Royal United Football Club rallied from a scoreline of 2-3 at half-time to make it 3-3 and held the scoreline until the end of the regulation period
Published Date – 27 January 2024, 11:30 PM
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Globe FC thrashed Royal United Football Club in the final to seal the Hyderabad Sporting Football tournament organised by Hyderabad Sporting Football Club at Vijaynager Colony, Hyderabad on Friday.
Royal United Football Club rallied from a scoreline of 2-3 at half-time to make it 3-3 and held the scoreline until the end of the regulation period.
Later in the penalties, Hyderabad Globe emerged winners to seal the title. Earlier, in the semifinals, Hyderabad Globe down Abbas union 2-1, while Royal United edged past AGORC 1-0 to make it to the final.
Results: Final: Hyderabad Globe FC 3 bt (on penalties) 3 Royal United Football Club Awards: Best Goalkeeper: Faiz Ahmed (Hyderabad Globe), Best Defender: Karan kumar Singh (Hyderabad Globe FC), Best player of the tournament: Syed Jawad Hussain (Hyderabad Globe FC).
She finished in third place with a time of 7.23 seconds in the women’s 60 meters, Tehran Times reported.
Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan won the gold with 7.21 and Poland’s Magdalena Stefanowics claimed the silver with 7.22 seconds.
The Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes 2024 was held at the Qazaqstan Athletics Sports Complex in Astana, Kazakhstan. This is the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the year, and the first to be held in Asia.
In the 200m freestyle event, Vritti Agarwal with a timing of 2:11.22s claimed top spot ahead of Aditi and Sri Charani
Published Date – 27 January 2024, 07:53 PM
Vritti Agarwal
Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Vritti Agarwal bagged two golds in 200m and 800m freestyle events in the Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Saturday.
In the 200m freestyle event, the State swimmer with a timing of 2:11.22s claimed top spot ahead of Aditi and Sri Charani. Continuing her good form, Vritti clocked 9:22.74s for another top finish ahead of N Aditi Mulay and Meenakshi Menon in the 800m freestyle.
In a high-quality game of tennis, second seeded Bopanna and Ebden won 7-6(0) 7-5 in the final that lasted one hour and 39 minutes
Published Date – 27 January 2024, 06:57 PM
Indias Rohan Bopanna reacts after a point against Italys Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori during their mens doubles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 27, 2024. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)
Melbourne: Rohan Bopanna became only the third Indian to win a men’s doubles Grand Slam title, taking the Australian Open crown with partner Matthew Ebden following a commanding win over Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, here on Saturday.
In a high-quality game of tennis, second seeded Bopanna and Ebden won 7-6(0) 7-5 in the final that lasted one hour and 39 minutes.
Only the iconic Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have won Major titles for India in men’s tennis while trailblazer Sania Mirza did it in women’s tennis.
For Bopanna it is his second Grand Slam title, having won the French Open mixed doubles with Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski in 2017.
At 43, Bopanna also became the oldest Grand Slam champion in men’s tennis. He bettered the record of Jean-Julien Rojer who, at age of 40, had lifted the French Open men’s doubles trophy in 2022 with Marcelo Arevola.
It was such hard-fought battle at the Rod Laver arena that the contest featured only one break of serve when Vavassori dropped his serve at love in game 11 of the second set.
There were not many break points on offer either.
The second seeds had breakpoints in successive games in the beginning of the contest. However, the Italians saved both to stay on even terms.
In game two, off Bolelli’s serve, Vavassori hit a volley at 30-30 but Bopanna hit a return long.
In game four, the Italians were again down a break point when at 30-30, a return from Bopanna jumped off the net chord to give the second seeds a free point. However, Vavassori served well to save that point as well.
Serving 4-5, and 30-all, Bolelli was under pressure again but pulled off a powerful cross court forehand which was away from Bopanna’s reach and then served huge to make it 5-all.
Ebden’s serve came under pressure in game 11 in which he faced a breakpoint, but, after playing deuce points, the Australian closed the game with an ace.
In the tie-breaker, Bolelli’s serve was broken twice as the second seeds zoomed to a 5-0 lead without losing a point on their serve.
Vavassori too lost his serve to hand their rivals six set points. They converted the first, Ebden finding a forehand winner down the line.
Bopanna will be crowned the new number one on Monday when the ATP rankings will be updated. At 43, he will be the oldest player to be perched on top of the ranking pile. Bolelli had won the Australian Open men’s doubles in 2015 with partner Fabio Fognini.
