Mysuru- Karnataka duo Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar and Shristi Kiran won the U-12 girls doubles championship in the 18th Ramesh Desai Memorial National Tennis Tournament conducted by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) at MSLTA, Mumbai, from Feb. 12 to 17. In the final, Karnataka pair beat Khushi Khadian and Sarena Gahlot of Haryana 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 to emerge champions.

Padmapriya, daughter of Bandipur Tiger Reserve Director Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar and Conservator of Forests (CF), Mysuru Circle, Dr. M. Malathi Priya, is ranked 4th in the country in the U-12 girls category while her partner Shristi is ranked number 1. Similarly, the Haryana pair of Khushi and Sarena is ranked second and third in U-12 girls category respectively.

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CMR University hosted its CMRUT20 Cricket Tournament for Men in collaboration with the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).

The event, which took place from Feb. 10 to 16, showcased the sporting prowess of 16 Universities from across the State, vying for the prestigious title.

University of Mysore (UoM) won the final of CMRUT20 against PES University by 57 runs.

PES University advanced to the final by defeating Dayananda Sagar University, St. Joseph’s, and CMRU. University of Mysore reached the final by overcoming Presidency, CMRIT and Reva Universities.

The valedictory ceremony, held at the CMRU Cricket Pavilion, Lakeside Campus in Bagalur, Bengaluru, was attended by Dodda Ganesh, former Indian Cricketer, as the chief guest.

Joining him were notable personalities such as Dr. K.C. Ramamurthy, IPS (retd.), former Member of Parliament and Chairman of CMR University, along with Dr. N.V. Subba Reddy, Pro Vice-Chancellor, CMR University and Dr. R. Praveen, Registrar.

Addressing the gathering, Ganesh emphasised the significance of sportsmanship and cricket in India, commending CMR University for its state-of-the-art Cricket Stadium, capable of hosting various national and international matches. He congratulated all participants and winners for their exemplary performance.

Recently a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between CMR University and KSCA, further strengthening their collaboration. Under this agreement, KSCA will utilise the ground for its matches for 15 days each month, while CMR University and CMR Group of Institution students will have access for their matches on the remaining days.

Dr. Ramamurthy underscored the commitment to holding the CMRU T20 Tournament on a yearly basis, aimed at fostering the development of more cricketers to represent the country.

The CMRU Cricket Pavilion, designed by renowned architect Sanjay Mohe, stands as a marvel of architectural brilliance, blending functionality, comfort, and aesthetics seamlessly. With aspirations to become a premier cricketing venue in Bengaluru, the Stadium is poised to host matches at both national and international levels.

As a token of appreciation, the Tournament winners were presented with trophies, medals and cash prizes, with the champions receiving Rs. 25,000, the runners-up Rs. 15,000 and awards were distributed to the best batsman and best bowler of the Tournament.

RESULTS

Champions: University of Mysore; Runners-up: PES University; Best Batsman of the Tournament: B. Dheemanth – University of Mysore (209 Runs); Best Bowler of the Tournament: Thushar Singh – Reva University (8 Wickets).

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Mysuru: The 9th edition of Shilpi Cup 2024, the Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament tailored exclusively for Civil Engineering students by Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, was held at SJCE Grounds on Feb. 9 and 10.

Ten Engineering Colleges — SJCE (Civil), SJCE (CTM), NIE, PESCE (Mandya), VVIET, MIT (Mysuru), MIT (Tandavapura), MYCEM, ATME and VVCE — took part in the Tournament. These colleges were set in two groups to frame a 20 league matches schedule. Each college played 4 matches with their group teams.

Among 20 matches played in league, PESCE Mandya and VVCE under group A and MIT Mysuru & NIE from group B were qualified to play semi-finals.

The first semifinal was won by VVCE by 43 runs against MIT Mysuru. Man of Match: C. Rithesh (VVCE); Best Batsman: C. Rithesh (VVCE); Best Bowler: Praful (MIT, Mysuru); Best Faculty: Chetan (VVCE).

Second semifinals was won by NIE by 3 wickets over PESCE Mandya. Man of Match: Sanjith (NIE); Best Batsman: Raju (NIE); Best Bowler: Sudeep (NIE); Best Faculty: Madhusudhan (PESCE).

Final match was won by NIE by 5 wickets over VVCE, thus clinching the Shilpi Cup 2024. VVCE won runners trophy. Man of Match: Gaurav (NIE); Best Batsman: Rithesh (VVCE); Best Bowler: Sanjeith (NIE); Best Faculty: Chetan (VVCE).

