Karnataka came Runners-up at the 2nd National-level Sitting Volleyball Championship for Specially Abled Women, hosted by Paraolympic Association of Tamil Nadu at Coimbatore recently. Karnataka lost to Rajasthan by three points in the finals of the Championship in which teams from ten States took part. Geetha of Mysuru was the Vice-Captain, while Savitha, Pooja and…
Wins Tennis Championship
December 30, 2018The Mysuru team, consisting of R.N. Ramesh from Mysore Tennis Club (Mysuru) and Balasubramanyam from Vontikoppal Club (Mysuru), who participated in the Davangere Open State-level Tennis Championship held at Davangere recently, won the Doubles title in the 55+ age category. In the finals, Ramesh and Balasubramanyam defeated Amarnath and Sathyendra of Tumakuru by 8-2.
Cycling Race and Jatha in city on Jan.6
December 30, 2018Cycling Mysooru Training Academy has organised District-level Amateur Cycling Race and Jatha in city on Jan.6. The event, which will begin at 6 am at #221, 1st Stage, Nivedita Nagar, near Petrol Bunk, will be held in the following categories: Under-3, U-6, U-9, U-12, U-15, U-18 and above 18 years for both boys and girls….
Excels in Jagadguru Memorial Sports Meet at Suttur
December 29, 2018The students of JSS Science and Technology University, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, won the following prizes in the Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji Memorial Sports Meet held at Suttur in November: Volleyball (Men) – 2nd place; Throwball (Women) – 2nd place; Women team – Overall Championship; Women Individual Athlete Champions, Best Player –…
Suraj bags KOA Award for Lawn Tennis
December 29, 2018Suraj R. Prabodh from Mysuru, Raked No. 1 in the State in the men’s section, is seen receiving the Karnataka Olympic Association’s (KOA) Award for Lawn Tennis from Governor Vajubhai R. Vala at a function held in Bengaluru recently. Also seen are KOA President Govindaraju and Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister K.J. George.
Yashas Chandra wins PGTI ‘Rookie of the Year’ award
December 29, 2018Twenty-three-year-old Mysuru-based rookie Yashas Chandra wins the PGTI’s Emerging Player of the Year race for 2018. He accumulated the highest earnings among the rookies during the season — Rs.13,26,493. Yashas Chandra had nine starts in the season and posted two top-5 finishes. His best result was fourth at the CG Open 2018. He is a…
Mysuru’s Pranavi Urs among 13 athletes selected for IFSG’s ‘Stars of Tomorrow’
December 29, 2018The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) launched its athlete support programme, ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ (SOT), with an aim to identify and support India’s future sporting talent in diverse set non-mainstream sports such as Sailing, Squash, Tennis, Swimming and Golf to name a few. The event was held at a private hotel in Mumbai recently….
Winners of Three-hour Distance Swimming Competition
December 27, 2018The Mysore District Swimming Association (MDSA), Mysuru, had organised a three-hour Distance Swimming Competition in association with the Department of Physical Education (DPE), University of Mysore (UoM), Mysuru, on Sunday at the University Swimming Pool in Saraswathipuram here. The swimming competition was inaugurated by the Sports enthusiast & Industrialist Arjun Ranga, Managing Partner, NR Group…
KSCA Mysuru Zone’s Sri Gopalaswami Memorial Cricket Tourney: Ravi Raj strikes century
December 27, 2018A century by opener Ravi Raj (139, 10x4s), helped The Mysore Gymkhana to register a big 234-run win over Kollegal CC in the KSCA Mysuru Zone’s Sri Gopalaswami Memorial Tourney-2018, played at the JSS-SJCE Grounds here recently. Scores The Mysore Gymkhana: 330 for 6 in 50 overs (Ravi Raj 139, Mahadev Prasad 68) bt Kollegal…
Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 Tourney: Karnataka in command
December 27, 2018Hosts Karnataka dominated the proceedings on the third day against Bengal and having set a target of 330-run to win, have reduced their rivals to 13 for one in 3.2 overs, at close of play on the penultimate day of the four-day Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 (2018-19) Round VI, Elite Group A & B fixture…















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