Cricket

A Bitter End to West Indies-India Series as WICB Calls Back Team After 4th ODI

 October 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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Cricket expert and broadcaster Tony Cozier called the unfortunate end of India-West Indies Series as a lose-lose situation. Communicating the decision to the West Indies Cricket Board to stop playing in India after the Dharamsala ODI, Dwyane Bravo said that the players would return home in the wake of an unresolved dispute with the Board. […]

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Hockey India vs Malaysia

Goals from Three Penalty Corners Help India Defeat Host Malaysia in Johor Cup

 October 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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Hockey India vs MalaysiaPlaced on a high pedestal after crushing Pakistan 6-0 on Wednesday, India played another super game against hosts Malaysia on Thursday. The defending champions of the Johor Cup showed their mettle in scoring a 4-2 victory in their penultimate league game. Their next opponents are the formidable Australians and the outcome of […]

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kolkata-vs-northeast-isl at ATK

Kolkata Thunder in Guwahati as ATK Record Their Second Successive Win in ISL

 October 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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After ISL’s first away win by Chennaiyin FC against Goa on October 15th, Saurav Ganguly’s Atletico de Kolkata became the second team to register an away victory in the Indian Super League yesterday. In a match played at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati, Assam’s capital city, ATK overpowered North East United FC 2-0 on […]

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MotoGP Master Marc Marquez

Magnificent & Yet-To-Be-Finished Story of MotoGP Master Marc Marquez: Part II

 October 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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In July 2012, came the announcement that Marquez would join the Repsol Honda team in 2013 alongside Dani Pedrosa, a rider of immense capability. Waiting for 2013, Marquez continued his dominance of Moto2 in 2012. He won four more races, claimed the championship and signed off in style with a sensational victory at the season-ending […]

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Hockey India

India Finish a 6-0 Drubbing of Pakistan in U-21 International Johor Cup Hockey

 October 16, 2014   R K Gupta

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In less than two weeks after India defeated Pakistan in Asian Games gold medal match, the arch-rivals took on each other yet again in under-21 Sultan of Johor Cup 2014 Hockey Championship in Malaysia on October 15, 2014. Despite the former hockey giants having lost their edge in the game, which is now dominated by Australia and […]

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ISL Chennaiyin FC

Chennaiyin Scores an Away Win Against Goa in ISL’s Best Football Show Thus Far

 October 16, 2014   R K Gupta

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The fourth game of the Indian Super League lived up to the expectations of the viewers and organizers alike. The Nehru stadium at Margao was as jam-packed as any European venue and the passionate Goans did not leave any stone unturned in the vociferous support for their team. It was a highly competitive encounter between […]

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Marc Marquez

Magnificent & Yet-To-Be-Finished Story of MotoGP Master Marc Marquez: Part I

 October 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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A section in the media calls Marc Marquez as a smiling assassin perhaps because behind that full and broad smiling face, Marquez hides a raw aggression, which shows on racing tracks. When the 18-year old Valentino Rossi won his first 125cc world championship in 1997, Marc Marquez most certainly might not have known about the […]

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Delhi Dynamos ISL

Delhi Dynamos and Pune City FC Locked in a Goalless Draw in Third ISL Fixture

 October 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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Despite the presence of international stars Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet on either side, the first game of the Indian Super League at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, failed to live up to the expectations. It wasn’t an altogether unexciting game as spectators could see flashes of brilliance now-and-then; regardless, the match between hosts Delhi […]

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North-East United ISL

Guwahati Comes Alive as North-East United Get the Better of Kerala Blasters

 October 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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John Abraham owned North-East United hosted master cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s Kerala Blasters at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati in front of a nearly packed house on Monday. The renewed enthusiasm for football was reminiscent of the days of football’s old glory in the second match of the inaugural 2014 season of Indian Super League. […]

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After the Badminton World Federation decided to introduce the new scoring system on a trial basis, Ajay Jayaram walked away with the honor of being the first Indian to win the badminton Grand Prix tournament at Almere in the Netherlands. In an exciting final that lasted for full five games, under the new 11 x 5 scoring system, Jayaram halted the big strides of Indonesia’s 19-year old Ihsan Maulana Mustofa. The Indonesian is currently making big waves on the world badminton scene with some creditable victories in recent matches. But the world no.66 Jayaram has also had a phenomenal tournament, where he faced some tough opponents in his part of the draw.

India’s Ajay Jayaram Stuns Badminton World by Clinching Dutch Grand Prix

 October 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the Badminton World Federation decided to introduce the new scoring system on a trial basis, Ajay Jayaram walked away with the honor of being the first Indian to win the badminton Grand Prix tournament at Almere in the Netherlands. In an exciting final that lasted for full five games, under the new 11 x 5 […]

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