South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen will replace Steve Smith in the Rajasthan Royals’ squad for this season’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Former Australia captain Smith was given a one-year ban by his country’s cricket board following his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket. Smith was still eligible to play in the IPL, but…
Santosh Trophy: Kerala beat Bengal to win sixth title
April 2, 2018Kerala beat defending champions Bengal 4-2 in the tie-breaker after the final ended 2-2 in extra time to win the 72nd edition of the Santosh Trophy Football Tournament at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) here yesterday. M.S. Jithin scored in the 19th minute for Kerala while Jiten Murmu drew level for Bengal in the…
John Isner upsets Alexander Zverev to win Miami Open Title
April 2, 2018Florida: John Isner finally put an end to his ATP Masters final agony on Sunday, winning the Miami Open for the first time by beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-4. The 14th seed had lost his previous three major tour final appearances in 2012, 2013 and 2016 but came back from a set…
Jayciana Chess Tourney in city on Apr.8
April 2, 2018As a part of Jayciana pre-fest events, Jayciana Chess Tournament will be held on Apr.8 at Table Tennis Court, SJCE, JSS Science & Technology Campus, Manasagangothri. This Tournament is open for all. A total of Rs.7,750 will be awarded to top five players in open category; Three trophy prizes will be given in U-7, U-10…
MDFA ‘A’ Division Football League: Narrow win for Rovers FC
April 2, 2018A match-winning goal by Mohammed Ateeq in the 57th minute helped Rovers FC to register a narrow 1-0 win over Gandhinagar FC in the MDFA ‘A’ Division Football League for the Achutharao Memorial Trophy 2017-18, played at the University Grounds here yesterday. On Saturday, Ashoka FC too registered a narrow 1-0 win over South Western…
Talented Athlete: P. S. Uma
April 1, 2018Athletics is the mother of all sporting events in the world sporting scene. Our city’s athlete P.S. Uma, a former Sports Hostel trainee, did everyone proud by winning the Shot-Put bronze medal in the 22nd Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championships 2017-18 held at Patiala recently. She threw the Shot-Put to a distance of 14.66m…
KSCA – Bengaluru Annual Awards Function: Mysuru Zone cricketers honoured for victory
April 1, 2018Mysuru Zone’s Vishnu Priyan (Best Bastman – KSCA Group II, 1st Division, representing BEML-2 Mysuru), Kruthik Krishna (Best Batsman – Inter-Zonal U-16 Tournament), R. Madhusudan (Best Bowler – 5th Division, representing Coles CC), Venkatesh (Best Batsman – 5th Division, representing Coles CC), K. Arun (Best Bowler – Group II, 2nd Division representing SWR Institute, Mysuru)…
Indian Premier League – 2018: Alex Hales replaces Warner in Sunrisers Hyderabad squad
April 1, 2018Hyderabad: England batsman Alex Hales was yesterday named as David Warner’s replacement for the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the franchise announced. The batsman was bought for his base price of 1 crore rupees from the Registered and Available Player Pool (RAPP) list. After losing their otherwise captain, Warner, to the…
Commonwealth Games – 2018: Indian athletes face investigation after syringes are found
April 1, 2018Gold Coast: Indian athletes were facing investigations on Saturday after the discovery of syringes in their accommodation at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia. A cleaner at the athletes’ village tipped off authorities about the syringes, which will now be analysed, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Chief Executive David Grevemberg said. He added that the CWG…
Super Cup ISL Champions: Chennaiyin FC knocked out by Aizawl FC
April 1, 2018Aizawl FC kick started their round-of-16 campaign defeating the ISL 2018 Champions Chennaiyin FC in a nail-biting penalty shootout 5-3 (2-2) here yesterday. Romanian Midfielder Andrei Ionescu (22′ and 91st minute) scored both the goals for Aizawl FC while Brazilian Mailson Alves (89′) and Dhanachandra Singh (115′) scored for Chennaiyin FC within the regulation time…
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