A excellent spell of medium-pace bowling by G.R. Abhinandan (five for five), including a hat-trick, helped Jaihind CC to register a 39-run win over Kollegal CC in the KSCA Mysuru Zone U-16 League for Clubs played at Maharaja’s College Grounds here recently. Scores Jaihind CC: 140 for 8 in 40 overs (V. Chiranth 69, T….
KSCA Mysuru Zonal League: Shubham shines in Jawahar CC’s win
June 12, 2018A good all-round performance by Shubham (43 & four for 30), helped Jawahar’s CC to register a facile 42-run win over Bellur CC in the KSCA Mysuru Zone 2nd Division League tie played at the SDNR Wadiyar Platinum Jubilee University Grounds here recently. SCORES 2nd Division Jawahar’s CC: 199 in 50 overs (B.S. Harsha 53,…
Football Inter-continental Cup: India beat Kenya
June 11, 2018Mumbai: Inspirational Indian captain Sunil Chhetri scored a brace to put himself on par with Lionel Messi and lead the home side to Inter-continental Cup title triumph with a 2-0 win over Kenya in the summit clash here on Sunday. Playing in his 102nd international match, Chhetri struck in the eighth and 29th minutes to…
Nadal claims record-extending French Open title
June 11, 2018Paris: Rafael Nadal beat Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2 to claim a record-extending 11th French Open title yesterday. The Spanish world number one took his Roland Garros win-loss record to a jaw-dropping 86-2 as he captured his 17th Grand Slam title. Nadal’s triumph marks the sixth consecutive Grand Slam won by either…
14-year-old Bengaluru lad youngest racer in Formula LGB 1300
June 11, 2018Chennai: Young Tijil Rao will make a heroic debut in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship to be held here from June 22 to 24, having overcome a rare handicap that had made even the simple act of walking extremely excruciating, if not impossible, for him. Born with clubfoot, a condition in which…
Mandya Open: Thejkumar triumphs
June 11, 2018Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar of Mysuru, taking part in the Mandya Open (State-level Open chess tournament 2018) at Mandya on Sunday won the title in the Open category with 7 points from seven rounds. Grand Master Thejkumar finished first and was followed by Kodagu’s A. Augustin with 5.5 points. Sharan Rao (5 points), M.P. Ajith…
Karnataka State U-9 girls chess championship: Shefali triumphs
June 11, 2018Bengaluru: Mandya’s A.N. Shefali and Mysuru’s Vaishnavi S. Rao tied with 8 points from nine rounds, but on the basis of her better tie-break score of 47 to the latter’s 45, Shefali won the title in the Karnataka State U-9 girls chess championship which concluded in Bengaluru on Sunday. Mysuru’s Vaishnavi Rao finished second and…
MDAA presents Nandi Awards
June 10, 2018The Mysore district Athletic Association (MDAA), Mysuru, conferred the ‘Nandi Awards 2018’ on the top athletes, sports promoter, sports journalist, sports photographer at a function held at Maharaja’s Centenary Hall yesterday. The MDAA honoured former International athlete, Uday K. Prabhu (Dhyanchand Awardee and Asian Games silver medallist). N. Chandrashekar Rai, EC Member, Athletics federation of…
Talented chess player: Y.G. Vijayeendra
June 10, 2018Chess is a traditional sport and has been played in our country for a long time. Mysuru has been producing talented players from time to time who have gone on to represent the country in different levels. Mysuru’s former State champion Y.G. Vijayeendra did everyone proud by securing second place in the Bavaria Donna Cup,…
French Open – 2018: Halep wins maiden Grand Slam
June 10, 2018Paris: Simona Halep fought back from a set and a break down to finally claim her first Grand Slam title by beating Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a gruelling French Open final on Saturday. The world number one had lost all three of her previous major finals, including two at Roland Garros, but staged…















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