Bengaluru: Mysuru veteran TT players fared well in the third edition of ‘Queens Cup’ – Karnataka Veterans Ranking TT Championship organised by Karnataka Veterans Table Tennis Association at Malleshwaram Association TT Hall here on June 16 and 17. This yearly event was sponsored by women veteran TT players. Dr. B.R. Sainath Iyer, formerly Professor and…
Commonwealth Chess: Shefali finishes sixth
July 5, 2018Delhi: WCM A.N. Shefali of Mandya, representing India in the Commonwealth Girls U-10 Chess Championship in Delhi, finished sixth with five points from seven rounds in the Tournament which concluded on Tuesday. In the final round, Shefali lost to Sneha Halder of West Bengal. Anupam M. Sreekumar of Kerala won the title with 6.5 points…
Former champs Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova crash out: Nadal, Djokovic progress
July 4, 2018London: Maria Sharapova suffered her first opening round Wimbledon defeat and earliest Grand Slam exit in eight years on Tuesday when she was shocked by fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko, the world number 132. Sharapova, the 2004 champion, was joined at the exit by 2011 and 2014 winner Petra Kvitova who was stunned by Belarusian world…
FIFA World Cup 2018: Neymar shines in Brazil’s win over Mexico
July 3, 2018Samara, Russia: Brazil reached the World Cup quarterfinals after Neymar scored and assisted in a 2-0 win over a Mexico side that saw their “fifth game” curse continue. Neymar opened the scoring for Brazil with a close-range tap-in on 50 minutes and Roberto Firmino made the game safe two minutes from time. It was another…
FIFA World Cup 2018: Belgium score narrow 3-2 win over Japan
July 3, 2018Nacer Chadli scored deep into second-half stoppage time to complete Belgium’s 3-2 comeback win against Japan in the World Cup round of 16 on Monday. The win puts Belgium into the quarterfinals, setting up a mouth-watering clash with Brazil in the last-eight. Having rested most of their best players for the 1-0 win over England…
Commonwealth Chess 2018: Mandya’s Shefali scores over Anjistha Basak
July 3, 2018Mandya’s chess player WCM A.N. Shefali representing India and taking part in the Commonwealth chess championship in the girls U-10 category won his sixth round tie against Anjistha Basak of West Bengal and is currently placed third in the ranking with 5 points from six rounds on Monday. In the previous rounds, Shefali had wins…
KSCA Mysore Zonal League: Facile win for Vijaya CC
July 3, 2018Vijaya CC registered a facile 31-run win over Garner CC in the KSCA Mysore zone IV Division league tie played at the Gangothri grounds here recently. Scores IV division: Vijaya CC 202 in 41 overs (Sharuk 25, Gautham 23, Waseem 22, Yogesh 22, G.Sunil three for 52, R.Girish three for 33, Naresh M Kumar three…
Preetham shines
July 3, 2018A century by P.Preetham (104, 13x4s), combined with useful contributions from D.J.Manav (68) and M.Kanishk (56), helped Vidyaranya CC to register a big 249-run win over Kollegal CC in the KSCA Mysore zone U-16 league for clubs, played at the Gangothri grounds here recently. Scores Vidyaranya CC 358 for four in 50 overs (P.Preetham 104,…
‘We’re the Messi and Ronaldo of Tennis’
July 2, 2018Federer relishes Nadal rivalry as Wimbledon kicks off today London: Roger Federer marked the 10th anniversary of his epic Wimbledon final loss to Rafael Nadal by claiming his rivalry with the Spaniard is the equal of the battle between football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Federer will start his bid for a ninth Wimbledon…
ITF Grade 4 Senior Tennis: Nagaraj wins Singles title
July 2, 2018Chennai: Mysuru’s R. Nagaraj, representing India in ITF Grade 4 Seniors Open Tennis Championships held at Chennai from June 25 to 30, won Men’s 55 Plus Singles title. In the 55 plus Men’s Singles final, second-seeded Nagaraj beat Sharad Tak 4-0 (retd). In semi-finals, he beat Sanjiv Mehra 6-0, 6-0 and in quarter-finals, had a…
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