Juventus ruin the prospects of an ‘El Clasico’ Champions League final with a determined performance against Real Madrid
May 14, 2015 John Welsh
FIFA, Football, Juventus, Real Madrid, UEFA Champions LeagueWhen Cristiano Ronaldo converted a spot-kick for Real Madrid during the first half the of the Champions League Semi-Final second leg against Juventus, football fans and the global media must have been expecting the first ever ‘El Clasico’ final in the prestigious tournament with Barcelona awaiting the winners. That Ronaldo penalty had levelled the aggregate […]
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Barcelona survive early scare by Bayern Munich as Luis Suarez displays his true football qualities
May 13, 2015 John Welsh
Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, FIFA, Football, Luis Suarez, UEFA Champions LeagueBarcelona duly completed a 5-3 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich in their Champions League Semi-Final, but not before surviving an early scare when Bayern defender Medhi Benati claimed an early seventh minute headed goal to offer the German team some hope of overhauling the 3-0 deficit from the first leg in Spain. Nobody could fault […]
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Another Ligue 1 title awaits PSG as their dominance of French football is confirmed
May 11, 2015 John Welsh
FIFA, Football, Ligue 1, PSG, UEFAUnlike during the previous two seasons when Paris Saint-Germain comfortably won the French Ligue 1 title by 12 and 9 points, there have been serious attempts by both Marseille and Lyon to dethrone the reigning champions during the current campaign, but those efforts now appear to have faltered as PSG claimed a weekend 6-0 home […]
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Contador aiming for Grand Tour double as 2015 Giro d’Italia begins
May 10, 2015 John Welsh
Alberto Contador, Cycling, Giro d'Italia, Grand TourThe 2015 Giro d’Italia began on Saturday with a team time trial along the Italian Riveria coastline from San Lorenzo Al Mare to the San Remo, and after all 22 participating teams had finished the 17.6 kilometre route, Orica-GreenEDGE claimed victory by seven seconds from Tinko-Saxoff, the team of pre-race favourite Alberto Contador. Having succeeded […]
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Late defensive lapses ruin Guardiola’s return to Barcelona
May 7, 2015 John Welsh
Bayern Munich, Champions League, FC Barcelona, FIFA, FootballIt was not the best of nights for Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola when he returned to his former club Barcelona for a Champions League Semi-Final first leg tie on Wednesday. For 75 minutes his team succeeded in stifling the attacking threats of the opposition forwards without causing any real problems for the home defence. […]
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Juventus remain hopeful of Champions League glory after narrow first leg win against Real Madrid
May 6, 2015 John Welsh
Alvaro Morata, Champions League, FIFA, Football, Juventus, Real MadridIt is 19 years since Juventus last won the Champions League/European Cup but in his first year as manager of the team, Massimiliano Allegri has the opportunity not only to win this prestigious trophy but also the Italian domestic double. In front of approximately 41,000 spectators at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday evening, Allegri watched […]
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Series win eludes England as West Indies claim unlikely Third Test victory
May 4, 2015 John Welsh
Cricket, England Cricket, Test Cricket, West Indies CricketPrior to the recently concluded three test series between West Indies and England, incoming England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves declared that there may be some enquires if the tourists could not beat a ‘mediocre’ West Indies team. Following a 1-1 draw after three tests, English captain Alastair Cook described his comments […]
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Mayweather uses superior boxing skills to defeat Pacquiao
May 3, 2015 John Welsh
Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao, WBAFor many observers, the richest fight in boxing history between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao at Las Vegas on Saturday evening was not the most compelling spectacle ever witnessed as Mayweather added the WBO belt to his WBA and WBC World Welterweight titles by claiming victory via a unanimous points decision. Mayweather is now […]
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Mitch Langerak emerges as Borussia Dortmund cup hero after an embarrassing start to Bundesliga campaign
April 29, 2015 John Welsh
Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, DFB-Pokal, FIFA, Football, Germany, Mitch LangerakGoalkeeper Mitchell Langerak emerged as the unlikely hero as Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich on penalties to qualify for the final of German DFB Cup and so deprive the Bundesliga champions of an opportunity to secure a domestic treble for the third successive season. With the scores level at 1-1 after normal and extra-time, Jurgen […]
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Burnley relegation fears deepen with costly penalty miss
April 27, 2015 John Welsh
Burnley, FIFA, Football, Leicester City, Premier LeagueWith Chelsea now seemingly set to clinch the Premier League title for the 2014-15 campaign, attention now focusses on the other end of the table where relegation issues are now becoming keenly contested with as many as eight teams involved in attempting to preserve their top flight status. Four successive victories by Leicester and seven […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | CHOU Tien Chen | 67,190 |
| 3 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 64,960 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 63,020 |