Finals at Australian Open

Dominant Play by Djokovic Serena & Kerber Takes Them to Singles Finals at Australian Open

 January 29, 2016   R K Gupta

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Men and women’s defending champions have once again reached the finals of Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday. Joining them is Germany’s Angelique Kerber. Serbia’s 5-time champion Novak Djokovic was awesome against third-seeded Roger Federer as he advanced to his sixth Australian Open final. Six-time Australian Open Champion Serena Williams was no less dominant […]

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Dominant Virat Kohli Australia v India - Game 1

Dominant Virat Kohli Carries India to a Big Win Against Australia in the First T-20 Game

 January 28, 2016   R K Gupta

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India lost the toss but won the game. The difference was the format-change. Steven Smith learnt about the subtlety in the 50 and 20-over formats, when he decided to chase after winning the toss in the first of the three-match T-20 Series at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday and paid the price by losing. It […]

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Sania and Hingis Storm into Final

Sania and Hingis Storm into Final While Murray Raonic Enter Semifinals at Melbourne Park

 January 27, 2016   R K Gupta

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Playing powerfully and losing just one game, world’s no.1 ranked women pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have brought themselves on the threshold of another Grand Slam win. In 2016 Australian Open semifinal on Wednesday, Sania/Hingis took only 54 minutes in brushing aside 13th seeded German Julia Georges and Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova. For […]

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Champions at 2016 Malaysia Masters

Lee Chong Wei and PV Sindhu Are Men & Women’s Champions at 2016 Malaysia Masters

 January 25, 2016   R K Gupta

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Many badminton stars, who participated in India’s 2016 Premier Badminton League; began the new season by playing in this year’s Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Tournament. Of them, Lee Chong Wei and PV Sindhu have made a good start to 2016 by winning the titles in men and women’s singles categories. While Lee defeated fellow […]

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Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey’s Blitz Helps India to a 6-Wicket Consolation Win in Sydney’s 5th ODI

 January 23, 2016   R K Gupta

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Australia failed to complete the 5-0 India whitewash in ODI series’ last game at Sydney. MS Dhoni got lucky with the coin toss and elected to field presumably because, India almost successfully chased an even stiffer target at Canberra. They uncharacteristically fell in a heap in the last stages at Manuka Oval but the going […]

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Premier-Badminton-League winner

Delhi Acres beat Mumbai Rockets in a Thrilling Finale as Curtain Comes Down on 2016 Premier Badminton League

 January 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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The result of the last tie between Delhi Acers and Mumbai Rockets in the 2016 Premier Badminton League hung in balance until the very last match. As the matches progressed, fluctuation of fortunes from one side to another kept the spectator interest on an upper keel. In that respect, it was a worthy final between […]

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Indians Come Tantalizingly Close to Victory in 4th ODI Then Humiliatingly Fall Like Nine Pins

 January 21, 2016   R K Gupta

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MS Dhoni had been coming hard on India’s bowlers after three successive ODI defeats that took the series away from them. In each one of those games, India batted first and someone scored a hundred to take India’s challenge in the vicinity of 300 runs. Thereafter, they failed to defend the otherwise challenging scores because […]

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India vs Australia

India Lose Series against Australian Might as Bowlers Fail to Deliver in Third ODI As Well

 January 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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One difference in MCG’s third ODI, compared to the previous two at Perth and Brisbane, was about the smaller margin of India’s defeat. If 309 and 308 in first two ODIs were not enough, India began with a handicap of scoring even less at Melbourne. After winning the toss, Steven Smith had no hesitation in […]

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Premier Badminton League

Delhi Acres and Mumbai Rockets to Clash in the Final of 2016 Premier Badminton League

 January 17, 2016   R K Gupta

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After two engrossing semifinal ties at Bengaluru and Hyderabad on January 14 & 15, the 2016 Premier Badminton League is now down to its last match in Delhi, where the home side will meet Mumbai Rockets in the final on January 17.  On Thursday, Delhi defeated Chennai Smashers 4-3 at Bengaluru to affirm their superiority […]

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Sania and Martina Win

At Apia International Sania and Martina Dig Themselves Out of a Ditch to Win Another Title

 January 16, 2016   R K Gupta

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 It has been a great start to the New Year for women doubles WTA champions Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza. The duo completed their 30th consecutive match win and clinched yet another WTA doubles title after their victory in the final of the Apia International at Sydney on Friday. At one stage in the match, […]

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