Helped by some inspiring play by Gokul, Raising Star continued their winning spree by scoring two consecutive wins in their league matches over All Stars BC (52-25) and over Vijayanagar BC (94-43) in the Mysore District Basketball Association’s District Basketball League 2018 for Men played at the University Basketball Courts yesterday. BEML Ltd, Mysuru, Aryans…
Mysuru State Ranking Badminton Championships: Good win for Abhinav Garg
August 13, 2018Abhinav Garg scored a facile 15-12, 15-13 win over N. Bhuvan in the boys under-15 qualifying round match in the Mysuru State Ranking Badminton Championship 2018 conducted by Mysuru District Badminton Association (MDBA) under the aegis of KBA, for U-13, U-15, U-17 boys and girls at the GS Sports Complex, Vijayanagar and Aditya Sports Arena…
KSCA Mysuru Member passes away
August 13, 2018Bhagat Simha (79), Member of KSCA Mysuru and Secretary of Jai Hind Cricket Club, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru this morning due to age related illness. A resident of K.R. Mohalla in Mysuru, he leaves behind two sons, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed…
Asian Games-bound City Skater: Dr. Varsha S. Puranik
August 12, 2018Roller-skating is a popular sport in Mysuru city and many roller-skaters have gone on to do well in the National and International level. Our city’s Varsha S. Puranik, a talented roller-skater is the only Mysurean to represent the country in 2018 Asian Games to be held at Palembang, Indonesia from Aug.18 to Sept.2. A National…
Asian Games Ministry Clears 804-Member contingent, will pay for 755
August 12, 2018New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has cleared a 804-member Indian contingent, including 572 athletes, for the Asian Games but said it will bear the expense of 755 members with 49 out of 232 officials allowed at no cost to government. The Ministry cleared all the athletes and officials recommended by the Indian Olympic Association with…
Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens into Montreal final
August 12, 2018Sloane Stephens sent defending champion Elina Svitolina crashing out of the WTA Canada tournament in Montreal on Saturday to set up a rematch of the French Open final against Simona Halep. American third seed Stephens surged into Sunday’s final against world number one Halep after overpowering Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 in the day’s second semi-final. The…
Toronto Masters: Rafael Nadal sets up final clash with Stefano Tsitsipas
August 12, 2018Rafael Nadal beat Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on Saturday to set up a final with birthday boy Stefano Tsitsipas at the Toronto Masters. The Spanish icon will try on Sunday to spoil the 20th celebrations of the Greek youngster who reached the second final of his career by beating Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson 6-7…
Indonesia F3 Futures tennis: City’s Prajwal Dev-Mohit duo goes down in semi-finals
August 12, 2018Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, teaming up with Mohit Mayur, lost in the semi-finals in the Men’s Doubles event in the $ 25,000 Indonesia F3 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament held at Indonesia from Aug.6 to 12. In the semi-finals, top-seeds and ultimate winners Justin Barki (Ina) and Christopher Rungkut beat S.D. Prajwal Dev and Mohit…
Asian Games: Mandya’s Bhandavya, Bengaluru’s Priyanka in Indian squad
August 12, 2018H.M. Bhandavya from Mandya and Priyanka Prabhakar from Bengaluru, have been picked in the Indian basketball squad for the Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from Aug.18 to Sept.2. Usha Rani of Karnataka State Police, Bengaluru, has also been selected to represent Indian Women’s Kabaddi team for the Asian Games.
Asian Games: Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra named India’s flag bearer
August 11, 2018New Delhi: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been handed the honour of being the Indian contingent’s flag bearer at the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. The announcement was made by Dr. Narinder Batra, President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) at a send-off ceremony for the Indian contingent in New Delhi on Friday….














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