Mysuru’s top women chess player H.R. Manasa (the former State Women’s Champion & the current Karnataka U-19 girls Champion), taking part in the 26th National Youth U-25 Chess Championship 2017 at Port Blair representing Karnataka, fared well by securing 5.5 points from nine rounds and finished 36th in the final placings. IM P. Shyamnikhil of…
Curtains to fall on Chennai Open?
July 20, 2017Unable to meet the ‘commercial demands’ of the main organisers, IMG, Chennai Open is set to move out of the city after 21 years and Pune is likely to host India’s only ATP World Tour event from next year. Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) is expected to make an official announcement on the development today….
44th Natl. Women’s Challengers Chess Tournament from tomorrow
July 20, 2017The premier women’s chess event in the country, the 44th National Women’s Challengers Chess Tournament,conducted by the Mysore Chess Centre under the aegis of the UKCA & AICF will begin at the Mysore Sports Club tomorrow. Around 125 players will be seen in action. The nine day tournament comprising of 9 rounds will conclude on…
KSCA Mysuru Zonal League 2017: Nandakishore, Shantaraju shine
July 19, 2017A six wicket haul by medium-pacer Nandakishore (six for 42) and a five-wicket haul by leg-spinner Shantaraju (five for 10), helped JoJo CC to register a facile ten-wicket win over Saraswathipuram SC in the KSCA Mysuru Zone I Division two-day league match played at the PET Ground in Mandya recently. Brief Score I Division: Saraswathipuram…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: England storm into final with two balls to spare
July 19, 2017England has won both of the Women’s World Cups held on home soil and will have the chance to make it a hat-trick on Sunday at Lord’s after claiming a dramatic two-wicket win over South Africa in the final over of the semi-final in Bristol, yesterday. What looked like being a straightforward victory when South…
Bharath Arun appointed as India’s Bowling Coach
July 19, 2017BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) decided to retain the services of Sanjay Bangar, Assistant Coach and Fielding Coach R. Sridhar while appointing Bharat Arun as the Bowling Coach of the Indian Men’s cricket team. The appointments were made by CoA Chairman Vinod Rai, who acted on the recommendations of BCCI Acting President C.K. Khanna, Acting…
Scorers’ examination
July 19, 2017KSCA, Bengaluru will be conducting cricket scorers’ examination in the month of August. Last date for registration is July 31. Candidates willing to appear for examination must be above 18 years and below 45 years. A two-day clinic will be conducted for the aspirants prior to the examination. Interested must pay Rs. 250 towards the…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2017: Dhawan replaces injured Murali Vijay
July 18, 2017The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Shikhar Dhawan as replacement for injured Murali Vijay for the upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka starting July 26. The Indian team led by Virat Kohli will take part in a full-fledged tour consisting of three Tests, five ODIs and a one-off T20I on…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Hosts England take on South Africa
July 18, 2017England opener Tammy Beaumont has insisted that her side’s victory over South Africa earlier in the group stage of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 will count for nothing when the two sides face each other in the semi-finals of the tournament at the Bristol County Ground on Tuesday. England have won six games in…
KISA State Tennis Tournament: De Paul International School wins overall championship
July 18, 2017Mysuru’s De Paul International Residential School with 32 points retained the KISA State Overall Tennis Championship title for the fourth consecutive year by winning the overall title in the championships which concluded at the De Paul International School premises on Saturday last. Gopalan International School, Bengaluru, with 28 points finished runner-up. Tridarsh of De Paul…
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