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Saina Nehwal Makes History as First Indian Women Ever To Enter the Final of All England Open Badminton Championships

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saina Nehwal did India proud on Saturday, when she inscribed her name in history books as the only Indian women to have ever entered the final of the Yonex 2015 All-England Open Badminton Championships. The All England Open Badminton Championships is one of the oldest and most prestigious open badminton tournaments in the world. It […]

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MS Dhoni

India Lend Themselves into Hot Waters Before Winning Match 28 of CWC2015

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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In India, Holi and Diwali are two major festivals. While Holi is a festival of colors, Diwali is one of lights, celebrated by bursting crackers as a show of one’s joy. When India was taking on West Indies at Perth for the 28th match of the 2014 ICC Cricket World Cup, atmosphere back home was […]

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World Cup

India Make Short-work of UAE at Bouncy WACA Pitch in Match#21 of CWC 2015

 March 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a match between two apparently ill-matched sides, UAE made their case worse by opting to bat first after winning the toss. The Perth pitch is regarded as the world’s fastest, where the ball can jump disconcertingly at times. Though India’s bowling attack is not considered great, it was adequate for the likes of UAE, […]

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Hockey Women India

Indian Women’s Valencia Hockey Tour Ends with an Icing on the Cake as They Beat Germany in the Last Game

 February 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Indian women’s hockey team finished their Valencia tour on Monday with a closely-contested 2-1 victory over a team of German women. It was a fitting end to the 10-day long trip of the women’s hockey team to Valencia, where all practice matches were played. The historic city is the third largest in Spain after […]

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Ranchi Rays are the Champions of Hero Hockey India League

Ranchi Rays are the Champions of Hero Hockey India League 2015, Delhi Third

 February 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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In an exciting display, Ranchi Rays had the last laugh in the final of the HHIL 2015 that could have gone either way with the decision resting on penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in regulation time. In an intensely fought game, it became a matter of which team could hold the nerves. In the […]

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India Score First World Cup Win Over South Africa

Cool-Headed Approach Helps India Score First World Cup Win Over South Africa

 February 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Until they met in match # 13 at the MCG on Sunday, India had never recorded a victory over South Africa in a World Cup match. Whether that weighed on the players’ mind or not is a moot question now, but pre-match predictions would not have given India any chance. In the 2015 World Cup, […]

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Hockey India women

Poonam Rani Takes the Battle in HDM’s Goal Despite Indian Women’s Big Defeat

 February 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Hockey India planned the women’s tour to Spain, they included two matches against male teams from Holland not for the purpose of winning those matches. There was no question of Indian women’s hockey team matching the hockey skills of their male counterparts from a premier hockey playing nation. In men and women’s hockey supremacy […]

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Finally, Punjab Will Play Ranchi for the 2015 Hero Hockey India Title on Sunday

 February 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Both semifinals on Saturday were engrossing affairs befitting the intensely competed month-long tournament. While the first between Uttar Pradesh Wizards and Ranchi Rays went down to wire and deadlock could only be broken by penalty shoot-out, the second was no less absorbing. Jaypee Punjab Warriors had to produce their best game to fend off defending […]

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2015 Hero Hockey India League Semifinal

2015 Hero Hockey India League Semifinal Line-up: Punjab vs Delhi; Ranchi vs UP

 February 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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The last league game in the 2015 Hero Hocky India League was played on Thursday at Mohali. Like the earlier two games on February 17 and 18, the Mohali match between hosts Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Dabang Mumbai turned out to be a highly entertaining affair. Mumbai played creditably but could not stop the Punjab […]

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Indian Women Hockey

Unique Hockey Experience for Visiting Indian Women to Play With a Team of Strongly Built Men from Holland

 February 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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As per the schedule in Valencia, Indian women team played their last match against a men’s club from the Netherlands on February 19, 2015. It provided a variation for India women’s hockey team and they gained invaluable practice from playing against an unusual combination. Though the visiting Indian women lost the match 1-4, they derived […]

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