Category: London Olympics

Australian Open 2013 – Semifinals preview and predictions

| January 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

The twelfth day will feature the much awaited Federer-Murray semifinal, the outcome of which will be crucial to the end result of the first grand slam of the year. Roger Federer (2) vs. Andy Murray (3) If the first semifinal between David Ferrer and Djokovic was a case of the former, where play was so [...]

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London Olympics 2012: Live Telecast of Closing Ceremony

| August 11, 2012 | 0 Comments
London Olympics 2012: Live Telecast of Closing Ceremony

As in the case of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012, more than a billion viewers are expected to watch the closing ceremony on Sunday, August 12, 2012, which includes a handover to the next host city. While the achievements of the athletes who took part in the London Games will be duly [...]

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Olympics 2012: Murray Thrashes Federer to Grab Gold

| August 5, 2012 | 0 Comments
Olympics 2012: Murray Thrashes Federer to Grab Gold

Britain’s Andy Murray gave Roger Federer, his Swiss nemesis of three Grand Slam finals, a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 thrashing to make the Olympic gold medal his own at Wimbledon’s hallowed centre court, on Sunday, August 5. Serving for the match, Murray drilled a forehand to go 15-0 up on his serve. it became 15-15 as [...]

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London Olympics 2012 Final Preview: Roger Federer Vs Andy Murray

| August 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

Less than a month ago, when Andy Murray and Roger Federer battled it out at the finals of Wimbledon, little did it enter anyone’s mind that the pair would meet at the finals of the Olympics at the very same venue. Federer booked a place in the final after a spectacular victory over Argentina’s Juan [...]

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Olympics 2012 Tennis Final: Federer Favourite to Beat Murray to Gold

| August 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

Bookmakers make Switzerland’s Roger Federer the favourite in his final against Britain’s Andy Murray, in the Olympics 2012 tennis event, on Sunday, August 5. While the average return offered on a Federer victory is 10/17, the possibility of a Murray win attracts less flattering odds of 13/10. The pair meet in a replay of the [...]

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Olympics 2012 Tennis Semi-finals: Federer Vs Del Potro, Murray Vs Djokovic

| August 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

Swiss ace Roger Federer will meet Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-finals of the tennis event at the London Olympics, while Great Britain’s Andy Murray will take on Serb Novak Djokovic. Federer despatched American John Isner in straight sets 6-4, 7-6  on Thursday, August 2, to set up his semi-final date with Del [...]

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London Olympics 2012 : Tennis Results

| August 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

Less than a  month after an eventful grand slam, the world’s top players return to the luscious grass to compete for the coveted gold medal at the London Olympics. The Olympics promises to be just as unpredictable as the Wimbledon, if not more. Novak Djokovic appears to be in the peak of his form. After [...]

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India at Olympics 2012: Results and Summary

| August 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
India at Olympics 2012: Results and Summary

August 12, 2012 The Indian contingent returns home from London with its highest ever medal tally. With two silver and four bronze, surely Indian sport is on the rise. Joydeep Karmakar and Kashyap Parupalli displayed great sportsmanship, despite missing out on the medals. In boxing, India narrowly missed out on medals as many pugilists were [...]

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Eight Badminton Players Disqualified from London Olympics for Controversial Game-play

| August 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
Eight Badminton Players Disqualified from London Olympics for Controversial Game-play

London 2012 has had its fair share of controversies, the latest among them being the disqualification of eight female badminton players. These eight athletes, belonging to China, South Korea and Indonesia, face an inglorious exit from London for trying to deliberately lose their matches. Why would anybody want to lose and especially in the Olympics? [...]

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London 2012 Olympics: Results and Summary

| July 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

London Olympics was high on controversies as four badminton women’s doubles teams were disqualified from the event. The four teams, who have already qualified for the knock-out stages, deliberately tried to lose their matched in order to avoid tougher opponents in the quarters and semis. The eight athletes belonged to China, Korea and Indonesia. Yu [...]

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