Mysuru lad Girish A. Koushik (2374 Rating), taking part in Akshayakalpa 46th ICA Monthly Open Chess Tournament held at Silicon City Academy Secondary School premises, Bengaluru, won the title with 7 points from 8 rounds. Girish Koushik tied with Md.Dilshad (Rating 1930) who also secured 7 points from 8 rounds but Girish Koushik’s better progressive-tie-break…
KSCA Mysore Zone T20 Tourney for Clubs: Narrow win for Mohan’s XI
January 30, 2018Mohan’s XI registered an exciting 2-run win over Mysore City Gymkhana in KSCA Mysuru Zone T20 Tournament for Clubs, played at JSS-SJCE Grounds recently. Scores Mohan’s XI: 148 for seven in 20 overs (Madan Mohan 58, B. Mohith 34, Manjesh Gowda two for 21) bt Mysore City Gymkhana: 146 for six in 20 overs (Pavan…
Annual Sports Day of Gonikoppal Cauvery College
January 30, 2018The Annual Sports Day and prize distribution ceremony of Cauvery College, Gonikoppal, will be held on Jan.31 from 10.30 am onwards at its premises here. Jammada Joyappa, of Karate International, Gonikoppal and Maneyapanda Dechamma, Member, Virajpet Town Panchayat, both alumni of the College, will be the chief guests. K.P. Bopanna, Director, Cauvery Education Society and…
Roger Federer wins sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title
January 29, 2018Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic here yesterday. The Swiss lost five games in a row as he dropped the fourth set but recovered to win 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 3-6 6-1. Federer, 36, becomes only the fourth player after Margaret Court,…
National Roller Skating Championships: Varsha Puranik of Mysuru wins gold
January 29, 2018City’s skater Varsha S. Puranik, representing Karnataka in the National Roller Skating Championships 2017-18 being held at Chennai, won gold in the speed event in the Women’s section. This is Varsha Puranik’s 50th gold medal in National Championships. City’s Rea Elizabeth Achaiah won a silver and a bronze, while Dhanush Babu, Shika Dashel won a…
T.S. Santhanam Memorial National AITA Veteran’s Men’s Tennis: Nagaraj bags double
January 29, 2018City’s R. Nagaraj, an Administrative Officer in Income-Tax, Mysuru, taking part in the T.S. Santhanam Memorial AITA National Veteran’s Tennis Tournament for men held at Chennai on Saturday, won 55 plus men’s singles and doubles and clinched a grand double. In the men’s 55 plus singles final, Nagaraj beat Nirmal 6-2, 6-2 to clinch the…
Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2018: City’s Sonam Chugh fares well
January 29, 2018City’s professional women’s golfer Sonam Chugh taking part in the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2018’s 2nd leg held at Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Mumbai, from Jan.22 to 25 fared well. Sonam Chugh returned with a three-day card of 231 (80+77+74) and finished 12th in the final ranking. Sharmila Nicollet won the title with a…
Athletes, sports journos feted
January 29, 2018The Mysore Athletics Club, Mysuru, felicitated sports journalists and upcoming athletes of Mysuru district at a programme organised at the University Lions Hall in city on Saturday evening. Those honoured — Sitting (from left): Nagesh Panathale of Vijaya Karnataka, S. Uday Shankar of The New Indian Express, Mysuru, B.K. Somashekar (Master Athlete), N. Jinesh (Janatha…
MDFA ‘B’ Division Football: Panther FC, Royal FC in drawn tie
January 29, 2018Panther FC and Royal FC were involved in a goalless drawn encounter in their Group-B league tie in the MDFA ‘B’ Division Football League for the Govindaraju Memorial Trophy, played at the University Grounds here yesterday. Both the teams secured a point each from this drawn tie. Results Panther FC drew with Royal FC (0-0)….
Australian Open: Croatian-Canadian pair M.Pavic and G.Dabrowski wins mixed doubles title
January 28, 2018Indo-Hungarian tennis pair Rohan Bopanna and Timea Babos went down in a closely contested Australian Open mixed doubles final, losing 6-2, 4-6, 9-11 to eighth seeded Croatian-Canadian pairing of Mate Pavic and Gabriela Dabrowski at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne this morning. This was Bopanna’s third Grand Slam final, only to lose it in…
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