District 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.
Singapore Futures F2 Men’s Tennis Tournament: Suraj goes down to Huesler
May 30, 2017Mysuru lad Suraj R. Prabodh taking part in the Singapore F2 Futures $15,000 ITF Tennis Tournament from May 29 to June 4 went down in the second and final qualifying round in the men’s singles event to Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) yesterday. In the final qualifying round in the men’s singles. Marc-Andrea Huesler beat Suraj 6-7…
1st International Chess Open of the Basque Coast: Thejkumar finishes second
May 29, 2017Mysuru’s IM M.S. Thejkumar (ELO 2482), taking part in the 1st International Chess Open of the Basque Coast, Bayonne, France, May 25-28 finished runner-up with 6 points from 7 rounds yesterday. GM Nikolai Ninov of Bulgaria won the tournament with 6.5 points from 7 rounds. Thejkumar had wins over Max Neol (France), Romain Lahaderne (France),…
Sagar Kashyap to officiate in US Open 2017
May 29, 2017Sagar G. Kashyap of Mysuru along with two other officials from India, Abhishek Mukharjee and Saibal Banerjee have been selected to officiate in the upcoming US Open 2017 Grand Slam Tennis championships. Incidentally, Sagar Kashyap had officiated during last year’s Wimbledon championships and Australian Open tennis championships.
Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Inter-District Open Rapid Chess Tournament: Augustin emerges victorious
May 29, 2017Madikeri’s A. Augustin with 8.5 points from nine rounds clinched the title in the Nalawadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Inter-District Open Rapid Chess Tournament conducted by Samyuktha Kreeda Sangha at Manasagangothri here yesterday. Rakesh of Mandya with 8 points finished second while K. Ravikumar of Hassan with 7.5 points secured the third place. A total of 253…
French Open 2017: Makarova shock for Kerber
May 29, 2017Germany’s Angelique Kerber became the first women’s top seed to lose in the opening round of the French Open. Kerber went down to Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 22 minutes. Both Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova have the chance to take top spot for the first time with good runs in…
Champions Trophy 2017: India wins warm-up match against Kiwis
May 29, 2017Defending champions India had a good start for their Champions Trophy campaign with a 45-run victory against New Zealand via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain- curtailed warm-up game here yesterday. Mohammed Shami (3 for 47 in 8 overs), who is making a comeback, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3 for 28 in 6.4 overs) shared bulk…
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