Nishikori

Emergence of Brand Nishikori is the Most Significant Commercial Gain from US Open 2014

 September 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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Kei Nishikori did not leave New York last Monday as the new Grand Slam champion at Flushing Meadows but he had done enough before his match against the newly crowned Marin Cilic to earn fame. The 24-year old Japanese did his country proud as he became the first Asian ever to reach the final of […]

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FIBA

Scintillating Serbs Survive Last-Quarter Fright From Fiercely Fighting French on Friday For Final Face-off with USA in FIBA Basketball World Cup

 September 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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In one of the most thrilling contests of FIBA basketball World Cup, Serbia exhibited superior hooping skills in the first three quarters and despite France putting a stiff challenge in the fourth, entered the final with a 90-85 victory in the semifinal played in Madrid on Friday. From less than satisfactory performance in group stage […]

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US Open 2014

US Open 2014 Sidelights: Bill Gates, other Top Celebrities Flock to Flushing Meadows, New York

 September 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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In America’s annual sports calendar, the US Open is a big attraction for top celebrities from every field. These people come from business, sports, music, films, politics and many other fields. Regardless of their busy schedule, they manage to find time to make the annual trip to New York City to watch the world’s most […]

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FIBA Basketball World Cup

USA in Final, France Stun Spain and Serbia Trounce Brazil at FIBA Basketball World Cup

 September 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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In Madrid on Thursday, USA blew out Lithuania 96-68 and made an expected entry into the final of FIBA’s first Basketball World Cup. For the championship match on Sunday, USA will face either France or Serbia, the two teams, which emerged as surprising victors in two quarterfinal games on Wednesday. In a stunningly shocking result […]

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Basketball

USA Will Play Lithuania to Decide the First Finalist of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

 September 10, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the FIBA basketball World Cup, two quarterfinals were played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. In the first game, helped by Renaldas Seibutis’ 11 points in the last quarter, Lithuania beat Turkey 73-61 to claim the semifinal berth. This means that the passage of the Lithuanians to a place in […]

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Martin Cilic US open

Martin Cilic Is The Most Unexpected Men’s Champion at the US Open In Decades

 September 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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If you had put your money on Marin Cilic before the start of US open tournament, you would have reaped riches on Monday because, with the ruling odds of 66/1; $1000 could have fetched you $66000. Since the advent of the tennis’ modern era in 1968; no tennis player was more unlikely to win US […]

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T20 Kohli

India Finish Their Summer Tour with a Narrow but Avoidable Loss in the Only T20 at Edgbaston

 September 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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Indians made a heavy weather of their batting in the last few overs to lose an otherwise winnable and the only T20 match of their English tour. It was the last game left in their itinerary before India flew back home. Everything pointed to an India victory until the better part of the match, before […]

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Basketball World Cup

Serbia Shocks Greece, Join Lithuania, Turkey and Brazil in Quarterfinal of Basketball World Cup

 September 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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The line-up for the 2014 FIBA World Cup quarterfinals has emerged with clarity at the end of the second day, which saw two thrillers. One was an upset victory for Serbia at Madrid, where the Greeks were shocked by a spirited Serbia and then a cracker at Barcelona, where Australia lost to Turkey in the […]

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Serena Williams

Serena Williams Claims 6th US Open and 18th Career Grand Slam – Bryan Twins Reach Century

 September 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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Quite expectedly, Serena Williams, women’s top-ranked player in the world, won the 2014 US open for the third consecutive year. The American gave no chance to Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki in the women’s singles final on Sunday. By her victory, Serena also reached a coveted milestone of winning 18 Grand Slam titles in her illustrious career […]

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Italian GP

Another 1-2 for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton Wins Italian GP From Nico Rosberg on Sunday

 September 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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Mercedes supremacy continued unabated as their two drivers took the first two positions on victory podium at Italian GP’s iconic Autodromo-di-Monza circuit on Sunday, September 7, 2014. As a coincidence, the two Mercedes cars were immediately followed by the pair of Williams and right behind Williams were two Red Bulls. Therefore, team-wise it was 1-2-3 […]

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