Daniil Medvedev won a tempestuous Australian Open semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday and will face Rafael Nadal, who is bidding to become the all-time men’s Grand Slam leader, in Sunday’s final. World number two Medvedev beat fourth-ranked Tsitsipas 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to reach his second straight Australian Open final. Earlier the 35-year-old…
Pink Pandal
January 9, 2022The Pink Tabebuia has bloomed again at Oval Grounds opposite Crawford Hall, enhancing the beauty of the heritage building and by being a sight to behold. Athletes too sweat it out in the soothing environs. [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
City fighters win medals at National Kickboxing Championships
January 8, 2022Fighters of Elite Academy, Mysuru, have excelled in the WAKO National Kickboxing Championships-2021 organised by Amateur Sports Kickboxing Association, Maharashtra, at Balewadi, Pune, in September. Syed Abubakar clinched Gold medals in the Seniors Category while M. Satyanand bagged Gold and Silver Medal in the Sub-Junior category. Ahmed, Mohammed Adnaan, Mohamed Abaan and Mohamed Eshan won…
Tennis: Wins U-14 and U-16 titles
January 8, 2022C.N. Varunya, a student of St. Joseph’s Central School, Vijayanagar, has won the Girls U-14 and U-16 State-level Mysore Junior Tennis Tournament organised by Topserve Tennis Academy at Mysore Tennis Club on Dec. 26. Daughter of Rotarian Naveen Chand and Rashmitha, Varunya is trained by Raghuveer, Ace Tennis Coach. In both U-14 and U-16 finals,…
Medal-winners in Muaythai National Championship
January 6, 2022Nine Muaythai fighters (7 male and 2 female) of the Smite Academy of Martial Arts participated in the 22nd MTI Muaythai National Championship under the aegis of Mysore Muaythai Trust (MDMT) and Mysore Combat Sports Association (MCSA). The event was held at Sheen Sports Alliance, Bengaluru, between Dec. 16 and 19. The team bagged 4…
Runners-up in VTU Inter-Collegiate Basketball Championship
January 6, 2022The men’s basketball team of the National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, has emerged runners-up in the VTU Inter-Collegiate Mysuru Zone Basketball Championships 2021-22 organised by ATME, Mysuru, on Dec. 15. Seen are (sitting from right) Vice-Captain Ashutosh Aryan, NIE Sports Committee Chairperson Dr. K. Pushpalatha, NIE Principal Dr. N.V. Raghavendra, Physical Education Director R….
City fighters excel in kickboxing
January 6, 2022Students of IKA Karate Academy and Martial Arts, Mysuru, participated in Wako India National Kickboxing Championship which was organised by Wako India Kickboxing Federation between Dec. 21 to 25 in Pune. Four (2 female and 2 male) of them have bagged, 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals respectively. Seen in the picture are…
Prize winners of Taluk Sports Meet 2020-21
January 6, 2022Seshadripuram Independent Pre-University College, Mysuru, has excelled in the Taluk-level Sports Meet 2020-21 organised on Nov. 27 at Ovals Ground, Mysuru. K. Kushal of I PU has bagged a Gold Medal in 4×400 mts Relay and a Bronze in 800 mts running, Affan of I PU, Monish of I PU and L.S. Adithya of II…
Wins gold in kickboxing
January 6, 2022Mysuru’s B.B. Fathima has won Gold Medal in 40-kg category at the National WAKO National Kickboxing Championships-2021 organised by Amateur Sports Kickboxing Association, Maharashtra, at Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, in September. The events, subject to Government approval, will act as selection trials for the upcoming Asian Kickboxing Championships. More than 1,500 participants from all over India,…
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: All you need to know
January 4, 2022The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be preceded by a mega auction, scheduled to be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Multiple reports suggested the likelihood of the event being shifted out of India, most likely to the United Arab Emirates, owing to the emerging threat of Omicron, however,…















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