diff --git a/server/controllers/adminController.js b/server/controllers/adminController.js
index d4a20ae..02f1fd5 100644
--- a/server/controllers/adminController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/adminController.js
@@ -27,15 +27,17 @@ exports.publishResult = async (data, authorization) => {
   const [admin] = await db.query('SELECT id FROM admins WHERE session_token = ?', [token]);
   if (!admin) throw { status: 401, message: 'Unauthorized' };
 
-  const { team, date, result } = data;
+  const { team, date, result, announcement_time } = data; // renamed draw_time
   // validate if the team exists
   const teams = await db.query('SELECT id FROM teams WHERE name = ?', [team.toUpperCase()]);
   if (!teams.length) throw { status: 400, message: 'Team does not exist. Create team first.' };
 
   // publish result using team id
   await db.query(`
-    INSERT INTO results (team_id, result_date, result)
-    VALUES (?, ?, ?)
-    ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE result = VALUES(result)
-  `, [teams[0].id, date, result]);
+    INSERT INTO results (team_id, result_date, result, announcement_time)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, COALESCE(?, '00:00:00'))
+    ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
+      result = VALUES(result),
+      announcement_time = VALUES(announcement_time)
+  `, [teams[0].id, date, result, announcement_time]);
 };
diff --git a/server/controllers/resultController.js b/server/controllers/resultController.js
index 24a44a4..f989bc8 100644
--- a/server/controllers/resultController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/resultController.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ exports.getMonthlyResults = async (req, res) => {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Team and month are required.' });
     }
     const results = await db.query(`
-      SELECT r.result, r.result_date
+      SELECT r.result, r.result_date, r.announcement_time
       FROM results r
       JOIN teams t ON r.team_id = t.id
       WHERE t.name = ? AND DATE_FORMAT(r.result_date, '%Y-%m') = ?
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ exports.getDailyResults = async (req, res) => {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Date query parameter is required.' });
     }
     const results = await db.query(`
-      SELECT t.name as team, r.result, r.result_date
+      SELECT t.name as team, r.result, r.result_date, r.announcement_time
       FROM results r
       JOIN teams t ON r.team_id = t.id
       WHERE r.result_date = ?
diff --git a/server/controllers/teamController.js b/server/controllers/teamController.js
index 1d16f50..0e02b52 100644
--- a/server/controllers/teamController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/teamController.js
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ exports.getAllTeams = async (req, res) => {
 
 exports.createTeam = async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const { name, announcement_time } = req.body;
+    const { name } = req.body;
 
-    if (!name || !announcement_time) {
-      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Name and announcement time are required' });
+    if (!name) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Name is required' });
     }
 
     await db.query(
-      'INSERT INTO teams (name, announcement_time) VALUES (?, ?)',
-      [name.toUpperCase(), announcement_time]
+      'INSERT INTO teams (name) VALUES (?)',
+      [name.toUpperCase()]
     );
 
     res.status(201).json({ success: true, message: 'Team created successfully' });
@@ -33,26 +33,14 @@ exports.createTeam = async (req, res) => {
 exports.updateTeam = async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const { id } = req.params;
-    const { name, announcement_time } = req.body;
+    const { name } = req.body;
 
-    if (!name && !announcement_time) {
-      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'At least one field (name or announcement time) is required' });
+    if (!name) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'At least name is required' });
     }
 
-    const fields = [];
-    const values = [];
-
-    if (name) {
-      fields.push('name = ?');
-      values.push(name.toUpperCase());
-    }
-
-    if (announcement_time) {
-      fields.push('announcement_time = ?');
-      values.push(announcement_time);
-    }
-
-    values.push(id);
+    const fields = ['name = ?'];
+    const values = [name.toUpperCase(), id];
 
     await db.query(`UPDATE teams SET ${fields.join(', ')} WHERE id = ?`, values);
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validation.js b/server/middlewares/validation.js
index e4b38a5..417a66f 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validation.js
+++ b/server/middlewares/validation.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ const Joi = require('joi');
 
 exports.validateTeam = (req, res, next) => {
   const schema = Joi.object({
-    name: Joi.string().max(100).required(),
-    announcement_time: Joi.string().pattern(/^([01]\d|2[0-3]):([0-5]\d):([0-5]\d)$/).required()
+    name: Joi.string().max(100).required()
   });
 
