IPL Match

RCB Got Two Lucky Points After 52nd IPL Match Could be Played at Hyderabad

 May 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Royal Challengers Bangalore is the one IPL team, to whom the rains have given relentless chase, wherever they have gone this season. In the fixture against Rajasthan Royals, they lost the opportunity of defending 200 and two of their matches were reduced to 10 overs. On Friday, rain almost threw them out of the competition […]

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UEFA Women's Champions

FFC Frankfurt Win UEFA Women’s Champions League for the Fourth Time

 May 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Berlin’s Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Arena witnessed the victory of the German side 1. FFC Frankfurt last Thursday, May 14, 2015 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against their French rivals, Paris Saint-Germain. It was a dramatic 2-1 finish as the winning goal came in the added injury time from substitute Mandy Islacker after Paris had leveled […]

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Euro-League Championship

After 20 Years, Real Madrid Regain Turkish Airlines Euro-League Championship as Curtain Comes Down After a Long-Drawn Tournament

 May 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Real Madrid had won the last Euro-league title in 1995 against the same opponents; Olympiacos Piraeus in the Spanish city of Zaragoza. Two decades later, they repeated the feat and lifted the 2015 championship with powerful performances all through the season. That match culminated the great Final Four in which Olympiacos stunned CSKA Moscow on […]

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Rome Masters Finals

Rome Masters Finals: Djokovic Outplays Federer, Sharapova Takes Women’s Crown and Sania/Hingis End Runners-up

 May 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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Novak Djokovic is unstoppable. By claiming the Italian Open on Sunday, the Serbian world no.1 made it to 5 titles this tennis season. In the final of the Rome Masters at the iconic Foro Italico, Djokovic defeated world no.2 Roger Federer in straight sets and lifted the Italian Open Trophy for the fourth time. The […]

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Sudirman Cup

China Sweep Japan 3-0 to Win Sudirman Cup for the 10th Time

 May 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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After semifinal action on Saturday, in which China and Japan had entered the final of the Vivo BWF Sudirman Cup, China produced a powerful performance to end Japan’s hopes of winning top honors on Sunday. The Chinese won three tightly contested ties and the 3-0 victory settled the issue for them amid sounds produced from […]

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Sania & Hingis

The Big Two to Clash for Men’s Title at Rome Masters, Sharapova Takes on Carla Navarro for Women’s and Sania/Hingis Reach Fourth Final Together

 May 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the 39th time in their careers, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet one another across the net on a tennis court with the winner taking the men’s crown in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia or the Italian Open. Federer defeated compatriot Wawrinka in the semifinal while Djokovic overpowered Spain’s David Ferrer. Federer has never […]

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KXIP

Inconsequential Win for KXIP over RCB in a Rain-Curtailed Match at Mohali

 May 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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North India had unseasonal rain on Wednesday and Mohali was no exception. Despite the reality about the home team’s exit from 2015 IPL, the cricket lovers continued to wait for the start of the match. After several field inspections, it was finally announced that the contest would be limited to 10-over a side game. Earlier, […]

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2015 Rome Masters

2015 Rome Masters: Djokovic, Federer, Wawrinka and Ferrer Reach Semifinals, Sania/Hingis Make Another Doubles Semifinal

 May 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saturday will see the men and women’s semifinals at the 2015 Rome Masters with two of the big fours in men’s tennis making it to the last four. First to make the grade was Roger Federer, who defeated Tomas Berdych but there were hard fought contests elsewhere. World no.1 Novak Djokovic dropped a set before […]

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Sudirman Cup 20015

2015 Sudirman Cup: Korea, China, Japan and Indonesia Enter Semi-finals

 May 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Malaysia couldn’t repeat their Group-stage performance against Korea in the quarterfinal and lost 1-3. The only victory for Malaysia came from Lee Chong Wei, who produced another powerful performance to win his singles tie against Son Wan Ho in straight sets. In the other quarterfinal games, China dismissed Germany 3-0 with great authority with none […]

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Mumbai Win

Mumbai Win Another Match to Stay Alive in 2015 IPL

 May 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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Mumbai might have won against KKR in a thrilling contest at the Wankhede Stadium but their batting weakness in the first 12 overs was a repeat script of their several earlier innings. When Rohit Sharma was foxed by a straight ball from Sunil Narine, Mumbai were pathetically placed at 79/4 and that did not inspire […]

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