London: Wimbledon men’s semi-finals began at 5.30 pm (IST) and even with the clock ticking 3.30 am on Saturday morning, the two matches were yet to be completed. Kevin Anderson and John Isner stretched each other and pushed each other to the brink before the South African prevailed in six hours and 35 minutes for…
Sublime Serena to face Kerber in her 10th Wimbledon final
July 14, 2018London: Serena Williams booked a Wimbledon final rematch against Angelique Kerber as the seven-time champion marched into her 10th All England Club title match with a 6-2, 6-4 rout of Julia Goerges on Thursday. On 20-match winning streak at Wimbledon, Serena is the third oldest female Grand Slam finalist in the Open era at 36…
World U-20 Athletics: Hima Das scripts history, wins gold
July 14, 2018Tampere: Hima Das on Thursday scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships as she clinched to top spot in the women’s 400m final race on the third day of competitions. The 18-year-old Das, a pre-tournament favourite, clocked 51.46s to win the gold. She…
Sindhu seals semi-final spot in Thailand Open
July 14, 2018Bangkok: Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu progressed to the women’s singles semifinals after knocking out Malaysia’s Soniia Cheah in straight games at the USD 350,000 Thailand Open World Tour Super 500 Tournament. The second seeded Indian continued her consistent performance with a 21-17 21-13 win over world no 35 Soniia in a 36-minute clash. The…
S.A. Srinivasan Memorial U-23 Tourney: Mysuru lad Nikin Jose shines
July 14, 2018S.J. Nikin Jose (71) helped Mofussil XI gain the vital first innings lead over Bangalore City XI in the two-day drawn KSCA -S.A. Srinivasan Memorial Tourney U-23 tie played in Bengaluru recently. Scores Bangalore City XI: 175 and 2 for no loss in 4 overs drew with Mofussil XI: 242 in 84 overs (Parikshith 51,…
State Ranking TT Tourney
July 14, 2018The Mysore District Table Tennis Association (MDTTA) will be conducting the State Ranking Table Tennis Tourney from July 20 to 22 at the University Gymnasium Hall in city. Events will be held for boys and girls in cadet, sub-junior, junior, youth categories as well as for men and women. Entries may be sent to K.R….
KSCA Mysuru Zone Inter-Club U-16: League Nine wicket win for Jaihind CC
July 14, 2018A good all-round performance by V. Chiranth (50 n.o. & 3 for 17), helped Jaihind CC to register a facile nine-wicket win over Jo Jo CC in the KSCA Mysuru Zone U-16 League for Clubs played at Gangothri Grounds on Wednesday. Scores U-16 — Jo Jo CC: 118 in 38.1 overs (M. Likith 38, V….
Federer shocked at Wimbledon as Nadal, Djokovic set-up Semi-final date
July 12, 2018London: Eight-time champion Roger Federer was sensationally knocked out of Wimbledon on Wednesday by South African giant Kevin Anderson while Rafael Nadal edged Juan Martin del Potro in a Centre Court epic and will meet Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Defending champion Federer lost a Court One thriller, 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 as…
FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia Break English Hearts, to take on France in Finals
July 12, 2018Moscow: Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal deep in extra time as Croatia beat England 2-1 in an utterly gripping World Cup semi-final in Moscow on Wednesday to set up a final date with France. The Juventus forward netted in the 109th minute to complete a remarkable comeback from a shattered Croatian team and take…
Karnataka State Shooting Championship: 2018 City shooters excel
July 12, 2018The shooters from Mysore District Rifle Association (MDRA), taking part in the Karnataka State Shooting Championship-2018 held at Sports Authority of India (SAI) shooting range in Bengaluru from June 29 to July 8, fared well and won two golds, two silver and two bronze medals in Individual events and two team golds and one team…















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