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• #India has #Soccer fever, but is it #WorldCup-ready?

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #Asia’s third-largest economy, #Inida, has never made it to the #FIFA #WorldCup #Soccer despite a 1.3 billion strong population, high economic growth rates and a #Sports-mad public. It has only qualified once, by default for the 1950 tournament in #Brazil, but… Read More ›

• Zero to national hero in about seven months – #AndreDeGrasse: #Canadian #Athlete of the year

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  The young #AndreDeGrasse ,Markham, Ont., native is running for the #University of Southern #California at an annual preview event where NCAA Division I athletes and a handful of high school phenoms converge to work out the winter-break kinks and get… Read More ›

• #BBC #Sports Personality of the Year 2015: Meet the #British #Tennis champion who did not make the shortlist

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

  While the votes will flood in for #AndyMurray in the #BBC’s #Sports Personality of The Year Awards this weekend after his exceptional exploits in leading Great #Britain to #DavisCup success another player, the most successful in #British #Tennis, remains almost… Read More ›

• #SerenaWilliams’ SI #Sportsperson Of The Year Win Is A Victory for #Tennis

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 16, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis: #SerenaWilliams has deservedly been named the recipient of #Sports Illustrated’s prestigious Sportsperson of the Year award, which recognizes “the athlete or team whose performance that year embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement.” Read more at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alikocarter/2015/12/15/serena-williams-si-sportsperson-of-the-year-win-is-a-victory-for-tennis/

• #Tennis Industry Recognizes #USPTA Pros as “Champions of Tennis”

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #HOUSTON – #Tennis Industry magazine released its annual “Champions of Tennis Awards” and seven #UnitedStates Professional Tennis Association (#USPTA) members received individual awards. Now in its 15th year, the magazine named its 2015 “Champions of Tennis” in the January 2016… Read More ›

• #Brazil #Mastercup proves a masterstroke as #Tennis venue declares itself ready for #Rio

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #Rio 2016 took a tantalising step closer after #Barra #Olympic Park finally opened its doors to the #Brazil #Mastercup #Tennis tournament – the 20th and last of this year’s test events for the Games. Read more at: http://www.olympic.org/news/brazil-mastercup-proves-a-masterstroke-as-tennis-venue-declares-itself-ready-for-rio/247634

• #RogerFederer: I have no plans to retire after #Olympics

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis: #RogerFederer, the 17-time #GrandSlam singles champion, does not intend to retire after next year’s #Olympics. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35099638

• #Barcelona’s #LionelMessi: #Argentina winning a #Soccer title is top priority

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #Soccer: #LionelMessi said that winning a major title with #Argentina is his top priority since with #Barcelona the star forward “has won everything” with his club. Read more at: http://www.espnfc.com/barcelona/story/2756027/lionel-messi-top-priority-is-winning-title-for-argentina

• #Tennis: #SerenaWilliams Named #SportsIllustrated’s 2015 #Sportsperson of the Year

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis: “#SeremaWilliams’s status as a global icon was never more clear than it was in 2015,” the magazine said in a statement. “She appeared in movies and TV shows, guest-edited magazines and published essays and counts many of the world’s… Read More ›