All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, with a half-century and a five-wicket haul came up with an inspirational performance and helped his team Bangladesh to register a 62-run win over Afghanistan in a well-contested match in the ICC World Cup 2019 encounter at Southampton and kept their semi-final hopes alive with this win. Shakib Al Hasan becomes…
Andre Russell ruled out of Tournament
June 25, 2019Andre Russell has been ruled out of the ongoing World Cup 2019 due to a knee injury. West Indies have announced Sunil Ambris as the replacement for the all-rounder. The West Indian all-rounder was in visible discomfort with his knee. The 26-year-old Ambris will join the team ahead of West Indies’ league fixture against India…
Mysuru’s Girish Koushik becomes India’s 63rd Grand Master
June 25, 2019Mysuru: Girish A. Koushik, former World U-10 champion from Mysuru, became India’s 63rd Grand Master when he gained 11 points in the Balaton International Chess Festival GM Round Robin Tournament in Europe on Monday, by reaching a live rating of 2500.7 Elo points. The 1997 born Girish Koushik becomes the third chess player from Karnataka…
ICC World Cup – 2019: Haris Sohail stars in Pak’s win
June 24, 2019A breezy and valuable knock by Pakistan’s middle-order batsman Haris Sohail (89, 59b, 9×4, 3×6) and the combined efforts of their bowlers helped Pakistan to register a 49-run win over South Africa, at Lord’s on Sunday, and kept their chances alive for qualification for the last four stage in the ICC 2019 World Cup. With…
B.C. Jayamma Memorial Open Chess Tourney
June 24, 2019Mysuru lads — L. Vivekananda and V.P. Darshan — tied with 6.5 points from seven rounds, but with a better-tie-break score of 34 to the latter’s 33, Vivekananda clinched the title in the Open section in the B.C. Jayamma Memorial Open Chess Tournament 2019, conducted by Learner’s Chess Club, Gokulam, at a private hotel in…
Meghana wins bronze in National Wrestling
June 24, 2019R. Meghana, a student of Demonstration School, Mysuru, representing Karnataka U-15 Girls Wrestling Team in the National U-15 Wrestling (Free-style) Championships-2019 held at Kota, Rajasthan, from June 18 to 21, won bronze medal in the 62kg weight category. Meghana is being coached by L. Manjappa, retired SAI, UoM wrestling coach and senior wrestler B. Shankar…
Barty claims World No.1 Ranking with win in Birmingham
June 24, 2019Ashleigh Barty became only the second Australian woman to top the world rankings when she won the Birmingham WTA title on Sunday, beating Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-5. The 23-year-old French Open champion emulates Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who held it for a fortnight in 1976. Ashleigh Barty displaces Japan’s Naomi Osaka as women’s world number one.
Federer clinches 10th Halle title
June 24, 2019Roger Federer will head to Wimbledon in high spirits after waltzing past Belgium’s David Goffin in straight sets to win a record-extending 10th title at the ATP event in Halle on Sunday. Roger Federer, 37, beat Goffin 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 to secure his 102nd career singles title and remain unbeaten on grass so far this…
ICC World Cup 2019: Bumrah, Shami bowl India to a thrilling 11-run win over Afghanistan
June 23, 2019Southampton: Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami held their nerves in crunch situation and executed their plans perfectly in the death overs to help see-off Afghanistan resistance and eventually beta them beat by 11 runs in a nail-biting encounter at The Rose Bowl Stadium in Southampton. Shami became the second Indian bowler in the history of…
ICC World Cup 2019: New Zealand beat West Indies
June 23, 2019New Zealand (NZ) scored an exciting 5-run win over former World champion West Indies (WI). It was heart-break for C. Brathwaite and West Indies as it was a good chance for the West Indies to pull out a win. In the last ball of the 48th over bowled by Neesham, Trent Boult took a breathtaking…
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