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Magical Marc Marquez Makes Miraculous Recovery to Win German MotoGP at Sachsenring

 July 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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Championship leader Marc Marquez veered away from the race-track during Sunday’s German MotoGP and dropped to the fourteenth place at one stage. But the Spaniard, who has never lost at Sachsenring, engineered a great comeback and notched up another impressive victory. It was all about timing the change of tyres on the wet-dry track and […]

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Borna Coric Emerges as Undisputed Hero on Last Day of Davis Cup World-Group Matches

 July 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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Trailing 0-2 to USA on the opening day, Ivan Dodig and Marin Cilic brought Croatia back into the match on Saturday with their doubles victory over Mike and Bob Bryan. But that left Croatia with a tough job of winning both the reverse singles on Sunday. In the fourth rubber, Marin Cilic defeated John Isner […]

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Ultra Marathon the Great India 2016

Multi-City Ultra Marathon the Great India Run Flagged Off from New Delhi’ Iconic India Gate

 July 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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India’s first multi-city marathon, the Great India Run finished its first day on an extremely successful note. Before the 21-day event could be flagged off at India Gate, there was a celebratory atmosphere at the staring venue. The participants were greeted by a gathering of celebrities amidst gaiety and color with Government of India sports […]

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Monaco DL: Semenya Destroys Women’s 800m Field Kwemoi Beats 3 Champions in Men’s 1500m

 July 17, 2016   R K Gupta

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Caster Semenya is unstoppable. The South African middle-distance runner blew away the women’s 800m field with her trailblazing run in Monaco Diamond League on July 15. In clocking 1:55.33, Semenya set a DL record, a new South African record and logged the best 800m time since 2008. Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba was second with her personal […]

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Davis Cup World Group Matches Interestingly Poised after the Second Day

 July 17, 2016   R K Gupta

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The four World-Group quarterfinal games ended the second day with an identical score-line of 2-1 for the leaders. However, Saturday’s doubles victories by Great Britain, France, Argentina and Croatia have given these nations an edge at this stage. Of these four, only Croatia trail USA and will need to win both reverse singles on Sunday. […]

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Carlsen Beats Karjakin in the First of Their Two Matches at Bilbao Chess Masters

 July 17, 2016   R K Gupta

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After losing in the first round, world champion Magnus Carlsen has won the next three matches in a row. His third-round match against the World Championship challenger Russia’s Sergey Karjakin was a big game for the organizers, chess fans and the players themselves but the Norwegian triumphed with a devastatingly ruthless kingside attack. Next day, […]

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Portugal Drawn to Play Argentina on First Day of Rio Football without Ronaldo and Messi

Portugal Drawn to Play Argentina on First Day of Rio Football without Ronaldo and Messi

 July 16, 2016   R K Gupta

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With both football superstars out of their national Olympic squads, the second Group D on August 4, 2016 between Portugal and Argentina will lose some color. Rio Olympic qualifying rules for men’s football allow only three players born after January 01, 1993 and thus most national squads will have players under the age of 23. […]

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Despite Suffering a Crash in 12th Stage Chris Froome Retains His Lead in Tour de France

 July 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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In an unfortunate incident, Great Britain’s Chris Froome broke his bicycle after a crash with a motorbike in stage 12, which was one of the most difficult climbs in the Tour de France. Froome was one kilometer away from the Mont Ventoux finish, when a trailing motorcycle hit him from behind. Since the Brit couldn’t […]

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Carlsen Stunned by Nakamura in Bilbao Masters From China Harika Brings Glory for India

 July 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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In Round-1 of Bilbao Chess Masters Tournament, World Champion Magnus Carlsen was jolted by USA’s Hikaru Nakamura before scoring a win in Round-2 against Chinese teenager Yi Wei. Except the two matches involving Carlsen on July 13 and 14, all other Round 1 & 2 games ended as draws. On Friday, Carlsen takes on Russia’s […]

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Usain Bolt Cleared for Rio

Usain Bolt Cleared for Rio After All Justin Gatlin Will be There Too

 July 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association has announced that world record holder Usain Bolt will be the part of their nation’s Olympic team for 2016 Summer Games in Rio. After the conclusion of the Jamaican Olympic Trials, a large contingent of Track-and-Field athletes has been cleared for the Rio Olympics and Bolt features in 100m, 200m […]

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