Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, representing India in the F3 Futures ITF $15,000 Men’s Tennis Tournament in Kampala, Uganda, won his Men’s Singles first round tie against Argentina’s Nicolas Uryson 6-4, 6-1 and entered the pre-quarter-finals on Monday. In the qualifying rounds, Mysuru’s C. Vasisht fared well by winning both his rounds and qualified for…
69th Junior National Basketball Championship: Tamil Nadu women retain title
May 15, 2018Tamil Nadu women retained the National Junior Women’s title by beating Kerala 77-56 in the final played at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, yesterday. It was expected to be a much more competitive face off but TN girls took a good lead in the first half of the final game and continued…
Rayudu hits maiden hundred as Chennai beat Hyderabad
May 14, 2018It was the game Chennai Super Kings needed to win to close in on a place in the knockout stages and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s boys did it in style as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad — the Goliaths of this season of IPL — by 8 wickets to register their 8th win in this edition of…
Speed skating: City’s Deeksha selected for World Championships
May 14, 2018Deeksha Devangi, a 10th standard student of Mysore West Lions Sevaniketan, Gokulam, has been selected to represent India in the World Speed Skating Championships to be held in Netherlands and also in the Asian Championships to be held at South Korea in the Junior Girls U-19 section. Deeksha is being coached by Ekalavya Awardee and…
International Volleyball Coach M.S. Madhegowda passes away
May 14, 2018M.S. Madhegowda (68) of Mandya, a dedicated volleyball player and a National and International Coach, passed away at a private hospital in city yesterday afternoon, following prolonged illness. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, innumerable number of followers, students and a host of relatives and friends. Body was kept at his residence in Hosahalli…
Madrid Open: Zverev defeats Thiem for third Masters title
May 14, 2018World number three Alexander Zverev won his third Masters title by beating Dominic Thiem in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday. The 21-year-old German, who did not drop a set in the tournament, broke early in both sets to win 6-4 6-4. Austrian world number seven Thiem, who reached the final last year,…
Bavaria Donau Cup Open Chess: Mysuru’s Vijayeendra finishes second
May 14, 2018Mysuru lad Y.G. Vijayeendra, the former Karnataka State champion, won his last and seventh round game against Germany’s Alexander Stadler and tied with Germany’s Lennart Uphoof with 6 points from seven rounds, but on the basis of his better tie-break score the later Lennart won the title while Vijayeendra secured the second place. Bernard Schimid,…
Talented Tennis Player: S.D. Prajwal
May 13, 2018Tennis is a global sport and Mysuru has been producing talented tennis players from time to time who have gone on to represent the country in different levels. One such player who has made his mark in the National and International level is city men’s tennis player S.D. Prajwal Dev. Prajwal, taking part in the…
Bavaria Donau Cup Open Chess Tourney: Mysuru boy Vijayeendra loses to Lenart Uphoff of Germany
May 13, 2018Mysuru lad Y.G. Vijayeendra, a former Karnataka State Champion, representing India in the Bavaria Donau Cup Open Chess Tournament in Regensburg, Germany, lost his sixth round game against Germany’s Lernart Uphoff. After six rounds, Lernart Uphoff of Germany leads with 5.5 points. Vijayeendra is a close second with 5 points. He is followed by four…
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers shine as RCB beat DD
May 13, 2018It was the Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers show for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as they kept their hopes alive in the IPL with a five wicket win over the Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla yesterday. It was a similar script for Delhi Daredevils (DD) as their batsmen did the job and posted…















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