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Hyderabad: Hyderabad cricketer Ambati Rayudu has been a force to reckon with in the Indian Premier League so far. He is one of the few Indian players who has seen constant success. Having played with Mumbai Indians from 2010 to 2018 and with Chennai Super Kings from 2018 to 2021, Rayudu has five IPL and […]

Bhubaneswar: Defending champions India’s dream of a second consecutive FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup title was shattered on Friday as six-time winners Germany defeated the hosts 2-4 here. Germany will meet Argentina in the summit clash of the premier tournament. The Indians, who last won the Junior World Cup title in Lucknow in 2016, […]

Hyderabad: JBS Vidyadhar and his partner Ajit B Umrani made it to the summit clash in the 40 years men’s doubles category at the World Senior Badminton Championship in Huelva, Spain, on Friday. The Vijayawada-based shuttler Vidyadhar and Ajit defeated another Indian pair of Abhinand K Shetty and Sunil Gladson Varadaraj 21-10, 21-14 in semifinals. […]

Mumbai: Under pressure to prove his worth, Mayank Agarwal made the best statement possible with a superb hundred as India recovered from a sudden top-order collapse to reach 221 for 4 in two extended opening day sessions against New Zealand in the second Test here on Friday. Agarwal (120 batting, 246 balls), who is all […]

Hyderabad: Telangana tennis players dominated the proceedings at the ITF Women’s $15,000 at the KSLTA, Bengaluru as three of them entered the semifinals, on Friday. Shrivalli Rashmikaa continued her run defeating Akansha Nitture 7-6 (4), 6-4. The qualifier will take on another State player Yadlapalli Pranjala in semifinals. Pranjala, seeded fourth, rallied from a set […]

Hyderabad: Third seeded Abhishek crushed Dinesh Karthik 15-0, 15-2 in the under-15 boys singles third round match at the MK’s Junior Badminton championship on Friday. Results: Boys Singles: U-15: 3rd Round: P Sai Shreyas bt Venu Charan 15-6 15-1; Dhruv Sethi bt K Kaushik Reddy 15-8 15-4; Shashank Vanamala bt Sai Rishwanth Lade 15-13 15-7; […]

Kolkata: The Vijay Singh-trained Jake, an impressive winner in his previous outing, is likely win the Bookmakers’s Association Calcutta 2000 Guineas (Grade-III) 1600 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the chief event of the races to be held here on Saturday. No false rails. First race starts at 1.30 pm. SELECTIONS: Lady Laurane […]

Bengaluru: The Prasanna Kumar-trained Perfect Rendition looks good in the Classic Story Trophy 1200 metres, a handicap for horses Class-III, rated 40 to 65, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.15 pm. SELECTIONS Commandpost 1, Southern Power 2, Florencia 3 […]

But despite the striker's superb showing this season, the club continues to languish at joint seventh spot on the Premiership table with just 21 points -- six wins, three draws and five defeats in 14 games.

Hyderabad: Balius moved well when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Friday morning. SAND: 600m:Cosmic Run (Kiran Naidu) (From 1000/400) 47, moved freely. Sweet Melody (Bopanna) 48, moved easy. 800m:Gusty Note (G Naresh) 1-1, 600/47, handy. Astronaut (Khurshad Alam) 1-1, 600/45, moved easy. 1000m:Balius (Koushik) 1-15, 800/58, 600/44, good. Sea Of […]

Mumbai: India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, whose place in the playing eleven seemed doubtful due to lack of form, was on Friday ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand due to a hamstring niggle along with two more injured senior players Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. The match is expected to start later Friday […]

Hyderabad: For an athlete to excel in a sport, it requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Imagine what it takes for a differently-abled athlete to excel. But 28-year-old Deeravath Mahesh is making waves not just in one sport but two. He is not only representing India in volleyball, but is also the captain […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad District Weightlifting Association announced the district team for the upcoming State-level Weightlifting Championship 2021-22, scheduled to be held in Nizamabad from Dec 6 to 8, after conducting Hyderabad district Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championship and selection trials at the LB Stadium on Thursday. Team: Youth Boys: 49kg category-Manikanta, 61kg- Bharat Kumar; Youth […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Sandeep Reddy has been appointed as the national American Football team while seven other Telugu players have been selected into the team for the upcoming World Championship which will be held in Jerusalem, Israel from December 6. The final of the tournament is scheduled for December 8. The teams were divided into six […]

Bali: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Thursday joined compatriot Lakshya Sen into the knockout stage of the BWF World Tour Finals, while Kidambi Srikanth’s fate hung in balance after suffering defeat in his second group match, here. The 26-year-old Sindhu, the only Indian to win the prestigious title in 2018 and a finalist a […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad all-rounder Rishith Reddy had a dream debut picking five wickets but India A lost to Bangladesh by six runs in the U-19 triangular series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Rishit returned with 5/53 bowling figures in 10 overs that restricted Bangladesh to 230 runs in 47.2 overs. However, India failed […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad completed the formalities of picking up remaining two wickets to crush Tripura by an innings and 161 runs on the fourth and final day of the Elite Group D match of the Cooch Behar tournament in New Delhi on Thursday. Needing two wickets in the day, B Punnaia removed Pamir Debnath while Murugan […]

Madrid: After having to play in an empty arena in the group stage, Novak Djokovic relished being in front of Davis Cup fans again. Djokovic fed off the energetic crowd from the start on Wednesday, leading Serbia into the semifinals with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Kazakhstan at the Madrid Arena. The top-ranked Djokovic kept […]

Monaco: Legendary Indian long jumper Anju Bobby George has been bestowed with the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics for grooming talent in the country and advocating gender equality. The 44-year-old Anju, the only Indian to have won a medal in the World Championships with a long jump bronze in the 2003 edition, […]

Bengaluru: The Irfan Ghatala-trained Watchmystars, who maintains form, may repeat in the Prince Ardent Trophy 1200 metres, A handicap for horses rated 40 to 65,4 years old and over the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday.False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.30 pm. SELECTIONS Sacrament 1, Divine […]

Mumbai: India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said he expects to get more clarity from the BCCI on the upcoming tour of South Africa in the next couple of days and does not want to be left “confused” following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’. It is understood that head coach Rahul Dravid […]

Hyderabad: For an athlete to excel in a sport, it requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Imagine what it takes for a differently-abled athlete to excel in a sport. But 28-year-old Deeravath Mahesh is making waves not just in one sport but two. He is not only representing India in volleyball, but also […]

Kolkata: India all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer has attributed his success and India call up to the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), saying the team has played a vital role and introduced him to the world of cricket. Happy to be back on the KKR side after being retained by the franchise for […]

Mason Mount was decisive for the league leaders, scoring the 29th-minute opener and then setting up Hakim Ziyech for the winner after Watford had equalised from Bonaventure' deflected 43rd-minute shot.