Archive for the ‘Sports’

  • Ghana gets a first for Africa at WCup
    Ghana’s victory over Serbia carried far more significance than earning three points. It was the first World Cup win for an African team on African soil. The Black Stars created better chances and finally cashed in on a penalty kick by Asamoah Gyan for a 1-0 victory Sunday over Serbia — a win celebrated all over the continent. “This is an important World...
    by Vaaman at June 14th, 2010 at 11:06 am
  • Sachin should be honoured with ‘Vishwa Ratna’-Lata Mangeshkar
    Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar said master blaster Sachin Tendulkar should be honoured with a ‘Vishwa Ratna’. “The nightingale of India” was in Pune on Friday to lay...
    by Vaaman at June 3rd, 2010 at 12:06 pm
  • Amitabh Bachchan backs Dhoni
    Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has said that he was totally shocked by baseless media reports which targeted the Indian captain MS Dhoni for India’s early exit from the T20 World Cup. “I...
    by Vaaman at May 18th, 2010 at 09:05 am
  • Dhoni to be removed as captain?
    The Times of India has reported that BCCI might sack MS Dhoni as captain from T20 and ODI cricket if he fails stage a good show in the upcoming Asia Cup in Sri-Lanka. It has also reported...
    by Vaaman at May 17th, 2010 at 11:05 am
  • Suresh Raina named Indian captain for Tri-Series
    BCCI has announced that Suresh Raina will lead the side in the absence of the senior players for the Tri-Series which is going to be played at Zimbabwe. The series will be held from 28th ...
    by Vaaman at May 11th, 2010 at 10:05 am
  • Asia Cup in June 2010
    The Asian Cricket Council has announced that Sri-Lanka will host this year’s Asia Cup. The four nation tournament will be held from June 15 to 25 in the Sri Lanka’s central town of...
    by Vaaman at May 10th, 2010 at 01:05 pm
  • Taylor arrested, charged with rape
    Lawrence Taylor, the former New York Giants linebacker whose quarterback-chasing exploits secured him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was arrested by police in the Suffern, N.Y., area early Thursday morning and charged with rape. Authorities accused Taylor of paying $300 for sex with a 16-year-old runaway from New York City. The alleged victim in the case,...
    by Vaaman at May 7th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
  • Sachin joins Twitter
    Sachin Tendulkar has finally joined the social networking Twitter to keep in touch with his fans and friends. In his first tweet Sachin wrote, “Finally the original SRT is on twitter...
    by Vaaman at May 6th, 2010 at 10:05 am
  • Is Woods ready to be Tiger again?
    If you have your health and your sense of humor you got everything. Tiger Woods is pain-free and can laugh about his recent troubles on the course. Asked this week at the The Players Championship if things were getting better he smiled and said it “couldn’t get worse.” Woods chuckling over bad golf? Are dogs and cats living together? But here is...
    by Vaaman at May 5th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
  • Batting is our strength: D Karthi
    India’s reserve wicket keeper for the T20 world Cup Dinesh Karthik has said that India has a strong batting line. Karthik also said that it will be good if wickets in Caribbean suits ...
    by Vaaman at May 4th, 2010 at 11:05 am