Baku Chess Olympiad: India jumped to third place after 5th Round

 September 9, 2016   R K Gupta

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India’s Pentala Harikrishnan caused a major upset by defeating Azerbaijan’s no.1 player and that too with Blacks! Following in Harikrishna’s footsteps, Vidit Gujrathi also cornered a victory with Blacks. The other two Indians B Adhiban and SP Sethuraman had the advantage of playing with Whites but all they could manage were drawn games. Regardless, India […]

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Murray Knocked Out of US Open by Nishikori in Five Sets Serena Beats Halep to Enter SF

 September 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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Japan’s Kei Nishikori played spoilsport to Andy Murray’s remarkable tennis summer and defeated the Scotsman in US Open quarterfinal after being down two sets to one. Murray was being touted as the favorite to win the 2016 US Open after taking his second Wimbledon title this year, followed by his gold-medal winning performance in the […]

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The Whole Gamut of FIFA World Cup Football Organization and Qualification

 September 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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The first week of September 2016 was abuzz with several World Cup qualification matches played all across the globe. These matches were part of the third and fourth round stages in qualification for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The process of qualification began on March 12, 2015 and it will conclude on November 6, […]

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Djokovic Makes Effortless Entry into US Semifinals Meets Gael Monfils Next

 September 7, 2016   R K Gupta

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For the third time this US Open, Novak Djokovic’s passage into the next round was smoothened by an injured opponent. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga provided a French anti-climax by stopping play after a bludgeoning Djokovic had run through the first two sets. The Serb is now just two matches away from retaining his 2015 US Open crown […]

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Maxwell’s Explosive Batting Helps Australia Thrash Sri Lanka by 85 runs in First T20

 September 7, 2016   R K Gupta

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In the 2014 IPL season, Kings XI Punjab had a new recruit acquired for 60 million rupees. In the earlier season, Australian Glenn Maxwell wasn’t properly utilized by the Mumbai Indians but he fully justified KXIP’s acquisition by providing his new team a thunderous start. With scores of 95, 89, 95, 15, 6, 45, 90 […]

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Serena Williams Beats Roger Federer in Grand Slam Match-Win Count to Make History

Serena Williams Beats Roger Federer in Grand Slam Match-Win Count to Make History

 September 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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US Open’s day 8 belonged to Serena Williams, who made tennis history by winning her 308th match in Grand Slam tournaments. The living legend of modern tennis was helped by the absence of Swiss maestro Roger Federer, who is staying away from active tennis in the current year due to injury. There was little doubt […]

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Baku Chess Olympiad 2016: Good Show by India after 4th round

Baku Chess Olympiad 2016: Good Show by India after 4th round

 September 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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As of this moment, the whole chess-playing world is at Baku, which is hosting the 42nd Chess Olympiad. Hundreds of matches are going on simultaneously and after completion of each round, participants find new pairings for their next matches. While everyone focused their attention to two Round 4 matches in Open and women’s draw; Indian […]

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Maverick Vinales Wins Silverstone MotoGP

Maverick Vinales Wins Silverstone MotoGP but Marquez Still Leads in Championship Race

 September 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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2016 is turning out to be an amazing MotoGP season, where the last six races have seen six different winners. Beginning with the Italian GP on May 22 won by Jorge Lorenzo, Catalunya MotoGP on June 5 was taken by Valentino Rossi; Jack Miller won at the Dutch GP on June 26; Marc Marquez won […]

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Rafael Nadal Bounced off from 2016 US Open by Frenchman Lucas Pouille in Fourth Round

 September 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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Of the three strongest men’s title contenders, one has exited this year’s US Open. Spain’s 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal was taken to five sets by 24th seed Lucas Pouille before losing in the tiebreak. Nadal surrendered a 4-2 lead in the final set and allowed the Frenchman to take the match to the […]

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Saina Nehwal is Out of Badminton Action for Four Months

Saina Nehwal is Out of Badminton Action for Four Months

 September 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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The woman, who had been a household name in India after bringing badminton glory to the nation, is suddenly forgotten. The Commonwealth Games gold medalist and London Olympic bronze winner Saina was also a former world no.1 in a sport that is dominated by the Chinese with a recent intrusion by Spain’s Carolina Marin. But […]

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