Roger Federer Returns

Roger Federer Returns to Tennis Courts Loses in SF to Eventual Winner Thiem in Stuttgart

 June 16, 2016   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer has had a woeful 2016 season so far. Two months shy of his 35th birthday in August 2016, the Swiss Master is having a hard time staying in good physical condition. After his semifinal loss to world no.1 Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open, he underwent a surgery. He tore his left-knee meniscus […]

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Champions Trophy Final

Australia Enter Champions Trophy Final But India’s Fate Hangs in Balance despite Win Over Korea

 June 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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After completion of four matches in the 6-nation Round-robin Hero Champions Trophy, Australia assured themselves of a place in the final by defeating Belgium and thus winning their third match. Germany’s drawn game with Great Britain means the defending champions go out of contention and that leaves India GBR and Belgium vying for the second […]

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Champions Trophy 2016

India Play Well But Lose to Belgium in Champions Trophy

 June 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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The three matches played in the 2016 Hero Champions Trophy at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Monday were all high quality games. The drizzle did little to dampen the spirit of the players in the six teams and they yielded fine performances. India lost their first game of the competition but their rivals Belgium […]

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Abhinav Bindra

India’s Rio Quest: Abhinav Bindra Chosen as Flag-Bearer

 June 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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In one of last week’s developments, the Indian Olympic Association, IOA announced that 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra would be the flag-bearer of Indian contingent at Rio Games’ opening ceremony on August 5. This will also be the fifth Olympic appearance for the ace shooter, who is the sole individual gold medal winner […]

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Saina Nehwal won

Saina Nehwal is the Australian Open Badminton Champion Vittinghus Takes Men’s Title

 June 12, 2016   R K Gupta

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After landing herself in a ditch for the first half hour, India’s Saina Nehwal worked her way to winning the Australian Super-Series final by defeating a feisty Sun Yu of China in women’s singles final. After losing the first game tamely, Saina also conceded an early lead to Yu in the second. Later, however, Saina […]

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Hockey Champions Trophy

India Beat Great Britain in Hockey Champions Trophy in London on Saturday

 June 12, 2016   R K Gupta

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After narrowly missing the victory over Germany on Friday, Indian hockey team eked out another inspiring show in their second round-robin match. Registering their first win of the tournament, India defeated hosts Britain 2-1 with Mandeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scoring the goals for their team while Ashley Jackson pulling one back for Britain. In […]

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Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal Enters the Final of Australian Open Badminton Srikanth Gets Unlucky

 June 11, 2016   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal has entered a super-series final after a long time. But the manner in which she made her way for the title clash in Sydney’s Xiamenair Australian Badminton Super-series was creditworthy. The Indian was up against an opponent, who had always come in her way in the past. But on Saturday, Saina held the […]

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Dimitri Payet

Dimitri Payet Wins the Day for France in 2016 Euro Curtain Raiser at Saint-Denis

 June 11, 2016   R K Gupta

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He came weeping off the field with one minute left for the match and made way for Moussa Sissoko in the injury time. But Dimitri Payet had done his job. The playmaker was all over the field in France’s opening match against Romania. Much before his 89th minute left-footed curler from 25 meters gave the […]

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Hockey Champions Trophy

India Almost Won the First Game of London’s 2016 Hero Champions Trophy from Germany

 June 11, 2016   R K Gupta

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The 36th edition of Hockey’s Champions Trophy got off to a grand start for India on Friday as they led Germany almost throughout the 60-minute game. But the Olympic champions got lucky three minutes before the final hooter in extracting a penalty stroke and the match ended as a 3-3 draw. In other first day […]

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Australian Super-Series

2016 Australian Super-Series: Saina Beats Intanon Enters Semis Srikanth Also in SF

 June 10, 2016   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal showed why she is counted as a threat by women shuttlers around the world. She wasn’t a favorite in the quarterfinal match against Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon, who was having a great 2016 season except at the BCA Indonesia Superseries last week, where she had lost in the first round. On Friday, however, Intanon […]

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