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Australian Open 2018 will be remembered for many reasons. Whether it is because of Roger Federer's 20th grandslam victory, the pay hike controversy or Caroline Wozniaki's first grandslam victory after being in this sport for last 10 years. This blog is about this year's Australian Open. The 2018 Australian Open will be very much remembered as the tournament of underdogs. The foremost reason is because of the player named Hyeon Chung who had a dream run in this tournament. He beat Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev in his amazing run to the semi finals.The other underdog was Kyle Edmund who also made it to the semi finals after beating the mighty Grigor Dimitrov who was also a favourite for this tournament. But the major attraction of the tournament was Roger Federer's 20th grandslam victory. Now what do I say about this wonderful player.The way he has played after 2016 is just outstanding.winning a grandslam at this age shows his class and passion for this ga

Rivalries in sports are the biggest talking points in any sport.It is quiet obvious that viewerships are sky high when they happen.This blog is about some of the famous sports rivalries. 1. Ronaldo Vs Messi There is nothing as big as the rivalry between Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Lionel Messi is the biggest rivalry today. All the football fans eagerly wait for this contest.This is clearly evident the viewership statistics of Real Madrid and Barcelona match popularly known as the El Classico. If we look at the stats of the players we will understand why this rivalry gathers most attention.Since 2007 Ronaldo has scored the maximum number of goals in 6 seasons while Messi has been the highest goal scorer in 5 seasons.In 2013-2014 season both of them scored equal number of goals. Interestingly in last 10 years no other footballer has able to match the class of these two players class of Ronaldo and Messi.The fan following these two footballers receive

After a series of losses Indian team is under scanner.This blog is about the series so far and why India has not been able to find their way? India has already lost the test series after it lost the test match in Centurion.I think the point of discussion should be what has India done right in this series because there are very few of them.If I talk about the positives then I would say that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been the biggest positive for team India and may be Mohommad Shami to some extent.Both of them have given a very good performance in the series.Bhuvneshwar has used the conditions to the best of his advantage and caused a lot of trouble to the batsman.Mohommad Shami was outstanding in the second test match when he bowled a brillant spell.But the reason the positives have not been able to win matches is because of Virat Kohli's captaincy.After an excellent first test Bhuvneshwar Kumar was dropped and this really was a costly mistake.No captain would ever drop a bowler

The fourth edition of Vodafone Premier Badminton League concluded as a grand success.This blog is about this very event and the best performances. The Hyderabad Hunters clinched the title after a nail biting final against the Bengaluru Blasters which went the full distance.The success and popularity can be understood that two more teams were added to the league this year.If I have to choose a standout player who performed exceptionally well then it has to be Lee Hyun-iL .There is no doubt that he is a legendary player but we need to consider the fact that he is 37 years old,his performance in the league was outstanding.The fact that the format of the league makes the sport even more fast,his age certainly does not fit his performance.In the finals he played the trump match despite Carolina Marin playing in the team.It must have been a delight for players like B.Sai Praneeth and C.Rahul Yadav to have his company.

The first grand slam of the year the Australian Open will start from Monday.This blog is about this very event,its analysis and predictions. All eyes will again be on the two evergreen players,Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, when they will step out to the contest the tournament which made their last year memorable.This tournament will see the return of the likes of Stanlas Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic.Wawrinka has been out of this game for last 7-8 months,has undergone a surgery and is ready to pounce back in this competition.He is seeded 9 in this tournament.Novak Djokovic also has a similar story and will do his best to make a comeback at his favourite tournament which he has won most number of times.He is seeded 14.All three Djokovic,Wawrinka,Federer have been placed in the same half which means semi finals might be a high profile contest.Unfourtunately Andy Murray had to withdraw from this event because of hip injury. Though injury has not left any of the players.Novak Dj

Vishwanathan Anand is one of the most successful chess player in the history of this game.This blog is about his recent victories and the further events in which he would be participating. Vishwanathan Anand ended the year 2017 on a memorable note by winning the world rapid chess championship.In the process he defeated the likes of  Vladinir Fedoseev and left behind the mighty Magnus Carlsen.This was his first world championship event since 2013.However the biggest achievement for Anand would have been getting past Magnus Carlsen who had been beating him for quiet sometime.I am pretty inpired by this gentleman.How he has been able to rule the chess world in last 15-20 years has been amazing.If we look at his performance in last two three years we would notice that despite failing to win World championships he has been quiet consistent in his performance.It was just that he was not able to win those events.

The IPL 2018 will mark the eleventh season of this competion and the excitement is already sky high even before four months to this event.The reason is the IPL Retentions which ar supposed to happen on 4 January 7 PM in Mumbai.This blog is about this event and the possible retentions in various teams. The first big  IPL event is all set to happen and I believe that this would be a one with a lot of surprises. The rules are set in such a way that the Auction and Retention both are going to be interesting.In my opinion following will be the players retained by various teams. Kolkata Knight Riders have been the most popular team in all IPL seasons.In my opinion this should be the players retained. Retention                                       Right to match Gautam Gambhir                            Kuldeep Yadav Sunil Narine                                   Shakib Al Hasan/Chris Lynn Andre Russel The team should retain players which they can get no where Gautam G

2018 will be an action packed year for sports.This blog is about some of the big events this year. 2018 will be a delight for all the sports fans as every sport has some exciting events this year.But I will focus on the events which happen only once in four years and are scheduled in the year 2018. South Korea is all set to host the biggest winter olympics ever.Around 90 nations will be competing for 102 events in this edition of the winter olympics.PyeongChang will be hosting this event for the very first time.This event has already gathered a lot of attention because of its controversies.Firstly the IOC has banned Russian Olympic association from participating in this event.Those who would be participating in this event will be participating under IOC's flag.The Russian president has already opposed this descision.Also due to the tensions between North Korea and South Korea participation of North Korea is still a big question.Though South Korea has requested cooperation fro