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The stage is all set for exciting Quarterfinals at French Open 2013. In men’s singles event, top four seeds (‘seeds’ in the world of tennis refers to the ranks of the players) have reached the last eight and the clashes are set as shown below. Remember that the number in square bracket [ ], represents…

  The French Open is one of the major tennis tournaments in Paris, France, at the Stadium Roland Garros which has been named after a famous French aviator Roland Garros. French Open 2013 round 1 matches have been proceeding pretty much as expected. Top three women players, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka have made…

  Even when David was a little boy, on being asked by teachers what he would like to become when he grows up, David’s reply was always the same. He wanted to be a footballer. And he indeed became one. Not just any footballer but probably world’s most famous footballer! Yesterday, David Beckham announced his…

  Season 6 of Indian Premier League, more commonly known as IPL, kicked off in in Kolkata yesterday with a dazzling opening ceremony. A shorter format of cricket, Twenty20, consisting only 20 overs is played in the league. It is currently contested by nine teams, consisting of players from around the cricketing world. The nine teams –…

International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to drop wrestling from Olympics 2020 list of sporting events. The decision was taken based on the performance of all the other sports held at the last London Olympics, and to make way for more modern forms of sporting events (compared to wrestling which is more than 100 years…

Novak Djokovic, on Sunday, won Australian Open title for the third time in a row. Djokovich defeated Briton Andy Murray 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2. Murray was connstantly nagged by hamstring injury and blisters on feet during the match. With this superb victory, Novak Djokovic retains his position as number one player in the world of tennis. Congratulations Djokovic!!

Victoria Azarenka won Australian Open title for the second time in a row on Saturday in Rod Laver Arena. It was a nail biting final  between Azarenka and Li Na but finally Azarenka won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. China’s Li Na suffered an ankle injury and also hit her head during the match. This win also means that the Azarenka…

No. 3 seed  Andy Murray defeated Roger Federar, seeded 2,  by 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. It was a tough match that lasted about four hours. In another semifinal match, world no. 1, Novak Djokovic had an easy win over David Ferrer. The Final match between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will take place on Sunday, 27 January.

The defending champion and world no. 1 Victoria Azarenka, defeated teen tennis sensation Sloane Stephens by 6-1, 6-4 to make a place for herself in the finals. 19 year old Stephens had come into limelight after defeating Serena Williams in the quarter finals. In the other semi final match, Maria Sharapova who hadn’t dropped a set in the…

19 year old American Sloane Stephens, seeded 29,  defeated five-time Australian open champion Serena Williams on Wednesday. She beat Serena 3-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals. Serena had been repeatedly troubled by an ankle injury ever since the beginning of the tournament but still made it this far. It was Stephens first ever grand slam quarterfinal. Legendary…

  The Australian Open, a two week long major tennis tournament currently being held in Melbourne, Australia has come to end of week one. The first week saw a lot of action. Top three seeds in men, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the quarter finals comfortably, but Juan Martin Del Porto(seeded 6)…

Cyclist Lance Armstrong, winner of 7 Tour de France titles admitted to the use of medicines for enhancing performance, which are not allowed in the sporting events. US  officials, had always believed that Armstrong was guilty, but the cyclist had denied it all along. In 2012, champion cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his 7…