Hyderabad record an innings and 187 victory inside two days in the Ranji Trophy Plate Game
Published Date – 27 January 2024, 06:22 PM
Hyderabad record an innings and 187 victory inside two days in the Ranji Trophy Plate Game
Hyderabad: Overnight batter Tamay Agarwal, who scripted history by scoring the fastest triple century in the First Class cricket on Friday with 323, went on to make 366 as Hyderabad defeated Arunachal Pradesh by an innings and 187 runs to bag seven points and finish the match inside two days, in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match at the NexGen Cricket Ground in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Hyderabad declared their innings at 615/4 in 59.3 overs taking a first innings lead of 443 runs. In reply, Arunachal Pradesh, who were skittled out for 172 in their first innings, produced a better batting performance that was not enough. They were all out for 256 runs in 53.4 overs. Divyanshu Yadav top-scored for them with a 92-ball 91 with the help of 12 boundaries and 4 sixes. Techi Doria, who carried the bat in the first innings, made 58 runs while Abhishek Mrinnal added 35 runs.
For Hyderabad, P Sairam and Tanay Thyagarajan scalped three wickets apiece to share the spoils. Pacer Kartikeya Kak and Rohit Rayudu also scalped two wickets apiece.
Hyderabad paddler Akula Sreeja registered a commanding victory to move into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the ongoing World Table Tennis
Published Date – 27 January 2024, 06:26 PM
Hyderabad: Hyderabad paddler Akula Sreeja registered a commanding victory to move into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the ongoing World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa on Saturday.
The 25-year-old Sreeja began the contest on a positive note against higher ranked Hong Kong opponent Doo Hoi Kem (WR 36) and won the thrilling first game before losing the second. However, the world No. 66 Indian looked in complete control of the next two games and clinched the match 3-1 (12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8) to reach the quarterfinals.
On the other hand, India’s top-ranked singles paddler Batra (WR 38) went down 1-3 (11-9, 11-13, 7-11, 9-11) to the world No. 13 Xiaoxin Yang of Monaco despite winning the first game of the contest. In the other women’s singles pre-quarterfinal, youngster from Bengaluru Kamath lost to South Korea’s Jeon Jihee by 1-3 (11-13, 11-9, 6-11, 4-11).
World No. 8 Shin Yubin of South Korea continued her positive form to defeat Sweden’s Christina Kallberg 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6), whereas Chinese Taipei’s Cheng I-ching (WR 18) beat Yang Ha Eun of South Korea by 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-9).
In the last-16 stage of the men’s singles category, world No. 8 Felix Lebrun of France extended his sparkling form to register a comfortable 3-0 (11-3, 12-10, 11-9) win against Sweden’s Ruls Moregard. However, his brother Alexis Lebrun faced a 1-3 (8-11, 11-8, 10-12, 8-11) defeat against world No. 14 Quadri Aruna of Nigeria.
Six-time Olympic medallist Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany looked in fine form to beat England’s Liam Pitchford 3-1 (11-5, 8-11, 17-15, 11-8) as he made his way into the quarter-finals of WTT Star Contender Goa 2024.
India were bowled out for 436 in their first innings after building a lead of 190 runs
Published Date – 27 January 2024, 05:26 PM
Englands Ollie Pope celebrates his century during Day 3 of 1st Test match against India, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. (ANI Photo)
Hyderabad: Ollie Pope transformed the RGI Stadium into a gladiatorial fighting arena with a doughty hundred as England reached 316 for six to temporarily resist India’s push for a win on the third day of the first Test here on Saturday.
Pope (148 batting) and Rehan Ahmed (16 batting) were guarding England’s second innings fort at close and the visitors are now 126 runs ahead of India, an unimaginable position at the dawn of the day.
India were bowled out for 436 in their first innings after building a lead of 190 runs.
It was quite remarkable how Pope, who generally resembles a cat on a hot tin roof in these conditions, mustered fortitude and technical perfection to defy the Indian bowlers, who were primed to finish the match on day three itself, reducing England to 163 for five.
But Pope and Ben Foakes (34) milked 104 runs for the sixth wicket alliance to keep India at bay, stretching the match into the fourth day.
It wasn’t that Pope had complete command in the middle as spinners on occasions beat him for turn and pacers deceived him outside the off-stump.
There was even a reprieve for him on 110 when Axar Patel grassed a fairly straight chance at backward square leg off Ravindra Jadeja when the batter attempted a reverse sweep.
