Phir dil do Hockey ko! And if the Indian Hockey is going to continue to play like it did today, there is no reason why Hockey would not once again rule Indian Hearts! In a classical fast flowing attacking display of sub-continent Hockey, mixed with the Western technique of going for penalty corners, India defeated Pakistan 4-1 to give a great start to Indian campaign in the World Cup Hockey in the...

Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior became witness to the ‘Second Coming’ of the God of Cricket- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.   Sachin has proved time and again why he is regarded as the best cricketer of his time, and February 24, 2010 would be remembered in the history for his fabulous double ton in ODI.   The little master weaved a magical web with his immaculate batting display against South Af...

If you pick up the newspapers tomorrow and find that the Railway Budget has been consigned to some inside page, don't be surprised. It was an innings par excellence - the God of Cricket once again showed why he is loved so much by his fans. Sachin Tendulkar has become the first man ever to score a double century in an ODI innings ( well there has been a certain Belinda Clark from Australia who h...

New Dehi, January 28: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has called off her engagement with childhood friend Mohammed Sohrab Mirza, citing ‘incompatibility’. The 23-year-old Hyderabadi had got engaged to 24-year-old Sohrab, who is from an influential business family, in July, 2009. "We were friends for years but found ourselves incompatible as fiances. I wish Sohrab the very best in life," Sania said...

Dear Captain Dhoni, Good work again that India managed to retain the No. 1 ranking as test playing team. But. as Bangladeshi team captain mentioned at the begining of tour, other two teams SA and Aus are still  better sides. Our team lack depth in bowling. We fail to polish off the tail enders. Apart from Zahir Khan rest of the pack are just ordinary.  Wasim Akram was the best bowler who was a spe...

NEW DELHI: The concept of deemed universities will be abolished in India, human resource development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal said on Tuesday, a day after the government moved an affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking de-recognition of 44 such institutions. "It is a policy decision that all the deemed universities will finally go," Sibal told reporters at the 10th Editor's Conference on social s...

As a guest sports editor for Times of India, Adrian, another famous Formula One driver, gave his opinion on sex-escapades of Tiger Woods by saying, “I don’t think he (Woods) did anything wrong. He is a man. Men like women…” Here is a limerick: So spoke Adrian on Tiger Woods He is candid to the hilt and hoods. Woods has been a normal man Liked women as anyone can. Hence, good has been our dear Wood...

Age: 25 Position : Midfielder Team: Mahindra United Native: Idukki   Naduparampil Pappachen Pradeep was born in the small village called Mollamattam in Kerala on April 28th 1983 and has gone on to become one of the most important members of the Indian national team. Born in Kerala, football came naturally to him and he represented his school in local tournaments.   The teenager attended the Kerala...

The buzz is: The world's top most golfer, Tiger Woods, has issued a public apology after his personal failings became public and tendered an apology for not being true to the values and the behavior his family deserved. The limerick is: Sex life of Woods had many layers Laced with sordid multiple affairs. For his personal failures, He was sorry to wife dear. Lets see, in aftermath, how he fares.  ...

Tiger Woods , the world renowned golfer is being hounded by the media and is being made to eat an humble pie . A sportsman should be known by the achievements made by him in the field of sports.  I do not know why American media is hounding him.  Of course, the media has also hounded the then US President, Bill Clinton for having an extra-marital affair with Monica who worked in the White House ...

A country is like an individual. It must celebrate its successes. Wallowing in postmortems and brooding on failures does not do anyone any good. (Troubleshooting is needed, but not endless pithy criticisms) Well, it is a historic moment for Indians. Upon clinching  a record 2-0 victory over cricket lions Sri Lanka, in the recent test series, for teh first time in its cricketing history the nationa...

The buzz is: A health exert is quoted by in media for having said, "All of the things Woods is alleged to have done point to him having a sex addiction…Outdoor sex is a way of creating excitement and going higher and higher.” The limerick is: Tiger Woods is a thorough sex addict That is a health expert’s verdict. To outdoor sex he took High on golf sport and look. The craving for sex makes one sex...

Run for your life. That is what my 62-year old friend is doing on Dec 12, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He has paid $75 of his hard earned money to register! He has enrolled for the 26.2miles marathon.  Run for Life is an annual event. One can chose the full marathon, half-marathon, or 5 mile jog. The time limit for the marathon is 6-hr, with a pace consistency of 13.5.   I do not know h...

Yesterday's ODI with Australia Chasing a mamoth target of 350 runs is not an easy job. most of the players will simply give up. Veeru went that way. Then we have this little master Tendulkar who found the pitch a paradise for batting and decided to break the ice. So determined he was.... India could have and must have won it had the tail enders produced few deciding runs. It once again proved that...

My better half is blissfully asleep at this time of the day. In my family, she is the sportsperson. With pride she recalls her track and field glory of her high school days in Byculla, Bombay, oops, sorry raj, it is your mumbai. (And my bomboie) All I did in high school was try my hands at everything: pull ups, push ups, volleyball, cricket and hockey. And a variety of village sports including run...