Lightning Bolt Jets Into Rio for Tryst with the Historic Triple-Triple
August 4, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Athletics, Jamaica, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Usain BoltIn the run-up to the 2016 Rio Games, no single man has made more news than the Jamaican super-sprinter Usain Bolt. The Jamaican’s best time of his career came in a space of one year between Beijing Olympics in August 2008 and World Championships in Berlin in August 2009. In Beijing, Bolt broke the world […]
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Intriguing Saga of How Distance in Modern Marathon Became 42.195 Kilometers
August 3, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Athletics, Marathon, OlympicsWith a population of less than 35000 people, Marathon is actually a town in Greece, from where the Olympic event got its name. The town is entrenched in history as a site of famous Greek-Persian war of 490 BC. This was a unique war, known as the Battle of Marathon, where Greeks were heavily outnumbered […]
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Women Kick Football in 2016 Olympics 2 Days Ahead of Official Opening at Rio de Janeiro
August 3, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Football, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsWith 12 teams for women and 16 for men, football at the Summer Games will have to start early for scheduling reasons. The same thing happened in London four years ago and there are no surprise elements in a start, earlier than the official Olympic opening ceremony on August 5, 2016. On August 3, the […]
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Narsingh Yadav Survives the Tumultuous Dope Drama But Faces Next Hurdle On Way to Rio
August 2, 2016 R K Gupta
Indian Sport News, Indian wrestling, Narsingh Yadav, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, WrestlingJitesh Kumar and his father Surender Singh were the worried twosome on Monday morning as they approached a Sonepat court for anticipatory bail. This was several hours before India’s National Anti-Doping Agency or NADA announced its decision to exonerate the 74-kg wrestler Narsingh Yadav from charges of violating anti-doping rules. It came to Narsingh and […]
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Djokovic Goes to Rio with a Boost of 4th Rogers Cup Victory Halep is the Women’s Champion
August 1, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Novak Djokovic, Rogers Cup, Simona Halep, Tennis, WTAWith many top-tier players skipping the Rogers Cup, the tournament’s line-up was somewhat watered down. Of the Big-Four of tennis, three didn’t play but Djokovic was there to ensure that the winning streak in ATP 1000 Masters Tournaments by one of the Big Four was maintained for the 19th time. On his part, the Serb […]
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India Take Big Lead on Sunday in Jamaica’s Second Test but It Could Have Been Bigger
August 1, 2016 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, Test Cricket, West Indies CricketIndia’s current 5-bowler strategy in test cricket makes it difficult for batsmen to earn the remaining few spots. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane cannot be dropped and there must be a wicketkeeper. That leaves room for only three other batsmen. By coming up with a solid century performance, Lokesh Rahul consolidated his position as one […]
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It is Djokovic vs Nishikori in the Rogers Cup Finals at Toronto
July 31, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Nishikori, Novak Djokovic, Rogers Cup, TennisNovak Djokovic is unstoppable. He didn’t play at his best but still defeated Gael Monfils in the semifinal at Toronto. Now the celebrated Serb is just one match-win away from his 30th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, which will be a record by itself. This was the 14th time that Djokovic has reached the […]
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Zika Virus and Other Threats Refuse to Relent with 2016 Rio Games Less than a Week Away
July 31, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, brazil, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsThe risk of contracting mosquito-borne Zika virus is a major talking point among Rio Olympic participants. Despite assurances by public health authorities in Brazil and epidemiologists around the world, several athletes have made the decision to skip the big event on the Zika fear. The Games get underway on August 5 and continue over the […]
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Rogers Cup: Monfils Upsets Raonic & Kucova Beats Konta SF Line-up Clear
July 30, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Gael Monfils, Kristina Kucova, Milos Raonic, Rogers Cup, Tennis, WTAFrench showman Gael Monfils didn’t surrender his 7-match winning streak even if he disappointed the biased home supporters at Toronto. It was widely expected that Milos Raonic would conquer Monfils to keep his expected semifinal date with Novak Djokovic. But Monfils matched the Canadian ball for ball and broke once in each set to record […]
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Messed up Messi’s World Slowly Crawls Back to Sanity
July 29, 2016 R K Gupta
Argentina, FC Barcelona, Leo Messi, Lionel Messi, MessiThere have been 88 occasions in Lionel Messi’s football career, when he was required to score from the spot-kick. However, for someone with a status of 5-time Ballon d’Or winner, Messi has failed to score on 20 occasions. That figure includes 8 unfruitful attempts for FC Barcelona. But the miss against Chile in the Copa […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |