Published: January 12, 2026 at 9:53 pm
RVSS Ramanjaneyulu won the title in the Open category of the 236th Brilliant Trophy Chess tournament at Brilliant Grammar High School in Dilsukhnagar on Sunday. B Sreetej and D Sai Pavan got second and third places with 5 points each out of 6 rounds.
In Juniors category, P Sathwik Reddy of Sri Gayatri e-Techno School, Manikonda, won the event by scoring six points out of six rounds. Vikyath Thallapally and Chetan Maale got second and third places with 5.5 points each out of 6 rounds.
Top Ten Places (Open Category): 1. RVSS Ramanjaneyulu, 2. B Sreetej, 3. D Sai Pavan, 4. Akella Sankalpa Ruthvik, 5. B Mallesh, 6 Ravindranath,7. Kenith Urla, 8. Vamshika Boga, 9. Sesham Dhanush, 10. Sai Anshitha Puvvala.
Age category winners: Boys U-15: 1. Abhimaan Despande, 2. K Harshith. U-13: 1. Vikyath Thallapally, 2. R Sai Nigam. U-11: 1. Chetan Maale, 2. Chetan Reddy. U-9: 1. Reyansh Choudhury, 2. Venkata Ram Karthikeya. U-7: 1. Pranad, 2. Avish Reddy.
Girls U-15: 1. Himaja Prakhya, 2. Veda Sruthi. U-13: 1. Saieesha Konda, 2. Sunishka. U-11: 1. Rishika Bhaskar, 2. Moukthika Ram. U-9: 1. Sai Vangmayi, 2. Sai Tejase. U-7: 1. Shaik Suheera Mahreen, 2. Sreenithi Tunki & P Dharani.
Best Woman: D Nigama Sree. Best Veteran: M Siva Satyanarayana.
Over 1400 athletes for 58th Senior National Kho-Kho
Over 1,400 athletes from all across the country are participating in the 58th Senior National Kho-Kho Championship (Men & Women) 2025-26 that kick-started at the Railway Stadium in Kazipet on Sunday. The inaugural ceremony was graced by the presence Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and minister of sports and youth services Vakiti Srihari. The inaugural ceremony was a grand spectacle featuring a parade by teams, an impressive NCC march-past and vibrant cultural performances.
The championship features teams representing 26 states, 6 Union Territories, 4 institutional units, and 3 associate member associations, highlighting the vast reach and growing depth of Kho Kho across India. The matches are in league-cum-knockout format with pre-quarter and quarterfinal matches on January 14, and semifinals and finals on January 15.
“Kho-Kho sport should be encouraged, and I assure that the state government will fully co-operate to make this Championship a grand success,” said Uttam Kumar Reddy.
Telangana team for School National Football meet
The Telangana under-17 football team will participate in the Under-17 69th School National Football Championship to be held at Panipat in Haryana from January 12 to 16. The Telangana team will face Manipur, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Karnataka in Group E.
The Telangana Under-17 football team with officials on the eve of their departure to Panipat, Haryana, for the 69th School National Football Championship
Players: Sanjeet Kandulna (St Mark’s Boys Town HS), Arun Justin Joseph (All Saints’ HS), Syed Zaid Uddin (Narayana Concept School), U Ajay (CV Raman JC), Konkali Prashanth (ZPHS Gopalpet Wanaparti), Gadugu Vamshi Krishna (Prathibha JC), Chapala Pramesh, Kavali Lokesh Naidu (Telangana Govt Sports School), Kolishelmi Sai (TMRS JC Gajwel), Doma Akshay Rathan (Sneha JC), Mohammed Azain Sayeed (Gouthami JC), Barkam Sai Charan (Narayana Society), Chinthalacheruvu Teja (TGSWRS Mothukur), Beeravelly Yashwanth Sanjaya Ram (Nava Bharath PS), Kanda Benindra Bharath (TGSWRS Korutla), Mohammed Akif Zaid (Knowledge Park School), Shaik Rahil Varshi (Pragathi College), Mohammed Arhaan Sayeed (St Alphonse HS). Chief coach: Boda Lingya. Manager: Rafi Sayeed. HoD: B Janak Singh.
