World Badminton Championship 2015

2015 World Badminton Championship Draw Announced in a Glittering Ceremony at Jakarta

 August 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Jakarta’s Museum Bank Indonesia was a beehive of activity from 11AM local time on July 28, 2015. It was the venue of the official draw for the Total BWF World Championships 2015. Other than the BWF President Poul-Erik Hoyer, draw ceremony was also graced by Achmad Budiharto, Deputy Secretary General of PBSI; Rita Subowo, Chairperson, […]

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Mangal Singh Champia

Mangal Singh Champia’s Rio Olympic Berth Aside, Indian Archers Perform Creditably at Copenhagen’s World Archery Championships

 July 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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Thursday was a satisfactory day for India’s men and women archers at the World Archery Championships in Copenhagen. Mangal Singh Champia ensured an individual Olympic quota berth for India and Rajat Chauhan and Laxmirani Majhi remained in the gold and bronze medal contention in the prestigious tournament. While Rajat Chauhan entered the final in the […]

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Rafael Nadal Advances at Hamburg

Rafael Nadal Advances at Hamburg Fish/Roddick Await for Next Match at Atlanta and All Top Seeds Reach QFs at Gstaad

 July 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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Rafael Nadal’s quest of regaining old prominence went one notch up with his second round victory over Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely on Thursday. The big man, however, toiled for it and now faces Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas for a place in the semifinals. In Atlanta, two-time champion John Isner defeated Radek Stepanek in two tiebreaks and […]

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Edgbaston Third Test

England Bowlers Nearly Pulled Off Innings Victory on Second Day of Edgbaston’s Third Test

 July 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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If it was James Anderson on first day, Steven Finn stepped into his shoes on the second. The speedster, who failed to find favor with England selectors two years ago, almost extracted a second-day finish but Australia’s new wicketkeeper Peter Nevill came in the way. At the end of Day-2, Australia with 168/7, have a […]

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Ronaldo

Real Madrid Take Second ICC Title in a Week after 22 Penalties at Shanghai Against AC Milan

 July 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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After winning the Australian phase of the 2015 ICC final against Manchester City on July 24, 2015, Real Madrid traveled to China and defeated Inter Milan 3-0 on July 27. Since AC Milan had already beaten Inter Milan 1-0 on July 25, Real Madrid and AC Milan entered the final of the three-team China phase […]

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Rafael Nadal

Bautista Agut Falls at Hamburg Fish Roddick Win Doubles 1st Round in Atlanta and Andujar Enters QF at Gstaad

 July 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Frenchman Benoit Paire defeated Spanish veteran and no.2 seed Tommy Robredo for the second time in four days. After shattering Robredo’s third Bastaad title dreams last Sunday, Paire beat Robredo once again in the second round at Hamburg. Once again Robredo began well but Paire rallied to win the next two sets and entered the […]

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Third Ashes Test

James Anderson’s 6 Wickets Wreck Australia on Day-one of The Third Ashes Test

 July 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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The current 5-match Investec Ashes Test-series is going from one extreme to another. If Australia thought they had England cowed down with a massive 405-run win in the Lord’s second test, they couldn’t have made a bigger error. That premise was effectively destroyed by James Anderson, whose magnificent swingers single-handedly accounted for Australia’s wretched performance […]

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The Competitive Global Expansion of Football’s International Champions Cup as Real Madrid and PSG Steal 2015 Honors

 July 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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In just three years since American billionaire Stephen M. Ross conceived the idea of International Champions Cup (ICC) Football, the tournament has grown in popularity with the global soccer community and football clubs in Europe and North America. The organization of the ICC events is interesting because beginning with the 2013 inaugural year, there have […]

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Indian Women Archers Qualify

While Indian Women Archers Qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics Men Disappoint

 July 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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The on-going World Archery Championship in Copenhagen is the primary qualifier for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. On the team-elimination day on July 28, 2015, India’s recurve women’s team of Deepika Kumari, Laxmi Rani Majhi and Rimil Buriuly showed tremendous standing power by beating Germany and by making it to the last eight, the trio qualified […]

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ATP Action

With Top Tennis Stars in Vacation Mood ATP Action Continues In Hamburg Atlanta & Gstaad

 July 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Just after Wimbledon, top stars usually pull themselves away from the rigors of professional tennis. Last year, Novak Djokovic scheduled his marriage in the week following his Wimbledon victory and a few days ago, he was seen sitting with spectators to watch the final at Umag’s Konzum Croatia Open. Most top players enjoy the break […]

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