US Open 2015

The 2015 US Open is a Tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 135^th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Novak Djokovic won the Men’s Singles event defeating Roger Federer by 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, and 6-4. This was Novak Djokovic third Grand Slam this year and second US Open.

Women Singles event is won by Italian Flavia Pennetta by 7-6, 6-2 defeating country-mate R. Vinci. This was Flavia maiden US Open Grand Slam. Just after match she announced her retirement. Serena Williams lost in semi-finals. She was defeated by R. Vinci and finally her winning streak was broken. Men’s doubles event is won by Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut defeating Jamie Murray and J. Peers by 6-4 and 6-4.

Women’s doubles event is won by Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza defeating C. Dellacqua and Y. Shvedova by 6-3, 6-3. Mixed Doubles event is won by Martina Hingis and Leander Paes. This was Martina Hingis fifth doubles title this year. Hingis- a former world number one singles player who came out of retirement for a second time in 2013 has now won a total of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles in her career, while 28 year old Mirza has five.

Lewis Hamilton Won Italian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton extended his lead in this year driver’s world championship to 53 points on Sunday when he drove to a flawless and consummate victory in Italian Grand Prix at Monza. His nearest title rival, Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg retired with a blown Engine with two laps to go when placed third. He was then placed with Fernando Alonso of McLaren at 17^th position.

Hamilton led from pole position to the chequered Flag, leading all the way and surviving a nervous period during the final laps when he was aware of possible problems. His point’s margin makes him a clear favorite to defend his crown and claim his third world title during the seven remaining races of this season.

The newly blond defending two time world champion came home 25 seconds ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari with former local hero Felipe Massa finishing third of Williams, repeating his podium of last year. For Ferrari, it was a day to celebrate as Vettel reveled in his first race for the team on their home track. Hamilton win was his second in succession at Monza, his third in all at the famous old circuit, his seventh of the season and 40^th of his career.

Behind Massa, Fin Valtteri Bottas came home fourth in the second Williams ahead of Kimi Raikkonen who stalled on the first row in the second Ferrari and Mexican Sergio Perez of Force India. Nico Hulkenberg came home seventh in the second Force India ahead of Australian Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull, Marcus Ericsson of Sauber and Russian Daniil Kvyat in the second Red Bull. The next race will held in Singapore on 20^th September 2015. Till then stay tuned!

Karnataka Premier League

Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is an Indian Twenty20 cricket League established by Karnataka State Cricket Association in August 2009. The domestic cricket competition is modeled along the lines of the popular Indian Premier League. The sponsor of KPL is Bangalore based Real Estate Developer, Mantri Developers. They remained sponsor for five years just like DLF was for IPL.

This year the fourth season is taking place. The tournament is scheduled from 3^rd September 2015 to 19^th September 2015. Final of KPL will take place in Mysore. The last tournament was won by Mangalore United. Bangalore Provident (Rural) won the first season of the tournament. Large number of players was auctioned for the tournament. The tournament is a round robin format tournament where each team plays against each other and top four are advanced to the semi-finals.

Some of the players in Indian Cricket Team were part of KPL in 2014. Indian Opener KL Rahul was the top scorer with a century. KK Nair was also the part of KPL. MA Aggarwal, Vinay Kumar, and Manish Pandey have rich experience of playing in KPL. Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun are Bowlers who had played for India. Final will held in Mysore on 19^th September 2015, till than stay tuned.

Cincinnati Masters

The Cincinnati Masters also called the Western and Southern Open is an annual outdoor hard court tennis event held in Mason, Ohio, USA. It is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the WTA Premier 5 Tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour, as well as 2015 US Open Series Event.

The tournament is the second largest summer tennis event in the US after the US Open. Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the defending champions and both successfully defend their titles. Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in finals by 7-6, 6-3 victory and Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep by 6-3, 7-6 in final. This was Simona Halep second final in this month. Roger Federer won his seventh Cincinnati Masters title. Serena Williams won 69^th singles title of her career.

Novak Djokovic lost his fifth Cincinnati Finals and third by Roger Federer. He is the only top seeded player who had never won Cincinnati Finals. Andy Murray did it twice while Rafael Nadal only once. This was Serena William’s second consecutive Cincinnati win and her fourth title of the year. This win by Roger Federer and Serena Williams is an indication of tough US Open game which is going to start by the end of this month in New York. 

Belgium Grand Prix 2015

Lewis Hamilton beats Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to make a dominant win at the Belgian Grand Prix to extend his championship Lead. The world champion converted Pole Position into a lead on the first lap and was in control throughout, taking his sixth win and extending his lead to 28 points.

Lotus Roman Grosjean took third after a rear tyre failure on Sebastian Vettel Ferrari with two laps to go. Vettel was holding off the Lotus on a one-stop strategy when the tyre exploded. It was the same tyre that had failed on Rosberg Mercedes during Friday Practice. The failure though prompted a furious reaction from Vettel, who was one of several leading drivers to express their concerns about tyre safety at the drivers briefing after practice on Friday.

Hamilton was on pole by nearly half a second from Rosberg and his advantage continued into the race. He was helped by Rosberg being delayed by the Force India of Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull who beat him off the line from fourth and fifth places on the grid, as third placed Valtteri Bottas Williams dropped back.

