It is Now Time for a 31-Day Football Excitement as Euro 2016 Gets Underway in France
June 10, 2016 R K Gupta
Euro 2016, Euro Cup, FIFA, Football, UEFAWhat is common to Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales? These teams are the first-time participants of a UEFA European Championship Finals, clearly benefitting from the organizers’ decision to enhance the number of teams from 16 to 24 for the Euro 2016 football extravaganza. The grand event unfolds on Friday June 10, 2016 in […]
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Birmingham DL Highlighted by Mo Farah’s Record and Upsets for Ibarguen Valerie Adams
June 10, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Birmingham, Diamond League, IAAF, Mo FarahIn the Birmingham DL Meeting, which ended on June 5, 2016, 8 stadium records and 6 world-leads were achieved. The spectators were treated to a great run by their own Mo Farah, who broke a 34-year old British record in the non-DL 3000m race. In the same event, a 32-year old Scottish record was also […]
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Saina Srikanth Storm into Xiamenair Australian Badminton Super-Series Quarterfinals
June 9, 2016 R K Gupta
Australian Badminton, Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, Saina NehwalIndian shuttlers began well at the Australian Super-Series at Sydney with most of them winning their first-round matches on day one, except PV Sindhu, who lost to Korea’s Kim Hyo Min. On the second day, however, Sameer Verma lost to Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting in men’s draw while Tanvi Lad was no match to no.4 seeded […]
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Doubles Glory for French Garcia Mladenovic and Spaniards Lopez/Lopez at Roland Garros
June 9, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Caroline Garcia, Feliciano Lopez, French Open, Kristina Mladenovic, Marc Lopez, Roland Garros, Tennis, WTAAmidst the headline grabbing historic singles victories by Novak Djokovic and Garbine Muguruza, the French women pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic created their own little niche by winning the women’s doubles crown at the Roland Garros. It was a rare triumph for the home nation and there was no dearth of support for […]
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Rossi Wins Catalunya MotoGP Battle from Marquez as Lorenzo and Iannone Crash Out
June 9, 2016 R K Gupta
Catalunya MotoGP, Honda, Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Valentino Rossi, YamahaVeteran Yamaha Movistar rider Valentino Rossi redeemed himself after the unfortunate events at Mugello to win the Catalunya MotoGP from Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez. It was a classic battle that saw the seasoned Italian through as Honda riders Marquez and Dani Pedrosa finished second and third. In an unfortunate 17th lap crash, Rossi’s teammate Jorge […]
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Rome Diamond League: Ayana Runs 5000m in Style Kipruto Semenya Russell Excel As Well
June 7, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Diamond League, IAAF5000m world champion Almaz Ayana stole the limelight at Rome Diamond League on June 2, 2016. The Ethiopian ran a mightily impressive race but couldn’t overhaul compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba’ world record. Regardless, Ayana’s time was still the second fastest in history. Tirunesh may not be able to hold on to her world record for long. […]
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A Determined Djokovic Finally Fulfills His Dream by Winning the French Open
June 6, 2016 R K Gupta
Andy Murray, ATP, French Open, Novak Djokovic, Roland Garros, TennisAfter losing in three finals at Roland Garros, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic made the fourth one count. In a showdown between the world’s two best tennis players, the better one prevailed. On his third match point, Djokovic induced Murray into playing a backhand shot. Murray is otherwise known for his masterful superiority in playing backhands but […]
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Lee Chong Wei and Tai Tzu Ying Are New Champions of 2016 BCA Indonesia Open
June 6, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indonesia Open, Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, Tai Tzu YingThe inner resolve of Malaysian super-star Lee Chong Wei was not visible on his face in the first two games of the tension-ridden final that he played against Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen. The Dane won the first and looked set to wrap up the match at 19-17 in the second. But the monk-like expression on […]
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Roland Garros 2016: Muguruza Prevents Serena from Winning Her 22nd Grand Slam Title
June 5, 2016 R K Gupta
French Open, Garbine Muguruza, Serena Williams, Tennis, WTAEleven years ago, Rafael Nadal won the French Open for the first time as a 19-year old. He went on to win at the Roland Garros 9 more times until 2014. Though, Roger Federer became an exception in 2009, the famed Spaniard ruled on the red-clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris for an incredibly […]
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BCA Indonesia Open: Carolina Marin Falls to Wang Yihan in Semis After a 79-Minute Battle
June 5, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Carolina Marin, Indonesia Open, Lee Chong Wei, Wang YihanCarolina Marin’s couldn’t savor her victory over India’s Saina Nehwal for more than a day as the Spaniard met her match in China’s Wang Yihan on Saturday. The two women fought hard for a place in Sunday’s final and after a three-game battle lasting an hour and 19 minutes, Yihan went through, leaving the world […]
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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 |