Federer Falls At Paris But Nadal, Djokovic, Ferrer, Murray and Sharapova Go Up
June 2, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Roger Federer, Roland GarrosRoger Federer had a tenacious opponent in Latvian Ernests Gulbis, who prevented the 17-time Grand Slam winner from entering the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time in a decade. The shocked spectators watched with awe as Gulbis came through in five sets 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. In other matches played on […]
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Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014 Gets Off To A Colorful Start At The Hague
June 1, 2014 R K Gupta
Hockey, Hockey India, Rabobank HockeyOn May 30, members, representing 12 teams each for men and women, participated in a glittering opening ceremony that marked the official beginning of the 16-day long 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup at The Hague, Netherlands. The players were greeted by His Majesty the King Willem-Alexander and City Mayor with the King also posing for a […]
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Women’s 3rd Seed Radwanska Exits As Djokovic Federer and Sharapova Advance In Paris
May 31, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Radwanska, Roland Garros, TennisOn day 6 at Roland Garros, the most stunning upset was caused by Croatia’s Ajla Tomljanovic, who disposed of Poland’s 3rd seeded player Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets. In doing so, Tomljanovic ensured that the women’s field will now be without its top three seeded players. In men’s singles, Novak Djokovic had a difficult test against […]
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Vintage Viru And Rollicking Raina Light Up Proceedings in The Second Qualifier At Mumbai
May 31, 2014 R K Gupta
CSK, IPL, KXIP, Virender SehwagBefore the start of the match in Mumbai last night, any team from the trio of KXIP, KKR and CSK had the possibility of winning the IPL 2014 and therefore, it was an interesting scenario of a team winning the IPL the first time, or another team repeating their one victory earlier and finally the […]
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Nadal, Ferrer, Murray Enter Third Rounds On a Nearly Uneventful Fifth Day at French Open
May 30, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Nadal, Roland GarrosWorld no. 1 and top-seed at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round without much work on court. Joining him alongside are compatriot David Ferrer, the 5th seed and runner-up last year, 7th seed Andy Murray of Great Britain, 12th seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet and many others. There were only two upsets on […]
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Vastly Improved Kolkata March into IPL Final But It Is Curtains for Mumbai Indians
May 30, 2014 R K Gupta
CSK, IPL, Kolkata Knight RidersKolkata Knight Riders have been playing with great confidence lately, and they recorded their eighth victory on the trot at the right moment on Wednesday. In a match, the result of which was meant to provide another chance to the loser, KKR wanted to do things right the first time. Losers, KXIP will play CSK […]
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More Seeds Fall on the Fourth Day At Roland Garros
May 29, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Muguruza, Roland Garros, Serena WilliamsDefending women’s champion Serena Williams played wretched tennis in her second round match against Garbine Muguruza on Wednesday to crash out of French Open. Serena’s defeat implies that in just four days play at the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, the top two women’s seeds are out of the fray in 2014. On Tuesday, it […]
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Scintillating Sprinters Create Three World Records at Bahamas in IAAF World Relays
May 29, 2014 R K Gupta
Athletics, IAAF, Jamaica, Yohan BlakeIn the first ever IAAF World Relays held at Nassau’s Thomas Robinson stadium in the Bahamas on May 24 & 25, 2014, world-famous athletes from 40 countries showcased their sprinting skills with baton in their palms. The event was televised worldwide and the 17000-capacity Robinson stadium was packed to the brim on both days. In Bahamas and […]
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Fall of Two Australian Open Champions and Other Stories As Third Day Ends At French Open
May 28, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Roland Garros, Stanislas WawrinkaThe infamous red clay of the Roland Garros claimed two Australian Open champions on Monday and Tuesday. The unprecedented first round losses in men’s and women’s singles champions from the immediately preceding major became historical first-time incident for the Grand Slam tournament. After three days of play, most of the other top seeded players in […]
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Historical Japanese Victory in Thomas Cup but Chinese Women Defend Uber Cup
May 27, 2014 R K Gupta
Badminton, Japan, Thomas CupThomas Cup for men and Uber Cup for women are the world’s most prestigious team championship events in badminton. While Thomas Cup was first staged in 1948-49, the inaugural Uber Cup was held 1956-57. Since 1984, these events have been held at common venues biennially among member nations of the Badminton World Federation, the international […]
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