Four sailors from India to compete at this year’s Tokyo Olympics Mysore/Mysuru: In a historic first for India, four sailors from the country will compete at this year’s Olympics after the pair of Kelappanda Chengappa Ganapathy – Varun Thakkar and Vishnu Saravanan made the cut for Tokyo at the Asian Qualifiers in Oman on Thursday….
Youth walks from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to Salute Corona Warriors
April 10, 2021A youth from Mysuru has walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to show his respect to lakhs of Corona Warriors who are dedicated to fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. P.N. Bharath, 33, a resident of ‘K’ Block, Kuvempunagar, is the adventure buff who covered 4,100 kms in just 99 days. His adventure trip began on…
Rohit Sharma’s MI takes on Kohli’s RCB in IPL pipe-opener under closed doors
April 9, 2021Chennai: Amid the serious threat on the raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 14th edition of the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick off at the Chepauk Stadium (M. A. Chidambaram Stadium) here today behind closed doors when defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) take on constant under achievers Royal Challengers Bangalore…
Japan Swimmer wins Olympic Relay spot after leukaemia
April 6, 2021Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee said she “didn’t know what had just happened” after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics medley relay on Sunday, just two years after being diagnosed with leukaemia. Ikee, who only resumed training in March last year after being hospitalised for around 10 months, won the 100-metre butterfly race at Japan’s Olympic trials…
IOA working with AIIMS to vaccinate Olympic-bound Athletes
April 6, 2021Concerned at the increasing number of athletes contracting COVID-19 at top training centres, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has asked the authorities to expedite the process to get the Olympic-bound athletes get vaccinated soon at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Thirty sports persons and support staff across disciplines returned…
Wins medals in State-level Swimming Competition
April 6, 2021S. Thanya, representing Dolphin Aquatics, J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, in the Karnataka State Sub-Junior Swimming Competition 2020-21 held at Padukone Dravid Centre of Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on Mar. 29, has secured two gold medals and one silver medal in 4×50 Medley Relay (2.22.92), 4×50 Freestyle Relay (2.08.33) and 100 mtrs Breast Stroke (1.29.10) respectively. Thanya,…
Newly-appointed Gulbarga Varsity VC felicitated
April 5, 2021Mysore District Throwball Association felicitated Dr. Dayanand Agasar, former Chairman of Technical Committee of Throwball Federation of India and Asian Board, who has been recently appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Gulbarga University. He is seen with Mysore District Throwball Association Secretary N. Kashinath (left) and EC Member Anthony Baptist.
Poonacha returns to winner’s circle
April 5, 2021India’s Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha scored a convincing 6-3, 7-6 win over American fourth seed Oliver Crawford in the ITF Men’s $15,000 New Delhi final at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium here yesterday. The victory helped Poonacha earn India its maiden home win in Singles in the ITF World Tennis Tour series, which began in early…
Rotary Mysore Midtown wins Rotary District Cricket
April 5, 2021Rotary Mysore Midtown won the Rotary District Cricket Tournament 2021 at Paduva Ground in Mangaluru on April 4. Rotary Midtown won the district cricket for the 3rd consecutive time. Seen in the picture are (standing from left) Rtn. Oscar, Rtn. Balasubramanya, Rtn. Madhu Nayak, Rtn. Naveen, Rtn. Madhu, Rtn. Shashivarnan, Rtn. Jaykumar, Rtn. Shashank and…
AITA Men’s 1 lakh Tennis Tournament: Arnav Pathange wins Doubles
April 3, 2021Mysuru’s Arnav Pathange emerged winner in the Doubles category of AITA Men’s 1 lakh Tennis Tournament held at Lake View Tennis Academy in Hyderabad recently. In Doubles finals, partnering with Sujith Lanka Reddy, Arnav Pathange defeated top-seeded Irfan and Ishan of Hyderabad 7-5 6-2. Earlier in semis, they defeated Navin and Rishi from Chennai 6-2…















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