M.R. Dhanusha, the 19-year-old Heptathlete from University of Mysore (UoM), is the only girl who is qualified to represent India at the 30th Summer Universiade World Athletic Championships-2019 scheduled to be held in Napoli, Italy, between July 3 and 14. For her participation in the Meet, Dhanusha had to remit Rs.2.26 lakh and under the…
The 8th State-level Shuttle Badminton Tournament, organised by the Centre Court, Mysuru, will be held on May 4 and 5 at the G.S. Sports Complex, Vijayanagar 4th Stage in city. The Tournament will be held in the following 11 categories: Singles for Boys and Girls in U-11, U-14 and U-17 age category, Singles and Doubles…
Mysuru’s Prasiddhi Bhat finishes seventh Ananya Arumbakkam, Swara Lakshmi S. Nair and AIM V. Renganayaki (all from Bengaluru) tied with 7.5 points from nine rounds, but based on her better tie-break score of 56.5, Ananya won the title, in the Shree Narayana Guru Trophy, Karnataka State U-13 Girls – FIDE Rated Chess Championship held at…
In his first meeting against Rafael Nadal, Jan-Lennard Struff had the right game plan — serve and volley and hit every ball as hard as he could. But Nadal weathered Struff’s most aggressive best, and is now two wins away from a record-setting 12th Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell title. The 32-year-old Spaniard made his 12th…
Dinesh Karthik returned to scoring ways in superlative fashion, but it was the young duo of Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer who stole all the limelight with their match-winning cameos as Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets at Eden Gardens on Apr. 25. Karthik hit seven fours and nine maximums…
An autorickshaw driver, who is a veteran athlete, has become a role model for others by his achievements at the national and international level. The veteran athlete Vishweshwara Aradhya Diddapura, 67, a resident of 11th Cross, Ramanuja Road, who is an autorickshaw driver, in his spare time practises hard in several disciplines like speed walking,…
Terming the decision to drop the traditional Kodava family hockey tournament this year in the wake of last year’s natural calamity that ravaged Kodagu district as a wrong move, Kodagu Press Club President Ajjamada Ramesh Kuttappa has regretted that the 22-year-old record of the tournament has been broken. The annual Kodava Hockey Festival, which is…
Navdeep Saini’s fabulous penultimate over kept Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) afloat as they beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 17 runs in an Indian Premier League encounter at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru yesterday. Chasing a daunting 203 runs for victory, KXIP were off to a flying start as Chris Gayle scored a quickfire 23…
The 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships held in the premises of the Khalifa International Stadium here, has drawn to a close with the arena lying witness to some classic performances. In the previous edition of the Championships held in Bhubaneswar, India had topped the medal tally with 17 medals and likewise, in this…
The Mysore District Athletic Association (MDAA) has invited application from athletes for the Nandi Awards 2018-19 given for the best athletes of Mysuru district for both boys and girls category under the age group of 14, 16, 18, 20 years, men and women and also Sports Promoters for the Sports Promoters Award. The athletes should…
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