UEFA Champions League Updates
February 20, 2014 R K Gupta
Champions League, PSG, UEFA, UEFA Champions LeagueThere were four engrossing encounters in UEFA Champions League on February 18 & 19, 2014, when first legs games for round-of-16 games were played at different venues across Europe. Incidentally, all matches were away games for the winners. On Tuesday night, Paris Saint-Germain had an overwhelming victory over Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4-0 at Leverkusen. On […]
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At Long Last Tomas Berdych Fulfills His wishes Of Winning The Rotterdam Open
February 19, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, Rotterdam Open, Tennis, Tomas BerdychThe 41st ABN AMRO World Men’s Tennis Tournament, popularly known as the Rotterdam Open concluded on February 16, 2014, with Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic emerging as the new champion. The famous competition, held on indoor hard courts, is a part of ATP World Series Tour 500 Series, in which famous tennis players participate every […]
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One of The Most Gallant Rearguard Actions in Test Cricket History
February 18, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Test CricketDuring the lunch on the third day, the second test between India and New Zealand, was literally in India’s bag. In the session before lunch New Zealand had lost 4 wickets on 87 runs. Soon after lunch, New Zealand lost another wicket and their score stood at 94/5 with McCullum unbeaten on a labored 19 […]
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Wanna Be A Millionaire Overnight? Get Yourself Sold in An IPL Auction
February 17, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, IPL, IPL2014February 12 and 13, 2014 were two absorbing days, which saw the convergence of global celebrities at Bengaluru’s posh ITC Gardenia hotel, where IPL franchise owners made their bids to create right team combinations for coming IPL seasons. If you were to go to the Gardenia on any of those two days, you could have […]
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India’s Cricketing Miseries – Where Do They Go From Here?
February 13, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Test CricketThe fact that Ishant Sharma has taken a number of wickets in the first test will mean that the wayward bowler will be persisted with when the team for the second test is finalized. Including Zaheer Khan will be another compulsion, since the veteran is still erroneously thought of as India’s bowling spearhead. And since […]
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Carlsen, Cheparinov Emerge Victorious in Two Separate World Chess Events
February 10, 2014 R K Gupta
Cheparinov, Chess, Magnus Carlsen, World ChessThe first week of February 2014, brought the news about two important chess tournaments, played in different parts of the world. In the Zurich Chess Challenge, which concluded on Tuesday February 4, the newly-crowned World Champion, Magnus Carlsen put the stamp of his authority on the game. It was Carlsen’s first truly serious tournament, after […]
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Miraculous India Fight Doggedly but Lose the First Test on the Fourth Day
February 9, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand CricketAfter waiting for 12 long years, New Zealand have scored their first test win against India. On the first day morning, the sky was overcast and any captain, winning the toss on such a day, will not hesitate to send the opposition in. MS Dhoni did precisely that, because overcast weather conditions help seam bowling. […]
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Financial Boost Continues As Hockey India League Enters Second Year
February 8, 2014 R K Gupta
Delhi Waveriders, HIL, Hockey, Hockey India, Hockey India LeagueUntil sometime back, cricket was the only sports in India that attracted viewership and corporate money. It was a sad story for other sports, which languished as poor cousins to cricket in terms of earnings and recognition. The year 2013, however, brought a semblance of change, as Indian Badminton League, IBL and Hockey India League, […]
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Another Tennis Star Benefits From a Brief Coaching Stint by a Former Champion
February 4, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, Pavlyuchenkova, Tennis, Women Tennis, WTAIn May 2013, one of the women’s singles quarterfinal matches, in the Portugal Open, was played between two Russians. The tournament was an ATP World Series event, which preceded the French Open last year. Since the top seed, Marion Bartoli and the No. 2 seed Dominika Cibulkova, had already fallen in their first round matches, […]
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Australia Win ODI & T-20 Series despite Losing Women’s Ashes
February 3, 2014 R K Gupta
Ashes series, Cricket, Cricket Australia, England Cricket, Women CricketAfter losing the test match and the first ODI to England, the Australian women scored thumping victories against England in ODI and T20 series. But in the end it was not enough. The test match had given England 6 points and the first ODI victory for them added another 2. But Australia bounced back to […]
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