Basketball is a very popular sport in the International sporting scene and it’s a game which demands speed, agility and stamina from the player involved. Mysuru’s P.U. Navaneetha has been an outstanding basketball player in the country. This 23-year-old player will be representing Indian women’s basketball team in the Commonwealth Games to be held at…
Masters Athletes feted
March 11, 2018The Mysore District Masters Athletic Association felicitated the Masters athletes, who represented Karnataka in the 39th National Masters Athletic Championships held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru recently and won medals, at a programme held at University Lions Hall yesterday. The following athletes of the Association were honoured on the occasion by Mysore District Masters Athletics…
Serena Williams wins in WTA tour return
March 11, 2018Serena Williams shook off the rust from a 15-month layoff due to pregnancy to win her opening match at the WTA Indian Wells event with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Zarina Diyas. The unseeded Williams was the top-ranked player in the world when she began her long layoff following her victory at the 2017 Australian…
India F3 Futures $15,000 Men’s Tennis: City’s Prajwal Dev, Suraj progress
March 11, 2018Mysuru lads S.D. Prajwal Dev and Suraj R. Prabodh, representing India in the India F3 Futures $15,000 Men’s Tennis Tournament’s qualifying rounds in the Men’s Singles event, won their respective first round ties and moved into the final round, at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Club’s courts, Chandigarh, yesterday. Prajwal Dev scored a well-earned 6-2, 3-6,…
Sports Events
March 11, 2018Football MDFA ‘C’ Division football league 2017-18 12.3.18 Govt. Press FC vs Friends Union FC 13.3.18 Nethaji FC vs KSRTC FC 14.3.18 Friends Union FC vs KSRTC FC 15.3.18 Govt. Press FC vs Nethaji FC 16.3.18 Govt. Press FC vs KSRTC FC 17.3.18 Nethaji FC vs Friends Union FC at University football grounds, 3.45 pm.
SPORTS QUIZ
March 11, 2018What does the term YAS stand for? In which sport is the term ‘Riposte’ associated with? The ‘Katari Bowl’ is associated with which sport? Who is the former Karnataka star Indian cricketer who has resigned from the post of Chairman of Selection Committee for U-19 & U-16 cricket recently? Who is the Ivory Coast woman…
Runners in Staff Tennis Ball Cricket Championship
March 10, 2018The Staff Cricket team of National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, bagged Runners-Up Trophy in JSS Science and Technology University’s Mysuru City Engineering Colleges Staff Tennis Ball Cricket Championship-2018, organised by Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) at its campus recently. Lohith Singh of Team NIE Staff was declared as ‘Player of the Championship’ and…
Intl. Seminar on Jiu Jitsu and Judo
March 10, 2018A Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu International Seminar for MMA fighters was organised in city by Academy of Martial Science (AMS) at its premises. Gracie Barra Professor and Black belt, Mark Mullen from Canada, who has over 25 years of experience in Jiu Jitsu and Judo, conducted the seminar. He was assisted by AMS Head…
50th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet: City’s Raje Urs wins bronze
March 10, 2018City’s Superintendent of Central Excise & Service Tax, B.K. Raje Urs, taking part in the 50th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet 2018, held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, from Mar.5 to 7, won bronze medal in the 50-Plus 5-km Walking Race. Raje Urs has been representing South Zone in the All India Central Revenue…
Federation Cup Athletics: Uma of Mysuru wins bronze in shot-put
March 10, 2018P.S. Uma of Mysuru, representing Karnataka in the 22nd Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championships (2017-18) being held at Patiala, won bronze medal in the Women’s Shot-put event. A former DYES (Mysuru) product, Uma threw the shot to a distance of 14.66m to win bronze medal. Navaneet Kaur Dhillon of Punjab won gold with a…
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