Hamilton stabilized the gap and cruised to his sixth victory of the year, out of 11 races to start the second half of the season in the perfect manner. Next race will held in Italy on 6^th September 2015. Till then stay tuned.

2015 Rogers Cup

The 2015 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is a Tennis Tournament played on Outdoor Hard Courts. It was the 126^th edition for men and the 114^th edition for women of the Canadian Open, and is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2015 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 Tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour, plus is the 2015 US Open series event.

The men’s event was held at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, from August 10 to August 16, and the Women event at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, from August 10 to August 16. Second Seed Andy Murray won the Men’s Singles title while Belinda Bencic won the Women Singles Title. Andy Murray ended an eight match losing run against Novak Djokovic, beating the world number one for the first time in two years to win the Rogers Cup.

The British Number one’s 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory in three hours in Montreal earned him a fourth title of the year. A first win over the Serbian since the 2013 Wimbledon final will be a huge boost for Murray before the US Open in New York starts on 31 August. The Scot dominated from the baseline as he claimed an 11^th Masters title.

On the other hand, eighteen year old Belinda Bencic won women Singles beating Simona Halep in final. Simona retired in third round after losing three game points due to injury in leg. Men’s doubles tournament is won by Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. Women’s doubles is won by Bethanie Mattek Sands and Lucie Safarova. 

UEFA Super Cup

The 2015 UEFA Super Cup was the 40^th UEFA Super Cup, an annual Football match organized by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European Club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The match featured two Spanish teams Barcelona and Sevilla, the winners of 2014-15 UEFA Champions League and 2014-15 UEFA Europa League.

It was played at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia. This was the first time in the tournament history that a Super Cup match is a rematch of a previous edition. The two teams in question met before in the 2006 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco, both qualifying under same instances, when Sevilla won 3-0.

Barcelona won the game 5-4 after extra time to claim their fifth Super Cup Title, tying Milan’s record. Their ninth Super Cup appearance was also a record, two ahead of Milan. Dani Alves fourth Super Cup win and fifth appearance matched Paolo Maldini records, while Luis Enrique became the fourth man to lift the UEFA Super Cup as coach. The nine goals scored were also the most in any Super Cup fixture, and the attendance of 51,940 was a record for a one-off, neutral venue UEFA Super Cup.

Messi scored first two goals for Barcelona and won man of the match award. The 2016 UEFA Super Cup final will held on 9^th August 2016 at Lerkendal Stadion in Norway. This will be the first UEFA Super Cup hosted in Norway. The stadium has the capacity for 21,166 spectators, making it the second largest football stadium in Norway.

International Champions Cup

International Champions Cup is an annual club association football friendly exhibition competition. It is the first to be played separately in Australia, China and United States. The Australian edition of the tournament featured three teams played across three matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Real Madrid was the first club to announce their involvement.

Manchester city and Roma were later confirmed to take part in the Australian Tournament. The Chinese edition of the tournament had featured Real Madrid, Milan and Inter Milan playing a total of three matches in different cities. The North American edition of the tournament had featured 10 teams but some games will be played in Mexico, Canada, Italy and England.

Each team involved in the US edition will play four games, except the three United States based teams that will only play two games. 2014 International Champions Cup winners Manchester United were the first team to confirm their involvement in US Edition. The Australian Edition of 2015 is won by Real Madrid which is their second title.

The China Edition of ICC is won by Real Madrid which is their third title. Paris Saint Germain won the US Edition of ICC which is their first title. One match during the 2014 tournament set all time record for attendance at a soccer game in the United States. The new record of 109,318 spectators was set at the match between Manchester United and Real Madrid in University of Michigan Stadium. 

Special Olympics World Games

The Special Olympics World Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with intellectual disabilities being held in Los Angeles, United States, in the tradition of Special Olympics movement. These games, hosting around 6,500 athletes from 177 countries, marked the first time in sixteen years that the biennial Special Olympics World Games have been hosted by the United States.

Although local Special Olympics events and competitions are held around the world every day, the World Games are flagship events. The goal is to showcase the skills and accomplishments of people with intellectual disabilities on a global stage. The World Games feature more than a week of competitions involving thousands of athletes. Through media coverage of the games, the stories and achievements of children and adults with intellectual disabilities are made known to millions of people worldwide.

Special Olympics World Games take place every two years and alternate between summer and Winter Games, a schedule similar to the Olympics and Paralympics. The athletes are adults and children with intellectual disabilities who can range from gifted, world class competitions to average athletes to those with limited physical disability. It is a fundamental rule of Special Olympics competitions that athletes are matched up according to their ability and age. 

2015 Tour de France

The 2015 Tour de France was the 102^nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling’s three Grand Tours. The 3360.3 km long race started in Utrecht, the Netherlands on July 4, 2015 and concluded with the Champs Elysees stage in Paris on 26 July. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Chris Froome of Team Sky. The second and third places were taken by Movistar Team Riders Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde.

Froome became the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice, after his 2013 victory. He also won the mountains classification. Peter Sagan of Tinkoff Saxo won the points classification. The young rider classification was won by Quintana. Movistar Team finished as the winners of the team classification. However, Chris Froome won only one stage out of 21 but won the title with 72 seconds margin. Team Sky holds second position in Team Classification list.

