Can Vishy Anand Challenge Magnus Carlsen Yet Again by Winning 2016 Candidates Chess?
March 5, 2016 R K Gupta
Candidates Chess, Chess, Indian Sport News, Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan AnandViswanathan Anand 46 is regarded as one of the best chess players of all time. After earning accolades as India’s first international chess grandmaster in 1988, Anand won his first FIDE World Chess Championships in 2000 at Tehran by beating Russia-born Spanish player Alexei Shirov. In 2007, Vishy Anand stamped his chess authority in being […]
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Lee Chong Wei’s Hopes for Olympic Gold Soar as He Jumps to World no.2 in 9 Months
February 29, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, BWF, Carolina Marin, Lee Chong Wei, Rio OlympicsFormer world no.1 Malaysian badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei made deep inroads into BWF world ranking after his comeback in May 2015 from an 8-month doping ban. In June 2015, Lee’s world ranking had dropped to 180, when he came back to courts first time after late 2014, when the ban was slapped on him. But […]
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Premier League teams lagging behind in elite competitions
February 20, 2016 Abhishek Das
Chelsea, England Football, EPL, Football, Liverpool, Premier LeagueThe Premier league’s misery run at European competitions continued as none of the English teams could manage a victory in the UEFA Champions League or Europa League and makes their job harder for the second leg due in March. Meanwhile all the La Liga outfits recorded wins to stake their claim as the best teams […]
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Messi’s genius needs to be celebrated
February 20, 2016 Abhishek Das
FC Barcelona, Football, La Liga, Lionel MessiIt’s one of those statistics where the more you try to wrap your head around it, the more mind-boggling it becomes. Lionel Messi has scored 4.39 percent of the goals in the 117 year old history of FC Barcelona. The club which was founded in 1899 has had a rich history and is the most […]
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IAAF World Indoor Tour third stop three records break at the Globen Galan Stockholm
February 19, 2016 R K Gupta
Abdalelah Haroun, Athletics, Ayanleh Souleiman, Genzebe Dibaba, IAAFAfter Kurt Roberts and Meseret Defar excelled in Boston’s second stop of IAAF World Indoor Tour, it was time for Globen Galan at Stockholm on February 17. Three days earlier at Boston, Roberts produced a world-leading 21.57m shot put mark and Meseret Defar came close to breaking her own 11-year-old meeting record in women’s 3000m. However, […]
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Gets Ready to Make Olympic History at Rio
February 13, 2016 R K Gupta
Athletics, Jamaica, Rio Olympics, Shelly-Ann FraserNo woman athlete has ever won three 100m gold medals in Olympic history. With Beijing 2008 and London 2012 titles already in her bag, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is on the verge of scripting her name in athletic history with the third 100m gold at 2016 Rio Olympics. Fraser-Pryce was not quite 1½ years old, when […]
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TIME FOR THE BARCELONA B YOUNGSTERS TO STEP UP
February 11, 2016 Abhishek Das
FC Barcelona, FIFA, Football, UEFAAlthough Barcelona B team got relegated this year, it houses a lot of talented youngsters showing great potential. And some of the lot were given a chance during the Copa Del Rey first round fixture. Samper and Gumbau didn’t disappoint. But clearly Munir and Sandro need to get better for a permanent stay at the […]
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Truths & Half-Truths about Sardar Singh-Ashpal Kaur Bhogal Controversial Love Story
February 9, 2016 R K Gupta
Hockey, Hockey India, Indian Sport News, Sardar Singh, Sardar Singh-Ashpal KaurIn the middle of the CIL Hockey India League, India captain Sardar Singh has been accused of sexual harassment by a British hockey player and his old-time fiancee Ashpal Kaur Bhogal. Sardar is representing Jaypee Punjab Warriors in Hockey India League and he seemed distracted in the match against UP Wizards on February 4 that […]
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Remembering the “Busby Babes”
February 7, 2016 Abhishek Das
Busby Babes, England Football, Football, Manchester United6th February 1958 will forever be a sad moment in football history. Words cannot describe the loss to the footballing world on that fateful day. On the 58th anniversary of the unfortunate accident, let us remember all those who lost their lives and others whose career was brought to a halt. Yet, there were others […]
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Ranking the top Sporting Moments of 2015
February 5, 2016 Abhishek Das
Athletics, FC Barcelona, Floyd Mayweather, IAAF, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Lionel Messi, Ranking, sportThe year 2015 started off with a bang. London rivals Tottenham defeated Chelsea 5-3 in an exciting match and set the year up for many more excitements that would follow. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis formed a formidable doubles team that would win 11 titles including two Grand Slams. Cristiano Ronaldo also became the all […]
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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 |