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He made the national team debut in September 1971, in a friendly match against the USSR, and was also a part of the Bengal team which went to Tehran to participate in the Asian Club Cup in 1970.

Centurion: Victorious Indian captain Virat Kohli on Thursday attributed the Test team’s fine results overseas in recent years to his pace attack and rated Mohammed Shami among the best three seamers in the world currently. Kohli lavished rich praise on his colleagues after the team’s big win. “Just the way these guys bowl together, it’s […]

Sharjah: Shaik Rasheed hit an unbeaten 90 as India dished out a clinical performance to thrash Bangladesh by 103 runs here on Thursday and set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka in the Under-19 Asia Cup. One-down Rasheed made his runs in 108 balls to help India post 248 for eight after being invited […]

Warsaw (Poland): Twenty-year old Indian player R Vaishali is in second place with 7.5 points from nine rounds in the women’s section of the World Blitz chess championship here while her country woman Koneru Humpy is in joint third. Vaishali, sister of the Indian chess prodigy and GMR Praggnanandhaa, scored impressive victories over Mariya Muzychuk […]

Hyderabad: St Francis remained unbeaten in four matches of the round robin league of  Nehru Yuva Kendra Hyderabad Block Level Sports meet for girls volleyball to emerge champions at the Gymkhana recently. Gymkhana team, with three victories from four games, took second place. Results: St Francis bt LB Stadium 25-10, 25-12; Gymkhana bt VPG 25-9, […]

Hyderabad: Railways’ M Mithun and Airport Authority of India’s Malvika Bansod recorded straight-game victories to clinch the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Anant Bajaj Memorial BAI Senior Badminton tournament, at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli on Thursday. In the men’s final, Mithun downed Aditya Joshi 21-15, 21-4 while Malvika downed top […]

Hyderabad: The Deepesh Narredu-trained Star Romance holds an edge over others to win the Christmas Cup 1,200 metres, terms for horses 2 year olds only, the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday. False rails will be announced on race day. The first race starts at 1.45 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Strong […]

Hyderabad: Silver Bells, Own Voice, Count Of Savoy, Buckley, Kaitlan, Sensibility, Scramjet, Ballerina, One Wish, Dharasana, Wandring Warrior, Mysterious Angel, Red Snaper, Greek’s Ace and Cosmico impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Thursday morning. SAND: 600m: Salisbury (Nb Kuldeep) 47, maintains form. Galloping Gangster (RB) (From 1000/400) 45, well […]

Set a stiff target of 305, South Africa were bowled out for 191 just after lunch in their second innings on the fifth and final day of the series opener at the SuperSport Park.

Resuming from 94/4 at stumps under a clear bright sky, Bavuma and Dean Elgar struck crisply-timed boundaries to keep India frustrated.

Auckland: Ross Taylor, New Zealand’s most successful Test batter, has announced he will retire from the longest format of the game following the upcoming series against Bangladesh. Taylor on Thursday confirmed that the current summer will be his last for the BlackCaps, marking the end of a remarkable 16-year international career. According to New Zealand […]

London: Manchester City moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League following their 1-0 win away to Brentford even as Chelsea were held 1-1 by Brighton. The win for Pep Guardiola’s side, coupled with Brighton’s 1-1 draw away to Chelsea and Liverpool’s surprise defeat away to Leicester on Tuesday, gives them a […]

New Delhi: Former batting coach Sanjay Bangar said on Wednesday that Virat Kohli would have been disappointed with his shot-selection which got him out on Day 4 of the first Test between South Africa and India at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The 33-year old Kohli, who departed for 35 in the first innings, could […]

Leicester: Losses for Liverpool are about as rare as penalty misses by Mohamed Salah. Both happened on Tuesday and, even at the halfway stage of the season, it could cost Jürgen Klopp’s team the Premier League title. Liverpool was beaten 1-0 by a patched-up Leicester team and could find itself nine points behind Manchester City […]

Hyderabad: Overnight centurion Vignesh Reddy added just eight runs to his score to be dismissed for 144 but another batter Arbaz Bai went on to score a half-century (57) to guide Hyderabad to 406 in 123.3 overs in the Elite Group D Cooch Behar match against Bihar at the Jamia Mila Islamia cricket ground in […]

Kolkata: BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly continues to remain “stable”, the hospital where he is undergoing treatment said on Wednesday. Ganguly was rushed to a city hospital on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test returned positive for Covid-19. “On the second day of admission, Sourav Gangly, BCCI President […]

Hyderabad: Top seed Aakarshi Kashyap crushed Aashi Rawat 21-8, 21-11 in the women’s singles semifinals match at BAI Series Senior Badminton Tournament at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli, on Wednesday. Results: Men’s Singles: Quarterfinals: Aditya Joshi (UTR) bt Kartik Jindal (HAR) 22-20, 18-21, 21-17, Kartikey Gulshan Kumar (3) (DLI) bt Raghu M (KTK) […]

Centurion: Indian batters struggled to cope with uneven bounce but did enough to set up a stiff 305-run victory target for South Africa as they managed to score 174 runs in their second innings on the fourth day of the opening Test, here on Wednesday. On an ever-deteriorating surface, South Africa were 22 for 1 […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Ganta Sai Karteek Reddy reached the main draw after defeating Popivic Stevan of Germany 6-3,3-6,10-8 in the third round of ITF Men’s 15K Tennis tournament at Doha on Wednesday. In the first and second qualifying rounds he beat K Vinay and Huang Ho respectively. Sai Karteek then paired with Bava Hadib […]

Hyderabad: Allipuram Venkateshwara Reddy, Chairman of Sports Authority of Telangana State inaugurated the new grass cutting machines and machines for leveling the ground and pitch as part of the beautification at the LB Stadium on Wednesday. “The five machines worth seven lakh Rupees were purchased from the funds of the state government”, said the chairman. […]

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 […]