A Memorable Football Week-end for Global Fans of the Game
January 3, 2016 R K Gupta
FC Barcelona, FIFA, Football, Liverpool, Real MadridSunday December 20, 2015 became a red letter day for European and South American football with entertaining fixtures at several venues. The major talking point was the 10-goal tally amassed by Real Madrid against Rayo Vallecano after home fans began jeering Madrid stars for trailing 1-2 at the initial stage. But Gareth Bale broke the […]
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Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei Are Most Expensive Stars as Indian Badminton League Makes a Rechristened Comeback After a Two-Year Limbo
December 28, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Lee Chong Wei, Premier Badminton League, Saina NehwalAfter a big fanfare in 2013, the Indian Badminton League program ran into legal hurdles in 2014 and 2015. It is now coming back for the 2016 season, rechristened as the Premier Badminton League. Based almost on the Sudirman Cup format, the 2016 PBL Season is slated to kick-off from January 02, 2016 at Mumbai […]
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India’s Cricket Selectors Churn out T20 & ODI Squads for the Upcoming Tour of Australia
December 23, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket Australia, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, Yuvraj SinghIn a huge revamp in T20 and ODI teams for the upcoming limited-overs series against Australia, national selectors sprang a surprise in dropping Suresh Raina from the ODI squad, including Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra for T20 games and persisting with Shikhar Dhawan in both formats. In all, the new T20 side had six changes […]
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Chennaiyin FC Snatch 2015 Hero ISLTrophy From FC Goa in a Dramatic Final Finish
December 21, 2015 R K Gupta
Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, FIFA, Football, Indian Football, Indian Sport News, ISLIt was as close to pure thrill as one could conjure. The first half was goalless but the last 35 minutes saw five goals coming in a flurry. After 89 minutes of regulation time, Goa literally had the ISL 2015 Trophy in their bag as they led 2-1. But Chennaiyin FC snatched the most unlikely […]
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Chennaiyin FC Fought From the Brink to Reach 2015 Hero ISL Final
December 20, 2015 R K Gupta
Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, FIFA, Football, Indian Football, ISLOn November 18, when Chennaiyin FC lost 1-2 against Atletico de Kolkata in their away game at the Salt Lake Stadium, they slid to the bottom of league table. It was Chennai’s second loss against the defending champions after the 2-3 home defeat in the inaugural match of the new season. Later, Chennaiyin FC suffered […]
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Top 16 Teams Decided with the Conclusion of Regular Season Round-10 Games on Thursday
December 20, 2015 R K Gupta
Basketball, Euro-league, FIBAOver two days on December 17 & 18, 2015, Round-10 Games of the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euro-league Regular Season were played and all Top-16 qualifiers emerged with clarity. While 13 teams had already qualified after Round-9 matches, reigning champions Real Madrid in Group-A were not amongst them. Including Madrid, two spots still remained in Group […]
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Anand Finishes Poorly While Carlsen Wins London Chess Classic and the Grand Chess Tour
December 19, 2015 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan Anand, World ChessMagnus Carlsen of Norway won the 2015 London Chess Classic in a twist of fate favorable to him on the final day on December 13, 2015. It was Carlsen’s fourth LCC victory and he also finished as the winner of the inaugural Grand Chess Tour comprising of Norway Chess, Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. […]
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Virat Kohli’s Chronological Transformation to Test Cricket from Short-Formats of the Game
December 17, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, Test Cricket, Virat KohliIt took Virat Kohli nearly 4 years after his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in August 2008 before he could find a place in India’s test team. He was drafted for the ODI side after he led India’s under-19 team to victory in 2008 U-19 World Cup at Malaysia. His aggressive approach and consistently good […]
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Okuhara Momota Win Singles For a Japanese Grand Double in Dubai’s BWF World Super-series Finals Saina Nehwal Disappoints
December 15, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Dubai World Super-series, Okuhara Momota, Saina Nehwal, World BadmintonNozomi Okuhara was simply brilliant in all her matches of the year-ending BWF World Super-series Finals at Dubai. The Japanese didn’t drop a game during the week-long event, beat world champion Carolina Marin twice and India’s Saina Nehwal once. She was a personified picture of commitment, when she took on China’s Wang Yihan in women’s […]
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The Second Coming of Malaysian Badminton Superstar Lee Chong Wei
December 13, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, World BadmintonWhen Lee Chong Wei was served a doping ban in November 2014, the news shocked sports fans around the world. Badminton suddenly became bereft of one of the greatest names in the game. Media reports likened Lee’s absence to jettisoning Sachin Tendulkar from cricket or Roger Federer from tennis. Mood in Malaysia was one of […]
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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 |