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  • KKR Owner Shahrukh Khan Faces Life Ban After Police Complaint By MCA

    KKR Owner Shahrukh Khan Faces Life Ban After Police Complaint By MCA

    Bollywood superstar and co- owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, Shahrukh Khan, faces the possibility of a life ban against entering Wankhede Stadium after a police complaint was lodged against him by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). MCA officials took this drastic action after the KKR owner was said to have been involved in a skirmish [...]

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    | May 17, 2012 | 1 Comment
  • Is Arsenal’s Future Really Bleak?

    Is Arsenal’s Future Really Bleak?

    Not so long ago, they were known as “The Invincibles”. Arsenal earned that epithet during the 2003-04 Premiership campaign, when they lifted the crown after going through the entire league season undefeated. No other team stood a chance against the mighty Gunners as they went about eliminating every rival that dared cross their path, with [...]

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    | April 7, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • Tough Times Ahead for Indian Cricket

    Tough Times Ahead for Indian Cricket

      Barely a year after winning the ODI Cricket World Cup, Team India finds itself in a soup. Two humiliating series white-washes against England and Australia followed by a disappointing defeat at the hands of minnows Bangladesh in the Asia Cup are not exactly the results a World cup winning team would like to put [...]

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    | April 4, 2012 | 3 Comments
  • Tiger Woods Back To Winning Ways at Bay Hill Targets Augusta Masters

    Tiger Woods Back To Winning Ways at Bay Hill Targets Augusta Masters

    Tiger Woods has registered his first PGA tour victory, in two and a half years, at Bay Hills, Florida, beating Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell by five strokes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This was his first win since the 2009 sex scandal that left the former world champion battling, off the golf course, to clear [...]

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    | March 28, 2012 | 1 Comment
  • Nasir Hossain: Rising Star of Bangladesh Cricket

    Nasir Hossain: Rising Star of Bangladesh Cricket

    Big guns, India and Sri Lanka, have been knocked out of the Asia Cup ODI tournament currently underway, in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital. Both teams were shown the exit door by the hosts who have been playing consistently well to reach their first final of a tournament of this level, comprising major test-playing nations. While [...]

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    | March 21, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • Latest News About Patrice Muamba

    Latest News About Patrice Muamba

    Here’s the latest news about Patrice Muamba. Finally, there is some good news emerging about the young Bolton player who collapsed on the pitch from a cardiac arrest, during his side’s FA Cup tie with Tottenham, at White Hall Lane, on Saturday. The player who has been in a critical condition in hospital is showing [...]

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    | March 20, 2012 | 3 Comments
  • Can Djokovic Win The French Open?

    Can Djokovic Win The French Open?

    Novak Djokovic is the world number one among men’s singles tennis players. The Serbian star had a dream run on the ATP circuit  in 2011, during which he won 10 titles including three Grand Slams. With his marathon victory over Rafael Nadal in the recent Australian Open finals, the Djoker is the monarch of all [...]

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    | February 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • Formula One: McLaren, Ferrari Set To Reveal New Cars Ahead Of 2012 Season

    Formula One: McLaren, Ferrari Set To Reveal New Cars Ahead Of 2012 Season

    The 2012 Formula One season is due to begin on March 18, 2012, but this week has some excitement in store for F-One fans, as McLaren and Ferrari are set to reveal their new cars for the season ahead. McLaren’s launch at Woking, Surrey is set to happen before Ferrari unveil their new car, in [...]

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    | January 31, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • Manchester United’s Next Premier League Game

    Manchester United’s Next Premier League Game

    Manchester United are the defending champions and at the half-way stage of the Premier League, their title defence has taken a couple of rough knocks. That hasn’t prevented Sir Alex from looking forward to United’s next Premier League game with optimism. In match week 19, and ironically, on Sir Alex Ferguson’s seventieth birthday, the Old [...]

