India Open Final

Historic Day for Indian Badminton as Saina Nehwal is crowned World’s No.1 and Along With Srikanth Reaches India Open Final

 March 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was a proud moment for Indian Badminton, when Saina Nehwal attained the no. 1 spot in BWF Rankings even before her semifinal match, since her closest competitor Carolina Marin of Spain lost in the other semifinal against Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon at the Siri Fort Sports Complex. Saina then celebrated her new exalted status by defeating Japan’s Yui […]

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Sunrise India Open 2015

Yonex Sunrise India Open 2015: Saina, Srikanth Storm into Semis, Sugiarto Shocks Super Dan, Prannoy Loses to Axelsen

 March 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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Women’s no.1 seed Saina Nehwal of India entered the semifinal of the India Open on Friday with a two-game 39 minute win over Hana Ramadhini of Indonesia, while her compatriot men’s no.2 seed Kidambi Srikanth also reached the semifinal after a tough match with Japan’s Takuma Ueda. Women’s no.2 seed Carolina Marin of Spain also […]

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Semifinal cwc 2015

CWC 2015: India’s Tame Semifinal Surrender Breaks a Billion Hearts!

 March 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The overwhelming numbers of fans present at the Sydney Cricket Ground on a fateful Thursday were sorely disappointed to see India go down softly against the charged up Australians in the second semifinal of the ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup. There were a billion others watching the action on television across the globe with high […]

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Sameer Verma

Sameer Verma Shocks No.5 seed Vittinghus at Yonex Sunrise India Open on Day 2

 March 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second day at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open brought cheers to Indian badminton fans from a totally unexpected quarter. At the Siri Fort Complex in New Delhi, young Sameer Verma created waves by handing a shock defeat to Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in two games. On the same day, Chinese Taipei’s no.4 seed Chou Tien Chen […]

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India CWC2015

Despite Defiant Bangla Pushing Hard, India Enter the Semifinals of CWC 2015

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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MS Dhoni had a good toss to win against Bangladesh as Indian openers began with a 75-run first wicket stand. And though star batsman Virat Kohli fell cheaply after Shikhar Dhawan’s wicket, India still had Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja, who ensured that their team crossed the psychological 300+ mark. Towering […]

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Grand Prix Gold Kidambi Srikanth

Kidambi Srikanth Is the First Ever Indian Man to Win Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold

 March 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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It is a huge credit for India’s Kidambi Srikanth that he has been recognized by BWF as no. 4 in the world. The Indian has shown continuous improvement in his game over the year and to prove that his China Open triumph was not a mere fluke, he has now won the $120,000 Swiss Open […]

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World Hockey League

Indian Women Beat Poland in the Final of FIH World Hockey League 2 at Delhi

 March 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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The International Hockey Federation or FIH has introduced the World Hockey League to replace qualification tournaments for Olympics and the World Cup. India was bracketed in Round 2 as it could not qualify in the first round teams. The round 2 League matches were held during March 7-15, 2015 in New Delhi, where India emerged […]

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Cricket World Cup Dhoni

Powered by Raina and Dhoni, India Ends Undefeated in the League-Phase

 March 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Saturday night, Auckland looked like Delhi, Mumbai or Mohali with 30,000 Indian fans rooting for India in the 39th match of CWC 2015. After Zimbabwe had scored 287, India chased down their highest target in World Cup matches to win by six wickets. After 4 wickets had fallen, a power-packed partnership between Suresh Raina […]

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CWC 2015 India

CWC 2015 Match 34: India Steamroll, Make Short-work of Ireland to Record Their Ninth Consecutive Win

 March 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was on March 12, 2011 at Nagpur that India lost a World Cup game for the last time. Dhoni’s team had piled up 296 but South Africa prevailed with a three-wicket win with two balls to spare. That was the one match India didn’t deserve to lose because a brilliant 111 by master blaster […]

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All-England Women title

A Resurgent Marin Defeats Error-Prone Saina to Win All-England Women’s Title

 March 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a huge build-up of expectations leading to the final of the Yonex 2015 All-England Open Badminton Championships, Indian sports community met with disappointment. In her title clash against Spain’s Carolina Marin, Saina Nehwal began promisingly to take the first game and opened a sizeable lead in the second. Just when everyone thought of a […]

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