French Delight at Marseille as Disappointed Germans Head Home after Losing the Semifinals
July 8, 2016 R K Gupta
Euro 2016, Football, France, Germany, UEFAOut of nearly 95 minutes of regulation and injury time, Germany had the ball with them for a total of 62 minutes. But the 65% ball possession proved of no avail to them against the hosts, who fought hard. Germany had their chances but missed them. In a match that gave an impression of balance […]
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Kerber Meets Serena in Ladies Final Sania-Hingis Go Out of Wimbledon after Losing in QF
July 8, 2016 R K Gupta
Angelique Kerber, Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza, Serena Williams, Tennis, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Final, WTAFriday at Wimbledon was highlighted by Serena Williams reaching another Grand Slam final and for the 9th time at the All-England Club. It was here in 2015 that the women’s world no.1 player scored her last victory in a Grand Slam tournament. In a one-sided contest, Serena saw off the unseeded Russian Elena Vesnina. To […]
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Roger Federer Climbs Out of a Hole to Hold off Croatia’s Marin Cilic Meets Raonic in Semis
July 7, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Roger Federer, Tennis, WimbledonBefore Roger Federer took on Marin Cilic in his quarterfinal match on Wednesday, the 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 straight sets thrashing that Cilic inflicted on him in 2014 US Open semifinal, would certainly have been playing on his mind. That was also the last time Federer had played against Cilic. Though the Swiss had a 5-1 […]
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Last-Ditch Effort by 18 Men’s National Basketball Teams to Clinch 3 Remaining Spots for Rio
July 7, 2016 R K Gupta
Basketball, FIBA, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsWhile all 12 women’s teams for Rio Olympic Basketball Games have already qualified for the quadrennial Games, beginning in less than a month’s time, three quota places are still left for the men’s national basketball teams. Olympic Qualification Tournaments began on Monday July 4 simultaneously at three venues of Belgrade in Serbia, Manila in the […]
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There is more to Wales-Portugal Euro Semifinal than Merely the Bale-Ronaldo Showdown
July 6, 2016 R K Gupta
Cristiano Ronaldo, Euro 2016, Football, Gareth Bale, Portugal, WalesAfter Wales destroyed a strong Belgian side 3-1 in the quarterfinals, they served a reminder about their inherent football strength. Don’t count us out – was their message despite being tagged as a debutant side. They also have some off-the-field factors that have endeared them to the media. It wasn’t a long time in France […]
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Lewis Hamilton Wins Controversy-Ridden Austrian GP Gets into another Tiff with Rosberg
July 6, 2016 R K Gupta
Austrian GP, Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Nico RosbergIn a thrilling lap-last duel, Mercedes teammates and bitter rivals, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg made contact with each other. Until then, Rosberg had appeared a clean winner but the damaged front wing threw him down the order and despite being pushed wide, Hamilton finished winner. Rosberg was thoroughly peeved at the incident and blamed […]
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Roger Federer Enters Wimbledon Quarters in the Quest for His 18th Grand Slam Title
July 5, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Roger Federer, Tennis, Wimbledon, WTAOn day 7 of the All-England Championships, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Serena Williams reached the quarterfinals. Joining them in the last eight were; Milos Raonic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Sam Querrey, Marin Cilic, Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, Dominika Cibulkova, Elena Vesnina and veteran American Venus Williams. India’s Sania Mirza also reached the women’s doubles quarterfinal with […]
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Taiwanese Take Men & Women’s Singles Chinese Win All Other Finals of Yonex Open Taipei
July 5, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Chinese-TaipeiIn the badminton tournament given a miss by top stars, the final glory was cornered by China and the hosts Taiwan. They shared all five titles on July 3, the last day of 2016 Yonex Open Chinese Taipei. While Taiwan grabbed both men and women singles crowns, China swept the doubles in all categories. With […]
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The Rio-Bound Indian Squad Figure Reaches 103 as More Athletes Join in the Last Few Days
July 3, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Indian Sport News, Olympics, Rio OlympicsAfter Dutee Chand qualified for Rio Olympics in women’s 100m last week, it was the turn of Nirmala Sheoran of Haryana to clinch the Rio berth in women’s 400m event. While Dutee met the Olympic qualification mark of 11.32 seconds by running in 11.30 at XXVI International Meeting in Kazakhstan, Nirmala clocked her personal best […]
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Germany Snatches Victory from Italy after a Bizarre Series of Penalty Misses in 2016 Euro QF
July 3, 2016 R K Gupta
Euro 2016, Football, Germany, Germany Vs italy, UEFAItaly looked closer to victory in one of the most wretched sequence of penalty misses after the two teams ended 1-1 in regulation and extra time. The Azzuris led 2-1, 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4 while missing four penalty attempts. Germany missed three of their own but Jonas Hector’s decisive last kick shut the door on […]
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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 |