All-England Women title

A Resurgent Marin Defeats Error-Prone Saina to Win All-England Women’s Title

 March 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a huge build-up of expectations leading to the final of the Yonex 2015 All-England Open Badminton Championships, Indian sports community met with disappointment. In her title clash against Spain’s Carolina Marin, Saina Nehwal began promisingly to take the first game and opened a sizeable lead in the second. Just when everyone thought of a […]

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Euro-league Basketball

Real Madrid and Olympiacos Piraeus Occupy Top Group Spots at the Conclusion of Round-9 Top 16 Matches in Turkish Airlines Euro-league Basketball

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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With half the matches won at home and half on road, Round-9 Top 16 games came to conclusion on Friday. But the round began with a game on Wednesday instead of the usual Thursday, when ALBA Berlin hosted Zalgiris Kaunas on March 4, 2015 at Berlin. When Zalgiris pushed ALBA in a corner, they found […]

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Indian suttler England Open Badminton Championships

Saina Nehwal Makes History as First Indian Women Ever To Enter the Final of All England Open Badminton Championships

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal did India proud on Saturday, when she inscribed her name in history books as the only Indian women to have ever entered the final of the Yonex 2015 All-England Open Badminton Championships. The All England Open Badminton Championships is one of the oldest and most prestigious open badminton tournaments in the world. It […]

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Ireland Beat Zimbabwe

CWC 2015-Match 30: Ireland Beat Zimbabwe in a Last-over Thriller at Hobart

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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In one of the most thrilling finishes in this World Cup, where 657 runs were scored and 17 wickets fell, Ireland won the game of tilting fortunes, when their captain William Porterfield finished a running catch to dismiss Tawanda Mupariwa in the final over. In this World Cup Ireland’s only loss in four matches has […]

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Pakistani Bowlers

South Africa Stunned by Pakistani Bowlers in Match 29 of CWC 2015 at Auckland

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was strange that South Africa made the choice of fielding first after winning the toss. All their victories in the CWC2015 have come, when they batted first and set targets. They lost to India, when Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat. But yesterday, de Villiers had been lucky with the coin toss […]

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Davis Cup Matches

Great Britain and Serbia Make Identical Starts on First Day of World Group First Round Davis Cup Matches

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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In Glasgow’s Emirates Arena and far away Serbia, Day-1 brought similar results in Davis Cup World Group first-round matches. In Glasgow, the proceedings began with Britain’s no.1 player taking the first singles from Donald Young before watching the next singles match from sidelines with his team members. And what a match it turned out to […]

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MS Dhoni

India Lend Themselves into Hot Waters Before Winning Match 28 of CWC2015

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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In India, Holi and Diwali are two major festivals. While Holi is a festival of colors, Diwali is one of lights, celebrated by bursting crackers as a show of one’s joy. When India was taking on West Indies at Perth for the 28th match of the 2014 ICC Cricket World Cup, atmosphere back home was […]

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MotoGP Pre-Season

MotoGP Pre-Season Testing Gets Underway Before Qatar’s First Race on March 29

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a long two-month winter break, MotoGP riders congregated for two three-day pre-season tests at the Sepang track in the grueling Malaysian heat. For the first test during February 4-6, 2014, there were 30 riders out on track including five test riders from Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Aprilia. Though the pre-season tests don’t indicate much, […]

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CWC2015

Bangla Succeed in a 300+ Chase Against Scotland in 26th Match of CWC2015

 March 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a battle between two sides with contrasting styles, Bangladesh did a marvelous job of successfully crossing 318 required for victory against a spirited Scotland side. Bangladesh didn’t have their specialist opening batsman Anamul Haque, who got injured while fielding earlier but they rode on their solid determination to record their highest ODI chase and […]

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CWC2015

Explosive Australians Blow Afghanistan Away in Match # 26 of CWC2015

 March 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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Led by a fiery batting display from David Warner and Glen Maxwell with controlled performance from Steven Smith, Australia reached 417/6, a total highest in the World Cup history. Afghanistan knew Australia’s batting potential, when they asked the hosts to bat first after winning the toss but they had no inkling that the best from […]

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