Qualifier Suraj R. Prabodh from Mysuru, representing India in the India F2 Futures $15,000 ITF Men’s Tennis Tourney in Kolkata, continued his good form to score a upset win over eight seeded German Sami Reinwein 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and entered the quarter-finals in the Men’s Singles event yesterday. In a tie which lasted for two…
ITF Women’s $15,000 Tennis Tourney: Dhruthi advances into quarter-finals
March 8, 2018Mysuru girl Dhruthi T. Venugopal, representing India in the Women’s ITF $15,000 Tennis Tournament at Bhopal, won her pre-quarterfinals Singles tie against sixth seeded Indian Ruthuja Bhosale 6-3, 6-0 in a tie which lasted for one hour and one minute and sailed into the quarter-finals yesterday. In the quarter-finals, unseeded Dhruthi Venugopal will meet sixth…
BCCI announces new contract system: Kohli, Bhuvaneshwar in top Rs.7 crore bracket
March 8, 2018The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday announced new packages for men and women cricketers. While captain Virat Kohli, batsment Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah have been offered the top A+ bracket, former skipper M.S. Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin and others have been included in A Grade. Cricketers…
Runners-Up in Inter-Collegiate Throwball Championship
March 8, 2018The women throwball team of National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, emerged Runners-up in the VTU Inter-Collegiate Inter-Zone Championship 2017-18, organised by SJCIT, Chikkaballapura, recently. Earlier the team had won the Mysuru zone edition beating NIE-IT in finals held at GSSSIETW, Mysuru. Seen in the picture are (sitting from left) Punya Nanjappa (Vice-Captain), R. Kavya,…
Football: East Mysore, SWR-N in drawn tie
March 8, 2018East Mysore FC and South Western Railway (SWR-N) FC were involved in a 2-2 drawn encounter in the MDFA ‘C’ Division Football League 2017-18 for the Chirag Trophy played at the University Grounds here yesterday. results — East Mysore FC: 2 (Siddiq 41, 46) drew with SWR-N FC: 2 (Jayesh 55, Chethan 59); Tuesday’s Match…
Federer stays atop ATP Rankings; Simona Halep leads Women’s List
March 6, 2018Switzerland legend Roger Federer remained at the number one spot with 10,060 points, exactly 600 points ahead of World No.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain, in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released yesterday while Simona Halep led the women’s ranking chart. Last month, the 20-time Grand Slam champion reclaimed the top…
12th Sir Nick Faldo Series Asia Grand Final Golf Tourney: Pranavi Urs finishes tied second
March 6, 2018Mysuru’s Pranavi S. Urs, representing India in the 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final Golf Tournament played at Laguna Lang Co Golf Course in Vietnam from Mar.1-3, finished tied second in the girls U-16 category with a three-day card of par-213 (71+72+70) on Saturday. results U-16: 1. Arina Hiraki (Japan) 206-70+69+67; 2. Chang Hsin Chiao…
Excels in Inter-Collegiate Handball
March 6, 2018The men’s handball team of Government First Grade College, Bilikere, secured third place in the Mysore University Inter-Collegiate Inter-Zonal Men Championship for the year 2017-18 organized by UoM’s Department of Physical Education jointly with PES Science, Commerce, Arts College, Mandya and Maharaja’s College, Mysuru, at University Grounds in Mysuru. Seen are (standing from left) C.D.Vinod…
Women’s ITF $15,000 Bhopal Tennis: City’s Dhruthi enters pre-quarters
March 6, 2018Mysuru-based Dhruthi T. Venugopal, representing India in the women’s ITF $15,000 Tennis Tournament at Bhopal, yesterday scored a good win in the women’s Singles first round and entered the pre-quarterfinals. Dhruthi beat wild-card entrant Ganeshi Aniya (Ind) 6-0, 6-2 to progress further. In the women’s Doubles pre-quarterfinals, Dhruthi Venugopal and Riya Bhatia will take on…
MDFA ‘C’ Division Football League: Big win for Lucky Star FC
March 6, 2018Lucky Star FC registered a facile 4-0 win over South Western Raliway (N) FC in the MDFA ‘C’ Division Football League (2017-18) for the Chirag Trophy played at the University Grounds here yesterday. Results Lucky Star FC: 4 (Ashraj Ahmed 25, Maaz Ahmed 32, Nadeem Pasha 40, Seena 55) bt South Western Railway (N) FC:…
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