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Now you see him, now you don’t. That is how Usain Bolt has been on the Beijing Tracks this Olympics. After the 100m dazzling performance, he lives up to his expectations by breaking the 200m record as well. He has been nothing short of his name, the “Bolt” of lightening.
He has achieved what only one other person in Read the rest of this entry »
After such a long process of Pakistan Cricket Board trying to prove to the ICC that the Champions Trophy can be held in Pakistan. The security situation is good enough to have the tournament and amidst so much speculation and worry, they were able to somehow convince the ICC to serve some international cricket to the starved fans. They succeeded and Read the rest of this entry »
Rafael Nadal beat Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in the Beijing Olympics Final to finally achieve what he had been chasing for 160 weeks, the No.1 ranked player in the world. His consistency has finally made him achieve what no one could even dream of coming close to last year with Federer as dominant as it gets.
However, Nadal has played great tennis all this year Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Phelps. I am lost for words. 8 Gold Medals in a single Olympic Games. 7 world records. 1 Olympic record. All his personal bests. WOW!!!
I do watch the Olympics but never really remembered any names, not of any swimmers anyway other than Ian Thorpe. But this name is going to stay for a while in my books. Read the rest of this entry »
With the preparations for the Olympics in full flow, the US Dream Team has the missing element this time around. Last time in Japan, the Dream Team had only in the dream which was shattered in the semi-finals. They had 3 announced captains. All youngsters Carmelo Anthony, Dwayne Wade & Lebron James. We all know it doesn’t work that way. Read the rest of this entry »
It was one delicious spin performance. The best batsmen against spin, the Indians playing the best spinner in the world today, the Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan. But he was not alone this time. He has a new partner, the new sensation, Ajantha Mendis.
The scene was set, 1st Test, Colombo and the Sri Lankan posting a mammoth 600 runs on the board before coming on to bowl for Read the rest of this entry »
With the amazing improvements in technology over the years, many sports have been trying more and more ways to get the right decisions at the moment rather than relying on the referee’s decision who is only human. It has always been a question of bringing technology in without hindering the fun and sanctity of the sport.
Whether it be cricket which used the 3rd umpire Read the rest of this entry »
Andy Murray looked great as a complete tennis player when he came back from 2 sets down against Gasquet in this year’s Wimbledon. The emotions, the heart and the skill, everything was there as it should be. He has a great serve which can only improve. He is young and the fans can expect some big things in the future from him.
However, the match against Nadal just proved how Read the rest of this entry »
He broke open in the Paki cricket scene in Late November of 2000 against the visiting English team in a test match. He was then known as Danesh Kaneria. With the likes of Abdul Qadir & Mushtaq Ahmed already set the tone of great former leg spinners of Pakistan, the standard was set. Warne and Kumble being in the competition when it comes to practicing the googlies and Read the rest of this entry »
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