US teams win the Ryder cup ending a drought since 2008. The host’s team dominated the final day singles to win the coveted cup 17-11 at the lovely golf course of Hazeltine Golf club. After trailing 9½- 6½ for the first two days the Europeans didn’t look to be dominating. …
Read More »World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) Updates The List Of Banned Substances
WADA has recently warned the athletes to prepare for an updated list of banned substances. This list will come into force from 2017. It must be noted that the Wold Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), last year added meldonium to the list of banned substances. Interestingly, in the same year, many athletes were …
Read More »Alexander Zverev Is Seen As The Rising Star In Men’s Tennis
Alexander Zverev recently beat US Open Champion Stan Wawrinka to clinch the Saint Petersburg title. This is Zverev’s debut ATP title. He beat Wawrinka in a three sets thriller 6-2,3-6,7-5. Alexander Zverev who resides in Monte Calo is 19 years old. He came to the St Petersburg Open with a …
Read More »Not All Members In The BCCI Seems to support its Stand On Lodha Committee Recommendations.
Not all members of BCCI seem to object to the Lodha Committee recommendations. Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) who is a full member of BCCI accepted the Lodha Committee recommendations in totality. VCA took this decision at its special general meeting held on Friday. An overwhelming majority in the SGM supported …
Read More »ITF Goes Tough On Two Turkish Tennis Officials And Imposes Life Bans On Them For Manipulating Scores
Life bans have been imposed on two Turkish tennis officials after they were found guilty of manipulating scores. The integrity unit if ITF said that two Turkish tennis officials Serkan Aslan and Mehmet Ulker “delayed the inputting of scores and/or fraudulently manipulated scores by inputting fictitious deuce games” at ITF …
Read More »FC Goa All Prepared To Be The Champions Of This Year’s ISL
FC Goa has revealed their squad for the upcoming ISL recently. This 24 member squad was unveiled by FC Goa at the Nagoa training facility. The squad got a very warm welcome from the fans at the training center. As soon as a player’s name was announced there was a great buzz …
Read More »Brave and Excellent Play Enabled The India U-18 Team Lift the Asia Cup Hockey
Dhaka seems to be lucky for the India U-18 hockey team for they were able to clinch the Asia Cup in the recently played finals in Dhaka. This victory is even more special because the Indians beat the hosts in the finals of the Asia Cup on their home turf. …
Read More »Boxer Tyson Fury’s Problems Do Not Seem To End
Going by the reports of ESPN, heavyweight Tyson Fury has been tested positive for cocaine. ESPN reported this news citing a leaked letter sent by Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA). News agency Reuters, on the other hand, has said that they were unable to immediately verify the report. They also try …
Read More »Former Indian Cricketing Aces Praise Bhuvneshwar Kumar For His Performance In the Kolkata Test
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s inclusion in the Indian squad has turned out to be profitable for the Indian team. His recent five-wicket haul which happens to be the first from an Indian pacer in home turf in the last five years seems to have given the Kiwis a big jolt in the …
Read More »Can World Number One Novak Djokovic Regain his Form in His Next Match in The Upcoming Shanghai Masters?
There seems to be a change in the priorities for the world no 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic. The top priority for him is no longer winning a Grand Slam tournament or being at the top of men’s tennis. Novak in his latest stand seemed to look less ambitious. He …
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