Dubai: India skipper Ajay Thakur led from the front to thrash South Korea 36-20 while a second string Iran outplayed Pakistan 40-21 in the semi-finals of the Kabaddi Masters at the Al Wasl Sports Club here on Friday. For the first time in the tournament, India were put under pressure and it forced the coach…
58th National Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship: City’s Reena George wins bronze
June 30, 2018Guwahati: Sprinter Reena George, representing Karnataka in the 58th National Inter-State Athletic Championship-2018 being held at Guwahati, won the bronze medal in the women’s 100m event on Friday. Odisha’s Dutee Chand won the gold with a timing of 11.32s. Reena George, Mysuru’s Afsana Begum, P.J. Sneha and Prajna S. Prakash combined well to win the…
Commonwealth Chess Championship: Joshi shocks Thejkumar
June 30, 2018Govind Ballabh Joshi (Air India) with a rating of 2078, playing with white pieces in the 16th board, shocked eighth seeded Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar of Mysuru (Rating 2495), in the fourth round of the Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2018, played at Delhi on Friday. After four rounds, Thejkumar has secured 2 points and is…
Hombegowda Memorial University Inter-Collegiate Football Tourney
June 30, 2018The Department of Physical Education, University of Mysore (UoM), will be conducting the Chief Justice Hombegowda Memorial University Inter-Collegiate Gold Cup Football Tournament 2018 from July 30 to Aug.3 at the University Football Grounds in city. The Tournament will be sponsored by Physical Education Teachers Academy Trust, Mysuru. Entries may be sent to the Department…
KSFA’s Football Referees Exam on Sept.23
June 30, 2018The Referees Committee of the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) will conduct the Referees Examination for entrance/ promotion of candidates at Bengaluru on Sept.23. Candidates willing to become referees must have registered their candidature with the All India Football Federation 30 days before the examination. Referees examination consists of four parts — Fitness Test, Theory,…
FIFA WORLD CUP 2018: Tunisia beat Panama to finish third in Group G
June 29, 2018Saransk, Russia: Neatly-taken second-half goals by Fakhreddine Ben Yousseff and Wahbi Khazri gave Tunisia a 2-1 victory over Panama in their final Group G match in Saransk on Thursday and secured the North Africans their first World Cup finals win in 40 years. Tunisia, playing fluent and composed football, dominated the match but were trailing…
Mysuru boy officiating Wimbledon Qualifying rounds at London
June 29, 2018Mysuru boy Sagar G. Kashyap (kneeling extreme left) seen with the Tennis India Officials, who are presently officiating in the Wimbledon-2018 Grand Slam Tennis Championships Qualifying rounds at London. Sagar had also officiated in the recently concluded French Open Championships in Rolland Garros.
Commonwealth Chess Championships: Thejkumar held to a draw by Sambit Panda
June 29, 2018New Delhi: Grand Master M.S.Thejkumar, representing India and taking part in the Commonwealth Chess Open Championship-2018 at Delhi, was held to a draw in the third round by Orissa’s Sambit Panda (Rating 2187) yesterday. After three rounds, GM Thejkumar has secured 2 points and is placed 34th in the rankings. In the second round, he…
FIFA World Cup 2018: South Korea stun holders
June 28, 2018Kazan: Germany crashed out of the World Cup on Wednesday after a stoppage-time VAR-assisted goal from Kim Young-gwon and a late second by Son Heung-min earned South Korea a famous 2-0 win. The Germans needed to win by two clear goals in their final group F match at Kazan Stadium to advance to the last…
$15,000 ITF F3 Sri Lanka Futures Men’s Tennis: Mysuru’s Vasisht goes down in pre-quarters
June 28, 2018Colombo: Mysuru lad C. Vasisht, representing India in the $15,000 ITF F3 Futures Sri Lanka Men’s Tennis Tournament at Colombo, on Wednesday lost his Men’s Singles pre-quarter-final match against Argentina’s Ignacio Caron 3-6, 6-7(3) and bowed out of the Tournament. In the first round, Vasisht beat Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to…
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