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    | January 7, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • English Referee Howard Webb to Officiate At Euro 2012

    English Referee Howard Webb to Officiate At Euro 2012

    Howard Webb, who refereed last year’s world cup final between champions Spain and runners-up Holland, has been chosen as one of the 12 referees short-listed for Euro 2012. The complete list of referees named to do duty at the tournament to be hosted in Ukraine and Poland, from June 8 to July 1, 2012, is [...]

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Football

Why Di Matteo Will Lose His Job If Chelsea Lose To Bayern

It’s Saturday Night fever for Chelsea who have set up a date with Bayern Munich on May 19, 2012. This is only the Blues’ second entry to the final of the Champions League and the final frontier as far as Chelsea owner, Russian billionaire, Abramovich is concerned. And as we all know (see the other [...]

Will Chelsea Be Second Time Lucky in the Champions League Final?

English Premier League side Chelsea will face Bayern Munich in the final of the UEFA Champions League on May 19, 2012. This is the Stamford Bridge squad’s second appearance in a Champions League final, the first coming four years ago, when they met Premier league rivals Man United, in Moscow. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought [...]

Champions League 2011-12: Bayern Munich Vs Chelsea Preview

Venue: Fußball Arena München, Munich Kick-off: 20:45 CET on 19th May, 2012 German heavy-weights Bayern Munich play host to English club Chelsea in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League final this Saturday. While Chelsea performed a miracle of sorts by pulling off a victory against Barca in the semi-finals, Bayern defeated Spanish champions Real Madrid on [...]

Cricket

IPL 5: Chennai Super Kings Can Still Qualify for Play-offs

As the IPL 5 campaign approaches the business end of the tournament, all speculation revolves around who will qualify for the play offs. In theory, as many as six out of nine teams are still in the fray. The three teams who are most certainly out of the competition are DC, PW and RR. All [...]

Nita Ambani’s Speech if Mumbai Indians Win IPL

Nita Ambani’s Speech if Mumbai Indians Win IPL

Picture this scene: Mumbai Indians have won the IPL and people like Anu Malik are going crazy singing songs in praise of Mumbai Indians and the Ambanis. In the midst of all this, MI fans clamour for Neeta Ambani to talk to them. Finally the badi bahu of the Ambani khandaan obliges, and the likes [...]

IPL 5: Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders & Mumbai Indians Have Already Qualified

While there’s a lot of speculation about which teams will qualify for the play offs, it is evident that thee teams have virtually qualified already. While DD became the first one to do so, when they got to 20 points, KKR took a giant step by beating MI. But most interestingly, MI have also qualified, [...]

Tennis

French Open: Roland Garros Prize Money To Exceed 17 Million Euro

French Open: Roland Garros Prize Money To Exceed 17 Million Euro

Prize money of € 17,520,000 is at stake at Roland Garros, this year, when the French Open tennis grand slam tournament gets underway, in May. This exceeds the amount of prize money paid out in 2011 by € 712,600. The tournament which is set to begin on May 27 will go on until the grand [...]

Muamba Incident Prompts Murray to Demand Heart Tests in Tennis

Muamba Incident Prompts Murray to Demand Heart Tests in Tennis

While Muamba is showing signs of recovery at the London Chest Hospital, Murray has said that it is high time every sports had screenings of players before they were allowed to compete. Murray who is in the United States preparing to play in the Miami Masters said that the Muamba incident was not a one-off [...]

Can Djokovic Win The French Open?

Can Djokovic Win The French Open?

Novak Djokovic is the world number one among men’s singles tennis players. The Serbian star had a dream run on the ATP circuit  in 2011, during which he won 10 titles including three Grand Slams. With his marathon victory over Rafael Nadal in the recent Australian Open finals, the Djoker is the monarch of all [...]

Hot Controversy

RCB Player Pommersbach Sacked After Arrest For Molestation

RCB Player Pommersbach Sacked After Arrest For Molestation

Vijay Mallya, owner of Royal Challengers Bangalore, has sacked Luke Pommersbach, who was arrested by Delhi Police for molesting an Indian American woman. Speaking outside the Indian Parliament building, Mallya stated that Pommersbach would never again play for his side; he added that the player must booked for the crime and strict action taken in [...]

