Indian Super League Tastes the Thrill of Player Auction Before the 2015 Edition
July 18, 2015 R K Gupta
Football, Indian Football, Indian Sport News, ISLIn keeping with traditions in Europe and elsewhere in the world, the one-year old Indian Super League, ISL also had players being traded. Instead of calling such event as transfer, the ISL termed it as domestic player auctions. The auction of 10 of Indian football’s finest players was held at Mumbai on July 10, 2015 […]
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Lee Chong Wei Loses to Chen Long After a Hard-Fought Quarterfinal Battle at Taipei
July 17, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Chen Long, Chinese-Taipei, Grand Prix, Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, World BadmintonThe Malaysian badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei had a hard match on his hands in playing against world no.1 Chen Long at the Chinese-Taipei Grand Prix Gold Tournament on July 17, 2015. In an unusually long badminton duel, Chong Wei began well to take the first game but the Chinese came back to fight hard […]
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Australia in Huge Trouble on Opening Day of Their Davis Cup Match Against Kazakhstan
July 17, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, Davis Cup, TennisOn paper, the Australians were heavy favorites to topple Kazakhstan in their Davis Cup quarter-final in Darwin but they had a disappointing start to their campaign with the loss in both the singles on the opening day. Captain Wally Masur decided to play Thanasi Kokkinakis in preference to the big-serving Sam Groth against Kazakhstan No.1 […]
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Indian Women Hockey Team Sitting on Razor’s Edge for Rio Olympic Qualification
July 17, 2015 R K Gupta
Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport News, Olympics, Rio Olympics, Women HockeyWhile Indian men’s hockey team has already qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics by virtue of their victory in the 2014 Asian Games; their women counterparts are still waiting for the results of several ongoing and upcoming events for their chances. If these external factors work India’s way, the Indian National Women’s Team could take […]
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Poor Show by Indians at 2015 Chinese-Taipei Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament
July 17, 2015 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Chinese-Taipei, Grand Prix, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, P.V. Sindhu, Sameer Verma, World BadmintonIndian badminton stars Kidambi Srikanth, Sameer Verma and PV Sindhu lost their second round matches at the $200,000 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold tournament at Taipei on Thursday. The Taiwanese GPG tournament has a rich field in men, women single’s and other categories with most top players participating. While India’s Saina Nehwal opted to […]
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After Wimbledon Tennis Stars from Eight Nations Will be on National Duty in Davis Cup
July 16, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, Davis Cup, TennisShortly after Wimbledon, tennis action resumed at Newport USA, where several stars are participating in an ATP250 event. But more importantly, this week will witness 2015 Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals with matches between Great Britain vs. France in London’s Queens Club, Australia vs. Kazakhstan at Darwin, Argentina vs. Serbia at Buenos Aires and Belgium […]
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Indian Women Beat New Zealand in Last T-20 Game to Earn a Consolation Victory
July 16, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, New Zealand Cricket, T20, Women CricketOn their June-July 2015 India tour, New Zealand women proved themselves as a better team on performance despite losing the 5-match ODI series. In the ensuing 3-match T-20 series, which concluded in Bangalore on Wednesday July 15, India managed to eke out a consolation victory after being soundly trounced in the first two matches. Interestingly, […]
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Indian Premier League Seen Swimming in Muck-Waters After Lodha Panel Report
July 15, 2015 R K Gupta
BCCI, Cricket, CSK, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, IPL, Rajasthan Royals, T20The vastly popular Indian Premier League has been castigated. Behind-the-scene betting and match-fixing scandals have tarnished the image of cricket in general and IPL in particular. Betting and gambling in India is a punishable offence even if government-run lotteries are legal. This looks like a dichotomy. Because, encouraging people to buy lottery tickets is very […]
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After Fluctuating Fortunes in Third ODI India Complete 3-0 Zimbabwe Whitewash at Harare
July 15, 2015 R K Gupta
Ajinkya Rahane, Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, ODI, Zimbabwe CricketBatting and bowling inconsistencies on either side made the last match of the ODI series between India and Zimbabwe an intriguing affair. First the Indian top order collapsed and by the 22nd over, the scoreboard read 82/4. Two new batsmen, whose choices were dictated by their IPL performance, enacted a rescue act with a fifth-wicket […]
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Indian Women Cricketers Lose T-20 Series to New Zealand at Bangalore on Monday
July 14, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, ICC, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, New Zealand Cricket, Sophie Devine, T20, Women CricketIf it was Sophie Devine in the first T20, another New Zealander Rachel Priest came to forefront in the second T20. Priest’s 34-ball 60 did the trick in sealing the series win for the visiting side as India couldn’t put up a winning total. Barring the 4th and 5th ODI games, India’s batting had been […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | CHOU Tien Chen | 67,190 |
| 3 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 64,960 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 62,100 |