Madikeri’s A. Augustin with 8.5 points from nine rounds clinched the title in the Nalawadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Inter-District Open Rapid Chess Tournament conducted by Samyuktha Kreeda Sangha at Manasagangothri here yesterday. Rakesh of Mandya with 8 points finished second while K. Ravikumar of Hassan with 7.5 points secured the third place. A total of 253…
French Open 2017: Makarova shock for Kerber
May 29, 2017Germany’s Angelique Kerber became the first women’s top seed to lose in the opening round of the French Open. Kerber went down to Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 22 minutes. Both Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova have the chance to take top spot for the first time with good runs in…
Champions Trophy 2017: India wins warm-up match against Kiwis
May 29, 2017Defending champions India had a good start for their Champions Trophy campaign with a 45-run victory against New Zealand via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain- curtailed warm-up game here yesterday. Mohammed Shami (3 for 47 in 8 overs), who is making a comeback, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3 for 28 in 6.4 overs) shared bulk…
Sebastian wins Monaco Grand Prix
May 29, 2017Sebastian Vettel secured a memorable one-two for Ferrari in yesterday’s Monaco Grand Prix to extend his world championship lead to a luxurious 25 points over Lewis Hamilton. Taking full advantage of generous support from his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who led from pole position to the start of the pit-stops, the four-time champion came home 3.1…
India’s Abhimanyu Vannemreddy grabs wild card for junior French Open 2017
May 28, 2017Abhimanyu Vannemreddy earned a wildcard entry into Junior French Open with a fighting win over Hikaru Shiraishi in the final of the Rendez-Vous event. The 17-year-old Abhimanyu tamed the fighting Japanese 6-1 4-6 6-1 in two hours and 15 minutes at court number six of Roland Garros. But to the Shiraiashi’s credit, he showed exemplary…
STAR THIS WEEK – Talented Footballer: Balakrishna
May 28, 2017Football is the most popular sport in the World sporting scene and has a large following all over the universe. The game requires excellent skill, fitness from the individual player, as it is a team game needs excellent co-ordination with fellow players to succeed in the game at any level. Mysuru has been a centre…
AITA U-12 Talent Series Tennis: Mustafa Raja-Satdeep duo from city triumphs
May 28, 2017Mysuru’s upcoming tennis player Mustafa M. Raja teaming up with Satdeep, representing Karnataka at the National level Talent Series U-12 Tennis Tournament at Trivandrum Tennis Club, Trivandrum on May 26, won the U-12 Doubles title. In the final, Mustafa and Satdeep combined well to beat Sai Sanchit and K. Mahalingam 6-4, 6-1. In the semi-finals,…
City’s Rita Priyanaka for World Arm Wrestling Championships
May 28, 2017Mysuru’s arm wrestler in the women’s section who won the gold in the 41st National Arm Wrestling Championships, Rita Priyanka (in pic.), will be representing India in the World Arm Wrestling Championships. Rita will represent India in the 39th World Arm Wrestling Championships to be held at Budapest, Hungary, from Sept. 2 to Sept. 12,…
Tendulkar’s film earns Rs. 8.40 cr. on opening day in India
May 28, 2017“Sachin: A Billion Dreams”, a documentary drama on ace Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, registered an opening day collection of Rs. 8.40 crore, according to the makers. The film released on Friday in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and English. “Sachin: A Billion Dreams creates history as docu-drama. Biggest opening in the genre with Rs 8.40 crore…
MTC Cup AITA Men’s Tennis Tournament: Prajwal Dev clinches men’s singles title
May 27, 2017It was sweet home coming and delight for the local lad and third-seed S.D. Prajwal Dev, when he staved off the challenge put up by sixth seed Ishaque Eqbal of West Bengal 6-1, 6-4 in the men’s singles final of MTC AITA men’s tennis tournament held at Mysore Tennis Club yesterday. Prajwal Dev, who started…















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