Ruth Jebet Hyvin Kiyeng and Keni Harrison Threaten World Records at Eugene Diamond League
June 4, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Diamond League, Hyvin Kiyeng, Keni Harrison, Ruth JebetIn this season’s fourth Diamond-League meeting in Eugene, several star-studded events ended with world-leads but three women athletes came tantalizingly close to breaking World Records in their events. Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet looked like breaking Gulnara Galkina’s 2008 world record of 8:58.81 in women’s 3000m steeplechase. Second placed Kenyan world champion Hyvin Kiyeng wasn’t far away […]
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2016 French Open: Paes/Hingis Win Mixed Doubles Crown Serena Plays Muguruza and Djokovic Meets Murray for Titles
June 4, 2016 R K Gupta
Andy Murray, French Open, Garbine Muguruza, Leander Paes, Martina Hingis, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, TennisTorrential rains in France broke all past records and made life difficult for people in all walks of life. However, regardless of the rain-soaked Paris, organizers of the year’s second Grand Slam at Roland Garros did a remarkable job. They fought the rains, inconvenience and time to ensure that the 115th edition of the French […]
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Saina Survived on Thursday before Losing to Marin in Friday’s QF at Indonesian Open
June 4, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Carolina Marin, Indian Sport News, Indonesia Open, Saina NehwalThursday brought a string of upsets in the BCA Indonesia Open with seeded players in all categories crashing out like nine pins. China and Indonesia suffered the worst defeats at this stage of competition ever seen in any super-series event. From China, Lin Dan, Li Xuerui, Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei and Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan all lost […]
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Murray Wawrinka in SF Showdown and Djokovic Reaches US $100 Million Prize-Money Mark
June 2, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, French Open, Indian Sport News, Novak Djokovic, Roland Garros, TennisFor two days, Paris was inundated by the fury of river Seine. Along with other City engagements, the schedule of 2016 French Open at Roland Garros was badly affected. Regardless, play was possible on Wednesday despite interruptions. The off-shoot of Wednesday’s play is the Friday showdown between defending champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland and world […]
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Defending Champion Intanon Crashes Out of BCA Indonesia Open Saina & Marin into Round-2
June 2, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Carolina Marin, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Indonesia Open, Ratchanok Intanon, Saina NehwalThe BCA Indonesia Open is 5th out of 12 BWF World Super-series events, from where the top 8 players/pairs will qualify for the season-ending Dubai World Super-series Finals in December 2016. Women’s singles defending champion Ratchanok Intanon fell in her first round match against China’s Sun Yu but India’s Saina Nehwal and tournament top seed […]
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Force India’s Perez Shares Podium with Hamilton, Who Wins Season’s First Race at Monaco
May 31, 2016 R K Gupta
F1, force india, Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monaco GP, Sergio PerezIn the Monaco F1 GP, reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain finally found the top podium finish for the first time this season. In an amazing turn of events, Force India driver Sergio Perez shared the podium with the celebrated Briton along with second-placed Australian Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull. It was Hamilton’s […]
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Warrior Warner Proves Too Much for King Kohli in 2016 IPL’s Grand Finale
May 30, 2016 R K Gupta
Cricket, David Warner, IPL, IPL 2016, RCB, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Virat KohliLike everyone else, David Warner knew RCB’s batting strength, beginning with Gayle and Kohli at the top, to be followed by AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Lokesh Rahul and others. If he had opted to bowl first after winning the toss, he could probably be chasing a massive total, if only some of the RCB […]
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Real Madrid Beat Atletico Madrid in Penalty Shoot-Out in the UEFA Champions League Finacal
May 29, 2016 R K Gupta
Atletico Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Football, Real Madrid, UEFA, UEFA Champions LeagueMen’s final of this season’s UEFA Champions League between two Madrid teams, Real and Atletico was strikingly similar to the women’s, played two days ago at Reggio Emilia. In the women’s game, Lyon took an early lead against Wolfsburg, lost it to a late equalizer, followed that with a goalless extra-time and won the match […]
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Massaro & Gaultier Are New Champions of 2016 Dubai World-Series Squash Tournament
May 29, 2016 R K Gupta
Squash, World Series SquashPSA Chairman Ziad Al-Turki must have been the happiest man on Saturday night. An avid squash fan, Al-Turki went out of his way to secure Dubai Opera near the Burj Khalifa as the venue for PSA’s year-ending finale for this year. Over the next two years too, the event will continue to remain in Dubai […]
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After Warner’s Super-Show It is Down to the Last Match in 2016 Indian Premier League
May 28, 2016 R K Gupta
Gujarat Lions, Indian Sport News, IPL, IPL 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad, T20Most newspapers and media reports are agog with the description of David Warner’s single-handed control of the successful 163-run chase against Gujarat Lions on Friday. The Australian’s huge commitment took Sunrisers Hyderabad to the final. It may look odd to mention but despite Warner’s creditable effort, SRH could still have fallen short if Bipul Sharma […]
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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 |