Djokovic

Djokovic Supreme, Keys Halts Venus, Serena, Wawrinka Go Through as 10th Day Ends at Australian Open

 January 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Wednesday started with Madison Keys putting brakes on Venus Williams’ progress at the Australian Open. In a battle of two Americans, the 19-year old Keys got the better of her senior compatriot, 15 years older than her. Later, Serena Williams ended the fantastic run of the diminutive Slovak Dominika Cibulkova in the other quarterfinal. With […]

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Australian Open

Rafa Bludgeoned by Berdych’s Bountiful Brilliance on Day 9 of Australian Open

 January 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Tuesday’s most remarkable upset, Rafael Nadal was bounced out of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena, usually regarded as the graveyard of champions. The celebrated Spaniard was facing someone, whom he had beaten in 17 previous meetings but the 18th proved to be his undoing against the seasoned Tomas Berdych. The Czech […]

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At Long Last, West Indies Win a Match Against South Africa in the ODI Series

 January 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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After suffering three miserable defeats in the ongoing ODI series, West Indies reversed the trend for once. They beat South Africa in the 4th ODI on January 25 at Port Elizabeth. But the West Indians didn’t get that on platter because the thriller required heroics from Andre Russel late in the innings, when it seemed […]

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New Zealand

Williamson and Taylor Star in New Zealand’s ODI Series Win at Dunedin

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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New Zealand lost their captain without any score against Sri Lanka in the sixth ODI at Dunedin and in the 14th over, lost the other opener as well when the score reached 59. The Lankans were elated and they applied pressure. But Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor settled down to thwart Sri Lanka attack and […]

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Novak Djokovic

Men & Women’s QF Line-up Revealed on 8th Day at Melbourne as Ferrer, Radwanska are Knocked out

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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As the first day of the second week in Year’s first Grand Slam came to an end, eight men and eight women have remained in the tournament to play in the quarterfinals beginning Tuesday. There were some predictable performances and some stunning results on Monday. Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic came with another stellar show against Luxemburg’s Gilles […]

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ODI Tri-Series

Match 5: Rain Gods Save India from Extinction in The Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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For once, India did not lose. With literally no penetration in their bowling attack and woeful lack of batting confidence, India have lately become an easy meat for the opposition. Therefore, if they escaped another defeat at the SCG on Monday, they should consider themselves lucky. The credit for saving India against the mighty Australians […]

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Kashyap

Saina and Kashyap Are Champions of Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Tournament

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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While Saina Nehwal successfully defended her title, third seed Parupalli Kashyap scored an upset win over top seeded Kidambi Srikanth in the final to emerge as men’s singles champion in the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, which concluded at Lucknow on Sunday. Women’s top seed Nehwal continued with her stupendous run in the tournament and […]

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Sharapova

Nadal, Murray, Sharapova and Other Favorites Roll On at the end 7th Day at Australian Open 2015

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The quarterfinal entrants have begun to emerge from among the favorite stars as the 7th day came to an end at the Melbourne Park. The famous names, who have already booked their passages into the last eight are; Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych, Nick Kyrgios, Maria Sharapova, Eugenie Bouchard, Simona Halep and Ekaterina Makarova. […]

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Olympiacos Piraeus

Real Madrid, Olympiacos Piraeus and CSKA Moscow Still Perfect Among Top 16 after Round 4 Games

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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In eight Round 4 matches of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, played over two days on January 22 & 23, 2015, there were superb team and individual performances. Although 10 rounds still remain, Real Madrid in Group E and Olympiacos Piraeus & CSKA Moscow in Group F are still undefeated. These teams are looking formidable and […]

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Serena

Australian Open Day 6: Djokovic, Raonic, Wawrinka Look Strong; Serena Survives, Vika Rolls on

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Australian Open is slowly heading to a climax just as the temperatures begin soaring. On the sixth day, Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic still showed their strength in straight sets victories over their rivals while Stan Wawrinka played like a champion after struggling in earlier rounds. Serena Williams started slowly, dropped a set against […]

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