Tennis news

At Cincinnati Djokovic Murray Nadal and Serena Enter Third Round Sharapova Pulls Out

 August 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Big Four at Cincinnati have moved into the third round and looked good against their rivals. Top seed Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Benoit Paire; no.2 seed Andy Murray defeated hard-court specialist and farewell man Mardy Fish and former world no.1 Rafael Nadal edged out Frenchman Jeremy Chardy. Roger Federer had already made it to […]

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Indian Archery

Great Independence Day Achievement for Indian Archery as Cricket Took the Back Seat

 August 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a country, where sport is synonymous with cricket, the last Independence Day brought a sporting gloom of sort. For the cricket obsessed nation, Indian batsmen’s fantastic failure against Sri Lanka was like snatching defeat from the jaws of a certain victory. But they didn’t look beyond. Or else, they would have rejoiced in the […]

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Cincinnati Masters Novak

Federer Jumps First Hurdle Kyrgios Dumped and Many Women Seeds Tumble at Cincinnati Masters

 August 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Defending champion and no.2 seed Roger Federer began his 2015 Cincinnati Masters campaign on a winning note by defeating Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. Joining Federer in the third round on Tuesday night were Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych, Croatia’s no.7 seed Marin Cilic, Bulgaria’s no.16 seed Grigor Dimitrov, Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov and Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic. Amid […]

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FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona Lose Spanish Super Cup after Winning European Super Cup Last Week

 August 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Supercopa de Espana or the Spanish Super Cup is a football championship in Spain contested between the winners of La Liga and Copa del Rey. For the 2015 season, the two-legged Spanish Super Cup was played on August 14 and 17, 2015. In the first leg at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, the hosts […]

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ATP news roger

Star-Fest At ATP1000 Cincinnati Masters With Most Top Seeds Gracing the Tournament

 August 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Western & Southern Open at Cincinnati is USA’s oldest professional tennis tournament, which is more than a century old. Its rich history has an impressive list of champions and the event takes pride from the fact that more than 100 Tennis stars, who played here have entered their names in the International Tennis Hall […]

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Before Colombo Badly Bruised India Trying to Recover From the Gargantuan Galle Gloom

 August 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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For India’s cricketers, especially the batsmen, it is not easy to forget what they did on the fourth day of the Galle test. As they arrived in Colombo for the second test beginning next Thursday, the memories of that woeful disaster kept chasing them. Ten remaining batsmen could not stand up to Rangana Herath on […]

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Murray Beats Djokovic

Murray Beats Djokovic in Montreal Bryans Win Another Title and Bencic Takes Toronto

 August 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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Sunday proved a lucky day for Great Britain’s Andy Murray as he prevented world no.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia from adding another Masters’ victory to the chest of his tennis titles. It was the first time since the 2013 Wimbledon final that Murray won against Djokovic. Murray’s career head-to-head count against the Serbian now stands […]

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BWF World Championships

Curtain Comes Down on Total BWF World Championships at Jakarta With Expected Results

 August 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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On the last day at Jakarta, world’s no.1 man and woman players, Chen Long and Carolina Marin proved their superiority in emphatic fashion and China’s mixed doubles team also retained their crowns won last year. Yet again, the Chinese women claimed the doubles crown to continue their tradition of excellence in this category. To add […]

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Rogers Cup Final

Djokovic Murray to Clash in Rogers Cup Final Serena Shocked by Swiss Teenager Bencic

 August 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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Proceedings at Montreal and Toronto are down to the last day with all final matches are scheduled in the afternoon. At Montreal, it will be a Battle Royale between two top seeds Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, who defeated their rivals without any difficulty. While Djokovic ended the amazing run of Jeremy Chardy, Murray ousted […]

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Carolina Marin

Sub-Par Saina Succumbs as Magnificient Marin Makes It Two-in-a-Row in World Badminton Championships

 August 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Carolina Marin affirmed her supreme status on world badminton firmament with a controlled performance against no.2 seed Saina Nehwal of India. In a 59-minute final at the iconic Istora Senayan indoor stadium at Jakarta, Marin defeated the Indian in two games. After easily winning the first game, the Spaniard brushed aside a three-point lead taken […]

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