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With Year’s All Grand Slams Gone Its Time for Davis Cup Action All Around

 September 16, 2016   R K Gupta

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Close on the heels of the 2016 US Open, comes Davis Cup matches beginning September 16. The Davis Cup is the most prestigious global team event in men’s tennis run by International Tennis Federation on a grand scale with matches played all across the world simultaneously. Unlike ATP and Grand Slam tournaments, where individual superiority […]

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Creditable Finish for Indian Men and Women as 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad Ends

 September 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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With the conclusion of Round-11 games on September 13, curtain came down on the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad. India couldn’t win any team medals but the performance of Indian men and women teams’ was still praiseworthy. The men finished fourth behind USA, Ukraine and Russia while the Indian women’s team ended fifth behind China, Poland, […]

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Baku Chess Olympiad: With Creditable Draws in Round-10 Indians Keep Medal Hopes Alive

 September 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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With just a solitary Round left in the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad, Indian men and women are ever so close to the podium finishes. All through the tournament, they have come up with solid performances and generally stayed within the top 10 teams in the world in both Open and women’s categories. In their round-10 […]

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Indian Chess Teams Still in Medal Contention After 9 Rounds of 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad

 September 12, 2016   R K Gupta

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Indian men suffered a huge loss against USA in Round-7 and slipped from the top spot in rankings to no.5. However, a narrow victory against England in Round-8 helped them rebound to no.2. In Round-9 on Sunday, India lost again to Ukraine and slipped to the 6th place in tournament standings with just 2 Rounds […]

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International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) announces the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup

 September 11, 2016   kridangan

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The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) today announced the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, set to take place in October. India will host 12 Kabaddi teams from around the world including USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan and Kenya apart from hosts India. Mr. Janardan Singh Gehlot, President, International Kabaddi Federation said “The International Kabaddi […]

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Indian Men Rocket to Top Spot after Their Round 6 Win Over Netherlands in Baku Olympiad

 September 10, 2016   R K Gupta

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India’s men’s team maintained its unbeaten run at Baku Chess Olympiad as the quartet of Harikrishna, B Adhiban, Vidit Gujrathi and SP Sethuraman combined to defeat the Netherlands 2.5-1.5 in Round-6 and rose to the top in men’s ranking at the current stage. For India, the lone disappointment was Vidit not repeating his winning performance […]

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Baku Chess Olympiad: India jumped to third place after 5th Round

 September 9, 2016   R K Gupta

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India’s Pentala Harikrishnan caused a major upset by defeating Azerbaijan’s no.1 player and that too with Blacks! Following in Harikrishna’s footsteps, Vidit Gujrathi also cornered a victory with Blacks. The other two Indians B Adhiban and SP Sethuraman had the advantage of playing with Whites but all they could manage were drawn games. Regardless, India […]

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Kolkata Derby still in Doubt

 September 6, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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With less than 24 hours remaining for the Kolkata derby between Mohan Bagan and East Bengal, the standoff between the organisers (IFA) and Mohan Bagan shows no sign of ending, with Mohun Bagan refusing to play their match-up in the ongoing Calcutta Football League at the Kalyani Stadium on the outskirts of Kolkata, citing a […]

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Baku Chess Olympiad 2016: Good Show by India after 4th round

Baku Chess Olympiad 2016: Good Show by India after 4th round

 September 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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As of this moment, the whole chess-playing world is at Baku, which is hosting the 42nd Chess Olympiad. Hundreds of matches are going on simultaneously and after completion of each round, participants find new pairings for their next matches. While everyone focused their attention to two Round 4 matches in Open and women’s draw; Indian […]

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Saina Nehwal is Out of Badminton Action for Four Months

Saina Nehwal is Out of Badminton Action for Four Months

 September 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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The woman, who had been a household name in India after bringing badminton glory to the nation, is suddenly forgotten. The Commonwealth Games gold medalist and London Olympic bronze winner Saina was also a former world no.1 in a sport that is dominated by the Chinese with a recent intrusion by Spain’s Carolina Marin. But […]

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