Part Redemption for Australia in Shorter Versions as Their Summer English Tour Nears End
September 11, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Cricket Australia, England Cricket, ODIAfter the Ashes Test-Series, which Australia lost 2-3, the two nations played the only T20 game at Cardiff on August 31 and England held their nerves to eke out a 5-run victory. The 5-match ODI series began soon afterwards. In the first ODI on September 3, Australia scored an emphatic 59-run win over England at […]
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Lewis Hamilton Wins Italian GP But Not Before a Clearance on Tyre-Pressure Technicality
September 11, 2015 R K Gupta
Ferrari, Formula 1, GP, Italian GP, Lewis Hamilton, MercedesChampion British driver Lewis Hamilton had a dominant finish last Sunday in a race that was marred by issues on Safe Operating Procedures on correct tyre pressure. Hamilton was not declared the winner after crossing the chequered flag and had to wait for three hours before the stewards completed checks on minimum permissible tyre pressure […]
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Nigerian Men’s Basketball Team Qualifies for 2016 Rio Games by Winning 2015 Afro-Basket
September 11, 2015 R K Gupta
Afro-Basket, Basketball, FIBA, Nigeria, Rio OlympicsAfro-Basket is the biennial men’s basketball continental championship of Africa. The 2015 Afro-Basket was the 28th edition and it acquired added significance since it also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games at Rio de Janeiro. 16 teams participated in the event that began on August 19 and […]
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Saina Srikanth Crash Out on a Day of Huge Upsets at 2015 Yonex Open Japan
September 10, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, World Badminton, Yonex JapanSaina Nehwal lost her way in the second round of the ongoing Japan Open badminton tournament. The Indian ace was done in by PV Sindhu’s conqueror and unseeded Japanese Minatsu Mitani in less than 40 minutes. Also crashing out was Kidambi Srikanth, who lost to compatriot Parupalli Kashyap. With HS Prannoy also losing to Korea’s […]
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Martina Hingis Carries Sania & Paes to Two Finals of 2015 US Open in a Double Delight for India with a Possible Repeat of Their Wimbledon Feat
September 10, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, Indian Sport News, Leander Paes, Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza, Tennis, US Open, WTAThe mixed doubles semifinal at the US Open proved bitter-sweet for India. With Martina Hingis, India’s Leander Paes was on one side of the court and another Indian Rohan Bopanna, on the opposite side with his Taiwanese partner Yung-Jan Chan. Bopanna got unlucky for the second time on Wednesday as he lost. Earlier in the […]
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Mixed Fortunes for Indian Shuttlers at 2015 Yonex Open Japan After First-Round Matches
September 10, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap, Saina Nehwal, World BadmintonThe Yonex Open Japan 2015 is the seventh Super-series event of the year in the BWF’s 2015 calendar. The tournament has attracted world’s best players, who are chasing ranking points for the year-ending Dubai World Super-series Finals as well as next year’s Rio Olympics. Every match is being keenly fought as evidenced by first day’s […]
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Amazing Strides by India’s Badminton Stars Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth in Last One Year
September 9, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap, Saina NehwalAfter she won the bronze at 2012 London Olympics, India’s Saina Nehwal came close to quitting badminton. The reason was attributable to her form that took a nose dive in the next year-and-a half. Saina found it hard to see her slipping in BWF world rankings and decided to call it quits. There were factors […]
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Serena Beats Venus in 9th Day’s Most Awaited Match Djokovic Sania/Hingis Move into Semis
September 9, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, Indian Sport News, Leander Paes, Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza, Serena Williams, Tennis, US Open, WTAThere was tremendous anticipation ahead of the Williams sisters’ quarterfinal encounter at the US Open tournament at the Flushing Meadows on September 8, 2015. Although Venus has faded away in recent years, the siblings’ rivalry still attracted huge viewership. The Tuesday-night’s battle was the 27th between the two and Venus matched little sister Serena, who […]
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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Qualifies for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
September 9, 2015 R K Gupta
FIH, Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport News, Rio Olympics, Women HockeyIndia’s women hockey team has qualified for next year’s Rio Olympic Games without playing a match. For a while, India’s fortunes were controlled by factors other than the real field action. On August 30, 2015, England defeated Spain in the Euro-Hockey Championships held at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Since Netherlands had earlier defeated Germany, […]
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Sub-Standard Show From India’s Athletes in 2015 World Championships at Beijing
September 9, 2015 R K Gupta
Athletics, IAAF, Indian Sport NewsIn the just concluded World Championships in Beijing, participation of Indian athletes went unnoticed for obvious reasons. Over the years, track-and-field has been a neglected sector because of wrong policies of Athletics Federation of India, AFI and lack of serious interest by Government of India’s sports ministry. Milkha Singh, Chand Ram, PT Usha, Shiny Wilson […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 21,350 |
| 2 | Kunlavut VITIDSARN | 19,400 |
| 3 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 14,300 |
| 4 | Kodai NARAOKA | 12,860 |
| 5 | LOH Kean Yew | 12,650 |