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The Karnataka Volleyball Association (KVA) is conducting a selection trial to select under-16 boys and girls for the 34th Sub-Junior National Volleyball Championship (under-16) for boys and girls which will be held at Perinthamanna (Kerala) from 1st to 6th December 2011. The selection trial will be held on 5th November 2011 at Sri Kanteerava Stadium, outdoor volleyball grounds, Bangalore. Eligibility Criteria a) Players born on or after 01-01-1996 are eligible to participate in the above selection trials. b) Proof of age from Corporation,Municipality or Government hospitals is a must to attend the trials. For further details contact, K Nandakumar -…

South Western Railway, Hubli beat Coorg Blues, 4 – 0, on 27th September, in the ongoing ‘A’ Division Hockey Tournament organised by Karnataka State Hockey Association. Nagraj H of SWR scored a hat trick at 28th, 29th and 40th minutes of the game and Kiran Gagade scored a goal in the 50th minute to spur the team to victory. Other match results: RWF Beat BSNL by 5-0:For RWF: Jayaraj.M - 21st min; Ravikumar - 44th min; Sampath S.N – 51st, 56th min; Harjeet - 59th min. ITI Beat SHBHC, Gadag by 2-1 For ITI: Somaiah - 56th min; Rajendra Kumar…

Former football player for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), C K Ranganatha, aged 61, passed away on Monday, 26th September at Vega Hospital in Malleshwaram where he was being treated. He is survived by a wife and two sons. He was cremated atHarishchandraghat at Srirampura the next day. Players from the football fraternity and employees of BHEL paid their respects. Ranganatha, who retired from BHEL earlier in February this year, was a multi-talented sportsman representing BHEL in football, ball badminton and cricket tournaments.  He was instrumental in taking BHEL from ‘B’ Division to ‘A’ Division in 1976. He played for…

For Suthinthran Rao, 39, an entrepreneur, it was a rare chance to play one of his favourite childhood games cricket, after several years. "As children, we played cricket even in mid-May in Chennai. Now, Bangalore city has very less open space left for children to play. I brought my seven year old son to see what he is missing out on." said Rao while he took a break from batting for his team, Himagiri Meadows. Suthinthran Rao and son watching cricket match. Rao was playing at the ApnaComplex Treamis Premier League, a 15-over, tennis ball cricket tournament being played at…

The boys’ and girls’ teams of Sports School, Kudige emerged victors at the Rotary Indirangar inter-school hockey tournament as it drew to a close on 3rd September. The final matches were held at the Karnataka State Hockey Stadium (KSHA) in Langford Town. It was the 21st edition of the ‘G.S.Randhawa Memorial Inter School Boys Hockey Tournament’, and the maiden edition of the ‘Bangalore Bothi Reddy Cup Inter School Girls Hockey Tournament’. The Kudige boys’ team beat Rashtriya Military School and the girls’ team beat Bishop Cotton ‘A’ in the finals to clinch the title. Jyothi from Kudige and Vivek Kumar…

Uma Devi and I H Manudev won the maiden six-red snooker state-ranking tournament organized by Karnataka State Billiards Association (KSBA). The men and women's finals were played at the KSBA hall near Vasanthanagar on 31st and 30th August respectively. Ajay Bhushan and M S Arun will be the State entries in the forthcoming Nationals at Chandigarh from 17 to 25th September 2011. Manudev and Balaji Reddy get direct entry. Uma Devi and Chitra M will represent women at the National tourney. Uma overcame an ailing Chitra who was suffering from stiff neck pains and spasm. Chitra lost three frames to…

The Karnataka State billiards Association (KSBA), on 6th September, felicitated National Billiards & Snooker Championship winners and achievers in the recently concluded Nationals, which were held at Chennai. The event was held at KSBA hall near Vasanth Nagar. The following players were felicitated at the event. Varsha Sanjeev, 15, a ninth standard student at Sophia High School, received a cash award of Rs 30,000. She is the first triple title winner from Karnataka. She won the Sub Junior Billiards, Sub Jr Snooker, Junior Billiards. Uma Devi Nagaraj 46, received a cash award of Rs 20,000. She has been Billiards State…

The third phase of the  'B' Division hockey tournament organised by Karnataka State Hockey Association (KSHA), kicked off on 24th August. After more than a month of league matches, the tournament is heading to an end. The matches are being played at the hockey stadium in Shanthinagar.The four teams to qualify for the third phase are - SAI ‘C’, DYSS ‘B’, ASC Boys and Jain College. The  teams will also  be promoted to 'A' Division after the tounrmanet concludes.Match results of the final phase matches24 August - SAI ‘C’ Beat DYSS ‘B’ by 7-125 August - ASC Boys Beat S.B.M.Jain…

The first phase of the ‘G.S.Randhawa Memorial Inter School Boys Hockey Tournament’ organised by Rotary Club Indiranagar in association with Karnataka State Hockey Association (KSHA) concluded on 26th August. Eighteen boys' teams are competing in the tournament which kicked off on 22nd August. The schools that qualified for the second phase of Inter School Boys Tournament  are: Pool ‘A’ – Maria Niketan ; Pool ‘B’ – Rashtriya Military School ; Pool ‘C’ – Sarala Birala Academy ; Pool ‘D’ – St.Meera’s High School. The second phase will begin from 29th August and the matches will go on at the KSHA…

The first ever edition of 6 Red Snooker Men’s State Ranking kicked on 25th August, at Karnataka State Billiards Association (KSBA) hall near Vasanthnagar. The Women State Ranking will be played from 27 to 30 August 2011. The games are being played under new International Billiards & Snooker Federation(IBSF)/ Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS) rules. A total of 97 entries were received and matches will be played on a knockout basis to identify top 16, who will then form four leagues to compete for quarter finals. The top two players will represent the State in the forthcoming 6 Red…