2015 World Chess Cup after

Topalov Looks Solid out of 16 men left in the 2015 World Chess Cup after Round-3

 September 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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One of the most surprising results of the Baku Chess World Cup was the early exit of Armenia’s Levon Aronian. The Armenian suffered a shock second round 0-2 rapid tiebreak defeat against Ukrainian Grandmaster Alexander Areshchenko. As per Aronian, a one-move blackout ended his tournament. Since then, other fancied players like; Alexander Grischuk, Vassily Ivanchuk […]

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India Hold Czech Republic to 1-1 Draw On First Day of Davis Cup World Group Play-Off

 September 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Czech Republic’s Davis Cup squad arrived in Delhi for their world group play-off tie against India. They began well in taking the first singles, in which Lukas Rosol defeated India’s Yuki Bhambri in straight sets. But Somdev Devvarman leveled things up for India by overpowering world no.40 Jiri Vesely also in straight sets. Now Saturday’s […]

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Davis Cup Semifinals

Andy Murray Leads British Charge Against Australia in Davis Cup Semifinals at Glasgow

 September 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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In July 2015, Andy Murray was the star performer in Great Britain’s tie against France and when he defeated Gilles Simon in four sets after losing the first. Murray carried Britain into the semifinal on his great overall effort. Once again on Friday September 18, 2015, the irrepressible Scot played with firm commitment in the […]

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FIDE Chess World Cup

Third Round of 2015 FIDE Chess World Cup Gets Underway at Baku

 September 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 128-player Single-elimination Chess World Cup 2015 began in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku on September 10, 2015. The 26-day long tournament, which will conclude on October 4, has already reached a stage, where only 32 players were left before the third round matches. After three more rounds, two finalists will be decided, who automatically […]

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UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo Hat-Trick Highlights Group-Stage Openers in the UEFA Champions League

 September 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Group-Stage action in the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League season got underway with 16 matches over two days on September 15 and16, 2015. In their first home fixture at Santiago Bernabeu against Shakhtar Donetsk, Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick was the highpoint and it led to the home side’s 4-0 victory. In other notable results, Dinamo Zagreb […]

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FIBA America Championship

Venezuela Argentina Qualify in 2016 Rio Men’s Basketball after FIBA America Championship

 September 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Venezuela defeated Canada in a nail-biting semifinal of 2015 FIBA Americas Championship at Mexico City on Friday September 11, 2015, they confirmed their place in 2016 Rio Olympic Games. On the same day, Argentina also qualified by defeating hosts Mexico in the other semifinal. Therefore, as far as Rio Olympic qualification was concerned, the […]

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China Lin Dan

China’s Lin Dan Aiming at Third Consecutive Men’s Singles Gold at Rio 2016 Olympic Games

 September 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Eleven years ago, Lin Dan participated in the Olympics for the first time as a 21 year old. It was in Athens 2014 and Lin Dan got eliminated in the first round, losing to Singapore’s Ronald Susilo. Four years later in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Lin Dan emerged as a dominant force. He didn’t lose […]

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Indian Cricket Team Gears Up for Upcoming Cricket Encounters with Visiting South Africans

 September 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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The South Africans arrive in India in late September for a 72-day long tour to play 3 T20 matches, 5 ODIs and 4 test matches. For the Proteas, it will be the longest tour to India that runs until December 2015. After India bounced back from the 0-1 test deficit against Sri Lanka recently, Ravi […]

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IAAF Diamond League

2015 IAAF Diamond League Meetings End with Twin Finals at Zurich and Brussels

 September 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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Four days after Beijing’s 2015 World Athletics Championships, first of the two Diamond League finals was staged at Zurich on September 03, 2015. It was a short time for many athletes, who suffered from World Championship hangover and arrived in Zurich with jet-lags. This could have affected their performances somewhat but with lot of cash […]

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Djokovic vs Federer

Djokovic Denies Federer the Chance to Claim His 18th Grand Slam Title at 2015 US Open

 September 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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The score-line of Djokovic’s victory over Federer may not indicate the reality that Federer lost Sunday’s championship match against Novak Djokovic on account his failure to convert the numerous break-point opportunities that came his way. He got as many as 23 chances in the match and could only convert 4. Those 19 misses allowed Djokovic […]

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