Category: Sports
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Sachin Tendulkar vs Saeed Ajmal: What really happened in World Semi Final?
During the semi final of recent ICC Cricket World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar was dropped four times by Pakistani fielders. Once he got lbw by Saeed Ajmal, umpire gave him out, Sachin referred to the third umpire and then, a miracle of miracles happened. Sachin Tendulkar who was clearly out, was declared not out by the…
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Football: America’s only game?
News Blaze in their article American Support for Football Steadily Growing has reported about a survey conducted by Sporting Goods Manufacturer’s Association (SGMA) in 2004. The survey claims that football is the principal sport which has enjoyed participation growth since 1987. The review further pointed out that almost 16 million Americans played football in 2004.…
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Battle Royale – V
Alfred Hitchcock once said, “There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it”. Alfred Hitchcock had never witnessed the anticipation or the bang of an Indo-Pak cricket match. A match that lasts approx 8-hours, is played between 22 players but directly or indirectly affects nearly 1/6th of the human population. The…
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India to lose in World Cup Semi Final?
There’s a report on Indian TV channel that “Team India” will lose the Semi Final of ICC World Cup 2011. Fact or propaganda?
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Shiv Sena Threat for Pakistan Team in Cricket World Cup 2011
Cricket World Cup 2011 has been kicked off after a glittering Opening ceremony in Dhaka. The event has been jointly hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Unfortunately Pakistan was stripped of its rights as co-host of the 2011 World Cup by the ICC on 17th April, 2009 due to concerns about the “uncertain security…
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I can Cheat and I can Chat
The lure of money (whether legal or illegal) seems to be too hard to resist for disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain, Salman Butt. It had not even been 100 hours since he, along with a couple of his team-mates, had been convicted of spot-fixing while representing his country in International cricket matches. But apparently that…
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The Riddle of Zulqarnain Haider
BBC called him refugee cricketer, his team mates believe that his behavior is childish, while team manager Intikhab Alam and PCB officials feel that he is a psychopath. You have guessed it probably by now; I am talking about none other than Pakistan cricket team wicket keeper batsmen Zulqarnain Haider. His actions and tale is…
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane to play for Pakistan Haiti disaster relief
World champion footballers and United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassadors, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane announced that the 8th Annual Match against Poverty as per the annual schedule of UNDP will channel funds into recovery efforts for the nearly 25 million people affected by the Pakistan floods and Haiti earthquake later this year. According…
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Restoration of Pride in Cricket
For the events of the 1992 World Cup, and the 2009 T-20 World Cup, many Pakistanis show enthusiasm towards the Pakistan Cricket team. The women’s cricket has now added to the pride and glory we hold as one of the best cricketing nations in the world. The recent string of excellent performances which led the…
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Farewell Paul the Octopus
Undoubtedly the most famous Cephalopod, Paul the psychic octopus, the hero of 2010 FIFA world cup has died today at his home at the Oberhausen Sea Life Center in Germany. Paul was actually born in Weymouth and moved from the town’s Sea Life Park in 2006. He isn’t the first thing to die in a…