Masters Champions League

Vintage Viru Hammers 63-ball 134 to Lead Gemini Arabians to an Exciting Victory over Sagittarius Strikers in Masters Champions League at Sharjah

 February 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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Age has neither dented Virender Sehwag’s instincts nor his omnipresent hunger for runs. The way he blasted the opposition bowlers was a treat to watch in the 10th game of Masters Champions League. Viru is the captain of Gemini Arabians and when he won the toss, he elected to bat. Coming out to open with […]

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Dabang Mumbai

Dabang Mumbai Break Jinx Record First Win by Beating Defending Champions Ranchi Rays

 February 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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After losing four games on trot in 2016 CIL Hockey India League, Dabang Mumbai reversed the trend in style. In match no.3 of the third HIL week, Mumbai played on their home turf on February 3 and defeated table-toppers and defending champions Ranchi Rays 7-5. Man-of-the-match and Mumbai captain Matthew Swann was instrumental in two […]

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Copa del Rey First-Leg Semifinal

Suarez Scores 4 Messi 3 in FCB’s Huge Win Over Valencia in Copa del Rey First-Leg Semifinal

 February 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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Defending champions FC Barcelona have virtually sealed their berth in the final of the 2015-16 Copa del Rey. There is no way Valencia could score 8 goals against Barca in the return-leg match even with the advantage of playing on home turf on February 10. The final of this season’s Copa del Rey will be […]

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Australia vs New Zealand ODI

Australia Blown Away Like Dried Leaves by New Zealand Bowlers in Auckland’s First ODI

 February 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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Australia arrived in New Zealand fresh from their 0-3 drubbing by India in the T-20 Series. Earlier they handed India a 4-1 series defeat in 50-over fixtures. But they found the difference in the quality of opposition attack in the first match of the 3-game ODI series against New Zealand. In Auckland on February 03, […]

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2016 Coal India Hockey India League

Ranchi Rays Sitting Pretty On Top in 2016 Coal India Hockey India League

 February 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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After two weeks of thrilling action in 2016 Coal-India Hockey India League, defending champions Ranchi Rays are at the top of the point table with 4 victories from 5 matches. Behind them at joint second spot are Kalinga Lancers and last year’s runners-up JayPee Punjab Warriors. Dabang Mumbai are the lone team to have lost […]

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Fenerbahce Remain Unbeaten

Fenerbahce Remain Unbeaten after 5 Rounds of Top 16 in Euro-League Basketball Jan Vesely Named MVP for January

 February 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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Fenerbahce Istanbul is still the only undefeated team in Turkish Airlines Euro-league after 5 rounds of Top-16. On Thursday, they beat Cedevita Zagreb for their fifth consecutive victory. By all accounts, credit for Fenerbahce’s 5 straight wins is attributable to their Czech recruit Jan Vesely. In nearly every match in the New Year, Vesely’s image […]

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Srikanth Winners in 2016 Syed Modi International

Srikanth and Sung Ji-Hyun Emerge Winners in 2016 Syed Modi International Tournament

 February 2, 2016   R K Gupta

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India’s Kidambi Srikanth got third-time lucky in the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold tournament, which concluded at Lucknow’s Babu Banarasi Das Indoor stadium on Sunday January 31, 2016. Srikanth, who has slipped in BWF world rankings to 9th spot now; defeated China’s Huang Yuxiang in the final of the US $120,000 badminton event. […]

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Novak Djokovic Wins Australian Open Title

Novak Djokovic Wins Australian Open Title for the Sixth Time

 February 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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Until January 31, 2016, only man, who ever won 6 Australian Open titles, was the legendary Roy Emerson. On Sunday night, Emerson was joined by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who also reached the figure of 6 in defeating Great Britain’s Andy Murray in men’s singles final of 2016 Australian Open. Emerson, who is resident in Gstaad, […]

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Angelique Kerber

Serena Shocked as Angelique Kerber Becomes the New Australian Open Women’s Champion

 January 31, 2016   R K Gupta

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In two utterly contrasting passages to women’s singles final, the underdog had the last word over a clear favorite. This author had written earlier that Belarusian Victoria Azarenka looked in the champion’s mould this year but she needed to first get across through Angelique Kerber. Vika failed and Kerber not only won but went all […]

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Murray Beats Raonic

Murray Beats Raonic to Set up Title Clash with Novak Djokovic in 2016 Australian Open

 January 30, 2016   R K Gupta

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In a crucial men’s singles semifinal on Friday, Great Britain’s Andy Murray fought hard for five sets against Canada’s Milos Raonic before reaching the final. For the title game on Sunday, Murray will play against Serbia’s world no.1 Novak Djokovic in a repeat of their last year’s final. Against Raonic, the Scot lost the first […]

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