Man versus Machine

The age old fight between man and machine has found its way to the world of cricket as well. With the much debated ‘Umpiring referral system’, the Gentleman’s game is not the way it always used to be. Some view it as a means to challenge an on-field umpire’s skill and authority, while some view it as an addition to the efficiency of umpire. Whether one hates or loves it, one certainly cannot ignore it as the International Cricket Council has implemented in more than one tournament. But, the cricket boards of all cricket-playing nations would ultimately have to decide whether to use this facility or not. The recent India-West Indies series has been marred with controversy regarding the efficiency of umpiring. Whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts the referral system or not is something to be seen.

Wimbledon '11

Federer is conveniently out of the way. With Nadal bothered with his foot, the Britishers have a reason to hope that the cup will be won by Andy Murray. However, when asked, Nadal did not admit being worried about his foot and is adopting a rather aggressive stance for the finals.
Andy Murray has far too many expectations riding on him, considering no British man has won the Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.

Although many are disappointed by Federer's exit from the Wimbledon of 2011, it's going to be quite an interesting final match. Nadal is promising as ever, and Murray seems to be catching up.

Pakistan Tours India in 2013

With ICC, passing its draft on FTP which will possibly be finalized by this Sunday in Hong Kong, it has been decided that India will host a test series in the month of June in 2013 to cricketing nation Pakistan.

This if the first time Pakistan will be touring India since 2007 and things are expected to go down smoothly. It is expected that the details stated by the ICC will stand even after they’re finalized as India is the busiest ODI playing nation and the schedule should be difficult to figure out with so many tours happening simultaneously.

The Sports crazy world

The love for sports is just increasing day by day. Children are eager to learn all kinds of sports and excel in them. Even adults do not mind taking part in sporting events at times to keep them entertained and happy. Tennis, cricket, badminton, volley ball, basket ball and many others are booming with pace. Most of the talks at parties revolve around recent sporting events. With the craze for sports on the rise, many clubs have decided to start summer sessions where in everyone can be relieved if the work and the normal daily activities and enjoy the feel of sports.

Cricket Crazy

The Indian Subcontinent is particularly a cricket crazy portion of the continent of Asia. The British were the ones responsible from bring the game to this part of this world, and ever since these rule of the countries, cricket has become a major sport. These countries have been centers for young, emerging talent. The cricket teams of countries like Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have always been furbished with world class players of the game, and will never face a deficit of players because of the people’s love for the game. Hence, it is almost certain that the Indian subcontinent is considered a cricket crazy area of the world as the people have been so interested and involved in the game since time immemorial.

SPORTS GIFT BASKET: A PERFECT GIFT IDEA FOR A SPORT ENTHUSIAST

Deciding gifts for your friends and family members can be a tough job. It is always advisable to give them what they enjoy and like. For example a person who is sports crazy will definitely love a sports basket as a gift. The sports baskets are available in many types in the market. You can order them from your home and they get delivered right at your doorstep. You will surely have the freedom to choose the components of the sports basket for your near and dear ones. You can either have sports snacks and team merchandise in a basket or you can also put in all the gifts supporting the person’s favorite team. In all a sports gift basket will prove to be a successful gift for the sport enthusiasts.

Bits of Basketball

The 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship hosted by Latvia starts from June 30 to July 10, 2011.The illustrate for the Championship has already taken place in February, in Riga. Now the teams will play an encircling robin program, wherein the top three teams will move forward to the knockout stage. The draw that was held in February separated the eligible teams into four sets. There are boundaries on how the teams will be drawn for the preliminaries. Previous to the draw it was decided that Latvia and Lithuania will not be in the same group. Catch the tournament live on television.

Sports for the Crazy

Humans have been actively participating in a number of sporting events for thousands of years. With sports channels like ESPN, Star sports and others constantly broadcasting live matches, the sporting industry is just increasing its fan size. However there are a few who prefer going in for the Guinness books instead by taking part in the craziest sports ever thought of. The top ten Crazy sports that is sure to make your jaws drop are Ladder Climbing, Chess Boxing, 4WD sand dune climbing, wife carrying, cheese rolling, Camel wrestling, Cyclo cross, Tow in surfing, Free soloing and Bog snorkeling.

Crazy Sporting Competition

Competition in Soccer, baseball and billiards are all conventional sporting completions that you heard of but here is a completely new list of crazy sport people compete in; Starting off with Ladder racing where the completion is who reaches the top of the 10 ft. ladder first. Next in line is Sand dune climbing where the sheer possibility is just too high. One of bizzarest of them all is chess boxing. Where losing a piece results in a flying box. Camel wrestling is where two camels wrestle it out in the hot desert. Lastly cheese rolling tops the list of craziest sporting competition where the contestant throws himself off the hill to reach the bottom.

Cricket

Although in the western countries, madness over soccer can be seen. But when we come down to the rest of the world, cricket is the game over which even television sets are broken if the opposite team wins. The game, cricket has 2 teams consisting of 11 players each, one team has to ball and field and the other team is represented by two batsmen. The one day match consists of 50 overs which has 6 balls each to be bowled over to the batsman. The team that chases the score set by the other wins and if not, it looses. The craze of cricket has crossed all boundaries and new means of game play are emerging day in-day out.

Knowing Parkour

Parkour is an urban sport which deals with traversing obstacles of any kind only with the help of body in a very fast and efficient manner with skills that include running, wall scaling, vaulting, swinging, rolling, jumping and climbing. The word ‘traceur’ is derived from the Parisian slang ‘tracer’ which means ‘to hurry’ and refers to a person who practices parkour. It all started when a former naval officer called George Hebert became astonished by the physical development and skills of the tribes in Africa as he executed the escape of nearly 700 people during a volcanic eruption in Mount Pelee. Later this non-competitive sport was practised by the French soldiers.

WWE

Everybody's heard of World Wrestling Entertainment - previously World Wrestling Federation. And everybody must have grown up with at least one favorite wrestler - be it Undertaker, Kane, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H or The Heartbreak Kid.

WWE is also indicative of the various tournaments and matches that these half-gods used to indulge in. As kids, we used to be fascinated by The Royal Rumble, or the Steel Cage Match. Wrestlers also used to sport belts and titles awarded to them, often made of silver and gold. And then there used to be legends and stories of how a couple of wrestlers were arch enemies since childhood. In this context, it is hard to forget the enmity between Undertaker and Kane.

Now that was a sport.