Visakhapatnam: Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohli on Saturday said he is “feeling really free” mentally after producing another match-winning effort to help India clinch the three-match ODI series, in which he finished as the leading run-scorer with 302 runs. Kohli scored a rapid 45-ball 65 not out in the third ODI after hitting centuries in…
Visakhapatnam: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad on Saturday wholeheartedly admitted that the use of the word ‘grovel’ took the sheen away from his team’s landmark Test victory over India, but maintained that he intended no “malice” with that term. Conrad made the controversial remark after the fourth day of the second Test at Guwahati…
By Vinay Rao Hyderabad’s commanding run in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy continues to underline the team’s resurgence, with the side topping the table by a decisive margin. The selectors’ course correction and the appointment of a new captain have injected fresh purpose, and barring one off-day against Maharashtra, Hyderabad have clinically dismantled every opponent….
Visakhapatnam: A maiden century for Yashasvi Jaiswal and crucial fifties from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli gave India a nine-wicket win in the third ODI, which sealed the hosts ‘ 2-1 series triumph over South Africa, here on Saturday. Chasing 271, India overhauled the target with 10.1 overs and nine wickets to spare. Rohit Sharma…
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…
