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State Govt. to reserve jobs for sportspersons
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State Govt. to reserve jobs for sportspersons

December 12, 2025

Belagavi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday announced that the State Government will implement 3 percent reservation in Forest and Police Department and 2 percent reservation in various other Departments for sportspersons. Responding to a question by MLC Ivan D’Souza at Legislative Council, regarding providing reservation in government jobs, developing sports infrastructure and promoting the sport of…

Selected for National-level Lawn Tennis Championship
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Selected for National-level Lawn Tennis Championship

December 10, 2025

Mysuru: Inchara B. Shettar, a 2nd PUC (PCMB) student of Trinity Pre-University College, Vijayanagar, Mysuru, has secured the Runner-Up position in the State-level Lawn Tennis Competition conducted at Raichur by the Department of School Education and the Pre-University Board. With this accomplishment, she has also been selected to represent Karnataka at the National-level Lawn Tennis…

Annual Sports Fiesta at Kodagu Model School
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Annual Sports Fiesta at Kodagu Model School

December 9, 2025

Mysuru: The Annual Sports Fiesta was held at Kodagu Model School on Kaveri Road in Vidyashankara Layout, Mysuru, recently. Dr. C. Venkatesh, Chairman and Director, Department of Studies in Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Sports Pavilion, University of Mysore, inaugurated the meet by lighting the sports torch, followed by a symbolic cycle ride to officially…

Fit India Campaign: MP’s Sports Festival for children on Dec. 21
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Fit India Campaign: MP’s Sports Festival for children on Dec. 21

December 9, 2025

Mysuru: The fourth edition of Children’s Athletics Championship, organised under the aegis of Rotary Club of Heritage Mysore, will take place at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Nazarbad here on Dec. 21 at 8 am. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Rotary Heritage President Rtn. M.S. Raju said that this championship has been organised…

‘Team Game Changers’ sweeps KSCA polls
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‘Team Game Changers’ sweeps KSCA polls

December 8, 2025

Former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad elected President, Santosh Menon Secretary Bengaluru: ‘Team Game Changers,’ led by former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, swept the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Polls held here yesterday. The team, led by Prasad, won a majority of 11 seats of the total 16 seats stamping their authority on KSCA.  Venkatesh Prasad,…

‘Will not allow IPL matches to move out of Bengaluru’
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‘Will not allow IPL matches to move out of Bengaluru’

December 8, 2025

Bengaluru: Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar yesterday asserted that the State Government will not allow the shifting of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches from M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, reaffirming that all fixtures of IPL 2026 allotted to the city will be held as scheduled. Speaking to the media persons after casting his vote in the KSCA…

National U-16 AITA National Series Tournament: City’s tennis player Padmapriya wins Girls Singles title
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National U-16 AITA National Series Tournament: City’s tennis player Padmapriya wins Girls Singles title

December 8, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: City’s upcoming tennis player Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar won the U-16 Girls Singles title at AITA National Series (NS) Tournament held at Ash Tennis Academy, Shamirpet, Telangana recently. In the finals, Padmapriya beat Aniha Govinolla in straight sets 6-3;6-3 to win the title. Meanwhile, in the Girls Double, Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar/ Shazfa pair went down…

New KSCA Mysuru Zone Convenor
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New KSCA Mysuru Zone Convenor

December 8, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Srinivas Prasad, Secretary, Navodaya Cricket Club, was elected as the new Convenor of KSCA Mysuru Zone during the KSCA elections held in Benglauru yesterday. Srinivas Prasad, representing Team Game Changers led by former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, defeated the incumbent Mysuru Zone Convenor R.K. Hari Krishna Kumar, Secretary, National Cricket Club, by a margin…

Sisterhood for fitness 3K/5K run on Dec. 7
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Sisterhood for fitness 3K/5K run on Dec. 7

December 3, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Bengaluru-based SistersInSweat, a community dedicated to women’s sport and wellness, will be organising SIS X Mysore Run on Dec. 7 from SAPA Bakery in Gokulam. This run is organised exclusively for women and the entry fee is Rs. 350. Interested can visit www.sistersinsweat.com/events to register themselves for the run. The event will begin with…

City MMA & Grappling athletes shine
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City MMA & Grappling athletes shine

December 3, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Fourteen MMA athletes of the Academy of Martial Science (AMS) and five athletes of SMITE Academy, under the aegis of Mysore Combat Sports Association (MCSA), have won 10 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals in the MMA India Open Championship – 2025 held in Jaipur recently. Team Karnataka, with a total medal tally…

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