World Chess Championship

Carlsen Pushed to Corner after Losing 8th Game in World Chess Championship

 November 23, 2016   R K Gupta

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Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin had something up his sleeves. He refused to lose to Norway’s Magnus Carlsen in the first seven games in the ongoing 12-game title clash at New York City. But on Monday night, he drove the reigning World Chess Champion in a tight spot by winning the eighth game. It wasn’t that […]

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MotoGP World Championship

Magnificent Marquez Makes Merry After Securing His Third MotoGP World Championship

 November 21, 2016   R K Gupta

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Long before the 2016 MotoGP season ended at Valencia on November 13, Spain’s Marc Marquez had already won this year’s World Championship honors. The 23-year-old Marquez got lucky at Japan’s Motegi racing circuit on October 16, when his closest contenders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo both crashed out. The Spaniard had only an outside chance […]

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Murray Extends His World No.11 Reign with a Clean Victory

World-Tour Finals: Murray Extends His World No.1 Reign with a Clean Victory over Djokovic

 November 21, 2016   R K Gupta

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Finally, Great Britain’s Andy Murray stays as the world’s no.1 tennis player. The 2016 tennis season for Murray began with a fourth final loss to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at year’s first Grand Slam in Australia. That is still the only Slam that has eluded Murray. In the year’s second Grand Slam at Roland Garros, the […]

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Sindhu Sizzles and Secures 2016 China Open Amid A Huge Chinese Denial on Sunday

 November 20, 2016   R K Gupta

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Sindhu played like a winner from start. Buoyed by her semifinal triumph against Sung Ji Hyun on Saturday, India’s PV Sindhu kept her composure on an even keel, despite the crowd rooting for her Chinese opponent Sun Yu. Except in the middle of the second game, when she squandered a 4-point lead at 14-10 and allowed […]

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ATP World Tour Finals

It is down to the last match for year-end no.1 in Barclays ATP World Tour finals

 November 20, 2016   R K Gupta

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Just on expected lines, the title game in men’s singles final of 2016 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals has brought two of the world’s best tennis players across each other. The historic result on November 20 will also decide as to who walks off with the honors of the world no.1. While topping the year-end […]

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Sindhu Storms Into 2016 China Open Final Meets Sun Yu For the Title

 November 20, 2016   R K Gupta

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On Saturday, India’s PV Sindhu showed great tenacity in her semifinal match against Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun. Sindhu lost the first game without any fight and she was down three match points in the second. But the Indian held on grimly, wiped off the deficit and won the hard-fought game to force the decider. The […]

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World-Tour Finals

World-Tour Finals: Djokovic Doing His Best to Snatch the No. 1 Spot Back from Andy Murray

 November 19, 2016   R K Gupta

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The last few months have not been so fortuitous for Novak Djokovic. In 2016 Rio Olympics, he lost in the first round to Argentina’s comeback man Juan Martin del Potro and suffered a performance drop that resulted in Andy Murray replacing him last week as ATP’s top-ranked player in the world. But the fighting Serb […]

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2016 China Open: Saina Nehwal’s Return to Action Begins on a Losing Note Sindhu Enters SF

 November 19, 2016   R K Gupta

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Not too long ago, Saina Nehwal was a feared name among women in world’s badminton circuit. She won the China Open in 2014 by defeating Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi and finished Runner-up in 2015 after losing to China’s Li Xuerui. But the 2016 season hasn’t been kind to her. The only major event that the Indian […]

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Hamilton Wins Brazilian GP but Rosberg Looks the Most Likely 2016 World Champion

 November 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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At the end of Japanese F1 GP on October 9, Lewis Hamilton was a dejected man. He had taken the third place behind his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The triple World Champion British driver had conceded a 33-point lead to Rosberg as he prepared for the US GP at the […]

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Defensive Tactics Take Away Third Victory from Mumbai City FC Against Atletico de Kolkata

 October 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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Needless defending in later part of the second half, to protect their 1-0 lead, boomeranged on Mumbai city FC on Tuesday. In the first session, the hosts played positive football in their third match of 2016 Hero ISL season against Atletico de Kolkata and led 1-0 until 10 minutes from close. They almost made it […]

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