Yellow jersey of General classification is won by Chris Froome. Green Jersey of Points Classification is won by Peter Sagan. White Jersey with Red Polka dots of Mountains Classification is won by Chris Froome. White Jersey of Young rider classification is won by Nairo Quintana. Team Classification jersey was awarded to Movistar Team and Combativity award was awarded to Romain Bardet.

The 2016 Tour de France will be 103^rd edition of the Tour de France. It will start in French department of Manche for the first time in the history of the Tour de France. The race is also scheduled to have a stage finish in Andorra. 

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015

CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men’s national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The tournament is won by Mexico this year beating Jamaica by 3-1 in the final. This was the tenth time Mexico won this title.

The Gold cup is held every two years. Beginning in 2015, the winners of two successive gold cups will face each other in a playoff to determine the CONCACAF entrant to the next Confederations Cup. If the same team has won the Gold Cup on both relevant occasions, there will be no playoff and that team will automatically qualify for the Confederations Cup. This time playoff will be played between 2013 champion USA and 2015 champion Mexico.

Mexico scored the maximum 16 goals in the tournament. Clint Dempsey from USA remained top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals. In 1990, CONCACAF renamed the CONCACAF championship as the CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the USA hosting the first competition in 1991. The host country was the inaugural champion of the eight team tournament. Mexico dominated the remainder of the decade winning three consecutive CONCACAF Gold cup titles in 1993, 1996 and 1998.

Since the formation of the Gold Cup in 1991, the CONCACAF Championship has been won seven times by Mexico, five times by United States, and once by Canada. Runners-up include Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, and Jamaica. 

Caribbean Premier League 2015

The 2015 Caribbean Premier League season was the third season of the Caribbean Premier League established by West Indies Cricket Board. The season is won by Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel and claims their maiden title after beating defending champions Barbados Tridents by 20 runs in final in Port-of-Spain. Kamran Akmal and Cameron Delport score fifties. Both did partnership of 102 in 76 deliveries.

Both batsman enjoyed reprieves. Akmal was dropped off Keiron Pollard bowling for 44 in the 12^th over while Delport was given a life on 31 when Ravi Rampaul failed to hold on to a return chance. Both the batsman were out in the same over but in the end, Dwayne Bravo scored 29 off 15 deliveries and help the side accumulate 62 off the last five overs.

Trident bought in USA Batsman Steven Taylor for his second game of the season and he along with Dwayne Smith powered his side to a rapid start. Trident move to 47 runs in four overs. Like their Semi-Final match against Amazon Warriors, it was the Red Steel spinners who kept the pressure on the batsmen. Suleiman Benn and Derone Davis bowled well and picked up wickets in time. Even though Pollard and Jason Holder were at the crease but they eventually ended 20 runs short.

Kamran Akmal got man of the match award for his innings and Dwayne Bravo got player of the series award. Chris Gayle remains the top scorer with 430 runs in ten matches which include a century and three half centuries. Dwayne Bravo picked up 28 wickets in the tournament and took two four wicket haul and one five wicket haul in season in 13 matches. The next season will take place in 2016. 

Sebastian Vettel wins Hungary Grand Prix

German driven Sebastian Vettel delivered an emotional high speed tribute to his late colleague Jules Bianchi on Sunday when he stormed victory for Ferrari in a dramatic and incident filled Hungarian Grand Prix. The four time world champion claimed his second victory of the season and 41^st of his career drawing him level with the Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna in equal third on all-time list.

The Red Bull pair of Russian Daniil Kvyat and Australian Daniel Ricciardo finished in second and third respectively. The ferocity of the contest, lit up by Vettel blazing speed and tenacity, served as an appropriate tribute to Frenchman Bianchi, who died on July 17 from injuries sustained when he collided with a recovery vehicle in torrential rain at last October’s Japanese Grand Prix.

It was the first podium this year without a Mercedes driver. Dutch teenager Jos Verstappen finished fourth for Toro Rosso. Series leader and defending two time champion Britain Lewis Hamilton finished sixth after starting from pole position, for Mercedes to enlarge his advantage in the title race after an afternoon of incidents, mishaps and penalties.

Behind him, team-mate Kimi Raikkonen followed closely as both Rosberg and Hamilton attempted to defend, but just as Silverstone three weeks previously, the two Mercedes men were out started comprehensively. Hamilton was relegated to fourth on the opening lap during which, in an attempt to pass Rosberg, he ran wide across a gravel trap at the chicane. The next Grand Prix will take place in Belgium on August 23, 2015. 

The Open Championship

The Open Championship is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is administered by The R&A and is the only major outside the United States and held in United Kingdom. The Open is currently the third major of the year, following The Masters, The US Open, and The PGA Championship. The current champion is Zach Johnson.

Zach Johnson won the 144^th Open at the old course at St. Andrews in 2015. Johnson defeated Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen in a 4-hole playoff. The Open is a 72-hole stroke play tournament contested over four days. It starts with 156 world leading professionals along with winner of top amateur championships. Further places are given to players, amateurs and professionals who are successful in a number of qualifying events.

