City’s Dhruthi T. Venugopal, representing India in the $15,000 ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament being held in Indore from Nov.27 to Dec.3, lost in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals yesterday. India’s Pranjala Yadlapalli seeded fourth beat Dhruthi 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 and entered the quarter-finals in the women’s singles event. India’s Sai Samitha, teaming up with Ho Ching…
State-Level PU Tennis Tournament: Mysuru District emerge champs
November 29, 2017Mysore District Pre-University Boys Tennis Team won the State Level Tennis Tournament conducted by the Department of Pre-University Education at the KSLTA Courts, Cubbon Park in Bengaluru recently beating Dharwad District 2-0 in the final and clinched the title. Mysore District’s PU team members G. Manish, Eshwar Shasidhar, Fardeen and Ashrith will represent Karnataka State…
Pujara, Jadeja climb to second spot in ICC Test Rankings
November 29, 2017Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has jumped couple of places to move to second spot in the latest ICC Test rankings, after scoring a superb knock of 143 runs during his side’s huge victory by an innings and 239 runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Nagpur. He had first peaked to second following…
Rangana Herath ruled out of third test
November 29, 2017Sri Lanka veteran spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of the third and final Test against India starting in New Delhi on Dec. 2. Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay, who is uncapped in Tests, is likely to be named as his replacement. Herath, 39, complained of back pain after the second Test in Nagpur, where India…
Annual Sports Meet at Mysore West Lions Sevaniketan School
November 29, 2017The Annual Sports Meet of Mysore West Lions Sevaniketan School was held recently. H.N. Hemalatha, Indian Volleyball Coach inaugurated the event. Picture shows H.N. Hemalatha handing over the sports torch to one of the students as School President Ln. Manoj Kumar, School Secretary, Ln. R. Sukumar, Club President Ln. Jacob Thomas Paul, GC Member Ln….
State Veteran’s Table Tennis Tournament: City’s Sainath, Krishnamurthy go down in semis
November 29, 2017City’s veteran table Tennis players Dr. Sainath Iyer (men’s 70 plus) and K.V. Krishnamurthy (men’s 75 plus) went down in the semi-finals men’s singles event in their respective categories in the State Veteran’s Table Tennis Tournament held at Bengaluru recently. In the men’s 70 plus category, K.A. Udayshankar of Bengaluru beat Dr. Sainath Iyer (Mysuru)…
Winners of NR Open Golf Tournament
November 28, 2017The two-day NR Open Golf Tournament organised by NR Group culminated recently with the valedictory ceremony held at JWGC premises. The tournament witnessed around 200 golf enthusiasts participating across 16 categories. NR Group Managing Partners Arjun Ranga, Pavan Ranga, Kiran Ranga, Vishnu Ranga and Anirudh Ranga presented the trophies to the winners. JWGC President B.M….
Kohli rested for ODIs against Lanka
November 28, 2017Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who has been playing non-stop cricket for the past year-and-a-half, has been rested from the 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, beginning Dec. 10 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala. In Kohli’s absence, India’s vice-captain and opener Rohit Sharma has been named to…
Excels in Roller Skating
November 28, 2017City’s G.D. Anju, an 8th Std student of St. Philo Carmel Convent, excelled in the recently concluded Roller Skating Championship in Mangaluru. Anju won gold in 300 mts, silver in 500 mts and bronze in 1000 mts races. She is the daughter of Dattatreya and Kavitha couple, residents in Shivaratheeshwara Nagar. Anju trains under Srikanth…
Indore ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament: City’s Dhruthi enters pre-quarters
November 28, 2017City’s Dhruthi T. Venugopal representing India in the $15,000 ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament at Indore won the first round women’s singles tie yesterday. In the first round of the women’s singles event, Dhruthi beat Satwika Sama (IND) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 and entered the pre-quarterfinals. In the women’s doubles pre-quarter-final tie, third seeded pair of Dhruthi…
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