Grand Prix Gold Kidambi Srikanth

Kidambi Srikanth Is the First Ever Indian Man to Win Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold

 March 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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It is a huge credit for India’s Kidambi Srikanth that he has been recognized by BWF as no. 4 in the world. The Indian has shown continuous improvement in his game over the year and to prove that his China Open triumph was not a mere fluke, he has now won the $120,000 Swiss Open […]

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World Hockey League

Indian Women Beat Poland in the Final of FIH World Hockey League 2 at Delhi

 March 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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The International Hockey Federation or FIH has introduced the World Hockey League to replace qualification tournaments for Olympics and the World Cup. India was bracketed in Round 2 as it could not qualify in the first round teams. The round 2 League matches were held during March 7-15, 2015 in New Delhi, where India emerged […]

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Indian Wells Masters

Djokovic, Murray, Vika and Maria Enter Third Round at Indian Wells Masters

 March 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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Novak Djokovic began his Indian Wells title-defense campaign on a strong note by beating Cypriot old hand Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets on Saturday night. Also advancing to the third round on Saturday was world no.4 Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic, David Ferrer, Ernests Gulbis, Bernard Tomic, John Isner, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Philipp Kohlschreiber. […]

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Aussie Bowlers

CWC 2015 Match 4o: Starc Leads Aussie Bowlers in Scotland’s 7-Wicket Debacle

 March 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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Weather at Hobart played tantrums on Saturday. After winning the toss, Australia asked Scotland to bat first. Ideally Clarke would choose to have a first go on a fresh pitch but he decided otherwise with an early victory in his mind. Abandonment would have created problems for Australia as they could run into South Africa […]

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Cricket World Cup Dhoni

Powered by Raina and Dhoni, India Ends Undefeated in the League-Phase

 March 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Saturday night, Auckland looked like Delhi, Mumbai or Mohali with 30,000 Indian fans rooting for India in the 39th match of CWC 2015. After Zimbabwe had scored 287, India chased down their highest target in World Cup matches to win by six wickets. After 4 wickets had fallen, a power-packed partnership between Suresh Raina […]

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Serena Williams

Serena Williams and Mardy Fish Make Emotional Comebacks at 2015 Indian Wells

 March 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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The dramatic return of Serena Williams at Indian Wells has been the biggest news story in tennis in recent days. Before her 2001 final against Kim Clijsters, an ugly incident took place. Though Serena won that match, she lost her heart and the Williams family vowed to never return to Indian Wells ever again. In […]

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Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball

Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball: Play-Off Barrier Broken as Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow Earn Quarterfinal Tickets

 March 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of eight Top16 round-10 matches, two clear quarterfinalists emerged; Real Madrid in Group E and CSKA Moscow in Group F. The Round-10 games threw up a major milestone, when the Turkish Airlines saw the half-a-millionth point scored, when EA7 Emporio Armani Milan played against Unicaja Malaga. The point went in the name […]

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England Get Something to Cheer in Their Farewell Match Against Afghanistan

 March 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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On a day ruined by rain, England bid adieu to the 2015 World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on a disappointing note. Despite their victory over Afghanistan in the last league match, the mood in the English camp was as dismal as the weather in Sydney on Friday. The Afghanis were asked to bat […]

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Brave Bangla

CWC 2015 Match 37: Brave Bangla Nearly Pulled the Rug From Under Kiwis’ Feet

 March 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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Though New Zealand ended the group stage without losing a single match, they faced a scare against the committed Bangladeshi team. The hero of the match against England Mahmudullah scored another century and with useful contributions coming from Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman, helped Bangladesh reach a commendable 288 against a team that is being […]

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AB de Villiers S

AB de Villiers Shines Yet Again in Easy Win Over UAE in Match 36 of CWC 2015

 March 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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South Africa kept their record of scoring 300-plus runs intact in this World Cup, whenever they have batted first. UAE were never expected to cause much worry anyway but they caused South Africa some early anxiety. There were some problems attributable to the nature of pitch at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. In middle overs, […]

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