Mary Kom Wins Gold

On Day 12 Mary Kom Wins Gold, Tintu Lukka Silver and Annu Rani Takes Javelin Bronze

 October 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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In a historic achievement, MC Mary Kom carved her name as the first ever Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games’ gold medal on a day, when three more medals were added India’s tally. Tintu Luka ran a marvelous 800m race in the personal best time of 1:59.19 to win a silver medal. In […]

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CSK Champions League

Hurricanes Play KKR and KXIP Face CSK in Semifinals of Champions’ League on Thursday

 October 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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Of the two matches played in Bangalore on Tuesday, only the first between Lahore Lions and Perth Scorchers was crucial to decide the remaining semifinalist of the Champions’ League. The Lions were pitted against not the Scorchers but the Super Kings for the last spot in final four. Perth Scorchers was just a team and […]

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Mary Kom Asian games

Vikas Gowda Gets Silver, Mary Kom Enters Final and India Play Pakistan for Hockey Gold

 October 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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There were no gold medals for India on Day 11 but the overall performance of Indians was satisfactory. In men’s discus, Vikas Gowda’s second attempt of 62.58m earned him the silver against gold medal winner Iranian Ehsan Hadadi. Celebrated woman Indian boxer, Mary Kom easily defeated Le Thi Bang Le of Vietnam. Mary used a […]

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KKR

Kolkata Show Batting Superiority in Humbling Dolphins at Hyderabad on Monday

 September 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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For Gautam Gambhir, it was the 100th T20 as Kolkata Knight Rider’s skipper, since he left Delhi Daredevils some years ago. Though his place in the Indian team has not been so secure, the story has been vastly different with his being the KKR captain. He won the IPL for KKR in his inaugural year […]

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Sania Mirza Asian games

Seema and Sania Shine to Secure Two More Golds for India at Incheon on Day 10

 September 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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On 10th day at Incheon Asian Games, Seema Punia made a golden start for India in discus. She hurled her disc to a distance of 61.03m, ahead of her immediate Chinese challengers in the fourth attempt and walked away with her first ever Asian Games Gold medal. Later in the day, India’s gold haul rose […]

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KXIP CLT20

Hobart Hurricanes in Semifinals and But Cobras Perform Disastrously Against KXIP

 September 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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With Hobart Hurricanes beating Barbados Tridents in Mohali’s first match and KXIP and KKR completing their superb run, three semifinalists are already known for this year’s champions’ league. The last spot will be known on Tuesday, when Lahore Lions take on Perth Scorchers, who are already out of contention. Lahore Lions can disappoint CSK only […]

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Yogeshwar Wins Wrestling

Yogeshwar Wins Wrestling Gold for India on a Day Marked by Good Performances

 September 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Sunday, India added another gold to their dismal looking medal tally, when wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won his 65kg freestyle bout against Zalimkhan Yusupov of Tajikistan. That helped India jump to the eighth place in the Incheon Asian Games. The ninth day also brought good news from other disciplines like boxing and athletics, where Indians came […]

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csk

Lahore Lions Tame Dolphins as CSK Inch Closer to Semis in Champions’ League on Friday.

 September 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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Of two matches played in Bangalore on Saturday, Dolphins’ Robbie Frylinck stole the limelight in the first but his heroics went in vain as Lahore Lions wove a magical web of spin bowling that found the Dolphins’ batsmen floundering. Frylinck played a stellar role by first derailing Lahore batsmen by claiming 3/22 and then, when […]

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Squash india

Grea8 Day for India: 9 Medal with 2 Golds in Squash and Archery Take Them to 11th Spot

 September 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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Day 8 at Incheon proved to be lucky for India. It was good beginning to the weekend with gold in archery and towards evening, they got a gold in squash as well. India’s women lost to Malaysia in squash and had to remain content with silver. Compared to their performance all week, the day proved […]

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Kings XI

Champions League: Contrasting Victories for Cape Cobras and Kings XI at Mohali

 September 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Mohali crowd first enjoyed an edge-of-the-seat thriller and then sat back and relaxed to watch their heroes massacre Northern Knight in champions’ leagues’ most massive win in its brief history. After Thursday’s wash out game at Bangalore between Chennai Super Kings and Lahore Lions, it was bright and sunny at Mohali. Winning the toss, […]

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