The Rugby Premier League (RPL) will launch its first women's edition in June, featuring four franchise teams competing in Hyderabad.
The second edition of the Rugby Premier League (RPL) will be held in Hyderabad from June 16 to 28, featuring the Rugby 7s format and six franchises from the inaugural season.
Lionel Messi's much-anticipated 'GOAT Tour to India 2025' just got bigger with Hyderabad added as the new southern leg stop to ensure fans in the region are not "deprived" of seeing their idol following the cancellation of Argentina's proposed friendly in Kerala.
FIFA on Saturday launched its first talent academy for youngsters in India in collaboration with the All India Football Federation (AIFF), aiming to provide advanced training to talented footballers in the country.
Hyderabad will host the final rounds of the 78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy for the first time in 57 years, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Wednesday.
'I know it's a pressure on the boys that it has been one year, but soon we will win a game. Don't worry, we are on the right track.'
PV Sindhu still has the hunger to succeed, and the primary aim is to help her regain consistency, says her new coach Anup Sridhar, who has been roped in by the two-time Olympic medallist on a trial basis following the Paris Games.
Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu arrived, in Hyderabad, to a grand welcome at Hyderabad International Airport.
Both states try to outsmart each other in felicitating the shuttler.
I-League champions Dempo's hopes of progressing to the semi-finals of the AFC Cup suffered a set back after they drew 1-1 against Home United of Singapore in the first leg of the quarter-final in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Captain Baichung Bhutia struck twice in the second half to hand India a 2-1 victory over Turkmenistan in their last Group A match and ensure a semifinal berth in the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Title favourites DPR Korea and Myanmar scored hard-earned victories in their second Group B matches to advance to the semi-finals of the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament in Hyderabad on Saturday. While Myanmar scored two late goals to break Sri Lankan resistance for a 3-1 victory, the North Koreans did all the attack but could score only a solitary goal in a rain-socked match at the Gachibowli Stadium.
Climax Lawrence struck in injury time to take India to a 1-0 victory over Afghanistan in their first match of the AFC Challenge Cup at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Drag-flicker Diwakar Ram continued his fine form and scored a brace to give India a comfortable 3-1 victory over Malaysia and place in the semi-finals of the men's junior Asia Cup hockey tournament, at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Wild card entrant P Kashyap notched up an easy win over Iranian Ali Shahhosseini to keep the tri-colour fluttering as India had a mixed day in the World Badminton Championship at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
According to them, though it may cost the party's power in Karnataka, the split in Janata Dal (Secular) will help the Congress regain its lead position in Karnataka politics in the long-run.
Pakistan conceded a last minute goal to allow South Korea escape with a 3-3 draw in a thrilling pool 'B' match in the sixth men's junior Asia Cup hockey tournament at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
The Indians will be without ace midfielders Viren Rasquinha and Vikram Pillay at the Azlan Shah tournament, which begins on Thursday.
They beat Maratha Warriors 2-1 in the Premier Hockey League.
The Indian ace was shocked by Chen Shih Hao of Chinese Taipei in the Asian Badminton championships.
All five gold medals India earned from athletics at the Afro-Asian Games were from field events.
Chandigarh Dynamos lifted the title in Tier II defeating Delhi Dazzlers 4-3 in sudden death in their last PHL match.
Gagan Ajit Singh's goal enabled India hold the Olympic champions 1-1 in the first match of the three-Test hockey series.
Egypt beat Ghana 1-0 while South Africa routed Nigeria in the men's hockey play-off matches at the Afro-Asian Games on Wednesday.
The teams will now play-off for 5th-6th positions in the women's hockey tournament at the Afro-Asian Games.
Pietie Coetzee scored a fine hat-trick as South Africa beat India 3-1 in the women's hockey tournament at the Afro-Asian Games.
Sindhu said she has to watch out for the Chinese players as well since they have been missing from the circuit for some time.
Back in action after recovering from a knee injury, star shuttler Saina Nehwal says she needs good match practice to be at her best in the prestigious All England Championship in March. "I am happy with my improvement. My movements are still sluggish. I still need good match practice," she told reporters here late last night after losing to top-ranked shuttler Carolina Marin in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) match. Saina had sustained an intra-articular injury (inside the joint) in her right knee and had lost in the group stage in the Rio Olympics. She later underwent a surgery and was on rehab.
'Her defence was the one only problem. (Carolina) Marin and Pornpawee (Chochuwong) are good attacking players, they were using a lot of half smash and straight smash, and when Sindhu's defence goes down on a day, it affects her other skills as well, she gets nervous. But now she has improved a lot in her defence as well. Her endurance on the court is also good.'
The final inspection will take place later this year following which the venue of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 will be named.
Hyderabad Hotshots stormed into the final of the inaugural Indian Badminton League after a convincing 3-0 victory over Pune Pistons in the first semi-final in Hyderabad, on Wednesday.
Kabaddi may now be behind only cricket in the popularity stakes.
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