Aura of Wimbledon Recalled as the Championships Get Underway on Monday
June 30, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, Grand Slam, Maria Sharapova, Nishikori, Roger Federer, Tennis, Wimbledon, WTAIvan Lendl was a big force in men’s tennis in the eighties and early nineties. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a US citizen in 1992. During his illustrious tennis career lasting over a decade, Lendl won 8 out of 19 Grand Slam finals that he contested. He held the Grand-Slam-final- appearance record until 2009, when […]
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Big Matches Coming Up on Tuesday and Wednesday in 2015 Women’s FIFA World Cup
June 30, 2015 R K Gupta
FIFA, Football, Germany, Women football, Womens World CupThe 7th edition of Women’s FIFA World Cup has already reached its climax with the last four teams remaining in contention for the prestigious Trophy. After 48 out of 52 matches having been played, the next two matches will determine the top contenders. In Tuesday’s first semi-final at Montreal, tournament and world’s two highest ranked […]
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Valentino Rossi Battles Past Marc Marquez at Dutch MotoGP for Third Victory of the Season
June 30, 2015 R K Gupta
Ducati, Dutch MotoGP, Honda, Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Valentino Rossi, YamahaIn a thrilling finish at the Assen race track in Netherlands, Italian legend and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi enhanced his 2015 championship standing by getting past reigning champion Marc Marquez in an intriguing last-lap battle at Dutch MotoGP. Rossi shot off from the pole at the start and led nearly all the way as […]
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Jwala, Ashwini Win Women Doubles’ Title at Canada GP, Lee Chong Wei Takes Men’s Crown
June 29, 2015 R K Gupta
Ashwini Ponnappa, Badminton, BWF, Canada Open Grand Prix, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Jwala Gutta, Lee Chong Wei, World BadmintonIndian women’s doubles team of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnnappa culminated their successful run in the Canada Open Grand Prix Badminton tournament with a straight games victory in the title match against the Dutch duo of Eefge Muskens and Selena Piek on Sunday evening. Jwala/Ashwini had won the bronze medal in 2011 World Championship and […]
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Indian Women Come Back from the Brink to Beat New Zealand in the First ODI at Bangalore
June 28, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, New Zealand Cricket, Women CricketWhen a team is down to 87/8 with 20 overs remaining, you don’t expect anything other than a loss for them in an ODI match. This happened in the first ODI between India and New Zealand at Bangalore on Sunday June 28, 2015, when the visitors reduced India to a pitiable score, from where only […]
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Japan, England Join Germany and USA in 2015 Women’s World Cup Semifinals
June 28, 2015 R K Gupta
England Football, FIFA, Football, Women football, Womens World CupIn an intriguing day’s action at Canada, Australia couldn’t overcome defending champions Japan in the quarterfinal on Saturday. The heat at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium was beating down on the players’ backs as they vied for superiority on the field. Just when, the match looked like going to extra time and penalty shoot-out thereafter, Australia were […]
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Brazil Go Out of Copa America After Losing to Paraguay in Penalty Shoot-out
June 28, 2015 R K Gupta
brazil, Copa America, FIFA, FootballArgentina must be relieved to have avoided a semifinal showdown with arch-rivals Brazil. In a dramatic game on Saturday, Paraguay first equalized from a penalty award and then benefitted from the penalty misses by Everton Ribeiro and Douglas Costa, when the match went to the penalty shoot-out. It was the second consecutive time that Paraguay […]
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Jwala Gutta – Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Canada Open Final, Lee Chong Wei in Men’s Final
June 28, 2015 R K Gupta
Ashwini Ponnappa, Badminton, BWF, Canada Open Grand Prix, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Jwala Gutta, Lee Chong Wei, World BadmintonIn the Canada Open Grand Prix being played at Calgary, India’s Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa continued their march and reached tournament final on Saturday. In semifinal, the Commonwealth Games silver-medal winners defeated Shiho Tanaka/Koharu Yonemoto of Japan 21-17, 21-16. For the title game on Sunday, the Indian duo will take on Netherlands’ Eefje Muskens/Selena […]
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2015 Women’s World Cup Brings a Semifinal Showdown Between Germany & USA after Germany Beat France and USA Edge Out China
June 27, 2015 R K Gupta
FIFA, Football, Germany, Women football, Womens World CupGermany’s goalkeeper captain Nadine Angerer was the star in her team’s victory over France in the first quarterfinal played on Friday at Montreal’s Olympic stadium. It was a curious case of leading her side to victory not from front but standing back between two posts during the penalty shoot-out. The two teams had played 90 […]
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Argentina Chile and Peru Enter 2015 Copa America Semifinals
June 27, 2015 R K Gupta
Copa America, FIFA, FootballIn a hard-fought quarterfinal on Friday June 26, 2015, Argentina edged out Colombia on penalties to inch one step closer to the title contention in the 44th edition of Copa America, which is the main international football tournament for the national teams in South America. Earlier on June 24, 2015 hosts Chile also made it […]
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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 |