There is a cut after 36 holes after which only the leading 70 players play in the final 36 holes. In the event of a tie after 72 holes, a four hole aggregate playoff is held, if two or more players are still tied, it continue as a sudden death until there is a winner. There are a number of medals and trophies that are given for various achievements during The Open.

The field for Open is 156, and golfers gain a place in a number of ways. Most of the field is made up of leading players who are given exemptions. Further places are given to players who are successful in The Open Qualifying series and in final qualifying. Any remaining places, and places made available because qualified players are not competing, are made available to the highest ranked players in the Official World Golf Ranking.

2015 Pro Kabaddi League

The Pro Kabaddi League is a professional Kabaddi League in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League. The second edition of the tournament is getting start on 18^th July 2015 with eight franchises consisting of players from around the world. As many as 25 players can feature in the squad for each of the eight Franchise teams for the League in 2015. It also became the second most watched sport in the country.

There are eight teams in the tournament. Dabang Delhi - Delhi didn’t get into the winning positions with their Dabang style last year. It could change this year with the arrival of 26 year old Manikandan, who is known to be deceptively powerful with the ability to time his tackles to perfection. Bengaluru Bulls – This year they hope 21 year old Vinoth Kumar will fill the absence of Ajay Thakur this year. Thakur is a right side raider while Kumar starts from the left.

Telugu Titans – They spent Rs 41.2 Lakh to acquire services of attack minded Iranian all-rounder Hadi Oshtorak and Meraj Sheykh. This is the team to watch out for this season. U Mumba – they got Prapanjan this year in place of Sharfudheen who got fractured last year. Then there is also the presence of hard tackling Iran Captain. Patna Pirates – Both Indian and Pakistani team skipper play in this team and this year they also have Deepak Narwal and Santosh Singh on their side.

Puneri Paltan – They have a completely new squad this season, with 14 new faces in the squad of 25. Strong 24 year old raider Yogesh Hooda will assist Wazir on the attacking front. Jaipur Pink Panthers – It is tough to spot the weakness in the defending champion’s squad. They also have signing of 2010 Asian Games gold medalist Sonu Narwal. Bengal Warriors – Along with surprise package Jang Kun Lee from South Korea, the squad lacked a strong leader on court. They have good players in their team but lack leadership role. 

Results: Wimbledon 2015

The Third Tennis Grand Slam of the year 2015 is over. It was the 129^th edition of the championships. Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his third Wimbledon title in men’s singles, defending his championship from 2014. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon and 21^st major title. She also became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era.

Federer, 33, had hoped to become the first man to win Wimbledon eight times. The Swiss won a thrilling second tie-break but Djokovic came through to win in two hours and 56 minutes. Djokovic adds a third victory at All England Club to one US Open and five Australian Open titles, and the Serb has now won 48 matches and lost just three in 2015. The world number one most recent defeat came against Stan Wawrinka in last month French Open Final.

In Ladies doubles final, Martina Hingis and Indian Sania Mirza won the title. In Mixed Doubles Final, Martina Hingis and Timea Babos won the final. In Rankings, Novak Djokovic stands at first place followed by Roger Federer. Andy Murray is at third place. Rafael Nadal dropped to 10^th place after losing in second round.

In Women Singles, Serena Williams is at first place followed by Petra Kvitova. Simona Halep is at third place followed by Maria Sharapova. In Gentlemen doubles, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan are at first place. In Ladies Doubles, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza climbed to first place for the first time. In Mixed Doubles, Bruno Soares and Sania Mirza are at second place. In Boys Doubles, Indian Sumit Nagal and Ly Hoang Nam won the title. The next tennis tournament will be US Open, which will take place in New York from 31 August to 13 September. 

The Ashes

The Ashes is a test cricket series played between England and Australia. The term was originated in a British Newspaper immediately after Australia 1882 victory at the Oval, their first Test win on English soil. The obituary stated that English Cricket had died and the body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia. The mythical ashes immediately became associated with 1882-83 series played in Australia, before which the English Captain Ivo Bligh had vowed to regain those Ashes.

After England had won two of the three tests on the tour, a small urn was presented to Bligh. The contents of the urn are reputed to be the Ashes of a wooden bail and were humorously described as Ashes of Australian Cricket. An Ashes series is traditionally of five tests, hosted in turn by Australia and England. Australia is the current holder, having won all of five tests. Out of 68 Ashes Series played, 32 are won by Australia & 31 by England and 5 remain as draw.

The 2015 Ashes series is hosted by England. In Last five Ashes encounters, three series are won by England. In overall, 320 Tests matches had been played out of which 128 are won by England and 103 by England. Rest of the test matches resulted in a draw. Don Bradman is the highest run maker in Ashes. Out of 37 matches he hit 19 centuries and scored more than 5000 runs at an average of 89 which is a record. Shane Warne had played Ashes for 14 years and taken 195 wickets which is a record.

In the current series, key players from Australia are Steven Smith, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Starc, Chris Rogers, and Mitchell Johnson. From England key players are Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Moen Ali, Alastair Cook, Joe Root, and Ben Stokes. The last time Australia had won Ashes in England was in back 2001, when they won Ashes by 4-1. Since then Australia had never won Ashes in England. They will try to break this streak in this year while England will play to regain their lost momentum and revenge last Ashes Clean Sweep. Stay tuned for the result.

