Azlan Shah Cup Hockey

India Out of Title Race at Azlan Shah Cup Hockey, Fail to Win after Three Matches

 April 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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It is abundantly clear that the top spot in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament will be contested by Oceania rivals Australia and New Zealand. Both teams have convincingly won all three of their matches and there is no way they can be challenged by any other team at this stage. In the matches […]

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Hockey India

After the Draw with Korea, Heartbreak for India as They Lose To New Zealand

 April 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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Three matches were played on the second day of 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Tournament at Ipoh in Malaysia on April 6, 2015. In the first, Canada put behind their big defeat by Australia on opening day and played a spirited game against Korea. They took an early lead in the match before finally losing […]

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Djokovic Wins Fifth Miami Title

Djokovic Wins Fifth Miami Title, Mirza/Hingis Take Women’s Doubles

 April 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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Curtain came down on 2015 Miami Masters on Sunday with Novak Djokovic taking his fifth title at Crandon Park with a three-set victory over Great Britain’s Andy Murray. The Serb has been superb this season with victories in Australian Open and Indian Wells and he crossed another landmark by keeping his world no. 1 status […]

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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey

India Draw with Korea as Australia, New Zealand Win Their Matches on Day 1 of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey

 April 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a spirited start, India were frustrated by Korean defenders, who thwarted many of the moves that India made in the second half of their first match against Korea. The first day of the 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Tournament ended at Ipoh with a 2-2 draw for India against Korea. In other matches, Australian […]

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2015 Miami Masters Djokovic

2015 Miami Masters: Djokovic Takes On Murray in Men’s Final and Indo-Swiss Stars Mirza & Hingis Vie For Another Trophy After Indian Wells

 April 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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In four matches played on Friday at Crandon Park, the line-ups for men’s singles and women’s double finals were decided. In one semifinal, world no.1 Novak Djokovic defeated USA’s John Isner to set up a clash with Great Britain’s Andy Murray for the men’s singles title. Murray came through to the final after defeating Tomas […]

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Saina Loses World no.1

Saina Loses World no.1 Status after Her Loss, Marin Through to Final, Lin Dan Beats Jorgensen to Meet Chen Long in Final in Maybank Malaysia 2015

 April 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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With her defeat against top seed Li Xuerui in the semifinal of Maybank Malaysian BWF Super-series Tournament, India’s Saina Nehwal also lost her world no.1 ranking. She took the first game but couldn’t sustain the pressure against the Olympic champion. In the other semifinal, Spain’s Carolina Marin showed her class in beating Wang Shixian to […]

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Maybank Malaysia 2015

Maybank Malaysia 2015: Okuhara, Shixian Fight a Classic Battle; Saina to Play Xuerui Next; Lin Dan, Chen Long, Jorgensen Cruise Along

 April 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Putra Stadium-2 in suburban Kuala Lumpur had never seen an epic battle like the one fought there on Friday evening. After 111 minutes, China’s Wang Shixian defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in a badminton match of the highest quality. Shixian reached the semifinal in the women’s singles, where she has been joined by compatriot Li […]

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2015 Maybank Malaysian Super-Series

Saina Nehwal Enters QF of 2015 Maybank Malaysian Super-Series Tournament

 April 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal has been cruising comfortably at the Maybank Malaysian BWF World Super-series Badminton Tournament currently underway in Kuala Lumpur. To the disappointment of Indian badminton fans, however, men’s challenge has ended with Parupalli Kashyap and Kidambi Srikanth crashing out early. The Malaysian tournament is the third super-series event after All-England and New-Delhi in a […]

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Azlan Shah Hockey India Team

India & New Coach Paul van Ass View Azlan Shah Hockey with High Hopes

 April 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Six hockey playing nations; India, Australia, Canada, Korea, New Zealand and Malaysia will vie for the title at the prestigious Sultan Azlan Shah Cup being held at Ipoh Malaysia during April 5-12, 2015. India missed the tournament last year, when Australia outclassed Malaysia 8-3 to lift their eighth title in a master-class performance and denied […]

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World No.1 Saina

World No.1 Saina Wins India Super-Series with Srikanth Adding Icing on Cake to Make it an Indian Double

 March 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal celebrated her newly acquired status as world’s no.1 women’s badminton player by winning the title match of 2015 Yonex Sunrise India Open. In the final played at New Delhi’s Siri Fort Sports Complex, Saina kept an upper hand in her match against Thailand’s no.3 seed Ratchanok Intanon and walked away as a 21-16, […]

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