Archive for the ‘General’ Category
ARE THEY INNOCENT ??……
Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif vowed to clear their names in a meeting in London with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt and Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan’s ambassador to Britain. Speaking after meeting the players at his London office, Hasan said in a statement the players had insisted [...]
LEWIS DID A GREAT JOB…….
The 2008 champion, in his McLaren, took the lead at the start and then controlled the 44-laps race through two safety car periods and some perilous weather conditions on his way to victory.It was his first win in Belgium, his third win this season and the 15th of his career in his 64th Grand Prix. [...]
INDIA WON BY 105 RUNS
India, with 10 points from four matches, will clash with Sri Lanka (11 from four) in the final on Saturday. New Zealand finished their league engagements with seven points. Paceman Kumar finished with 3-34 as New Zealand, chasing a 224-run target, were shot out for 118 in 30.1 overs — their lowest total against India [...]
FEDERER WON HIS SECOND ATP CINCINNATI MASTERS CROWN IN A ROW ON SUNDAY
The Swiss superstar, who is bidding for a 17th Grand Slam crown when the US Open begins on August 30, matched Bjorn Borg for fifth on the all-time Open Era title list and captured his fourth Cincinnati crown after 2005, 2007 and 2009. “I have been playing well the last couple of weeks and today [...]
BALOTELLI’S STARTING………
Mario Balotelli who joined City from Inter Milan last week for around 29 million euros, started on the bench before coming on as a 57th minute substitute for Gareth Barry in Thursday night’s match. In the 72nd minute, moments after Yaya Toure had hit the post, Balotelli capitalised on some fine work by Emmanuel Adebayor [...]
MESUT OZIL IS SIGNING IN THE REAL MADRID
The 21-year-old quit the Bundesliga for Real on Tuesday when he signed a deal estimated to be worth 18 million euros (23.2 million US dollars). Real’s squad boasts the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, but the Spanish media have already dubbed him the ‘German Zidane’ and Ozil is flattered by the comparison with his [...]
HUNGRY ISINBAYEVA ! …………
The 28-year-old double Olympic champion announced an indefinite break from the sport earlier this year after bombing at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, where she broke down in tears on the mat.But the Russian is preparing to return next year, with new goals to meet. “I will now come back next year to the [...]
PAK AND ENG EXHIBITION MATCH
Pakistani and English cricket chiefs are working on a plan for an exhibition match to raise funds for the millions of people hit by Pakistan’s devastating floods, a statement said Thursday. The severe floods in the country’s northwest and south have affected as many as 14 million people, according to the Pakistani authorities. The Pakistan [...]
END OF THE BAD TIME………..
Batista has expressed his desire to retain the job on a full-time basis through to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, not just for the rest of the year, and his cause will be helped by Messi’s glowing assessment of the former central midfielder. “We’ve got to let him get on with the job. I [...]
IT’S A MAGIC………..
The Argentinian superstar made his pre-season debut halfway into the game and scored two quick goals, giving his team the spark it needed to notch up an impressive victory. Barca, dressed in the famous turquoise-coloured strip, looked rusty out of the blocks and were punished after a minute as Choi Sung-Guk scored the opening goal [...]
