Mysuru girl Dhruthi T. Venugopal has been selected to represent India in the Asian Indoor Games in Turkmenistan. The women’s team will have Ankita Raina, Riya Bhatia, Dhruthi Venugopal and Prarthana Thombare. The Indian tennis players will get another platform to make an impact in the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games to be…
Office-bearers elected for Alumni Association of Sportspersons Represented University of Mysore
June 29, 2017The following are the newly-elected office bearers of Alumi Association of Sportspersons Represented University of Mysore for the years 2017-18 and 2018-19. President: Dr. C. Krishna, Vice-President P.M. Somashekar, Prof. K. R. Rangaiah, S. Rajashekar, Dr. Reshma Chengappa, Dinesh M.A. Cariappa; Secretary: M.J. Charan; Treasurer: M. Vijaykumar; Joint Secretary: B. Srikanth; Organising Secretary: P. Sreenivas…
Fjord wins RWITC Ltd. Trophy
June 29, 2017Dr. N. Nithyanand Rao (extreme left), MRC Managing Committee Member, is seen presenting the RWITC Ltd. Trophy to Michael Eshwer, trainer of Fjord, which won the event in the Mysore Races held yesterday. The winning horse, owned by Manjri Horse Breeders Farm Private Limited and Darius R. Byramji, was ridden by jockey P.P. Dhebe. Others…
Karnataka State U-9 Open & U-9 Girls Chess Championships: City’s Arnav, Anagha bag titles
June 28, 2017Arnav Muralidhar and K.G.R. Anagha (both from Mysuru), hogged the limelight by winning the titles in the U-9 Open category and U-9 girls category on the concluding day of the Karnataka State U9 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2017 organised by Mysore Chess Centre at the Paradise Hotel, here on yesterday. Arnav Muralidhar of Mysuru…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Sciver, Knight star in England’s victory
June 28, 2017A large crowd at Grace Road in Leicester for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 game between England Women and Pakistan Women on a gloomy Tuesday, was treated to some special batting from Natalie Sciver and Heather Knight during the home team’s 107-run win on DLS Method. Sciver, who became the first woman to be…
Ravi Shastri to apply for Team India coach job
June 28, 2017Team India former Director Ravi Shastri has made up his mind to apply for the top job in the Indian team. Shastri will apply for the job of the Head Coach which has been lying vacant after Anil Kumble resigned last week. Kumble’s original one-year contract ended with the Champions Trophy, but he was to…
Mysuru Varsity to host All India Kho Kho Tournament
June 28, 2017The University of Mysore will be conducting All India Inter University Men’s Kho Kho Tournament after a gap of 25 years and South Zone Inter University Women’s Kho Kho this year. Over 16 qualified teams will be taking part in the All India Inter University Men’s Kho Kho while for 70 University teams are expected…
Sri Lanka F2 Futures Men’s Tennis: Prajwal Dev advances
June 28, 2017Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, representing India in the Sri Lanka F2 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament in Colombo won his first round singles match in the qualifying round yesterday. Prajwal Dev beat Vibuda Wijebandara (SL) 6-1, 6-2. He will meet Pakistan’s Heera Ashiq in the next round. In another first round match, Suraj R. Prabodh,…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Defending champs rout Windies
June 27, 2017Regular wickets and lack of significant partnerships keep Windies to 204 before defending champion overhauls the target in just 38.1 overs. Ellyse Perry went for 10 runs in her first over. She had bowled loose and short and Hayley Matthews punished her for it with two fours. Australia Women’s premier all-rounder, though, came back strongly…
Federer lifts ninth Halle Open title
June 27, 2017Swiss legend Roger Federer clinched his ninth Halle Open title after beating hapless Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3 in the final. The top seed Roger Federer showed no mercy with fourth seed Alexander Zverev after wrapping up his ninth title in his 11th Halle final within 53 minutes. From the start Federer piled on the pressure…















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