Syed Modi Grand Prix

Three Indians in the Finals of Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Tournament at Lucknow

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Syed Modi Open is the second Grand Prix Gold USD 120,000 event of the 2015 season after the Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Masters last week. Like every year, it has Lucknow as its venue, where the tournament is being organized by Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association at Babu Banarsi Das UP Badminton Academy, Gomti Nagar. It is […]

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Federer Falls

Formidable Federer Falls on a Fateful Friday at the Australian Open

 January 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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The biggest day five casualty was Roger Federer, who was knocked out by Italian world no.46 Andreas Seppi in four sets. The stunned crowd at the Rod Laver arena suffered with Federer since it was one match the Swiss could have won, whatever else the score-line conveys. Of the four sets that the match lasted, […]

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Captain Smith

Captain Smith Shows Leadership Traits in Carving an Australian Victory over England in ODI Tri-Series

 January 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the Bellerive oval in Hobart, England faced Australia for the second time in the ongoing Carlton Mid Tri-Series. Steven Smith played under Bailey in the first three ODIs of the Carlton Mid Tri-Series. In taking over in the 4th match from George Bailey, who is serving a suspension for poor over-rate in the match […]

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Sri Lanka Cricket

Ronchi, Elliot Turn the Tables on Sri Lanka with Record Stand in 5th ODI at Dunedin on Friday

 January 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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After AB de Villiers’ 31-ball hundred last Sunday at Johannesburg, another ODI record was shattered on Friday, January 23, 2015 in faraway Dunedin. Just when everyone thought that New Zealand would be run over by the touring Sri Lanka side, Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliot produced an unbeaten sixth-wicket stand of 267 runs off just […]

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Australian Open

Djokovic, Raonic Strong, Serena Survive Scare But Vika on Comeback Trail on Day 4 of Australian Open

 January 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Top seed Novak Djokovic found Russian Andrey Kuznetsov an easy meat for his second round feast. Nearly the same was true for 8th seed Milos Raonic, who overpowered American Donald Young with a solid performance. But no.1 women’s seed Serena Williams stuttered in first set against world’s 203rd ranked player, Vera Zvonareva of Russia. Serena […]

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West Indies Cricket

West Indies Cricket in Utter Shambles as They Lose ODI Series with a Miserable Defeat in Third ODI

 January 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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The way it looks now, West Indies’ World Cup preparations are full of cracks. They are faltering in every department. The bowling attack is blunted, fielding lapses are woeful and their batting is fully dependent on Chris Gayle. When Gayle clicks, the innings look good and when he flops, everyone follows. That was the story […]

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Nadal

Australian Open Day 3: Sharapova, Nadal and Federer Survive Scare Before Moving on to Third Round

 January 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Third day at Melbourne Park was full of possibilities as several top players, including potential Grand Slam winners came close to making exits. The day also brought the cursing summer to the arena as air temperatures rose in the vicinity of 350 Celsius. First, it was the Russian Alexandra Panova, who almost ended the run […]

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de Villiers South Africa

Astounding de Villiers Lead South African Hacking as West Indies Suffer in the first two ODI Games

 January 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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After Hashim Amla emerged as the fastest batsman to reach 5000 ODI runs at Durban, AB de Villiers created history at Wanderers by notching up a 31-ball hundred. At both venues, West Indies lost heavily and conceded a 0-2 series lead to the hosts. de Villiers was the top scorer in the first ODI, in […]

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Djokovic, Wawrinka, Serena, Kvitova & Wozniacki Sail Into second round of Australian Open on Day 2

 January 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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Four-time winner Novak Djokovic, defending champion Stan Wawrinka, Japanese star Kei Nishikori, world no.1 Serena Williams, fourth seed Petra Kvitova two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and serious challenger Caroline Wozniacki won their first-round matches on the second day of the Australian Open at Melbourne. Except a little first-set wobble for Wozniacki, none of these […]

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Lee Hyun Il and Nozomi Okuhara

Lee Hyun Il and Nozomi Okuhara Clinch Singles Honors at 2015 Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Masters

 January 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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After winning the Thailand International Challenge in Bangkok last week, Korea’s 34-year old veteran Lee Hyun Il won the men’s singles trophy at the Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Masters Tournament that concluded in the Malaysian city of Kuching on January 18, 2015. This was Lee’s way of telling the Badminton World that the Bangkok triumph was […]

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