M.S. Dhoni’s request to train for two months with the Territorial Army battalion of the parachute regiment has been approved by the Army Chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat. Dhoni holds the rank of Honorary Lt. Colonel in the Territorial Army. A part of Dhoni’s training is also expected to take place in the Kashmir Valley. It…
Dr. Capt. K. Thimmappiah Memorial Tournament: Vyshak shines
July 23, 2019An sustained spell of medium-pace bowling by Vyshak Vijaykumar (6 for 23) helped KSCA President’s XI to bowl out Jharkhand State CA for 141 in 41.5 overs in their first essay and helped their team to take the upper-hand on the first day of the Group ‘D’ League in the Dr. Capt. K. Thimmappiah Memorial…
State Veteran’s Table Tennis Tourney: Mysureans finish runners-up
July 23, 2019Mysuru’s veteran Table Tennis player K.V. Krishnamurthy, taking part in the Karnataka State Ranking Veteran’s Table Tennis Tournament in Bengaluru which concluded yesterday, finished runner-up in the 75-plus Singles event. In the final, K. Udhayshankar beat K.V. Krishnamurthy 9-11, 11-2,11-5,11-2 to clinch the title. In the 40-plus section, K. Sudhir beat Bhaskar Mysore 11-7, 11-6,…
Team India announced for tour of West Indies
July 22, 2019MSD opts out of the tour; Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini makes a cut The Indian cricket team will be without the services of Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MSD) for the upcoming West Indies tour starting from Aug.3. The former Indian skipper made himself unavailable for the limited-overs matches in the Caribbean as he would be serving…
Rahul Chaudhari shines for Tamil Thalaivas: Fortunegiants tame Bengaluru Bulls
July 22, 2019It was a dream debut for Rahul Chaudhari in Tamil Thalaivas colours, as the ‘Showman’ scored a Super 10 for his new side and helped them get their campaign off to a perfect start with an emphatic 39-26 over Telugu Titans in the first Southern Derby of Pro Kabaddi Season 7 at the Gachibowli Indoor…
2nd Elite Open Chess Tourney: Darshan triumphs
July 22, 2019Mysuru lad V.P.S. Darshan and Bengaluru’s A. Balkishan tied with 6 points from 7 rounds, but the former’s better progressive tie-break score of 26.50 to the latter’s 25.50, enabled Darshan to win the Open title in the 2nd Elite Open Chess Tournament held at Sri Shivashakthi Kalyana Mantapa in city yesterday. Final Placings Open: 1….
State Senior Championship: City powerlifter wins medal
July 22, 2019City athlete Anjali B. Gupta won a bronze medal in Open category at the recently held State Senior Powerlifting Championship in Bhadravathi. Anjali is trained under Sujay Janardhan who is a World Powerlifting Championship Silver Medallist. Anjali is also a three time National Kickboxing Champion and an International Mixed Martial Arts fighter. She trains combat…
Selected for National Badminton Tourney
July 22, 2019Diya Bheemaiah, a student of Grade VI at Coorg Public School, Gonikoppal, has been selected for the National-level ICSE Badminton Tournament to be held at Prakash and Rahul Dravid Sports Arena, Bengaluru, on Aug.20, in the U-14 category. She was declared the winner in the Council’s National Sports and Games 2019 at the Regional-level held…
Bengaluru Bulls begin title defence with a win
July 21, 2019U Mumba beat Telugu Titans in the opening match Reigning champions Bengaluru Bulls began their Pro Kabaddi title defence with a 34-32 win over Patna Pirates at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, yesterday. Bengaluru Bulls’ Pawan ‘Hi-Flyer’ Sehrawat scored nine points and defender Amit Sheoran registered a High 5, while Pardeep ‘Record-Breaker’ Narwal finished…
Badminton Player M. Raghu
July 21, 2019Badminton is a very popular sport in the world sporting scene and India has been faring well in the International circuit in this sport. Our city’s M. Raghu is a talented player who has been performing well in the State and National-level. He also took part in the Danish League in Denmark and has gained…















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