Showing posts with label Other sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Other sports. Show all posts

August 25, 2012

Very Very Special Laxman! by Prasanna Rao

"If you get Dravid, great. If you get Sachin, brilliant. But if you get Laxman, it’s a miracle."- Steve Waugh

VVS Laxman announced his retirement from the Test Arena (He was not part of the ODI team from 2006) with immediate effect before the New Zeland series at home.  Prasanna Rao writes about the Indian cricketer VVS Laxman.

August 8, 2012

An Inspiration from London Olympics

In the 2011 Track & field World Championships there was a runner from South Africa who qualified for the semi-finals of the 400 meters by finishing third in his heat. He then went on to qualify for the semi – finals of the 2012 London Olympics…
This doesn’t seem like a great achievement until you get to know that Oscar had both of his legs amputated when he was one-year-old. An inspirational story.

August 1, 2012

Eccentric methods that makes you better at Sports


We all know that in competitive sport, small advantages matter. The difference between winning and losing can be milliseconds, or millimeters. Here are some brain hacks that surprisingly give you that advantage. You should definitely read this.

July 17, 2012

Roger That!- A tribute to the legend by Aditya Raste

"I would be honored to even be compared to Roger. He is such an unbelievable talent, and is capable of anything. Roger could be the greatest tennis player of all time." -Rod Laver, Tennis Great.
Aditya Raste pays a tribute to the tennis legend, Roger Federer.

July 12, 2012

Mark Boucher the poacher! A tribute to the legend

Mark Verdon Boucher, born 3 December 1976, is a retired South African Wicket keeper, who holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. Anwesh Upadhyaya pays a tribute to the Cricket legend. 


July 3, 2012

los campeones de Europa!!

…and in the end, Spain always win!
To sum up the fantastic tournament which took place in Poland and Ukraine between June 8th and July 1st. For readers who don’t follow football, the author is talking about the UEFA Euro 2012.

June 21, 2012

Why we Love Football?

   “Some think Football is a matter of life and death. I can assure you, its much more than that”Bill Shankly, Liverpool. 

In this legendary albeit exaggerated statement, the LFC legend captions the greatness of what many call ‘the beautiful game‘. By far the most popular game on earth, it’s watched by billions worldwide and played by over 195 countries. Read more about why we love Football.