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Amitabh Bachchan reflected on how everyday speech borrows from cars and cricket, citing phrases like “speed breaker,” “green light,” “bouncer,” and “sixer” to highlight language’s evolving, playful connection with sport and road metaphors

The Andhra Senior Women’s cricket team qualified for the quarter-finals of the BCCI Senior Women’s one-day tournament after topping Group D with four wins. Andhra will face Rajasthan in the quarter-final at Chandigarh on February 23.

The BCCI announced a Rs 7.5 crore cash reward for India’s ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup-winning team after their 100-run victory over England in the final at Harare, completing a rare double for Indian age-group cricket.

The South Zone Inter-state under-14 cricket match between Hyderabad and Goa ended in a draw at Vizianagaram. Hyderabad scored 347 in its innings, while Goa replied with 247/7, with S Sulesh Naik unbeaten on 63

India defeated England by seven wickets in the opening match of the Mixed Disability T20I series in Greater Noida. Yogendra Bhadoria’s 94 anchored the chase of 173, giving India a 1-0 lead in the five-match historic series

Pickle ball: Mayank and Rushil pair win thriller in Pickle in Pink

An all-round India won a truncated game of 37-overs-per-side with complete ease, stamping their authority in the competition with another big victory

The decision follows an extensive process undertaken by the ICC to address concerns raised by the BCB regarding the hosting of its scheduled matches in India

In the doubles final, second-seeded Grigoriy Lomakin of Kazakhstan and Ishaque Eqbal of India defeated fourth-seeded Jeffrey Von Der Schulenburg of Switzerland and Vanshelboim Eric of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3 to clinch the honours

After finishing the third day at 166 for seven, Hyderabad still trailing by 127 runs in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match

P Shanvi has been named captain of Hyderabad for the BCCI Women’s under-15 one-day cricket championship knock-out matches starting January 14 in Puducherry. V Nikeshini will be vice-captain, with Prateeka Katravath as wicketkeeper in the 15-member squad

Durga Ujwal’s unbeaten century led Ranga Reddy to an eight-wicket win as Sangareddy, Vikarabad, and Nizamabad also registered victories

In the A-Division two-league championship semifinal, Shashank Mehrotra cracked 168 for Deccan Wanderers against Evergreen

Bhutan spinner Sonam Yeshey made history by taking 8 wickets for 7 runs in a T20I against Myanmar, becoming the first bowler ever to claim eight wickets in a men’s T20 International match

Karnataka defeated Hyderabad by five wickets to win the South Zone Physical Disability T‑20 Tournament at NFCL Cricket Ground. Bharat’s 35 and Ashoka Yadav’s four wickets starred in the win

Ch Anirudh cracked his second century (105) of the week

B Gowtham Reddy’s unbeaten 122 guided Crescent High School (Baba Nagar) to a 10-wicket win over Suchitra Academy in the HCA Inter-schools under-14 one-day knock-out tournament

The HCA Inter-school under-14 cricket tournament in Hyderabad saw standout performances, including J Amith Reddy’s nine-wicket haul, Mokshagna’s six-for, centuries by Jatin Sharma and Mirza Sulaiman Baig, and Utkarsh’s seven-for, as schools registered dominant wins across matches

Diya is the daughter of former international badminton player B Chetan Anand

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