Harinarayana Rao R The debate on whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should consider fresh affiliations, especially the Telangana Cricket Association’s (TCA) demand for recognition, is both timely and thought-provoking. As a secretary of a club affiliated with the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), and as someone who continues to coach youngsters…
Liverpool: Jaismine Lamboria and Nupur Sheoran cruised into the final while Minakshi assured India of a fourth medal in the ongoing World Boxing Championships but the men’s campaign ended without a podium finish for the first time in 12 years here on Friday. Jaismine produced a clinical performance to defeat Venezuela’s Omailyn Alcala 5-0 in…
The Lone Fighter: Chitti Sridhar’s Battle for Clean Cricket MS Shanker In the murky politics of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), where factions and power brokers rule the roost, few dare to stand alone. One such rare figure is Chitti Sridhar, secretary of Acrylic Cricket Club, and arguably one of the most vocal rebel administrators…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad: At long last, some sanity appears to have returned to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The truncated apex council, already mired in allegations of corruption and chaos, has postponed the Special General Body Meeting (SGM) scheduled for September 14. The move, though overdue, is a tacit admission that the proposed SGM lacked…
Dubai: India crushed the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets, chasing down a paltry 58-run target in just 4.3 overs, in their opening match of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. Abhishek Sharma made 30 off 16 balls while his opening partner Shubman Gill and captain Suryakumar Yadav remained not out on 20 and 7…
Hyderabad: K.R.V. Shyam Sunder(extreme right in the picture), long-time national tennikoit champion, coach, and Yoga guru, was elected as general secretary of the newly-formed Indian Ring Tennis Federation at its general meeting in Lucknow last week. Representing the undivided Andhra Pradesh, Shyam Sunder had won the singles title at the national tennikoit tournament for more…
Rajgir (Bihar): Chief coach Craig Fulton termed India’s Asia Cup-winning campaign as a “good squad performance” and said the boys had fulfilled his desire by becoming the champion team in Asia. Dilpreet Singh scored a brace as India produced a clinical performance to outplay defending champions South Korea 4-1 and lift their fourth Asia Cup…
Rajgir (Bihar): Dilpreet Singh scored a brace as a dominant India defeated defending champions South Korea 4-1 to win the men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament after a hiatus of eight years and qualify for next year’s FIH World Cup, here on Sunday. With four titles in their bag, India have become the second-most successful team…
Bengaluru: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s sparkling fifty remained a mere personal landmark as Central Zone advanced to the Duleep Trophy final by virtue of their first innings lead in the drawn match against West Zone here on Sunday. Central Zone will now face South Zone in the final, which is scheduled for September 11. Jaiswal (64) peppered…
Liverpool: Star Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain endured contrasting outings on their international return, as the two-time champion advanced while the Tokyo Olympics medallist made an early exit from the World Boxing Championships here on Saturday. Nikhat’s win was the only silver lining for India on the third day of competition as three…
