Joe Root scored an unbeaten 133 as England chased 306 with eight wickets in hand to register an easy win in the opening game of the 2017 Champions Trophy. He was ably supported by Alex Hales (95) and skipper Eoin Morgan (75 not out) as England showed why they are considered as one of the…
French Open 2017: Dominic goes past Simone
June 1, 2017Young Austrian hope Dominic Thiem came through a testing workout against Simone Bolelli at Roland Garros yesterday dropping the first three games before overcoming the Italian qualifier 7-5 6-1 6-3. Facing a player competing in his first tour-level event since undergoing knee surgery last June and languishing at 470 in the rankings, the sixth seed…
Chhetri’s goal helps BFC enter knock-out stage
June 1, 2017Captain Sunil Chhetri’s lone goal helped last-year finalists Bengaluru FC enter the knockout stages of the AFC Cup after they registered a hard-earned win over Maziya FC at Sree Kanteerava Stadium here yesterday. Chetri scored the only goal in the 57th minute of the game. In the 75th minute, BFC could have scored their second…
Guha resigns as BCCI Administrator
June 1, 2017Historian Ramachandra Guha, one of the administrators of the BCCI, has resigned from the post. Sources said that he had tendered his resignation citing personal reasons on Sunday last. Guha informed Supreme Court, this morning that he had tendered his resignation to Vinod Rai, the Chairman of the Committee of Administrators appointed by the Apex…
Uzbekistan ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament Dhruthi goes down in first round
June 1, 2017Mysuru based Dhruthi T Venugopal taking part in the $25,000 ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament in Andijan, Uzbekistan, lost in the first round in the women’s singles event on Tuesday. Komola Umarova of Uzbekistan beat Dhruthi 6-4, 7-6(6) to enter the second round.
ICC Champions Trophy begins tomorrow
May 31, 2017Stage is set for the Champions Trophy, famously known as the ‘Mini World Cup’ (this is different from ICC World Cup which is held once every four years) which begins at The Oval in London tomorrow. The inaugural match will feature England taking on Bangladesh, who lost miserably to India in one of its practice…
Yoga Day poster released
May 30, 2017District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa (third from left) is seen releasing the International Yoga Day (June 21) poster at Jaladarshini Guest House in city yesterday. Also seen are (from left) Mysuru Travels Association President B.S. Prashanth, MLA Vasu, Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha and District Youth Co-ordinator M.N. Nataraj.
ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament: Dhruthi enters main draw
May 30, 2017City’s Dhruthi T. Venugopal taking part in the $25,000 ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament at Andijan, Uzbekistan entered the main draw in the women’s singles event by winning her final qualifying match yesterday. In the final qualifying match, Dhruthi beat Uzbekistan’s Lavlo Bakhodovova 6-2, 6-4 to qualify for the singles main draw. In the first round,…
French Open 2017: Nadal, Djoko ease past Round One
May 30, 2017Fourth seed Rafael Nadal responded to his billing by French Open tournament director Guy Forget as the greatest clay courter in history by brushing aside Benoit Paire 6-1 6-4 6-1 yesterday, launching his bid for a 10th title at the Roland Garros. Relegated to Court Suzanne Lenglen while defending champion Novak Djokovic was swatting aside…
Winners of Open Rapid Chess Tournament
May 30, 2017The winners of Nalawadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Inter-District Open Rapid Chess Tournament held at Manasagangothri here recently are seen with the guests.
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