old, who had not played since 2019 due to injuries, was eliminated by compatriot and friend Federico Delbonis 6-1, 6-3 in an emotional […]

Queenstown: Batting let India down as they suffered an 18-run defeat to hosts New Zealand in the one-off women’s T20 International here on Wednesday. Senior opener and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana did not play and her absence was felt badly as India fell short by 18 runs while chasing 156 for a win. Rookie Yastika Bhatia, […]

Chennai: The DK Futnani-trained Angelino looks good among eight contenders in the Chief Justice Trophy 1800 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 to 85, (40 to 59 eligible) the feature event of the races to be held here on Thursday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 2-30 […]

Hyderabad: Silk, Exclusive Luck, Soorya Vahan, pleased when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday morning. SAND: 600m: Cheltenham (Md Ismail) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. Watch My Stride (RB) (From 1000/400) 46, eased up. House Of Diamond (RB) (From 1000/400) 46.5, moved freely.Star Medal (Bopanna) 46, well in hand. 800m: […]

Bambolim (Goa): ATK Mohun Bagan extended their unbeaten run to nine games and broke into the top-four with a 2-1 win over Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Athletic Stadium, here on Tuesday. After a barren first half, Liston Colaco opened the scoring for ATKMB in the 56th minute with Manvir […]

Ahmedabad: Focus will be on vice-captain K L Rahul’s batting position on his return from a short break as a buoyant India aim for another demolition act against the West Indies in the second ODI to seal the three-match series here on Wednesday. The India spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar ran riot […]

Hyderabad: The Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) is going to conduct selection trials for the admissions into sports hostels and academies on February 14 and 15 at various places as per the institutions in the State. Students who are willing to take admission should attend the selection trials as according to their discipline at […]

Ahmedabad: India showed a lot of intent while chasing 176 in the first ODI against West Indies and going forward the team will continue to bat in a similar fashion, hinted Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday. India had chased down the target in just 28 overs. Surya also feels that batting first isn’t really a big […]

New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the demise of former double Asian Games gold medallist Praveen Kumar Sobti and said he will remain an inspiration for the future generations for his 11 years of international success. Sobti, who became a household name after playing the role of […]

Mysuru: The M Bobby-trained March To Victory should have it easy in the Fair Wood Plate 1200 metres, a handicap for horses rated 60 and above Class-II, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Like My Daddy […]

Hyderabad: Ballerina, Miss Little Angel, Superlative, Stunning Force, Intense Approach, Sensibility, Midsummer Star, Superimpose, Executive Decision, One Wish, Summer Night, In Contention & Own Voice impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Tuesday morning. SAND: 800m: 3y-(Tenth Star/Twilight Express) (Deepak Singh) 1-0, 600/46, not extended. Wallop And Gallop (Deepak Singh) […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club are on a roll with a hat-trick of victories in the Indian Super League (ISL) and are placed comfortably at the top of the points table with 26 points from 14 games. With the race to top 4 set to be a close one, the Hyderabad franchise are not taking things […]

New Delhi: All-rounder Hardik Pandya will skip the Ranji Trophy starting on February 10 to focus on his India comeback in white-ball cricket. Kedar Devdhar was named skipper of the Baroda team on Monday. Vishnu Solanki was named Devdhar’s deputy as the Baroda Cricket Association announced a 20-member squad ahead of the first phase of […]

Ahmedabad: India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal revealed that captain Rohit Sharma had told him to focus more on bowling googly ahead of the first ODI against the West Indies. In the match on Sunday, Chahal took 4/49 in 9.5 overs as West Indies were bowled out for just 176, which was chased down by India with […]

Bengaluru: It was a mixed day for India at the ATP Bengaluru Open I with Arjun Kadhe bringing cheers by storming into the main round while wild card entrant Saketh Myneni went down without a whimper against Italian Gian Marco Moroni in the opening round. Myneni lost 1-6, 1-6 to Moroni in a first round […]

Potchefstroom: The Indian men’s hockey team will focus on “gaining momentum” for a busy year ahead when they play France in the opening match of the FIH Pro League here on Tuesday. After a stellar 2021, when the men’s hockey team won the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medal after more than four decades, the […]

Kolkata: The Vijay Singh-trained Shivansh, who is in fine trim, is expected to score in the Indian Champion Cup (Grade-1) 2,000 metres, terms for horses 4 years old and upward, the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday. No false rails. The first race starts at 12.15 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Blazing […]

Hyderabad: NRI Touch, Elusive and Dream Station worked well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Monday morning. SAND: 600m: Multimoment (SP Ranjan) 46, handy. DRD (RB) (From 1000/400) 47, moved easy. 1000m: Maplewood (RB) 1-16, 800/1-1, 600/47, handy. True Marshall (Gaurav Singh) 1-19, (From 1000/400) 45, moved easy. NRI Touch […]

Hyderabad: Abhinav Kumar and Ashwin Sooraj hit half-centuries while Shaik Ameer scalped four wickets for 9 to guide SSGF Combined District XI to a 49-run win over Ranga Reddy District in the final of the Bharat Ratna Dr Zakir Hussain Junior State Cricket League 2022 at the SKN Cricket Grounds, Bouduppal, Hyderabad on Sunday. Brief […]

By Praharsha Majeti Hyderabad: Hyderabad racer Rahil Shetty from Gusto Racing India team finished third in the overall rider championship of Pro stock up to 301-400cc category in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in Chennai. He qualified in second position in the category battling against the mighty Chennai giants Rajini Krishnan […]

Ahmedabad: On the back of a quick 60 from captain Rohit Sharma and an unbeaten stand of 62 for the fifth wicket between Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda, India scripted a six-wicket win over West Indies in the series opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. India’s 1000th ODI appearance ended on a winning […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Cricket Association president Mohd Azharuddin and the members of the association announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh to the Hyderabad cricket N Rishtih Reddy who was part of the Indian Under-19 cricket team that won the World Cup on Saturday. Rishth Reddy, the fast-bowling all-rounder was part of the team as […]

Melbourne: A strong bowling performance from Australia blew away Heather Knight’s England as the tourists lost the low-scoring second Women’s One-day International by five wickets with more than 14 overs to spare at the Junction Oval here on Sunday. Having already retained the Ashes series after the first ODI victory, Meg Lanning’s side was in […]

Pune: India’s Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan won their second ATP World Tour title together after pipping the top seeded Australian pair of Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith in the final of the Tata Open Maharashtra, here on Sunday. The Indians erased the first set deficit to win 6-7(10) 6-3 10-6 in one hour and […]