China At Taipei GPG

Chen Long Wang Yihan Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan Win 3 Titles for China At Taipei GPG

 July 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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China’s World no.1 Chen Long justified his tournament seeding by defeating local favorite and world no.8 Chou Tien Chen in the men’s singles final of the Chinese-Taipei Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament on Sunday. Down one game, Chen Long demonstrated his superior class in the next two games to win his fourth title of the […]

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T-20 Game

India Lose Second T-20 Game Against Zimbabwe From a Position of Strength

 July 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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To be chasing 146 for victory in a T20 game should normally be regarded as easy. Zimbabwe batted first and one man dominated their batting and India’s bowlers. Chamu Chibhabha’s nonchalance was the single biggest factor as he kept one end going while his colleagues fell at the other. The mercurial opener went on until […]

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Andy Murray

Andy Murray Beats Gilles Simon to Emerge a Hero in Guiding Britain to Davis Cup Semifinals

 July 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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What Lleyton Hewitt did for Australia at Darwin, Andy Murray has done for Great Britain in London. In the first reverse singles rubber on Sunday, Murray had a tough opponent in Gilles Simon and he trailed early on, but in the end, he composed himself and defeated the Frenchman in four sets to give Britain […]

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Genzebe Dibaba

Wonder Blaze at Monaco in Men & Women’s 1500m Genzebe Dibaba Breaks World Record

 July 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Monaco’s Herculis meeting encompassing 10th Diamond League meet ended with pyrotechnics and impressive fireworks on July 17 but the blazes came earlier in women’s 1500m, in which Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba shattered the 22-year old world record by breasting the tape in 3:50.08 minutes. The earlier record stood in the name of Chinese athlete Yunxia Qu, […]

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Australia In Davis Cup

Lleyton Hewitt Finishes a Miraculous Turnaround to take Australia in Davis Cup Semifinals

 July 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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In one of his greatest performances ever, Lleyton Hewitt ensured Australia’s victory over Kazakhstan after the hosts trailed 0-2 on the first day. On Saturday, Hewitt combined with Sam Groth ro win the doubles rubber and blew a new life in the Davis Cup tie. On Sunday, after Groth accounted for Mikhail Kukushkin, the tie […]

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Davis Cup World Group QF Argentina

Argentina Belgium Through to Semis As Britain Take 2-1 Lead in Davis Cup World Group QF

 July 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was a great Saturday for home teams in doubles matches at Buenos Aires, Middelkerke and London. Argentina’s doubles team of Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer played inspired tennis to defeat Serbia’s Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki to enter the semifinals. For a place in the final, they will clash with Belgium, who were the […]

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Taipei GPG Finals Xuerui Plays Wang -Yihan

Taipei GPG Finals: Chen Long Faces Chou Tien Chen and Xuerui Plays Wang Yihan

 July 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the men’s singles semifinal on Saturday, world no.1 Chen Long of China demolished the challenge of Hong Kong’s 11th seeded Wei Nan and on Sunday he will clash with another Chen from Taiwan. On his part, the Taiwanese Chou Tien Chen scored a grand three-game victory over no.4 seeded Chinese Lin Dan in a […]

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Davis Cup QFs england

Day One of Davis Cup QFs: Argentina Belgium Take 2-0 Lead; England & France Locked at 1-1

 July 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Day One of Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal matches; Argentina defeated Serbia and Belgium beat Canada in the two singles rubbers to take an identical 2-0 lead but England and France were locked 1-1 after sharing the first-day honors. As already reported on these pages, Australia is in trouble even after the second doubles […]

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Australia In Davis Cup

Australia Still In Davis Cup Fray After Dominant Victory in Doubles on Saturday

 July 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the first-day debacle of losing both singles matches against Kazakhstan, Australian doubles team of Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt defeated the Kazakh pair of Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov and kept their Davis Cup semifinal dreams alive. In a must-win situation brought about by Friday’s two games, Australia pulled one back but they need […]

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India Score

India Score an Overwhelming Victory Against Zimbabwe in the First T-20 Game at Harare

 July 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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Indian cricketers faced no problem in scoring a straightforward 54-run win against host Zimbabwe at Harare in the first T-20 game of their tour. The script was familiar; pile up a good total and spin the opposition out. Apart from the big victory margin, the match was highlighted by a sumptuous spattering of first-time players […]

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