Sabine Lisicki -Simona Halep US Open

With Exits of Nadal & Murray Only Djokovic & Federer Remain from Big-4 Club at US Open

 September 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of day 8 at 2015 US open, the quarterfinal line-up was decided in most categories. After Rafael Nadal fell on day 5, the 2012 US Champion Andy Murray also exited the US open on September 7. However, top two men’s seeds Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have reached the quarterfinals and they […]

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BWF Super-Series Chong Wei

Curious Case of Chong Wei Needing to Qualify for BWF Super-Series Yonex Japan Open

 September 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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For someone, who has won the Yonex Japan Open tournament 5 times, it doesn’t sound fit when it is announced that the player would need to come through qualification matches. But Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei cannot help it. The long doping ban kept him away from competitive badminton for too long, resulting in the former […]

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Bryan Brothers Lose

Bryan Brothers Lose in 1st-Round Djokovic Nadal & Serena Enter 3d Round at 2015 US Open

 September 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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For 10 years on trot until 2014, Bob and Mike Bryan won at least one Grand Slam title every year. That streak was broken on Wednesday, when the men’s doubles top seeds suffered a first-round defeat against compatriots Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey. On day 3 of the US Open, Novak Djokovic eased to the […]

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Cricket india

India Score Historic Series Win by Beating Sri Lanka in Colombo’s Third Test on Tuesday

 September 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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In test cricket history, it was the first instance in an overseas tour that India bounced back from a 0-1 deficit to record a series victory. They have done that twice in home series. Once during England’s tour of India in 1972, the visitors had taken a 1-0 lead but India won the series 2-1 […]

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Sinquefield Levon Aronian

Armenia’s Levon Aronian Claims the 2105 Sinquefield Chess Title Vishi Anand Finishes 8th

 September 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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After 9 rounds, Levon Aronian of Armenia finished at the top with 6 points. That gave him the sole leadership in the tournament as he emerged as the unquestioned champion. There was a possibility of the tie, while world champion Magnus Carlsen played his ninth round against Indian grandmaster and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand. […]

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2015 US Open

The Big-4 Advance to 2nd Round but Nishikori Suffers First-Round Shock at 2015 US Open

 September 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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After two days’ play in the 135th edition of US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing Meadows, New York, most men and women’s higher ranked players sailed into the second round. Japanese no.4 seed Kei Nishikori has been the biggest casualty so far, going down to unseeded Frenchman Benoit […]

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Valentino Rossi motogp

Valentino Rossi Wins Silverstone’s British MotoGP Marquez Crashes Out One More Time

 September 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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On a rain-soaked Sunday at Silverstone, Italian veteran Valentino Rossi won the British MotoGP and regained the top spot from Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo in the championship leaderboard. Riding for the Pramac Ducati team, Rossi’s compatriot Danilo Petrucci claimed the second place. Another Italian Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati made it 1-2-3 from Italy on the podium. […]

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IAAF World Championships

The Incredible Athletics Festival Ends as Beijing Passes IAAF Flag to London for 2017 World Championships

 September 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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Great Britain’s Martyn Rooney ran the last lap of 4×400 men’s relay to end 9 days filled with glorious Track-and-Field events. Beijing’s Birds Nest stadium was fully packed as the people in People’s Republic of China bade farewell to the athletes on August 30, 2015. As for Rooney, he finished third in a closely contested […]

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On Last Day Lanka Require 319 Runs to Upstage India Who Need 7 Wickets to Do the Same

 September 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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On paper, India look the favorites before the start of the final day’s play but the manner in which Dinesh Chandimal batted was an indicator that Sri Lanka do not want to take it lying down. After India removed opener Upul Tharanga and one-drop batsman Dimuth Karunaratne, both of whom got the identical 7-ball ducks, […]

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Vietnam Grand Prix 2015

Tommy Sugiarto Kawakami Win 2015 Vietnam Grand Prix at Ho Chi Minh City

 August 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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There was hardly any surprise in the title victory for Indonesia’s top seeded star Tommy Sugiarto in the 2015 Vietnam Open Badminton tournament on Sunday. In the men’s singles final played at Ho Chi Minh City, Sugiarto defeated the Korean veteran Lee Hyun Il in two games. The Indonesian thus completed his tournament run without […]

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