India Slip to 16th Spot despite a Silver and a Bronze on a Day of Yet Another Dismal Show
September 27, 2014 R K Gupta
Asian Games, Incheon, Indian Sport NewsIt has been the worst first week for Indians in Asian Games history. They began well on day one but afterwards, their performance has not been much to talk about. Except in shooting and aquatics, the sizeable Indian contingent has failed to put up any creditable display belying the expectations of a billion Indians and […]
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Huge Boost for Indian Football with the first Indian Super League Beginning on October 12
September 27, 2014 R K Gupta
Football, Indian Football, ISLMuch before business money impacted the Indian psyche and diverted public attention to cricket, football was quite popular as a street game and a competitive sport in India. Those were the days some 60 years ago, when cricket was limited to occasional test series between a few nations and was yet to acquire the kind […]
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Where Are the Golds? Hopeless India End Day 6 with Three Bronzes at Incheon
September 26, 2014 R K Gupta
Asian Games, Incheon, Indian Sport NewsExcept that day 6 was slightly better for India than the previous day, India’s sub-par show was starkly evident at the Incheon Asian Games. Of the Six shooting gold medals on offer on Thursday, India’s share was just a single bronze. Two more bronze medals on Thursday came from the efforts of India’s rowers. India […]
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Narine, Kuldeep and Suryakumar Help KKR Record Their 12th T20 Victory in a Row
September 25, 2014 R K Gupta
CLT20, Cricket, KKR, Narine, T20In losing the toss, Gautam Gambhir was happy as Perth Scorchers elected to bat. Just the other day at Hyderabad, Gambhir had put the opposition in after winning the toss and Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav created a spinning web from which the Lahore Lions couldn’t extricate themselves. On Wednesday, the script was nearly the […]
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Poorly Performing Indians Had Only A Lone Rowing Bronze to Show for Day 5 at Incheon
September 25, 2014 R K Gupta
Asian Games, Incheon, Indian Sport NewsThe fighting spirit seemed lost as the Indian competitors performed extremely poorly in most events scheduled for them on Wednesday. The tale of miserable performance from some highly rated Indian participants was compounded by an evident lack of enthusiasm and a couldn’t-care-less attitude. Yesterday, Saurav Ghosal literally gifted the gold on a platter to his […]
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Bowlers Dominate in Hurricanes’ Huge Victory over Northern Knights at Raipur
September 24, 2014 R K Gupta
CLT20, Cricket, Hobart Hurricanes, Northern Knights, T207 wickets in 11 overs conceding just 41 runs altogether from Ben Hilfenhaus, Joe Mennie and Xavier Doherty broke the back of Northern Knights batting, after they began chasing a target of 179 at Raipur set by Hobart Hurricanes. With Doug Bollinger polishing the tail towards the end with three wickets in four balls, Hurricanes […]
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Raina Leads CSK ’s Win Over Dolphins in a Run-Filled Champions League Game
September 24, 2014 R K Gupta
CLT20, Cricket, CSK, MS Dhoni, T20MS Dhoni losing the toss for the Chennai Super Kings was the best thing that happened in Bangalore on Monday. The guy has a compulsive obsession about asking the opposition to bat first and firmly believes in chasing the targets. But his luck with the coin proved beneficial as CSK delivered their all-time best batting […]
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Ghosal Misses Gold; Bronzes to Grewal, Sanathoi, Bindra on 4th Day at Incheon
September 24, 2014 R K Gupta
Asian Games, Indian Sport News, Saurav Ghosal, SquashOther than Saurav Ghosal’s silver in squash, where he came tantalizingly close to winning the gold, it was just a tale of a few more bronze medals for the Indian men and women on day 4 at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. After the first day’s gold by Jitu Rai, India has failed to take […]
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Another Miserable Day for India at the Incheon Asian Games
September 23, 2014 R K Gupta
Asian Games, Badminton, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport NewsTowards the end of day 2, Indian women shuttlers failed to counter a tough South Korean challenge in women’s team badminton. The spirited Korean girls, backed enthusiastically by the crowd defeated India 3-1 to enter the final. Indians will have to remain content with a bronze. Squash brought some cheer to the Indians as Dipika […]
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Blizzard Blitzkrieg and Nagging Narine Enthrall Hyderbadis on Sunday
September 22, 2014 R K Gupta
Blizzard, Cape Cobras, CLT20, Cricket, KKR, T20Sunday’s two champions’ league games in Hyderabad had intriguing ends. In the first match, Cape Cobras were cruising with control until 5 overs from close in their match against Hobart Hurricanes only to lose it at the end. Unfortunately, it was virtually the advent of video-replay technology that cost Cobras the game. Aiden Blizzard benefitted […]
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