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Ricciardo Wins Malaysian GP as Hamilton’s Car-Engine Explodes in Flames

 October 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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World Champion Lewis Hamilton suffered a late debacle in the Sepang F-1 GP in Malaysia on Sunday. His race ended under unfortunate circumstances, truly beyond his control, and at a time when he had looked certain to win. Besides leading the pack for most part on Sunday, the Briton also had a dominant performance over […]

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Level of Football Leaves a Lot to be Desired in Indian Super League

 October 2, 2016   R K Gupta

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The third season of Indian Super League football got underway on October 1, 2016 with home side North-East United FC taking on Kerala Blasters FC in the inaugural game. Earlier, the 2016 season was given a rousing start with a glittering opening ceremony at Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. While Bollywood divas Jacqueline Fernandez and […]

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Marquez Wins Aragon MotoGP to Consolidate his World Championship Stranglehold

 October 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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MotoGP experts predicted the 2015 season as belonging to Ducati team of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone. They had super engines and showed lots of promise during testing and practice before the season got underway. To help them ascend the ladder the 2013 & 2014 World Champion Marc Marquez crashed several times and went out […]

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Tal Memorial Chess: Anand Slips to Second Place after 3rd-Round Draw with China’s Li Chao

 October 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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The 10th Tal Memorial Chess Tournament is part of a unique Chess in Museums International Project. The project finds support from the Russian Chess Federation and funds come from the charities of Elena and Gennady Timchenko. The idea of organizing chess tournaments in major museums got the boost, when the 2012 World Chess Championship took […]

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Rosberg Wins Hard-Fought Singapore GP to Go Past Hamilton in Championship Standings

 September 20, 2016   R K Gupta

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With six races remaining in the 2016 F-1 Season, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg got past teammate Lewis Hamilton on overall championship points by winning the Singapore Grand Prix on September 18. But it was not Hamilton, who troubled Rosberg at Singapore’s Marina Bay Street Circuit on Sunday. Instead, a late tyre-change action by Red Bull’s […]

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Argentina & Croatia Reach Davis Cup Finals

 September 19, 2016   R K Gupta

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At Glasgow, Andy Murray did his job well by winning the first reverse singles on Sunday to make it 2-2 between Great Britain and Argentina. Now it was the final rubber between Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer and Britain’s Daniel Evans that had to decide the 2016 finalist. Mayer then ensured that Argentina go to the 2016 […]

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Davis Cup Ties at Glasgow and Zadar Are Intriguingly Poised After Saturday’s Doubles

 September 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro are the two key figures for their national Davis Cup teams in the ongoing semifinal at Glasgow. Both of them have spent more than 8 hours each on the court over first two days. When the tie is over, one of them will emerge as the hero of […]

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Juan Martin Del Potro Beats Andy Murray to Pay Back for His Rio Olympic Loss to the Brit

 September 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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The first day of 2016 Davis Cup semifinals ended with Great Britain losing both their opening singles matches to Argentina, while France and Croatia shared one win each. Expectedly, the thrill was provided by the grueling opening rubber between Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro. The two warriors were locked in […]

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The New Season of UEFA Champions League Enters Group Stage

 September 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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UEFA Champions League is inarguably the most prestigious club competition in European football. But its popularity is not limited to Europe alone, since the tournament attracts global viewership on a massive scale. As per hard data collected by television monitoring experts, the first ever all-German UEFA final of the 2012-13 season, played between Bayern Munich and […]

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With Year’s All Grand Slams Gone Its Time for Davis Cup Action All Around

 September 16, 2016   R K Gupta

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Close on the heels of the 2016 US Open, comes Davis Cup matches beginning September 16. The Davis Cup is the most prestigious global team event in men’s tennis run by International Tennis Federation on a grand scale with matches played all across the world simultaneously. Unlike ATP and Grand Slam tournaments, where individual superiority […]

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