Imran Salim Khan and Liyakat Ali of Maharashtra won the men’s doubles crown at the Canara Bank National tenpin bowling championship here on Wednesday, edging out their nearest rivals by 21 pins.

Maintaining a slim lead from the first game, the duo beat the Karnataka pair of Huned and Akash Ashok, who finished second. The team of Harshavardhan Sarda and Dhruv Sarda finished third, 34 pins behind the leader. Imran shone for the winners with scores of 235, 200 and 212 in his final three games.

The results: Men’s doubles: 1. Imran Salim Khan & Liyakat Ali (Mah) 2,422; 2. Huned & Akash Ashok (Kar) 2,401; 3. Dhruv & Harshavardhan (Del) 2,388. — Sports Reporter

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport / Bangalore – December 13th, 2012

by Arafat Ahmed Aizaz

Goa bagged the ‘overall championship’ title in the two-day ’15th National Sqay Championship’ held on Dec.1 and Dec. 2 at Nanjaraja Bahadur Hall in city.

The competitions were held for boys and girls separately in four categories – Under 11 years, Under 14 years, Under 18 years and above 18 years.

A total of 118 medals were won by Goa out of which 74 were gold, 30 silver and 14 bronze medals.

Maharashtra won 99 medals (28-gold, 33-silver, 38-bronze) followed by Haryana – 49 medals (12-gold, 11-silver, 26-bronze), Jammu & Kashmir – 44 (11-gold, 17-silver, 16-bronze), Tamil Nadu – 37 (10-gold, 15-silver, 12-bronze), Karnataka – 26 (10-gold, 8-silver, 8-bronze), Madhya Pradesh – 15 (5-gold, 5-silver, 5-bronze), Delhi – 10 (5-gold, 2-silver, 3-bronze), Telangana – 7 (1-gold, 2-silver, 4-bronze), Assam – 7 (5-gold, 1-silver, 1-bronze), Gujarat – 6 (1-gold, 1-silver, 4-bronze), Kerala – 4 bronze and Chandigarh – 1 bronze.

Altogether 423 medals were given out of which 162 were gold, 125 silver and 136 bronze medals.

When Star of Mysore asked the Secretary of Mysuru District Sqay Association Anandaraju about why Karnataka’s performance was low in the Championship compared to other States such as Goa, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir, Anandaraju said “In Karnataka, Sqay is gaining popularity at a snail’s pace unlike Goa, Maharashtra and J & K. Also, there were very less participants from Karnataka in this championship. In Karnataka when it comes to martial arts, many people take up Karate as they are not aware about Sqay. General Secretary of Sqay Association of Karnataka Mohammed Ali and I are working on creating awareness among people of Karnataka about Sqay martial Art. Once, more number of people start taking up Sqay in Karnataka, we will ensure that Karnataka becomes the top performing State in Sqay.”

Those who are interested in learning Sqay can contact Anandaraju on Mob: 99721 21673.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  /  Friday , December 05th, 2014

Quarter-miler MR Poovamma and cricketer Robin Uthappa walked away with the top awards at the Sports Writers Association of Bangalore’s (SWAB) annual award’s ceremony at the Karnataka State Billiards Association here on Sunday.

While Poovaama was recognised as the Sportsperson of the Year (female) for the second year in a row for her medal winning performances in the year, Uthappa was adjudged the best Sportsperson of the Year (male) for his feats in the IPL, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Ranji Trophy in the season gone by.

Both the award winners weren’t present due to prior commitments.

The Karnataka cricket team, which won three trophies in less than two months at the start of the year, was identified as the Team of the Year.

After winning the Ranji Trophy, the team defeated a Rest Of India side to corner glory in the Irani Cup before capturing the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

J Arunkumar and Mansur Ali Khan, the batting and bowling coaches respectively of the team, won the Coaches of the Year award.

Former Indian women’s hockey captain Elvera Britto was presented with the Lifetime Achievement award.

Gagan Narang, bronze medalist in 10-metre air rifle shooting event in the 2012 London Olympics, was the chief guest for the occasion.

Winners: Coaches of the year: J Arun Kumar and Mansur Ali Khan (Cricket); Junior sportsperson of the year (male): S Chikkarangappa (Golf); Junior sportsperson of the year (female): Aditi Ashok (Golf); Behind the scene award: Raghuprasad (Hockey); Featured Association (2012): Karnataka State Billiards Association; Featured Association (2013): Karnataka State Cricket Association; Featured Association (2014): Karnataka Volleyball Association; Sportsperson of the year (male): Robin Uthappa (Cricket); Sportsperson of the year (female): M R Poovamma (Athletics); Lifetime achievement award: Elvera Britto (Hockey); Team of the year award: Karnataka State Cricket Association (Cricket).

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Sports / by DHNS – Bengaluru, November 17th, 2014

Wasiqur Rahman’s 129 helped Assam post 267 in 125.5 overs against Andhra in the under-23 Col C.K. Nayudu Trophy four day match at the ACA-YSR Stadium at Kadapa on Tuesday. At the end of day two, Andhra was 174 for seven in 67 overs.

The scores: Assam 267 in 125.5 overs (Wasiqur Rahman 129, Rahul Hazarika 62, Bhumiz 30, S. Kishore four for 79, Naren Reddy five for 54) vs. Andhra 174 for seven in 67 overs (M. Pranith 57, G. Chiranjeevi 43).

