UEFA Champions League 1st-Leg Semifinals: Juventus Edge Out Real, Messi Magic Makes the Difference for Barca against Bayern
May 8, 2015 R K Gupta
Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Football, Juventus, Lionel Messi, Real Madrid, UEFA, UEFA Champions LeagueIn the first semifinal on May 5, 2015 at Turin, the 58th minute penalty from Carlos Tevez sealed the fate of Real Madrid as Juventus gained the edge in the first leg of UEFA Champions League semi-final. Except their victory in the final of 1998 UEFA Champions League over the Italian Club, Real Madrid have […]
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Federer Wins Istanbul, Murray Takes Munich & Gasquet Tops at Estoril
May 8, 2015 R K Gupta
Andy Murray, ATP, ATP 250, Roger Federer, TennisLast week’s three ATP 250 tournaments threw up predictable results. World no.2 and top seed Roger Federer won the inaugural TEB BNP Paribas Open at Istanbul. But the Swiss didn’t have a cake-walk. In his semifinal against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina, Federer had dropped the first set before taking the next two. In the final, […]
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The Much-Hyped Bolt Show in Bahamas World Relays Turned into a Non Event
May 8, 2015 R K Gupta
Athletics, IAAF, Usain Bolt, World RelaysDespite dropping batons in men and women’s 4x200m events, American sprinters and distance medley runners dominated the IAAF/BTC World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas during May 2-3, 2015. Of the 10 events, the USA relay teams emerged victorious in 7, Jamaica won 2 events and women’s 4x200m was won by Nigeria, when American women indulged in […]
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Delhi Daredevils Crush Kings Eleven Punjab in Their Last Home Game of IPL-8
May 5, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Delhi Daredevils, IPL, IPL08, IPL2015, Kings XI, T20Kings XI Punjab furnished the proof of their helplessness against Delhi Daredevils in match no.31 of the ongoing Indian Premier League at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground on May Day. Sent into batting first, the visitors were decimated to 10/4 in the fourth over and finally ended their woes at 118/8 in 20 overs, thanks […]
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Mandeep Powers RCB in Edging out KKR in a Rain-Curtailed Thriller on Saturday
May 4, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Indian Sport News, IPL, IPL08, IPL2015, Kolkata Knight Riders, RCB, T20It was another rainy day at Bangalore that delayed the start of IPL-8’s 33rd match. Royal Challengers Bangalore were playing Kolkata Knight Riders and when the rain stopped, the game got reduced to one of 10 overs each. Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata are the three major venues that have experienced rain delays this season and […]
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Late Consolidation from Rayudu, Pollard Help Mumbai Score Victory Over Royals
May 4, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Indian Sport News, IPL, IPL08, IPL2015, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, T20Mumbai Indians were 126/4 after 16 overs after Rajasthan Royals asked them to bat first in match no.32 of IPL-8 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium in the second match on May Day, which incidentally was also Maharashtra Day. After two victories in their last three matches, Mumbai were on a weak footing against Royals. But then […]
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Scare for Federer at Istanbul, Rains Wash off Play in Munich While Kyrgios Makes to Semis in Estoril
May 2, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, ATP 250, ATP World Tour, Roger Federer, TennisWorld no.2 and top seed Roger Federer had a big problem in his quarterfinal match against Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain in the TEB BNP Paribas Open at Istanbul. The Swiss was taken to the tiebreak in the first set before winning it but pushed hard in the second. Federer changed gear under trying circumstances to […]
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Bolt-Gatlin Showdown Coming Up at IAAF World Relays at the Bahamas
May 2, 2015 R K Gupta
Athletics, IAAF, Justin Gatlin, Usain BoltAnything about Usain Bolt is big news, whether it is attending charity shows or inaugurating new world-wide stores for his sponsors. A few months ago, when Bolt announced his intentions of running in the Adidas Grand Prix, the 7th Diamond League venue for IAAF’s 2015 calendar, the media lapped it up with great fanfare. A […]
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QF Entrants: Grigor Through in Istanbul, Murray in Munich and Garcia-Lopez & Borna Coric in Estoril
May 1, 2015 R K Gupta
Andy Murray, ATP, ATP 250, ATP World Tour, TennisWorld no.11 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria booked his quarterfinal spot in the inaugural TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open by defeating Kazakhstan’s Andrey Golubev. Others who completed the QF line-up on Thursday include; Ivan Dodig of Croatia, Pablo Cuevas of Argentina and Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. In the BMW Open in Munich, Andy Murray of Great […]
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Hogg Hinders CSK, Hogs Limelight with His Googlies Before Uthappa and Russell Take KKR to a 7-Wicket Win
May 1, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, CSK, Indian Sport News, IPL, IPL08, IPL2015, Kolkata Knight Riders, T20At the Eden Gardens on Thursday, CSK were batting with great gusto even after losing Dwayne Smith off the first ball of the match and Suresh Raina in the 4th over. On the crease were the unstoppable McCullum and another famous stroke-maker Faf du Plessis. In just 11 balls, McCullum had made 32 and du […]
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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 | Kodai NARAOKA | 63,020 |