diamond League

Four World Leads & Other Fine Performances Bring the Oslo Diamond Meet Alive

 June 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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The fifth edition of 2014 IAAF Diamond League at Norwegian capital Oslo on June 11, 2014 produced four world leads with great performances by Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Yenew Alamirew, Jarius Kipchoge-Birech and Tianna Bartoletta. Martinot-Lagarde, the winner in Eugene Diamond League clocked 13.12 seconds in 110m hurdles, Alamirew finished 5000m in 13:01.57 minutes; Kipchoge-Birech followed his […]

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Hockey World Cup

Dominant Australian Men and their Fighting Women Reach Finals of Hockey World Cup

 June 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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Of eight teams in the men’s and women’s semifinals taken together, six came from three nations and the other two were; USA women and England men. A notable absentee was Germany, from where neither the men nor the women’s team could enter the last four. There were no surprises about men and women teams from […]

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Brazil

JLo Relents, Sings in Opening Ceremony, Before Brazil Begins By Beating Croatia in Match # 1

 June 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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The count-down of the 2014 FIFA World Cup concluded to signify the beginning of the world’s biggest sporting event. Despite the troubles faced by FIFA, Brazilian government and local organizers, the event got off to a glittering start and the 25-minute opening ceremony was immediately followed by the first World Cup game between Brazil and […]

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FIFA and Brazilian Organizers Contend With World Cup Hurdles of Strange Varieties

 June 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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With just a day left for football’s mega event to unfold in Brazil, many issues stand unresolved to the great consternation of FIFA and local organizers in the host country. As if the persistent issues were not enough, international singer Jennifer Lopez dropped a bombshell yesterday with the news that she would not be performing […]

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World Cup Hockey

Indians lose their last league game to Australia in World cup hockey

 June 10, 2014   R K Gupta

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With the league phase of the Rabobank World Cup in the Netherlands drawing to a close, Australian men are table toppers in Group A. They were joined by England, who met Belgium on Monday’s must-win last league game. Australia’s last league encounter was with India, in which they stamped their superiority in men’s hockey by […]

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Daniel Ricciardo

Mercedes Lose Out To Red Bull As Daniel Ricciardo Wins 2014 Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal

 June 10, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the conclusion of the Monaco Grand Prix two weeks ago, most people thought that the rest of the 2014 season would be dominated by Mercedes and its celebrated team of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. But in one of the most sensational upsets in Montreal on Sunday, Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo turned the tables on […]

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Rafael Nadal

Out-of-the-World Achievement for Rafael Nadal As Curtain Comes Down At Roland Garros

 June 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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The King of Clay had his reputation at stake. Anyone, who could say anything, used the medium of his/her choice to cast doubts on Nadal’s ability. Nadal, too, helped his critics by some sloppy display in the 2014 season. But the great Rafa took all this in his stride and refused to be drawn into […]

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World Cup Hockey

Victory for Out-of-Contention India At Last As World Cup Hockey Nears End of League Phase

 June 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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On June 6 & 7, six matches in Pool B and another six in Pool A were played in the Rabobank Hockey World Cup. Except the drawn men’s game between Korea and South Africa on Friday, every match ended with a decisive margin. In an upset Pool B game, Argentinian men thrashed the mercurial Black […]

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Maria Sharapova Is The French Open Champion

 June 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova continued with her fighting victories in the last three crucial matches at Roland Garros and won her second French Open title in three years. All through the week, Sharapova has played three-setters, often with the prospect of yielding to her opponents but her tenacity served her every time and she […]

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Roland Garros

Four Fighters For Two French Open Titles at Roland Garros on Saturday & Sunday

 June 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the fall of top three women’s seed early in the tournament, there was almost a smooth progression of events in later stages. It was even more predictable in the men’s category, except Roger Federer’s relatively early exit. With just two days remaining for the conclusion of year’s second Grand Slam, you can either have […]

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