M.R. Dhanusha, representing University of Mysore, yesterday won the women’s Heptathlon gold in the ongoing 79th All India Inter-University Athletics Championship (2018-19), conducted by Mangalore University and Alva’s College, Moodabidri. She secured first place in 100m Hurdles, 200m and 800m event, second in High-Jump, Long-Jump and Javelin-Throw and third in Shot-Put to log a total…
Mysuru girl Rakshitha to lead State senior women’s cricket team
November 28, 2018Mysuru’s Rakshitha Krishnappa will lead the Karnataka senior women’s team in the Plate Group ‘B’ Inter-State One-Day Cricket Championship (2018-19) to be held at Bengaluru from Dec.1 to 20. Mysuru’s Shubha Satish has also been selected in the squad. The Team Rakshitha Krishnappa (Captain), Divya Gnanananda (VC), Sanjana Batni (WK), Prathyoosha Kumar, Akanksha Kohli, C….
State-level PU Athletic Meet 2018: Dakshina Kannada teams bag Overall Championship
November 28, 2018Dakshina Kannada PU athletes with 92 points in boys’ section and 81 points in girls’ section, bagged Overall Team Championship title in the three-day State-level PU Athletic Meet 2018, jointly organised by Pre-University Education Board and Vijaya Vittala Composite Pre-University College, Mysuru, at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in city which concluded Monday. Bengaluru South (BS) secured…
Mysuru to host Karnataka Vs Maharashtra Ranji tie from tomorrow
November 27, 2018The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Mysuru Zone, will play host and conduct the Karnataka Vs Maharashtra Ranji tie, at the SDNR Wadiyar Platinum Jubilee University Grounds from Nov.28 to Dec.1. Karnataka team will be led by R. Vinay Kumar. Karnataka have included youngster Devdutt Padikkal and Abhishek Reddy in the 15 member squad for…
Tour of Nilgiris
November 26, 2018The eight-day cycle expedition to kick off from Mysuru on Dec. 9 The 11th edition of Tour of Nilgiris (TfN), the annual flagship event of Ride A Cycle Foundation (RAC-F), will witness cyclists pedal 950+ kms around the pristine Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve across Western Ghats, winding through the three States of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil…
All-India U-15 FIDE-Rated Open Chess Tourney: Chennai’s Pranav clinches title
November 26, 2018Pranav (TN), the top-seed, a 7th standard student from Velammal Vidyalaya, Chennai, with a rating of 2311, playing with white pieces scored a well-earned win over State-mate Thiyagarajan Tamilselvi (7 points), and clinched the coveted title on the concluding day with 8.5 points from nine rounds in the All-India U-15 (boys & girls) FIDE Rated…
Runners-up in VTU Throwball Tourney
November 26, 2018The Girls Throwball team of ATME College of Engineering, Mysuru, secured Runners-Up trophy in the VTU Mysuru Zone Inter-Collegiate Throwball Championship (2018-19) organised by GSSSIETW, Mysuru, recently, by defeating NIE, Mysuru. The winning team — (standing) Prapulla, Meghana Reddy, Rachana, Pallavi, Sangeetha and Varsha; (sitting) Meghana Urs, Dharani, Harshitha (Captain) and Monica — is seen…
Excels in Muay Thai
November 26, 2018Jeshwanth and P.T. Somanna, fighters of Kimura Martial Arts and Fitness Club, Mysuru, have won Silver and Bronze Medals respectively in National Muay Thai Championship-2018 held at Nanded City, Pune recently. More than 450 fighters from across India had participated in the event.
Mary Kom lifts record 6th gold at Boxing Worlds
November 25, 2018Mary Kom scripted history at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi yesterday by clinching a record sixth World Championship Gold Medal in the light flyweight 48kg category after outclassing Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota by an unanimous 5:0 verdict. The 35-year-old Kom, a mother of three and a pre-tournament favourite for the gold, rewrote the…
All-India U-15 FIDE Open Rating Chess Tourney: Pranav emerges sole leader
November 25, 2018Top-seed V. Pranav (7.5 points) of Tamil Nadu, making a strong bid to clinch the title, playing on the top board with white pieces, registered a well-earned win over overnight joint leader and ninth seed AIM Kaushik G. Iyer (7 points) in 50 moves and emerged as the sole leader after eight rounds, at the…















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