Rafael Nadal Pulls Out of French Open Due to Wrist Injury

Rafael Nadal Pulls Out of French Open Due to Wrist Injury Murray Wawrinka Move Up

 May 28, 2016   R K Gupta

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After playing his first two matches with great authority, 9-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the 2016 French Open with a wrist injury. The Spaniard, who logged his 200th win in Grand Slam matches on Thursday, after beating Facundo Bagnis of Argentina, announced that he could not play his third round match […]

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PSA World Series 2016

Pilley Shocks Elshorbagy Meets Gaultier for the Title of 2016 PSA World Series in Dubai

 May 28, 2016   R K Gupta

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This year’s PSA World Series Finals are down to the last day after the conclusion of men and women’s semifinals on Friday. The title contenders in both categories have emerged in somewhat contrasting ways. Among men, title favorite and Egyptian world no.1 Mohamed Elshorbagy lost to Australian Cameroon Pilley in the longest match of the […]

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UEFA Women

Lyon Beat Wolfsburg in Penalty Shoot-Out to Clinch UEFA Women’s Champions League Title

 May 27, 2016   R K Gupta

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The summit clash in this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League finally came down to a decision on penalty shoot-out between Olympique Lyonnais and VfL Wolfsburg at Stadio Citta del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy. In the end, Lyons prevailed 4-3 and lifted their third Champions League trophy, besides avenging their 0-1 loss in the final […]

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Andy Murray Fights

Andy Murray Fights Another Five-Set Fire in Less than 24 Hours at Roland Garros

 May 26, 2016   R K Gupta

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The Scotsman could be out of his wits. It was 10 days ago, when he blew away world no.1 Novak Djokovic at Rome and now this. On second and third day, Murray had to deal with a born-again Radek Stepanek, currently ranked 129 in the world before breathing a sigh of relief that was short-lived […]

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Diamond League Ends

First Rabat Diamond League Ends with Brilliant Performances from Ayana Semenya & Bosse

 May 26, 2016   R K Gupta

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For the first time ever, Diamond League moved to Africa with the third meeting of 2016 season at the Moroccan capital of Rabat on May 22. The event was a huge success with three world-leads results out of four DL distance races. The highlight was provided by Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana, who crushed everyone in women’s 5000m and […]

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2016 French Open

2016 French Open: Djokovic Murray Nadal & Serena Cross 1st Hurdles Kerber Vika Exit

 May 25, 2016   R K Gupta

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After first three days of 2016 French Open at Roland Garros, men and women’s top seeds are still in the fray and though men’s second seed Andy Murray sailed into the second round, it wasn’t a cake walk for him. The Scot survived after losing the first two sets to Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek, faced […]

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Louis Van Gaal

Louis Van Gaal Gets the Axe for Manchester United’s Poor Performance

 May 25, 2016   R K Gupta

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The hottest news doing the rounds in football circles is the premature sacking of Louis Van Gaal. The Dutchman lost his job, a year ahead of his three-year contract with Manchester United. The once formidable English Premier League side has been plagued with one problem after another for the last few seasons and it is […]

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Mugello MotoGP

Mugello MotoGP: Rossi’s Home-Win Hopes Crash as Lorenzo Pips Marquez in a Photo-Finish

 May 24, 2016   R K Gupta

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After Valentino Rossi ended up as pole winner on Saturday for the first time since 2008, he aspired to win the Italian MotoGP in his native country on Sunday. It could have been a repeat performance of 2008 for Rossi but his dream went up in smokes with a 9th lap retirement. Rossi’s Movistar Yamaha […]

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Thomas Cup Victory

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Leads Denmark to Their First Ever Thomas Cup Victory in 67 Years

 May 23, 2016   R K Gupta

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In one of the classiest results of a Thomas Cup final, Denmark defeated 13-time winners Indonesia and made history. Since the inception of the tournament in 1949, Denmark had reached the final on 8 occasions but always failed to cross the last hurdle. They reversed the trend on Sunday by getting their act together. It […]

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Maria Sharapova

The Curious Case of Maria Sharapova after She Admitted to Using a Banned Substance

 May 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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At the Australian Open quarterfinals on January 26, 2016 at Melbourne, Russia’s Maria Sharapova suffered her umpteenth defeat against the world no.1 Serena Williams. The same day, she failed a dope test but the news was not immediately made public. During a press conference in March 2016, the 29-year old Russian dropped a bombshell by […]

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