The BCCI announced the Indian men’s squad for the up-coming three-match T20 series against the Australian team. Veteran left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra has made a comeback in the 15-member team while selectors once again ignored senior spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Opener Shikhar Dhawan and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik have also made it into the…
Fenesta National Tennis Championship: City’s Suraj Prabodh given top billing
October 2, 2017Delhi: Mysuru lad and Karnataka’s top ranked men’s player Suraj R. Prabodh of Mysore Tennis Club has been given the No.1 seeding in the Fenesta National Tennis Championships 2017 which began at DLTA complex, New Delhi this morning. Behind Suraj Prabodh, will be Haadin Bava, Kunal Anand, Dalwinder Singh, S.D. Prajwal Dev, Jatin Dahiya, Nitten…
IGU Northern India Ladies & Junior Girls Golf Tournament: City’s Pranavi wins category ‘B’ title
October 1, 2017Mysuru-based golfer Pranavi S. Urs, continuing her fine form, won the Category ‘B’ title with a three-day aggregate score of 230 (81+74+75) in the IGU Northern India Ladies & Junior Girls Golf Tournament held at Noida Golf Course recently. Pranavi also finished second in the Category A & B and Ladies section and Category ‘A’…
Veteran Athlete: M.Yogendra
October 1, 2017Athletics is the mother of all sporting events as it contributes greatly to the development of character traits such as courage, determination, sense of achievement and as well as develops personality development. Our city’s veteran athlete Madappa Yogendra, representing India in the 20th Asian Masters Athletic Championship 2017 at Rugao in China recently, won two…
3rd Rail Wheel Factory International Chess Tournament: Girish Koushik scores over Sudharshan Bhat
October 1, 2017Girish A. Koushik (Rating 2401), of Mysuru, taking part in the 3rd Rail Wheel Factory International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2017 being held at Bengaluru, won his fourth round game against Sudharshan Bhat of Karnataka and after four rounds is placed 20th in the rankings. 26 players are tied with 4 points from four…
Dasara State-Level Cycling Championship: Lokesh, Lena emerge champions
September 28, 2017Mysuru’s N. Lokesh and Bengaluru’s Lena Rebra, a German, hogged the limelight bagging the top honours in the men and women sections respectively in the State-Level Dasara Cycling Championship organised by Dasara Sports Sub Committee and Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), here yesterday. Lokesh of Mysuru won the gruelling race in the men’s…
India all set to host the mega event
September 28, 2017With just days left for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, hosts India is set to host the tournament from Oct. 6 to Oct. 28. A total of 24, divided in to six groups having four teams each, will be taking part in the tournament. This is the first time that a FIFA tournament is…
Karthik Kate is ‘Dasara Kanteerava’
September 27, 2017Dasara Traditional Wrestling Championship ended with Karthik Kate of Davanagere being crowned as ‘Dasara Kanteerava’. The intense bout between Karthik Kate and Shivaprasad of Belagavi went on for about 30 mins during which both wrestlers were involved in just pushing each other. Later, the organisers organised point wrestling to decide on the winner in which…
Chamundi Hill step-climbing competition held in city
September 27, 2017The Department Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) in association with Gen. Thimayya National Adventure Academy conducted the Chamundi Hill Steps Climbing competition, here yesterday. Around 180 persons took part in the competition held in various categories. Results: Men: 1. Vinay (Mysuru – 10 mins), 2. Krishna (Mysuru – 13 mins), 3. Kailash (Mysuru – 15…
Dasara State-Level Open Chess Tournament: Darshan, Manasa emerge champs
September 27, 2017Mysuru’s V.P. Darshan and H.R. Manasa won the Open men and women titles respectively on the concluding day of the two-day State Level Dasara Open Chess Championships, conducted by Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA) in association with DYES & Dasara Sports Committee at the Chamindi Vihar Indoor Stadium, here yesterday. V.P.S. Darshan and Balkishan of…
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