Mumbai 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…
44th National Women’s Challenger Chess: Rindhiya shocks Bhakti
July 22, 2017Lowly rated V. Rindhiya from Tamil Nadu (Rating 1485), playing a excellent game on the fifth board with white pieces, shocked fifth-seeded WGM Bhakti Kulkarni of Air India (Rating 2255) in 39 moves in the lone upset, on the inaugural day of the nine-day 44th National Women’s Challenger Chess Championship-2017, conducted by the Mysore Chess…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Harmanpreet’s ton guides India to finals
July 21, 2017A magnificent unbeaten century by Harmanpreet Kaur (171 not out of 115 balls) helped India beat defending champions Australia by 36 runs in the semi-final of ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup at the county ground here yesterday. Chasing a daunting total of 282 in a match that was reduced to 42 overs because of rain,…
City’s boxing coach Kuttappa to train elite Indian men
July 21, 2017Mysuru- based boxing coach C.A. Kuttappa has been selected to coach the elite Indian men’s boxing team which is currently in training in France. The Indian contingent will train in France till July 24. The team consists of Amit (49 kg), Kavinder Singh Bisht (52 kg), Gaurav Bidhuri (56 kg), Shiva Thapa (60 kg), Ashish…
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