Sports briefs: Shivani settles for silver in 100m backstroke swimming event

Another Telangana girl, Sudhiksha Krishna, bagged a bronze in the girls under-19 50m freestyle event with a timing of 28.24

Hyderabad: Shivani Karra of Telangana settled for a silver in the girls under-14 100m backstroke event with a timing of 1:09.97 in the School Games Federation of India swimming championship in Delhi on Tuesday.

Another Telangana girl, Sudhiksha Krishna, bagged a bronze in the girls under-19 50m freestyle event with a timing of 28.24.

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Kaka Inter-district T-20 league from Dec 22

Hyderabad Cricket Association will organise the Kaka Venkataswamy Memorial Telangana Inter-district T-20 league cricket championship from December 22 to January 17.

The tournament is being held in memory of Venkataswamy, father of Dr G Vivekanand, Minister of Labour, Employment, Training and Factories, Mines and Geology, and G Vinod, former Minister and ex-HCA President.

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Hyd bundled out for 116 in first innings

Hyderabad was skittled out for 116 against Saurashtra in the first innings on the first day of the Cooch Behar Trophy (under-19) cricket championship league match at Mulapadu on Tuesday.
Batting first, Hyderabad scored 116 in 37.5 overs with Wafi Kachchhi (37) being the top-scorer.

In reply, Saurashtra notched up 169 for six in 52 overs with Wafi bowling well to take five for 55.

The scores: At Mulapadu, Hyderabad, 116 in 37.5 overs (Wafi Kachchhi 37, S. Aryan 4/36, Devarsh 3/30, Harshvardhansinh 3/14) vs Saurashtra 169/6 in 52 overs (B. Zaid 36, L. Rudra 37, Jay Ravaliya 53 batting, Wafi Kachchhi 5/55).