Austrian GP

Mercedes Back in Business at Austrian GP with a 1-2 Finish for Team Rivals Rosberg-Hamilton

 June 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Saturday’s qualifications, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton yielded the Pole position to Felipe Massa after they ran into problems. Massa’s Williams team-mate Valtteri Bottas finished right behind taking the second place on the grid for Sunday’s main event. While Rosberg managed to take the third place, Hamilton was way behind with ninth. Somehow, Hamilton’s […]

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Portugal

As Injury Time Header Saves Faltering Portugal, Algeria and Belgium Enter Last 16 on Sunday

 June 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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Sunday’s last game at Manaus belonged to the amazing Americans, who were several notches superior to Portugal in quality football. They led 2-1 in the injury time until a sudden last-second header by Silvestre Varela blocked their passage into the round of 16. From Portugal’s viewpoint, the 2-2 draw allowed them a lifeline in the […]

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West Indies Humble New Zealand by 10 Wickets in the Second Test at Port of Spain

 June 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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After losing the Kingston’s first test by 186 runs, West Indies came back strongly in the second at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Despite the 10 wicket win, the captain Ramdin was not happy with his players. After taking eight New Zealand second innings wicket for 212, the bowlers and fielders allowed the ninth wicket pair […]

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World Cup

Argentina’s unconvincing win and scare for Germany & Nigeria in saturday’s World Cup games

 June 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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First match on Saturday saw Argentina take on Iran in what was considered an easy tie for the former champions. But Argentinians played a loose unorganized game in sharp contrast to the incredibly irresistible and highly inspired Iranians. In the end, it was a lucky escape for South Americans, brought about by an injury-time goal […]

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Lee Chong Wei

Lee Chong Wei wins Yonex Japan Open as Korean Lee Yong-Dae returns to badminton courts

 June 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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On June 15, 2014, the Yonex Open Japan came to an end with some good news to the badminton fans around the world. In January this year, Olympic badminton gold medalist Lee Yong-Dae and fellow-South Korean Kim Ki-jung were banned from playing for a year on a dope-related offence. The Malaysia based Badminton World Federation […]

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FIFA World Cup

Fantastic Friday For Football at FIFA World Cup As Formidable France Crush Switzerland

 June 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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Eleven goals were scored in three matches of the Brazil World Cup on Friday, seven of them in the second match between Group E contenders France and Switzerland as the French beat their neighbors 5-2. In the first match, Italy suffered a 0-1 loss against Costa Rica in a match, followed more keenly by the […]

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ODI

Rain saves India the blushes after a horrible batting display in third ODI against Bangladesh

 June 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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For the second time in three days, Indian batsmen succumbed to the Bangladesh bowlers. Uthappa and Rahane started struggling straightaway and except for the first-over four off Mashrafe Mortaza, Uthappa just couldn’t get going. Rahane too found the scoring difficult and yielded a maiden over to Al-Amin Hossain. It was a pitiful sight to watch […]

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Roy’s boys were toys of their own making in leading Suarez to score against them

 June 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the 85th minute of play yesterday night, Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera sent a huge optimistic kick too far down the halfway mark. England’s captain Steven Gerrard had the Uruguayan forward Cavani close to him and the two of them rose together to head the highball. Lurking behind them was the goal-hungry Suarez, Gerrard’s Liverpool […]

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Diamond League

Bondarenko, Barshim Steal Hearts by Historical High Jumps at New York Diamond League

 June 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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Annual Adidas Grand Prix at New York on June 14, 2014 was also an IAAF Diamond League event, after Oslo DL on June 11. The week also had several other world athletic events, bunched close together and top athletes made choices of their own on where to go. Justin Gatlin didn’t turn up at New […]

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End of the Road for Defending Champions Spain in World Cup 2014

 June 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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Adios Spana – read one placard held by a Chilean fan in the crowd just as the match between the defending champions and Chile was coming to an end. But it was a sad goodbye to an otherwise brilliant football side. As Spain’s journey in the 2014 FIFA World Cup came to an unpredictable halt, […]

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