New Delhi: Indian chess star Soumya Swaminathan has withdrawn herself from a tournament in Iran, opposing the country’s rule which makes it mandatory for female athletes to wear a headscarf. Swaminathan took to Facebook to share her decision with the fans. She released a strongly-worded statement saying, “I am very sorry to state that I…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says ‘Will stand for re-election in 2019’
June 14, 2018Moscow: FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday he will stand for re-election as the head of football’s world governing body next year. Infantino said earlier that FIFA had been “clinically dead” when he took over in 2016 from long-time president Sepp Blatter who was engulfed by corruption allegations. Two years later, it was “very…
City athletes in State squad
June 14, 2018Mysuru’s athletes Reena George (220m, 4x100m), Apsana Begaum (220m, 4×100 4×400), M. Arpitha (400m, 4×400), A. Nityashree (400m, 4×400) and Vidyasagar Siddarajanayaka (100m, 200m, 4×100) have been selected to represent Karnataka in the 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship to be held in Guwahati. The team comprises 18 men and 15 women who will compete…
State ‘C’ Division Basketball League: Dinesh shines in MBC’s win
June 14, 2018Mysuru’s athletes Reena George (220m, 4x100m), Apsana Begaum (220m, 4×100 4×400), M. Arpitha (400m, 4×400), A. Nityashree (400m, 4×400) and Vidyasagar Siddarajanayaka (100m, 200m, 4×100) have been selected to represent Karnataka in the 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship to be held in Guwahati. The team comprises 18 men and 15 women who will compete…
Table Tennis: Spoorthi goes down in semi-finals
June 14, 2018Mysuru girl, M.V. Spoorthi of SBRR Mahajana FGC, taking part in the Canara Union State ranking table tennis tournament which concluded at Bengaluru on Tuesday, lost in the semi-finals in the women’s singles event. Koumudi Patankar beat M.V. Spoorthi 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8 in the semi-finals. In the quarter-finals, Spoorthi had a good…
FIFA World Cup to kick off tomorrow
June 13, 2018Moscow: FIFA World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in Russia this year, and will kick off on June 14 with hosts Russia taking on Saudi Arabia in a Group A encounter at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. The FIFA World Cup 2018 final will be held on July 15 at the same Stadium as…
Virat Kohli receives Polly Umrigar Award
June 13, 2018Bengaluru: India cricket captain Virat Kohli yesterday received the Polly Umrigar Award (Best International Cricketer) for his stupendous performances in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. The Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) bestowed the award on the skipper at their annual BCCI Awards Ceremony in Bengaluru. In the other category, India women cricket…
Sri Lanka F1 Futures Men’s Tennis: Prajwal Dev advances
June 13, 2018Colombo: Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, representing India in the $15,000 ITF Sri Lanka F1 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament held at Colombo from June 11, on Tuesday won his first round in Men’s Singles and entered pre-quarterfinals. In the Men’s Singles first round, Prajwal Dev beat Diego Matos 6-2, 6-0 to progress further. In the…
State ‘C’ Division Basketball: Kshithij stars for Aryans BC
June 12, 2018Kshithij (23 points) excelled and helped Aryans BC, Mysuru, to edge out DRDO, Bengaluru, 47-45 in the Karnataka State ‘C’ Division Basketball League-2018 played at Sree Kanteerava Stadium courts here recently. RESULTS Aryans BC, Mysuru: 47 (Kshithij 23) bt DRDO: 45 (Vadi 16); Rajkumar BC: 52 (Manjunath 14) bt Nationals, Mysuru: 33 (Pavan 18); Mysore…
Darshan at the helm
June 12, 2018Mysuru, June 12 – M.B. Darshan will lead the Mysuru Zone U-23 cricket team in the U-23 Sri S.A. Srinivasan Memorial Inter-Moffusil Tournament to be held in Bengaluru from June 12. The team M.B. Darshan (Captain), S.J. Nikin Jose (VC), B. Dheemanth (WK), P.V. Preetham, Kishan S. Bedare, P. Vishnu, Gowtham Sagar, G.S. Yodhan Hrudhay,…















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