Magnus Carlsen Emerges as the New King of Chess
November 25, 2013 R K Gupta
Chess, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan AnandIn less than a week from now, Magnus Carlsen will be 23, having been born on November 30, 1990. In being crowned as the new world chess champion, after the conclusion of the 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship, held in Chennai during November 7-22, 2013, Carlsen couldn’t have dreamed of a better birthday gift to […]
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The Intriguing Process of Final Draw for FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil
November 24, 2013 R K Gupta
FIFA, UEFA World Cup, World Cup 2014After over two years of qualifying rounds featuring 207 nations and 816 matches, the end came last Wednesday with Uruguay qualifying as the 32nd and final team to clinch a place for 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Except the debutant Bosnia-Herzegovina, most of the favorites cemented their places, including eight former world champions. Ukraine were […]
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With Qualifiers Over, All 32 Teams Decided for Brazil World Cup
November 24, 2013 R K Gupta
FIFA, FootballA bit of what follows in these lines has already been reported by Kridangan’s most celebrated football writer, John Welsh in his yesterday’s post. But the FIFA World Cup is such an exhilarating sporting event that avid sports readers keep looking for every scrape of football news, as long as it is relevant to the […]
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The Eventful 90-Minutes’ Batting by Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Shami at Mumbai
November 22, 2013 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Mohammad Shami, Rohit SharmaWhile the just concluded two-test series between India and the West Indies will be remembered more for the legendary Sachin Tendulkar making his last appearances, some positive aspects still emerged for Indian cricket during this period. In an earlier article, which this author posted on these pages, mention was made on the heroics of Mohammed […]
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Czech Republic Lifts Davis Cup for the Second Year Running
November 20, 2013 R K Gupta
Davis Cup, Novak Djokovic, TennisSerbian spectators in Belgrade’s Historical Kombank Arena yesterday were shockingly disappointed to see their star tennis players losing in the Davis Cup final to the visiting Czechs. Since Spain retained the Davis Cup in 2009, it was the second instance in the tournament’s history that reigning champions recorded back-to-back victories in Tennis’s most coveted world […]
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George Bailey to Test Debut at Gabba Just as Everyone Thought
November 19, 2013 R K Gupta
Ashes series, Cricket, Cricket Australia, George BaileyNo one was surprised, when George Bailey’s name was included in the 12-men Australian squad, officially announced on November 12, 2013. Well, 31 years is not exactly a young age for anyone making a test debut but Bailey has lately been having a great time with his bat in limited versions of the game and […]
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Major Highlights of Bundesliga 2013-14 Season
November 18, 2013 R K Gupta
Bundesliga, FootballThe German Bundesliga has traditionally been among the top five European Football Leagues, along with the English Premier League, Spain’s Primera Division or the la Liga, the Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1. While the English Premier League, by far, is the most talked about and full of highly competitive teams, Bundesliga scores over […]
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A Perfect Send-off for Sachin Tendulkar
November 17, 2013 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Sachin TendulkarOut of 10 days planned for the two test matches in the India-West Indies test series, less than 6 days play was possible. In one way, it turned out to be a positive aspect. From the very start, everyone knew that the two test matches would be devoted to the great Sachin Tendulkar, who was […]
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Debutants Sharma and Shami Steal the Show at Eden
November 10, 2013 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Rohit SharmaIn less than a week, since scoring a match-winning double century against Australia in the final ODI game of the just concluded series, Rohit Sharma came up with a very creditable hundred on debut on the second day of the first test match against the West Indies. Incidentally, Sharma’s 177 also proved to be match-winning […]
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World of Football and the Charismatic Lionel Messi
November 9, 2013 R K Gupta
FC Barcelona, Lionel MessiCharacteristically, football is such a hot topic in Europe that sports lovers are continually exposed to not just the news on the game of football in different leagues, but also to incessant rumours about players linked to inter-club transfers. The football websites and newspapers are full of juicy stories on topics that include players, clubs, […]
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