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Superb Saina two wins away from a dream medal |
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Written by Saandeep
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
The news is just getting better and better for India. After a gold winning performance from Abhinav Bindra, it was Saina who brought cheers to millions of Indians watching olympics in anticipation of another medal. Keeping her pre olympic promise of upsetting few seeds, Saina stormed into the quarterfinals of women's singles beating world no six and fourth seed Chen Wang of China 21-19, 11-21, 21-11.
Both the shuttlers were neck to neck in the first game till Saina stepped up the accelerator at 16-19 to win 5 consecutive points leaving her opponet astonished with impeccable drops and smashes . With the new found momentun it seemed as if Saina would run away with the match till Wang Chen used all her experience to take advantage of Saina's temporary lapse of concentration to win the second set 21-11. But the rejuvenated Saina came back strongly to win the first six points in the third set and stretched her lead to a point of being virtually unassailable and it was too late for the catch up job for Wang Chen. Saina won the third game 21-11. This is the first win for Saina against her more illustrious opponent in their three meetings.
She will next face Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia who is ranked 21 in the world, 6 places below Saina. Saina is just two wins away from a glorious achievement on her olympic debut. Saina at 18 is the youngest women's player left in the draw, an ominous sign of things to come for other shuttlers across the world.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 August 2008 )
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Abhinav Bindra wins India's first indvidual Gold at Olympics |
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Written by R. Jayakrishnan
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
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Beijing, Aug 11: The diminutive 25 year old from Chandigarh, has just become a giant in Indian sports, going where no other Indian ever had ever gone alone. Abhinav Bindra won the Gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle event at the Beijing Olympics, which is the first time that any Indian has won an individual Gold medal. From being in the 4th place in the qualifying rounds, Abhinav went on an amazingly consistent run through the final. Despite the lower score in the qualifying which are carried over, the focused Bindra went past other competitiors and finished edging out China's Zhu Qinan, gold medalist at Athens in 2004. Bindra shot a total score of 700.5 and Quinan shot a 699.7.
A small shot for a man .. A giant shot in the arm for Indian sports!
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 August 2008 )
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Jeev Milkha Singh leads after Day 1 of the PGA Championship |
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Written by PKBasu
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
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Adding yet another feather in his cap as a trail-blazer for Indian golf and golfers, Jeev Milkha Singh became the first Indian citizen to be leading at the end of any day of a golfing major. On Thursday, which was Day 1 of the 90th PGA Championship, Jeev finished his round at 2-under par -- which left him at the very top of the leaderboard, alongside Robert Karlsson.
Early on Day 2, after having played 4 holes, Jeev stood ALONE at the top of the leaderboard at 2-under par as Karlsson faded and early Day 2 rival JB Holmes also faltered. Let us hope that Jeev can keep his form intact the rest of Day 2, and through the week-end. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 09 August 2008 )
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Prakash Amritraj Becomes First Indian Man in Ten Years to Reach an ATP Final |
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Written by gvhvhg
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
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Prakash Amritraj, son of Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj, reached the final of the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, on the hallowed lawns of Newport, Rhode Island. In doing so, Amritraj, 24, became the first Indian man to reach the final of an ATP tournament since Leander Paes won the Newport title ten years earlier, in 1998.
In the shadow of his father's Newport legacy, who won the title on four occasions, Prakash served his way to the final with the following wins:
[R1] (WC) Prakash Amritraj (IND, 305) d. Joseph Sirriani (AUS, 154 ) 6-7 6-4 6-3
[R2] (WC) Prakash Amritraj (IND, 305) d. Jesse Levine (USA, 124) 7-5 6-3
[QF] (WC) Prakash Amritraj (IND, 305) d. (q) Rohan Bopanna (IND, 374) 6-4 6-3
[SF] (WC) Prakash Amritraj (IND, 305) d. Frank Dancevic (CAN, 99) 7-6 (4) 4-6 6-2
However, in the final, Amritraj fell to the defending champion, Fabrice Santoro of France by a score of 6-3 7-5. With his dream run to the final, Amritraj vaulted himself to a career high ranking of 204. |
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