The women’s Basketball team of St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous) secured third place in the Mysore University Women Games (2017-18) held at Hassan between Mar.7 and 10. Seen in the picture are (from left – sitting) Aquila Himanagi, Physical Education Director Christopher, Vice-Principal (Admn.) Rev. Fr. Sanjay Kumar, Principal Dr. T. Ruth Shantha Kumari, Rector/Manager Rev….
City Medicos win medals at National Athletic Meet
March 13, 2018Dr. N. Jeswanth Reddy [Gold in Long-Jump & Triple-Jump and Silver in High-Jump] and Dr. M. Varun [Gold in Discus-Throw, Silver in Shot-Put and Bronze in Javelin-Throw], PG students of the Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College, excelled in the All India Inter-Medicos National-level Athletic Meet, organised by Armed Force Medical College (AFMC), Pune, recently….
Indian basketball teams depart for Commonwealth Games
March 12, 2018The Indian men and women’s basketball teams departed for Australia in preparation for the Commonwealth Games (CWG)-2018 to be held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from Apr.4 to 15. The Indian basketball contingent will reach Gold Coast three weeks ahead of the start of the main event. Indian players will be on a exposers trip…
SWR employees in Team India
March 12, 2018P.U. Navaneetha and H.M. Bhandavya, employees of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, are among the 12-member Indian Women’s National Basketball Team that left for Gold Cost, Australia, today to take part in CWG-2018. Basketball events are scheduled from Apr. 5 to Apr.15. Eight teams are participating in the Basketball event in CWG and India…
State gets first-ever Sports Policy
March 12, 2018Bengaluru: The first-ever Sports Policy, emphasising on nurturing sportspersons who can excel at National and International levels, was announced by the State Government yesterday. Giving details of the Policy at a press meet here, Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister Pramod Madhwaraj said: “The Cabinet gave its approval for the Policy on Mar.8. The Policy will…
India 3 Futures $15,000 Men’s Tennis: Suraj storms into main draw
March 12, 2018Mysuru-based Suraj R. Prabodh, representing India in the India F3 Futures $15,000 ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament in Chandigarh, won his final qualifying round in the Men’s Singles event and entered the main draw yesterday. In the final qualifying round, third seeded Suraj beat Vietnam’s Linh Giang Trinh 6-2, 6-2 and entered the main draw in…
National Junior Federation Cup: State athletics selection trials on Mar.31
March 12, 2018The Karnataka Athletic Association (KAA) will be conducting the State team selection trials for Junior Federation Cup (U-20) team on Mar.31 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. The National Junior Federation Cup (U-20) Athletics Championship-2018 will be held at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu from Apr.20 to 22. Athletes aged 18 and 19 years (born on…
Office-bearers of Mysore District Basketball Association
March 12, 2018Following are the new office-bearers of Mysore District Basketball Association (MDBBA), Mysuru: President: M.V. Srinivas; Vice-Presidents: Dr. P. Krishnaiah and M.R. Vishwanath; Secretary: B. Pushparaj; Jt. Secretaries: K.R. Ramesh, M. Vijaya Kumar and B. Shivanna; Treasurer: N. Dinesh. Referee Board: Dr. C. Venkatesh (Chairman) and C.D. Murali (Convenor). EC Members: Rising Stars Sports Club; Spartans,…
Basketball player: Navaneetha
March 11, 2018Basketball is a very popular sport in the International sporting scene and it’s a game which demands speed, agility and stamina from the player involved. Mysuru’s P.U. Navaneetha has been an outstanding basketball player in the country. This 23-year-old player will be representing Indian women’s basketball team in the Commonwealth Games to be held at…
Masters Athletes feted
March 11, 2018The Mysore District Masters Athletic Association felicitated the Masters athletes, who represented Karnataka in the 39th National Masters Athletic Championships held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru recently and won medals, at a programme held at University Lions Hall yesterday. The following athletes of the Association were honoured on the occasion by Mysore District Masters Athletics…















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