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2016 Kabaddi World Cup: India crash to defeat against Korea

 October 7, 2016   kridangan

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India began their 2016 Kabaddi World Cup campaign in disappointing manner as they lost 32-34 to Korea. A hushed silence fell at the Transtadia in Ahemadabad’s TransStadia Arena as India crumbled under pressure in the last two minutes to lose their opening game of the World Cup. Jang Kun Lee produced a terrific performance in […]

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Goal Seals Boys U-18 Asia Cup Hockey Victory for India

Abhishek’s Dying Moment Goal Seals Boys U-18 Asia Cup Hockey Victory for India

 October 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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Last Sunday proved to be a great day for Indian hockey as India won the Under-18 Boy’s Asia Cup at Dhaka. In a game that saw nine goals being scored, India defeated hosts Bangladesh 5-4 and lifted the champions’ trophy. The U-18 hockey event has a funny history, which dates back to 2001 with Malaysia […]

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Vishy Anand Still in Fray in 2016 Tal Memorial Chess Despite Losing to Kramnik

 October 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a painful loss against Russian veteran Vladimir Kramnik in Round-4 of the 10th Tal Memorial chess championship in Moscow. However, the Indian ace bounced back into the reckoning with a Round-5 win over Israel’s Boris Gelfand and followed that with a draw against Russia’s Evgeny Tomashevsky in Round-6. With […]

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Jumbo Makes it 4 out of 6 Test Wins in His Second Outing as India’s Head Coach

 October 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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Anil Kumble is an influential character. He assumed charge as India’s Head Coach on June 23, 2016 and took the Indian team to the West Indies in second week of July 2016 for a 4-match test series.  The veteran leggie’s first assignment as coach began with a bang. India defeated the West Indies in Antigua’s […]

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Level of Football Leaves a Lot to be Desired in Indian Super League

 October 2, 2016   R K Gupta

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The third season of Indian Super League football got underway on October 1, 2016 with home side North-East United FC taking on Kerala Blasters FC in the inaugural game. Earlier, the 2016 season was given a rousing start with a glittering opening ceremony at Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. While Bollywood divas Jacqueline Fernandez and […]

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Tal Memorial Chess

Tal Memorial Chess: Anand Slips to Second Place after 3rd-Round Draw with China’s Li Chao

 October 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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The 10th Tal Memorial Chess Tournament is part of a unique Chess in Museums International Project. The project finds support from the Russian Chess Federation and funds come from the charities of Elena and Gennady Timchenko. The idea of organizing chess tournaments in major museums got the boost, when the 2012 World Chess Championship took […]

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India a historic win over New Zealand

Ashwin’s six fer gives India a historic win over New Zealand

 September 28, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

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Ravichandran Ashwin once again showed why he is one of the deadliest bowlers in the subcontinent. New Zealand had no clue to his flawless off spin. Ronchi and Santer provided some resistance down the order to delay the inevitable. With only six wickets in hand they could have been hoping for some divine intervention in the […]

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Vijay-Pujara’s partnership extend India’s dominance on day 3

 September 24, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

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Murali Vijay and cheteshwar Pujara were solid as India stretched their lead past 200. Both the batsman showed their class and composure to tackle the spin trio of Santner,Sodhi and Craig. Often regarded as the pillars of the current Indian line up both vijay and pujara negotiated the spinners and took India to a position where losing possibility is out […]

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India’s Dream Team announced for 2016 Kabaddi World Cup

 September 21, 2016   kridangan

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Dr. Mrs. Mridul Bhadauria, President, Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) announced the Indian Team for the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, Ahmedabad in Mumbai today. The official jersey of team India for the tournament was also unveiled and presented to the Indian contingent by Mr. Kapil Dev, World Cup winning Indian Cricket Team Captain and […]

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Davis Cup Ties at Glasgow and Zadar Are Intriguingly Poised After Saturday’s Doubles

 September 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro are the two key figures for their national Davis Cup teams in the ongoing semifinal at Glasgow. Both of them have spent more than 8 hours each on the court over first two days. When the tie is over, one of them will emerge as the hero of […]

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