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Steenkamps family, who were not in court for the ruling, welcomed the sentence and said it showed justice could prevail in South Africa. (Photo: AP)

Olympian Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence doubled by South African...

Pistorius was jailed in July last year after being found guilty on appeal of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on...

24 Nov 2017 3:28 PM IST

Bharat Khandare

Bharat Khandare ready to make UFC history

The 28-year-old said his entry into UFC would inspire a lot of youngsters to take up this sport.

24 Nov 2017 12:42 AM IST

Soaring to great heights

Soaring to great heights

Prudhvi Reddy is the only player from Telangana and AP to qualify for the Indian team in the past 20 years.

24 Nov 2017 12:16 AM IST

Sebastien Vettel (Left) and Lewis Hamilton (Right) will be keen to renew the rivalry in 2018. (Photo: AP)

Formula 1: Ahead of Abu Dhabi GP, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel set...

Hamilton, who has already won the driver's world championship, is leading Vettel by 43 points.

23 Nov 2017 8:36 PM IST

Hockey World League Final: Focus is to get intensity higher, says...

The India hockey coach wants to build the intensity during the training sessions.

23 Nov 2017 6:19 PM IST

Lawrence Nassar faced 22 criminal counts of sexual assault in the Midwestern state, for abusing athletes under the guise of offering them medical treatment. (Photo: AFP)

Former US gymnastics doctor Lawrence Nassar pleads guilty to sex abuse

Olympic gold medal-winning gymnasts Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Gabby Douglas are among those who have said Nassar...

23 Nov 2017 12:42 PM IST

Tee off for a good cause

Golfer Amit Luthra is quite the all-rounder.

23 Nov 2017 12:20 AM IST

Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand greets schoolkids at an event in Hyderabad (Photo: DC)

Technology has redefined the game: Viswanathan Anand

Anand also spoke of the importance of a coach.

22 Nov 2017 12:46 AM IST

Olympian medallist, retired Indian track and field athlete P.T. Usha addressing students at VIVA school

Andhra Pradesh: Give your maximum to excel in life, students told

Ms Usha suggested some ideas for development of sports.

21 Nov 2017 6:22 AM IST

Telangana tennis players came up with some top level performances on the court as both boys and girls started their campaigns on positive notes in the Championship Series tennis tournament for U-12 and U-14 boys and girls being played at the Anand Tennis Academy in Hyderabad.

L&T Mumbai Open WTA125K Series: Tough day for Indian players

The Indian duo sorted coaches assistance again but it didn't make any difference as they lost both games thereafter to...

21 Nov 2017 12:50 AM IST

Indias top boxers Manoj Kumar and Shiva Thapa registered comprehensive victories to cruise into the quarterfinals of the Second Elite Mens National Boxing Championship being held in Visakhapatnam, on Friday.

Aastha Pahwa enters last 8 of youth boxing

The gold medallist from Balkan youth international championship next faces Chinese Taipei's Lin Li Wei-Yi, who got a...

21 Nov 2017 12:38 AM IST

Nayan Chatterjee (from left), Anindith Reddy of Hyderabad and Vishnu Prasad pose with the trophies secured at the 20th JK Tyre FMSCI National Championship at the BIC.

JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship: Anindith Reddy crowned...

Reddy, who won both the races on Saturday, was dominant on the day.

20 Nov 2017 2:52 AM IST