IPL 2015 KKR

KKR Lose to Sunrisers on D/L Method in the 19th Match of IPL 2015

 April 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Sometimes matches that are marred by rains, become unfavorable to the side batting second after the Duckworth-Lewis readjustment. Something like this happened on April 22, 2015 in IPL-8’s 19th game at Vishakhapatnam between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. Put into bat first, SRH made a solid start with a 130-run opening stand, dominated by […]

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Champions League Semifinals 2015

The Elite Quartet of Bayern, Barcelona, Madrid & Juventus Enter UEFA Champions League Semifinals

 April 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Over two days on April 21 & 22, 2015, four second-leg quarterfinals in the UEFA Champions League were played at Munich, Monaco, Madrid and Barcelona to decide the semifinalists for this year’s UEFA Champions League. After the draw in Nyon on April 24, 2015, the line-up will emerge that will dictate which two finalists will […]

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IPL 2015

A Thrilling Super-Over Victory for KXIP in Match-18 of IPL 2015

 April 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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The character of a 20-20 game is such that its results could be dictated by a single individual performance. Cricketers like Brendon McCullum, AB de Villiers, Adam Gilchrist and Chris Gayle have demonstrated that even in 50-over formats. One explosive innings is enough to change the result. Kings XI Punjab rose to a very high […]

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Vishy Anand

Victory for Vishy Anand in the Fifth Round of Shamkir Chess Tournament

 April 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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On an absolutely amazing day in Shamkir, there were three decisive games with the charms of their own. After drawing with his opponents in the first four rounds, Vishy Anand scored his first win with a brutal new idea in the Spanish, sacrificed a piece and won against a surprised So. In another game, world […]

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Play-off Games Euro-league

Remaining Round-3 Play-off Games on Tuesday Don’t Decide Any Final-Four Spot

 April 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Just as Monday’s two matches, the remaining two played on Tuesday April 21, 2015 were equally thrilling encounters with narrow victory margins for the winners. Both Spanish sides lost their road games with FC Barcelona suffering second consecutive defeat in Olympiacos Piraeus’ home ground at the Peace and Friendship Stadium. Real Madrid also lost their […]

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Knight Riders

Delhi Batsmen Fail Miserably and Gift-Wrap the Third IPL Win for Knight Riders

 April 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the 17th match of the 2015 Indian Premier League at Delhi’s Firozshah Kotla ground, Delhi lost the home game to a shoddy batting performance. Once again the KKR pace bowlers, Umesh Yadav and Morne Morkel came up with some superb bowling and caused early damage. As the pitch deteriorated, Piyush Chawala and Sunil Narine […]

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Unstoppable Novak Djokovic

Unstoppable Novak Djokovic Collects Another Masters 1000 Title at Monte-Carlo

 April 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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Extending his winning streak to 17 matches in 2015, Novak Djokovic overcame stiff resistance from Czech Tomas Berdych to win the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters tournament that concluded in the Principality of Monaco on Sunday. Djokovic thus became the first player to win every ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the 2015 tennis season. The […]

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Vishy Anand

Fourth Consecutive Draw for Vishy Anand Makes Things Tight for the Indian at Shamkir Chess Tournament

 April 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Monday April 20, 2015, Indian Chess Ace Viswanathan Anand drew with old rival Vladimir Kramnik of Russia. The result follows his third drawn game with Netherlands’ Anish Giri on Sunday. In one of the strongest chess tournament of the year, four draws take Anand’s tally of score to 2.0 but with other competitors scoring […]

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Euro-league Basketball

Excitement Continues in Euro-league Basketball Play-off Series as Teams are Poised for Third-Round Games on Monday & Tuesday

 April 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of last week, three teams had 2-0 lead after their second round matches. Real Madrid joined CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and all three teams are now poised for the entry to the Final-Four as they head for their third round games on road. Real Madrid scored a thrilling 90-85 win […]

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Mumbai Indians Win

IPL-8 Match no.16: At Last, Mumbai Indians Win a Match!

 April 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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After four consecutive defeats in IPL 2015, all that the Mumbai Indians had was the nadir of their morale. Even after the toss, Rohit Sharma looked far from convincing, when he uttered some practiced lines in reply to a question of a media person. Therefore, the victory against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday night […]

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