Mysuru 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…
Pakistan batsman Imam-ul-Haq breaks Kapil Dev’s 36-year-old Record
May 16, 2019Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq broke India’s World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev’s record as he became the youngest-ever batsman to score a 150-plus knock in ODI cricket in England. Kapil Dev had scored an unbeaten 175 at the age of 24 in a 1983 World Cup match against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells. After 36 years, the 23-year-old…
U-15 State-level Wrestling Tourney in city
May 16, 2019The Mysore District Wrestling Association will conduct the 2nd Under-15 State-level Wrestling Tournament in Mysuru on May 19. The Tournament will serve as the selection trials to select the wrestlers for the boys and girls Freestyle, Greco Roman style Junior National Championship to be held at Kota in Rajasthan from June 21 to 23. For…
M15 Uganda ITF World Tennis Tour: Mysuru’s Prajwal Dev enters pre-quarterfinals
May 16, 2019Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, representing India in the M15 ITF $15,000 World Tennis Tour – Men’s Tennis Tournament in Kampala, Uganda, won his first round Men’s Singles event and entered the pre-quarter-finals on Wednesday. Prajwal Dev beat Diego Fernandez Flores (Chile) 6-2, 6-1 to move into pre-quarter-finals.
Shoulder injury rules Sharapova out of Roland Garros
May 16, 2019Maria Sharapova has pulled out of this year’s French Open with a shoulder injury, the two-time former Roland Garros winner announced on Wednesday. Sharapova, 32, a five-time Grand Slam champion, has not played since pulling out of a tournament in her native Russia at the end of January. “Sometimes the right decisions aren’t always the…
Serena withdraws from Italian Open with knee problem
May 16, 2019Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open on Tuesday with a recurring left knee injury. Serena Williams has withdrawn with a new knee pain, organisers said. The 23-time Grand Slam champion’s withdrawal comes a day after she beat Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson in straight sets to set up a second round meeting with her older sister…
ISHRAE Students Chapter installed
May 15, 2019The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), held the installation programme of Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) Students Chapter for 2019-20 recently. Seen are (from left – front row) Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Students Chair & Faculty Adviser, K.L. Daiveek, GVN Selvavindhan Vaither, Guruprasad, CWC Members, Chandrakanth…















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