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F1 Update: The Speedy Brit
Issue 11We finally touch upon that one exciting sport we haven’t covered till now – F1. The Hungarian Grand Prix last week was one of the most exciting races of a very exciting season, where Sebastian Vettel leads by a small margin, followed by the enigmatic Kimi Raikonnen and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, separated by just a point. Behind them is...
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The Open Championships Come to a Close
Issue 10Phil Mickelson (of USA) won The Open Golf Championships or the British Open. Interestingly enough, the six time US Open Runner-Up was not even in contention at the end of the third day with a score of two over par. On the last day, however, some people might have thought he might the leaders a run for their money...
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The Open Championship
Issue 9This week saw the start of the British Open golf championship (known only as The Open Championship in true British style) in Muirfield in Scotland. Muirfield is famous because the first Open golf championship was held there in 1891. The Open is the oldest major golf tournament. The Open always attracts the top golfers from around the world, mainly...
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Murray’s Magical Moment
Issue 8Andy Murray, world no. 2, made history – 77 years of history – last Sunday, as he thrashed Djokovic in 3 sets to win the Wimbledon and become the first British winner since Fred Perry in 1936. For the British, who witness a foreign winner kiss the cup in London year after year, it was magical. And it was...
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Wimbledon Wobbles
Issue 7The Wimbledon Tennis Championship this year has been a wobbly shocker – full of upsets, ind njuries . The number of top tennis players knocked out in the early rounds (by unseeded players) is unprecedented – but that does not mean the level of tennis has fallen, as shown by the brilliant semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin...
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Justin Rose Wins The US Open
Issue 6Justin Rose is the 2013 US Open Golf Tournament Winner. On 16th May, 2013, The US Open got over with Justin Rose as champion. His score was +1 Phil Mickelson came second for then 6th time in his career. Jason Day was tied at Second Position with a score of +3. Rose was the first Englishman to win the...
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Nadal wins French Open for the 8th time
Issue 5Rafael Nadal became the Roland Garros Champion for the 8th time in his career. The King of Clay has played 9 French Opens and won all of the 8 finals he has played. This Title was his 12th Grand Slam Title. Winning the Finals made him the first player to have won 8 of one Grand Slam tournament. Apart...
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The Special One is back at Chelsea
Issue 4The illustrious football coaching celebrity Jose Mourinho will move back to Chelsea next season, 6 years after he left in 2007. His spat with owner Roman Abramovic that ended his last term seems to be forgotten as he returns to the Premier League where he claims he is loved. After a successful stint at Inter Milan and a less...
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Roland Garros
Issue 4Roger Federer crashed out of the Roland Garros 2013 in the Quarterfinals itself, losing on straight sets to Jo-Wilfred Tsonga. Meanwhile, Djokovic and Nadal both cruised through their quarters to clash in an extremely close semifinal today. Nadal, who has won the tournament 7 times already, beat Djokovic in a five setter that really went down to the wire....
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GRAND SLAM
Issue 3The second major Grand Slam tournament of this year, The French Open at Roland Garros, started on the 26th of May 2013. With Rafael Nadal’s return after withdrawing from the US Open last year and Australian Open this year due to injury, it will be his first Grand Slam tournament since last year’s Wimbledon and he will be determined...
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