K. Suresh, Assistant Director District Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports has been transferred to Haveri district in the same position. He will be replaced by his counterpart Seebi Rangaiah from Tumakuru district, according to a press release.
44th National Challenger Women’s Chess Tournament: Divya Lakshmi shocks Swati Ghate
July 24, 201718-year-old and current women’s chess champion R. Divya Lakshmi (rating 1957) of Chennai with 4 points from 4 rounds, scored the biggest win of her career by beating the current Commonwealth Games 2017 Women’s Champion and third seed WGM Swati Ghate in the fourth round of the tournament and went into the joint lead with…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: India loses to England by 9 runs in the final
July 24, 2017The England Women Cricket team staged a comeback to beat India by nine runs in a thrilling ICC Women’s World Cup final. Anya Shrubsole was the pick of the bowlers as she took six wickets to clearly take away the game from India. India’s Poonam Raut was batting brilliantly even as India looked all set…
Dr. (Capt.) K. Thimmappiah Memorial Tournament: Mumbai well placed against Gujarat
July 24, 2017Mumbai CA aided by responsible batting by their skipper Siddesh Lad (70, 11x4s, 1x6s) and Akash Parkar (31), posted a good first innings total of 484 in 130.3 overs and in reply had reduced Gujarat CA to 139 for three in 45 overs, at close of play on the second-day of their Group ‘B’ tie…
MFGC felicitates table tennis player
July 24, 2017M.V. Spoorthi, Table Tennis player of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, bagged the double crown by emerging winner at both the girls’ singles and women’s singles ranking tournament conducted by Karnataka Table Tennis Association in Belgaum, recently. She was felicitated by the college during the weekly assembly held on Saturday last. She is seen with…
44th National Women’s Challenger Chess: Seven players share lead
July 23, 2017After three rounds, seven players — top-seed WGM Soumya Swaminathan (PSPB), second-seeded WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB), eight-seed WFM Srija Seshadri (Del), R. Divya Lakshmi (TN), fifteenth-seed WIM M. Mahalakshmi (TN), WIM Pranali S. Dharia (Mah) and K. Priyanka (TN) — with three points from three rounds, shared the lead at the end of the…
Star Basketball Player: P.U. Navaneetha
July 23, 2017Basketball is a game which demands speed, agility and stamina from the player. Our city’s women’s basketball player P.U. Navaneetha has been an outstanding performer in women’s basketball in the country. Presently this 23-year-old basketball player is representing India in the FIBA Asia Women’s Basketball Championships which began at Bengaluru yesterday. She is our ‘Star…
Dr. (Capt.) K. Thimmappiah Memorial Tournament – 2017: Jay Bista shines for Mumbai
July 23, 2017A well-compiled 191 (23x4s, 1x6s) by opener Jai Bista and his valuable 211-run opening wicket partnership with fellow opener Akhil Herwadkar (79), helped Mumbai Cricket Association to post a good first innings total of 381 for four in 89 overs, at the close of play on the first day of their four-day Group ‘B’ league…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: India to take on England in finals tomorrow
July 22, 2017England and India will battle it out for a chance to make history at Lord’s in the Women’s World Cup Final tomorrow. The hosts reached the final after beating South Africa by two wickets in a nail-biting match in Bristol on July18, with Sarah Taylor top-scoring with 54. India meanwhile, beat defending champions Australia by…
WGM Soumya Swaminathan in city
July 22, 2017Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Soumya Swaminathan, an employee with PSPB, is a former National Champion (2011), World Junior Championship title winner (2009), Commonwealth Women’s Champion (2012) and has finished second in the 2016 Moscow Open. The 28-year-old WGM is one of the top women chess players’ in the country, and the top-seed in the ongoing 44th…
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