NIE clinched the Champions trophy, along with certificates and gift watches, while VVCE received the Runners Cup and certificates for each player.

Highlights: NIE secured the trophy for the first time in 13 years; VVCE set a record score of 146 in 8 overs and Rithesh from VVCE achieved an individual century, marking a historic first in the history of the Shilpi Cup.

Earlier, the Tournament was inaugurated on Feb. 9 with Dr. Santosh Kumar, Hon. Vice-Chancellor of JSS Science & Technological University, as the chief guest and T.N. Hemanth, Past Chairman of BAI Mysore, who initiated the first Shilpi Cup, as the guest of honour. Dr. C. Nataraj, Principal of SJCE, provided the grounds for the tournament.

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fame was present during the valedictory on Feb. 10 alongside National Vice-President N.S. Muralidhara, who presented the awards. Chairman Nagaraj Bairy presided over the prize distribution, acknowledging the efforts of Shilpi Coordinators A. Dinesh, Bhargav Shinde, T.S. Gurudatta, C. Vishwanath and Sampath for their contributions. Joint Secretary Vasudevan proposed a vote of thanks. Pranav Prabhakara Rao skilfully compered.

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Mysuru: GRIC Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament – Season 2 was organised by GRIC at Railway Sports Ground in Ashokapuram on Feb. 10 in which four teams — GST Department (Captain: Rahul Yadav), Income Tax Department (Hitesh Sharma), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Chethan Bhati) and Bank Note Paper Mill India Pvt. Ltd. (Sharad Prabhakar Desai) — took part.

Bank Note Paper Mill (BNPM) emerged 2nd time Champions of the Tournament while GST Department was runners-up. BNPM Captain Sharad Prabhakar Desai received the winner’s trophy. Vinayaka Prabhu of BNPM was awarded Man of the Tournament and Man of the Match (finals); K. Manju of ICAI – Best Fielder of the Tournament; Ankit Sharma of GST Department – Best Batsman of the Tournament; Appa Rao of BNPM – Best Bowler of the Tournament.

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Takshvi Thunders won the Mysore Power Premier League (MPPL) – Season 2 Cricket Tournament organised by Sunday Sports Club, in association with CESC and KPTCL, at Sports Pavilion, University of Mysore (UoM), in city on Feb. 10 and 11. Seen are (from left – standing) Suman, Viji, Pradeep Kumar, Anand Kolekar, Dilip, Manjunath (Sports Secretary, CESC), Naveen, Devaraju and Shivukumar (Captain); (kneeling) Pramodh, Prabhu Prasad, Ananda, Madhusudhan, Sunil, Vishwanath and Nijaguna. The winning team was awarded Rs. 50,000 cash prize and a trophy.

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City’s Nirmaya team won the Heritage Cup-2024, a State-level cricket tournament for visually impaired women, jointly organised by Nirmaya Foundation, Swachhanda Group and Suraksha Foundation at Maharaja’s College Cricket Grounds in city yesterday.

Nirmaya team defeated Deepa Academy of Bengaluru by a margin of five runs in the final match to emerge victorious. Shalini of Deepa Academy was adjudged the Player of the Match while Kavitha of Nirmaya was declared Player of the Tournament.

Speaking on the occasion, former Indian Blind Team player Shekar Naik said being visually impaired should not hinder the efforts to reach the set goals and advised the players to make use of the opportunities to build a good future. He also remembered the day when India won the world cup under his captaincy.

Dr. Chandrashekar of Aditya Hospital, Nirmaya Foundation Founder R. Rakshitha, President M.R. Gurpreeth, S.P. Prashanth of Swachhanda Group and Anand Raj of Suraksha Foundation were present at the valedictory.

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City swimmer S. Thanya won the gold medal in the 400 mts (Individual Medley) with a timing of 5:12.96 seconds at the BIMSTEC Aquatic Championships 2024 held at S.P. Mukherjee Sports Stadium in New Delhi recently.

She has also won gold medals in 200 mts Breaststroke and 200 mts Individual Medley with a timing of 2:42.94 sec and 2:28.16 seconds respectively.

At 14, Thanya is said to be the first swimmer from Mysuru to have won three gold medals in an international event.

S. Thanya, a Grade 9 student at Sri Sharada Public School, is the daughter of S.P. Shadakshari and Shwetha, residents of J.P. Nagar, Mysuru.

