The Life and Times of the Mercurial Vishy Anand
December 26, 2013 R K Gupta
Chess, Vishwanathan AnandFor 8 years on trot, beginning July 2000, India’s Viswanathan Anand consistently maintained his FIDE ranking within world’s top 3. He briefly descended from the no.1 position in July 2008 to no. 5 in October 2008 but quickly climbed back to the top 3 once again and stayed there till March 2010. During March-May 2010, […]
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The Great Roger Federer – Down the Memory Lane
December 25, 2013 R K Gupta
Roger Federer, TennisIt is over 12 years, since Roger Federer entered the world tennis scene. He made news in 2000, when he ended runner-up to Marc Rosset at Marseille open as a 19-year old. In 2001, he won the Hopman Cup for Switzerland with Martina Hingis, beating Jan-Michael Gambill and Monica Seles of US. Milan indoor tournament […]
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Pedro Rodriguez’s thundering Performance for FC Barcelona
December 24, 2013 R K Gupta
Barcelona, FC Barcelona, La LigaGetafe is Spain’s industrial hub, located 13 kilometers south of the capital city of Madrid. It has a football stadium called coliseum Alfonso Pérez, so named in the honor of the Spanish footballer Alfonso Pérez. Of the more than 100 football stadiums located all across Spain, the seating capacity of the Alfonso Perez, which is […]
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Gallant South Africans Almost Got There!!
December 23, 2013 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, South African cricketIndian cricketers don’t need anyone to tell them about the inherent strength of South African cricket. That the South African have been defeated on just three occasions in the last four years; is an ample testimony to their fighting potential against the heaviest of odds. At the end of the fourth day of the Johannesburg […]
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Graeme Swann Drops a Bombshell
December 22, 2013 R K Gupta
Cricket, England Cricket, Graeme SwannAs if a quick series loss, astonishingly easy from Australia’s viewpoint, was not enough for England, the sudden news about Graeme Swann’s mid-series retirement comes as a complete shocker. In a statement made yesterday, the 34-year old Swann said he was retiring from first-class and international cricket with immediate effect. Until recently, Graeme Swann was […]
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2013-14 Euro-league Basketball Regular Season Ends on Memorable Notes
December 21, 2013 R K Gupta
Basketball, Europe League 2013Finally, a grueling regular season for Turkish Airlines sponsored Euro-League Basketball competition; has come to an end. The season began on October 17 and lasted until yesterday, December 20, 2013. The 24 qualifiers were divided in 4 Groups, A, B, C & D and as per the tournament format, the 6 teams in each Group […]
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Equestrian Queen Charlotte Dujardin Shines at London International Horse Show
December 19, 2013 R K Gupta
Charlotte Dujardin, Horse RacingThe annual London International Horse Show got underway at the Olympia Exhibition Hall in London’s West Kensington on December 16, 2013. It is the 106th year of the colorful event which plays hosts to the world-class equestrian action, including Dressage, Show Jumping and Extreme Carriage Driving. Olympia Horse Show, one of Europe’s oldest equine competitions, […]
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Two Bulls in the Ring and a Few Cool Guys
December 19, 2013 R K Gupta
TennisMen’s tennis from late seventies until the better part of eighties was dominated by John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl and Boris Becker. But while Borg, Lendl and Becker played like quiet professionals, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors were like two angry bulls, let loose in a ring. They fought like crazy and […]
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Disenchanted Footballers Don’t Yield Peak Performances
December 18, 2013 R K Gupta
David Moyes, Football, Manchester United, Robin Van PersieFor Robin Van Persie, the flamboyant striker and captain of the Dutch national team, the departure of football manager, Sir Alex Ferguson from Manchester United has been especially painful. Persie had a great equation with Ferguson and he thinks that the current United boss, David Moyes, is not in the same league. Persie is learnt […]
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Australians Extract Their Revenge at Perth, Win the Ashes Back
December 17, 2013 R K Gupta
Ashes series, Cricket, Cricket Australia, England CricketIt was merely an extension of their fine performances in the first two tests at Brisbane and Adelaide that culminated in the series win for Australia. Now they are on the verge of handing England a complete whitewash with the next test commencing on the Boxing Day at the MCG and the final one on […]
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