Shesh Narayan The Hyderabad Cricket Association’s governance structure is once again facing a crucial test—one that goes to the very heart of its constitutional integrity. At issue is whether the Apex Council can override a valid General Body resolution without due process, without notice, and without the mandatory institutional checks that the 2018 Amended Byelaws…
Lucknow: A five-wicket haul by pacer KM Asif, who is having his best domestic season, helped underdogs Kerala earn a shock 15-run victory against defending champions Mumbai in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A match here on Thursday. Mumbai, who suffered their first defeat in five games in the T20 tournament, though continue to…
Among the luminaries of Indian hockey greats, few names shine as brightly as Leslie Walter Claudius. Born on March 25, 1927, in Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh, this diminutive halfback would go on to become one of the most decorated Olympians in the history of the sport, etching his name in the Guinness Book of World Records…
Online Desk India’s 4-wicket defeat to South Africa in the second ODI will be remembered less for the centuries by Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad, and more for the brainless, pedestrian bowling effort that threw the game away. In a match India should have defended comfortably, the so-called Indian speedsters Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna…
Hyderabad: For the first time in Telangana, the Ekagra Chess Academy is organising one of the largest Open Rapid Chess Tournaments in the state, featuring a massive prize pool of ₹22,22,222. The two-day international event will be held on December 20 and 21 at the HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad. Announcing the tournament at a press…
Raipur: The Indian team jersey for the 2026 T20 World Cup was revealed during the second ODI against South Africa here on Wednesday. The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup will be held from February 7 to March 8 across eight venues in India and Sri Lanka. India is placed in Group A along…
Dubai: Star Indian batter Virat Kohli on Wednesday moved up to No. 4 in the latest ICC rankings with a match-winning hundred against South Africa in the first ODI at Ranchi, boosting his ascent. Kohli made his 52nd hundred in the 50-over format, a 120-ball 135 that propelled India to a 17-run win over the…
New Delhi: Indian superstar Virat Kohli on Tuesday confirmed his availability to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning on December 24, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Kohli, now a one-format player, is currently busy with the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is returning to the Hazare Trophy for the first time since…
(Our Sports Correspondent) Hyderabad is preparing for a sporting moment that will echo far beyond the confines of a stadium. When football’s greatest modern icon, Lionel Messi, steps into the city on December 13 as part of his GOAT Tour, he will not merely be playing to the galleries—he will be stepping onto soil that…
This publication carries the following allegations as expressed by aggrieved parents and former cricketers, many of whom have chosen to speak strictly on the condition of anonymity due to fear of reprisals. Their hope rests on the intervention of the retired High Court judge appointed to oversee Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) affairs — a hope…
