Dipika Pallikal

Indian Squash Queen Dipika Pallikal Lose To Egyptian Teen Sensation El Sherbini in Texas Open

 April 16, 2014   R K Gupta

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Ask anyone in the Indian Sub-continent about Dinesh Karthik and they will tell you that Karthik is a wicket-keeper batsman, who plays for India. Now ask them who is Dipika Pallikal and chances are they will come out with blank stares. Regardless of the fact that Dipika is a highly accomplished squash professional, whose current […]

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It has been suggested that boxer Manny Pacquiao had lost appetite for professional boxing and was no longer regarded as one the best pound for pound fighters in the World. Two recent defeats against Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez intimated that his developing political career in the Philippines House of Representatives was becoming more of a personal priority than his boxing performances. By defeating Bradley in a rematch for the WBO Welterweight title on Saturday evening, it may have rendered those accusations somewhat premature.

Pacquiao silences the doubters to regain WBO Welterweight title

 April 13, 2014   John Welsh

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It has been suggested that boxer Manny Pacquiao had lost appetite for professional boxing and was no longer regarded as one the best pound for pound fighters in the World. Two recent defeats against Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez intimated that his developing political career in the Philippines House of Representatives was becoming more […]

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Pineau De Re

Inspired riding by Aspell earns Grand National win for Pineau De Re

 April 6, 2014   John Welsh

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In winning the 2014 Grand National at Aintree racecourse, Pineau De Re belied the theory that victors of the prestigious race should normally have proven jumping experience with no history of falling on the challenging track. The horse clearly did not read the script as he atoned for his eighth fence calamity in the Becher […]

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Sushil Kumar

Sushil Kumar wrestling champion

 April 6, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Hailing from North India, Sushil Kumar Solanki became a state wrestling champion within 4 years after he started his training at the age of 14. Before becoming the first Indian to win back to back Olympic medals on an individual level, Sushil Kumar won gold at the World Cadet Games in 1998, bronze at the […]

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Rodriguez

Rodriguez thwarts a select group of riders to capture Volta a Catalunya title

 March 31, 2014   John Welsh

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In one of the more prominent clashes of the leading professionals in stage race cycling for 2014, Joaquim Rodriquez regained the Volta a Catalunya title which he previously won in 2010 and in doing so defeated Alberto Contador and reigning Tour de France champion Chris Froome over the seven day event. It was by no […]

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Vishy Anand

Vishy Anand Shows Why He Ruled the World of Chess for Years

 March 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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Just when many people thought Vishy Anand was over the hill, the 44 year old Indian has staged one of the most remarkable turnaround in the history of chess. Playing brilliantly and intelligently in the FIDE Candidates Tournament, Anand emerged the victor in the field of 8 players’ double round-robin matches held from March 13, […]

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African Story

Dubai World Cup success for African Story concludes another Meydan season

 March 30, 2014   John Welsh

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As the English horse racing flat season began at Doncaster Town Moor, the World’s richest race was staged soon afterwards at the Meydan track in Dubai. No expense was spared on an evening incorporating many of the more talented horses from around the globe yet the 10 furlong World Cup was won by the Godolphin […]

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Alberto Contador

Contador shows glimpses of his old climbing prowess in Tirreno Adriatico

 March 22, 2014   John Welsh

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aAs many athletes will testify, a successful spell of pre-season training often provides a useful background for serious competition in the ensuing months ahead. Various sporting disciplines share this concept and professional cycling is no exception with the outcome of the European spring road events usually offering a guide as to which riders are beginning […]

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Paris-Nice

Betancur displays his 2014 Tour credentials with impressive Paris-Nice victory

 March 18, 2014   John Welsh

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It may still be the early stages of the 2014 European cycling racing calendar but the March Paris-Nice event usually provides a good indication of riders in decent form and those for whom further training is a necessity. Alberto Contador and Bradley Wiggins won the race in 2010 and 2012 respectively before securing the Tour […]

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Cheltenham festival

Drier ground produces some surprise results at Cheltenham

 March 16, 2014   John Welsh

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After a winter of seemingly incessant wind and rain, a mixture of fog and blue skies greeted horse racing fans as the four day Cheltenham festival of 2014 produced the usual excitement accompanied by a few shock results. Several days of drier weather produced a quicker surface than which had prevailed over the previous three […]

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