Sochi: Edinson Cavani scored twice as Uruguay shattered Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup dream with a 2-1 victory over Portugal here on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain striker Cavani curled home a superb 62nd-minute winner to settle a thrilling second round duel in Sochi which sends Uruguay into a quarter-final against France next Friday. Cavani had already put…
Commonwealth Chess: Sreeshwan holds Thejkumar
July 1, 2018Delhi: M. Sreeshwan of Telangana (Rating 2064) held Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar to a draw in the sixth round of the Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2018 at Delhi on Saturday. After six rounds, GM M.S. Thejkumar, seeded eighth in the Tourney, has secured 3.5 points and is placed 64th in the rankings. In the fifth…
Bengaluru’s Yash Aradhya in JK Tyre Formula-4 BMW Series
June 30, 2018Bengaluru: After dominating in Go Karting for nearly six years with Multiple National Championship and being crowned as the National Champion (Rookie) FLGB in his debut year at the JK Tyre National Racing Championship FLGB, Bengaluru boy Yash Aradhya, a student of Bishop Cottons Boys School and a racer with Team MSport, now moves to…
Malaysia Open: P.V. Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth enter semifinals
June 30, 2018Kuala Lumpur: P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth continued their impressive run at the Malaysia Open, progressing to the semifinals of the women’s and men’s singles competition with a straight-game wins in the USD 700,000 world tour super 750 tournament on Friday. In a clash between Olympic silver and gold medallists, it was Sindhu who emerged…
Kabaddi Masters India thrash South Korea, to face Iran in final
June 30, 2018Dubai: India skipper Ajay Thakur led from the front to thrash South Korea 36-20 while a second string Iran outplayed Pakistan 40-21 in the semi-finals of the Kabaddi Masters at the Al Wasl Sports Club here on Friday. For the first time in the tournament, India were put under pressure and it forced the coach…
58th National Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship: City’s Reena George wins bronze
June 30, 2018Guwahati: Sprinter Reena George, representing Karnataka in the 58th National Inter-State Athletic Championship-2018 being held at Guwahati, won the bronze medal in the women’s 100m event on Friday. Odisha’s Dutee Chand won the gold with a timing of 11.32s. Reena George, Mysuru’s Afsana Begum, P.J. Sneha and Prajna S. Prakash combined well to win the…
Commonwealth Chess Championship: Joshi shocks Thejkumar
June 30, 2018Govind Ballabh Joshi (Air India) with a rating of 2078, playing with white pieces in the 16th board, shocked eighth seeded Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar of Mysuru (Rating 2495), in the fourth round of the Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2018, played at Delhi on Friday. After four rounds, Thejkumar has secured 2 points and is…
Hombegowda Memorial University Inter-Collegiate Football Tourney
June 30, 2018The Department of Physical Education, University of Mysore (UoM), will be conducting the Chief Justice Hombegowda Memorial University Inter-Collegiate Gold Cup Football Tournament 2018 from July 30 to Aug.3 at the University Football Grounds in city. The Tournament will be sponsored by Physical Education Teachers Academy Trust, Mysuru. Entries may be sent to the Department…
KSFA’s Football Referees Exam on Sept.23
June 30, 2018The Referees Committee of the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) will conduct the Referees Examination for entrance/ promotion of candidates at Bengaluru on Sept.23. Candidates willing to become referees must have registered their candidature with the All India Football Federation 30 days before the examination. Referees examination consists of four parts — Fitness Test, Theory,…
FIFA WORLD CUP 2018: Tunisia beat Panama to finish third in Group G
June 29, 2018Saransk, Russia: Neatly-taken second-half goals by Fakhreddine Ben Yousseff and Wahbi Khazri gave Tunisia a 2-1 victory over Panama in their final Group G match in Saransk on Thursday and secured the North Africans their first World Cup finals win in 40 years. Tunisia, playing fluent and composed football, dominated the match but were trailing…















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