Creditable Finish for Indian Men and Women as 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad Ends
September 15, 2016 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, Magnus Carlsen, P Harikrishna, World ChessWith the conclusion of Round-11 games on September 13, curtain came down on the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad. India couldn’t win any team medals but the performance of Indian men and women teams’ was still praiseworthy. The men finished fourth behind USA, Ukraine and Russia while the Indian women’s team ended fifth behind China, Poland, […]
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Mercedes’ Duo Hamilton & Rosberg Heading to Season-Ending F-1Showdown
September 14, 2016 R K Gupta
F1, Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Nico RosbergAt Belgian GP on August 28, where championship leader Lewis Hamilton was slapped a heavy penalty for engine replacement, the British driver made a valiant attempt after starting from the back row. He fought his way through the maze of traffic and one by one kept overtaking the drivers as he made an impressive progress […]
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Baku Chess Olympiad: With Creditable Draws in Round-10 Indians Keep Medal Hopes Alive
September 13, 2016 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, P Harikrishna, Padmini Rout, Vidit Gujrathi, World ChessWith just a solitary Round left in the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad, Indian men and women are ever so close to the podium finishes. All through the tournament, they have come up with solid performances and generally stayed within the top 10 teams in the world in both Open and women’s categories. In their round-10 […]
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Marc Marquez Misses Misano Podium but Still Remains 2016 MotoGP Championship Leader
September 13, 2016 R K Gupta
Dani Pedrosa, Honda, Marc Marquez, MotoGP, YamahaRepsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa put paid to his 5-race podium drought with an amazing victory in the San Marino MotoGP last Sunday. But with track temperatures rising, the Misano MotoGP was probably more about tyre-choice strategies. Europe has been rainy this season and wet-to-dry surfaces have prompted the riders and their team managers to […]
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US Open Has a New Men’s Champion as Stan Wawrinka Beats Djokovic in Sunday’s Final
September 12, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tennis, US OpenAfter Angelique Kerber took the women’s crown on Saturday, it was the turn of Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka to script history in the 2016 US Open Championships on Sunday. He defeated the overwhelming favorite Novak Djokovic in the four-set final even if the fourth set was mired in an unseemly controversy. The Swiss would have gone […]
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Indian Chess Teams Still in Medal Contention After 9 Rounds of 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad
September 12, 2016 R K Gupta
Chess, Harika Dronavalli, Indian Sport News, P Harikrishna, Soumya Swaminathan, World ChessIndian men suffered a huge loss against USA in Round-7 and slipped from the top spot in rankings to no.5. However, a narrow victory against England in Round-8 helped them rebound to no.2. In Round-9 on Sunday, India lost again to Ukraine and slipped to the 6th place in tournament standings with just 2 Rounds […]
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US Open: Kerber Wins Women’s Title
September 11, 2016 R K Gupta
Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova, Tennis, US Open, Women Tennis, WTALess than a month ago, Karolina Pliskova outplayed Angelique Kerber in the final of Western & Southern Open at Cincinnaiti. When the two women met again for the title game at 2016 US Open on Saturday, Kerber could not have rid herself of that event playing back on her psyche. The German won the first […]
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2016 Diamond Season Ends with the Coronation of 16 More Athletics Champions at Brussels
September 11, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Diamond League, IAAFCurtain came down on 2016 IAAF Diamond League season with second finals in Brussels on September 9. The field had Rio Olympic medalists and second-rung athletes, all of whom came up with stellar performances to light up the Belgian night. Among celebrated athletes, who won the DL race on Friday were; Asbel Kiprop in men’s 1500m, Ferguson […]
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Indian Men Rocket to Top Spot after Their Round 6 Win Over Netherlands in Baku Olympiad
September 10, 2016 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, P Harikrishna, Soumya Swaminathan, SP Sethuraman, Vidit Gujrathi, World ChessIndia’s men’s team maintained its unbeaten run at Baku Chess Olympiad as the quartet of Harikrishna, B Adhiban, Vidit Gujrathi and SP Sethuraman combined to defeat the Netherlands 2.5-1.5 in Round-6 and rose to the top in men’s ranking at the current stage. For India, the lone disappointment was Vidit not repeating his winning performance […]
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Pliskova Springs Shocked Surprise on Serena Sets Up a Clash with Kerber for US Open Title
September 10, 2016 R K Gupta
Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova, Serena Williams, Tennis, US Open, WTAIn addition to losing a chance to win her 23rd Grand Slam crown, Serena Williams also lost her no.1 singles rankings. In Thursday’s women’s singles semifinal, the American was forced into submission by no.10 seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic. Serena’s stunning defeat was an anticlimax after her smooth progress in the tournament so […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |