KXIP Score Fifth Straight IPL Victory in a Low Scoring Game against RCB At Dubai On Monday
April 29, 2014 R K Gupta
IPL, KXIP, RCBWhen Kings XI Punjab won their first three matches of IPL 2014, everyone attributed their wins to the immense fire-power of Glenn Maxwell. The big-hitting Australian truly stood above the pack and single handedly made the difference. Beginning with the patient chase that KXIP launched in the face of 206-run target set by CSK in […]
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Super Dan Returns to Badminton Courts With a Bang
April 29, 2014 R K Gupta
Badminton, China Masters, Grand Prix Gold, Lin Dan, World BadmintonReigning Olympic and World Champion Lin Dan of China came back to international circuit in great style after 8 months of self-imposed abstinence from badminton. He announced his arrival by winning 5 matches in row without dropping a game and finally emerging as the champion of the China Masters Grand Prix Gold 2014 on April […]
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Nishikori Wins Barcelona Open in the Midst of a Blooming Clay Season in Europe
April 28, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, Barcelona Open, Nishikori, TennisAfter the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Monte Carlo, tennis players were required to choose from several clay-court tournaments in many European venues because some of them have overlapping schedules. For example, the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the BRD Nastase/Tiriac Trophy at Bucharest had identical schedules. In addition, the Bucharest event fell under the […]
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Mumbai Lose Fourth Successive Match But CSK Show Their Mettle to Sun-Risers
April 28, 2014 R K Gupta
CSK, IPL, IPL2014, Mumbai Indians, Sun-risers HyderabadWhen you win the toss and elect to bat in a T20 game, the obvious purpose is you have a target in mind that the opposition cannot reach. In the case of Mumbai Indians all their targets have been so dismally low that any opposition can overhaul that without too much trouble. In a strange […]
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It Will Be Tyreso Against Wolfburg in Women’s Champions League Final In Lisbon on May 22
April 28, 2014 R K Gupta
Champions League, Tyreso, UEFA Womens, WolfburgIn a related article last week, this author had opined that Tyreso and Wolgburg looked like the most likely contenders for the final spots of the Women’s Champions League to be played on May 22, 2014 at the Portuguese capital Lisbon. On Sunday, playing on their home grounds, the two teams scored over their opponents […]
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RCB’s Woeful Slump Against RR as KXIP Record Fourth Straight Win
April 27, 2014 R K Gupta
IPL, IPL2014, Kolkata Knight Riders, KXIP, Rajasthan Royals, RCBAfter coming out on tops in their first two matches, RCB took an about turn by snatching an unexpected defeat from the jaws of a certain victory against KKR on Thursday. On Saturday, the team did much worse, after being put into bat by RR, who won the toss. In the simmering Dubai heat, it […]
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Sunrisers Beat DD in a Tight Finish but Mumbai Indians Disappoint Yet Again
April 26, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, DD, IPL, IPL2014, Mumbai Indians, Sun-risers HyderabadIn Friday’s two IPL matches, played at the Dubai International Cricket stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s true batting strength came to the fore. They lost just one wicket but each of the three batsmen played his part in amassing a match-winning total of 184/1 at the end of 20 overs. The victory target of 185 was stiff […]
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Two Big Matches Coming Up Sunday to Decide Women’s Champions League Finalists
April 26, 2014 R K Gupta
Football, UEFA WomensWith both first-leg semifinals in the women’s champion league ending in goalless draws, the two teams, which will play in the final at Lisbon on May 22, 2014 will be decided by the results of the second leg semifinal meetings on Sunday, April 27, 2014. In the match played between Birmingham LFC and the Swedish […]
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Last-Ball Win For KKR In A Thriller Against RCB at Sharjah
April 25, 2014 R K Gupta
IPL, IPL2014, KKR, Kolkata Knight Riders, RCBDuring the entire tenure of the game on Thursday night, Kolkata Knight Riders never looked like the side, which could take the victory away from Royal Challengers Bangalore. Even at the start of the last over, they had the accomplished South African duo of AB de Villiers and Albie Morkel, who are gifted with the […]
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Jadeja’s All-Round Performance Helps CSK Defend a Low Score Against Royals
April 24, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, CSK, IPL, IPL2014, Ravindra JadejaThe FM Gold Channel of All India Radio features a daily evening program called Sports-Scan at 8.30 PM Indian Standard Time. The narrators usually invite known experts, who specialize in various sports. These specialists air their views on past, present and future sporting events. On Wednesday the CSK were already batting, when the program began. […]
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