Mysuru lad IM M.S. Thejkumar (Rating 2491), taking part in the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017 in Delhi, shocked GM Praveen Thipsay (Rating 2419) in the eighth and penultimate round of the championships yesterday. After eight rounds, Thejkumar has secured 6 points and is placed sixth in the rankings. Three players GM Abhijeet Gupta and GM…
Talented Golfer- Pranavi S. Urs
July 9, 2017Golf is a sport that attracts more players than any other outdoor sport-one of the reasons is the beautiful surroundings and the pleasure of being on the course to share this experience amongst friends and nature. To be able to perform successfully on such a playing field demands the ability to analyse and adjust to…
Works on synthetic turf in Kushalanagar hits road-block
July 9, 2017DYES yet to release Rs. 2 crore funds for the project Kushalnagar (Kodagu): The works on laying synthetic turf at the hockey ground in Sports Hostel located at Kushalnagar has been stopped over the past two years. The sports hostel was established during 1982-83 at the time when D.R. Gundu Rao was the Chief Minister….
Commonwealth Chess Tournament 2017: Thejkumar held to a draw
July 9, 2017IM M.S. Thejkumar (Rating-2491), representing India and taking part in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in the Open Section, drew his seventh round tie against FM Mitrabha Guha (Rating 2301) and at the end of the seventh round has secured 5 points and is placed 14th in the rankings on Saturday at the tournament being held…
Karnataka State U-19 Chess Tournament: Eight players in lead
July 9, 2017Eight players- Niranjan V. Sangam (Kalburgi), Mysuru lad K.R. Yashaskara Jois, Sirsi’s Nitish Bhat, Bengaluru’s B.M. Sujay, AFM Srinidhi Kulkarni, G. Raghavendra, Sudharshan Bhat and M.D. Chiranth shared the lead with three points from three rounds in the Karnataka State U-19 chess championship 2017 being held at Gulbarga from 8-10th July 2017. The eight players…
SPORTS QUIZ
July 9, 2017What does the term ICC stand for? In which sport is the term ‘Stagger Lane’ associated with? The ‘Beighton Cup’ is associated with which sport ? Who is the present England cricket player who scored a century on his first test as Captain in the test match played against South Africa at Lord’s ? Who…
SPORTS EVENTS
July 9, 2017Chess 44th National Women’s Challengers Chess Championships 2017 21.7.17 to 29.7.17 Conducted by Mysore Chess Centre at Mysore Sports Club premises. Cricket KSCA Mysore Zonal League 2017 15.7.17 to 16.7.17 SDNR Wadiyar, SJCE, PET (Mandya), Gangothri, NIEIT, Vidya Vikas grounds. KSCA Mysore Zone U-19 Tournament for Clubs 2017 11.7.17 to 27.7.17 SDNR Wadiyar, SJCE &…
KSCA U-19 Tournament for Clubs: Venkatesh, Nimesh shine in JoJo CC’s win
July 8, 2017Centuries 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…
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