Scene – Court in session The well reviled Judge HM St. Watson opens the proceedings JSW – In today’s case viz., State v Namya we have very serious charges laid out against the defendant. He is accused of the heinous crime of Spot Fixing. Namya decl…

For those not in the know,this is Mohd. Amir's no ball at Lord's as predicted by a clairvoyant agent (supposedly before it was bowled). A few captions came to mind. Readers can add their own. One small step for man, a massive dive for Cricket…..

Courtsey – Eric Allie This is exactly what Ms Ugra would be thinking now :)…(read more)

One of the main reasons for the soaring popularity of Text messaging was that it was a cheaper way of communication compared to a voice call. When David Beckham sent his first raunchy Text message to Rebecca Loos he thought to himself, ‘Gee, I saves …

Guru Greg lecturing about the 'Spirit of Cricket' to his brightest student Trevor (2nd from right) The Cricket market witnessed the unveiling of a new Greg Chappell version 1.99 yesterday. Some key features of the new software are highlighted…..

One of the haunting memories of sport in one's childhood happened 26 years back on the day. Athletics was just entering in one's stream of sports consciousness as one had started training for the school Athletics team just around that time. Bei…

This HWAT (Harbhajan Without A Turban) is a bit different in some aspects He bowls a bit faster than Bhajji He can speak better English He never gets caught doing inappropriate things In the unlikely event of his getting caught while doing inappropriat…

What promised to be a 90-10 chance day favoring Sri Lanka to win the 3rd Test instead turned out to be the underdog’s supporters’ delight. Jayasuriya it seems had predicted these odds and frankly one was equally pessimistic about India’s chances …

Scene: A group of prisoners lodged in a jail in Sri Lanka discussing their predicament. Prisoner 1: “I can’t believe that they have put me in jail.” Prisoner 2: “Just think of it as your Dream level #1 in Inception. In reality you are sitting w…

The Cesc Fabregas saga is beginning to get on one’s nerves now. Every day there is an interview with some Barca player who desperately wants Cesc to join his team. Their sentiment is understandable as most of the Barca players come from Spain and als…

It is often said that a man’s real character is displayed under adverse conditions. But in of Kumar Sangakkara it’s the other way round. His true spirit is revealed when he is winning or on top. His recent comments about the ICC rankings being unfa…

One can remember the India-Sri Lanka Galle match for many reasons. The top of the mind recall is, of course, Murali’s 800th wicket. The long wait for that one last one, the worried and at the same time expectant faces of close family, the frustration…

One can remember the India-Sri Lanka Galle match for many reasons. The top of the mind recall is, of course, Murali’s 800th wicket. The long wait for that one last one, the worried and at the same time expectant faces of close family, the frustration…

With the latest developments (?) on the Commonwealth games’ progress viz., the Delhi rains and the resultant unintended swimming pools being shown live on national TV, one was reminded of the other controversies in connection with the CW games. Of co…

It is reliably learnt that MS Dhoni is looking to own a franchise of the famous Sakshi Art Gallery in Mumbai. The name was attractive enough for his new business ventures. He is also roping in a few other cricketers as franchisees across the world. The…

Obituary writing is serious business but sometimes it can turn unintentionally funny. Especially if the Obit is premature and/or erroneous. 'Dead man walking' gets an entirely different meaning when used in this context. A couple of stories of….

‘Rooney can't take the pressure of living up to a country's lofty expectations for a week. Sachin's taken such pressure for two full decades!' This Tweet was retweeted by hundreds of (presumably) Indians either to reinforce their nega…

Team full of stars with bloated egos and over rated abilities Players put club ahead of country Underperform under pressure Under rate low ranked opponents Ages since the team has won the World Cup Supporters expected them to win every World Cup they…..

Over the history of the post industrialisation world, Sports has thrown up some fascinating results that go beyond an outcome of two teams/players battling for supremacy of a mere sporting contest. Sometimes the sporting contest transcends the Olympic….

Kuala Lumpur: The sale of condoms in South Korea has risen five-fold after fans celebrated their football team winning in the opening World Cup game against Greece. The game on June 12 saw about a million red-shirted fans nationwide, including 200,000….