IM M.S. Thejkumar representing India scored a convincing win over India’s Soham Kamotra in the fifth round of the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017, played at Delhi on Thursday. In the fourth round, Thejkumar (Rating 2491), scored a good win over WIM Gagare Shamili (2067). After five rounds, Thejkumar has secured 3.5 points and is placed…
Indian Gymkhana Club State Ranking Badminton: Mysuru’s Abi Amudan, Kiran duo enter final
July 7, 2017City’s Abi Amudan teaming up with B. Kiran entered the final in the Boys under-19 doubles event at the Indian Gymkhana Club State Ranking Badminton Tournament yesterday. Abi Amudan and B. Kiran beat Afrid and Sagar 21-14, 21-18 in the semi-final. In the U-19 boys singles semi-finals, J. Mayuresh scored a well earned 14-21, 21-10,…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: India outsmart Sri Lanka by 16 runs
July 6, 2017Veda Krishnamurthy returned to the Indian side in place of the out-of-touch Mona Meshram for her first game of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, and showed her worth with a 33-ball 29 from No. 7 and a brisk partnership of 50 runs with Harmanpreet Kaur. This intent was not always visible while India was…
Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2017: City’s Pranavi Urs placed third
July 6, 2017Gaurika Bhishno carded a par-72 score on the Day-1 of the 7th Leg in the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2017 at the Eagleton Golf Resort, Bidadi near Bengaluru yesterday. Mysuru girl and amateur golfer Pranavi S. Urs with a two-over-74 is placed third. Ankita Kedlaya, an amateur golfer carded a one-over-73 and is in…
Wimbledon Championships 2017: Nadal beats Young to reach Round 3
July 6, 2017Two-time champion Rafael Nadal marked his return to Centre Court with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Donald Young to reach the third round at Wimbledon. The 31-year-old Spaniard, who missed last year’s tournament through injury, looked to be easing to victory until he was broken by the aggressive American when serving for the match….
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017: Thejkumar goes down to Aradhya
July 6, 2017IM M.S. Thejkumar taking part in the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017 at Delhi yesterday lost his third round tie against Aradhya Garg. Aradhya scored an upset win over (2281) Thejkumar (2491) third round. After three rounds Thejkumar has secured 1.5 points. GM Vaibhav Suri, GM Ankit R. Rajput, K. Priyanka, GM Swapnil S. Dhopade, GM…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Indian eves to take on Sri Lanka
July 5, 2017India sits at the top of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 standings after three games, but captain Mithali Raj says her team still has plenty to work on as it prepares to face Sri Lanka today. Raj’s team has won all three of its games so far in the Women’s World Cup but needed…
Elected as WAKO India Executive Member
July 5, 2017Ravi, Head of Karnataka Kickboxing Association, has been elected as the Executive Board Member of the Governing Council of WAKO India Kickboxing Federation. In the Extraordinary General Assembly of WAKO India held last month at the Conference Hall of Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana, Santosh Kumar Agarwal was elected as the President of WAKO India Kickboxing…
Wimbledon Championships 2017: Federer, Djokovic advance for Round 2
July 5, 2017Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic said Wimbledon should consider rule changes after both their first-round opponents retired with injuries. Third seed Federer led 6-3, 3-0 when Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov quit with an ankle injury after 43 minutes. Second seed Djokovic progressed after a calf injury saw Martin Klizan pull out at 6-2 2-0 down on…
34th Youth National Basketball Championship: TN girls stay undefeated
July 5, 2017Tamil Nadu girls stayed unbeaten by outclassing Madhya Pradesh (2-1) in the 34th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls at the Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli in Hyderabad yesterday. The Championship is being organised by the Hyderabad District Basketball Association under the aegis of Telangana Basketball Association and Basketball Federation of India. Both teams are…















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