Mexican Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa Frustrates Brazil In an Entertaining Goalless Draw
June 18, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, Mexican footballIf you are told that a football match ended in a goalless draw, you will naturally think about a drab affair devoid of action, in which the sides involved did not give their best performances. But last night’s Group A match between hosts Brazil and Mexico was one of the most thrilling goalless football games […]
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Sensational Stuart Binny Leads India To an Amazing Victory In the Rain-Affected Second ODI
June 18, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, ODI, Stuart BinnyIn the first ODI, two days ago, Bangladesh won the toss, batted first, and put up a very competitive score from ODI standards. India’s batsmen were equal to the task and went about chasing 273 but rain enforced the D/L rule in between. Regardless, India won the match without any hiccup. In the second ODI […]
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From Roland Garros, Tennis Action Shifts To Grass Courts In The Run-Up to Wimbledon 2014
June 17, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP 250, Roger Federer, TennisFor the first grass court tournament after Roland Garros, a number of big tennis stars moved to Halle in Germany to play the annual Gerry Weber Open ATP 250 tournament during June 10-15 2014. Some others went to the Queens Club in London for another ATP 250 event, the Aegon Championship tournament that also concluded […]
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In Group of Death Only Germany Looks Safe But USA Take Their Revenge On The Black Stars
June 17, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, FIFA, GermanyIt has been a little over six months since the World Cup draws. US fans were furious and even blamed a hidden hand in the emergence of Group G. In subsequent days, print and electronic media, especially in the US, carried conspiracy stories about FIFA’s game plan against the US football team. Analysts on TV […]
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MotoGP Magician Marc Marquez Makes It Seven in a Row at Catalunya Grand Prix at Barcelona
June 17, 2014 R K Gupta
GP, Marc Marquez, MotoGPMarc Marquez didn’t have it all that easy in his seventh race this season at Catalunya MotoGP on Sunday June 15, 2014. Earlier on Saturday, Marquez couldn’t win the pole position during the qualification laps. For the first time in 2014, he had to concede the pole to his Repsol-Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa under dubious […]
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Sensational Australians Yield Stunning Performance to Shock the Dutch in World Cup Final
June 17, 2014 R K Gupta
Australia hockey, Hockey, Hockey World CupIt was victory out of the dream book for Australian men at The Hague as the curtain came down in the Rabobank Hockey World Cup on Sunday. Famously known in the hockey parlance as the Kookaburras, Australia’s men’s team went to the World Cup final with the single-mindedness of a purpose. Their opponents were considered […]
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Rahane Uthappa Star in India’s Win Against Bangladesh In a Rain-Interrupted First ODI
June 17, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, ODIWhen Bangladesh batted after winning the toss in Sunday’s first ODI against the touring Indian team, the decision of skipper Mushfiqur Rahim appeared imprudent. The Bangladesh batsmen were not able to contend with the accurate bowling attack and played with too much caution. At the end of the 4th over, Bangladesh had scored only 5 […]
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Karim Benzema Inspires France’s Win over Honduras as Goal Line Technology Debuts in Brazil
June 17, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, FIFAThe World Cup Group E match at Estadio Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre on Sunday evening had a strange beginning. Just as players from both France and Honduras stood lined-up, ready for the national anthems of their respective countries, the ritual had to be given up. There was no music and no anthem for a […]
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Legendary Lammers Lead Dutchwomen To A Deserved Victory In Hockey World Cup Final
June 15, 2014 R K Gupta
Hockey, Hockey World Cup, NetherlandsPlaying her last and 200th hockey international match on Saturday, Kim Lammers was simply superb as she played brilliant hockey in her farewell game that saw Netherlands defeat Australia 2-0 in the final of the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014. While Lammers retired in glory at the end of an engrossing final, the entire Dutch […]
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The Didier Drogba Effect In Ivory Coast’s Win over Japan
June 15, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, Didier Drogba, Ivory CoastAlready a legend in African football, Didier Drogba continues to inspire his country’s young footballers. A veteran of three world cups, the 36-year old Drogba brought magic to the game from the time he took to the field. For the better part of Ivory Coast’s match with Japan, however, Drogba sat on the bench watching […]
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