Euro 2016 qualification

A pivotal moment in Albanian football history as Euro 2016 qualification is secured

 October 13, 2015   John Welsh

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After the draw was completed for Group I of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, Portugal were installed as favourites to win the group with Denmark and Serbia expected to compete for second and third position while Albania and Armenia were generally dismissed as no-hopers and easy prey for the stronger teams. Albania had never previously […]

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young Martina Hingis

At 35 Swiss Miss Hingis Is Still the Most Active Tennis Star with 20 Grand Slams in Her Kitty

 October 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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On September 30, Martina Hingis celebrated her 35th birthday in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the hometown of China’s former world no.2 Li Na. Li is inarguably the most celebrated star in China’s tennis history and Hingis is in this city along with her women’s doubles partner India’s Sania Mirza to play the Dongfeng Motor […]

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Floyd Mayweather

Expect one more Mayweather fight after gaining his 49th victory

 September 15, 2015   John Welsh

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Floyd Mayweather duly completed his 49th victory as a professional boxer at the weekend by outpointing Andre Berto to retain his WBA Super Welterweight and WBC Welterweight titles. In achieving that feat, Mayweather equalled the record of legendary heavyweight Rocky Marciano is staying undefeated after 49 fights, but after that bout at the MGM hotel […]

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Tour de France victory Froome

Froome acknowledges the vital role of his fellow Team Sky members in clinching 2015 Tour de France victory

 July 27, 2015   John Welsh

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Andre Greipel won the 21st and final stage of the Tour de France after a tussle amongst the sprinters on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday, but it was noticeable that overall winner Chris Froome crossed the finishing line alongside his fellow Team Sky members as if to demonstrate that his victory owed […]

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Zach Johnson British Open

Johnson claims British Open after eighth hole nightmare ends Spieth’s hopes of third successive major

 July 21, 2015   John Welsh

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During five days of exceptionally low scoring and with enforced delays due to the varying nature of a Scottish summer, American Zach Johnson eventually won the British Open Golf title at St Andrews after claiming victory in three-way four hole playoff with Australian Marc Leishman and South African Louis Oosthuizen. Johnson birdied the first two […]

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Sania Mirza Becomes First Indian Woman to Win Wimbledon

Sania Mirza Becomes First Indian Woman to Win Wimbledon Trophy in Ladies Doubles

 July 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a dream-like performance in closing stages of the match, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza snatched a thrilling victory from the jaws of defeat. In a remarkable turnaround, the top seeded women’s pair clawed back from 2-5 in the decider to win five straight games and stun the powerful Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena […]

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Squash Queen Nicol David

Squash Queen Nicol David Writes Her Name in History as Longest-Reigning World No. 1

 June 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the Prime Minister of Malaysia, two people, who head the popularity charts in that country; are sports heroes Nicol David and Lee Chong Wei. Nicol David is women’s squash player, whose feats in the sport of her choice are unmatched by any other professional squash player of the world. Lee Chong Wei has ruled […]

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Steven Gerrard liverpoolfc

Is it really the end for Steven Gerrard as a player at Liverpool?

 May 17, 2015   John Welsh

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As Steven Gerrard bid an emotional farewell to the Liverpool supporters on Saturday after serving the team for 17 unbroken seasons since his debut against Blackburn at Anfield in 1998, he must have reflected on the absence of a Premier League winner’s medal from his collection of souvenirs from his playing time on Merseyside. Gerrard […]

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Sania Mirza Creates History

Sania Mirza Creates History, Becomes First Female Indian Tennis Player to Reach World no.1 Status

 April 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis are on a roll as they continue their dream run of successes as women’s doubles partners. In less than a month’s time, the top-seeded Indo-Swiss women have won three prestigious titles, the last one being the $ 731,000 WTA Family Circle Cup at Charleston on April 12, 2015. Earlier this […]

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Anfield Liverpool

Liverpool Set for UEFA Probe

 September 26, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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This Wednesday Europe’s football-governing body UEFA has officially announced a formal investigation into Liverpool and six other clubs from the continent for possibly violating Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. Inter Milan, Roma, Monaco, Sporting Lisbon, Besiktas and Krasnodar are the other clubs that accompany the Premiership side on this list. All European clubs had recently […]

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