Indian Men and Women Begin with First & Second Round Wins in 42nd Chess Olympiad
September 4, 2016 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, World ChessThe 42nd World Chess Olympiad got off to a spectacular start in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. The first-day proceedings on September 1 at the beautiful Baku Chrystal Hall were confined to just the official opening of the long-awaited biennial extravaganza. The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the event in a colorful opening ceremony and said in […]
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Indian Contingent Has 10 Warriors for 42nd Chess Olympiad At Baku Beginning Thursday
September 1, 2016 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, P Harikrishna, Padmini Rout, World ChessClose on the heels of Rio Olympic Games comes another Olympiad. But it will only have the game of chess. Unlike the quadrennial Games, Chess Olympiad is a biennial event and the 2016 edition will be the 42nd edition. Also unlike Rio, where India performed poorly with just two medals; one silver and one bronze; […]
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Force India Rules as Best of the Rest in Sunday’s Belgian F1 GP Won by Nico Rosberg
August 29, 2016 R K Gupta
Belgian GP, Ferrari, force india, Formula 1, Indian Sport News, Mercedes, Nico Rosberg, Red BullForce India drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez both produced brilliant performances to finish fourth and fifth in the F1 GP at Belgium on Sunday August 28, 2016. Their personal achievements aside, the two drivers enabled Force India to reach the peak of fourth place in the constructors’ championship leaderboard after they surpassed Williams at […]
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The Sad Story of Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis Split
August 26, 2016 R K Gupta
Indian Sport News, Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza, Tennis, WTAIn the 2016 French Open, India’s Sania Mirza and Switzerland’s Martina Hingis couldn’t progress beyond the third round. The pair had won the Wimbledon and the US Open in 2015 and began the year as the Australian Open champions. But their hopes of holding all four Grand Slam titles were shattered with a third-round loss […]
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Ten Year Old Chennai Kid Praggnanandhaa Is Creating Ripples on Global Chess Scene
August 25, 2016 R K Gupta
Chess, Indian Sport News, Praggnanandhaa, World ChessWhile all of us had our attention focused at the recently concluded 2016 Rio Games or at best followed Indian cricket team’s tour to the Caribbean, a chess prodigy from Chennai did something that no other 10-year old had ever done before. Nearly 4 weeks ago, India’s R Praggnanandhaa defeated Czech Grandmaster Jan Krejci in […]
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Narsingh Yadav Handed a 4-Year Doping Ban by Court of Arbitration
August 22, 2016 R K Gupta
Indian Sport News, Indian wrestling, Narsingh Yadav, WrestlingEven without the ban, it was unlikely that wrestler Narsingh Yadav would have done anything spectacular at Rio. He joined the Indian Olympic Squad after being exonerated by NADA and waited for his 74-kg qualification round on August 18. NADA’s Navin Agrawal may not admit but he acted under heavy government influence in hastily upholding […]
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Cincinnati Masters: Sania Mirza becomes sole world No 1 in women’s doubles rankings
August 21, 2016 kridangan
Barbora Strycova, Cincinnati Masters, Indian Sport News, Sania Mirza, Tennis, WTASania Mirza becomes sole world No 1 in women’s doubles rankings after Cincinnati title, Sania -Barbora Strycova who ranked 7 in tournament beaten former partner Martina Hingis and Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-4 in Sunday’s Cincinnati final. After this win now Sania Mirza will claim alone no 1 position in WTA doubles. This is first title […]
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Sakshi Sindhu Shine as Bright Stars in an Otherwise Dismal Indian Sky in 2016 Rio Games
August 19, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Indian Sport News, Olympics, P.V. Sindhu, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Sakshi MalikOne shuddered at the gloomy thought of India’s largest ever contingent in Olympics games coming back empty-handed. Then when all seemed lost, two women came to the nation’s rescue by eking out performances of their lifetime. While badminton star PV Sindhu progressed merrily, the same was not the case of 58-kg freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik. […]
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India eye series whitewash over a struggling West Indies
August 18, 2016 Vignesh Aravind
Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, Test Cricket, West Indies CricketIt has been a dominating performance by India so far. West Indies never looked threatening even in their own conditions. Though the series is already won India has much more to play for than the hosts. A draw or a loss could push them down in the rankings. But if they manage to secure a win […]
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Sakshi Malik brought Medal to India when the Indians were in a dream of the Medal
August 17, 2016 kridangan
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Indian Sport News, Indian wrestling, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Sakshi Malik, WrestlingWrestler Sakshi Malik who qualified for Bronze medal fight in Women’s freestyle 58 kg won bronze medal. Indians who was dreaming for a medal for India was in dream during mid night. Sakshi made there dreams true. Sakshi lost her quarter-final match against the Russian player Valeria but Sakshi qualified the bronze medal fight Repechage chance. Sakshi […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |