Former State champion Y.G. Vijayeendra from Mysuru, representing India and taking part in the Bavaria Donau Cup 2018 in Regensburg, Germany, won his second round tie against Alexander Lie (1820) on Thursday. Nine players are tied with two points after two rounds. In the first round, Vijayeendra had scored a good win over Lutz Spreer…
69th Junior Natl. Basketball Championships: Gujarat women score upset win over MP
May 11, 2018Gujarat’s women scored an upset 73-71 win over Madhya Pradesh in their Group ‘A’ league tie on the fourth day of the 69th Junior National Basketball championships being played at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, here on Thursday. Results (Men-Group A): UP (Akshay 31, Prasun 25, Priyanshu 22) bt Chandigarh (Rahul 32, Ajmer…
Voters’ awareness through Kabaddi
May 9, 2018Giving a sportive touch to the ongoing awareness campaign on voting, Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee, together with Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Taluk Panchayat (TP), and Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), had organised a Kabaddi Tournament for male employees of Gram Panchayats (GPs) of the taluk at Chamundi Vihar Stadium here…
Rajasthan Royals score exciting win over Kings XI Punjab
May 9, 2018Rajasthan Royals (RR) lived to fight another day with a 15-run win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) as K.L. Rahul’s unbeaten 95, coming amidst a surprise batting meltdown, went in vain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last night. Opting to bat in this must-win game, Rajasthan Royals could only muster 158 for eight despite…
69th Junior National Basketball Championship: Punjab men and women dominate on day one
May 9, 2018Hosts Punjab began their campaign in the boys and girls section with wins on the opening day of the 69th National Basketball Championships which got underway at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, yesterday. Tamil Nadu girls and Punjab boys teams are the defending champions from the previous version of the event. Punjab…
Winners of Monthly Mug Golf Tournament
May 8, 2018Following are the prize winners of Monthly Mug (Alternate Shot) Golf Tournament – 2018 held at JW Golf Club in city on May 6: Winners: N. Narendra Babu and Rear Admiral Ravi Gaikwad – 73 Net. 1st Runners-Up: Drishti Karumbaya and S.K. Lakshminarayan – 75 Net (Better Back 9 Over Deepak Kumar Jain and B.P….
Karnataka State-level Para State Games-2018: City’s Abhay fares well
May 8, 2018Mysuru lad S. Abhay, a mentally-retarded athlete, representing Mysuru district in the Karnataka State-level Para State Games-2018 held at Dharwad recently, won three bronze medals (100m, Shot-Put and Discus-Throw events) in the mentally-retarded category for boys. He is a 8th standard student at Princely State Montessori School, Siddarthanagar, Mysuru. He is being coached by SAK…
City skaters to represent India in Asian, World Championships
May 8, 2018Skaters from Mysuru — Varsha S. Puranik and Rea Elizabeth Achaiah in the women’s section and Omkar Yograj in the men’s section — have earned selection to represent India in the World Speed Skating Championships to be held at Netherlands and Asian Speed Skating Championships to be held at South Korea. The selection trials are…
Bowlers shine as SRH beat RCB in an exciting game
May 8, 2018Hyderabad: Table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) produced yet another spirited bowling effort after skipper Kane Williamson’s crucial half-century to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by five runs and virtually assure themselves a place in the play-offs of the Indian Premier League on Monday night. Sunrisers not only registered their fifth consecutive win of the tournament but…
New era starts for Australia: Justin Langer taps Tim as ODI Skipper
May 8, 2018Canberra: New Australia coach Justin Langer on Tuesday named Tim Paine as one-day captain for next month’s tour of England as they look to open a new era after a damaging ball-tampering scandal. Langer, who has been entrusted with restoring Australia’s battered reputation, was widely expected to select Paine in his first major decision as…















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