2015 FIFA Women World Cup

The 2015 FIFA Women World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women World Cup. In March 2011, Canada won the right to host the event; the first Canada had hosted the event and third time in North America. United States won the FIFA Women World Cup over Japan by 5:2. In this World Cup, teams were expanded to 24 from 16 in 2011. Canada team received direct entry from the host.

Carli Lloyd hat-trick apparently was not enough. Team USA wanted more as they scored four goals in the first 16 minutes of the FIFA World Cup to an overwhelming victory over Japan. Carli Lloyd also became the first women to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final. The United States, winners in 1991 and 1999, became the first nation to win the crown three times and avenged their loss to Japan on penalties in the 2011 Final.

Lloyd scored her first goal after just three minutes with the second coming two minutes later and the third after 16 minutes. Lauren Holiday and Tobin Heath also found the net for the Stars and Stripes. Yuki Ogimi got one back on 27 minutes for the Asian champions with their second coming thanks to a 52^nd minute own goal by US defender Julie Johnson.

It was the third meeting between the two teams in a major championship with the Americans winning the Olympic gold ahead of Japan in 2012, when Lloyd scored both goals in a 2-1 win. Lloyd also won the Golden Ball Award as the tournament best player. England finishes off third in the tournament while Germany was placed fourth.

Golden Ball Award was given to Carli Lloyd, Amandine Henry and Aya Miyama. Golden Boot Award was given to Celia Sasic, Carli Lloyd, and Anja Mittag. Golden Glove award was given to Hope Solo. Kadeisha Buchanan from Canada got the Hyundai young player award. At last, Fair play award was given to France. The next FIFA Women World Cup will held in 2019 in France.

British Grand Prix 2015

Hamilton had to pass both Williams after losing the lead off the line and second place at a re-start following an early safety car. But the Mercedes driver fought back to take the lead at the first pit stops. Rain made a chaotic end to the race but Hamilton came through to win from team-mate Nico Rosberg and Ferrari Sebastian Vettel.

Felipe Massa took fourth ahead of Williams’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas, Red Bull Daniel Kvyat was sixth, Force India Nico Hulkenberg claimed seventh and Kimi Raikkonen from Ferrari was eighth. The world champion’s fifth win of the season, extends his championship lead to 17 points. Hamilton fended off a challenge from Bottas for second on the first lap, at the end of which the safety car was deployed because of a pile up at the first corner, involving both Lotuses and both McLarens.

Three of the four cars were taken out of the race in one go. Alonso was able to continue, but needed to pit for a new front wing. At the restart, Hamilton tried an aggressive move on Massa immediately after the safety car line, which indicates the place from which drivers can begin to race and at Silverstone is on the entry to the final Vale Club corner complex.

Rain started after Lap 36 of 52 and came with greater intensity over the track. During rain, both of William’s cars were passed by Vettel as the teams juggled with tyre choices in the intermittent rain at the end of the race. It was an unexpected surprise for Ferrari at the end of one of their least competitive races of the season. Next Formula One race will held in Hungary. Last year it was won by Daniel Ricciardo from Red Bull followed by Fernando Alonso from Ferrari. Stay tuned for this year result.

Chile Won Maiden Copa America Title

The Copa America 2015 was the 44^th edition of the Copa America, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between the dates of 11 June to 4 July 2015. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America football governing body.

Chile emerged as the champions defeating Argentina in Final, winning their first title in history. They have automatically qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup in Russia. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, ten members of CONMEBOL and two guests from CONCACAF. Uruguay was the defending champions, but was eliminated by Chile in quarter-finals. Peru took the third place for the second consecutive tournament, winning a play-off against Paraguay.

In the final, Chile beat Argentina with a penalty 4-1 shoot-out following a 0-0 draw after extra time. Gonzalo Higuain failed to convert a goal after 90 minutes and then failed to convert a penalty too. Argentina suffered another heart break for a second successive year, having lost to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final. Both sides had struggled to create clear-cut opportunities during normal extra time.

Palo Guerrero from Peru and Eduardo Vargas from Chile won the award of Top Goal scorer. Jeison Murillo from Colombia won the award of Best Young player. Claudio Bravo won the award of Best Goal Keeper and Fair Play Trophy award is given to Peru Team. In all matches Chile played, attendance in stadium was 94%. This shows the support and love given by Chile fans.

Wimbledon 2015: Players to watch out

The 2015 Wimbledon Championships is a tennis tournament which will take place at the all England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, from 29 July to 12 July 2015. This will be the 129^th edition of the championships and third grand slam of the year. It is played on Grass courts. Novak Djokovic of Serbia is the defending champion in men’s singles and Petra Kvitova is the defending champion in women’s singles.

Players to watch out in Wimbledon 2015 Men’s edition are Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Kei Nishikori. Novak and Wawrinka had already won one grand slam this year. Novak lost in French Open 2015 final by Wawrinka but still he is the most challenging contender for Wimbledon 2015.

