Mumbai Indians

Defending Champions Mumbai Recover to Beat Bangalore after a Sordid Loss to Hyderabad

 May 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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Just when Mumbai Indians looked a hop skip and jump away from semifinal contention in 2016 IPL, they chose to dig another ditch for themselves. Playing the first game on their new home at Vishakhapatnam, MI lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad after taking up the chase of 178 runs required for their fourth victory on trot. […]

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Poor Prospects for India Made Poorer With Kidambi Srikanth Pulling Out of Thomas Cup

 May 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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India have never won either the Thomas Cup or the Uber Cup, the two major badminton events branded as the world’s Premier Team Championships for men and women. In world badminton too, India’s exploits have come only in the men and women singles. After Prakash Padukone, Syed Modi and P Gopichand in the earlier decades, […]

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Last-Over Thrillers for IPL 2016 Fans

 May 12, 2016   R K Gupta

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It was not as if a match decision off the last ball had come for the first time. Limited-over format of cricket is replete with results of the game coming off the last over and last ball. Remember Javed Miandad? Pakistan required 4 off the last ball in the final of the 1986 AustralAsia Cup […]

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IPL 2016

IPL 2016 – Top 4 Disappointments

 May 9, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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The 9th edition of the cash rich Indian Premier League has been a little wayward than usual.  It’s been good, but not outstanding like usual. Somehow this edition of the IPL feel lackluster as compared to other previous edition. Let’s have a look and try to find out the reason of this lackluster IPL. 1.) […]

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Mutua Madrid Open

2016 Mutua Madrid open: Halep Is Singles Champion Sania Hingis Lose Doubles Final

 May 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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Simona Halep of Romania defeated Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova to win the women’s singles crown at 2016 Mutua Madrid Masters but top-seeded women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis fell at the final hurdle against Frenchwomen Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. In men’s singles semifinals on Saturday, Andy Murray saw off Spain’s Rafael Nadal […]

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Badminton at 2016 Rio Games

Saina and Six Other Indian Shuttlers Punch Rio Olympic Tickets But Can They Bring Medals

 May 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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Badminton at 2016 Rio Games will see 172 participants from several countries selected on the basis of an Olympic Quota System, OQS. Though the Games begin on August 5, 2016, Badminton will be played during August 11-20 at Pavilion 4 of Rio Exhibition Center. The singles events will have 38 men and 38 women while […]

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Mumbai Indians on the Verge of Repeating History as 2016 IPL Reaches the Halfway Mark

 May 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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Mumbai Indians began their 2016 IPL campaign with a 9-wicket loss against the MS Dhoni led new team Rising Pune Super-giants at Mumbai in the first match of the new season on April 9. Yesterday at Pune, MI paid back the RPS on the same token by a comfortable 8-wicket victory in the away game. […]

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IPL 2016 – Top 5 moments of Week 3

 May 1, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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Another week of pulsating action of cricket, few more records and a lot of moments of great cricketing action. Slowly as the team start to settle down and the point table starts to take shape, we take a look at some of the most exciting moments in the past week of the IPL 1)Chris Morris […]

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2016 Asian Badminton: Saina Sinks in Semis but Saturday Show Stolen by Yonao & Fukuman

 May 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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At the 2016 Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships on Saturday, India’s Saina Nehwal suffered another semifinal loss after similar fate in Swiss Grand Prix Gold, India Super Series and Malaysia Super Series Premier. Also it was the eleventh time that the Indian had lost to China’s Wang Yihan. After a fine display against another […]

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Rio Olympic Qualification

India’s Rio Olympic Qualification Quest Continues with Under 100 Days Left for 2016 Games

 May 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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In the last one week, two Indians have qualified for the2016 Rio Olympic Games. After Narsingh Pancham Yadav, Yogeshwar Dutt and Hardeep Singh, Sandeep Tomar became the fourth wrestler from India to qualify for Rio. The other spot was grabbed by Dattu Baban Bhokanal in rowing after he won a silver medal in the finals […]

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