Barcelona beat River Plate to confirm the UEFA superiority in FIFA Club World Cup
December 21, 2015 John Welsh
FC Barcelona, FIFA, FIFA Club World Cup, Football, River Plate, UEFAIn beating River Plate 3-0 in the final of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday, Barcelona completed their third victory in this annual tournament which was hosted by Japan this year. Having qualified for the competition as winners of the UEFA Champions League, Barca had already beaten Asian Champions League winners Guangzhou Evergrande […]
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Chennaiyin FC Snatch 2015 Hero ISLTrophy From FC Goa in a Dramatic Final Finish
December 21, 2015 R K Gupta
Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, FIFA, Football, Indian Football, Indian Sport News, ISLIt was as close to pure thrill as one could conjure. The first half was goalless but the last 35 minutes saw five goals coming in a flurry. After 89 minutes of regulation time, Goa literally had the ISL 2015 Trophy in their bag as they led 2-1. But Chennaiyin FC snatched the most unlikely […]
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Chennaiyin FC Fought From the Brink to Reach 2015 Hero ISL Final
December 20, 2015 R K Gupta
Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, FIFA, Football, Indian Football, ISLOn November 18, when Chennaiyin FC lost 1-2 against Atletico de Kolkata in their away game at the Salt Lake Stadium, they slid to the bottom of league table. It was Chennai’s second loss against the defending champions after the 2-3 home defeat in the inaugural match of the new season. Later, Chennaiyin FC suffered […]
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Poor Premier League form and off-field unrest ends the Mourinho reign at Chelsea
December 17, 2015 John Welsh
Chelsea, England Football, Football, Jose MourinhoIt has been a strange Premier League season to date with Leicester leading the table prior to the weekend fixtures, and the Foxes maintained their position at the head of affairs by beating Chelsea 2-1 on Monday evening. Such is the current predicament of the Chelsea team that should they be beaten by Sunderland at […]
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Ronaldo Ibrahimovic Light Up Match-Day 6 with Personal Bests as Round-16 Teams Emerge
December 12, 2015 R K Gupta
Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, FIFA, Football, PSV, Real Madrid, UEFA, Zlatan IbrahimovicOver two days on December 8 & 9, 2015, all Match-Day 6 ties were played and everything fell in place. In a low stake match, rampaging Real Madrid drowned Malmo 8-0 in a goal-riot with Ronaldo leading from front with 4 goals. The other Pool-A team; Paris Saint Germain also won their last match defeating […]
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Stage Set for Two-Legged Semifinals in Indian Super League Football as League-Phase Ends
December 10, 2015 R K Gupta
Chennaiyin FC, Delhi Dynamos, FC Goa, Football, Indian Football, Indian Sport News, ISLOn Sunday December 6, the last league game of 2015 Hero Indian Super League was played at Delhi between Delhi Dynamos and FC Goa. The two teams had already cemented their places in the Final Four but Goa’s thrilling 3-2 win afforded them the top-spot finish ahead of Atletico de Kolkata. Chennaiyin FC were third […]
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PSV Eindhoven progress further in Champions League at the expense of big-spending Manchester United
December 10, 2015 John Welsh
Champions League, CSKA Moscow, FIFA, Football, Louis Van Gaal, Manchester United, PSV, WolfsburgWhen PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch Eredivisie last season by a 17 point margin from Ajax, it was perhaps only to be expected that their players would attract interest from Premier League clubs constantly seeking international talent. Newcastle acquired the services of Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum for approximately £14 million and who had netted 14 […]
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McClaren’s Newcastle defy the odds by beating Klopp’s Liverpool
December 8, 2015 John Welsh
England Football, FIFA, Football, Liverpool, McClaren, Newcastle, Premier LeagueOn two occasions when head coach of Wolfsburg, Steve McClaren faced a progressive Borussia Dortmund team managed by Jurgen Klopp, with 2-0 and 3-0 losses ensuing. The latter defeat in January 2011 was soon followed by another reversal at Hannover with McClaren subsequently dismissed from his role, while Klopp’s team clinched the Bundesliga title that […]
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Borussia Monchengladbach thriving under Andre Schubert as defeat of Bayern Munich proves
December 6, 2015 John Welsh
Bayern Munich, Borussia Moenchengladbach, Bundesliga, FIFA, FootballAmong the highlights of the weekend fixtures in the Bundesliga, there were two games involving the top four teams in the league table. At Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund claimed a dramatic victory via an added time winner scored by Shinji Kagawa after the home team had equalised from the penalty spot just two minutes earlier. The […]
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Suspense Still Prevails for Knock-out Qualification Race in the UEFA Champions League
December 5, 2015 R K Gupta
Champions League, England Football, FC Barcelona, FIFA, Football, Manchester United, PSG, UEFAAt the end of Match-day 5 games on November 24 & 25, nine out of sixteen places for UEFA Champions League knock-out phase were decided. As the teams prepare for their last games on Match-day 6 on December 8 & 9, fates of the remaining seven will be known while third-place finishers in each group […]
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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 |