USA On Course But Ukraine, Australia Shock Promising Teams on Day 4 of Basketball World Cup
September 4, 2014 R K Gupta
Basketball, FIBA, FIBA Basketball World Cup, worldcupDay 4 in Spain’s Basketball World Cup cities of Bilbao and Gran Canaria had its share of unexpected upsets, scintillating individual performances and some unforgettable moments. Expectedly, however, USA took another step towards stamping their superiority in the game of basketball, when they beat New Zealand in a Group C match at Bilbao. With three […]
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Marc Marquez ’s Never-Say-Die Spirit Takes Him to Top Again at Silverstone MotoGP on Sunday
September 3, 2014 R K Gupta
Marc Marquez, MotoGPRunaway MotoGP rider and the undisputed world champion Marc Marquez did not allow his odd loss in the Czech MotoGP last week to interfere with his performance in the British MotoGP at Silverstone on Sunday. The 21-year-old Repsol Honda rider from Spain overcame the last-laps challenge from compatriot Jorge Lorenzo and restored his leadership status […]
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Resurgent India Bulldoze England into Submission at Edgbaston, Win ODI Series 3-0
September 3, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, England Cricket, indian cricket, ODIEngland would have gone to the fourth ODI at Edgbaston with a resolve to resurrect themselves, following their loss of face in the second and third ODI games. They lost both matches without a fight after the first was washed out. England needed redemption to send a message to the cricketing fraternity that the two […]
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Top Seeds Win Easily With Nishikori and Raonic Playing Until 2:26 AM on Day 8 at the US open
September 3, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, Tennis, US OpenOn Monday, all talk about the fourth round men’s and women’s matches, was lost in the stifling New- York heat, which took precedence over everything else. Serena Williams had already completed her match against Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi in relatively cooler conditions but by the time Djokovic finished his match against Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber, courts of […]
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Senegal Shock Croatia on Day 3 as Pau Gasol Dominates in Spain’s Runaway Win Over Brazil
September 2, 2014 R K Gupta
Basketball, FIBA, FIBA Basketball World Cup, Pau Gasol, spain, spain2014, worldcupBasketball action continued in the Spain’s FIBA World Cup on third day with six matches played; two each in Group A and Group B. In less than two weeks from now, the first champion will emerge from the now re-branded FIBA World Cup. Day 3 saw Senegal causing a huge upset, a close match between […]
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Sharapova, Ferrer Knocked out of US Open on Day 7- Federer, Dimitrov Berdych Stay on Course
September 1, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, Roger Federer, Tennis, US OpenOn a day curtailed partly by thunderstorms, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark brought the curtains down on Maria Sharapova’s US open 2014 campaign by beating the No.5 seed in three sets. In another upset at Flushing Meadows on Sunday, Spain’s 4th seeded tennis star David Ferrer lost to Frenchman Gilles Simon in a tough four-setter. Ferrer is considered […]
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Carolina Marin – A Surprise Packet from 2014 World Badminton Championships at Copenhagen
September 1, 2014 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Carolina Marin, World Badminton, World Badminton ChampionshipsRegarded as one of the game’s most prestigious tournaments, World Badminton Championships has a history dating back to 1977, when the event was held for the first time. Originally held every three years until 1983, the frequency was changed to two years from 1985. Since 2005, however, tournament has been held every year. The 2014 […]
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Two Days of Basketball Brilliance at Spain in FIBA World Cup Group Stage Games
September 1, 2014 R K Gupta
Basketball, FIBA, FIBA Basketball World Cup, spain, worldcupThe long wait finally ended on Saturday, August 30, 2014 with all participating nations of FIBA Basketball World Cup playing their first games of the Group Stage. After 12 action-packed games on Saturday, the intriguing action continued as another 12 matches were played on Sunday in the Spanish cities of Sevilla, Bilbao, Gran Canaria and […]
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Indian Spinners Restrict England to Win Second Successive ODI and Lead 2-0 After Nottingham
August 31, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, England Cricket, indian cricket, MS Dhoni, ODIWhen MS Dhoni won the toss at Trent Bridge on Saturday, he didn’t want to bat first despite the weather being warm and sunny. India have been going through the top-order batting failures on this tour and even the good performance in the second ODI at Cardiff could not encourage Dhoni. Initially, it appeared that […]
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Kvitova Eliminated on Day 6 as Serena, Djokovic, Murray and Bouchard Advance to 4th Round of US open
August 31, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, Kvitova, Novak Djokovic, Tennis, US OpenOn Saturday, top men and women’s seeds justified their tournament rankings by advancing to the round of 16 but third-seeded Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was knocked out by Serbian qualifier Aleksandra Krunic. The day 6 also saw fourth-round progress for Victoria Azarenka, Milos Raonic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Stan Wawrinka, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Kei Nishikori and Tommy Robredo. […]
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