IPL

IPL Resumes After Two-Day Break

 May 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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After a two-day break, IPL matches resumed on Sunday with two games. In the first, AB de Villiers turned the game on its head and led RCB to a thrilling victory over CSK at Ranchi, while at Cuttack later, Sunrisers lost against KKR. In the three matches before the break, SRH had succumbed to might […]

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Euro-league

Miraculous Maccabi To Take on Real Madrid in Euro-league Basketball Final on Sunday

 May 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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In two entirely contrasting semifinal games played on Friday night, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv and Real Madrid won their games and came on course to meet each other in the grand finale on Sunday, May 18, 2014. While the first match between Maccabi Electra and CSKA Moscow was full of thrills, the second between Real […]

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CSK

Third 20th over Victory for CSK in Last Four Games And RCB Win As Yuvraj Shines Again

 May 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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Akin to clockwork, CSK’s win came from last over for the third out of their last four outings. Against DD in Delhi on May 5 and MI in Mumbai on May 10, CSK had required an identical 11 runs for victory in the last over. On both occasions, the ever reliable MS Dhoni came handy. […]

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Spanish GP

It Is Mercedes Again With the Unstoppable Lewis Hamilton Making It 4-in-a-row At Spanish GP

 May 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Hamilton juggernaut refuses to slow down. With Mercedes machines affirming their outright supremacy, race after race, this season, other participants and their once-famous engines have much to improve. Last Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona will be remembered for a nail-biting fight to the very end between Hamilton and Nico Rosberg for the 1-2 […]

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MI

Rejuvenated KKR Tames KXIP, Miraculous RR Win Against RCB and MI Beat SRH

 May 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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IPL matches on Sunday and Monday produced entertainment for connoisseurs of cricket. High-flying KXIP lost to Kolkata, death-over miracle brought victory for RR and Mumbai beat Hyderabad in a clinical chase. On Sunday’s first match the KXIP batting fire-power couldn’t click for once. Regardless, they still put up 149/9, helped largely by Virender Sehwag’s 50-ball […]

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Maria Sharapova

Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova Win 2014 Mutua Madrid Open

 May 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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The king of clay might have won the Mutua Madrid Open 2014 but people’s hearts were won by the Japanese Kei Nishikori, whose injury forced Rafa to get away with the Madrid crown. The Japanese is improving by leaps and bounds and yesterday, he broke into the top 10 of the Emirates ATP rankings. Rafa’s […]

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IAAF

IAAF’s Season Opener Doha Diamond League Marks Super Athletic Performances

 May 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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14-meeting IAAF Diamond League Season got off to a grand start at Qatari capital Doha on May 9, 2014. In 5 days from now, the second meeting comes up at Shanghai and the League will conclude 116 days later in Brussels on September 5, 2014. Race athletes can score 4 points by winning an event […]

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SRH

SRH Stun RR Then Prevail Over Delhi, RCB No match To KXIP and MI Lose Again

 May 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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In four IPL matches over the last three days, Sunrisers Hyderabad won both their games with the victory over RR on Thursday being particularly noteworthy. Two days later, unseasonal showers in Delhi interrupted the DD/SRH game four times and thrice new D/L targets were announced. Finally, SRH were required to score 43 off 5 overs […]

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KXIP

MI’s Second Win, A Disciplined KKR Beat DD And Big Max Powers KXIP Victory Over CSK

 May 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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IPL matches on Tuesday and Wednesday were high-scoring contests. At Mumbai on Tuesday, a late charge by MI batsmen helped them log their second straight win in two matches. However, having lost the first five, it is still an uphill task for them to finish within the top four. On Wednesday, batting second at the […]

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Clay-Court

Unexpected Week-End Winners at Clay-Court Tournaments In Portugal and Germany

 May 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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No one gave any chances to Argentinian Carlos Berlocq and Slovakian Martin Klizan, when two clay-court ATP 250 events got underway on April 28, 2014. But the two guys played the tournaments of their lives and won in the finals by beating their more celebrated opponents. In Oeiras, Portugal, Berlocq lost the first set 0-6 […]

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