Kids Were Manhandled Says Shahrukh, Security Guard Also Contradicts MCA Version

Kids Were Manhandled Says Shahrukh, Security Guard Also Contradicts MCA Version

In his version of the controversial events at Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night, KKR owner Shahrukh Khan has said that the scuffle began after his kids and their friends accompanying them were manhandled by the MCA security. Many of the children were girls and under 13 years of age. Shahrukh said he was not on [...]

KKR Owner Shahrukh Khan Faces Life Ban After Police Complaint By MCA

KKR Owner Shahrukh Khan Faces Life Ban After Police Complaint By MCA

Bollywood superstar and co- owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, Shahrukh Khan, faces the possibility of a life ban against entering Wankhede Stadium after a police complaint was lodged against him by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). MCA officials took this drastic action after the KKR owner was said to have been involved in a skirmish [...]

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Nita Ambani’s Speech if Mumbai Indians Win IPL

Nita Ambani’s Speech if Mumbai Indians Win IPL

Picture this scene: Mumbai Indians have won the IPL and people like Anu Malik are going crazy singing songs in praise of Mumbai Indians and the Ambanis. In the midst of all this, MI fans clamour for Neeta Ambani to talk to them. Finally the badi bahu of the Ambani khandaan obliges, and the likes [...]

Sehwag’s Speech If Delhi Daredevils Win IPL

Sehwag’s Speech If Delhi Daredevils Win IPL

Fast forward to May 27, 2012. Delhi Daredevils have won IPL and DD skipper Sehwag has been invited to the podium by Ravi Shastri. Shastri is about to ask Sehwag a question in his loudest voice when suddenly Sehwag pushes Shastri aside and grabs the mike from him. Shastri who has fallen down is too [...]

Preity Zinta’s Reaction If & When Kings XI Punjab Win IPL

Preity Zinta’s Reaction If & When Kings XI Punjab Win IPL

Sit in your time machine and zoom ahead to May 27, to the IPL 5 finals. Kings XI Punjab have won the tournament, and Preity Zinta is giving a speech on the occasion, a speech that she herself wrote, without any help from scriptwriters. Here’s an advance copy of the speech, in case you miss [...]

Cricket Rules

Cricket: ICC Introduces Controversial New Rules

Cricket: ICC Introduces Controversial New Rules

In a meeting held in Hong Kong on June 27, the Central Executive Committee of the ICC has ratified several controversial recommendations made by the ICC. These include making DRS mabndatory for all international matches. This had apparently been held up because of objections raised by India. But the Borad for Control of Cricket in [...]

Cricket: Is The Use Of Technology Hawk-Eyed Or Cock-Eyed?

Cricket: Is The Use Of Technology Hawk-Eyed Or Cock-Eyed?

Ever since the so-called hawk-eye came into use, home-grown cricket experts have been quick to condemn perceived umpiring errors. But purists would argue that cricket is about playing the game, not just about getting the right umpiring decisions. Getting down to specifics, the LBW rule, as proclaimed by the ICC manual has the phrase, ‘would [...]

Who Is Responsible For Controversial Decisions in Cricket: Umpires Or Players?

Who Is Responsible For Controversial Decisions in Cricket: Umpires Or Players?

In a recent IPL match, Tendulkar ‘caught’ Dravid in the slips. Dravid stood his ground; a review by the third umpire vindicated Dravid, as replays showed that the ball had touched the ground before being scooped up by the fielder. There have been no dearth of controversies, in respect of umpiring decisions with which one [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians Match 72

| May 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

Rajasthan Royals host Mumbai Indians on Sunday, May 20, 2012, in a match that’s crucial to MI’s chances of qualification to the play off round. RR have crashed out of the competition, no thanks to their batting collapse against Deccan Chargers on Friday. They now have the opportunity to play spoilers themselves. The pressure will [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Deccan Chargers Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 71

| May 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

Deccan Chargers will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad on Sunday, May 20, 2012, in what is the last league match for either team. This is a must-win game for RCB who are likely to qualify for the play offs if they win the game. But they must be wary of DC’s capacity to [...]

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