But the 26-year-old Essex man found a way to push those distractions away from his thoughts to build on individual and the team’s score.
Pope, whose main source of runs were sweeps and reverse sweeps, duly completed his first Test hundred, fifth in his career, against India off 154 balls, leading England’s recovery act.
It was a massive effort from a batter who had just 384 runs from nine Tests against India at an average of 24 with a highest of 81 before this innings.
However, credit should also be given to Foakes for playing a mature hand to support Pope in his venture.
The wicketkeeper-batter is one of better players in this England line-up against spin, as he can read the tweakers off their hands and off the pitch.
The Surrey batter who averages 40 in Asia in Tests, put all those abilities into use here to battle Indian spinners for 108 minutes across two sessions as England fought tooth and nail to stay alive in the Test.
The Indian bowlers too looked clueless in the face of this unexpected confrontation from their rivals.
However, the burgeoning stand came to a close when left-arm spinner Axar Patel managed to slip a low grubber past Foakes’ defence to rattle his woodwork.
But before that fight, England resembled a rudderless ship in a storm against a set of brilliant Indian bowlers.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah found some relevance for himself amidst the dominance of spinners to jettison Joe Root and Ben Duckett to inflict early jolts.
Bumrah managed to sneak an in-ducker past Ben Duckett (47, 52 balls) from the length as the batter was culpable of playing around the ball, while another incoming delivery that kept low gave little chance to Joe Root (2) while hitting his knee rolls.
Soon, the old firm of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja joined the party. Jadeja was the first to get into the act in the post-lunch session, getting rid of Jonny Bairstow (10).
Bairstow negated a ball that turned away from him quite solidly, but the next one from Jadeja went straight and his decision to shoulder arms had a fatal effect on his stint in the middle.
But there was more magic in store as Ashwin got the number of England captain Ben Stokes for the 12th time in Test cricket.
After getting tied down by three maidens in a row by the off-spinner, the left-hander tried to release the pressure going for a forward press but the ball spun past his bat to rattle the stumps.
Stokes’ bewildered face spoke volumes about Ashwin’s mastery over his craft, especially angles.
Before their bowlers made some early inroads into the England line-up, India had a mildly disappointing 54 minutes in the morning session after resuming from overnight 421 for seven.
Jadeja could not bring up a much-anticipated fourth Test hundred, falling leg before to Root.
The left-hander went to front foot to defend a length delivery on off-stump, and the ball took a good amount of turn to hit his pads. Umpire Chris Gaffaney raised his finger as Jadeja opted to review the call.
The ball seemed to have taken a deflection off his bat but the replays remained inconclusive and the third umpire went with the on-field umpire’s decision to give the batter out leg before.
In the very next ball, Root castled Bumrah and Ahmed cleaned up Axar as Indian innings came to a quick end, losing their last three wickets without adding any runs.
But as it turned out, it was just a damp start to an exceptional day of cricket.
India to Face Netherlands in Saturday’s 21:50 IST Final after Defeating South Africa, while Netherlands Prevails Over Poland 3-1 in Semifinal
Published Date – 27 January 2024, 09:00 AM
Muscat: The Indian women’s team came back from a goal down twice to defeat South Africa 6-3 in the semifinal and stormed into the final of the FIH Hockey 5s Women’s World Cup 2024 here on Friday.
In the final to be played at 21:50 IST on Saturday, India will take on the Netherlands, who beat Poland 3-1 in the other semifinal.
India, who fought back to make it 2-2 at half-time, scored four goals in the second half to seal the issue in the second semifinal.
Akshata Abaso Dhekale struck a field goal in the seventh minute to level the scores for India after South Africa had surged ahead in the fifth minute through Teshawn De La Rey. The African nation grabbed the lead once again when Toni Marks struck in the eighth minute only for Mariana Kujur to make it 2-2 in the 11th minute.
After the half-time break, the Indian women’s team took full control of the match to score four goals within six minutes to subdue the South Africans.
In the 21st minute, Mumtaz Khan made it 3-2 by scoring the third goal for India and two minutes later, Rutaja Dadaso Pisal scored to give India a 4-2 lead. Jyoti Chhetri (25th min) and Ajmina Kujur (26th min) scored in quick succession to put the matter beyond the South Africans, who reduced the margin in the 29th minute with Chamberlain Dirkie scoring for them. But it was too little and too late as the Indians went on to emerge 6-3 winners.
