Rohit sharma Century

Perth Script Repeated at Gabba as Rohit’s Century Fails to Fetch Victory for India in 2nd ODI

 January 16, 2016   R K Gupta

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In a strange and coincidental quirk of fate, India lost another ODI after posting 300-plus, which again included a fine century by Rohit Sharma. Gabba’s second ODI was pretty much like the one at WACA, where Rohit’s good work proved to be of no avail. Other similarities were; India winning the toss, choosing to bat […]

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badminton india

Semifinal Line-up Emerges after 11 Days of League-Phase in 2016 Premier Badminton League

 January 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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The last day of round-robin fixtures in India’s 2016 Premier Badminton League brought four teams to Bengaluru for two mouth-watering ties. Delhi Acres had literally sealed a place in the semifinal earlier and they put a stamp of authority with a thumping win over Mumbai Rockets in the first tie. Mumbai had looked good all […]

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Consecutive Wins in Women’s Doubles

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis Complete a Record-Breaking 29 Consecutive Wins in Women’s Doubles to Reach Sydney International Final

 January 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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The last time people talked about the longest winning streak in women’s doubles matches was 22 years ago. Those days, the most talked about women’s doubles team of Puerto Rican Gigi Fernandez and Belarus’ Natasha Zvereva had scored their 28th successive match win in 1994 and their doubles combination was the most popular on WTA […]

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Rohit Sharma Century

Rohit Sharma’s Century is Wasted as Australia Overhaul India’s 309 with Ease

 January 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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After making 309/3 on a batting-friendly WACA pitch at Perth, India lost to the Aussies by 5 wickets in the first of the five ODIs scheduled for their ongoing tour down under. Of all the players, Rohit Sharma must be the most disappointed man, whose unbeaten 171 went in vain as Steven Smith and George […]

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Brisbane-Title Victory martina-hingis-sania-mirza

Sania Hingis Begin 2016 with Brisbane-Title Victory As Victoria Azarenka Ends Title Drought

 January 10, 2016   R K Gupta

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Hot on the heels of their amazing 2015 run in women’s doubles, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis celebrated New Year with another title. The Indo-Swiss pair won their 26th consecutive match that gave them women’s doubles crown at Brisbane International on Saturday. In the final, the world’s no.1 ranked women’s tennis duo defeated Germany’s Angelique […]

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Indian Badminton League

Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei Are Most Expensive Stars as Indian Badminton League Makes a Rechristened Comeback After a Two-Year Limbo

 December 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a big fanfare in 2013, the Indian Badminton League program ran into legal hurdles in 2014 and 2015. It is now coming back for the 2016 season, rechristened as the Premier Badminton League. Based almost on the Sudirman Cup format, the 2016 PBL Season is slated to kick-off from January 02, 2016 at Mumbai […]

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Indian cricket Tour of Australia

India’s Cricket Selectors Churn out T20 & ODI Squads for the Upcoming Tour of Australia

 December 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a huge revamp in T20 and ODI teams for the upcoming limited-overs series against Australia, national selectors sprang a surprise in dropping Suresh Raina from the ODI squad, including Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra for T20 games and persisting with Shikhar Dhawan in both formats. In all, the new T20 side had six changes […]

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Chennaiyin FC 2015

Chennaiyin FC Snatch 2015 Hero ISLTrophy From FC Goa in a Dramatic Final Finish

 December 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was as close to pure thrill as one could conjure. The first half was goalless but the last 35 minutes saw five goals coming in a flurry. After 89 minutes of regulation time, Goa literally had the ISL 2015 Trophy in their bag as they led 2-1. But Chennaiyin FC snatched the most unlikely […]

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Indian sports world 2015

Most successful women players in Indian sports world 2015

 December 19, 2015   kridangan

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Indian sports world is dominated by Cricket from many years. In cricket dominated country where Indian men are following cricket, Indian women’s selected other sports as career and brought India’s name in other sports world. Here we have a list of Indian women who are most successful in their sport category and in top rank […]

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Magnus Carlsen London Chess Classic

Anand Finishes Poorly While Carlsen Wins London Chess Classic and the Grand Chess Tour

 December 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the 2015 London Chess Classic in a twist of fate favorable to him on the final day on December 13, 2015. It was Carlsen’s fourth LCC victory and he also finished as the winner of the inaugural Grand Chess Tour comprising of Norway Chess, Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. […]

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