McCullum New Zealand

Despite the Loss, Magnanimous McCullum Stands Tall at Mecca of Cricket

 May 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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New Zealand might have lost the first test at Lords but one man, who remained the focus of everyone’s attention, was Brendon McCullum. He flew into England after playing nearly 40 days of T20 cricket in the sweltering summer heat of tropical Indian cities and transformed himself to the needs of classical test cricket. It […]

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Australian Open badminton

Saina Into Quarterfinals but Srikanth Jwala/Ashwini Bow Out of Australian Open

 May 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina continued her march in the Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament. All matches in every category are tough because of the presence of all top stars in the prestigious tournament. For India’s ace shuttler and world no.1 Saina Nehwal, the second round match against Chinese Sun Yu was a hard grind. In a match […]

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Lucic-Baroni

Simona Shocked Second Time by Lucic-Baroni; Federer, Sharapova Reach Third Round at Roland Garros on Day 4

 May 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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The psychological factor probably worked against third seed Simona Halep as she suffered her second loss to a player, who had upset her in last year’s US Open. Croat veteran 33-year old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who made waves 15 years ago caused an earthquake on Court Suzanne Lenglen at Roland Garros on Wednesday by knocking Halep […]

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Saina, Srikanth indian badminton

Saina, Srikanth Storm into Second Round of Star Australian Open Badminton

 May 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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World no.1 and second seeded Saina Nehwal of India had an easy passage to the second round of the Star Australian Open Superseries, when she brushed aside a challenge by world no.67 Cheah Lyddia Yi Yu of Malaysia. Saina’s compatriot and fourth men’s seed Kidambi Srikanth had a tough encounter with Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus and […]

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Australian Open Badminton

With Star Australian Open Badminton Getting Underway, Race for Dubai’s 2015 World Super-series Finals Resumes

 May 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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Every big badminton star is in Sydney for the first day of real action at the Star Australian Open. After a break of nearly one month, the fifth event in the 12-tournament circuit of MetLife BWF World Super-series has begun. There is an added value to the event because the Star Australian Open is the […]

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Roland Garros

Day-3 Roland Garros: Rafael Nadal Begins Title Defense with First-Round Win, Djokovic, Serena Through, But Dimitrov, Bouchard Knocked Out

 May 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal began solidly with a first round straight sets victory over Frenchman Quentin Halys on Tuesday. The day-3 also saw men and women’s top seeds sailing into the second round as both Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams won their matches easily. But there were casualties as well. Men’s 10th seed […]

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Monaco GP

Strategic Error from Mercedes Team Lends Lucky Win for Rosberg at Monaco GP

 May 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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After an inch-perfect performance until the final 16 laps, Lewis Hamilton lost the race for no fault of his own in the Monaco Grand Prix last Sunday. Up until then, the defending champion had an unassailable 15 seconds lead over Rosberg, beginning with a faultless start and top Pole position acquired in the qualifying a […]

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French Open

French Open Day-2: Radwanska Falls at First Hurdle, Murray, Sharapova, Berdych, Monfils and Navarro Win First Round Matches

 May 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Just as it happened on Sunday, two men’s seeds fell along with two women’s seeds on the second day of the French Open on Monday. Among notable winners; Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Tomas Berdych, Gael Monfils, Carla Suarez Navarro and Victoria Azarenka entered the second round. Top seed Novak Djokovic, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and […]

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Win British Open Squash Titles

Mohamed Elshorbagy, Camille Serme Win British Open Squash Titles at Hull

 May 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The prestigious Allam British Open PSA World Series Tournament concluded on May 17, 2015. Before the Squash world championship was introduced in 1970, the British Open was regarded as the unofficial world championship in this sport and affectionately called as the Wimbledon of Squash. British Open is also the oldest tournament in squash that first […]

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French Open

Halep, Federer, Wawrinka and Nishikori Sail Through on Day one at French Open

 May 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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The year’s second Grand Slam began on Sunday at Paris’ famed Stade Roland Garros. The prestigious French Open was the first Grand Slam tournament to embrace the Open Era in 1968 and its red clay courts have been graced by many tennis greats like Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Gustavo Kuerten, Roger Federer and […]

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