At Vadodara: Baroda 322 in 114.1 overs (H.K. Solanki 61, K.R. Kakade 48, H.H. Pandya 43, Dixit Patel 95, C.Z. Desai 25, J. Kousik four for 74, B. Rahul three for 12) vs Tamil Nadu 149 for six in 56 overs (K. Bharath Shankar 35, B. Indrajith 35, J. Kousik 45 batting).

At Dhanbad: Jharkhand 501 for nine in 180 overs (Babul Kumar 169, Ibney Hasan Khan 90, Avinash Kumar 56, Jaskaran Singh 40) vs. Railways.

At Kolkata: Chhattisgarh 370 for nine in 180 overs (A. Toppo 123; W. Chatterjee three for 46) vs. Bengal.

At Agartala: J&K 194 and 85 for three in 31 overs (Usman Pandit 44 n.o.).

Tripura 249 in 94.4 overs (S. Debnath 44; Vishwajieet Singh four for 50, Rohit Sharma three for 83).

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport / Vijayawada – December 03rd, 2014

Mysuru :  (MRU&VNS)

Traditional wrestling buffs were treated to some of the best wrestling bouts at the Sahukar Channaiah Wrestling Grounds at Doddakere Grounds in city yesterday.

Wrestling competitions were organised as a part of MLA G.T. Devegowda’s 66th birthday celebrations. In competitions held yesterday, Pahilwan Ahmed of Mysuru defeated Pahilwan Yallappa of Dharward to win the silver mace.

Many enthusiasts from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Hassan and Kodagu districts thronged the wrestling stadium to witness the competitions. The competition was inaugurated by MLA G.T. Devegowda by offering Amba Bhavani.

MLA S.R. Mahesh, Mayor R. Lingappa, Corporator K.V. Mallesh, G.D. Harishgowda, MCC Ruling Party Leader K.T. Cheluvegowda, Janata Bazar President Chandrashekar and others were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News  / Monday , November 24th, 2014

Bengaluru:

Team Mahindra Adventure’s Gaurav Gill and co-driver Musa Sherif, driving a Mahindra XUV 500, assured themselves of the 2014 Indian Rally Championship title garnering some valuable points after the first leg of the 40th K-1000 rally near Tumakuru on Saturday. This is their fourth national title.

Local star Arjun Rao Aroor-Satish Rajagopal, who were second in the overall standings, had a poor day and retired after barely starting the first stage. Their rally-specific Volkswagen Polo R2 suffered an engine failure.

Gill-Sherif have 145 points. Aroor-Rajagopal have 78 and Sunny Sidhu-PV Srinivasa Murthy 62 with one round remaining at Chikkamagaluru next month.

Gill and Sherif were assured of the crown although they trailed teammates Sidhu-Murthy by two seconds after Saturday’s first leg. Sidhu-Murthy’s total time after leg one was one hour, five minutes, 12.2 seconds while Gill-Sherif clocked 01:05:14.4. Their teammates Amittrajit Ghosh-Ashwin Naik were third overall with a time of 01:06:42.0.

“It was not a great day,” said Gill. “We had a comfortable lead but there were electrical problems with the cooling fan and the car began to overheat. Due to this, we had to nurse the car but managed to stay in second place. Hopefully, we will be able to get the lead on Sunday.”

A disappointed Aroor said: “We were barely 300 metres into the first stage of the day when the engine packed up. It is going to be very difficult to get the car back in action tomorrow. We will have to try our best in the last round in Chikkamagaluru next month.”

In the IRC 2000 class, Karna Kadur-BS Sujith Kumar (Mitsubishi Cedia) led after leg one with a time of 01:07:26.4, while championship leaders Rahul Kanthraj-Vivek Bhatt were 01:08:19.0.

In all, 10 out of the 41 cars retired on Saturday.

In the Super Special Stage, held at the Bangalore International Exhibition grounds under floodlights on Friday, Abhilash PG-Sanjay Agarwal were the fastest (one minute, 33.2 seconds) in a Mitsubishi Evo XI. Gill-Sherif were second fastest with 01:34.5, while Sidhu-Murthy were third with a 01:35.9.

Results (leg one, provisional and unaudited): IRC: 1. Sunny Sidhu/PV Srinivasa Murthy (Team Mahindra Adventure, Mahindra XUV500, 01:05:12.2); 2. Gaurav Gill/Musa Sherif (Team Mahindra Adventure, Mahindra XUV500, 01:05:14.4); 3. Amittrajit Ghosh/Ashwin Naik (Team Mahindra Adventure, Mahindra XUV500, 01:06:42.0).

IRC 2000: 1. Karna Kadur/BS Sujith Kumar (Mitsubishi Cedia, 01:07:26.4); 2. Rahul Kanthraj/Vivek Bhatt (Mitsubishi Cedia, 01:08:19.0); 3. Byram Godrej/Somayya AG (VW Polo, 01:09:06.8).

IRC 1600: 1. Phalguna Urs-Anoop Kumar (VW Polo, 01:06:50.5); 2. Hrishikesh Thackersey-Ninad Mirajgaonkar (VW Polo, 01:08:48.8); 3. Vikram Devadasen-Chandramouli (VW Polo, 01:10:13.7).

FMSCI 1600: 1. Adith KC-Harish KN (Honda City Vtec, 01:09:18.9); 2. Aniruddha Rangnekar-Nitin Jacob (Maruti Baleno, 01:15:15.20); 3. Parag C Dhiwar-Aditya R Dhiwar (Maruti Baleno, 01:15:35.0).

Caption: Gaurav Gill-Musa Sherif in action in the Beta stage on the opening day of the K-1000 rally near Tumakuru on Saturday.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Sports / by Sunil Subbaiah / November 22nd, 2014