The 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…
12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Challenged: Shashidhar goes down to Akhil
March 9, 2017Mysuru-based K.M. Shashidhar, taking part in the 12th National ‘A’ Chess Championship for Visually Challenged being held at Mumbai, lost his ninth round against Delhi’s Akhil Sharma on yesterday. After nine rounds, K.M. Shashidhar has secured 2.5 points and is placed 12th in the rankings. Karnataka’s Kishan Gangolli is in the lead with 7.5 points…
BCCI annual awards: Virat Kohli, Ashwin bag top honours
March 9, 2017Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin bagged the top honours during the BCCI Annual Awards function held at Bengaluru yesterday. While the Delhi-dasher won the prestigious Polly Umrigar Trophy for the best international cricketer of 2015-16, Ashwin was honoured with the Dilip Sardesai award for his magnificent performance against West Indies during which he…
India F4 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament: Vasisht, Suraj go down in pre-quarters
March 9, 2017Mysuru lads C. Vasisht and Suraj R. Prabodh taking part in the India F4 Futures ITF $15,000 Tennis Tournament at BSP Tennis Complex, Bhilai yesterday went down to pre-quarterfinals in the men’s singles event losing their respective matches. Second seed Sriram Balaji of India beat C. Vasisht 6-3, 6-3, while Germany’s Pirmin Haenle beat Suraj…
Indian Cricket Team gets new sponsors
March 8, 2017OPPO Mobiles India Pvt. Ltd. has won the sponsorship rights for Team India for a period of five years and at Rs. 1079.29 crore. The bids were opened in the presence of CoA representative Diana Edulji, BCCI officials and the bidders through at the BCCI Headquarters yesterday. The five years rights period starts from Apr….














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