Cricket Australia appoints Greg Chappell full time selector and member of the National Selection Panel
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Latha B. Reddy in Sports
CA makes Greg Chappell full time selector in National Selection Panel for Australia Former cricketer and former coach of Indian cricket team Greg Chappell was appointed as Australia’s first full-time selector by Cricket Australia (CA).
Andrew Hilditch will still be the Chairman of Australia’s National Selection Panel and Greg Chappell will join the panel of 4 [...]
Arjun Atwal becomes first Indian to win on US PGA tour
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by admin in Sports
Arjun Atwal scripts his name in the history of golf. He becomes the first Indian to win the US PGA Tour title.
The Indian golfer Arjun Atwal takes home the Wyndham Championship trophy that he won at Greensboro, and the Wyndham Trophy win means that Atwal will get two-year exemption on US tour, the golfer lost [...]
England cricketers face Twitter and Facebook ban
Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Latha B. Reddy in Sports
The ECB (The England and Wales Cricket Board) bans England cricketers from being active on social networking websites including Twitter and Facebook, while on duty..
The list of players that own sizeable fan following at their respective Twitter pages include Graeme Swann, Kevin Pietersen, James Anderson and Steven.
Among these, both Anderson and Swann are tweet regularly [...]
Paul the Octopus hired by England’s 2018 World Cup bid team
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Latha B. Reddy in Sports
Paul the octopus took away as much attention as the Soccer teams at FIFA 2010 in South Africa. Paul became popular by rightly predicting the results of all Germany’s matches at this year’s World Cup. No wonder Paul made many fans across the world.
Paul has now hit headlines by getting hired as an ambassador [...]
Nicolas Anelka slapped with an 18-match ban
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by admin in Sports
Nicolas Sebastien Anelka, the disgraced France footballer has been slapped by the French Football Federation (FFF), with, what could be an end to his career; an 18-match ban. The ban comes for his show at the FIFA World Cup 2010.
Anelka had been sent back home from South Africa after he had a tussle with the [...]
India is Bee’s International 7s Rugby winner
Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by admin in Sports
India wins Bee’s International 7’s Rugby. India becomes Bee’s International 7’s Rugby tournament winner. India won the prestigious English Rugby tournament that is Inter clubs tournament, and lifts the Bee’s International 7’s trophy beating the Yorkshire Select Green. The Bee’s International 7’s Rugby tournament had most of the top class English clubs including the Yorkshire [...]
CWG 2010 theme song Swagatham composed by A R Rahman gets GoM nod
Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by admin in Sports
The CWG theme song composed by A R Rahman for the Commonwealth Games 2010 gets approved by GoM. The double-Oscar winner composed the theme song titled ‘Swagatham’ for the Commonwealth Games 2010 and it’d gotten approval from the GoM (Group of Ministers) on Sunday, August 15, 2010. With only 40+ days remaining for the Commonwealth [...]
Champions League Twenty20 2010 launched
Posted on 12. Aug, 2010 by admin in Sports
Champions League Twenty20 2010 was officially launched on Tuesday, August 11, 2010 at a function attended by Cricket South Africa officials including the President Dr. Mtutuzeli Nyoka and Secretary Gerald Majola.
Other guests at the function included the retired star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and the Champions League Twenty20 CEO Sundar Raman.
The CSA President, Secretary and the [...]
Phil Mickelson suffers from psoriatic arthritis
Posted on 12. Aug, 2010 by admin in Sports
Phil Mickelson is diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis
Phil Mickelson revealed at the PGA Championship that he’s been diagnosed with severe form of arthritis; called psoriatic arthritis. The golfer said the arthritis attacks his immune system leaving him bedridden almost.
However, the Masters Champion golfer has been getting some treatment at Mayo Clinic, Minnesota for his psoriatic arthritis [...]
Lance Klusener set to become Bangladesh coach
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by admin in Sports
South African all-rounder and very popular crowd entertainer Lance Klusener is set to be appointed as Bangladesh coach. Klusener.
According to Bangladesh Cricket Board, Klusener along with a former British Baseball player Julien Fountain are likely to be appointed as fielding and bowling coaches, respectively, as the Bangladesh team prepares for the ICC World Cup 2011. [...]
