Mysuru 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…
SPORTS QUIZ
March 12, 2017What does the term A.I.F.F. stand for? In which sport is the term ‘Puck’ associated with? The ‘Champions Trophy’is associated with which sport ? Who is the Indian Test cricketer who won the Man of the Match award in the just concluded Test at Bengaluru between India & Australia? Who is the Sri Lankan left-arm…
SBRR Mahajana FGC hogs limelight
March 11, 2017SBRR Mahajana FGC, Mysuru, dominated the proceedings in the University of Mysore Inter-collegiate Inter-zonal (Men) competitions 2016-17, by winning the badminton and football titles and also emerging runner-up in the softball tournament which concluded on Thursday. The final placings Badminton: 1. SBRR Mahajana FGC, 2. PGSC, Mysuru, 3. Govt.Science College, Hassan. Chess: 1. GFGC, N’gud,…
Mysuru Varsity summer camp to begin on Apr. 3
March 11, 2017Department of Physical Education, University of Mysuru in association with Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Mysuru and MDAA will be conducting a month-long annual summer coaching camp for boys & girls (8 to 18 years) in 12 sports disciplines – athletics, badminton, cricket, football, gymnastics, hockey, kabaddi, volleyball, wrestling, yoga and handball at…
DRS controversy: BCCI files official complaint
March 10, 2017The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on yesterday filed an official complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against Australian captain Steve Smith and middle-order batsman Peter Handscomb regarding the DRS controversy. The development comes a day after the ICC in a press release had stated that it will not charge players…
Pandya left out of Indian squad for next two Tests
March 10, 2017There were no major inclusions or casualties in the Indian squad for the final two Tests against Australia, as the selectors named an unchanged team, barring the exclusion of injured Hardik Pandya. Pandya missed the Bengaluru Test as well due to shoulder niggle which India won by 75 runs to level the four match series…
Role of sports bodies in India
March 10, 2017Good health leads to better longevity of an individual and also enhances performance levels. In order to have good health one needs physical activity and will have to take up one sport or the other to maintain their health. On these same lines, professional thinking amongst sports associations and introducing quality professional programmes, will enhance…
12th National ‘A’ Chess Tournament for Visually-Challenged: Shashidhar loses to Samant
March 10, 2017Mysuru’s K.M. Shashidhar taking part in the 12th National ‘A’ Chess Tournament for visually challenged at Mumbai lost his tenth round tie yesterday. Shashidhar lost to Samant Milind of Maharashtra in the tenth round. After ten rounds, Shashidhar has secured 2.5 points and is placed 13th in the rankings. Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka is in…
Selected for Asian Kick Boxing
March 9, 2017Rajath Singh, a class 9 student of Mahajana Public School, won a bronze medal in the WAKO National Kickboxing Championship which was held recently at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. He has also been selected to participate at the Asian Kickboxing Championship to be held later this year.
DRS controversy: ICC says it won’t charge Smith and Kohli
March 9, 2017The International Cricket Council (ICC) said statement that it will not charge any player from the Bengaluru Test match between India and Australia. There was high drama in the middle of some great cricket as Australian captain Steve Smith was criticised by his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli for trying to bend the DRS rules when…
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