Cheltenham victory

Sprinter Sacre rekindles memories of former glories with impressive Cheltenham victory

 November 16, 2015   John Welsh

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As the 2015-16 National Hunt horse racing season gathers momentum in the United Kingdom and Ireland, several of the star performers from the previous campaign have reappeared in recent weeks as they regain fitness ahead of several competitive months. 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Coneygree confirmed his well-being with an impressive seasonal debut at Sandown […]

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American Pharoah

American Pharoah succeeds but Golden Horn narrowly fails during epic Breeders Cup evening

 November 3, 2015   John Welsh

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The 2015 Breeders Cup event in Keeneland, USA at the weekend featured the final races in the careers of arguably the two best two middle distance horses in America and Europe. The Breeder’s Cup Classic scheduled over 1 mile 2 furlongs on the dirt track was targeted by American Pharoah who had become the first […]

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Tour de France route 2016

Mountain stages feature prominently as 2016 Tour de France route is announced

 October 22, 2015   John Welsh

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The Route for the 2016 Tour de France was announced this week and the Alps will again feature in the final weekend as the organisers seek to extend the mountain racing into the final few days of the racing. Although there are four mountain summit finishes, including the legendary climb of Mont Ventoux between the […]

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Wales football

Wales aiming for more success with their Rugby Union and Football teams

 October 11, 2015   John Welsh

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With approximately 3 million inhabitants according to latest statistics, the nation of Wales has not been renowned for producing a succession of world famous sporting superstars over the years, but within with the past 12 months the rugby union and football teams representing their country have produced displays which will be remembered for many years […]

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Golden Horn horse

Treve unable to create horse racing history as Golden Horn comfortably wins Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

 October 7, 2015   John Welsh

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The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris is the richest horse in Europe and the 2015 renewal at the weekend was eagerly anticipated with French trained mare Treve attempting to become the first ever triple winner of the prestigious race. Epsom Derby winner Golden Horn and Prix du Jockey Club victor New Bay were […]

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2015 Baku World Cup

Helped By Svidler’s Blunders Karjakin Wins with Blacks to Extend 2015 Baku World Cup

 October 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 World Chess Cup is not over yet. Despite Peter Svidler playing with White pieces and requiring just a draw, the dramatic third game has made Sergey Karjakin live another day. It was widely expected that the third game on Saturday would be the last at Baku’s Fairmont Hotel but Karjakin struck back to […]

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World Chess Cup 2015

Svidler Beats Karjakin in Second Game Needs a Draw to Clinch Baku’s 2015 World Chess Cup

 October 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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Peter Svidler had Black pieces in the second game and he would have been content to draw with Sergey Karjakin. But to Svidler’s great advantage, Karjakin committed a few avoidable blunders and lost. None of the experts or the commentators could have conjured the outcome, when Svidler opted for the Breyer Ruy Lopez. Svidler didn’t […]

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Squash Open

Egypt’s Ramy Ashour and USA’s Amanda Sobhy Win 2015 NetSuite Squash Open in California

 October 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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After an absence of nearly six months from squash courts, Ramy Ashour of Egypt came back to claim the men’s championship of the 2015 NetSuite Squash Open in San Francisco. In the title game, the Egyptian defeated England’s three-time World Champion Nick Matthew. The tournament also included women’s draw for the first time this year […]

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FIDE World Chess Cup

Peter Svidler Leads Sergey Karjakin 1-0 After First Game of FIDE World Chess Cup Final

 October 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Azerbaijan used to be a part of USSR until August 1991 and as per a Soviet-time legend, every cab driver played better chess than most of the Western Grand Masters. Azerbaijani capital, Baku is, therefore a chess city and it is apt that the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup is being held there. Now, however, […]

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Rugby Returns to Rio as Olympic

After 92Years Rugby Returns to Rio as Olympic Sport in a Spruced Up Version

 October 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Rugby was played as a medal sport in Olympics for the first time in 1900 Paris Games. In London’s 1908 Olympics, the sport made its second appearance but it was excluded from the 1912 Games at Stockholm. The Olympic Games were not held in 1916 because of World War I but Rugby came back in […]

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