   const { error } = schema.validate(req.body);
diff --git a/server/postman_collection.json b/server/postman_collection.json
index ed78bf8..d0d70f6 100644
--- a/server/postman_collection.json
+++ b/server/postman_collection.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         ],
         "body": {
           "mode": "raw",
-          "raw": "{\n  \"team\": \"BIKANER SUPER\",\n  \"date\": \"2025-03-12\",\n  \"result\": \"45\"\n}"
+          "raw": "{\n  \"team\": \"BIKANER SUPER\",\n  \"date\": \"2025-03-12\",\n  \"result\": \"45\",\n  \"announcement_time\": \"02:30:00\"\n}"
         },
         "url": {
           "raw": "http://localhost:3000/admin/results",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         ],
         "body": {
           "mode": "raw",
-          "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"NEW TEAM\",\n  \"announcement_time\": \"02:30:00\"\n}"
+          "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"NEW TEAM\"\n}"
         },
         "url": {
           "raw": "http://localhost:3000/api/teams",
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         ],
         "body": {
           "mode": "raw",
-          "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"UPDATED TEAM\",\n  \"announcement_time\": \"03:00:00\"\n}"
+          "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"UPDATED TEAM\"\n}"
         },
         "url": {
           "raw": "http://localhost:3000/api/teams/1",
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
         ],
         "body": {
           "mode": "raw",
-          "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"<script>alert('xss');</script>\",\n  \"announcement_time\": \"02:30:00\"\n}"
+          "raw": "{\n  \"name\": \"<script>alert('xss');</script>\"\n}"
         },
         "url": {
           "raw": "http://localhost:3000/api/teams",
diff --git a/server/readme.md b/server/readme.md
index 0c08a76..bc341c8 100644
--- a/server/readme.md
+++ b/server/readme.md
@@ -109,12 +109,10 @@ The server will listen on the port specified in your `.env` file (default is 300
   Retrieve all teams (public).
 
 - **POST /api/teams**  
-  Create a new team (admin only, requires Bearer token).  
-  _Request Body Example:_
+  Create a new team (admin only).  
   ```json
   {
-    "name": "NEW TEAM",
-    "announcement_time": "02:30:00"
+    "name": "NEW TEAM"
   }
   ```
 
@@ -128,8 +126,7 @@ The server will listen on the port specified in your `.env` file (default is 300
 A sample endpoint (POST /api/teams) will sanitize HTML input. For example, sending:
 ```json
 {
-  "name": "<script>alert('xss');</script>",
-  "announcement_time": "02:30:00"
+  "name": "<script>alert('xss');</script>"
 }
 ```
 will have the `<` and `>` characters escaped to protect against XSS.
diff --git a/server/routes/public.js b/server/routes/public.js
index 244c433..68e25c6 100644
--- a/server/routes/public.js
+++ b/server/routes/public.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ router.get('/results', async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     const [result] = await db.query(`
-      SELECT r.result, r.result_date, t.name AS team
+      SELECT r.result, r.result_date, r.announcement_time, t.name AS team
       FROM results r
       JOIN teams t ON r.team_id = t.id
       WHERE t.name = ? AND r.result_date = ?
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ router.get('/today', async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     const results = await db.query(`
-      SELECT t.name AS team, r.result, r.result_date
+      SELECT t.name AS team, r.result, r.result_date, r.announcement_time
       FROM results r
       JOIN teams t ON r.team_id = t.id
       WHERE r.result_date = ?
diff --git a/server/schema.sql b/server/schema.sql
index a768c6c..8ba1b64 100644
--- a/server/schema.sql
+++ b/server/schema.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ USE kingdb_prod;
 CREATE TABLE teams (
   id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
-  announcement_time TIME NOT NULL,
   created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 );
 
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ CREATE TABLE results (
   id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   team_id INT NOT NULL,
   result_date DATE NOT NULL,
+  announcement_time TIME NOT NULL,
   result VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
   FOREIGN KEY (team_id) REFERENCES teams(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
   UNIQUE KEY uniq_team_date (team_id, result_date)
diff --git a/server/scripts/test-api.js b/server/scripts/test-api.js
index 157a76f..c12ed7f 100644
--- a/server/scripts/test-api.js
+++ b/server/scripts/test-api.js
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ const BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:3000';
     const createTeamResponse = await axios.post(
       `${BASE_URL}/api/teams`,
       {
-        name: 'NEW TEAM',
-        announcement_time: '02:30:00'
+        name: 'NEW TEAM'
       },
       {
         headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${sessionToken}` }
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ const BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:3000';
     const updateTeamResponse = await axios.put(
       `${BASE_URL}/api/teams/1`,
       {
-        name: 'UPDATED TEAM',
-        announcement_time: '03:00:00'
+        name: 'UPDATED TEAM'
       },
       {
         headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${sessionToken}` }
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index b444a6a..bb97ca9 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const teamRoutes = require('./routes/team');
 
 const app = express();
 
-app.use(cors({ origin: ['http://localhost:3000', 'https://your-production-domain.com'] }));
+app.use(cors({ origin: ['http://localhost:3000', '*', 'https://your-production-domain.com'] }));
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '10kb' }));
 app.use(security.anonymizeIP);
 app.use(security.sanitizeInput);