Centuries by M. Nimesh (114 n.o.) and M. Venkatesh (116) helped JO Jo CC to register a big 215-run win over Mysore CC in the KSCA Mysuru Zone U-19 Tournament for Clubs here recently. The Scores: JoJo CC 353 for four in 50 overs (M. Venkatesh 116, M. Nimesh 114 n.o, Yashaswin Gowda 40) bt…
Golf-Hero Women’s Pro-Golf Tour 2017: Pranavi wins her maiden amateur title
July 8, 2017City’s Pranavi S. Urs emerged victorious in the 7th Leg of Hero Women’s Pro-Golf Tour 2017 at Eagleton Golf Course at Bidadi yesterday. This is her maiden amateur golf title. Pranavi returned with a three-day aggregate score of nine-over-225 (74+75+76). She finished fifth overall in the tournament. Tvesa Malik with a three-day card of 2-over-218…
Indian eves eye for semi-final berth
July 8, 2017South Africa is the only team to have beaten India in the latter’s last 21 encounters. It came during the league stages of the Quadrangular Series in Potchefstroom earlier this year and that was one of the five games that the two sides have played against each other in 2017. There is no surprise element…
Wimbledon Championships 2017: Murray survives Fognini scare
July 8, 2017Andy Murray survived a scare at Wimbledon on Friday (July 7) but eventually overcame volatile Italian Fabio Fognini in four sets with a dramatic surge to dig himself out of trouble. The British defending champion triumphed 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 on Centre Court, winning five consecutive games in the fourth set and saving five set…
Kohli’s knock seals series for India
July 7, 2017India captain Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten century as his team crushed West Indies by eight wickets to clinch their one-day international series in the final match yesterday. Kohli scored an unbeaten 111 at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, securing victory in style with a six as India won at a canter with 79 balls…
Djokovic breezes past Pavlasek
July 7, 2017Novak Djokovic shrugged off sweltering 30-degree heat to breeze past Adam Pavlasek 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 and reach the Wimbledon third round yesterday. The three-time champion brushed aside the 136rd-ranked Czech on Court One to make the last-32 for the ninth year in succession. Djokovic, the second seed, whose shock third round loss to Sam Querrey…
Hero Women’s Pro Golf tour 2017 Day-2: Pranavi placed fifth
July 7, 2017Tvesa Malik with a two-day aggregate score of two-over-146 emerged as the leader in the 7th Leg of Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2017 played at the Eagleton Golf Resort at Bidadi yesterday. Saaniya Sharma with a two-day score of 147 (75+72) is placed second, while overnight leader Gaurika Bishnoi is placed third with a…
Commonwealth Chess Championships: Thejkumar scores over Soham Kamotra
July 7, 2017IM M.S. Thejkumar representing India scored a convincing win over India’s Soham Kamotra in the fifth round of the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017, played at Delhi on Thursday. In the fourth round, Thejkumar (Rating 2491), scored a good win over WIM Gagare Shamili (2067). After five rounds, Thejkumar has secured 3.5 points and is placed…
Indian Gymkhana Club State Ranking Badminton: Mysuru’s Abi Amudan, Kiran duo enter final
July 7, 2017City’s Abi Amudan teaming up with B. Kiran entered the final in the Boys under-19 doubles event at the Indian Gymkhana Club State Ranking Badminton Tournament yesterday. Abi Amudan and B. Kiran beat Afrid and Sagar 21-14, 21-18 in the semi-final. In the U-19 boys singles semi-finals, J. Mayuresh scored a well earned 14-21, 21-10,…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: India outsmart Sri Lanka by 16 runs
July 6, 2017Veda Krishnamurthy returned to the Indian side in place of the out-of-touch Mona Meshram for her first game of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, and showed her worth with a 33-ball 29 from No. 7 and a brisk partnership of 50 runs with Harmanpreet Kaur. This intent was not always visible while India was…
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