Kalaburagi: A. Balkishan of Bengaluru with 7.5 points from eight rounds won the title in the Karnataka State U-25 Chess Championship – 2018, held at Kalaburagi on Sunday. Mysuru lad L. Vivekananda finished second with 7 points from eight rounds. Vivekananda had wins over Nakul Loya, Archana S. Indrali, P.T. Basavana Gowda, B.M. Sujay, Nitish…
Mangaluru: Sharan Rao of Dakshina Kannada (DK), with 6 points from 6 rounds, clinched the title in the Karavali Trophy Inter-District Open Chess Tournament – 2018 held at Mangaluru on July 8. AGM G.J. Chirag Hirinja of Dakshina Kannada finished second with 5 points (26.5), while Mysuru lad M.P. Ajith secured the third place with…
Mysuru lad S.J. Nikin Jose’s knock of 139 helped Mofussil XI gain the vital first innings lead over Combined Mofussil XI in the S.A. Srinivasan Memorial U-23 Tournament two-day tie played at Bengaluru on Friday. The two-day match ended in a draw. Scores — Combined Moffusil XI: 282 drew with Mofussil XI: 291 for 7…
Sochi: Ivan Rakitic scored the winning penalty as Croatia beat Russia 4-3 in a shoot-out after a dramatic 2-2 draw on Saturday to end the World Cup hopes of the host nation and advance to a semi-final against England. Brazilian-born Mario Fernandes had kept Russia’s dream alive when he headed home in the 115th minute…
London: Rafael Nadal sailed into the fourth round in the men’s singles event at Wimbeledon 2018 when he beat Australian Alex de Minaur a 6-1 6-2 6-4 in a well contested encounter. The Alicante-based 19-year-old played his part in an entertaining duel as he chased after everything Nadal could throw at him — and in…
Tennis is a global sport and Mysuru has been producing talented tennis players from time to time who have gone on to represent the country in various events. One such player who has made his mark in the National level in the junior boys section is city’s Arnav Pathange. Ranked No.10 in the country in…
Kazan, Russia: Belgium ran out 2-1 winners against Brazil to end the Selecao’s World Cup at the quarterfinal stage on Friday night, sending Neymar’s side home from Russia and putting Roberto Martinez’s team into the semifinals. A Fernandinho own goal and a brilliant Kevin De Bruyne strike gave Belgium a spot in the last four…
London: Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer advanced to the Wimbledon last 16 without dropping a set after a 6-3 7-5 6-2 win over German Jan-Lennard Struff on Friday. Federer, seeking a record ninth Wimbledon title, eased through the first set before the big-serving Struff put up more of a fight in the second….
Wimbledon: Former champions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic battled into the Wimbledon third round on Thursday but third seed and 2017 runner-up Marin Cilic crashed out. World number one Nadal defeated Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 and will next face Australian teenager Alex de Minaur. Djokovic, the three-time champion, needed treatment on his…
Canada: Mysuru lad Suraj R. Prabodh, representing India and taking part in the 25,000$ ITF Canada F5 Futures men’s tennis tournament at Canada from July 2-8, lost in the first round in the men’s singles event on Wednesday. In the men’s singles first round, third seeded Evan Song (USA) beat Suraj 6-2, 6-0 and entered…
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