Mithali Raj Leads Indian

Mithali Raj Leads Indian Chase For Impressive Win against New Zealand in the 4th Match to Level ODI Series

 July 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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For a reasonably long time, Mithali Raj has been India’s leading women cricketer and for nearly 10 years now, she is India’ captain. Yesterday was not the first time that Raj played a major role in taking her team to victory in the fourth ODI of the 5-Match series. In the 2005 Women’s Cricket World […]

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Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis Propping Up India’s Sania Mirza & Leander Paes in 2015 Wimbledon Doubles

 July 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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Once the Swiss Miss of the lawns and a teenage Wimbledon champion, Martina Hingis is excelling on the tennis courts in a new avatar. When she ruled women’s tennis after Steffi Graf, she was the world’s no.1 player for a total of 209 weeks. Then she was plagued with injuries and left the circuit in […]

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Carli Lloyd Supreme in USA team

Carli Lloyd Supreme in USA’s Emphatic Victory Over Japan in 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup

 July 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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Japanese women could not realize their dreams of back-to-back victories in FIFA World Cup tournaments. They had won on penalties against USA in 2011 at Germany to emerge as a brand new champion against some odds. The two teams had played top-quality football in the 2011 final, where USA led twice but the Japanese fought […]

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England Defeat Germany women world cup

England Defeat Germany After 31 Years to Finish Third in 2015 Women’s World Cup

 July 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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England woman lost to Japan in the World Cup semifinal under tragic circumstances but they didn’t allow themselves to be taken over by disappointment. Mark Sampson ensured that his ward didn’t keep on clutching to Laura Bassett’s own goal in the semifinal and play the third-place play-off against Germany with a positive frame of mind. […]

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Chile Make History by Stunning Argentina in 2015 Copa America Final

Chile Make History by Stunning Argentina in 2015 Copa America Final at Santiago

 July 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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The first football tournament between the nations of South America took place in Argentina during July 2-17, 1916 with four participant; Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Uruguay were the winners after drawing the final with hosts Argentina 0-0. This competition later became known as Copa America or the American Cup. Since then, the format has […]

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HOCKEY WORLD LEAGUE SEMI FINALS ind vs Japan

Brilliant Savita Brightens Rio Olympic Chances for India as They Beat Japan to Finish Fifth at Hockey World League at Antwerp

 July 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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India beat Japan 1-0 in open play but the credit for India’s victory was largely attributable to their brave goalkeeper Savita Poonia. In one of the boldest performances between the two goal posts, scintillating Savita saved six certain goals on Saturday in Indian women’s fifth-place play-off match against Japan in the Hockey World League Semifinals […]

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Wimbledon 2015 Petra Kvitova

Petra Kvitova Crashes out on Day 6 at Wimbledon 2015 Murray Federer Reach Fourth Round

 July 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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Czech Republic’s 2014 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was shocked by ex-world no.1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. Kvitova fell to a three-set defeat as Jankovic powered her way in the second and third sets. The giant killing acts of Nadal’s conqueror, Dustin Brown and British wild card James Ward finished with their third round defeats. However, […]

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2015 Copa America

Peru Sweep Aside Paraguay in Concepcion to Take Third Place in 2015 Copa America

 July 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a match that remained unexciting for most part, Peru defeated Paraguay 2-0 to finish on the third spot for the second consecutive edition of Copa America. After a listless first half, Peru was awarded a corner in the 48th minute. Striker Paolo Guerrero headed the ball to midfielder Andre Carrillo, who shot home to […]

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no.1 Serena Williams

Wimbledon 2015 Day 5: Serena Overcomes Watson Scare; Raonic, Dimitrov Fall; Djokovic, Wawrinka, Azarenka and Sharapova Go Through

 July 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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On an eventful fifth day, British no.1 Heather Watson came close to upsetting the top seed and world no.1 Serena Williams as she served for the match at 5-4 in the third set. But the 20-time Grand Slam champion shifted gears and broke Watson’s service before defeating her in three sets. The Watson-Serena third-round thriller […]

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hockey india

Indian Women’s Hockey Team Stand on the Verge of Olympic Qualification after 36 Years

 July 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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While Indian men’s hockey team have already qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics by virtue of their victory in the Asian Games, the women have not been so lucky. Despite their 0-7 loss to the world champions Netherlands; Indian women still carved a chance for Olympic qualifications, when they beat Italy in shoot outs on […]

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