Improving Sunderland and Wearside curse deny Manchester City
November 10, 2013 John Welsh
Football, Manchester City, Premier League, SunderlandOn a Premier League weekend when Arsenal’s lead at the head of the table was reduced to two points and Manchester United proved that they will not easily yield the title, it was lowly Sunderland who produced the shock result by defeating title contenders Manchester City. The match had virtually been described as a formality […]
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Garcia intent on repeating his Lille success at Roma
November 5, 2013 John Welsh
Football, Roma, Rudi Garcia, Series AWhen Torino drew 1-1 at home to Roma on Sunday evening, it ended a 10 match winning sequence for their opponents from the start of the Italian football league season. No team has ever achieved this feat in Serie A but for team which finished sixth and seventh in previous seasons, there must be a […]
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Manchester United set to test Arsenal title credentials
November 3, 2013 John Welsh
Arsenal, FootballA 2-0 win for Arsenal against Liverpool at the Emirates ensured that the Gunners would establish a five point lead in the Premier League with many pundits arguing their case for securing the title at the end of the season. 8 wins from 10 matches certainly underlines their credentials but one glance over their shoulder […]
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League Cup competitions still lack broad appeal
November 1, 2013 John Welsh
Football, League CupDuring the past week in England, France and probably a few other countries, a series of football matches have been played in the equivalent versions of the league cup but with various levels of interest displayed. One common feature appears to have been the fielding of several weakened teams which raises the question as to […]
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Referees under spotlight again in European football leagues
October 30, 2013 John Welsh
England Football, FootballEvents in recent weeks in European football have raised the lingering question regarding the aptitude of referees for officiating in the more high profile matches. In Bundesliga at Hoffenheim, there was the so-called ‘ghost goal’ and in the Premier League more recently, two match results were partially influenced by contentious decisions by the officials. Although, […]
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Women Administrators to Ensure Incident-Free World Cup
October 30, 2013 R K Gupta
Brazil2014, FIFA, FootballIn less than 230 days from now, the opening kick-off for next World Cup will take place at 1700 hrs. local time, on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city. World’s greatest football show will continue to enthrall soccer fans around the world until July 13, when the final game is played at […]
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April suggestion presents more issues for Qatar World Cup 2022
October 29, 2013 John Welsh
FIFA, FootballIn December 2010, when football’s governing body FIFA announced that the Qatar would be staging the 2022 World Cup, the decision was greeted warmly in some quarters but with real scepticism by others. Although it was accepted that the Arabic world deserved an opportunity to organise footballs premier tournament, the prevalent and extreme heat in […]
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Arsenal now looking vulnerable in Champions League Group F
October 28, 2013 John Welsh
Arsenal, Champions League, FootballAt the half-way stage in the current Champions League group stage, several of the favourites appear to be in a comfortable position for qualifying for the knock-out phase. It is the opposite case in the so-called ‘Group of Death’ featuring Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli and Marseille, where the top three teams have the same points […]
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Defiant Newcastle erase the painful memory of last season
October 21, 2013 John Welsh
Football, Newcastle, Premier League, Premier League 2013On April 27th 2013 Newcastle produced one of their most inept Premier League displays against a Liverpool team which was allowed the freedom of St James’ Park to comfortably win the match 6-0. It was a one-sided affair and double figures would have been possible had the Reds not eased the pressure later in the […]
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A Trivia For the Fans of World Cup Football
October 20, 2013 R K Gupta
FIFA, Football, UEFA World CupFootball is played as a competitive sport in more than 220 countries, of which 209 are affiliated to FIFA, the globally recognized governing body of football. All FIFA members are eligible to participate in the World Cup, which is the most celebrated sporting event every four years. But the numbers stated here are surprising because […]
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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 |