UEFA Champions League

Barcelona and Juventus Complete QF Line-up for 2015 UEFA Champions League

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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On March 18, 2015, Camp Nou was full to the brim as hosts FC Barcelona prepared to take on Manchester City FC. The English Premier League side had lost the first leg 1-2 at home and they looked for first wiping out the deficit and then scoring another goal to stay in contention. But City’s […]

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2015 Indian Wells Masters

2015 Indian Wells Masters Finals: It is Djokovic Vs Federer and Halep Vs Jancovic as Serena Withdraws Due to Injury

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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The crucial matches are coming up on Sunday night, when no.1 men’s seed Novak Djokovic will try to defend his 2014 title against the highly competitive and no.2 seed Roger Federer in last year’s rematch. After Canada’s Milos Raonic broke the Big-Four party by defeating Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinal, it was the turn of […]

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Australia Cricket

Australia Overcome Middle-Over Pakistani Scare and Set up a Clash with India in the Second Semifinal in Sydney.

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Pakistan won the toss but lost the early advantage. Their openers, who excelled against Ireland, fell easy prey to the Australian pace battery. Only Misbah-Ul-Haq fought as he had been doing in CWC 2015. With Haris Sohail, Misbah attempted a rescue mission and added 73 runs for third-wicket. That was the highest partnership in Pakistan’s […]

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India CWC2015

Despite Defiant Bangla Pushing Hard, India Enter the Semifinals of CWC 2015

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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MS Dhoni had a good toss to win against Bangladesh as Indian openers began with a 75-run first wicket stand. And though star batsman Virat Kohli fell cheaply after Shikhar Dhawan’s wicket, India still had Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja, who ensured that their team crossed the psychological 300+ mark. Towering […]

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Sharapova

Indian Wells Masters: Big Four on Course, Serena Moves On, Nishikori, Sharapova Shocked

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Roger Federer hangs his boots, he will go down in tennis history as arguably the best men’s tennis player, several notches above his contemporaries and predecessors. There is nothing that he has not achieved in his decade-and half long tennis career. On Wednesday, Federer’s already heavily ornamented cap got another feather, when he beat […]

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Australian GP

Australian GP Melbourne: Hamilton Makes a Winning Start to the 2015 F1 Season

 March 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton began his 2015 F1 campaign in great style to win the first race of the new season at the Albert Park in Melbourne on March 15, 2015. With his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg close on his heels for the second place, it was once again the Mercedes, who began […]

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South Africa

Sri Lanka Wilt Against South Africa in the First Quarterfinal of CWC 2015

 March 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the charged-up Sri Lankans, the quarterfinal against South Africa was reduced to an anti-climax after they played superbly all through the tournament. Even in a couple of defeats, they never surrendered tamely. They batted well, bowled well and excelled in the field but on Wednesday, all their hard work came to naught. Everything looked […]

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Atletico de Madrid

Monaco and Atletico de Madrid Are 5th and 6th Teams to Reach UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals

 March 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Two contrasting Round-of-16 Second-Leg matches brought unfathomable outcomes on Tuesday night at Stade Louis II in the Principality of Monaco and the Spanish capital Madrid, where the home teams scraped through to quarterfinals. Even the most ardent fans of Monaco would not have expected their team to make it to the round-of-eight after their star […]

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Pakistan

CWC 2015 Match 42: One Victory for Pakistan Sends Two Teams in Quarterfinals

 March 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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One month ago, when Pakistan lost its World Cup opener against India, major Pakistani cities witnessed rioting in the streets as if the nation had lost the World Cup even before it could properly get underway. In reporting that match on these pages, this author had written that Pakistan could still qualify for the knock-out […]

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West Indies

World Cup 2015 Match 41: West Indies Enter Quarterfinals After Beating UAE

 March 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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At MacLean Park on Sunday, the mood in West Indies dressing room was glum. It was understandable because even if UAE were not expected to cause a big problem, Jason Holder’s team needed a victory to remain in quarterfinal contention. Anything short of that would have knocked them out of the World Cup. The weather […]

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