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Mumbai Rockets to Take on Chennai Smashers in 2017 PBL’s Championship Tie

 January 14, 2017   R K Gupta

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Defeats of Carolina Marin and Saina Nehwal were the talking points of the two semifinal ties in Delhi’s Siri Fort Sports Complex on Friday. With the two ace stars losing their matches, Hyderabad Hunters  and Awadhe Warriors also made exits from the 2017 Vodafone Premier Badminton League. While Hyderabad Hunters’ Marin lost to Mumbai’s Sung […]

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Mumbai Rockets Suffer First Loss of 2017 Premier Badminton League But Reach Semifinals

 January 12, 2017   R K Gupta

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Mumbai Rockets, Awadhe Warriors and Chennai Smashers have already qualified as semifinalists in the 2017 Vodafone Premier Badminton League. The system of earning or losing points in Trump Matches coupled with the 11-point tournament format has made crucial differences in several ties. While Mumbai were the first to reach the semifinals, Awadhe ensured their place […]

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Sania Mattek-Sands Begin Their Reunion by Winning at 2017 Brisbane International

 January 7, 2017   R K Gupta

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The born-again women’s doubles team of India’s Sania Mirza and USA’s Bethanie Mattek-Sands made a great start together in the New Year. The top-seeded Indo-US pair won the women’s doubles crown at 2017 Brisbane International Tournament by defeating second-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina in straight sets in Saturday’s final. In women’s singles final, Czech Republic’s […]

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England Suffer Two Back-to-Back Innings Humiliations in Less Than Two Weeks

 December 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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During December 2015-January 2016, England credited themselves as a born-again test side when they toured South Africa. Of the 4 test matches, England won the first and the third, drew in the second and lost the fourth to emerge as series winners. All-rounder Moeen Ali was the wrecker-in-chief in Dublin’s first test and Ben Stokes […]

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Hero ISL Final

Hero ISL Final: Kolkata Beat Kerala in Penalty Shoot-Out to Emerge as 2016 Champions

 December 19, 2016   R K Gupta

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Atletico de Kolkata have lifted the winners’ trophy for the second time in the short three-year history of Hero Indian Super League. The match was literally the repeat of 2014 ISL final played at Mumbai, where Kolkata had defeated Kerala Blasters. At Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday, ATK once again beat Kerala Blasters FC. […]

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Sindhu Avenges Her Olympic Loss by Beating Marin to Enter SF of World Super-Series Finals

 December 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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On the third day of BWF Dubai World Super-Series Finals, India’s PV Sindhu produced a performance of her lifetime. After her second day loss to China’s Sun Yu, Sindhu’s semifinal hopes looked bleak as she had been drawn to meet World and Olympic Champion Carolina Marin of Spain on December 16. No one gave Sindhu […]

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Carolina Marin is the Costliest Buy in 2017 Season of Premier Badminton League

 December 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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The 2013 inaugural edition of Indian Badminton League was rechristened as Premier Badminton League from 2016 onwards. Managed by Badminton Association of India, the 2016 season turned out to be highly successful and the new season is about to begin. With player auctions already completed in second week of November, the 2017 season gets underway […]

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Kerala Enter 2016 ISL Final After a Nerve-Wrecking Penalty Shoot-Out Win Over Delhi

 December 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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In an amazing turn of events, Delhi Dynamos missed three successive penalties, after they beat Kerala Blasters FC 2-1 in a display of scintillating football for 120 minutes. The extra time had to be played because the scores were tied on aggregates since Kerala beat Delhi 1-0 in first leg and Delhi beat Kerala 2-1 […]

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Lose to ATK on Aggregates With The Drawn 2nd-Leg Semifinal 2016

Mumbai Miss the Kochi Bus Lose to ATK on Aggregates With The Drawn 2nd-Leg Semifinal

 December 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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Mumbai City FC’s dream of entering 2016 final and winning the 2016 Hero Indian Super League was shattered on Tuesday night, when their second-leg semifinal ended in a goalless draw against 2014 champions Atletico de Kolkata. ATK adopted a tactical approach in fortifying their defense and even when they were down to 10-men for more […]

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Was Saina Nehwal’s Post-Injury Comeback a Hasty Decision?

 December 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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To answer that question first, it does seem Saina’s return to badminton beginning with the Thaihot China Open Super Series Tournament was a bit premature. She perished in the first round before going to participate in the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open. She managed to reach the quarterfinals after some hard labor but couldn’t progress […]

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