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City’s V.C. Venkatesh, a 56-year-old marathon runner, completed Australia Goldcoast Marathon in July 2023 and based on his finish time which was 12 minutes faster than his age group qualifying time, he has been selected to run at Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024.

With this, he becomes the first Mysurean to participate in the Boston Marathon across any age group/gender.

Recently at the Mumbai Marathon, he once again achieved a Boston Qualifying time of  3hrs:25min:42sec that put him in the Top 10 in his age group (55-59) and in top 3% of all the runners (265/8800 full marathon runners).

Venkatesh is the Founder of The Strategy Labs, Mysuru, an IT consulting company and resides at Vijayanagar 4th Stage, Mysuru.

It may be mentioned here that V.C. Venkatesh and city dentist Dr. Usha Hegde had become first Mysureans to complete Delhi Marathon (42.195-km) in the Boston Marathon Qualifying time in 2020. However, owing to COVID conditions and cancellation, they couldn’t participate in the 2021 or 2022 editions.

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The U-19 Indian Men’s cricket team created history yesterday as they entered the finals of the Under-19 World Cup for the record 5th time defeating the Proteas in the semi-final held at the Sahara Park Willowmoore Cricket Stadium.

India’s young star Sachin Dhas spearheaded Team India’s recovery with a stellar innings of 96 runs, leading them to victory chasing a modest target of 245 runs in the first semi-final of the World Cup. Team India started on a shaky note but a record-breaking partnership of 171 runs in 187 balls for the fifth wicket between Sachin Dhas (96) and skipper Uday Saharan (81), rescued India following a collapse in the top order.

Earlier, South African opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius provided his team with a good start and everything was going great for the hosts before Indian spinners Musheer Khan, Murugan Abhishek and Priyanshu Moliya applied their magic in the game and South African batters started collapsing like pack of cards.

India maintained relentless pressure on the hosts, never easing off the accelerator throughout the innings. Despite their efforts, South Africa became the first team in the tournament to surpass the 170-run mark against India, ultimately posting a total of 244/7 in their 50 overs.

Team India has dominated the U-19 World Cup so far, emerging victorious in three of their games by margins exceeding 200 runs.

India will face the winners of the second semi-final between Australia and Pakistan in the finals of the U-19 World Cup to be held the Willowmoore Park on Feb. 11. Live telecast will be available on Star Sports and Disney + Hotstar Network from 1.30 pm (IST).

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Machangada A. Laksh Chengappa, a promising badminton player from Mysuru city, emerged victorious in the U-19 badminton singles category at Khelo India Youth Games 2024. This prestigious event, marking its sixth edition under the Indian Government’s Khelo India initiative, concluded on Jan. 31.

With a participation of over 5,600 athletes from across the nation, the event took place from Jan. 19 to Jan. 31, hosted in four cities of Tamil Nadu. The badminton singles competition was held in Chennai from Jan. 27 to Jan. 30, where Laksh demonstrated his prowess by defeating Ansh Negi from Uttarakhand.

Laksh secured a victory with a score of 21-17 in the first set and maintained the momentum in the second set with a score of 21-13, ultimately clinching the gold medal in the U-19 badminton singles title. Laksh showcased consistently exceptional performances throughout 2023 in U-17 & U-19 categories. His outstanding achievements include a remarkable feat in winning All-India Sub Junior National Ranking (U-17) Championship held in Bengaluru.

His impressive medal-winning performances for the year 2023-24 are a bronze medal in the U-17 All India Sub Junior National Ranking held in Lucknow from June 20 to 27, 2023, a gold medal in the South Zone Championship held in Coimbatore from Aug. 11 to Aug. 14, 2023.

Laksh won a gold medal in the Inter-Zonal and Junior National Championship (U-19) held in Bengaluru from Sept. 7 to 8, 2023, a gold medal in the All India Sub Junior National Ranking U-17 held in Bengaluru from Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, 2023.

Laksh is in Class 10, studying through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). He was trained by the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy and is now set to undergo training at the Badminton Association of India’s National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati.  He was also trained at Sports Park by Aroon Pemmaiah (Head Coach) and B.P. Bheemaiah (Senior Coach).

Laksh is the son of Machangada B. Aiyappa (Roshan), a coffee planter from Kottageri in Balele, South Kodagu and Prarthana Uthappa. They live in Vijayanagar 4th Stage, Mysuru. While Aiyappa is a hockey player who has represented Karnataka across various Hockey India Senior Men’s National Championships, Laksh’s mother Prarthana is a basketball player and now works for Railways.

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