Mysuru lads C.Vasisht and S.D. Prajwal Dev, teaming up well, won their pre-quarterfinal Men’s Doubles tie and entered the last eight stage in the India F5 $15,000 ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament played at KSLTA Courts in Bengaluru on yesterday. Vasisht and Prajwal beat Arjun Mariappa (USA) & Dhakshineshwar Suresh 7-6 (4), 6-3 to enter the…
Cyclothon for ‘Go Green, Stay Healthy & Road Safety’ A prelude to MANNOVEX -17
March 14, 2017The Department of Management Studies, JSS Centre for Management, had organised cyclothon as a prelude to MANNOVEX -17 in city recently. The event is conceptualised by the students of JSS CMS and provides a platform for students to showcase their managerial skills. As a part of this national level management fest, many events such as…
Traditional wrestling fighting for survival
March 13, 2017By C.K. Muralidharan Mysuru overshadowed by the grandeur of its Palaces and the magnificent world famous ‘Dasara Festival’, has seen the age old tradition sport wrestling slowly going into oblivion and dying a slow death. Wrestling, which was patronised by the erstwhile rulers of Mysore, has slowly been dwindling and is been less practiced in…
Kumble to be promoted as Team India Director, Dravid as new coach?
March 13, 2017The Indian men’s cricket team management is all set for a major reshuffle as BCCI Committee of Administrators (COA) have decided to promote the current coach Anil Kumble as Team Director and appoint Rahul Dravid, the current India U-19 coach, as the Team India coach. According to sources, the COA is said to have met…
Prajwal goes down in final qualifying round
March 13, 2017City’s upcoming tennis player S.D. Prajwal Dev taking part in the India F5 $15,000 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament being held at KSLTA, Bengaluru, went down in the final qualifying round in the men’s singles event yesterday. In the final round, Kunal Anand of India beat S.D. Prajwal Dev 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 and entered the main…
12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired: Kishan Gangolli wins City’s Shashidhar fares well
March 12, 2017Mysuru-based visually-impaired chess player K.M. Shashidhar drew his 13th and final round tie against Tamil Nadu’s Marimuthu and finished 12th in the final rankings with 4 points from 13 rounds in the 12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired which concluded at Mumbai yesterday. Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka with 10.5 points from 13 rounds clinched the…
Talented Wrestler: S. Rakesh
March 12, 2017Wrestling is a traditional sport which has been patronised by the Maharajas of Mysuru. Traditional Naada Kusti bouts and Free-stule and Greco-Roman style wrestling competitions are held in Mysuru every year in the State and National level during the world-famous Dasara festival. Mysuru has produced well-known wrestlers like Shankar Chakravarthy, Mahesh Pandit, Rudra Mooga, Tiger…
Sports Events
March 12, 2017Chess From 1.3.17 Chess Coaching Camp by Mysuru Professional Chess Academy at Lions Hall (behind Oval Athletic Grounds) Coaching supervised by IM M.S. Thejkumar (Monday to Friday 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm). Tennis From 1.3.17 R. Nagaraj Tennis Coaching Camp to 31.3.17 at SJCE Tennis Courts. From 1.3.17 Mysuru Tennis Club Tennis Coaching Camp to…
After Rohan Bopanna,Paes exits Indian Wells
March 12, 2017Leander Paes and his Argentine partner Juan Martin de Porto crashed out in the opening round of the men’s Doubles event to bring an early closure to India’s challenge at the ATP Indian Wells Masters, here. Paes and Del Porto were no match for Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller and American Sam Querry as they suffered straight…
India F5 Futures Men’s Tennis: City’s Prajwal Dev advances
March 12, 2017Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, taking part in the qualifying round in the Men’s Singles event in the India F5 $15,000 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament played at KSLTA, Bengaluru, won his first round tie against Rishi Reddy 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 and entered the second round in the qualifiers on Saturday. On Sunday, Prajwal Dev will…
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