Serena Williams record

307 and Counting for Tennis Superstar Serena Williams at the 2016 US Open

 September 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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With a dominant victory over Sweden’s Johanna Larsson on Saturday, the iconic Serena Williams of USA has surpassed the Grand Slam match-win mark of the legendary Martina Navratilova. With the 307th win in her pocket, Serena is now level with another living legend the great Roger Federer of Switzerland. If she wins her round-of-sixteen match […]

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42nd Chess Olympiad

Indian Men and Women Begin with First & Second Round Wins in 42nd Chess Olympiad

 September 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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The 42nd World Chess Olympiad got off to a spectacular start in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. The first-day proceedings on September 1 at the beautiful Baku Chrystal Hall were confined to just the official opening of the long-awaited biennial extravaganza. The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the event in a colorful opening ceremony and said in […]

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Except 7th Seed Cilic Fancied Men & Women Stars Make Smooth Progress in 2016 US Open

 September 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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For his second match on trot, defending US Open champion and world no.1 Novak Djokovic found the going easier than expected. After the walk-over win over Czech Jiri Vesely, Djokovic didn’t have to play too long against Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny, who retired with the Serb leading 4-2 in the first set itself. Another Russian Andrey […]

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16 Diamond League Champions Are Crowned at First of the Two Finals at Weltklasse Zurich

 September 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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The first finals of 2016 IAAF Diamond League were held in Zurich on Thursday September 1. The Zurich meet truly honored its nicknamed tag of One-Day Olympics as 8 men and 8 women emerged as DL Race winners and each of them collected a $40000 jackpot, a spectacular Diamond Trophy and a wild card for […]

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MotoGP races

Marquez Gets Ready for British MotoGP after Missing Podiums at Austria and Czech Republic

 September 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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With 7 MotoGP races remaining this season, Spain’s Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez still holds a 53-point lead over his nearest rival Valentino Rossi of Yamaha Movistar. This is despite the 2013 & 2014 World Champion finishing fifth in Austria’s Red-Bull ring on August 14 and third at the Czech MotoGP in Brno on August […]

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Murray & Serena Win Easily but Raonic and Muguruza Make Early Exits from 2016 US Open

 September 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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While second-seed Andy Murray of Great Britain and women’s top seed Serena Williams reached the second round of 2016 US Open, Canadian Milos Raonic and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza were bundled out by their little-known opponents. Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic and no.4 seed Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round as also the […]

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Indian Contingent Has 10 Warriors for 42nd Chess Olympiad At Baku Beginning Thursday

 September 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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Close on the heels of Rio Olympic Games comes another Olympiad. But it will only have the game of chess. Unlike the quadrennial Games, Chess Olympiad is a biennial event and the 2016 edition will be the 42nd edition. Also unlike Rio, where India performed poorly with just two medals; one silver and one bronze; […]

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2016 US Open: Nadal Djokovic Win Round-1 but Legendary Phil Collins Steals the Show

 August 30, 2016   R K Gupta

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To mark the debut of $ 150 million retractable roof of the Arthur Ashe Stadium, US Open managers brought the iconic pop-rock legend Phil Collins on the first day of the 2016 US Open. Collins doesn’t play tennis but he is known for blowing away the roofs with his Grand-Stand singing performances.  The singing sensation […]

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Egyptian Duo of Gohar and Ashour Are Crowned Champions of 2016 Hong Kong Squash Open

 August 30, 2016   R K Gupta

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On Sunday August 28, curtains came down on the 2016 Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Squash Open tournament with Egyptian Nouran Gohar and Ramy Ashour emerging as the new champions. 700 people watched the women and men’s finals on a festive Sunday from outside the four-sided glass court in Hong Kong as […]

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Force India Rules as Best of the Rest

Force India Rules as Best of the Rest in Sunday’s Belgian F1 GP Won by Nico Rosberg

 August 29, 2016   R K Gupta

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Force India drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez both produced brilliant performances to finish fourth and fifth in the F1 GP at Belgium on Sunday August 28, 2016.  Their personal achievements aside, the two drivers enabled Force India to reach the peak of fourth place in the constructors’ championship leaderboard after they surpassed Williams at […]

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