Reigning all-India champion Aryan Roopa Anand shot a closing two-under 68 to win the IGU Northern India Amateur Golf Championship at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur on Friday. He beat a strong field of 74 players from all over the country. The Mysuru-based golfer finished with an impressive four-day aggregate of 10- under 270…
Siblings shine in Inter-School Chess
December 11, 2022Budding Chess Champions of Mysuru, Dhatri Umesh and Diya Umesh bagged the first runner-up and second runner-up in their respective categories in Inter-School Chess Championship held in Bengaluru. Students from all schools across the State participated in the Tournament that was organised by National Public School, HSR Layout, Bengaluru. Dhatri Umesh played extremely well and…
Medal winners in walk race
December 11, 2022‘Star of Mysore’ Racing Correspondent P.G. Chandrashekar (extreme right) has bagged gold medal in the 3-km walk race (75+ age group category) at the First South India-Sri Lanka Masters Athletics Open Championship-2022 held at Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Ajjarakadu, Udupi, on Dec. 9 and 10. He is seen with (from left) Subbasetty (70+ age group…
Winners of Christ Cup-2022
November 29, 2022Seventeen teams from different colleges and different parts of Mysuru took part in the Christ Cup-2022 Basketball Tournament, organised by Christ College, Mysuru, at its premises in Srirampura here on Nov. 16 and 17. JSS School of Life Sciences (JSS SLS), Mysuru, were the Champions who secured first place and Sapient College, Mysuru, secured second…
Sports talent
November 29, 2022K.R. Kaviraj, student of Rotary Midtown Academy, won second place in Alliance Square Student Run-2022, organised by Hari Vidyalaya on Nov. 20. He has also received cash prize of Rs. 2,000. R. Vinay, also of Rotary Midtown Academy, was part of the winning team in ‘Under 12 Mahadevappa Trophy-2022’ Cricket Championship organised by Adhyanan Cricket…
Shouldn’t we put the Field back in Hockey?
November 28, 2022By Dr. Tilak Ponappa Despite the hype and glamour that surrounds other sports, especially cricket, hockey holds a special place in the hearts of the people of Kodagu. The Family Hockey Tournament remains a popular event and there are several talented youngsters who emerge in these matches. Many such players from rural areas learn their…
Legendary sprinter P.T. Usha takes over as IOA President
November 28, 2022Legendary sprinter P.T. Usha has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The deadline to file the nomination papers for the IOA elections ended yesterday. Cabinet Minister Kiren Rijiju took to social media to congratulate the veteran athlete on her new appointment in the IOA. “Congratulations to legendary Golden Girl, Smt….
Wins medals in International Karate Championship
November 28, 2022M.V. Tanish Gowda, an 8th std. student of Vijaya Vittala School, who represented India at the International Karate Championship ‘Shorin Kai Cup-2022’ held in Dubai recently, has secured first prize in both Kata and Kumite categories. Son of former Taluk Panchayat President Netravati Venkatesh of Maratikyatanahalli, Mysuru district, Tanish is trained under Kyoshi S. Sunil…
Year Ending Review-2022
November 27, 2022Now that the 2022 tennis season is over one can review the important tournaments and performance of some of the top players. Of the four Major tournaments (aka Grand Slam Events), two were won by Rafael Nadal and one each by Novak Djokovic and a19-year-old Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. The prestigious year-ending ATP finals…
Shuttle Badminton: Selected for Nationals
November 27, 2022M.J. Mohammed Zaid (2nd PUC Commerce), also of Trinity First Grade College, Vijayanagar, Mysuru, has been selected for National-level Shuttle Badminton in the Sports Competition conducted by the Department of PU Education, Karnataka, at Chikkodi in Belagavi.
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