Mysuru’s chess players K.R. Yashaskara Jois scoring 7 points from 8 rounds and former State Women’s Chess Champion H.R. Manasa with 7 points from 8 rounds won the U-19 Open and U-19 Girls Chess titles respectively in the Karnataka State U19 Open & Girls Chess Tournament which concluded at Kalaburagi yesterday. Yashaskara Jois won his…
Karnataka State U-19 Chess Open & Girls Championship: Yashaskara Jois, Manasa in lead
July 10, 2017Mysuru’s chess players K.R. Yashaskara Jois and H.R. Manasa lead the field in the Open and Girls U-19 sections respectively with 5.5 points from 6 rounds, in the Karnataka State U-19 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2017 being held at Kalaburagi yesterday. In the open section, Yashaskara Jois (MYS) and Nitish Bhat (Sirsi) are tied…
Wimbledon Championships 2017: Manic Monday awaits Wimbledon
July 10, 2017The best day of the calendar is upon us, so the tennis cognoscenti suggest, the day when Wimbledon resembles a type of candy store, dripping with rare treats all around its lawns. Sixteen matches, every fourth round contested on a single day and every one a winner. It’s a phenomenon in the Grand Slams unique…
Commonwealth Chess 2017: IM Thejkumar shocks GM Praveen Thipsay
July 10, 2017Mysuru lad IM M.S. Thejkumar (Rating 2491), taking part in the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017 in Delhi, shocked GM Praveen Thipsay (Rating 2419) in the eighth and penultimate round of the championships yesterday. After eight rounds, Thejkumar has secured 6 points and is placed sixth in the rankings. Three players GM Abhijeet Gupta and GM…
Talented Golfer- Pranavi S. Urs
July 9, 2017Golf is a sport that attracts more players than any other outdoor sport-one of the reasons is the beautiful surroundings and the pleasure of being on the course to share this experience amongst friends and nature. To be able to perform successfully on such a playing field demands the ability to analyse and adjust to…
Works on synthetic turf in Kushalanagar hits road-block
July 9, 2017DYES yet to release Rs. 2 crore funds for the project Kushalnagar (Kodagu): The works on laying synthetic turf at the hockey ground in Sports Hostel located at Kushalnagar has been stopped over the past two years. The sports hostel was established during 1982-83 at the time when D.R. Gundu Rao was the Chief Minister….
Commonwealth Chess Tournament 2017: Thejkumar held to a draw
July 9, 2017IM M.S. Thejkumar (Rating-2491), representing India and taking part in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in the Open Section, drew his seventh round tie against FM Mitrabha Guha (Rating 2301) and at the end of the seventh round has secured 5 points and is placed 14th in the rankings on Saturday at the tournament being held…
Karnataka State U-19 Chess Tournament: Eight players in lead
July 9, 2017Eight players- Niranjan V. Sangam (Kalburgi), Mysuru lad K.R. Yashaskara Jois, Sirsi’s Nitish Bhat, Bengaluru’s B.M. Sujay, AFM Srinidhi Kulkarni, G. Raghavendra, Sudharshan Bhat and M.D. Chiranth shared the lead with three points from three rounds in the Karnataka State U-19 chess championship 2017 being held at Gulbarga from 8-10th July 2017. The eight players…
SPORTS QUIZ
July 9, 2017What does the term ICC stand for? In which sport is the term ‘Stagger Lane’ associated with? The ‘Beighton Cup’ is associated with which sport ? Who is the present England cricket player who scored a century on his first test as Captain in the test match played against South Africa at Lord’s ? Who…
SPORTS EVENTS
July 9, 2017Chess 44th National Women’s Challengers Chess Championships 2017 21.7.17 to 29.7.17 Conducted by Mysore Chess Centre at Mysore Sports Club premises. Cricket KSCA Mysore Zonal League 2017 15.7.17 to 16.7.17 SDNR Wadiyar, SJCE, PET (Mandya), Gangothri, NIEIT, Vidya Vikas grounds. KSCA Mysore Zone U-19 Tournament for Clubs 2017 11.7.17 to 27.7.17 SDNR Wadiyar, SJCE &…














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