FIDE World Chess Cup

Peter Svidler Leads Sergey Karjakin 1-0 After First Game of FIDE World Chess Cup Final

 October 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Azerbaijan used to be a part of USSR until August 1991 and as per a Soviet-time legend, every cab driver played better chess than most of the Western Grand Masters. Azerbaijani capital, Baku is, therefore a chess city and it is apt that the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup is being held there. Now, however, […]

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young Martina Hingis

At 35 Swiss Miss Hingis Is Still the Most Active Tennis Star with 20 Grand Slams in Her Kitty

 October 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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On September 30, Martina Hingis celebrated her 35th birthday in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the hometown of China’s former world no.2 Li Na. Li is inarguably the most celebrated star in China’s tennis history and Hingis is in this city along with her women’s doubles partner India’s Sania Mirza to play the Dongfeng Motor […]

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Group-Stage Games in UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo’s Two Milestones and Own-Goal Drama Highlight Wednesday’s Group-Stage Games in UEFA Champions League

 October 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a major highlight from remaining 8 games of Match-day 2 on September 30, Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his side’s away game against the Swedish side Malmo. The first half strike from the Portuguese took his career tally to 500 goals, while he drew level with ex-Real star Raul Gonzalez’s mark […]

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Rugby Returns to Rio as Olympic

After 92Years Rugby Returns to Rio as Olympic Sport in a Spruced Up Version

 October 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Rugby was played as a medal sport in Olympics for the first time in 1900 Paris Games. In London’s 1908 Olympics, the sport made its second appearance but it was excluded from the 1912 Games at Stockholm. The Olympic Games were not held in 1916 because of World War I but Rugby came back in […]

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FIBA Asia Championship

India Enter Quarterfinals of 2015 FIBA Asia Championship After 12 Years

 September 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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India is generally not regarded as a basketball nation and they are no.61 out of 215 FIBA members as per the latest world ranking. Unlike other nations of Asia, Europe, North and South America, the game of basketball does not catch the fancy of an ordinary sports lover in India. Lack of serious attempts to […]

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UEFA Champions League

Barcelona Bounce Back to Beat Bayern Leverkusen 2-1 in Group-Stage Match-Day 2 of UEFA Champions League

 September 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Match-Day-2 of 2015-16 UEFA Champions League, eight matches were played on September 29, 2015. In their home game at Camp Nou, FC Barcelona recovered from a 0-1 halftime deficit with goals from Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez in the last 10 minutes to defeat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1. In other matches, Bate Borisov defeated AS […]

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World Chess Cup event

Svidler Beats Giri Meets Karjakin in the Final of Baku’s 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup

 September 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 FIDE World Cup final has come down to an all-Russian affair with Peter Svidler taking on Sergey Karjakin. Over the course of three days beginning Sunday, the two Russians defeated their opponents in contrasting styles after the return games and rapids. Svidler was already sitting pretty after he beat Netherlands’ Anish Giri on […]

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ATP-250 Events

In Last Sunday’s Two ATP-250 Events Tsonga Takes Metz and Raonic Wins at St. Petersburg

 September 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Two ATP-250 events were concluded last Sunday, September, 27, 2015. In the all-French final at Metz’s Moselle Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Gilles Simon to take his 12th ATP World Tour title while Canada’s Milos Raonic defeated Portugal’s Joao Sousa to end his 14-month title drought to win the St. Petersburg Open. For Tsonga, it was the third title […]

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Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo Wins Aragon MotoGP as Pole-Man Marquez Suffers Season’s Fifth Crash

 September 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Movistar Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain was the winner of Aragon GP in his home country. The eventful race saw two-time defending champion Marc Marquez crashing out for the fifth time this season and another Spaniard Dani Pedrosa edging out championship leader Valentino Rossi to the third place. By his victory at Aragon, Lorenzo […]

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Saurav Ghosal

Saurav Ghosal Trounces Marwan Elshorbagy to Win Kolkata International Squash Title

 September 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the first time since 2012, India’s no.1 squash player Saurav Ghosal won a PSA World Tour title by registering an emphatic 3-0 victory over Egypt’s top-seeded Marwan Elshorbagy in the final of the Kolkata International JSW Indian Squash tournament. World no.12 Marwan Elshorbagy is the brother of world’s top ranked player Mohamed Elshorbagy and a competent […]

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