Little-Known Non-Human Specialty Arrangements for 2016 Rio Olympic Games
April 22, 2016 R K Gupta
Horse Racing, Olympics, Rio OlympicsApart from more than 10500 men and women from 205 nations, the upcoming Olympic Games will also have participation from more than 300 animals, all of whom will be horses. Without these lucky equines, the Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon events cannot take place. While it is far easier to manage the humans, the same cannot […]
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Tennis Stars Steal Show in 2016 Laureus Awards Ceremony in Berlin
April 21, 2016 R K Gupta
Laureus Award, sport, TennisIn an event branded as the Oscar equivalent of sports, the annual Laureus Awards ceremony brings together the who’s who of sports every year under one roof. It wasn’t any different on the night of Monday April 18, 2016, when celebrated sportspersons from around the world gathered in Berlin for the grand occasion. Befitting the […]
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Fabulous Fenerbahce Flay Real Madrid to Enter Final Four of Euro-League Basketball
April 20, 2016 R K Gupta
Basketball, CSKA Moscow, Euro-league, Fenerbahce, FIBANot much is now left in the originally scheduled best-of-five playoff series of the Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball. True to their form this season, Fenerbahce Istanbul defeated 2015 champions Real Madrid 3-0 on Tuesday and booked their place for Berlin’s Final Four. On Monday, CSKA Moscow had already secured their Final Four berth with a […]
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Dipa Karmakar Makes India Proud Takes the Road to Rio as Qualified Artistic Gymnast
April 19, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Dipa Karmakar, Indian Sport News, Rio OlympicsAn article appeared on these pages in August 2015 about Indian woman gymnast Dipa Karmakar, when she won a bronze medal at Hiroshima’s 2015 Artistic Asian Gymnastic Championship. Dipa had finished third in women’s vault and brought glory to India. Now she has done even better. On April 18, 2016, the 22-year old Tripura girl […]
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Incredible Intanon Inscribes Third Successive Super-series Triumph at 2016 Singapore Open
April 19, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Ratchanok Intanon, Singapore OpenIf you were to name one single player, who ruled the roost at 2016 OUE Singapore Super-Series, you couldn’t miss Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon. The winner of the Super-Series events at India and Malaysia proved beyond doubt at Singapore that she was a force in her own right. In a tournament, where top men and women […]
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After a Long Time Rafael Nadal Wins an ATP Masters Tournament
April 18, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Rafael Nadal, TennisAs if to silence his media critic, who had been baying for his blood for some time, former world no.1 Rafael Nadal cornered glory at 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters tournament. Playing great tennis throughout the week, Spain’s clay-court king Nadal overcame a hot challenge thrown at him by Frenchman Gael Monfils in the final. From […]
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India Lose to Australia in the Final of 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey in Malaysia
April 18, 2016 R K Gupta
Australia hockey, Azlan Shah Hockey, Hockey, Hockey IndiaIt wasn’t as if the result surprised anyone. In their current devastating form, Australia were expected to win the final after a brilliant unbeaten record through the round-robin league phase. Therefore, when they beat India 4-0 in the final, there were no raised eyebrows. Between the Aussies and other six participants in the tournament, there […]
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Rosberg’s Winning Streak Continues Unabated as He Takes Top Podium in Chinese GP
April 18, 2016 R K Gupta
Chinese GP, Formula 1, GP, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, RosbergWhile another disappointment befell Lewis Hamilton, his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg finished on top in the season’s third race at Shanghai. While Hamilton’s race was compromised from start on account of multiple mishaps, the first lap drama involving the clash of the two Ferrari drivers effectively neutralized any challenge to Rosberg as he crossed the […]
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Best-of-Five Euro-League Basketball Playoff Series Intriguingly Poised after Two Games
April 17, 2016 R K Gupta
Basketball, CSKA, Euro-league, Fenerbahce, FIBA, Laboral Kutxa VitoriaTop16 super performer Fenerbahce Istanbul is just one win away from making it to the Final Four with their thumping victory over defending champions Real Madrid in Thursday’s second playoff game. Two other teams, CSKA Moscow and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria also recorded their second successive wins and inched tantalizing close to making the trip to […]
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2016 Azlan Shah Cup Hockey: India Thrash Malaysia to Set Up Final Clash with Australia
April 16, 2016 R K Gupta
Azlan Shah Hockey, Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport NewsWhen India lost their fifth round-robin league game against New Zealand on Wednesday, they needlessly slid into hot waters before their last game against hosts Malaysia. With Malaysia recording a 1-0 win over Pakistan, the match between India and Malaysia on Friday became a do-or-die battle. Nothing less than an outright win for India was […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANNOY H. S. | 62,410 |
| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |