Vijaya 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…
Goalkeepers star as Russia, Croatia beat opponents on Penalties
July 2, 2018Moscow: Hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals where they will face either Denmark or Croatia. Russia keeper Igor Akinfeev saved Koke’s and Iago Aspas’ spot kicks in their first ever penalty shootout to send the hosts through following a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes. Croatia…
Champions Trophy Hockey: Australia beat India in shootouts to win 15th title
July 2, 2018Breda: India’s quest for their maiden Champions Trophy hockey title remained unaccomplished as they lost 1-3 to defending champions Australia via penalty shootouts in the summit clash of the 37th and final edition of the tournament. India came agonisingly close to securing their maiden Champions Trophy triumph, only to be denied by a valiant show…
Chess: Mohite holds Thejkumar to a draw
July 2, 2018Delhi: Maharashtra’s Mohite Ranveer (Rating 2089) held Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar of Mysuru to a creditable drawn in the seventh round of the Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2018 held at Delhi on Sunday. After seven rounds, GM Thejkumar of Railways has secured 4 points and is placed 53rd in the rankings. GM Vaibhav Suri of…
Talented Athlete Reena George
July 1, 2018Our city’s athlete Reena George, representing Karnataka, did everyone proud by winning bronze medal in the women’s 100m event of Inter-State Athletic Championships 2018 held at Guwahati on Friday. She was also part of the Karnataka women’s 4x100m quartet which won gold in the Championships. She is our ‘Star This Week.’ Reena, employed with Central…
India reign supreme in Kabaddi Masters, Clinch title with easy win
July 1, 2018Dubai: Putting up yet another superlative show, India thrashed Iran 44-26 to emerge champions of the six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai, here today. In a battle between the top two sides of the world, the three-time world champions did not give Iran any ground to recover with captain Ajay Thakur (nine points) and youngster Monu Goyat…
Hockey: India draw with Netherlands, enter Champions Trophy final
July 1, 2018Breda: India were held to a narrow 1-1 draw by hosts Netherlands but it was enough for the last year’s runners-up to enter their second consecutive final of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament. India scored through Mandeep Singh (47th minute) from a penalty corner rebound but the goal was nullified by Thierry Brinkman (55th) five…
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