Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala emerged as champions in the District Level U-17 Basketball Tournament 2017 organised by Department of Public Instruction at University Grounds recently. They beat Baratiya Vidya Bhavan High School 39-18 in the final. In a keenly contested match, BVB took an early lead 12-06 at the end of second quarter but SRKVS reduced…
De Paul to host ICSE schools tennis tournament
July 12, 2017The De Paul International Residential School, Mysuru will be hosting this year’s KISA (Karnataka ICSE Schools Association) Tennis Tournament at its premises on July 14 and July 15. The tournament will be inaugurated by Dr. C. Venkatesh, Department of Physical Education, University of Mysore. Fifteen Schools from across Karnataka will participate in the tournament.
KSCA Mysuru Zonal League 2017: Naveen shines in Vijaya CC’s win
July 12, 2017A inspiring all-round effort by H.N. Naveen (two for 41 & 94) helped Vijaya CC to register a narrow one-wicket win over FACC in the KSCA Mysuru Zone III Division League played at K.R. Nagar ground recently. The Scores: III Division: FACC 235 in 49.3 overs (J. Vikas 100, B. Mahesh 39, Ganesh four for…
KSCA Mysuru Zonal League 2017: K. M. Sharath shines for Mysore CC
July 11, 2017A match haul of eight for 95 (three for 41 & five for 54) by left-arm spinner K.M. Sharath helped Mysore CC to register a big innings and 15 runs win over Sri Krishna Rajendra SC in the KSCA Mysore Zone 1st Division two-day league match played at the JSS-SJCE Ground here recently. The scores…
Commonwealth Chess Open Championship 2017: Abhijeet Gupta wins title; Thejkumar fares well
July 11, 2017GM Abhijeet Guapta won the Commonwealth Chess Open Title scoring 7.5 points from nine rounds in the championship which concluded here yesterday. Mysuru lad IM M.S. Thejkumar fared well in the championship by securing 6 points from 9 rounds and finished 17th in the final placings. GM Vaibhav Suri and GM Tejas Bakre tied with…
Cyclists go on expedition to create awareness on pollution
July 11, 2017A group of 16 cyclists from Mysuru pedalled from Gudalur to Ooty to create awareness about health, fitness and eco-friendly transport with the motto “Use of cycles will reduce air pollution.” Vinay Singh, a techie from Bengaluru in association with Youth Hostel Association of India (YHAI) Gokulam, Mysuru unit, organised the event. The cyclists of…
Wimbledon Championships 2017: Muller ousts Nadal
July 11, 2017Rafael Nadal’s hopes of winning a third Wimbledon title are over for another year after an epic five-set defeat by 16th seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. The 15-time major champion fought back from two sets down before Muller took a fifth match point to win 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13 in 4 hours and 47…
Karnataka State U-19 Open & Girls Chess 2017: Yashaskara, Manasa win titles
July 11, 2017Mysuru’s chess players K.R. Yashaskara Jois scoring 7 points from 8 rounds and former State Women’s Chess Champion H.R. Manasa with 7 points from 8 rounds won the U-19 Open and U-19 Girls Chess titles respectively in the Karnataka State U19 Open & Girls Chess Tournament which concluded at Kalaburagi yesterday. Yashaskara Jois won his…
Karnataka State U-19 Chess Open & Girls Championship: Yashaskara Jois, Manasa in lead
July 10, 2017Mysuru’s chess players K.R. Yashaskara Jois and H.R. Manasa lead the field in the Open and Girls U-19 sections respectively with 5.5 points from 6 rounds, in the Karnataka State U-19 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2017 being held at Kalaburagi yesterday. In the open section, Yashaskara Jois (MYS) and Nitish Bhat (Sirsi) are tied…
Wimbledon Championships 2017: Manic Monday awaits Wimbledon
July 10, 2017The best day of the calendar is upon us, so the tennis cognoscenti suggest, the day when Wimbledon resembles a type of candy store, dripping with rare treats all around its lawns. Sixteen matches, every fourth round contested on a single day and every one a winner. It’s a phenomenon in the Grand Slams unique…
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