In Women’s singles edition, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Lucie Safarova, and Ana Ivanovic.  Serena Williams had already won two grand slams this year. In continuation she had won three grand slams including US Open 2014 Final. If Serena Williams won Wimbledon 2015 then it will be four in a row for her, which will be a world record in Tennis.

Prize money for winners in singles category is 1,880,000 pound. Tournament will end on 12^th July till then stay tuned for the result of Wimbledon 2015. 

Bangladesh outplayed India

In a three match series against India, Bangladesh played their best cricket and won the series by 2-1. Fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and MS Dhoni set up a good score in the last match and gave them the consolation of avoiding a 3-0 Banglawash. However, Bangladesh made an encouraging start but lost too many wickets till 30^th over to stay in connection and their winning streak at home is also stopped by India.

Indian bowling didn’t go well in the series. Fast bowlers failed to make any impression whereas part time bowlers shine in only winning match. There will be a lot of questions in dressing room on many players who failed to perform in this series. Even in test match except openers, other key batsman didn’t bat for long. Consistency is what is missing in team right now. Better combination of bowlers and middle order batsman is also missing.

For every single spot there are options of two players, which is at times difficult for captain to choose. In upcoming series in England and Zimbabwe, Indian team has to play a good cricket. In current series, Mustafizur Rahman picked 13 wickets, which is most by a Bangladesh bowler against India. Shikhar Dhawan scored 158 runs, most by any batsman.

This is the first time Bangladesh had won series against India. In next week, Bangladesh will play against South Africa. India will play against Zimbabwe. All eyes will be on Indian batsman especially Virat Kohli. His performance is questioned from World Cup 2015 and he will have to perform to show his ability as a captain.

Nico Rosberg wins Austrian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton started Sunday Spielberg race from Pole position, but it was Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg who led into turn 1. From there on the German driver never looked back, securing his third win of the season to reduce Hamilton’s title advantage to just 10 points. The world champion, also handicapped by a 5s time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit, took the flag 3.8s behind Rosberg, while Felipe Massa scored his first and Williams second podium of the season.

Nor could anyone hold a candle to the Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel tried his best, but lost third place when Ferrari pit stop was delayed as the right rear wheel took longer to change. That was sufficient to drop him behind Felipe Massa, and his chase after the Brazilian was one of the race highlights. Over the final laps he was within striking distance, but Massa held on for his first podium since Abu Dhabi last year.

Ferrari lost their car in a violent accident on the opening lap and came into contact with Fernando Alonso McLaren. McLaren then retired their second car soon afterwards, when Jenson Button lost power after two pit stops, one to serve his 10s stop and go penalty for power unit changes, the other to investigate the incurable problem.

Hamilton still leads the driver championship with 169 points to Rosberg 159 and Vettel 120, while in constructor stakes Mercedes have 328 points to Ferrari 192 and Williams 129. Next race will take in Silverstone circuit, Britain on 5^th July, 2015. Last year the race was won by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Stay tuned for this year result. 

Lewis Hamilton Wins Canadian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton took a controlled victory in the Canadian Grand Prix, fending off team mate Nico Rosberg. The Mercedes Drivers circulated at the front throughout an unusually uneventful race as William Valtteri Bottas beat Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen to third. Hamilton fourth win in seven races extends his driver championship advantage to 17.

The win helps to make up for a Hamilton disappointment in the last race in Monaco, where he lost a dominant victory as a result of strategic error by the team. Hamilton led into the first corner pole position and built a four second lead before his pit stop and then controlled the gap at little over a second for the rest of the race as the drivers of the two silver cars managed fuel, brakes and tyres to the finish. Raikkonen was on course for a comfortable third place until a spin at the hairpin on lap 27, caused by the hybrid system kicking in unexpectedly. That cost him position to Bottas.

Vettel rode his luck at times, especially at last chance, where he was involved in two near miss incidents. Raikkonen finished ahead of team mate Sebastian Vettel, who drove an attacking race from the back of the grid following an engine problem in qualifying and a five place grid penalty for passing illegally in practice. Grosjean finished 10^th, which he held on to despite a five second penalty for causing the incident was applied. His mistake handed sixth to Felipe Massa from 15^th on the grid.

Three cars failed to make it to the end, both of neither McLarens of Fernando Alonso nor Jenson Button retiring with mechanical problems, while Manor Roberto Merhi exited a race for the first time this year. The next race will held in Austria on June 21, 2015. Last year, the race was won by Nico Rosberg. Stay tuned for this year.

French Open 2015

French Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 114^th edition of the French Open and second grand slam event of the year. It consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles, mixed doubles, juniors and wheelchair players. Rafael Nadal was the nine time defending champion in Men’s singles and Maria Sharapova in the Women Singles.

Stan Wawrinka won his first French Open title defeating Number one Novak Djokovic in the final by 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, and 6-4. Serena Williams won her 3^rd French Open title and 20^th Grand Slam Singles title beating Safarova in the final. She defeated Safarova by 6-3, 6-7(2/7), and 6-2. This was Wawrinka second major winning title after Australian Open 2014. He also ended Novak 28 match winning streak.

Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo won the Men’s doubles title defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the final. In Women Doubles Bethanie and Safarova defeated Casey and Shvedova in the final. Mixed Double is won by Bethanie and Mike Bryan. Stan Wawrinka defeated Roger Federer in the quarterfinals and Jw.Tsonga in the Semi-Finals to reach finals of French Open. On the other end, Novak defeated Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and Andy Murray in Semi-Finals.

In Women Singles, Serena defeated S.Errani in quarterfinals and T. Bacsinszky in Semi-Finals to reach final. Lucie Safarova defeated G. Muguruza in quarterfinals and A. Ivanovic in Semi-Finals to reach final of the tournament. The next tennis major tournament Wimbledon will start from 29 June 2015 and last till 12 July 2015. With stunning performances in Men’s section, competition is tougher for other players to win their title. Last year Novak Djokovic won Men’s singles and Petra Kvitova won Women singles title.

Nico Rosberg wins Monaco Grand Prix

The dramatic end to the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2015 gave us one rather lucky winner and another very obvious loser in Mercedes Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton controlled the race until Mercedes pitted hi after a late safety car following Max Verstappen crash. Team mate Nico Rosberg and Ferrari Sebastian Vettel did not stop and passed Hamilton before he rejoined.

The result cuts Hamilton advantage in the championship over Rosberg to 10 points, with Vettel a further 18 points adrift. It was a bitter blow to Hamilton, who had come to Monaco to determine to take his first win here since 2008 and dominated the weekend. The race was restarted with eight laps to go, with Hamilton on fresh tyres, but Monaco lived up to its reputation as a track where overtaking is all but impossible.

Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo did pull off a pass, taking fifth from Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen on lap 72 with a controversial move that involved contact from Ricciardo front wheel on Raikkonen Rear, which effectively shoved the Ferrari out of the way. Red Bull ordered the Australian Team-mate Daniil Kvyat to let Ricciardo by into fourth place straight afterwards so he could challenge Hamilton for a place on the podium.

Hamilton now stands at top with 126 points, followed by Nico Rosberg with 116 points and third place by Sebastian Vettel with 98 points. In constructor standings, Mercedes is at top with 242 points, followed by Ferrari with 158 points. Williams is at fourth with 81 points and Red Bull at fourth with 52 points. Next race will take place in Formula Grand Prix du Canada from June 5-June 7 2015. Stay Tuned.

Movies to watch on Sports theme

Sports make a person to know the importance of Team Work and art of winning. Every individual in his life should play a game professionally. There are many good movies on Sports. Being a Hollywood movies fan, I have watched many movies based on different sports in my life. Here is a list of some movies which one should watch to know about the game and spirit of team work.

Million Dollar Arm

It’s an American Biographical Sport Drama movie based on Baseball. It is based on a true story of baseball pitchers who were Indians and discovered in a reality show competition. The film music is composed by A.R. Rahman and Movie is also screened in India.

When the game stands tall

It is a movie based on story of a Rugby Coach who took his team to a 151 winning streak that shattered all records in American sport history. This movie tells about the importance of team work and how to coordinate with juniors in the team.

Coach Carter

It is a movie which teach lesson of discipline, academics, and game play. This movie is based on Basket Ball and also includes story of a coach.

Seve the Movie

It is a documentary biography movie on Famous golfer from France. Seve Ballesteros, who fought against diversity to become the most spectacular and charismatic golfer, to ever play the game.

Rocky Balboa

It is the last part of Rocky series. This movie is based on boxing and a boxer who make his last fight after retirement with present champion of the game. This movie gives lesson of not giving up in life.

Rush

A movie based on true story of James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula one Championships. It tells about the difficulty in Formula One game and how it is one of the most challenging and dangerous games so far.

Most Valuable Soccer Teams

Football is the most played game in the world. Number of Football fans are maximum in the world and the expense over teams is also huge. Every four year FIFA is most watched and sponsored tournament. After FIFA, private clubs spent Billions in making their team and win trophies. Here is a list of most valuable soccer teams of the world.

Real Madrid: - This Spanish Club is the most valuable soccer team this year too. Its complete money value is $3.26 Billion. It has all star players starring Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas etc.

Barcelona: - It is ranked second after Real Madrid and is also Spanish Club. Its complete money value is $3.16 Billion. It has star players such as Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr etc.

Manchester United: - It is ranked at $3.1 Billion and most expensive of England, a ten percent rise this year and has players like Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie etc.

Bayern Munich: - This German Club is fourth most expensive club at $2.35 Billion, with 27 percent increase this year. It has players such as Thomas Muller, Xabi Alonso etc.

Manchester City: - This English Club is ranked fifth with a valuation of $1.38 Billion. It has players like David Silva, Frank Lampard etc.

Chelsea: - Sixth most expensive English club in the world with a valuation of $1.37 Billion. It has players such as Oscar, Didler Drogba etc.

Arsenal: - Valued at $1.31 Billion, this English Club is ranked seventh. It has players like Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil etc.

Liverpool: - It is ranked eighth with a valuation of $982 Million and has players such as Mario Balotelli, Steven Gerrard etc.

Juventus: - Italian Club is ranked ninth as the most expensive club and is valued at $837 Million. It has champions players like Andrea Pirlo, Carlos Tevez etc.

