Mumbai: He could be the smallest in size in IAF but the great cricket hero, Sachin Tendulkar, has become an honorary Group Captain in Indian Air Force. He actually does not know how to pilot a Sukhoy, but was delighted to see a dream come true. There is a possibility that he may join IAF […]
Mangalore : Mangalore is fully ready to receive the Queen’s Baton Relay with the full arrangement which will go around the which is touring all over India to promote the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. The Baton, which has already entered Karnataka, will arrive in Mangalore on September 5, Sunday. V. Ponnuraj, the deputy commissioner of DK, […]
Mangalore: Over 200 participants under 16 years of ago took part in Volley ball, Kabaddi, Football, Kho-Kho and athletic events held on Saturday at the Mangala Stadium in a block level Rural Sports for boys and girls, organised by DK-ZP, Mangalore T.P Youth Services & Sports Assciation. ZP member A.A Malar inaugurating the sports gathering, […]
Hubli : 1st DDCA All India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament organised by Dharwad District Chess Association under the auspices of United Karnataka Chess Association and All India Chess Federation is in its second day at Hebsur Bhavan, Green Garden, Gokul Road, Hubli. In the 2nd round, Playing from black side, Manoj R, 9th std […]
Mangalore: The closing ceremony of Karnataka State Under-15 FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2010 and Karnataka State Under-15 Girls Chess Championship 2010 was held at Karnataka Bank Employees Association Auditorium, Bejai, on August 10, Tuesday. In the championship, Girish A Koushik, Antonio Viani D’Cunha, Nihal Manjunath, Yashas D, Anishcharith Bhandary, Shreeshan S and Augustin will represent […]
New Delhi : Ms. Vidya Stokes (83), a former player won the Hockey India chairman elections by a clear majority on Thursday, but the beaten candidate, a former captain and Olympian Pargat Singh, had the last laugh when the entire Hockey India Committee was sacked by the Ministry of Sports headed by Manohar Singh Gill, […]
Mangalore : We regret to announce the death of Ganapthy Rao (90), a former Ranji Trophy cricket player, who hit a century on his debut. He was admitted to a private nursing home this week but died yesterday. He was a tailor. At 35, he played in a Ranji Trophy match held in Mangalore, on […]
(from P. Ramesh Rao) Desk : No one is against the Commonwealth Games. But only it should not be held in India, under Sheila Dixit, Suresh Kalmadi, others like Lalit Modi and Shashi Tharoor as in IPL-3, where sports and games begin with a BANG and end in whimper. We hear presently that many outstanding […]
Buenos Aires: The news is chilling, but should bring cheers to his critics like Pele of Brazil and the European stars of football. After the Argentina team, with Lionel Messi in it, messed up in World Cup 2010 tournament in South Africa in spite of several early wins, by losing to Germany by 4 goals […]
Mangalore : Rosario Pre University College bags the taluk-level football championship of the tournament held at Nehru Maidan. The tournament was organized by the college; and Fr. Stany Goveas, the correspondent of Rosario Educational Institutions, inaugurated the event by kicking the ball. President of the DK Football Association Aslam was the chief guest of the […]
