Barshim, Rollins, Spencer, Didaba Light up the Starry Athletic Night at Rome Diamond League
June 7, 2014 R K Gupta
Athletics, Diamond League, IAAFIn keeping with pre-event expectations, young Qatari sensation, Mutaz Essa Barshim jumped 2.41 meters to set a new Asian record and establish world seasonal best performance at IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Rome on Thursday night. Barshim was not alone as there were a few more world seasonal best performances in the fourth edition of […]
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India Draw With Spain on Thursday To Register Inconsequential First Point At World Cup Hockey
June 7, 2014 R K Gupta
For once, India avoided a last-minute shame, when they took on Spain on Thursday in a Pool A match at Rabobank Hockey World Cup. Neither side wanted a draw from this game but such hopes remained in the realm of wishful thinking with the match ending in a 1-1 draw. In Thursday’s other matches, Japanese […]
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Argentina Shock Germany As Black Sticks Rout South Africa at Rabobank Hockey World Cup
June 6, 2014 R K Gupta
Argentina, Hockey World Cup, Rabobank HockeyOn fourth day at Hockey World Cup in the Netherlands, tournament favorites Germany suffered an unexpected defeat in men’s pool B, when underdogs Argentina beat them 1-0. In an earlier match, New-Zealand men decimated South Africans 5-0. In the last men’s game on Wednesday, hosts Netherlands secured the top berth in pool B, winning a […]
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Battle Lines Firmly Drawn At Roland Garros As Crunch Games Begin Thursday
June 5, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Roland Garros, TennisSemifinal line-ups were decided on Wednesday after the completion of all quarterfinal matches in men and women’s singles matches. Andrea Petkovic’s quarterfinal victory over Sara Errani was significant since no German has reached the semifinal at Roland Garros in the last 15 years, when Steffi Graf held the winner’s trophy in 1999. In the other […]
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Pushed on the Brink, Sharapova Survives Second Scare to Summersault Into Semifinal in Paris
June 5, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Maria Sharapova, Roland GarrosAfter being a game away from losing the match, Maria Sharapova emerged 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 winner over the tenacious Spaniard Garbine Muruguza. To a large extent, the script of this much was similar to the one Sharapova played against Sam Stosur in her fourth round match. Regardless, Sharapova is through to the semifinals despite the […]
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India Suffer Another Last Minute Curse At Rabobank Hockey World Cup at The Hague
June 4, 2014 R K Gupta
Hockey India, Hockey World CupIndian men played brilliant hockey on Monday in their second league match against England but it seemed their misfortune would not stop trailing them. For the second time in three days, they lost just as the final hooter was about to sound. It happened in their first match against Belgium and the script was same […]
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Gatlin, Williams-Mills, Obiri, Rupp and Perkovic Excel at Eugene Diamond League Meet
June 4, 2014 R K Gupta
Athletics, Diamond League, IAAFThe third Diamond League 2014 meeting in Eugene was spread over two days on May 30 and 31, 2014 with 23 combined athletic events in men’s and women’s categories. Men’s events were 100m, 400m, 800m, 1 mile, Bowerman mile, 5000m, 10000m, 110m hurdles, Pole Vault, Triple jump, shot put and javelin. Women’s events included; 200m, […]
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French Open Approaching Climax With Quarterfinal Entries For Top Stars
June 3, 2014 R K Gupta
Djokovic, French Open, TennisConfident looking David Ferrer made his tenth straight Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday beating South African Kevin Anderson to set up an all-Spain showdown with Rafael Nadal. In other matches on Monday, which decided the quarterfinal line up; Milos Raonic defeated Marcel Granollers to face Novak Djokovic and crowd entertainer Gael Monfils had an easy […]
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Determined Kolkata Deny Victory to Kings Eleven’s Maiden as IPL Concludes With Endless Thrill
June 3, 2014 R K Gupta
IPL, Kolkata Knight RidersThe title of this piece looks amiss. It should have been more aptly phrased as “Determined Kolkata Deny A Maiden Victory to Kings Eleven…”. But this author wanted to accentuate emphasis on the complete involvement of KXIP’s absolutely beautiful part-owner, who was her team’s most vociferous supporter all through the tournament. She travelled with the […]
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Highpoints of The Hague’s Hockey Action On Day 2 of the 2014 Rabobank World Cup
June 3, 2014 R K Gupta
Hockey, Hockey World CupSecond day at Hockey World Cup saw all league matches from Men’s and Women’s pool B. Germany’s World’s no. 2 men’s hockey team defeated South Africa 4-0; USA women shocked England with a 2-1 win; Argentina women were superb in their 4-1 victory over South Africa; Netherlands men defeated Argentina 3-1; New-Zealand men beat South […]
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