AC Milan: - Valued at $775 Million, this English club is ranked tenth in the list. It has famous Japanese player Keisuke Honda, Jeremy Menez etc.

This is the list of most valuable soccer teams of the world. All these teams are club level teams and do not any major FIFA Tournament.

Nico Rosberg wins Spanish Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg won the Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana Pirelli 2015 in some style, defeating Mercedes Team mate Lewis Hamilton by 17.5 seconds in Barcelona to reinvigorate his World Championship campaign. After an excellent gateway from Pole, Rosberg never looked back and led from start to finish.

Ferrari finished 45 seconds back from Rosberg which bought them a major disappointment, particularly as they had come to Spain with a raft of changes that they hoped would enable them to take the fight to Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen could not displace fellow countryman Valtteri Bottas, who drove a sterling race to fourth. Williams team mate Felipe Massa meanwhile climbed from ninth on the grid to sixth behind the red car.

Daniel Ricciardo hauled his Red Bull to a lapped seventh and Romain Grosjean survived a brush with Lotus team mate Pastor Maldonado and then an overshoot during a pit stop, to take eighth. Carlos Sainz had an eventful afternoon in his Toro Rosso, slipping down the order in the opening half of the race before recovering to ninth by the chequered flag. Sainz had attempted to pass the Russian around the outside, but when Kvyat locked up the duo clashed forcing the Toro Rosso off the road.

Max Verstappen could not resist his team mate late charge so finished 11^th ahead of Sauber Felipe Nasr. The Marussias took the final two places, Will Stevens finishing ahead of Roberto Merhi. The result reduces Hamilton Championship lead over Rosberg to 20 points heading to Monaco, with 111 to 91. Vettel has 80, Raikkonen 52, Bottas 42, and Massa 39. In the constructor stake Mercedes pull further ahead with 202 to Ferrari 132 and Williams 81. 

Mayweather wins over Pacquiao

Nicknamed ‘Money’, the Las Vegas born Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been hailed as one of the greatest boxers of his era. The 38 year old orthodox remains unbeaten in 47 professional fights since 1996. His only defeat came in amateur boxing game he lost to Bulgarian Serafim Todorov in the semi-finals of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Manny Pacquiao left his home at the age of 14 to pursue a career in boxing. He has contested 65 fights, winning 57 of them with five defeats.

Yesterday night was the biggest night in the boxing. Mayweather pile up enough points to win a unanimous decision in their welterweight title bout. Two ringside judges scored the fight 116-112, while the third had it at 118-110. The associated press had Mayweather ahead 115-113. This was the richest fight in boxing history and a bout that made Mayweather at least $180 Million. There were no knockdowns, and neither fighter seemed terribly hurt at any time. Pacquiao landed probably the biggest punch in the fight in the fourth round, a left hand that sent Mayweather into the ropes.

The fight was a chess match, with Mayweather using his jab to keep Pacquiao away most of the fight. Pacquiao tried to force the action, but Mayweather was often out of his reach by the time he found his way inside. Ringside punches stats showed Mayweather landing 148 punches of 435, while Pacquiao landed 81 of 429. The volume punches for Pacquiao was lot lower than he usually throws in a fight.

Mayweather fought confidently in the late rounds, winning the last two rounds on all three scorecards. In the final seconds of the fight he raised his right hand in victory and after the bell rang stood on the ropes, pounding his heart with his gloves. The fight was expected to make Mayweather $180 Million and Pacquiao $120 Million, depending on Pay per view sales. The live gate alone was more than $70 Million and the bout was expected to easily smash the pay per view record of 2.48 Million buys sent in 2007 when Mayweather fought Oscar De La Hoya.

The Wisden Trophy

The Wisden trophy is named after the famous cricketing publisher Wisden and was presented by John Wisden and Co. It is awarded to the winner of the Test Cricket Series played between England and West Indies. It was first awarded in 1963. If the series is drawn then the country holding the Wisden trophy retains it. The Wisden Trophy is presented to the victorious team as a symbol of victory, but then returns to the MCC Museum at Lords.

England currently holds the trophy. They held the trophy for nine years, after beating the West Indies 3-1 to regain it in 2000. They successfully defended the trophy three times. West Indies regain the trophy in the most recent series in the West Indies, winning 1-0 in early 2009. It was originally planned to consist of four test matches. Currently, Wisden trophy tournament is going on in England with English country leading the series with 1-0. Last match will start from May 1, 2015.

In overall 111 Test matches had been played between West Indies and England in Wisden Trophy with West Indies winning maximum number of matches. They won 43 matches and England has won 31 matches. Series is been hold by West Indies 13 times and by England 8 times. In last five Encounters West Indies has won the series only once. Brian Lara is the top scorer of the Wisden Trophy. He has scored 2983 runs in 51 innings. His highest score of 400 also came up in the same trophy in 2004.

Curtly Ambrose is the maximum wicket taker in Wisden Trophy with 164 wickets in 8284 balls in a period of 12 years. Clive Lloyd has played maximum number of Test Matches in Wisden Trophy and played 19 matches. Most wins as Captain Record is in name of Viv Richards with 13 wins from 18 matches. These are some of the past records which are hold mostly by West Indies Cricket team. In future we hope to see these records in bag of England Cricket Team.