The Indian men’s hockey team cruised into the Olympic Games quarterfinal with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over defending champions Argentina in its penultimate pool match today. After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute through Varun Kumar before Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing…
Archer Atanu Das enters pre-quarters after defeating 2012 Champion
July 29, 2021Indian archer Atanu Das shocked South Korea’s Oh Jin Hyek in a nail-biting finish to make it to the 1/8 Elimination round in the men’s individual Archery event at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field today. The third-seed Korean started the match with a decent 8-9-9 and Das replied with 8-8-9, giving Jin Hyek two points in…
MLA performs ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for road and UGD works in Ward No. 23
July 29, 2021Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra performed the ‘bhoomi puja’ for road development and UGD works worth Rs. 54.50 lakh being taken up by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) under the funds available from 14th and 15th Finance Commission, in Ward No. 23 in city recently. The works are taken up in Madivalar Street, Gollageri, Oil Mill Road…
Tokyo Games 2020: P.V. Sindhu enters pre-quarterfinals
July 28, 2021Reigning World Champion P.V. Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of Women’s Singles Badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics after beating Hong Kong’s N.Y. Cheung in a Group J match on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Indian, who had claimed a silver medal in the last edition in Rio, prevailed over World No. 34 Cheung 21-9 21-16 in…
Badminton Great Nandu Natekar no more
July 28, 2021He was the first Indian to win an International title in 1956 Legendary badminton player Nandu Natekar, the first Indian to win an international title in 1956, died today. The 88-year-old, who won over 100 national and International titles in his career, was suffering from age-related ailments. He is survived by his son Gaurav and…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): Glittering faces of Olympic celebration now ‘unmasked’
July 27, 2021Olympic athletes have received an extra incentive for winning a medal after organisers said they could remove their masks for 30 seconds for photos on the podium. Medal-winners were urged not to abuse the relaxation in the rules at the Tokyo Games, which have been marked by their strict anti-Coronavirus measures after opening a year…
MLA inaugurates seating facility at Mysore Varsity Hockey Grounds
July 27, 2021Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra inaugurated the 3-step concrete seating facility at the Eastern side of the University of Mysore (UoM) Hockey Grounds close to the Sports Pavilion here yesterday. MLA Nagendra and UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar were felicitated on the occasion. Hockey Mysore President K.B. Dilip, Vice-President K.N. Muddaiah, Secretary C.T. Satish, Treasurer…
PM Modi encourages Indian Fencer, says ‘You Gave Your Best’
July 27, 2021Bhavani Devi creates history becoming India’s first ever fencer in the Olympics Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered encouragement to C.A. Bhavani Devi, India’s first ever fencer in the Olympics who lost to the world number three, saying she gave her best and this is all that counts. Following her loss, Devi had tweeted…
IPL 2021 to resume with MI taking on CSK on Sept. 19
July 26, 2021Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Dubai in the first match when Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 resumes on Sept. 19, the Indian Cricket Board said in an official release on Sunday. The League stage will conclude on Oct. 8, with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Delhi Capitals…
Indian Wrestler Priya Malik wins Gold at World Cadet Wrestling
July 25, 2021Indian wrestler Priya Malik today won a gold medal at World Cadet Wrestling Championship which is held in Budapest, Hungary. She won gold in the 73kg category by defeating Belarus 5-0.















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