M.G. Gahan with 8 points from eight rounds clinched the title in the Karnataka State Open Rapid Chess Championship 2019 held on May 11 and 12 on Tumakuru Road in Bengaluru recently. Mysuru lad L. Vivekananda finished fourth in the Tournament with 7 points. Final Placings — 1. M.G. Gahan (8), 2. A.P. Joshua (7.5-44),…
Cycling Championship in June; Entries invited
May 19, 2019The Mysuru Cycling Club will be conducting a Mountain Bike Championship-2019 on June 16 (6 am) at the Chamundi Hill entrance. Events will be held for U-18 Boys, Men, Women, Girls, Masters, State and National-level riders. For details, contact Fariyal on Mob: 88848-51538 or Sourav on Mob: 87229-09562.
Tata Steel PGTI Players Golf Championship 2019: Rashid Khan wins title
May 18, 2019Delhi’s Rashid Khan, who largely went unnoticed on the first three days of the Rs.30 lakh TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship presented by Chandigarh Golf Club, knocked out all his closest rivals with a gallant final round of six-under-66 to register a two-shot victory at 13-under-275. Mysuru lad M.S. Yashas Chandra returned with a good…
ICC releases official song for Cricket World Cup 2019
May 18, 2019The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday released the official song for Cricket World Cup 2019 – ‘Stand By’, a collaboration between new artist LORYN and well-known British band, Rudimental. The song will be played will be played in grounds and city events across the tournament as the official song to this summer’s showpiece event,…
Sourav Ganguly, Sanjay Manjrekar among Panel of Commentators
May 18, 2019Sourav Ganguly and Sanjay Manjrekar are among the commentators who have been included in the lineup announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) that will be covering the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales. Former Australian batsman Michael Clarke, who lifted the 2015 World Cup as captain, will be making his World…
ITF Men Kampala Tennis Tourney: Prajwal Dev-Bolotov duo goes down in semis
May 18, 2019Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev and Russian Sergev Bolotov went down in the semi-finals of Doubles in the $15,000 ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament at Kampala, Uganda, on Friday. In the semi-finals, India’s Anirudh Chandrashekar and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha beat Prajwal Dev and Sergev Bolotov 6-2, 6-4 and entered the final.
ITF Men Kampala Tennis Tourney: Prajwal Dev, Bolotov duo enter semi-finals
May 17, 2019Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, teaming up with Russian Sergev Bolotov, entered the semi-finals in men’s doubles event in the 15,000$ ITF men’s tennis tournament at Kampala, Uganda, on Thursday. In the quarter-finals, Prajwal Dev and Sergev Bolotov beat Kunal Anand and Dipanshu Garg 6-4, 7-5 to enter the semi-finals. In the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals,…
Tata Steel PGTI Players Golf Championship: Shankar Das in the lead
May 17, 2019Mysuru lad Yashas Chandra slips to 43rd place The seasoned Shankar Das of Kolkata made his presence felt with a third straight round of four-under-68 at the Rs. 30 lakh TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship Presented by Chandigarh Golf Club. Thirty-six-year-old Shankar now enjoys a one-shot lead at 12-under-204 ahead of the final round. Mysuru…
India’s Lakshmi becomes first female ICC match referee
May 16, 2019The International Cricket Council (ICC) has welcomed India’s G.S. Lakshmi as the first female to be appointed to the ICC International Panel of Match Referees. Following close on the heels of Claire Polosak, who earlier this month became the first ever woman umpire to stand in a men’s ODI, Lakshmi will be eligible to referee…
AIFF appoints Croatia’s Igor Stimac as Indian Football Team Coach
May 16, 2019Croatia’s Igor Stimac has been appointed the head coach of the Indian football team for a two-year term, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Wednesday. The national team has been without a coach since the departure of Stephen Constantine in January. The official announcement was made on the Indian Football Team’s official Twitter…














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